The Concert Singers

presents

A Renaissance Christmas

A Concert of Motets, Madrigals, and

modern arrangements of ancient tunes and texts

Colleen Cronin, Director

Stephanie Hutchinson, Accompanist

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Sunday, December 14, 1997; 3:00 p.m.

PROGRAM

I. Renaissance Motets

Of the Father's love begotten (13th Century plainsong; arr. Paul Wohlgemuth) {Processional}

Dixit Maria ad Gabriel (Hans Leo Hassler [1564-1612])

Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (Michael Praetorius [1571-1621]) [Steve Stump, Bells]

O magnum mysterium (Tomas Luis de Victoria [1540?-1611])

Psallite (Michael Praetorius) [Steve Stump, Recorder]

A child is born in Bethlehem (Michael Praetorius)

Josef, lieber, Josef mein (Leonart Schröter [1540-1595])

II. Renaissance Madrigals

From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons [1583-1625])
His rest (Giles Farnaby [1560-1640])
Lirum, lirum (Thomas Morley [1557-1603])
Shepherds rejoice! (Thomas Morley; arr. John Haberlen)
As I rode out this enders night (Williametta Spencer; text anon. 1534)

III. Modern Arrangements of Renaissance Themes & Texts

A Lady that was so fair and bright (Ian A. Copley) [Steve Stump, Drum & Bells (Text anon. 15th Century)]

Coventry Carol (Pageant of Shearmen and Tailors, 1591)

What Child Is This? (arr. K. Lee Scott) [Grinnell Almy, Soloist (Elizabethan melody)]

Blessed Be That Maid Mary (arr. John Sanders)

Susanni (Richard Rodney Bennett; text: 14th century)

Quem pastores laudavere (14th Century German carol; arr. John Rutter)

Myn Lyking (R. R. Terry; words: 15th Century)

While shepherds watched their flocks (Este's Psalter, 1592; arr. K. Lee Scott)

L The audience is invited to join us in stanzas 5 and 6:

Thus spake the seraph and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:

"All glory be to God on high
And to the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth from heav'n to men
begin and never cease."

Personent hodie (Text and tune from Piae Cantiones, 1582; arr. Alice Parker)