Blue Heron - Christmas & New Year's

Christmas & New Year's
In 15th-Century France & Burgundy
Blue Heron - Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron 1014 [CD]

Contents:

    Advent

  1. Plainchant: O clavis David (O-antiphon for December 20)
  2. Obrecht: Factor orbis
  3. Plainchant: O virgo virginum (O-antiphon for December 24)
  4. ? Josquin: O virgo virginum
  5. Du Fay: Conditor alme siderum (alternatim hymn)
  6. Brumel: Ave Maria gratia dei plena

    7. Christmas

  7. Regis: O admirabile commercium / Verbum caro factum est
  8. Du Fay: Letabundus (sequence)
  9. Ciconia: Gloria Spiritus et alme
  10. Brumel: Nato canunt omnia

    11. New Year's Day

  11. Grenon: La plus belle et doulce figure
  12. Malbecque: Dieu vous doinst bon jour et demy
  13. Anon: Auxce bon youre delabonestren [? A ce jour de la bonne estrenne]
  14. Arnold de Lantins: Amours servir et honnourer
  15. Cordier: Dame excellent ou sont bonté, scavoir
  16. Cordier: Ce jour de l'an qui maint doist estrenier

Performers: Cody Bowers, Kim Leeds, Sophie Michaux, Margot Rood, Elisa Sutherland (cantus); Corey Dalton Hart, Jason McStoots, Jacob Perry, James Reese, Aaron Sheehan, Sumner Thompson (tenor & countertenor); Cameron Beauchamp, Paul Guttry (bassus); Grant Herreid (lute), Laura Jeppesen (rebec, fiddle), Scott Metcalfe (harp, fiddle)

Playing time: 69'

Recording dates: June & September 2024; released: 2024

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Todd M. McComb