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100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols is a double album by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge released to mark 100 years since the first festival of nine lessons and carols service was held in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. One disc contains recordings of live performances from the BBC Radio broadcasts of the services from the period 1958 ...
Carols for Choirs is a collection of choral scores, predominantly of Christmas carols and hymns, first published in 1961 by Oxford University Press.It was edited by Sir David Willcocks and Reginald Jacques, and is a widely used source of carols in the British Anglican tradition and among British choral societies. [1]
In 1916, a service of Nine Lessons and Carols was held at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island; the institution celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Lessons and Carols in 2016. [ 9 ] Notably in 1918, the Rev. Eric Milner-White the new dean of King's College, Cambridge, introduced the service to the college chapel, taking advantage of ...
This is a list of carols performed at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Chapel, Cambridge. The Festival is an annual church service held on Christmas Eve (24 December) at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Nine Lessons, which are the same every year, are read by representatives of the college and of ...
Almost all Anglican church music is written for choir with or without organ accompaniment. Adult singers in a cathedral choir are often referred to as lay clerks, while children may be referred to as choristers or trebles. [8] In certain places of worship, such as Winchester College in England, the more archaic spelling quirister is used. [9]
The choir first toured in 1936, visiting Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. [2] In recent years, the choir has toured throughout Europe, the US, South America, Australia and Asia. [13] The choir regularly performs in the United Kingdom, giving concerts in the major London concert halls, as well as at numerous festivals around the country.
House Gospel Choir (HGC) is a London-based vocal group which debuted in 2014 at Glastonbury Festival. [1] Founded by creative director Natalie Maddix, the choir combines two distinct musical genres – house music and gospel. [2] HGC's debut album RE//CHOIRED (2020) includes reimagined house classics and dance anthems, as well as original ...
The Choir of King's College London is a mixed-voice choir within British university King's College London whose primary function is to provide music in the Chapel of King's College London, a Grade I listed Renaissance Revival chapel. One of the leading university choirs in England and the wider United Kingdom, since its revival in 1945, it has ...