"… Magical … the sound is impressively transparent" - Fanfare

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Star of Wonder
San Francisco Choral Artists
Ralph Hooper, Director

RR-21CD

Festive music for the holiday season performed by an outstanding mixed chorus with pipe organ, harp, flute and bellringers!
Recorded in the glorious cathedral acoustics of Saint Ignatius Church, San Francisco


PROGRAM
1.   SILENT NIGHT
(arr. M. Sargent)
2.   NATIVITY CAROL
(J. Rutter)
3.   WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
(arr. S. Paulus)
4.   COME, DEAR CHILDREN
(A. Burt, arr. H. Ades)
5.   CANTATE DOMINO
(H. Schutz)
6.   GLORIA
(T. Victoria)
7.   GAUDETE OMNES
(H. Praetorius)
8.   CAROLING, CAROLING
(A. Burt, arr. H. Ades)
9.   THE NATIVITY
(R. Dirksen)
10. GREEN GROWTH THE HOLLY
(R. Nixon)
11. CHRISTMAS CAROL
(K. Mecham)
 12. SIR CHRISTÉMAS
(W. Mathias)
13. INTERLUDE FROM "CEREMONY OF CAROLS"
( B. Britten)
14. LO! HOW A ROSE E'ER BLOOMING
(H. Distler)
15. O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM
(F. Poulenc)
16. VIRGA JESSE
(A. Bruckner)
17. WE'LL DRESS THE HOUSE
(A. Burt, arr. H. Ades)
18. WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
(arr. D. Wollcocks)
19. NOEL NOUVELET
(arr. K. Malucelli)
20. O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
(arr. D. Willcocks)
21. DECK THE HALL
(arr. K. Malucelli)

Total Time: 56:41

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