Past Performances

Sunday, April 28, 2024  at 4:00 pm

Animals Everywhere
Stacie Court, Director        Amanda Sacchitello, Accompanist
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church

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    • The Little Swallow (Shchedryk) (Mykola Leontovych, arr. Douglas E. Wagner)
    • Kookaburra (arr. Melissa Keylock and Jill Friedersdorf)
    • Woodchuck  (Mark Burrows)
      • Tim and Lisa Bartholow, percussion
      • Dancers from Athens Swing Central
    • J’ai vu le loup  (arr. Emily Crocker)
      • Tim and Lisa Bartholow, percussion
      • Dancers from Athens Swing Central
    • Tyger  (Elaine Hagenberg)
    • Blue Bird  (arr. Jungsun Lee)
      • Small Ensemble:  Linda Dodson, Lisa Kohler, Marge Massey, Kate McClain, Lane Norton, Ellen Ritchey, Linda Tiller, Peg Wenzka
    • Seal Lullaby (Douglas E. Wagner)
    • The Peace of Wild Things  (Joan Szymko)
      • Small Ensemble:  Wendy Arthur, Linda Dodson, Denise Gabriel, Marjanne Goozé, Wren Howard, Kate McClain, Roberta Merkle, Pauline Rakich, Ellen Ritchey, Cass Robinson, Peggye Thornburg, Cindy Vail, Betsy Vonk
    • Jamjari Kkongkkong  (arr. Minhee Kim)
      • Tim and Lisa Bartholow, percussion
    • I Know and Old Woman (Alan Mills, arr. Debra Morton)
    • Dala Horse (arr. Erik Whitehill)
      • Tim and Lisa Bartholow, percussion
    • Rubber Duckie (Jeff Moss, arr. Roger Emerson)
      • Tim and Lisa Bartholow, percussion
      • Dancers from Athens Swing Central
    • Jabberwocky (Sam Pottle)
      • Todd Curless, dramatic reading
      • Tim and Lisa Bartholow, percussion
      • Alexandra Dunbar, harpsichord

Guest performers:

    • Lisa Bartholow, percussion
    • Tim Bartholow, percussion
    • Todd Curless, dramatic reading
    • Alexandra Dunbar, harpsichord
    • Dancers from Athens Swing Central: Becky Ensley, Rachel Floyd, Melissa Gogo, Suzannah Tebon

Saturday, December 2, 2023  at 3:00 pm

Holiday Tapestry 2023
Stacie Court, Director        Amanda Sacchitello, Accompanist
Holy Cross Lutheran Church

    • Creator of the Stars of Night  (arr. Stacie Court)
      • Lisa Bartholow, flute
    • Low She Lies  (Naomi Steinberg, arr. Kevin Kelly)
      • Lisa Bartholow, flute
    • Hine ma tov  (Allan E. Naplan)
      • Tim Bartholow, percussion
    • Up! Good People Now, and Listen  (arr. John Rutter)
      • Tim Bartholow, percussion
    • Walking in the Air  (Howard Blake)
      • Amanda Sacchitello, piano
      • Will Taylor, cello
    • Still, Still, Still  (arr. Victor C. Johnson)
      • Will Taylor, cello
    • Winter  (Greg Gilpin)
    • Gloria a Dios  (arr. Noé Sánchez)
      • A la puerta del cielo
      • El Señor nació en Belén
      • Glora a Dios en las Alturas
    • Ding Dong!  Merrily on High  (arr. David Willcocks)
      • Tim Bartholow, percussion

Guest musicians:

    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • Trinity Handbell Choir
    • OC A Cappella
    • Lisa Bartholow, flute
    • Tim Bartholow, percussion
    • Will Taylor, cello

Sunday, April 20, 2023  at 4:00 pm

Mother Earth and Her Gifts
Stacie Court, Director        Amanda Sacchitello, Accompanist
Friendship Presbyterian Church

    • Glory to God  (Mary Goetze)
    • Song of the Earth  (Kat Callaway)
    • The World is Full of Poetry  (David L. Brunner)
      • Heidi Nibbelink, oboe
    • Homeward Bound  (Marta Keen, arr. Jay Althouse) 
    • A Good Day  (Stacie Court)
      • Heidi Nibbelink, oboe
      • NOTE: in memory of beloved alto Pam Barker
    • Sailplane from Flight  (Stacey J. Berk)
      • Heidi Nibbelink, oboe
      • Amanda Sacchitello, piano
    • The Nature of the Cat  (Roger C. Vogel)
      • I.  The Cat’s Greediness
      • IV.  The Cat’s Cleanliness
      • V.  The Cat’s Sleeplessness
    • I Will Be Earth  (Gwyneth Walker)
    • The Peace of Wild Things  (Joan Szymko)
      • Small Ensemble:  Wendy Arthur, Wren Howard, Roberta Merkle, Ellen Ritchey, Cass Robinson, Cindy Vail
    • A Thousand Thanks  (Sally Wyche Coenen)
      • Ellen Ritchey, solo
    • Sing a Jubilant Song  (Dave and Jean Perry)

Guest musicians:

    • Heidi Nibbelink, oboe

Saturday, December 3, 2022  at 3:00 pm

Tapestry:  A Holiday Concert
Stacie Court, Director        Amanda Sacchitello, Accompanist
Holy Cross Lutheran Church

    • In the Darkest Days  (Naomi Steinberg, arr. Kevin Kelly)
      • Lisa Bartholow, flute
    • In the Bleak Midwinter  (Gustav Holst, arr. Jon Arnold)
    • Comfort, Comfort, O My People  (Claude Goudimel, arr. Stacie Court)
      • Tim Bartholow, percussion
    • Gaudete! Gaudete!  (traditional chant, arr. Lana Walter)
      • Wendy Arthur, Wren Howard, Roberta Merkle, Ellen Ritchey, Peggye Thornburg, and Cindy Vail, soli
      • Tim Bartholow, percussion
    • Flight of the Jingle Bells (Rimsky-Korsakov/Pierpont, arr. Connor Chee)
      • Amanda Sacchitello, piano
    • Angelus ad Pastores Ait  (David Burks)
    • Good King Wenceslas  (traditional English carol, arr. David Willcocks)
      • Cass Robsinson and Cindy Vail, soli
    • The Holly and the Ivy  (traditional English carol, arr. John Rutter)
      • Wendy Arthur, Roberta Merkle, Ellen Ritchey, and Peggye Thornburg, soli
    • The First Noel/Pachelbel’s Canon  (traditional French carol, arr. Michael Clawson)

Guest musicians:

    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • Trinity Lutheran Handbell Choir
    • Oconee High School OC A Cappella
    • Lisa Bartholow, flute
    • Tim Bartholow, percussion

COVID-19: no concerts for us in 2020, or 2021, or the first half of 2022

Saturday, December 7, 2019  at 3:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Mark Woodcock, Director        Amanda Sacchitello, Accompanist
Trinity Lutheran Church

    • A Ceremony of Carols  (Benjamin Britten)
      • Annette Bates, Wren Howard, solos
    • In the Bleak Midwinter  (Gustav Holst, arr. Jon Arnold)
    • Ding Dong! Merrily on High  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Christmas Lullaby  (John Rutter)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:
    • Ellen Foster, harp
    • Oconee County High School A Capella
    • Athens Recorder Ensemble

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Love, Laughter, Light
Meg Granum, Director        Amanda Sacchitello, Accompanist
Trinity Lutheran Church

    • Love Is Love Is Love Is Love  (Abbie Betinis)
    • Joy In the Morning  (Natalie Sleeth)
    • Five Hebrew Love Songs  (Eric Whitacre)
    • That’s Amore  from The Caddy  (Harry Warren, arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • Goodnight, My Someone  from The Music Man  (Meredith Willson, arr. Jackie O’Neill)
    • I Love to Laugh  from Mary Poppins  (Richard and Robert Sherman, arr. Cristi Cary Miller)
    • Reuben, Reuben  (arr. Vijay Singh)
    • Two Songs from Phantom of the Opera:   (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
      • Music of the Night
      • All I Ask of You
    • Sunshine On My Shoulders  (John Denver et al.; arr. Allen L. Borton)
    • Let the Sun Shine Down  (Peter Johns)
Guest musicians:
    • Sarah Parido, violin
    • Scott Merkle, Percussion

Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 4:00 pm

 A Winter Tapestry
Meg Granum, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church

  • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Lisa Lewis, Nancy Hernandez, solos; Lisa Townsley, Amy McCollum, Cindy Vail, Jennifer Saye, ensemble
  • In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Jon Arnold)
  • Wassail Song (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
  • Deck the Hall (arr. John Rutter)
    • Amy McCollum, Doris Granum, solos
  • Ukrainian Bell Carol (traditional)
  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Kevin Kelly)
  • Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Jeff Funk)
    • Rose Sebaugh, Lisa Townsley, dancers
  • Ma Nvu (How Beautiful) (arr. Audrey Snyder)
  • Hark the Herald Angels Sing (arr. David Willcocks)
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. John Rutter)
Guest artists:
  • The McCollums
  • Athens Recorder Ensemble
  • Oconee High School A Capella
  • Rose Segaugh, Dancer
  • Lisa Fusillo, Choreographer

Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Why Do We Sing?
Meg Granum, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
Holy Cross Lutheran Church

  • How Can I Keep From Singing? (arr. Alice Parker)
  • Sing a New Song (Joseph M. Martin)
  • Cantate Domino (Sally K. Albrecht)
  • I Will Sing with the Spirit (John Rutter)
  • If Music Be the Food of Love (David Dickau)
  • This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
  • Let There Be Peace on Earth (Sy Miller)
  • This is My Song (Jean Sibelius)
  • It Don’t Mean a Thing (Duke Ellington)
  • How Can I Keep from Singing? (arr. Greg Gilpin)
Guest musicians:
  • Kristin Humbard, piano

December 2, 2017 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Meg Granum, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church

    • O Come, All Ye Faithful  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Away in a Manger  (Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks)
    • Christmas Lullaby  (John Rutter)
    • Good King Wenceslas  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • God Bless the Master  (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
    • In ducli jubilo  (arr. John Rutter)
    • Gaudete! Gaudete!  (arr. Lana Walter)
    • Deck the Hall  (traditional)
    • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year  (Eddie Pola/George Wyle, arr. Hawley Ades)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:
  • Athens Recorder Ensemble
  • Oconee County A Cappella

Friday, April 28, 2017 at 7:30 pm

Faith, Hope, and Love
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
Emmanuel Episcopal Church

    • La Fede  (Gioacchino Rossini)
    • Psalm 23  (Franz Schubert)
    • Lift Thine Eyes  from Elijah  (Felix Mendelssohn)
    • La Speranza  (Gioacchino Rossini)
    • The Peace of Wild Things  (Joan Szymko)
    • The World is Full of Poetry  from Earthsongs  (David Brunner)
    • La Carita  (Gioacchino Rossini)
      • Laura Anne Cotney, solo
    • Five Hebrew Love Songs  (Eric Whitacre)
    • If Music Be the Food of Love  (David Dickau)
Guest musicians:
  • Laura Anne Cotney, soprano
  • Sally Gardner-Wilson, violin

December 3, 2016 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church

    • Personent Hodie  (arr. John Rutter)
    • In dulci jubilo  (arr. John Rutter)
    • Il est né, le divin enfant (arr. John Rutter)
    • Deck the Halls (in 7/8)  (arr. James McKelvey)
    • Jingle Bell Fantasy (James Pierpont, arr. Mac Huff)
    • Go Where I Send Thee (arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:

    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • Nan McMurry and Kathie Shinholser, recorders
    • Kristin Humbard, piano and guitar
    • Oconee County High School A Cappella
    • Wood’n’Nickel

May 6, 2016 at 8:00 pm

Ancient Voices
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church

    • Sing, sing ye muses  (Henry Purcell)
    • Les sirènes  (Lili Boulanger)
      • Amy McCollum, solo
    • Salmo 150  (Erni Aguiar)
    • Tota pulchra es  (Maurice Duruflé)
    • Messe basse  (Gabriel Fauré)
      • Erin McCollum, solo
    • Two Eastern Picture  (Gustav Holst)
    • Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda  (Gustav Holst)
    • Canticle of Mary  (Libby Larsen)
      • Erin McCollum, solo
Guest musicians:

    • Rebecca Bonas, piano

December 5, 2015 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist                        Erin McCollum, Assistant Director
Central Presbyterian Church

    • St. Nicholas  (arr. Michael McGlynn)
    • Angelus ad virginem  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Angelus ad pastores ait  (Claudio Monteverdi)
    • Angel  (Sergei Rachmaninoff)
    • Nativity Carol  (John Rutter)
    • Wassail Song  (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:

    • The McCollums
    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • Directors’ Duo
    • Oconee High School A Cappella

[Handwritten “2015”]

Vox Femina
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist                        Erin McCollum, Assistant Director
[no location specified]

    • O frondens virga  (Hildegard von Bingen, ed. William T. Flynn)
    • Stavasi il mio bel Sol  (Maddalena Casulana, ed. Jennifer Breedlove)
    • O anima mea  (Isabella Leonarda, ed. Stephen Caldwell)
    • Wandl’ ich in dem Wald des Abends  (Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel)
    • Liebst du um Schönheit  (Clara Schumann)
      • Erin McCollum, solo
    • Through the house give glimmering light  (Amy Beach)
    • Die stille Stadt  (Alma Mahler Werfel)
      • Amy McCollum, solo
    • Hope Is the Thing  (Emma Lou Diemer)
    • “Tis the Gift to Be Simple  (arr. Alice Parker)
    • A Book of Spells  (Libby Larsen)
    • I Thank You God  (Gwyneth Walker)
Guest musicians:

    • [none listed]

December 5, 2014 at 7:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
Central Presbyterian Church

    • Gaudete! Gaudete!  (arr. Lana Walter)
    • There Is No Rose  (Benjamin Britten)
    • Evergreen  (Daniel Pinkham)
    • Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day  (arr. John Rutter)
    • The Holly and the Ivy  (arr. Ron Jeffers)
    • Deck the Halls (in 7/8)  (arr. James McKelvey)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:

    • Wood’n’Nickel
    • The McCollums
    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • Holy Cross Ringers
    • Oconee Middle School Decatens

Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 8:00 pm

A Night at the Opera
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
Cecil B. Day Chapel, Georgia Botanical Garden

    • Comes a train of little ladies  from The Mikado  (Arthur Sullivan)
    • Three little maids from school are we  from The Mikado  (Arthur Sullivan)
    • Climbing over rocky mountain  from Pirates of Penzance  (Arthur Sullivan)
      • Taylor Yates, Amy McCollum, solos
    • Poor wandering one  from Pirates of Penzance  (Arthur Sullivan)
      • Megan Brunning, solo
    • Voici le printemps  from Samson et Dalila  (Camille Saint-Saëns)
    • Sous le dôme épais  from Lakmé  (Léo Delibes)
      • Megan Brunning, Avery Draut, solos
    • Ave Maria  from Dialogues des Carmelites  (Francis Poulenc)
    • Abends will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Prayer)  from Hänsel und Gretel  (Engelbert Humperdinck)
    • Der Hölle rache  from Die Zauberflöte  (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
      • Megan Brunning, solo
    • Pa-pa-pa  from Die Zauberflöte  (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
      • Avery Draut, Evan Tyor, solos
    • Ulyetay na krilyah vetra (Polovtsian Dances)  from Prince Igor  (Alexander Borodin)
    • Largo al factotum  from Il barbiere di Siviglia  (Gioacchino Rossini)
      • Evan Tyor, solo
    • O pastorelle addio  from Andrea Chénier  (Umberto Giordano)
    • The Humming Chorus  from Madama Butterfly  (Giacomo Puccini)
    • O mio babbino caro  from Gianni Schicchi  (Giacomo Puccini)
      • Avery Draut, solo
    • Noi siamo zingarelle (Chorus of Gypsies)  from La traviata  (Giuseppe Verdi)
      • Avery Draut, Evan Tyor, solos
    • Che faceste? Dite su! (Witches’ Chorus)  from Macbeth  (Giuseppi Verdi)
Guest musicians:

    • Megan Brunning, soprano
    • Avery Draut, soprano
    • Evan Tyor, baritone

December 7, 2013 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jon Arnold, Director        Kristin Humbard, Accompanist
Central Presbyterian Church

    • Cuncti simus concanentes  (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat)
    • The Snow  (Edward Elgar)
    • In the Bleak Midwinter  (Gustav Holst, arr. Jon Arnold)
    • Tundra  (Ola Gjeilo)
    • Carol of the Bells  (arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy  (Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Jeff Funk)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:

    • Central Presbyterian Bells
    • The McCollums
    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • Holy Cross Ringers
    • Oconee A Cappella

Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 8:00 pm

Musica Sacra: Sacred Music for Women’s Voices
Jon Arnold, Director        Rebecca Bonas, Accompanist
Emmanuel Episcopal Church

    • Notre père  (Maurice Duruflé)
    • Laudate dominum (Psalm 113)  (Felix Mendelssohn)
    • Psalm 23  (Franz Schubert)
    • Psalm 100  (René Clausen)
    • Missa sincere in memorian  (Josef Rheinberger)
    • Alleluia!  (César Franck)
Guest musicians:

    • Sam Polk, organ

December 1, 2012 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jon Arnold, Director        Benjamin Pozo, Accompanist
Central Presbyterian Church

    • Personent hodie  (arr. John Rutter)
    • Star Carol  (John Rutter, arr.  Kenneth Pont)
    • How Far Is It To Bethlehem?  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Lute Book Lullaby  (arr. John Rutter)
    • Marian matrem virginem  (Michael McGlynn)
    • The Holly and the Ivy  (arr. John Rutter)
    • Deck the Hall  (arr. John Rutter)
    • A Merry Christmas  (arr. John Rutter)
Guest musicians:

    • Wood’n’Nickel
    • Weak in the Knees
    • Holy Cross Ringers
    • Athens Recorder Ensemble
    • The McCollum Trio
    • Central Presbyterian Bells

April 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm

A Singing of Angels
Jonathan Arnold, Director        Katrina Gabbitas, Accompanist
St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church

    • Folk Song Suite  (arr. Charles Davidson)
      • Joseph Brent, solo
    • from Three Mountain Ballads  (arr. Ron Nelson)
      • He’s Gone Away
      • Will He Remember
    • Nine Hundred Miles  (arr. Philip E. Silvey)
    • A Girl’s Garden  from Frostiana  (Randall Thompson)
    • Lollytoodum  (arr. Leslie Bell)
Guest musicians:

    • Joseph Brent, tenor
    • Klezmer Local 42

December 3, 2011 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jonathan Arnold, Director        Katrina Gabbitas, Accompanist
Central Presbyterian Church

    • Pueri conconite  (Jacob Handl)
    • Maria Walks Amid the Thorn  (arr. Ron Jeffers and Jill Crandall)
    • Christmas Lullaby  (John Rutter)
    • Tota pulchra es  (Maurice Duruflé)
    • Nanita Lullaby  (arr.  Earlene Rentz)
    • Huron Carol  (arr. Eleanor Daley)
    • Oseh Shalom  (Joan Beckow)
    • Children, Go Where I Send Thee  (arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory)
Guest musicians:

    • Holy Cross Ringers
    • Weak in the Knees
    • Athens Flute Ensemble
    • Central Presbyterian Bells
    • The McCollum Trio
    • Wood’n’Nickel

Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Peace, Love and Chocolate
Jill Crandall, Director        Katrina Gabbitas, Accompanist
Holy Cross Lutheran Church

    • Yesterday  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; arr. Mark Brymer)
    • Lollipop  (Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon; arr. Anne Raugh and Deke Sharon)
    • It’s My Party  (Herb Wiener, Wally Gold, and John Gluck, Jr.; arr. Anne Raugh and Deke Sharon)
    • One Fine Day  (Gerry Goffin and Carole King; arr. Deke Sharon and Anne Raugh)
    • A Natural Woman  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, and Jerry Wexler; arr. Deke Sharon and Anne Raugh)
    • Up on the Roof  (Gerry Goffin and Carole King; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • I Will  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; arr. Roger Emerson)
    • Here, There, and Everywhere  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; arr. Mac Huff)
    • Blackbird  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Sunshine Medley  (Jame Rado, Jerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot)
    • He Ain’t Heavy  (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott; arr. John Coates, Jr.
    • I Say a Little Prayer  (Burt Bacharach and Hal David; arr. Jay Althouse)
    • For All We Know  (Robb Wilson and Arthur James, Fred Karlin; arr. Mac Huff)
    • We’ve Only Just Begun  (Roger Nichols and Paul Williams; arr. Rosana Eckert)
    • Bridge over Troubled Water  (Paul Simon; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • I Have a Dream Medley  (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson; arr. Mac Huff)
    • Never Can Say Goodbye  (Clifton Davis; arr. Mark Brymer)
    • Lean on Me  (Bill Withers; arr. Adam Anders and Tim Davis, Roger Emerson)
Guest musicians:

    • Amy Rejmer, guitar
    • Donovan Babb, percussion

December 4, 2010 at 4:00 pm

A Christmas Tapestry
Jill Crandall, Director        Katrina Gabbitas, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • Children, Go Where I Send Thee  (arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory)
    • Of the Father’s Love Begotten  (arr. Kevin Kelly)
    • He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother  (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott; arr. John Coates, Jr.)
    • Christmas Jazz  (arr. Kirby Shaw)
Guest musicians:

    • Wood’n’Nickel
    • Arioso
    • Holy Cross Chancel Ringers
    • Weak in the Knees
    • Central Presbyterian Ringers
    • The McCollums
    • Alleluia Ringers
    • Cedar Shoals Concert Choir

December 2009

Songs for the Christ Child: Carols and Lullabies
Jill Crandall, Director        Nancy Riley, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • In dulci jubilo  (Pearsall, arr. John Rutter)
    • Abendruhe  (Carl Gottlieb Hering)
    • Mondnacht  (Alexis Hollaender)
    • He Smiles Within His Cradle  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Silver Creek Lullaby  (Drew Collins)
    • Tutú Marambá  (arr. Erb)
    • Ríu, ríu, chíu  (arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Maria Walks Amid the Thorn  (arr. Ron Jeffers)
    • Christmas Lullaby  (John Rutter)
    • Gentle Mary  (Vulpius, arr. Jill Crandall)
    • How Far Is It to Bethlehem?  (arr. David Willcocks)
    • Good People All  (arr. Hart Morris)
    • Away in a Manger  (William Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks)
    • Gaudete  (arr. Jill Crandall)
    • The Holly and the Ivy  (arr. John Rutter)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. Kirby Shaw)
Guest musicians:

    • Central Presbyterian Bell Choir
    • Oconee Presbyterian Bell Choir
    • Holy Cross Lutheran Bell Choir

Saturday, May 3, [“2009” handwritten] at 4:00 and 7:00 pm

The Drinaun Donn: Irish Music for Spring
Jill Crandall, Director        Katrina Gabbitas, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • Down by the Salley Gardens  (arr. Richard Donovan)
    • Cape Breton Lullaby  (arr. Stuart Calvert)
    • Scarborough Fair  (arr. Charlene Archibeque)
    • Celtic Lullaby  (arr. David Fanshawe)
    • Barbara Allen  (arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Shule Agra  (arr. Arthur Frackenpohl)
    • The Drinaun Donn  (arr. Arthur Frackenpohl)
    • Orkney Lullaby  (Donna Schultz)
    • Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye!  (arr. Arthur Frackenpohl)
    • The Water is Wide  (arr. Eva Toller)
    • Gartan Mother’s Lullaby  (arr. Wayland Rogers)
    • Danny Boy  (arr. Dede Duson)
    • The Rattlin’ Bog  (arr. Michael Braz)
Guest musicians:

    • Short Road Home

December, no year specified

A Cream Cheese Christmas
Jill Crandall, Director        Nancy Riley, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year  (Edward Pola and George Wyle; arr. Hawley Ades)
    • It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas  (Meredith Willson; arr. Mac Huff)
    • A Holly Jolly Christmas  (Johnny Marks; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • I’ll Be Home for Christmas  (Kim Gannon and Walter Kent; arr. Mac Huff)
    • Il est bel et bon  (Pierre Passerau)
    • Pueri concinte  (Jacob Handl)
    • Adoramus te, Christe  (Orlando di Lasso)
    • Maria Walks Amid the Thorn  (arr. Ron Jeffers)
    • The Christmas Song  (Mel Tormé and Robert Wells; arr. Ed Lojeski)
    • Winter Wonderland  (Richard Smith and Felix Bernard; arr. Ed Lojeski)
    • Carol of the Bells  (Mykola Leontovych; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • Jingle Bells  (James Pierpont; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • Sleigh Ride  (Mitchell Parish and Leroy Anderson; arr. Mark Brymer)
    • We Wish You a Merry Christmas  (arr. Kirby Shaw)
Guest musicians:

    • Central Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir
    • First United Methodist Church Handbell Choir
    • Holy Cross Lutheran Church Handbell Choir

[handwritten “2007”]

Punching the Dough: Women’s Lives, Loves, and Labor in Folk Song from Around the World; A Benefit Concert for Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens
Jill Crandall, Director        Nancy Riley

A Christmas Tapestry
Jill Crandall, Director        Katrina Gabbitas, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • Some Folks  (Stephen Foster; arr. Royal Stanton)
    • Shenandoah  (arr. William G. Lycan)
    • El jarabe tapatio  (arr. Ramón Noble)
    • Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser!  (arr. Donald Patriquin)
    • Down by the Salley Gardens  (arr. Richard Donovan)
    • Wooing of a Girl  (Béla Bartók)
    • Chi ya v’luzi ne kulina bula?  (arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Away Far Down the River  (arr. Alice Parker)
    • Enchanting Song  (Béla Bartók)
    • Housekeeper’s Tragedy  (arr. Hermene Warlick Eichhorn)
    • Punching the Dough  (arr. Alice Parker)
    • Banuwa  (arr. Samuel Adler)
    • Moon Song  (arr. Eugene Butler)
    • Come at Dawn  (arr. Eugene Butler)
    • Las amarillas  (arr. Stephen Hatfield)
    • Niška banja  (arr. Nick Page)
Guest musicians:

    • [None listed]

May 24, 2005

[no title]
Jill Crandall, Director        Nancy Riley, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • Now is the month of maying  (Thomas Morley; arr. Woodworth)
    • Bye-bye Blackbird  (Dixon and Henderson; arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Java Jive  (Drake and Oakland; arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Chattanooga Choo Choo  (Mack Gordon and Harry Warren; arr. Mac Huff)
    • Here, There, and Everywhere  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; arr. Mac Huff)
    • I Will  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; arr. Roger Emerson)
    • You Are the New Day  (John David; arr. Phillip Lawson)
    • Sweet Prospect  (William Walker)
    • Shenandoah  (arr. William G. Lycan)
    • Danny Boy  (arr. Dede Duson)
    • Embraceable You  (George and Ira Gershwin; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • Blue Skies  (Irving Berlin; arr. Jill Crandall)
    • Georgia On My Mind  ( Hoagie Carmichael; arr. Chinn)
    • What’ll I Do?  (Irving Berlin; arr. Kirby Shaw)
    • Don’t Get Around Much Anymore  (Bob Russell and Duke Ellington; arr. Jay Althouse)
    • It Don’t Mean a Thing  (Irving Mills and Duke Ellington; arr. Mac Huff)
Guest musicians:

    • [None listed]

Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 7:00 pm

[no title given]
Jill Crandall, Director        Dania Lane, Harp
First United Methodist Church

    • Ceremony of Carols  (Benjamin Britten)
      • Rebecca Kerr, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes, Gail Scruggs, solos
Guest musicians:

    • [Meridian was actually guests of First Methodist, which performed selections from Handel’s Messiah with orchestra]

October 3, 2003

[no title given]
Jill Crandall, Director        Jonathan Klein, Accompanist
[no location given]

    • Bye-Bye Blackbird  (Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson)
    • Boy from New York City  (John Taylor and George Davis)
    • Here, There, and Everywhere  (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
    • You Are the New Day  (John David)
    • from Vier Duetten  (Johannes Brahms)
      • Die Schwestern
      • Klosterfräulein
      • Phänomen
    • Fa una canzona  (Orazio Vecchi)
    • My Bonny Lad  (Thomas Morley)
    • Danny Boy  (arr. Dede Duson)
    • Sweet Prospect  (William Walker)
    • Trumpet Gloria  (Guillaume Dufay)
    • Tota pulchra es  (Maurice Duruflé)
    • Da pacem Domine  (Håkan Olsson)
    • Blue Skies  (Irving Berlin)
    • What’ll I Do?  (Irving Berlin)
    • Java Jive  (Milton Drake and Ben Oakland)
Guest musicians:

    • [none listed]