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24/12/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Midnight Mass

Live from Westminster Cathedral, with Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

The Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates the first Mass of Christmas live from Westminster Cathedral.

A Venetian-style First Mass of Christmas with splendid Gabrieli motets and Palestrina's Missa Hodie Christus Natus Est (Today Christ is Born) make for a very special atmosphere as the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates the First Mass of Christmas live from Westminster Cathedral. The vibrant sounds of traditional sackbutts and cornets played by the vituoso English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble will echo and re-echo around the cathedral exploiting its unique spacial properties. The service closes with the resplendent brass and organ voluntary: Hodie Christus Natus Est by Heinrich Schutz. The renowned choir of Westminster Cathedral is directed by Master of Music Martin Baker and the organ is played by the Assistant Master of Music Peter Stevens. Cathedral Administrator: Canon Christopher Tuckwell; Precentor: Fr Alexander Master. Producer: Clair Jaquiss.

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