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ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK Music Director ChristmasWITH CHORAL ARTS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019 AT 7:30 PM THE BALTIMORE BASILICA, 409 CATHEDRAL STREET Saturday, March 11, 2017 Baltimore Choral Arts Society Anthony Blake Clark 54th Season: 2019-20 Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm The Baltimore Basilica The 36th Annual Christmas with Choral Arts Anthony Blake Clark, conductor Leo Wanenchak, associate conductor & organist The Baltimore Choral Arts Chorus Baltimore Choral Arts Orchestra Judith Krummeck, narrator Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, narrator Movement IV from A Carol Symphony Victor Hely-Hutchinson O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Traditional, arr. Anthony Blake Clark Once in Royal David’s City Traditional, arr. Stephen Cleobury This Little Babe Benjamin Britten The First Nowell Traditional, arr. David Willcocks Joy to the World Traditional, arr. John Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol Rutter Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas arr. Rutter **Have You Seen the Baby Jesus? Rosephayne Powell God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Traditional, arr. Willcocks Deck the Halls Traditional arr. Mack Wilberg Christmas Give: Holy Night Powell Silent Night Traditional, arr. Derric Johnson Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Traditional, arr. Willcocks Candlelight Carol Traditional, arr. Rutter “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker Pyotr Tchaikovsky O Come All Ye Faithful Traditional, arr. Willcocks Pifa, Recitativo, and Chorus from Messiah George Frideric Handel Anitra McKinney, soprano O Holy Night Traditional, arr. David T. Clydesdale ** “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah Handel Please hold applause until the end of each section. 2 ** Included on Choral Arts’ CD/DVD, Christmas at America’s First Cathedral, available for sale following the concert. Lighting by Blair VanOot and John Schertler Audio by Max Kuzmyak Keith Nelson, Television Director David Laishley, Television Editor Robert Brockmeyer, Television Producer Adam O'Dell, Television Score Reader Andy Bienstock, Radio Host, WYPR Radio Jonathan Palevsky, Radio Host and Producer, WBJC Radio Lisa Mion, Stage Manager This concert has been made possible by a generous contribution from This performance is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org). Our concerts are also made possible in part by the Citizens of Baltimore County and Mayor Jack Young and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts. Our media sponsor for this performance is This performance is being taped for television on WMAR-TV, and radio broadcast on 88.1, WYPR Radio and 91.5FM, WBJC Radio at a later date. Please turn pages quietly and please turn off all electronic devices during the concert. The use of cameras and recording equipment is not allowed. Please visit our web site: www.BaltimoreChoralArts.org 1316 Park Avenue | Baltimore, MD 21217 | 410-523-7070 Copyright © 2019 by the Baltimore Choral Arts Society 3 2019–20 SEASON “ONEOFTHEBESTPERFORMANCESIHEARDTHISYEAR ” —The Baltimore Sun SUNDAYS PM LAWRENCEBROWNLEETENOR GETYOUR MYRAHUANGPIANO Works by Schumann, TICKETSTODAY! Tyshawn Sorey Feb 23 AMERICANBRASS QUINTET TABEAZIMMERMANNVIOLA Works by Josquin, Monteverdi, JAVIERPERIANESPIANO Holborne, Nina C. Young Works by Schubert, Brahms, Falla, Dec 8 Albéniz, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla Mar 15 MIDORIVIOLIN PIANO JEANYVESTHIBAUDET INONBARNATANPIANO All-Beethoven Works by Mendelssohn, Thomas Jan 26 Adès, Gershwin, Gershwin/Wild, Schubert May 3 GETYOURTICKETSTODAY! SHRIVERCONCERTS ORG| 4 Program Text We respectfully request that you withhold your applause until the end of each section. Reading: Excerpt from “Amazing Peace” by Maya Angelou O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Veni veni, Emmanuel O come desire of nations, bind Captivum solve Israel, In one the hearts of humankind: Qui gemit in exsilio, Bid every strife and quarrel cease Privatus Dei Filio. And fill the world with heaven’s peace. Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel nascetur pro te Israel. Shall come to thee O Israel. O come, o come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee O Israel. Once in Royal David’s City Once in royal David’s city And our eyes at last shall see him, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Through his own redeeming love; Where a mother laid her baby For that child so dear and gentle In a manger for his bed: Is our Lord in heav’n above, Mary was that mother mild, And he leads his children on Jesus Christ her little child. To the place where he is gone. He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And his shelter was a stable, And his cradle was a stall; With the poor, and mean, and lowly, Lived on earth our Savior holy. Reading: Excerpt from “Amazing Peace” by Maya Angelou 5 This Little Babe This little babe so few days old Of shepherds he his muster makes Is come to rifle Satan's fold; And thus as sure his foe to wound All hell doth at his presence quake The angels' trumps alarum sound Though he himself for cold do shake; My soul with Christ For in this weak unarmed wise Join thou in fight; The gates of hell he will surprise Stick to the tents With tears he fights and wins the field That he hath pight His naked breast steads for a shield Within his crib His battering shot are babish cries Is surest ward; His arrows looks of weeping eyes This little Babe His martial ensigns Cold and Need Will by thy guard And feeble flesh his warrior's steed If thou wilt foil thy His camp is pitched in a stall Foes with joy, then His bulwark but a broken wall; Flit not from this The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes Heavenly boy! End of Section Choral ARTS Selections from tonight’s performance will also be broadcast on WMAR TV, ABC 2 on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th at 11:35 pm, and on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25th at 12 pm. This is the 24th year ABC 2 has broadcast Christmas with Choral Arts. In 2006, our broadcasts won an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC Chapter. We are very grateful to our friends at ABC 2 for their cooperation in bringing important events like this performance to our community. WBJC Radio (91.5 FM) will broadcast Christmas with Choral Arts on Music in Maryland, December 21 at 6 pm, and again on Christmas Day at 2 pm. WBJC has been broadcasting our concerts for 36 years, and we are grateful to them for their support. WYPR Radio (88.1) will also broadcast the concert on Christmas Eve at 9 pm and Christmas Day at 8 pm. Program Design: Fredlund & Company Program Printing: Baltimore Magazine 6 (Please Stand) SING ALONG: The First Nowell The first Noel the angels did say And by the light of that same star Was to certain poor shepards in fields Three Wise men came from country far as they lay: To seek for a King was their intent In fields where they lay keeping their sheep And to follow the star wherever it went On a cold winter's night that was so deep Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! Born is the King of Israel! Then let us all with one accord They looked up and saw a star Sing praises to our heavenly Lord Shining in the east beyond them far That hath made heaven and earth of nought And to the earth it gave great light And with his blood mankind has bought And so it continued both day and night Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! Born is the King of Israel! (Please Sit) Joy to the World Joy to the world! the Lord is come No more let sin and sorrow grow, Let earth receive her King Nor thorns infest the ground; Let ev'ry heart prepare him room He comes to make His blessings flow And heaven and nature sing Far as the curse is found, And heaven and nature sing Far as the curse is found, And heaven, and heaven and nature sing. Far as, far as, the curse is found. Joy to the world! the Savior reigns He rules the world with truth and grace Let men their songs employ And makes the nations prove While fields and floods, rocks, hills The glories of His righteousness and plains And wonders of His love Repeat the sounding joy And wonders of His love Repeat the sounding joy And wonders, wonders of His love Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. Reading: “Some Children See Him” by Wihla Hutson 7 201920 SEASON HANDEL MESSIAH SAT, DEC 7, 3 PM • SUN, DEC 8, 3 PM • TICKETS FROM $25* EDWARD POLOCHICK, CONDUCTOR & HARPSICHORD Edward Polochick leads the Orchestra and the BSO Symphonic Chorale in this holiday favorite. VIENNA BOYS CHOIR THU, DEC 12, 7:30 PM • TICKETS FROM $25* MANUEL HUBER, CONDUCTOR The Vienna Boys Choir will fill the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with angelic charm and pure sounds in a program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs and, of course, holiday favorites. The BSO is not performing on this program. PHOTO: LUKAS BECK CIRQUE NUTCRACKER FRI, DEC 13, 8 PM • SAT, DEC 14, 3 PM • SUN, DEC 15, 3 PM TICKETS FROM $35* Troupe Vertigo’s acrobats, jugglers and high-flying aerialists join the BSO for this spectacular twist on Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic. GOSPEL CHRISTMAS CECE WINANS THU, DEC 19, 8 PM • FRI, DEC 20, 8 PM • TICKETS FROM $45 Twelve-time Grammy® Award-winner CeCe Winans joins the BSO and the Morgan State University Choir for a rousing program of gospel and holiday favorites. HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR SAT, DEC 21, 3 PM & 8 PM • TICKETS FROM $35* Broadway musical director Andy Einhorn leads the BSO and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society in an exciting new holiday program highlighted by the ever-popular tap-dancing Santas and an audience sing-along.