Christmas with Eric Whitacre
Dec 4, 2016
Eric Whitacre, Conductor
Colburn School of Performing Arts; Zipper Hall
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Artist-in-Residence Eric Whitacre guest conducts a performance of the most sublime Christmas choral music in the world. Audiences will recognize the familiar medieval carol In dulci jubilo (In sweet rejoicing), woven throughout the program – from Renaissance and Baroque madrigals to modern-day motets. Closing your eyes, you may even imagine yourself inside a candlelit cathedral as the purity of voices from the LA Master Chorale rise from the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Contributing Sponsors: Dr. Annette L. Ermshar and Mr. Dan Monahan, Jenny Soonjin Kim and Chip Baik, Jann and Kenneth Williams
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre | |
| Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | Michael Praetorius | |
| The Rose | John Paynter | |
| Alleluia | Eric Whitacre | |
| Coventry Carol | Traditional English Carol | |
| Lully Lulla Lullay | Philip Stopford | |
| The Chelsea Carol | Eric Whitacre | |
| Sainte-Chappelle | Eric Whitacre | |
| O Christmas Tree | arr. Ken Malucelli and Deke Sharon | |
| little tree | Eric Whitacre | |
| The Lamb | John Tavener | |
| Three Christmas Motets | Ariel Quintana | |
| 1. Hodie Christus Natus est | Ariel Quintana | |
| 2. Ave maris stella | Ariel Quintana | |
| 3. Quem vidistis pastores | Ariel Quintana | |
| Once in Royal David's City | Henry J. Gauntlett |
Archival Recording
Christmas with Eric Whitacre
Artist-in-Residence Eric Whitacre guest conducts a performance of the most sublime Christmas choral music in the world. Audiences will recognize the familiar medieval carol In dulci jubilo (In sweet rejoicing), woven throughout the program – from Renaissance and Baroque madrigals to modern-day motets. Closing your eyes, you may even imagine yourself inside a candlelit cathedral as the purity of voices from the LA Master Chorale rise from the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall. Contributing Sponsors: Dr. Annette L. Ermshar and Mr. Dan Monahan, Jenny Soonjin Kim and Chip Baik, Jann and Kenneth Williams Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre | |
| Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | Michael Praetorius | |
| The Rose | John Paynter | |
| Alleluia | Eric Whitacre | |
| Coventry Carol | Traditional English Carol | |
| Lully Lulla Lullay | Philip Stopford | |
| The Chelsea Carol | Eric Whitacre | |
| Sainte-Chappelle | Eric Whitacre | |
| O Christmas Tree | arr. Ken Malucelli and Deke Sharon | |
| little tree | Eric Whitacre | |
| The Lamb | John Tavener | |
| Three Christmas Motets | Ariel Quintana | |
| 1. Hodie Christus Natus est | Ariel Quintana | |
| 2. Ave maris stella | Ariel Quintana | |
| 3. Quem vidistis pastores | Ariel Quintana | |
| Once in Royal David's City | Henry J. Gauntlett |
