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31St Annual CBC Christmas Sing-In.Indd CBC CHRISTMAS SING-IN 2010 THE CHOIR OF THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW AND ST. PAUL JORDAN DE SOUZA Conductor JONATHAN OLDENGARM Organ JEAN-MICHEL MALOUF Trombone and leader Stéphane Beaulac Mark Dharmaratnam Frédéric Gagnon Lise Bouchard Trumpets Hugo Bégin Angelo Munoz Trombones Hugues Tremblay Ben Duinker Percussion JENNIFER HALL MIKE FINNERTY Hosts Sunday 12 December 2010 at 3:00 pm THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW AND ST. PAUL MONTREAL 1 JORDAN DE SOUZA is a conductor equally comfortable in symphonic, operatic, and oratorio work. He has concertised extensively throughout North America as a conductor, organist, and pianist. JONATHAN OLDENGARM is Director of Music at The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. A laureate of six international organ competitions, he has performed several hundred solo concerts in Asia, Europe and North America. JEAN-MICHEL MALOUF is Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Joliette and the Chanteurs de la Place Bourget. A Sing-In participant since 2002, he has been its brass leader since 2008. STÉPHANE BEAULAC is principal trumpet with the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal. HUGO BÉGIN plays regularly with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. MARK DHARMARATNAM is a member of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and plays regularly with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. FRÉDÉRIC GAGNON plays trumpet with the ensemble Buzz cuivres and teaches at Cégep St-Laurent. ANGELO MUNOZ is a member of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and is an active freelancer in the Montreal musical scene. HUGUES TREMBLAY plays regularly with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and l’Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens. BEN DUINKER is completing graduate studies in music theory at McGill University and was a 1st prize winner in the 2009 OSM Standard Life Competition. LISE BOUCHARD is a member of the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal. JENNIFER HALL is the co-host of CBC News: Montreal at 5, 5:30, & 6 pm, weeknights on CBC Television. MIKE FINNERTY is the host of Daybreak, weekdays at 5:30 am on CBC Radio One. As part of CBC Montreal’s commitment to better serve the community, a freewill offering will be collected this afternoon in support of Dans la rue, an organization that works with street kids and at-risk youth, founded by Father Emmett Johns “Pops” in 1988. In order not to spoil the performance for other members of the audience and radio listeners, please turn off all electronic devices. Because they can interfere with the recording equipment, they must be turned off completely. Please do not talk or cough unless it is absolutely necessary, and try to make all page turns as quietly as possible. 2 Programme *The audience stands for the singing of carols marked with an asterisk. WELCOME Jennifer Hall and Mike Finnerty ORGAN PRELUDE Pavane, from Rhythmic Suite Robert Elmore (1913-1985) 3 PROCESSIONAL CAROL O come, O come, Emmanuel Plainsong, 15th century O Antiphons, trans. J.M. Neale arr. Julian Wachner (b.1969) CHOIR 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. CHOIR O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height, In ancient times did’st give the Law In cloud and majesty and awe. ALL Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. CHOIR O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of Hell Thy people save, And give them victory o’er the grave. ALL Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. ALL O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to fl ight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. BRASS FANFARE Festal Flourish Jonathan Oldengarm (b.1975) World Premiere 4 *AUDIENCE CAROL O come, all ye faithful J.F. Wade (c.1711-1786) arr. Richard R. Webster (b.1952) v. 2 & 3 arr. David Willcocks (b.1919) O COME, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him Born, the King of Angels: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. God of God, Light of Light, Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb; Very God, Begotten, not created: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above; Glory to God In the highest: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning, Jesu, to Thee be glory giv’n; Word of the Father, Now in fl esh appearing: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. GREETING The Rev. Jeff Veenstra 5 CHOIR A CAPPELLA Hodie Christus natus est Jan P. Sweelinck (1562-1621) from Cantiones Sacrae (1619) Antiphon for Christmas Day Vespers Today Christ is born. Alleluia *AUDIENCE CAROL The First Nowell English Traditional publ. William B. Sandys, 1833 v.1 harmonized by John Stainer (1840-1901) arr. Paul Halley (b.1952) ALL THE FIRST ’NOWELL!’ the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fi elds as they lay; In fi elds where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Born is the King of Israel! WOMEN They lookèd up and saw a star Shining in the east, beyond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night: ALL Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Born is the King of Israel! MEN And by the light of that same star Three wise men came from country far; To seek for a king was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went: ALL Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Born is the King of Israel! ALL Then entered in, those wise men three Full reverently upon their knee; And offered there in His presence, Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense: Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Born is the King of Israel! Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord; That hath made heav’n and earth of nought, And with His blood mankind hath bought: Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Born is the King of Israel! 6 CHOIR A CAPPELLA Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord (1897-1961) Anonymous text, 15th century FIRST LESSON St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus St. Luke 2:1-7 Reader: Dan Halton, National Reporter, CBC News CHOIR A CAPPELLA Bogoroditsye Dyevo Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) [Ave Maria], Op. 37, No.6 Liturgy of Vespers, Traditional Hail O Virgin Mother, full of grace. Hail O Mother, Ave Maria, the Lord is with you. Among all women you are blest, and blest is the fruit of your womb, born the Saviour of our souls. SECOND LESSON The shepherds go to the manger St. Luke 2:8-19 Reader: Jeannette Kelly, Arts Reporter, Homerun CHOIR A CAPPELLA Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b.1970) Text by Edward Esch Latin trans. by Charles Anthony Silvestri Light, Warm and heavy as pure gold And the angels sing softly To the new-born baby. 7 *AUDIENCE CAROL What child is this? Tune: Greensleeves Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1865 arr. P. Halley ALL WHAT child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary’s lap is sleeping, Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! WOMEN Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. ALL This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! MEN So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh, Come, peasant, king, to own Him! The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him! ALL This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! CHOIR and ORGAN Tyrley Tyrlow Peter Warlock (1894-1930) From Three Carols (1922) Anonymous text, 16th century In the Bleak Midwinter Harold Darke (1888-1976) Text: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) Sir Christèmas William Mathias (1934-1992) From Ave Rex, Op. 45 Anonymous text, c.1500 8 A CHRISTMAS STORY Christmas is strange The Rev. Jeff Veenstra *AUDIENCE CAROL The twelve days of Christmas English Trad., pub. c.1780 arr. John Rutter (b.1945) Days 1 – 4: Choir Only Days 5 – 12: The congregation is invited to join in for the conclusion of each verse: ALL FIVE gold rings! Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree! CHOIR, BRASS and ORGAN Gloria J. Rutter Mvt. I Text from the Latin Mass Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men.
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