Chrysostomos Christmas Concert 2011
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2011, Thomas Aquinas College’s student choral group Chrysostomos performed its annual Christmas concert. Enjoy the following audio files from the concert, an evening’s meditation on the mystery of the Incarnation:
01. Puer Natus in Bethlehem
Gregorian Chant
02. Christmas Hymn (Judea)
Traditional American Carol
03. In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
04. That Virgin’s Child
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
05. Lux Aurumque
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
06. O Little One Sweet
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
07. The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn
Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)
08. Ballad of the King and the Innocents
Melody by St. Jean de Brebeuf; Verses 1, 2, 5, 7 by Jesse Edgar Middleton; verses 3, 4, 6 by Mark Donnelly; arranged by Mark Donnelly (’89)
09. Coventry Carol
Traditional English Carol
10. The Birds
Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
11. O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
12. Sussex Carol
Traditional English Carol
Posted: December 19, 2011
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– Dr. Jean Rioux (’82)
Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Benedictine College
“What you do here at this college is important not only for the individual salvation of your soul, but really as a witness to all of society.”
– Most Rev. Robert Francis Vasa
Bishop of Santa Rosa
