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Gloria in Excelsis Deo – Festive Christmas Music

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Up to 80% of the proceeds from the event go to the performers.
$5.00 - $250.00
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Composers
Robert Schumann
Richard Wagner
George Frideric Handel
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Richard Eilenberg
Roger Harvey
Engelbert Humperdinck
Siegfried Köhler
Franz Gruber
Featuring
Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, 
instrumental ensemble
Thomas Clamor, 
conductor, soloist
Ruth Ziesak, 
soloist
Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode, 
choir
Peter Habermann, 
conductor, soloist
Sonora Ensemble, 
orchestra

About this event

Christmas in the Erzgebirge region is one of Saxony’s most treasured traditions. Its unique celebrations include numerous customs centered around music. 

The Renaissance town of Marienberg is at the very heart of historic Erzgebirge: this festive setting is ideal for this concert of classical and seasonal works with Germany’s prestigious Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie; an exquisite ensemble of wind instruments, pairing up with Germany’s leading youth choir, the Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode, as well as prominent soprano Ruth Ziesak.

This stream is available to watch until December 31, 2023.

Programme

  • 1. Concert – approx. 85 min programme

Repertoire

  1. Christmas Toccata (Wolfgang Schumann)

  2. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Georg Friedrich Händel)

  3. Let the bright Seraphim (Georg Friedrich Händel)

  4. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Georg Friedrich Händel)

  5. Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (Richard Wagner)

  6. Excerpts from the “Nutcracker” Suite (Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky)

  7. Christmas / In Advent (Felix Mendelssohn)

  8. For He shall give His angels charge (Felix Mendelssohn)

  9. Snow falls softly at night (Eduard Ebel)

  10. St Petersburg Sleigh Ride (Richard Eilenberg)

  11. Festive Cheer (Roger Harvey)

  12. Adeste fideles (John Francis Wade)

  13. Evening Prayer (Engelbert Humperdinck)

  14. Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom (“A thousand stars are a cathedral”, Siegfried Köhler)

  15. Silent night, holy night (Franz Gruber)

The concert was filmed at St. Mary’s Church Marienberg, Germany.

This event was recorded live at St. Mary’s Church Marienberg, Germany.

Available until Sun, Dec 31, 2023

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