Program for Smuin's The Christmas Ballet - Flipbook - Page 4
ACT 1: THE CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS
All choreography by Michael Smuin unless otherwise noted.
MAGNIFICAT
Music: J.S. Bach
Recording: Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart;
Helmuth Rilling, Cond.
Premier Sponsor: Prudence Noon
ZITHER CAROL
Music: Traditional Czech
Recording: Amor Artis Chamber Choir; Johannes Somary, Cond.
Patron Sponsors: Judith Fan & Robert Reay, Elizabeth M. Salzer
FANTASIA
Choreography: Nicole Haskins
Music: Traditional
Recording: James Galway
Supporting Sponsors: Andrea Hong & J. Parsons, Jonathan & Sharon Malay
PEACEFUL PRAYER
Choreography: Nicole Haskins
Music: Prayer for Ukraine by Oleksandr Konysky and Mykola Lysenko
Recording: Chanticleer
Patron Sponsors: Robert & Melinda Kruvant, Cheryl H. Lee, Eileen Walsh
VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL
Music: Traditional French
Recording: Taverner Consort, Choir and Players; Andrew Parrott, Dir.
Lead Sponsors: Shawna Hartman Brotsky & Daniel Brotsky, Diane & Todd Garrett
GRATIAS
Music: W.A. Mozart
Recording: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus; Sir Colin Davis, Cond.
Supporting Sponsor: Bahar Aghighi
FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN
Music: G.F. Handel (from Messiah)
Recording: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicolas McGegan, Cond.
Patron Sponsors: Tim & Candy McCarthy, Lynn Sanford in memory of Mary Dahlquist
EXCELSIS
Choreography: Rex Wheeler
Music: Antonio Vivaldi (from Gloria in D Major)
Recording: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and the
Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury, Cond.
Premier Sponsor: Adrienne Foley
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