Almeda Berkey again draws superb singing from the voices of Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum in this Christmas work that has been compared to the Britten Ceremony of Carols. And no wonder! The
Cantorum Christmas!
Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum
Almeda Berkey, Music Director
Almeda Berkey, Music Director
Sing Throughout the Holiday Season!
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$15.98 / $10.98
SDG 981 CD/Cassette
Cantorum Christmas! was just recorded during the summer of 1997 and is still in its early editing stages. Why another recording of carols? Jackson Berkey's Anniversary Carols are as unusual as they are familiar. Berkey's surprises in rhythm, meter, voicing and harmonies bring refreshing sparkle to these familiar melodies, presenting you, the listener, with songs that are at once dear and traditional, yet delightfully new again.
instrumentation is for solo harp (with SDG Records artist Kathy Bundock Moore) with occasional tambour, finger cymbals, triangle and bass viol. Instrumental combinations highlight the voices in unexpected surprises: imagine the French carol, Il est né flavoured with the texture of a bolero. Or in keeping with the composer's diverse background, think of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen with a Mannheim Steamroller/Renaissance backbeat on the harp! Look for choral influences of Arvo Pärt in The Silent Word. Sound intriguing? Watch and listen for it during the 1998 Holiday Season!
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Quotes & Reviews
Angels We Have Heard On High
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Jesu, Son Most Sweet and Dear
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
A Day in a Manger
The Silent Word
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Joy to the World!
Il est né
Still, Still Night
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Jesu, Son Most Sweet and Dear
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
A Day in a Manger
The Silent Word
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Joy to the World!
Il est né
Still, Still Night
"The timeless spirit of Christmas lives in every track! ...Well-loved Carols miraculously made new!..."
John Rutter
London, England
John Rutter
London, England
"It is Wonderful...Marvelous!"
Ron Klemm
KFUO-FM Classic 99
85 Founders Lane
"A real treasure this year is Jackson Berkey's Cantorum Christmas: ...The voices inspired by the Norman Luboff choir, are excellent.
Judy Stark, St. Petersburg Times
"... what a wonderful performance! Technically one of the best CDs I've ever heard. Artistically, it moved me on a very deep emotional level. Bravo performances from all concerned.
Tim Tyler
Tim Tyler
