Christmas concert “Wonderful Christmas” with the Lyric Arts Choir of the Southern Alps

Your musical journey with the 35 singers of the Choeur d'Arts Lyriques des Alpes du Sud ‘Calas’ choir, conducted by choir director Pierre Bord, with Romain Moullé on piano and soloist Barbara Bourdarel:

* Christmas Day – Traditional – Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

* Sure on this shining night – James Agee (1909-1955) – Morten Lauridsen (1943-)

* Go, tell it on the mountain – Traditional – Arrangement by Bernd Franck

* And he shall purify – Malachi, III, 3 Messiah – G.F Handel (1685-1759)

* Alleluia – Der Herr ist mit mir, Bux WV 15 – D. Buxtehude (1637-1707)

* Hark the herald angels sing, C. Wesley (1739), T. Whitefield, M. Madam, F. Mendelssohn (1809-1947), D. Willcocks (1919-2015)

* Silent night – Josef Mohr (1792-1848), Franz Gruber (1787-1863), John Rutter (1945-)

* Angel's Carol – Words and music John Rutter

* L'Adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille (The Shepherds' Farewell to the Holy Family) – L'Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) – Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

* Morning Star – Celebrating the Everlasting Light of Christmas

* Choral Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht (Come, O Morning Light) – JS Bach – O Come, Emmanuel, Lloyd Larson

* O Little Town of Bethlehem – Lloyd Larson

* Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris – Harm. Bernard Dewagtere and Arrgt. J.G. Stalnaker

* Sing We Now of Christmas – Arrgt. Mark Hayes

* The Coming Joy – Arrgt. J.M Martin

* Christmas canon of peace – Ruth Moris Gray on Pachelbel's Canon

* Christmas sanctus – Susan Naus Dengler – Lee Dengler

* Joy to the world – L..Mason, Arrgt. John Rutter

* Trois anges sont venus ce soir – Augusta Holmes, Harm. Jean-Louis Gand

Provisional programme subject to change.

Organised by the Moustiers-Ste-Marie Tourist Office with the support of the Parish.