Choral highlights 2015

~ Release by The Oxford Choir (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1This joyful Eastertide
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
This Joyful Eastertide
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Matthew Owens (choral conductor and organist)
Matthew Owens2:01
2Holy is the true light
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Holy is the true light
composer:
Gabriel Jackson (choral composer)
Gabriel Jackson4:03
3O give thanks unto the Lord
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
O give thanks unto the Lord
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1977)
John Rutter3:52
4Song of Creation
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Song of Creation
composer:
Howard Helvey (American composer)
Howard Helvey2:06
5Build this House
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Build this House
composer:
Michael Berkeley (British composer)
Michael Berkeley6:44
6A Litany
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
A Litany
lyricist:
Phineas Fletcher
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1916)
William Walton3:16
7When I survey the Wondrous Cross
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
St. John Passion, Pt. III: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
composer:
Bob Chilcott
part of:
Five Passion Hymns
part of:
St. John Passion
Bob Chilcott2:55
8Light Eternal
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Light Eternal
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and Denise Levertov (British-American poet)
composer:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2014)
Cecilia McDowall5:33
9Come away, come away, death
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Come away, come away, death
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Howard Skempton (British composer)
Howard Skempton2:17
10When that I was and a little tiny boy
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
When that I was and a little tiny boy
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Alan Bullard (British composer) (in 2014)
Alan Bullard2:28
11Hark, hark the lark
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Hark, hark the lark
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Alan Bullard (British composer) (in 2014)
Alan Bullard1:59
12Touch her soft lips and part
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Touch her soft lips and part (for choir, Chilcott)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
arranger:
Bob Chilcott
arrangement of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Touch her soft lips and part (for string orchestra, Walton)
William Walton2:04
13When icicles hang by the wall
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
When icicles hang by the wall
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Stephen Hatfield (Canadian composer)
Stephen Hatfield2:18
14Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Owain Park (British composer, arranger, conductor)
Owain Park5:22
15Over hill, over dale
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Over hill, over dale
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Andrea Ramsey (American composer)
Andrea Ramsey3:05
16A flower remembered
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
A flower remembered
lyricist:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 2012)
John Rutter3:18
17Mo li hua (Jasmine flower)
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Mo li hua: 5. Mo li hua (Jasmine Flower)
composer:
Bob Chilcott
part of:
Mo li hua
Bob Chilcott3:08
18Wide open spaces
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Wide Open Spaces
lyricist and composer:
Sarah Quartel (Canadian composer)
Sarah Quartel3:19
19Here in my heart
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Here in my heart
lyricist and composer:
Sarah Quartel (Canadian composer)
Sarah Quartel4:31
20Beneath the mat
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Mouse Tales: I. Beneath the Mat
lyricist:
Lewis Carroll (English writer)
composer:
Bob Chilcott
part of:
Mouse Tales
Bob Chilcott1:37
21The Trial
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Mouse Tales: II. The Trial
lyricist:
Lewis Carroll (English writer)
composer:
Bob Chilcott
part of:
Mouse Tales
Bob Chilcott1:50
22Don't forget tomorrow
choir vocals:
The Oxford Choir
conductor:
Bob Chilcott
recording of:
Don't forget tomorrow
composer:
Pete Churchill (Canadian-British jazz musician and composer)
Pete Churchill3:04