An American Sampler
MAY
31, 1998
Unitarian Church of Monmouth
Count
1475 West Front Street, Lincroft NJ.
The
Program included:
LEONARD
BERNSTEIN: Chichester
Psalms
RANDALL THOMPSON: The Peaceable Kingdom
GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN: I Got Rhythm from "Porgy
and Bess"; It Ain't Necessarily So and O
Lawd, I'm On My Way
GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN,
DUBOSE & DOROTHY HEYWARD: Summertime
COLE PORTER: Begin the Beguine
DE ROSE/PARISH: Deep Purple
ARLEN/HARBURG: Over the Rainbow
YOUMANS/CAESAR: Tea For Two
HORACE EVERETT & AARON COPLAND: From "The Tender
Land"; Stomp Your Foot
Adapted by AARON COPLAND: Ching-A-Ring Chaw
STEPHEN FOSTER: I Dream of Jeannie with the Light
Brown Hair; Beautiful Dreamer
WILLIAM BILLINGS: The Rose of Sharon (An Anthem)
A Tribute to Schubert & Brahms
March 15, 1998
St. Anselm's Roman Catholic
Church
1028 Wayside Rd, Wayside NJ
The concert was a tribute
to the music of Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms, 19th century
composers who combine the best of the classical tradition in which
they were schooled and the romanticism of their times.The concert
was accompanied by piano and included:
Franz Schubert's Mass
No. 6 in E-Flat Major (D950)
Johannes Brahms' Schicksalslied Op. 54 (Song
of Destiny)
Zigeunerlieder Op. 103 (Gypsy
Songs )(selections from)
Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 (Love
Song Waltzes) (selections from)
Schubert's E-Flat Major Mass, his final of six
Mass settings, reflects Schubert's creative development as he
moved away from his roots in Viennese Classicism and the norms
associated with sacred music of his time, and broke with liturgical
convention to write a choral Mass for concert performance. He
did not live to hear this Mass performed but at the time of
his death, in 1828, Schubert's reputation as the father of German
Lieder was well established by a body of more than 600 songs.Born
five years after Schuberts's death, Johannes Brahms' compositions
combine the best of the classical tradition with the emotional
range of the romantic spirit of the time. While he wrote in every medium (except
opera), Brahms is recognized as the major composer "most
oriented by inclination and experience toward the chorus as
an instrument fro the expression of his most exalted ideas," according
to music historian Thomas Pyle. These beautiful harmonies
and depth of vocal expression are most evident in the Brahm's
lieder chosen for this concert.
Concert
Christmas
with the Chorale
November 29, 1997
at the First Presbyterian
Church of Freehold
118 West
Main St., Freehold NJ
The Chorale was excited to begin
our concert performances with our Director Charles Harris.The
Chorale was accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble. The
show was enjoyed by all and included the following works:
MAGNIFICAT ;
Dietrich Buxtehude
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS; by Clement
Clark Moore, set to music by Ken Darby and arranged by Harry
Simeone
A MUSICOLOGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS;
Craig Courtney
HEAR THE BELLS RING; Dave Brubeck
A CHRISTMAS CAROL; Charles Ives
MERRY CHRISTMAS JAZZ; Tom Cunningham
DECK THE HALLS (IN 7/8); arranged by James
McKelveyWe also performed two suites
of carols arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett
and a collection of carols arranged by David Willcocks and
John Rutter.
Carols
|
GOOD
CHRISTIAN MEN, REJOICE |
DING
DONG MERRILY ON HIGH |
|
SILENT
NIGHT |
JESUS
CHILD |
|
PATAPAN |
NATIVITY
CAROL |
|
O
COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL |
JINGLE
BELLS |
|
O
SANCTISSIMA |
TOMORROW
SHALL BE MY DANCING DAY |
|
JOY
TO THE WORLD |
WASSAIL
SONG |
|
AWAY
IN A MANGER |
WHAT
CHEER? |
|
FUM
FUM FUM |
SHEPHERD'S
PIPE CAROL |
|
MARCH
OF THE KINGS |
|
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