LANCASTER CHORALE - SEASON 2011-2012
LANCASTER FESTIVAL (wk I)
Opening Night – Thursday, July 21 – St. Mary of the Assumption World Premiere - TE DEUM (Patrick Hawes) Lancaster Festival Orchestra & Lancaster Chorale
LANCASTER FESTIVAL (wk II)
Second Orchestra Concert - 'Prize Winners' Thursday, July 28 - Faith Memorial Church
CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Sunday, October 16, 2011 – 4:00 PM
Venue: St. Mary of Assumption
Reh: Sept 20-27 Oct 4-7-11-14
Special Guests:
Michael Cox (sax)
Robert Wisniewski (organ)
SON OF GOD MASS (James Whitbourn)
Additional repertoire
ENITE, ENITE! (Byzantium)
OTCHE NASH (Our Father) - Nikolai Golovanov
MEMENTOMEI, DOMINE (Two Lenten Motets) - P. Lukaszewski
PANIS ANGELICUS - C. Franck
EARTH SONG - Frank Ticheli
CANTUS GLORIOSUS - Jozef Swider
A GAELIC BLESSING - J. Rutter (encore)
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
Sunday, November 27, 2011 – 4:00 PM
Venue: St. Mary of Assumption
(Preview at Crossroads - for Assisted Care Centers)
Reh: Nov 1-8-15-18-22-25
Guests:
DR. RAYMOND FEENER (Baritone)
Lancaster-Fairfield Youth Choir - Andrew Brown, Director
VENI JESU -
Luigi Cherubini (to open, from rear of sanctuary)
FANTASIA ON CHRISTMAS CAROLS- R.V.Williams
(Ray Feener.Baritone is confirmed; & organ, awaiting confirmation)
Additional Repertoire:
MAKE WE JOY NOW - Steve Martland
IN TIME OF SOFTEST SNOW - John Carter
SING LULLABY - David Willcocks
MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS - R.Shaw - brass, flute, audience
RECITAL
Sunday, February 12, 2012 – 3PM
GALA - LANCASTER CHORALE SINGS … AND SWINGS!
Saturday, March 3, 2012 – 8:00 pm
A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA!
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 3:00 P.M. (start is requirement of FMC)
Faith Memorial Church
Reh: April 17-24-27 May 1-4
(Preview at Crossroads - for Assisted Care Centers)
Special Guests:
Lancaster Community Band
Lancaster-Faifield Youth Choir
'
Music of America'
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME - Wagner
BUFFALO GALS - Alice Parker
I DREAM OF JEANNIE/BEAUTIFUL DREAMER - Stephen Foster
AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC - Norman Luboff
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - Carmen Dragon
CPS (Chorale Presenter's Series) - (tentative)
DINNER THEATER - Collaboration with Shaw's/area school musicals)
Rehearsals this season will offer an additional gift to our community. The 'dress' rehearsal at the first two concerts (St. Mary of the Assumption) will be the Tuesday rehearsal; Friday's final rehearsal will be held at Crossroads, FUMC's new facility in the west side, and will be open (one hour) to residents of assisted-care centers throughout the city-county.
