1996 Austin at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI

1984 Harrison at Westminster Abbey, London

1862 Cavaillé-Coll at St. Sulpice, Paris

1960 Beckerath at St. Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1692 Schnitger at Martinikerk,Groningen, The Netherlands

Holiday Portraits

…the Christmas festival is rich with pictorial implications that composers have interpreted with intriguing ingenuity.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of August 31, 2015

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

LARRY VISSER: While shepherds watched their flocks –Larry Visser (1996 Austin/LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI) LaGrave 2013

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: La Nativité du Seigneur/The Nativity of the Lord…(i.) La Vierge et l’Enfant/The Virgin and Child –Simon Preston (1984 Harrison/ Westminster Abbey, London) London 425 616; (ii.) Les Bergers/The Shepherds –Marcel Dupré (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Sulpice, Paris) Mercury 478 8388; (v.) Les Enfants de Dieu/The Children of God –Colin Andrew (2005 Fisk/St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville, NC) Loft 1099; (vi.) Les Anges/The Angels –Jennifer Bate (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Trinity Church, Paris) Jade 1;(viii.) Les Mages/The Magi –Tom Winpenny (1962 Harrison/St. Alban’s Cathedral, England) Naxos 8.573332; (ix.) Dieu parmi nous/God among us –Renée Anne Louprette (1962 Austin/Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, CT) RAL 2008

Filler – VISSER (see above)

Hour 2

WILLIAM MATHIAS: A babe is born. JOHN SCOTT: Nova! Nova! TRADITIONAL (arr. Willcocks): O come, all ye faithful –St. Thomas Church Choir/John Scott, director; Jeremy Bruns (1968 Adams/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Pro Organo 7200

LOUIS CLAUDE DAQUIN: 3 Noëls (Nos. 5-7-6) –Vincent Boucher (1960 Beckerath/St. Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Atma Classique 2703

J. S. BACH: Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schaar, BWV 607 –Marcel Dupré (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen, Rouen) Mercury 478 8388

J. S. BACH (arr. DeJong): 2 Cantata transcriptions (Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kommt, BWV 151/1; Kommst du nun, Jesu, BWV 137/2) –Euwe & Sybolt de Jong (1692 Schnitger/Martinikerk,Groningen, The Netherlands) Westra Media 4

GUY BOVET: 2 Carols (Stille Nacht; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern) –Huw Williams (Willis-Mander/St. Paul Cathedral, London, England) Priory 778

JOHN RUTTER: Christmas Night. JUNE NIXON: The Holly and the Ivy –Copley Singers/Brian Jones, director; Christian Lane (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) Gothic 49283

IRVING BERLIN: White Christmas –Elizabeth & Raymond Chenault (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA) Gothic 49084

Filler – MESSIAEN: Les Anges (see above)