The elite British professional choir, Tenebrae, embarks on a Swiss concert tour. 15 and 16 December bring the ensemble to Le Collégiale de Romont and the Abbaye de Bonmont (pictured right), in Canton Vaud, Switzerland, for Christmas celebration concerts. The historic venues will add an immeasurably contemplative quality to the programme, which features a variety of traditional and modern Christmas works, from composers including Britten, Poulenc and Rutter. Tenebrae is represented and managed by Swiss Global in the United States.
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Programme
Veni, veni —- Adrian Peacock
O Come, O Come Emmanuel —- plainsong
Alleluia —- Peter Wishart
Hymn to the Virgin —- Benjamin Britten
Virgen Sancta —- Guerrero
Christmas motets —- Francis Poulenc
In dulci jubilo Praetorius —- arr. David Willcocks
I Wonder as I Wander —- arr. Andrew Carter
There is a Flower —- John Rutter
Quem pastores —- arr. Nigel Short
Quelle est cette odeur agreable? (French Traditional) —- arr. David Willcocks
Shepherd’s Farewell —- Hector Berlioz
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day (Traditional) —- arr. David Willcocks
Silent Night —- Franz Gruber, arr. J. Rathbone
The Holly and the Ivy —- arr. John Rutter
The Oxen —- Jonathan Rathbone
The Twelve Days of Christmas —- arr. Andrew Carter