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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Messe basse (1881)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Alma Redemptoris Mater
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Ave Maria in A (1865)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Sameer Patel, conductor
Bryonha Marie Parham, vocalist

Holiday Pops Chorale, Benjamin Rivera, director
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, Jonathan Busarow, director

Step into the enchanting world of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Holiday Pops performances, where cherished traditions and festive melodies come together to usher in the joyous spirit of the season. As the air fills with the sounds of holiday classics, our world-class musicians will transport you to a winter wonderland of musical delight.

Sameer Patel, conductor
Bryonha Marie Parham, vocalist

Holiday Pops Chorale, Benjamin Rivera, director
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, Jonathan Busarow, director

Step into the enchanting world of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Holiday Pops performances, where cherished traditions and festive melodies come together to usher in the joyous spirit of the season. As the air fills with the sounds of holiday classics, our world-class musicians will transport you to a winter wonderland of musical delight.

Sameer Patel, conductor
Bryonha Marie Parham, vocalist

Holiday Pops Chorale, Benjamin Rivera, director
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, Jonathan Busarow, director

Step into the enchanting world of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Holiday Pops performances, where cherished traditions and festive melodies come together to usher in the joyous spirit of the season. As the air fills with the sounds of holiday classics, our world-class musicians will transport you to a winter wonderland of musical delight.

Sameer Patel, conductor
Bryonha Marie Parham, vocalist

Holiday Pops Chorale, Benjamin Rivera, director
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, Jonathan Busarow, director

Step into the enchanting world of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Holiday Pops performances, where cherished traditions and festive melodies come together to usher in the joyous spirit of the season. As the air fills with the sounds of holiday classics, our world-class musicians will transport you to a winter wonderland of musical delight.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa ad fugam
Anon. 16th century Rejoice in the Lord Alway
Ludovico Balbi (c. 1545-1604) Dicite pusillanimes
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) Evening service in G (1940)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Veni domine, from op. 39

Healey Willan (1880-1968) Missa Brevis No. 5 in F# minor (1935)
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) This is the record of John
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Deus tu convertens
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Matin Responsory
Paul Manz (1919-2009) E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (1953)
Nathanael Deward Rahm (b. 1958) Adam lay ybounden (2002)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) And the Glory of the Lord, from Messiah
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) O Emmanuel, from Advent Antiphons (2004)
arr. Barry Rose (b. 1934) People, Look East
Patti Drennan (b. 1952) Ave Maria (2024)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Im Advent, Op. 79, No. 5

Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) Missa sine nomine
Kathryn Rose (b. 1980) Advent (2015)
Pedro Aranaz y Vides (1740–1820) Ad te levavi animam meam
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa sine nomine à6, arranged by J.S. Bach
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Unsere Väter hofften auf dich, for double chorus
William Boyce (1711-1779) Te Deum in C
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Handel — Messiah, HWV 56

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Josefien Stoppelenburg, Soprano
Ashlee Beth McCrory, Mezzo Soprano
Geoffrey Agpalo, Tenor
Ryan Cox, Bass
Benjamin Rivera, Conductor

John Ireland (1879-1962) Communion Service in C (1913, rev. 1941)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) De profundis à5
Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517) Amen dico vobis
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Home Alone (live to film)

Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus
Caleb Young, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, chorus director

Fort Wayne Children's Choir Youth Chorale
Tavis Schlicker, director

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa L’homme armé à4
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Verleih uns Frieden
Thomas Tomkins (1572-­1656) My shepherd is the living Lord
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) Missa defunctorum à5
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) Missa O quam gloriosum est regnum
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Justorum animae à5
Owain Park (b. 1993) Beati quorum via (2016)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa primi toni (secunda)
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1554-1609) Lauda Jerusalem à6
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum