Ring the Bells of Christmas!
Free
Traditional — Kingsfold
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno" ("Winter" from The Four Seasons)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Sonata Pastorale K. 513
Gabriel Fauré — Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Anne Krentz Organ — Conditor Alme Siderum "Creator of the Stars of Night"
Percy Grainger — Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol
Hector Berlioz — Rustic Serenade to the Virgin Mary
Traditional — O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
Pietro Yon — Gesù Bambino
John Beck / John Ness Beck — Five Carol Fantasies
John Ireland — The Holy Boy
Traditional — Catalonian Carol
Johannes Brahms — Lo How a Rose is Gently Blooming
Jules Massenet — "Méditation" from Thaïs
Domenico Scarlatti — Selected works
Handbell soloist Nancy Kirkner and pianist Janet Anderson perform beloved carols, along with lesser known works by Percy Grainger, Ralph Vaughan Williams and John Ireland. Concert and museum admission are free.
Program
Vivaldi – Largo from Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, No. 2, "Winter"
Scarlatti – Sonata Pastorale, K. 513
Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Massenet – Meditation from Thaïs
Brahms – Lo How a Rose is Gently Blooming
Grainger – The Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Berlioz – Rustic Serenade to the Virgin Mary
Kingsfold /arr. C.D. Anderson/Anna Laura Page – O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
arr. Anne Krentz Organ – Conditor Alme Siderum ("Creator of the Stars of Night")
John Beck – Selections from Five Carol Fantasies
John Ireland – The Holy Boy
trad. /arr. Sueda Luttrell and Arnold B. Sherman – Catalonian Carol
Pietro Yon – Gesù Bambino