A Renaissance Christmas

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Drawing from the vast treasury of Christmas music of the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries, A Renaissance Christmas presents a collection of juxtapositions: pop and art music, seriousness and wit, and spirituality and jest all peacefully coexist here, as befits the holiday season. 

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The CD of this album is available to purchase at ArkivMusic.

Drawing from the vast treasury of Christmas music of the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries, A Renaissance Christmas presents a collection of juxtapositions: pop and art music, seriousness and wit, and spirituality and jest all peacefully coexist here, as befits the holiday season. 

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Joel Cohen and Peter Clancy
Engineer: David Griesinger
Recorded at Trinity Church, Boston, December 1985
Mastering: Jim Shelton

Art direction and design: Henrietta Condak
Cover art: Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Adorazione dei pastori, Milan, Gall. Brera

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79134

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The Boston Camerata
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MUSICIANS
Joel Cohen, director, lute, baritone
Roberta Anderson, Anne Azéma, soprano
Bruce Lancaster, tenor
Edmund Brownless, tenor, reader
Fred Raffenserger, countertenor
Kenneth Fitch, countertenor
Frank Albinder, David Ripley,bass
Tom Coleman, contrabass
Marilyn Boenau, dulcian, recorders, ocarina, shawn, xylophone
Jane Hershey, bass and tenor viols, recorder
Carol Lewis, treble and bass viols, vielle
Mack Ramsey, sackbut, flute, recorders, lute, pipe, tabor
Dan Stillman, shawn

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    The CD of this album is available to purchase at ArkivMusic.

    Drawing from the vast treasury of Christmas music of the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries, A Renaissance Christmas presents a collection of juxtapositions: pop and art music, seriousness and wit, and spirituality and jest all peacefully coexist here, as befits the holiday season. 

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    MUSICIANS
    Joel Cohen, director, lute, baritone
    Roberta Anderson, Anne Azéma, soprano
    Bruce Lancaster, tenor
    Edmund Brownless, tenor, reader
    Fred Raffenserger, countertenor
    Kenneth Fitch, countertenor
    Frank Albinder, David Ripley,bass
    Tom Coleman, contrabass
    Marilyn Boenau, dulcian, recorders, ocarina, shawn, xylophone
    Jane Hershey, bass and tenor viols, recorder
    Carol Lewis, treble and bass viols, vielle
    Mack Ramsey, sackbut, flute, recorders, lute, pipe, tabor
    Dan Stillman, shawn

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Joel Cohen and Peter Clancy
    Engineer: David Griesinger
    Recorded at Trinity Church, Boston, December 1985
    Mastering: Jim Shelton

    Art direction and design: Henrietta Condak
    Cover art: Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Adorazione dei pastori, Milan, Gall. Brera