Iron Tongue of Midnight: California Bach Society Scandinavian Christmas

Cal Bach has a great-looking program coming up next weekend.

December 2-4, 2016

Jul, Jul—A Scandinavian Christmas

Music old and new, and traditional carols

Program:

Himlen mørkner stor og stum Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)

Hjemlige jul

Ave maris stella Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Hvad est du dog skjøn

Ave maris stella Trond Kverno (b. 1945)

Corpus Christi Carol

There is no rose of such vertu Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962)

Se, julens stjärne strålar klar Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960)

Gläns över sjö och strand Ivar Widéen (1871–1951)

På krubbans strå

Guds Son är född Otto Olsson (1879–1964)

Jul, jul, strålande jul Gustaf Nordqvist (1886–1949)

Jordens oro viker Ludvig Norman (1831–1885)

Bereden väg för Herran arr. Anders Bond (1888–1980)

Kimer, I klokker tune by Henrik Rung (1807–1871)

Staffan var en stalledräng traditional Swedish

Himmelriket liknas vid tio jungfrur traditional Swedish

Friday, December 2, 8pm, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

1111 O’Farrell at Franklin, San Francisco 94109

Saturday, December 3, 8pm, at All Saints’ Episcopal Church

555 Waverley at Hamilton, Palo Alto 94301

Sunday, December 4, 4pm, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

2300 Bancroft at Ellsworth, Berkeley 94704

Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Tickets: $35 (discounts for advance purchase, seniors, students, and under 30)

Iron Tongue of Midnight