Advent Carols from King’s College London | Delphian DCD34226

Advent Carols from King’s College London

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Label: Delphian

Cat No: DCD34226

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Christmas

Release Date: 25th October 2019

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About

Every December, over a thousand people attend the Advent carol service in the Chapel of King’s College London, which is repeated over three nights to meet demand.

This album offers a snapshot of one such service, with its characteristic mix of plainchant, seasonal hymns and polyphony old and new. The Great O Antiphons (sung according to medieval Sarum practice) provide the backbone, pointing inexorably towards the Christmas birth.

A brace of premiere recordings centres on composers with personal connections to King’s College, and is complemented by current Professor of Composition George Benjamin’s rarely heard setting of a prophetic text after Isaiah. It intensifies the mood of heightened expectation proper to this very special season, and reminds us that something truly extraordinary is about to happen.

“well focused, clean and expressive” – Choir & Organ, March 2019

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