Nowell, Sing We!: Advent & Christmas at New College Choir of New College Oxford, Robert Quinney

• Traditional:
• 1 Veni, veni Emmanuel (O come, o come Emmanuel) (arr. R. Quinney for choir) 04:00
• Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675):
• 2 Machet die Tore weit 02:15
• Traditional:
• 3 The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (arr. E. Pettman for choir) 02:59
• Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599):
• 4 Ave virgo sanctissima 04:08
• Traditional:
• 5 Once in Royal David's City (arr. H.J. Gauntlett, A.H. Mann and P. Ledger for choir) 03:19
• Francis Pott (1957):
• 6 Balulalow 02:52
• Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629):
• 7 In dulci jubilo 03:34
• Charles Ives (1874-1954):
• 8 A Christmas Carol 03:15
• Traditional:
• 9 O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. R. Vaughan Williams for choir) 03:33
• William Mathias (1934-1992):
• 10 A Babe is Born, Op. 53 03:32
• Traditional:
• 11 O Come All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) 03:28
• Peter Warlock (1894-1930):
• 12 Bethlehem Down 04:10
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611):
• 13 O magnum mysterium 03:52
• Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012):
• 14 In the Bleak Mid-Winter 04:04
• Traditional:
• 15 Sing Lullaby (arr. R. Quinney for choir) 03:39
• Anonymous
• 16 Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) 03:26
• Matthew Martin:
• 17 Nowell, Sing We 02:59
• Total Runtime 59:05

Info for Nowell, Sing We!: Advent & Christmas at New College

Nowell, sing we! Is the second recording from Robert Quinney as director of New College Oxford Choir. This recording follows the trajectory of the last weeks of Michaelmas term at New College. The open format of a carol service allows for a wide variety in the choice of music, so long as none of the pieces is longer than a few minutes. The collection Nowell, sing we! Encompasses traditional carols and Counter Reformation composers through the twentieth century. New College Oxford Choirs previous release Symphony Anthems- John Blow under the directorship of Robert Quinney has been awarded Editors Choice in Gramophone and the release has enjoyed several weeks in the Specialist classical chart in the UK.

Choir of New College Oxford
Robert Quinney, direction

Recorded December 2015 in New College Chapel, Oxford, UK

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