James Schar, Piano

Programm

"Gaudete!"                                                                              Jistebnice Cantional, 1420; Piae Cantiones, 1582
                                                    Verses: Anne Kraft; Brian Diserens; Women of the ESOC Chorus

"The truth from above"                                                                                                               English Traditional
                                                                                                                    arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958

"O Magnum Mysterium"                                                                              Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548?-1611

"Psallite, unigenito"                                                                                                Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621

"A Carol of adoration"                                                                                                   Edgar Pettman, 1867-1943

"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"                                                            John Baptiste Calkin, 1827-1905

"A Hymn to the Virgin"                                                                                               Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976
                                                    Bianka Schwiedergoll, Soprano; Ilona Schorlemmer, Mezzo-Soprano,
                                                    Alastair McDonald, Tenor; Brian Diserens, Bass

"Lord of the Dance"                                                                                          Melody adapted by Sydney Carter
                                                                                                                                     from a traditional Shaker song
                                                                                                                                          arr. David Willcocks, b. 1919

*Fantasia in F Minor:                                                                                     Adagio, for Mechanical Clock; K594
                                                                                 arranged for Organ, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791
                                                                                                                            Michael Jones, Organ

Poem-extract: "Christmas"                                                                                          John Betjeman, 1906-1984
                                                     Arno Brückner; Alastair McDonald

"Personent Hodie"                                                         German, 1360; arranged by Gustav Holst, 1874-1934

"Dobrú Noc/ Spasiteli náš!"                                                                                                         Czech Traditional
                                                                                     New text written for the ESOC Chorus by Michaela Roubert

"Ding dong! merrily on high"                                                                                              16^th C. French Melody
                                                                                                                                                         arr. David Willcocks

"L’Adieu des Bergers à la Sainte Famille"                                                                Hector Berlioz, 1803-1869
                                                                                      from the Oratorio L’Enfance du Christ, Opus 25

Gloria from the Missa Brevis in F, KV 192                                                             Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
                                                      Anne Kraft, Soprano; Michaela Roubert; Mezzo-Soprano;
                                                      Norbert Irgang, Tenor; Arno Brückner, Bass

"In Dulci Jubilo"                                                                                                             Kluges Gesangbuch, 1529

"Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen"                                                                         15th C. Melody, Praetorius, 1609

"Silent Night"                                                                                                                       Franz Gruber,1787-1863

"Jesus Child"                                                                                                                              John Rutter, b. 1945

"Adeste Fidelis"                                                                                                                          Anonymous, 18^th C.

"We wish you a merry Christmas"                                                                                    Joe Wheadon, b. 1943