Today's Playlist

hour 1

• Michael Praetorius
  "Dances from Terpsichore," from "Christmas Vespers"
  Apollo's Fire with conductor Jeannette Sorrell
  
• Stephen Bulla
  "Rhapsody on Hannukah"
  The United States Marine Band with conductor Lieutenant Michelle Rakers
  Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia
  
• Traditional (Arranged by Mark Summer)
  "Channukah, O Channukah"
  The Turtle Island String Quartet
  MPR Studios, St. Paul, Minnesota
  
• William Beckstrand
  "Winter Solstice Carol"
  The National Lutheran Choir and Bell of the Lakes Handbell Choir with conductor David Cherwien
  Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis
  
• Antonio Vivaldi
  "Winter" from "The Seasons," Op. 8, No. 4
  Violinist Cynthia Roberts with Apollo's Fire and harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
  
• Archangelo Corelli
  Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8 ("Christmas Concerto")
  Musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
  New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
  
• Rene Clausen
  "Nunc Dimittis"
  The St. Olaf Orchestra and Choirs with conductor Sigrid Johnson
  Skoglund Auditorium, Northfield, Minnesota
  

hour 2

• Giacomo Puccini
  "Un Bel di Vedremo" from "Madama Butterfly"
  Cynthia Miller, ondes martenot, with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and conductor Neville Marriner
  
• Steve Barnett
  "For the Miracles"
  The Dale Warland Singers with conductor Jerry Rubino
  Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  
• Max Bruch
  Andante con moto from "Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano," Op. 83
  Clarinetist Todd Palmer, violist Hsin-Yun Huang, and pianist Stephen Prutsman
  Spoleto Chamber Music Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
  
• Giacomo Puccini
  "Chrysanthemums" for String Quartet
  Violinists Gary Levinson and Stefan Milenkovich, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and cellist Ani Aznavoorian
  Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, Beaver Creek, Colorado
  
• Leroy Anderson
  "Sleigh Ride"
  The Spivey Hall Children's Choir with conductor Martha Shaw and pianist Judy Mason
  Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
  
• Josef Suk
  "Meditations on 'Saint Wenceslas'" for String Quartet
  Violinists James Ehnes and Martin Beaver, violist Kirsten Johnson, and cellist Clive Greensmith
  Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton, New York
  
• Peter Tchaikovsky
  Selections from "The Snow Maiden," Op. 12
  The State Symphony Orchestra of Russia with conductor Mark Gorenstein
  Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
  
• Michael Praetorius
  "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"
  Trio Medieval
  Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota