The world premiere of Winter’s Wait by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, is among the highlights of performances of music by James Whitbourn taking place around the world this Christmas.
The new carol is a setting of words by Robert Tear, an honorary Fellow of King’s College. The performance by the world famous choir in King’s College Chapel will be filmed by the BBC and will be broadcast on Christmas Eve.
Whitbourn’s popular Christmas Mass Missa Carolae is to be performed in many parts of the globe and will receive a new recording in January ready for next Christmas.
Selected highlights of the Christmas season 2010 include:
December 3rd 2010
Missa Carolae
Fairfield University, CT
Fairfield University Glee Club, Fairfield University Chamber Singers with the Festival Brass and Percussion
Carole Ann Maxwell, conductor
December 4th
Missa Carolae
Fairfield University, CT
Fairfield University Glee Club, Fairfield University Chamber Singers with the Festival Brass and Percussion
Carole Ann Maxwell, conductor
Missa Carolae (Processional)
First Presbyterian Church, 321 W. South St
Western Michigan University’s University Chorale, Cantus Femina and Collegiate Singers Ronnie Oliver, conductor
December 10th
Missa Carolae
St. Catherine of Siena Church in the Riverside section of Greenwich, CT
Fairfield University Glee Club, Fairfield University Chamber Singers with the Festival Brass and Percussion
Carole Ann Maxwell, conductor
Missa Carolae (Processional)
Princeton University Chapel, NJ
Westminster Chapel Choir
Westminster Schola Cantorum
Westminster Choir
Ken Cowan, organ
Solid Brass
James Jordan, conductor
December 11th
Missa Carolae (Processional)
Princeton University Chapel, NJ
Westminster Chapel Choir
Westminster Schola Cantorum
Westminster Choir
Ken Cowan, organ
Solid Brass
James Jordan, conductor
December 12th
Winter’s Wait World Premiere
Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge
Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Ben-San Lau, organ
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Son of God Mass
Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia
The Philhadelphia Chorus
Joseph Smith, soprano saxophone
Raquel García, conductor
December 15th
Missa Carolae
St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bedford Park, London
Elysian Singers
Sam Laughton, conductor
Missa Carolae
Exeter Cathedral, UK
Exeter Philharmonic Choir
Andrew Millington, conductor
December 16th
Missa Carolae
Exeter Cathedral, UK
Exeter Philharmonic Choir
Andrew Millington, conductor
December 24th
Missa Carolae
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, New Zealand
Choir of Holy Trinity Cathedral
Philip Smith, organ; Peter de Blois, conductor
Missa Carolae
Rochester Cathedral
Choirs of Rochester Cathedral
Scott Farrell, conductor
Winter’s Wait
BBC 2 TV
Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Ben-San Lau, organ
Stephen Cleobury, conductor