Vidimus Gloriam Eius: A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols for Christmas
VIDIMUS GLORIAM EIUS: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas
Luceat Choir, James Fellows (Director), Laurence John and Rory Moules (Organ)
A testament to communal strength and resilience, this carefully curated collection of carols and readings marks the return of Luceat to music-making in a world forever touched by the COVID 19 pandemic. Uniting the music of the Christmas season with its liturgical contexts in the stunning acoustics of Oxford's Keble College Chapel, this Carol Service offers a meditative and solemn take on the captivating Christmas story.
This CD is dedicated in particular to the courageous staff of the NHS, who have selflessly placed themselves in harm's way on the frontlines of the pandemic, in an effort to preserve human life. The recorded lessons are largely read by members of the Oxford Vaccine Group, who devised the widely utilised ChAdOx1 vaccine, as part of this effort.
ALL PURCHASES INCLUDE A £1.50 DONATION TO UNICEF COVAX VACCINE EQUITY SCHEME
2 DISC SET, 104 minutes
HYMCD102
Luceat Choir, Directed by James Fellows
Laurence John & Rory Moules, Organists
Recorded 18-20th August 2021 in the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford
Producer, Benedict Wilson
Engineer and Mastering, Andrew Post
Distributed by NAXOS International
Link to booklet
TRACK LIST
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN (1098-1179)
INTROIT: O pastor animarum 1.48
HENRY JOHN GAUNTLETT, (1805-1876) arr. JAMES O'DONNELL (b. 1961)
HYMN: Once in royal David's Cityb†
WELCOME AND BIDDING PRAYER
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
INTRODUCTORY CAROL: Frohlocket, ihr Völker
THE FIRST LESSON
TRADITIONAL, arr. ROBERT PEARSALL (1795-1856)
CAROL: In dulci jubilo
THE SECOND LESSON
FRENCH TRADITIONAL, arr. JUNE NIXON (b. 1942)
CAROL: The holly and the ivy†
TRADITIONAL, arr. SIR STEPHEN CLEOBURY (1948-2019)
CAROL: Joys Sevenc†
THE THIRD LESSON
AARON KING (b. 1995)
CAROL: A spotless rose
TRADITIONAL, arr. SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919-2015)
HYMN: Of the father's heart begotten*
THE FOURTH LESSON
CARL RÜTTI (b. 1949)
CAROL: A Patre unigenitus*
TRADITIONAL, arr. BOB CHILCOTT (b. 1955)
CAROL: Sussex Carol†
THE FIFTH LESSON
JOHN RUTTER (b.1945)
CAROL: Dormi, Jesu* 5:13
THE SIXTH LESSON 1:03
JOHN GOSS, (1800-1880) arr. SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919-2015)
HYMN: See amid the winter's snow† 5:07
TRADITIONAL, arr. SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919-2015)
CAROL: Quelle est cette odeur agréable?d† 4:31
THE SEVENTH LESSON 1.58
TRADITIONAL, arr. ROBERT QUINNEY (b. 1976)
CAROL: Sing lullabyef 3:51
TRADITIONAL, arr. SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919-2015)
CAROL: The first Nowell† 5:28
THE EIGTH LESSON 2:11
PHILIP STOPFORD (b. 1977)
CAROL: Lully, Lulla, Lullayg 4:29
TRADITIONAL, arr. MARTIN NEARY (b. 1940)
CAROL: We three kingsehi* 3:02
THE NINTH LESSON 2:03
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945)
CAROL: What sweeter music* 4:52
TRADITIONAL, arr. MACK WILBERG (b. 1955) & PETER STEVENS (b. 1987)
CAROL: Ding Dong! merrily on high* 2:36
THE COLLECT AND BLESSING 1:36
PHILIP STOPFORD (b. 1977)
CAROL: A Christmas Blessing† 2:54
TRADITIONAL, arr. JOHN FRANCIS WADE (1711-1786),
PHILIP LEDGER (1937-2012), SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919-2015) & JAMES FELLOWS (b. 1997)HYMN: Adeste Fideles* 5:21
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
ORGAN VOLUNTARY: Dieu parmi nous (La Nativité du Seigneur)* 8:53 TOTAL TIME: 107:53
Laurence John† & Rory Moules* ~ Organ
Laura Newey a, Charlotte Jefferies b, Melissa Talbot c, Michael Tuft d, Daniel Maw e, Francesca Millar f, Daisy Widdicombe g, Benjamin Watkins h & Sebastian Bosley i ~ soloists