Christmas concert: Väistykää, te surun henget!
Sat 21 December 2013 7.00 pm
Kallio Church, Helsinki
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Elina Mattila, cello
Anna-Maria Lehtoaho, organ
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
| J.S. Bach | Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden |
| Einojuhani Rautavaara | Missa a cappella |
| J.S. Bach | Jesu, meine Freude |
| Jean Sibelius | En etsi valtaa, loistoa |
| Nyt seimelle pienoisen lapsen |
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| Einojuhani Rautavaara | Our Joyful'st Feast |
| Selim Palmgren | Rauhanruhtinas |
| Ahti Sonninen |
Jouluhymni |
A Christmas concert with a difference: alongside well-known Finnish seasonal music, the Helsinki Chamber Choir concludes its celebration of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s 85th birthday year with a performance of his second great religious choral work, the Missa a cappella. There is more Rautavaara in the second half of the concert: Our Joyful’st Feast was premiered in this same space by the same performers five years ago to the day. Ever-popular motets by Johann Sebastian Bach round out a programme that promises a moment of peaceful introspection amid the Christmas rush and is guaranteed to send you home with a warm glow inside!