Nativitas

Kansas City Chorale (Artist), Charles Bruffy (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B0000037FJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,006 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What lovely singing!, August 11, 1999

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This review is from: Nativitas (Audio CD)

My goodness, this is such lovely, impeccable, inspired singing! I particularly like 'In Time of Softest Snow' and the Kevin Oldham re-setting of 'Silent Night'. The Kansas City Chorale meets the highest international standards.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely disc, March 3, 2003

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J Scott Morrison (Middlebury VT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nativitas (Audio CD)

This CD is one of my favorite choral discs. The Kansas City Chorale is a professional group of 24 singers who sing at the highest international level and have made six or seven CDs, mostly for the now-defunct Nimbus label. They sing primarily a cappella, although a few of the selections are expertly accompanied by organist James Higdon. The late Kevin Oldham's arrangement of 'Silent Night' is lightly accompanied by flute and harp.

All of the music here was composed or arranged by American composers and it includes the carol group 'Nativitas' by Jean Belmont, as well as two three-carol groups by Conrad Susa and Arnold Freed. My particular favorites, like the previous reviewer's, are 'In Time of Softest Snow' by John Carter and Oldham's arrangement of 'Silent Night.' Others I like are Ned Rorem's brief 'Shout the Glad Tidings' and Joel Martinson's 'There is No Rose.'

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True Meaning of Christmas, September 13, 2008

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D. E. Macias "CineNut" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nativitas (Audio CD)

I'm not a religious person, but this music, to me, brings out the true meaning of Christmas. I listen to it year round. Beautiful voices; beautiful songs.