Sun, Dec 18, 2 pm
Straz Center
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Program
Michael Francis takes you to his homeland for a cozy concert that evokes a traditional English Christmas. Featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols, the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah and more.
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Michael Francis nos lleva a su tierra natal para un acogedor concierto que evoca una Navidad Inglesa tradicional en las calles empedradas de un pueblo cubierto de nieve. Con Fantasia on Christmas Carols de Ralph Vaughan Williams, Carol Symphony de Victor Hely-Hutchinson y más.
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste, fideles) ♪
Arr. Sir David Willcocks
In Terra Pax (Peace on Earth) ♫
Gerald Finzi
A Carol Symphony [1927]
1. Adeste fideles (Allegro energico)
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Allegro molto moderato)
3. Coventry Carol – The First Nowell (Andante quasi lento e cantabile)
4. Here We Come a-wassailing (Allegro energico come prima)
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
– Intermission –
Joy To The World ♫
G. F. Handel / Lowell Mason
Arr. John Grady
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
This is the truth sent from above
Come all you worthy gentlemen
On Christmas night all Christians sing
God bless the ruler of this house
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The First Nowell ♪
Arr. Sir David Willcocks
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing ♪
Felix Mendelssohn
Arr. Sir David Willcocks
Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
George F. Handel
♪ Music represented by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc for Oxford University Press
♫ Music represented by G.Schirmer, Inc
Artists
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