present
Sounds of the Season
Hillary Ridgley , director
Richard W. Robbins, director
Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
SHENANDOAH CHORUS
Hillary Ridgley, conductor
Beda Vining, collaborative piano
Brodie Meyers, percussion
Annalise Walrath, percussion
Alex Gamboa, percussion
Ethan Fox, percussion
Gaudete!
Traditional
arr. Michael Engelhardt (b. 1974)
Brielle Windle, soloist
Violet Neikirk, soloist
Emily Kittlaus, soloist
Brooke Frampton, soloist
Faith Hovermale, soloist
Jessica Yorke, soloist
Serenity Flores, soloist
Riley Taylor, soloist
Benigne Fac Domine
Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783)
Ding, Dong! Merrily on High
Traditional
arr. Rose Dunphey
Sally McGrath, soloist
Erin Finnigan, soloist
Riley Taylor, soloist
And Miriam Sang (Shiru L' Adonai)
Zebulon M. Highben (b. 1980)
Shenandoah Voices
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
Logan Casto, collaborative piano
Snow on Snow
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Poem by Christina Rosetti (1830–1894)
arr. Ruth Elaine Schram ( b. 1956)
March of the Kings
French Provençal Carol
arr. Alice Parker (b. 1925)
arr. Robert Shaw (1916–1999)
A la nanita nana
José Maria Ramón Gomis (1856–1939)
Poem by Juan Francisco Muñoz y Pabón (1866–1920)
arr. Alberto de la Paz (b. 1992)
Little Saint Nick
Brian Wilson (b. 1942)
Mike Love (b. 1941)
arr. Jon Nicholas (b. 1960)
Conservatory Choir
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
Jr Medina, collaborative piano
The Word Was God
Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
I Wonder As I Wander
Appalachian Carol
arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)
Reese Holahan, soloist
Ave Maria
Javier Busto (b. 1949)
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
No. 4 from When Icicles Hang
John Rutter (b. 1945)
Poem by William Shakespeare (1594–1616)
Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans
I. Dieu! Qu’il la fait bon regarder
II. Quant j’ai oui le tabourin
III. Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Poem by Charles d’Orléans (1394–1465)
Linette Taylor, soloist
Jane Gowen, Samantha Isely, Freddy Batiz-Garcia, John Lim, quartet
Combined Choirs of Shenandoah Conservatory
African Noel
Liberian Folksong
arr. André J. Thomas (b. 1952)
Brodie Myers, percussion
Annalise Walrath, percussion
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