Recordings
A Christmas Celebration
December 2007
This recording conveys the spirit of Christmas through an extraordinary range of musical style and language. From the traditional fare of Anglican carol services to contemporary music from the Dominican Republic, the mystery, magic and festivity of the season are all celebrated.
Conductor - Julian Wilkins, Organ - James Sherlock, Percussion - Graham Instrall
- Hodie Christus natus est - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
- Matin responsory - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Weihnachten - Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Philip Ledger
- Hark! the herald angels sing - Felix Mendelssohn
- Tyebye poyem - A I Labinski
- Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (1) - Francis Poulenc
- Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (2) - Francis Poulenc
- Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (3) - Francis Poulenc
- Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (4) - Francis Poulenc
- The rainbow carol - Selwyn Image & Julian Wilkins
- Hymne à la Vierge - Pierre Villette
- iLlega la Navidad! - Ramón Díaz, arr. Juan Tony Guzman
- Jajang, jajang, Ahgi Yesu - Hyun Chul Lee
- Amuworo ayi otu nwa - Christian Onyeji
- The first Noel - traditional, arr. David Maddux
- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - John Gardner
- Adam lay ybounden - Matthew Larkin
- The lamb - John Tavener
- Alleluia! I bring you news of great joy - Francis Grier
- The Lord at first - Ralph Vaughan Williams
- O magnum mysterium - Morten Lauridsen
- O come, all ye faithful! - John Francis Wade, arr. Philip Ledger & David Willcocks
- We wish you a merry Christmas - traditional, arr. Arthur Warrell
- Have yourself a merry little Christmas - Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Peter Gritton
Running time 70' 39"
To order a copy, please email info@cambridgechorale.org.uk.
My spirit sang all day
December 2005
This recording was made at a public concert given on 17 July 2005 in West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. The programme includes Chorale favourites such as the African folksong O-re-mi and O crux ave by Rihards Dubra. The CD ends with the fabulous double-choir Ave Maria by Franz Biebl.
Lovely, well-nuanced performances with a fine sense of style - Simon Halsey, Chorus Director, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
A round-the-world programme with something for everyone, sung with commitment and joy by a fresh-voiced young choir which does credit to Cambridge and to its expert and versatile conductor Julian Wilkins. [...] This is what a good community chamber choir should be about! - John Rutter, Composer
This CD has now sold out.
Northern Lights
Spring 1999
This CD is devoted to the work of Rihards Dubra, and features not only a selection of his choral motets (there is, incidentally, no duplication of material between this disc and Alpha-Omega), but also larger works for choir, marimba, saxophone and organ.
This CD has now sold out.
Alpha-Omega
Spring 1996
Cambridge Chorale's first CD recording has been well received by audiences and critics alike. It covers many musical styles, and includes motets by Dubra, Monteverdi and Rachmaninov, songs by Samuel Barber, and contemporary science-fiction 'mood music' by Dave Hewson, Tony Hymas, and Stephen Baker.
Director - Michael Kibblewhite
This recording was chosen by the critic Richard Baker as his CD Choice in the October 1997 issue of Classic FM Magazine, and has also been reviewed in BBC Music Magazine.
This CD has now sold out.
Commercial recordings
Cambridge Chorale has made a number of commercial recordings, both as a contributor to library discs and as a session choir. A number of these recordings have been used on national television and radio in advertisements, jingles and as background music to documentaries. To enquire about booking Cambridge Chorale for recording sessions please email info@cambridgechorale.org.uk.