Roll to Smith and Holyoke (1992)

1992 Fall Roll t-shirt (back)

The Virginia Glee Club's 1992 fall roll to Smith and Holyoke, held November 6-8, 1992, featured collaborations with both schools' Glee Clubs. John Liepold directed the Virginia Glee Club in the roll, the first tour of the Glee Club 1992-1993 season.

The performance at Mount Holyoke College was part of the Mount Holyoke Founder's Day Celebration. Held Sunday, November 8 at 11am at Abbey Memorial Chapel, the performance featured a single joint work between the Glee Club and the Mount Holyoke Concert Choir, the premiere of the song cycle "Spring Night's Moon" by Ann Kearns, conducted by Catharine Melhorn and accompanied by Clifton J. Noble, Jr., piano.

The concert at Smith College featured an opening set from the Virginia Glee Club with the "David and Absalom set" (Josquin Des Pres's "Absalon, fili mi," William Billings' "David's Lamentation," Thomas Tomkins's "When David Heard," and Benjamin Broening's "When David Heard"); "Time Piece"; and a set of spirituals and chanteys ("What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?", "Shenandoah," and "Ride the Chariot"). The second half featured a performance from the Smith College Glee Club, Lucinda Thayer conducting, and a joint performance of the Chichester Psalms of Leonard Bernstein.

Program at Smith College

Virginia Glee Club

• Absalon, fili mi (Josquin)
• David's Lamentation (William Billings)
• When David Heard (Thomas Tomkins)
• When David Heard ( Benjamin Broening)
• Time Piece (Paul Patterson)
• What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor? (arr. Robert Shaw/Alice Parker)
• Shenandoah (James Erb)
• Ride the Chariot (William Henry Smith)

Smith College Glee Club

• Three Choruses from Alice in Wonderland (Irving Fine)
  • The Lobster Quadrille
  • Lullaby of the Duchess
  • Father William
• Pastoral (Clifton J. Noble, Jr.)
  • I
  • II
  • III

Combined Glee Clubs

• Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein)
  • I. Psaume 108: verset 2 - Psaume 100
  • II. Psaume 23 – Psaume 2: versets 1-4
  • III. Psaume 131 – Psaume 133: verset 1

Gallery

Mount Holyoke Founder's Day Program

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Smith College Program

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