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Kantorei At The Holidays: Carols And Lullabies
12/21/2023 | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Kantorei's holiday choral concert.
Kantorei’s Denver choral concert includes Conrad Susa’s Carol and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, with its evocative timbres of the harp, the marimba and vibraphone, and the guitar. Lullabies and carols complete this program to celebrate the season, including music by composers Sarah Quartel, Conrad Susa, Elaine Hagenberg, Healey Willan, Herbert Howells, Dan Forrest, and Gabriel Jackson.
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Kantorei At The Holidays: Carols And Lullabies
12/21/2023 | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Kantorei’s Denver choral concert includes Conrad Susa’s Carol and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, with its evocative timbres of the harp, the marimba and vibraphone, and the guitar. Lullabies and carols complete this program to celebrate the season, including music by composers Sarah Quartel, Conrad Susa, Elaine Hagenberg, Healey Willan, Herbert Howells, Dan Forrest, and Gabriel Jackson.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Introducer] Welcome to "Kantorei at the Holidays: Carols and Lullabies".
For over 25 years, Kantorei, one of Denver's premier choral ensembles, has elevated the human experience through choral excellence.
This year, they perform a holiday concert, celebrating the season with songs and carols old and new, from Christ Episcopal Church in South Denver.
Featured on this program is the title work, "Carols and Lullabies" by American Composer, Conrad Susa.
The evocative tambers of the harp, marimba.
vibraphone, and the guitar accompany Kantorei as they perform texts in the Biscayan, Catalonian, Puerto Rican, Spanish, Andalusian, Castilian and Mexican languages and dialects.
The program also includes choral music by composers, Herbert Howells, Healey Willan, Elaine Hagenberg, Dan Forrest, and Sarah Quartel.
Let's listen now as Kantorei opens the program with Canadian composer, Sarah Quartel's arrangement of the traditional Irish, Wexford Carol, led by managing artistic director, Joel Rinsema, and accompanied by collaborative pianist, Alicia Rigsby.
♪ ("Wexford Carol" by Sarah Quartel) ♪ ♪ Good people all, this Christmas time ♪ ♪ Consider well and bear in mind ♪ ♪ What our good God for us has done ♪ ♪ In sending his beloved son ♪ ♪ With Mary holy we should pray ♪ ♪ To God with love this Christmas day ♪ ♪ In Bethlehem upon that morn ♪ ♪ There was a blessed Messiah born ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep ♪ ♪ Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep ♪ ♪ To whom God's angels did appear ♪ ♪ Which put the shepherds in great fear ♪ ♪ With thankful heart and joyful mind ♪ ♪ The shepherds went the Babe to find ♪ ♪ And as God's angel had foretold ♪ ♪ They did our Savior Christ behold ♪ ♪ ♪ There were three wise men from afar ♪ ♪ Directed by a glorious star ♪ ♪ And on they wandered night and day ♪ ♪ Until they came where Jesus lay ♪ ♪ And when they came unto that place ♪ ♪ Where our beloved Messiah lay ♪ ♪ They humbly cast them at His feet ♪ ♪ With gifts of gold and incense sweet ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Good people all, this Christmas time ♪ ♪ Consider well and bear in mind ♪ ♪ What our good God for us has done ♪ ♪ Us has done ♪ ♪ Us has done ♪ ♪ In sending His beloved son ♪ ♪ In sending His beloved son ♪ ♪ A blessed child ♪ ♪ Beloved son ♪♪ (congregation applauding) ("Sing Lullaby" by Herbert Howells) ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ While snow doth gently fall ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ To Jesus ♪ ♪ Born in an oxen-stall ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ To Jesus ♪ ♪ Born now in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ The naked ♪ ♪ blackthorn's growing ♪ ♪ To weave His diadem ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ To Jesus ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ To Jesus ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ While thickly snow doth fall ♪ ♪ Sing ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ To Jesus ♪ ♪ Sing ♪ ♪ Now sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Sing lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪♪ (congregation applauding) ("A Christmas Lullaby" by Dan Forrest) ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Rest now my darling ♪ ♪ Close your eyes ♪ ♪ Dreaming is nigh ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Angel voices softly singing ♪ ♪ Carols for their ♪ ♪ newborn King ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Whisper and sigh ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Silently waiting ♪ ♪ All creation ♪ ♪ greets the child ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Holy child, ♪ ♪ fulfill our longing ♪ ♪ Our foretold salvation bring ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Whisper and sigh ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Whisper and sigh ♪ ♪ Whisper and sigh ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Whisper and sigh ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪ ♪ Lullaby ♪♪ (congregation applauding) ("The Three Kings" by Laurence Housman) ♪ Who knocks tonight so late ♪ ♪ The weary porter said ♪ ♪ Three kings ♪ ♪ stood at the gate ♪ ♪ Each with a crown on head ♪ ♪ The serving man bowed down ♪ ♪ The inn was full ♪ ♪ He knew ♪ ♪ Said he, in all this town ♪ ♪ Is no fit place for you ♪ ♪ A light ♪ ♪ The manger lit ♪ ♪ There lay the Mother meek ♪ ♪ Said they, this place is fit ♪ ♪ Here is the rest we seek ♪ ♪ Come ♪ ♪ Come ♪ ♪ They loosed their ♪ ♪ latchet strings ♪ ♪ So stood they all unshod ♪ ♪ Come in ♪ ♪ Come in ♪ ♪ Ye Kings ♪ ♪ Ye Kings ♪ ♪ Ye Kings ♪ ♪ And kiss the feet ♪ ♪ Of God ♪ ♪ Of God ♪♪ (congregation applauding) ("Hush!
My Dear" by Isaac Watts) ♪ Hush my dear ♪ ♪ Lie still and slumber ♪ ♪ Holy angels guard thy bed ♪ ♪ Heavenly blessings ♪ ♪ without number ♪ ♪ Gently falling on thy head ♪ ♪ Soft and easy ♪ ♪ Is thy cradle ♪ ♪ Coarse and hard ♪ ♪ Thy Savior lay ♪ ♪ When His birth-place ♪ ♪ was a stable ♪ ♪ And His softest ♪ ♪ Bed was hay ♪ ♪ See the kindly shepherds round Him ♪ ♪ Telling wonders from the sky ♪ ♪ Where they sought Him ♪ ♪ There they found Him ♪ ♪ With his Virgin Mother by ♪ ♪ May'st thou live to know and fear Him ♪ ♪ Trust and love Him all thy days ♪ ♪ Then go dwell for ever near Him ♪ ♪ See His face ♪ ♪ And sing His praise ♪♪ (congregation applauding) ("Sussex Carol" by Elaine Hagenberg) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ On Christmas night all Christians sing ♪ ♪ To hear the news the angels bring ♪ ♪ On Christmas night all Christians sing ♪ ♪ To hear the news the angels bring ♪ ♪ News of great joy, news of great mirth ♪ ♪ News of our merciful King's birth ♪ ♪ ♪ Then why should men on Earth be sad ♪ ♪ Since our Redeemer made us glad ♪ ♪ Then why should men on Earth be sad ♪ ♪ Since our Redeemer made us glad ♪ ♪ When from our sin He set us free ♪ ♪ All for to gain our liberty ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When sin departs before His Grace ♪ ♪ Then life and health come in its place ♪ ♪ When sin departs before His Grace ♪ ♪ Then life and health come in its place ♪ ♪ Angels and men with joy may sing ♪ ♪ All for to see the newborn King ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ All out of darkness we have light ♪ ♪ Which made the angels sing this night ♪ ♪ All out of darkness we have light ♪ ♪ Which made the angels sing this night ♪ ♪ Glory to God in highest heav'n ♪ ♪ Now and for evermore, Amen ♪ ♪ Now and for evermore, ♪ ♪ Now and for evermore, ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪♪ (congregation applauding) ("Oh, mi Belen!")
(Biscayan) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ Llegó tu hora bien amada, ♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ Llegó tu hora bien amada, ♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ ♪ La luz que irradias sin cesar, ♪ es como un faro que nos guía ♪ ♪ en nuestra ruta, noche y día ♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪ ♪ ¡Oh, mi Belén!
♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ("El Desembre Congelat") (Catalonian) ♪ ♪ El desembre congelat, ♪ ♪ confús es retira.
♪ ♪ ♪ Abril de flors coronat, ♪ ♪ tot el món admira.
♪ ♪ Quan en un jardí d'amor ♪ ♪ neix una divina flor; ♪ ♪ D 'una rosa bella, ♪ ♪ fecunda y poncella.
♪ ♪ ♪ El primer Pare ♪ ♪ causà la nit tenebrosa.
♪ ♪ ♪ Que a tot el món ♪ ♪ ofuscà la vista penosa; ♪ ♪ Mes en una mitja nit, ♪ ♪ brilla el sol que n'és eixit ♪ ♪ D 'una bella aurora ♪ ♪ que el cel enamora.
♪ ♪ ♪ El mes de maig ha ♪ ♪ florit, sense ser encara.
♪ ♪ Un lliri blanc y polit, ♪ ♪ de fragrància rara.
♪ ♪ Que per tot el món se sent, ♪ ♪ de Llevant fins a Ponent.
♪ ♪ Tota sa dulçura i ♪ ♪ olor, amb ventura.
♪♪ ("Alegria") (Puerto Rican) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (soloist Ryan D. Garrison) ♪ Hacia Belén se encaminan ♪ ♪ María con su amante esposo, ♪ ♪ Llevando en su compañía ♪ ♪ un Dios todo poderoso.
♪ ♪ ¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, ♪ ♪ Alegría, alegría y placer!
♪ ♪ Que la Virgen va de paso ♪ ♪ Con su esposo hacia Belén.
♪ (choir) ♪ ¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, ♪ ♪ Alegría, alegría y placer!
♪ ♪ Que la Virgen va de paso ♪ ♪ Con su esposo hacia Belén.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (soloist Adam Cave) ♪ En cuanto Belén llegaron, ♪ ♪ Posada al punto pidieron, ♪ ♪ Nadie los quiso hospedar, ♪ ♪ Porque tan pobres les vieron ♪ ♪ ¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, ♪ ♪ Alegría, alegría y placer!
♪ ♪ Que la Virgen va de paso ♪ ♪ Con su esposo hacia Belén.
♪ (choir) ♪ ¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, ♪ ♪ Alegría, alegría y placer!
♪ ♪ Que la Virgen va de paso ♪ ♪ Con su esposo hacia Belén.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Los pajarillos del bosque ♪ ♪ Al ver pasar los esposos ♪ ♪ Les cantaban melodias ♪ ♪ Con sus trinos armoniosos.
♪ ♪ ¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, ♪ ♪ Alegría, alegría y placer!
♪ ♪ Que la Virgen va de paso ♪ ♪ Con su esposo hacia Belén.
♪ (choir) ♪ ¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, ♪ ♪ Alegría, alegría y placer!
♪ ♪ Que la Virgen va de paso ♪ ♪ Con su esposo hacia Belén.
♪♪ ("A la Nanita Nana") (Spanish) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A la nanita nana, ♪ ♪ nanita ella, nanita ella ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A la nanita nana, ♪ ♪ nanita ella, nanita ella ♪ ♪ Mi Jesús tiene ♪ ♪ sueño, bendito sea.
♪ ♪ Fuentecilla que ♪ ♪ corres clara y sonora, ♪ ♪ Ruiseñor que en la ♪ ♪ selva, cantando lloras, ♪ ♪ Callad mientras la ♪ ♪ cuna se balancea.
♪ ♪ A la nanita nana, nanita ella ♪ ♪ Nanita ella ♪ ♪ Nanita ella ♪♪ ("Las Posadas") (Spanish) ♪ ♪ ¿Quieres que te quite, ♪ ♪ mi bien, de las pajas?
♪ ♪ ¿Quieres que te adoren ♪ ♪ todos las pastores?
♪ ♪ A rurru, niño chiquito, ♪ ♪ ya está arrulladito el niño.
♪ ♪ Mi querido Padre, ♪ ♪ mi Dias y señor, ♪ ♪ Que sufriste alegre ♪ ♪ del frío su rigor ♪ ♪ A rurru, niño chiquito, ♪ ♪ ya está arrulladito el niño.♪♪ ("Campana sobre Campana") (Andalusian) ♪ ♪ ¡Campana sobre campana, ♪ ♪ Y sobre campana una!
♪ ♪ Asómate a la ventana, ♪ ♪ Y verás al Niño en la cuna.
♪ ♪ Belén, campanas de Belén ♪ ♪ Que los ángeles tocan ♪ ♪ ¿Que nuevas me traéis?
♪ ♪ Recogido tu rebaño, ♪ ♪ ¿Adónde vas pastor cito?
♪ ♪ Voy a llevar al portal ♪ ♪ requesón, manteca y vino.
♪ ♪ Belén, campanas de Belén ♪ ♪ Que los ángeles tocan ♪ ♪ ¿Que nuevas me traéis?
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Si aún las estrellas alumbran, ♪ ♪ ¿Pastor, dónde quieres ir?
♪ ♪ Voy al portal por si el Niño ♪ ♪ Con Él me deja dormir.
♪ ♪ Belén, campanas de Belén ♪ ♪ Que los ángeles tocan ♪ ♪ ¿Que nuevas me traéis?
♪ ♪ Recogido tu rebaño, ♪ ♪ ¿Adónde vas pastor cito?
♪ ♪ Voy a llevar al portal ♪ ♪ requesón, manteca y vino.
♪ ♪ Belén, campanas de Belén ♪ ♪ Que los ángeles tocan ♪ ♪ ¿Que nuevas me traéis?
♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (soloist Sarah Branton) ♪ En Belén tocan a fuego, ♪ ♪ Del portal salen las llamas.
♪ ♪ Porque dicen que ha nacido ♪ ♪ El Redentor del las almas.
♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan ♪ ♪ los peces en el río, ♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan de ♪ ♪ ver a Dios nacido.
♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan ♪ ♪ los peces en el agua, ♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan de ♪ ♪ ver nacida del alba.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (soloist Christianna Sullins) ♪ En un portal de Belén ♪ ♪ Nació un clavel encarnado ♪ ♪ Que por redimir el mundo ♪ ♪ Se ha vuelto lirio morado.
♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan ♪ ♪ los peces en el río, ♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan de ♪ ♪ ver a Dios nacido.
♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan ♪ ♪ los peces en el agua, ♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan de ♪ ♪ ver nacida del alba.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (soloist Matthew Eschliman) ♪ La Virgen lava pafinales ♪ ♪ Y los tiende en el romero.
♪ ♪ Los pajarillos cantaban ♪ ♪ Y el agua se iba riendo.
♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan ♪ ♪ los peces en el río, ♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan de ♪ ♪ ver a Dios nacido.
♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan ♪ ♪ los peces en el agua, ♪ ♪ Brincan y bailan de ♪ ♪ ver nacida del alba.
♪♪ ("El Noi de la Mare") (Catalonian) ♪ ¿Qué Ii darem a ♪ ♪ n'el Noi de la Mare?
♪ ♪ ¿Qué li darem que li sápiga bo?
♪ ♪ Li darem panses ♪ ♪ en unes balances, ♪ ♪ Li darem figues en un paneró.
♪ ♪ Li darem panses ♪ ♪ en unes balances, ♪ ♪ Li darem figues en un paneró.
♪ ♪ ¿Qué li darem a ♪ ♪ n'el Noi de la Mare?
♪ ♪ ¿Qué li darem a ♪ ♪ l'hermos Infantó?
♪ ♪ Panses i figues anous i olives, ♪ ♪ Panses i figues i mel i mató.
♪ ♪ Panses i figues anous i olives, ♪ ♪ Panses i figues i mel i mató.
♪ ♪ Tam patantam que ♪ ♪ les figues son verdes, ♪ ♪ Tam patantam que ja madurarán.
♪ ♪ Si no maduren el día de Pasqua, ♪ ♪ Madurarán en el día del Ram.
♪ ♪ Si no maduren el día de Pasqua, ♪ ♪ Madurarán en el día del Ram.
♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ("Chiquirriquitin") (Andalusian) ♪ ¡Chiquirriquitín, ♪ ♪ Metidito entre pajas, ♪ ♪ Ay, del chiquirriquitín!
♪ ♪ Queridito del alma.
♪ ♪ Por debajo del ♪ ♪ arco del portaliño ♪ ♪ Se descubre a ♪ ♪ María, José y el Niño.
♪ ♪ ¡Chiquirriquitín, ♪ ♪ Metidito entre pajas, ♪ ♪ Ay, del chiquirriquitín!
♪ ♪ Queridito del alma.
♪ ♪ Entre el buey y la ♪ ♪ mula Dios ha nacido, ♪ ♪ Y en un pobre ♪ ♪ pesebre lo han recogido.
♪ ♪ ¡Chiquirriquitín, ♪ ♪ Metidito entre pajas, ♪ ♪ Ay, del chiquirriquitín!
♪ ♪ Queridito del alma.
♪ ♪ ¡Chiquirriquitín ♪♪ ♪ ("El Rorro") (Mexican) ♪ A la rurru, niño chiquito.
♪ ♪ Duérmase ya, mi Jesucito.
♪ ♪ Del elefante hasta el mosquito ♪ ♪ Guarden silencio, ♪ ♪ no le hagan ruido.
♪ ♪ A la rurru, niño chiquito.
♪ ♪ Duérmase ya, mi Jesucito.
♪ ♪ Noche venturoso, ♪ ♪ noche de alegría.
♪ ♪ Bendita la dulce, divina María.
♪ ♪ A la rurru, niño chiquito.
♪ ♪ Duérmase ya, mi Jesucito.
♪ ♪ Coros celestiales, ♪ ♪ con su dulce acento, ♪ ♪ Canten la ventura ♪ ♪ de este nacimiento.
♪ ♪ Rurru, ♪ ♪ Rurru, ♪ ♪ Rurru.
♪♪ ♪ ♪ (choir harmonizing) (choir harmonizing) (choir harmonizing) (choir harmonizing) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) (applause) ("Sing We Now of Christmas" by Fred Prentice) ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel ♪ ♪ Of our Lord and Savior we the tidings tell ♪ ♪ Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Sing we noel, for Christ the Lord is born ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel ♪ ♪ Angels from on high say, Shepherds, come and see ♪ ♪ He is born in Bethlehem, a blessed Lamb for thee ♪ ♪ Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel ♪ ♪ Shepherds found the child lying in a manger stall ♪ ♪ Joseph standing by, and Mother Mary mild ♪ ♪ So now sing we noel, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel ♪ ♪ Magi oriental journeyed from afar ♪ ♪ They did come to greet Him neath the shining star ♪ ♪ Glory to God, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Glory to God, for Christ the King is born ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel ♪♪ - Yes.
(congregation applauding) - [Introducer] Kantorei is sponsored in part by the Science and Cultural Facilities Districts of Arapahoe, Denver, and Adams counties, Colorado Creative Industries, (congregation applauding continues) The Olson-Vander Heyden Foundation, and our valued patrons and audience members.
(congregation applauding continues) (relaxing instrumental music) Kantorei is a Denver-based choral ensemble, comprised of volunteer singers under the direction of managing artistic director, Joel Rinsema.
Formed in 1997 under the leadership of six friends and artistic director, Richard Larson, Kantorei has established itself as one of the nation's premier choral ensembles.
Kantorei's choral artists have studied at schools with strong music programs across the United States.
Kantorei singers reside throughout the greater Denver area.
Some serve as choral music educators, church choir directors and vocal instructors.
Others are doctors, social workers, optometrists, counselors, clinical psychologists, accountants, realtors, all brought together in weekly rehearsals for shared artistic excellence and community.
Thank you for joining us for "Kantorei at the Holidays: Carols and Lullabies".
(relaxing instrumental music continues) (choir singing in foreign language)
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