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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

2003-2004 SEASON 43

6/1/2004

December 2003: A Christmas Tapestry

CAROL: O come, all ye faithful…………………………..…………arr. Willcocks
Lo, How a Rose………………………………………………….Daniel Gawthrop
Jesus Christ the apple tree………………………………………..Elizabeth Poston
Lullaby, my lovely child………………………………. …..James Helme Sutcliffe
O magnum mysterium………………………………………………...Lee Dengler
Ave Maria……………………………………………………...…….Colin Dawby
Magnificat………………………………………………………..William Fletcher
Charles Blood, Organ
Mark Worgaftik, percussion
CAROL: God rest, ye, merry gentlemen…………………………….arr. Willcocks
Stopping by woods on a snowy evening………………………………Ron Caviani
The Christmas Song…………………………………………………….arr. Lojeski
Michael Corey, Baritone
Jingle Bells………………………………………………………..….arr. Langford
CAROL: Hark! the herald angels sing…………………………………Traditional
Christmas Cantata……………………………………………………..K. Lee Scott
Naomi Hagen, soprano
Richard Given, Trumpet I
Chris Hawes, Trumpet II
Anne Howarth, Horn I
Brian Gardell, Horn II
Karna Millen, Trombone I
Brian Kay, Bass Trombone
Mark Worgaftik, Timpani
Charles Blood, Organ

March 2004: Love and Springtime

Liebeslieder Waltzes, Opus 52…………………………………..Johannes Brahms
Michael Corey, Gil Desjardins, Ame Matuza, Johanna Publow, Thomas Seniow – Soloists and Quartet
Joan Bannerman, Don Burrill, Lori Jeromin, Kent Koeninger, John Schneider – Waltz Dancers
Veronica McClure, Dance Consultant
Veronica McClure & Don Burrill, Choreography
Six Pieces, opus 11: VI. Slava……………………………….Sergei Rachmaninoff
All Night Vigil…………………………………………...…Sergei Rachmaninoff
Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit………………………………………...…Moses Hogan
Johanna Publow, soloist
My Lord, what a mornin’………………………………………….Harry Burleigh
Saints bound for Heaven……………………………...…………….Mack Wilberg
Polovetzian Dance and Chorus……………………………….Alexander Borodin

2002-2003 SEASON 42

6/1/2003

December 2002: A Christmas Tapestry

A Hymn to the Virgin…………………………………………...Benjamin Britten
Jessica Grant, Carolyn Soucy, Kathy Spoto – sopranos
Julie Huss, Carlene Ruesenberg, Jane W. Van Zandt – altos
Donald Cox, Rick Hochsprung, Chip Russell – tenors
Donald Burrill, Dennis MacDonald, John Spring – basses
Here is the little door……………………………………………..Herbert Howells
Shepherd’s Carol………………………………………………………Bob Chilcott
Angel Alleluias……………………………………………………….Alan Bullard
Mark Worgaftik, percussion
Songs of Hope and Consolation (World Premiere)……………….……K. Lee Scott
Bridget Reedy, Kim Tardif, Janet Umstead – sopranos
Karina Bertrand, Sasha Kuftinec, Carlene Ruesenberg – altos
Erik Bertrand, Gilbert Desjardins, Rick Hochsprung – tenors
Michael Corey, John Spring – basses
Deutesches Magnificat, SWV 494 (German Magnificat)…….….Heinrich Schütz
Tom Cupples, Dan Farina, Chris Hawes, James Leach – trumpets
Edward Doyle, Seth Hamlin, Tim Kelly, Nicholas Orovich – trombones
A Christmas Fanfare………………………………………...……..William Cutter
Tom Cupples, Dan Farina, Chris Hawes, James Leach – trumpets
Hark the Herald Angels Sing…………………………………………..Traditional
Ave Maria………………………………………………………...Anton Bruckner
Bogoroditse Devo (Ave Maria)...……………………………Sergei Rachmaninov
Silent Night………………………………………………………….Franz Gruber
Erik Bertrand, tenor
Angels we have heard on high………………………………..arr. Craig Courtney
O Come All Ye Faithful…………………………………………...……Traditional
Hodie! (This Day)………………….…………………………..Z. Randall Stroope
Tom Cupples, Dan Farina, Chris Hawes, James Leach – trumpets
Seth Hamlin, Tim Kelly, Nicholas Orovich – trombones
Mark Fabulich – tuba
Douglas Lippincott – percussion
Mark Worgaftik - timpani

May 2003: A Season of Remembrance & Rejoicing

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232…………………………………………...….J.S. Bach
Karyl Ryczek, soprano I
Jennifer Carol Hansen, soprano II
Gloria Raymond, alto
Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor
Thomas Jones, bass

2001-2002 Season 41

6/1/2002

December 2001: A Christmas Tapestry

Veni, veni Emmanuel…………………………………………….…Robert Young
Ave Maria……………………………………………………………..Javier Busto
Lux aeterna……………………………..…...………..Morte Johannes Lauridsen
O Come All Ye Faithful……………………………...……………arr. John Rutter
Harp Carol (World Premiere)…………………………………...Jonathan Santore
Fantasia on Greensleeves………………………………Ralph Vaughan Williams
In terra pax……………………………………………………………Gerald Finzi
Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass
Janet Umstead, soprano
Joy To The World………………………………………………….arr. John Rutter

April 2002: Verdi Requiem
Messa da Requiem……………………………..………….………Guiseppe Verdi
Debra Lawrence, soprano
Eva Nagorka, mezzo-soprano
Paul MacIlvaine, tenor
Ray Karns, bass

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88 Hanover Street
Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 472-6627
Info@mcsnh.org