Lully, Lulla, Lullay - Philip WJ Stopford - Harmonium Choral Society

Fear Not, December 2017
Under the direction of Dr. Anne J. Matlack
Harmonium Choral Society
Morristown United Methodist Church, Morristown, New Jersey
Solo: Leslie Adler

In the darkest part of the Christmas story, Herod, in his jealousy, orders the death of all babies in Bethlehem (the “Slaughter of the Innocents”) so as to thwart the prophecy of a great King’s birth, thus paralleling in the New Testament the slaughter of the firstborns by Pharaoh. The text of Lully, Lulla, Lullay (known as the “Coventry Carol”) comes from a nativity play that was one of the Coventry Mystery Plays, originally performed by the city's guilds, from the 14th century onwards. Philip WJ Stopford’s setting is simple and haunting, written for the glorious acoustic of St. Anne’s, Belfast, where he was director of music from 2003 to 2010, the youngest Anglican cathedral organist at the time. He has also worked at Truro, Canterbury, and Chester Cathedrals, and since January 2016, has been director of music at Christ Church, Bronxville.

Program Notes: http://www.harmonium.org/s/Fear-Not-D...
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