Notes and Editorial Reviews
Mardi Brass take a break from their 4-CD series "Something Old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" (3 CDs out on LIR, final volume due out next year) and present their own take on popular Christmas carols, with the dynamic King's Lynn Festival Chorus, under the baton of Tom Appleton. This recording includes a premiere of "See Christmas All Around us Shine" written by Ed Maxwell, alongside their own quirky and lively arrangements of well-known classics. Mardi Brass is a versatile and dynamic brass quintet which performs music in a plethora of musical styles spanning six centuries. Since its founding in 1992, the group has performed throughout Britain, thrilling audiences with its blend of music and humour.
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Performance venues have included London's Purcell Room and the Edinburgh Fringe; the group has also appeared on BBC1, BBC2, and numerous radio stations. King's Lynn Festival Chorus, under the direction of Tom Appleton and assisted by pianist and composer John Byron, is one of the UK's most talented and dynamic community choirs. As well as being resident choir for the prestigious King's Lynn Festival, it performs concerts throughout the year to large audiences in King's Lynn and beyond. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing" by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Germany
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs.
2.
Ding Dong! Merrily on high by Traditional
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; France
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs.
3.
Once in Royal David's City by Henry John Gauntlett
Performer:
Alexandra Saunders ()
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; England
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.
4.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 4 Minutes 22 Secs.
5.
Joy to the World by Lowell Mason
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; USA
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs.
6.
O little town of Bethlehem by Henry Walford Davies
Performer:
Alexandra Saunders ()
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs.
7.
God rest ye merry, gentlemen by Traditional
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Written: England
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs.
8.
In the bleak midwinter by Harold Drake
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: 20th Century
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 5 Minutes 41 Secs.
9.
Away in a manger by William J. Kirkpatrick
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: 20th Century
Written: USA
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs.
10.
Angels from the realms of glory by Traditional
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Written: France
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs.
11.
Hush-a-Bye, carol for chorus & brass ensemble by Adam Woolf
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Modern
Written: 09/1963
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
12.
See Christmas All Around Us Shine, carol for chorus & brass ensemble by Edward Maxwell
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2010
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs.
13.
The first nowell by Traditional
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Written: England
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 8 Minutes 1 Secs.
14.
Adeste fideles "O come, all ye faithful" by John Francis Wade
Conductor:
Tom Appleton
Period: Classical
Written: by 1782; England
Venue: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Cha
Length: 6 Minutes 57 Secs.
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