1969 Walker at Blackburn Cathedral, England

1992 Klais at Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland

1979 Möller at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, FL

1890 Cavaillé–Coll at St. Ouen Abbey, Rouen, France

2010 Schantz at Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI

An International Christmas Celebration

…with greetings from England, Iceland, France, Austria, Poland, Italy, Canada and the United States.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of December 7, 2015

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

MALCOLM ARCHER: Veni Emmanuel Improvisation –Malcolm Archer (1969 Walker/Blackburn Cathedral, England) Lammas 176

LOUIS ALFRED JAMES LEFÉBURE-WÉLY: Offertoire pour le jour de Noël –Christopher Herrick (1992 Klais/Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland) Hyperion 66917

MARCEL DUPRÉ: 6 Christmas Chorales, fr Op. 28 (Puer natus in Bethlehem; Lobt Gott, ihr Christen; Gelobet seist du; Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig; Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar; Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich) –Jeremy Filsell (1979 Möller/St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, FL) Guild 7203

JOSEPH-GUY ROPARTZ: Rhapsodie sur deux Noëls populaires de la Haute-Bretagne –Jean-Pierre Lecaudey (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen Abbey, Rouen, France) Pavane 7393/4

HUGO WOLF (arr. Reger): 3 Songs (Nun wander, Maria; Führ mich, Kind, nach Bethlehem!; Gebet) –Christine Brewer, soprano; Paul Jacobs (2010 Schantz/Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI) Naxos 8.573524

JOHN McCABE: 3 Christmas Chorale-preludes (Vom Himmel hoch; Christmas Eve; On Christmas Day) –Tom Winpenny (1962-2009 Harrison/St. Alban’s Cathedral, England) Resonus 10144

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Ich steh an deiner Krippe hier, Op. 66. No. 3 –Natalie Clifton-Griffith, soprano; Rachel Gough, violin; Rupert Gough (1931 Compton/Downside Abbey, England) Lammas 186

PAUL FISCHER: A Yorkshire Christmas –Kevin Bowyer (1969 Walker/Blackburn Cathedral, England) Lammas 182

PETER PLANYAVSKY: Stille nacht –Johannes Lenius (1985 Pirchner/St. Augustin Church, Perchtoldsdorf, Austria) Motette 13531

Hour 2

JAN JANCA: Toccata on Wachet auf! –William O’Meara (1963 Hill, Norman & Beard/St. George’s Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario) Awari 3520

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Traditional English Carols (And all in the morning; On Christmas night; Down in yon forest; Wassail Song) –Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge/David Rowland, director; Sidharth Prabhu-Naik (1892 Binns/Queen’s College, Cambridge, England) Regent 446

MICHEL CORRETTE: Suite of Noëls in C (Michaut qui causoit ce grand bruit; Laissez paitre vos bestes; Tambourins; Ecoutés merveilles) –Olivier Vernet (1750 J-A Silbermann/St. Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France) Ligia Digital 0104187

MACK WILBERG (arr.): Ding, dong, merrily on high. PAUL HALLEY (arr.): What child is this? STUART THOMPSON: The Holly and the Ivy –Elora Festival Singers/Noel Edison, director; Michael Bloss (1930 Casavant/St. John’s Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada) Naxos 8.573421

JEAN LANGLAIS: Angels we have heard on high –Ann Labounsky (1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA) MHS 523622

GOTTFRIED HOMILIUS: 2 Chorale-preludes (Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele; Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ) –Felix Marangoni (2007 Zanin/St. Antonio Abate Church, Padua, Italy) Brilliant Classics 94458