"Christmas in Elizabethan England" features motets and anthems by William Byrd, Robert White & William Mundy, as well a selection of medieval carols and Renaissance dances for instruments. We'll take this journey with Rose Ensemble, a Twin Cities based group recognized for its ability to reawaken the ancient through imaginative performances of vocal music, connecting each individual to past worlds with stories of spirituality and humanity.

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Program:

Anon. 15th century carol: Ecce, quod natura

Robert White: Christe, qui lux es et dies

William Mundy: Magnificat

Thomas Campion: Sing a song of joy

Anthony Holborne: The Cradle (Pavan)

Thomas Ravenscroft: Remember, O Thou Man (A Christmas Carroll)

Abbie Betinis: Quid petis O Fili

William Byrd Lulla, lullaby

Anthony Holborne: As it fell on a holie eve (Galliard)

Anon. 15th century carol: Lullay, lullow, lully

Orlando Gibbons: See, see the Word is incarnate