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May 2007

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SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2:00 P.M.

New England Symphonic Ensemble
Rui Massena, Conductor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
      "Prometheus" Overture (Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus)

Antonio DiCristofano, piano

Susanna Pescetti, Conductor
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Soloists:
Maria Carola, soprano
Reveka Evangelia Mavrovitis, mezzo-soprano

Earl Rivers, Conductor
John Rutter: Requiem

Participating choruses: Eastern Connecticut State University Concert Chorale, Willimantic, CT; Clearwater High Choir, Clearwater, FL; Manchester High School West Chamber Choir, Manchester, NH; Cathedral Choir of First Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND; Knox Choir, Knox Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH; Lakewood High School Symphonic Mixed Choir, Lakewood, OH; The Touring Choir of The Lehigh Valley School for Performing Arts, Bethlehem, PA; Orangeburg-Wilkinson Concert Choir Ensemble, Orangeburg, SC; Coro Universitario, Universidad National, Heredia, Costa Rica


Rui Massena

Susanna Pescetti

Earl Rivers
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SATURDAY, MAY 19, 8:00 P.M.

New England Symphonic Ensemble
Rodney H. Caldwell, Conductor
Fauré: Requiem

Participating choruses: Starr's Mill High School Chanticleer, Fayetteville, GA; Georgia Southern Chorale, Statesboro, GA; Houston County High School Ensemble, Warner Robins, GA; Covington Holmes High School Chamber Choir, Covington, KY; St. Teresa Church Choir, Summit, NJ; West Orange High School Chamber Choir, West Orange, NJ; Festival Chorale of St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, Wyckoff, NJ; Park Slope Singers, Brooklyn, NY

Soloists:
Jessica Medoff Bunchman, soprano
Jeremy Aye, baritone

Stephen Town, Conductor
Haydn: Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese
Brahms: Schicksalslied

Participating choruses: Carl Junction High School Choirs, Carl Junction, MO; Worth County Concert Choir, Grant City, MO; Northwest Missouri State University Tower Choir, Maryville, MO; Platte County R-3 High School Concert Choir, Platte City, MO

ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Ygnacio Valley High School Wind Ensemble (CA)
Steven Accatino, Conductor
Arnold (arr. Paynter): Prelude, Sicliano, and Rondo
Schubert (arr. Frank Ticheli): Ave Maria
Seiber (arr. Larry E. Daehn): Irish Trilogy
Sousa (arr. Robert Foster): With Pleasure (Dance Hilarious)
Arlen and Harburg (arr. James Barnes): An Overture on Themes from the MGM Classic Motion Picture: The Wizard of Oz
Warren Barker: The Governor's Own


Rodney H. Caldwell

Stephen Town

Steven Accatino
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TUESDAY, MAY 22, 8:00 P.M.

New England Symphonic Ensemble
Jonathan Ng, Conductor
Vivaldi: Gloria

Participating choruses: Catalina United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, Tucson, AZ; Valley Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Green Valley, AZ; Phoenix Korean Ensemble, Peoria, AZ

Soloists: Kristi Kelly, soprano
Heidi Skok, mezzo-soprano

David Rayl, Conductor
Beethoven: Mass in C Major

Participating choruses: The Texarkana College Choir, Texarkana, AR; Texarkana Regional Chorale, Texarkana, AR/TX; Shreveport Chorale, Shreveport, LA; Berkley High School A Cappella Choir, Berkley, MI; Jackson High School Euphony Choir, Jackson, MI; Eisenhower High School Show Choir, Shelby Township, MI; South Lyon High School Varsity Choir, South Lyon, MI

Francesco Lentini, Conductor
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Dominica, K.321

Participating choruses: Choir of the College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL; Marist College Chamber Singers, Poughkeepsie, NY; Waukesha North Concert Choir, Waukesha, WI; Seycove Secondary Choir, North Vancouver, British Columbia

Soloists:
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano
Hayden Dewitt, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Turay, tenor
Randall Jakobsh, bass


Jonathan Ng

David Rayl

Francesco Lentini
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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 8:00 P.M.

Tenth Annual National Wind Ensemble
H. Robert Reynolds, Conductor

John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Bach: Choral Prelude BWV 727
Bernstein: Profanation
Carter Pann: Slalom
Wagner: Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral

ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Leigh High School Wind Ensemble, San Jose, CA
Joseph T. Reichert, Conductor

Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Rossano Galante: The Redwoods
Adam Gorb: Awayday
Texidor: Amparito Roca
Frank Ticheli: An American Elegy

Santa Monica High School Wind Ensemble, Santa Monica, CA
Terry Sakow, Conductor
Dr. Abel Ramirez, Resident Guest Conductor
Gary Rosenblatt, Guest Conductor

Malcolm Arnold: Sarabande and Polka
Loris Chobanian: Armenian Dances
Sousa: The Free Lance March
Shostakovich: Finale from Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47


H. Robert Reynolds

Joseph Reichert

Terry Sakow

Dr. Abel Ramirez

Gary Rosenblatt
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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 8:00 P.M.

New England Symphonic Ensemble
Jean Ashworth Bartle, Conductor
MIDAMERICA CHILDREN'S CHOIR FESTIVAL:
John Rutter: "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Bach/Calvert: "Bist Du Bei Mir"
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
              Inflammatus et Accensus
              Quando Corpus
              Amen
Glick: Psalm 23
Debussy: "Noël des enfants qui n'avons plus de maisons," L. 139
Fauré: "Pie Jesu" from Requiem, Op. 48
D. Willcocks: "Under the Greenwood Tree"
Copland: "Simple Gifts"
              "Ching-a-ring-Chaw"
              from Old American Songs, Sets 1 and 2
Rutter: "The Lord Bless You and Keep You"

Participating choruses: The Colburn Children's Choir, Los Angeles, CA; Lecanto Middle School Girls Chorus, Lecanto, FL; Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir, Harrisonburg, VA; Cantatrice Ensemble, Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Paul Plew, Conductor
John Rutter: Gloria
Donald McCullough: Canite Tuba

Participating choruses: San Diego Christian College Chamber Singers, El Cajon, CA; The Master's Chorale, Santa Clarita, CA; The Master's Chorale Alumni, Santa Clarita, CA; The Master's College Women's Chamber Chorus, Santa Clarita, CA; Manchester High School, Manchester, IN; Manchester College Choirs and Alumni, North Manchester, IN; Lake Orion High School Choir, Lake Orion, MI

Sandra Snow, Conductor
Stephen Paulus: Songs of Meditation

Participating choruses: El Camino Real Girls Choir, Woodland Hills, CA; Achievers Ladies Ensemble, Detriot MI; Lake Orion High School Choir, Lake Orion, MI; Mason High School Chamber Choir, Mason, MI; Dolcissima, Bellingham, WA

7:00 PM: PRELUDE CONCERT
Manchester College Choirs, Alumni and Manchester High School (Indiana)
Debra Lynn, Conductor
Alan Chambers, piano

Gregorian Chant (arr. Paul Wohlgemuth): "Of the Father's Love Begotten"
Debra Lynn: "Earth and All Stars"
Traditional (arr. Larry Flemming): "Give Me Jesus"
John Gardner: "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day"
Deborah Dewitt: "Prayer for Peace"
Thompson: Peaceable Kingdom
                 I. "Say ye to the righteous"
                 III. "Have Ye not known?"
                 IV. "Ye shall have a song"


Jean Ashworth Bartle

Paul Plew

Sandra Snow

Debra Lynn
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SUNDAY, MAY 27, 8:00 P.M.

New England Symphonic Ensemble
Raymond Hughes, Conductor
Duruflé: Requiem

Participating choruses: L.A. Vocal Core, Lomita, CA; West Torrance High School 'Aristocracy,' Torrance, CA; Albertson College of Idaho Chamber Singers, Caldwell, ID; Kansas City Choral Ensemble, Lenexa, KS; St. Agnes High School Concert Chorale, St. Paul, MN; Wasatch Chorale, Orem, UT; Graham Kapowsin High School, Graham, WA; Vivace! Chorale Program, Kapowsin, WA

Mark Hayes, Conductor
Hayes: Magnificat
           Te Deum
           Spirit Suite

Participating choruses: Liberty High School Chorale, Bakersfield, CA; Chancel Choir, First United Methodist Church, Shreveport, LA; MusicWorks Chorale, Tewksbury, MA; Bedford Presbyterian Church Choir, Bedford, NH; Wilburton High School Choir, Wilburton, OK; Adult Choir, Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston, TX; First United Methodist Church, Midlothian, TX

Terry Russell, Conductor
Bernstein: III. Psalm 131, entire; Psalm 133, verse 1, from Chichester Psalms
Handel: Coronation Anthems, No. 1: “Zadok the Priest”
Mozart: Te Deum, K.141
Thompson: The Last Words of David
Thiman: Go, Lovely Rose

Participating choruses: LaVerne Church of the Brethren Choir, LaVerne, CA; Russell Chamber Singers, San Diego, CA; Sonoma Valley Chorale, Sonoma, CA; Kjelson Singers, Coral Cables, FL; American Heritage School Chamber Singers, Delray Beach, FL; Nova Singers of Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Civic Chorale of Greater Miami, Miami, FL; Continuum Vocal Ensemble, Miami, FL; Albuquerque Civic Chorus, Albuquerque, NM

Soloists:
Lori Kaye Miller, mezzo-soprano
Todd Thomas, baritone


Raymond Hughes

Mark Hayes

Terry Russell
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MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY, MAY 28, 8:00 P.M.

New England Symphonic Ensemble
John Rutter, Conductor
Rutter: Requiem

Participating choruses: The Southern Union Sound, Wadley, AL; Piedmont High School A Cappella Choir, Piedmont, CA; Sounds Choir, Idaho Falls, ID; Seacoast Community Chorus, York, ME; Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Choir, St. Joseph, MO; Sanctuary Choir of First United Methodist Church, Jackson, TN; Mansfield Sacred Chorale, Mansfield, TX

Mozart: Mass in C Major, K.317 (“Coronation”)
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
      Jung-Eun Byun, piano

Participating choruses: Hendrix College Choir, Conway, AR; St. John Eudes Choir, Chatsworth, CA; Costa Mesa High School Madrigal Choir, Costa Mesa, CA; Rolling Hills Covenant Church, Rolling Hills Estates, CA; Sanctuary Choir of Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church, Lecanto, FL; Oklahoma Baptist University Chamber Ensemble, Shawnee, OK; Coker College Singers, Hartsville, SC

Soloists:
Rachele Gilmore, soprano
Sarah Mattox, mezzo-soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
James Bobick, baritone


John Rutter
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