Past event

from 06 December
to 14 December

Between Dec. 6 and Dec. 20, churches in downtown Lugano will host A Christmas Carol, a series of twenty short choral concerts dedicated to Christmas carols. In addition to the Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli, the events will take place in the Church of San Carlo, the Church of Sant'Antonio, the Church of San Rocco and the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Spread over two weekends prior to Christmas, these musical moments intend to blend the architectural harmony of the city with the richness of vocal polyphony, offering a joyful experience of refined aesthetic enjoyment even during Christmas shopping.

The itinerary will culminate on Saturday, Dec. 20, in a final concert in the Hall, which will bring together the participating choirs, accompanied by an ensemble of professors from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.

Programme

Cantemus Vocal Group
Līga Liedskalniņa director

4:00 p.m., St. Anthony's Church

Morten Lauridsen (1943 ) O magnum mysterium
Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977) O salutaris hostia
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) Gloria sei dir gesungen, BWV 140
William Byrd (1540-1623 ) Ave verum

4:30 p.m., St. Charles Church

Morten Lauridsen (1943 ) O magnum mysterium
Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977) O salutaris hostia
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) Gloria sei dir gesungen, BWV 140
William Byrd (1540-1623 ) Ave verum

5 p.m., Church of St. Mary of the Angels

Morten Lauridsen (1943 ) O magnum mysterium
Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977) O salutaris hostia
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) Gloria sei dir gesungen, BWV 140
William Byrd (1540-1623 ) Ave verum

Cantemus Vocal Group
Līga Liedskalniņa, director

11:30 a.m., St. Roch Church

Morten Lauridsen (1943 ) O magnum mysterium
Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977) O salutaris hostia
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) Gloria sei dir gesungen, BWV 140
William Byrd (1540-1623 ) Ave verum

12:00 noon, Immaculata Church

Morten Lauridsen (1943 ) O magnum mysterium
Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977) O salutaris hostia
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) Gloria sei dir gesungen, BWV 140
William Byrd (1540-1623 ) Ave verum

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St. Bernard Vocal Group

3:30 p.m., St. Charles Church

Traditional Appalachian carol I wonder as I wander
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963 ) O magnum mysterium
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Theophilus J. Glatzkopf (1871-?) Veni, Redemptor gentium

4 p.m., St. Anthony's Church.

Traditional Appalachian carol I wonder as I wander
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963 ) O magnum mysterium
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Theophilus J. Glatzkopf (1871-?) Veni, Redemptor gentium
Max Reger (1873-1916 ) Nachtlied, op. 138 no. 3

4:30 p.m., St. Mary of the Angels Church

Traditional Appalachian carol I wonder as I wander
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963 ) O magnum mysterium
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Theophilus J. Glatzkopf (1871-?) Veni, Redemptor gentium
Max Reger (1873-1916 ) Nachtlied, op. 138 no. 3

St. Bernard vocal group

4 p.m., St. Charles Church

Traditional Appalachian carol I wonder as I wander
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963 ) O magnum mysterium
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Theophilus J. Glatzkopf (1871-?) Veni, Redemptor gentium
Max Reger (1873-1916 ) Nachtlied, op. 138 no. 3

4:30 p.m., St. Mary of the Angels Church

Traditional Appalachian carol I wonder as I wander
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963 ) O magnum mysterium
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Theophilus J. Glatzkopf (1871-?) Veni, Redemptor gentium
Max Reger (1873-1916 ) Nachtlied, op. 138 no. 3

Lauretan Choir
Andrea Motta, director

11:30 a.m., St. Roch Church

Edward Elgar (1857-1934 ) Ave Maria
Ivo Antognini (1963) O magnum mysterium
Traditional English carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Italian song Astro del Ciel
Traditional English carol Ding Dong Merrily on High

12 noon, Immaculata Church

Edward Elgar (1857-1934 ) Ave Maria
Ivo Antognini (1963) O magnum mysterium
Traditional English carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Italian song Astro del Ciel
Traditional English carol Ding Dong Merrily on High

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Tersicore Choir
Guido Riccardo Mollica, director

4:00 p.m., St. Anthony's Church

Anonymous (13th century) Verbum Patris Hodie
Traditional Basque song (arr. David Willcocks) Gabriel's message
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611 ) O magnum mysterium
Charles Wood (1866-1926 ) Oculi Omnium
Traditional Netherlands carol (arr. Charles Wood) King Jesus Hath a Garden

4:30 p.m., St. Charles Church

Anonymous (13th century) Verbum Patris Hodie
Traditional Basque song (arr. David Willcocks) Gabriel's message
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611 ) O magnum mysterium
Charles Wood (1866-1926 ) Oculi Omnium
Traditional Netherlands carol (arr. Charles Wood) King Jesus Hath a Garden

5 p.m., Church of St. Mary of the Angels

Anonymous (13th century) Verbum Patris Hodie
Traditional Basque song (arr. David Willcocks) Gabriel's message.
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611 ) O magnum mysterium
Charles Wood (1866-1926 ) Oculi Omnium
Traditional Netherlands carol (arr. Charles Wood) King Jesus Hath a Garden

Tersicore Choir
Guido Riccardo Mollica, director

11:30 a.m., Church of St. Rocco

Anonymous (13th century) Verbum Patris Hodie
Traditional Basque song (arr. David Willcocks) Gabriel's message
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611 ) O magnum mysterium
Charles Wood (1866-1926 ) Oculi Omnium
Traditional Netherlands carol (arr. Charles Wood) King Jesus Hath a Garden

12 noon, Church of the Immaculate Conception

Anonymous (13th century) Verbum Patris Hodie
Traditional Basque song (arr. David Willcocks) Gabriel's message
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611 ) O magnum mysterium
Charles Wood (1866-1926 ) Oculi Omnium
Traditional Netherlands carol (arr. Charles Wood) King Jesus Hath a Garden

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Lauretan Choir
Andrea Motta, director

3:30 p.m., St. Anthony's Church.

Edward Elgar (1857-1934 ) Ave Maria
Ivo Antognini (1963) O magnum mysterium
Traditional English carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Italian song Astro del Ciel
Traditional English carol Ding Dong Merrily on High

4 p.m., Immaculata Church

Edward Elgar (1857-1934 ) Ave Maria
Ivo Antognini (1963) O magnum mysterium
Traditional English carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Italian song Astro del Ciel
Traditional English carol Ding Dong Merrily on High

4:30 p.m., Church of St. Mary of the Angels

Edward Elgar (1857-1934 ) Ave Maria
Ivo Antognini (1963) O magnum mysterium
Traditional English carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Italian song Astro del Ciel
Traditional English carol Ding Dong Merrily on High

4 p.m., Hall

Concentus Angelorum
Robert Kowalski, violin
Vasyl Zatsikha, violin
Ivan Vukcevic, viola
Vanessa Russell, cello
Erick Martínez, double bass
Giulio Mercati, harmonium and piano
Mattia Marelli, harmonium

Massimo Berzolla, conductor
Vocal group Cantemus
Vocal group S. Bernardo
Tersicore Choir
Lauretano Choir

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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Siegfried-Idyll
Transcription by Alfred Pringsheim (1850-1941), revised by Giulio Mercati

Traditional
God rest you merry, gentlemen

David Willcocks (1919-2015)
Lullay, my liking

Traditional
Ding dong

John Rutter (1945)
Nativity carol

Mykola Leontovich (1877-1921)
Ring Christmas bells

John Rutter (1945)
Star carol

Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
Astro del ciel

Traditional
Adeste fideles

Traditional
You come down from the stars