Christmas Day Organ Recital
Washington National Cathedral organists, the Rev. Benjamin Pearce Straley and George Fergus, play a Christmas afternoon recital of traditional and familiar holiday favorites on the Cathedral’s great organ. $10 recommended donation. Passes are not required.
Repertoire
Chorale Prelude, ‘In dulci jubilo,’ BWV 729
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita on ‘Adeste fidelis’
Charles Callahan (b. 1951)
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella
arr. Keith Chapman (1945-1989)
Selections from the Nutcracker Suite
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), tr. Frederick Hohman
Overture Miniature
Marche Characteristique
Russian Dance
Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Toccata on “God rest ye merry, gentlemen”
Mark A. Miller (b. 1967)
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), arr. Michael Edwards
Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah
George Friderick Handel (1685-1759) adapted for the organ
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Admission
- Free
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Dates Offered
- December 25, 2017 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm