Airs Thursday, December 24, at 11 a.m. With its trademark vocal artistry, The Rose Ensemble presents a unique seasonal program that will bring many musical riches to your holiday lineup. Amidst familiar stories of wise men and shepherds, ancient Christmas legends also describe a midnight blooming of all manner of plants, trees, and flowers. The acclaimed vocal ensemble’s holiday concert explores this miracle of new life amid the cold of winter through gorgeous music honoring the Madonna and Child. Features choral works by William Byrd and Jean Mouton, medieval English ballads, Spanish cantigas, and the beloved German carol, “Es ist ein Rose Entsprugen.”
Program:
Anon., 14th-century English Conditor Alme Siderum
Anon. (ca. 1420), English Ther is no rose of swych vertu
Plainchant, Christmas Day propers Viderunt omnes
Thomas Popelius Virga Jessae floruit
Demetrius I of Georgia (attrib.) Shen khar venakhi
Plainchant, Christmas Day propers Tui sunt caeli
Byrd Alleluia. Ave Maria-Virga Jesse
Anon., 15th-century English Make We Joy
Melchior Vulpius Es ist ein Ros/Michael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros
Anon., 13th-century Spanish Cantiga de Santa Maria, No. 424
Anon., 13th-century Spanish Cantiga de Santa Maria, No. 10
Plainchant, Christmas Day propers Viderunt Omnes