Christmas at St John’s
A sequence of music leading from the darkness of Advent to the blazing light of Christmas, Epiphany and beyond
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, David Hill (director of music)
The John’s choir, fielding what sounds like a vintage crop of trebles, sings throughout with its trademark mixture of refinement and gutsy energy —
Contents
Bell
anon.: Rorate caeli
- Peter Morton (tenor)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
anon.: Veni, veni, Emanuel
- Paul Provost (organ)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
anon.: O Sapientia
- Peter Morton (tenor)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
Goldschmidt, O: A tender shoot has started
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
Excerpt,
- George Humphreys (bass)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
II. A Spotless Rose
Thomas Olivers; Christopher Robinson: Lo! He comes with clouds descending
- Paul Provost (organ)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
anon.: O Adonai
- Peter Morton (tenor)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
Naylor, E W: Vox dicentis: Clama
- Alexander Robarts (treble), Jonathan Knight (tenor)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill
anon.: O radix Jesse
- Peter Morton (tenor)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- David Hill