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A Festival of Britten

Name: A Festival of Britten
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James Sherlock (organ, piano) & Vicky Lester (harp)

National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, National Youth Choir, Training Choir South, Training Choir North, Cambiata Voices, Boys' Choir, Girls' Choir, Chamber Choir, Robert Isaacs, Greg Beardsell, Rachel Staunton, Dominic Peckham, Niall...

These are not performances for those who like their Britten to sound like the Choir of King's College Cambridge in the days of David Willcocks. All preciosity has gone; the vowels are open and... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 4th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: DCD34133
Label: Delphian
Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

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Britten: Fancie

Work length1:04

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James Sherlock (piano)
National Youth Boys' Choir
Greg Hallam
Recorded: 30 August 2013
Recording Venue: Sage Gateshead, UK

Britten: Festival Te Deum in E Major, Op. 32

Work length6:28

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Kirsty O'Neill (soprano), James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir South
Greg Beardsell
Recorded: 28 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Britten: A Hymn of Saint Columba

Work length1:48

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James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir South
Greg Beardsell
Recorded: 28 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Britten: Hymn to St. Peter, Op. 56a

Work length6:15

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Kirsty Hobkirk (soprano), James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir South
Greg Beardsell
Recorded: 28 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Britten: Three 2-Part Songs

Work length6:12

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James Sherlock (piano)
National Youth Boys' Choir
Greg Hallam
Recorded: 30 August 2013
Recording Venue: Sage Gateshead, UK

No. 1, The Ride-by-Nights

Track length1:15

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No. 2, The Rainbow

Track length3:21

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No. 3, The Ship of Rio

Track length1:36

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Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin

Work length3:27

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National Youth Training Choir North
Dominic Peckham
Recorded: 18 August 2013
Recording Venue: Oundle School, UK

Britten: Jubilate Deo in C Major

Work length2:40

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James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir South
Greg Beardsell
Recorded: 28 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27

Work length9:49

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National Youth Chamber Choir
Ben Parry
Recorded: 23 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Britten: Te Deum in C

Work length8:16

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Sophie Rudge (soprano), James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir North
Dominic Peckham
Recorded: 18 August 2013
Recording Venue: Oundle School, UK

Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave & Lady Barnard

Work length10:30

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James Sherlock (piano)
Cambiata Voices
Niall Crowley
Recorded: 30 August 2013
Recording Venue: Sage Gateshead, UK

Britten: Psalm 70 "Deus in adjutorium meum"

Work length5:10

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National Youth Chamber Choir
Ben Parry
Recorded: 23 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Britten: Antiphon, Op. 56b

Work length6:09

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James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir North
Rachel Staunton
Recorded: 18 August 2013
Recording Venue: Oundle School, UK

Britten: Jubilate Deo in E flat major (1934)

Work length2:39

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James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Training Choir North
Rachel Staunton
Recorded: 18 August 2013
Recording Venue: Oundle School, UK

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28

Work length23:19

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Vicky Lester (harp), Saskia Jamieson-Bibb (vocals), Nia Chittenden (vocals), Rosie Weston (vocals)
National Youth Girls' Choir
Esther Jones
Recorded: 23 August 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Procession

Track length1:30

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Wolcum Yole!

Track length1:25

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There Is No Rose

Track length2:37

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That Yongë Child

Track length1:48

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Balulalow

Track length1:29

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As Dew in Aprille

Track length1:03

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This Little Babe

Track length1:29

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Interlude

Track length3:14

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In Freezing Winter Night

Track length3:56

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Spring Carol

Track length1:17

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Deo Gracias

Track length1:13

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Recession

Track length2:18

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Britten: Festival Cantata, Op. 30

Work length18:23

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Bethany Partridge (soprano), Rebekah Jones (alto), Jacob Dorrell (tenor), Tom Bell (bass), James Sherlock (organ)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Robert Isaacs
Recorded: 11 April 2013
Recording Venue: Chapel of Tonbridge School, UK

Rejoice in the Lamb

Track length18:23

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In the 30 years since the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain were born, they have continued to blossom and flourish.

New director Ben Parry was quick to notice they share their birthday in 2013 with Britten's centenary, and the result is this celebratory double album.

Over the course of a year the Delphian engineers have followed the various choirs on their courses, and for the first time all eight groups appear on disc: 600 singers, eight conductors, in three different venues.

The vast range of Britten's choral output encompasses work to match the character of each of the different choirs, from the fresh-faced eagerness of the Training Choirs to the maturity and sophistication of the elite National Youth Chamber Choir. The rigorous training all these singers enjoy bears abundant fruit. Their vocal discipline, their energy, their sheer enthusiasm is vividly conveyed in this unique double birthday celebration.

Artists

James Sherlock (organ, piano) & Vicky Lester (harp)

Reviews

January 2014

These are not performances for those who like their Britten to sound like the Choir of King's College Cambridge in the days of David Willcocks. All preciosity has gone; the vowels are open and streetwise; high solos are taken by sopranos, not trebles.

January 2014

Each choir has its own conductor but the standard is admirably consistent. For the collector, the main point is not that the choirs are young and amateur so much as the numbers involved...the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain have given a strong reminder of their ambition and quality, if any was needed.

November 2013

The brooding side of the harpsichord is well represented… this is delivery of the highest order, virtuosic, articulate and supple rhythm… A fine achievement and an extremely satisfying release.

18th November 2013

The singing is skilful throughout. Above all, the listener consistently feels the commitment and enthusiasm of these young musicians. Obviously, these recordings remind us what a skilled composer for choirs Britten was...I think Benjamin Britten would have loved this album and that he’d rejoice to know that these young people are being so effectively trained, not just in his music but in the joys of singing.

8th November 2013

you get the joy of fresh voices cleanly singing a generous cross-section of Britten’s output...[A Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb] are particularly delightful. The pleasures also keep coming in the shorter church settings.

A Festival of Britten

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