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 Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: Elin track on A Christmas Festival CD |
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New Classical Tracks: Fresh holiday offerings from John Rutter
The music of John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers has been a familiar part of the Christmas season for decades. But this new disc is their first all-new Christmas recording in 20 years.
In addition to his own choir, the Cambridge Singers, Rutter is joined on this new release by the Farnham Youth Choir, and three of his favorite soloists. Elin Manahan Thomas takes the soprano solo on the traditional Welsh carol, "New Year's Eve." This is a merry dancing tune which most will recognize as "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly."
Thomas's bright vocal quality and her precise intonation provide added sparkle to this delightful carol. And, as Rutter puts it, "her fluency in Welsh puts me to shame."
Source: Minnesota Public Radio CLICK HERE for full article |
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