Windy City Gay Chorus DENVER Monday, July 9 • Boettcher Concert Hall • 1:00 pm Stephen C. Edwards, Artistic Director Madelyn Tan-Cohen, Accompanist Geoff Duffy, Chorus Manager Michael Roberts, ASL Interpreter Love, Hope and Joy Seinn O For you I must die, and for you Music Traditional Scottish, Lyrics Traditional I give my last breath Arranged by J. David Moore Walton Music 08501427 (5:25) The fiddler is coming tonight, the girls will get a tune The bailiffs are after me, I won’t have anyone but the tailor Jai Ho (Dance with Me) I will go across the river, I will come back across the river Performed with Aria I will go across the river, visiting the tailor Music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar and Tanvi Shah Fresh Ayre Music FAM-1055-03 (3:00) Arranged by Ethan Sperry Translation: Come, come my Life, under the canopy. Over the Rainbow Come under the blue brocade sky! Music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Iota by iota, I have lost my life. I faith Arranged by Andy Beck I’ve passed the night dancing on coals; Alfred Music 35628 (3:20) I blew away the sleep that was in my eyes; I counted the stars ‘til my finger burned. Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Dance! Dance! Arranged by Mark Elliott Now with me, you dance for today, Written for Windy City Gay Chorus for our day of movements. Manuscript (3:30) No matter what problems may be: Cheers! Dance! Dance Amor de mi Alma Taste it, taste it. The night is honey! Music by Z. Randall Stroope, lyrics by Garcilaso de la Vega Taste it, and keep it; it’s a heart at its final limit. Translation: I was born to love only you; You’re a dark black, coal-black magic, aren’t you? Earthsongs 10150628 (4:36) My souls has formed you to its measure; I want you as a garment for my soul. Thankful Your very image is written on my soul; Performed with Aria Such indescribable intimacy Music and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and I hide even from you. Richard Page all that I have, I owe to you; Arranged by Rollo Dilworth For you I was born, for you I live Hal Leonard 08748676 (4:50) Windy City Gay Chorus Windy City Perfoming Arts, Inc. 3656 N Halsted St • Chicago IL 60613-5974 • windycitysings.org • 773-661-0928 Windy City Gay Chorus was founded in October 1979, making it one of the oldest gay choruses in the country. It was a founding member of GALA, hosting the first meeting in 1981 of representatives of 12 Gay/Lesbian choruses, which eventually became GALA Choruses, Inc. Just completing its 33rd season, the Windy City Gay Chorus has been a long-standing and well-established beacon in Chicago’s LGBTQA community, and a recognized name in choral arts circles throughout the country. Under the direction of Stephen C Edwards since 2009, the chorus has taken on renewed enthusiasm, and a commitment to performing music that is as challenging as it is entertaining. 206.