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Finland and Spain

Christmas Music from EBU members in Europe and the world, including Finland with Maria Ylip盲盲 and Friends; and Spain with Cor Infantil Amics de la Uni贸. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents.

A day-long festival of Christmas and singing from across Europe and Canada in the European Broadcasting Union鈥檚 annual Christmas music day. In a year where singing in choirs has largely been curtailed due to the global pandemic, choirs and orchestras come together in socially distant performances of music that celebrates the joy of singing and the wonder of Christmas.

Presented by Hannah French.

1pm
Live Christmas Concert with Maria Ylip盲盲 and Friends, from Helsinki. Maria Ylip盲盲 and Friends offer a stylistically versatile concert cocktail of Christmas music under the title "Star of Wonder". The concert consists of old and new music from Finland and abroad.

Jean Sibelius: Bell Tune of Kallio Church
Terre Roche: Star of Wonder
Alfred S. Burt: Some Children See Him
Joni Mitchell: River
Traditional (Sweden): Mitt hj盲rta vandrar alltid till platsen du blev f枚dd
Jean Sibelius: En etsi valtaa loistoa
Heino Kaski: M枚kit nukkuu lumiset
Jukka Leppilampi: Aasi ja timpurin muija
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night, Holy Night

Maria Ylip盲盲, vocals
Marzi Nyman, guitar
Niko Kumpuvaara, accordion
Ville Herrala, double bass

2pm
Christmas Concert: The World of Children, with Veus - Cor Infantil Amics de la Uni贸, from Barcelona, together with soprano Mar铆a Hinojosa and the Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band, under the baton of Jos茅 Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana. Cor Infantil Amics de la Uni贸 is winner, among other prizes, of the Silver Rose Bowl in the 2013 LTPS competition. Recorded at the Pau Casals Hall, L' Auditori, Barcelona.

Stephen Melillo: David
Nigel Hess: To the Stars!
Bert Apperpont: Celtic Child
Albert Guinovart: Suite Nadalenca

Mar铆a Hinojosa, soprano
Veus - Cor Infantil Amics de la Uni贸
Josep Vila i Jover, chorus director
Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band
Jos茅 Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana, conductor

1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Tom谩s Luis de Victoria

    O magnum mysterium

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Duarte L么bo

    Pater Peccavi

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Renaissance Portugal.
    • CORO.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Dec 2020 13:00

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