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2008-2009 SEASON
Winter Concert—December 6-7, 2008
(Saturday 7:00 p.m., and Sunday 3:00 p.m., at St. Saviour's Church)
Vaughan Williams: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
Four selections by Samuel Barber:
Twelfth Night
Must the winter come so soon (Vanessa)
Heaven-Haven (A Nun Takes the Veil)
Sure on This Shining Night
Goldstein: Three Bicinia on Traditional Carols
E la Don Don Verges Maria
Dadme Albricias Hijos d'Eva
Praetorius: En natus est Emanuel
Nelhybel: Estampie Natalis (a modern carol in Renaissance style)
— INTERMISSION —
Music by contemporary British composer Paul Ayres:
So Hallow'd and So Gracious Is the Time
Icicles
Entre le Boeuf et l'Ane Gris
Still, Still, Still
I Saw Three Ships
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Good King Wenceslas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The concert will conclude with an audience sing-along.
See the Program Notes to learn more about this music.
