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The Centenary Service
A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
Processional Hymn
H J GAUNTLETT /A H MANN
desc. S Cleobury
1.
Once in royal David's City
4:21
2.
The Bidding Prayer, Lord's Prayer and Benediction
3:17
Invitatory Carol
PIAE CANTIONES
harm. G R Woodward
3.
Up! good Christen folk
1:20
ANON
4.
First Lesson
2:44
Carols
BORIS ORD
5.
Adam lay ybounden
1:11
ELIZABETH POSTON
6.
Jesus Christ the apple tree
2:40
ANON
7.
Second Lesson
1:03
Carols
GERMAN TRADITIONAL
arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall
8.
In dulci jubilo
3:05
ENGLISH TRADITIONAL
arr. Simon Preston
9.
I saw three ships
2:15
ANON
10.
Third Lesson
1:08
Carol
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH
ed. Stephen Cleobury
11.
Nowell sing we
3:08
Congregational Hymn
PIAE CANTIONES
arr. David Willcocks
12.
Unto us is born a Son
2:21
ANON
13.
Fourth Lesson
1:59
Carols
HERBERT HOWELLS
14.
A Spotless Rose
2:45
SIR JOHN TAVENER
15.
The Lamb
3:07
ANON
16.
Fifth Lesson
2:31
Carol
TRADITIONAL
arr. Stephen Cleobury
17.
Joys Seven
3:15
Anthem
ARVO PÄRT
18.
Bogoróditse Dyevo
1:16
ANON
19.
Sixth Lesson
1:01
JOHN RUTTER
20.
What sweeter music
4:09
Anthem
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER
arr. Philip Ledger
21.
Stille Nacht
2:29
ANON
22.
Seventh Lesson
1:40
Carol
HAROLD DARKE
23.
In the bleak mid-winter
4:08
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
After C. Tye, desc. Stephen Cleobury
ANON
24.
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
2:54
25.
Eighth Lesson
2:45
Carols
JUDITH WEIR
26.
O mercy divine
3:57
WILLIAM MATHIAS
27.
Sir Christèmas
1:44
ANON
28.
Ninth Lesson
2:09
Congregational Hymn
ADESTE FIDELES
desc. David Willcocks
29.
O come, all ye faithful
4:23
ANON
30.
Collect and Blessing
1:06
Congregational Hymn
31.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
3:25
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
desc. Stephen Cleobury
Organ Voluntary
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
32.
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
2:37
Total time: 76:44
Choral: Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Conductor:Stephen Cleobury
Solo:Guy Johnston cello soloist
Solo: Henry Websdale/ Dónal McCann organ scholars
Recorded live on 24th December 2018
Notes
The world-famous service, held in King's College Chapel since 1918, has been broadcast live around the world by the BBC and other local public broadcasters almost every year since 1928. In 2018 King's celebrated the 100th anniversary of this Christmas institution, while at the same time marking the final Christmas for the long-serving Director of Music, Sir Stephen Cleobury. Alongside the BBC broadcast trucks, engineers for the King's record label recorded the Festival for the first time in high-resolution surround-sound, capturing the momentous occasion for posterity.
The recording of this iconic service is accompanied by more than 50 pages of images and text on the service and its history.
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Reviews
“…whatever the month or season, this disc is fine listening for those who appreciate splendid choral singing. It can now also serve as a tribute to the impressive career of Sir Stephen Cleobury.”
Robert Cummings - MusicWeb-International.com – 6 January 2020
“A centenary celebration of a great British institution which has spread across the world, and a fitting (if accidental) memorial to Sir Stephen Cleobury…. It almost goes without saying that, in keeping with all King’s College Cambridge releases, the documentation is admirable in its elegance, authority and comprehensiveness, the illustrations provide a wonderful enhancement to the event, and essays from those associated with previous Nine Lessons and Carols services (including John Butt, Bob Chilcott, John Rutter, Judith Bingham and Sir Stephen himself) providing wonderful illumination on an event which stands as a glorious beacon of continuity and calm amidst an increasingly fractious and disturbed world.”
Marc Rochester - MusicWeb-International.com – 12 December 2019
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