Finzi & Holst: Christmas Day
$35 general, $65 reserved ($30 ages 65 & over, $25 student)
Traditional
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Veni, veni, Emmanuel ("O Come, O Come, Emmanuel")
Harold Darke — In the bleak midwinter
John Rutter — There Is a Flower
John Rutter — Nativity Carol
Traditional — Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter)
Gerald Finzi — In Terra Pax ("On Earth, Peace")
John Rutter — Love Came Down at Christmas
Peter Warlock — Capriol Suite ("V. Pieds-en-l'air")
Peter Warlock — Lullaby my Jesus
Herbert Howells — A Spotless Rose
Traditional — Still, Still, Still (arr. John Rutter)
Gustav Holst — Christmas Day
Harold Darke — In the bleak midwinter
John Rutter — There Is a Flower
John Rutter — Nativity Carol
Traditional — Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter)
Gerald Finzi — In Terra Pax ("On Earth, Peace")
John Rutter — Love Came Down at Christmas
Peter Warlock — Capriol Suite ("V. Pieds-en-l'air")
Peter Warlock — Lullaby my Jesus
Herbert Howells — A Spotless Rose
Traditional — Still, Still, Still (arr. John Rutter)
Gustav Holst — Christmas Day
Two works frame this program of early 20th-century English Christmas music: Gerald Finzi’s In terra pax and Gustav Holst’s Christmas Day. The program also features carol arrangements by John Rutter, Harold Darke, and Holst. Written during a time when composers looked to the past for inspiration, their music pays homage to the English holiday tradition through a rich repertoire that speaks to the heart of the Christmas spirit.
This program will receive 2 in-person performances at Trinity Parish Church in Seattle:
- Saturday, November 25 at 7:30pm
- Sunday, November 26 at 3pm
It will also be recorded and streamed online December 9-30, 2023.