The Concert Singers

Twelfth Night Concert

January 11, 2004

Covenant Presbyterian Church

4:00 p.m.

Program

Carol Rhapsody (m. Richard Purvis) [David Simmons, organist]

1. "Alleluia", from "Note Well, My Heart" (Andreas Hammerschmidt; English w. Elmer Kinsman; arr. Walter Ehret)
2. O admirabile commercium (w. antiphon for the feast of the Circumcision; m. Thomas Stoltzer)
3. This Endris Night (w. 15th Century; m. John Carol Case)
4. What Sweeter Music (w. Robert Herrick; m. John Rutter)

Carol-Prelude on "Greensleeves" (m. Searle Wright) [David Simmons, organist] {The choir processes from the gallery to the chancel.}

5. Now let us all with one accord (w & ed. K. Lee Scott; m. Girolamo Conversi)
6. His Rest (w & arr. K. Lee Scott; m. Giles Farnaby)
7. Shepherds rejoice (m. Thomas Morley; w & arr. John Haberlin)
8. Carol of the Birds (w. Kurt Schindler & Deems Taylor; Trad. Spanish; arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw) [Joanne Rachford, solo]
9. Blessed be that maid Marie (wm. traditional English; arr. Joy Sherman) [Colin Cronin, drum]
10. Shepherds, in the field abiding (w. G. R. Woodward; m. French traditional; arr. David Willcocks)
11. Jingle, bells (wm. J. Pierpont; arr. David Willcocks)

Intermission

12. He Is Born (w. trad. French; m. Donna Gartman Schultz) [Colin Cronin, drum; Benjamin Harris, oboe]
13. Away in a Manger (arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw)
14. I Saw Three Ships (trad. English carol; arr. John Rutter)
15. Cradle song (w. John Rutter; m. Flemish traditional; arr. John Rutter)
16. Carol of the Italian Pipers (w. & arr. Richard Zgodava; m. Traditional Italian) [Colin Cronin, snare drum; Dan Franks, flute]
17. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (wm. Johnny Marks; arr. Barbara Miller) [quartet: Joanne, Teressa, Barbara, Cynthia]
18. I'll Be Home for Christmas (w. Kin Gannon; m. Walter Kent; arr. Steve Zegree)
19. Deck the Hall (trad. Welsh carol; arr. Mac Huff)

Omitted from this performance:

• All my heart this night rejoices (w. Paul Gerhardt; tr. Catherine Winkworth; m . Johann Georg Ebeling)
• O little one sweet (tr. Percy Dearmer; m. Old German melody; harm. J. S. Bach)
• O little town of Bethlehem (w. Phillips Brooks; m. English traditional; arr. R. Vaughan Williams & Thomas Armstrong)
• A child is born in Bethlehem (w. Puer natus in Bethlehem, trans. by David Willcocks, and from The Crowley Carol Book; m. Samuel Scheidt, 1587-1654)

• Dress rehearsal, Saturday, January 10: 9:00 to 12:00
• Call time, Sunday, January 11: 2:30

Updated January 12, 2004 by Webmaster.