Program No. 1649 12/5/2016 Cherry Rhodes (2003 Dobson/Cathedral of 8656 Holiday Pipes! . . . from the stage of the Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA) LOUIS-CLAUDE DAQUIN: Noel en récit Sharp Concert Hall at Oklahoma University, Pipedreams Archive (r. 10/7/16) en taille (No. 11) –Vincent Boucher (1960 students and faculty of the American Organ GERALD NEAR: Carillon on a Ukrainian Beckerath/St. Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Institute share in some seasonal revelry. Bell Carol. PAUL EDWARDS: No small Quebec, Canada) Atma Classique 2703 The program includes selections by J.S. wonder. JOHN JOUBERT: All and some GERRE HANCOCK: Personet hodie BACH, FRANZ LISZT, EDWIN H. LE- –Cathedral Choir/Jeremy Tarant, director; (improvisation) –Gerre Hancock (1995 MARE and JONATHAN SCOTT, tradi- Richard Newman (1992 Pilzecker/St. Paul Taylor & boody/St. Thomas Church, New tional and popular songs of the season (such Cathedral, Detroit, MI) CCSP 2014 , NY) Gothic 49109 as Sweet little Jesus boy, I’ll be home for CARL RÜTTI: O little town of Bethlehem MARK OPSTAD (arr.): Three Old Noëls (Anan Christmas, Adeste fidelis, and Have yourself –Escorial Choir/Christopher Duarte, auzi las aubados; Noël nouvelet; Quello a merry lttle Christmas) presented in impro- director; Car Rütti (1950 Norman & Beard/ est cette odeur agréable?) –La Maitrise de visations, jazz versions, and with embellished Norwich Cathedral, England) Guild 7238 Toulouse/Mark Opstad, director; William accompaniments. Performers include organ- WILLIAM MATHIAS: A babe is born – Whitehead (2005 Daldasso/Temple du ists John Schwandt, Damin Spritzer, and Cantemus Chamber Choir/Huw Williams, Salin, Toulouse, France) Regent 470 Adam Pajan, pianist Stephen Beus, saxo- director; Robert Court (1885 Hill/ SAMUEL BARBER: Silent Night. JOHN phonist Jonathan Nichol and percussionist St. Augustine’s Church, Penarth, Wales) COOK: Paean on Divinum mysterium –Paul Andrew Richardson, and the University of Regent 466 Walton (1907 Walker/Bristol Cathedral, Oklahoma Brass Ensemble (r. 12/11/15) THOMAS HEWITT JONES: Verbum caro England) Regent 406 factum est. DENIS BEDARD: Noël huron, VIRGILTHOMSON: Pastorale on a Christmas fr Deux Noëls. BOB CHILCOTT: The Plainsong (Divinum mysterium) –Richard Program No. 1650 12/12/2016 night he was born. BEDARD: Toccata, Ellsasser (Hammond Castle, Gloucester, A Seasonal Celebration . . . whether in Michigan or New Mexico, Ely or Orleans, Il est né le divin enfant, fr Deux Noëls – MA) MNM E3064 the music of Christmas resounds of peace Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum/ GEORG FRIEDRICH KAUFFMANN: 5 and joy. Simon Bell, director/Carleton Etherington Christmas Chorale-preludes (Lobt Gott (1997 Jones/Tewkesbury Abbey, England) ihr Christen allzugleich (2) Gelobet seist DAVID CONTE: Christmas Intrada. Regent 440 du, Jesu Christ; Helft mir Gottes Güte JAMES BIERY: Willie, take your little ANDRÉ FLEURY: Variations on a preisen; Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren) drum. KEITH CHAPMAN: Bring a torch, Burgundian Noël -- Cherry Rhodes (2003 –Delbert Disselhorst (2004 Brombaugh/1st Jeanette, Isabella –Larry Visser (1996 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL) Pro Austin-Allen/LaGrave Avenue Christian Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Pipedreams Organo Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI) Archive (r. 10/7/16) J.S. BACH: Christmas Chorale-preludes, fr Visser 2013 MACK WILBERG (arr.): Ding! Dong! Orgelbüchlein (Vom Himmel hoch, BWV ANDREW CARTER: Hodie Christus natus merrily on high. JOHN RUTTER: Nativity 606; In dulci jubilo, BWV 608; In dir ist est. ROBIN MILFORD: In dulci jubilo – Carol. JAMES PIERPONT (arr. Shephard): Freude, BWV 615; Gottes Sohn ist kommen, Cathedral Choir/Maxine thevenot, director; Jingle Bells – Choir/Robert BWV 600. OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Les Edmund Connolly (2002 Reuter/Cathedral Sharpe; David Pipe (1993 Walker/York Anges, fr La Nativité du Seigneur –Peter of St. John, Albuquerque, NM) Raven 974 Minster, England) Regent 467 King (1997 Klais/Bath Abbey, England) DAN LOCKLAIR: Angel Song, fr Gloria regent DVD 003 –Sospiri/Christopher Watson, director; Program No. 1651 12/19/2016 RALF BÖLTING: Christmas Carol Suite for Jeremy Cole (2011 Tickell/Keble College On Christmas Day . . . whether with carols Organ Duet (Joy to the world; What child Chapel, Oxford, England) Convivium 033 or noels, anthems or improvisations, these is this?; Hark! The herald angels sing; ALAN BULLART: 2 Christmas Carols (A musicians proclaim holiday cheer! O come, all ye faithful; O little town of baby so small; A boy is born) –Selwyn HERBERT SUMSION: 4 Carol Preludes Bethlehem; The first noël) – Sylvie Poirier & College Choir/Sarah MacDonald, director; Philip Crozier (1915-1999 Casavant/Eglise Timothy Parsons (Harrison/Ely Cathedral, (Adeste fidelis; Coventry Carol; The Holly and the Ivy; Unto us is born a son) –Jane du Tres-Saint-Nom-de-Jesus,Montreal, England) Regent 456 Quebec, Canada) Amberola 7108 CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Introit (Puer Watts (1877 Lewis/Wellington Cathedral, natus est), fr L’Orgue Mystique, Op. 55. no. ) Priory 775 Program No. 1652 12/26/2016 3 –Georges Delvallee )1880 Cavaillé-Coll/ PATRICK HADLEY: I sing of a maiden. An Organist’s Yearbook . . . the annual Holy Cross Cathedral, Orleans, France) BENJAMIN BRITTEN: A New Year Olde Yeare-New Year reflection, with Accord 476 1059 Carol. ANDREW CARTER: Angelus ad highlights from recent recordings, concert FATHER JOSEPH WALTER: Choral virginem –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, excerpts, prize-winning performances, diferencias & glosas on ‘Puer natus in /Andrew Carwood, director; memorial tributes, and more. TBA. Bethlehem’ (premiere)—Cathedral Schola; Simon Johnson (1970 Mander/St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England) Decca 478

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