A Cappella Choir

Mark Munson, director
Kevin McGill, accompanist
Alejo Goenaga, graduate assistant

Friday, March 15, 2024

7:30 P.M. First Congregational Church
Crystal Lake, IL

Program

A Hymn of Perspective
How Can I Keep from Singing? | Gwyneth Walker

For the Season of Lent
Call to Remembrance | Richard Farrant
Ave verum corpus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Macaronic Christmas Pieces
Psallite | Michael Praetorius
O magnum mysterium | Mark Munson        

Composed by Women Composers Living Today
Alleluia | Elaine Hagenberg
Alleluia (O Sing Praises) | Debbie Wiseman

Nineteenth-Century Motets
Locus Iste | Anton Bruckner   
Bogoróditse Dyévo | Sergei Rachmaninoff

From the Middle East
Talaa Min Bayt Abuha | Nazem Naim, arr. Shireen Abu-Khader
Hava Nageela | arr. Maurice Goldman

Agape Love and a Song of Hope
Ubi caritas | Ola Gjeilo
We Rise Again | Leon Dubinsky, arr. Stephen Smith 

Celebrating African-American Culture
My Feets Is Tired | Traditional Spiritual, arr. Alice Parker
True Light | Keith Hampton

Ave verum corpus
Hail, true body, born of the Virgin Mary, who has truly suffered, was sacrificed on the cross for mortals; whose side was pierced, whence flowed water and blood. Be for us a foretaste [of heaven] during our final examining.

Psallite
Sing your psalms to Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Sing your psalms to the Redeemer.
A small Child lies in the manger. All the blessed angels serve Him and sing to Him.
Sing your psalms to Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Sing your psalms to the Redeemer.

O magnum mysterium
O great mystery and wondrous sacrament that animals should see the new-born Lord lying in their manger! Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!  

Locus iste
This place was made by God, a priceless mystery. It is without reproof.

Bogoróditse Dyévo
Rejoice, virgin mother of God, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have born the Savior of our souls.

Talaa Min Bayt Abuha
From her father’s house she was going to the neighbor’s house. She passed me without even saying hello. Maybe the pretty one is angry with me. I told her: “quench my thirst and show me your eyes.” She said: “Go away you poor thing. My eyes are those of a gazelle.”

Hava Nagila
Let us rejoice. Let us rejoice and be happy.
Let us sing. Let us sing and be happy.
Awake, my brothers! Awake, my brothers, with a happy heart.

Ubi caritas
Where there is charity and love, God is there.
The love of Christ has gathered us together. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Let us revere and love the living God, and from a sincere heart let us love one another.

SOPRANO
Kloe Archbold           
Abigail Blank           
Emma Guanzon
Emily Harmon*
Mackenzie Jones
Ellie Lewis                 
Audrey Martin           
Victoria Miller           
Olivia Owsinek         
Madelyn Shepherd*   
Alli Twining

ALTO
Emily Buesing
Autumn Crowell       
Madison Elliott
Kamiah Felver           
Karla Kunk*             
Lainey Luginbill
Zo Povlsen
Rue Stammen
Morgan Thompson   
Emily Thornton*
McKenna Warner

TENOR
Noah Beasley             
Dominic Carlozzi     
Malcolm DeSouza     
Seth Foth                   
Alejo Goenaga           
Robbie Reed             
Mason Smith             
Anthony Stout           
Benjamin Tittl           
Andrew Vo

BASS
Sean Barry
Apollo Bernath         
Jess Driggs                 
Chandler Giesswein   
Jake Grafitti               
Alec Lee                   
Devon North             
Colton Ogg               
Zach Sanford             
Jack Summanen         
Issac Washington

*officers

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Updated: 09/18/2024 03:49PM