Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale ‘The Mystery of Christmas’

When:
December 6, 2013 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
2013-12-06T19:30:00-08:00
2013-12-06T21:45:00-08:00
Where:
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
4210 Southwest Genesee Street
Seattle, WA 98116
USA

The Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale December concert series will be performed on Friday, Dec 6th, 7:30 pm at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle.

The Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale’s 2013 December concert series explores The Mystery of Christmas. It will be an opportunity to sit back, absorb and ponder the beauty and wonder of the season—a true oasis of musical reflection during the holidays.

Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale Ticket Information
Season tickets range in price from $32 to $36.
Single tickets purchased in advance at our website range in price from $18 to $20. Single tickets purchased at the door range in price from $22 to $25. For more information contact Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale at (425) 277-0809 or consult the website at www.musicasacrachamberchorale.com

More from the news release:

The concert opens with a series of selections that focuses specifically on the mysteries surrounding Christmas including Gustav Schrek’s Entrance Scene from his Advent Motet, Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery), and Abbey Bettinas Cedit, Hyems (Now, Winter).

We then explore the mystery of the virgin birth with Arvo Pärt’s Magnificat coupled with a Nunc Dimittis from the Rachmaninoff Vespers (this pairing is typically done in the Anglican service). This segment ends with a beautiful setting of the Ave Maria by the Basque composer Javier Busto.

There has always been mystery associated with the stars in the heavens and the Christmas season. Maestro Ingalls has selected two selections from dissimilar backgrounds that explore this wonderment to close the first half of the program: Randall Thompson’s Choose Something like a Star from Frostiana and Nancy Wertch’s setting of When You Wish Upon a Star.

In the second half of our concert we explore the mystery surrounding the angels, the music in the air and candles— specifically as they manifest themselves within the Hannakah tradition. Selections include Calm on the Listening Ear of Night (Dickau), Musica Dei Donum (Rutter) and Haneirot Halalu (Applebaum). Our concert comes to a close with music focusing on the mystery of the Savior’s birth including Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child Op.25b of Kenneth Leighton and In Silent Night by Mitchell Southall, recently recorded by the Chorale.

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