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A leading light in the world of youth choral music, the Rodolfus Choir is made up of choristers from ages 16-25 who are past and present participants of the Eton Choral Courses, begun by the choir's director Ralph Allwood in 1980.
This new Christmas programme mixes the familiar with works not usually heard in carol services – such as Tomas Luis de Victoria's stunning eight-part, two-choir Ave Maria (from an edition prepared by John Rutter), and more recent works such as Chris Chivers' Ecce Puer and Eric Whitacre's Lux Aurumque. Such a programme is well-suited to a choir with the versatility and enthusiasm of the Rodolfus choir.
A leading light in the world of youth choral music, the Rodolfus Choir is made up of choristers from ages 16-25 who are past and present participants of the Eton Choral Courses, begun by the choir's director Ralph Allwood in 1980.
This new Christmas programme mixes the familiar with works not usually heard in carol services – such as Tomas Luis de Victoria's stunning eight-part, two-choir Ave Maria (from an edition prepared by John Rutter), and more recent works such as Chris Chivers' Ecce Puer and Eric Whitacre's Lux Aurumque. Such a programme is well-suited to a choir with the versatility and enthusiasm of the Rodolfus choir. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child, Op. 25b by Kenneth Leighton
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Written: 1948
2.
The Oxen by Philip Radcliffe
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
3.
Lullaby, MB 110 by William Byrd
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
4.
The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?" by John Tavener
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1982; England
5.
Ecce puer by Chris Chivers
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
6.
O magnum mysterium by Morten Lauridsen
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1994; USA
7.
Traditional English Carols (8): no 6, The truth sent from above by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; England
8.
Lux aurumque by Eric Whitacre
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2000; USA
9.
Lullay, my liking, Op. 34 no 2/H 129 by Gustav Holst
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1916; England
10.
Motets (4) pour le temps de Noël: no 1, O magnum mysterium by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951-1952; France
11.
O, do not move by John Tavener
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1990; England
12.
Alma Redemptoris mater by Giovanni Palestrina
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; Italy
13.
Welcome Yule by Charles Hubert Parry
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1917; England
14.
Remember, O thou man by Thomas Ravenscroft
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1611; England
15.
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Elisabeth Poston
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1967; England
16.
Ave Maria by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
17.
Crown of Roses by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
18.
Bethlehem Down by Peter Warlock
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; England
19.
Today the Virgin by John Tavener
Conductor:
Ralph Allwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rodolfus Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1989; England
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