Lux joins forces with Quorus, a men’s chamber ensemble based in the Baltimore metropolitan area, for a program of Christmas favorites you won’t want to miss.
Concert
A Christmas Concert
Lux and Quorus
- Saturday, January 5, 2019
- 6:00 PM
- Maryland State Boychoir Center for The Arts
- Baltimore, MD
Join two of Maryland’s finest young choral chamber ensembles for an evening of Christmas classics by Howells, Britten, Lauridsen, and others
Program
- Traditional English Nowell! Nowell! This Is the Salutacion (arr. Ruschman)
- Manz E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come
- Traditional Puer natus in Bethlehem
- Traditional O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. Keller)
- Traditional German Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. Claas)
- Lauridsen O magnum mysterium
- Pärt 1. O Weisheit (from Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen)
- Mendelssohn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Hawryluk)
- Schmidt St. Joseph
- Traditional Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (arr. Schmidt)
- Shaw Run to the Manger
- Howells Sing Lullaby
- Gruber Silent Night (arr. Rathbone)
- Lane There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
- Hopkins We Three Kings (arr. Webb)
- Gilpin Ding-a-ding-a-ding
- Traditional Austrian Still, Still, Still (arr. Cook)
- Nordqvist Jul, Jul, Strålande Jul
- Traditional English Coventry Carol (arr. Gjeilo)
- Britten Sweet Was the Song
- Todd My Lord Has Come
- Biebl Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)
About Lux
Praised by composers such as Eric Whitacre and Paul Mealor, Lux is a semi-professional chamber choir that specializes in contemporary choral music. Founded in 2014, the ensemble performs with a dedication to excellence, innovation, and accessibility in choral performance. Lux has been hailed as “incredibly impressive” by Benjamin Olinsky, Artistic Director of The 18th Street Singers, and as “beautiful,” “lovely,” and “wonderful” by composers, educators, professionals, and listeners all over the east coast. Their 2018 album Now Ye Heavenly Powers was met with great acclaim from composers, critics, and others, becoming the Featured Choral Album on Classical MPR’s choral radio station, joining past winners such as Voces8, Tenebrae, and The Sixteen.
About Quorus
Quorus was a men’s chamber ensemble based in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Founded in 2014, Quorus strove to present choral music written for tenors and basses at a high level of proficiency and musicianship. At the time of this concert, Quorus was the ensemble-in-residence at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Cockeysville, MD, in partnership with Dr. Lynn Trapp, Director of Liturgy and Music. Quorus dissolved in 2020.
Season
Winter 2018-2019
“Lux is such a jewel and deserves wider acclaim.”
Venue information
Maryland State Boychoir Center for The Arts
3400 Norman Ave
Baltimore, MD 21213
Baltimore, MD 21213
A converted church located in the heart of Baltimore’s Mayfield community.
