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PAST PERFORMANCES
FALL CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - November 19 & 20, 2022, Our Lady of Fatima Church
"J. F. Handel's Messiah"
Part One
Sinfony (Overture)
Comfort Ye
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
And The Glory of the Lord
Thus Saith the Lord
But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?
And He Shall Purify
Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
The People That Walked in Darkness
For Unto Us a Child is Born
Pastoral Symphony
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
And the Angel Said Unto Them
And Suddenly There was with the Angel
Glory to God
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd
His Yoke is Easy
Part Two
Behold the Lamb of God
He Was Despised
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
And With His Stripes We are Healed
All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
He was Cut Off Out of the Land of Living
But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
Though Shalt Break Them
Hallelujah
Part Three
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Since by Man Came Death
Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
The Trumpet Shall Sound
Worthy is the Lamb
Amen
Spring Concert - May 15, 2022 - Sawyer Center Theater at Colby-Sawyer College
"Priest, Poets & Pop"
Gloria in D Major RV 589
Two Piano Pieces - I Will Return, Squirrel's Last Crossing
Over the Rainbow
Voices of Earth
Stars I Shall Find
Song of Democracy
Antonio Vivaldi
William Ogmundson
Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Arr. by Mark Hayes
David C. Dickau, Poem by Archibald Lampman
David C. Dickau, Poem by Sara Teasdale
Howard Hanson, Poem by Walt Whitman
2021 Fall Concert - Cancelled due to Covid-19
The Seal Lullaby
Sing me to Heaven
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Flight Song
Eric Whitacre
Daniel E. Gawthrop
Paul Simon Arr. by Kirby Shaw
Kim Andre Arnesen
Omnia Sol (Let Your Heart Be Staid)
Dirait-on
Earth Song
Z. Randall Stroope
From Les Chansons des Roses by Morten Lauridsen
Frank Ticheli
2020 Spring Concert - Cancelled due to Covid-19
Fall Concert - November 24, 2019 Wheeler Hall at Colby Sawyer College
Requiem in D Minor
Bohemian Rhapsody
Be Still, My Soul
Ave Generosa
The Rose
The Call of Wisdom
Flight Song
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Gabriel Faure
Freddie Mercury
From Finlandia by Jean Sibelius; arr. Alan Troy Davis
Music by Ola Gjeilo; Text by Hildegard von Bingen
Ola Gjeilo
Music by Will Todd; Text by Michael Hampel
Music by Kim Andre Arnesen; Text by Euan Tait
Words & music by Eric Idle; arr. Mac Huff
Spring Concert - April 28, 2019 Sawyer Center Theater
"It Might As Well Be Spring"
Sing Ye Muses
Awake, Sweet Love
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
I Heard Such Lovely Singing
The Cricket
O Mistress Mine, Where Are You Roaming?
Take, O Take Those Lips Away
Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More
Deep River
Bright Canaan
Wayfaring Stranger
Cavatina
It Might As Well Be Spring
Fields of Gold
What I Did For Love (A Chorus Line)
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (Hair)
John Blow
John Dowland
John Dowland
Christoph Demantius
Josquin des Prez
Emma Lou Diemer
Emma Lou Diemer
Emma Lou Diemer
arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
arr. Alice Parker
Music by Stanley Myers, Words by Cleo Laine, arr. Joe Henderson
Rodgers & Hammerstein, arr. John Purifoy
Music & Lyrics by Sting
Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban, arr. Anite Kerr
Galt MacDermot, arr. Greg Gilpin
Fall Concert - November 18, 2018 Sawyer Center Theater
"All of Us"
Cantate Domino
Sunrise Mass
He's Gone Away (from Three Mountain Ballads)
The Long Day Closes
Sure on This Shining Night
Flight Song
Till There Was You (from The Music Man)
All of Us (from Considering Matthew Shepard)
Seasons of Love (from Rent)
Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953)
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978, Norway)
Arr. by Ron Nelson (b. 1929)
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) Arr. by Alex Ager
James Agee (1909-1955), Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Euan Tait (b. 1968, Berlin), Kim Andre Arnesen (b. 1980)
Words & Music by Meredith Wilson (1909-1984) Arr. by Kirby Shaw (b. 1941)
Words & Music by Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962)
Words & Music by Jonathan Larson (1960-1996), Arr. by Roger Emerson (b. 1950)
SPRING CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - April 22, 2018 Sawyer Center Theater
"Fresh and Fearless"
Sing We Merrily
The Ground
Northern Lights
Ubi Caritas
Even When He is Silent
Flight Song
Shenandoah
Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Fresh and Fearless
We Are the Music Makers
Icelandic Cradle Song
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
Let the River Run
Maurice Greene (c. 1695-1755)
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Oja Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Kim Andre Arnesen (b. 1980)
Kim Andre Arnesen (b. 1980)
Arr. James Erb (1926-2014)
Dolly Parton (b. 1946) Arr. Craig Hella Johnson
Daniel Elder (b. 1986)
Eric Nelson (b. 1959)
Emil Thoroddsen (1898-1944) Arr. Joseph Henderson
Billy Joel (b. 1949) Arr. Mac Huff
Billy Joel (b. 1949) Arr. Paul Langford
Carly Simon (b. 1945) Arr. Craig Hella Johnson
FALL CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - November 18 & 19, 2017 Our Lady of Fatima Church
"J. F. Handel's Messiah"
Part One
Sinfony (Overture)
Comfort Ye
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
And The Glory of the Lord
Thus Saith the Lord
But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?
And He Shall Purify
Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
The People That Walked in Darkness
For Unto Us a Child is Born
Pastoral Symphony
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
And the Angel Said Unto Them
And Suddenly There was with the Angel
Glory to God
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
His Yoke is Easy
Part Two
Behold the Lamb of God
He Was Despised
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
He was Cut Off Out of the Land of Living
But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
Hallelujah
Part Three
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Since by Man Came Death
Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
The Trumpet Shall Sound
Then Shall Be Brought to Pass
Worthy is the Lamb
Amen
SPRING CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - April 22 & 23, 2017 Sawyer Center Theater
"Now Welcome Summer"
Sing We and Chant It Thomas Morley (1557-1603)
Riddle Song John Rutter (b. 1945)
Sigh No More Ladies Gary Walth
Blow, Blow, Though Winter Wind John Purifoy
Now Welcome Summer Robert Washburn (b. 1928)
We Are the Music Makers Eric Nelson (b. 1959)
Go Lovely Rose Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953)
Comedy Tonight (Medley) Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)
Arr. Robert Page (1927-2016)
FALL CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - November 19 & 20, 2016 Our Lady of Fatima Church
"Music Makers"
Featuring soprano, Anastasia Robinson
Praise Alex Rowley (1892-1958)
Gloria Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Frostiana Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Cara Nome from Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
We Are the Music Makers Eric Nelson (b. 1959)
SPRING CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - April 24, 2016 Sawyer Center Theater
"Dear People"
Celebrating the centenial of Robert Shaw,
featuring a major choral work and opera chouses
along with hymns and folk songs arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
FALL CONCERT (The Kearsarge Chorale) - November 15, 2015 Sawyer Center Theater
Mass in Blue Willl Todd
Cantata 106, BWV 106
"God's Own Time Is the Best Time" J.S. Bach
(new English edition)
FALL CLASSIC (KC Chamber Singers) - September 20, 2015 The Center Meeting House, Newbury
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (from Nabuco)
Giuseppi Verdi
Sanctus (from Mass in Blue) Will Todd
Reflections David Almond
1. Lord of our Life
2. Savior of the Nations, Come
3. Sun of Righteousness, Arise
Danny Boy Irish air, arr. Joseph Flummerfelt
Sentimentale Claude Bolling
Maid of Constant Sorrow
(from The Morning Train) Gwyneth Walker
Autumn Leaves Josepth Kozma, arr. Andrew Carter
Ain't Misbehavin' Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks, arr. Peter Gritton
SPRING CONCERT - APRIL 26, 2015 Songs of Spring
The Seasons: Spring (excerpts) Franz Joseph Haydn
This Have I Done for My True Love Gustav Holst
Ave Maria...virga serena Josquin Des Prez
Trois Chansons Maurice Ravel
The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons
Adagio (from trio, Op. 8) Johannes Brahms
Magnificat (1932) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 (excerpts) Johannes Brahms
FALL CONCERT - NOVEMBER 16, 2014 An American Songbag: A Celebration of Our Folksong Heritage
Song of Democracy Howard Hanson
Three Spirituals William Dawson (arr.)
A Vision of Hills Gwyneth Walker
The Morning Train Gwyneth Walker
SPRING CONCERT - MAY 11, 2014 Music of the Spirit
Mass in G, D. 167 Franz Schubert
Hymn: "Hear My Prayer" WoO 15 Felix Mendelssohn
Canzonetta (from String Quartet No. 1
in E-flat major, Op. 12) Felix Mendelssohn
Fugue in B-flat major J.S. Bach
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11 Gabriel Faure
Reflections (world premiere) David Almond
The KC Chamber Singers at New London Hospital
