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
• *****

1. Once in Royal David's City (Soloist: Aileen Boyle)
2. Sweenlinck Hodie Christus Natus Est
3. Arr. Willcocks Gabriel's Message
4. Guerrero Canite Tuba
5. Andrea Gabrielli Magnificat
6. O Little Town of Bethlehem
7. Arr. Wood Past Three a Clock
8. Arr. Willcocks Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
9. Arr. Shaw Coventry Carol
10. Arr Jacques Rejoice and be Merry
11. The First Nowell
12. Arr Gormley Orientis Partibus
13. Praetorius Psallite unigenito
14. Arr. Gormley Riu, Riu, Chiu (Soloist: Jonathan Wright)
15. Arr.Gormley Gaudete (Soloist: Sean MacBride-Stuart)
16. Trad. C15 Sing We to this Merry Company (Soloists: Catherine Siddall, Rory Wilson)
17. Ding Dong Merrily on High
18. Good King Wenceslas
19. Arr. Willcocks Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber
20. Arr. Willcocks I Saw Three Ships
21. Arr. Pearsall In Dulci Jubilo (Soloists: Aileen Boyle, Catherine Siddall, Jenny Rice-Jones, Ailis Sandilands, Keith Main, Rory Wilson, Jonathan Wright, Mark Woods)
22. Adam O Holy Night (Soloist: Claire Claymore)
23. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
24. Walton All This Time
25. Walton What Cheer?
26. Walton King Herod and the Clock
27. Walton Make We Our Joy Now in this Fest
28. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
29. Arr. Arthur Warrell A Merry Christmas