A Babe is Born: Music for Christmas St Martin's Voices & Andrew Earis

• Vicente Chavarría (b. 1988): Adam Lay Ybounden:
• 1 Chavarría: Adam Lay Ybounden 01:45
• Charlotte Baskerville (b. 1994): A Tender Shoot:
• 2 Baskerville: A Tender Shoot 02:15
• Becky McGlade (b. 1974): O Come, O Come, Emmanuel:
• 3 McGlade: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 04:11
• Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951): Tota pulchra es:
• 4 McDowall: Tota pulchra es 04:32
• Robert Sharpe (b. 1971): There is No Rose:
• 5 Sharpe: There is No Rose 02:46
• Cecilia McDowall: Make We Joy Now in This Fest:
• 6 McDowall: Make We Joy Now in This Fest 03:25
• Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962): Christmas Eve:
• 7 Jackson: Christmas Eve 03:27
• David Bednall (b. 1979): BC:
• 8 Bednall: BC:AD – This Was The Moment 03:23
• Esther Bersweden (b. 1996): O magnum mysterium:
• 9 Bersweden: O magnum mysterium 05:22
• Grace-Evangeline Mason (b. 1994): Hodie Christus natus est:
• 10 Mason: Hodie Christus natus est 04:09
• Owain Park (b. 1993): A Babe is Born:
• 11 Park: A Babe is Born 01:52
• Alan Bullard (b. 1947): Sweet Babe, Sang She:
• 12 Bullard: Sweet Babe, Sang She 03:54
• Kerensa Briggs (b. 1991): Seeking You:
• 13 Briggs: Seeking You 03:59
• Cecilia McDowall: The Magi:
• 14 McDowall: The Magi 04:07
• James Whitbourn (1963 - 2024): Our Gold:
• 15 Whitbourn: Our Gold 03:18
• Ben Ponniah (b. 1984): The Golden Carol:
• 16 Ponniah: The Golden Carol 02:30
• Emily Hazrati (b. 1998): Coventry Carol:
• 17 Hazrati: Coventry Carol 03:46
• Ed Newton-Rex (b. 1987): I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day:
• 18 Newton-Rex: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day 03:38
• Total Runtime 01:02:19

Info for A Babe is Born: Music for Christmas

This album from St Martin's Voices under director Andrew Earis brings together eighteen Christmas choral works by a wide range of contemporary composers. Telling the story of the nativity, music by Cecilia McDowall, Gabriel Jackson and James Whitbourn is featured alongside pieces from the next generation of choral composers including Grace Evangeline Mason, Kerensa Briggs and Emily Hazrati. From settings of ancient texts such as O magnum mysterium and Adam lay ybounden to more modern poetry by Ursula Askham Fanthorpe and Charles Anthony Silvestri, the music spans a variety of styles and moods. Thoughtfully curated and stylishly performed, these premiere recordings narrate the Christmas story from prophecy to birth, adding fresh material to the festive repertoire and highlighting the ongoing creativity of British choral music.

St. Martin's Voices
Andrew Earis, conductor

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