Dan Perkins, music director
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
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