"Joyful Christmas" Claudia Álvarez Calderón Catholic Church of St Mary & St George Totnes Saturday 17 December 2016

Soprano: Claudia Álvarez Calderón
Piano/Composition: Margaret Merrington

PROGRAMME

1. David Stanley: "Puer Natus in Bethlehem"

Vihuela:

David Stanley

    (A Child is Born in Bethlehem)

    Latin hymn with David Stanley on vihuela

2. Michael Praetorius: "Es ist ein Ros' Entsprungen"

    (A Noble Flower of Juda) German carol

3. Max Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied (Mary's Lullaby) 

4. John Francis Wade: "Adeste Fideles"

    (O Come all ye Faithful) with audience participation

5. Nahum Tate: "While Shepherds Watched"

    Winchester carol - with audience participation

6. Fermín María Álvarez: "Plegaria" (Prayer)

7. Traditional: "Los Peces en el Río"

    (The Fishes in the River) Spanish carol

8. Traditional: "Les Anges dans nos Campagne"

    (Angels we have heard in heaven) French carol

Piano/Organ:
Father
Kristian Paver

    English words: James Chadwick - audience participation

9. Adolphe Adam: "Minuit, Chrétiens" (O Holy Night)

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10. Tom Merrington: "That was how the first Christmas Began"

      Piano: Margaret Merrington - audience participation

11. Ralph Vaughan Williams:

     "On Christmas Night all Christians Sing" - audience participation

12. St Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori: "Tu Scendi dalle Stelle"

      (You Descend from the Stars) Italian carol

13. Saverio Mercadante: "Salve Maria"

14. Franz Schubert: "Ave Maria"

15. Franz Xaver Gruber: "Stille Nacht"

       (Silent Night) - with audience participation

Tickets: £7