The Nativity Voce Chamber Choir, Stephen Scarlato & Mark Singleton

• Patrick Hawes (b. 1958):
• 1Hawes: What Child is This03:36
• 2Hawes: In Bethlehem02:42
• 3Hawes: This Endernight02:59
• 4Hawes: The Nativity: The Manger03:08
• 5Hawes: The Nativity: The Infant02:17
• 6Hawes: The Nativity: The Oxen03:55
• 7Hawes: The Nativity: The Shepherds02:56
• 8Hawes: The Nativity: The Star03:22
• 9Hawes: The Nativity: The Magi03:26
• 10Hawes: Joseph's Carol03:25
• 11Hawes: Still Still03:40
• 12Hawes: Behold, The King04:37
• 13Hawes: Four Christmas Motets: Virga Jesse03:43
• 14Hawes: Four Christmas Motets: Puer Natus02:00
• 15Hawes: Four Christmas Motets: Nesciens Mater03:32
• 16Hawes: Four Christmas Motets: Gaudate Omnes01:55
• 17Hawes: The Heart of Mary03:09
• 18Hawes: Minstrels02:57
• 19Hawes: Lullay My Liking03:02
• 20Hawes: The Colours of Christmas02:50
• Total Runtime01:03:11

Info for The Nativity

One of Britain’s most popular contemporary composers, Patrick Hawes has teamed up with the excellent Voce Chamber Choir of Connecticut to create an album of twenty brand-new Christmas choral works.

Specially written for the choir, the first collection and album title sets words by Patrick’s poet brother Andrew. The Nativity, for unaccompanied choir,moves through the Christmas nativity scene exploring the drama of this momentous moment in human history.

For the second collection, Patrick has set FourChristmas Motets, the fragile ancient poetry givingrise to tender and heartfelt music forunaccompanied choir.

The album goes on to explore the Christmas storythrough various texts, old and new, in works thatare set to become extremely popular with choirs around the world.

Composer Patrick Hawes says, “Christmas is myabsolute favourite time of year and it has been ajoy to set such inspiring and dramatic words tomusic. The variety of texts - from ancient tomodern - are all so relevant for today because they speak of eternal truths and the mystery of the Christmas story. I am thrilled with how Voce and their director Mark Singleton have brought a freshness of approach and musical excellence to their interpretation of this exciting project.”

Stephen Scarlato, organ
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor

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Booklet for The Nativity