Groupmuse: A Classical Christmas – Cello & Viola Duets [LIVE]
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Traditional — The Holly and the Ivy
George Frideric Handel — While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
George Frideric Handel — Messiah, HWV 56
Traditional — Greensleeves (What Child is This?)
Arcangelo Corelli — Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Traditional — Wexford Carol
Traditional — Huron Carol
Traditional — Sussex Carol
Traditional — Coventry Carol
Mykola Leontovych — Carol of the Bells
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Lowell Mason — Selected works
Traditional – The Holly and the Ivy
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" ("Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring") from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), BWV 147
George Frideric Handel, arr. Lowell Mason – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
George Frideric Handel – "For Unto Us a Child is Born", "Hallelujah" Chorus, "He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd", & "Pastoral Symphony" from Messiah, HWV 56
Traditional – Greensleeves
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Traditional carols:
Wexford Carol
Huron Carol
Sussex Carol
Coventry Carol
El cant dels ocells ("Carol of the Birds")
Carol of the Bells
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Overture, "Dance of the Reed Flutes", "Chinese Dance", "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy", & "Trepak" from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Note from the Host: "Hello! This will be my first Groupmuse performance!
"For this concert, we will be performing arrangements of well known and lesser known holiday pieces! Afterward, we will talk about the pieces and their composers! (I've made a few of the arrangements myself, so please ask me about that too).
"It will be a ton of fun, and I hope to see you there!"
The livestream will take place at 2pm Central / 12pm Pacific.
RSVP for details/livestream link.
$10+ minimum payment to musicians, $3 reservation fee.
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