The 1997 Kickoff Concert of the Virginia Glee Club was conducted by Bruce Tammen as the opening concert of the Glee Club 1997-1998 season. The concert, held October 18, 1997 in Old Cabell Hall, featured a joint appearance with the Virginia Women's Chorus, Donna Plaskett conducting.
Program[]
The Virginia Glee Club[]
- Cantique de Jean Racine (Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), arr. K. Lee Scott))
- Jason Hathaway, pianist
- Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd (1543-1623)) -- Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei
- solo trio: Jayson Throckmorton, J. Craig Fennell, Eric Buechner
- Avinu Malkeynu (Max Janowski (1918-1991), arr. Bruce Tammen)
- Michael Belinkie, tenor, Andrew Burdick, pianist
- Lord, Now Lettest Thy Servant (Alexandre Gretchaninoff (1864-1956), arr. Pavel Chesnokov and Charles Roepper)
The Virginia Women's Chorus[]
- Lift Tine Eyes (Angel Trio from Elijah) (Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847))
- Laudate Pueri (Mendelssohn)
- Semi-chorus: Anne Cherry, Elizabeth Leise, Christina Treece, Gabrielle Hustead, Stephanie Schluter, Sharri Stevens, Sonja Czarnecki, Sarah Oppenheimer, Erinanne Smith; Joscelyn Fisher, pianist
- Four Sacred Songs for the Night (Houston Bright)
- III. Dawn
- IV. Sunrise
- Semi-chorus: Joan Lee, Erin Pfoutz, Kim Hoff, Karen Lee, Aiko Kashima, Sarah Graham
The Virginia Glee Club and the Women's Chorus[]
- Adonai Ro'i in memory Yitzhak Rabin (Judith Shatin (b.1949))
The Virginia Glee Club[]
- Liebe und Wein (Mendelssohn)
- soloists: John Stanzione, Jayson Throckmorton, Craig Fennell, Charles Hornbostel
- Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes (Colonel Mellish (1777-1817), arr. Roger Quilter)
- All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern (1885-1945))
- Bill Bennett, baritone
- Little Innocent Lamb (African-American spiritual, arr. Marshall Bartholomew)
The Virginia Women's Chorus[]
- All the Pretty Little Horses (arr. Harold Owen)
- Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (arr. William Hall)
- Little Bird, Little Bird (Gail Kubik (b.1914)
The Virginia Glee Club and the Women's Chorus[]
- Rejoice, O Virgin (Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943))
Gallery[]
Cover
Dedication
History
VWC
Glee Club Roster
VWC Roster
Program 1
Program 2
Acknowledgements/Schedule
Translations
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Dedication 2
Program courtesy of the collection of Jeff Slutzky.