The Upper Canada Choristers
Under the direction of Laurie Evan Fraser
PresentChristmas Around the World
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Be merry all, W.R. Spencer |
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A concert of Christmas carols from around the globe
as well
as Hanukkah selections
Our featured guests were:
Victoria Pinnington joins us from the Canadian Opera Company.
Timothy Southwell appears regularly with Opera Mississauga.
Friday December 14, 2001 at 7:30 p.m.
Flora McCrae Auditorium
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
St. Clair Avenue just west of Avenue Road
(Entrance off Dunvegan)
| Once, as I remember | 17th-century Italian carol Arranged by Charles Wood |
| Sing-Along: O come, all ye faithful | J. F. Wade (c. 1711-86) Arranged: Sir David Willcocks |
| A maiden most gentle | French traditional melody Arranged by Andrew Carter |
| Away in a manger | W. J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921) Arranged by David Willcocks |
| Sing-Along: Good King Wenceslas | Melody Piae Cantiones (1582) Arranged by David Willcocks |
| Infant holy, infant lowly | Polish carol Arranged by David Willcocks |
| Baloo, Lammy | Gilbert Martin based on 17th-century Scottish carol |
| Sing-Along: We three kings of orient are | J. H. Hopkins (1820-91) Arranged by David Willcocks |
| O'er the Hill and O'er the Vale | In Vernali Tempore Piae Cantiones (1582) |
| Christmas Dance of the Shepherds | Hungarian carol Zoltan Kodaly (1938) |
| Guest Artist: Victoria Pinnington Maria Wiegenlied |
Max Reger |
| Guest Artist: Timothy Southwell Comfort ye my people Every valley shall be exalted |
from The Messiah by George Friedrich Handel |
| Stille Nacht - Silent Night | Franz Gruber (1787-1863) Arranged by David Willcocks |
| Shalom Chaverim | Israeli traditional melody |
| Round and Round the Dreydl Spins | David Eddleman |
| Sing-Along: God rest you merry, gentlemen | English traditional carol Arranged by David Willcocks |
| The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy | West Indian carol Arranged by Dorothy and Tom Christopherson |
| Jingle Bell Rock | Joe Beal and Jim Boothe Arranged by Roger Emerson |
| Sing-Along: Huron Carol | Canadian carol Words Father Jean de Brébeuf Translation by J. E. Middleton |
| Guest Artist: Timothy Southwell Rise up, shepherd, and follow |
African American Spiritual Arranged by Joan Frey Boytin |
| Guest Artists: Victoria Pinnington
& Laurel Trainor What songs were sung I wonder as I wander |
John Jacob Niles Appalachian folk |
| Guest Artists: Victoria Pinnington
& Timothy Southwell The Christ Child |
Peter Cornelius |
| Fum! Fum! Fum! | Spanish carol Additional words and music by Mary Donnelly Arranged by George L. O. Strid |
Special Thanks to our Guest
Artist and Volunteers ...
Victoria Pinnington, soprano
Timothy Southwell, tenor
Laurel Trainor, flute
Audio and Video Taping: Great Northern Productions
Volunteers: Sandra Bartonek, Nora Fraser, Louis Lizotte, Maryaleen Trafford
Supporters: Dog and Pony Studios
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