I Saw Three Ships

JEAN MOUTON c.1459-1522 (c. 1459-1522)

1

Nesciens Mater

5:51

SERGE RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)

2

Ave Maria

3:05

PAUL MANZ (b. 1919)

3

E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come

2:39

HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983)

4

A Spotless Rose

3:15

Greg Skidmore baritone

ELIZABETH MACONCHY (1907-1994)

5

There is no rose

1:51

ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896)

6

Virga Jesse

3:48

JOHN GARDNER (b. 1917)

7

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

2:24

HERBERT HOWELLS

8

Tryste Noel

5:08

James Atherton tenor

JOHN TAVENER (b. 1944)

9

The Lamb

3:27

TRADITIONAL arr. Philip Ledger (b. 1937)

10

On Christmas Night

1:57

11

Away in a manger

2:41

SIR RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT (b. 1936)

12

I saw three ships

2:34

WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934-1992)

13

A babe is born

3:21

TRADITIONAL arr. Mark Blatchly (b. 1960)

14

Silent Night

3:12

Ciaran Walshe treble

15

Sleep, Little Jesus, Sleep

2:54

Ciaran Walshe treble

Sebastian Field counter-tenor

16

Noel Nouvelet

4:05

Laurence Keeling treble

JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927)

17

Torches

1:36

PETER WARLOCK (1894-1930)

18

Bethlehem Down

3:51

TRADITIONAL arr. Charles Wood (1866-1926)

19

Ding dong merrily on high

2:01

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)

20

The Blessed Son of God

2:45

TRADITIONAL arr. Arthur Warrell (1900-1970)

21

We wish you a merry Christmas

1:55

HAROLD DARKE (1888-1976)

22

In the bleak midwinter

4:41

Russell Burton tenor

TRADITIONAL arr. David Willcocks

23

O come, all ye faithful

3:49

24

Deck the hall

1:30

Robert Houssart organ

Andrew Nethsingha

19, 20, 24 January & 2 February 2007