A Baroque Christmas at St. John's

This Christmas the church of St. John's will take a musical tour of Baroque Europe. A Baroque Christmas at St. John's is the second in a series exploring
Christmas music from several eras of music history. It will include music dating from about 1685-1750, and will feature a harpsichord, constructed in the Italian
Baroque style, by Minneapolis harpsichord builder Bradley Benn.

The Adult Choir's Christmas Eve program will begin at 3:45 p.m. and includes works by Baroque composers Vivaldi, Bach, Buxtehude, and Handel. The 4:15
Christmas Eve Mass will feature the "Mass of Midnight for Christmas" by French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Guest instrumentalist Dr. Glen Newton
will assist the choir.

Midnight Mass will feature Gregorian Chant, appropriate to the season, sung by our parish Chant Schola.

The adult choir will continue the Baroque theme at the 9:00 Mass on Christmas Day. The youth choir (Psallite Singers) will provide music at the 11:00 a.m.
Christmas Mass. They will be assisted by Dr. Newton and Dan and Linnea Philippi.