A Ceremony of Carols

Corvus Consort and harpist Louise Thomson join forces to shine a spotlight on the rich and varied repertory for choir and harp, with a particular focus on women’s voices – both singers and composers. Their 2024 album release ‘Welcome Joy’, a celebration of women’s voices, on Chandos immediately caught the attention of critics and broadcasters, and was selected as BBC Radio 3 Essential Classics ‘Album of the week’. It was also BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Recording of the Month’ and one of their 13 best classical albums of 2024.
 
Programme

Imogen Holst, Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow, 1st movement
Judith Weir, We sekyn here rest
Olivia Sparkhall, Lux aeterna
Hilary Campbell, Our endless day
Caroline Lizotte, La Madone (Harp interlude)
Elizabeth Poston, An English Day-Book
Interval
Elizabeth Poston, Jesus Christ the apple tree 
Howard Skempton, Into this world, this day did come Peter
Peter Maxwell Davies, The Fader of Heven
Trad. Ther is no rose of swych vertu
Benjamin Britten, A Ceremony of Carols