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Jesus Divine encompasses the wealth of sacred Christmas music from plainsong to Lutheran chorale; from a cappella motets by Howells and Poulenc to the arrangements of traditional carols by Stephen King and Roderick Elms; from the chorale preludes of Buxtehude and Bach to Garth Edmundsons impressive Toccata-Prelude.
We have included music in contrasting styles and featuring the organ both as a solo instrument and also in combination with flute, brass, and more contemporary instruments, in order to present a broad selection of sacred Christmas music.Brentwood Cathedral Choir was founded in 1984. The Choristers are drawn from around the Diocese of Brentwood and rehearsals are held twice a week.
In addition to the major Feasts of the Church, the Choir sings for the Sunday Choral Mass and Wednesday Choral Vespers. The Choir Gentlemen also sing Choral Vespers once a month. The Brentwood Singers is a small mixed-voice choral group, based at Brentwood Cathedral, which specializes in a cappella choral music and polyphony. The group was established for both concert and liturgical purposes.
| Track | Duration | Title | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:51 | Choral prelude: Vom Himmel hoch | J. S. Bach |
| 2 | 03:19 | Hark! the herald angels sing | Mendelssohn, arr. Stephen Cleobury |
| 3 | 02:38 | Joy to the world | Mason arr. John Rutter |
| 4 | 03:31 | Jesus Divine | Costanzo Morena |
| 5 | 02:13 | A Modern Medieval Carol | Colin Mawby |
| 6 | 02:34 | Chorale prelude: In dulci jubilo | D. Buxtehude |
| 7 | 03:23 | O little town of Bethlehem | Vaughan Williams, arr. P. Ledger (v.3), T. Armstrong (V.4) |
| 8 | 01:56 | Rocking | Czech arr. Roderick Elms |
| 9 | 02:12 | Cherry Tree Carol | arr. Roderick Elms |
| 10 | 04:20 | In the bleak midwinter | Colin Mawby |
| 11 | 04:26 | Christmas Lullaby | John Rutter |
| 12 | 02:47 | The Holly and the Ivy | Andrew Wright |
| 13 | 02:51 | The Seven Joys of Mary | arr. Stephen King |
| 14 | 05:00 | At Bethlehem | Andrew Wright |
| 15 | 02:10 | I saw three ships | Colin Mawby |
| 16 | 01:39 | There were shepherds (from ‘Messiah’) | G. F. Handel |
| 17 | 02:04 | Glory to God (from ‘Messiah’) | G. F. Handel |
| 18 | 02:14 | Unto us is born a Son | arr. David Willcocks |
| 19 | 02:47 | Quem vidistis pastores | Francis Poulenc |
| 20 | 02:55 | A spotless rose | Herbert Howells |
| 21 | 01:55 | On Christmas night | arr. Philip Ledger |
| 22 | 02:21 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | John Gardner |
| 23 | 03:01 | Shepherd’s Pipe Carol | John Rutter |
| 24 | 00:39 | Chorale: Vom Himmel hoch | J. S. Bach |
| 25 | 03:54 | Toccata-Prelude: Vom Himmel hoch | Garth Edmundson |
| 26 | 02:45 | Jesu redemptor omnium | Plainsong |
| 27 | 03:34 | God rest you merry, gentlemen | arr. R. Elms and David Willcocks (v.5) |
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