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Listen to an hour of holiday choral music performed by Chanticleer in 'Chanticleer Christmas'
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A Chanticleer Christmas

A Chanticleer Christmas

Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is known as the “orchestra of voices” for its unparalleled range and abilities. This holiday season, the group brings its brand-new Christmas program, including original arrangements of well-known tunes drawn from Classical, Jazz, and Popular traditions. Chanticleer fluently weaves among diverse musical styles to create an evening of wonder and joy.

Playlist

  • arr. William Walton: Make We Joy Now in This Fest

  • arr. Sarah Quartel: Before that, This Endris Night

  • Traditional Welsh, arr. Lance Wiliford: Suo Gân

  • arr. Steven Sametz: Nowell Sing We; Old Noel Canon

  • arr. Franz Biebl: Ave Maria

  • Traditional English, arr. Gladys Pitcher: Wassail Song

  • Traditional English, arr. Dale Grotenhuis: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

  • Lowell Mason, arr. Adam Brett Ward: Joy to the World

  • Traditional Appalachian, arr. Tim Keeler: And the Trees Do Moan

  • Traditional Spiritual, arr. Joseph H. Jennings: (Everywhere I go) Somebody talkin‘ ’bout Jesus

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: O Magnum Mysterium

  • arr. Amanda Taylor: O Come, All Ye Faithful

  • Franz Gruber, arr. Jared Gravele: Silent Night

Sponsors

A Chanticleer Christmas is made possible by support from:

CF Design Ltd

CF Design / Lum studio

Ebeneezer Senior Living & Management Services

Ebeneezer

Alight

Alight

Guthrie Theater

Guthrie Theater Logo

A Chanticleer Christmas is produced and distributed by American Public Media.

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