Seattle Choral Company presents Buon Natale: An Italian Christmas
$25 / $20 / $5 (kids free)
Giovanni Gabrieli — Jubilate Deo omnis terra Ch.136
Luca Marenzio — Magnificat octavi toni à 8
Giuseppe Verdi — Ave Maria
Gioachino Rossini / Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia "The Barber of Seville" (Gioachino Rossini), — Petite Messe Solennelle
Dominick Argento — Masque of the Angels
Gian Carlo Menotti — Selected works
Buon Natale is the way they say Merry Christmas in Italian.
Take a musical tour to Italy this holiday season, no passport needed! From sheep-covered hillsides to majestic cathedrals, let the glorious voices of the Seattle Choral Company take you through centuries of Italian masterworks singing Renaissance motets, popular carols, and works by Italian and Italian-American opera composers.
You’ll be transported by the works of Italian masters, including Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Giovanni Gabrieli, Giuseppe Verdi, Luca Marenzio, Gioacchino Rossini, as well as Italian-Americans Gian Carlo Menotti, and Dominick Argento.
A pre-concert talk will be given one hour before the performance by SCC director Freddie Coleman at 7:00 pm.
The traditional family carol sing-along with the cathedral’s Flentrop organ will take place at 7:30 pm, with organist Wyatt Smith at the keyboard.
Seasonal works on the program will include:
• ”O magnum mysterium” by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• ”Jubilate Deo” by Giovanni Gabrieli
• “Magnificat” by Luca Marenzio
• “Ave Maria” by Giuseppe Verdi
• “Petite Messe Solennelle” (excerpts) by Gioacchino Rossini
• Choruses from “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti
• Choruses from “The Masque of Angels” by Dominick Argento
• Popular Italian carols: “Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle,” “Gesú Bambino,” “Ninna Nanna,” & “Santa Lucia”
Tickets: $25 (general), $20 (senior), $5 (student), children 6 to 10 free