Kennedy is a gripping nicolas, palpably a man of practical christian action, though careful not to overproject operatically. Leave a reply cancel reply enter your comment here member feedback about saint nicolas britten. The choir of kings college, cambridge, under conductor stephen cleobury, presents britten s enchanting choral masterpiece saint nicolas and celebrates 100 years since benjamin britten s birth. Brittens 1948 cantatascored for multiple choirs, piano duet, organ, strings, percussion, and tenor soloistchronicles several of the saints most celebrated life events. Become a friend of the voices, the chapel hill chorus. We are more than happy to hear you applaud if you wish to show your appreciation of the performance. Brittens cantata, saint nicolas, was commissioned to celebrate the centenary of lancing college, sussex. Saint nicolas stephen johnson, for bbc radio, explores brittens first major work for childrens chorus with both amateur and professional performers, revealing brittens passion to make music accessible and meaningful for everyone. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as nicholas the wonderworker. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic. Britten saint nicolas listen to the music audio only live performance london, 2011. Soprano i introduction ii the birth of nicolas iv he journeys to palestine v nicolas.
Become a friend of the chapel hill community chorus. Benjamin britten saint nicholas, cantata for tenor. It covers the legendary life of saint nicholas, bishop of myra, lycia, in a dramatic sequence of events. Benjamin britten was a british composer, conductor, and pianist. The choir of kings college, cambridge under conductor stephen cleobury presents britten s enchanting choral masterpiece, saint nicolas, with hymn to st cecilia and rejoice in the lamb, celebrating 100 years since benjamin britten s birth. The choir of kings college, cambridge, under conductor stephen cleobury, presents brittens enchanting choral masterpiece saint nicolas and celebrates 100 years since benjamin brittens birth. The choir of kings college, cambridge under conductor stephen cleobury presents brittens enchanting choral masterpiece, saint nicolas, with hymn to st cecilia and rejoice in the lamb. As part of this years celebration of the centenary of benjamin britten s birth, the choir of kings college, cambridge under conductor stephen cleobury presents britten s enchanting choral masterpiece saint nicolas, coupled with the hymn to st. Dec 19, 2011 stephen johnson explores britten s first major work for childrens chorus, his cantata saint nicolas. In the fifth movement, nicolas comes to myra and is chosen bishop, the choir sings choralelike phrases welcoming him as their new bishop.
Its first official performance took place at the college in july, 1948, though in fact it had already received an unofficial premiere six weeks earlier, at the opening concert of the very first aldeburgh festival. Paul bunyan operetta topic paul bunyan, op 17, is an operetta in two acts and a prologue composed by benjamin britten to a libretto by w. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Provided to youtube by universal music group britten. Jacqueline shaves lean, spiky account of the violin obbligato in the introduction sets a tensely expectant atmosphere, and its clear from the summoning of the saint that stephen cleobury has the choral forces sharply focused, and attentive to brittens dynamic stipulations. Vocal score to brittens cantata, saint nicolas, op. Brittens cantata saint nicolas was commissioned to celebrate the centenary of lancing college, sussex. Zadok the priest with royal tunbridge wells choral society members of tunbridge wells girls grammar school and skinners school choirs rtwcs orchestra leader jane gomm tenor soloist. Jacqueline shaves lean, spiky account of the violin obbligato in the introduction sets a tensely expectant atmosphere, and its clear from the summoning of the saint that stephen cleobury has the choral forces sharply focused, and. Writing specifically for the resources available to him on this occasion, britten scored the piece for mixed choir, tenor soloist, strings, piano duet, organ. Saint nicolas bishop of myra patronsaint of children, seamen, travellers nicolas was born at patara in asia minor and died during the first half of the fourth century, having long served as bishop of myra, the capital of his native country lycia. This cantata was written about the life of saint nicolas, the bishop of myra who is the patronsaint of children, seamen and travellers. Saint nicolas op benjamin britten words by eric crozier.
Britten s 1948 cantatascored for multiple choirs, piano duet, organ, strings, percussion, and tenor soloistchronicles several of the saint s most celebrated life events. The first movement is an entreaty to nicolas by the performers, who ask him to strip off his glory and speak to them. The bishops robe, the mitre, and the cross of gold. Benjamin britten sheet music books scores buy online. As part of this years celebration of the centenary of benjamin brittens birth, the choir of kings college, cambridge under conductor stephen cleobury presents brittens enchanting choral masterpiece saint nicolas, coupled with the hymn to st.
The choir of kings college, cambridge gives a sparkling account of brittens cantata, writes fiona maddocks. Britten s cantata saint nicolas was commissioned to celebrate the centenary of lancing college, sussex. Jul 30, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group britten. Nicolas christs nativity psalm 150 by steuart bedford and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Britten saint nicolas download kings college recordings. Saint nicolas bishop of myra patron saint of children, seamen, travellers nicolas was born at patara in asia minor and died during the first half of the fourth century, having long served as bishop of myra, the capital of his native country lycia. Nov 23, 20 the choir of kings college, cambridge gives a sparkling account of brittens cantata, writes fiona maddocks. Oct 21, 20 the choir of kings college, cambridge under conductor stephen cleobury presents brittens enchanting choral masterpiece, saint nicolas, with hymn to st cecilia and rejoice in the lamb, celebrating 100 years since benjamin brittens birth. Introducing the choirs new recording of benjamin brittens cantata. We are one of the top suppliers of woodwind, brass and orchestral strings across sussex and are main agents for most of the instruments we sell. Finally, nicolas begs god to let the storm cease and offers thanks for their safe delivery. It was commissioned for performance at the centenary celebrations of lancing college in sussex on.
He is the hero of many popular legends, but few facts of his life are certain. Britten creates a palpable sense of relief in the final pages. Jon english directed by richard jenkinson st johns church, tunbridge wells tn4 9lg saturday november th. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. So as to cause as little disruption as possible to the flow of the piece we have indicated.
The choir of kings college, cambridge under conductor stephen cleobury presents brittens enchanting choral masterpiece, saint nicolas, with hymn to st cecilia and rejoice in the lamb, celebrating 100 years since benjamin brittens birth. Introduction our eyes are blinded by the holiness you bear. Saint nicholas, cantata for tenor, choruses, and large ensemble, op. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Benjamin britten wrote the cantata saint nicolas in 1948 for the centennial celebrations of lancing college in sussex. Benjamin britten directing during recording, 1955 peter pears, tenor aldeburgh festival choir and orchestra st nicholas center collection.
Britten was born in lowestoft in suffolk, the son of a dentist and a talented amateur musician. Stephen johnson explores brittens first major work for childrens chorus, his cantata saint nicolas. It typifies britten s goal to his music accessible and meaningful to everyone. Loop ab end loop in 2019 cd baby deleted all cyberbass titles from their mp3 catalog. Saint nicholas of myra traditionally 15 march 270 6 december 343, also known as nicholas of bari, was an early christian bishop of the ancient greek maritime city of myra in asia minor ancient greek. It typifies brittens goal to his music accessible and meaningful to everyone. The recording features soloist andrew kennedy and the renowned britten sinfonia. It covers the legendary life of saint nicholas, bishop of myra, lycia, in a. Chorus sheet music book by benjamin britten 191976. The cantata tells the story of the life and achievements some real, but many. Saint nicolas with esther jones 10am5pm, saturday 24 november 2018 registration from 9. The first official performance took place at the college in 1948 with britten conducting and the role of nicolas sung by the tenor peter pears. Britten saint nicolas program notes i ii iii iv v vi.
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