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Rejoice! Christmas At The Sage Gateshead

Halsey / Northern Sinfonia
Release Date: 09/11/2012 
Label:  Avie   Catalog #: 2244   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Roderick Elms,  Johann Georg Eberling,  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Felix Mendelssohn,   ... 
Conductor:  Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Northern Sinfonia,  Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

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
Written: England 
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
Written: England 
13.
Jingle Bells by James Pierpont
Conductor:  Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Northern Sinfonia,  Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1857; USA 
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
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1948; USA 
17.
The Lord is my shepherd by Howard Goodall
Conductor:  Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Northern Sinfonia,  Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: England 

Sound Samples

Fanfare da Festa
O Come, O Come Immanuel
All My Heart This Night
The Sussex Carol
The First Nowell
The Marvellous Birth
O Little Town of Bethlehem
In Dulci Jubilo
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Sleigh Ride
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Carol
Good King Wenceslas
Jingle Bells
Ring Out, Wild Bells
O Come All Ye Faithful
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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