A Blue Heron Christmas Special
Featuring highlights from our English and French Christmas programs, new Spanish repertoire, members of Dark Horse Consort, and a new work by Kevin Allen, Puer nobis nascitur, commissioned by Blue Heron and dedicated to Dorrie Parini and Paul LaFerriere for their generous support.
Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7:30 PM EST
Live pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM EST by Scott Metcalfe with composer Kevin Allen
Tickets: $50 / $35 / $10
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Download program here.
Program
The Morning Star
Veni, veni, Emanuel
The Virgin & the Angel
Angelus ad virginem
Gabriel fram Heven-King
Hayl Mary, ful of grace
Ave Maria I say to that blessyd mayde
John Dunstaple: Quam pulcra es
Leonel Power: Gloria
Ther is no rose of swych vertu
Christmas Day
Cristóbal de Morales: Puer natus est nobis
Childe: Yblessid be that lord in mageste
New Year’s Day
Edmundus: Thys yol the beste red that y kan
Nicolas Grenon: La plus belle et doulce figure
Alexander Agricola: Ales regrets
Baude Cordier: Ce jour de l’an que mant doist estrenier
Guillaume Malbecque: Dieu vous doinst bon jour et demy
A Child is Born to Us
Kevin Allen: Puer nobis nascitur
Nowel syng we bothe al and som
Nova nova
Blue Heron
Jennifer Ashe, Pamela Dellal, Sophie Michaux, Martin Near, Margot Rood, Sonja DuToit Tengblad, Daniela Tosic, cantus
Michael Barrett, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Aaron Sheehan, Mark Sprinkle, tenor & contratenor
Paul Guttry, David McFerrin, bassus
Laura Jeppesen, fiddle & rebec
Charles Weaver, lute
Scott Metcalfe, fiddle & harp, director
All concert dates, programs and personnel are subject to change without notice.
Members of DARK HORSE CONSORT
Erik Schmalz, sackbut
Mack Ramsey, sackbut
