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A Winter's Night
Christmas in the Great Hall with Ensemble
Galilei
Celebrate the joyous spirit of the season, the Winter Solstice and Celtic traditions.
With crackling energy and brilliant performances, Ensemble Galilei presents timeless Christmas classics, Celtic carols from Galicia, Spain, Scotland and Ireland, Medieval and Renaissance dance tunes, and original compositions to mark the winter solstice.
From conservatory rehearsal rooms to all night sessions at Irish pubs, a montage of Early Music and Celtic tunes blend and a glorious new sound is born. (56:15 minutes)
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Featured on NPR'S All Things Considered, radio host Robert Siegal said, "They've pioneered what they call "chamber folk", a mix of contrasting styles and instruments that works beautifully together." Recorded in the historic Great Hall at St. John's College it captures the warmth, richness, and stunning clarity of the instruments. Music from this album has been selected for a National Public Radio Holiday Feature.
Musicians
Liz Knowles ~ fiddle, viola
Deborah Nuse ~ Scottish small pipes, fiddle
Sue Richards* ~ Celtic Harp
Carolyn Anderson Surrick ~ viols
Sarah Weiner ~ oboe, tin whistle, recorder
Kieran O'Hare ~ Uilleann Pipes, flutes, low whistles & tin
whistles
*Sue Richards-is a four-time U.S. National Scottish Harp Champion, and Liz Knowles, is the featured Irish fiddler on the movie soundtrack of Michael Collins and toured with Riverdance.
Tune List
Listen
to samples of tracks 1 and 2.
- Salterello/Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella, 2:43
- New Prince, New Pomp/Galician Carol, 4:33
- Christmas Day I'Da Moornin', 2:15
- Bressay Lullabye (Balloo Lammy)/Don Oiche, 4:09
- Of Darkness and Light, 4:05
- Rorate, 2:52
- The Donkey Carol/The Friendly Beasts, 2:59
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/What Child Is This,4:50
- Bells and Bows/New Year's Dawn,4:37
- Bottom of the Punch Bowl/The Man Who Died and Rose Again/Ward's Jig/Apples in Winter, 4:16
- Easter Snow, 3:31
- Puer Natus est in Bethlehem, In Dulci Jubilo/Saw Three Ships, 2:52
- Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker Suite), 3:36
- Congaudeat, 1:56
- The Bellman's Carol/The Moon Shines Bright, 2:56
- The First Nowell/Joy to the World/Joy to the World Jig, 3:56
Liner Notes
1. Saltarello (14thc. Italian Dance)/Bring a torch Jeanette Isabella (17thc. France) - harp, fiddle, soprano recorder, finger cymbals, bass viol/ two fiddles, harp, whistle, tenor recorder, bass viol.
2. New Prince New Pomp (16th c. England)/Galician Carol (Trad. Galician carol, arr. C. A. Surrick) - two fiddles, treble viol/oboe, harp, bass viol, fiddle, Uilleann pipes.
3. Christmas Day I'Da Moornin' (Trad. Shetland Jig) - two fiddles, 2 whistles, bass viol, harp.
4. Bressay Lullabye-Balloo Lammy (Trad. Scotland)/Don Oiche (Trad. Ireland) - harp, low whistle/viol, fiddles, Uilleann pipes, harp.
5. Of Darkness and Light (C. A. Surrick) bass viol, treble viol, fiddles, harp.
6. Rorate (Trad. Scottish Carol) - fiddle, viol, harp.
7. The Donkey Carol (Medieval French)/The Friendly Beasts (Trad. French) - harp, fiddles, viol/low whistle, viol, harp, fiddles, tenor recorder.
8. O Come Emmanuel (12th c. France arr. C. A. Surrick)/What Child is This (16th c. England arr. L. Knowles) - viol, oboe, harp/fiddles, low whistle harp, oboe, viol.
9. Bells and Bows (Liz Knowles)/New Year's Dawn (Deborah Nuse) - fiddles, harp, finger cymbals/Uilleann pipes, oboe, Scottish smallpipes.
10. Bottom of the Punch Bowl (Trad. Irish Jig)/The Man who Died and Rose Again (Trad. Irish Jig)/Ward's Jig (Trad. Irish Jig)/Apples in Winter - fiddles, oboe, viol, harp/flute, fiddle/flute, fiddle/whistle, fiddles, harp, viol, Uilleann pipes.
11. Easter Snow (Trad. Irish Air) - flute, harp.
12. Puer Natus est (Michael Praetorious)/In Dulci Jubilo (Hieronymus Praetorius)/I Saw Three Ships (15th c. England) - oboe, harp, viol, fiddles viola/whistle, fiddles, harp, viol, soprano recorder/Scottish small pipes, Uilleann pipes, harp, viol, soprano recorder.
13. Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker Suite) (Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 1840-1893, arr. L. Knowles) fiddle, viola, viol, low whistle, tenor recorder, harp, oboe, percussion. Commissioned by Gerard Field for Ensemble Galilei, with Nancy Karpeles, tambourine.
14. Congaudeat (12th c. France arr. C.A. Surrick) - tenor recorder, harp, viol, fiddles.
15. The Bellman's Carol (17th c. English)/The Moon Shines Bright (17th c. English) - Scottish smallpipes, harp/Uilleann pipes, harp, viola, viol.
16. The First Nowell (17th c. English)/Joy to the World/(18th c. English) Joy to the World Jig (var. Sue Richards)- fiddles, viol, harp, whistle/fiddles, harp, oboe, viol/Uilleann pipes, fiddles, harp, viol, soprano recorder.
The Production
Recorded in concert at McDowell Hall at St. John's College, Annapolis,
MD
December 15 & 17, 2000
Recording: Blue Hyacinth Productions
Recording Engineer: William Krantz
Assistant Recording Engineer: Ron Freeland
Editing and Mastering: Charlie Pilzer @ Airshow, Springfield VA
Producer: Benjamin K. Roe
Executive Producer: C.A. Surrick
CD Booklet: Graphic artist, Jennifer Johnson; Art Director: Maggie Sansone, Maggie's Music; Cover Art: Sue Richards; Cover Artist Photo: Irene Young.
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