This vivacious and colourful Christmas Overture, originally commissioned as an orchestral work by John Rutter for his 2007 Christmas Festival, proved an instant success with audience and orchestra alike. Traditional carols, skilfully juxtaposed and interwoven, provide the thematic material. They are, in order of appearance, Ding Dong! Merrily On High; Deck The Halls, Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Personent Hodie, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Angels, From The Realms Of Glory, which bring the overture to a majestic close. Fragments of other carols appear along the way to enrich the tecture of what is surely one of the most attractive pieces written for festive season.
Nigel Hess is a multifaceted composer and conductor active mainly in the area of films, television and theatre. He studied music at Cambridge University, where he was Music Director of the Footlights Revue; from 1981–5 he served in the same role for the Royal Shakespeare Company, writing music for over twenty productions. His subsequent career includes music for many major films (notably 'Ladies in Lavender' which includes the lovely Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra performed by violinist Joshua Bell with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and television dramas (Maigret, Dangerfield, Wycliffe, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates), together with a growing catalogue of concert music including a Piano Concerto commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales and performed by the international piano virtuoso Lang Lang.
Publisher: Faber Music
ISBN: 0571570445
Item Code: 0571570445
Price: £69.99
Availability:in stock
Genre(s): Christmas
Series: Faber Wind Band
Score/Parts: Score & Parts
Contents:
- Ding Dong! Merrily On High
- Deck The Halls
- Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- Personent Hodie
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Angels, From The Realms Of Glory