CHRISTMASGIFTS
13 DEC 2015 | 7:00PM
ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
464 EAST WALNUT ST.91101
words & music of the season
Jeffrey Bernstein, conductor
Combining beautiful a cappella music woven together with spoken texts on themes of the season.
This family-friendly program includes classics by Tallis, Sweelinck, Duruflé, Lauridsen, Paulus and others. Come share the spirit of the holidays with us!
PROGRAM
BERNSTEIN Be Thou My Vision
BERNSTEIN Silent Night
BRITTEN A Hymn to the Virgin
DURUFLE Ubi Caritas
ELKIES Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
FINNEY Drop Thy Still Dews
HEATH The Lamb
LAURIDSEN O Nata Lux
MENOTTI Amahl and the Night Visitors (selections)
PAULUS The Road Home
STRAVINSKY Pater Noster
STRAVINSKY Ave Maria
SWEELINEK Hodie Christus natus est
TALLIS If Ye Love Me
THOMPSON Glory to God in the Highest
WILLCOCKS How Far is it to Bethlehem