Mystery, Wonder, Birth & Light
Saturday, December 1, 2018 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 2, 2018 3:00 p.m.
with portions of this program also presented at the
Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival on December 8th from 12:30-1:30pm
MUSIC AND RECORDINGS - presented in concert order (excluding pieces sung only by hired SSAA quartet)
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Alle Psallite Cum Luya/Round and Round the Earth is Turning
13th Century Conductus/Traditional English Folk Tune, arr. Jennifer Rodgers/Clif Hardin
Translation
sing with luya (a joyful babble)
resounding loudly sing with luya
with heart devoted all to God sing with luya
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Nowell Sing We
15th Century English Carol., arr. Jennifer Rodgers
Performance Recording (not exactly our arrangement in voicing and verses, but the overall idea)
Rehearsal Recordings:
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O Come All Ye Faithful
17th Century Latin Hymn., attributing. John Wade, arr. Jennifer Rodgers
Coming soon!
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Pat-a-pan
Traditional French Burgundian Carol, arr. David Conte
Rehearsal Recordings
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O Magnum Mysterium
de Victoria
Translation
O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord, Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
Rehearsal Recordings:
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We Three Kings
J.H. Hopkins, additional music and arr. Darmon Meader
This choir sings it the best, but it's in Slavic!
This choir sings it the best in English, but it's a little too fast!
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INTERMISSION
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Three Kings From Persian Lands
Cornelius-Nicolai, arr. Wolff
Performance Recording (not our arrangement in voicing, but to get the idea of how the chorus and solo go together)
Rehearsal Recordings:
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Silver Bells
Livingston and Evans., arr. Rodgers
Coming soon!
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Noel
Leontovych, arr. Hughes
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O Magnum Mysterium
Ivo Antognini
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The Promise of Light
Georgia Stitt
Performance Recording (not the best, but all that is out there!)
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See, Amid the Winter's Snow
Goss, arr. Dan Forrest
Performance Recording (more like our experience with piano)
Here's a lovely recording of the piece with orchestra (starting about :50)
Rehearsal Recordings (sorry the held notes are so annoying! I didn't make these!)
Alto 2 (you will also take the T1 note in mm. 81-84)
Tenor (unison except in mm. 81-84, where you will sing T2)
Bass 1 (same as Bass 2 except last 3 measures)
Bass 2 (same as Bass 1 except last 3 measures)
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Jingle Bells
Pierpont, arr. Howorth