10th Annual Cathedral Christmas
Saturday, December 9, 2017 – 8:00 PM
Saint Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle
Holiday choral gems and familiar Italian carols by Palestrina, Gabrieli, Verdi, Rossini, Argento, Menotti, and others.
Carols of the season
Family carol sing-along with Flentrop Organ at 7:30 p.m.
Buon Natale is the way they say Merry Christmas in Italian.
Take a musical tour to Italy this holiday season, no passport needed! From sheep-covered hillsides to majestic cathedrals, let the glorious voices of the Seattle Choral Company take you through centuries of Italian masterworks singing Renaissance motets, popular carols, and works by Italian and Italian-American opera composers.
You’ll be transported by the works of Italian masters, including Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Giovanni Gabrieli, Giuseppe Verdi, Luca Marenzio, Gioacchino Rossini, as well as Italian-Americans Gian Carlo Menotti, and Dominick Argento.
Seasonal Works On Our Program Will Include:
- O magnum mysterium by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Jubilate Deo by Giovanni Gabrieli
- Magnificat by Luca Marenzio
- Ave Maria by Giuseppe Verdi
- Petite Messe Solennelle (excerpts) by Gioacchino Rossini
- Choruses from Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti
- Choruses from The Masque of Angels by Dominick Argento
- Popular Italian carols