Stille Nacht / Douce Nuit / Silent Night / Night of Silence

Stille Nacht / Douce Nuit / Silent Night / Night of Silence
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr, Music by Franz Gruber
Additional Music by Daniel Kantor, Arr. by John Ferguson
Combined Choirs with Audience
Soloists: Rachel Page & Madison Deck
The Christmas carol we know as Silent Night originated from a German poem written in 1816 by an Austrian priest, Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. In 1859, the Episcopal priest John Freeman Young, then serving at Trinity Church, New York City, wrote and published the English translation that is most frequently sung today (three of the original six verses). The carol has been translated into about 140 languages around the world.
Spectrum Choral Academy
8th Annual Christmas Concert "Winter Dreams"
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Kilworth Chapel, Tacoma, WA
Stephanie Charbonneau, Artistic Director
Julie Mandery, Accompanist
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