Janne Nisonen, conductor
choir from the school of Mäntykangas
(teachers: Anne Luomala, Lea Ridanpää, Kirsi Flinck & Sampsa Vanhala)
Arcangelo Corelli
• Christmas Concerto in G minor, Op. 6/8
Caroline Shaw
• Punctum
Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Five variants of Dives & Lazarus
Christmas songs:
Walking in the air, Happy X-mas (War is over), Arkihuolesi, kaikki heitä, En etsi valtaa, loistoa, Talven ihmemaa and so on.
Kokkola-born conductor-violinist Janne Nisonen and the OCO will be joined by the music classes of Mäntykangas school for the traditional Christmas concert. The concert will feature Christmas music from the 17th century to the present day, from Corelli's Christmas Concerto to the film music from the Snowman and John Lennon's Christmas song War is Over.
