George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) studied at the New England Conservatory and has been described as a 'Boston Classicist.' 'Noel', his atmospheric evocation of the Christmas Nativity, is one of his four 'Symphonic Sketches' and is heard here in its first recording from 1941. Hans Kindler conducts the National Symphony Orchestra on a 'Biddulph' CD.
