Gaudete Brass

The Check Out

December 22, 2025

Variations on “Adeste Fideles” James Woodward (b. 1978)

A Spotless Rose Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Advent Suite for Brass Quintet Jessica A. Hunt (b. 1987)

1. O Come, O Come Immanuel

2. How Brightly Beams the Morning Star

3. Gaudete, Gaudete!

Music from All-Night Vigil Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Rejoice O Virgin (Ave Maria)

Today Salvation

O Queen Victorious

Winter Breviary Reena Esmail (b. 1983)

1. We Look for You (Evensong – Raag Hamsadhwani)
2. The Year’s Midnight (Matins – Raag Malkauns)
3. The Unexpected Early Hour (Lauds – Raag Ahir Bhairav)

Intermission

Puer natus in Bethlehem Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)

Salvation is Created Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944)

Two Chorale Preludes and Fantasy John Harbison (b. 1938)

1. How Brightly Beams the Morning Star

2. Come Now, Savior

3. Little Fantasy on “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

In the Bleak Mid-Winter Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Christmas Suite for Brass Quintet Jessica A. Hunt (b. 1987)

Trumpets - Bill Baxtresser and Charles Russell Roberts

Horn - Natalie Grana  Trombone - Paul Von Hoff   Tuba - Scott Tegge

Gaudete (gow-day-tay) is a form of the Latin word for “Joy.” Gaudete believes strongly in the expressive and communicative power of chamber music to create community. The quintet has been sharing and music and actively building the repertoire for over 20 years. To learn more about the Gaudete Brass, please visit www.gaudetebrass.com.