Friday, November 28, 2025 – 7 pm
Saint-Francois-Xavier Cathedral
514 rue Racine East
Chicoutimi, G7H 1T8

SUMMARY

Come celebrate the magic of Christmas with some of the most beautiful traditional German carols, choral masterpieces by J. S. Bach, Jacobus Handl, and Michael Praetorius, as well as beloved holiday classics such as Silent Night and O Christmas Tree. Timeless melodies, shimmering polyphony, and familiar carols blend together in a joyful experience where the audience is invited to sing along—accompanied on this occasion by the Chorale du Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay and the Ecce Novum Choir, joining forces with the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal—to rekindle the festive and heartwarming spirit of Christmases past.

This concert is presented as part of the Le Baptême concert series, in collaboration with the Chorale du Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay and the Ecce Novum Choir.

PROGRAM

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Lieber Herr Gott, wekke uns auf 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
O Jesulein Süss 

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Deutsches Magnificat

Hodie Christus natus est (SWV 456)

Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629)
Angelus ad pastores ait 

Anonyme
Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Jauchzet dem Herrn

Jacobus Handl (1550-1759)
Resonet in laudibus

Conrad Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
Stille Nacht

Michael Praetorius
In dulci Jubilo

Bartholomäus Gesius (v. 1562-1613) / Johann Sebastian Bach
In dulci Jubilo

DISTRIBUTION

Singers from SMAM
Chorale du Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay
Ecce Novum Choir

Organist to be confirmed

Andrew McAnerney, conductor