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2021 Holiday Program Schedule

  Silver Bells---

---are expensive, so, instead, we bring you holiday radio specials to listen to! So here they are---our schedule of music specials for 2021:

Monday, December 20:

9:00 a.m. – In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas from Venice: Celebrate the season with nativity music from the late Renaissance to the early 17th century, performed by the musicians of the Historical Performance Institute at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University.

10:00 a.m. – A Baroque Noel with Pegasus Early Music: Celebrate the holiday season with 17th century flair. Pegasus Early Music brings seasonal baroque gems to life. Hosted by Mona Seghatoleslami and featuring acclaimed lutenist Paul O'Dette, an ensemble of sought-after musicians from across the country perform a grand Christmas mass that quotes many popular Christmas carols of the 1600s.

11:00 a.m. – La Nochebuena: Christmas with the Rose Ensemble: The Rose Ensemble explores the great variety of music that filled the royal court of Ferdinand and Isabella, and flooded the chapels and streets of Renaissance Spain.

Tuesday, December 21:

9:00 a.m. – A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico: The award-winning choir from London pays a visit to St. Paul’s Church on Cambridge, MA’s Harvard Square to sing seasonal music of the renaissance.

10:00 a.m. – Christmas with Madrigalia: The chamber choir Madrigalia, and Artistic Director Cary Ratcliff return with a holiday concert celebrating the excitement and joy of the holiday season.

11:00 a.m. – A Chanticleer Christmas: Holiday favorites, new and old, presented live in concert by the superb 12-man ensemble known as ‘an orchestra of voices.’

Wednesday, December 22:

9:00 a.m. – Christmas with the Morehouse & Spelman Glee Clubs: The choirs of two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation get together. This year's program features the best works of the last several years.

10:00 a.m. – A Soulful Christmas: Julie Amacher and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu host this uplifting Christmas special that features Black music and composers.

11:00 a.m. – All Is Bright: One hour of gorgeous, contemplative music related to the Christmas season and its symbolism. Hosted by Lynne Warfel.

Thursday, December 23:

9:00 am - Welcome Christmas: The perennial Christmas favorite from VocalEssence, one of the world’s premiere choral groups. An hour of traditional carols and new discoveries.

10:00 a.m. – A Rochester Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: One of the most beloved traditions of the holiday season is the Festival of Lessons and Carols, a service made famous at King’s College in Cambridge, England. The Festival tells the Christmas story in words and music.

11:00 a.m. – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square: The choir continues its tradition of great artistry with touching arrangements of familiar carols, and surprises with lesser-known melodies that will surely become the new classics.

Friday, December 24:

9:00 a.m. – Hollywood Holiday: Lynne Warfel takes you on a musical retrospective of some of Hollywood's most cherished Christmas-themed movies.

10:00 a.m. – St. Olaf Christmas Festival: A service in song and word that has become a holiday tradition. Hymns, carols, choral works and orchestral selections featuring more than 500 student musicians in five choirs, and the St. Olaf College Orchestra.

Monday, January 3:

9:00 – Hygge Holiday: Cozy Classics: A new year’s mix of wintry and nostalgic classical music to accompany your cozy wintertime activities, hosted by Elena See.

10:00 a.m. – New Year’s Day from Vienna 2022: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra presents its famed annual New Year’s Day Concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein. Favorite waltzes, polkas and more.  This year the guest conductor is former longtime Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Daniel Barenboim.