Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter - Lullaby by Magical Ernestina Jošt

"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of Scribner's Monthly] and was first collected in book form in Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems (Macmillan, 1875). The poem first appeared set to music in The English Hymnal in 1906 with a setting by Gustav Holst.

Solo sopran: Ernestina Jošt
Arrangement: sister Diana Novak

Members of Slovenian Philharmonics
Slovenska Glasbena Matica Choir

Matej Šarc, oboe
Aleš Kacjan, flute
Franci Krevh, percussion
Urška Rihtaršič, harp
Tilen Bajec, organ

chorus master: Sebastjan Vrhovnik

Lyrics:

In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan;
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.
Produkcija:

Sound design:
Danilo Ženko

Light design:
Janez Kocjan

Cameras:

Gašper Pongračič
Rok Misson
Andraž Žigart
Tadej Pernuš
Nejc Soklič
Dejan Deki Dobnik
Gal Nagode
Juš Hrastnik

Dolly grip:
Dan Ažman

Crane:
Matej Zagorc

Tajnica režije:
Vesna Kačanski

Videomix:
Jasmin Ajkič

Technical lead
Dan Ažman

Production manager:

Juš Hrastnik (video)
Gal Nagode (light and sound)

Scenography and floral: Tomaž Smrtnik

TAJUS and PPZ production

director: Primož Zevnik
recorded in Slovenian Philharmonic Hall in September 2020

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