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Staged concert

 

On the Christmas Morning

 

 

Performers:

ĄŽUOLIUKAS Boys' and Youth Choir

Artistic director and conductor VYTAUTAS MIŠKINIS

Chorus masters: Rita Nenėnaitė, Romas Skapas, Gitana Trimitkaitė, Edita Jauniškienė

With the participation of:

Brass Band SENIORS

BERNARDAS VASILIAUSKAS (organ)

VIKTORIJA KUODYTĖ (actress)

 

Programme:

JUOZAS NAUJALIS – On a Silent Night

FRANZ XAVER GRUBER – Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (text by Jozef Mohr)

ALAN MENKEN – God Bless Us Everyone (arr. by Tadas Šileika)

Traditional Christmas carol In dulci jubilo (arr. by Andrew Mackereth)

Traditional Christmas carol The Everlasting Light (arr. by Andrew Mackereth)

RAIMUNDAS KIRLIAUSKAS – In the Silence of the Night

DONATAS ZAKARAS – Veni

IRVING BERLIN –  White Christmas (arr.. by Vytautas Miškinis and  Tadas Šileika)

Traditional Christmas carol Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. by David Willcocks)

Traditional Flemmish Christmas carol Een kint gheboren in Bethlehem

AL GOVAN – Little Christmas Piece for brass band

EDWARD ELGAR – March No. 1 in D major from the series Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches for orchestra, Op. 39

 

Part of the CHRISTMAS MUSIC WEEK

 

In the olden times Christmas was celebrated three days. In winter time there is less work outside of the house, thus one only needs to make errands at home and take care of livestock. During the first day of Christmas it was allowed to do only the obligatory work. Traditionally, on the Christmas morning before breakfast the entire family would sing Christmas carols, then congratulate each other, and only then would gather around the breakfast table. Before daybreak, the hay was cleaned from the Christmas Eve table and given to the animals. It was important to count the seeds that have fallen from the hay. Many seeds was a sign of a good harvest. Also, if Christmas was white, it meant that Easter would be green. If there was no snow on Christmas morning, it meant that it would be snowing on Easter.

Ticket prices: Lt20 Lt30

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