{"title":"Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the joy of Christmas or the ethereal beauty of winter with choral music for the season from Resonus Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-christmas-night-contemporary-carols","title":"This Christmas Night: Contemporary Carols","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/fantasticus-baroque-chamber-works\/797478010\" title=\"Listen on Apple Music - Fantasticus: Baroque Chamber Works\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0Id20dQi2sIAR7RYhnJYnJ\" title=\"Listen on Spotify - Fantasticus: Baroque Chamber Works\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Choir of Worcester College, Oxford\u003cbr\u003eStephen Farr (conductor \u0026amp; organ)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonus Classics is proud to release an album featuring world premiere recordings of contemporary Christmas carols from the latter half of the twentieth-century and the beginning of the twenty-first, performed by The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford under the direction of Stephen Farr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album includes a world premiere recording by Hafliði Hallgrímsson entitled \u003cem\u003eJoseph and the Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, which was written specially for this album. Also included are several world premiere recordings by leading composers including Peter Maxwell Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Richard Allain, Matthew Martin, Gabriel Jackson, Judith Bingham, Cecilia McDowall and Thomas Hyde.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther works include Anthony Piccolo’s \u003cem\u003eI look from afar\u003c\/em\u003e, John McCabe’s \u003cem\u003eMary laid her child\u003c\/em\u003e, Malcolm Williamson’s \u003cem\u003eThis Christmas Night\u003c\/em\u003e, Geoffrey Bush’s \u003cem\u003e‘Twas in the year that King Uzziah died\u003c\/em\u003e, Elisabeth Lutyens’s \u003cem\u003eNativity\u003c\/em\u003e, Edmund Rubbra’s \u003cem\u003eLet us securely enter\u003c\/em\u003e and two works by Kenneth Leighton, \u003cem\u003eO leave your sheep\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVeni Redemptor – A Celebration\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10113_booklet.pdf?v=1643230416\" title=\"Album Booklet - This Christmas Night\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/choir-of-worcester-college-oxford?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=The+Choir+of+Worc\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford - Resonus Classics\"\u003eThe Choir of Worcester College, Oxford\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/stephen-farr-organ?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Stephe\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Stephen Farr - conductor \u0026amp; organ - Resonus Classics\"\u003eStephen Farr\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42359411572966,"sku":"RES10113","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10113_This_Christmas_Night_Worcester_College_Farr.jpg?v=1739135765"},{"product_id":"nowell-sing-we-contemporary-carols-volume-2","title":"Nowell sing we: Contemporary Carols, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Listen on Apple Music - Nowell sing we: Contemporary Carols, Volume 2\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/nowell-sing-we-contemporary-carols-vol-2\/922113190\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Nowell sing we: Contemporary Carols, Volume 2\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2HMX5suRKoE91k9cwEGlYt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoir of Worcester College, Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Farr (conductor \u0026amp; organ)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing on from the universal critical acclaim of their first album with Resonus, \u003cem\u003eThis Christmas Night\u003c\/em\u003e, the Choir of Worcester College, Oxford - under the direction of Stephen Farr - return with a second album of contemporary Christmas Carols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntitled \u003cem\u003eNowell sing we\u003c\/em\u003e, this new selection contains works from a wide variety of celebrated composers including Gabriel Jackson, Peter Maxwell Davies, Lennox Berkeley, Colin Matthews, Francis Pott, Edmund Rubbra, Richard Rodney Bennett \u0026amp; Herbert Howells among many others, with no fewer than nine world premieres. 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The boys are joined by the men of the choir for works by Matthew Martin, Philip Ledger and William Mathias. Also included is John's own arrangement of the simple traditional Dutch carol \u003cem\u003eKing Jesus hath a garden\u003c\/em\u003e, penned whilst organ scholar of St John's College, Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Album Booklet - Dancing Day: Music for Christmas\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10158_booklet.pdf?v=1643663688\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/saint-thomas-choir-of-men-boys-fifth-avenue-new-york?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=Saint\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York - Resonus Classics\"\u003eSaint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/john-scott-conductor?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=John+Scott\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"John Scott - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eJohn Scott\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42382607319270,"sku":"RES10158","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/products\/RES10158_cover_300dpi.jpg?v=1643663803"},{"product_id":"nova-nova-contemporary-carols-from-st-catharines","title":"Nova! 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Kantorei explores rarely heardRES works by Renaissance composers such as Giovanni Bassano, Melchior Vulpius, Jakob Reiner and Blasius Ammon combined with contemporary composers including Matthew Culloton, Ivo Antognini, R. 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Included in this compelling programme are works by David Willcocks, Andrew Carter, John Rutter, and Kenneth Leighton, Thomas Hewitt Jones. 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A Belfast Christmas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/77JhcsTN0SiMQtBgoDWyBa\" title=\"Listen on Spotify - A Belfast Christmas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelfast Cathedral Choir\u003cbr\u003eGráinne Meyer (harp)\u003cbr\u003eJack Wilson (organ)\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Owens (conductor \u0026amp; solo organ)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoral music has always played a significant and central role at Belfast Cathedral, since its consecration in 1904. 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This ‘new’ cathedral choir under director Matthew Owens brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral and are featured here in their debut album for Resonus Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a varied programme of seasonal carols from composers including Elizabeth Poston, John Rutter and Philip Ledger, this album celebrates Christmas from Northern Ireland’s national cathedral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10292_booklet.pdf?v=1645353019\" title=\"Album Booklet - A Belfast Christmas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/belfast-cathedral-choir?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Belfast+cathedral+choi\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Belfast Cathedral Choir - Resonus Classics\"\u003eBelfast Cathedral Choir;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/matthew-owens-conductor-organ?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Matthew+Owens\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Matthew Owens - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eMatthew Owens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42464387137766,"sku":"RES10292","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/products\/RES10292_A_Belfast_Christmas_Owens.jpg?v=1651214189"},{"product_id":"christmas-bells-organ-music-from-belfast-cathedral-matthew-owens-res10293","title":"Christmas Bells: Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/christmas-bells-organ-music-from-belfast-cathedral\/1585368812\" title=\"Listen on Apple Music - Christmas Bells: Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4dPzAKheKpUnfwaAQvzbcC\" title=\"Listen on Spotify - Christmas Bells: Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Owens (organ)\u003cbr\u003eThe Harrison \u0026amp; Harrison Organ of Belfast Cathedral\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this recording Organist Matthew Owens presents a diverse recital of some of the greatest Christmas music ever written for the instrument. Traditional tunes, whether Lutheran chorales, plainchant, French noëls, or medieval carols, have provided the inspiration for much Christmas organ music throughout the years, with much of this programme made up of pieces based on such tunes, from J.S. 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The contemporary American Christmas choral tradition is a remarkable confluence of styles, sacred and secular, which reflect the country’s cultural vibrancy more so than other times of year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing works from composers including Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Stephen Paulus, Susan LaBarr, Abbie Betinis, Timothy C. 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