West Chorale Christmas Concert 2017

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Friday 8th December 8 pm Sunday 10th December 2:30pm

West Gippsland Chorale Three kings of Orient (chorus) Hark! The herald angels sing Refrain: Oh, star of wonder, star of Hark! The Herald Angels sing, Soprano: Margaret Carlile, Sue Carson, Janette Clark, Marion Cohen, Lynne Davine, Judy Hopkins, Elizabeth McCaffery, Marion McIvor, Julia Malcolm, Wendy night Glory to the new-born King; Mandel, Vivian Morton, Rosemary Nicholson, Fiona Powell, Helen Sewell, Diane Star with royal beauty bright Peace on earth, and mercy mild, Wilkie, Sarah Wilson. Westward leading God and sinners reconciled! Still proceeding Joyful, all ye nations, rise. Alto: Leonie Broeren, Lisa Campbell, Helen Chambers, Christine Culliver, Guide us to the perfect light. Join the triumph of the skies. Robyn Gray, Lynn Jones, Jan MacLean, Millie McLean, Kathie Olden, Anne With th’ Angelic Hosts proclaim, Outhred, Karin Ryan, Jenny Steele, Kay Stephenson, Sally Woollett, Alice Final verse: Glorious now behold Christ is born in Bethlehem! Youlden. Him arise; King and God and sacrifice; Refrain: Hark! the herald angels Tenor: Simon Fraser, Marie Kitching, Geoff Leunig, Robert Simpson, Sam Heav’n sings Alleluia: Alleluia the sing, Stephens. earth replies. Glory to the new-born King. Bass: Gerard Dovey, Peter Eshuis, Ghandi Mandel, Rupert Palmer, David Refrain Christ, by highest heaven adored, Tanner, John Taylor, Alan Woollard. Christ, the everlasting lord Silent night Late in time behold Him come, Are you interested in joining the Chorale? Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright, Off-spring of a Virgin’s womb Please call Simon Loveless (5622 3275) to audition. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child! Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Tenors and basses especially welcome! Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Hail, the incarnate deity Pleased as Man with men to dwell, West Gippsland Chorale contacts Sleep in heavenly peace! Sleep in heavenly peace! Jesus, our Emmanuel. President: Geoff Leunig (0439 553 020) Silent night! Holy night! Refrain Secretary: Robyn Gray ([email protected]) Shepherds quake at the sight! Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Glories stream from Heaven afar, Peace,

Heavenly Hosts sing Alleluia! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness West Gippsland Chorale Inc. Christ, the Saviour, is born! Light and life to all He brings, is a member of the Australian Christ, the Saviour, is born! Risen with healing in His Wings. Mild He lays His Glory by, National Choral Association and is Silent night! Holy night! listed on the Register of Cultural Son of God, love’s pure light Born that man no more may die Organisations. Radiant beams from Thy Holy Face Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Donations are gratefully accepted and With the dawn of redeeming grace, are fully tax deductible under Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth! Refrain subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth! Assessment Act 1997.

The three kings Program P. Cornelius Arr: I. Atkins Three kings of Orient The angels and the shepherds (audience in chorus and final verse) Z. Kodály Words: E.M. Lockwood J.H. Hopkins Arr: J. Rutter O come, all ye faithful (choir & audience) Cherubim song A sound of angels P.I. Tchaikovsky (from Liturgy of St John Chrysostom) C. Tye Guest performer Gabriel’s message Words: S. Baring Gould Arr: David Willcocks Silent night (choir & audience) Angels’ carol The shepherds’ cradle song J. Rutter K. Leuner Arr: C. Macpherson Angels we have heard on high (choir & audience) Infant holy, infant lowly Arr: D. Willcocks Guest performer The shepherds’ farewell Shepherd’s pipe carol H. Berlioz J. Rutter Hark! The herald angels sing The angels and the shepherds (choir & audience) Words: H.A. Dickinson Arr: C.H. Trevor Translations Rise up, shepherd, and follow Arr: J. Rutter Quittez, pasteurs While shepherds watched their flocks Shepherds, leave your ewes, your crooks, your hamlet and the care of the flock. (choir & audience) Exchange your tears for a perfect joy. Interval Go, all, and adore a God who comes to console you Cherubim song Quittez, pasteurs (Come, leave your sheep) We who mystically represent the Cherubim, Arr and words: J. Rutter and who sing to the Life-Giving Trinity the thrice-holy hymn, let us now lay aside all earthly cares Zither carol that we may receive the King of all, Arr and words: M. Sargent escorted invisibly by the angelic orders. Alleluia Carols What the gladsome tidings be Simon Loveless – Director Which inspire your heav’nly song? Simon has long been active in choral music as a conductor, accompanist, O come, all ye faithful Refrain O come, all ye faithful, joyful and singer, administrator and advocate. He joined West Gippsland Chorale as Come to Bethlehem and see accompanist in 2011 and moved to the role of Musical Director at the start of triumphant, Him whose birth the angels sing; 2012. He is also the Musical Director of Casey Choir, and Assistant Artistic O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Director and accompanist for Youth Chorale. He has directed the Come and behold Him, born the King of Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. Da Capo Singers chamber choir and the RMIT Choir, and accompanied angels; many choirs around Melbourne. Simon also works extensively as a freelance Refrain: O come, let us adore Him … Refrain accompanist. Christ the Lord. While shepherds watched their Lisa Fraser – Accompanist flocks See how the shepherds, summoned to West Gippsland Chorale’s accompanist since 2012, Lisa has worked in several While shepherds watch’d their flocks by His cradle, musical and educational fields including classroom music teaching, VCE music night, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze; programs, music education research, choral conducting workshops, vocal and We too will thither bend our joyful All seated on the ground, instrumental accompaniment and has enjoyed repetiteur work for various school The angel of the Lord came down, footsteps; musicals. Lisa tutors at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School in Warragul and in And glory shone around. Refrain her home studio and is a freelance accompanist for concerts, exams and Fear not, said he, for mighty dread auditions for Melbourne and Monash Universities and local competitions. She is Lo! star led chieftains, Magi, Christ Had seized their troubled mind; director of St Paul’s Senior School Choir. adoring, Glad tidings of great joy I bring Guest performers Offer Him incense, gold, and myrrh; To you and all mankind. Sally Rehfisch has been learning the flute for We to the Christ Child bring our hearts’ To you, in David’s town this day, oblations. ten years from her teacher Tamara Warden. She Is born of David’s line has been a part of many ensembles through her Refrain The Saviour who is Christ the Lord, school (St Paul’s Anglican Grammar) and the Sing, choirs of angels, sing in And this shall be the sign: wider community. Sally has recently finished year exultation; The heav’nly Babe you there shall find 12 and is currently auditioning at universities, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! To human view displayed, hoping to study music next year. Glory to God, in the highest; All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, And in a manger laid. Tamara Warden is a flute and teacher who has grown up and worked in Refrain the . She began flute lessons with Gwen Birch and piano with Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Ivan Larsen. She also learnt piano with Ruth Cruickshank and Judy Hall. Angels we have heard on high Appeared a shining throng Tamara majored in music education at the University of Melbourne, studying Angels we have heard on high Of angels praising God, who thus under Peter Edge and Prudence Davis. Since graduating she has been Sweetly singing o’er the plains, Addressed their joyful song: And the mountains in reply delighted to return to Gippsland, working in many local schools. She is currently All glory be to God on high employed at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School in both Warragul and Echoing their joyous strains. And on the earth be peace. Traralgon and also at Gippsland Grammar in Sale. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Goodwill henceforth from heav’n to men Shepherds, why this jubilee? Begin and never cease. Why your joyous strains prolong?