Corelli's Christmas Concerto
Date
December 9, 2017
Time
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A perfect concert for the holiday season
Celebrate the warmth and company of friends and family this holiday season, and join Mercury for a sparkling Christmas concert: featuring Corelli’s famous Christmas Concerto (a holiday tradition for nearly 300 years) as well as works by Bach, Mozart, and Rigel with audience favorite Lauren Snouffer.
This concert is made possible in part by the Houston Endowment and the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Program
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 “Christmas Concerto”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
Agnus Dei from Coronation Mass K. 317
Laudamus te from Great Mass in C minor, K. 427
Johann SebastiAn Bach
Sinfonia from Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42
"Wie lieblich klingt es..." from Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133
Sinfonia from Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
Laudamus te from Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Henri joseph Rigel
Symphony No. 8 in G minor
Featured ARTISTS
Antoine Plante, Conductor
Lauren Snouffer, Soprano
RUNNING TIME
1 hr 45 min, with intermission
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE
7:15pm, in Stude Concert Hall