St Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA
St Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA
*Post-concert Holiday Sing-Along
Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Rd., Portola Valley, CA
Program Highlights: The exquisite Nigra Sum by Pablo Casals; selections by revered Estonian composer Veljo Tormis; the unique and joyous There is no Rose by Joshua Himes; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day arranged by John Rutter, and the serene and beautiful Stille Nacht.
Advent is the season for change, a time of preparation and transition.
Opening the doors to PWC’s 2014 holiday season is a musical journey through the points of change represented by the Advent season. Portal to the Season features selections by Estonian composer Vejo Tormis from our recent CD, Nature Pictures, depicting the passing of seasons. Returning to the program is Pablo Casals’ exquisite Nigra Sum, where he says it best: “The rain is over and gone….the season of pruning has come.”
The second half of the program will feature unique and joyous holiday music, including American composer Joshua Himes’ There is no Rose, John Rutter’s arrangement of Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, and ending with the serene and beautiful Stille Nacht. Join us in welcoming the colors of a new season!
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Concert Program
- Veni Domine
Felix Mendelssohn
composed in 1830
- Venite exultemus Domino
Antonio Russo
composed in 1997
- Cradle Song
Cecilia McDowall
composed in 2005
- Cedit, Hyems
Abbie Betinis
composed in 2003
- Tuisk ("Blizzard") from Talvemustrid ("Winter Patterns") Veljo Tormis
- Kollane leek ("Yellow Flame") from Kevadkillud ("Spring Sketches") Veljo Tormis
- Põuailm ("Dry Weather") from Suvemotiivid ("Summer Motifs") Veljo Tormis
- Kanarbik ("Heather") from Sügismaastikud ("Autumn Landscapes") Veljo Tormis
- Eucharistica
Pau (Pablo) Casals
composed in 1934
- Nigra Sum (Casals)
Pau (Pablo) Casals
composed in 1966
- To Morning
Allan Bevan
poem by Willliam Blake. composed in 1995
- Magnificat Christine Donkin
- The Huron Carol
Arr: Allan Bevan
arranged in 2003
- There is no Rose
Joshua B. Himes
composed in 2013
- Pat-a-Pan
Arr: Shawn Kirchner
arranged in 2013
- Il est né le divin enfant
Arr: John Rutter
arranged in 1980
- Dancing Day: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr: John Rutter
- Stille Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber