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| Past Concerts |
FALL 2009 CONCERT
And the Glory of the Lord
Mass No. 6 in G (Missa Sancti Nicolai) |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
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Excerpts from Part I of Messiah |
G.F. Handel |
- Comfort Ye My People
- Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
- And the Glory of the Lord
- Thus Saith the Lord
- But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming
- Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive
- O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
- There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
- And Lo! The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them
- And the Angel Said Unto Them
- And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
- Glory to God
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The Many Moods of Christmas - Suite One |
Robert Shaw and
Robert Russell Bennett |
SPRING 2009 CONCERT
Birthdays, Coronations and Anniversaries
Featuring:
Donna Pietropola, Soprano
Hope Knight, Mezzo-Soprano
Jerome Brandt, Bass
Pasquale Montenegro, Accompanist
Come Ye Sons of Art |
Henry Purcell
1659-95 |
| 1. Overture (Sinfonia)
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| 2. Come, Come, Ye Sons of Art |
| 3. Sound the Trumpet |
| 4. Come, Come, Ye Sons of Art |
| 5. Strike the Viol |
| 6. The Day that Such a Blessing Gave |
| 7. Bid the Virtues |
| 8. These are the Sacred Charms that Shield |
| 9. See Nature, Rejoicing |
Coronation Anthem #2,
The King Shall Rejoice |
G. F. Handel
1685-1759 |
| 1. The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord |
| 2. Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation |
| 3. Glory and worship hast thou laid upon him |
| 4. Alleluia |
Excerpts from Elijah |
Felix Mendelssohn
1809-47 |
| Blessed are the Men Who Fear Him |
| Cast Thy Burdon Upon the Lord |
| O Rest in the Lord |
| Lift Thine Eyes |
| For the Mountains Shall Depart |
| He Watching Over Israel |
FALL 2008 CONCERT
A Ceremony of Carols
I |
| Personent Hodie |
Gustav Holst, arr. |
| Es ist ein Ros entsprungen |
Michael Praetorius |
| Psallite |
Michael Praetorius |
| Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming |
Hugo Distler |
II |
A Ceremony of Carols
Procession
Wolcome Yole
There is No Rose
That yongë child
Balulalow
As dew in Aprille
This Little Babe
Interlude
In Freezing Winter Night
Spring Carol
Deo Gracias
Recession
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Benjamin Britten |
III |
Carol Arrangements by Martin Shaw
Coventry Carol
In Excelsis Gloria
Carol of the Advent
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V |
Carol Arrangements by Ralph Vaughan Williams
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Wassail Song
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Carols by John Rutter
Mary's Lullaby
Angels' Carol
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SPRING 2008 CONCERT
If Music Be the Food of Love
Settings of Texts by Great Poets
| Poetry of William Shakespeare |
| It Was a Lover and His Lass |
Thomas Morley |
| Silvia |
David Dickau |
| Mistress Mine |
David Dickau |
| Over Hill, Over Dale |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Poetry of Robert Burns |
| The Salley Gardens' Red, Red Rose |
Martin, Joseph, arr. |
| Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| As Torrents in Summer |
Edward Elgar |
| Poetry of Heinrich Heine |
| Abendlied (Evening Song) |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Wasserfahrt (Across the Sea) |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Poetry of Walt Whitman |
| From Celebrations |
Vincent Persichetti |
Stranger |
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I Celebrate Myself |
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There is that in Me |
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Sing Me the Universal |
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| Poetry of E.E. Cummings |
| Sam was a Man |
Vincent Persichetti |
| Maggy and Milly and Molly and May |
Vincent Persichetti |
| Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley |
| Love's Philosophy |
Roger Quilter |
Donna Pietropola, Soprano |
| Poetry of Henry Heveningham |
| If Music Be the Food of Love |
David Dickau |
| Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke |
| Dirait-On |
Morten Lauridsen |
| Poetry of Robert Frost |
| From Frostiana |
Randall Thompson |
The Road Not Taken |
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The Pasture |
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A Girl's Garden |
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| Poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Always Something Sings |
Linda Spevacek |
FALL 2007
A Season of Light
Musical Selections |
| Music of Dietrich Buxtehude |
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Das neugeborne Kindelein (The Newborn Child)
Zion hört die Wächter Singen (Zion Hears the Watchmen Singing)
 › Men of the Chorale
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| Music of J.S. Bach |
Zion Hears the Watchmen Singing (from Cantata 140)
We Hasten, O Jesu (from Cantata 78)
› Women of the Chorale
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
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| Music of Gustav Holst |
Personent Hodie
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
The Saviour of the World was Born
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| Music for Hanukkah |
Kindle the Hanukkah Lights | Brownsey and Lantz
Candles of Hanukkah, Candles of Christmas | Betsy Jo Angebranndt
Hanukkah, Hanukkah, Festival of Lights | Douglas Wagner
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| Audience Sing Along |
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Deck the Halls |
| Familiar Carols arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
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The Holly and the Ivy
What Child is This
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
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SPRING 2007
Musical Selections |
| Singin' in the Spirit | Alice Parker - Robert Shaw, arr. |
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I'm Goin' to Sing
Steal Away
I Got Shoes
Deep River
John Saw duh Numbuh
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| Three Folk Songs |
Siyahamba (South Africa) arr. by Donald Moore
Nations Shall Learn War No More (Isreal) arr. by Stephen Richards
J'entends le Moulin (Canada) arr. by Donald Patriquin
 Pasquale Montenegro, piano
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| A Stephen Foster Medley | Arr. by Jon Washburn |
Soloists: David Bjorkgren, Heidi Frayer,
Nicole Pearson, Lisa Lee, Antoine Watts
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| Sing Me to Heaven | Dan Gawthrop |
| Three Choral Settings from Alice in Wonderland | Irving Fine |
The Lobster Quadrille
The White Knight's Song
Donna Pietropola, Soprano Soloist
Women of the Chorale
Father William |
| A Jubilant Song | Norman Dello Joio
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Donna Pietropola, Soprano Soloist
Pasquale Montenegro, piano
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FALL 2006
Musical Selections |
| W. A. Mozart |
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Missa Brevis in D Major K. 194
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Soloists: Donna Pietropola, Soprano; Krissy Johnson, Mezzo-Soprano; David Bjorkgren, Tenor; Jerome Brandt, Bass
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| John Joubert |
Torches |
| Arrangement by David Willcocks |
Away in a Manger |
| Arrangement by Martin Shaw |
Wassail Song sung by the Women of the Chorale |
| Gustav Holst |
Christmas Day – Choral Fantasy on Old Carols
Soloists: Donna Pietropola, Soprano; Krissy Johnson, Mezzo-Soprano; David Bjorkgren, Tenor; Jerome Brandt, Bass |
| Music for Hanukkah |
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Who Can Retell - Traditional
Hanukkah Holiday - Linda Swears
Freedom and Light - Mark Weston
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| Audience Sing Along |
Deck the Halls
TBA
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| Carol Arrangements - Robert Shaw-Alice Parker |
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God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
Angels We Have Heard on High |
SPRING 2006 |
We Sing of Spring:
Birds, Bees, Flowers, and Trees
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~Spring~ |
| The Messenger of the Delightful Spring |
Francis Pilkington |
| Spring Returns |
Luca Marenzio |
| Revecy venir du Printans |
Claude Le Jeune |
| Now is the Month of Maying |
Thomas Morley |
~Trees~ |
| Wondrous Cool, Thou Woodland Quiet |
Johannes Brahms |
| The Ash Grove |
Carl Strommen, arr. |
~Birds, Beasts and Insects~ |
| Sweet Honey Sucking Bees |
John Wilbye |
| El Grillo |
Josquin des Prez |
| Die Nachtigal |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Counterpoint of the Animals |
Andriano Banchieri |
~Flowers~ |
| Mignonne, allons voir si la rose |
Guillaume Costeley |
| Flower Duet from Lakmé |
Léo Delibes |
| Dirait-on (from Les chansons des roses) |
Morten Lauridsen |
| Ballad of Green Broom (from Five Flower Songs) |
Benjamin Britten |
FALL 2005 |
I |
Songs of the Season |
~Settings of the Song of Mary~ |
| Dixit Maria |
Hans Leo Hassler |
| Magnificat |
Francesco Durante |
Et Misericordia
Deposuit Potentes
Suscepit Israel
Sicut Locutus Est
Sicut Erat in Principio
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| Soloists:
Lisa Lee, Soprano; Lee Quinn, Mezzo-Soprano;
David Bjorkgren, Tenor; Ken Peters, Bass |
| Dixit Maria |
Hans Leo Hassler |
| From the Marienlieder |
Johannes Brahms |
The Angel's Greeting
The Huntsman
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II |
Music for Hanukkah |
| Hanukkah Madrigal |
Herbert Fromm |
| Small Group: Lisa Lee, Lisa Knorr, Ellen Monsees |
| Rock of Ages |
Traditional |
III |
Traditional Carols |
| Come, Ye Lofty |
Gustav Holst |
| Away in a Manger |
David Willcocks, arr. |
Women of the Chorale |
| We've Been Awhile a-Wandering |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Soloists:
Linette Schreiber, Ellen Monsees,
David Bjorkgren, Ken Peters |
IV |
Audience Sing-Along |
| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
Richard S. Willis |
| Silent Night |
Franz Gruber |
V |
| In Dulci Jubilo |
J.S. Bach |
| Fum, Fum, Fum |
Shaw-Parker, arr. |
| Mary's Little Boy Chile |
Jester Hairston, Arr. |
| Soloists: Ellen Monsees, Thomas Dodds, Lee Quinn |
SPRING 2005 |
25th Anniversary Celebration |
I |
| Coronation Anthem No. 4 |
G.F. Handel |
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
Let Justice and Judgment
Alleluia |
II |
| From the Vesperae Solennes de Confessore |
W.A. Mozart |
Laudate Dominum |
Lauren Montenegro, Soprano |
III |
| From Five English Folk Songs |
Vaughan Williams |
The Dark-Eyed Sailor
The Springtime of the Year
Just as the Tide was Flowing |
IV |
| From Four Cummings Choruses |
Vincent Persichetti |
maggie and milly and molly and may
dominic has a doll |
Women of The Masterworks Chorale |
V |
| From Frostiana |
Randall Thompson |
The Road Not Taken
The Pasture
A Girl's Garden
Choose Something Like a Star
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VI |
| Ching-A-Ring Chaw (From Old American Songs) |
Aaron Copland |
| I Hear a Voice a-Prayin' |
Houston Bright |
| Circus Band |
Charles Ives |
| Pasquale Montenegro and Nicholas Steltzer, pianists |
VII |
| River in Judea |
John Leavitt, arr. |
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