Airs Tuesday, December 20, at 1 p.m. The Rochester, NY chamber choir Madrigalia, and their Artistic Director Cary Ratcliff return to public radio for Christmas with Madrigalia 2016, a holiday concert that celebrates the excitement and joy of the holiday season. This program was recorded live in concert at Rochester’s Clover Center for the Arts, features beautiful music by Stephen Paulus, Eriks Esenvalds, Leo Nestor, Harold Darke and Bob Chilcott, along with a number of Cary Ratcliff’s own arrangements. This year Madrigalia is joined by jazz vocalist Cindy Miller for some beloved holiday favorites by Jule Styne, Vince Guaraldi and Steve Allen. Cindy Miller is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and has performed and recorded with flutist Hubert Laws, and Chuck Mangione, has made numerous appearances with the Gap Mangione Big Band, and has appeared many times with Michael Lasser, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Fascinatin' Rhythm.
Music Content:
Julian Lazarus Mombach; arr. Ratcliff: Moaz Tzur
Stephen Paulus: Hallelu
Leo Nestor: Rorate Caeli
Eriks Esenvalds: Magnificat
arr. Matthew Culloton: In Dulci Jubilo
Harold Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter
arr. Shawn Kirchner: Brightest and Best (with Karine Stone, fiddle) Julio Dominguez: Si La Nieve
Edward Elgar: The Snow
Jule Styne: Let it Snow (with Cindy Miller)
Bob Chilcott: The Gift To Be Simple (with Cindy Miller)
Vince Guaraldi: Christmas Time is Here (with Cindy Miller)
Steve Allen: Cool Yule (with Cindy Miller)