Student Instrumentalists Color Christmas at Concordia

Concordia University has a grand tradition of Christmas concerts. This year's concert featured the Concordia Choir, Master Chorale, Concordia Wind Orchestra, and Concert Handbells in 5 sold-out performances. The Wind Orchestra performed the following:

Fantasia on a 13th-century Carol (James Hosay)
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (arr. Tom Wallace)
Sussux Mummers' Christmas Carol (Percy Grainger)


The Wind Orchestra and organist Charles Raasch accompanied the audience in a setting of "Joy to the World," and accompanied the choirs for a Richard Nance setting of "Savior of the Nations Come."

Concordia student instrumentalists accompanied the choirs for two movements of Bach's grand Mass in B Minor (Gloria, Dona nobis pacem). Some also performed on the double choir motet by Scheidt, "Nun komm Der Heiland," another setting of the same hymn by Michael Praetorius, and soloist Kathryn Hinton played flute with the Concordia Concert Handbells on "Do You Hear What I Hear."

Concordia instrumentalists play an important role in this great tradition.