113th Concert Season l 2023–24
Peter Bay, Music DirectorTuesday, December 5, 2023 / 8 p.m.
Riverbend Church at Riverbend CentreCristina Jones, soprano
Veronica Williams, mezzo-soprano
Steve Brennfleck, tenor
Austin Siebert, bassRyan Heller, conductor / Chorus Austin
Handel's Messiah
G. F. HANDEL |
|
INTERMISSION
Part 2 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part 3 |
|
1. Sinfonia (Overture)
2. Recitative (Isaiah 40:1–3)
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her that her warfare is accomplish’d, that her iniquity is pardon’d. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
3. Air (Isaiah 40:4)
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.
4. Chorus (Isaiah 40:5)
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
5. Recitative (Haggai 2:6–7; Malachi 3:1)
Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: Yet once a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land; and I will shake all nations; and the desire of all nations shall come.
The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the Lord
of Hosts.
6. Air (Malachi 3:2)
But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner’s fire.
7. Chorus (Malachi 3:3)
And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
8. Recitative (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)
Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, GOD WITH US.
9. Air and Chorus (Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 60:1)
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain. O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, behold your God! O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise, shine, for thy Light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
10. Recitative (Isaiah 60:2–3)
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
11. Air (Isaiah 9:2)
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
12. Chorus (Isaiah 9:6)
For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
14. Recitative (Luke 2:8–9)
There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
15. Recitative (Luke 2:10–11)
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
16. Recitative (Luke 2:13)
And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heav’nly host, praising God, and saying,
17. Chorus (Luke 2:14)
Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will toward men.
18. Air (Zechariah 9:9–10)
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen.
19. Recitative (Isaiah 35:5–6)
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.
20. Aria (Isaiah 40:11, Matthew 11:28–29)
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; and He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. Come unto Him, all ye that labor, come unto Him that are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for he is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
21. Chorus (Matthew 11:30)
His yoke is easy, and his burden is light.
PART THE SECOND |
22. Chorus (John 1:29)
Behold the Lamb of God.
23. Air (Isaiah 53:3; Isaiah 50:6)
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. He gave his back to the smiters, and his cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: he hid not his face from shame and spitting.
24. Chorus (Isaiah 53: 4–5)
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him.
25. Chorus (Isaiah 53:5)
And with his stripes we are healed.
26. Chorus (Isaiah 53:6)
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
38. Air (Romans 10:15)
How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
40. Air (Psalm 2: 1-2)
Why do the nations so furiously rage together: and why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his Anointed.
42. Recitative (Psalm 2:4)
He that dwelleth in Heav’n shall laugh them to scorn; The Lord shall have them in derision.
43. Air (Psalm 2: 9)
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
44. Chorus (Revelations 19:6; 11:15; 19:16)
Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ;
and He shall reign for ever and ever.
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Hallelujah!
PART THE THIRD |
46. Chorus (I Corinthians 15:21–22)
Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
47. Recitative (I Corinthians 15:51–52)
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be chang’d, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet:
48. Air (I Corinthians 15:51–54)
The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53. Chorus (Revelations 5:12–13)
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever. Amen.
Maestro Circle $100,000+
Women's Symphony League
Premier Maestro $50,000+
Bancroft-Clair Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Christopher H. Cheever
Stephen and Choonga Kahng
The Linda Bush Trust
Tres Grace Family Foundation
Maestro $25,000+
Mr. David Booth Sarah & Ernest Butler Family Fund
Lynne Dobson & Greg Wooldridge
H-E-B
Andrew & Mary Ann Heller
Dr. JoAnn Hunter
Johnson & Dr. Kenneth A. Johnson
Tejemos Foundation
Lorraine H. & John G. Wang
The EGF Charitable Fund
Eva Womack
Premier Orchestra $15,000+
Marvin J. Brittman
City of Austin
Andrew & Nancy Cruce
Dignity Memorial
Elizabeth L. & Russell F. Hallberg Foundation
Elena Goyanes Hoisington Investment Management Co.
Ronald C. Jernigan
The Kodosky Foundation / Gail & Jeff Kodosky
Karen & Paul Leeke
Margery & Mack Lindsey Plains
Capital Bank
The Rea Charitable Trust
Araminta & Tom Sellers
Texas Commission on the Arts
Linda & Nick van Bavel
Orchestra $10,000+
Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
Liza & Johannes Brinkmann
Fifth Age of Man Foundation
Fibiger Family Fund/John Fibiger & Andrea Horner Semels
Wendy Logan George
Georgia B. Lucas Foundation
Jim & Jo Green Anne Greenway & Herb Schwetman
Bruce & Kathryn Grube
Douglas & Julie Ann Hartman
Sheri Clark Henriksen
The Jolly Family Trust
William Kerley & Rhonda Farrington
Lurleen & Dan Ladd
Wendy & Trey Lary
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Neville PNC
Reaud Charitable Foundation
Andrew K. Schwartz III & Sylvia M. Arabian
Beth Steinberg & Sampson Glassman
Susanne Tetzlaff & Eric S. Tiblier
Nancy & Jim Totton
Premier Overture $5,000+
Applied Materials Foundation
Bill Buchholz
Drs. Robert & Cheryl Butler
Eldarose Cardenas
Victoria Cheney
Margaret & Doug Danforth
Ken & Sherry Fisher
Frost Bank
George & Eva Gayle Gibbs
Darren G. Gibson & Scott W. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hibbetts
Dr. Michael & Marcie Jarratt
The Junior League of Austin
Kahle Foundation
Jonathan & Julie Lass
Eric Leibrock
Liberty Park Capital Management, LLC
Brian & Lynn Powell
Dr. Jonathan L. Sessler & Denise Mayfield
Sherrie & Jay Stewart
Elisabeth & Steffen Waltz
Overture $2,500+
Randy & Ruth Adams
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Akin
Lynn Cromer & Phil Anthony
Honorable James L. Arth Susan Baer, MD & David Nicastro
Susan Barbour Steven & Susan Beebe
The Ben Bentzin Family
Blue Bell Creameries
Pamella & David Bock
Richard Boner & Susan Pryor
Dr. Alan Carsrud & Mr. Danny Babineaux
Richard & Jane Chopp
John Greening & Kelley Clark
Eileen Cohen & Pamela Vonmende
The Sherrill Family Foundation
Karen Amorous Cramer
Paula & Stuart Damore
Sherri & Gary J. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent DiLoreto
T. Michael Dossey
Susan & David Douglas
Ann & Jeff Dykes
Thomas Edwards
Mr. Danny Felps & Ms. Debbie Lauderdale
John & Miwa Flaherty
Paul & Catherine Frantz
Andy & Darcy Friedmann
Marilyn T. Gaddis, PhD
Linda & Lou Golm
Cheri Gross
Dr. Karen D. Hagedorn
Mrs. Judy Harrison
Claudette Hartman
Kathleen Helal & Isabel Helal & Isabelle Lipovski
Mary Taylor Henderson
Tim & Sue Hill
Diane & Hudson Ingram
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Jacknow
Richard A. Kahn & Thomas Lutazi
Margaret & Knox Key
Fox-Khatami Charitable Trust
Kelley Knutson
Walter & Marcia Kuenast
Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen
Jim & Cindy Lynn
Bruce & Judy MacKenzie
Mike & Laurie Mahaffey
Julia M. Marsden
Holly & John McDaniel
Miles T. & Margaret A. McFann
John & Suzanne McFarlane
Robert M. Ginsberg Foundation, Elizabeth & Nicholas Michaels
Marion More
Dr. & Mrs. Boyd Morgan
Drs. Rodney & Cathy Nairn
Adrianne & Chris Nixon
Mark & Misty Nodine
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Owen
The Pacey Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Parker
Betty Paul & Ruth Ann Dickensheets
John & Dixie Paulos
Steven & DeeAnne Paulson
Mr. Sam Perry
Spring Builders LLC
Danny & Jill Powell
Alyce & Terry Richardson
Robinson Family
Peggy & Steve Ryder
Eddie Safady
The Sager Family
Susan & Ty Sanders
Drs. Dean & Nell Dale Sanders
Danny Snyder
Dr. & Mrs. Elwyn D. Speir
Spice Kugle & Scott Lougheed
Drs. Glenn & Marsha Staats
The Steve Mihaylo & The Mihaylo Foundation
Cindy & Gerald Stone
Karen Stotts
Bill Stutts & Susan Campbell
Connee & Kent Sullivan
Sidne Tiemann
Michelle Berger, M.D. & Dr. David Tobey, Jr., M.D.
Kathy Trizna & Dr. Zoltan Trizna
Carol & Eric van Ginkel
Thomas & Karen Vaughn
Eric Venditti & Venus Piñeyro De Hoyos
Charles Verdict & Dr. Kristen Keener
Pat & Dan Vickers
Dr. Joni K. Wallace
Melanie & John Walters
Watkins Insurance Group
Patrick & Misty Watkins
Roger Williamson
Cindy Wilson
Steve & Nancy Wilson
Premier 1911 Society $1,000+
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Abel
Ron Amini
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Anderson
Don Ballard
Clara & Paul Bancroft
Tracy Barba
Stephen Barber
Tina & Michael Barrett
Bill & Carolyn Bingham
Robert & Karen Bluethman
Mrs. Grace Bonner
Mary Ellen & Roger Borgelt
Stacey & Joel Brewer
Darby Brockette
Robert Brooks & Jane Sutherland
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Brugger
Sylvia Bulhon
Kate & Tom Canby
Terry Capps
Jill C. Carey & William Gurasich
Jan & Jay Cherski
Scott & Cheryl Christians
Dr. Minas & Mrs. Melissa Constantinides
Susan G. Conway & John R. Howell
Alan & Barbara Cox
Drew G. Dennett
Jan & Paul Diehl
Season Dionne & Edwin Hummel
Bennie & Mary Lou Downing
Ann & Jim Downing
Mr. & Mrs. Claude Ducloux
Deborah & Henry Dudley
Kandace & Dennis Eakin
Jonathan & Rachel Ellis
The Fruchter Family
Felger Family Foundation
Evie & David Feltoon
Ms. Gail A. Findlay
Michael & Karen Fisher
David & Susan Gaddis
Allen & Sara Gaetjens
Mary Ann & Al Golden
Sylvia Gomez
Alex Gregg
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Grossman
Mr. Joseph Carey & Dr. Suchitra Gururaj
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Harris
Richard Hartgrove
Monica Harwig
Sally Hawkins
Nathan & Lisa Hess
Dr. Mark S. Hickman
Joe & Sonja Holt
Melani Howard
Candace E. Hunter
John D. Ireland
Jackson C. Mouton, Jr. Fund
Paula & Parker Jameson
James Jarvis
Dr. & Mrs. Phil & Karen Kelton
Jill & Mike Klucher
Susan & Richard Klusmann
Rochelle & Dan Kraus
John T. Kunz and Kathy Marcus
TJ Lamphier
Landon Lill
Honorable Lora J. Livingston & Mr. Eric Kennedy
Leon & Mary Long
Robin Loverro
Nick Loverro
Barbara Lundeen
Nancy & Verne Lundquist
Mark & Sara Madera
Dineen Majcher
John & Josie Margaglione
Ms. J. Fotini Margos
Phil & Sue Maxwell
Kevin McConnell
Morgan McReynolds
Scott A. McWilliams
Medtronic Foundation
Chuck Michalik
Dan & Michelle Michel
Judy A. Morris & Richard A. Shannon
Ms. Jean Mueller
Chris Murphy
Kilyong & Paul Natho
Julie A. Nelson & Dr. James M. Hicks
Richard Neuman
Niemann & Heyer, LLP
The Honorable & Mrs. Raymond L. Orbach
Rori & Nancy Piggott
William C. Bednar & Flo Ann Randle
Kadlr Ravn & Ofelia Tristan
Michael A. Regester & Annie Zucker
Ellen & Don Richie
Michael & Jeannine Ripp
Becky Robinson
Suzelle Roth
Mark D’Souza & Zeenat Sabireen
Kevin Schatzle
Lottie Shapiro
Seth Michael Shattuck
Mrs. Richard Shoberg
Jare Smith
Karen Sonleitner
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Sprague
Col. John & Kaye Squires
Dorothy W. Stone
Dr. Mark Sweeney
Pete Szilagyi & Kate McKenna
Andrew W. Teagle
William Lee Terrell
Lisa Tinanoff & Roger Peng
Chambers & Associates
Martin & Elizabeth Turner
Dr. Brent Turnipseed
Mary & Michael Twomey
Peggy & Don Ugent
Mr. Donald Wertz
Whorton Insurance Services
Carol Williams
Eric & Ann Wilson
Mr. Brian Wolfe
Anne & Peter Wood
Paul and Lucia Woodruff
Janet Wright
Katja O. Zink
1911 Society $500+
David Austin Aguilar
Kay C. Allison
Elizabeth Asbjornson
Ken & Emily Ashworth
Mr. & Mrs Randall Baker
Matt & Jen Benevich
Amy & Gary Bennett
Dachell & Matt Berry
Jim & Rosalie Boldin
Robert & Harriett Breihan
Stephen Breslauer
Nicholas Brill
Susan C. Brister
Bryan Broussard
Carl Caricari & Margaret Murray-Miller
K.C. Cerny & Karen Kerkering
Patricia Cherico & Jonn Cherico
Harriett & Ken Choffel
May Barnes Cormack Fund in honor of Mont
Randy Dalton
Lee Downen
William Drake
Frances Dunckel
Lawrence R. Ealy
Drs. Kenneth & Lisa Ellis
Steven Emmerich & Eve Horwitz
Lara Enzor & Kim Golden
Grant Fergeson & Rebecca Smyth
Warren & Judith Ferguson
Steve Fitzpatrick
Gary Freeman
Dr. Thomas W. George & Ms. Tanis Evans
Michael Glenn
Dr. Richard Gray
Nancy-Jane & Tom Griffith
Iris Groten
Justin Halloran
Norma Hawes
Lee Helms
Karen and Billy Hill
S. Reeve & Emily D. Hobbie
Ms. Joyce Statz & Mr. David Hogan
Rodger Hutchins
Rachel & Jonah Jackson
Ida Jeppesen & Ken Zink
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Jones, Jr.
William Larry Kelly-Mahaffey
Brucek Khailany & Kristen Moore
Julia Kuglen
Leone Lain
Mrs. Louise Lary
Dorothy Butler
Ronald Lesky
Jim & Gigi Lewis
Mei Mei Lin
Harold & Margaret Livings
Dr. & Mrs. Craig Lubin
Mark Lyons
Dillon McCoy
Nancy McCoy
Laurence B. McCullough & Linda J. Quintanilla
Dennis & Nancy McFadden
Carolyn McFarland
Dr. Sherry Leila McKinney
Marty Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Uri Mintz
Mary Burrow Moody
Rick Mourglia
Michael Mullen
Charles Murphy
Dr. & Mrs. John Murray
John Newberry
Kutsi Onur
Stephen & Julie Peckham
Mike & Eileen Pestorius
Susan Petersen
Dan Prashner & Katherine Cheng
David & Selena Procter
Dennis Ray & Carrie Thielemann
Lindsey & Lionel Felix
Robert Rutishauser & Phyllis Schenkkan
Janet Sawyer
Tivon Schardl & Sandra Waycott
William Schleuse & Virginia McDermott
Gary Sertich
Terry & Ben Smith
Ellen Smith
Smith Hawes Family Foundation
Ms. Barbara Snodgrass
Mr. & Mrs. William Sofer
Joseph & Ellen Sommer
Toni & Ted Spalding
Lorri Stevenson
Jeffrey Stewart
Brooke & Laramie Stroud
Nancy & Sam Sutherland
John V. Tempesta
Stephanie & James Todd
Ben & Barb Truskoski
Mr. Charles Tucker
Emily Vandermeer
Bill Vandersteel
George H. Warriner
Webber + Studio, Architects
Robert & Kelly Weinschenk
Kara Weinstein
Andy S. White
Mr. W. Roger Wilson
Ted Yanecek and Dale Herron
Premier Member $250+
Vishal C. Aslot
Anna Battenhouse
Paula Baumvol Berger
Drs. Sheryl & Tim Beach
Sharon Bishop
Paul Breazeale
George A. Brown
Larry Brownstein, Ph.D.
Eric & Laura Buehler
Cherrylynn Burris
William & Linda Butin
Deborah Casati
Kyle Cline
Michael Crocken
Ms. Louise Daffron
Mary Nell & Victor de la Garza
Ann Dowdle
Dale Norman Dukes
Ms. Laura Fairman
Dr. & Mrs. Sam Fason
Mrs. Marion Forbes
Karen & Bill Gernstein
Ingrid & John Gillespie
Mr. Gerald M. Gilligan
Kate & Steve Goode
Joe Haggard & Carolyn Trigg
Mike & Theresa Harkins
Jan & Scott Hedrick
Brian Hencey
George & Linda Henderson
Laura Hensley
Frank Hoffman
Ms. Sue Ann Hoke
John & Gwen Hurst
Mary Elizabeth Johnston
Daniel & Francis Julien
Ms. Lori Keller & Mr. Jason Weiner
Daniel E. & Karen H. Kolar
Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Kreitler
Jim Kuhn
Wayne & Barbara Langham
Ms. Susan Levee
Andrew Roth & Kevin Little
Steve Macy
Michael R. Maine
Dr. Rama Makkena
James C. Marrow
Ms. Robin McKeever
Gail Minault
Suzanne Mondy
Dr. Marlowe Niemeyer
Jeanette Goodman
Drs. Jacob & Ruth Ann Plotkin
Wayne & Marlette Rebhorn
Mitch Roberts
Mary & David Rogerson
Anthony Rosario
John A. Roselli
Gregory & Katherine Shields
Wade Simpson
Jeani Smith
Ken Smith
Dale & Stephen Sonnenberg
Nancy & Clyde Springen
Richard & Lea Strawser
Jay H. van Bavel
Michael Walters
Mrs. Sandra White
Member $100+
Ashley Anderson
Shannon H. Armstrong
The Baselice Family
Dana Blanton
Douglas Bower & Bonny Gardner Ph.D.
Carolyn Bryant
Ms. Robin A. Burwell
Mrs. L. Tonnett Byrd
Susan & Bruce Cardwell
Cristian Trevino Casarez
Kit & Myrna Cavender
Diane Coleman
Mark Coughran
Marci Declaris
Margaret & Jamie Dugan
Michael Ebben
Raymond & Anne Ellison
Lucinda & Faridoun Farrokh
Cynthia Fegley
Mr. & Mrs. William Fitzgerald
Karen Gish
Jon Green
Ruth S. Guydosh
Cynthia A. Hager
Susan & Dan Hampton
Mark D. Harrison
Amber Haseltine
Beber & Judith Helburn
Jannelle and Gary Imken
Molly Isbell
Richard Kirkham
Larry Robert Leibrock
Rebecca Levey
Georgia Lochridge
Ren & Flo MacNary
Charles R. Mandelbaum
Linda Masters
Catherine McCoy & James Haws
Robert McKee
Ann McNair
Sally & Mike Metschan
Jeff Montesano
James & Judith Morris
Harry A. Morrison
Charles Stanley Mossberger
Barbara M. Myers
Jan Naughton
Vicki Osherow
Ms. Nancy Parkinson
Mary Parse
Dr. Robert M. Patton
Derek Joseph Pavlicek
Hung Pham
Alison & Joshua Poage
Robert Renninger
Araceli L. Ripper
Edgar Rosillo
Drew Saplin
Mrs. Judy Sargent
Ms. Rhonda Schleicher
Geraldine Schwartz
John & Cheryl Seagraves
Hiram & Liz Sibley
Alyssa Megan Sieffert
Mr. John Stephen Skaggs
David Small
Ron & Jo Ann Joy Stehle
Mani & Ruth Subramanian
Karen Taheri
Carl Thiel
Barbara & David Thomas
Rebecca Thornton
Jennifer Ward
Wednesday Morning Music Club
Linda Weiss
Thea Whalen
William Wigfield
David Wildermuth
Walter Lucien Wilson III
Dr. John & Mrs. Gay Youngblood
Jordan Zucker