Catalogue
November 16th, 2012
HAVPCD269 – Songs of a Shepherd
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| Disk Title | Songs of a Shepherd |
| Soloists | London Oratory Brass |
| Lee Ward (Organ) | |
| Choir | The London Oratory School Schola |
| Conductor | Michael McCarthy |
| Location | Ampleforth Abbey, Yorkshire |
| Date Recorded | July 2001 |
| Audio Tracks | 19 |
This offering of Christmas music from the London Oratory School Schola marks the first full recording of the choir. Here may be found a goodly selection of music from Advent to Epiphany, some familiar and some not so well known. The collection takes its title from the poem Bethlehem Down by Bruce Blunt, a poem that captures the very essence and significance of the Christmas story.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 00:55 | O sapientia | Gregorian chant |
| 2 | 04:05 | Lo, he comes with clouds descending | 18th-c. English |
| 3 | 02:40 | The truth from above | arr. R Vaughan Williams |
| 4 | 01:40 | Adam lay y-bounden with John McGreal (Organ) |
Peter Warlock |
| 5 | 03:00 | Once in royal David’s city | H. J. Gauntlett/A. H. Mann |
| 6 | 03:22 | A maiden most gentle | arr. Andrew Carter |
| 7 | 04:05 | Ave Maria | Robert Parsons |
| 8 | 02:57 | O little town of Bethlehem | arr. R. Vaughan Williams |
| 9 | 02:15 | Ding dong! merrily on high | arr. David Willcocks |
| 10 | 04:59 | In the bleak midwinter | Harold Darke |
| 11 | 04:13 | Bethleham Down | Peter Warlock |
| 12 | 01:29 | Sir Christémas | William Mathias |
| 13 | 03:43 | Silent Night | Franz Gruber, arr. Barry Rose |
| 14 | 03:16 | The little road to Bethlehem | Michael Head |
| 15 | 03:24 | Hark! the herald angels sing | Felix Mendelssohn |
| 16 | 03:52 | King Herod and the cock with John McGreal (Organ) |
Gareth Valentine |
| 17 | 02:36 | The Three Kings | Peter Cornelius, arr. Ivor Atkins |
| 18 | 00:54 | O Emmanuel | Gregorian chant |
| 19 | 04:27 | O come, all ye faithful | J. F. Wade, arr. David Willcocks |
The London Oratory School Schola was established in 1996 to give Catholic boys a rigorous choral education within the maintained system, something previously available only within the independent sector. The Schola has a close association with the Oratory Church, singing Mass there every week in term-time, as well as other Masses and liturgical services. It is thus uniquely placed to train boys within the context of a living tradition and liturgy.
