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The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School - Christmas In Harvard Square (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 61:02 minutes | 1,21 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
The Boys of St. Paul Choir School are releasing their debut international recording, "Christmas in Harvard Square". The Christmas album repertoire includes 19 classic songs, which have both traditional and contemporary arrangements, including some original arrangements by Mr. John Robinson the Director of Music. It also includes some must-have renditions of Rutter & Sir David Willcocks arrangements. The school itself is uniquely one of the only boys' choir schools in the US and is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The academy has been described not as a school with a choir, but as a choir with a school. This cozy and ethereal collection celebrating The Nativity of Christ will be a timeless classic for many seasons to come.
As the booklet to this Decca release notes, St. Paul's Choir School of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the only Catholic boys' choir school in the U.S. One can see why, with handsome profits being reaped from the various similar institutions across the Atlantic, the Decca label might have been interested in trying to generate a similar recording institution in the U.S. In this first attempt the results are mixed, but promising. The sound of the choir is unusual, with large groups of boy trebles over three-to-a-part altos, tenors, and basses. The spotlight is on the trebles, and they do not falter in pitch; they stay cohesive in the rather murky spaces of their home church, and they bring a good deal of warmth to the generally familiar melodies on display. This is good, for the program itself sticks closely to the middle of the road with a mixture of Renaissance pieces, carols, chant, and contemporary pieces, many of them standard fare for anyone who has sung in an American glee club. Listeners should note the stated aim: "this music allows us to collaborate in the great endeavor that is the New Evangelization." Those of a more ecumenical frame of mind will find English recordings for Christmas season that approach the story and its choral traditions with greater sense of resonance and history, and, for now, greater skill. But for those already evangelized, this album will bring both conviction and some notably good boychoir singing.
Tracklist:
01 - O Come All Ye Faithful
02 - O Magnum Mysterium
03 - Once In Royal David's City
04 - Omnes De Saba Venient
05 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
06 - Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
07 - Mater Ora Filium
08 - The Little Road To Bethlehem
09 - The Infant King
10 - In The Bleak Midwinter
11 - I Sing Of A Maiden
12 - Puer Natus Est
13 - Ding Dong Merrily On High
14 - A Maiden Most Gentle
15 - Still Still Still
16 - Dominus Dixit
17 - Angels We Have Heard
18 - Angelus Ad Virginem
19 - There Is No Rose
Analyzed: The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School / Christmas In Harvard Square
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.30 dB -9.47 dB 3:49 01-O Come All Ye Faithful
DR8 -0.34 dB -11.86 dB 3:34 02-O Magnum Mysterium
DR8 -0.83 dB -13.14 dB 3:28 03-Once In Royal David's City
DR9 -1.15 dB -12.57 dB 1:54 04-Omnes De Saba Venient
DR7 -1.28 dB -11.18 dB 3:23 05-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
DR10 -2.69 dB -17.86 dB 3:16 06-Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
DR14 -0.39 dB -19.35 dB 4:03 07-Mater Ora Filium
DR10 -0.40 dB -16.33 dB 3:08 08-The Little Road To Bethlehem
DR11 -0.33 dB -18.17 dB 3:16 09-The Infant King
DR11 -0.80 dB -16.44 dB 4:33 10-In The Bleak Midwinter
DR9 -0.94 dB -15.23 dB 2:31 11-I Sing Of A Maiden
DR10 -0.65 dB -16.69 dB 4:14 12-Puer Natus Est
DR9 -0.64 dB -15.04 dB 2:25 13-Ding Dong Merrily On High
DR11 -0.44 dB -16.13 dB 2:47 14-A Maiden Most Gentle
DR10 -0.86 dB -15.12 dB 2:28 15-Still Still Still
DR10 -0.33 dB -15.36 dB 2:40 16-Dominus Dixit
DR9 -0.34 dB -11.61 dB 3:50 17-Angels We Have Heard
DR10 -0.33 dB -14.02 dB 2:32 18-Angelus Ad Virginem
DR9 -0.33 dB -14.40 dB 3:09 19-There Is No Rose
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2804 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.30 dB -9.47 dB 3:49 01-O Come All Ye Faithful
DR8 -0.34 dB -11.86 dB 3:34 02-O Magnum Mysterium
DR8 -0.83 dB -13.14 dB 3:28 03-Once In Royal David's City
DR9 -1.15 dB -12.57 dB 1:54 04-Omnes De Saba Venient
DR7 -1.28 dB -11.18 dB 3:23 05-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
DR10 -2.69 dB -17.86 dB 3:16 06-Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
DR14 -0.39 dB -19.35 dB 4:03 07-Mater Ora Filium
DR10 -0.40 dB -16.33 dB 3:08 08-The Little Road To Bethlehem
DR11 -0.33 dB -18.17 dB 3:16 09-The Infant King
DR11 -0.80 dB -16.44 dB 4:33 10-In The Bleak Midwinter
DR9 -0.94 dB -15.23 dB 2:31 11-I Sing Of A Maiden
DR10 -0.65 dB -16.69 dB 4:14 12-Puer Natus Est
DR9 -0.64 dB -15.04 dB 2:25 13-Ding Dong Merrily On High
DR11 -0.44 dB -16.13 dB 2:47 14-A Maiden Most Gentle
DR10 -0.86 dB -15.12 dB 2:28 15-Still Still Still
DR10 -0.33 dB -15.36 dB 2:40 16-Dominus Dixit
DR9 -0.34 dB -11.61 dB 3:50 17-Angels We Have Heard
DR10 -0.33 dB -14.02 dB 2:32 18-Angelus Ad Virginem
DR9 -0.33 dB -14.40 dB 3:09 19-There Is No Rose
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2804 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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