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Holiday Concert Set For This Weekend

Directed by Philip A. Olsen, the concert will feature performances by the Concert Choir, the Gospel Choir (Saturday only), the Gentlemen Songsters, the Women of Note, the Freshman Chorus, and the Senior Singers. And, for the first time, a student, Glen R. '03, will conduct a piece.

The program includes:

  • The Star Spangled Banner (F.S. Key/J.S. Smith)
  • A Christmas Carol (L. Hoiby)
  • Wir Eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen schritten (J. S. Bach)
  • Hard Times Come Again No More (S. Foster)
  • Up the Ladder (arr. J. Ayan)
  • I Want to Be Ready (spiritual)
  • I Open my Mouth (spiritual)
  • Lullaby: Good Night, My Angel (B. Joel)
  • Embraceable You (G. Gershwin)
  • All I Want For Christmas Is You (M. Carey)
  • Let it Snow! (S. Cahn/J. Styne)
  • Alleluia (R. Thompson)
  • Evening Prayer for Peace (Kiel Shomrenu) (H. Weisgall)
  • Fortress Rock of Our Salvation (Mooz tzur) (H. Weisgall)
  • And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth (F. Mendelssohn)
  • America The Beautiful (K.L. Bates/S.A. Ward)