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Festive Frolic

A Celebration of Christmas by Roderick Elms

Mark Wilde (tenor) & Stuart Nicholson (organ)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Joyful Company of Singers, Stephen Bell

Festive Frolic
The tenor Mark Wilde sings beautifully: a voice that's surely destined to be heard in major houses

The Independent on Sunday

Festive Frolic

A Celebration of Christmas by Roderick Elms

Mark Wilde (tenor) & Stuart Nicholson (organ)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Joyful Company of Singers, Stephen Bell

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The tenor Mark Wilde sings beautifully: a voice that's surely destined to be heard in major houses

The Independent on Sunday

About

Roderick Elms’s Christmas music ranges from charming and witty arrangements of well-loved traditional carols to new settings and festive orchestral pieces written for this very special season. The charm and immediate appeal of his music has been captivating audiences across the country for many years and this selection represents some of his most popular works, together with a few new ones such as the spectacular suite Wassail Down the Wind for organ and orchestra.

Contents and tracklist

Elms: Fanfare da Festa
Work length1:29
anon.: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Arr. R. Elms)
Work length4:03
trad.: 3 Carols
Work length8:59
No. 1, Gabriel's Message (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length3:09
No. 2, Rocking (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length2:10
No. 3, Angels from the Realms of Glory (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length3:40
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
Work length4:12
Chorale. Zion hort die Wachter singen (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length4:12
trad.: Cherry Tree Carol (Arr. R. Elms)
Work length2:11
Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger
Work length3:18
Elms: Wassail Down The Wind
Work length12:32
I. The Boar's Head, Coventry
Track length5:24
II. Merry Gents
Track length4:05
III. Wassailing in the Dark
Track length3:03
trad.: 3 More Carols
Work length8:59
No. 1, Coventry Carol (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length3:23
No. 2, Silent Night (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length3:40
No. 3, In Dulci Jubilo (Arr. R. Elms)
Track length1:56
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cantata BWV208 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!'
Work length3:50
Aria. Schafe konnen sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) [arr. R. Elms]
Track length3:50
Elms: Festive Frolic
Work length3:15
Elms: Sleep, Sweet Babe! (Dormi Jesu)
Work length3:00
Hopkins, J H: We three Kings of Orient are
Work length3:36
Marks, J: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Arr. R. Elms)
Work length2:47

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The Independent on Sunday

The tenor Mark Wilde sings beautifully: a voice that's surely destined to be heard in major houses
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