Past event
Christmas music by Bruckner, Rachmaninoff, Howells, Byrd, and others
With The Town Lay Hushed, we aim to push ourselves, exploring a different style of singing that lies at the roots of the contemporary music we love so much. This program includes Christmas and Advent music spanning nearly 400 years, all of which heavily influenced the choral music written today. It’s fitting that we begin the concert with Tomás Luis de Victoria, one of the most celebrated composers of the Renaissance period, who, along with Byrd and Tallis, deeply shaped the the way Western composers write for the voice to this day. We hope you enjoy this exploration of our choral roots.

Program

  • Victoria O magnum mysterium
  • Vaughan Williams The Truth from Above
  • Sweelinck Hodie Christus natus est
  • Holst In the Bleak Midwinter
  • Howells 1. A Spotless Rose (from Three Carol-Anthems)
  • Josquin O virgo virginum
  • Gabrieli Quem vidistis, pastores?
  • Traditional English Coventry Carol
  • Mendelssohn 4. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe (from Die Deutsche Liturgie)
  • Tchaikovsky Legend (The Crown of Roses)
  • Clarke Ave Maria
  • Byrd Lulla, Lullaby
  • Tallis O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Bruckner Virga Jesse floruit
  • Bruckner Ave Maria
  • Rachmaninoff 5. Nyne otpushchayeshi (from All-Night Vigil, Op. 37)

Estimated runtime

1h 10m

Ends around

4:10 PM
  • Doors open

  • Part one

    30m

  • Intermission

    10m

  • Part two

    30m

  • Concert ends

Season

Winter 2019-2020

Part of the series

The Town Lay Hushed

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Venue information

Calvary United Methodist Church

131 W Second Street
Frederick, MD 21701