Schola Cantorum Concert of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Works

Enjoy a respite from the busy holiday rush with sounds that soothe your soul, lighten your heart, and lift your spirit!

This Schola Cantorum on Hudson concert of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany works focuses on prophecy, preparation, and joy as a means of experiencing the full spectrum of the human experience of the Divine. Unique settings of all-American holiday music are featured, including well-known spirituals, early Shaker tunes, and newer arrangements of works on traditional seasonal themes.

CONCERT PROGRAM:
(Prophecy - Potential inherent within each of us)
"Annua Gaudia" - J. David Moore
"Matin Responsory" - Robert W Lehman
"I Saw a New Heaven and a New Earth" – Peter R. Hallock
"The Coming Child" from Three Christmas Miniatures – text by Richard Crashaw; music by Robert H. Young
"Adam Lay YBounden" – Frank Boles

(The Mother - Channel through which to Receive, to Know, to See)
"There is No Rose of Such Virtue" – text by Christina Rossetti; music by Robert H. Young
"Nova, Nova, Ave Fit Ex Eva" - Williametta Spencer
"Mary Had A Baby" - arranged by Alf Houkom
"Advent Carol" – Old German words translated by E. Herborn; music by Gerald Near
"There is No Rose of Such Virtue" – anonymous text; music by Michael Larkin

(The Child - Living into it all with awe)
"I See" - music by Robert S. Cohen; libretto by Maria Seigenthaler
"Little Lamb" – Joel Phillips
"Ain' Dat A-Rockin' All Night?" - Paul Carey
"A Basque Lullaby" - Dan Forrest
"The Gift" - Traditional Shaker Tune; lyric by Tony Vincent Isaacs, arranged by Bob Chilcott

(The Joy - Rejoicing into the Miracle of Abundance)
"Il est né" – Traditional French, arranged by J. David Moore
"Masters in This Hall" – Traditional French Carol, music by Roger Wesby
"This Is the Day" - James McCray
"Joy to the World" – words by Isaac Watts; music by G.F. Handel; arranged by James Vincent
"Ding Dong Merrily on High" – arranged by Andrew Megill
"We Three Kings" – J.H. Hopkins; additional music and arrangement by Darmon Meader
"See Dat Babe" - arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs

The program, under the direction of Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, will be performed in Jersey City and Manhattan:

DATE: Sunday, December 6th
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
VENUE: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 440 Hoboken Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 
(Located a few blocks from Journal Square station near Five Corners)

DATE: Saturday, December 12th
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
VENUE: St. John's in the Village, 218 West 11th Street, Manhattan 
(cross street Waverly Place, 1 block west of 7th Avenue; subway lines 1/9, 2/3, A, C, E, L) 

ADMISSION CHARGE: General Admission $15; Special offer for Jersey Arts Members: 2 tickets for the price of 1. Please call (201) 918-3011 or email tickets@ScholaOnHudson.org to redeem your discount.

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