This is the second year the #ClassicsaDay team went with a Classical Christmas theme. And that’s fine. If you think about it, composers have been writing works for the season as long as there’s been notation to preserve them. For my contributions, I tried to avoid the obvious choices. In the process, I discovered some […]
Joan Szymko
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Raunächte – The Twelve Nights after Christmas Drawn in Pastels
For Americans, the Twelve Days of Christmas means turtledoves, drummers drumming and five golden rings. But for Northern Europeans, that time between Christmas day and Epiphany (January 6) is when winter weather is often harshest. Yet it’s also a time of hope. Raunächte collects twelve works that exemplify that spirit of hope “in the bleak […]