What Sweeter Music: December 4, 10, & 11
Benjamin Britten composed A Ceremony of Carols on a Swedish cargo vessel in 1942. He was sailing from the States home to England at a time when U-Boat activity was intensifying. The women of The Singers will be performing the original version for treble voices, along with harpist Min Kim. Of course, many traditional carols are also featured alongside joyous and contemplative music for this special time of year.
12/4, 3pm – Wayzata Community Church; 12/10, 7:30pm – St. Olaf Catholic, Minneapolis; 12/11, 2pm – Nativity of Our Lord, St. Paul
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What Sweeter Music Concert Program
Jackson Berkey: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Matthew Culloton: Make We Joy Now in this Fest (world premiere)
Bob Chilcott: What Sweeter Music
Alf Houkom: The Rune of Hospitality
Aaron McDermid: I Wonder as I Wander
Abbie Betinis: The Babe of Bethlehem
Carol Barnett: Angelus ad virginem
Matthew Culloton: God’s Mother Be
René Clausen: Canticle of Praise
INTERMISSION
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (complete, treble version)
Aaron David Miller: Intermezzo on ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
Matthew Culloton: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (world premiere)
Fred Prentice/Carol Barnett: Sing We Now of Christmas