Musae – Carols & Hymns – Saturday, December 11 at 8 pm
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Musae
Carols & Hymns
Laney McClain Armstrong, Artistic Director
Kim Baryluk Solstice Carole
Matthew Larkin Adam Lay Ybounden
Drew Collins O Frodens Virga
Eleanor Daley There is No Rose
Maoz Tzur Traditional Hebrew song, arr. Asia Mei
This Little Light of Mine traditional, arr. Moses Hogan
Adolphus Hailstork Lead Gently Lord
J. Fred Coots, arr. Michele Weir Santa Claus is Coming to Town
plus Medieval hymns, carols, and conducti
Musae is a women’s vocal ensemble based in San Francisco. The group takes its name from the original “ladies of song,” the classic nine Muses of Greek mythology. Since its founding in 2004, Musae has performed diverse and accessible music throughout the Bay Area, and continues to stretch the boundaries of traditional repertoire for women’s voices. In Carols and Hymns, Musae will explore vocal music spanning the centuries. From medieval chant, to early-Renaissance fauxbourdon, to religious songs, to contemporary compositions, this journey of a program is a way for us to celebrate the season through live music again.