MASTERWORKS CONCERT REPERTOIRE

Louisiana Choral Foundation

Masterworks Concert Repertoire

Season-2023-2024

FALL CONCERT

Anthem of Peace arr. Mark Wilberg

Based on: The Power of Song (Estonian Folk Song) and (b.1955)

We Shall Walk Together in the Valley of Peace (American Spiritual)

Missa in Krönungsmesse / Coronation Mass KV 317 W. A. Mozart

Kyrie (1756-1791)

Emily Lognion, soprano, Shane Thomas, tenor

Gloria

Molly Jones, soprano, Kathleen Evans, alto, Shane Thomas, tenor, Tim Smith, Bass

Credo

Emily Lognion, soprano, Kathleen Evans, alto, Shane Thomas, tenor, Austin Bass, bass

Sanctus

Benedictus

Molly Jones, soprano, Kathleen Evans, alto, Shane Thomas, tenor, Tim Smith, Bass

Agnus Dei

Lindsey Bower, soprano, Kathleen Evans, alto, Shane Thomas, tenor, Tim Smith, Bass

Instrumental Ensemble

Beverly Jones, oboe; Etienne Stoupy, trumpe; Tim McMillen, trombone;

Christy Clark, violin I; Audra Melton, violin II; Thomas Schroeder, cello;

JoAnn Turner, timpani; Michael Griffin, piano

Three Scottish Folksongs

O Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye arr. Mark Wilberg (b. 1955)

Michael Griffin and Pam LeBlanc, four hand piano

Skye Boat Song arr. Stephen Smith (b. 1966)

Loch Lomond arr. Jonathan Quick (b. 1970)

Curry Burton, tenor

Three American Folksongs

Long, Long, Ago Thomas Haynes Bayly/arr. Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

Two Colonial Folksongs arr. Dan Forrest

The Nightingale

The Girl I Left Behind Me

Christy Clark, violin

Michael Griffin and Pam LeBlanc, four-hand piano

III

Medley from OKLAHOMA! Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers/arr. John Leavitt

O, What a Beautiful Morning (b.1956)

Oklahoma

The Surrey with the Fringe on the Top

Kansas City

Michael Sober, baritone

I Cain’t Say No

Many a New Day

Jenny Brunner, soprano

People Will Say We’re in Love

John Schwarze, tenor

Oklahoma ( Reprise)

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Masterworks Chorale

Darryl Jones, artistic director

Mary Ethertone, accompanist

Four Bach Chorales J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee! (from Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme (Sleepers Awake)

Three Chorales (from Christmas Oratorio)

1. How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee

2. Ah! Dearest Jesus

3. Rejoice and Sing

Magnificant Kevin A. Memley (1971)

I. Magnificant

II. He Has Come to Aid His Servant

III. Gloria Patri

Ricky Peters, trumpet; Etienne Stoupy, trumpet; Rod Lauderdake, horn;

William “Bill” Rose, trombone; Tyler Young, tuba;

Mathew McMillen, percussion; Luke Pacetti, percussion; Mary Etherton, piano

Audience Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful

Bayou Bell Choir

Bruce Allured, Director

(Friday evening)

Silent Night arr. Cynthian Dobrinki

Gesu Bambino arr. Sondra K. Tucker

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming arr. Cynthian Dobrinki

On this Day Earth Shall Ring arr. Ron Mallory

(Sunday afternoon)

Noel arr. Fred Gramann

Carol of the Wise Men arr. Fred Gramann

The Christmas Song arr. Douglas E. Wagner

The March of the Kings arr. Valerie W. Stephenson

The Bayou Bell Choir appreciates First United Methodist Church

for the use of their handbells and rehearsal facilities

Audience Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High

III

Les Petites Voix

Kari Proksch, artistic director

Annette Larsen, accompanist

Two Songs of Winter Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958)

Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabella French Carol/arr. Richard Osborne

Christmas Dance of the Shepherds Zoltan Kodály (1882-1967)

Judy Hand, piccolo

A Muppet Christmas Medley arr. Ryan O’Connell

Audience Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem

Brass Quintet

Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella (with Vom Himmel Hoch) Trad. French/Martin Luther/

arr. William Rose

The Huron Carol Traditional/arr. Luther Henderson

Audience Carol: Silent Night

Masterworks Chorale

Tyler Reed Guitar

Three Carols with Guitar

What Sweeter Music Michael Fink (b.1954)

A la Nanita Nana Spanish Guitar/arr. Ed Henderson (b. 1952)

Kate Colby, soloist

Ocho Kandelikas Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)/arr. Joshua Jacobson (b.1948)

Friday soloist: Peggy Fletcher

Sunday soloist: Angela Kirkland

Percussion: Mathew McMillen and Luke Pacetti

Audience Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Masterworks and Brass

Three Carols from King’s Singers Collection

Boar’s Head Carol arr. David Overton

Gaudette arr. Brian Kay/brass parts David Overton

Curry Burton, Kathleen Evans, Jonathan Fussell, Molly Jones

Joy to the World arr. David Overton

VII

Combined Groups

O Holy Night Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) arr. Roy Ringwald (1910-1995)

SPRING CONCERT

Masterworks Chorale

Darryl Jones, Artistic Director

Jubilate Deo Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

1. Jubilate Deo

2. Ve adthdor vador

Molly Jones, soprano

Kathleen Evans, alto

3. Ta cao chang de yang

Kate Colby, soprano

Sulphur High Advanced Treble Choir

4. Ngokujabula

5. Bendecid sun ombre

Lindsey Bower, soprano

Sulphur High Advanced Treble Choir

6. Song of the Earth

7. . . . Omnis Terra!

Masterworks Chorale and Sulphur Advanced Treble Choir

Chamber Ensemble

Judy Hand, flute Audra Melton, violin Mathew McMillen, djembe/timpani

Beverly Jones, oboe Thomas Schroeder, cello Luke Pacetti, marimba

Jan Scott, clarinet Elizabeth Brownlee, harp Marie Azor, toms

Bryant Simmons, horn Mary Etherton, keyboards Abby Labrie, shakers

Masterworks Chorale would like to welcome and thank the Sulphur High School Advanced Treble Choir under the direction of Molly Jones for their contribution and collaboration in the performance of Dan Forrest’s beautiful Jubilate Deo. Their beautiful singing on movements 3 and 5 have greatly enhanced this program.

Sulphur High School

Advanced Treble Choir “Opus”

Nadia Acheson Alicia Keever

Samantha Bihm Alyssa Kirkpatrick

Lily Boyd Morgan LeDoux

Storm Braneff Trinity LeJeune

Forrest Burcher Emma Menard

Mallory Butler Brianna Murray

Elliot Castleberry Eden Nicholson

Angie Chau Elizabeth Nunez

Darien Chiasson Monet Richard

Gabrielle Citizen Madison Sherman

Piper Duplantis Avery Simon

Audrey Gorum Tatum Vander Hey

Allie Haggart Quincey Warren

Kendall Judge Hailey Wene

Season 2022-2023

FALL CONCERT

William Darryl Jones, Artistic Director/Conductor

Bonnie Randel, Collaborative Artist/Pianist

Jubilate Deo David N. Childs

(b. 1969)

Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo

The Ground (b. 1978)

String Quartet and Piano

Mass in G Major Franz Schubert

(1797-1828)

Kyrie

Kathleen Evans, soprano

Gloria

Molly Jones, soprano, Michael Sober, baritone

Credo

Sanctus

Benedictus

Carolyn Hasty, soprano,

Curry Burton, tenor (Friday), Shane Thomas, tenor (Sunday)

Timothy Smith, baritone

Agnus Dei

Lindsey Bower, soprano, Jordy Stanley, baritione

String Quartet: Violin I: Christy Clark; Violin II: Audra Melton

Viola: Gregory Tete; Cello: Lucy Romero

Prayer of the Children Kurt Bestor/arr. Andrea Klouse

(b. 1958) (b. 1955)

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal arr. Alice Parker

(b. 1925) Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon/arr. Kirby Shaw (b.1941) (b.1941)

Christmas Concert

Masterworks Chorale

Darryl Jones, Artistic Director

Bonnie Randel, Collaborative Pianist

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (from The Christmas Oratorio) J. S. Bach

(1685-1750)

Angels We Have Heard on High (from Internationall Carol Suites) arr. Mark Hayes

(b.1953)

Lux: Dawn From On High

I. Illuminare

II. Lux in Tenebris

III. The Sun Never Says

IV. Gloria in Excelsis

V. Creator of the Stars of Night

Soloists: Curry Burton, Molly Jones, Kathleen Evans, Lindsey Bower

Chamber Ensemble: Judy Hand, flute, Beverly Jones, oboe, Rod Lauderdale, horn

Christy Clark, violin, Thomas Schroeder, cello, Elizabeth Brownlee, harp

Bonnie Randel, keyboard

Les Petites Voix

Kari Proksch, Artistic Director

Annette Larsen, accompanist

Riu, Riu, Riu arr. Audrey Snyder

Mid-winter Bob Chilcott

Christmas at Lulu’s Amy Bernon

Star Carol John Rutter

III

Bayou Bell Choir

Bruce Allured, director

(Friday performance)

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Setting by Joel Raney/arr. Arnold B. Sherman

We Three Kings John Hopkins, Jr/arr. Cynthia Dobrinski

The Christmas Song Mel Torme/arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Gaudete (from Piae Cantiones. ) arr. Carl Wiltse

(Sunday performance)

See Amid the Winter’s Snow arr. Alan Lohr

West Indies Carol Folk Tune/arr. Hart Morris

Veni arr. Jason Krug

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen arr. Kevin McChesney

Carols of the British Isles (from International Carol Suites) arr. Mark Hayes

1. What Child Is This?

2. God Rest You Merry, Gentlement

3. Deck the Hall

4. The Wexford Carol

5. Balco, Lammy (Lisa Sober, soloist)

6. The Snow Lay on the Ground

7. Joy to the World

O Holy Night Adolphe Adam/arr. Ringwald

SPRING CONCERT

Darryl Jones, Artistic Director

Bonnie Randel, Collaborative Pianist

PROGRAM

Sing Evermore Gwyneth Walker

(b.1947)

Refuge

The Caged Bird Sings

Sky-Born Music

Everyone Sang

Judy Hand, flute

Bonnie Randel, piano

Five Hebrew Love Songs Hila Plitmann/Eric Whitacre

(b.1973) (b.1970) 1. Temuna ( a picture)

2. Kalá kallá (Light circle)

3. Lárow (Mostly)

4 Éyze shéleg! (What snow)

5. Rakút (Tenderness)

Christy Clark, violin

Bonnie Randel, piano

Illuminare Elaine Hagenberg

(b.1979)

1. Splendor

2. Caritas

3. Nox

4. Munera pacis

Shane Thomas, tenor

5. Illiminaire his

Violin: Christy Clark, Amorahh Weslely, Heather Ritchie, Eva Nervesa Viola: Greg Tete, Christopher Gunter

Cello: Lucy Romero

Percussion: James Lormand, Mathew McMillen

Piano: Bonnie Randel

Season 2021-2022

Christmas Concert

Masterworks Chorale

Hodie! (This day) Z. Randall Stroope

1. Ring Out You Crystal Sphere

2. Hodie Christus natus est

3. Alleluia! Hodie exultant justi, dicentes!

Jacquelyn Lankford, trumpet I Jeffrey Lemke, trombone I

Ricky Peters, trumpet II Jacob Voisin, trombone II

Etienne Stoupy, trumpet III Matthew Fast, bass trombone

Tommy Holland, trumpet IV Tyler Young, tube

James Lormand, timpani Brian Nozny, percussion

Les Petites Voix

Sing We Noel! Lana Walter

See Amid the Winter’s Snow arr. Susan Brumfield

The Festival of Lights Tom Anderson

III

Masterworks Chorale

Joy the World arr. John Rutter

Fum, Fum, Fum arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw

The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child Dan Forrest

The First Noel Dan Forrest

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy arr. Stacy V. Gibbs

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing arr. Dan Forrest

Pam LeBlanc and Bonnie Randel, piano

Les Petites Voix and Masterworks Chorale

O Holy Night Adolphe Adam/arr. Roy Ringwald

SPRING CONCERT

Requiem Mark Hayes

I. Requiem Aeternam

II. Kyrie

III. Dies Irae

Curry Burton, tenor soloist

IV. Sanctus

V. Agnus Dei

VI. Lux Aeterna

Judy Hand, flute Susan Lauderdale, bassoon

Jaylan Jones, piccolo/flute Rod Lauderdale, horn

Beverly Jones, oboe Marie Azor, percussion

Sarah Medwick, clarinet James Lormand, timpani

Bonnie Randel, piano

This Little Light of Mine arr. Howard Helvey

When Memory Fades Jayne Southwick Cool/arr. Eric Nelson

Lean on Me (with We Shall Overcome) arr. Mark Hayes

Molly Jones, soloist

Ballad of the Dinghy (from “Love Never Forgets”) Louise Castner and Victor Zupanc

Happy Trails Dale Evans/arr. Kirby Shaw

You’ll Never Walk Alone Rodgers and Hammerstein/arr. Mark Hayes

Season 2019-2020

FALL CONCERT

Faith, Hope, and Unity

The Music of André Thomas

The Drinking Gourd

Keep Your Lamps

Brent Lensing, congas

Beautiful City

Fences

I Dream a World

Someday is Today

III

Mass

Kyrie

Gloria

Credo

Sanctus

Agnus Dei

Shannon Martin, mezzo-soprano

Carl Lawrence Taylor, III, tenor

Instrumental combo:

Pat Lavaergne, bass, Brent Lensing, drum set, Bonnie Randel, piano

Season 2018-2019

FALL CONCERT

Gitanjali Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962)

The Golden Harp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabindranath Tagore/Gwyneth Walker

(1861-1941) (b. 1947)

l. I Am Here to Sing Thee Songs

ll. If Thou Speakest Not

lll. This My Prayer

lV. Light, My Light (O Beloved of My Heart)

Molly Jones, soprano’

V. Thou Art the Sky

Vl. Mother, I Shall Weave a Chain of Pearls

Noah Lanier, baritone

Vll. Death, My Death, Come and Whisper to Me

Sharon Allured, soprano

Vlll. In One Saluation to Thee, My God

Readings by Ward Fontenot

String Quartet:

Sarah Cullen, violin Audra Gruspier, viola

Christy McClain Clark,violin Thomas Schroeder, cello

Luminous Night of the Soul . . . Text by Charles Silvestri (b. 1955)

and St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) Music by Ola Gjello (b. 1978)

Wicked (Choral Highlights) . . . . . . . . . . Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz/arr. Mark Brymer

(b.1948) (b. 19..)

No One Mourns the Wicked

The Wizard and I

One Short Day

For Good

Defying gravity

Finale

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Festival Magnificat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randoll Alan Bass (b.1953)

Les Petites Voix

Sulphur High School Opus XlX

Masterworks Chorale

Baloo, Lammy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Mark Jennings

Deo Gracias (from A Ceremony of Carols) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Sulphur High School Opus XlX

lll

Snow Angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Quantel (b. 19..)

1. Prologue

2. Creatures of Light

3. God will give orders / 4. Sweet Child

Angels: Pauline Rentrop, Lara Connally, Lily Brunner

Djembe: Ty Ellender

Masterworks Chorale

Cellist: Susan Morton

The work asks the listener to see the tremendous potential present in our children.

It celebrates love, beauty, and strength that a child’s voice can bring to our troubled world.

Sarah Quartel, composer of Snow Angel

Snow Angel, written for Les Choristers of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, is an

evocative five-movement choral work that explores themes of love, rebirth, and beauty through

The eyes of children and the heavenly army of angels that watch over them, yearning to make a

difference to their lives. Quartel weaves a haunting and poignant cello line through the work.

A vibrant part for djembe in movement four carries the listener from the ethereal and mystical

realm the work predominately inhabits into an emphatic anthem with distinctly African feel.

Audience Carol: Angels We Have Heard On High (please stand and sing with us)

Donkey Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter (1945)

Winter’s Cold - words by Samuel Longfellow, additional words and music by Michael and

John Trotta (1978)

Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . Besancon Carol, arr. Ken Berg (b. 1955)

Les Petites Voix

Carols of North American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Mark Hayes (1953)

1. The Huron Carol

Curry Burton, tenor

2. Brightest and Best

3. Behold That Star

Shannon Martin, soprano

4. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

5. Go, Tell It on the Mountain

Masterworks Chorale

O Holy Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)/ arr. Roy Ringwald (1910-1995)

Les Petites

Sulphur High School Opus XIX

Masterworks Chorale

SPRING CONCERT

presented by

Louisiana Choral Foundation Masterworks Chorale

and

McNeese State University Chamber Singers

Missa in Augustiis

NELSON MASS

Joseph Hadyn (1732-1809)

Darryl Jones, Artistic Director/Conductor

Ashley Traughber, soprano; Lindsey Bower, soprano

MaryKate Core, alto; Amy Phillips, alto

Tyler Brumbeck, tenor

Johnnie Bankens, bass

Chamber orchestra:

Violin I Michael Buckles Trumpet I David Scott

Violin II Christy Clark Trumpet II Alex Ellender

Viola Audra Gruspier Melton Timpani JoAnn Turner

Cello Susan Morton Piano Bonnie Randel

Season 2017-2018

FALL CONCERT

Sing a Mighty Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Gawthrop (b.1949)

How Can I Keep From Singing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Davis (b. 1980)

Beverly Jones, oboe Michael Buckles, violin

Psalm 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rene Clausen (b.1953) arr. / Drew Collins (b. 1975)

Judy Hand, flute; Beverly Jones, oboe; Susan Lauderdale, bassoon

Susan Morton, cello; Patrick Thomas, marimba; Jade Trahan, high/low drums

The Awakening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Martin (b. 1959)

Te Deum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

I. Praise To The Trinity

II. Prayers

III. Praise To Christ

Chamber Orchestra

Judy Hand, flute Michael Buckles, violin

Beverly Jones, oboe Susan Morton, cello

Rod Lauderdale, horn Patrick Thomas, percussion

Jane Clark, harp Mark Henry, organ

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Chilcott (b. 1959)

1. Gloria in excelsis Deo

2. Domine Deus

3. Qui tollisi peccata mundi

4. Quoniam tu solus sanctus

Masterworks Chorale, Brass Quintet and organ

Audience Carol: Joy to the World

Do You Hear What I Hear? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regney, Shayne/ arr. Slechta

American Christmas Folk Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Holcombe Go Tell It on the Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Slechta

Brass Ensemble

Audience Carol: The First Noel

III

The Christmas Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Ruth Dwyer

A Spiritual Quodlibet for Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting by David S. Walker

Traditional spirituals from Georgia, Louisiana, and North Carolina

Les Petites Voix

Kari Proksch, Artistic Director

Wava McClain, Accompanist

Audience Carol: Silent Night

White Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. William Rose

Let It Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sammy Cahn/arr. Frackenpohl

Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. William Rose

Brass Ensemble

The Snow Lay on the Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Julian Wachner (b.1959)

Angels We Have Heard on High

The Snow Lay on the Ground

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Masterworks Chorale, Brass Quintet and Organ

O Holy Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)/arr.Roy Ringwald(1910-1995)

Masterworks Chorale, Les Petites Voix and Piano

Instrumentalists

David Scott, trumpet Stephanie LaCoste, trumpet

Rod Lauderdale, horn, William Rose, trombone

Tyler Young, tuba Mark Henry, organ/piano

SPRING CONCERT

Five American Folk Hymns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mack Wilberg (b.1955)

1. Amazing Grace!

2. Down to the River to Pray

3. His Voice as the Sound

4. My God, My Portion, My Love

5. My Song in the Night

Beatitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Hawes (b.1958)

1. The Poor in Spirit

2. Those Who Mourn

3. The Meek

4. Those Who Hunger and Thirst

5. The Merciful

6. The Pure in Heart

7. The Peacemakers

8. Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake

III

The Musical World of Walt Disney (Celebrating 100 Years of Magic) . . . . . . . . arr. Mac Huff ( b. 19..)

I. Be Our Guest/supercalifragilisticexpialidocious/It’s a Small World

Soloists: Be Our Guest: Kyle Brunner, Erin Gilpin, James Watson, Matthew Higginbotham

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Jenny Brunner, Friday/Molly Jones, Sunday

II. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes/Beauty and the Beast/Lavender Blue

Colors of the Wind/A Whole New World

Soloists: A Dream Is a Wish: Lisa Sober

Lavender’s Blue: Curry Burton, Friday/Jordy Stanley, Sunday

Colors of the Wind: Suzanne Kelley

III. Seize the Day/Son of Man/Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Season 2016-2017

FALL CONCERT

Four American Folk Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Mark Wilberg (b. 1955)

1. Saints Bound for Heaven

2. Death Shall Not Destroy My Comfort

3. We’ll Shout and Give Him Glory

Mark Henry and JoAnn Turner, four-hand piano

4. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Mark Henry, Organ

Requiem for the Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Forest (b.1978)

1. Introit and Kyrie

2. Vanitas, Vanitatum

3. Agnus Dei

Ava Brown and Shannon Martin, soloists

4. Sanctus

5. Lux Aeterna

Kathleen Evans and Curry Burton, soloists

Chamber Orchestra

Judy Hand, flute Michael Buckles, violin

Beverly Jones, oboe Susan Morton, cello

Rod Lauderdale, horn Jane Clark, harp

Ron Muniz, percussion Mark Henry, organ

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Hayes (b.1953)

I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

Soloists: Sharon Allured, Curry Burton

II. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis

Soloists: Kenneth Expree, Louise Allen, Carolyn Hasty, Matthew Higginbotham

III. Quoniam tu solus canctus

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas . . . . . . . . . . .J. Clement Moore/Ken Daigle/arr. Roy Ringwald

Soloists: Michael Sober, Suzanne Kelley, Anna Lou Babin, Louise Allen

Elsie Wamsley, Lisa Sober and Curry Burton

O Holy Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adolphe Adam/arr. Roy Ringwald

SPRING CONCERT

Four Anthems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter (b.1945)

Look At the World

For the Beauty of the Earth

O Clap Your Hands

A Prayer of Saint Patrick

Mass of the Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Rutter (b.1945)

Kyrie

Gloria

Sanctus and Benedictus

Agnus Dei

Finale (Dona nobis pacem)

Carolyn Hasty, soprano

Kenneth Espree, baritone

Mark Henry, Organ

Combined Choirs: Masterworks Chorale

Les Petites Voix and St. Louis Catholic High School Concert Choir

Season 2015 – 2016

FALL CONCERT

Songs from Shakespeare

Three from Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Dickau (b.1953)

1. O Mistress Mine (from Twelfth Night)

2. Silvia (from Two Gentlemen of Verona)

3. Lovers Love the Spring (from As You Like It)

Orpheus with His Lute (from Henry VII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra Scroggins (b. 1956)

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day ? (Sonnet XVIII) . . . . . . . .Z. Randall Stroope (b.1953)

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (from As You Like It) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter (b. 1945)

Songs and Sonnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Shearing (1919-2011)

1. Live With me and Be My Love (from The Merry Wives of Windsor)

2. When Daffodils Begin to Peer (from The Winters Tale)

3. It Was a Lover and His Lass (from As You Like It)

4. Spring (from Love’s Labour Lost)

5. Who Is Silvia? (from Two Gentlemen of Verona)

6. Fie on Sinful Fantasy (from The Merry Wives of Windsor)

Mark Henry, piano Pat Lavergne, bass

Songs from The Great American Songbook

Get Happy (from Summer Stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyrics by Teci Koehler (1894-1973)

Music by Harold Arien (1905-1986)

arr. Mac Huff (b. 19..)

All of Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyrics by Seymour Simons (1886-1949)

Music by Gerald Marks (1900-1997)

arr. Steve Zegree (1953-2015)

My Romance (from Jumbo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)

Music by Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)

arr. Greg jasperse (b. 1968)

The Lady and the Tramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)

Music by Richard Rodgers(1902-1979)

arr. Kirby Shaw (b.1941)

Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) . . . . . . . . . Lyrics by E. Y. “Yip” Harburg (1896-1981) Soloists: Megan Guillory, Friday Music by Harold Arien (1905-1986)

Jenny Brunner, Sunday arr. Mac Huff (b.19..)

All the Things You Are (from Very Warm for May) . Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1981)

Mark Henry, piano Pat Lavergne, bass Ron Muniz, percussion

Script and Narration by Donna Rigdon Jones

Christmas Concert

When Christ Was Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Mccullough (b.1951)

1. Whereas Adam Caused by Sin

Timothy Smith, baritone

2. Sun of Righteousness

3. The Flow’r of Jesse

4. So Blessed a Sign

Carolyn Hasty, soprano

5. When Christ Was Born

6. Carol of the Birds

7. It Was Thy Day, Sweet

Carolyn Hasty, soprano

8. What Tidings?

A Feast of Carols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Randall Alan Bass (b.1953)

1. Wassail, Wassail

2. Il est né le divin enfant

3. Veni, Veni Emmanuel

4. The Holly and the Ivy

5. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

6. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Les Petites Voix and Masterworks Chorale

Climb to the Top of the Highest Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carolyn Jennings (b.1949)

O Holy Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)/arr. Roy Ringwald (1910-1995)

SPRING CONCERT

Carmina Burana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Orff (1895-1982)

Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra, The Louisiana Choral Foundation

McNeese State University Chamber Choir, Barbe High School Choir,

T. S. Cooley Elementary Choir and Les Petites Choir

Season 2014 – 2015

FALL CONCERTS

Missa Pacem………………………………………………………………………………………..Marac A. Hafso (b.1955)

Kyrie

Gloria

Louise Allen, alto and Sharon Allured, soprano

Credo

John Schwartz, intonation

Sanctus

Agnus Dei

Masterworks Chorale

Lonny Benoit, percussion

Five Days That Changed the World……………………….……………………………………………………………Bob Chilcott (b.1955)

1. Thursday 29 March 29 1455: The Invention of Printing

2. Friday 1 August 1834: The Abolition of Slavery

3. Monday 14 December 1903: The First Powered Flight

4. Friday 28 September1928: The Discovery of Penicillin

5. Wednesday 12 April 1961: The First Man in Space

Masterworks Chorale and Les Petites Voix

Lonny Benoit, timpani

Love, Laughter & Legends: The Music of the Beatles………………………………………..… arr.Roger Emerson (b. 1950)

1. Love

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Got to Get You Into My Life

Help!

Can’t Buy Me Love

2. Laughter

Penny Lane

Yellow Submarine

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Di

3. Legends

Let It Be

Curry Burton, Sarah Carlton, Megan Guillory, ensemble

Hey Jude

Curry Burton, tenor

Masterworks Chorale

Lonny Benoit, set drummer

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Gloria in Excelsis Deo..……………………..……………………………………………………………………………Kevin Memley (b. 1971)

Trio: Jenny Brunner (Sunday), Megan Guillory (Tuesday), soprano, Anne Veillion, Alto,

John Schwatze, Tenor

Brass Quintet: David Scott and Eric Rodriguez, triumpets

William Rose, alto trombone/alto horn, Jeffrey Lemke, trombone

Michael Farrar, tuba

Percusssion: Kyle Mincks

Christmas with King’s Singers

The Boar’s Head Carol.………………………..……………………………..arr. David Overton (b.1943)

Gaudete....………………..………………… arr. Brian Kay (b. 1944) and David Overton(b.1943)

Soloists: Peggy Fletcher, Lisa Sober, Sarah Carlton, Mike Sober

Joy to the World……………………………………………………………… arr. David Overton (b. 1943)

Shepherd’s Pipe Carol…………………….………………………………………………………….John Rutter (b.1945)

Do You Hear What I Hear…………………….……………………………………arr. Harry Simeone (1911-2005)

The Little Drummer Boy..…………………..………………… Simeone/Davis/Onorati/arr. Harry Simeone

O Holy Night..…………………..………… Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)/arr. Roy Ringwald (1910-1995)

SPRING CONCERT

Minstrel Songs

Nelly Bly……………………….………… Stephen Foster(1826-18240/arr. Dean Rishel (b.1946)

Dixie………………………..........Brian Emmett (1815-1904)/arr. Norman Luboff (1917-1987)

Patriotism and sacrifice

When Johnny Comes Marching Home……………………………… Louis Lambert (1829-1892)

arr. Peter Wilhousky (1902-1978)

Dear Sarah……………………………………………………………………….…….. James Slyer (b. 1953)

III

Sorrow and Longing For Home

Tenting Tonight……………………………………………………………… Walter Kittredge (1834-1895)

arr. Jackson Berkey (b.1958)

Ward Fontenot, Harmonica

The Vacant Chair…………………………………………………………………… George Root (1820-1895)

arr, Ben Allaway (b.1958)

Suzanne Kelley, soprano

A Union Preserved

Battle Hymn of the Republic.....................................................William Steffe (1830-1890)

arr. Peter Wilhousky (1902-1978)

The Gettysburg Address……..………………………………………………………….Mark Hayes (b. 1953)

Masterworks Chorale and Chamber Orchestra

The American Spirit.………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Mark Hayes (b. 1953)

I. The Spirit of Self-Reliance and Individualism

II. The Spirit of Equality and Justice

III. The Spirit of Optimism and Dreams

Narrator: Bruce Hearn

Masterworks Chorale

Chamber Orchestra