Holiday Prelude Concert
Fall 2010 Concert Notes
Tina Johns Heidrich, Conductor
Joe Jacovino, Accompanist
Connecticut Master Chorale Holiday Brass and Steel
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Mark Hayes
- I Will Give Thanks - Bruce Greer
- New Year - John Rutter
- Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel! - Jeffrey Smith
- Stars I Shall Find - Victor Johnson, poem by Sara Teasdale
- Carol of the Birds - French carol, arr. Craig Courtney
- Hush-A-Ba, Birdie - Scottish Lullaby, arr. Lee Kesselman
- Awake, Arise, and Hail the Morn - Mack Wilberg
- A Christmas Fantasy - Gordon Langford (A glorious and colorful medley of well-known and lesser-known carols)
- Tell Us 'Bout a Baby - Joel Raney (40's swing-style)
- Born on a New Day - arr. Peter Knight (New Christmas words to Kings Singers' "You Are the New Day")
- The Light Will Come - Joseph Martin (with steel drums)
- Cantemos a Maria - arr. Juan Guzman (with steel drums)
- Kings Came Riding - Kevin Stannard (jazz-style carol, a la Dave Brubeck)
- Beautiful December - Amy Bernon
- Light One Candle - Peter Yarrow
- Testify! with Go Tell It on the Mountain - Dottie Peoples (our rousing gospel closer)