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Bach to Bach . . . and Bach Again

Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

St Michael the Archangel Church, El Segundo

Program

• O Come, Ye Who Are Thirsty (J. S. Bach, from Cantata # 71, Gott ist mein König; w. Isaiah 55.1; arr. Hal H. Hopson)
• Sing Alleluia (m. J. S. Bach, from Cantata # 15; w. & arr. Douglas E. Wagner)
• Faith in God Comforts Me (m. J. S. Bach; w. Penelope Moody Allen; arr. Brent Jorgensen)
• Cold and Fugue Season (Ellen Foncannon; based on J. S. Bach, [Little] Fugue in G Minor) [women]
• Selections from The Seasonings (m. P. D. Q. Bach, S. 1½ tsp.; humbly edited by Prof. Peter Schickele)
  • No. 1 - Tarragon of virtue is full
  • No. 2 - And there were in the same country [Recit: Mike, Tony]
  • No. 3 - Bide thy thyme [Duet: Paula, Pamela]
  • No. 6 - By the leeks of Babylon [Solo: Dina]
  • No. 8 - Open sesame seeds [Dan]
• Selections from Knock, Knock (m. P. D. Q. Bach, S. 4/1; drolly edited by Prof. Peter Schickele)
  1. Knock, Knock
  2. How Many Psychiatrists [Donna]
  3. What Is the Question
     1. Washington Irving [Jerry]
     2. 9W [omitted]
     3. Chicken Teriyaki [Tony]
     4. Doctor Livingston I presume [Peter]
  4. So This Guy
• Pop! (A “Can-Can” Salute to Soft Drinks) (m. Jacques Offenbach; w. & arr. Kirby Shaw)
• Neighbors’ Chorus (Eng. w. Peter John Stephens; m. Jacques Offenbach; ed. Jan Meyerowitz; from the comic opera La jolie Parfumeuse) 
• The Look of Love (1967: w. Hal David; m. Burt Bacharach; arr. Mac Huff) [solo: Sue]
• I Say a Little Prayer (1966: w. Hal David; m. Burt Bacharach; arr. Michele Weir) [solo: Pamela]
• Saturday Sunshine (1963: w. Hal David; m. Burt Bacharach; arr. Lou Hayward)
• Takin’ Care of Business (wm. Randy Bachman; arr. Audrey Snyder; as recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive) [men]
• Pacem Blessing (m. based on J. S. Bach “Air” from Orchestral Suite No. 3; arr. with English and Latin texts by Patrick. M. Liebergen)
• Alleluia Fugue (m. J. S. Bach, from [Little] Fugue in G Minor; w. & arr. Jack North)

Note: This program, with some variations, was previously presented May 16 and 17, 2008.

The Notables

Director: Paula Kelley

Accompanist: Susan Leilua

Narrator: Dan Ullfig

Soprano

• Rylie Albers
• Kathy Gardner
• Donna Stogryn
• Lee Viale
• Pamela Wrona

Alto

• Melissa Albers
• Nancy Brennan
• Sue Brennan
• Dina Ferguson

Tenor

• Jerry Bennett
• Michael Thorpe

Bass

• Tony McQuilkin
• Peter Palmer

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Updated 01/06/2017.

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