The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Edward Wickham (conductor)
The two choirs of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge return to Resonus Classics to collaborate once more on a new recording of contemporary works for Advent and Christmas.
Featuring many world premiere recordings, the programme includes works written specially for the two college choirs including Diana Burrell’s exuberant carol, Green groweth the holly; Christopher Fox’s major new setting of the O Anitphons, interspersed with the original plainchant, and Jeremy Thurlow’s Magnificat for upper voices, organ and tape, that blazes with the intensity of a new vision of the world.
Album Booklet (PDF)
About the Artists: The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge; Edward Wickham
Judith Weir (b.1954)
1. My Guardian Angel
Hannah Kendall (b. 1984)
2. Nativity
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange
3. Advent ‘O’ Carol
Paul Chihara (b.1938)
4. Magnificat
Diana Burrell (b.1948)
5. Green groweth the holly
Plainchant
6. O Sapientia
Christopher Fox (b. 1955)
O Antiphons
7. Alpha and O
Plainchant
8. O Adonai
Christopher Fox
O Antiphons
9. In a Flame of Fire
Plainchant
10. O radix Jesse
Christopher Fox
O Antiphons
11. Our Grace
Plainchant
12. O clavis David
Christopher Fox
O Antiphons
13. Open the Gate
Plainchant
14. O Oriens
Christopher Fox
O Antiphons
15. Morning Star
Plainchant
16. O Rex gentium
Christopher Fox
O Antiphons
17. A Cornerstone
Plainchant
18. O Emmanuel
Christopher Fox
O Antiphons
19. Trust Above All
Jeremy Thurlow
20. Magnificat
Credits
© 2020 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2020 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10268
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262792933
Cover photograph: The Annunciation (c.1440–1445) by Fra Angelico, Convent of San Marco, Florence (istockphoto.com)
Release date: 25 September 2020
