Concertzender Outlook on this week’s musical headlines produced by Bart v.d. Horst. With the CD of the week, a schedule of upcoming concerts and interviews with guests. Host: EvertJan Nagtegaal. You can respond to the broadcast via e-mail at actueel@concertzender.nl.
1.Intro
The Christmas special Concertzender Now
Concertzender Now
Music: Andy Williams – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Music: Coventry Carol BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
2. CD of the Week
Title: Pastorales de Noël
Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Artist: Ensemble Correspondances conducted by Sébastien Daucé
[EAN 3149020224724]
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Music: Marc-Antoine Charpentier – of: Pastorales de Noël, Pastorale sur la Naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, final scenes 5 and 6
Performed by: Ensemble Correspondances conducted by Sébastien Daucé
3. Apollo Ensemble
Monday 26 December, curtain 15.00 hours Kloosterkerk, Den Haag
Programme: Een Weense kerst (A Viennese Christmas)
Performed by: Apollo Ensemble and Amaryllis Dieltiens, soprano
Music: Hector Berlioz – L’Enfance du Christ, Op.25 – Arr. Chris Hazell- L’Adieu des bergers
Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs and London Voices under the direction of Renée Fleming
4. Interview with Gerard Beemster
Gerard Beemster is conductor of the Kathedrale Koor in Utrecht and talks about upcoming projects and the history of the Kathedrale Koor.
Music: Herman Strategier – Alma redemptoris Mater
Hendrik Andriessen – Hodie Christus natus est
Performed by: Kathedrale Koor conducted by Gerard Gerard Beemster, Wouter van Belle, organ.
5. Clare College Choir
Wednesday 21 December 2016, curtain 20.00 hours, Kruiskerk, Amstelveen.
Programme: Lullaby my Jesus, Advent- Christmas programme with music of Praetorius, Bach, Mendelssohn, Tavener, Howells and others.
Performers: Clare College Choir under the direction of Graham Ross.
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Music: Michel Corrette – Quand Dieu naquit à Noël
Performed by: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien under the direction of François Lazarevitch.
6. Christmas message from mayor Jan van Zanen
Jan van Zanen, Mayor of Utrecht
Music: On A Cold Winter’s Day, Early Christmas Music & Carols From The British Isles
Performers: Quadriga Consort & Elisabeth Kaplan
Music: Harry Coninck Jr. – What a night!
7. Nativity scenes at the Stadsklooster
From 27 to 29 December, and from 3 to 5 January 2017, from 1300-1600.
The Hague, Stadsklooster.
Collection of nativity scenes from brother Frans Wils of the Stadsklooster.
Music: Entre le boeuf et l’âne gris
Performed by: Basler Madrigalisten, Ensemble Galliarda Basel conducted by Fritz Näf.
8. Hoor Es…
Column by Robbert Jan de Neeve
Music: Charles Wesley – Hark ! the herald angels sing
Performed by: Choir of King’s College Cambridge conducted by Sir David Willcocks, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
9. Christmas music
O Tannenbaum, performed by Voces8
I ll be home for Christmas, performed by Doris day
Hector Berlioz – L’enfance du Christ. Part II, La Fuite en Égypte – L’adieu des Bergers a la Sainte Famille The Shepherds’ Farewell
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
10. Calefax Wind Quintet
Thursday 22 December, curtain 20.00 hours
Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
Programme: Calefax – On the Spot
Musici: Calefax Blaaskwintet & Eric Vloeimans
Woensdag 28 december, aanvang 19.30 uur
Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
Programma: Pan 13
Musici: Calefax Blaaskwintet, Artvark saxofoonkwartet en vele anderen
Muziek: Olivier Messiaen- Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus
Uitgevoerd door: Alison Balsom, Tim Redmond, Guy Barker Orchestra
11. Concertzender Live
In deze Kerstperiode zendt ook de Concertzender Kerstconcerten uit, drie in totaal. Allereerst namen we op 10 december in Rotterdam het ensemble Combattimento op, samen met Wishful Singing, vijf zingende dames. Dat concert zenden we uit op Nieuwjaarsdag, om 15.00 uur Op tweede Kerstdag hebben we La Sfera Armoniosa, een barokgezelschap onder leiding van theorbe-speler Mike Fentross, opgenomen op 17 december in Alkmaar en tot slot maakten we op 18 december een opname in Utrecht van Cappella Pratensis en die kunt u beluisteren op eerste Kerstdag. Nu een voorproefje daarvan, het lied Nu zijt wellecome, door Cappella Pratensis.
De opname van deze concerten was in handen van Theo van Soest en Wijnand de Groot.
12. Afsluiting
Quadriga consort en Elisabeth Kaplan
We wish you a merry Christmas, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
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