one interval
Mozart
Regina coeli, K. 276
Arcadelt-Dietsch
Ave Maria
M. Haydn
Offertorium pro Festo Nativitatis Domini, MH 217 - ‘Lauft, ihr Hirten, allzugleich' (cantata) -1 ‘Lauft ihr Hirten, allzugleich' (chorus), 2 'Glückselig, du Hirtenschar' (aria)
Reger
Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76, No. 52
Kodály
Advent Song
Leontovych
Shchedryk (‘The Little Swallow')
Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 - 1 Wolcum Yole!; 3 There Is No Rose; 5 Balulalow; 7 This Little Babe; 11 Deo gracias - Adam lay i-bounden
Praetorius
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Unknown composer-Doppelbauer
Heißa, Buama (shepherds' Christmas carol from the Salzburg region)
Unknown composer-Gerald Wirth
Still, still, still (Sacred lullaby from Salzburg, 18th-19th centuries)
Reidinger-Gerald Wirth
Es wird scho glei dumpa (Sacred lullaby from Upper Austria)
Unknown composer-Riedel
Die Engel und die Hirten
Handel-Mason-Gerald Wirth
Joy to the World
Ballard-Lojeski
Mister Santa
Kim André Arnesen
Cradle Hymn
Meryvn Warren-Hallerin Hilton Hill-Keith Christopher
Who Would Imagine a King
Unknown composer-Peter Gritton
Follow That Star (traditional Christmas carol)
Unknown composer-Michael Engelhardt
Go, Tell It on the Mountain (traditional spiritual)
Unknown composer-Mark Hayes
This Little Light of Mine (traditional spiritual)
What could be better than one choir? Two choirs. For lovers of choral culture, the Wiener Sängerknaben, the Vienna Boys' Choir, is well-known; they have performed in Hungary on a number of occasions and given their audiences a memorable experience. This time, the legendary choir will be accompanied by another choir performing with them. Chorus Juventus, which is closely linked to the Wiener Sängerknaben, appears to be a real new discovery, as it was formed from former members thereof. The programme, which will be performed by the two choirs, matches the genre of the Christmas concert and the theme of the feast of love.
Wiener Sängerknaben was established as a group of the singing boys of the Viennese court. Its tradition goes back many centuries, as demonstrated vividly by the fact that Franz Schubert used to be a member of the choir. The fresh sound of the boy sopranos and boy altos gives their performances a unique charm. The tradition of Chorus Juventus is much more recent: the choir was formed from students of the secondary school attached to the Wiener Sängerknaben, it consists of boys and girls (but only boys come to Budapest) and its history dates back to just over a decade. The work of Chorus Juventus is supported by nine vocal teachers. Similar to the boys' choir, it has a very rich repertoire and performs at various concert venues, both alone and together with the boys' choir. At the Christmas concert at Müpa Budapest, the two choirs will perform a selection of the most beautiful shepherd songs and motets associated with the feast of the birth of Jesus, entitled Good Shepherds. The works on the programme include evergreen pieces such as Adeste fideles, Joy to the World and, naturally, Gruber's world-famous Christmas carol Silent Night.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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