The Riverside Years, Volume 2—The Choir
The Riverside Church, NYC
Frederick Swann, Director & Organist

Frederick Swann's 25 years as Music Director and Organist at Riverside were a high point in the musical life of this prominent church.  This second volume highlights his role as director of the choir and is exerpted from services and live performances.  Both anthems and hymns for the seasons of Christmas and Passiontide are featured here, and include some thrilling musical episodes.  Three CDs at a special price!

Festival of Lessons & Carols
Once in Royal David's City
Up! Good Christian (Woodward)
The Lord at first (Willcocks)
Unto us is born a Son (Rutter)
The Holly & the Ivy
Jesus Child
Mary's Lullaby
The Hunter (Brahms)
What is this fragrance (Huston)
Come, Marie, Elisabette (Dickinson)
To Bethlehem
O come, all ye faithful (Williams)

Christmas
Hark! The herald angels sing
Puer natus (Hoddinott)
Torches (Matthews)
Hush, my dear (Slater)
Lo, the Messiah (Castelnuovo-Tedesco)
Mary had a baby (Dawson)
Shepherds, Shake off your drowsey sleep (MacDdonald)
Saw you never (Friedell)
Noel we sing (Daquin)
O little town of Bethlehem
Star carol (Rutter)
Love came down at Christmas
Joy to the world

Palm Sunday
All glory, laud, and honor
The Way to Jerusalem (Friedell)

Holy Week
Ah, holy Jesus (Petrich)
O vos omnes (Casals)

Easter
Wyton: The joyful Eastertide
Christ the Lord is risen today
Dirksen: Christ our Passover

Hymns
Praise to the Lord
The Lord's my shepherd
Ye holy angels bright
Fairest Lord Jesus
Praise the Lord! Ye heavens
Our God, our help
God that madest earth & heaven
From all that dwell

Anthems
My song shall be always (Sampson)
Come, Holy Ghost (Davie)
There is a balm in Gilead (Dawson)
Let us with a gladsom mind (Ridout)
Prologue to The Apostles (Elgar)
Festival Te Deum (V. Williams)
Evening Hymn (Gardiner)