ProArteOHIO | Sing Lullaby

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Sing Lullaby

Christmas Motets, Carols, and Holiday Favorites

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Date: Sun, Dec. 13, 2026

Time: 4:00 PM & 5:30 Post-Concert Reception

St. Mary Catholic Church | 684 S Third St, Columbus, OH 43206

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About the Concert

Sing Lullaby | Christmas Motets, Carols, and Holiday Favorites

Splendid choral singing, stunning soloists, and our fabulous international guest artist, Joshua Brodbeck, all performing in the grand reverberant spaces of two historic churches! If your soul aches for beauty, hope, and peace, Sing Lullaby is the stirring season performance to warm and uplift your spirit. All Pro A rte printed programs provide full texts and translations so our audiences never miss the richness of the lyrics.

The curated program expresses the various sentiments of the holiday and appeal both to those who are longtime choral enthusiasts and to those who are new to the art of choral music. Sweelinck’s Hodie, Christus est and Tamsin Jones’ new Noël: Verbum caro factus est , for instance, convey the joy of the season. The hauntingly beautiful Sing Lullaby by Herbert Howells and Wellcome, all Wonders in One Sight! by Jonathan Dove transport the listener to a place of quiet contemplation on the sacred nature God’s incarnation. Each year we invite the audience to perform with our professional ensemble in the form of a carol sing-along, and this year’s God Rest, Ye, Merry Gentlemen— arranged by Jonathan Willcocks and thunderously accompanied on pipe organ by Joshua Brodbeck—will celebrate the coming of Christmas with the mighty sound of hearty singing!

PROGRAM

Three Renaissance Motets Hodie, Christus est – Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Ecce virgo concipiet – Cristóbal de Morales Dixit Marie – Hans Leo Hassler

The Mystery of the Incarnation Wellcome, all Wonders in One Sight! – Jonathan Dove *Read the beautiful contemplative poem below Sing Lullaby – Herbert Howells Noël: Verbum caro factus est – Tamsin Jones

Two Biblical Canticles from the Nativity Narrative Magnificat – Stephen Caracciolo Nunc dimittis

Comfort and Joy God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen arr. Jonathan Willcocks - Audience sing-along Away in a Manger arr. David Hill Now the Holly Bears a Berry – Stephen Caracciolo

Three Seasonal Favorites Wassail Song arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams Silent Night arr. David Hill Go Tell It on the Mountain arr. John Work

Lyrics from “In the Holy Nativity of Our Lord God” – Richard Crashaw (1613-1649)

Poem

Wellcome, all Wonders in One Sight! – Jonathan Dove

Wellcome all wonders in one sight! Eternitie shut in a span. Summer in winter, day in night. Heaven in earth, and God in man. Great Little One, whose all-embracing birth Lifts earth to heaven, stoops heaven to earth!

We saw thee in thy balmy nest, Bright dawn of our eternall day, We saw thine eyes breake from their East And chase the trembling shades away, We saw thee and we bless the sight, We saw thee by thine own sweet light.

To Thee, meeke Majestie! soft King Of simple Graces and sweet Loves, Each of us his Lamb will bring, Each his paire of silver doves; Till burnt at last in fire of thy faire eyes, Our selves become our owne best sacrifice.

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