The Shrewsbury Chorale FIFTY-FIRST CONCERT SEASON (2007-2008) Anthony LaGruth, Music Director Hodie Saturday, December 8, 2007, 8:00 PM Luther Memorial Lutheran Church Tinton Falls, New Jersey This Day (Hodie)...........Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) I Prologue: Nowell! Nowell! Hodie Christus natus est Chorus II Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ Chorus, Tenor: Paul Dunn IV Narration: And it came to pass Women’s Chorus V Choral: The blessed Son of God, only Chorus VI Narration: And there were in the same country shepherds Chorus, Soprano: Joy More, Tenors: Paul Dunn and Martin Krupp VII Song: The oxen. Christmas eve and twelve of the clock Baritone: Pete Arnold VIII Narration: And the shepherds returned Women’s Chorus IX Pastoral: The shepherds sing Narrator: Hagen Hottmann X Narration: But Mary kept all these things Women’s Chorus XI Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang Women’s Chorus, Soprano: Joy More XII Hymn: Bright portals of the sky Narrator: Hagen Hottmann XIII Narration: Now when Jesus was born Chorus XIV The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom Chorus, Sopranos: Susan Croft and Sondra Lohnes, Tenors: Paul Dunn and Martin Krupp Baritones: Pete Arnold and Jack Burdy XV Choral: No sad thought His Soul affright Chorus XVI Epilogue: Emmanuel. God with us Chorus, Soprano: Sondra Lohnes Tenor: Paul Dunn, Baritone: Pete Arnold Intermission Hanerot Halalu.....................................................Ronald A. Hemmel How Much Farther Must We Go? ...............................Arnold Freed Christmas Carol Sing (with audience participation) Go Tell It On The Mountain ...............Traditional, arr. Jim Esposito With Voices Raised 8:00 PM, Saturday, March 8, 2008 First Presbyterian Church of Freehold Freehold, New Jersey Three Psalms of David ...................................Mario Lombardo Make a Joyful Noise Chorus, Soprano and Bass Soloists The Lord is My Shepherd Chorus and Tenor Soloist Sing Unto the Lord a New Song Chorus, Soprano and Bass Soloists Intermission Missa in Angustiis (Mass In Straightened Times)....Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Kyrie Eleison Chorus and All Soloists Gloria in Excelcis Deo Chorus and All Soloists Qui Tollis Pecata Mundi Chorus, Soprano and Bass Soloists Quoniam Tu Solus Chorus and All Soloists Credo Chorus Et Incarnatus Est Chorus and All Soloists Et Resurrexit Chorus and Soprano Soloist Sanctus Chorus Benedictus Chorus and All Soloists Agnus Dei All Soloists Dona Nobis Pacem Chorus Songs by Favorite Composers Saturday, June 7, 2008, 8 PM Christ Church, Middletown Lux Aeterna ................................… Morton Lauridsen (b. 1943) I. Introitus II. In Te, Domine, Speravi III. O Nata Lux IV. Veni, Sancte Spiritus V. Agnus Dei – Lux Aeterna Agnus Dei (based on Adagio for Strings)..................Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Intermission Meet America’s William Billings ..............................William Billings (1746-1800) compiled by Leonard Van Camp Now Shall My Inward Joys Arise Chester The Rose of Sharon Fa Una Canzone.............................Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605) Chansons ..................................…..Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) English translation by Elaine de Sinçay I. The Doe II. A Swan III. Since All is Passing VI. Orchard Lost In the Fifties Tonight (Medley) .......….arr. by Ed Lojeski In the Still of the Night.........................Mike Reid, Troy Seals, Fred Parris Earth Angel ..................................................Jesse Belvin Sh-Boom (Life Could be a Dream)..............James Keys, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd McRae, James Edwards Book of Love ............…....Warren Davis, George Malone, Charles Patrick Graduation Day .................Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman Three Spirituals.....………....arr. by William L. Dawson (1899-1990) Soon-Ah Will Be Done There is a Balm in Gilead Ev’ry Time I Hear the Spirit Jack Burdy, baritone The Shrewsbury Chorale FIFTY-SECOND CONCERT SEASON (2008-2009) Anthony LaGruth, Music Director Handel’s Messiah 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 7, 2008 Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven, New Jersey Messiah.............................George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Part One 1. Symphony Orchestra 2. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people Tenor 3. Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Tenor 4 Chorus: And the glory, the glory of the Lord 5 Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts Bass 6. Air: But who may abide the day of His coming Alto 7. Chorus: And He shall purify Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive Alto 8. Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Alto and Chorus 9. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Bass 10. Air: The people that walked in darkness Bass 11. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born 12. Pifa Orchestra Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field Soprano 13. Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them Soprano Recitative: And the angel said unto them Soprano 14. Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel Soprano 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 16. Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Soprano Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d Alto 17. Duet: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd Soprano and Alto 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light Part Two 39. Chorus: Hallelujah An Evening with Fauré, Franck and Beethoven Saturday, March 7, 2009, 8 PM First Presbyterian Church, Freehold with the Garden State Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra Requiem (Opus 48) ....................…..... Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Part One I. Introit and Kyrie Chorus II. Offertorium Chorus and Baritone III. Sanctus Chorus IV. Pie Jesu Soprano V. Agnus Dei Chorus VI. Libera Me Chorus and Baritone VII. In Paradisum Chorus Intermission Cantique de Jean Racine .................................. Gabriel Fauré Psalm 150 .....................................……... Cèsar Franck (1822-1890) Hallelujah from Mount of Olives..................... Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827) Songs of Spring Saturday, June 6, 2009, 8 PM Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bank Mass in G....................................… Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Kyrie Soprano: Sandy Zebro Gloria Soprano: Joy More, Bass: Pete Arnold Credo Sanctus Benedictus Soprano: Joy More, Tenor: Paul Dunn, Bass: Pete Arnold Agnus Dei Soprano: Sondra Lohnes, Bass:Jack Burdy Intermission In the Folk Style Four Folk Songs.....................… Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) In Stiller Nacht (In the Still Night) Abschiedslied (I’m Going Away) Der Tote Knabe (The Dead Youth) Die Wollust in den Maien (How Lovely is the Maytime) Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger ..American Folksong, arr. Salli Terri Tenor: Martin Krupp Shenandoah……….Traditional Chantey, arr. Marshall Bartholomew Summer Songs Midsummer Song ....................… Frederick Delius (1862-1934) To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water......................... Frederick Delius In Praise of Nature Songs of Nature, Op. 63 ...........… Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) I. Melodies Steal into My Heart II. Vesper Bells Ring III. Golden Sunlight IV. Slender Young Birch FIFTY-THIRD CONCERT SEASON (2009 – 2010) Anthony LaGruth, Music Director Magnificat and Christmas Cantata 8:00 PM, Saturday, December 12, 2009 Christ Church, Middletown, New Jersey O Magnum Mysterium …………...Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) ed. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw Christmas Cantata (Sinfonia Sacra).............… Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006) I Quem vidistis pastores? II O magnum mysterium III Gloria in excelsis Deo Audience Sing-along Frosty the Snowman ..........................Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson White Christmas........................................…. Irving Berlin Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer..............… Johnny Marks Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) …..Gustav Holst (1874-1934) arr. Dale Wood Intermission Magnificat..............................................… John Rutter (b. 1945) I Magnificat anima mea II Of a Rose, a lovely Rose III Quia fecit mihi magna IV Et misericordia Chorus and Soprano: Elizabeth Andrews Roberts V Fecit potentiam VI Esurientes Chorus and Soprano VII Gloria Patri Chorus and Soprano The Creation 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 21, 2010 First Presbyterian Church Freehold, New Jersey With the Garden State Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra Anthony LaGruth, Music Director The Creation .........................Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Part I 1. Representation of chaos orchestral prelude 2. In the beginning, God created heaven and earth bass recitative And the spirit of God chorus 3. Now vanish before the holy beams the gloomy dismal shades of dark tenor air 4. And God made the firmament bass recitative 5. The marvelous work beholds amazed the glorious hierarchy of heaven soprano and chorus 6. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place bass recitative 7. Rolling in foaming billows, uplifted roars the boisterous sea bass air 8. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass soprano recitative 9. With verdure clad the fields appear delightful to the ravished sense soprano air 10. And the heavenly host proclaimed the third day tenor recitative 11. Awake the harp , the lyre awake chorus 12. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven tenor recitative 13. In splendor bright is rising now the sun tenor recitative 14. The heavens are telling the glory of God soprano, tenor, bass, and chorus Intermission Part II 15. And God said, Let the waters bring forth in plenty soprano recitative 16. On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle