The Centenary Service Vocal & Song Choir Kings College

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The Centenary Service

A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

Processional Hymn

H J GAUNTLETT /A H MANN

desc. S Cleobury

Once in royal David's City

4:21

The Bidding Prayer, Lord's Prayer and Benediction

3:17

Invitatory Carol

PIAE CANTIONES

harm. G R Woodward

Up! good Christen folk

1:20

ANON

First Lesson

2:44

Carols

BORIS ORD

Adam lay ybounden

1:11

ELIZABETH POSTON

Jesus Christ the apple tree

2:40

ANON

Second Lesson

1:03

Carols

GERMAN TRADITIONAL

arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall

In dulci jubilo

3:05

ENGLISH TRADITIONAL

arr. Simon Preston

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: Henry Websdale/ Dónal McCann organ scholars

Recorded live on 24th December 2018

Performance **** Recording *****

“… Superbly engineered, the recording vividly conjures the chapel’s unique acoustic.”

Daniel Jaffe – BBC Music magazine – Christmas 2019

“…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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