O Holy Night
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The award-winning Edinburgh Singers presented an evening of
angelic festive music, featuring well-known favourites and some
less familiar music in a choral celebration of Christmas in the
historic Greyfriars Kirk.
- Musical Director - John Gormley
- Organist - Henry Wallace
- *****
- Once in Royal David's City (Soloist: Aileen
Boyle)
- Sweenlinck Hodie Christus Natus Est
- Arr. Willcocks Gabriel's Message
- Guerrero Canite Tuba
- Andrea Gabrielli Magnificat
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Arr. Wood Past Three a Clock
- Arr. Willcocks Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- Arr. Shaw Coventry Carol
- Arr Jacques Rejoice and be Merry
- The First Nowell
- Arr Gormley Orientis Partibus
- Praetorius Psallite unigenito
- Arr. Gormley Riu, Riu, Chiu (Soloist:
Jonathan Wright)
- Arr.Gormley Gaudete (Soloist: Sean
MacBride-Stuart)
- Trad. C15 Sing We to this Merry Company (Soloists:
Catherine Siddall, Rory Wilson)
- Ding Dong Merrily on High
- Good King Wenceslas
- Arr. Willcocks Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and
Slumber
- Arr. Willcocks I Saw Three Ships
- Arr. Pearsall In Dulci Jubilo (Soloists:
Aileen Boyle, Catherine Siddall, Jenny Rice-Jones, Ailis
Sandilands, Keith Main, Rory Wilson, Jonathan Wright, Mark
Woods)
- Adam O Holy Night (Soloist: Claire Claymore)
- God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
- Walton All This Time
- Walton What Cheer?
- Walton King Herod and the Clock
- Walton Make We Our Joy Now in this Fest
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- Arr. Arthur Warrell A Merry Christmas