Advent Concert: 8 December 2024

ChoirNew Chamber Singers
Sopranos: Carlotta Caimi, Diane Pereira, Helen Raiswell, India Clark, Lucia Ruiz Vila, Luisa Boccia, Maria Vittoria Pitolli
Altos: Alessandra Darin, Eleni Bruni, Judith Faulkner, Laura Alimonti, Lu Zarkovic, Mary New, Monika Boothby
Tenors: Chris Phillips, Franco Chiarini, Giacomo Salvatori, Javier Moulie Hardie, Lauren Zelnis, Shawn McGuire, Stephen Weiss
Basses: Francis Amuso, Jim McManus, Jörg Schaden, Matthew Kirk, Raphael Neuschaefer, Roberto Di Mattei, Tom Whalen
Conductor and OrganistStefano Vasselli (1969 – )
Conductor and PianistFrancesco del Fra
ProgramLo! He comes with clouds descendingCharles Wesley (1707–1788). arranged by Stefano Vasselli (1969 – )
Ecce Dominus venietTomás Luis de Victoria, (1548 – 1611)
Rorate caeli desuperJacobus Gallus, a.k.a. Jacob Handl (1550 – 1591)
This is the record of JohnOrlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Rejoice in the LordHenry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Soloists Helen Raiswell, Chris Phillips, Jörg Schaden
Ecce Virgo concipietJan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 – 1621)
The Angel GabrielWords: Basque carol, paraphrased by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924)
Music: Gabriel’s Message (anon.), a Basque carol, arranged by Stefano Vasselli (1969 – )
What child is this/GreensleevesWords: William Chatterton Dix in 1865
Music: “Greensleeves“, a traditional English folk song, in 1871, arranged by Stefano Vasselli (1969 – )
Silent nightWords: Joseph Mohr (1792 – 1848)
Music: Franz Xaver Gruber (1787 – 1863) arranged by Stefano Vasselli (1969 – )
Soloist: Jörg Schaden
Adeste fidelesWords and music attributed to various musicians, arranged by Stefano Vasselli (1969 – )
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