Folger Consort's Jubilant German Christmas From: The Washington Post | Date: December 23, 2003| Author: Tim Page | Copyright 2003 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Washington area abounds in holiday concerts, and nobody could possibly attend them all. Still, for intellectual interest and sheer musical eloquence, it seems a safe bet that few offerings can have matched the Folger Consort's "Stille Nacht: A German Christmas," which concluded a too-short run at the Folger Theatre on Sunday.

The consort, led by founders Christopher Kendall and Robert Eisenstein (on lute and violin, respectively) and augmented by violinist Robert Mealy, organist We...

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