Irish Chamber Orchestra - The Best Of Christmas

Irish Chamber Orchestra - The Best Of Christmas

Thursday, 14 December 2017, 8.00pm

DECEMBER TOUR

Irish Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Hunka Director/Violin
Ailish Tynan Soprano

BEST OF CHRISTMAS

Sibelius Andante festivo
Mohr/Gruber Silent Night Arr. Rice
Vincy/Martinet Le Petit Papa Noel
Vivaldi Paris Concerto No. 2 RV, 133 e-minor
Moraeus Koppangen Arr. Rice
Carol Sankta Lucia Arr. Rice
Grieg Love Story: First Meeting, Two Brown Eyes, I Love Thee,
A Bird Cried Out, Solvejg’s Song, To Her & A Swan.
Grieg Holberg Suite
Traditional Wexford Carol Arr. Rice
Traditional Don oíche úd i mBeithil Arr. Rice
Adam Oh Holy Night

The ICO welcomes back internationally renowned soprano Ailish Tynan.

Sibelius originally scored his Andante festivo for string quartet in 1922, re-scoring it for string orchestra in 1938. Full of empassioned string-writing he combines lusciousness with poignancy to great effect. Silent Night was first heard in a village church in Austria on Christmas Eve 1918, when sung by its composers with just a guitar. Little was it known that this carol would wing its way into the hearts of people worldwide. A French theme emerges as Ailish sings Martinet’s Le Petit Papa Noel, a 1946 hit song which is the best-selling single of all time in France. Vivaldi’s Paris concerti are unsurpassed and show him at the peak of his invention. The ICO shines in the whipping string flourishes of Concerto No. 2

From France to Scandinavia, Grieg‘s Holberg Suite evokes the beauty of Norway, its fjords, lakes and forests. Ailish Tynan performs some of Grieg’s enormously popular love songs. From Norway to Sweden, savour Koppangen (Holy Night), written by Moraeus, one of the most overtly beautiful Christmas carols ever written. Sankta Lucia is sung in celebration of the festival of Light in Sweden, every December.

Much loved traditional Irish Christmas works include the Wexford Carol and a haunting rendition of Don Oíche úd I mBeithil. O Holy Night, by Adolphe Adam offers Ailish Tynan the irresistible combination of operatic drama and technical difficulty.

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Published by IrishChamberOrchestra on 5 October 2017

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