The First Nowell: Christmas Carols from Portsmouth Cathedral Portsmouth Cathedral Choir & David Price

• Traditional: Fanfare For Once In Royal David's City - Once in Royal David's City (Arr. for Chimes, Brass and Choir by David Willcocks):
• 1 Traditional: Fanfare For Once In Royal David's City - Once in Royal David's City (Arr. for Chimes, Brass and Choir by David Willcocks) 02:52
• Glenn Rudolph (b. 1951): Veiled in darkness:
• 2 Rudolph: Veiled in darkness 02:40
• Plainsong: Advent Prose:
• 3 Plainsong: Advent Prose 05:02
• Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930): Bethlehem Down (Arr. for Choir and Organ by David Hill):
• 4 Warlock: Bethlehem Down (Arr. for Choir and Organ by David Hill) 04:53
• June Clark (1900 - 1963): Let us light a candle:
• 5 Clark: Let us light a candle 02:25
• Dieterich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707): In dulci jubilo:
• 6 Buxtehude: In dulci jubilo 02:21
• Traditional: 2 Advent Carols:
• 7 Traditional: 2 Advent Carols: No. 1, People, look East (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Barry Ferguson) 01:41
• The Angel Gabriel (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Edgar Pettman):
• 8 Traditional: The Angel Gabriel (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Edgar Pettman) 02:35
• Bob Chilcott (b. 1955): The Truth from Above (Arr. for Choir by Ralph Vaughan Williams):
• 9 Chilcott: The Truth from Above (Arr. for Choir by Ralph Vaughan Williams) 02:50
• Nova, Nova!:
• 10 Chilcott: Nova, Nova! 03:00
• Philip Stopford (b. 1977): There is no rose:
• 11 Stopford: There is no rose 03:58
• Traditional: Joys Seven (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Stephen Cleobury):
• 12 Traditional: Joys Seven (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Stephen Cleobury) 03:26
• Philip Moore (b. 1994): Nativitas:
• 13 Moore: Nativitas: Reflection No. 8, O magnum mysterium 04:32
• Traditional: Ding! Dong! Merrily on high (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Mack Wilberg):
• 14 Traditional: Ding! Dong! Merrily on high (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Mack Wilberg) 02:43
• John Rutter (b. 1945): The Sans Day Carol:
• 15 Rutter: The Sans Day Carol 03:20
• Bob Chilcott: The First Nowell:
• 16 Chilcott: The First Nowell 03:20
• John Rutter: All bells in paradise:
• 17 Rutter: All bells in paradise 05:23
• Traditional: Fanfare For Hark The Herald - Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Arr. for Chimes, Brass and Choir by David Willcocks):
• 18 Traditional: Fanfare For Hark The Herald - Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Arr. for Chimes, Brass and Choir by David Willcocks) 03:45
• Total Runtime 01:00:46

Info zu The First Nowell: Christmas Carols from Portsmouth Cathedral

David Price and the Choir of Portsmouth Cathedral present a selection of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols. They are joined by organists Sachin Gunga, Kim Chin and The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood.

“The music of Advent and Christmas is rich and deep in the Anglican tradition and here on this album we give you a flavour of a Portsmouth Christmas. We have drawn on all the varied and wonderful events that Portsmouth Cathedral contributes to – from Christmas tours to Antwerp, Carol Services on board HMS Victory for The Second Sea Lord, live broadcasts on BBC TV and Radio as well as our regular round of services here in the Cathedral… We hope you enjoy this snapshot of a Portsmouth Cathedral Christmas” (David Price)

Portsmouth Cathedral Choir
David Price, conductor

David Price
is Organist and Master of the Choristers at Portsmouth Cathedral. Before he came to Portsmouth he was Assistant Organist of Ely Cathedral having previously held Organ Scholarships at Rochester Cathedral and Croydon Parish Church.

Since David has been at Portsmouth the profile of the Cathedral's music has been raised to new heights through twenty international tours across Europe, numerous recordings, many flagship events with the Royal Navy and the City of Portsmouth as well as regular work for the BBC and ITV. The daily round of worship is now led by three cathedral choirs involving boy choristers, a dedicated team of Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars, girl choristers and a choir of mixed adults. The cathedral organ has been extensively refurbished and enhanced under his care culminating in the addition of a set West End en chamade Trumpets in 2017. In 2019 Portsmouth Cathedral Choir was highlighted in the BBC Music Magazine for their new CD of Advent and Christmas carols. Verbum caro.

David has just completed four terms on the Council of the Royal School of Church Music. He served two terms on the Association of English Cathedral's Music & Liturgy Committee and one quinquennial on the Church of England’s General Synod.

The University of Portsmouth conferred David Price with an Honorary Doctorate of Music in recognition of the significant contribution he has made to the development of music at the Cathedral and for his contribution to the cultural life of the city. In 2013 he was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the Guild of Church Musicians and presented with this at a ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral and in 2021 was elected to an Honorary Fellowship with The Royal School of Church Music.

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