Star of Wonder: Music for the Season

by San Francisco Choral Artists, Ralph Hopper

Overview

Under the direction of Ralph Hopper, the San Francisco Choral Artists have made a charming holiday album with Star of Wonder. Performing a selection of traditional Christmas carols, the choir sounds graceful and powerful, breathing life into these much-recorded songs. Since this is a relatively obscure release, this won't appeal to anyone who isn't a hardcore fan of this vocal style, but those fans will certainly not be disappointed if they seek it out. ~ Rodney Batdorf

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/1993
Label:	Reference Recordings
UPC:	0030911102128
Rank:	180422

Tracks

1. Silent Night
2. Nativity Carol
3. We three kings
4. Come, dear children
5. Cantiones sacrae, Op. 4: Cantate Domino, SWV 81
6. Missa "O magnum mysterium"~Gloria
7. Gaudete omnes
8. Caroling, caroling
9. The Nativity
10. Green Growth the holly
11. Christmas Carol
12. Sir Christ¿¿mas
13. A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28~Interlude
14. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
15. O magnum mysterium
16. Virga Jesse floruit in E minor, WAB 52
17. We'll dress this house
18. What child is this?
19. No¿¿l nouvelet
20. Adeste fideles
21. Deck the hall

Album Credits

Performance Credits

San Francisco Choral Artists   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Choir/Chorus
Ralph Hopper   Primary Artist
Matthew Walsh   Organ,Organ
Katherine Treiste   Flute
The Ringmasters   Ensemble,Bells
James Meyer   Bass (Vocal),Bass (Vocal)
William Ballard   Conductor,Director
Ralph Hooper   Conductor,Director
Marcella DeCray   Harp
Hannah Jo Smith   Alto (Vocals)
John Conroy   Bass (Vocal)
Claire Giovannetti-Prochaska   Alto (Vocals)
Barbara Thornburgh   Soprano (Vocal)
Elisabeth Engan   Soprano (Vocal)
Kevin Ames   Tenor (Vocal)
James Quist   Bass (Vocal)
Gael Betts   Alto (Vocals)
Claire Kelm   Soprano (Vocal)
Chaz Engan   Tenor (Vocal)
Kevin Freeman   Bass (Vocal)
John Walters   Tenor (Vocal)
Terry Nelson   Alto (Vocals)
Janice Cornwell   Soprano (Vocal)
Peter Mendiara   Tenor (Vocal)
Edward Betts   Tenor (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Keith O. Johnson   Engineer
J. Tamblyn Henderson, Jr.   Producer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Ralph Hooper   Music Notes
Janaia Donaldson   Cover Direction
Marcia Gordon Martin   Executive Producer