Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Washington

From the

Official News Magazine of the Diocese of Spokane

(From the Dec. 4, 2008 edition of the Inland Register)

KPBX, 91.1 FM in Spokane, will feature a broad selection of religious programming in the days leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Highlights include:

Dec. 15, 11a.m.-noon: “The Rose Ensemble: An Early American Christmas.” Older music of North America, performed by a premier early music ensemble.

Dec. 17, 10-11 p.m.: “A Jazz Piano Christmas,” with performances by Latin jazz musicians as well as pianist Ellis Marsalis.

Dec. 19, 11 a.m.-noon: “Welcome Christmas!” Performed by the Minneapolis-based ensemble VocalEssence, spotlighting African-American composers.

Dec. 21, 4-5 p.m.: “Hanukkah Lights.” Acclaimed authors explore Hanukkah traditions in original stories written for the program.
• 10 p.m.-midnight: “A Paul Winter Solstice Concert,” performed by the Winter Consort, from New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Dec. 22, 11 a.m.-noon: “Happy Joyous Hanukkah.” Music by The Klezmatics.

Dec. 23, 11 a.m.-noon: “A Harpist’s Christmas with Yoland Kondonassis,” accompanied by flautist Joshua Smith and violist Cynthia Phelps.

Dec. 24, 9-10 a.m.: “Handel’s Messiah,” performed by The Calvin Oratorio Society from the Calvin College Fine Arts Center Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Mich.
• 7-12 p.m.: “Christmas from Spokane,” with the best of the area’s concerts, including college and community music groups.
• Midnight-2 a.m.: “Saint Olaf Christmas Festival,” with hymns, carols, choral works, and orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity.

Dec. 25, 9-10 a.m.: “Choirs and Carols,” including performances around the world by Trio Medieval, the Riga Dom Boys Choir, the Pittsburgh Brass, and Finland’s YL Choir.
• 10-11 a.m.: “Christmas Around the Country.” From churches and concert halls, from auditoriums and town halls.
• 11 a.m.-noon: “A Chanticleer Christmas.” An elegant blend of traditional carols, sacred medieval works, and jazzy spirituals from the all-male chorale group.
• 4-5 p.m.: “Jonathan Winters’ A Christmas Carol,” a unique reading of the traditional story by the master comedian.
• 6-7 p.m.: “Cantus: All is Calm.” A musical drama about the spontaneous World War I Christmas truce.