Lo, how a rose e'er blooming: Music for Christmas The Queen's Six

• J.F. Wade (ca.1711-1786):
• 1 O come, all ye faithful 04:46
• William Byrd (ca.1540-1623):
• 2 Hodie Christus natus est 02:10
• From the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors arr. Martin Shaw (1875-1958):
• 3 Coventry Carol 02:22
• King Henry VIII (1491-1547):
• 4 Pastime with good company 01:36
• Thomas Tallis (1505-85):
• 5 O nata lux 01:47
• From Musae Sioniae (1609), harm. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621):
• 6 Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen 03:41
• Christopher Tye (ca.1505-1573):
• 7 Laudate nomen Domini 01:36
• English traditional, adapted Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), v.4 arr. David Willcocks:
• 8 It came upon the midnight clear 03:11
• Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
• 9 In the bleak mid-winter 04:13
• Normandy Traditional, arr. Reginald Jacques (1894-1969):
• 10 Away in a manger 02:36
• Traditional Basque Carol, arr. Edgar Pettman (1866-1943):
• 11 Gabriel's Message 02:33
• Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
• 12 Crown of Roses 02:40
• English Traditional, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) v.4 arr. Thomas Armstrong (1898-1994):
• 13 O little town of Bethlehem 03:13
• Kenneth Leighton (1929-88):
• 14 The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap 03:21
• Richard Madden (b. 1953):
• 15 Balulalow 01:48
• Thomas Hewitt Jones (b. 1984):
• 16 Lullay, my liking 05:24
• Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012):
• 17 Out of your sleep 01:33
• Matthew Coleridge:
• 18 Corpus Christi Carol 02:45
• Peter Warlock (1894-1930), arr. Richard Pinel (b. 1984):
• 19 Adam lay ybounden 01:18
• From Piae Cantiones (1582), arr. David Willcocks:
• 20 Of the Father's heart begotten 04:49
• English Traditional, arr. Simon Whiteley (b. 1983):
• 21 God rest you merry, gentlemen 02:57
• Jule Styne (1905-94), arr. Jonathan Darbourne
• 22 Let it snow 03:03
• James Lord Pierpoint (1822-93) arr. Keith Roberts:
• 23 Jingle Bells 02:20
• Franz Gruber (1787-1863), arr. Keith Roberts:
• 24 Silent Night 03:23
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), v.3 arr. David Willcocks:
• 25 Hark! the herald angels sing 02:54
• Total Runtime 01:11:59

Info for Lo, how a rose e'er blooming: Music for Christmas

The Queen's Six is a six-part, male voice a capella ensemble based in Windsor Castle, United Kingdom, living and working within the Castle walls. Drawn from the ranks of the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, they keep a busy schedule of concert and recording engagements. Their repertoire spans sacred and secular music from the Middle Ages to the present day.

With Lo, how a rose e'er blooming, The Queen’s Six release their third album on the Resonus label with a scintillating and varied programme of music for Christmas.

Both modern and traditional carols feature alongside a selection of lighter and contemplative evocations of the festive season, with music from composers as diverse as William Byrd, Henry VII, Kenneth Leighton, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Rodney Bennett & Thomas Hewitt Jones.

The Queen’s Six:
Daniel Brittain, countertenor
Timothy Carleston, countertenor
Nicholas Madden, tenor
Dominic Bland, tenor
Andrew Thompson, baritone, bass
Simon Whiteley, baritone, bass

The Queen's Six
were established in 2008, the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom they take their name.

Based at Windsor Castle, all the members of The Queen's Six are also Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. The Chapel Choir, which consists of boy trebles and twelve professional adult male singers, performs some eight services a week, as well as at private and state occasions, often before the Royal Family.

Now Dan, Tim, Nick, Dom, Andrew and Simon have come together to bring their unique style of entertainment to a much wider audience. Their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls: from austere early chant, florid Renaissance polyphony, lewd madrigals and haunting folk songs, to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements.

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