℗ 2019 Signum Records
| Released | December 3, 2018 |
| Duration | 1h 07m 05s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD595 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Now May We Singen: Music for Advent and Christmas
Choir of Westminster School, Timothy Garrard, Ben Bloor
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Novo profusi gaudio
Matthew Martin; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:54 | |||
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1.2
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Drop Down, Ye Heavens, from Above
Judith Weir; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
2:00 | |||
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1.3
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Once in Royal David’s City (harm. Arthur Henry Mann, Arr. James O'Donnell)
Henry John Gauntlett; Agatha Pethers; Ben Bloor; Choir of Westminster School; Timothy Garrard |
5:11 | |||
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The Strathclyde Motets
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1.4
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O Radiant Dawn
James MacMillan; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
4:23 | |||
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1.5
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Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand
Ghislaine Reece-Trapp; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
1:50 | |||
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1.6
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Mary’s Magnificat
Andrew Carter; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:30 | |||
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Ex Maria Virgine
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1.7
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Ave rex angelorum
John Tavener; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:10 | |||
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1.8
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (adapt. Arthur Sullivan, Arr. David Willcocks)
Traditional; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:27 | |||
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1.9
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Lullay, myn lyking
Richard Allain; Lulu Hao; Agatha Pethers; Louis Negri; Nicholas Bacon; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrad; Choir of Westminster School; Timothy Garrard |
5:08 | |||
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1.10
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Now May we Singen
Cecilia McDowall; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:14 | |||
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1.11
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The King of Blis
John Rutter; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:56 | |||
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1.12
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O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Desc. Timothy Garrard)
Traditional; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:45 | |||
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1.13
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Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Elizabeth Poston; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:26 | |||
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Angels Sing
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1.14
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Jesus Christ is Born
Roxanna Panufnik; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
1:13 | |||
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1.15
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My Musick Shine
Richard Wilberforce; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
5:07 | |||
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1.16
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. David Willcocks)
Felix Mendelssohn; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
3:30 | |||
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1.17
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Sir Christèmas
William Mathias; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
1:33 | |||
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1.18
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Sleep, Holy Babe
Alexander Campkin; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
4:40 | |||
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1.19
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O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. David Willcocks)
Traditional; Choir of Westminster School; Ben Bloor; Timothy Garrard |
4:08 | |||
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest choirs of its type. Comprising some thirty boys (all of whom attend the Abbey’s unique Choir School) and twelve professional adult singers (known as Lay Vicars), its main focus is to sing the daily choral services in the Abbey, as it has done for more than six centuries. The choir is lead by Timothy Garrad, the director of music at Westminster School, and teams up with Organist Ben Bloor to deliver these beautiful hymns of Advent and Christmas.
Ben Bloor is currently Organist of the London Oratory Church where he accompanies the professional adult choir for weekly Mass and Vespers and oversees the famous Downes/Walker organ. He combines this with a busy freelance recital career and the post of School Organist at Westminster School, where he teaches organ and plays for services in Westminster Abbey.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-19 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-19 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.56 -7.79 to -0.16 | -23.57 -29.77 to -18.93 | -19.72 -26.30 to -15.80 | 13 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | Novo profusi gaudio | -0.19 | -22.66 | -18.4 | 14 |
| 2 | Drop Down, Ye Heavens, from Above | -1.18 | -24.50 | -19.7 | 13 |
| 3 | Once in Royal David’s City (harm. Arthur Henry Mann, Arr. James O'Donnell) | -0.16 | -21.95 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 4 | O Radiant Dawn | -0.50 | -22.39 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 5 | Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand | -3.00 | -24.45 | -20.7 | 13 |
| 6 | Mary’s Magnificat | -3.35 | -26.57 | -23.0 | 13 |
| 7 | Ave rex angelorum | -0.16 | -19.78 | -15.8 | 12 |
| 8 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (adapt. Arthur Sullivan, Arr. David Willcocks) | -0.16 | -21.64 | -18.7 | 13 |
| 9 | Lullay, myn lyking | -2.43 | -26.98 | -22.7 | 13 |
| 10 | Now May we Singen | -0.43 | -23.60 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 11 | The King of Blis | -0.73 | -23.04 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 12 | O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Desc. Timothy Garrard) | -0.34 | -21.56 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 13 | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | -4.92 | -29.77 | -26.0 | 15 |
| 14 | Jesus Christ is Born | -0.53 | -22.36 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 15 | My Musick Shine | -2.97 | -28.62 | -24.8 | 16 |
| 16 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. David Willcocks) | -0.16 | -18.93 | -15.8 | 12 |
| 17 | Sir Christèmas | -0.27 | -20.05 | -16.3 | 12 |
| 18 | Sleep, Holy Babe | -7.79 | -29.66 | -26.3 | 13 |
| 19 | O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. David Willcocks) | -0.28 | -19.30 | -16.2 | 12 |