12 Days of TEMP Christmas: Day 9
Danny Johnson
DAY 9 TREAT (DEC. 9, 2014):
During our Christmas concert, you might find yourself thinking, “Oh, that’s ‘He shall feed His flock’ from Messiah,” and you would be sorta right. Quando nascete ninno is one of the many songs that peasant bagpipers from the mountains played in the streets of Naples and other cities during the days before Christmas; it is thought that the young George Frideric Handel heard this during his time in Italy in 1707–1709. But don’t worry, it won't be leading into a full‑blown Messiah concert for Baroque flute and bray harp, though that would be interesting...
An Early Christmas in Europe in 4 Days • BYO Bagpipe.
