National Symphony Orchestra
David Brophy, conductor
Claudia Boyle, soprano
Cór Linn
Ciaran Kelly, choral director
Star soprano Claudia Boyle returns for a Christmas cracker of a concert bursting with festive favourites.
Indulge in the comfort of traditional carols including The Holly and the Ivy and The Twelve Days of Christmas, and wallow in the hushed magic of year’s end in the timeless Silent Night, O Holy Night and glorious Disney classic When You Wish Upon A Star.
Time, too, for merry-making with Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival and the exquisite tinsel-delicate Waltz of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky’s perennially popular ballet, The Nutcracker.
Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila - Overture
Thomas - ‘Oui! pour ce soir… Je suis Titania’ (Mignon)
Korngold orch. Zemlinsky - Entr’acte from Der Schneemann
John Rutter - What Sweeter Music
Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
Verdi - ‘E strano... Ah, fors’è lui… sempre libera’ (La traviata)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Polonaise from Christmas Eve Suite
Leroy Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Caccini - Ave Maria
Bach - ‘Sleepers Awake’ from Cantata No. 140, BWV 140
Morley - Snow Ride
Harline/Washington arr. Cian Boyle - When You Wish Upon a Star
Gruber/Mohr arr. Ciaran Kelly - Silent Night
Trad. arr. Douglas Gamley - The Twelve Days of Christmas
Watts arr. Wilberg - Joy to the World
Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Adam arr. Gavin Murphy - O Holy Night