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  Texas Boys Choir   [Denton Civic Boys Choir]    (est. 1946) Classical Choir of Boys 
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Texas Boys Choir The Texas Boys Choir was founded in 1946 by George Bragg as the Denton Civic Boys Choir. In 1957 the choir was moved from the City of Denton to Fort Worth, Texas, and renamed the Texas Boys Choir. They signed their first recording contract with Decca Records and have since made more than 35 albums including two Grammy winners. Bragg directed the choir until his retirement in 1975.
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Featured Recordings Compact | Full
Texas Boys Choir - 60 Years of Excellence
60 Years of Excellence ( , CD) 2006
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
15 tracks.
  1.   Christus Factus Est  
  2.   Deus in Nomine Tuo  
  3.   Ave Verum Corpus  
  4.   Wie Will Ich Mich Freuen  
  5.   Widmung  
  6.   Shepherd on the Rock  
  7.   Carol of the Rose  
  8.   The Pelican  
  9.   The Place of the Blest  
10.   Alleluia Amen  
11.   Ciccerella  
12.   Shenandoah  
13.   Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. II  
14.   Intonationi d'Orano  
Texas Boys Choir - One World
One World ( , CD) 2003
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
17 tracks.
  1.   2  
Texas Boys Choir - Of Bells and Angels
Of Bells and Angels (Nichols-Wright BACK12-3032 , CD) July 1996
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Texas Boys Choir with Deborah Ford
  1.   Gesu Bambino/The Bells of Christmas  
  2.   In the Bleak Midwinter  
  3.   Angels We Have Heard on High  
  4.   O Holy Night  
  5.   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  
  6.   Fum, Fum, Fum  
  7.   Rocking Song/Infant Holy, Infant Lowly  
  8.   Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle  
  9.   Of the Father's Love Begotten  
10.   Still, Still, Still  
11.   Ave Maria  
12.   O Little Town of Bethlehem  
13.   O du Frohliche  
14.   Panis Angelicus  
15.   Once in Royal David's City  
16.   Mary Had a Baby/Sweet Little Jesus Boy  
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Texas Boys Choir - At Home in the Great Hall
At Home in the Great Hall (Resmiranda , CD) 1989
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
  1.   Carol of the Rose  
  2.   The Pelican  
  3.   The Place of the Blest  
  4.   Alleluia, Amen  
  5.   Willow, Show Me the Wind  
  6.   Ave Verum Corpus  
  7.   Widmung  
  8.   Beau Soir  
  9.   Sill Wie Die Nacht  
10.   Gott In Der Natur  
Texas Boys Choir - Routes to Roots
Routes to Roots (TRIGON RECORDS TR139, LP) 1980
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
A collection of patriotic songs, including (Side A): Routes to Roots; (Side B): Yankee Doodle, Stars and Stripes, Grand Old American Review, The Promise Land, Getting it Together
Texas Boys Choir - Mozart: Coronation Mass in C Major
Mozart: Coronation Mass in C Major (TBC TS-003, LP) 1974
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Performed with the Choir of Holy Family Catholic Church, Fort Worth, Texas, with boy treble soloist. Conducted by George Bragg, founder/director of both choirs. A recording in the TBC Treble Series, in which boys sang the principal top-line solo parts in historical works.
  1.   Coronation Mass in C Major - Mozart   Boy soprano soloist - Victor Lederer
  2.   Fanfare for Festivals - Goemanne  
  3.   Ode to Saint Cecilia - Goemanne  
Texas Boys Choir - Venezianische Mehrchörigkeit / Gabrieli in St. Marco
Venezianische Mehrchörigkeit / Gabrieli in St. Marco (CBS Orbis 92205, LP) 1967
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Works for 2 or 3 Chorusses from 16th century composer Giovanni Gabrieli, performed by Texas Boys´ Choir Fort Worth, Gregg Smith Singers and Edward Tarr Ensemble with E. Power Biggs (organ), conducted by Vittorio Negri.
Texas Boys Choir - A Ceremony of Carols and Carols of Many Lands
A Ceremony of Carols and Carols of Many Lands (DECCA DL 710060, LP) April 1962
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Benjamin Britton's "A Ceremony of Carols" paired with an original arrangement of eight Christmas carols from around the world, Kalman Halasz's "Carols of Many Lands" make up this LP of Holiday music.

Soloists include, John D. Boyd, soprano; Joe Shockler, mezzo-soprano; Dana Watson, mezzo-soprano; Robert Campbell, alto. Julia Louise Hermann, harp. George Bragg, director. Istvan Szelenyi and Kalman Halasz, associate directors.

Texas Boys Choir - A Gloria de Gabrieli
A Gloria de Gabrieli (CBS Masterworks , LP)
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
A Brazilian pressing of the award winning album, featuring the Texas Boys Choir and Gregg Smith Singers. Directed by Vittorio Negri.
Texas Boys Choir - Boys & Bells Vol. II
Boys & Bells Vol. II ( , LP)
Featuring Patrick Pummill   Texas Boys Choir  
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir (side 1) and soloist Patrick Pummill (side 2)
  1.   Psalm XIX (Benedetto Marcello)   Side 1: Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
  2.   A Portuguesa (Alfredo Keil)   Side 1: Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
  3.   An Irish Medley (Folk Songs)   Side 1: Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
  4.   Marcha Real   Side 1: Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
  5.   Trumpet Tune (Jeremiah Clarke, Attributed to Henry Purcell)   Side 1: Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
  6.   Shepherd on the Rock (Franz Schubert)   Side 2: Texas Boys Choir
  7.   Ave Maria (Franz Schubert)   Side 2: Texas Boys Choir
Texas Boys Choir - Folk Songs & Western Ballads
Folk Songs & Western Ballads (Decca DL 4379, LP)
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Tracks: Mustang Gray, Home On The Range, Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Old Chisholm Trail, Buffalo Skinners, Goodbye Old Paint, Bury Me Not On The Lone Prarie,Betsy From Pike,Cutting Down The Pines,Promised Land,Revolutionary Tea, Leather Winged Bat, The Little Family, Skip To Mah Lou
  1.   Mustang Gray  
  2.   Home on the Range  
  3.   Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo  
  4.   Old Chisholm Trail  
  5.   Buffalo Skinners  
  6.   Goodbye Old Paint  
  7.   Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie  
  8.   Betsy from Pike  
  9.   Cutting Down the Pines  
10.   The Promised Land  
11.   Revolutionary Tea  
12.   Leather-Winged Bat  
13.   The Little Family  
14.   Skip to Mah Lou  
Texas Boys Choir - Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing! (APAD Digital Recordings CD TBC-034, CD)
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
  1.   The Ringing of the Bells  
  2.   O Come, O Come Emmanuel  
  3.   Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring  
  4.   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!  
  5.   Now Tell Us, Gentle Mary  
  6.   Patapan  
  7.   Angels' Carol  
  8.   Hodie, Christus, Natus Est  
  9.   In the Bleak Midwinter  
10.   Betelehema  
11.   Psallite  
12.   Christ, the Holy Child in Me  
13.   This Little Babe  
14.   Balulalow  
15.   In Freezing Winter Night  
16.   Deo Gracias  
17.   Little Lamb  
18.   Wexford Carol  
19.   How Far Is It to Bethlehem?  
20.   The Virgin's Cradle Hymn  
21.   A Choral Fantasy on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  
22.   Deck the Halls  
23.   Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John  
24.   Jingle Bells  
25.   Away in a Manger  
26.   Carol Medley  
Available at   APAD Digital Recordings
Texas Boys Choir - Montage
Montage (Towerhill Recordings TH-71982, CD)
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Includes changed voices.
  1.   Freedom Song  
  2.   Then This is Texas  
  3.   America the Beautiful  
  4.   Shenandoah  
  5.   Climin' up the Mountain  
  6.   Wie will ich mich freuen  
  7.   All Things Bright and Beautiful  
  8.   Adon Olam  
  9.   Christus factus est  
10.   Ave Verum Corpus  
11.   Agnus Dei  
12.   La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire  
13.   Riqui, Riqui, Riquirran  
14.   Saints Bound for Heaven  
15.   Ride the Chariot  
16.   Old Chisolm Trail  
17.   Ghost Riders  
Available at   Towerhill Recordings
Texas Boys Choir - Noel: Live From The Great Hall
Noel: Live From The Great Hall (APAD Digital Recordings CD TBC-033, CD)
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
Christmas Collection
  1.   The Ringing of the Bells  
  2.   Hodie, Christus, Natus Est  
  3.   Adorate devote  
  4.   Of the Father's Love Begotten  
  5.   How Far Is It to Bethlehem  
  6.   Carol of the Bells  
  7.   Christmas Lullaby  
  8.   There is a Flower  
  9.   To Him We Sing  
10.   The Twelve Days of Christmas  
11.   Sir Christemas  
12.   Silent Night/What Child is This/Joy to the World  
Available at   APAD Digital Recordings
Other Recordings Compact | Full
Texas Boys Choir - A Christmas Festival
A Christmas Festival (Sony Classics 1SBK64354, CD) October 1999
Featuring The St. Kilian Boychoir   Texas Boys Choir  
Sony Classic featuring E. Power Biggs, Phyllis Curtin, Andre Kostelanetz, and the New York Brass and Percussion Ensemble. The first 14 tracks are accompanied by the Texas Boys Choir and the following 13 are accompanied by St. Kilian Boychoir.
  1.   Patapan  
  2.   Three Kings of Orient  
  3.   What Child Is This  
  4.   Noel We Sing  
  5.   Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming  
  6.   The Holly And The Ivy  
  7.   O Come All Ye Faithful  
  8.   Joy to the World  
  9.   Lullay, My Liking  
10.   Good King Wenceslas  
11.   Silent Night, Holy Night  
12.   God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  
13.   Medley   Welcome Here, Merry Christmas, Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies, Christmas is Coming
14.   Angels We Have Heard on High  
15.   We Wish You a Merry Christmas  
16.   O Come All Ye Faithful  
17.   The First Nowell  
18.   Christmas Chimes  
19.   Medley   Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard on High
20.   Medley   Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, Jingle Bells
21.   Awa  
22.   Three Kings of Orient  
23.   O Little Town of Bethlehem  
24.   O Holy Night  
25.   Medley   It Came upon the Midnight Clear, Away in a Manger
26.   O Tannenbaum  
27.   We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Reprise)  
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Texas Boys Choir - The World's Most Beautiful Christmas Music
The World's Most Beautiful Christmas Music (Sony , CD)
Featuring St. Francis de Sales Boychoir   Texas Boys Choir  
Various Artists
  1.   O Come, All Ye Faithful   N.Y. Philharmonic/Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  2.   Away In A Manger / We Three Kings Of Orient Are   Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra & Choir
  3.   Twelve Days Of Christmas   N.Y Philharmonic/Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  4.   Good King Wenceslas   E. Power Biggs/G Smith Singers/Texas Boys Choir
  5.   Silent Night, Holy Night / Joy To The World   Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
  6.   Angels From The Realms   London Symphony Orchestra
  7.   What Child Is This   E. Power Biggs/G Smith Singers/Texas Boys Choir
  8.   Trepok   Peter Nero
  9.   Hallelujah Chorus   P. Freeman/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10.   We Wish You A Merry Christmas   Philadelphia Orchestra/Temple U. Choir/St. Francis De Sales Boychoir
Films and Videos Compact | Full
Texas Boys Choir - Time of Waking, A
Time of Waking, A ( , Film/TV) 1969
Featuring Texas Boys Choir   Donald Collup  
28 mins. George Bragg directs The Texas Boys Choir and soloist Donald Collup.
This film, produced in 1968/69, presents a philosophy of boychoir and was produced by the Walsh Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1970 "A Time of Waking" was presented the Bronze Award by the International Film and TV Festival and in 1971 it was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedom Foundation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
  "A Time of Waking" - complete video
Books Compact | Full
Texas Boys Choir - Choir Parents' Handbook, The
Choir Parents' Handbook, The ( , Book) 1963
Featuring Texas Boys Choir  
by George Bragg.
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