Catalogue
HAVPCD266 – Sing, Choirs of Angels!
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| Disk Title | Sing, Choirs of Angels! |
| Soloists | Jeffrey Makinson (Organ) |
| Choir | The Choir of Manchester Cathedral |
| Conductor | Christopher Stokes |
| Location | Manchester Cathedral |
| Date Recorded | July 2001 |
| Audio Tracks | 25 |
Any disc of Christmas Carols is hardly complete without the ‘giants’ of that genre, the timeless congregational hymns. On this disc we offer five well-known pieces in generally familiar attire. These particular carols are not that far removed in form and mood from their early precursors. The medieval carol was quite a different concept, however, to that which developed during the 19th and 20th centuries. Although many first-rate pieces have been written over the last 100 years, we have traveled a long way from the carol’s simple origins. Interleaved among the various carols and Christmas anthems are six seasonal chorale preludes from Das Orgelbüchlein (The Little Organ Book) by Johann Sebastian Bach.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 02:45 | O come, all ye faithful | Traditional |
| 2 | 03:36 | A babe is born | William Mathias |
| 3 | 01:09 | Adam lay y-bounden | Peter Warlock |
| 4 | 02:23 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | John Gardner |
| 5 | 01:51 | Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich BWV 605 | J. S. Bach |
| 6 | 02:54 | Once in royal David’s city | H. J. Gauntlett/A. H. Mann |
| 7 | 03:11 | Joys seven | arr. Stephen Cleobury |
| 8 | 04:44 | Noël nouvelet | arr. Stephen Jackson |
| 9 | 03:10 | O litle town of Bethlehem | arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| 10 | 01:10 | Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ BWV 604 | J. S. Bach |
| 11 | 04:36 | In the bleak mid-winter | Harold Darke |
| 12 | 04:41 | Alleluia! Freuet euch | Andreas Hammerschmidt |
| 13 | 01:14 | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 599 | J. S. Bach |
| 14 | 01:23 | Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes Sohn BWV 601 | J. S. Bach |
| 15 | 03:46 | The Coventry Carol | arr. Christopher Stokes |
| 16 | 02:04 | There is no rose of such virtue | John Joubert |
| 17 | 02:10 | While shepherds watched their flocks | Traditional |
| 18 | 00:45 | Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her BWV 606 | J. S. Bach |
| 19 | 02:56 | The littel road to Bethlehem | Michael Head |
| 20 | 02:37 | The Three Kings | Peter Cornelius, arr. Atkins |
| 21 | 01:40 | Puer natus in Bethlehem BWV 603 | J. S. Bach |
| 22 | 02:35 | Small wonder the star | Paul Edwards |
| 23 | 02:40 | Ding! dong! merrily on high | arr Paul Walton |
| 24 | 02:27 | In dulci jubilo BWV 729 | J. S. Bach |
| 25 | 02:39 | Hark! The herald angels sing | Felix Mendelssohn |
The Choir of Manchester Cathedral consists of 16 trebles (boys and girls) and 9 lay-clerks who are all professional singers in and around Manchester. The trebles attend the renowned Chetham’s School of Music, which affords them an unparalleled musical education in a city known for its musical prowess. In addition to singing the choral services in the Cathedral, the choir takes on a number of outside engagements as well as making frequent tours, most recently visiting Toulouse, Dublin, and Cumbria. The choir can also frequently be heard on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, and on television programmes.
