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| Dates for the 2007-2008 season: December 16, 2007; March 9, 2008; May 4, 2008 |
FALL CONCERT
December 16, 2007 at 4:00 pm
St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville, Long Island
Soloists/Instrumentalists | Program Notes
A Retrospective
Dates on which GNCS first performed this work are shown in parentheses.
Christmas at the Railroad Station (1957)
- Carols performed by the Great Neck Caroleers and the Great Neck Youth Choir under the direction of Dr. James Shepherd.
Favorites Over the Years
- I am the Rose of Sharon--William Billings (3/1/87)
- Bless the Glad Earth (from "Semele")--Handel (12/5/87)
- Mi Komocha Malkenu Tofia (from "An American Kedusha)--Alice Parker (5/21/06)
Soloists: Therese McCormick, Cooper Grodin
- See the Conquering Hero (from "Joshua")--Handel (5/4/85)
Featuring Great Neck Youth Choir
Nineteenth Century German Favorites
Conducted by George Rose*
- Die Allmacht--Schubert (12/15/98)
Soloist:Therese McCormick
- He Watching Over Israel (from "Elijah"--Mendelssohn (5/22/65)
- Locust Iste--Bruckner (3/8/81)
- Wie lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen (from "Requiem")--Brahms (1/28/61)
Conducted by George Rose*
Secular American Choral Classics
- The Road Not Taken (from "Frostiana"--Randall Thompson (12/7/63)
Conducted by George Rose*
- Blow the Candles Out--arr. Gregg Smith (3/4/01)
- I Saw a Lass, Alas, Alas--Roy Bennett (3/4/01, rev. 2007)
Chansons de France
- Cantique de Jean Racine--Fauré (3/1/87)
- Hymn au Solei (from "Le Pariah")--Lil Boulanger (5/21/00)
Soloist: Mary Marathe`
- Tolite Hostias (from "Oratorio de Noel")--Saint-Saens (12/8/02)
Sacred Commemorative Choruses
- Glories on Glories (from "The Celestial Country")--Charles Ives (5/7/88)
Soloists: Therese McCormick, Nancy Leavitt, Mary Marathe, Giovanna Denaro, Cooper Grodin, Michael Leavitt, David Aubrey, Lawrence Waite
- Psalm 47 (from "Prayers, Psalms and Sorrows")--Lynn Kurtz (5/19/02)
- Hallelujah Chorus (from "Messiah")--Handel
Virginia Davidson, Conductor
*Guest conductor George Rose led the Great Neck Choral Society for 20 years.
Soloists/Instrumentalists
Therese McCormick, Soprano
Mary Marathe, Mezzo-Soprano
Cooper Grodin, Tenor
Guy Brewer, Piano and Organ
For futher information on the
vocal artists, see Soloists.
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