| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Christmas music, for chorus principally with organ acc.; in part with instrumental ensemble. |
| Performer |
Memphis Boychoir ; Memphis Chamber Choir ; Kristin Lensch, organ ; Memphis Brass Ensemble (1st, 6th, 17th works) ; Ceruti Quartet (3rd, 8th, 20th works) ; Jeanne Simmons, flute (4th work) ; John Ayer, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded at St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral and St. John's Episcopal Church, Memphis. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes |
| Contents |
Psallite unigenito / Michael Praetorius (1:30) -- Once in royal David's city : (Irby) / H.J. Gauntlett ; A.H. Mann (5:23) -- A carol of adoration / Edgar Pettman (3:35) -- Shepherd's pipe carol / John Rutter (3:20) -- A shepherd's carol / Benjamin Britten (5:17) -- While shepherds watched their flocks by night : (Winchester old) / arr. John Ayer (3:28) -- Ding dong! merrily on high! / Gerald Near (2:30) -- Cradle song of the infant Jesus / R.R. Terry (1:24) -- Lutebook lullabye / Diane Meredith Belcher (4:15) -- Christmas cantata (sinfonia sacra). Movement III / Daniel Pinkham (2:54) -- Sleep, holy child / Thomas Pavlechko (3:21) -- I sing of a maiden / Charles F. Waters (1:35) -- Nova! nova! / Bob Chilcott (2:50) -- Lulla, lulla, thou little tiny child : opus 25b / Kenneth Leighton (3:29) -- Sir Christèmas / William Mathias (1:28) -- Adam lay ybounden / James Peebles (1:59) -- A child is born in Bethlehem / Samuel Scheidt ; arr. Willcocks (3:03) -- There is no rose of such virtue / Paul Spicer (2:57) -- O come, all ye faithful = (Adeste fideles) (4:09) -- In the bleak midwinter / Harold Darke (5:24) -- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day : op. 75, no. 2 / John Gardner (2:06). |
| Language |
Sung principally in English; the 1st work sung in Latin and German. |
| Genre/Form |
Carols.
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Carols.
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Christmas music.
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Christmas music.
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| Subject |
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ.
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ. |
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble.
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Lensch, Kristin, performer.
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Simmons, Jeanne, performer.
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Ayer, John, conductor.
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Memphis Chamber Choir, performer.
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Memphis Brass Ensemble, performer.
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Ceruti Quartet, performer.
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| Music No. |
CD 7169 Pro Organo |
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