1891 Schyven/Our Lady Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium

For the Christmas Festival

…a multi-generational sampler of festival holiday music from many lands.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of December 9, 2019

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

MASSIMO NOSETTI:  Little Toccata on Adeste fidelis –Domenico Severin (2013 Bonato/Villasanta Cathedral, Monza, Italy) Syrius 141471

JOHANN PACHELBEL:  Vom Himmel hoch (2 settings) –Jürgen Essl (1782 Stumm/Stephanskirche, Simmern, Germany) cpo 777 557

GEORG BÖHM:  Partita, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ –Christoph Anselm Noll (1998 Klais/Maria Laach Abbey, Germany) Psallite 60381

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE:  Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 188 –John Grew (1959 Beckerath/Queen Mary Road Church, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) McGill 750029

ALEXIS CHAUVET:  A la venue de Noël, fr 9 Offertoires –Carolyn Shuster-Fournier (1863 Cavaillé-Coll-1989 Haerpfer/St. Louis Cathedral, Versailles, France) EMA 9502

ARTHUR PIECHLER:  3 Christmas Preludes, Op. 46 (In dulci jubilo; Vom Himmel hoch; Stille Nacht) –Klaus Linsenmeyer (1904 Maerz/Augsburg Cathedral, Germany) Motette 11151

HENRI BUSSER:  Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jesus. –Licia Jaskunas, harp; Anthony LaMarchina, cello; Wilma Jensen (1986 Casavant/St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN) Pro Organo 7282

FRANCIS POTT:  Improvisation on Adeste fidelis (2005) –Tom Winpenny (1962 Harrison/St. Albans Abbey, England) PD Archive (r. 8/11/16)

Filler – PACHELBEL:  Fugue in D (see above)

Hour 2

ROBERT AMPT:  Carol of the Birds & The Silver Stars are Shining, fr Australian Christmas Suite –Ralph Lane (1890 Hill/Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Annandale, New South Wales, Australia) OMC 2011

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:  Fantasia on Christmas Carols –Matt Dowdy, baritone; York Minster Choir/Robert Sharpe, director; David Pipe (1903 Walker/York Minster, England) Regent 467

NOEL RAWSTHORNE:  3 Christmas Carols (Christians awake; This is the truth; Adeste fidelis) –Gordon Stewart (1978 Willis/Huddersfield Town Hall, England) Dolcan 69

KEITH CHAPMAN:  Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella –Donald Pearson (1938 Kimball/St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, CO) Gothic 49101

ALEXANDER MASON:  Variations on Torches –Alexander Mason (1883 Willis-2000 Harrison/St. David’s Cathedral, Wales) Regent 319

PAUL de MALEINGREAU:  Finale, Dies Laetitae, fr Symphonie de Noël, Op. 19 –Peter Van de Velda (1891 Schyven/Our Lady Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium) Aeolus 10621

Filler – CHAUVET (see above)

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