Concert tomorrow morning! Yay! We sing this concert in the little cathedral where we perform our Christmas concert in early December. It has a really lovely acoustic that's perfect for the lighter voices of our young choir.
I'm thinking about Christmas small group music, so I'm wondering, what are your favorite obscure Christmas carols that would sound stunning a cappella filling a little cathedral?
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Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
ReplyDeleteCoventry Carol
In the Bleak Midwinter
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
(But especially the Coventry Carol, heartbreaking as it is)
Ooooh, some good ones there. I'd never really heard the "Coventry Carol" (though I had heard of it). It's quite haunting (and, as you pointed out, heartbreaking). They sure don't make 'em like they used to. :)
ReplyDeleteOne year we had a slew of basses, and we did "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent," and I got some serious chills . . .
"In the Bleak Midwinter" is lovely, too! Since I already did "In the Bleak" one year, I'm thinking maybe this will be the year of "Lo, How a Rose." :)
I don't think I'd actually done Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence until this past Christmas- a lot of basses would definitely make it awesome.
ReplyDeletePaul adds "In Dulci Jubilo" (which uses the same tune as "Good Christian Men Rejoice"), and adds his support for "Lo How a Rose", which I'm supposed to tell you should have a consort involving sackbuts and recorders.
I like "In Dulci Jubilo," too! It's sort of chipper, and girls can sing it.
ReplyDeleteI'll get back to you about consorting with the sackbuts . . .