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CHORAL
WEEK 3
w/b Monday 18th December 2023
Britten: This Little Babe (from 'A Ceremony of Carols')
Name: Edward Benjamin Britten
Born: November 22, 1913
Died: December 4, 1976
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monday
Nationality: British
Did you know? Britten was the first composer ever to be honoured with a life peerage, becoming Baron Britten of Aldeburgh in 1976.
What next?
Britten - There is no rose (from 'A Ceremony of Carols')
Britten - Deo Gracias (from 'A Ceremony of Carols')
Britten - Balulalow (from 'A Ceremony of Carols')
Pentatonix: Carol of the Bells
Name: Pentatonix
Formed: 2011
Disbanded: ---
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tuesday
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Pentatonix specialise in a cappella performance, where all the sounds you hear are produced using the human voice (including the percussion!).
What next?
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Deck the Halls
Mary did you know?
Annie Kissack: S'feayr yn Oie
Name: Annie Kissack
Born: 1969
Died: ---
Wednesday
Wednesday
Nationality: Manx
Did you know? Annie is also an accomplished poet and has written a collection of original nursery rhymes in Manx.
What next?
Manx Voices - Lullaby of the Virgin Mary
Alexandra Slater - Oikan ayns Bethlehem
David Kilgallon - While Shepherds Watch
John Rutter: Candlelight Carol
Name: John Milford Rutter
Born: September 24, 1945
Died: ---
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THURSDAY
Nationality: UK
Did you know? Although he has written numerous other pieces, it is Christmas carols for which John Rutter, often termed the 'Carol Man', is most famous.
What next?
John Rutter - Shepherd's Pipe Carol
John Rutter - Star Carol
John Rutter - What Sweeter Music
arr. Sir David Willcocks: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Sir David Willcocks
Born: December 30, 1919
Died: September 17, 2015
Friday
Friday
Nationality: UK
Did you know? Sir David was best known through his direction of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where his role included leading the annual televised service of Nine Lessons and Carols, for which he wrote and arranged numerous carols.
What next?
Once in Royal David's City
The Angel Gabriel
The First Nowell
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