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
“The education at Thomas Aquinas College makes men free, able to direct their own lives, and that of the community.”
– Laura Berquist (’75)
Founding Director of Mother of Divine Grace School; Author, Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum
“The students that have had an opportunity to be part of the life of the College have been enriched by their experience in an environment conducive to achievement. Now in all walks of life, graduates of Thomas Aquinas College are contributing, by following a wide variety of pursuits, to the betterment of society.”
– Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino
President, Pontifical Council
for Justice and Peace
