Program - Logan Tabernacle Concert Series
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Logan Tabernacle Concert - 18 December 2021
- Sussex Carol
- traditional 17th-century English carol
- discovered and first published by Cecil Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1919)
- arranged by John Rutter
- Candlelight Carol
- John Rutter (1984)
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- Latin plainchant - Veni Emmanuel
- English translation by John Mason Neale (1861)
- arranged by Sally DeFord
- Angel’s Carol
- John Rutter (c. 1980)
- A la nanita nana
- José Ramón Gomis and Juan Francisco Muñoz y Pabón (1904)
- arranged by Mark Hayes
| A la nanita nana, nanita ea | Come, let’s sing a little lullaby |
| Nanita ea | Come, let’s sing a little |
| Mi Jesús tiene sueño | My Jesus is sleepy |
| Bendito sea, bendito sea | Bless Him, Bless Him |
| Fuentecita que corre clara y sonora | Little spring that runs loud and clear |
| Ruiseñor que en la selva | Nightingale in the forest |
| Cantando llor | That weeps as it sings |
| Callan mientras la cuna se balancea | Hush, while the cradle rocks |
- O Holy Night
- from the poem Minuit, chrétiens! c’est l’heure solennelle by Placide Cappeau (1843)
- set to music as Cantique de Noël by Adolphe Adam (1847)
- English version by John Sullivan Dwight (1855)
- Panis Angelicus
- from Sacris solemniis by St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1250)
- modern arrangement by César Franck (1872)
| Panis angelicus | Thus Angels’ Bread is made |
| fit panis hominum; | the Bread of man today; |
| Dat panis cœlicus | the Living Bread from heaven |
| figuris terminum: | with figures dost away: |
| O res mirabilis! | O wondrous gift indeed! |
| Manducat Dominum | Upon their Lord and Master |
| pauper, servus et humilis. | the poor and lowly feed. |
- I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
- traditional 17th-century English carol
- discovered and published by William Sandys (1833)
- arranged by Mark Hayes
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- from the poem by Christina Rissetti (1872)
- set to music by Gustav Holst (1906)
- arranged by Mack Wilberg for bass-baritone Bryn Terfel
- Wexford Carol
- traditional 16th-century Irish carol
- discovered and published by William Grattan Flood (c. 1890)
- arranged by Elaine Hagenburg
- Midnight Noël
- medley of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and The First Noël
- arranged by Mark Hayes
- Sogno d’or
- Giacomo Puccini (1913)
| Bimbo, mio bimbo d’amor, | My beloved child |
| mentre tu dormi così | while thus you sleep |
| un angiol santo si parte lontan | a holy angel comes from afar |
| per incontrarsi con te sul candido origlier. | to meet with you on your snow-white blanket |
| E t’avvolge di fiabe in un vol | and he will wrap you in stories as he flies |
| e ti narra di fate e tesor. | and tell you tales of treasures |
| Bimbo d’amor, ecco il sogno d’or. | Dear little one, here is your golden dream |
- Sing Joy
- medley of Joy to the World, For Unto Us a Child is Born, and O Come, All Ye Faithful
- arranged by Mark Hayes
