ArtistInfo
Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
A Medieval Christmas
Album US 1975 on Nonesuch label
Classical (Medieval, Religious)
Special thanks to Cantor Jack Kessler of Framingham, Massachusetts, for advice on the Hebrew cantillation. Recorded at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Mastering/(Sterling Sound, Inc.) a Dolby-system recording Cover illustration/"Spiegel van den Leven ons Heren" (Anon, Dutch, 15th century), fol. 7, reproduced courtesy of The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. ©&℗ 1975 Nonesuch Records, a Division of Warner Communications Inc. Mfg. by Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records, New York, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A. Commentaries, texts & translations enclosed. (4-page separate leaflet, the size of the sleeve, included) All sleeve notes are in English only. Translations of the liturgical verses / texts are from Hebrew and Latin to English.
Musicians
 | Boston Camerata , ensemble, album by |
 | Joel Cohen fl, perc, *1942 US baritone vocals, directed by, liner notes, liner notes, commentaries by, lute, oud, album by, performer, chorus, men |
 | Miriam Charney voc, alto vocals, chorus, chorus, women |
 | Peggy Wright voc, alto vocals, chorus, chorus, women |
 | Mark Baker acc, US baritone vocals, performer, chorus, men |
 | Peter Hunsberger acg, baritone vocals, photography by, photo, chorus, men, performer |
 | Tim Aarset rec, baritone vocals, recorder, shawm, chorus, men |
 | Adrienne Hartzell vc, cwb, bells, harp, vielle, vielle, bells, bell, harp, vielle, bells |
 | Charles Rhodes acg, countertenor vocals, chorus, men, performer |
 | David Griesinger ts, *1944 US engineer, tenor vocals, chorus, men |
 | Nancy Joyce fl, rec, flute, recorder, shawm |
 | Kenneth Roth rec, ob, organ, organetto, recorder, shawm |
 | Nicholas Linfield read by, reader, read by, reading |
 | Alison Fowle vn, gam, rebec, viol, viola da gamba |
 | Barbara Lakeburg voc, soprano vocals, chorus, chorus, women, performer |
 | Deborah Prince voc, soprano vocals, chorus, chorus, women |
 | Laurie Monahan voc, soprano vocals, chorus, chorus, women, performer |
 | Sallie Gordon , soprano vocals, chorus, chorus, women |
 | John Clark acg, tenor vocals, chorus, men |
 | Rufus Hallmark ts, tenor vocals, performer, chorus, chorus, men |
 | Lawrence Rosenwald voc, translated by, translations by |
 | Unknown Artist , percussion, shawm, crumhorn, crumhorns |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer , 1343-1400 GB text by |
Producers
| Teresa Sterne coordinator |
| Paula Bisacca design, art direction |
| Bob Ludwig mastered by |
| Unknown Artist recorder |
| Kenneth Roth recorder |
| Nancy Joyce recorder |
| Tim Aarset recorder |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah's Prophecy, כּי־ילר ילר־לנו כּוֹ נתּוֹ־לנו (Hebrew Cantillation) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 0:33 | |
| 2 | The Sybil's Prophecy, Iudicii Signum (Spanish, 10th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:11 | |
| 3 | Conductus, Adest Sponsus (Franco-Provençal, 12th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:34 | |
| 4 | Gabriel's Prophecy, Oiet, Virgines (Franco-Provençal, 12th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 4:53 | |
| 5 | Clausula, Domino (French, 13th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 2:12 | |
| 6 | Hymn, Conditor Alme Siderum (Plainchant) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:28 | |
| 7 | Lauda, Verbum Caro Factum Est (Italian, 15th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:21 | |
| 8 | Reading, On Frymðe Wæs Word (Old Saxon, 10th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 0:59 | |
| 9 | Organum, Iudea Et Iherusalem (French, 13th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 8:35 | |
| 10 | Conductus, Gedeonis Area (French, 13th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 2:47 | |
| 11 | Reading, O Moder Mayde | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:25 | |
| 12 | Hymn, Ave Maris Stella (Plainchant); Sacred Song, O Maria, Deu Maire (Provençal, 13th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 4:23 | |
| 13 | Prosa, Ave Maria (French, 12th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 2:40 | |
| 14 | Responsory, Gaude Maria (Plainchant) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:22 | |
| 15 | Hymn, Joseph, Liber Nefe Min (German, 14th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 1:12 | |
| 16 | Conductus With Refrain, Congaudet Hodie (Catalan, 12th Century) / In Dulci Iubilo (Dutch, 15th Century); Hymn, In Dulci Iubilo (German, 16th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 4:58 | |
| 17 | Reading, Hand By Hand We Shule Us Take (English, 14th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 0:36 | |
| 18 | Conductus, Lux Hodie... Orientis Partibus (French, 12th Century) | Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen | 2:59 |
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