A Mother’s Love
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Wed 18 Dec 202420:15 - 22:00Interval 21:00Grote Zaal
Program
Gregorian Salve Regina
Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque
Traditional Joys Seven
Jeremy Dibble Dormi, Jesu
Kim Porter Benediction (première)
John Ireland New Prince, New Pomp
Bernardino de Ribera Vox in Rama
Traditional This Endris Night
Alec Roth Lullaby Carol
Reena Esmail The Unexpected Early Hour (lauden) uit A Winter Breviary
Tomás Luis de Victoria Ave Maria
Margaret Rizza As Joseph Was a-Walking
Robert Parsons Ave Maria
Traditional Wexford Carol
George Kirbye Vox in Rama
Edmund Rubbra Dormi, Jesu
Traditional God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
Bernard Rose Our Blessed Lady’s Lullaby
Charles Villiers Stanford To a Tree
Tomás Luis de Victoria Salve Regina
Credits
The Sixteen
If there’s one place that knows how to translate Christmas into music, it is England. English Christmas Carols are known and loved the world over, and the standard of vocal ensembles in England is second to none. The Sixteen are a prime example of this. Conductor Harry Christophers’ ensemble performs a mix of traditional and modern music, English and non-English. A beautiful ode to the mother who gave us Christmas: Mary.
Mary is often overlooked in Christmas music. And that is strange, according to The Sixteen. The vocal ensemble that has been at the top of the a-capella world for forty years is now changing that with works that range from a traditional Salve Regina to a new work by Kim Porter, the alto of The Sixteen. In between, everything the ensemble excels in passes by: hymns to Mary, impressive contemporary works, and traditional English carols such as God Rest You Merry Gentlemen.
Programme booklet (Dutch)
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