Carols From King's / Choir of King's College, Cambridge · Stephen Cleobury (2000)
Studio: BBC/Opus Arte Dvd
ASIN: B00005S6KQ
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This DVD offers for the first time ever a sumptuous surround-sound experience of the college's annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, filmed in December 2000. Stephen Cleobury's choice of music for the service struck a careful balance between carols traditional and modern, rare and popular. This DVD release also includes a fascinating and rare black and white film of the 1954 service, effortlessly directed by Boris Ord. This DVD captures the magnificence of two carol services, almost fifty years apart. Bonus features include conversation between the three most recent Directors of Music. Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger and Stephen Cleobury (Director of the 2000 service) gently reminisce about their respective periods in charge of the choir.
