OFFICINA CORALE STEFANO PURI,direttore Abbazia di Casamari. Dopo il concerto, dopo il bis, un piccolo fuori programma. John Tavener: "Mother of God, here I stand"

"Before the Paling of the Stars" by John Boda. Text by Christina Rossetti. Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida....  more"Before the Paling of the Stars" by John Boda. Text by Christina Rossetti. Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. Before the paling of the stars, Before the winter morn, Before the earliest cock crow, Jesus Christ was born: Born in a stable, Cradled in a manger, In the world his hands had made Born a stranger. Priest and king lay fast asleep In Jerusalem; Young and old lay fast asleep In crowded Bethlehem; Saint and angel, ox and ass, Kept a watch together Before the Christmas daybreak In the winter weather. Jesus on his mother's breast In the stable cold, Spotless lamb of God was he, Shepherd of the fold: Let us kneel with Mary maid, With Joseph bent and hoary, With saint and angel, ox and ass, To hail the King of Glory. Before the paling of the stars, ...    less

Ottawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform The Lord Bless You and Keep You by John Rutter. All our CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcar...  moreOttawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform The Lord Bless You and Keep You by John Rutter. All our CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. The group took first place in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition. Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ for updates. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 2nd, 2018. Videographers: Matthieu Brennan, Andrew Mason Editing: Pierre Massie  less