An arrangement of On Christmas Night for SATB choir and organ by noted choral conductor James Burton is now available through Edition Peters.
James Burton, one the UK’s leading choral conductors and an acclaimed orchestral and opera conductor, has a considerable portfolio of compositions and arrangements to his name. A choral scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, James went on to complete a Masters in orchestral con- ducting at the Peabody Conservatory. He has been Choral Director at the Hallé Orchestra and has conducted the BBC Singers and many other UK-based choirs. Since 2002, he has been Director of Schola Cantorum of Oxford. Burton has composed music as diverse as Thomas Hardy’s The Convergence of the Twain for baritone, chorus and orchestra, carols (including On Christmas Night) and the theme music for the opening ceremony of the World Equestrian Games.
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