MYSTERY OF CHRISTMAS: English Renaissance and 21st Century - ORA SINGERS

The story of Christ’s birth has prompted generations of composers to expressions of joy and mystical reflection. Our selection of carols for this album unveils a whole treasure chest of offerings, some familiar, some less so, all giving voice to various elements of the nativity story. With the generous support of the Pureland Foundation we focus both on the miraculous Incarnation and the central role of the Virgin Mary. O Magnum Mysterium.

WILLIAM BYRD [1543-1623]
· O magnum mysterium (2'43)
ADRIAN PEACOCK [1962-]
· Venite, Gaudete! (2'23)
RODERICK WILLIAMS [1965-]
· O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel (7'08)
JUDITH WEIR
· Drop down, ye heavens, from above (1'40)
THOMAS TALLIS [c.1505-1585]
· Videte miraculum (9'55)
ANONYMOUS
· Coventry Carol (Medieval) (2'42)
ALLAIN RICHARD
· Coventry Carol (3'52)
ANONYMOUS
· Nova, nova (1'57)
JAMES MACMILLAN [1959-]
· Nova! Nova! Ave fit ex Eva (5'39)
JOHN RUTTER
· Suzi's Carol (5'00)
JAMIE W. HALL [1983-]
· As I lay upon a night (3'13)
ANONYMOUS
· There is no rose (Medieval) (3'22)
BEN ROWARTH [1992-]
· There is no rose (4'41)
THOMAS HYDE [1978-]
· Sweet was the song (2'02)
ANONYMOUS
· Now may we singen (4'25)
· Now may we singen (Medieval) (3'29)
FREDRIK SIXTEN [1962-]
· Mary's Lullaby (Silent Night) (4'01)
STEVEN SAMETZ [1954-]
· Gaudete (2'15)
MORTEN LAURIDSEN
· O magnum mysterium (1994) (6'00)