TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT Helsinki Cathedral Thu 19th Dec 2024 Helsinki Cathedral Boys' and Young Men's Choir Cantores Minores / The Choir of Boys and Young Men of Helsinki Cathedral, conductor/Cond. prof. Hannu Norjanen CM Training Group Choir, conductor/Cond. - accompaniment / Accomp. Anna Hurme and / and Timo Pihkanen CM Training Group B-choir, conductor/Cond. - accompaniment / Accomp. Terhi Orpana and / and Marja Kyllönen Organ / Organ: Olli Saari Reader: Deputy Mayor Daniel Sazonov CONCERT PROGRAM BELOW TO THE OTHER READERS THIS YEAR! Dr. Jenni Haukio Bishop Teemu Laajasalo Deputy Mayor Anni Sinnemäki CANTORES MINORES STREAMING WORKING GROUP Multi-camera director and image mixer: JJ Koski Camera operator / Streaming: Jari Hakkarainen (Stream Media Oy) Sound engineer: Petteri Laukkanen Artistic director / Cantores Minores: prof. Hannu Norjanen Producer: Cantores Minores Support Association / Jukka-Pekka Mäki-Luopa IN COLLABORATION WITH City of Helsinki Helsinki Parish Federation Helsinki Cathedral Parish Finnish Cultural Foundation Uusimaa Fund INNOFACTOR SEB VEHO Xerox HELSINKI'S MESSAGES 72ND YEAR'S CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Money must not be an obstacle to the Cantores Minores hobby, nor to the continuation of the choir's high-quality activities. Bring Cantores Minores closer by donating! Support, among other things, the choir hobby of low-income choir members by participating in the “72. operating year Christmas collection 2024” campaign at: CANTORESMINORES.FI/DONATE or make a donation using the MobilePay application to 95220 – add “CM72” as a comment COLLECTION PERMIT POLICE BOARD RA/2020/653. Do you have any questions about donating or do you want to help in some other way? Contact our office, contact details tel. (09) 687 7720 / [email protected] PROGRAM / CONCERT PROGRAM Olli Saari, organ Organ improvisation Christmas story Cantores Minores Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque 'Golden light' (text: CA Silvestri) Luke 2:1-3 CM Educational group choirs Armas Maasalo Christmas bells (text: H. Auvinen; arr. Anna Hurme) Luke 2:4-5 Cantores Minores Thoinot Arbeau Ding dong! A song in heaven (arr. Charles Wood; Finnish: K. Turunen) All choirs Emmy Köhler Now a thousand lights are lit (arr. Anders Öhrwall; Finnish: TK Lahtinen) Luke 2:6-7 CM Educational groups choir French tune Heinillä oxen taukalon (Finnish: M. Korpilahti) Luke 2:8-12 Cantores Minores German tune Angel of heaven (1st chanson: boy soprano; 2nd chanson: arr. JS Bach; 10th chanson: M. Praetorius; Finnish: J. Krohn) Luke 2:13-14 Cantores Minores Georg Friedrich Händel Hallelujah! (from 'Messiah') Luke 2:15 Cantores Minores Mikko Sidoroff Holy Night (text: Y. Jylhä) Ahti Sonninen Christmas Hymn (text: U. Haarnoja) Luke 2:16-17 CM Educational Groups B Choir Piae Cantiones Ecce novum gaudium - Behold the wonder of heaven (arr. J. Sibelius; Finnish SP Asunta) Luke 2:18-19 Cantores Minores Tune from the 15th century Bring the white dove of grace (arr. M. Praetorius/ SD. Sandström; Finnish H. Jalkanen) Luke 2:20 CM Educational Groups Choir Hannu Jokelainen May your Christmas be sweet (text: E. Oksanen) CM Educational Groups Choirs Pekka Juhani Hannikainen Through the calm, quiet night All Choirs Franz Gruber Christmas Night, Festive Night (Finnish GO Schönemann) Common Singing Silesian Tune The Earth is so beautiful (Finnish: H. Haahti) Cantores Minores Jean Sibelius I seek not power, not glory (text: Z. Topelius)