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

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]