Be All Merry
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Label: Signum
Cat No: SIGCD643
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Christmas
Release Date: 16th October 2020
Contents
Works
Curoo CurooChriste, redemptor omnium
Suantrai
In dulci jubilo
Be All Merry
We Toast the Days
Carol of the Bells (arr. Desmond Earley)
Cro na Nollag
O magnum mysterium
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Desmond Earley)
The Adoration of the Magi
Auld Lang Syne (arr. Desmond Earley)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. John Hoybye)
The Wexford Carol (arr. Desmond Earley)
Artists
The Choral Scholars of University College DublinIrish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Desmond EarleyWorks
Curoo CurooChriste, redemptor omnium
Suantrai
In dulci jubilo
Be All Merry
We Toast the Days
Carol of the Bells (arr. Desmond Earley)
Cro na Nollag
O magnum mysterium
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Desmond Earley)
The Adoration of the Magi
Auld Lang Syne (arr. Desmond Earley)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. John Hoybye)
The Wexford Carol (arr. Desmond Earley)
Artists
The Choral Scholars of University College DublinIrish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Desmond EarleyAbout
Be All Merry is one of three new pieces especially composed for the Choral Scholars. This lively carol for choir, orchestra and violin by Irish composer Eoghan Desmond evokes the joyful play of Christmas in the lines “Be all merry in this house/Exultet celum laudibus!”
The recording contains a remarkable setting of the Advent plainsong hymn Christe Redemptor Omnium for tenor solo, chorus, violin and violoncello by Ivo Antognini, crafted for Choral Scholars with the kind support of the Swiss Embassy in Dublin.
The Adoration of the Magi by American composer Timothy Stephens is a breathtaking setting of W.B. Yeats’s poetry. A beautiful Irish-language lullaby - Cró na Nollag - set by father and son, Adhamhnán and Uinseann Mac Domhnaill and the much-loved Scottish tune simply titled Suantraí, are also included.
The Irish Chamber Orchestra are also featured on a number of tracks, including The Wexford Carol and Carol of the Bells. The choir close the album with the song most associated with friendship, hope and the promise of a new year, Auld Lang Syne.
The post-production phase of this recording project took place as the world grappled with the pandemic. American composer Linda Kachelmeier’s piece – We Toast the Days – serves as a reminder of the strength, love and hope that resonates throughout the world not simply at Christmastide but also during periods of hardship.
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