Following their first successful album on Signum Records, the Bevan Family Consort presents a collection of Christmas Carols and compositions for Advent. The collection includes familiar works such as Darke’s setting of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’, which is presented here in a new arrangement by Francis Bevan, as well as works newly transcribed for this album such as Palestrina’s ‘Missa sine nomine a5’ and Weelkes’ ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’. ‘Lute-book lullaby’ also features, composed by original Bevan Family Choir founder David Bevan. "THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2023: “[A] lovingly curated selection of works for voices… All received performances of exquisite subtlety and clarity” – The Times