Tesfa Wondemagegnehu is a singer, teacher, conductor, and an all-around good guy. On Friday's Performance Today, he'll join Fred in the studio to talk about how music changes lives. Plus, he'll bring along a stack of his favorite holiday music, and share his tips for avoiding common caroling pitfalls.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Camille Saint-Saens (arr. Gregory Flint): Serenade d'Hiver (Winter Serenade)
The Asbury Brass Quintet
The Asbury Quintet with Adolphe Herseth, soloist: Works by Lutoslawski, Bohme, Grainger, Jevtic, Bozza, Saint-Saens
Albany 273
John Harbison: Little Fantasy on the Twelve Days of Christmas
Philadelphia Brass
Philadelphia Brass Christmas
Philadelphia Brass 1
Eric Whitacre: little tree
Elora Festival Singers; Noel Edison, conductor
Eric Whitacre Choral Music
Naxos 559677
Bob Chilcott: This Joy from Three Christmas Songs
Spivey Hall Children's Choir; Martha Shaw, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Traditional: New Snow/ Mittens for Christmas
Kirkmount
Mittens for Christmas
Dorian 93236
Traditional: The Cherry Tree Carol
Kirkmount
Mittens for Christmas
Dorian 93236
John Lennon and Yoko Ono (arr. Jake Shimabukuro and Robert Thurston): Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele
Yo-Yo Ma and Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace
Sony 24414
Klezmer Christmas with David Chevan Traditional (arr. David Chevan): Kiev Sher
Nu Haven Kapeyle
What's Nu?
Traditional (arr. Jon Hansen): O Little Town of Bethlehem
USC Bass Tuba Quartet
Los Angeles Tuba Christmas, Hall of Liberty, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, CA
Traditional: Dona Nobis Pacem/Auld Lang Syne
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Botti, trumpet
Yo Yo Ma & Friends - Songs of Joy and Peace
Sony 24414
Max Reger: Maria Weingenlied (Mary's Lullaby), Op. 76, No 52 and Weihnnachtstraum (Silent Night), Op. 17
Gregory Brown
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Leonard Cohen (arr. Andrew Joslyn): Hallelujah
Passenger String Quartet
Classical KING FM's Second Inversion. Rethink Classical, Columbia City Theater, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Traditional (arr. Matthew Culloton): Angels We Have Heard on High
The Singers; Matthew Culloton, conductor
Dulci Jubilo: Christmas with The Singers
The Singers
George Frederic Handel (arr. Take 6): Joy to the World
Take 6
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Warner Brothers/ Word Entertainment 47391
Franz Gruber (arr. Stephen Paulus): Silent Night
The Singers; Matthew Culloton, conductor
Dulci Jubilo: Christmas with The Singers
The Singers
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
Chanticleer
Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas
Chanticleer Records
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Chamber Choir of Europe; Nicol Matt, conductor
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium - Lux Aeterna - Madrigali - Les Chansons Des Roses
Haenssler Classic 98272
Traditional (arr. Steven Sharp Nelson & Al van der Beek): Carol of the Bells-God Rest Ye Merry
Steven Sharp Nelson, cello; The Piano Guys
A Family Christmas
Sony Masterworks
Pietro Antonacci: Sinfonia Pastorale: 2. Pastorale
Il Giardino Armonico
Christmas Concertos
Teldec 46013
Three Mo' Tenors: Have You Heard About the Baby - Glory to the Newborn King
Three Mo' Tenors: Thomas Young, Roderick Dixon, Victor Trent Cook
Three Mo' Tenors
RCA Records
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