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2003-2004  SEASON 43

6/1/2004

 
December 2003: A Christmas Tapestry
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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
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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
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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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