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
St. Patrick’s Seminary, 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA
Program Highlights: “Christmas Intrada” (a potpourri of carols for four-hand piano) by David Conte; “Star-Crossed” by Saunder Choi; “I Wonder as I Wander” by John Jacob Niles, “Litanies à la Vierge” by M.A. Charpentier
Star of Wonder features an eclectic collection of vibrant music from around the world: the brilliant “Sanctus und Benedictus” by Poland’s greatest living composer, Krzystztof Penderecki and the sublimely tender “Litanies à la Vierge” by Baroque composer, M.A. Charpentier. We will perform Levente Gyöngyösi’s scintillating “Gloria Kajoniensis” in its entirety, accompanied by violins and percussion, and star-themed works by Argentinian composer, Emilio Dublanc, as well as the American premiere of “Star-Crossed” by Filipino composer Saunder Choi. Join us for this sparkling holiday program!
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Concert Program
- Gloria Mark Simmons
- Litanies de la Vierge à 2 dessus et une basse chantante (H. 86) Marc Antoine Charpentier
- Sanctus und Benedictus Krzystof Penderecki
- Ave Maris Stella Chan Ka Nin
- Svete tihiy (Gladsome Light) Pavel Chesnokov
- Gloria Kajoniensis Levente Gyöngyösi
- Star of Wonder Terre Roche
- Tota pulchra es, from Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes Grégoriens Maurice Duruflé
- Ave Maria Kathryn Chomik Parrotta
- Star-Crossed
Saunder Choi
American premiere 2013
- La Estrella Emilio Dublanc
- Choose something like a star Randall Thompson
- I wonder as I wander John Jacob Niles
- Christmas Intrada
David Conte
Commissioned by the PWC 1997
- Silent Night
Franz Xaver Gruber
Arr: John Rutter