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MAGICAL CHRISTMAS

FROM TRADITION TO BROADWAY / INTERACTIVE WITH THE AUDIENCE

A cappella

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MAGICAL CHRISTMAS

From tradition to Broadway / interactive with the audience

Magical Christmas is a festive, interactive concert that recounts the magic of Christmas through different eras and aesthetics, from the 16th century to the present day.

PART 1 / SACRED CAROLS (RENAISSANCE / BAROQUE MUSIC)

Tomas Luis de VICTORIA (1548-1611) “O magnum mysterium"
Michael PRAETORIUS (1571-1621) “Es ist ein Ros'entsprungen” - participative
Grégoire ROLLAND (1989 -) - Miroirs de résonnance - Creation 2021 - for 8 singers and crotales
Franz Xaver GRÜBER (1787-1863) “Stille Nacht” - participative


PART 2 / FESTIVE CHRISTMAS CAROLS

James PIERPONT (1822 - 1893) “Jingle Bells” - participative
Nicholas TEMPERLEY (1932-) “Whence is that goodly Fragance” 
Morten LAURIDSEN (1943-) “ O magnum mysterium ”
Alan BULLARD (1947-) “And the stars looked down”.
Jehan ALAIN (1909 -1940) “Noël Nouvelet
Eleanor DALEY (1955-) “ The Huron Carol ”


PART 3 / CHRISTMAS ON BROADWAY

Joseph KOSMA (1905-1969) / Andrew CARTER (1939-) “Autumn Leaves” - participative
Richard RODGERS (1902-1979) “Blue Moon
Harold ARLEN (1905- 1986) “Over the rainbow” - participative
Con CONRAD (1891 -1938) “ The continental ”


FINAL

Laurent Durupt (December 2020) - Little Santa Claus - for 8 singers and lighting system

composition : Henri Martinet/ lyrics : Raymond Vincy/ Arrangement : Laurent Durupt

 

The program is also available in an educational concertformat or as a commented concert for schoolchildren in an adapted 50-minute version.
It has also been presented in a participatory format with Conservatory amateur choirs (Pantin, Saint-Omer), and has been used for one-off on-site performances for specific audiences (EPHAD, Maison de l'Enfance, etc.).

Classical music / popular music, music for all / so-called “elite” music, music for music / functional music, learned music, serious, creative, easy, entertaining, variety, lively, ...

This three-part program, from ancient motets praising the arrival of the Lord, to today's songs celebrating Christmas, allows the different musical styles to define themselves through their contrasts.

The aristocracy of tastes is opposed by the mass of practices, the asceticism of language by the authenticity of the people, the solitary genius by the collective impulse. More fundamentally, the universality of works is matched by the universality of audiences."

Catherine Simonpietri


Magical Christmas recounts the magic of Christmas through different eras: from heritage to creation, it crosses the centuries from the 16th century to the present day. While maintaining the highest musical standards, this unifying program invites spectators to rediscover the spirit of Christmas through a variety of musical styles. Armed with their tickets, spectators, guided by Catherine Simonpietri, are invited to sing along with the soloists, sharing a festive and enjoyable experience based on a repertoire that is often already familiar.