The 55th Annual Christmas Concerts of the Virginia Glee Club were held December 8-9, 1995 in Old Cabell Hall as part of the Glee Club 1995-1996 season. John Liepold was the director; musical guests included the Virginia Gentlemen.
A recording of this concert is available at the University of Virginia Library. The recording dates from the December 9 performance.
Program[]
- Sonata Sopra "Sancta Maria" (from Vespers of 1610) (Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643))
- Suscepit Israel (from Magnificat) (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Anne Guthmiller, soprano; Patricia Green and Marta Kirilloff, mezzo-sopranos
- Alle, psallite cum luya (13th century conductus)
- Magnificat (John Taverner (ca.1490-1545))
- Quatre Petites Prières de Saint François d'Assise (Francis Poulenc (1899-1963))
- I. Salut, Dame Sainte
- II. Tout poissant
- III. Seigneur, je vous en prie
- IV. O mes très chers frères et mes enfants
- Duo Seraphim (from Vespers of 1610) (Monteverdi)
- Magnificat (from Vespers of 1610) (Monteverdi)
- Soloists: Anne Guthmiller, Patricia Green, Marta Kirilloff, Tom Nassif, John Stanzione, Jayson Throckmorton, J. Craig Fennell
- Carol: Let All Mortal Flesh (traditional French carol)
- El Yivneh Hagalil (traditional Hebrew chant)
- Revelation (Paul Manz)
- Tintinnabulation (Shawn Felton (b.1973)) (premiere)
- Carol: Joy to the World (traditional English carol)
- The Virginia Gentlemen (Benjamin Johnson, director)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Lars Bjorn and Benjamin Johnson)
- The Twelve Days of Christmas ((not so) Traditional)
- The Christmas Song (arr. Peter Knight)
- Winter Song (Frederic Field Bullard)
- Stille Nacht (arr. Donald Loach)
- Dona Nobis Pacem (traditional)
Gallery[]
1995 Christmas Concert program |
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Businesses who sponsored the concert with program ads included the Cavalier Inn, Eljos, Mane Cut, Sir Speedy, the T-Shirt Factory, Heartwood Books, Littlejohn's Deli, Derek's U Spirit, Miller's, Take It Away, Macado's, and Mincer's.