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April 27, 1990 and April 29, 1990, Spring Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor; Richard Givens, Organist; Kathryn Copple, Pianist, Chamber orchestra. Soloists: Carol Veslany, Pat Malcolm, Thelma Kiesel, Muriel Kline, Soopranos; Liz Jelich, Jean Zimmerman, Cynthia Dodge, Altos; Marty Waugh, John Hulse, Tenors; John A. Shuford, Robert Castro, Basses. Presbyterian Church, Milford, Delaware and People’s United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.
Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese, Joseph Haydn
O Fear the Lord, Michael Haydn,
Locus Iste, Michael Haydn,
Candate Domino, Michael Haydn
Mass in D Minor, “Lord Nelson Mass,” Joseph Haydn
December 7, 1990, Christmas Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor; Richard Givens, Organist/Rehearsal Accompanist, Brass Collegium Musicum. Soloists: Jackie Mitchel, Mary Beth Alexander, Ruth Lyon, Pat Malcolm, Cathy Crusco, Sopranos; Jean Rowe, Doris Gonzalez, Cynthia Dodge, Altos; Jack Kraft, John H. Hulse, Tenors; John A. Shuford, Jeff Wolfe, Basses. Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Camden, Delaware.
Festival Magnificat, Daniel Pinkham
Christmas Cantata, Daniel Pinkham
Christmas Song, Gustav Holst
Lullay, My Liking, Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Midwinder, Gustav Holst, arr. Dale Wood
Christmas Day, Choral Fantasy on Old Carols, arr. Gustav Holst
O Come All Ye Faithful, arr. Everett Titcomb
Gloria, John Rutter
Joy to the World, G. F. Handel, arr. Frank Kuykendall
April 12, 1991 and April 14, 1991, Spring Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn Accompanist. Soloists: Thelma Kiesel, Soprano; Doris Gonzalez, Alto; John Gorham, Tenor; Bob Castro, James Wooley, Basses. First Presbyterian Church of Milford, Milford, Delaware and Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
Frostiana, Randall Thompson
A Musical Tribute to Aaron Copeland
Long Time Ago
The Boatman’s Dance
At the River
Ching-a-ring Chaw
A Musical Tribute to Leonard Bernstein
Psalm 131 and Psalm 133:1 from “Chichester Psalms”
The Peaceable Kingdom, Randall Thompson
December 8, 1991 and December 15, 1995, 35th Anniversary Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Chamber orchestra. Soloists: Mary Ellen Schauber Hostetter, soprano; Patricia Cayá, alto; Matthew Ross Presley, tenor; Richard Trice, bass. Everett Theater, Middletown, Delaware and Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.
Messiah, George Frederic Handel.
January 31, 1992, Mid-Winter Concert: An Evening of Mozart. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Chamber ensemble. Soloists: Mary Beth Alexander, Pat Malcolm, Ducia Hamm, Sopranos; Jean Rowe, Melanie Leinbach, Altos; Tom Byrd, Larry Razzano, Tenors; Darrell Gray, Chuck Hughes, Basses. First Baptist Church, Dover, Delaware.
Te Deum laudamus, K. 141
God Is Our Refuge, K. 20
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Lacrymosa, from Requiem, K. 626
Coronation Mass in C, K. 317
May 3, 1992, Spring Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Instrumental ensemble. Soloists: Henrietta F. Dumas, Cathy Crusco, Thelma Kiesel, Sopranos; Sally Cirafici, Jean Zimmerman, Altos; Jack Kraft, Tenor. People’s United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.
Beatus Vir in C (1st Chorus), Antonio Vivaldi
Crucifixus, Antonio Lotti
Psalm 112 (Beatus Vir in B flat), Antonio Vivaldi
Cantate Domino, Giuseppe Pitoni
Glory to God in the Highest, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Exultate Deo, Alessandro Scarlatti
Alleluia, Alessandro Scarlatti
Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi
December 11, 1992, A Spanish Christmas. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Tympani, Chamber orchestra. Soloists: Jane Kaltenbaugh, Jackie Mitchell, Patricia Malcolm, Judy Nemith, Sopranos; Diana Diven, Janet Risberg, Doris Gonzales, Sally A. Cirafici, Cynthia Dodge, Altos; Jack Kraft, Larry Razzano, William G. Stoops, Jr., Marty Waugh, Tenors; Charles Hughes, Thomas M. Church, Basses. Whatcoat United Methodist Church, December 11, 1992.
Three Spanish Carols of the 16th Century, Anonymous, from Cancionero De Upsala, edited by Jesús Bal y Gay:
E la don, don, Sweet Virgin Mary
Sons of Eve
Ríu, Ríu, Chíu, Guard our Homes in Safety
Three Christmas Carols, Francisco Guerrero:
O hear the news that we bring you
Tell us, Mary, of our Redeemer
To adore a tiny infant
Three Motets, Tomas Luis de Victoria:
On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
Ave Maria
O magnum mysterium
Misa Criolla, Ariel Ramírez
May 2, 1993, Spring Concerts of Psalms and Spirituals. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Amy Sterling, oboe soloist. Soloists: Pat Malcolm, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Cynthia Dodge, Alto, Willie G. Adams, Bass. People’s United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.
Psalm 8 – How Excellent Thy Name, Howard Hanson
Psalm 23 – The Lord is My Shepherd, from Requiem, John Rutter
Psalm 47 – O, Clap Your Hands, Ralph Vaughn Williams
Psalm 51 – Create in Me, O God, Opus 29, No. 2, Ist Movement, Johannes Brahms
Psalm 84 – How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings, Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Fauré
Psalm 100 – Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord, Sven Lekberg
Psalm 150 – O Praise Ye the Lord, César Frank
Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ain’-a That Good News!, William L. Dawson
Elijah Rock, arr. by Jester Hairston
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit, arr. by William L. Dawson
Deep River, arr. by Jester Hairston
Soon Ah Will Be Done, William L. Dawson
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, arr. by William L. Dawson
There is a Balm in Gilead, William L. Dawson
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, setting by William L. Dawson
December 10, 1993, A Christmas Baroque. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Small ensemble. Soloists: Carol Montague, Ruth Lyon, Cathy Crusco, Henrietta Dumas, Pat Malcolm, Karen Darner, Sopranos; Jean Zimmerman, Alto; William G. Stoops, Jack Kraft, Tenors; Larry Shank, Darrell Gray, Basses. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
Verbum caro factum est, Hans Leo Hassler
A Great and Mighty Wonder, Old German Carol, harm. Michael Praetorius
A Babe is Born in Bethelem, German Traditional Carol, harm. Johann H. Schein
O ihr lieben Hirten, Andreas Hammerschmidt
O Little One Sweet, Samuel Scheidt
In dulci jubilo, chorale setting Michael Praetorius
Psalite! Michael Praetorius
Sing, Beloved Christians, Sing! Michael Praetorius
The Little Newborn Child, Dietrich Buxehude
The Linden Tree Carol, Old German Carol
Magnificat (My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord), Dietrich Buxehude
Christmas Oratorio, Part IV, Johann Sebastian Bach
April 29, 1994, Spring Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Newark Symphony Orchestra, Roman Pawlowski, conductor. Soloists: Pat Malcolm, Soprano; Tom Byrd, Tenor, Eyrl Byassee, Bass. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Te Deum, Franz Joseph Haydn
Mass in F (Duetsche Messe), Franz Schubert
Elegy, Opus 118 (Elegisher Gesang), Ludwig Van Beethoven
Evensong (Abendlied zu Gott), Haydn
Mass in G, Schubert
Choral Fantasia, Opus 80, Beethoven
December 4, 1994. An American Christmas featuring American Carols and Spirituals. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist, Richard A. Givens II, Organist. Soloists: Beth Brown, Cathy Crusco, Henrietta Dumas, Lynn Kilgore, Pat Malcolm, Soprano, Diana L. Diven, Jean Zimmerman, Altos; William G. Stoops, Jr., Jack Kraft, Tenors; Charles Hughes, Dave Joyner, Larry Shank, Willie G. Adams, Bass. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
A Virgin Unspotted, William Billings
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Supply Belcher
O Little Town of Bethlehem, Lewis Redner
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Richard S. Willis
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, John Marks
We Three Kings of Orient Are, John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
The Alfred Burt Carols
Behold the Star, William L. Dawson
I Wonder as I Wander, John Jacob Niles
Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles,
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head, John Jacob Niles
Mary Had a Baby, William L. Dawson
Lit’l Boy-Chile, William L. Dawson
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, arr. John Rutter
Go, Tell It On the Mountain, arr. Mark Hayes
April 1, 1995 and April 2, 1995. Spring Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, William A. Riley, choir master Church of the Holy Trinity (treble soloists). Soloists: Seth Rue, Matthew Brown (Treble soloists); Jack F. Kraft, Larry E. Razzano, William G. Stoops, Tenors. Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and People’s United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.
Out of the Depths I Have Cried to Thee (De Profundis–Psalm 129), Josquin des Pres
Trois Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Maurice Durufle
Ubi caritas et amor (10th century French) (Where there is charity and love, God is there)
Tu es Petrus (Thou art Peter)
Tantum ergo (Let us venerate so great a sacrament)
Cantique de Jean Racine (O Lord of Hosts, how lovely are they dwellings) (set to Psalm 84), Gabriel Fauré
Pater Noster (the Lord’s Prayer) (Our Father who are in Heaven), Igor Stravinsky
Te Deum (Hymn of Praise, A.D. 502), John Rutter
Requiem, Gabriel Fauré
December 10, 1995, Mellifluous Mendelssohn. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist, Richard A. Givens II, Organist. Soloists: Beth Brown, Henrietta Dumas, Pat Malcolm, Sopranos; Carol Neild, Diana Farrell, Altos; Glen Pruitt, John H. Hulse, Tenors; Jack Kraft, Jeff Millar, Darrell Gray, Basses. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Christus (Recitative, trio and Chorus from unfinished oratorio)
Magnificat (Solo quartet)
Grant, O Lord, Thy Grace Unbounded
St. Paul (selections from oratorio)
But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own (Solo)
Rise! Up! Arise! (Chorus)
Sleepers, Wake, a Voice Is Calling (Chorus)
Now We Are Ambassadors (Duet)
ow Lovely Are the Messengers (Chorus)
See What Love (Chorus)
O Great Is the Depth (Chorus)
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing! (arranged by Robert Hunter)
Elijah (selections from oratorio)
Ye People, Rend Your Hearts (Recitative and solo)
Blessed Are the Men Who Fear Him (Chorus)
Draw Near, All Ye People (Recitative)
Lord God of Abraham (Solo)
Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord (Chorus)
Lift Thine Eyes (Women’s Chorus)
He, Watching Over Israel (Chorus)
O Rest in the Lord
He That Shall Endure
I Go on My Way
For the Mountains Shall Depart
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth
May 5, 1996, Five Centuries of Choral Music. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
Adoramus Te, attr. to Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina
The Little White Hen, Antonio Scandello
Sing We and Chant It, Thomas Morley
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened (from Coronation Anthem No. 4), George Frederic Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Johann Sebastian Bach
Chester, William Billings
Ave Verum Corpus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sanctus (from the “Harmoniemesse”) Franz Josef Haydn
Wondrous Cool, Thou Woodland Quiet, Johannes Brahms
He, Watching Over Israel, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
The Road Not Taken, Randall Thompson
sam was a man, Vincent Persichetti
Sure on This Shining Night, Samuel Barber
Shenandoah, arr. by Marshall Bartholomew
Soon-Ah Will Be Done, William Dawson
Ain-a That Good News, William Dawson
Fall 1996. Special Presentation of excerpts from the Messiah for the Dover Officers’ Wives’ Club
December 8, 1996 and December 15, 1996, 40th Anniversary Concert Series. Judith Moore, Conductor, Chamber Ensemble, Dover Symphony Orchestra, W. Nolan Hearn, Harpsichord. Soloists: Mary Ellen Hostetter, Soprano; Linnea Baranofski, Alto; Matthew Pressley, Tenor, Richard Trice, Bass (East Coast Opera). Middletown High School, Middletown, Delaware and Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.
Messiah, George Frederick Handel (Part I and sections of Parts II and III)
March 16, 1997, 40th Anniversary Concert Series. Messiah, George Frederick Handel. Judith Moore, Conductor, Chamber Ensemble Dover Symphony Orchestra, W. Nolan Hearn, Harpsichord. Soloists: Mary Ellen Hostetter, Soprano; George Steinhoff, Alto; Matthew Pressley, Tenor, Richard Trice, Bass (East Coast Opera). Caesar Rodney High School, Camden, Delaware.
Messiah, George Frederick Handel (Parts II and III)
December 7, 1997, Conductor’s Choice! Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist, Richard A. Givens, Organist, Recorder ensemble. Soloists: Mary Lou Scheaffer, Pat Malcolm, Ruth Lyon, Megan Fitzharris, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Jean Zimmerman, Diana Farrell, Doris Fariss, Jeannette Funk, Janet Rogers, Altos; Jack Sheaffer, William G. Stoops, Bill Garbutt, Robert Abel, Bob Funk, Clark Williams, Tenors; Keith Harter, Wayne Rogers, Darrell Gray, Ron Hendricks, Basses. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Magnificat (from Magnificat), Johann Sebastian Bach
Santus et Benedictus, Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Agnus Dei (from Midnight Mass for Christmas), Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Wolcum Yole!, Benjamin Britten
This Little Babe, Benjamin Britten
Festival Magnificat, Daniel Pinkham
Domine Deus (from Gloria), John Rutter
And the Glory of the Lord and For Unto Us a Child is Born (from Messiah), Georg Frederick Handel
Gloria (from Misa Criolla), Ariel Ramirez
Three Spanish Carols of the Sixteenth Century, Anonymous
E la don, don Sweet Virgin Mary
Sons of Eve, Reward My Tidings
Rui, Rui Chiu
Come and Thank Him (from Christmas Oratorio), J.S. Bach
Caroling, Caroling and The Star Carol (from The Alfred Burt Christmas Carols)
Mary Had A Baby, arr. William Dawson
Go Tell It on the Mountains, arr. Mark Hayes
There Shall a Star (from Christus), Felix Mendelssohn
Halleluia Chorus (from Messiah), G.F. Handel
May 3, 1998, Conductor’s Choice!, Part 2. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist. Soloists: Pat Malcolm, Megan Fitzharris, Beth Gustafson, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Doris Fariss, Diana Farell, Altos; Clark Williams, William G. Stoops, Tenors; Gil Neild, Charles Hughes, Ron Hendricks, Basses. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Kyrie from Lord Nelson Mass,Mass in D Minor, Joseph Haydn
Gloria from Mass in G, Franz Shubert
Credo from Coronation Mass K. 317, Wolfgang A. Mozart
Sanctus and Benedictus from Requiem, John Rutter
Agnus Dei from Requiem, Opus 48, Gabriel Fauré
Lift Up Your Heads, He Trusted in God and Worthy Is The Lamb (from the Messiah), Georg Frederick Handel
Psalm 150, Cesar Franck
Psalm 84: Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Fauré
Adoramus te, attr. to Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina
Cantate Domino, Johan M. Haydn
Ye Shall Have a Song, from Peaceable Kingdom, Randall Thompson
Wondrous, Cool Thou Woodland Quiet, Johannes Brahms
Shenandoah, arr. by Marshall Bartholomew
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, arr. by William Dawson
Elijah Rock, arr. by Jester Hairston
Soon Ah Will Be Done, arr. by William Dawson
December 6, 1998, Lessons and Carols. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, small ensemble. Soloists: Beth Gustafson, Betsy Fitzharris, Sopranos; Kathleen Melonakos, Diana Farrell, Janet Rogers, Altos; William G. Stoops, Glen C. Pruitt, Tenors; Charles Hughes, Richard Johnson, Basses. Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Camden, Delaware.
Processional: Once in Royal David’s City (Words by C.F. Alexander), H.J. Gauntlett
Bidding Prayer: What Sweeter Music (Words by Robert Herrick), Richard Rodney Bennett
Carol: In dulce jubilo (German traditional carol–arr. R.L. Pearsal)
1st Lesson: Deo gracias (from Ceremony of Carols, words anonymous, 15th century), Benjamin Britten
Carol: A Virgin Most Pure, English traditional carol, arr. Charles Wood
Carol: A Virgin Unspotted, William Billings
2nd Lesson: Lo, in the Time Appointed (From a Sarum Antiphon), Healey Willan
Carol: Savior of the Nations, Come (Attributed to St. Ambrose) arr. Paul Manz
3rd Lesson: Uns ist ein Kind geboren, (Text: Isaiah 9:6), Johann Sebastian Bach
Carol: What Child Is This (Words by Nancy Price), tune Greensleeves, arr Don Besig
4th Lesson : Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (German Carol 15th century) arr. Hugo Distler
O, Hearken Ye (Words by Wihla Hutson), Alfred Burt
5th Lesson: Gabriel’s Message (Basque carol, words by S. Baring Gould) arr. David Willcocks
Carol: Blessed Be That Maid Mary (Words by G.R. Woodward), arr. David Willcocks
6th Lesson: Away in a Manger (Words att. Martin Luther) 1st tune by Carl Mueller
6th Lesson: Away in a Manger (Words att. Martin Luther) 2nd tune Normandy, arr. Reginald Jacques
6th Lesson: Away in a Manger (Words att. Martin Luther), 3rd tune W.J. Kirkpatrick. arr. David Willcocks
Carol: Joy to the World (Words by Isacc Watts (1674-1748). arr. John Rutter
7th Lesson: Rise Up Shepherd and Follow (Spiritual),arr. John Rutter
Carol: The First Nowell (English traditional carol, 17th century) arr. David Willcocks,
8th Lesson: A Christmas Carol (Words Clement F. Rogers), arr. Zoltan Kodaly
Carol: Three Kings of Orient (Arr. John Rutter), arr. John Rutter
9th Lesson: A Babe Is Born (Words 15th century anonymous), William Mathias
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Latin hymn 18th century), arr. Everett Titcomb
May 2, 1999, Merry Madrigals. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, the Holly Consort. Wells Theater, Wesley College, Dover, Delaware.
All Ye Who Music Love, Balthazar Donato
In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves, Henry Purcell
The Silver Swan, Orlando Gibbons
The Little White Hen, Antonio Scandello
While the Bright Sun, William Byrd
Now Spring In All Her Glory, Jacques Arkadelt
Come, O Come, My Life’s Delight, Emma Lou Diemer
Daybreak, Emma Lou Diemer
It Was Lover and His Lass, Emma Lou Diemer
April Is In My Mistress’ Face, Thomas Morley
Since First I Saw Your Face, Thomas Ford
Jimmie’s Got a Goil, Vincent Persichetti
He Is Good and Handsome, Passereau
Alix avoit aux dens la materage, Thomas Crecquillon
Sing We and Chant It, Thomas Morley
The Queen to Me a Royal Pain Doth Give, P.D.Q. Bach
My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth, P.D.Q. Bach
Walking on the Green Grass, Michael Hennagin
Fire, Fire My Heart, Thomas Morley
It Is Good To Be Merry, Jean Berger
December 5, 1999, Rutter’s Magnificat. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Pianist. Soloists: Bonnie Hironimus, Beth Brown, Katie Manning, Sopranos; Janet Rogers, Alto; Robert Tarburton, Tenor; Charles Hughes, John Gendvilas, Trevor Manning, Basses. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Carols arranged by John Rutter
How Great Our Joy! German Traditional Carol
‘Twas in the Moon of Winter Time, Canadian Traditional Tune
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, French Traditional Carol
Silent Night, Franz Gruber
Away in a Manger, W. I. Kirkpatrick
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, Spiritual
Three Kings of Orient, J. H. Hopkins
Joy to the World, Lowell Mason
Magnificat, John Rutter