Concert

Long, Long Ago

Saturday, January 11, 2025
7:30 PM

Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes
Washington, DC

Music for the holidays by Howells, Lauridsen, Esmail, and others

Celebrate the season with a special concert of holiday favorites from the first ten years of Lux. This performance features a selection of standout pieces from past holiday concerts as well as new selections, offering a mix of the familiar and the new. Whether you're revisiting a favorite or discovering something fresh, this concert promises to uplift and inspire as we close out the holiday season. Join us for an evening of exceptional artistry, community, and the spirit of the holidays.

Program

Howells Long, Long Ago
Beamish In the stillness
Praetorius Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Marsh In Winter’s House
Clarke Ave Maria
Esmail A Winter Breviary
1. We Look For You
2. The Year’s Midnight
3. The Unexpected Early Hour

Howells Three Carol-Anthems
1. Here is the Little Door
2. A Spotless Rose
3. Sing Lullaby
Mendelssohn 1. Weihnachten (from Sechs Spruche, Op. 79)
Briggs Set me as a seal
Lauridsen O magnum mysterium
Traditional German Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. Claas)
Burton Many are the Wonders (Reflection on Tallis’ ‘Loquebantur’)