The Children’s Choir of the l’Orfeó Català starts the holiday season with a big family concert at the National Museum for the second consecutive year. 57 singers in between the ages of 11 and 16 will interpret fragments of the opera Hänsel and Gretel and traditional well known Christmas carols.

A unique show for some very special dates!

PROGRAM

Glòria Coma i Pedrals (director)
Pau Casan (piano)

Germanet ballem tots dos;
El Nin d’Arenes;
Els Nens de Massapà;
Nois mireu quin fi tant fort (of Hänsel and Gretel). Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck. Catalan version by Joan Maragall and adaptation by Albert Romaní. Soloist: Txell Sánchez and Alba Valdivieso (Hansel), Emma Campàs and Júlia Guix (Gretel and Nin d’Arenes) and Amalia Cuena (Gretel)

Les gitanes. Harmonization by Joan Albert Amargós. Catalan traditional song

Natus est in Bethlehem. Composer: Xabier Sarasola. Traverse flute: Núria Tuset

Star Carol. Composer: John Rutter. Arrangement by Kenneth Pont

Nit de Reis. Composer: Josep Vila i Casañas. Poesy by Camil Geis

Sant Josep fa bugada. Harmonization by Josep Crivillé. Catalan traditional song (Rosselló). Traverse flute: Núria Tuset

Keren-Or. Composer: A. Nini i L. Goldberg. Hebrew song

Adiemus. of Songs of Sanctuary. Composer: Karl Jenkins. Soloist: Emma Campàs, Amalia Cuena, Martina Dotú, Anna Gifra, Cecília Millán, Claudia  Morentin, Elna Passola, Txell Sánchez and Alba Valdivieso

Els àngels de la Glòria. Harmonization by Manel Oltra. Popular French song

Santa Nit. Composer: Franz Grüber. Arrangement by John Rutter. Soloist: Martina Dotú, Txell Sánchez  and Alba Valdivieso

A Betlem me’n vull anar. Popular Catalan song

El Noi de la mare. Harmonization by Ernest Cervera

The Child’s Choir of the l’Orfeó Català belongs to Escola Coral de l’Orfeó Català, which receives patronage of la Fundación Banco Santander.