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Christmas Concert Programs

Module by: Gordon Lamb

Summary: This module represents a sample Christmas Concert Program that encompasses Baroque, modern repertoire and Christmas Carols. As this is a concert given by many school and community choirs in the western Christian culture it is especially given prominence here. Christian church choirs will also present special performances during the services leading up to Christmas. Other religions and cultures will present concerts at times and in the manners appropriate to the religion or culture.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT PROGRAMS

There are several formats that are widely used to present choral ensembles in concert. There are also certain times of the school year when choral concerts seem most appropriate. Almost every choral department presents a Christmas concert and a spring concert. Some schedule a concert earlier in the fall. These concerts can be general in nature related to repertoire to be chosen or can be special concerts for particular occasions. It is convenient that Christmas occurs late in a school semester or at the end of a fall sequence of rehearsals for a community or church choir, allowing time to adequately rehearse a concert repertoire.

The following concert programs illustrate possibilities for the choral conductor.

The concert of Christmas music represents repertoire from the Baroque and the twentieth century, and traditional carol settings.

Hodie Christus Natus Est Sweelinck
Command Thine Angel, That He Come Buxtehude
In Dulci Jubilo (with brass) Praetorius

CONCERT CHOIR

The Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten

GIRLS CHORUS

Familiar Carols  
Christ Was Born on Christmas Day Arr. Shaw-Parker
The Holly and The Ivy Arr. Shaw-Parker
He is Born Arr. Wagner
Ding Dong! Merrily On High Arr. Williamson

CHAMBER CHOIR

Exultet Coelum Laudibus J. Paynter
When Christ Was Born of Mary Free J. Gardner
Three Christmas Songs J. Jarrett
Four Carols for a Holy Night S. Lekberg

CONCERT CHOIR

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