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Christmas from Saint Louis

£12.77 £10.64 Ex vat

The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes

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Track List

Joseph and the Angel (Scenes from The Holy Infancy I) – Virgil Thomson (Missouri, USA)
3:59
It came upon the midnight clear# – Richard Storrs Willis (USA)
3:49
Ye sons of men* – Patrick Zuk (Ireland)
5:02
If ye would hear the angels sing* – Martha Shaffer (USA)
2:36
The Lord at first did Adam make – Philip Barnes (UK)
4:13
O little town of Bethlehem# – Lewis Redner (USA)
3:20
Susannine* – Clare Maclean (New Zealand)
5:46
O my deir hert – Virgil Thomson
2:01
Away in a manger# – James Murray (USA)
1:51
The crown of roses – Peter Tchaikovsky (Russia)
3:11
The garden of roses* – Yakov Gubanov (Russia)
4:54
Two Tree Carols* – Sasha Johnson Manning (UK)
The tree of life
4:23
Christbaum
5:29
The wise men (Scenes from The Holy Infancy II) – Virgil Thomson
4:39
Hostis Herodes* – Guillaume Dufay/Martha Shaffer
8:13
We three kings# – John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (USA)
3:43
The flight into Egypt (Scenes from The Holy Infancy III) – Virgil Thomson
4:44
From heaven above to earth I come* – David Bednall (UK)
7:45

# American carol, sung to original American tune
* written for the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

Total playing time: 79:36

Production credits

Recorded on 20–23rd February 2011 in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Saint Louis

Recording producer: Gary Cole

Assistant producer: Martha Shaffer

Recording engineer: Daniel Ruder

Sample audio extracts

Reviews

‘the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, the excellent soloists, and the conductor deserve the highest accolades.’ American Choral Journal 

‘…the confidence, verve and sensitivity with which this 50-strong a cappella chorus sing is impressive’ Gramophone 

‘Under their British-born conductor, Philip Barnes, the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus makes a deliciously homogenous sound, the members singing as if with one voice. Their a cappella programme features several pieces by American composers (including ‘It came upon the midnight clear’ to its original tune and ‘We three kings of Orient are’), and is built around music by Virgil Thomson. There are several pieces on the disc that were written for the Chorus, including Martha Shaffer’s charming If ye would hear the angels sing, New Zealander Clare Maclean’s intricate Susannine, Yakov Gubanov’s The garden of roses, Sasha Johnson Manning’s Two Tree Carols, and David Bednall’s From heaven above to earth I come, a work that explores a variety of moods in its eight minutes. If you want a Christmas disc that offers something rather different from the usual repertoire, this is ideal.’ Church Music quarterly

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