Performer: Emma Johnson, Wallis Power, Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Pembroke College Girls’ Choir
Conductor: Anna Lapwood
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD724
Release: 2022
Size: 1.19 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Ness: The Nine Orders of the Angels: II. Archangelus
02. Peacock: Venite, Gaudete!
03. Dunphy: Halcyon Days
04. Dunphy: O Oriens
05. MacMillan: The Strathclyde Motets: O Radiant Dawn
06. Johnson: I Sing of a Maiden
07. Briggs: A Tender Shoot
08. Neumann: Gaudete
09. Walker: My Heart, O God
10. Prathivadi: On Christmas
11. Williams: O Adonai
12. Todd: My Lord has come
13. Daley: The Huron Carol
14. The Pembroke Carol
15. Gjeilo: Serenity
16. McDowall: Lo! He Slumbers
17. Ponniah: Seeing the Star
18. Coleridge-Taylor: The Evening Star
19. Whitacre: Lux aurumque
20. Gruber: Silent Night
21. Rutter: The very best time of year
Returning for their third album on Signum Classics, Anna Lapwood and The Choirs of Pembroke College, Cambridge present their first Christmas album featuring a wide range of festive repertoire from traditional carols to works by contemporary composers including Sir James MacMillan and Melissa Dunphy. In addition the album premieres three new works written by the Pembroke Girls’ Choir including an arrangement of the familiar carol Gaudete.
Anna Lapwood is a trailblazing musician. Alongside her work as a conductor, Director of Music and public speaker, she performs an extensive number of organ recitals on some of the greatest instruments across Europe each season. In 2022 she was announced as Associate Artist of the Royal Albert Hall and Artist in Association at BBC Singers.
Directed by Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College has one of the most exciting and varied ranges of choral endeavours among Oxbridge choirs. Alongside their primary responsibility of contributing to worship in the College’s Chapel, they engage in regular artistic collaborations, media appearances and outreach.