Music of Joy

Contrasting emotional outburst with intimate radiance as we ring out the old year and ring in the new.

Program Broadcast dates:

• December 23, 1996

Music played in the program

BACH: Chorale-prelude, In dulci jubilo. BUXTEHUDE: Chorale-prelude, In dulci jubilo –Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, conductor & organ (1958 Flentrop/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) Northeastern CD-251

DAQUIN: Noël Etranger –Jean-Maurice capt, oboe; Daniel Meylan, hc (piece originally an organ solo) Preludio CD-2155

LEF BURE-WELY: Noël Variations for Christmas Mass –Vincent Genvrin (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Editions Hortus CD-005

WILTSE: I wonder as I wander. TUUK: Brightest and best –Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids, Larry Biser, conductor; Jonathan Tuuk (1981 Wicks/Basilica of Saint Adalbert, Grand Rapids, MI) Pro Organo CD-7038

TOURNEMIRE: Sacred Symphonic Fresco No. 1 (Christmas) –Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet (1898 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilica Sacré-Coeur, Paris, France) Priory CD-328

HANCOCK: Introit for a Feast Day. RUTTER: Candlelight Carol. WAGNER (arr.): Of the father’s love begotten –National Capital Brass Ensemble; Paul Hill Chorale, Paul Hill, conductor; Sondra Proctor (1971 Holtkamp/Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD) Centaur CD-2258

LANGLAIS: La Nativitè –George Baker (1987 Rosales/Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR) Delos CD-3129

GARY SMOKE: Partita (Variations) on Jesu, meine Freude –Samuel Porter (1988 Noack/McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church, Norman, OK) Arkay CD-6129

RUTTER: Nativity Carol. FLETCHER: Ring out, wild bells! –John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band; Huddersfield Choral Society, Roy Newsome, conductor; Keith Rhodes, organ (1881 Willis/Town Hall, Huddersfield, England, UK) Chandos CD-4541