King's College - A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols 2016 [FM]

King's College

'A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols 2016'

King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England

Christmas Eve, Saturday December 24th, 2016

BBC Radio 4 Broadcast Recording

Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3

Track List: (Artwork Included)

Disc 1:

Track 101. intro 1:35

Track 102. Hymn 10:45

Once in Royal David’s City (desc. Cleobury)

Bidding Prayer read by the Dean

A Babe is born (Mathias)

Track 103. First Lesson 7:15

Genesis 3 vv 8-19 read by a Chorister

Jesus Christ the apple tree (Poston)

Adam lay ybounden (Gaynor Howard)

Track 104. Second Lesson 5:32

Genesis 22 vv 15-18 read by a Choral Scholar

Riu, riu chiu (Flecha the Elder)

In dulci jubilo (H. Praetorius)

Track 105. Third Lesson 6:43

Isaiah 9 vv 2, 6-7 read by a representative of the Cambridge Churches

Sussex Carol (arr. Brian Kelly)

Hymn: O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Vaughan Williams)

Track 106. Fourth Lesson 7:26

Isaiah 11 vv 1-3a, 4a, 6-9 read by a representative of the City of Cambridge

The Lamb (Tavener)

A spotless rose (Howells)

Track 107. Fifth Lesson 7:26

Luke 1 vv 26-38 read by a representative of our sister college at Eton

I sing of a maiden (Lennox Berkeley)

Joys Seven (arr. Cleobury)

Disc 2:

Track 201. Sixth Lesson 9:08

Luke 2 vv 1 -7 read by the Chaplain

Quelle est cette odeur? (arr. Willcocks)

This Ender Night (Michael Berkeley - Commission [world premiere])

Track 202. Seventh Lesson 8:44

Luke 2 vv 8-16 read by the Director of Music

In the bleak midwinter (Darke)

Hymn: While shepherds watched (desc. Cleobury)

Track 203. Eighth Lesson 8:51

Matthew 2 vv 1-12 read by the Vice-Provost

Bethlehem Down (Warlock)

Ding, dong merrily (Wood arr. Wilberg and Stevens)

Track 204. Ninth Lesson 11:10

John 1 vv 1-14 read by the Provost

Hymn: O come, all ye faithful (arr. Willcocks)

Collect and Blessing

Hymn: Hark, the Herald Angels sing (desc. Ledger)

Track 205. Organ Voluntaries 2:36

In dulci jubilo (BWV 729) (Bach) 

For many people around the world, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, live from the candlelit Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, marks the beginning of Christmas. It is based around nine Bible readings which tell the story of the loving purposes of God. They are interspersed with carols old and new, sung by the world-famous chapel choir who also lead the congregation in traditional Christmas hymns. (...More)