The 1988 Finals Concert of the Virginia Glee Club was held May 21, 1988. Conducted by Donald Loach, the concert was the final performance of the Glee Club 1987-1988 season.
A recording of this concert is available at the University of Virginia Library.
Program[]
- All Creatures Now are Merry Minded (John Bennet (b. ca.1570))
- Weep O Mine Eyes (John Wilbye (1574-1638))
- Fire, Fire, My Heart (Thomas Morley (1557-1603))
- She Walks in Beauty (C. Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960))
- Tarantella (Randall Thompson (1899-1984))
- Declare His Honour (Henry Purcell (1659-1695)) — Michael Butterman, baritone; Ellis Butler, countertenor; Andrew Erickson, baritone
- Ave Maria (Franz Biebl (1906-2001))
- Summer Songs (David Davis)
- Love is a Green Girl
- Alas, Alack!
- By the Farmer's Fields
- Little Polly Ethylene
- A Shadow's on the Sundial
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Douglas Moore, adapted by Donald Loach)
- Shenandoah (arr. Archibald T. Davison) — Ellis Butler, tenor
- What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor? (arr. Robert Shaw/Alice Parker)
- Laughing Song (Franz Abt (1819-1885))
- Ballads and other Diversities — the Virginia Gentlemen, Michael Butterman, director
- My Lord, What a Morning (arr. Wendell P. Whalum) — Andrew Erickson, baritone
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (arr. Fenno Heath)
- This Train (arr. Fenno Heath) — Halsted Sullivan, baritone
- Medley of Virginia Songs
- The Alma Maters
Gallery[]
Program courtesy of the collection of Donald Loach.