Delighted that my piece, “A Babe is Born”, is featured on St. Martin’s Voices new Christmas album, which brings together eighteen Christmas choral works by a wide range of contemporary composers.
The words for this piece come from a manuscript in Westminster Abbey Library, A babe is born, which joyfully exclaims ‘And Jesus is his name’.
More about the Album
Telling the story of the nativity, music by Cecilia McDowall, Gabriel Jackson and James Whitbourn is featured alongside pieces from the next generation of choral composers including Grace Evangeline Mason, Kerensa Briggs and Emily Hazrati. From settings of ancient texts such as O magnum mysterium and Adam lay ybounden to more modern poetry by Ursula Askham Fanthorpe and Charles Anthony Silvestri, the music spans a variety of styles and moods. Thoughtfully curated and stylishly performed, these premiere recordings narrate the Christmas story from prophecy to birth, adding fresh material to the festive repertoire and highlighting the ongoing creativity of British choral music.