A Winter Breviary: Choral Works for Christmas St Martin's Voices & Andrew Earis

• Olivia Sparkhall (b. 1976): All and Some:
• 1 Sparkhall: All and Some 02:03
• Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951): There Is No Rose:
• 2 McDowall: There Is No Rose 03:30
• Reena Esmail (b. 1983): A Winter Breviary:
• 3 Esmail: A Winter Breviary: I. We Look For You 03:09
• 4 Esmail: A Winter Breviary: II. The Year's Midnight 03:11
• 5 Esmail: A Winter Breviary: III. The Unexpected Early Hour 02:43
• Sarah MacDonald (b. 1968): The Manger is Empty:
• 6 MacDonald: The Manger is Empty: I. Like the Snow in Winter 03:05
• 7 MacDonald: The Manger is Empty: II. As Among Broken Glass 01:50
• 8 MacDonald: The Manger is Empty: III. The Manger is Empty 03:16
• Nils Greenhow (b. 1989): Advent Calendar:
• 9 Greenhow: Advent Calendar 04:20
• Thomas Hewitt Jones (b. 1984): Love is the Answer:
• 10 Jones: Love is the Answer 05:32
• Lucy Walker (b. 1998): The Christmas Life:
• 11 Walker: The Christmas Life: I. The Christmas Life 03:14
• 12 Walker: The Christmas Life: II. We Shall Walk 02:56
• 13 Walker: The Christmas Life: III. The Angels' Song 01:45
• Yshani Perinpanayagam (b. 1983): When God made Eve:
• 14 Perinpanayagam: When God made Eve 02:40
• Roderick Williams (b. 1965): Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol:
• 15 Williams: Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol 03:17
• Bob Chilcott (b. 1955): Mary, Mother:
• 16 Chilcott: Mary, Mother: I. A Child in Galilee 03:39
• 17 Chilcott: Mary, Mother: II. Carpentry Carol 02:53
• 18 Chilcott: Mary, Mother: III. After the Angel 03:21
• 19 Chilcott: Mary, Mother: IV. Walking Carol 03:01
• 20 Chilcott: Mary, Mother: V. Dear Heart 03:42
• 21 Chilcott: Mary, Mother: VI. Hymn 02:51
• Total Runtime 01:05:58

Info for A Winter Breviary: Choral Works for Christmas

In this, their debut recording with Resonus Classics, St Martin's Voices presents a selection of contemporary choral works for the Christmas season. With settings of poetry from the fifteenth century to the present day, these new carols explore themes of winter snowscapes, the anticipation and contemplation of Advent, the Christmas story as seen by the women at its heart, and the joy of coming in from the cold to celebrate together. In a programme made entirely of premiere recordings, this album features works by Cecilia McDowall, Roderick Williams and Lucy Walker, among others. The album also boasts a major new carol suite by Bob Chilcott, with libretto by Georgia Way entitled Mary, Mother, which was premiered by the ensemble in 2022.

St Martin's Voices
Andrew Earis, direction

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