Emory University: A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
$20
- Greg Matteson, piano
- Käthe Wright Kaufman, organ
Henry John Gauntlett — Once in Royal David's City (Irby) (arr. A.H. Mann; vv. 1-5)
Henry John Gauntlett / David Willcocks — Once in Royal David's City (v. 6)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Weihnachtsoratorium ("Christmas Oratorio"), BWV 248 ("Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light")
Traditional — Besançon (People, Look East) (arr. Malcolm Archer)
Carson Cooman — Adam Lay Ybounden
Charles Villiers Stanford — Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis in G, Op. 81
Eric Whitacre — Lux Aurumque
Anton Bruckner — Ave Maria, WAB 6
Michael Praetorius — Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen ("Lo how a rose e'er blooming") (arr. Howard Cable)
Traditional — The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (arr. Mack Wilberg)
Traditional — In dulci jubilo (arr. J.A.C. Redford)
Traditional — Joy to the World (arr. ANTIOCH)
Henry Smart — Angels from the Realms of Glory (Regent Square) (arr. Stephen McNeff)
Bob Chilcott / Traditional — The Shepherd's Carol
James Bassi / Traditional — Quem pastores laudavere
Traditional — The First Noel (arr. Mack Wilberg)
Traditional / David Willcocks — O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles) (Descant, v. 2)
Traditional — O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles) (arr. Arthur Calabrese; Descant, v. 3)
Felix Mendelssohn / David Willcocks — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Franz Xaver Gruber — Stille Nacht ("Silent Night") (arr. John Purifoy & Ruth Schram)
Heralding the beginning of the Christmas season, this candlelit choral concert at Emory has been a warm and welcoming Atlanta tradition for decades. This year, the tradition continues with choral music from the Emory Concert Choir and University Chorus and scripture readings by special guests from the Emory community.
Based on the traditional service at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, this holiday program was drawn from sources ancient and modern by E. W. Benson, Bishop of Truro in 1880, and has been observed at Emory University since 1935.
About Emory University Music Department
The Department of Music at Emory recognizes the many and varied manifestations of music and hears in them a powerful means of understanding the human experience.
The mission of the department is to provide a dynamic and ever-changing environment in which students, faculty, and the greater Atlanta community can encounter music through performance, creation, listening, reflection, and analysis. We fulfill our mission by offering a broad array of courses and experiences in which students make and study many different kinds of music.
https://music.emory.edu/About Greg Matteson, piano
Greg Matteson is an Atlanta-based musician currently working as an Artist Affiliate at Emory University. Matteson works regularly with the Alliance Theatre in a number of roles including music director, conductor, pianist, arranger, and copyist. In addition, he collaborates with the Atlanta Ballet, Clayton State University, Georgia State University Opera, The Westminster Schools, and as a freelance arranger. Matteson holds a BA in Piano Performance from Emory University and an MM in Collaborative Piano from NYU Steinhardt.
https://gregmatteson.com/About Käthe Wright Kaufman, organ
Käthe Wright Kaufman is the Associate Director of Music and Worship Arts at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church and Chapel Organist at the Candler School of Theology, both on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Previously, she served as Organ Scholar at Peterborough Cathedral. Käthe completed her Master’s degree at the Eastman School of Music, where she also obtained her Bachelor of Music in 2016. Both a passionate church musician and an active recitalist, Käthe has performed for the radio program Pipedreams Live!, and she has performed in venues around America and the UK. She has received several awards, including the Gerald Barnes Award for Excellence in Pipe Organ (2013), the inaugural VanDelinder Prizes in Liturgical Organ Skills (2014 & 2015), and first place in the West Chester University International Organ Competition (2015). Käthe is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists and a published composer with Selah Publishing Company.
https://www.kathewrightkaufman.com/