A Consort Christmas
Saturday 16 December 2017, 7:30pm
Pre-concert talk 7pm
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Cnr Molesworth and Hill St
Wellington
Directed by Michael Stewart
Carols old and new, well-known and gems to discover, presented with witty readings for the festive season and sprinkled with some good old fashioned singalong favourites, this will be a wonderful way to get in the Christmas spirit!
Programme
Puer natus est nobis - Gregorian chant
Hodie Christus natus est - Sweelinck
From “Weihnachtsliederbuch des Cornelius Freundt”
- Ein Kindlein ist uns heut geborn - non Papa
- Wie schön singt uns der Engel Schar - Freundt
- Psallite - Praetorius
READING
CAROL God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Missa Puer natus est nobis: Gloria - Tallis
This day Christ was born - Byrd
O Magnum mysterium - Busto
O Magnum mysterium - Poulenc
READING
CAROL Silent Night
In dulci jubilo - Praetorius
In dulci jubilo - Praetorius
Bogoroditse Devo - Rachmaninov
INTERVAL (cash bar available)
Missa Puer natus est nobis: Sanctus and Benedictus - Tallis
Nesciens Mater - Mouton
READING
CAROL Good King Wenceslas
The Three Kings - Willan
The Three Kings - Cornelius
Here is the little door - Howells
READING
I sing of a maiden - Madden
Missa Puer natus est nobis: Agnus Dei - Tallis
A un Nino Llorando - Guerrero
Riu, riu chiu - Flecha
CAROL O come all ye faithful
This concert was part of the 2017 Performance Series.
Review
Brahms’s Deutsches Requiem given spirited and scrupulous performance by Tudor Consort
2023 Performance Series
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