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A Brass and Organ Christmas - Bay Brass - John Fenstermaker


 
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Program and Notes
 
A Brass & Organ Christmas at Grace Cathedral
The Bay Brass
John Fenstermaker, organ
David Krehbiel, conductor

One of the Bay area's leading brass ensembles teams up with John Fenstermaker on the Grace Cathedral organ for a program that fills the Gothic space with sounds of Christmas.  A sonic spectacular!

Carillon Tune
Joy to the World—Handel, arr. DiLorenzo
Psalm VIII—Schutz, arr. Baldwin
Greensleeves—Traditional English, arr. Howarth
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing—Mendelssohn, arr. DiLorenzo
The Christmas Nightingale—Traditional German, arr. Robert Ward
Canzon XVI—G. Gabrieli, arr. Welcomer
Silent Night—Franz Gruber, arr. Ring
Chorale no. 64 (From Christmas Oratorio)—J. S. Bach, arr. Snedecor
A Manger Pastorale/Gesu Bambino—Yon, arr. Bulla
Hallelujah (from Messiah)—Handel
Noel: Votre Bonte, Grand Dieu (organ solo)—Balbastre
March of the Kings—Bizet, arr. Bulla
The Twelve Days of Christmas—Traditional English, arr. Carmichael
O Come, All Ye Faithful—John Francis Wade, arr. Snedecor
Sleigh Ride—Anderson, arr. Wasson


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Stunning! November 2, 2010
Reviewer: Christian Ellithorpe from Streamwood, IL United States  
While the Brass Ensemble is the Star of this disc, any Organ enthusiast will quickly fall in love with this Stunning release. A Carillon of bells open, followed by a wave of joyful energy in the finest & most original arrangement of Joy to The World I've ever heard. This carol is so ubiquitous, it's hard to remember the last time it seemed fresh and new to me. There's some rarely featured pieces. A perfect case in point is track 4, one which will resonate especially well for Brass Ensemble fans. It's the Classic Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/Elgar Howarth arrangement of Greensleeves. The Bay Brass Ensemble's performance EXCEEDS that of the Legendary PJBE. Organ also has moments which burn as brightly, such as Handel's "Hallelujah". Finally, any truly "Great" Christmas album generally features one or more rare pieces. My favourite on this disc is the Majestic Schutz "Psalm VIII", the first time I've ever heard this piece on a Christmas disc.  This CD is full of surprises like this. A++!

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