Oxford Camerata Jacques Cohen (conductor)
Most of the pieces on this disc were originally written for Christmas concerts and services given by Lloyd’s Choir to perform at its Christmas Concerts conducted by Jacques Cohen in London. Only three of them (Gaudete, I Saw Three Ships and I Wonder as I Wander) are arrangements of pre-existing melodies. The others are all original compositions. Most of the Christmas pieces are part of the Cohen's Carols anthology published by Norsk Musikforlag. As you will hear, some of them are serious, others are more fun. The disc is supplemented by Two Remembrance Anthems, also published by Norsk, which were originally written for the annual remembrance ceremony at Lloyd’s in London and which have remained a regular feature of that event.
Gaudete
The Lamb
Cradle Song
Vidit Lucem Magnam
O Magnum Mysterium
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
I Saw Three Ships
I Wonder as I Wander
Anthem for Doomed Youth
In Flanders Fields