The 19th Annual Christmas Concert of the Virginia Glee Club was conducted by David Davis as part of the Glee Club 1959-1960 season. The concert, held December 15, 1959 in Old Cabell Hall, featured an appearance by the Cathedral Bell Ringers of Virginia.
A recording of this concert is available at the University of Virginia Library.
Program[]
- Prelude —The Cathedral Bell Ringers of America
The Glee Club[]
- Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)) — with audience
- Adeste fideles (Essay on the Church Plain Chant, 1782) —with audience
- Masters in this hall (French carol, arr. Gustav Holst (1874-1934))
- Pat-a-pan (Burgundian carol, arr. K.K.D.)
- Wassail (Gloucestershire carol, arr. Stephen Tuttle/David Davis)
- O Tannenbaum (German carol, arr. Alice Parker/Robert Shaw)
Vocal Ensemble[]
- Come all you shepherds (Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), arr. Randall Thompson)
- Balulalow (Peter Warlock (1894-1930))
- Vocal Ensemble: Neil Davis, James Pope, Russell H. Davis, Ben Fulton, Thomas Warburton, Charles Twining, Jr., Tim Ferneyhough, Hendrik Booraem, V, Richard Dennis, Michael Stillman
The Glee Club[]
- Coventry Carol (English carol, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
- Mary had a baby (Negro spiritual, arr. Alice Parker/Robert Shaw) — Neil Davis, tenor
- While by my sheep (German Carol, 17th. C., arr. SDT)
Thomas Warburton, organist[]
- "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" (Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706))
- "In dulci jubilo" (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750))
The Glee Club[]
- Sing We Noël (French carol, 16th C., arr. E.B.G.)
- Chorale: Good News from Heaven from the Christmas Oratorio, 1734 (J.S. Bach, arr. G.W.W.)
- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), arr. Archibald T. Davison)
Vocal Ensemble[]
- Ave Coelorum Domina (Josquin Des Prez (c.1445-1521), arr. Randall Thompson)
The Glee Club[]
- Verse Anthem: O Thou, the Central Orb (Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), arr. SDT)
- Chorus: Your Voices Raise from the Sixth Chandos Anthem, c.1717-20 (George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), arr. ATD)
- Chorale: Break forth, o beauteous heavenly light from the Christmas Oratorio (J.S. Bach, arr. ATD)
- Joy to the World! (attributed to Handel, c.1742) — audience, bell ringers, Glee Club
Gallery[]
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