The NDCC and select SMND grad students will perform a holiday program on Christmas Eve, 8:30-10:00pm EST (7:30-9:00, Central Time) on 88.1 WVPE locally and streaming at wvpe.org. It includes music recorded in December, 2020 as well as recordings from previous holiday concerts including Britten's Ceremony of Carols, O Emmanuel, and excerpts from Arturo Sandoval's Christmas at Notre Dame.
Christmas with the Notre Dame Children's Choir may be heard live on 88.1FM on December 24 from 8:30-10:00pm EST or streamed at wvpe.org.
Beginning at 10pm on December 24, you may stream the entire broadcast from our website.
Christmas with the Notre Dame Children’s Choir - Program
WVPE Broadcast, December 24, 2020
8:30-10:00pm, EST
Listen locally on radio station 88.1 FM (Michiana region)
Stream online at wvpe.org
For more information about the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, visit: sma.nd.edu.
8:30 - [INTRO] Mark Doerries
8:31 - Christmas with the Notre Dame Children’s Choir Part 1
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Gesù Bambino by Pietro Yon, arranged by Donald St. Pierre
- Oboe, Jennet Ingle
- Organ, Trevis Young
- Tenors and Basses: Volker Cloud, Raj Das, Thomas Valle-Hoag, Dallin Baldwin, Howard Eckdahl, Mark Doerries
- Carol of the Bells [Ukranian Carol], Mykola Leontovych, music; Peter J. Wilhousky, lyrics
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Suo Gân, Traditional Welsh Carol, arranged by Stephen Mager
- Samantha Dotterweich, soprano
- Hillary Doerries, organ
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Gaude Maria Virgo, Tomás Luis de Victoria; Trevis Young, organ
- Translation:
Rejoice, Mary:
- Translation:
you alone in the entire world
have destroyed all heresies.
Alleluia.
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Joyful is the Dark, Hillary Doerries, music; Adam Tice, text
- Hillary Doerries, organ
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Of the Father’s Love Begotten [DIVINUM MYSTERIUM], arranged by Hillary Doerries
- Hillary Doerries, organ
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O Magnum Mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria
- Translation:
O great mystery,
and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the newborn Lord,
lying in a manger!
Blessed is the virgin whose womb
was worthy to bear
the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Alleluia!
- Tenors and Basses: Volker Cloud, Raj Das, Thomas Valle-Hoag, Dallin Baldwin, Howard Eckdahl, Mark Doerries
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The Lamb, John Tavener
- Tenors and Basses: Volker Cloud, Raj Das, Thomas Valle-Hoag, Dallin Baldwin, Howard Eckdahl, Mark Doerries
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In the Bleak Midwinter, Harold Darke
- Sounak (Raj) Das, tenor
- Trevis Young, organ
- Tenors and Basses: Volker Cloud, Raj Das, Thomas Valle-Hoag, Dallin Baldwin, Howard Eckdahl, Mark Doerries
8:59 [STATION BREAK ANNOUNCEMENT] - Molly Burnham
9:00 [WELCOME BACK] - Sarah Sanford
9:00 - Christmas with the Notre Dame Children’s Choir Part 2
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O Emmanuel, J.J. Wright, Excerpts
- Soloists: Clare Cullinan, Molly Burnham, Grace Mejer, Arwen Myers, Laura Thoreson, Brendan Touhy, David Farwig
- Fifth House Ensemble
- J.J. Wright Trio
9:27 - [Break] - Elena Busk
9:28 - [Welcome Back] - Tabitha Kohlmeier
9:28 - Christmas with the Notre Dame Children’s Choir Part 3
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Ceremony of Carols, Benjamin Britten, Conducted by Dr. J.J. Wright, Excerpts
- Dr. Heaven Fan, Harp
- Soloists: Angela Philpott, Maria Everette, Annabeth Bretz
9:44 [PROGRAM RECOGNITION] - Flannery Fangman
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Joy to the World, from Arturo Sandoval Christmas at Notre Dame
- Arranger and pianist, Alex Mansour
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Frosty the Snowman, from Arturo Sandoval Christmas at Notre Dame
- Soloists: Matthew Kelly, tenor & Emorja Roberson, baritone
- Arranger and pianist, Alex Mansour
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O Come all Ye Faithful, from Arturo Sandoval Christmas at Notre Dame
- Arranger and pianist, Alex Mansour
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Silent Night, from Arturo Sandoval Christmas at Notre Dame
- Arranger and pianist, Alex Mansour
9:59 [THANKS] - Mark Doerries
Produced by Daniel Stein
Mixed by Dan Nichols
Special Thanks: Suze Villano, Tony Kraybill, Tom Labuzienski, Trevis Young, Maria Pratt, Airril Tutton, Sacred Music at Notre Dame, and the College of Arts and Letters