O Magnum Mysterium
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross
Conductor
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect
Organ
Anon. 15th Century
Qui creavit celum (The Song of the Nuns of Chester)
Cristóbal de Morales
O magnum mysterium
Spanish trad.
Riu, riu, chiu
Edward Naylor
Vox dicentis: clama
Imogen Holst
The Virgin Unspotted
English trad.
There is no rose of swych vertu
Herbert Howells
A spotless rose
Lucy Walker
The angels' song
John Tavener
Nowell! Nowell! Out of your sleep
John Rutter
Shepherd's pipe carol
Stuart Nicholson
Ding! Dong! Merrily on high
- interval-
Jean Mouton
Nesciens Mater
Francis Poulenc
O magnum mysterium
French trad.
Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris
Pierre Villette
Jesu, dulcis memoria
Will Todd
My Lord is come
Morten Lauridsen
O magnum mysterium
Michael Pratorius
In dulci jubilo a 8
William Mathias
A babe is born
Peter Warlock
Benedicamus Domino
Iain Farrington
Nova, nova
Trad. arr. Jim Clements
Santa Claus is coming to town
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross return to St John’s Smith Square for their annual performance at the Christmas Festival, performing a magnificent festive programme that stretches from the richness of Renaissance polyphony by Praetorius, Morales, and Mouton to masterpieces by Howells, Iain Farrington and Will Todd.