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The Saints’ Days that lie between Christmas and Epiphany are at the heart of the religious calendar of Europe. In this program of both sacred and secular music, AVE explored the relationship between the religious holidays and the winter solstice/New Year, as found in the great tradition of Renaissance choral music.
The performances took place on the following dates:
Friday, December 12: First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto
Saturday, December 13: First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday, December 14: St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco
The event was sponsored by the San Francisco Early Music Society.
DEC. 24 – Feast of the Nativity
Alleluia, Cominus dixit ad me – Plainsong
O magnum mysterium – Villette
Lullay, Lullow – 15th cent. (British Museum MS)
DEC. 25 – Christmas Day
Puer natus est nobis – Plainsong
Verbum caro factum est – Sheppard
Tidings True – Medieval (Ritson MS)
DEC. 26 – Feast of St. Stephen, First Martyr
Alleluia. Video caelos apertos – Plainsong
Sederunt – Perotin
Nowell Sing We – Medieval (Selden MS)
DEC. 27 – Feast of St. John, Apostle & Evangelist
Valde honorandus est beatus Joannes – Plainsong
Hic est discipulus – Ioanellus
Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen – Praetorius
DEC. 28 – Feast of the Holy Innocents
Herodes iratus occidit multos pueros – Plainsong
Lullaby - Byrd
Lully, Lulla, Thou little tiny Child – 16th century (Coventr pageant)
JAN 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Salve sancta Parens – Plainsong
Alma Redemptoris Mater – Ockeghem
Of a rose sing we – Medieval (Selden MS)
JAN 1 – Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
Germinavit radix Jesse – Plainsong
Dies sanctificatus – Porta
What tidings bringest thou, messenger – Medieval (Selden MS)
JAN 6 – Feast of the Epiphany
Magi videntes stellam – Plainsong
Ab Oriente – Sweelinck
Be Merry, Be Merry – Medieval (Trinity MS)
REFLECTION
O magnum mysterium – Sixten (U.S. premier)
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