A Choral Christmas with Voces8 and VOCES8 Foundation and Orchestra Released

 

A Choral Christmas, Voces8 Foundation Choir & Orchestra, Voces8, Barnaby Smith.

Releases November 3, 2023.

Voces8, the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble, is pleased to announce the release of their new album, 'A Choral Christmas' out via Decca Classics and showcasing a joyful, cinematic soundscape-packed hamper of choral and orchestral treats.

1. Joy to the World - Arr. Davis

2. Away in a Manger - Arr. Davis

3. The Sleeping Child

4. Come, All Ye Faithful - Arr. Davis

5. I. Magnificat Anima Mea (Version for Full Orchestra)

6. II. Shall I Rejoice (Version for Full Orchestra)

7. III. Et Misericordia (Version for Full Orchestra)

8. IV. Deposuit (Version for Full Orchestra)

9. V. Gloria Patri (Version for Full Orchestra)

10. Come, O Come Emmanuel - Arr. Davis

11. Silent Night - Arr. Davis

12. In Dulci Jubilo - Arr. Pearsall

13. Gabriel's Message - Arr. Clements

14. A Christmas Cracker

15. Sleight Ride

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When did the Christmas carol begin?

 When did the Christmas carol begin?

Oldest Christmas carol put in the 4th Century

An article on classical-music.com says the oldest carol is the 4th Century  wrote the hymn ‘Corde natus ex parentis’ by Christian poet Prudentius (348-405):

 

    "Prudentius – or Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, to give him his full name – was an influential Roman            statesman who lived in northern Spain, where he practised law and was regional governor. He turned        his attention fully towards Christianity towards the end of his life, writing and collecting hymns.

    And if you have a bent for Latin, you will have already spotted that Prudentius’s words still appear in         carol services today – ‘Corde natus ex parentis’ translates (roughly) as ‘Of the Father’s heart begotten’."

 See the full article:

https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/when-was-the-first-christmas-carol/ 

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VOCES8 Foundation Giving the World some Live Terrific Holiday Concerts

VOCES8 Foundation Giving the World some Live Terrific Holiday Concerts

I Fagiolini, Choir of Westminster Abbey, Tallis Scholars and more.

 Filmed live from London, among those performing will be VOCES8, with vocal groups The Tallis Scholars, Take 6, I Fagiolini, The Choir of Westminster Abbey, London Adventist Chorale, ANÚNA, amarcord, The Aeolians, and Apollo5. Soloists in the series include baroque violinist Rachel Podger (A Guardian Angel) and baritone Roderick Williams (Solstice); Roderick also appears in Bach For Christmas.

https://voces8.foundation/livefromlondon-christmas

 

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