19 Dec 2022

NZSO: Christmas Brass

From Music Alive, 8:00 pm on 19 December 2022

A variety of Christmas favourites with instruments of silver and gold!

NZSO: Christmas Brass 2018

NZSO: Christmas Brass 2018 Photo: NZSO/Tom Cardy

Brass and percussion of NZSO conducted by Brian Buerkle:

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Brian Buerkle speaks to the audience

Brian Buerkle speaks to the audience Photo: NZSO/Tom Cardy

 

Music Details:

Part One

WILLIAMS: Sound the Bells

TRAD arr Buerkle: The Little Drummer Boy

MACKAY arr Buerkle: Te Harinui

TRAD arr Buerkle: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

TRAD arr Harvey: Sussex Carol

GABRIELI arr Buerkle: Hodie Christus Natus Est

LAURIDSEN arr Buerkle: O Magnum Mysterium

HERBERT arr Buerkle: March of the Toys

CAHN/STYNE/LEWIS: Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

BERLIN arr Ricketts: Holiday Inn Suite

 

Part Two

TRAD arr Dilorenzo: Joy to the World

POLA/WYLE/MURTHA: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

GRAINGER arr Allen: Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol

TORME/MOWAT: The Christmas Song

WILSON/WOOLLEY: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

KENT/GANNON/YASINITSKY: I’ll be Home for Christmas

TRAD arr Strommen: A Big Band Christmas (medley)

BERNARD arr Buerkle: Winter Wonderland

PIERPONT/DILORENZO: Jingle Bells Swing-a-Ling-Ding

ANDERSON arr Wasso: Sleigh Ride

 

Recorded 7 December 2018, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul by RNZ Concert.

Producer: David McCaw

Engineer: Graham Kennedy