William Holford

Nova! Nova! Joy to the World!

Hertfordshire Chorus

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212075524

Catalog number: SIGCD 755
Releasedate: 03-11-23

- A complete album of newly published arrangements of some of the best-known traditional carols, loved by singers and audiences everywhere

- taken from a collection arranged by Louis Halsey, one of the foremost figures in choral music throughout his life as a composer, arranger, conductor, lecturer and producer

- performed by Hertfordshire Chorus under David Temple MBE, one of the leading choral directors of his generation

Christmas carols have a universal appeal stemming from the tradition of music being played, sung, rearranged and rewritten by different generations in many different countries and over a number of centuries. Louis Halsey’s Nova! Nova!, a collection of new arrangements of many of the most well-known and beautiful carols from as far back as medieval times, represents perhaps the largest collection of carols by a single composer for many years. Hertfordshire Chorus and David Temple have recorded 24 of these carols in this beautifully presented new collection, including English, German, French, Czech, Basque, Welsh and Irish melodies.

Joy to the world!