OUR NEXT CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

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OUR MOST RECENT CONCERT, "WISDOM,"
TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

Repertoire for Spring, 2009 included:

The Stars are With the Voyager - Houston Bright

Exceedingly Wise - Margaret Boudreaux

J'ai vu le loup - Med. French, Arr. Stephen Hatfield

Crickets and Commas (Five Haiku) - John David Earnest
Comma
Tumbleweed
Lightning
Crickets
Preposition

Follow the Drinking Gourd - Trad. Spiritual, Arr. Justine Koontz

God Bless the Child - Billie Holliday, Arr. Anita Kerr

Anthem - Eskil Hemberg

Exerpts from Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn
Lift Thine Eyes
He Watching Over Israel
He That Shall Endure to the End
Yet God the Lord Passed By

In Time Of - Steven Sametz

The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Peter Lutkin

Finale from The Magic Flute - W. A. Mozart

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OUR MOST RECENT CONCERT TOOK PLACE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

THE JOURNEY HOME

Repertoire included:

Holy Creator - Trad. Irish, arr. M. Boudreaux

Jerusalem - Trad. Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn

Noel Canon - Steven Sametz

Locus Iste - Anton Bruckner

Kaki Lambe - Trad. Senegal, arr. Brian Tate

Ave Maria - Franz Biebl

Al Hanissim - Dov Frimer, Arr. Jacobson and Netsky

Codhlaím go Suan id' Chroí - Michael McGlynn

Loch Lomond - Trad. Scottish, arr. Jonathan Quick

Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern - Avrom Brudno, arr. Mark Zuckerman

Arirang - Trad. Korean, arr. Kenneth Jennings

Eternal Vessels - Margaret Boudreaux

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Randall Thompson

Sanctus - Michael McGlynn

Gloria - Michael McGlynn

Still Still Still - Norman Luboff

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OUR MOST RECENT CONCERT,
Of Hope and Joy,
TOOK PLACE
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

Repertoire for Spring, 2008 included:

Come My Friends - Margaret Boudreaux

Con Mis Alas - Sonia Morales Matos

Fancies - Sven-Eric Johanson

Shall I Compare - Nils Lindberg

Battle of Jericho - Spiritual - arr. Moses Hogan

Hatikvah - Naftali Herz Imber - arr. Sabrina Clarke

In Memoriam - Garth Baxter

Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) - Leonard Bernstein (arr. Robert Page)

Symphony No. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven

The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Peter Lutkin

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OUR FALL, 2007 CONCERT TOOK PLACE
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

Our repertoire included:

Sanza Kroma - Trad. Ghana, arr. Felicia Sandler

Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite - G.F. Handel

I Have Longed for They Saving Health - Wm. Byrd

Chiquilín de Bachin - Astor Piazolla, arr. Liliana Cangiano

Behold a Star From Jacob Shining - Felix Mendelssohn

Wexford Carol - Trad. Irish, arr. David Mooney

The Bells of Christmas - Robert L. Shindle

When Icicles Hang - John Rutter
1. Icicles
2. Winter Nights
3. Good Ale
4. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
5. Winter Wakeneth All My Care
6. Hay, Ay

Chanukah Candle Blessings - arr. Joshua Jacobson

Still, Still, Still - Trad. Austrian, arr. Norman Luboff

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OUR CONCERT
"My Spirit Sang All Day!"
TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

Spring 2007 repertoire included:

My Spirit Sang All Day - Gerald Finzi

Hail To Thee, Blithe Spirit - James Q. Mulholland

Amor de mi Alma - Z. Randall Stroope

O Nata Lux - Morten Lauridsen

Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Faure

Wanting Memories - Ysaye Barnwell

Shirei Shabbat - Theodore Morrison
Yom Zeh M'chubad
Yism'chu
Yih'yu L'ratson
Adon Olam

Elijah Rock - Moses Hogan

La Battaglia - Adriano Banchieri, ed. Boudreaux

The Battle - Garth Baxter

Battle Hymn of the Republic - William Steffe/arr. Wilhousky

Journey to Freedom (Rännakud Vabadusse) - Rebecca Oswald
In collaboration with the Children's Chorus of Carroll County
and the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County

Please Remember - Diane Warren, arr. Kristen Ion

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OUR CONCERT,
GLORIA!,
TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2006
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

This semester's repertoire includes:

Villancico de Cuzco - Edwardo Tancredi

Make a Joyful Noise - Elliot Levine

Hine Ma Tov - Allan E. Naplan

Cantate Domino - Hans Leo Hassler

Ave Maria - James Biery

Sambalele - Cecilia Esquivel

Father of Heaven (from Judas Maccabeus) - G. F. Handel

Laudate Dominum (from Solemn Vespers) - W. A. Mozart

Alleluia (from Brazilian Psalm) - Jean Berger

Jibrilujä'ä yubäshshiruki - Wadi'es-Safi. Arr. Shireen Abu Khader

Jingle Bells - J. Pierpont, arr. Willcocks

Quoniam tu solus sanctus (from Gloria) - John Rutter

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OUR CONCERT
"DREAMS AND VOYAGES"
TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2006
AT 7:00 P.M. IN (BIG) BAKER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

This semester's repertoire included:

##Prologue from "Einstein's Dreams (it's about time . . .") - Lorraine Whittlesey

Breaths - Ysaye Barnwell

I Would be True - Trad. Irish Melody, Arr. Paul Ayres

Benissez Nous - Trad. Sephardic Song, Arr. Stephen Cohen

He Watching over Israel (From "Elijah") - Felix Mendelssohn
(Student Conductor - Kristen Ion)

Super Flumina Babylon - Giovanni P. di Palestrina
(Student Conductor - Kaelynn Miller)

Autumn Song - Chen Dai Lin
(Guest Conductor - Cherie Jeng)

##The Hope Trilogy - Margaret Boudreaux
The City
The Nation
The Hope

My Love is Like a Red Red Rose - James Mulholland

Three Madrigals - Emma Lou Diemer
O Mistress Mine, where are you roaming?
Take, O take those lips away
Sigh no more, ladies sigh no more
(Student Conductor - Stacy Fitzwater)

Finale (From "The Magic Flute") - W. A. Mozart

The Stars are with the Voyager - Eleanor Daley
(Student Conductor - Brent Pertusio)

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The McDaniel College Choir
Fall, 2005 concert,
LISTEN UP!,
took place on
Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel

The program included:

Prelude: Lo Ist Ein Ros' Entspringen - Brahms

Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light - J.S. Bach/arr. Robert Shaw

Illumine oculus meos - Chant

Serenade to Music - R. Vaughn Williams

There Is That In Me - Vincent Persichetti

Son de la loma - arr. Jonathan Quick

Chindia (A Dance at Sunset) - Alexandru Pascanu

Esto Les Digo - Kinley Lange

Blackbird - Lennon/McCartney/arr. Daryl Runswick

Winter Solstice - Charles Galetar

Ocho Kandelikas (Ladino Song for Chanukah) - Flora Jagoda/arr. Joshua Jacobson

Noche de Paz (Silent Night) - arr. Cesar Carrillo

Wassail Song - R. Vaughn Williams

Jingle Bells - arr. Harry Simeone

Still, Still, Still - German Carol, arr. Norman Luboff

We Wish You a Merry Christmas - John Rutter

The McDaniel College Choir
Spring, 2005 concert,
KINDS OF LOVE,
took place on
Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel

The program included:

Praise the Lord - Trad. Cameroon, arr. Ralph Johnson

Pavanne for a True Musical Prince - Milcho Leviev

Wild Mountain Thyme - Appalachian folksong, arr. Garth Baxter

Selections from "The Sprig of Thyme" - English folksongs, arr. John Rutter
The Bold Grenadier
The Keel Row

Caramba - Otilio Galindez, arr. Alberto Grau

Te Quiero - Alberto Favero (Student Conductor: Tara Callegary)

Ronda Catonga - Uruguayan Childrens song, arr. Pablo Trindade-Robollo
(Student Conductor: Lisa Moore)

Mata Del Anima Sola (Tree of the Lonely Soul) - Antonio Estévez

Tungarre - Stephen Leek

Yara - Rahbani Brothers, arr. Shireen Abu-Khader

With the Lark - Glenn Caldwell

And Death Shall Have No Dominion - Garth Baxter
(with the Children's Chorus of Carroll County)

Malamba - Cecilia Esquivel
(with the Children's Chorus of Carroll County)

The Lord bless you and keep you - Peter Lutkin

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The McDaniel College Choir
Winter, 2004 concert took place on
Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel

Titled "Gloria!," the concert included

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly

The Coventry Carol

Jingle Bells

Sanza Kroma

Gloria (from Missa Kenya)

Carolling, Carolling

Bright, Bright the Holly Berries

The Star Carol

Ding dong, merrily on high

Canción de Cuna

Duérmete apegado a mí

O come all ye faithful

Mary's Lullaby

The Shepherd's Carol

Sheep may safely graze

Joy to the World

Gloria (from Christmas Cantata)

Psalm 150

Light one candle

Two Selections from Messiah:
For unto us a child is Born
Halleluia

Still, still, still

Silent Night

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The McDaniel College Choir
Spring, 2004 concert took place on
Sunday, April 25, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel.

Titled "The Dance of Life,"
the concert included:

We Are - Ysaye Barnwell

No Mirrors in my Nana's House - Ysaye Barnwell

On Children - Ysaye Barnwell

Erev shel shoshanim - Josef Hadar

This little light of mine (Trad. Spiritual) - arr. Moses Hogan

O Pastor Animarum - Hildegard von Bingen

Medea Vita - Michael McGlynn

If ye love me - Thomas Tallis

Go not far from me, O God - Niccolo Zingarelli

Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein (from St. John Passion) - J. S. Bach

O Lamm Gottes Unschuldig - Michael Praetorius

My bonnie lass she smelleth - PDQ Bach

Dance of Death - Hugo Distler
Leave all this that you own
Man, this world's beauteous form will fade
Your greatest friend, your body
Arise, the bridegroom comes!
The soul, which on earth is smaller yet than small
The soul, since it is born for eternity

The River - Garth Brooks

The Lord bless you and keep you - Peter Lutkin

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The McDaniel College Choir
Winter, 2003 concert took place on
Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel.

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Concerts performed recently included:

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2003 * 7:00 P.M. * (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel
Journeys of Singing: The McDaniel College Choir in Concert
Repertoire for this concert included:
Processional: Siyahamba - Trad. Nguni, arr. Boudreaux
Hear My Prayer - Moses Hogan
Dirat-on (from Les Chansons des Roses) (Student Conductor: Chad Kardell) -
Morten Lauridsen
Ubi Caritas (Student Conductor: Kristin Grassel) - Maurice Duruflé
Great Day (Student Conductor: Amy Huffer) - Negro Spiritual/Arr. Warren Martin

Selections from The Sprig of Thyme - Arr. John Rutter...
The Willow Tree (full choir) (Student Conductor: David Maskeroni)
The Salley Gardens
O can ye sew cushions?
The Miller of Dee
Afton Water (Student Conductor: Clara Werner)

Te Quiero - Alberto Favero, Arr. Liliana Cangiano
Sing we and chant it - Thomas Morley
Yara (excerpt) - Rabhani Brothers, Arr. Samia Ghannoum
Revecy Venir du Printemp (excerpt) - Claude de Jeune

Selections from The Lark - Leonard Bernstein
Incidental music from the play by Lillian Hellman
Court Song
Soldier's Song
Requiem

Hush My Little Darling - Emyr James
The Men of the Choir with the Old Line Statesmen Barbershop Chorus
Under the Boardwalk - Artie Resnick and Kenny Young, Arr. SPEBSQSA, Inc.
with "Gentlemen's Blend" (Jim Botelle, Jeff Liebknecht, Al McEvoy, and Tom Thawley)
Go ye children (Student Conductor: Patti Jimenez) - Stephen Porter
The Road to Ithaca (Premiere) - Garth Baxter
with the Children's Choir of Carroll County
The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Peter Lutkin

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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2003 AT 4:00 P.M. * Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
The McDaniel College Choir and Madrigal Singers in Concert

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2002 AT 7:00 P.M. * (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel
HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING
A celebration of seasonal and world music
Repertoire for this concert included:
Dide ta Deo - Uzee Brown
How Can I Keep From Singing? - Arr. Edward Tyler
Come Ye Thankful People Come - George J. Elvey
Bogoroditse (Ave Maria) - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Bogoroditse - Igor Stravinsky
Ave Maria - Franz Biebl
We Gather Together - Traditional
Won't You Buy My Sweet Blooming Lavender - Arr. Ray Henderson
Salseo - Oscar Galian
Now Thank We All Our God - Crüger/Mendelssohn
Hear My Prayer - Moses Hogan
Missa Gaia - Libby Larsen
Introit: Within the Circle of Our Lives - text by Wendell Berry
Kyrie: Mother, Sister, Blessed, Honored - text by M.K. Dean
Gloria: Pied Beauty - text by Gerard Manley Hopkins
S'vivon - Steve Barnett
Still Still Still - arr. Norman Luboff
Silent Night - Franz Gruber
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SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2002 AT 7:00 P.M. * (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel
Repertoire for this concert included:
Choral excerpts from Carmina Burana - Carl Orff
Erev Shel Shoshanim - Klebanow
O Sifuni Mungu - Arr. Maddux
Banks of Doon - Donna Schultz
Prayer of St. Francis - Rene Clausen
Music Spread thy Voice Around - G.F.Handel
Steal Away - Arr. Moses Hogan
Toward Distant Shores - Wm. Grant Still
Arirang - Trad. Korean
The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Lutkin

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2002 AT 8:00 P.M. IN COLUMBIA, MD
AT WILDE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2002 AT 7:30 P.M. IN WESTMINSTER, MD
AT WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL
The McDaniel College Choir performed together with
the Columbia Orchestra as part of their concert season.
The choir performed the "Winter" section of Haydn's "The
Seasons," in addition to other choral pieces.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2001 AT 7:00 P.M.
(Big) Baker Memorial Chapel
Repertoire for this concert included:
The Seasons (Winter Section) - Franz Joseph Haydn
Behind the Closed Eye - Michael McGlynn
Mi Zeh Y'maleil - Joshua Jacobson
Lute Song Lullaby - Arr. Margaret Boudreaux
Louez le Seigneur - Trad. Cameroon melody
Sing me to Heaven - Daniel Gawthrop
Sleigh Ride - Michael Graham
Malamba - Cecilia Esquivel
Still Still Still - Arr. Norman Luboff

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SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2001 AT 7:00 P.M.
(Big) Baker Memorial Chapel
This Spring marked the beginning of a new collaboration with the
Children's Chorus of Carroll County. In our spring program we premiered a new work together with the Children's Chorus, commissioned to celebrate this event.
Other for the Spring Concert included:
A Sprig of Thyme (choral cycle) - John Rutter,
The Seasonings - P.D.Q. Bach

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M.
(Big) Baker Memorial Chapel
Repertoire for this concert included:
Villancico de Cuzco - Anon. from Peru
Trumpet Gloria - Guillaume Dufay
Ave Maria - T. L. de Vittoria
Wintersong-Audrey Snyder
Walking Through the Woods on a Snowy Evening - Randall Thompson
When Icicles Hang - John Rutter
Good Ale
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
Winter Wakeneth All My Care
Hey, Ay
Hine Ma Tov - Arr. Abraham Naplan
Alleluia - William Boyce
Still, Still, Still - Arr. Norman Luboff
Silent Night (with audience singing) - Franz Gruber

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