NOEL, NOEL IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
Friday, December 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Disciples Christian Church
3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Special guest soprano Amanda Powell joins Les Délices for a musical journey from darkness to light and from hope to joy featuring favorite carols and festive baroque music by Praetorius, Merula, Buxtehude, and others.
PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE
Coventry Carol, arr. Debra Nagy
John Playford: Divisions on Greensleeves
Drive the Cold Winter Away, arr. Nagy
I saw three ships
Tarquinio Merula: Canzonetta Spirituale La Nanna
Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde: Canzon no. 3
In dulci Jubilo, arr. Nagy
Christian Geist: Wie schön leuchtet schön der Morgenstern
Praetorius: Es ist ein ros entsprungen
Dietrich Buxtehude: Also hat Gott die Welt beliebet
The Wexford Carol
Tomorrow will be my dancing day
Make we joy now in this fest
Poetry by Susan Cooper, Christina Rossetti, and local poets Dave Lucas and Diane Kendig will be read between musical sets.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Amanda Powell, soprano
Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Julie Andrijeski, violin
Allison Monroe, violin
Rebecca Reed, cello & viol
Mark Edwards, organ
Daniel Swenberg, theorbo