An idea popped into my head the other day, upon reading an email by a composer, Brian Field. He had done a version of "In The Bleak Midwinter" but called it by Christina Rossetti's actual poem name, "A Christmas Carol" and it was quite nice, but the divisis and various other aspects of the piece, also considering the rushed time frame made it difficult to spring upon my volunteer choir at my Lutheran church job with enough time. SO----voila! I have a podcast which is just recorded performances, and great music for the sake of great music, so why don't I do it on that? So I did. Additionally I figured, if I was going out of my way to do this recently composed piece and it was difficult, why don't I juxtapose this with other ridiculously hard Christmas pieces and recently written works? So here you have the program.

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Opening remarks

Shepherd's Pipe Carol-John Rutter
*Soprano: Katrina verse 1 and 2, Kathleen Monson Verse 3, 4, verse 5 (video just switches to Kathleen at the mid-point)
*Alto: Joseph Martin, Falsetto
*Tenor 1: Christopher Prestia
Tenor 2: Matthew Koraus
*Bass 1: Stan Lacy
Bass 2: Joseph Martin

Graham Bobby anecdote

A Spotless Rose-Herbert Howells
Soprano 1: Fontaine Sheridan
*Soprano 2: Katrina Montagna
Alto 1: Joseph Martin
Alto 2: Graham Bobby
*Tenor 1: Christopher Prestia
*Tenor 2: Graham Bobby
*Baritone Solo---Stan Lacy
*Bass 1: Stan Lacy
Bass 2: Joseph Martin

Graham anecdote

C. Frank-Panis Angelicus-Robert Buonaspina

The Holly and The Ivy-arr. Walford Davies

Katrina-Verse 1, Kathleen sings soprano 2 duet
Kathleen Verse 2,Maureen sings soprano 2 duet
Stan Lacy Verse 3,
Katrina Verse 4
Stan Verse 5

Refrain:
*Soprano 1: Kathleen Monson
Soprano 2: Katrina Montanga
*Alto: Helen Van Tine-Golden
*Tenor: Graham Bobby
Bass 1: Stan Lacy
*Bass 2: Joseph Martin

O Come O Come Emmanuel-Christopher Prestia
*Soprano: Kathleen
Alto: Joseph Martin
*Tenor: Christopher Prestia
*Bass: Stan Lacy
(I'll just sing a low e off-camera)

Suite No. 3, Op. 54 (from 24 Pièces de fantaisie), II Impromptu  Louis Vierne-Robert Buonaspina

Christmas Carol-Brian Field
*Soprano 1: Katrina
*Soprano 2: Kathleen
Alto 1: Joseph Martin
Alto 2: Christopher Prestia
*Tenor 1: Matthew Koraus
Tenor 2: Graham Bobby
*Bass 1: Stan Lacy
Bass 2: Joseph Martin

In The Bleak Midwinter-Gustav Holst
Soprano: Fontaine Sheridan
*Alto: Helen
*Tenor: Graham
*Bass: Joseph Martin

Creator of the Stars of Night-Matthew Koraus
Matthew Koraus, Organ
Kathleen Monson, Soprano 1
*Katrina Montagna Soprano 2

Concluding remarks

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