The 1980 Finals Concert of the Virginia Glee Club was held May 17, 1980 in Old Cabell Hall. Conducted by Donald Loach, the concert was the final performance of the Glee Club 1979-1980 season.
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- Hark, all ye lovely saints above (Thomas Weelkes (1578-1623))
- Thirsis, let pity move thee (Thomas Morley (1557-1603))
- Though Philomena lost her love (Thomas Morley))
- Chantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle (J.P. Sweelinck (1562-1621))
- Alma redemptoris mater (Johannes Ockeghem (ca.1420-1495))
- Salve Regina (Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), arr. Donald Loach)
- Ave Maria (Anton Bruckner (1824-1896))
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Douglas Moore, rescored by Donald Loach)
- Shenandoah (arr. Archibald T. Davison) — Charles Kipps Purcell, soloist
- A Sailor and a soldier (arr. Donald Loach) — soloists: Thomas Potter and Stephen Read; Ronald Campbell and Skip Lewis
- Behold Man (on a poem by Albert C. Van Nostrand) (Ron Nelson (b.1929))
- Heartache (a Slovak folksong) (Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904))
- Remember Me (on a poem by Christina Rosetti) (Halsey Stevens (b.1908))
- Death, be not proud (on a poem by John Donne) (Fenno Heath (b.1927))
- Ballads and other diversities by the Virginia Gentlemen, Skip Lewis, musical director
- Virginia Fight Song
- Virginia Yell Song
- Medley of Virginia Songs
- This Train
- The Alma Maters