John Rutter – Past Concerts

Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.

Celebrating the traditions of Christmas, featuring new carol arrangements and traditional selections by Anton Bruckner, Jan Sweelinck, Dan Forrest, John Rutter, Craig Courtney and more, including a few traditional sing-a-longs.

Enjoy this concert with Mark Kloepper and the Northwest Chamber Chorus as they're joined by a guest string quartet, flute and percussion in songs of the season and a carol sing-along.

Featuring John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang" and other winter song selections.

Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.

Featuring John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang" and other winter song selections.

Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.

Favorite folk-tunes and hymns, rich African-American spirituals, classical favorites and much more.

John Lunn (Arr. Wagner) – The Downton Abbey Suite
Handel (Arr. Stroud) – Overture and Hornpipe from Water Music
John Rutter – Suite for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Percy Eastman Fletcher – Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance
C. W. Gluck – Recitative and aria
Dvořák – Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 104, 1st mvt.
Karel Butz – McCormick Fanfare
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, mvt. IV

The Northwest University Concert Choir and Coro Amici, joined by the Kirkland Civic Orchestra, present new carol arrangements and traditional selections by Howard Helvey, Dan Forrest, John Rutter and more, including a few traditional sing-a-longs. Special music by pianist Mizue Fells and organist Jo Ann Stremler.

Orlandus Lassus – "Resonet in laudibus"
Michael Praetorius – "Est ist ein Ros’ entsprungen"
Traditional /arr. John Rutter – "In dulci jubilo"
Michael Praetorius – "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – "Hodie Christus natus est"
Traditional /arr. Jim Clements – "Gabriel's Message"
Herbert Howells – "Here Is the Little Door"
Christopher Gabbitas – "Mary's Lullaby"
Herbert Howells – "A Spotless Rose"
John Rutter – "There Is a Flower"
Herbert Howells – "Sing Lullaby"
Francis Poulenc – "Un soir de neige"
Traditional /arr. Goff Richards – "La filadora," "El niño querido," "Claro abril resplandecio," "Villançico Catalan," "La Pastoreta - Maria Rosa - La Caterineta"

The program will feature a constantly-shifting sonic palette, including orchestra alone, orchestra and chorus, Signatures with the symphony, and all three together. The audience will be invited to get into the act on several occasions to sing carols and holiday favorites along with the entire company!

Works by Bernstein, Poulenc, Billings, Rutter, Mendoza and Stopford, among others. Also includes carols, readings by Chaplain Dave Wright and music from England, France, US, Israel and Mexico.

Works by Bernstein, Poulenc, Billings, Rutter, Mendoza and Stopford, among others. Also includes carols, readings by Chaplain Dave Wright and music from England, France, US, Israel and Mexico.

Your entire family can celebrate the season with our afternoon of holiday pops. Take a ride on the Polar Express! Experience the story of Brother Heinrich and a musical donkey that creates a new Christmas carol before your very eyes and ears! Robert Shaw’s rich choral arrangements will satisfy your craving for beautifully sung Yuletide favorites. And to top it off, join the fabulous Seattle Chamber Singers in a sing-a-long that will get you in the Christmas spirit!

Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light)
Franz Liszt: Missa Choralis (Choral Mass)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Motets, Op. 38
Sir William Henry Harris: Bring Us, O Lord God
John Rutter: Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep

Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light)
Franz Liszt: Missa Choralis (Choral Mass)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Motets, Op. 38
Sir William Henry Harris: Bring Us, O Lord God
John Rutter: Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep