I will be involved in several Christmas-related musical events this Decemeber that may be of interest.
12-4
11:00 AM
Woodland Heights Baptist Church - Richmond, VA
During the worship service a cantata I have been composing this fall will be presented. It is entitled "The Promise of a Child" and is based on passages in Genesis, Matthew, Luke, and Revelation. In addition to the choir and instrumentalists of the church, soprano Susan Meador and bass-baritone James Lynn will be singing.
12-15
7:30 PM
Woodland Heights Baptist Church
During this Christmas concert, I will perform arrangements of music from Handel's Messiah and will accompany hornist Kathy Hulin (my wife) and tenor and soprano Jeff and Tracee Prillaman in a varity of Christmas carols.
12-18
7:00 PM
Lasker Baptist Church - Lasker, NC
In this solo concert I will play a set of Christmas pieces by Mendelssohn, the Messiah arrangements, and arrangements of favorite carols.
As usual, good question, Red Tanager.
ReplyDeleteSeveral pieces of music come to mind.
Beethoven's Sting Quartet Op. 132 has a beuatiful movement entitled "Solemn Song of Thanksgiving of a Convalescent to the Deity."
There's a chorale prelude by Bach that develops the tune of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God."
Charles Ives wrote a symphony called The Holidays Symphony or New England Holidays Symphony. One of the movements is called "Thanksgiving Day."
Edward MacDowell wrote a piece for piano called "From Puritan Days" which makes me think of the harsh winters the Pilgrims faced.
Finally, there is a nice song in the Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving Special. The text begins "Hooray! Hooray! This is the day to give thanks for giving and give thanks away" or something.