Concert: A Celebration in Song - The Wayne Gilpin SINGERS

Past Concert

A Celebration in Song

Sacred Classics old and new; music by Willan, Rutter, Elgar, Randall Thompson and more; and "Nightmusic" - a moving entertainment of Sacred Song, Spirituals, Folk Music and Gershwin!

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Date & Time

Saturday, May 9, 1998 - 8:00 p.m.

Location

First United Church
16 William St. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 1J3

Conductor

Wayne Gilpin

Accompanist

Andrew Gilpin

Guest Artists

John Brownell, Cantilena, Celebration Chorale, Andrew Gilpin, Ian Harper, Carol McFadden, Kevin Muir.

Repertoire

* indicates performance by guest artist(s)

* Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones

Healey Willan (arr. Healey Willan)

* He, Watching Over Israel (from "Elijah")

Felix Mendelssohn

* Not Unto Us, O Lord (Non Nobis, Domine)

Roger Quilter, Rudyard Kipling

The Road Not Taken (from "Frostiana")

Randall Thompson

A Girl's Garden (from "Frostiana")

Randall Thompson

Choose Something Like a Star (from "Frostiana")

Randall Thompson

* Lord, I Trust Thee

G.F. Handel

* Ave Verum

W.A. Mozart

* Magnificat (First Movement)

G.B. Pergolesi

* Were You Ever in Quebec?

Canadian Folk Song (arr. Andrew Gilpin)

* Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor

Canadian Folk Song (arr. Andrew Gilpin)

* Song for the Mira

Allister MacGillivray (arr. Stuart Calvert)

* The Cremation of Sam McGee

Robert Service, Andrew Gilpin

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Julia Ward Howe, William Steffe (arr. John Rutter)

~ Intermission ~

Lord of All Hopefulness (Slane)

arr. Healey Willan

Ave Verum

Edward Elgar

Sicut Erat in Principio (from "Magnificat")

G.B. Pergolesi

* All Things Bright and Beautiful

Mrs. C.F. Alexander (arr. John Rutter)

* We Are One

Allen Pote

* Clap Your Hands and Sing!

Allen Pote

* Oh, Freedom

Traditional Spiritual (arr. Charles Lloyd, Jr.)

* Chariot!

Traditional Spirituals (arr. Philip Kern)

* I Got Rhythm/Soon/Clap Yo' Hands

George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (arr. Andrew Gilpin)

River in Judea

Jack Feldman, Linda Marcus (arr. John Leavitt)

Choir Members

Soprano

Cheryl (Soltysiak) Bruder, Christine (Porter) Collins, Mary Flewelling, Valerie Grzesiak, Alyanne Klunder, Kari Kokko, Tanya L'Abbé, Dianne Peters, Gloria (Schumacher) Scheerer, Lynn (Lathey) Vannatter, Dianna Weltz, Sharon Wittich.

Alto

Roz Adelberg, Helen Edney, Ginny Ehrlich, Carol Gilpin, Anne Kendall, Marcia Lee, Rebecca Rowe, Charlotte Thompson, Anita H. Wolting-Visser.

Tenor

Bill Ennis, John Milne.

Bass

Jim Horne, Geoff Miller.