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Our Lady with the Infant Jesus riding on a Lamb, with St John by William Blake (1757-1827)
Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Crown Copyright
Track(s) taken from CDH55414

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Very different in character are the Christmas pieces Today the Virgin (1989) and God is with us. The former takes its inspiration from the Medieval folk-carol, with a suitable text by Mother Thekla (Abbess at Normanby) and has an infectiously memorable refrain with an increasing Alleluia.

from notes by Ivan Moody © 1991

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Recording details: July 1990
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Chris Sayers
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: April 1991
Total duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds

Today the Virgin 'A Christmas carol'
composer
Sir John Tavener (b1944)
September 1989
author of text
Mother Thekla (1918-2011)
Christmas

Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Chester Music Ltd

St George's Chapel Choir Windsor, Christopher Robinson (conductor)
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