The Notables
Christmas Program, 2003
December 12 at Johnson Hall, El Segundo United Methodist Church
December 17 at St John’s Lutheran Church, El Segundo
Program
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo (wm. Kirby Shaw;
1989) <01>
- The First Noel/Pachelbel’s Canon (arr. Michael Clawson,
1990)
<90>, <92>
- Joseph’s Lullaby (1996: w. Marcy Heisler; m. John
Kavanaugh) [Roy] <new>
- Angels’
Carol (wm. John Rutter, 1988) <94>, <98>, <99>
- What
Child Is This? (w. William Dix; m. XVI century English; arr. Donald
McCullough, 2000) {Midi files: All Soprano
Alto Tenor Bass}
- Bring
a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (Eng. tr. E. C. Nunn; arr. John Rutter, 1981) [Mary Barbot] <94>, <97>
- *Carol of the
Bells (Ukrainian Carol; m. M. Leontovich; words and arr. Peter J.
Wilhousky, 1936) <97>
- *Sleigh
Ride (w: Mitchell Parish; m: Leroy Anderson; arr. Michael Edwards)
<00>
- *Deck
the Hall (Traditional Welsh Carol; arr. Mac Huff, 1998) <01>; <00>
- *Throw
the Yule Log On, Uncle John (wm. P. D. Q. Bach; reverently edited by Prof.
Peter Schickele, 1977) <85> <89>
- Gloria,
He Is Born! (Il est né le divin enfant & Ding! dong! merrily on
high; arr. Philip Kern, 1988) <88> <92>
- Candlelight
Carol (wm. John Rutter, 1985) <00>, <97>, <92>
- Patapan
(traditional Bergundian carol: w. Bernard de la Monnoye; tr. Percy Dearmer; IV.
The Joy of Children: from Seven Joys of Christmas; arr. Kirke
Mechem, 1964-66) <88>, <82>{Midi files: All Soprano
Alto Tenor Bass}
- Silent
Night (Ger. w. Joseph Mohr; m. Franz Gruber; arr. Michelle Hynson, 2000)
<new>
- *We
Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Mary Schwalbe) <new>
- Adeste
fideles (O come, all ye faithful) (w. John F. Wade, 1711-86; m. from
Cantus diversi, 1751; arr. Alice Parker, 1977) <89>,
<94>, <01>
The Notables
- Melissa Albers
- Janine Anderson
- Nancy Arnold
- Ingrid Baumgart
- Jerry Bennett
- Sue Brennan
- Doug Carlson
- Sharon Cascadden
- Michael DeBartolo
- David Ellings
- Noble Ford
- Kathy Gardner
- Mary Hornickel
- Nick Hrobak
- Patty Jarvis
- Paula Kelley
- Dale Korman
- Howard Korman
- Tony McQuilkin
- Don Norton
- Colleen Okida
- Roy Okida
- Joan Perkins
- Kathy Rudolph
- Mary Schwalbe
- Donna Stogryn
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- Randall Schwalbe, Director
- June Young, Pianist
Dates of previous performance of a piece are given in angle brackets: e.g.,
<99>.
* = to be omitted from Advent Service at St John’s Lutheran Church
See the flyer for this performance.
Omitted from this year’s concerts
Rehearsals
- Every Wednesday from now until December 10 at St John’s Lutheran Church,
5:30-7:30 pm, except 11/26
- Saturday, December 6, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at St John’s Lutheran
- Call time on December 12: 6:30 p.m.; curtain time, 7:30.
- Call time on December 17: 6:30 p.m.
- Carol of the
Bells <as above> [ensemble] “”
- Johnny Bring the Pine Tree In (wm. Harold Aks, arr. Harold Abbey [?])
[Jerry, Roy, Chauncey, Don]
- Carols Around (and a Round) (“Dona nobis pacem”, “The First
Noel”, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”, “Away In a
Manger”; arr. Carl J. Nygard, Jr, 1984)
- Angels’ Lullaby (1981: wm. Ken Parker; arr. Bob Krogstad) [women; men on
percussion]
- Mister Santa (based on “Mr Sandman”: w.m. Pat Ballard, 1954; arr. Stanley Applebaum
[?]) [Mary S, Paula, Colleen, Wendy]
- A Christmas Carol
(1959: wm. Tom Lehrer)
[David E, solo]
- Throw
the Yule Log On, Uncle John <as above> [octet]
- The Twelve Days After Christmas
(wm. Frederick Silver) [Donna, Janine, Lee]
- We Are Candles (We Are Lights: The Chanukah Song) (wm. Stephen Schwartz)
[Joan P, solo; with ensemble]
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire) (1946, 1966: wm
Mel Tormé & Robert Wells; arr. Audrey Snyder; instr. acct. arr. John
Higgins) [ensemble]
- Have a Happy Holiday (1992: wm. Jackie O’Neill) [ensemble]
- We
Wish You a Merry Christmas (as performed by The Weavers) [Mary S, Paula,
Colleen, ensemble]