Musica Temprana (photo Foppe Schut)

A festive midnight mass

Música Temprana + National Mixed Youth Choir

Fri 19 Dec 2025 20:15 - 22:05

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Fri 19 Dec 2025

20:15 - 22:05

Fri 19 Dec 2025

20:15 - 22:05

Grote Zaal

Past event

Program

20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Marc-Antoine Charpentier Messe de Minuit
Various Baroque compositions from the Jesuit missions in South America, along with traditional French carols

Credits

Música Temprana
Nationaal Gemengd Jeugdkoor
Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel conductor

Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit and music from South America

It’s clear that Charpentier felt Christmas was a time to celebrate. He wrote the Messe de Minuit pour Noël, a cheerful midnight mass in a light-hearted Baroque style. For the melodies, Charpentier drew upon ten popular French Christmas carols. Música Temprana and the National Mixed Youth Choir sing the mass, as well as some of the original French songs.

As usual, Música Temprana also takes a detour to South America by singing music from the Jesuit missions. There, priests and indigenous residents wrote hymns in a baroque style, with lyrics in local South American languages. You can count on Música Temprana and the National Mixed Youth Choir for a colourful concert, followed by a swinging after-party in the foyer.

Part of

Christmas 2025

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