The Nativity - Patrick Hawes
SIGCD752 (Signum Classics, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (13 October 2023)
Playing time: 63'22"
Tracks: 20
Booklet pages: 20
℗ 2023 Signum Records Ltd
© 2023 Signum Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United States of America
Reviewer: John Dante Prevedini
Review of The Nativity - Patrick Hawes published on 10 December 2023
VOCE
Mark Singleton, artistic director
Stephen Scarlato, organ
Patrick Hawes, piano
Patrick Hawes (born 1958):
1 What Child Is This?
2 In Bethlehem, That Noble Place
3 This Endernight
The Nativity
4 The Manger
5 The Infant
6 The Oxen
7 The Shepherds
8 The Star
9 The Magi
10 Joseph's Carol
11 Still, Still the Night
12 Behold the King
Four Christmas Motets
13 Virga Jesse
14 Puer Natus
15 Nesciens Mater
16 Gaudete Omnes
17 The Heart of Mary
18 Minstrels
19 Lullay My Liking
20 The Colours of Christmas
The Voce Chamber Choir of Connecticut has recorded an album of twenty brand-new Christmas choral works written by Patrick Hawes specifically for the choir. The first collection - The Nativity - sees Patrick use text written by his poet brother, Andrew, and the second collection - Four Christmas Motets - uses fragile ancient poetry.
Recorded 20-22 January 2023 at Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.