Experience a contemplative Christmas celebration with a traditional nativity scene and festive Christmas Mass. Enjoy works by Gruber, Gluck, and Corelli, performed by the choir of the Franciscan Church and orchestra.
On Christmas Eve, the Franciscan Church invites you to a festive nativity celebration and Christmas Mass, marked by musical highlights. The focus is on Franz Xaver Gruber’s "Silent Night, Holy Night" in its original version as well as his Mass in D major. The program is complemented by Christoph Willibald Gluck’s "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" (for the Gradual), Josef Schnabel’s "Transeamus usque Bethlehem" (for the Offertory), and Arcangelo Corelli’s "Christmas Concerto – Pastorale" (for the recessional).
The celebration is performed by Silvia Steiner-Span (soprano), Monika Waeckerle (alto), Bernhard Berchtold (tenor), and Latchezar Spasov (bass). The choir of the Franciscan Church and the "Pro Musica Sacra" Salzburg orchestra perform under the direction of Bernhard Gfrerer. The organ is accompanied by Elke Maria Saller and Michaela Aigner.
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Festive Christmas Concert
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W. A. Mozart: Missa brevis in G major K. 140
Christmas Mass with Orchestra
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Family concert with Christmas carols
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Concerti Grossi
Baroque Concert
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Singing Christmas Carols in Hellbrunn Advent Magic
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