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Conceived as a joyous farandole, this concert takes you along in the rich procession of the three wise men on their way to Bethlehem.<p> On the agenda:<br><br> 1. Schnabel, <em>Transeamus usque Bethlehem</em><br> 2. Bach JS, <em>Christmas Oratorio</em> , part V: chorus “Ehre sei dir Gott”<br> 3. Bach JS, <em>Christmas Oratorio</em> , part III: choir "Herrscher des Himmels"<br> 4. Mendelssohn, <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> : scherzo<br> 5. Bach CPE, <em>Magnificat</em> : “Magnificat”<br> 6. Dvořák, <em>Symphony No. 9 in E minor</em> "From the New World": 1st movement, Adagio<br> 7. Mendelssohn (arr. Sir David Willcocks): <em>Hark! The Herald Angels Sing</em><br> 8. Rimsky-Korsakov, <em>Christmas Eve</em> : Polonaise<br> 9. Wade (arr. Sir David Willcocks): <em>Adeste Fideles</em><br> 10. Dvořák, <em>Symphony No. 9 in E minor</em> "From the New World": 4th movement allegro con fuoco<br> 11. Puccini, <em>Messa di Gloria</em> : Kyrie, Gloria and Cum Sancto Spiritu</p>