The Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont, directed by Dawn Willis, performs familiar and lesser-known music for the holidays (details below).
Broadcast Thursday December 24 at 8 p.m. and Friday December 25 at 1 p.m.
Puer Nobis Nascitur (arr. Lana Walter)
Heather Aube, finger cymbals; Frank Whitcomb, hand drum
Lullaby, from Hodie (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Christine Richards, soprano; Frank Whitcomb, piano
Christus Natus Hodie (Lana Walter)
Glory Reinstein, conductor
Melissa Towle, piano
Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin (arr. Robert De Cormier)
Heather Aube, mezzo-soprano
La Virgen Lava Panales (arr. Robert De Cormier)
Frank Whitcomb, piano
Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. Jay Althouse)
Psallite (Michael Praetorius; arr. Russell Robinson)
Cantiamo
Dominus Vobiscum (Jacob Narverud)
Cantiamo
Russian Dance, from Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky; arr. Jeff Funk)
Cantiamo
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Hal H. Hopson)
Glory Reinstein, conductor
Rebecca Watson, flute; Jeri Bergdahl and Lizzy Carlson, handbells; Frank Whitcomb and Melissa Towle, piano
See Amid the Winter's Snow (arr. David Willcocks)
Annalise Shelmandine, conductor
Lizzy Carlson, soprano; Frank Whitcomb, piano
L'chu N'ran'nah (Robert Applebaum)
Heather Aube, tambourine; Frank Whitcomb, piano
E-en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (Paul Manz)
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Michael Braz)
Colleen Flynn Campbell, soprano; Melissa Towle, mezzo-soprano; Frank Whitcomb, piano
