The 1958 Virginia Glee Club Concert at Sweet Briar was held March 11, 1958 in Manson Hall at Sweet Briar College. A collaboration with the Sweet Briar College Choir, the concert was conducted by David Davis as part of the Glee Club 1957-1958 season, and featured an appearance by the Virginia Gentlemen.
Program[]
Combined Glee Clubs[]
- The Peaceable Kingdom (Randall Thompson (b.1899))
- Say Ye to the Righteous (Isaiah III: 10, 11; LXV: 14)
- Woe Unto Them (Isaiah V:8, 11, 12, 18, 20-22; XVII: 12)
- The Paper Reeds by the Brooks (Isaiah XIX:7)
Sweet Briar College Choir[]
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750))
- Ave Verum (Josquin Des Prez (c.1450-1521))
- Four Waltzes (Franz Schubert (1797-1828))
Selections by the Sweettones and the Virginia Gentlemen[]
University of Virginia Glee Club[]
- Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti (1667-1740))
- Three Madrigals (Thomas Morley (1557-1603))
- Shoot, false love, I care not
- Said I that Amaryllis
- Fire, Fire My Heart
- A Serenade: Maiden Fair, O Deign to Tell (Joseph Haydn (1732-1809))
Combined Choruses[]
- Selections from Messiah (George Frederick Handel (1685-1759))