Renaissance Noël

Vox Renaissance Consort

Renaissance Noël

Vox Renaissance Consort Voices & Period Instruments

Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill
Church of the Good Samaritan, Paoli

Program

Prelude:                              Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611–1675)
Paduana 2, Galliarda 34 & Ballet 38 from Neuer Paduanen (1636)

Veni, veni Emmanuel (Ed Bara, solo)      ancient chant, c.12th cent.

Alle psallite cum luya               from the Montpellier Codex, c.1300

Dixit Maria                                      Jacques Arcadelt (1507–1568)

Verbum caro factum est               Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612)

Interlude I:                  Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1623–1680)
Allegro & Aria presto from Sonata à 5 in d minor

There is No Rose                                         Anonymous, c. 1420

O Beloved Shepherds                           Andreas Hammerschmidt

Pastores dicite                     Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500–1553)

Ave regina                             Andrea Gabrieli (1532/1533–1585)

Interlude II:                            Balthasar Fritsch (c.1570–c.1608)
Paduana 3 & Galliarda 18 from Primitiae musicales (1606)

Esprits divins             Claude Goudimel (c. 1514 to 1520 –1572)

Hodie Christus natus est        Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink (1566–1612)

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen        Michael Praetorius (c. 1571–1621)

Ave Maria                                    Jean Mouton (c. 1459–1522)

Interlude III:             Johann Christian Schieferdecker (1679-1732)
Entrée & Chaconne from Musicalisches Concert No. 1 in a minor (1713)

In natali Domini                                        Michael Praetorius

Three Romanian carols:                               trad. Romanian

Bună dimineața
Am plecat să colindăm
O, ce veste minunată!

Magnificat                           Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

This season marks the 38th consecutive year of our annual tradition of magical Renaissance Noël concerts by the Vox Renaissance Consort, celebrating the glorious Renaissance Christmas music of Old Europe, with masterpieces for single and double chorus, solo voices, and period instruments. A unique feature of these concerts is our Renaissance Consort performers exquisitely attired in lush period costumes. Come and experience a joyful and traditional old-world Noël!

Running time: 90 minutes – no intermission

Vox Renaissance Consort