Catalogue
HAVPCD279 – Dancing Day
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| Disk Title | Dancing Day |
| Christmas music from Exeter | |
| Soloists | Jean Price (Harp) |
| Paul Morgan (Organ) | |
| Choir | The Choirs of Exeter Cathedral: Boys, Girls, and Gentlemen |
| Conductor | Andrew Millington and Stephen Tanner |
| Location | Exeter Cathedral |
| Date Recorded | January 2002 |
| Audio Tracks | 21 |
Christmas is a special time at cathedrals and at Exeter many thousands of people attend concerts and services over the festive period. Beofre Christmas, in addition to the daily services, the choir presents a concert of seasonal music, including one or more extended pieces. John Rutter’s Dancing Day, scored for harp and upper voices, is one such work, and it forms the centre-piece of this disc. Other pieces include well-loved hymn-carols and compositions by familiar names on the choral scene.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 03:46 | The Office of Grandisson for Christmas Eve | Sir Thomas Armstrong |
| 2 | 02:53 | There is no rose | Robert Millington |
| 3 | 03:19 | Joys seven | English trad., arr. Cleobury |
| 4 | 02:31 | O little town of Bethlehem directed by Stephen Tanner |
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| 5 | 03:36 | Away in a manger directed by Stephen Tanner |
Kirkpatrick/Trad., arr. Tanner |
| 6 | 04:07 | Midwinter directed by Stephen Tanner |
Bob Chilcott |
| 7 | 05:04 | Dancing Day with Jean Price (Harp) 1. Prelude |
John Rutter |
| 8 | 01:44 | 2. Angelus ad virginem | |
| 9 | 05:00 | 3. A virgin most pure | |
| 10 | 02:03 | 4. Personent hodie | |
| 11 | 04:03 | 5. Interlude | |
| 12 | 01:57 | 6. There is no rose | |
| 13 | 03:32 | 7. Coventry Carol | |
| 14 | 02:50 | 8. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | |
| 15 | 03:11 | Sans Day Carol | Cornish trad., arr. Rutter |
| 16 | 02:37 | No small wonder | Paul Edwards |
| 17 | 02:09 | Once in royal David’s city | H. J. Gauntlett/A. H. Mann |
| 18 | 01:42 | Eastern monarchs | Andrew Millington |
| 19 | 02:47 | A child is born directed by Stephen Tanner |
Malcolm Archer |
| 20 | 02:58 | Coventry Carol directed by Stephen Tanner |
Kenneth Leighton |
| 21 | 02:32 | Ding dong! merrily on high directed by Stephen Tanner |
French tune, arr. Tanner |
The Choir of Exeter Cathedral has a long and interesting history. It has sung the liturgical services of the church almost without interruption since at least the 13th century. The choristers are educated at the Cathedral School, a very ancient establishment. In 1993 a girls’ choir was formed, and the whole choir now consists of 20 boy choristers, 20 girl choristers, and 14 gentlemen.
