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11/14/2021

 
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Dan Perkins, music director

Spring 2021

7/19/2021

 
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FALL 2019

7/19/2021

 
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2018-19: Season 58

6/1/2019

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
​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

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
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



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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

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
December 2016: A Christmas Tapestry

In collaboration with 2GMCS
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




April 2016: Masterworks Series IV
In collaboration with the Plymouth State University Chamber Singers
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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

2015-2016 SEASON 55

6/1/2016

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
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

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
​December 2014: A Christmas Tapestry

In collaboration with 2GMCS and Derryfield School Concert Choir
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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
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2013-2014  SEASON 53

6/1/2014

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
​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)…………………...……..………...Ernst Bloch
Paul Max Tipton, cantor
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

 
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Dan Perkins, music director
​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
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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
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