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For this 2012 AVIE release, Jeannette Sorrell and Cleveland's early music ensemble Apollo's Fire join forces with Sylvain Bergeron and Montreal's La Nef to present a festive program of late Medieval Christmas music from Celtic traditions, drawing largely on Scottish and Irish sources. Dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries and featuring texts in Latin, Gaelic, and English, the varied selections on Sacrum Mysterium provide strong cultural interest and a wide emotional range to satisfy fans of historical music and authentic practices, as well as casual listeners. The serene chants, rollicking jigs, solemn hymns, and joyous carols reveal the mixture of devout piety and secular revelry that typified Christmas music in the period, and the performances reflect the wide array of instruments available at the time, including bagpipes, lutes, recorders, viols, Celtic harp, and percussion. Meredith Hall's charismatic singing is a major selling-point because of her expressive depth and sublime vocal control, and the chorus is smooth in delivery and well-balanced with Hall and the instrumental ensemble. The CD is accompanied by a DVD that offers video of performances from the album.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
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Oikan ayns Bethlehem (The Babe in Bethlehem) (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Duan Nollaig (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Deus in adjutorium – Alleluia (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Composer, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Responsorium – Gloria Patri (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Iste confessor Domini (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Alleluia (Jeannette Sorrell)
Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Composer, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
The Road to Lisdoonvarna (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Nowell, Nowell, Tydings Trew (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jesse Blumberg, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Amanda Powell, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist - Ashley Lingenhoel, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Noël Nouvelet (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Sussex Carol (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Come, My Children Dere (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Alexander Montgomerie, Contributor - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Wat ye what I got yestreen (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Elise Guay, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Taladh Chriosda (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Hodie, Christus natus est (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Magnificat anima mea (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Antiphon de Maria ad Vesperas – Benedicamus (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
All Sons of Adam, Sing Nowell! (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
What Child Is This? (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Usheg veg ruy (Little Red Bird) (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
O'Carolan's Cup (Turlough O'Carolan)
Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Turlough O'Carolan, Composer - Olivier Brault, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (Turlough O'Carolan)
Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Turlough O'Carolan, Composer - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Julie Andrijeski, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
At Work on the Land/Tatter Jack Walsh (Anonymous)
Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Turlough O'Carolan, Composer - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Julie Andrijeski, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Kathie Stewart, MainArtist - Tina Bergmann, Contributor, MainArtist - Jem Moore, Contributor - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
The Seven Rejoyces of Mary (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Christmas Eve (Anonymous)
Traditional, Composer - Meredith Hall, MainArtist - Sylvain Bergeron, MainArtist - Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor - Apollo's Fire, MainArtist - Ensemble La Nef, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
Album review
For this 2012 AVIE release, Jeannette Sorrell and Cleveland's early music ensemble Apollo's Fire join forces with Sylvain Bergeron and Montreal's La Nef to present a festive program of late Medieval Christmas music from Celtic traditions, drawing largely on Scottish and Irish sources. Dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries and featuring texts in Latin, Gaelic, and English, the varied selections on Sacrum Mysterium provide strong cultural interest and a wide emotional range to satisfy fans of historical music and authentic practices, as well as casual listeners. The serene chants, rollicking jigs, solemn hymns, and joyous carols reveal the mixture of devout piety and secular revelry that typified Christmas music in the period, and the performances reflect the wide array of instruments available at the time, including bagpipes, lutes, recorders, viols, Celtic harp, and percussion. Meredith Hall's charismatic singing is a major selling-point because of her expressive depth and sublime vocal control, and the chorus is smooth in delivery and well-balanced with Hall and the instrumental ensemble. The CD is accompanied by a DVD that offers video of performances from the album.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Apollo's Fire Meredith Hall Ensemble La Nef Sylvain Bergeron
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Avie Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2012 Apollo's Fire (P) 2012 Apollo's Fire
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