Christmas at Oakham

~ Release by Oakham School, David Woodcock (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Once in Royal David's City
brass:
Oakham School Brass Ensemble
organ:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
solo soprano vocals:
Lucy Hardy
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Henry John Gauntlett4:00
2What Sweeter Music
organ:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter5:12
3Torches
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Jerwoods Choir (Oakham School)
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Torches (Christmas carol)
composer:
John Joubert
John Joubert1:28
4Bethlehem Down
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer) (in 1927)
arranger:
David Hill (organist and conductor)
Peter Warlock4:12
5God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
brass:
Oakham School Brass Ensemble
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
[traditional]3:03
6Sweet Was the Song
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Jerwoods Choir (Oakham School)
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Sweet Was the Song
composer:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
David Woodcock2:23
7Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
organ:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, op. 75 no. 2
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Gardner (British composer) (in 1965)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Gardner2:20
8O Men From the Fields
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Jerwoods Choir (Oakham School)
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
O men from the fields (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Padraic Colum
composer:
Arnold Cooke (composer)
Arnold Cooke1:44
9Christmas Concerto
cello:
Jody Brewster
violin:
Christie Attwood and Helen Jeffes
orchestra:
Oakham School Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
12 concerti grossi, op. 6
Arcangelo Corelli15:40
10Personent Hodie
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Jerwoods Choir (Oakham School)
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Personent Hodie (arr. Holst; aka “On This Day”; “Christmas Song”)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1916)
version of:
Personent hodie (1582 version)
part of:
Three Carols
Gustav Holst2:24
11Balulalow
harp:
Dianne Marshall (harpist)
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
solo soprano vocals:
Christie Attwood and Annabel Sadler
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IV. (b) Balulalow
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Benjamin Britten1:19
12Sussex Carol
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:38
13Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
[traditional]3:08
14Hark the Herald Angels Sing
brass:
Oakham School Brass Ensemble
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Felix Mendelssohn2:53
15Dormi Jesu
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Dormi Jesu
composer:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
David Woodcock2:18
16Prelude in G major BWV 541
organ:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Präludium und Fuge G-Dur, BWV 541: I. Präludium
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Präludium und Fuge G-Dur, BWV 541
Johann Sebastian Bach3:01
17Infant Holy
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Infant Holy (arr. Willcocks)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
[traditional]2:13
18Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
organ:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Anthony Piccolo (composer)
Anthony Piccolo4:19
19O Come All Ye Faithful
brass:
Oakham School Brass Ensemble
organ:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Oakham School Chapel Choir
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill (organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
[traditional]4:20
20Away in a Manger
organ:
Thomas Wiggall
choir vocals:
Jerwoods Choir (Oakham School)
conductor:
David Woodcock (organist, choirmaster & musical director)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
William James Kirkpatrick2:55