Carols for Quire VI: Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas
When: Sat., Dec. 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 2014
The favorite holiday tradition continues — for the sixth year — with the splendid Messe de Minuit pour Noël by French baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, illuminated with all the carols on which it is based. Composed in the 1690s, its melodies are popular French carols, which Charpentier weaves throughout the different movements. The result is a delightfully tuneful celebration!