Noel Utah Chamber Artists & Barlow Bradford

• 1 Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 03:16
• 2 A Christmas Lullaby 05:43
• 3 Was Not Christ Our Savior 05:38
• 4 Sing We Now of Christmas (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 03:11
• 5 Coventry Carol (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 05:38
• 6 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 04:36
• 7 Away in a Manger (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 04:10
• 8 O Magnum Mysterium 05:48
• 9 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 03:46
• 10 Gabriel's Message (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 05:06
• 11 O Come All Ye Faithful (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 03:27
• 12 The First Noel (Arr. B. Bradford for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 05:31
• Total Runtime 55:50

Info for Noel

Das Spektrum reicht von dem subtilen und erhabenen "O Magnum Mysterium" bis hin zu dem fröhlichen und mitreißenden "Ding! Dong! Merrily on High" zeigt dieses Album die erstaunlichen Arrangements von Barlow Bradford und den unvergesslichen Klang der Utah Chamber Artists. Barlow Bradford ist ein angesehener Dirigent, Komponist, Arrangeur und Lehrer. Im Jahr 1991 war er Mitbegründer der Utah Chamber Artists und hat das Ensemble zu internationalem Ruhm geführt. Viele von Bradfords Arrangements wurden vom Mormon Tabernacle Choir aufgenommen und von so bekannten Ensembles wie dem Dallas Symphony Chorus, den New York Choral Artists und den Utah Chamber Artists aufgeführt. Er erhielt seinen Doktortitel für musikalische Künste von der University of Southern California. Zu seinen Lehrern und Mentoren zählen Gustav Meier, Daniel Lewis, Nina Svetlanova, Gladys Gladstone und Robert Cundick. Im Jahr 2010 nahm Dr. Bradford die Stelle des Leiters der Chorstudien an der University of Utah an, wo er zum Ellen Nielsen Barnes Presidential Endowed Chair ernannt wurde. Im Jahr 2013 wurde Dr. Bradford von Maestro Thierry Fischer eingeladen, die Leitung der Chöre der Utah Symphony zu übernehmen.

Utah Chamber Artists
Barlow Bradford, Leitung

Barlow Bradford
Dr. Bradford was appointed Director of the Utah Symphony Chorus at the start of the 2013-2014 season. Over the course of his musical career, Bradford has distinguished himself as a conductor, composer, arranger, pianist, organist, and teacher. As an orchestral and choral conductor, he co-founded the Utah Chamber Artists in 1991 and has led that organization to international acclaim for its impeccable, nuanced performances and award-winning recordings. Dr. Bradford’s focused, energetic conducting style led to his appointment as Music Director of the Orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City and Associate Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Prior to that, he was Director of Orchestras at the University of Utah.

His compositions and arrangements have garnered much attention for their innovation and dramatic scope, from delicate, transparent intimacy to epic grandeur. Arrangements by Bradford have been performed/recorded by the Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, New York Choral Artists, Seattle Pacific University, Baylor University, Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Orchestra at Temple Square, Newfoundland Festival 500, and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, among others.

In addition to his post as Director of the Utah Symphony Chorus, Dr. Bradford continues as Artistic Director of Utah Chamber Artists and serves as the Ellen Neilson Barnes Presidential Chair of Choral Studies at the University of Utah.

Booklet for Noel