Photos and videos from the 2008 Christmas Concerts

The Nashville Early Music Ensemble began its second season with three performances of A Universal Christmas, which featured Renaissance and Medieval music as well as traditional folk music from more than ten different world cultures.

WPLN radio's "Live From Studio C"

On Tuesday, November 25, at 11:06 a.m., the ensemble was featured on "Live from Studio C" on WPLN radio, 90.3 FM and 1430 AM. The performance was rebroadcast at 8:06 p.m. that evening. The web address for the the station is wpln.org. This performance in also featured on the "Live from Studio C" webpage.

These photos courtesy of Ken Mastri, WPLN webmaster:

Christ Church Cathedral

At 8:00 p.m. on the same day, November 25, the ensemble presented its full concert at Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, downtown Nashville. The web address for the cathedral is http://www.christcathedral.org/.

Videos for the entire concert
Click on the song title to view the video

Prophesy & Advent

1. Sponsus - Provençal, Miracle Play, 11tc C.
2. O magnum mysterium - Ludovico da Vittoria (1540-1608)
3. Ayios Vasilis - Traditional Greek Carol

Angels, Shepherds, Kings & Star

4. Noi siamo I magi - Istrian Folk Song (Yugoslavia), 19th C.
5. Wexford Carol - Anglo-Irish, dating from 12th C.
6. Boza Zvezda - Bulgarian, Macedonian Hymn
7. Rubene, Rubene - Egyptian Coptic Hymn
8. While shepherds watched - Traditional Text, Bellman's Carol Melody, 1871

Mary & Joseph

9. Ave maris stella - Ancient Plainsong, setting by John Dunstable (1370-1435)
10. Fum, Fum, Fum - Traditional Catalan Carol
11. Ma grun war 'n gelynen - Traditional Cornish Carol
12. Ya Maryam el bekr - Traditional Lebanese Carol
13. Sweet was the song - Anon., English Consort Song (ca. 1590)

The Child

14. Lully, lulla (Coventry Carol) - Anon., English Carol, 16th C.
15. Gaudete - Czech Carol, 14th C.
16. Baloo, Lammy - Scottish Carol, 17th C.
17. Riu, riu, chiu - Anon., Spanish Villancio, 1556

Joy & Celebration

18. Christmas Eve - Irish Dance Tune
& Christmas Day Ida Moarnin - Shetlands Islands Jig
19. Ashir shirim - Ancient Israeli Song of Celebration
20. In dulci jubilo - Michael Praetorius (1549-1611)

Concert program



First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, TN

At 3:00 on Sunday afternoon, December 7, the NEME will present the same concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, TN, 801 South High Street. The web address for the church is 1stprescolumbia.org/. The program from this concert will be uploaded soon.