O Holy Night London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron

• Anonymous:
• 1 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. A. Carter) 04:00
• 2 Sir Christèmas (Arr. W. Mathias) 01:28
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934):
• 3 Lullay My Liking, Op. 34 No. 2, H. 129 (Arr. C. Canning) 02:18
• Franz Xaber Gruber (1787 - 1863):
• 4 Silent Night, H. 145 (Arr. J. West) 03:27
• Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876):
• 5 Once in Royal David’s City (Arr. D. Willcocks) 03:48
• Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930):
• 6 Adam Lay Ybounden 01:29
• Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016):
• 7 Alma Redemptoris Mater, Op. 5 03:07
• Richard Pantcheff (b. 1959):
• 8 A Christmas Carol 06:10
• John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786):
• 9 O Come All Ye Faithful (Arr. D. Willcocks) 05:07
• Thomas Wilson (1927 - 2001):
• 10 There Is No Rose 04:46
• Robert Saxton (b. 1953):
• 11 The Child of Light 03:24
• Anonymous:
• 12 Coventry Carol (Arr. J. Rathbone) 04:00
• Humphrey Clucas (b. 1941):
• 13 Love Came Down at Christmas 02:21
• John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820 - 1891):
• 14 We Three Kings (Arr. M. Neary) 03:15
• Paul Edwards (b. 1955):
• 15 No Small Wonder, Op. 204 02:49
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847):
• 16 Festgesang, WoO 9, MWV D 4: II. Lied. Vaterland, in deinen Gauen (Arr. D. Willcocks) [Sung in English] 03:12
• John Ireland (1879 - 1962):
• 17 Preludes: No. 3, The Holy Boy (Version for Choir) 02:43
• Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856):
• 18 O Holy Night (Arr. M. Pappenheim) 06:27
• Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962):
• 19 Tomorrow Go Ye Forth 02:35
• Thomas Clark (b. 1970):
• 20 Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending (Arr. M. Pappenheim) 05:03
• Total Runtime 01:11:29

Info for O Holy Night

The young professional singers of Michael Waldron's London Choral Sinfonia open fresh perspectives on the music of Christmas with a captivating debut album for Orchid Classics. O Holy Night unites familiar carols arranged by Sir David Willcocks, Andrew Carter and Max Pappenheim with little-known seasonal treasures by, among others, Peter Maxwell Davies, Humphrey Clucas, Robert Saxton and ex-Swingle Singer, Carol Canning. The tracklist also includes Lo, He comes with clouds descending and O Holy Night in spellbinding arrangements by composer and theatre sound designer Max Pappenheim, former organ scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge. London Choral Sinfonias Musical Director, Michael Waldron, built his Christmas album around five traditional carols. The recordings repertoire mix includes Martin Neary's fresh take on We Three Kings, a dramatic setting of the Coventry Carol by Jonathan Rathbone, Richard Pantcheff's haunting A Christmas Carol, and the beguiling No Small Wonder by Paul Edwards.

Katherine Watson, soprano
London Choral Sinfonia
Michael Waldron, conductor

London Choral Sinfonia
was formed for a concert in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 2008. Since then, the LCS has secured a reputation as one of the highest-regarded and critically acclaimed chamber choir and orchestral ensembles, performing a broad repertoire throughout the season. A busy performance schedule throughout the year sees the group appearing at venues including Cadogan Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, Kings Place and St John’s Smith Square.

Aside from championing many of the major cornerstones of the repertoire, the LCS seeks to champion new music, having premiered new works and recordings with numerous composers including Tarik O’Regan, Owain Park, Richard Pantcheff and Ian Assersohn. Recent premieres include former Composer-in-Residence Oliver Rudland’s Christmas Truce, with a libretto by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

Performance highlights include Bach Jauchzet Gott with Katherine Watson (soprano) and Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Bach Motets and Cello Suites with Guy Johnston (cello), Mozart Requiem with Duncan Rock (bass), Mozart Exsultate Jubilate with Mary Bevan (soprano), Britten St Nicolas with Nick Pritchard (tenor), and Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem with Matthew Brook (baritone).

Michael Waldron
began his musical training as a chorister at St Ambrose College, Hale Barns. After a gap year Organ Scholarship at Worcester Cathedral, he held the Organ Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge, for four years. Here he studied under Stephen Layton, during which time he was involved with the Choir’s numerous international tours, concerts, broadcasts and recordings. Since graduating, Michael has quickly established himself as one of the most dynamic and versatile conductors of his generation, enjoying a busy concert career. He has worked with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Academy of Ancient Music, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Polyphony, London Mozart Players and Tonbridge Philharmonic, including appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall, Wigmore Hall and BBC Proms.

Michael enjoys an extensive operatic career, including shows and projects for the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Buxton International Festival, Iford Opera, Opera Della Luna and West Green Opera.

He is currently Artistic Director of the London Choral Sinfonia, London Lyric Opera, Islington Choral Society, Epworth Choir, and has also held posts with Guildford Choral Society and University of West London Chamber Choir.

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