A Choral Christmas
Simon Russell Beale introduces a programme of choral music for Christmas from St Augustine's church in Kilburn, including works by Bach and Herbert Howells.
Simon Russell Beale introduces a programme of choral music for Christmas from across the centuries, featuring full performances of some of the works featured in the accompanying documentary. Harry Christophers and his choir, The Sixteen, perform music including JS Bach's harmonisation of the medieval carol In dulci jubilo, A Spotless Rose by Herbert Howells and the Christmas text O magnum mysterium, set as a motet by Tomas Luis de Victoria.
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The Sixteen
Make We Joy Now in This Fest
Conductor: Harry Christophers.Anonymous Medieval Carol
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
Performer: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.![]()
Michael Praetorius
In Dulci Jubilo
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: Robert Quinney.Anonymous medieval carol
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Michael Praetorius
In Dulci Jubilo
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: Robert Quinney.Anonymous medieval carol
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The Sixteen
There Is No Rose
Conductor: Harry Christophers.Anonymous Medieval Carol
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William Walton
Make We Joy Now in This Fest
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.![]()
Felix Mendelssohn
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Composer: William Hayman Cummings. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: Robert Quinney.![]()
Herbert Howells
A Spotless Rose
Choir: The Sixteen. Featured Artist: Ben Davis. Conductor: Harry Christophers.(1919); Words from anonymous 14th century text
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Peter Maxwell Davies
O Magnum Mysterium
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.![]()
Tomás Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
Performer: the Sixteen Conductor: Harry Christophers.![]()
Michael Praetorius
In Dulci Jubilo
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: Robert Quinney.Anonymous medieval carol
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Anonymous Medieval Carol
There Is No Rose
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.![]()
Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Composer: William Hayman Cummings. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: Robert Quinney.![]()
Anonymous Medieval Carol
There Is No Rose
Performer: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon Russell Beale |
| Producer | Andy King-Dabbs |
| Director | Andy King-Dabbs |
| Series Producer | Helen Mansfield |
| Conductor | Harry Christophers |
| Choir | The Sixteen |
