A Candlelight Christmas
William Rowson, Conductor
Casey Peden, Soprano
Lisa Hornung, Mezzo
Spencer McKnight, Tenor
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Filmed, live streamed, and performed from St John’s Cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Treaty 6 Territory and the homeland of the Métis.
The Programme
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughn Williams
Arr. Ralph Greaves
Messiah
No. 2 – Comfort ye my people
No. 3 – Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
George Frideric Handel
Adeste Fideles
John Francis Wade
Arr. William Rowson
Messiah
No. 12 – For unto us a child is born
George Frideric Handel
Arr. Ray Thompson
In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst
Arr. James Bicigo
Messiah
No. 9 – O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
George Frideric Handel
Gesu Bambino (Jesu Redemptor)
Pietro A. Yon
Arr. William Rowson
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Part II, No. 10 – Sinfonia Pastoral
J.S. Bach
Arr. Ray Thompson
Ding, Dong, Merrily on High (with In Dulci Jubilo)
Arr. Amanda Holley
Silent Night
Franz Gruber
Arr. Edward David Zelif
Schlafendes Jesuskind
Hugo Wolf
Arr. Kendra Harder
A Carol Symphony
III. “Box of Delights”
V. Hely Hutchinson
Arr. Ray Thompson
Messiah
No. 18 – Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
George Frideric Handel
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Arr. P. Martin
Order subject to change
This Concert Includes
Violin 1
- Michael Swan, Concertmaster
- Jacqueline Nutting, Assistant Concertmaster
- Lillian Jen-Payzant
- Joan Savage
Violin 2
- Oxana Ossiptchouk, Principal
- Ava Leschyshyn
- Drusilla Waltz
- Talant Kosmosbekov
Viola
- Jim Legge, Principal
- Jeremy Janzen
- Saache Heinrich
- Gideon Weisman
Cello
- Carman Rabuka
- John Payzant
- Scott McKnight
Bass
- Richard Carnegie, Principal
- Stephen Kreuger
- Zachary Carter
Flute
- Allison Miller, Principal
- Brenda Moats
Oboe
- Erin Brophey, Principal
- Kevin Junk
Clarinet
- Margaret Wilson, Principal
- Gilles Turcotte
Clarinet
- Stephanie Unverricht, Principal
- Marie Sellar
Horn
- Carol Marie Cottin, Principal
- Arlene Shiplett
Keyboard
- Michelle Aalders
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Program Notes
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A Fantasia on Greensleeves
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What’s Next
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