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St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
Department of Performing Arts
Performing Arts 012-09, section # 07111, .25 credits
NightinGaels
Fall 2001

Click here for course syllabus handout.

Faculty: Dr. Laura Prichard, conductor & Dr. Lino Rivera, pianist

Course meets: Tuesdays & Thurdays 4:45-6:15pm, from 9/4/01 to 12/13/01
plus 2-3 short dress rehearsals and 2-3 concerts.

Concerts:
I. Fall Hallowe'en Concert, St. Mary's College Chapel, Thursday, October 25, 8pm
II. Christmas Concert, St. Mary's College Chapel, Thursday, December 6, 8pm
(III. May 7/9, 2002 Spring Concert)

Repertoire:
I. Hallowe'en Program

Toccata and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, organ
From Silent Night John Dowland, solo voice, violin, piano
Spoken excerpt from Shakespeare's Macbeth
Witches' scenes from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell, trio, CHORUS, piano
Go nightly cares by John Dowland, solo voice, violin, piano
Sweet Suffolk Owl by Thomas Weelkes, CHORUS
Organ work

Intermission

Excerpts from Stabat mater by Giovanni Pergolesi, solos & organ, from balcony
Spoken excerpt from Edgar Allen Poe or sim.
Danse macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, piano solo by Lino Rivera
Radhalaila (Israeli folksong), CHORUS
Ziguenerleben by Robert Schumann, CHORUS, piano, percussion
Vincent

II. December Program

Adventi enek by Kodaly, CHORUS
What Child is This?, CHORUS, 2 solos
O Men from the Fields, vocal solo, piano
Torches, CHORUS, piano

Weihnachtsbaum by Liszt, piano solo, Lino Rivera

Winter Cantata by Persichetti, CHORUS women, marimba, flute

Intermission

Excerpts from J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Wachet auf (Advent cantata):
Zion hears the watchmen (Advent)
Glory now to God (Advent chorale)
And there were shepherds (solo)
Be not afraid (solo)
Break forth (chorale)
Flößt, mein Heiland (soprano and oboe duet)
The evil, sinful world is past (vocal quartet)
The triumph is completed (chorale variation)

Wassail song by Vaughan Williams, CHORUS

Guest Artists:
I. St. Mary's College Organist, Brother Martin Yribarren, F.S.C.; Alison Carter, violin
II. Eva Langefeldt, oboe

Resources:
Article on the St. Mary's Chapel organ
Directions to the campus
News on the new Performing Arts Center

Previous Concerts of this ensemble:
May 9, 2001 Spring program of classical, folk and popular music directed by Li-Wen Monk. Articles mentioned from San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 1999; Valley Times, May 7, 1999; Contra Costa Times, May 7, 1999, Contra Costa Sun, May 5, 1999.