Choral Highlights 2019

~ Release by The Oxford Choir (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Sacred and gospel choral highlights 2019
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1O come, let us sing unto the Lord
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
O come, let us sing unto the Lord
composer:
Ethan McGrath (American composer)
Ethan McGrath2:48
2Pure Living Light
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Pure Living Light
lyricist:
Marcus Tomalin
composer:
David Bednall (composer, organist and pianist)
David Bednall5:40
3A prayer of St Columba
choir vocals:
Commotio Chamber Choir
recording of:
A Prayer of St Columba
composer:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2012)
revised by:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2017)
Cecilia McDowall3:19
4O Virgo virginum
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
O Virgo virginum
composer:
Gabriel Jackson (choral composer)
Gabriel Jackson4:09
5A Prayer to St John the Baptist
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
A Prayer to St. John the Baptist
lyricist:
Guido of Arezzo (medieval music theorist) and Thomas Merton
composer:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2018)
Cecilia McDowall4:07
6When spring comes walking
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
When spring comes walking
lyricist:
Charles Bennett (poet)
composer:
Bob Chilcott
Bob Chilcott4:46
7The Lord is my shepherd
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Lord is my shepherd
composer:
Howard Skempton
Howard Skempton3:12
8Pie Jesu
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Pie Jesu (for soprano, choir and organ, Rutter)
composer:
Lili Boulanger (composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Pie Jesu
Lili Boulanger4:49
9Ave verum corpus
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Ave verum corpus
composer:
Ben Parry (British conductor)
Ben Parry2:51
10Victimae paschali laudes
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Victimae paschali laudes
composer:
Philip Lawson (British baritone and composer)
Philip Lawson3:38
11I obey thee, O Lord (Lacrimosa)
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
I obey thee, O Lord (for choir and piano/organ)
composer and arranger:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2019)
arrangement of:
Da Vinci Requiem: III. I Obey Thee, O Lord (Lacrymosa)
Cecilia McDowall5:28
12From Everlasting to Everlasting
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
From Everlasting to Everlasting
composer:
Benjamin Harlan
Benjamin Harlan4:34
13The Night
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Night
lyricist:
Henry Vaughan
composer:
Toby Young (composer)
Toby Young2:59
14Tree of Life
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Tree of Life
lyricist:
David Warner (choral lyricist)
composer:
Mack Wilberg
Mack Wilberg6:04
15The Morning Trumpet
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Morning Trumpet (for choir, Wilberg)
lyricist:
John Leland (hymn writer)
composer:
Benjamin Franklin White
arranger:
Mack Wilberg
arrangement of:
The Morning Trumpet
Mack Wilberg2:23
16In the bleak mid-winter
choir vocals:
London Vocal Project
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Churchill)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer)
arranger:
Pete Churchill (Canadian-British composer)
arrangement of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
Gustav Holst4:18
▼ CD 2: Christmas and secular choral highlights 2019
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1The star has come
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The star has come
lyricist:
Robert Seatter (British poet)
composer:
Roderick Williams (baritone vocalist and composer)
Roderick Williams2:39
2Star of the East
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Star of the East
composer:
Gordon Thornett
Gordon Thornett4:44
3A Simple Gloria
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
A Simple Gloria
lyricist and composer:
Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen2:27
4Hush! my dear
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Hush! My Dear
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Gabriel Jackson (choral composer)
Gabriel Jackson3:02
5Adam lay ybounden
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Adam lay ybounden
composer:
Ben Parry (British conductor)
Ben Parry1:30
6Pilgrim Jesus
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Pilgrim Jesus
lyricist:
Kevin Crossley-Holland (author)
composer:
Bob Chilcott (in 2011)
Bob Chilcott2:02
7The Jolly Shepherd
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Jolly Shepherd
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter5:05
8Make we joy now in this fest
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Make we joy now in this fest
composer:
Ian Assersohn (British composer)
Ian Assersohn2:33
9This endris night
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
This Endris Night
composer:
Sarah Quartel
Sarah Quartel3:56
10The Wise Men and the Star
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Wise Men and the Star
composer:
Oliver Tarney
Oliver Tarney2:59
11As I sat on a sunny bank
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
As I sat on a sunny bank
composer:
Malcolm Archer
Malcolm Archer2:09
12We are
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
We are
lyricist:
Maya Angelou
composer:
Bob Chilcott
was commissioned by:
The King’s Singers
Bob Chilcott2:39
13Song to the Moon
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Song to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Alan Bullard
Alan Bullard3:10
14When music sounds
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
When music sounds
lyricist:
Walter de la Mare
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter4:02
15In time of silver rain
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
In time of silver rain
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Sarah Quartel
Sarah Quartel2:34
16The Scholar
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Scholar
lyricist:
Robert Southey (English poet)
composer:
David Bednall (composer, organist and pianist)
David Bednall3:31
17Over hill, over dale
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Over hill, over dale
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Andrea Ramsey (American composer)
Andrea Ramsey3:06
18My Companion
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
My Companion
lyricist:
Edith Franklin Wyatt (American poet)
composer:
Elaine Hagenberg (American composer)
Elaine Hagenberg5:00
19The Parting Glass
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
The Parting Glass (for choir, Quartel)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sarah Quartel
arrangement of:
The Parting Glass
Sarah Quartel3:05
20This is the key
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
This is the key
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Alan Bullard
Alan Bullard3:08
21Because it was you
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Because it was you
lyricist:
Delphine Chalmers (British poet)
composer:
Bob Chilcott
Bob Chilcott5:56
22How do I love thee?
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
How do I love thee?
lyricist:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
composer:
Gabriel Jackson (choral composer)
Gabriel Jackson4:28
23Lightly come or lightly go
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Lightly come or lightly go
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Philip Lawson (British baritone and composer)
Philip Lawson2:10
24I carry your heart
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
I carry your heart
lyricist:
e. e. cummings
composer:
Toby Young (composer)
Toby Young3:28

Credits

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producer:John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)