Now May We Singen Choir of Westminster School, Ben Bloor & Timothy Garrard

• Matthew Martin:
• 1Novo profusi gaudio03:54
• Judith Weir:
• 2Drop Down, Ye Heavens, from Above02:00
• Henry John Gauntlett:
• 3Once in Royal David’s City05:11
• James MacMillan:
• 4O Radiant Dawn04:23
• Ghislaine Reece-Trapp:
• 5Alleluia! A New Work Is Come on Hand01:51
• Andrew Carter:
• 6Mary’s Magnificat03:31
• John Tavener:
• 7Ex Maria virgine: Ave rex angelorum03:10
• English traditional, adapt. Arthur Sullivan:
• 8It Came Upon the Midnight Clear03:27
• Richard Allain:
• 9Lullay, Myn Lyking05:08
• Cecilia McDowall:
• 10Now May We Singen03:15
• John Rutter:
• 11The King of Blis03:57
• English traditional, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams:
• 12O Little Town of Bethlehem03:45
• Elizabeth Poston:
• 13Jesus Christ the Apple Tree03:26
• Roxanna Panufnik:
• 14Angels Sing: Jesus Christ Is Born01:13
• Richard Wilberforce:
• 15My Musick shine05:07
• Felix Mendelssohn:
• 16Hark! The Herald Angels Sing03:31
• William Mathias:
• 17Sir Christèmas01:33
• Alexander Campkin:
• 18Sleep, Holy Babe04:40
• Anonymous, arr. David Willcocks:
• 19O Come, All Ye Faithful04:09
• Total Runtime01:07:11

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The festival of Christmas means many things to many people. Its status as an international public holiday provides a rare opportunity for families and friends from far and wide to come together. Being creatures of habit, many communities establish rituals to prepare for and mark the occasion, finding comfort in the familiarity of an annual structure. For some, the birth of Christ the Saviour is at the centre of these practices, while others regard Christmas as a secular celebration characterised by Santa and mulled wine.

These diverse, multifaceted traditions of Advent and Christmas are explored throughout Now may we singen. With works by composers of different generations, backgrounds and musical legacies, Christmas as both ancient holy day and modern, ever evolving holiday is embraced by Timothy Garrard (director), Ben Bloor (organ) and the Choir of Westminster School through bold, characterful musical interpretations.

Choir of Westminster School
Timothy Garrard, conductor
Ben Bloor, organ
Agatha Pethers, direction

Ben Bloor
is currently Organist of the London Oratory Church where he accompanies the professional adult choir for weekly Mass and Vespers and oversees the famous Downes/Walker organ. He combines this with a busy freelance recital career and the post of School Organist at Westminster School, where he teaches organ and plays for services in Westminster Abbey. Previously, he held organ scholarships at Derby Cathedral, St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle, New College Oxford and Westminster Cathedral, and was the Assistant Sub-Organist at Rochester Cathedral. Ben was the winner of the 2012 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition, and a semi-finalist in the inaugural Wadden Sea International Organ Competition held in Denmark in January 2017. He was awarded second prize in the Boston Bach International Organ Competition 2018. Ben holds a First-Class Honours degree in Music from the University of Oxford and the Limpus prize for highest marks in the 2013 FRCO examinations. He is a recipient of the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal for his contribution to organ-playing. Ben currently has organ lessons with Henry Fairs on a Personal Study Programme at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

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