Christmas around Europe – pt 1 Sunday, Dec 22nd.

[DracoM]

1.05 p.m. Kallio Church, Helsinki
Gardner: Znamenny chant
Pearsall: In dulci jubilo
G Gabrieli: O magnum mysterium
Matthew Whittall: This Advent Moon
Juhani Komulainen: Salve flos et decor (from Piae Cantiones)
Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est
Mikko Sidoroff: Holy Night
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Ahti Sonninen: Christmas Hymn

Lumen Valo Vocal Ensemble

2 p.m. St Nicholas' Church, Tallinn
Gregorian chant and Norwegian sacred folk songs
Henning Sommerro (organ, accordion, voice)
Schola Sanctae Sunnivae
Anne Kleivset (director)
Vox Clamantis
Jaan-Eik Tulve (director)
Sursum Corda Vocal Ensemble.

[DracoM]

4 p.m. Church of St Martin in the Wall, Prague
Rigatti: Magnificat
Samuel Capricornus: Adesto mulitudo coelestis
Samuel Capricornus: Missa Nativitatis
Hana Blazíková (soprano)
Gabriela Eibenová (soprano)
Ensemble Inegal
Adam Viktora (conductor)

5 p.m. Live from Studio 1, Bavarian Radio, Munich
Respighi: Lauda per la natività del Signore
Bach: Chorale 'Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier'
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Uta Jungwirth (harp)
Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Grazynte-Tyla (conductor)

6 p.m. Bela Bartok Concert Hall, Palace of the Arts, Budapest
Miklós Kocsár: O beautiful mysterious night
Bruckner: Symphony No.1 in C minor (Scherzo)
Bruckner: Te Deum
Klára Kolonits (soprano)
Judit Németh (mezzo-soprano)
István Horváth (tenor)
Krisztián Cser (bass)
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Hungarian Radio Children's Chorus
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gergely Vajda (conductor)

7 p.m. Blauwe Zaal, deSingel, Antwerp
Bach: 3 Christmas Cantatas:
Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40
Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248:1
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91
Hannah Morrison (soprano)
Carlos Mena (alto)
Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor)
Matthias Vieweg (bass)
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot (conductor)