About this Event
Ninth Annual Christmas Concert
4pm Sunday ~ December 15
Choir of St. Paul’s
Chamber Orchestra & Organ
A Benefit for the Choir's Residency at Lincoln Cathedral, England
Reserved Concert Sponsor Seating: $100.
General Seating: $35. | $20. Students. Doors open at 3:30pm
Can't attend? You can still make a donation to support a singer to participate in the residency.
A Festive Reception hosted by the choir follows this 90-minute program.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach | Highlights from the Christmas Oratorio (1734)
The Christmas story told in mesmerizing baroque song, from the recitative narration of the evangelist and an angel to joyous solo arias and boisterous choruses accompanied by trumpet, timpani, oboes, flutes, strings, and organ
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Giuli Caccini | Ave Maria cello and piano
An instrumental interlude featuring cellist Haruka Ota, a 15-year old rising star
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Jessica French | Love came down at Christmas Christina Rossetti
Rosephanye Powell | The Word was God
Melissa Dunphy | Halcyon Days Jacqueline Goldfinger
A cappella anthems by a great host of contemporary women composers
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John Joubert | Torches
Errollyn Wallen | Peace on earth
J. S. Bach / Charles Gounod | Ave Maria
Treble anthems sung by grades 2-8 of the Choir School
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Jake Runstead | Let my love be heard
Ukrainian Song, arr. Mykola Leontovych | Shchedryk The little swallow
H. Walford Davies | The Holly and the Ivy
Franz Biebl | Ave Maria
arr. Owain Park | Have yourself a merry little Christmas
arr. John Rutter | We wish you a merry Christmas
Christmas and New Year musical greetings from around the world
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 415 El Camino Real, Burlingame, United States
USD 20.00 to USD 500.00