National Lutheran Choir – Minneapolis/St. Paul | celebrating the art and culture of sacred choral music

“Several of the tracks are accompanied, such as “This Is The Christ,” but with pristine and restrained orchestrations, lovely indeed. In keeping with the CD’s seraphic motif, the choir’s tone color is one of brilliance and purity.” - Primarily A Cappella

“The music seems to get stronger and stronger as the album continues. What is more amazing is the choir’s ability to sing so many different styles of choral music so well. Different periods and vastly different composers are represented with similar results: virtual perfection. Favorites are “Tota Pulchra Es,” by French composer Francis Poulenc, “O Magnum Mysterium” by Thomas Luis de Victoria, and “In Dulci Jubilo,” by Samuel Scheit. Magnificent!” - A-cappella.com

Larry L. Fleming, conducting

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1. Restoration (Benjamin Edwards)
2. Morning Star, In Darkest Night
3. Come, Awake (Zoltán Kodály)
4. I Beheld Her (Healey Willan)
5. Magnificat (René Clausen)
6. Tota Pulchra Es (Francis Poulenc)
7. A Spotless Rose (Herbert Howells)
8. Now, O Come, My Souls True Light
9. Et Incarnatus Est (J. S. Bach)
10. A Christmas Carol (Zoltán Kodály)
11. O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
12. Shining Stable in the Night
13. Maria Sat in Cattle Stall (Guenter Raphael)
14. While Angels Sing (arr. P. J. Christiansen)
15. Gloria (Dave Brubeck)
16. Born Today (Jan P. Sweelinck)
17. Come, Return, And On That Day
18. Hush, My Dear (arr. Larry L. Fleming)
19. In Dulci Jubilo (Samuel Scheidt)
20. Now All Poor (arr. Paul J. Christiansen)
21. This Is the Christ (J. S. Bach)
22. Light Everlasting (Olaf C. Christiansen)