Crossing @ Christmas
Astralis of Wolfgang Rihm
works of Toivo Tulev and Gabriel Jackson on the nativity
with David Manley, guitar and Thomas Mesa, cello
Friday, December 20, 2013 @ 8pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Chestnut Hill
A STRANGE, WONDROUS, SHIMMERING FUTURE / THE BODY DISSOLVED IN TEARS.
The Crossing @ Christmas has played to sold-out audiences since its revival in 2011. A unique perspective in the plethora of holiday concerts, the carefully-chosen, contemplative works of spirituality ponder our relationship with our deities, in a candle-lit calm of warmth and gratitude. We introduce Wolfgang Rihm with his vast, meditative Astralis – based on Novalis’ poem of hope and sorrow. Works of Gabriel Jackson, Toivo Tulev, Eriks Esenvalds, and other Crossing favorites will round out this Holiday Concert Event!