Author: bec

Churchdown Choral’s

Christmas
Concert

Handel’s Messiah,
Choir Carols,
Audience Carols

7:30pm, Saturday 13th December, 2014
St. Andrew’s Church
Station Road, Churchdown, GL3 2JT

Soprano	Helen Wilson
Alto	Bernadette Johns
Tenor	Jack Parry
Bass	Sean Fitzpatrick
Musical Director	Helen Marcus

Programme

Part One

Handel’s Messiah Part I

	Overture	Orchestra
Recitative	Comfort Ye	Tenor solo
Air	Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted	Tenor solo
Chorus	And The Glory Of The Lord	Choir
Recitative	Thus Saith The Lord	Bass solo
Air	But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?	Alto solo
Chorus	And He Shall Purify	Choir
Recitative	Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive	Alto solo
Air and Chorus	O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion	Alto solo and Choir
Recitative	For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth	Bass solo
Air	The People That Walked In Darkness	Bass solo
Chorus	For Unto Us A Child Is Born	Choir
	Pastoral Symphony	Orchestra
Recitative	There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field	Soprano solo
Recitative	And, Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them	Soprano solo
Recitative	And The Angel Said Unto Them	Soprano solo
Recitative	And Suddenly There Was With The Angel	Soprano solo
Chorus	Glory To God	Choir
Air	Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion	Soprano
Recitative	Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind	Alto
Air	He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd	Alto and Soprano
Chorus	His Yoke Is Easy	Choir
Chorus	Hallelujah Chorus (please stand)	Choir

Short Interval

Part Two

Carol

All	Once In Royal David’s City	Music: H.J.Gauntlett / Words: C.F.Alexander

V1 Solo—Pauline Coopey	2. He came down to earth from heaven / Who is God and Lord of all, / And his shelter was a stable, / And his cradle was a stall; / With the poor and mean and lowly / Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
5. And our eyes at last shall see him, / Through his own redeeming love, / For that child so dear and gentle / Is our Lord in heaven above; / And he leads his children on / To the place where he is gone.	6. Not in that poor lowly stable, / With the oxen standing by, / We shall see him; but in heaven, / Set at God’s right hand on high; / When like stars his children crowned / All in white shall wait around.

Choir	All My Heart This Night Rejoices	Music: Johann Georg Ebeling / Words: Paulus Gerhardt

Choir	Nativity Carol	Words and Music: John Rutter

Carol

All	While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks	Music: Este’s Psalter, 1592 / Words: Nahum Tate (1652-1715)

1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
2. ‘Fear not,’ said he (for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind);
‘Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.’
3. ‘To you in David’s town this day
Is born of David’s line
A Saviour, who is Chris the Lord;
And this shall be the sign:
5. Thus spake the Seraph; and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:
6. ‘All glory by to God on high,
And to the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth from heav’n to men
Begin and never cease.’

Choir	Shepherd’s Pipe Carol	Words and Music: John Rutter

Choir	Myn Lyking	Music: R.R. Terry / Words: 15th Century

Carol

All	O Come, All Ye Faithful	Music: J.F.Wade / Words: J.F.Wade

1. O come, all ye faithful, / Joyful and triumphant, / O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; / Come and behold him / Born the King of Angels: / O come, let us adore him, / O come, let us adore him, / O come, let us adore him, / Christ the Lord!	2. God of God, / Light of Light, / Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb; / Very God, / Begotten, not created: / O come, let us adore him, / O come, let us adore him, / O come, let us adore him, / Christ the Lord!
4. Sing, choirs of angels, / Sing in exultation, / Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above; / Glory to God / In the highest: / O come, let us adore him, / O come, let us adore him, / O come, let us adore him, / Christ the Lord!

Choir / with Helen Wilson and Jack Parry	All This Time	Music: William Walton / Words: 16th Century

Choir / with Jack Parry	Whence is that goodly / fragrance flowing?	Music and words: French trad. / Arranged by: Davie Willcocks / Translated by: A.B. Ramsay

Carol

All	Hark The Herald	Music: Mendelssohn / Words: C.Wesley, T.Whitefield, M.Madan

1. Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled:
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies,
With th’angelic host proclaim,
Chris is born in Bethlehem
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King
2. Christ, by highest heav’n adores,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come
Offspring of a virgin’s womb:
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,
Hail th’incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King
3. Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Ris’n with healing in his wings;
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the songs of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King.

Many thanks to our orchestra and soloists:

Violins	Bartholomew Mason (Leader) / Fiona Gosling / Cathy Hill / Ellis Thompson
Violas	Alison Virgo / Gill Tomlinson
Cellos	Rosie Chapman / Linda Thompson
Bass	Geoff Cochran
Oboes	Caron de Burgh / Ros Honeywill
Trumpets	Justin Lewis / Ron Carr
Timpani	Sam Gerard
Harpsichord Continuo	Cameron Luke
Organist and Rehearsal Pianist	Greg Abrahams

Information on our soloists:
Helen Wilson - Soprano
Originally from Birmingham, Helen specialised in Singing Performance at the University of Huddersfield. Having completed her PGCE, she then came to Cheltenham to teach Music. She now teaches the Voice and the Cello in Gloucestershire. Helen frequently performs as a soloist, most recently for the Tewkesbury Town Mayor in Tewkesbury Abbey. She is married and has two small children.
Bernadette Johns – Alto
Bernadette started her singing career in St. Peters High School Choir and Gloucester Cathedral Youth Choir. She is currently a Choral Scholar at Queens College, Oxford, studying for a Bachelor Degree in Music. She has performed in concerts, solo recitals and shows both in Gloucester and Oxford and will further her singing studies at one of the Music Conservatoires
Jack Parry - Tenor
Jack Parry became engaged in music from an early age; singing with the local village choir and chorister at Gloucester Cathedral from age 8. He currently plays with a metal band and sings with the Rodolfus Choir in London with Ralph Allwood, most recently performing Mahler’s 8th Symphony in the Royal Festival Hall. Jack has sung with Churchdown Choral on several previous occasions.
Sean Fitzpatrick - Bass
Sean was born in Craigavon, NI. While studying for a degree in music at Queen’s University, Belfast he was appointed as the organ scholar of St. George’s Church, Belfast. After graduating, Sean was appointed as the bass choral scholar for Worcester Cathedral, received a second year scholarship to St. David’s Cathedral, and is currently doing a final year scholarship in Gloucester Cathedral Choir, as well as training for a PGCE in Secondary Music Education

Dates for your diary
Saturday 28th March 2015, St. Andrew’s Church, Churchdown
Performing Stainer’s Crucifixion, Schubert’s Mass in G Minor and
Bob Chilcott’s Little Jazz Mass.
Saturday 27th June 2015, Churchdown Community Centre, programme to be announced, including supper.

New Year, New You?
Exercise your mind and your lungs in the new year with Churchdown Choral. Come along to our rehearsals, starting Thursday 8th January, 7:30—9:30pm at Parton Manor Junior School—only £60 per year. Email churchdownchoral@virginmedia.com for more details.
In the new year we will be starting on three very different pieces; Stainer’s Crucifixion, Schubert’s Mass in G Minor and Bob Chilcott’s very exciting Little Jazz Mass.
It’s a great way to meet new people with a shared musical interest. There are no auditions and we have coffee, biscuits and chat after
rehearsal every first Thursday of the month.
Look forward to seeing you there!
See www.churchdownchoral.weebly.com for more details.

Thank you for listening
Please join us in the church hall after the
concert for coffee/tea and a mince pie

www.churchdownchoral.weebly.com

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