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2006-07 Season Archives
December 16 & 17, 2006
A Rose In Winter
Celebrate the holidays with the Repertory Singers and their special guest artists Walker Kermode (bassoon) and Debra Harris (flute) for a world tour of holiday cheer. Festive Renaissance music from Spain and Germany accompanied by fresh and original arrangements of familiar carols from England, France and Wales.
Pianist Jodi French is featured in Conrad Susa's theatrical "The
Midnight Clear" and "There is No Rose," by the Repertory
Singers' Composer-in-Residence, Craig Kingsbury, will be premiered.
Give yourself the gift of live choral music this holiday season.
Program notes by Ed Wight [PDF]
Program
Hodie Christus natus est - Doug Skerritt
Singt ihr lieben Christen all! - Michael Praetorius
Gloria in excelsis Deo - Johann Sabastian Bach
The "O" Antiphons - Craig Kingsbury
Dansaron (Third piece of the Tres Villancicos de Navidad) - arr. Ben Allaway
There Is No Rose - Craig Kingsbury (World Premiere)
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (First of the Trois Noëls) - arr. Naji Hakim
Once in Royal David's City - Bern Herbolsheimer
Sussex Carol (Third of Four Carols of Christmas) - arr. Don Michael Dicie
See, Amid the Winter's Snow - Howard Helvey
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow - Leo Nestor
Suo Gân (Third piece of Two Advent Carols and a Lullaby) - arr. George Guest
In Dulci Jubilo
Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
Angel Tidings
(First three of Eight Christmas Carols) - arr. John Rutter
Jingle Bells - arr. Randol Alan Bass