Past Seasons
Diablo Choral Artists
Concert History and Repertoire
(1995 to present)
Music Directors
Luis González, 2023 – present
Mark Tuning, 2012 – 2023
John Kendall Bailey, 2006 – 2012
Simon Berry, 2001 – 2006
Kathleen Flemming, 1993 – 2001 (Founder)
Luis González, Artistic Director
December 2023 – Season of Light
In dulci jubilio, BWV 729 (ca. 1730) J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Christmas Day (1910) Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
A Simple Gloria (2007) Libby Larsen (b. 1950)
Ave Maria, ICS 18 (ca. 1860) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Evergreen (1974) Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006)
Season of Light (2017) Jacob Narverud (b. 1986)
Christmas Cantata (1957) Daniel Pinkham
- Quem vidistis, pastores?
- O magnum mysterium
- Gloria in excelsis Deo
Out of the Orient Crystal Skies (1975) Richard Zgodava (1924–2011)
The Wellspring (2015) Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
Lunar Lullaby (2017) Jacob Narverud
Carols arr. Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Mid-Winter (Cranham, 1906)
What Child is This? (Greensleeves, ca. 1580) Trad. English
Deck the Halls (Nos Galan, 16th century) Trad. Welsh
Angels We Have Heard on High (ca. 1842) Trad. French
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1943) arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1953)
Mark Tuning, Music Director
April 2023 – How Can I Keep from Singing?
How Can I Keep from Singing Gwyneth Walker (1947- )
Earth Song Frank Ticheli (1958- )
Ubi caritas Ola Gjeilo (1978- )
The Peace of Wild Things Joan Szymko (1957- )
Dirait-on Morten Lauridsen (1943- )
Dos canciones from Cantos Alegres Paul Basler (1963- )
Adorable Flujo
Portones abiertos y rostros brillantes
I Dream a World Rosephanye Dunn Powell (1963- )
Sleep Eric Whitacre (1970- )
Et conversus sum ut viderem vocem (World Premiere) Brett Carson (1986- )
for choir, soprano and 2 channel electronics
My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
December 2022 – Holiday Concert
Magnificat, RV 610 (c. 1730) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Chorus: Magnificat (Adagio)
Trio & Chorus: Et exultavit (Allegro)
Chorus: Et misericordia (Andante molto)
Chorus: Fecit potentiam (Presto)
Chorus: Deposuit potentes de sede (Allegro)
Duo: Esurientes implevit bonis (Allegro)
Chorus: Suscepit Israel (Largo)
Trio: Sicut locutus est (Allegro ma poco)
Chorus: Gloria patri (Largo / Allegro)
Carol Sing-along: O Come, All Ye Faithful; The First Nowell; Joy to the World.
Messe de minuit pour Noël, H.9 (c. 1690) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Offertoire
V. Sanctus
June 2022 – We Rise Again
The Road Home Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
Requiem, Op. 48 Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
I. Introit and Kyrie Ed. John Rutter (1945- )
II. Offertory
III. Sanctus
IV. Pie Jesu
V. Agnus Dei
VI. Libera Me
VII. In Paradisum
City Called Heaven Gospel Arr. Josephine Poelinitz (1942- )
Prayer of the Children Kurt Bestor (1958- )
We Rise Again Leon Dubinsky (1941- )
Virtual Projects – 2020-2021
One Voice Ruth Moody
Sure on this Shining Night Morten Lauridsen
Alleluias Paul Halley
Y Comienzo a Bailar Elizabeth Alexander
Ubi caritas Ola Gjeilo
One Sweet Little Baby Shawn Kirchner
Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King Moses Hogan
O Magnum Mysterium Tomás Luis de Victoria
A Merry Christmas Arthur Warrell
Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
I Dream a World Rosephanye Dunn Powell
May 2020 – Good News (Cancelled)
Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker
Christus, Op. 97 Felix Mendelssohn
IV. Und der ganze Haufe stand auf
V. “Ihr Töchter Zions”
VI. “Er nimmt auf seinen Rücken”
Agnus Dei Samuel Barber
Listen to the Lambs Robert Nathaniel Dett
Ain'a that Good News William Dawson
Psalm 67 Charles Ives
When Thunder Comes Mari Esabel Valverde
Y Comienzo a Bailar Elizabeth Alexander
Light of a Clear Blue Morning Craig Hella Johnson
Keep Your Lamps André Thomas
City Called Heaven Josephine Poelinitz
Bridge Over Troubled Water Kirby Shaw
My Soul's Been Anchored Moses Hogan
December 2019 – A Christmas Festival
Masters in this Hall Parker/Shaw
My Dancing Day Alice Parker
4 Carols on Medieval and Renaissance Texts
Resonet in Laudibus Jacob Handl
Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord
There is no rose of such virtue John Joubert
Es ist ein ros entsprungen Michael Pretorius
The Lamb John Tavener
The Holly and the Ivy Stephen Paulus
Nativity portion of the unfinished oratorio “Christus” Felix Mendelssohn
I. Da Jesus Geboren Ward (Recitativ, Sopran)
II. Wo Ist Der Neugeboren Konig (terzett)
III. Es Wird Ein Stern Aus Jacob Aufgehn (chor)
Angels We Have Heard on High arr. Donald McCullough
Carol of the Bells arr. Wilhowsky
I Wonder as I Wander Niles/Pilkington
O magnum mysterium Palestrina
One sweet little baby Shawn Kirchner
Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King Moses Hogan
June 2019 - The Peace of Wild Things
The Music of Living Dan Forrest
An die Sonne, D.439 Franz Schubert
Dem dunkeln Schoss der heilgen Erde Johannes Brahms
The Blue Bird, Op. 119, No.3 Charles Villiers Stanford
All Things Bright and Beautiful John Rutter
For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter
Dos canciones from Cantos Alegres Paul Basler
Adorable Flujo
Portones abiertos y rostros brillantes
Across the Vast Eternal Sky Ola Gjielo
Choose Something Like a Star Randall Thompson
The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre
The Peace of Wild Things Gwyneth Walker
Voices of Earth David Dickau
Sure on this Shining Night Morten Lauridsen
How Can I Keep from Singing? Gwyneth Walker
March 2019 - Choral Music of the Anglican Church
Sing Joyfully William Byrd
Miserere Mei
Come Let Us Rejoice!
If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis
Christ Rising Again
Hear the Voice and Prayer
Oh, Hearken Thou Edward Elgar
Great is the Lord!
Magnificat & Nunc Dimmitus in F Charles Villiers Stanford
O Clap Your Hands! Ralph Vaughan Williams
Collegium Regale Te Deum & Jubilate (1944) Howells
23rd Psalm John Rutter (b. 1945)
O Sing Unto the Lord A New Song William Matthias
December 2018 - Stars of Gold
Gaudete! arr. Michael Englehardt
Chorale Fantasia: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Winter Sun Don MacDonald
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Nox Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Star Carol Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
Stars Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Northern Lights Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Still, Still Night Berkey
Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël Francis Poulenc (1899‑1963)
June 2018 - Variations on Love & Laughter
Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 65 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo (b.1978)
April Is in my Mistress’ Face Thomas Morley (ca. 1557-1602)
Now Is the Month of Maying Thomas Morley (ca. 1557-1602)
My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth P.D.Q. Bach (1742-1807)
aka Peter Schickele (b. 1935)
The Queen to Me a Royal Pain Doth Give P.D.Q. Bach (1742-1807)
aka Peter Schickele (b. 1935)
The Shepherd and His Love Kirke Mechem (b. 1925)
March 2018 - Bach, Brahms & Haydn
Ave verum corpus, K618 Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (1756-1791)
Zwei Motetten, Op. 74 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Two Motets for Mixed Chorus a cappella
1. Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?
2. O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf
Salve Regina Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Laudate dominum Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (1756-1791)
Cantata No. 4 - Christ lag in Todesbanden Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantata for the First Day of Easter
Sinfonia
Verse 1 - Chorale
Verse 2 – Duet - Sopranos & Altos
Verse 3 – Chorale & Tenor
Verse 4 – Chorale
Verse 5 – Aria - Bass
Verse 6 – Duet – Soprano & Tenor
Verse 7 - Chorale
December 2017 - Carols & Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Hodie Christus natus est Jan Pieterszoon Sweelink (1582-1621)
Ave Maria Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Ave Maria Franz Biebl (1906-2001)
Lute-book Lullaby William Ballet,
17th century: arr. Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943)
Spotless Rose Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Alleluia Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest adapted by Conrad Susa (1935-2013)
I. ¡Oh, mi Belén! (Biscayan)
II. El Desembre Congelat (Catalonian)
III. Alegría (Puerto Rican)
IV. A la Nanita Nana (Spanish)
V. Las Posadas (Spanish)
VI. Campana sobre Campana (Andalusian)
VII. En Belén Tocan a Fuego (Castilian)
VIII. El Noi de la Mare (Catalonian)
IX. Chiquirriquitín (Andalusian)
X. El Rorro (Mexican)
June 9 & 11, 2017 - Summer Travels
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Hill
Der Erste Frühlingstag, Op 48 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Dall’Oriente L’Astro del Giorno Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Quartetto Pastorale
Il Carnevale Di Venezia
From the Bavarian Highlands Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
- The Dance
- False Love
- Lullaby
- Aspiration
- On the Alm
- The Marksman
Old American Songs, Set 1 arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
The Boatmen's Dance (minstrel song, Dan Emmett, 1843)
The Dodger (campaign song, 19th century)
Long Time Ago (ballad)
Simple Gifts (Shaker song, Jacob Brackett, 1848)
I Bought Me a Cat (children’s song)
Ching-a-ring Chaw (minstrel song)
March 17 & 19, 2017 - Choral Music of Dvořák, Schubert & Bruckner
WC United Methodist Church, Walnut Creek
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Hill
Locus Iste Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Christus Factus Est
Os Justi
Intende voci orationis Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Mass in D Major Antonin Leopold Dvořák (1841-1904)
December 2 & 4, 2016 - Christmas Pudding
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Orinda
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Hill
What Sweeter Music John Rutter (b. 1945)
Make We Joy Now In This Fest Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983)
This Day Christ Was Born William Byrd (1543-1623)
Fantasia on Christmas Carols Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Gloria in Excelsis Thomas Weelkes (c. 1576-1623)
Ikon of the Nativity Sir John Kenneth Tavener (1944-2013)
Nativity Carol John Rutter (b. 1945)
Christmas Day Gustav Holst (1874-1974)
The Shepherd’s Carol Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
Deck the Hall John Rutter (b. 1945)
All This Time Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983)
Wexford Carol John Rutter (b. 1945)
What Cheer? Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983)
Wassail Song Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Christmas Pudding Jonathan Willcocks (b. 1953)
June 10 & 12, 2016 - Summer Nocturne
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Orinda
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orleans Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Vier Quartets, op. 92 (Four Quartets) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sestina: Lagrime d'Amante al sepolcro d'Amata Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Nocturnes Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
March 11 & 13, 2016 - Bach and His Predecessors
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, WC
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Orinda
Cantate Domino canticum novum
(Psalm 149:1-3), SWV 81 Heinrich Schütz (1685-1672)
Kantate in D-Major, TWV 7:30,
“Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied” Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), BuxWV anh. Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) (attrib.)
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Johann Sebastian Bach (1750-1685)
December 4 & 5, 2015 - Once Upon A Starry Night
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Orinda
Sir Christemas William Mathias (1934-1992)
Ave Maris Stella Trond Hans Farner Kverno (1945- )
O Magnum Mysterium Tomas Luis de Victoria (1540-1611)
O Magnum Mysterium Kevin A. Memly (1971- )
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen (1943- )
Three Lullabies (Trzy kołysanki), opus 49 Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010)
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
The Seven Joys of Christmas Kirke Mecham (1925- )
I. The Joy of Love
I. The Joy of Bells
III. The Joy of Mary
IV. The Joy of Children
V. The Joy of the New Year
VI. The Joy of the Dance
VII. The Joy of Song
little tree text: e.e. cummings (1894-1962,
music: steven heitzeg (1959- )
Carol from an Irish Cabin Dale Wood (1934-2003)
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Stephen Chatman (1950- )
The Winter's Night Nicholas Myers (1987- )
Twelve Days After Christmas Frederick Silver (1936-2009)
The Christmas Song with Silent Night Mel Torme (1925-1999),
Robert Wells (1922-1998),
arr. Gene Puerling (1929-2008);
Franz Gruber (1787-1863),
arr. Mark Tuning
June 5 & 7, 2015 - Love
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Orinda
Three Madrigals Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1929)
1 O Mistress Mine
2 Take, oh Take Those Lips Away
3 Sigh No More, Ladies
Five Canadian Folk Songs Stephen Chatman (b. 1950)
1 A la Volette
2 O Prairie Land
3 An Old Man He Courted Me
4 She's Like the Swallow
5 Lukey's Boat
The Cloths of Heaven Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953)
Winter Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953)
The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
This Marriage Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
A Boy and A Girl Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Liebeslieder Waltzer
(Lovesong Waltzes) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
March 13 & 15, 2015 - Vespers: Music for Evening Prayers
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek
St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
from the Great Evening Service William Byrd (1543-1623)
The Magnificat Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
I. Magnificat
II. Et Misericordia
III. Deposuit Potentes
IV. Suscepit Israel
V. Sicut Locutus Est
VI. Sicut Erat in Principio
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
in G Major (op. 81) Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Dixit Dominus (Ps. 110) George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
I. Dixit Dominus
II. Virgam Virtutis
III. Tecum Principium
IV. Juravit Dominus
V. Tu es Sacerdos
VI. Dominus a Dextris Tuis
VII. De Torrente in via Bibet
VIII. Gloria Patri
December 6 & 7, 2014 - A Baroque Christmas
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek
St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Messe de minuit pour Noël, H.9 (c. 1690) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Offertoire
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Gloria Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
June 6 & 8, 2014 - To Music
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Latin/German Canon Anonymous
How Can I Keep From Singing? Robert Wadsworth Lowry (1826-1899),
arr. Gwyneth Walker
If Music Be the Food of Love David C. Dickau (1953- )
Henry Heveningham (1651-1700)
Music, When Soft Voices Die Rene Clausen (1953- ),
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Sechs Quartette, op. 112 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
1. Sehnsucht (Longing) Franz Theodor Kugler (1808-1858)
2. Nächtens (At Night)
3.-6. Vier Zigeunerlieder #1-4
(Four Gypsy Songs) Hugo Conrat (1845-1906)
Madrigals:
In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis John Wilbye (1574-1638)
Sing We and Chant It Thomas Morley (1558-1603)
The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
April Is In My Mistress' Face Thomas Morley (1558-1603)
Sing We At Pleasure Thomas Weelkes (c. 1576-1623)
Serenade to Music Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
(from The Merchant of Venice Act V Scene I)
William Shakespeare (c. 1564-1616)
March 22 & 23, 2014 - Dona Nobis Pacem
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek
St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Agnus Dei (from Missa in tempore belli) Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Motet: Da Pacem, Domine Juan de Arratia (b. 1550?)
Tell the Earth to Shake Gwyneth Walker (1947- )
Prayer of the Children Kurt Bestor (1958- )
Nunc Dimittis in Bb Charles Wood (1886-1926)
Dona Nobis Pacem (from Mass in B minor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ubi Caritas Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)
Ubi Caritas Joan Szymko (1957- )
Earth Song Frank Ticheli (1958- )
The Peace of Wild Things Joan Szymko (1957- )
You Are the New Day John David (1946- ), arr. Peter Knight
A Prayer for Peace Stanley Hoffman (1959- )
Freedom Come
(from Bandari: Inside These Walls) Ben Allaway (1958- )
December 6 & 8,2013 - Christmas Favorites
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Ehre Sei Gott Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Procession
Wolcum Yole!
There is No Rose
That Yongë Child
Balulalow
As Dew in Aprille
This Little Babe
In Freezing Winter Night
Spring Carol
Deo Gracias
Recession
In the Bleak Mid-Winter Gustav Holst (1874-1974)
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
A Christmas Carol (Little Star of Bethlehem) Charles Ives (1874-1954)
A La Nanita Nana arr. Norman Luboff
little tree steve heitzeg (1952- ), words: e.e. cummings
Caroling, Caroling Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
The Star Carol Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
Come, Dear Children Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
African Noel Andre J. Thomas (1952- )
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ralph Blane (1914-1995),
Hugh Martin (1914-2011), arr. Ward Gailey
A Merry Christmas
October 2013 - Broadway Goes to the Movies (guests of California Symphony)
May 17 & 19, 2013 – Eternal Light
First Presbyterian Church, Concord
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Communio del Requiem (a 4 voces) Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
O lux beata trinitas Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Eternal Light Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)
Alleluia Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen (1943- )
I. Introitus
II. In Te, Domine, Speravi
III. O Nata Lux
IV. Veni, Sancte Spiritus
V. Agnus Dei – Lux Aeterna
The Lord Is My Shepherd John Rutter (1945- )
Requiem Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
I. Introit and Kyrie
II. Offertory
III. Sanctus
IV. Pie Jesu
V. Agnus Dei
VI. Libera Me
VII. In Paradisum
December 23, 2012 – A Taste of the Holidays (guests of California Symphony)
Lesher Theater, Walnut Creek
Still, Still, Still Mack Wilberg (1955- )
Carol of the Bells Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovich (1877-1921)
I Wonder as I Wander John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)
All Through the Night Mack Wilberg (1955- )
December 14 & 16, 2012 – Glory of Christmas
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
What Sweeter Music Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
John Rutter (1945- )
There Shall A Star from Christus, Opus 97 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Dixit Maria Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
The Lamb William Blake (1747-1827);
John Tavener (1944-2013)
O Magnum Mysterium Tomas Luis de Victoria (1540-1611)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
Lute-book Lullaby W. Ballet (17th cent.)
arr. Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943)
Carol From An Irish Cabin Dale Wood (1934-2003)
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol John Rutter (1945- )
Wassail Song arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Gloria John Rutter (1945- )
John Kendall Bailey, Music Director
May 5 & 6, 2012 – French Choral Bon Bons
Piedmont Community Church
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Trois Chansons de Charles d’Orleans Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
I. Dieu, qu’il la fait bon regarder
II. Quant j’ai oui le tabourin
III. Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain
Calme des Nuits Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Trois Chansons Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
I. Nicolette
II. Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis
III. Ronde
Three pieces for a cappella chorus Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Chanson pour bouche fermée
O Salutaris (de Dugay)
Fantaisie pour choeur à bouche fermée
Dirait-on (from Les Chansons des Roses) Morten Lauridsen (1943- )
(with College Park High School Choir)
Vêpres du Commun des Fêtes de la Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Sainte Vierge, Op. 18, Magnificat
VI: Gloria (Finale)
Méditation (organ) Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Pie Jesu Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Lux Aeterna Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Hymne à la Vierge Pierre Villette (1926-1998)
Deux Motets (world premiere) Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
I. Qui me donnera les ailes
II. Les âmes des justes sonts dans les mains de Dieu
O Salutaris Marcel Dupré
Kyrie (from Messe Solennelle, Op. 16) Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Ubi Caritas Maurice Duruflé
December 22, 2011 – Holiday Pops Spectacular (guests of California Symphony)
Lesher Theater, Walnut Creek
Nativity Carol
Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable?
O Holy Night
White Christmas
We Need a Little Christmas
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Let There Be Peace On Earth
Let It Snow
Jingle Bell Rock
The Christmas Song
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Silent Night
Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
O Come All Ye Faithful
December 3 & 4, 2011 – Carols Old and New
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Concord
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant Old French Carol, arr. S.T. Main
Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable? French traditional carol, arr. David Willcocks
Noël Nouvelet Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
A La Nanita Nana Spanish Carol, arr. Norman Luboff
Resonet in Laudibus Jacob Gallus (Handl) (1550-1591)
O Magnum Mysterium Jacob Gallus (Handl) (1550-1591)
The Boar’s Head Carol Traditional English Carol
Coventry Carol 16th cent., from The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors
The Other Night (This Enders Nyzgt) English, 15th century
Gaudete Piae Cantiones, 1582
In the Bleak Mid-winter Gustav Holst (1874-1934), words by Christina Rossetti
Angels’ Carol John Rutter (1945- )
Nativity Carol John Rutter (1945- )
Chorale Prelude on Silent Night (organ) Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Sherburne Nahum Tate, 1700; Daniel Read, 1783
A Christmas Carol Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Caroling, Caroling Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
The Star Carol Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
Thou Shalt Know Him When He Comes Hal H. Hopson (1933- )
Hodie, Christus Natus Est Healy Willan (1880-1968)
October 22 & 23, 2011 – The Music of Jehan Alain (1910-1940)
St. Mary’s College Chapel, Moraga
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Monodie pour flûte seule (1938)
Fantaisie pour chœur à bouche fermée (1935)
Adagio en Quintette pour quintette à cordes (1933)
Vocalise Dorienne (Ave Maria) pour soprano et orgue (1937)
Chanson à bouche fermée (1933)
Deuxième Fantaisie (1936)
Largo Assai pour violoncelle et piano (1935)
Sarabande pour orgue, quintette à cordes et timbales (1938)
Fantasmagorie (1935)
Aria pour flûte et orgue (1938)
Complainte de Jean Renaud (1937)
Le Jardin Suspendu (1934)
O Salutaris (de Dugay) (1938)
Messe Modale en Septuor (1938)
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Sanctus
IV. Agnus Dei
Litanies (1937)
May 14 & 15, 2011 – Peace – American Choral Music: 1864-2011
Piedmont Community Church
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Beautiful Dreamer Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
Sixty-Seventh Psalm Charles E. Ives (1874-1954)
Alleluia Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Choose Something Like A Star Robert Frost (1874-1963), Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Sing My Soul, His Wondrous Love From three hymn anthems, Ned Rorem (1923- )
This Little Light of Mine Arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Sing Me To Heaven Daniel E. Gawthrop (1949- )
Dirait-on From Les Chansons des Roses, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Morten Lauridsen (1943- )
In Pace John Sheppard (1515-1560) arr. Rene Clausen (1953- )
Sleep Charles Anthony Silvestri (1965- ) Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
There Will Be Rest Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), Frank Ticheli (1958- )
From the End of the Earth Ps. 61: 1-4, Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
November 27 & 29, 2010 - Give Thanks – American Choral Music: 1621-1863
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Concord
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Bay Book of Psalmes, Oxford Tune Thomas Ravenscroft (1590-1633)
Creation The Continental Harmony (1794), William Billings (1746-1800), Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
New Jerusalem Shape-note fuguing hymn, The Village Harmony, Jeremiah Ingalls (1764-1838), Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Deal Gently With Thy Servants, Lord The Social Harp, Georgia, 1850 arr. Stephen Main
Windham Shape-note hymn The Village Harmony, The American Singing Book, Daniel Read, 1785, Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
The Road Home Shape-note tune Prospect, Southern Harmony 1835, arr. Stephen Paulus (1949 - ), Words: Michael Dennis Browne (1940- )
Old American Songs, Set 1 arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
The Boatmen's Dance (minstrel song, Dan Emmett, 1843)
The Dodger (campaign song, 19th century)
Long Time Ago (ballad)
Simple Gifts (Shaker song, Jacob Brackett, 1848)
I Bought Me a Cat (children’s song)
Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten Shaker tune, arr. William Hawley (1851-1941)
Great Day Negro Spiritual, arr. Warren Martin
Shenandoah Folk tune, arr. James Erb
Old American Songs, Set 2 arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
The Little Horses (lullaby)
Zion's Walls (revivalist song, John G. McCurry)
The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American ballad)
At the River (hymn, Robert Lowry [1826-1899], arr. Raymond Wilding-White [1922-2001]
Ching-a-ring Chaw (minstrel song)
June 1, 4, 6 & 8 2010 - Complete Choral Works of Samuel Barber
First Unitarian Universalist Church, SF
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, Lafayette
The Virgin Martyrs (Op. 8, No. 1)
Let Down the Bars, O Death (Op. 8, No. 2)
God’s Grandeur
A Stopwatch and An Ordnance Map, (Op. 15)
Reincarnations (Op. 16)
1. Mary Hynes
2. Anthony O’Daly
3. The Coolin
Heaven-Haven (A Nun Takes the Veil), (arr. from Op. 13, No. 1)
Easter Chorale
Under the Willow Tree (from the opera “Vanessa”)
Two Choruses from “Antony and Cleopatra” (Op. 40)
1. On the Death of Antony
2. On the Death of Cleopatra
Agnus Dei (arr. from Adagio for Strings, Op. 11)
The Monk and His Cat (arr. from Hermit Songs, Op. 29)
Twelfth Night (Op. 42, No. 1)
To Be Sung on the Water (Op. 42, No. 2)
Sure On This Shining Night (arr. from Op. 13, No. 3)
December 5 & 13, 2009 - Christus, Carols and Contemplation
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Concord
St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek
Christus, Op. 97 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Fantasia on Christmas Carols Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen English traditional carol
Totus Tuus Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933- )
O Come, O Come, Immanuel Gregorian, 8th century
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
The First Nowell English traditional carol
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen (1943- )
Joy to the World Lowell Mason (1792-1872) based on Handel Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
June 6, 7, 2009 - Mostly Mendelssohn
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Walnut Creek, CA
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1101 Keaveny Ct., Walnut Creek
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Jauchzet Dem Herrn (Psalm 100) |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
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Nunc Dimittis (Three Motets, Op. 69, No. 2) |
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Lift Thine Eyes (Elijah, Op. 70, No. 28) |
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He, Watching Over Israel (Elijah, Op. 70, No. 29) |
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Richte Mich, Gott (Three Psalms, op. 78, No. 1) |
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Hear My Prayer (Psalm 43) |
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Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 (Lass Dich Nur Nichts Nicht Dauren) |
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
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How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, No. 4) |
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Os Justi |
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) |
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Locus Iste |
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Christus Factus Est |
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March 21, 22, 29, 2009 & October 25, 2009 - Classic Hymns
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Walnut Creek, CA
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1101 Keaveny Ct., Walnut Creek
Piedmont Community Church, 400 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA
St. Anne Catholic Church, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek
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Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing |
Words: Robert Robinson (1735-1790); Traditional American Melody, Adapt. by E. Margaret Clarkson (1915-2008) |
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Deal Gently With Thy Servants, Lord |
anon., The “Social Harp”, Georgia (c. 1850) |
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Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal |
arr. Alice Parker (1925-) |
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Precious Lord, Take My Hand |
Words: Joyce Merman; adapted tune: George Nelson Allen (1812-1877), arr. Roy Ringwald |
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At The River |
adapted by Aaron Copland (1900-1990); choral arr. Raymond Wilding-White (1922-2001) |
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Is There Anybody Here? |
Traditional Spiritual; arr. Alice Parker (1925-) |
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All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name |
Words: Edward Perronet (1726-1792); adapted by John Rippon (1751-1836); Music: Oliver Holden (1765-1844) |
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Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring |
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
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Fairest Lord Jesus |
Words: German composite; Music: St. Elizabeth, melody from Schlesische Volksleider, 1842; harm. Thomas Tertius Noble (1867-1953) |
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Ubi Caritas |
From “Quatre Motets”, Op. 10; Maurice Duruflé (1902-1987) |
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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence |
Liturgy of Saint James (5th cent.); Gerard Moultrie (1829-1855); Music: Picardy, French carol, 17th cent.; Arr. John Rutter (1945-) |
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Oh! For A Closer Walk With God |
Words: William Cowper (1731-1800); Music: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) |
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The Church’s One Foundation |
Words: Samuel John Stone (1839-1900); Music: Samuel S. Wesley (1810-1876) |
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Jerusalem |
From Blake’s “Prophetic Books”; Music: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) |
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Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind |
Words: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892); Music: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) |
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Father Eternal, Ruler Of Creation |
Words: Laurence Housman (1865-1959); Music: Langham, Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879-1943) |
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Come, Labor On |
Words: Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813-1897); Music: Thomas Tertius Noble (1867-1953) |
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Eternal Father, Strong To Save |
Words: William Whiting (1825-1878); Music: Melita, John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876) |
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Abide With Me |
Words: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847); Music: Eventide, William Henry Monk (1823-1889) |
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The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended |
Words: John Ellerton (1826-1893); Music: St. Clement, Clement Cotteville Scholefield (1839-1904) |
May 17 & 18, 2008 - French composers
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette, CA
Piedmont Community Church, 400 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA
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Requiem, Op. 48 |
Gabriel Fauré (1845‑1924) |
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Calme Des Nuits |
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) |
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Quatre Motets |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
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Ubi Caritas |
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Tota Pulchra Es |
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Tu Es Petrus |
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Tantum Ergo |
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Bailero (from Songs of the Auvergne) |
Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) |
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Cantique De Jean Racine |
Gabriel Fauré |
December 8 & 9, 2007 - Caroling, Caroling
Santa Maria Church, 40 Santa Maria Way, Orinda, CA
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
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The Alfred Burt Carols |
Alfred Burt (1920-1954) |
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Caroling, Caroling (1954) |
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All on A Christmas Morning (1946) |
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We’ll Dress the House (1954) |
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Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintry Wind (1945) |
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Christmas Cometh Caroling (1942) |
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O, Hearken Ye (1953) |
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Some Children See Him (1951) |
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Jesu Parvule (Poor Little Jesus) (1943) |
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Bright, Bright, The Holly Berry (This Is Christmas) (1950) |
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The Star Carol (1954) |
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Nigh Bethlehem (1947) |
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Carol of the Mother (Sleep, Baby Mine) (1949) |
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What Are the Signs (1944) |
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Christ in the Stranger’s Guise (1948) |
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Come, Dear Children (1952) |
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Angels’ Carol |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Nativity Carol |
John Rutter |
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Shepherd's Pipe Carol |
John Rutter |
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Jesus Christ the Apple Tree |
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) |
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In the Bleak Mid-Winter |
Gustav Holst (1874‑1934) |
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Lullay My Liking |
Gustav Holst |
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Es Ist Ein Ros Ent'sprungen |
Michael Praetorius (1571‑1621) |
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Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming |
Hugo Distler (1908‑1942) |
October 19 & 21, 2007 - O, Be Joyful! Gems of English sacred choral music
April 21 & 22, 2007
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette, CA
Piedmont Community Church, 400 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1101 Keaveny Court, Walnut Creek, CA (October)
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley (to benefit Hospice of Contra Costa) (October)
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God Is Gone Up |
Gerald Finzi (1901‑1956) |
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I Sat Down Under His Shadow |
Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874‑1946) |
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Jubilate Deo |
Benjamin Britten (1913‑1976) |
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Benedictus (from A Morning Service in D) |
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872‑1958) |
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Festival Te Deum |
Benjamin Britten |
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Behold, O God Our Defender |
Herbert Howells (1892‑1983) |
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Jerusalem |
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848‑1918) |
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Magnificat (for St. Paul’s Cathedral) |
Herbert Howells |
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Benedicite, Omnia Opera |
Herbert Whitton Sumsion (1899‑1995) |
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Two Hymns to the Mother of God |
John Tavener (1944‑2013) |
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Nunc Dimittis (for St. Paul’s Cathedral) |
Herbert Howells |
December 8 & 10, 2006 - A Ceremony of Carols and Lullabies
Santa Maria Church, 40 Santa Maria Way, Orinda, CA
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Benjamin Britten’s beloved “Ceremony of Carols” with harp accompaniment is a staple of the holiday repertoire. Conrad Susa wrote his “Carols and Lullabies” with harp, guitar and marimba accompaniment as a companion piece to Britten’s work, and features Spanish carols set in their original Spanish and Catalan languages.
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A Stable‑Lamp Is Lighted |
David Conte (1955‑) |
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Silent Night |
Franz Gruber (1787‑1863), arr. David Conte |
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Carols And Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest) |
Conrad Susa (1935‑ ) |
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A Ceremony Of Carols |
Benjamin Britten (1913‑1976) |
Simon Berry, Music Director
June 17, 2006 - 20th Century Choral Classics from America and Beyond
San Carolos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission
preceded by VMS singing at the Saturday Vigil Mass
(a benefit for the Carmel Mission Restoration Fund)
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Cantate Domino |
Giovanni Croce (1557-1609) |
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Adoramus te Christe |
Quirino Gasparini (1721‑1778) |
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O Quam Gloriosum |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
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Panis Angelicus |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) |
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My Soul, There Is a Country |
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848‑1918) |
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All in the April Evening |
Sir Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1874‑1952) |
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God Be in My Head |
John Rutter (1945- ) |
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Antiphon |
Randall Thompson (1899-1984) |
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The Eyes of All |
Jean Berger (1909-2002) |
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O Nata Lux |
Morten Lauridsen (1943- ) |
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Alleluia |
Randall Thompson |
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Steal Away |
traditional spiritual, arr. Simon Berry (1959- ) |
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All My Trials |
arr. Norman Luboff (1917-1987) |
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Hear My Prayer |
Moses Hogan (1957‑2003) |
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Ubi Caritas |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
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Notre Pére |
Maurice Duruflé |
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Kyrie (from Messe Solenelle) |
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
March 24 & 26, 2006 - Viennese Choral Classics
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Santa Maria Church, 40 Santa Maria Way, Orinda, CA
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Mass No. 2 in G |
Franz Schubert (1797‑1828) |
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Alleluia (from Exsultate Jubilate) |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791) |
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Toy Symphony |
Leopold Mozart |
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Psalm 23 |
Franz Schubert |
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Ave Maria |
Franz Schubert |
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Ave Verum Corpus |
Franz Schubert |
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Laudate Dominum |
Franz Schubert |
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Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo |
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732‑1809) |
December 13, 2005
Guest performance of Christmas carols for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society.
Mt. Diablo Unitarian-Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA
December 9 & 11, 2005 - A Festival of Carols
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
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The Holly and the Ivy |
Henry Walford Davies (1869‑1941) |
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks |
English carol, arr. David Willcocks (1919‑2015), Nahum Tate (1652‑1715) |
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Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day |
arr. David Willcocks |
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O Magnum Mysterium |
Morten Lauridsen (1943‑ ) |
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Hodie Christus Natus Est |
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562‑1621) |
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A La Nanita Nana |
Spanish carol, arr. Norman Luboff (1917‑1987) |
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Sir Christemas |
William Mathias (1934‑1992) |
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Lirum Lirum |
Thomas Morley (1558‑1602) |
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Infant Holy, Infant Lowly |
Polish carol, arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
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Sans Day Carol |
Cornish carol, arr. John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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O Little One Sweet |
German melody, arr. Johann Sebastian Bach(1685‑1750) |
December 10 & November 20, 2005
Short programs of Christmas carols performed as fundraising events to benefit Voices of Musica Sacra.
June 3 & 5, 2005 - A Sprig of Thyme ‑ A cycle of folksong settings, spirituals and motets
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1100 Estudillo Street, Martinez, CA
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At The River |
Robert Lowry (1826‑1899), adapted by Aaron Copland(1900‑1990) |
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Steal Away |
traditional spiritual, arr. Simon Berry (1959‑) |
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Let Us Break Bread Together |
traditional spiritual, arr. William D. Hall |
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Cantique De Jean Racine |
Gabriel Fauré (1845‑1924) |
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My Soul, There Is A Country |
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848‑1918) |
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All In The April Evening |
Sir Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1874‑1952) |
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The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee |
Jean Berger (1909‑2002) |
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Shenendoah |
traditional, arr. James Erb |
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The Sprig of Thyme |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
April 8 & 10, 2005 - God Is Gone Up!
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
Santa Maria Church, 40 Santa Maria Way, Orinda, CA
A concert of hymns, anthems and motets for the seasons of Easter, Ascension and Pentecost
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God |
Martin Luther (1483‑1546), arr. John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Praise Ye The Lord |
Hugo Distler (1908‑1942) |
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Let the People Praise Thee, O God |
William Mathias (1934‑1992) |
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Be Thou My Vision |
Irish folk melody, arr. John Rutter |
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Praise Ye The Lord |
John Rutter |
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The King of Love My Shepherd Is |
Irish traditional, arr. John Rutter |
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O God, Our Help In Ages Past |
William Croft (1678‑1727) |
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Morning Has Broken |
Gaelic folk tune, arr. John Rutter |
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O Clap Your Hands |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
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Alleluia |
Randall Thompson (1899‑1984) |
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Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation |
Henry Purcell (1659‑1695) |
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I Will Not Leave You Comfortless |
Everett Titcomb (1884‑1968) |
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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence |
French carol, arr. John Rutter |
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The Spirit Of The Lord |
Edward Elgar (1857‑1934) |
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God Is Gone Up |
Gerald Finzi (1901‑1956) |
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Amazing Grace |
Early American hymn, John Newton (1725‑1807), arr. John Rutter, |
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Christ The Lord Is Risen Today |
Charles Wesley (1707‑1788), arr. John Rutter |
December 10 & 12, 2004 - Magnificat
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Santa Maria Church, 40 Santa Maria Way, Orinda, CA
- The advent season in song.
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Magnificat |
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710‑1736) |
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Magnificat |
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852‑1924) |
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Magnificat |
Bernadette Farrell (1957‑ ) |
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Ave Maria |
Franz Biebl (1906‑2001) |
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Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming |
Michael Praetorius (1571‑1621), arr. Hugo Distler(1908‑1942) |
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There Is No Rose |
anonymous, c. 1420 |
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There Is A Flower |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Angelus Ad Virginem |
14th cent. Irish carol, arr. David Willcocks |
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Gloria |
Antonio Vivaldi (1678‑1742) |
November 1, 2004
Liturgical Mass for the Feast of All Saints
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
March 9, 2004
Guest performance for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
Selections from: Stainer’s Crucifixion and Vierne’s Kyrie (see March 5 & 7, 2004 concert)
March 5 & 7, 2004 - A Lenten Concert
First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
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Kyrie (from Messe Solennelle) |
Louis Vierne (1870‑1937) |
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The Crucifixion (a meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer) |
Sir John Stainer (1840‑1901) |
February 28, 2004
Guest performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms as part of From Rossi to Bernstein: Four Centuries of Music Inspired by the Psalms
Congregation B’nai Shalom, 74 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, 94596
December 6 & 7, 2003 - A Festival of Carols
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
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Ding Dong! Merrily On High |
16th cent. French, arr. Charles Wood (1866‑1926) |
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Nativity Carol |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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A Maiden Most Gentle |
French traditional, arr. Andrew Carter (1939‑ ) |
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Resonet In Laudibus |
Jacob Handl (1550‑1591) |
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O Magnum Mysterium |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
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Hodie Christus Natus Est |
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562‑1621) |
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O Magnum Mysterium |
Morten Lauridsen (1943‑ ) |
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Adam Lay Ybounden |
Peter Warlock (1894‑1930) |
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Myn Lyking |
Sir Richard Runciman Terry (1865‑1938) |
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A New Year Carol |
Benjamin Britten (1913‑1976) |
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Fantasia on Christmas Carols |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
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I Wonder As I Wander |
Appalachian carol, arr. John Rutter |
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The Holly And The Ivy |
John Gardner (1917‑ ) |
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Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day |
John Gardner |
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Sir Christèmas |
William Mathias (1934‑1992) |
June 22, 2003
Liturgical Mass, Corpus Christi Eucharistic Conference
St. Isidore Church, 440 La Gonda Way, Danville, CA
May 30 & June 1, 2003
Rossmoor Del Valle Clubhouse and Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Guests of Diablo Symphony Orchestra in celebration of their 40th anniversary
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Carmina Burana |
Carl Orff (1895‑1982) |
May 6, 2003
Guest performance at Tenth Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1101 Keaveny Court, Walnut Creek, CA
March 28 & 30, 2003 - PsalmFest
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
- A concert of Psalms from many cultures
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O Praise God In His Holiness (Psalm 150) |
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852‑1924) |
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The King Of Love My Shepherd Is (Psalm 23) |
Irish carol (Henry Williams Baker, 1821‑1877, arr. John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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In Exitu Israel (Psalm 114) |
Gregorian Psalm tone Tonus Peregrinus |
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Laudate Dominum (Psalm 117) |
Music from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore K. 339, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791) |
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Psalm Prelude For Organ, Set I, No.2 (Psalm 37:11) |
Herbert Howells (1892‑1983) |
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How Lovely Is They Dwelling Place (Psalm 84) |
Music from Ein deutsches Requiem opus45, Johannes Brahms (1833‑1897) |
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O Lord, Let My Prayer Rise As Incense (Psalm 141) |
Simon C. Berry (1959‑) and L. Flintoft |
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I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me (Psalm 122) |
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848‑1918) |
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Gott Is Mein Hirt, Mir Wird Nichts Mangeln (Psalm 23) (God Tends Me Well; I Shall Lack Nothing) |
Franz Schubert, opus 132 (1797‑1828) |
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Psalm 46) |
Music Ein’feste Burg by Martin Luther (1483‑1546), harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. John Rutter |
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Chichester Psalms |
Leonard Bernstein (1918‑1990) |
December 10, 2003
Guest performance for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
Selections from Handel’s Messiah
November 30 & December 1, 2002
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
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Messiah |
George Frideric Handel (1685‑1759) |
November 1 & 3, 2002 - Music For Remembrance
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
St. David of Wales Catholic Church, 5641 Esmond Avenue, Richmond, CA (liturgy with Requiem)
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Steal Away |
arr. Simon C. Berry (1959‑) |
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All My Trials |
arr. Norman Luboff (1917‑1987) |
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Hear My Prayer |
Moses Hogan (1957‑2003) |
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Give Me Jesus |
arr. L.L. Fleming (1936‑ ) |
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At The River |
adapted by Aaron Copland (1900‑1990) |
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Requiem |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
September 11, 2002 - Rolling Requiem
St. David of Wales Catholic Church, 5641 Esmond Avenue, Richmond, CA
Participation in the Rolling Requiem in honor of those who perished on 9/11/2001, with the choir of St. David of Wales and other community volunteer singers and instrumentalists, Richmond, CA
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Requiem |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791) |
June 1, 2002
Liturgical Mass, Corpus Christi Eucharistic Conference
St. Isidore Church, 440 La Gonda Way, Danville, CA
May 17 & 19, 2002 - Heritage in Song
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
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The Cherubic Hymn |
Orthodox, arr. Simon C. Berry (1959‑) |
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Gloria (First movement) |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Missa Secunda |
Hans Leo Hassler (1564‑1612) |
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Christus Factus Est |
Anton Bruckner (1824‑1896) |
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Locus Iste |
Anton Bruckner |
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Requiem |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
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Ubi Caritas |
Maurice Duruflé |
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Tota Pulcra Es |
Maurice Duruflé |
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Notre Père (The Lord’s Prayer) |
Maurice Duruflé |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
John Tavener (1944‑2013) |
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Antiphon |
Randall Thompson (1899‑1984) |
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Alleluia |
Randall Thompson |
May 6, 2002
Guest performance at Ninth Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1101 Keaveny Court, Walnut Creek, CA
April 18–29, 2002 - Singing Tour of Ireland and England
Concert repertoire of March 2002, plus the Requiem
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Requiem |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
Performance schedule:
4/20/02 Lunchtime recital at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
4/20/02 Evening concert at St. Stephen’s Church, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin, Ireland
4/22/02 Morning recital at York Minster, York, England
4/23/02 Evening concert at St. Michael’s Church, Haworth, England
4/25/02 Morning recital at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford Upon Avon, England
4/26/02 Lunchtime recital at Bath Abbey, Bath, England
4/26/02 Evening concert at St. Stephen’s Church, Bristol, England
4/28/02 Solemn Mass at St. Mary’s of Angels, Notting Hill, London, England
April 9, 2002
Guest performance for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
March 3, 2002 - Heritage in Song
Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church, 1578 Kirker Pass Road, Clayton, CA
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The Cherubic Hymn |
Orthodox, arr. Simon C. Berry (1959‑ ) |
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Gloria (First movement) |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Missa Secunda |
Hans Leo Hassler (1564‑1612) |
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Ubi Caritas |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
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Notre Père (The Lord’s Prayer) |
Maurice Duruflé |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
John Tavener (1944‑2013) |
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Magnificat |
Bernadette Farrell (1957‑) |
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I Was Glad |
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848‑1918) |
December 7 & 9, 2001 - Gloria
Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 1543 Sunnyvale Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Joined by The Sanctuary Choir of Walnut Creek United Methodist Church
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I Was Glad |
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848‑1918) |
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Brother Heinrich’s Christmas (based on Praetorius’ In Dulci Jubilo) The story is built around the legend that the lovely carol In Dulci Jubilo was first sung by angels, who miraculously appeared to medieval monk Heinrich Suso one Christmas Eve. |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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There Shall A Star Come Out of Jacob |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809‑1847) |
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Glory To God In The Highest |
Randall Thompson (1899‑1984) |
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Gloria |
John Rutter |
December 1, 2001 - In Dulci Jubilo
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Guests of Diablo Symphony Chorus
|
Brother Heinrich’s Christmas |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day |
John Gardner (1917‑ ) |
October 27, 2001
Liturgical Mass
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
October 14, 2001 - Images of Christ
Guest participation in Festival Concert
St. David of Wales Catholic Church, 5641 Esmond Avenue, Richmond, CA
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O God Our Help In Ages Past |
William Croft (1678‑1727), arr. Simon Berry (1959‑ ) |
|
Morning Has Broken |
Gaelic traditional, arr. John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence |
French carol, arr. John Rutter |
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God |
Martin Luther (1483‑1546), arr. John Rutter |
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The King of Love My Shepherd Is |
Irish traditional, arr. John Rutter |
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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling |
Rowland Huw Prichard (1811‑1887), arr. John Rutter |
|
Ubi Caritas |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
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Amazing Grace |
American traditional, arr. John Rutter |
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Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation |
Henry Purcell (1659‑1695), arr. John Rutter |
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Locus Iste |
Anton Bruckner (1824‑1896) |
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Glory To God |
Peter Jones (1802‑1856) |
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Veni Sancte Spiritus |
Christopher Walker (1947‑ ) |
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Jesus Christ Is Risen Today |
Charles Wesley (1707‑1788), arr. John Rutter |
Victoria Englund, Interim Music Director
June 2 & 3, 2001 - We Lift Our Voices!
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA
Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church, 1578 Kirker Pass Road, Clayton, CA
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Let the People Sing Praise Unto the Lord |
Lena J. McLin (1928‑ ) |
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The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee |
Jean Berger (1909‑2002) |
|
Adoramus te Christe |
Quirino Gasparini (1721‑1778) |
|
Suscepit Israel (from Magnificat) |
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710‑1736) |
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Cantate Domino |
Heinrich Schütz (1585‑1672) |
|
Blessed Are the Pure of Heart |
Woldemar Voullaire (1825‑1902) |
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Notre Père (The Lord’s Prayer) |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
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Notre Père (from Oratorio In Terra Pax) |
Frank Martin (1890‑1974) |
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Serenity |
Charles Ives (1874‑1954) |
|
Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
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Hear My Prayer |
Moses Hogan (1957‑2003) |
|
Lift Thine Eyes (from Elijah) |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809‑1847) |
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Be Not Afraid (Is. 41:10;43:1) |
Knut Nystedt (1915‑ ) |
|
I Hear A Voice A‑Prayin’ |
Houston Bright (1916‑ ) |
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Keep Your Lamps! |
Spiritual, arr. Andre J. Thomas (1952‑) |
Kathleen Flemming, Founder & Music Director
May 6, 2001
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
Guest performance at Eighth Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
March 3, 2001
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
Liturgical Mass
April 2001
|
Adoramus te Christe |
Quirino Gasparini (1721‑1778) |
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All That Hath Life & Breath Praise Ye the Lord! |
René Clausen (1953‑ ) |
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Antiphon |
Randall Thompson (1899‑1984) |
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Be Not Afraid |
Knut Nystedt (1915‑ ) |
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Blessed Are the Pure of Heart |
Woldemar Voullaire (1825‑1902) |
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Cantate Domino |
Heinrich Schütz (1585‑1672) |
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The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee |
Jean Berger (1909‑2002) |
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Hear My Prayer |
Moses Hogan (1957‑2003) |
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I Hear a Voice A‑Prayin’ |
Houston Bright (1955‑ ) |
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Keep Your Lamps! |
Spiritual, arr. Andre J. Thomas (1952‑) |
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Let the People Sing Praise Unto the Lord |
Lena J. McLin (1928‑ ) |
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Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep |
John Rutter (1945‑) |
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Notre Père (The Lord’s Prayer) |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
|
Notre Père |
Frank Martin (1890‑1974) |
|
O Lord, We Believe |
Robert E. Kreutz (1922‑1996) |
December 12, 2000
Guest performance for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
|
Gloria in D Major |
Antonio Vivaldi (1678‑1742) |
December 9 & 10, 2000 - Gloria
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
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Ave Maria |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
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Hodie, Christus Natus Est |
Healey Willan (1880‑1968) |
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O Magnum Mysterium |
Tomás Luis de Victoria |
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O Magnum Mysterium |
Francis Poulenc (1899‑1963) |
|
Gloria in D Major |
Antonio Vivaldi (1678‑1742) |
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Ya Ba Bom |
Jewish folk tune, arr. Maurice Goldman (1910‑1984) |
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Allon, Gay Bergeres |
Guillaume Costeley (1531‑1606) |
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Deck the Hall |
Welsh traditional carol, arr. John Rutter |
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A La Nanita Nana |
Spanish carol, arr. Norman Luboff (1917‑1987) |
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Sleigh Ride |
Leroy Anderson (1908‑1975), arr. Hawley Ades |
|
Mary Had A Baby |
William L. Dawson (1899‑1990) |
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Angels’ Carol |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
|
Joy to the World |
George Frideric Handel (1685‑1759) |
October 8, 2000
Benefit for Habitat for Humanity with other performers
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
|
Ave Maria |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
|
Locus Iste |
Anton Bruckner (1824‑1896) |
Of The Father’s Love Begotten |
Wilbur Chenoweth (1961‑ ) |
|
I’m Gonna Sing |
Robert Hunter (1941‑ ) |
The Blessing Of Aaron |
Norman Ramsey (1931‑ ) |
July 4, 2000
Participated in performance composed for and performed by the California Symphony
Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
|
The Golden Land: A California Cantata |
Lee Holdridge, text by Richard Sparks |
June 17, 2000
Liturgical Mass
St. Ignatius Church, Contra Loma Boulevard, Antioch, CA
Cancelled
May 20 & 21, 2000
Guest performance of the Final Chorale of Beethoven’s Symphony in D Minor, No. 9 in conjunction with Napa Valley Community College Orchestra and Chorus, Napa, CA
May 7, 2000
Guest performance at Seventh Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
April 9, 2000
Concert with Walnut Creek United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 1543 Sunnyvale Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
|
Requiem, Op. 48 |
Gabriel Fauré (1845‑1924) |
|
Let Thy Holy Spirit |
Paul Grigorievich Tschesnokoff (1877‑1944) |
|
Give Me Jesus |
L.L. Fleming (1936‑ ) |
Of The Father’s Love Begotten |
Wilbur Chenoweth (1961‑ ) |
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The Lord Bless and Keep You |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
March 18, 2000
Liturgy of Thanksgiving
St. Stephen’s Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
January 23, 2000
Latin High Mass for the Jubilee Year
St. Agnes Church, 3966 Chestnut Avenue, Concord, CA
December 14, 1999
Guest performance for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
December 10, 11 & 12, 1999 - The Rose of Christmas
St. Agnes Church, 3966 Chestnut Ave., Concord, CA
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 2802 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA
|
A Modern Medieval Carol |
Colin Mawby (1936‑) |
|
Hodie Christus Natus Est |
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562‑1621) |
|
O Magnum Mysterium |
Francis Poulenc (1899‑1963) |
|
There Is No Rose |
Gary Garcia |
|
Magnificat |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
|
Gesu Bambino |
Pietro Yon (1886‑1943) |
|
Quem Vidistis Pastores |
Orlando di Lasso (1532‑1594) |
|
Lirum Lirum |
Thomas Morley (1558‑1602) |
|
Blessed Be That Maid, Marie |
English carol, arr. Joy Sherman |
|
Mary’s Little Boy Chile (Calypso Christmas) |
Jester Hairston (1901‑2000) |
|
A Song of Hanukkah |
Samuel Adler (1928‑) |
|
Holly and the Ivy |
John Rutter |
|
Go Tell It on the Mountain |
Paul Sjolund |
December 4, 1999 - Season’s Greetings
Guests of Diablo Symphony Orchestra
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
|
The Many Moods of Christmas |
arr. Robert Shaw (1916‑1999) |
|
Very Best Time Of The Year |
John Rutter (1945‑) |
|
Shepherds’ Chorus from Amahl and the Night Visitors |
Gian Carlo Menotti (1911‑2007) |
|
Shepherds’ Farewell from L’Enfance du Christ |
Hector Berlioz (1803‑1869) |
|
Go Tell It on the Mountain |
Paul Sjolund |
December 1, 1999
Guest performance for Walnut Creeks Arts Commission annual dinner
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
June 4 & 6, 1999
Guest performance with the Diablo Symphony Orchestra and Walnut Creek Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Rossmoor Del Valle Clubhouse and Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
|
Symphony in D Minor, No. 9 (Finale Chorale) |
Ludwig von Beethoven (1770‑1824) |
May 22, 1999 - Praise Ye The Lord
Holy Rosary Church, 1313 “A” Street, Antioch, CA
(see April 10, 1999)
May 2, 1999
Guest performance at Sixth Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
April 15-26, 1999 - Singing Tour of Italy
Concert repertoire of April 10, 1999
Performance schedule:
4/18/99 Liturgical Mass at Basilica San Marco, Venice
4/20/99 Concert at Senior Citizen Home Bobolino, Florence
4/21/99 Liturgical Mass at the Duomo, Florence
4/23/99 Concert at Santo Spirito in Sassia Church, Rome
4/25/99 Liturgical Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral, the Vatican
April 10, 1999 - Praise Ye The Lord
Concert at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
Kyrie (from Missa Secunda) |
Hans Leo Hassler (1564‑1612) |
O Domine Jesu Christe |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525‑1594) |
Ave Maria |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
Ave Maria |
Sergei Rachmaninov (1874‑1943) |
E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come |
Paul Manz (1919‑) |
O Nata Lux (From Lux Aeterna, 1997) |
Morten Lauridsen (1943‑ ) |
Vere Languores Nostros |
Tomás Luis De Victoria |
Nobis Datus |
Tomás Luis De Victoria |
Cançó A La Verge (Hymn To The Virgin) |
Pablo Casals (1876‑1973) |
Tota Pulchra Es |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
Alleluia |
Randall Thompson (1899‑1984) |
Let All The World In Every Corner Sing |
Sven Lekberg (1899‑1984) |
Praise Ye The Lord (Lobe Den Herren) |
Hugo Distler (1908‑1942) |
Ubi Caritas |
Maurice Duruflé |
Locus Iste |
Anton Bruckner (1824‑1896) |
Love To The Lord |
Gilbert M. Martin (1941‑) |
All My Trials |
Bahamian spiritual, arr. Norman Luboff (1917‑1987) |
Ain’t Got Time To Die |
spiritual, Hall Johnson (1887‑1970) |
Of The Father’s Love Begotten |
Wilbur Chenoweth (1961‑ ) |
The Blessing Of Aaron |
Norman Ramsey (1931‑ ) |
February 9, 1999
Guest performance for the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
December 12 & 13, 1998 - Christmas Concert of Sacred Choral Music
St. John Vianney Church, 1650 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA
Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church, 1578 Kirker Pass Road, Concord, CA
(missing repertoire)
December 5, 1998
Guest performance at Fall Gospel Concert
Los Medanos College Recital Hall, Antioch, CA
December 4, 1998
Guest performance at Holiday Lightfest
Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
June 20, 1998
Liturgical Mass
St. Bonaventure Church, 5562 Clayton Road, Clayton, CA
May 30, 1998
Liturgical Mass
St. Agnes Church, 3966 Chestnut Avenue, Concord, CA
May 26, 1998
Guest performance at Clayton Valley High School Gala Spring Concert
First Baptist Church of Clayton Valley, 5430 Michigan Boulevard, Concord, CA
May 3, 1998 - A Choral Christmas
Guest performance at Fifth Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
December 13 & 14, 1997
St. Agnes Catholic Church, 3966 Chestnut Avenue, Concord, CA
|
Dies Est Laetitiae |
Creche carol, melody from Piae Cantiones, 1582 setting by Venceslaus Samotulinus (ca.1524‑1572) |
|
Nova, Nova, Ave Fit Ex Eva |
Williametta Spencer (1932‑ ) |
|
E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come |
Paul Manz (1919‑) |
|
Magnificat |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
|
Deck the Hall |
David Willcocks (1919‑2015) |
|
Lullay My Liking |
Gustav Holst (1874‑1934) |
|
Riu, Riu Chiu |
anon., 16th century Spanish Carol |
|
Jesus Child |
John Rutter |
|
Oh, Little Child |
Mary Lynn Lightfoot |
|
Child of God |
spiritual, arr. Emily Crocker |
|
Silent Night |
Franz Gruber (1787‑1863), arr. Paul Sjolund |
December 6, 1997
Performance at Christmas Choral Fest, Denkinger Chapel, 1590 Denkinger Road, Concord, CA
December, 1997
Liturgical Mass, St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek, CA
December, 1997
Performance at Nordstrom, 1200 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek, CA
June 28, 1997
Friday Liturgy for 5th International Marian Conference
So. San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Blvd. South San Francisco, CA
May 17 & 18, 1997 - A Concert of Sacred Music
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord, CA
St. Agnes Catholic Church, 3966 Chestnut Avenue, Concord, CA
|
Alma Redemptoris Mater |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525‑1594) |
|
Ave Maria |
James McCray |
|
Stella Fulgens |
Richard Keys Biggs (1886‑1962) |
|
Tota Pulchra Es |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
|
Missa Brevis in B flat, K. 275 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791) |
|
Laudate Dominum |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|
Alleluia |
Randall Thompson (1899‑1984) |
|
Praise Ye The Lord |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
|
Let All the World |
Sven Lekberg |
|
At The River |
Aaron Copland (1900‑1990) |
|
Ching‑A‑Ring Chaw |
Aaron Copland |
|
Shenandoah |
American folk song, arr. James Erb |
|
Love to the Lord |
Gilbert M. Martin (1941‑) |
|
The Blessing of Aaron |
Norman Ramsey (1931‑ ) |
May 4, 1997
Guest performance at Fourth Annual Interfaith Choral Fest
Denkinger Chapel, 1590 Denkinger Road, Concord, CA
March 15, 1997
Liturgical Mass
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1100 Estudillo, Martinez, CA
December 16 & 17, 1996 - Choral Christmas
St. Stephen Catholic Church, 2145 San Luis Road, Walnut Creek
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1100 Estudillo Street, Martinez
(missing repertoire)
December 7, 1996
Diablo Country Holiday Concert Guest performance with the Diablo Symphony
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
October 1996 - Singing Tour of Austria & Germany
Sacred Choral Music Through The Centuries
Concert repertoire from May/June & September 1996 plus the following:
|
Cantate Domino |
René Quignard |
|
The Blessing of Aaron |
Norman Ramsey (1931‑ ) |
September 28 & 29, 1996 - Sacred Choral Music Through The Centuries
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2808 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord
|
O Magnum Mysterium |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
|
Jubilate Deo |
László Halmos (1909‑1997) |
|
Gloria Patri |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525‑1594) |
|
Cantate Domino |
Giovanni Croce (1557‑1609) |
|
Cantate Domino |
Heinrich Schütz (1585‑1672) |
|
Vere Languores Nostros |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
|
Missa Secunda |
Hans Leo Hassler (1564‑1612) |
|
Regina Coeli |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791) |
|
Ave Maria |
James McCray |
|
Ave Maria |
Sergei Rachmaninov (1874‑1943) |
|
Ave Maria |
Franz Biebl (1906‑2001) |
|
Locus Iste |
Anton Bruckner (1824‑1896) |
|
Ubi Caritas |
Maurice Duruflé (1902‑1986) |
|
Praise Ye the Lord (Lobe den Herren) |
Hugo Distler (1908‑1942) |
|
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs |
Evan Copley |
|
Rise Up, My Love |
James McCray |
|
For the Beauty of the Earth |
John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
|
God Be In My Head |
John Rutter |
|
Witness |
spiritual, arr. Jack Halloran (1916‑1997) |
|
Let Us Break Bread Together |
spiritual, arr. William D. Hall |
|
Ain’t Got Time To Die |
spiritual, Hall Johnson (1887‑1970) |
|
In This Very Room |
Ron and Carol Harris |
May/June 1996 - God Be In Mine Heart
(same repertoire as Sept. 1996)
December 1995 - Choral Christmas
|
Resonet In Laudibus |
Jacob Handl (1550‑1591) |
|
O Magnum Mysterium |
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1540‑1611) |
|
Cantate Domino |
Heinrich Schütz (1585‑1672) |
|
Currite Pastores |
Michaelangelo Grancini (1605‑1669) |
|
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day |
Folk song, arr. John Rutter (1945‑ ) |
|
Hodie, Christus Natus Est |
William Mathias (1934‑1992) |
|
Ave Maria |
Franz Biebl (1906‑2001) |
|
Regina Coeli |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791) |
|
Torches |
John Joubert (1927‑ ) |
|
A Babe Was Born on Winter’s Night |
Almon C. Bock II |
|
A Christmas Carol |
Norman Dello Joio (1913‑ ) |
|
Hanerot Halalu |
Baruch Cohon |
|
Very Best Time of Year |
John Rutter |
|
Go Tell It On The Mountain |
arr. Paul Sjolund |
|
Let The Christ Child In |
Jay Althouse (1951‑ ) and Sally K. Albrecht (1954‑ ) |
(Performance information prior to December 1995 unavailable)
