The Notables
A Christmas Garland
"Yuletide Greetings from The Notables"
December 2002
A beautiful introduction to the Christmas season, featuring choral selections
about the birth of Christ and the meaning of Christmas.
Program
- Echoes of the Season (Arr. Carl J. Nyland)
- This Christmastide (Jessye's Carol) (1988: w. Jane McCullouch; m. Donald
Fraser)
- Evergreen Fragrance, Candlelight Glow (1995: w. Barbara Tanner; m. Richard Smith) [Mary S] ¥ §
- Let It Snow (1945:
w. Sammy Cahn; m. Jule Styne; arr. Ed Lojeski) *
- Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (1975: w. Wm.
Shakspere: As You Like It, II
vii 174-190; m. John Rutter; from "When Icicles Hang") [Sue on
harpsichord; Colleen and Sharon on flute; choir] *
- The Donkey's Gift (wm. Robert H. McIver) [Melissa A; Colleen on flute;
choir] ¥
- December the 25th (1970: wm. Leslie
Bricusse; from the film Scrooge;
arr. R. Schwalbe) [David E; choir] *
- Mistletoe (1989: wm. Phyllis Aleta Wolfe) *
- The Three Kings (1998: wm. Dan Goggin; from Nuncrackers) [Dave S, Dave H, Jerry] *
- Frosty the Snow Man (wm. Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins; arr. Ed
Lojeski) * (encore ¥ and §)
INTERMISSION
- A Christmas Garland (Traditional German Carols [Kling,
Glöckchen, klingelingeling; Still,
still, still; O
du fröhliche]; Eng. w. & arr. John Leavitt)
- Scarborough Carol (Adapted and arranged Kirby Shaw) [Paula; choir]
- Carol Me (w. Mary Kay Beall; m. John Carter) ¥ §
- O Holy Night
(1847:
"Cantique de Noël";
French w. Placide Clappeau [de Roquemaure]; English w. John Sullivan
Dwight; m. Adolphe
Adam; arr. Royce Malm) [Don, Mary]
- For Unto Us a Child Is Born (with "What Child Is This?")
(w. Isaiah 9.6 & Wm C. Dix; m.
Kirby Shaw) [Ed; Colleen on recorder; choir]
- Have
Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (1943: wm. Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane;
from the film Meet
Me In St. Louis; arr. Ward Gailey) [Donna; choir]
- Gloria (1990: m. Randol Alan Bass) [sound
file] ¥
Note: Full program to be performed in the Friday, December 13
performance. Pieces marked with asterisk (*) omitted at December 11 service at St
John's; with (¥) omitted on December 10; with (§) omitted on December
17. Also, there is no intermission except on December 13.
Performances
| Date |
Presentation |
Location |
Call Time |
| Tuesday, December 10 |
Credit Union presentation (omit ¥) |
Torrance Hilton |
6:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, December 11 |
Advent Service (omit *) |
St John's |
6:30 p.m. |
| Friday, December 13 |
Full Concert |
Johnson
Hall |
6:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, December 17 |
Joslyn presentation (omit §) |
Joslyn
Center |
5:30 p.m. |
Extra Rehearsal: Saturday, December 7, St John's Lutheran Church, 10:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m.
Performance Flyer for December 13
Omitted from this performance:
- Where Will It Lead? (w: Don Besig & Nancy Price; m. DB)