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Program: New York Polyphony

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New York Polyphony

Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 5:00pm and 7:00pm

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SING THEE NOWELL


Piae Cantiones,
adapt. GEORGE RATCLIFFE WOODWARD
(1848 – 1934)

Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen

ANDREW SMITH
(b. 1970)

Puer natus in Bethlehem

15th-century Hunterian Manuscript

Nova nova

arr. ALEXANDER CRAIG
(b. 1971)

Gabriel’s Message

THOMAS BYTTERING
(fl. c. 1400 – 1420)

Nesciens mater

RICHARD SMERT
(fl. 1428 – 1477)

Nowell: Dieu vous garde

WILLIAM BYRD
(1539 – 1623)

Motets for the Feast of the Nativity
Puer natus est nobis/Cantate Domino
O magnum mysterium/Beata virgo
O quam suavis

ANTOINE BRUMEL
 (c. 1460 – 1512)

Noe, noe

ANTOINE BUSNOIS
(1430 – 1492)

Noel, noel, noel

JEAN MOUTON
(before 1459 – 1522)

Ave Maria, benedicta tu

JOHN TAVENER
(1944 – 2013)

The Lamb

MICHAEL McGLYNN
(b. 1964)

O pia Virgo

PAUL MANZ
(1919 – 2009)

E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come

Irish melody,
arr. GEOFFREY WILLIAMS
(b. 1976)

Love came down at Christmas

GUSTAV HOLST
(1874 – 1934)

In the bleak mid-winter

JOHN JACOB NILES /
arr. by Geoffrey Williams
(1892 – 1980; b. 1976)

I wonder as I wander

SUSAN LaBARR
(b. 1981)

Quem pastores laudavere

PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
(1934 – 2016)

The Fader of heaven

ANONYMOUS
/arr. Reginald Jacques,
adapted by Alexander Craig
(1894 – 1969)

Away in a manger (Normandy tune)

This program is approximately 60 minutes.

About the Program

Please see the printed program for song translations.


About the Artists

Geoffrey Williams, Countertenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, Countertenor

Andrew Fuchs, Tenor
Craig Phillips, Baritone

Praised for a “rich, natural sound that’s larger and more complex than the sum of its parts” (NPR), New York Polyphony is one of the foremost vocal chamber ensembles active today. “Singers of superb musicianship and vocal allure” (The New Yorker), the four men give vibrant voice to repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant to cutting-edge compositions. Their dedication to innovative programming, as well as a focus on rare ancient works, has not only earned New York Polyphony wide acclaim, but also helped to move early music into the classical mainstream. 

New York Polyphony tours extensively, participating in major concert series and festivals around the world. Noteworthy engagements include performances at Wigmore Hall in London and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, residencies at Dartmouth and Stanford Universities, and concerts at Tage Alter Musik Regensburg (Germany), Stavanger Kammermusikkfestival (Norway), Cartagena Festival International de Música (Colombia), and Early Music Vancouver, among others. 

Their growing discography includes two Grammy-nominated releases and albums that have topped the “best of” lists of The New Yorker, Gramophone, and The New York Times. In early 2021, they released And the sun darkened on BIS Records. Hailed by BBC Music Magazine as “immaculately sung,” the album has received accolades from publications around the world. Early Music America called the disc “radiant,” and Klassik Heute applauded the ensemble’s “flawlessly pure sound that amazes the listener.” 

For more information about New York Polyphony, please visit their web site and follow them on Facebook.


Concert Sponsors

This concert was made possible, in part, by the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.

The Music Room theatrical lighting was a generous gift from
Adela and Lawrence Elow.

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Concert Policies

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Wear a mask unless eating or drinking.


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