Lo, how a rose e'er blooming: Music for Christmas The Queen's Six

• J.F. Wade (ca.1711-1786):
• 1O come, all ye faithful04:46
• William Byrd (ca.1540-1623):
• 2Hodie Christus natus est02:10
• From the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors arr. Martin Shaw (1875-1958):
• 3Coventry Carol02:22
• King Henry VIII (1491-1547):
• 4Pastime with good company01:36
• Thomas Tallis (1505-85):
• 5O nata lux01:47
• From Musae Sioniae (1609), harm. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621):
• 6Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen03:41
• Christopher Tye (ca.1505-1573):
• 7Laudate nomen Domini01:36
• English traditional, adapted Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), v.4 arr. David Willcocks:
• 8It came upon the midnight clear03:11
• Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
• 9In the bleak mid-winter04:13
• Normandy Traditional, arr. Reginald Jacques (1894-1969):
• 10Away in a manger02:36
• Traditional Basque Carol, arr. Edgar Pettman (1866-1943):
• 11Gabriel's Message02:33
• Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
• 12Crown of Roses02:40
• English Traditional, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) v.4 arr. Thomas Armstrong (1898-1994):
• 13O little town of Bethlehem03:13
• Kenneth Leighton (1929-88):
• 14The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap03:21
• Richard Madden (b. 1953):
• 15Balulalow01:48
• Thomas Hewitt Jones (b. 1984):
• 16Lullay, my liking05:24
• Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012):
• 17Out of your sleep01:33
• Matthew Coleridge:
• 18Corpus Christi Carol02:45
• Peter Warlock (1894-1930), arr. Richard Pinel (b. 1984):
• 19Adam lay ybounden01:18
• From Piae Cantiones (1582), arr. David Willcocks:
• 20Of the Father's heart begotten04:49
• English Traditional, arr. Simon Whiteley (b. 1983):
• 21God rest you merry, gentlemen02:57
• Jule Styne (1905-94), arr. Jonathan Darbourne
• 22Let it snow03:03
• James Lord Pierpoint (1822-93) arr. Keith Roberts:
• 23Jingle Bells02:20
• Franz Gruber (1787-1863), arr. Keith Roberts:
• 24Silent Night03:23
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), v.3 arr. David Willcocks:
• 25Hark! the herald angels sing02:54
• Total Runtime01:11:59

Info for Lo, how a rose e'er blooming: Music for Christmas

The Queen's Six is a six-part, male voice a capella ensemble based in Windsor Castle, United Kingdom, living and working within the Castle walls. Drawn from the ranks of the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, they keep a busy schedule of concert and recording engagements. Their repertoire spans sacred and secular music from the Middle Ages to the present day.

With Lo, how a rose e'er blooming, The Queen’s Six release their third album on the Resonus label with a scintillating and varied programme of music for Christmas.

Both modern and traditional carols feature alongside a selection of lighter and contemplative evocations of the festive season, with music from composers as diverse as William Byrd, Henry VII, Kenneth Leighton, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Rodney Bennett & Thomas Hewitt Jones.

The Queen’s Six:
Daniel Brittain, countertenor
Timothy Carleston, countertenor
Nicholas Madden, tenor
Dominic Bland, tenor
Andrew Thompson, baritone, bass
Simon Whiteley, baritone, bass

The Queen's Six
were established in 2008, the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom they take their name.

Based at Windsor Castle, all the members of The Queen's Six are also Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. The Chapel Choir, which consists of boy trebles and twelve professional adult male singers, performs some eight services a week, as well as at private and state occasions, often before the Royal Family.

Now Dan, Tim, Nick, Dom, Andrew and Simon have come together to bring their unique style of entertainment to a much wider audience. Their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls: from austere early chant, florid Renaissance polyphony, lewd madrigals and haunting folk songs, to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements.

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