Illuminare
Saturday, December 17, 2011
The Edinburgh Singers presented their Christmas Concert in the
beautiful Church of St Cuthbert's Lothian Road.
- Musical Director: John Gormley
- Organist: Morley Whitehead
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- Mendelssohn Weihnachten
- Gauntlett / Mann (descant Gormley) Once in
Royal David's City (Soloist: Aileen Boyle)
- Arr. Willcocks Angelus ad Virginem
- Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Soloist: Joanne
Dunwell)
- Arr. Wood A Virgin Most Pure
- Arr. Sargent Zither Carol
- Arr. Willcocks The First Nowell
- Handl Resonet in Laudibus
- Hassler Angelus ad Pastores Ait (Soloists: Aileen
Boyle, Joanne Dunwell, Sophie Brown, Catherine Dunlop, Alex Marks,
Ailis Sandilands, Davis Leaver, Justin Nash)
- Praetorius Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
- Praetorius In natali domini
- Schütz Ein Kind ist uns geboren
- Arr. Praetorius Good Christians all
rejoice
- Mathias A Babe is Born
- Arr. Willcocks Sussex Carol
- R R Terry Myn Lyking
- Leontovych / Wilhousky Carol of the Bells
- Joubert Torches
- Arr. Willcocks Good King
Wenceslas
- Thomas Wilson There is no rose
- Judith Weir Illuminare
- Whitacre Lux Aurumque (Soloist: Aileen
Boyle)
- Arr. Willcocks God rest ye merry,
gentlemen
- Cornelius (arr. Atkins) The Three Kings (Soloist:
Jonathan Wright)
- R R Bennett What sweeter music
- Arr. Gormley Coventry Carol
- Darke In the bleak mid-winter (Soloists: Claire
Claymore, David Leaver)
- Arr. Willcocks Hark! The herald
angels sing
- Arr. Arthur Warrell We wish you a merry Christmas