“marvelous”
“…your must-have Christmas CD for 2024! Along with the excellent recorded sound, capturing all the grandeur of the space, the immaculate performances and sparkling repertoire will delight and inspire you, filling your yuletide with seasonal joy.”
Murray Somerville, The American Organist
“eloquently encapsulating the season’s drama, joyfulness and beauty”
Michael Quinn, Choir & Organ
“incredible solos and intimate gestures that flow with beauty…a triumphant climate of meticulous singing [with] strong attention to tone and execution.”
“much joy and gloriousness as the choir and organ make an instant and lasting impression.”
Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The Composers
Jerrick Cavagnaro
B.E. Boykin
Stuart Thompson
Yshani Perinpanayagam
Andriy Hnatyshyn
Jessica Nelson
Paul Halley
Jessica French
George Baker
Ward Swingle
Richard Webster
Rosephanye Powell
Craig Phillips
James Whitbourn
Robert Parsons
John Ireland
Thomas Hewitt Jones
James Burton
The Great Glad Tidings Tell: Carols from Copley Square
The Choir of Trinity Church Boston, dir. Colin Lynch
Album Release: December 13, 2024
Catalogue #: APL22374
Label: Acis
Track count: 20
Total Time: 79’15”
UPC: 198937154221 (digital)
UPC: 198999122374 (CD)
Angels We Have Heard on High, arr. Jerrick Cavagnaro (b. 1996)
2. Coventry Carol, arr. B.E. Boykin (b. 1989)
3. Masters in this Hall, arr. Cavagnaro
4. What Child is This? Thomas Hewitt Jones (b. 1984)
5. Audete, Gaudete, arr. Ward Swingle (1927–2015)
6. Have you Seen the Baby Jesus? Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
7. O Little Town of Bethlehem, arr. Richard Webster (b. 1952)
8. There is No Rose, Jessica Nelson (b. 1983)
9. The Holly and the Ivy, Stuart Thompson (b. 1970)
10. In Bethlehem Above, Yshani Perinpanayagam (b. 1983)
11. O Come, all ye Faithful, arr. Webster
12. Що то за предиво в світі новина, (What is this great wonder of the world?) arr. Andriy Hnatyshyn (1906–1995)
13. Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day, James Burton (b. 1974)
14. Ave Maria, Robert Parsons (c. 1535–1572)
15. The Magi’s Dream, James Whitbourn (1963–2024)
16. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, arr. Webster/Craig Phillips (b. 1961)
17. The Holy Boy, John Ireland (1879–1962)
18. The Oxen, Jessica French (b. 1984)
19. The First Nowell, arr. Paul Halley (b. 1952)
20. Toccata-Gigue on the Sussex Carol, George Baker (b. 1951)
Total Time: 79:15
Recorded at Trinity Church in the City of Boston, May 28–31, 2024
Links: The Choir of Trinity Church Boston | Colin Lynch, conductor | Jerrick Cavagnaro, organ |
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