A BRANDENBURG CHRISTMAS

1. Palestrina Hodie Christus natus est

2. Hildegard von Bingen O Ecclesia

3. Traditional arr. Carter Angelus ad virginem

4. Ronzani Alma Redemptoris Mater

5. Merula Aria de Ciaconna 'Su la cetra amorosa'

6. Aranes Chacona 'A la vida bona'

7. Purcell Rejoice in the Lord Alway (The 'Bell' Anthem)

8. Mozart Laudate Dominum

9. Joel arr. Lawson Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)

10. Traditional arr. Coelho O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

11. Traditional arr. Coelho The Coventry Carol

12. Traditional arr. Coelho Noel nouvelet

13. Howells Here is the Little Door

14. Davis arr. Coelho The Little Drummer Boy

15. Gruber Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

16. Anonymous arr. Willcocks O Come, All Ye Faithful

A Noel! Noel! Live Concert Recording

Paul Dyer (harpsichord)

Louise Prickett (soprano)

Christina Leonard (saxophone)

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir / Paul Dyer

Every year since 1999, four-time ARIA-winners the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra along with the Brandenburg Choir have gathered each December to celebrate the glorious sounds of Christmas. They call it Noel! Noel! and it soon became an annual Brandenburg tradition. Each year, Artistic Director Paul Dyer revisits his much-loved Christmas 'recipe', always seeking to include the richest musical ingredients. Some flavours are well known while others come as a delightful surprise. 'All of them are selected to inspire the feeling of joy that we all look forward to in December,' says the much-admired Dyer. 'It is a feeling that transcends race, religion and nationality, and often arouses memories of family, the rituals and perfumes of the season.'

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