St. Olaf Christmas Festival
One of my Christmas season traditions (OK. . . it is technically an Advent tradition) is to listen to the St. Olaf Christmas Festival. While I haven’t actually been to Northfield, MN, Minnesota Public Radio will be broadcasting the concert live on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM (Central Time). You can learn more about the Festival, link to the live broadcast, and download a service program by visiting the Festival site. Each year there is some fine choral and orchestral music. As with many other Christmas festivals and concerts this year, they will be singing Paul Manz’s “E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come.”
As a sampling, here’s one of my favorite pieces from the 2007 Festival entitled Glories Ring. This is included in the PBS television special that has aired the past few years.
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