Manchester Choral Society

2018-19: Season 59

6/1/2019

December 2018: Family Holiday Pops Concert
In collaboration with 2G MCS and New England Youth Chorus

Christmas on Broadway ........................................................................ arr. John Higgins
            It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas (from Here’s Love)             Meredith Wilson
Pine Cones and Holly Berries
Toyland (from Babes in Arms) Victor Herbert
March of the Toys
My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music) Rodgers and Hammerstein
We Need a Little Christmas (from Mame) Jerry Herman
God Bless Us Everyone (from A Christmas Carol) Menken and Ahrens

The Nutcracker (As sung by Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians)  ............... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
I. Miniature Overture
II. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
III. Trepak

The Christmas Song ......................................................... Mel Torme and Robert Wells
  Arr. Mark Hayes

The Twelve Day of Christmas ................................................. Traditional English Carol
Arr. Mack Wilberg

Irving Berlin’s Christmas ............................................................................ Irving Berlin
Arr. Mark Brymer
            Happy Holiday (from Holiday Inn)
            I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (from On the Avenue)
            Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (from White Christmas)
            Snow
            White Christmas (from Holiday Inn)
         Krystal Morin, conductor

I Saw Three Ships .................................................................. Traditional English Carol
  Arr. Michael Braz
New England Youth Choir
Devereux Geiger, director and Elizabeth Blood, pianist

Carol of the Bells ............................................................................ Peter J. Wilhousky                                                                                                                Arr. Steve Kupferschmid
2G MCS
Krystal Morin, director and Elizabeth Blood, pianist

Do You Hear What I Hear? ........................................ Noel Regney & Gloria Shayne
                                                                                                            Arr. Harry Simeone
2G MCS and New England Youth Choir

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas  .............................................. Randol Allan Bass
Krystal Morin, narrator

Deck the Halls (in 7/8) ............................................................... Arr. James McKelvy

Jingle Bells .............................................................................. Arr. Gordon Langford

Sleigh Ride ...................................................................................... Leroy Anderson
Arr. Mark Brymer

O Holy Night ...................................................................................... Adolphe Adam
                                                                                                         Arr. René Clausen
Krystal Morin, conductor

Away in a Manger ..................................................................... William J. Kirkpatrick
Arr. Ola Gjeilo
Krystal Morin, conductor

Holiday Favorites Sing A-Long ...................................,................ Arr. Roger Emerson

May 2019: We Have A Dream

Those Who Wait .................................................................. William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Renee Rouse, mezzo-soprano
Duane A. Moody, tenor

Three Seasons (Claude McKay Poems) ................................................. Jonathan Santore
I. Spring in New Hampshire
II. Summer Morn in New Hampshire
III. Winter in the Country
Krystal Morin, conductor

The Chariot Jubilee .............................................................. R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
Duane A. Moody, tenor

Afro-American Fragments ........................................................................... William Averitt
I. Wonder
II. When Sue Wears Red
III. Dream Dust
IV. Song for Billie Holiday
Krystal Morin, soprano
V. Feet o’ Jesus
VI. Fire

Deep River ....................................................................................................... Spiritual
  arr. Roy Ringwald

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen .............................................................. Spiritual
arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Hannah Bessette, soprano

Steal Away ................................................................................................... Spiritual
   arr. Howard Helvey

Dan-u-el ............................................................................................. Kirke Mechem
Duane A. Moody, tenor

2017-2018 SEASON 57

6/1/2018

December 2017: Sweet Was the Song
In collaboration with 2G MCS

Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio) ........................................... J.S. Bach
Part One. Cantata for the First Day of Christmas
Part Three. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas
Lisa Cooper, soprano
Jenny Cooper, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Sandford, baritone
Silent Night ...................................................................................... Franz Gruber
arr. Mark Patterson
O magnum mysterium ............................................................... Morten Lauridsen
Cradle Hymn ........................................................................... Kim Andre Arnesen
Ave Maria .................................................................................. Michal John Trotta
Krystal Morin, soprano
Wenceslas .......................................................................................... Bob Chilcott
Jameson Wells, baritone

May 2018: Masterworks Series V

The Seasons .................................................................................... Joseph Haydn
Jane (Hanne) - Janet Poisson, soprano
Lukas - Jonas Budris, tenor
Simon - Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone

2016-2017 SEASON 56

6/1/2017

December 2016: A Christmas Tapestry

Star Song……………………………...………………………...Bradley Ellingboe
Michael Dodge, tenor
What Chilld is This?..............arr. Melissa Malvar-Keylock and Jill Friedersdor
Glory to God………………..…………………..……Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
arr. Michael Burkhardt
Star Carol……………………..………………………………………..John Rutter
Oh Come, All Ye Faithful……………..…………………………..arr. John Rutter
Joy to the World……………………………..…………………….arr. John Rutter

In collaboration with 2GMCS

April 2016: Masterworks Series IV
Candide……………………..………………………………….Leonard Bernstein
Brendan Buckley, Candide
Melissa Wimbish, Cunegonde
Sean Parr, Voltaire/Pangloss/Martin/Cacambo
Emily Jaworski, the Old Lady
Rob McGinness, Maximilian/Captain
Michael Dodge, Governor/Vanderdendur/Ragotski
Krystal Morin, Paquette
Jakob Stone, Narrator
In collaboration with the Plymouth State University Chamber Singers

2015-2016 SEASON 55

6/1/2016

December 2015: Psalms, Songs, & Blues
In collaboration with 2G MCS and the Plymouth State University Chamber Singers

Gloria in excelsis………………………………...………………..Dan R. Edwards
Velvet Shoes…………………………………..……………….Randall Thompson
Star of the East, Bethlehem’s Star………..……………………………Greg Gilpin
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High……………………..……...arr. Ruth Morris Gray
Eu e Voce (Brazilian Folk Song)…………..……………..arr. J. Edmund Hughes
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)……………..……………….arr. Darmon Meader
Silent Night………………………………...………...……….arr. Roger Emerson
Psalms, Songs, and Blues (World Premiere)………..............…….Joshua Fishbein
Travis Palmer, cantor
Krystal Morin, soprano
Christine Charman, mezzo-soprano
Peace Like a River…………………………………...………….arr. Mack Wilberg
Chichester Psalms……………………………..……………….Leonard Bernstein
Sam Higgins, boy soprano
Georgia Noonan, soprano
Amanda Harrington, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Scala, tenor
Tristan Mayes, baritone

May 2016: Masterworks Series III

Requiem: Learning to Fall (World Premiere)…………...……….Jonathan Santore
Emily Jaworski, mezzo-soprano
Forgetting…………………...………..………………………….Jonathan Santore
Requiem, Opus 9…………………...…………………………….Maurice Duruflé
Emily Jaworski, mezzo-soprano
Steven Small, baritone

2014-15 SEASON 54

6/1/2015

December 2014: A Christmas Tapestry
In collaboration with 2GMCS and Derryfield School Concert Choir

Non Nobis, Domine…………………………..……………....Rosephanye Powell
The Promise of Light……………………..……………………..…….Georgia Stitt
Cantate Domino…………………..………………………………Guiseppe Pitoni
True Colors…………..………….Bill Steinberg & Tom Kelly, arr. Deke Sharon
A Ceremony of Carols………...……….…Benjamin Britten, arr. Julius Harrison
Gabby Geraghty, soprano
Kaitlin Donovan, soprano
Andrew Plummer, tenor
The Music Speaks for Me……………..…………………………...Philip E. Silvey
Dashing Through the Snow………...…………James Pierpont, arr. John Leavitt
Harp Carol………………………...……………………..………Jonathan Santore
Peace…………………………..…………………………………..….Kyle Quirion
*1st Place Winner: MCS Undergraduate Composition Contest
Christmas Dances…………………..…………………….……….Stephen Paulus
Gloria in excelcis Deo from Gloria……………...…………..…….Antonio Vivaldi
“Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah…………..………..George Frederick Handel

May 2015: Masterworks Series II
In collaboration with the Plymouth State University Chamber Singers

Requiem for the Fallen……………………………..…………..Jonathan Leshnoff
The Hebrides, op. 26 (Fingal’s Cave)……………..…………...Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 1 (Sea Symphony)……………..……....Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tami Petty, soprano
Dana Whiteside, baritone

2013-2014 SEASON 53

6/1/2014

December 2013: On Earth Peace - A Christmas Tapestry
In collaboration with 2GMCS and Manchester High School Central Chamber Choir

Das neugebor’ne Kindelein, Bux WV 13……………...……...Dietrich Buxtehude
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Gloucester)………....………….Herbert Howells
In terra pax, Opus 39…………………………..……………….…….Gerald Finzi
Daniel Brevik, bass-baritone
Krystal Morin, soprano
Bashana Haba’ah…………………………...…………………………Nurit Hirsch
Laudamus…………………………..…………………….. arr. Becki Slagle Mayo
adapted from Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria
Sussex Carol…………………..…………………………………...arr. Paul Stuart
Natalie Klint, soloist
Ding-a Ding-a Ding……………………….....…………………………Greg Gilpin
A Child Is Born In Bethlehem…………..….....………………….Samuel Scheidt
Throw The Yule Log On, Uncle John………....................………….P.D.Q. Bach
Good Christian Men, Rejoice……..….John Mason Neale, arr. Darmon Meader
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”…………..…………….….Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Christmas Carols………...………………..Ralph Vaughan Williams
Jennifer Fijal, mezzo-soprano
Still, Still, Still………………..…......….…………………...arr. Matthew Culloton
Daniel Brevik, bass-baritone
The First Noel……………...…………….……………………...arr. Mack Wilberg
O Come, All Ye Faithful…………..…………………………..…..arr. John Rutter

May 2014: Masterworks Series I

Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service)…………………...……………...Ernest Bloch
Lisa Hansen, Krystal Morin, Johanna Publow, Liz Sheil - sopranos
Christine Charman, Jenny Cooper, Sasha Kuftinec, Kendra Treadwell - mezzo-sopranos
Jordan Richardson, tenor
Graham Grinnell, baritone
Pohjolan Tytär (Pohjola’s Daughter)…………………...………….....Jean Sibelius
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes…………………........…..……………...Adolphus Hailstork
Sarah Edmunds, Lisa Hansen, Krystal Morin, Johanna Publow – sopranos
Jenny Cooper, Kendra Treadwell – mezzo-sopranos

2012-2013 SEASON 52

6/1/2013

December 2012: A Christmas Tapestry

Bogoroditse Devo…………………………..……………………….……Arvo Pärt
Sleep…………………………………...……………………………..Eric Whitacre
Greensleeves……………………...……………………………...…….Bob Chilcott
The Peacemakers……………..…………………………….………….Karl Jenkins
Krystal Morin, soprano
Eva Gruesser, violin
Christmas Carol Sing……………………..……………………………..David Ott

In collaboration with 2GMCS and Nashua High School South Concert Choir

May 2013:

The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass……………...…………...…..Carol Barnett
Krystal Morin, soprano
Kendra Treadwell, mezzo-soprano
Mike Lymburner, tenor
Derrick Landano, tenor
Song for Mother Earth………………………………….Native American Chants
arr. Lana Walter

Camryn Anderson, Soprano

Renee Champagne, Rattle Drum
The Crawdad Song…………………………………………arr. Cristi Cary Miller

In the Valley of Our Dreams………………………………………….Hank Keene

Songs of the Wayfarer……………………………..………….arr. Joseph Martin

Hard Times Come Again No More……………………………...Stephen Foster
arr. Mark Keller
hope, faith, life, love………………………….……..…………..…….Eric Whitacre
i thank You God for most this amazing day…………..………….….Eric Whitacre
The Water is Wide………………………………..……………... arr. Luigi Zaninelli

Cindy……………………………………………..……......……… arr. Carol Barnett

Light of a Clear Blue Morning….......................................................Dolly Parton
arr. Craig Hella Johnson
Krystal Morin, Kendra Treadwell, Kate Worden, Kaitlin Donovan, Elizabeth Sheil – soloists
Bile Them Cabbage Down…………………..……….…….……. arr. Mack Wilberg
Mike Lymburner and Peter C. Henninger-Osgood - soloists

In collaboration with 2GMCS and Chasing Blue

2011-2012 SEASON 51

6/1/2012

December 2011: A Christmas Tapestry – Ring Out Wild Bells!
In collaboration with Granite State Ringers and Goffstown High School Choral Ensembles

Veni, veni Emmanuel [Processional]….………...……………..….Robert Young
Voices in the Mist……………………………..………………..Stephen Chatman
Bogoróditse Djévo………………………..……………...…..Sergei Rachmaninov
Bogoróditse Djévo……………………..…………………………………Arvo Pärt
The Cherubic Hymn, No. 6 Op. 41………………..…....Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Little Drummer Boy................Katherine Davis, Henry Ororati & Harry Simone
                                  arr. Tammy Waldorp
Pat-A-Pan………………..……………..Burgundian Carol, arr. Fred Gramann
Welsh Carol…………...…………………Traditional, arr. Patricia Sanders Cota
Carol of the Bells………………………...……...……Traditional Ukranian Carol
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day…….………...……………..J. David Moore
Hodie Christus natus est………………..…………………….……Healey Willan
Good King Kong Looked Out………………..……P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele
                  from A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols
Sing We Now of Christmas…………………...……..…………Kevin McChesney
Come Join Their Song……………..…………….………..……….Mark Shepperd
Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King……………...………arr. Moses Hogan
Johanna Publow, soprano
Michael Finney, baritone
Derrick Landano, tenor
Great Day………………………………………..…….………..arr. Carol Barnett
Away in a Manger…………………..……………..………William J. Kirkpatrick
  arr. Howard Helvey
Molly Goldstein, cello
O Come, All Ye Faithful………………………..……………..……..John Reading
Joy to the World………………...…….…….G. F. Handel, arr. Cathy Moklebust

May 2012
In collaboration with Second Generation Manchester Choral Society (2GMCS),
Tributary Dance, and Plymouth State University Percussion Ensemble

Carmina Burana…………………..………………………………………Carl Orff
Janet Poisson, soprano
Rory Diamond, baritone
Charles Lindsey, tenor

2010-2011 SEASON 50

6/1/2011

December 2010: A Christmas Tapestry – Grant Us Peace
In collaboration with Plymouth State University Choirs and Manchester High School West Chamber Choir

Dona nobis pacem………………..……………..……...Ralph Vaughan Williams
Brady Lynch, Danny Brevik and Rory Diamond, soloists
Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine…………..……………….Eric Whitacre
Amanda Teneriello, Jennifer Fijal and Rory Diamond, soloists
Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël….…………..………...…Francis Poulenc
Wassail Song……………………......………..……..arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Christmas Spiritual Medley……………...……………..……arr. Joseph Jennings
Carol of Joy……………………………..…….…………………...……Dan Forrest
The First Nowell…………………...…………..……………...…arr. Mack Wilberg
O Come, All Ye Faithful……………..….…………………..……..arr. John Rutter

May 2011: A Universal Requiem

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem)………....Johannes Brahms
I’ve Got Some Singing To Do (world premiere)………..……….Gwyneth Walker

2009-2010 SEASOn 49

6/1/2010

December 2009: A Christmas Tapestry

Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV 229)…………………………………………...J.S. Bach
O meu menino (from Magnificat)…………………………….Eurico Carrapatoso
Ashley St. Martin, soprano
Sue Wilkes and Jan Bass, flutes
Fum, Fum, Fum…………………………………………………….arr. Ed Lojeski
Angels’ Carol…………………………………………………………...John Rutter
Christmas Tidings…………………..……………………………..Stephen Paulus
Christmas Oratorio…………………………………………...Camille Saint-Saens
We’re the Choir……………………………………………………...…Kirby Shaw
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella!...........................................arr. Mack Wilberg
Still, Still, Still……………………………….....…………………arr. Mack Wilberg
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy……………………………..arr. Mack Wilberg
Amuworo ayi otu nwa (Nigerian)……………………….……….Christian Onyeji
Takwaba uwabanga Yesu (Zambia)………………………….…..arr. Ben Allaway
Betelehemu (Nigeria)………………………………..…….arr. Barrington Brooks
Derrick Landano, tenor

In collaboration with the New Hampshire Youth Chorus, Bedford High School Concert Choir,
and Akwaaba Traditional African Drum and Dance Ensemble

May 2010: This is the Garden, A Cantata of New York

Mass…………………………………………..………………..Leonard Bernstein
   Warm-Up
   Sanctus
   Gloria Tibi
Jessica Grant and Johanna Publow, sopranos
Derrick Landano, tenor
Take Care of This House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue).............Leonard Bernstein
Candide…………………………………………………..…….Leonard Bernstein
   The Best of All Possible Worlds
   Glitter and Be Gay
Ashley St. Martin, soprano
Dream With Me (Peter Pan)………………..…………………Leonard Bernstein
Tonight (West Side Story)………………..……………………Leonard Bernstein
Danielle Lucas, alto
Annie Reilly, soprano
Andrew Plummer, tenor
This is the Garden: A Cantata of New York……………..………...Marc Blitzstein

2008-2009 SEASON 48

6/1/2009

December 2008: A Christmas Tapestry – Welcome All Wonders
In collaboration with New England Brass, Hampstead Youth Chorale, and Manchester
Memorial High School Chamber Choir
A Christmas Greeting………………………………………………….Alfred Burt
arr. Peter Mansfield
Rejoice and Sing……………………………………………………..Mark Brymer
Al Shlosha…………………………………………………...……Allan E. Naplan
Katie Herron, Natasha Islam, Matthieu Plourde - soloists
Our Christmas Heritage………………………………………arr. Andrew Balent
Veni, veni Emmanuel…………………………………………..arr. Robert Young
A Winter’s Night Carol………………………………………………...Paul Carey
Welcome All Wonders…………………………………………….J. A. C. Redford
The Last Invocation………………………………………………Daniel Pederson
For the Beauty of the Earth………………………………………Philip Stoppford
O magnum mysterium……………………….…………..César Alejandro Carillo
Appalachian Carols…………………………….……………arr. Gwyneth Walker
Ding Dong Merrily on High…………………….……………………...Paul Carey
O Come, All Ye Faithful……………………….…………………..arr. John Rutter
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing……………….……….………..arr. Mack Wilberg

April 2009: A Child of Our Time – the darkness declares the glory of light
In collaboration with Plymouth State University Choirs and Hanover Chamber Orchestra

Os justi…………………...…………..…………………………….Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 96 in D Major, “The Miracle”……...…..…..Franz Joseph Haydn
Te Deum……………..………………………………..……..Franz Joseph Haydn
Reconciliation……..………………………………….………………….Ola Gjeilo
Linda Galvan, cello
Timothy Dreyer, narration
A Child of Our Time………..…………………………...………..Michael Tippett
Tami Petty, soprano
Janice Edwards, mezzo-soprano
Billy Petty, tenor
Steven Small, baritone

May 2009: Mother’s Day concert at the Currier Museum of Art

A Child of Our Time…………………………………………...…Michael Tippett
Maria DiNola, Johanna Publow, Timothy Dreyer, Blake Leister, Andrew Plummer
Three Scottish Folksongs……………………………………….arr. Mack Wilberg
How Can I Keep From Singing?.............................................arr. Ronald Staheli
Jessica Grant, Andrea Manseau, Johanna Publow
For the Beauty of the Earth…………………………………………….John Rutter

2007-2008 SEASON 47

6/1/2008

December 2007: A Christmas Tapestry
In collaboration with Manchester West High School Chamber Choir

Lobe den Herren, meine Seele, SWV 39…….......………...…....Heinrich Schutz
Danielle Lucas, mezzo-soprano
Ave Maria………………………………………...……....…...…..………Franz Biebl
Mein Freund ist mein from Cantata BWV 140………..……………...….J. S. Bach
Susan Consoli, soprano
Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass
Verbum caro factum est………..…..……………………...……..Hans Leo Hassler
Von Himmel hoch………..………....…………...…...Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Susan Consoli, soprano
Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass
Hodie Christus natus est…………………..………..………………..Niels La Cour
Rise Up Shepherd and Follow…………....………………...…..Andre J. Thomas
Angelus ad virginem……………..…………….……..……………..Eleanor Daley
Whence is that Goodly Fragrance Flowing?............................arr. Mack Wilberg
What Shall We Give?...............................................................arr. Mack Wilberg
Joy to the World……………………..……………...……………….arr. John Rutter
O Come All Ye Faithful…………………..……...………………….arr. John Rutter

Spring 2008: The Armed Man
In collaboration with Terminal Hip Dance Theatre
Later……………………………………………………………...Jonathan Santore
Elizabeth Cox, narrator
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace…………………………………...Karl Jenkins
Ijaz Akhtar, Muezzin
Jessica Grant and Johanna Publow, sopranos
Andrea Manseau, alto
Andrew Plummer, tenor
Robin Thomas, Timothy Dreyer, baritones

2006-2007 SEASON 46

6/1/2007

December 2006: Christmas Tapestry- A Child’s Christmas in Wales

A Child’s Christmas in Wales…………………...……...………...Matthew Harris
Kristofer Johnson, tenor
Four Christmas Vignettes………...……………………...……….Edwin Fissinger
Wassail Song……………..………..….……..arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming…………………..……....…….arr. Jan Sandstrom
A Christmas Garland……………………...………….…..…………..Conrad Susa
Traditional Christmas Carols

April 2007: Zulu Mass, A Celebration of Africa – Songs of Ghana and Nigeria
In collaboration with New Hampshire Master Chorale, Plymouth State University Choirs, Pinkerton Academy
Choirs, Kenniston Kwaya, Akwaaba Traditional African Drumming & Dancing Ensemble

Zulu Mass in B-Flat (U.S. Premiere)…………..……………..……Qinisela Sibisi
Janet Poisson, soprano
Melissa Paul, mezzo-soprano
Kristofer Johnson, tenor
Charles Stanton, baritone
African Celebration………………………..…………….………Stephen Hatfield
Lauren Burbank and Kendra Treadwell, sopranos
Daa Daa Ke Bee………………………..………….………………Traditional Twi
Daa naa se…………………………..………….……………...……Traditional Ga
Betelehemu…………………..……………………….……arr. Barrington Brooks
Jake Josef, baritone

May 2007: American Choral Masterpieces

Wedding Cantata…………………..……………………………..Daniel Pinkham
Tiffany Evans, soprano
Andrew Plummer, tenor
Sweet Home…………………...…………………………....arr. Wendell Whalum
Johanna Publow, soprano
Homeward Bound………………………………..…………….………Marta Keen
Tell the Earth to Shake………………..…………………...…….Gwyneth Walker
Stars I Shall Find…………………..…………………………..……David Dickau
Stone Walls………………...……………………….……….Winfield Shaw Clark
*Second Place in MCS American Masterpieces Choral Composition Contest
So Pretty………………………..………………………...……Leonard Bernstein
Say On, Sayers!......................................................................Dominick DiOrio
*First Place in MCS American Masterpieces Choral Composition Contest
How Can I Keep From Singing………………..……...……….arr. Ronald Staheli
I Got Shoes……………………..…………....arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
Go Where I Send Thee…………..………..….arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory
Betelehemu (Nigerian Carol)………………..…………….arr. Barrington Brooks

2005-2006 SEASON 45

6/1/2006

December 2005: A Christmas Tapestry

Magnificat in G………………...…………………..……………Johann Pachelbel
In dulci jubilo………………..…………………...……………Michael Praetorius
Noel Suisse……………..……………………..……………Louis-Claude Daquin
Noel We Sing………...………………………...…………...Louis-Claude Daquin
arr. Robert DeCormier and E. Power Biggs
Ave maris stella……………..…………………………………………Javier Busto
Andrew Plummer, tenor
Tres cantus laudendi…………………………..……………...…….Mack Wilberg
Make We Merry On This Fest………………...…………...……....Andrew Carter
Balulalow………………………………..…………...…..………….Eleanor Daley
Mary Had a Baby…………...………………...……………….arr. Uzee Brown Jr.
Johanna Publow, soprano
Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King…………..…………...….Moses Hogan
Meegan Gagnon, soprano
O Come All Ye Faithful…………………..………………...….………John Rutter
Infant Holy, Infant Loly………………...……………...………arr. Mack Wilberg
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing………………..………...……..arr. Mack Wilberg

Spring 2006: Songs of Travel

Song of the Open Road………………………………….……..Norman Dello Joio
Island in Space………………………………...……………………...Kirke Mechem
A Song of the Road (Commissioned for MCS)………....……..Jonathan Santore
Songs of Travel………………………………......…….…..Ralph Vaughan Williams
Charles Stanton, baritone
Toward the Unknown Region………......…………………Ralph Vaughan Williams
somewhere i have never traveled…………………………………..Julian Wachner
spring………………………………….......……………….…….......Gwyneth Walker
i carry your heart……………………......………………....………..Gwyneth Walker
Three Scottish Folksongs………………....…………….…………arr. Mack Wilberg
We Shall Walk Through the Valley of Peace…..…………………arr. Moses Hogan
Walk Together Children………………………......………………...arr. Moses Hogan
Dan-u-el……………………………………........………………...……..Kirke Mechem

2004-2005 SEASON 44

6/1/2005

December 2004: A Christmas Tapestry – Gems of the Baroque
Three motets………………………………………………………Heinrich Schütz
   Ein Kind ist uns geboren, SWV 384
   Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, SWV 380
   Hodie Christus natus est, SVW 456
Chorale: Zion hört die Wächter singen, Cantata BWV 140………………J.S. Bach
Three motets…………………………………………..Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
   Angelus ad pastores ait
   Hodie, Christus natus est
Magnificat………………………………………….……attr. Dietrich Buxtehude
Kathie Calder, Jane Schurman – sopranos
Julie Huss, alto
Clark Bourne, tenor
John Spring, bass
CAROL: Sleepers, wake! (Wachet auf)………………….harm. J.S. Bach arr. Lisa Wolff

Motet for Double Chorus: Angelus ad pastores ait………………..Samuel Scheidt
Kara Johnson and Kim Tardif, Soprano I
Kathie Calder and Jane Schurman, Soprano II
CAROL: Lo, how a rose (Es ist ein Ros’)…………………….harm. M. Praetorius arr. Lisa Wolff
Motet BWV 225 for Double Chorus: Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied….J.S. Bach
Victoria Kehler Hillery and Lucy Pope, Violins
Judith Glixon, Cello
Ann Trout, Double Bass
Charles Blood, Organ

May 2005: A Royal Celebration
Four Coronation Anthems………………..…………………………...G.F. Handel
   Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
   My Heart is Inditing, HWV 261
   Let Thy Hand be Strengthened, HWV 259
   The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260
Mass in C: Missa in Tempore Belli………………………….Franz Joseph Haydn
Angelynne Hinson, soprano
Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano
Jason McStoots, tenor
James Wilson, bass

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