The Zurich Chamber Singers
»O nata lux«
Radiant sounds for Christmas
Many character carols are about the light that penetrates the winer darkness. And the Zurich Chamber Singers’ concert programme »O nata lux« is likewise full of carols both well-known and less familiar that tell the Christmas story – from the proclamation made by the angels to the shepherds up to the Nativity. Between the traditional carols arranged by composers like Michael Praetorius and Johann Sebastian Bach, motets from the last 500 years invite us to pause and reflect.
Performers
The Zurich Chamber Singers
David Gurtner marimba
direction Christian Erny
Programme
Thomas Tallis
O Nata Lux
Anonymus
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Arrangement: Lucas Osiander)
Michael Praetorius
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Rhiannon Randle
O nata lux / Kompositionsauftrag von Zurich Chamber Singers
Anonymus
Quittez vos houlettes (Arrangement: Joseph Bovet)
Ô nuit brillante (Arrangement: Joseph Bovet)
Nous étions trois bergerettes (Arrangement: Madeleine Périssas)
Benjamin Britten
A Hymn to the Virgin
Johann Sebastian Bach
O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild! BWV 493 / G. C. Schemellis Musicalisches Gesang-Buch
Ich steh’ an deiner Krippen hier BWV 469 / G. C. Schemellis Musicalisches Gesang-Buch
Anonymus
Wiegenlied der Hirten / Bearbeitung von Max Bruch
Tomás Luis de Victoria
O magnum Mysterium / Motette
Marcus Paus
O magnum mysterium / arrangement for choir and marimba
Hieronymus Praetorius
Magnificat quinti toni alio modo cum Cantitis Eccelesiastici