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Carols of the Bells (2017)

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Carols of the Bells (2017)

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1. Carol of the Bells | Leontovitch

2. Carol of the Bells | arr. Douglas Wagner, adapted by Susan Carscadden-Mifsud

3. Breath of Heaven | Chris Eaton & Amy Grant, arr. Lloyd Larson

4. Noel Nouvelet | arr. Kevin McChesney

5. Silent Night | Franz Gruber, arr. Cathy Moklebust, adapted by Gerald Neufeld

6. Huron Carol | arr. Gerald Neufeld

7. Joseph Made a Treasure Box |Larry Nickel

8. Little Lamb, Who Made Thee | Larry Nickel

9. Sleep Holy Child | Gerald Manning

10. Sing We Now of Christmas | Karen Lakey Buckwalter, adapted by Gerald Neufeld

11. Deck the Hall | arr. Norman Luboff

12. Masters in this Hall | arr. Mark Hayes

13. Comfort, Comfort Ye My People | arr. Cynthia Dobrinski

14. Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson

15. And the Trees do Moan | arr. Carl Wiltse

16. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | arr. Cynthia Dobrinski

17. Northern Lights | Ēriks Ešenvalds

Remember (2011)

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Remember (2011)

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1. If Music be the Food of Love | David Dickau

2. Paradise (Song of Georgian Bay) | Eleanor Daley

3. Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair | arr. René Clausen

4. Loch Lomond | arr. Johnathan Quick

5. Remember | Stephen Chatman

6. Les Raftsmen | arr. Ruth Watson Henderson

7. Prairie Greyhounds | Jeff Smallman

8. Four Strong Winds | Ian Tyson, arr. Larry Nickel

9. Frobisher Bay | James Gordon

10. North West Passage | Stan Rogers, arr. James Gordon

11. Carrickfergus | arr. Mark Sirett

12. We Rise Again | Leon Dubinsky, arr. Lydia Adams

13. Prayer of the Children | Kurt Bestor

14. Wade in the Water | arr. Moses Hogan

15. Worthy to be Praised | Byron Smith

Christmas in the Royal City (2010)

At Christmas, the mystery of the incarnation is celebrated with joy and jubilation through music that mediates the contradictions between divinity and humanity expressed in the story of Jesus’ birth. Whether one is a believer, a sceptic, or an atheist, one cannot but imbibe the essence of hope in the birth of a new era upon hearing the carols of Christmas. At their core, the message of “peace to all those of good will” is reflected in these simple, enchanting songs.

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Christmas in the Royal City (2010)

Performers

Guelph Chamber Choir
Gerald Neufeld, conductor
Alison MacNeill, piano
Christopher Dawes, organ

Featured Instrumentalists

Mary Lynne Whyte, Celtic harp
Lori Gemmell, harp
Catherine Anderson, cello
Susan Stephenson, flute

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1. Born this Night | Mary Lynne Whyte, arr. Jeff Enns and Gerald Neufeld
Carolynne Davy Godin, soloist

2. Torches | Brian Emery
Nancy Boss, soloist

3. Silent Night | arr. Malcolm Sargent

4. Joy to the World | Lowell Mason, arr. John Rutter

5. Away in a Manger | arr. Elmer Iseler

6. A Boy was Born in Bethlehem | Bert Van der Hoek
Anna Rowan and Chris Fischer, soloists

from Dancing Day | John Rutter

7. Prelude

8. Angelus ad virginem

9. Interlude

10. There is no Rose
Carolynne Davy Godin and Janice Coles, soloists | Lori Gemmell, harp

11. Nowel syng we bothe al and som | Anonymous
Chris Fischer and Neil McLaren, soloists

from Songs of the Nativity | Ruth Watson Henderson

12. Before the Paling of the Stars

13. Christ is Here

14. Zion Hears the Watchmen’s Voices | Johann Sebastian Bach

15. Fantasia on Christmas Carols | Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chris Fischer and Neil McLaren soloists | Catherine Anderson, cello

16. Fäbodpsalm Från Dalarna | Anders Öhrwahl
Poem: Someday, Perhaps…with Love | Judith A. Lindberg
Susan Stephenson, flute | Laura Harp, soloist | Gerald Neufeld, reader

17. The Very Best Time of Year | John Rutter

Goode Cheare (2003)

Much of the music on this compact disc is about the integration of the Christmas story into a society’s myths, and the mode of their presentation is an adaptation of old carols and texts to the jazz and world-music idioms of the 21st century. Accompanied by the Oliver Whitehead Jazz Ensemble, these carols, old and new, are alternately soulful and lively with instrumental improvisations that give them their distinctive character.

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Goode Cheare (2003)

Performers

Guelph Chamber Choir
Gerald Neufeld, conductor
Alison MacNeill, accompanist

Featured Instrumentalists

Oliver Whitehead Jazz Ensemble
Henry Janzen, viola

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Masters in this Hall/Bryan O’Lynn’s Jig | arr. Shaw/Parker/Oliver Whitehead – trad. French
Carol of the Birds | arr. Oliver Whitehead – trad. Spanish
Fum, Fum, Fum | arr. Oliver Whitehead – trad. Spanish
All Hayle to the Dayes | arr. Oliver Whitehead – trad. English
Gaudete | arr. Oliver Whitehead
Huron Carol | arr. Stephen Holowitz and Whitehead – trad. Canadian/Huron
Hodie | Oliver Whitehead
Patapan | arr. Oliver Whitehead – trad. Burgundian
I May Not Go to Bethlehem | Jeff Smallman
A ‘Soalin’ | arr. Donald Patriquin – trad. English
Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day | arr. Oliver Whitehead – trad. English
Voices of Light | Paul Halley
The World Awaits | Stephen Holowitz
Carol of the Bells | arr. Oliver Whitehead – trad. Ukranian
In the Bleak Mid-winter | Gustav Holst – arr. Oliver Whitehead

On Christmas Night

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Performers

Guelph Chamber Choir
Gerald Neufeld, conductor
Guelph Children Singers
Linda Beaupre, conductor

Featured soloists

Leslie Fagan, soprano
Erica Goodman, harp

Description

On Christmas Night is a delightful collection of Christmas carols from various cultures. The charm of children’s voices, together with the Guelph Chamber Choir, makes this CD a particularly attractive gift for the Christmas season. With the added beauty of Leslie Fagan‘s rich, pure solo renditions of some of the most beautiful carols ever written and the accompaniment of Erica Goodman on the harp, you have a gem that captures perfectly the mood of Christmas eve.

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Carol of the Birds | M. Leontovitch – arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
So Blest a Sight | arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
How Unto Bethlehem | arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
Carol of the Birds | arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
Touro-louro-louro | Nicholas Saboly – arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
Angelus ad virginem & Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day | arr. John Rutter
Patapan | arr. Kirke Mechem
New Year Song | arr. Kirke Mechem
Balulalow | Benjamin Britten
Children’s Christmas Song | arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) | arr. David Willcocks
Lullaby for the Christ Child | Ruth Watson Henderson
Away in a Manger | W. J. Kirkpatrick – arr. Elmer Iseler
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head | arr. Gerald Manning
Lieb Nachtigall | arr. Andrew Carter
Jesus was Born in Bethlehem | Rachel Elder – arr. Lydia Adams
I Wonder as I Wander | arr. John Jacob Niles
Make We Merry | Healey Willan
The Holly and the Ivy | arr. Eric H. Thiman
Yule-tide Fires | Diane Loomer
In the Bleak Mid-winter | Harold Darke

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Songs of the New World (1996)

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Performers

Guelph Chamber Choir
Gerald Neufeld, conductor
Alison MacNeill, accompanist

Featured soloist

Kevin McMillan, baritone

Description

This collection of songs evokes the bygone spirit and character of parts of North America that were once known as the New World. They will take you on a journey through Upper Canada (Ontario), the New England states, the deep South, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Some of the ballads depict amusing events while others express the melancholy love and longing of people in hardship. Many of the songs are rousing expressions of love for the land of their origin.

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Folk Songs of Ontario | Ruth Watson Henderson

Come all You Bold Canadians
The Maggie Hunter
The Banks of the Don
Les Raftsmen
Soloists: Marcus Kramer, Neil McLaren

The Spell of Times Long Past | Nancy Telfer

Love Song
Solitude
The Wind and the Flower
The Sailor’s Sweetheart

Three Mountain Ballads | Ron Nelson

He’s Gone Away
Will He Remember
Barbara Allen

Shenandoah | James Erb Spirituals

Deep River | arr. Roy Ringwald
Soon ah will be done | arr. Dianne Loomer
Witness | arr. Jack Halloran

Maritime Folk Songs | arr. John Beckwith

Farewell to Nova Scotia
The Banks of Newfoundland
Soloist: Kevin McMillan, Percussion: David Campion

Song for Canada | Paul Halley

Soloist: Kevin McMillan

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Guelph Chamber Choir Videos

Additional GCC Videos:

Guelph Chamber Choir Recordings

Carols of the Bells (2017)

Remember (2011)

Christmas in the Royal City (2010)

Goode Cheare (2003)

Messiah – December 17, 2022

A Christmas Story – November 27, 2022

Side by Side – November 5, 2022

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