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In the Mode: January 5, 2014

This week on In the Mode, some especially beautiful choral music from the 16th to the 21st centuries.  We will hear eight completely different settings on the text O Magnum Mysterium which tells the wonderful story of the animals being the first to see the baby in the manger, from Byrd to Poulenc to Lauridsen, sung by diverse ensembles.  

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CD title: mysterium

Performer: Lumen Valo

CD label: LVCD 1

CD title: As it fell on a Holie Eve, Music for an Elizabethan Christmas

Performer: Parthenia

CD label: MSR 1365

CD title: Comfort and Joy

Performer: Cantus

CD label: CTS 1204

CD title: Christmas with Cantus

Performer: Cantus

CD label: CTS 1211

CD title: Holidays of the New Era

Performer: Kiev Philharmonic and Chamber Choir

CD label: erm media ERM 6806

CD title: A Song of Christmas

Performer: Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

CD label: Four Winds 3029

Kristina Herrick was an on-air host for FM89's Clearly Classical and the Traffic and Music Manager for the station. She retired in 2015. An expert in early music of the pre-Barqoue era, Kristina was also the host of the award winning program In the Mode. She is a talented musician who plays the gamba and is a member of the board of directors of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series.