Composer: Chris HutchingsDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 5 voices or moreVoicing: SSAATBBIncidental Divisi: TAccompaniment: keyboardInstrumentation: organNotation: standardPerformance Length: 4:18 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: hutchingsmusic@hotmail.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): LatinText Source: John Francis Wade (1711-86)Text: Adeste fideles, Laeti triumphantes, Venite, venite in Bethlehem, Natum videte regem angelorum; Venite, adoremus Dominum. Deum de deo, Lumen de lumine, Gestant puellae viscera, Deum verum, genitum, non factum; Venite, adoremus dominum. Cantet nunc [io] chorus angelorum, Cantet aula celestium, "Gloria in excelsis deo!" Ergo qui natus die hodierna, Jesu, tibi sit gloria! Patris aeterni verbum caro factum; Venite, adoremus dominum. Translation: O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, Come, come to Bethlehem, To see the king of angels born; Come, let us adore the Lord. God of God, Light of light, Born of a virgin's womb, True God, begotten, not made; Come, let us adore the Lord. Now the choir of angels sings, The court of heaven sings, "Glory to God in the highest!" Therefore to the one born on this day, Jesus, glory be to thee! The Father's eternal word, made flesh; Come, let us adore the Lord. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateSeasonal Usage: AdventChristmasCarol ServicesLessons and CarolsDescriptive Terms: celebrationcarolfaithAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: Adeste Fideles was commissioned for a large London choral society who are unauditioned but have good readers in each section to lead them. It would work best for a large choir, but with a lighter registration on the organ, could also be sung by a chamber choir. Should be suitable for most church choirs. Practice tracks are available for each part! Please email the composer to request these. The organ part is challenging, but should be within the grasp of any professional organist. Additional InformationDate of Completion: August, 2016Date of First Performance: Saturday, December 17, 2016Premier Performance Data: Wimbledon Choral Society (Neil Ferris, conductor; Michael Higgins, organ), St Paul's Southfields, London
