Composer: Robert Chilcott, Gary Davison, John Gardner, Patrick Hadley, John Ireland, Philip Ledger, Philip Moore, Matthew Owens, Erling Pedersen, Elizabeth Poston, John Rutter, Philip Stopford, Philip Wilby
Performer: Jack Wilson, Gráinne Meyer, Belfast Cathedral Choir
Conductor: Matthew Owens
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Resonus
Catalogue: RES10292
Release: 2021
Size: 1.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
02. Ledger: The voice of the Angel Gabriel
03. Davison: Rorate coeli desuper!
04. Stopford: Adam Lay Ybounden
05. Moore: Immortal Babe
06. Ireland: The Holy Boy
07. Pedersen: A Great and Mighty Wonder
08. Hadley: I sing of a maiden
09. Rutter: Mary’s lullaby
10. Stopford: Lullay, My Liking
11. Moore: Watts’ Cradle Song
12. Gardner: Carols, Op. 109: IV. A Gallery Carol
13. Wilby: Moonless Darkness Stands Between
14. Ledger: Still, Still, Still
15. Poston: Carols in Memory of Peter Warlock: II. O Bethlehem
16. Moore: In the Bleak Midwinter
17. Ledger: On Christmas night
18. Stopford: What Shall We Offer Thee, O Christ
19. Owens: Toccata on Good King Wenceslas
20. Chilcott: Wenceslas
Choral music has always played a significant and central role at Belfast Cathedral, since its consecration in 1904. This strong choral tradition continues to this day with the recently formed all-adult, fully professional vocal ensemble. This ‘new’ cathedral choir brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral and are featured here in their debut album for Resonus Classics. Featuring a varied programme of seasonal carols from composers including Elizabeth Poston, John Rutter and Philip Ledger, this album celebrates Christmas from Northern Ireland’s national cathedral.