WAU Music Department Christmas Concert 2020

Join us in watching the culminating concert of the WAU Music Department for the Fall Semester of 2020. This program features the Columbia Collegiate Chorale, New England Youth Ensemble, and Washington Concert Winds in virtual form at 4k resolution. During these unprecedented times, WAU is proud to present the efforts of students and faculty alike.

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PROGRAM:
Fanfare from La Peri by Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
Washington Concert Winds, directed by Prof. Michael Patterson

Music for the Royal Fireworks by George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1759)
1. Overture: New England Youth Ensemble, directed by Dr. Preston Hawes
4. La Réjouissance: New England Youth Ensemble, directed by Dr. Brian Liu

Greensleeves ~ trad. arr. Alfred Reed (1921-2005)
Washington Concert Winds, directed by Prof. Michael Patterson

Emmanuel ~ trad. arr. Dennis Friesen-Carper (b. 1953)
Columbia Collegiate Chorale, directed by Dr. Anwar Ottley

Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Gloria | 2. Et in Terra Pax | 3. Laudamus Te | 6. Domine Deus | 10. Qui Sedes | 12. Cum Sancto Spiritu
Pro Musica & Columbia Collegiate Chorale, directed by Dr. Anwar Ottley
New England Youth Ensemble, directed by Dr. Preston Hawes

Video synchronization & post production by H. Paul Moon
Audio mastering by Edward Kelly & Michael Patterson