Finals Concert (1986)

The 1986 Finals Concert of the Virginia Glee Club, the final concert in the Glee Club 1985-1986 season, was performed on May 17, 1986 in Old Cabell Hall, under the direction of Donald Loach. Repertoire included Shenandoah, This Train, Robert Starer's "Never Seek to Tell Thy Love," "Virginia Fight Song", two verses ("only two") of "Rugby Road," "The Good Old Song", and the Biebl Ave Maria, as well as an appearance by the Virginia Gentlemen.

Program

• Two Madrigals and a Ballet (Thomas Morley (ca.1557-1602))
  • Come Lovers Follow Me (1594)
  • April is in My Mistress' Face (1594)
  • Lady, Those Cherries Plenty (1595)
• Never Seek to Tell Thy Love (Robert Starer (b.1924)) — Thad Polk, baritone
• Thy Word is a Lantern (Fenno Heath (1927-2008))
• Ave Verum Corpus (Josquin Des Prez (ca.1440-1521))
• Ave Maria (Franz Biebl (1906-2001))
• Three Partsongs (Franz Schubert (1797-1828))
  • Die Nacht (The Night)
  • Grab und Mond (Grave and Moon)
  • Trinklied (Drinking Song)
• Ballads and other Diversities by the Virginia Gentlemen, Timothy Polk, musical director
• Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Douglas Moore/Donald Loach)
• Shenandoah (arr. Archibald T. Davison) — Thomas Leckey, tenor
• Laughing Song (Franz Abt (1819-1885))
• This Train (arr. Fenno Heath) — Edward Smith, baritone
• Virginia Fight Song
• Virginia Yell Song
• Medley of Virginia Songs
• The Alma Maters

Gallery

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Program

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Back cover

Program courtesy of the collection of Donald Loach.