Christmas Enchantment with Meslanges Ensemble

Let the irresistible magic of Christmas music take you back to childhood! I Musici offers the joy of a large-scale concert with the vocal ensemble Meslanges, composed of the best lyrical chamber musicians in the metropolitan region. Enjoy the warmth of the strings blending with the majesty of the organ and the angelic sounds of the harp. Discover or rediscover Christmas classics from Bach and Poulenc to Rameau and Berlioz. This concert will brighten up your holiday season like a magnificent Christmas tree.

Based in Montreal and founded in 2017 by soprano Marie Magistry and bass Martin Auclair, Meslanges Ensemble is a young, professional vocal ensemble with a variable geometry, whose core is composed of four to eight highly talented singers. Taking its name from the ancient French, Meslanges Ensemble interprets various musical styles with flexibility, even the most complex and demanding. The exceptional level of quality of their concerts, as well as the enthusiasm of critics, audiences and peers, has enabled them to collaborate quickly with renowned ensembles.

Live Webcast: Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 4pm
Replay of the concert at St. Jax Church in Montreal from December 10 at 8:30 pm to Sunday, December 13 at midnight.

Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantate  BWV 61 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
-Overture

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709)
Concerto grosso in G minor op. 8 n°6. in forma di Pastorale per il santissimo Natale
Grave-Vivace
Largo
Vivace

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Hymne à la Nuit

Marc–Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704)
Messe de Minuit
-Gloria
-Sanctus-Benedictus
-Agnus Dei

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
L’enfance du Christ
-L’Adieu des bergers à la Sainte famille

Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958)
Fantasia on Greensleeves

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
4 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
O magnum mysterium
Quem vidistis pastores dicite
Videntes stellam
Hodie Christus natus est
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Oratorio de Noël
-Tecum principium
-Consurge filia Sion
-Tollite Hostias

Traditional Christmas Florilèges

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