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The Vancouver Bach Choir’s classic Christmas presentation. More than 400 singers, accompanied by brass quintet and organ in the historic Orpheum Theatre.
FEATURING
Leslie Dala and Marisa Gaetanne | Music Directors
A Touch of Brass Quintet
Michael Dirk | Organ
Catherine Campolin, Shane Raman, Cathrie Yuen | Conductors
Stephen Smith, Kin Ming Wong, Shifra Day, Aslan Aslanov, Esther Chun | Pianists
More info: https://vancouverbachchoir.com/events/christmas-with-the-bach-choir-2023/
Come celebrate the holiday season with a traditional Christmas sing-a-long! St. Andrew’s-Wesley is pleased to host The Little Mountain Brass Band, along with the West End Singers directed by Peggy Hua, and organist Angelique Po, for a night of classic carols, warm memories, and plenty of holiday cheer. Cocoa, cookies, crafts and carols make this fun, free event the perfect start to the holidays!
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Fantasia on ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ – Alec Rowley (1892 – 1958)
Up, Awake! A Voice is Calling BWV 645 – J. S. Bach
Audience hymn: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus VU 2
Six Variations on the tune Stuttgart (in the style of Bach) – Christa Rakich
Music for Christmas
Three Preludes on ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ – J S Bach, Diedrich Buxtehude (1637 – 1707), Marcel Dupré (1886 – 1971)
From Heav’n Above to Earth I Come – Johann Pachelbel (1653 – 1706)
Offertory for Midnight Mass – César Franck (1822 – 1890)
‘Jig’ Fugue in C major – Diedrich Buxtehude
Audience carol ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime VU 71
Trio – Récit de Tierce en Taille – Grand Jeu et Duo (from ‘Suite in Classical French Style on the Huron Carol’) – John Mitchell
Two Christmas Interludes (Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance?, The Holly and the Ivy) – Wm. Lloyd Webber (1914 – 1982)
Audience carol: What Child is this? VU 74
What Child is This? (Greensleeves) – Richard Purvis (1913 – 1994)
Noël X Grand Jeu et Duo – Louis-Claude D’Aquin (1694 – 1772)
An annual favourite, Langley Canadian Reformed Church and St John’s Vancouver are delighted to present a Christmas Concert featuring the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and organist David Poon.
