Silent Night
A Christmas Program
Choir of Men & Boys
Washington National Cathedral
Nicholas White, Assistant Organist & Choirmaster
Douglas Major, organist & choirmaster
This Christmas recording features the Choir of Men and Boys at the National Cathedral. Traditional anthems, congregational singing and organ solos combine in the Gothic cathedral's acoustical cavern to create a recording of distinctive beauty.
Stewart: On This Day
Palestrina: Matin Responsory
Dirksen: Arise, Shine
Carol: Angels we have heard on high
Organ solo: Bach: Der Tag, der is so freudenreich
Major: Glory To God
Anon: All And Some
Biebl: Ave Maria
White: How Far Is It to Bethlehem?
Carol: Silent Night
Sing Lullaby (Basque)
Dirksen: A Child My choice
Organ solo: Bach: In duli Jubilo
Carol: Hark! The heard angels sing
Cornelius: The Three Kings
January Carol (Piae Cantiones)
Organ solo: Sumsion: Fantasie on Adeste Fideles