Christmas Songs With Orphei Drangar

Orphei Drängar male-voice choir / Cecilia Rydinger Alin; Ida Falk Winland, soprano; Linné Brass Quintet; Members of the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

Koppången; Forunderligt at sige; Jul, jul, strålande jul; Hosiannah!; Madonnans vaggvisa; Vittskövlevisan; Staffansvisa från Orust; Hodie Christus natus est; He Shall Feed His Flock; Lux aurumque; Stille Nacht; Dostóyno yest; Es ist ein Ros entsprungen; Joy to the World (instrumental); Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; The Christmas Song; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Formed in 1853, the choir Orphei Drängar (OD) has constantly striven to discover and develop new directions for the male-voice choir, while not neglecting its splendid traditions. The first OD disc recorded together with the choir’s new artistic director, the celebrated choral conductor Cecilia Rydinger Alin, is no exception. Described by Choir & Organ (UK) as ‘a tremendous choir, with superb technique and an immense, expressive range’, OD gives proof of its versatility in a highly varied programme which still manages to stay within the theme of Christmas: original settings and new arrangements of Swedish folk songs and Christmas classics, English carols and Broadway songs – with Stille Nacht, a Russian hymn in praise of the Holy Virgin, and Eric Whitacre’s widely admired Lux aurumque added for good measure. Supplying even more nuances to the palette is the choir’s guest artist, the young Swedish soprano Ida Falk Winland, as well as a brass ensemble, supporting choir and soloist in parts of the programme.

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