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Ring in the season with Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead, with resident orchestra Northern Sinfonia conducted by Simon Halsey and joined by the amassed Northern Sinfonia Chorus and youth choir Quay Voices. This festive live recording features something for everyone—traditional carols, popular tunes, and modern favorites—making it the perfect stocking filler for far-flung family and friends.
Ring in the season with Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead, with resident orchestra Northern Sinfonia conducted by Simon Halsey and joined by the amassed Northern Sinfonia Chorus and youth choir Quay Voices. This festive live recording features something for everyone—traditional carols, popular tunes, and modern favorites—making it the perfect stocking filler for far-flung family and friends. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Fanfare da Festa by Roderick Elms
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: 20th Century
2.
All My Heart This Night by Johann Georg Eberling
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
3.
English Hymnal: O little town of Bethlehem by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906; England
4.
Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing" by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Germany
5.
The Marvellous Birth by Robert Chilcott
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
6.
Wassail Carol by William Mathias
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: 20th Century
7.
We wish you a merry Christmas by Traditional
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
8.
The first nowell by Traditional
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Written: England
9.
On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol" by Traditional
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Written: England
10.
O come, O come Emmanuel by Traditional
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: Renaissance
Written: 15th Century; France
11.
In dulci jubilo by Traditional
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: Medieval
Written: 12th Century; Germany
12.
Good King Wenceslas by Traditional
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
13.
Jingle Bells by James S. Pierpont
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1857
14.
Adeste fideles "O come, all ye faithful" by John Francis Wade
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: by 1782; England
15.
Ring out, wild bells by Percy Fletcher
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
16.
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
17.
The Lord is my shepherd by Howard Goodall
Conductor:
Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Northern Sinfonia,
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
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