The Road To Christmas

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Release Date: 10th Dec 2021
Catalogue No: ACD22854
Label: Atma Classique
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

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Pachelbel: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her

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Richard Pare (organ)
Recorded: 2021

trad.: Down in yon Forest

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Myriam Leblanc (soprano)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

I. Text: Introduction (The Road To Christmas)

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Colin Fox (narrator)
Recorded: 2021

Adam: O Holy Night

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Bernard Labadie (choir arranger)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

François Dompierre, Denys Arcand: Mais où sont les neiges?

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Valerie Millot (harp), Richard Pare (organ)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

II. Text: Awaiting The Child

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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trad.: O come, o come, Emmanuel

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

trad.: Venez, Divin Messie

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Richard Pare (organ)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

III. Text: The Tree Of Jesse

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Colin Fox (narrator)
Recorded: 2021

anon.: Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
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trad.: Es ist ein Ros'

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

IV. Text: The Messenger

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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trad.: Angelus ad virginem

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

trad.: Gabriel’s Message

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

V. Text: The Mystery Of The Night

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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Rameau: Hymne à la Nuit

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

Gruber, F: Sainte Nuit

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

VI. Text: The Song Of The Angels

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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Daquin: Je suis l’archange de Dieu

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

anon.: Les anges dans nos campagnes

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Richard Pare (organ)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

VII. Text: Children’s Sleep

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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trad.: Le sommeil de l'enfant Jésus

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
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trad.: Cher enfant qui vient de naître

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
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VIII. Text: The Shepherds

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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Schubert: Gott ist mein Hirt

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Valerie Millot (harp)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

anon.: D’où viens-tu, bergère?

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

trad.: Çà, bergers

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Richard Pare (organ)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

IX. Text: Christmas Morning

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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anon.: Il est né le divin enfant

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
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trad.: Silence, ciel! Silence, terre!

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

X. Text: The Adoration Of The Magi

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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trad.: Bel astre que j’adore

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Valerie Millot (harp)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

anon.: La Marche des rois

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
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Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder (6), Op. 8: Drei Kön'ge wandern aus Morgenland

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Valerie Millot (harp), Richard Pare (organ)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

XI. Text: The Massacre Of The Innocents

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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Stopford: Lully, lulla, lullay

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Sheila Dietrich (soprano)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

trad.: XII. Text: The Witness

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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Elzéar Fortier: Les âmes des justes

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La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

XIII. Text: Conclusion (The Road To Christmas)

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Colin Fox (narrator)
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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7

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Valerie Millot (harp), Richard Pare (organ)
La Chapelle de Québec Choir
Bernard Labadie
Recorded: 2021

A New Year Carol

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"The Road to Christmas is my ideal Christmas; it's made up of music that is often simple, but presented with the greatest care, and texts that allow us to dive into the roots of the event. Everyone can find the Christmas of their dreams, whether through music, poetry, spirituality or a happy mixture of the three." - Bernard Labadie (Founder of Les Violons du Roy and Musical Director of La Chapelle de Quebec)

For Bernard Labadie, Le Chemin de Noel is the realisation of a great dream inspired by the tradition of the annual Christmas concerts at the Chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England.

Named after the beloved annual concerts that Labadie has conducted in Quebec since 2016, Le Chemin de Noel is the conductor's deeply personal reflection on the meaning on Christmas.

This musical, spiritual, and poetic itinerary unfolds through traditional Nativity hymns that Labadie has carefully selected over the years. The sacred and secular repertoire is sung by La Chapelle de Quebec, with the participation of contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, harpist Valerie Milot, and organist Richard Pare.

The program also includes the canticle Mais ou sont les neiges...?, a creation by Franois Dompierre on a text by Denys Arcand.

Two digital versions of the album will be released, one in French, the other in English. The French version includes a reading by Yves Jacques from Ernest Myrand's Noels anciens de la Nouvelle-France, the first historical study of a subject related to music in Canada.

The narrator for the English version is Colin Fox. The cover art for this album rooted in Christmas tradition features a painting by Quebec artist Patricia Bellerose.

Created in 1985 by founding conductor and music director Bernard Labadie, La Chapelle de Qubec is one of North America's premiere vocal ensembles. The group is made up exclusively of hand-picked professional singers from all over Canada.

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