HALIFAX CHAMBER CHOIR

PAST CONCERT PROGRAMMES

PROGRAMME 18 NOVEMBER 2023

Avevirgo sanctissima (1566) by Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)

SicutCervus (1604) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (d.1594)

GeistlichesLied (1856) by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

AveMaria (1861) by Josef Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Cantiquede Jean Racine (1864) by Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924)

Opraise Him (From Liturgy of John Chrysostom 1878) by Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky (1840-1893)

CherubicHymn (From Liturgy of St John Chrysostom 1910) by Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

BogoroditseDyevo (From All-Night Vigil 1915) by Sergey Rachmaninoff

Alleluia(1940) by Randall Thompson (1899-1984)

MissaBrevis (1945) by Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)

TotusTuus (1987) by Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)

PROGRAMME 15th JULY 2023

When I Fall in Loveby Victor Young arr.by Russell Robinson
Nocturnes by Morten Lauridsen
Alleluia by Randall Thompson
Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre
Ain'-a That Good News by William L. Dawson
Deep River arr. by Norman Luboff
My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord arr.by Moses Hogan
The Ol' Chisholm Trail arr.by Libby Larsen
'S wonderful by George and Ira Gershwin arr.by David Blackwell
Let's do it by Cole Porter arr.by David Blackwell
Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) by Leonard Bernstein arr.by Robert Page

PROGRAMME 17th March 2023

The long day closes by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Hymn to St. Cecilia by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The hills by John Ireland (1879-1962)
I praise the tender flower by Gerald Finzi (1901-1976)
As torrents in summer by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
The blue bird by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
The Turtle Dove by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Five English Folk Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Dark Eyed Sailor
The Spring Time of the Year
Just as the Tide was Flowing
The Lover's Ghost
Wassail Song
My love dwelt in a Northern land by Edward Elgar
Come live with me by William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)
My spirit sang all day by Gerald Finzi

PROGRAMME 5th November 2022

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (BMV 230)  -  J.S.Bach

Os justi  -  Anton Bruckner

Warum ist Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen -   Johannes Brahms

Ach, arme Welt  -  Johannes Brahms

Abendlied  -  Josef Gabriel Rheinberger

Locus iste  -  Anton Bruckner

Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV 229) -   J.S.Bach

Ave Maria  -  Anton Bruckner

Christus factus est    - Anton Bruckner

Psalm 43  -  Felix Mendelssohn

PROGRAMME 2nd July 2022

Zadok the priest - George F Handel

Hence, the stars - Michael East

All creatures now - John Bennet

As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending - Thomas Weelkes

Hard by a crystal fountain - Thomas Morley

My heart is inditing - George F Handel

Blest pair of sirens - Charles H.H. Parry

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace - Samuel S. Wesley

Behold, o God our Defender - Herbert Howells

O taste and see- Ralph V. Williams

I was glad - Charles H.H. Parry

PROGRAMME 5th March 2022

Ave Maria by AntonBruckner

Otche nash (Our Father) by Anton Stepanavich Arensky

Kyrie eleison from Missa Ave Regina Coelorum by Giovanni Pierluigi daPalestrina

TebeP oem by Andrey Markovich Labinsky

Exultate justi by Ludovico da Viadana

Legend(Crown of Roses) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Sanctus-Benedictusfrom Missa Ave Regina Coelorum by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Praise the Lord from Liturgy of St.John Chrysostom by Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Ave Maris Stella by Edvard Grieg

Bogoroditse Dyevo by Arvo Part

Dixit Maria by Hans Leo Hassler

The Cherubic Hymn from Liturgy of St.John Chrysostom by SergeiRachmaninov

Agnus Dei from Missa Ave Regina Coelorum by Giovanni Pierluigi daPalestrina

Sicut cervus by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Bogoroditse Dyevo by Sergei Rachmaninov

PROGRAMME 4th SEPTEMBER 2021

Henryk Gorecki - Totus Tuus

Johannes Brahms - Geistliches Lied

Orlande de Lassus - Adoramus Te, Christe
G.P da Palestrina - Sicut cervus

T.L. de Victoria - O quam gloriosum
Antony Arensky - Otche Nash

Anton Bruckner - Locus iste

Felix Mendelssohn -  Verleih uns Frieden

John Dowland - Weep you no more, sad fountains

Gerald Finzi - My spirit sang all day

Jacques Arcadelt - Il bianco e dolce cigno

John Bennet - All creatures now

0rlando Gibbons - The silver swan

Thomas Morley - My bonny lass she smileth

Edward Elgar - My love dwelt in a Northen land

Mortefn Lauridsen - Dirait on

Henryk Gorecki - Seroka voda

PROGRAMME 25TH JANUARY 2020

F.J. Haydn - Missa Brevis No. 7 in B flat ‘Little Organ Mass’

C.V. Stanford - Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem

R. Shephard-  Song of Mary

A. Bruckner - Locus Iste

G. Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine

C. Franck - Panis angelicus

F. Mendelssohn - Verleih uns Frieden

C. Monteverdi - Beatus vir

PROGRAMME 10th  DECEMBER 2019

Once in royal David's city arr. A.H Mann and David Wilcocks

Angelus ad Virginem arr. David Wilcocks

Joy to the world! arr. John Rutter
Joys seven arr. Stephen Cleobury

Cradle song arr. John Rutter
A babe is born William Mathias

O little town of Bethlehem arr. R.V. Vaughan William

Nativity carol John Rutter

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Infant holy, infant lowly arr. David Wilcocks
The three kings Peter Cornelius arr. Ivor Atkins

Hark! the herald angels sing  arr. David Wilcocks

In the bleak mid-winter Harold Darke
Jingle bells J. Pierpoint arr. David Wilcocks
Ding dong! merrily on high arr. Charles Wood
A New Year carol Benjamin Britten

O come, all ye faithful  arr. David Wilcocks

We wish you a merry Christmas arr. Arthur Warell

PROGRAMME JULY 2019

Ave maris stella by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Sweet and low by Joseph Barnaby (1838-1896)
As torrents in summer by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
To be sung of a summer night on the water by Frederick Delius
Super Flumina Babylonis by G.P. da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Deep River Trad. (arr. Brian Trant)
Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst by Rudolf Mauersberger (1889-1971)
Water Night by Eric Whitacre (b.1970)
Salve Regina by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Full fathom five by Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Never weather-beaten sail by Thomas Campion (1557-1620)
To be sung on the water by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Just as the tide was flowing Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Our River Narew by Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (1933-2010)
Broad waters Henryk by Mikolaj Gorecki
Sure on this shining night by Morten Lauridsen (b.1943)

PROGRAMME FOR APRIL 2019

Crucifixus by Antonio Lotti (c.1667-1740)
Jerusalem surge by Ludovico da Viadana (1560-1627)

Now the green blade rises Trad. arr. Gabrael StClair
Exsultate Deo by G.P.da Palestrina (1525-94)
Exsultate justi by Ludovico Viadana
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day by John Gardner (1917-2011)
Easter Hymn (from Cavalleria Rusticana) by Pietro Mascagni 
This is the day by John Rutter (b.1945)
Weep you no more, sad fountains by John Dowland (1563-1626)
Revoici venir du printemps by Claude le jeune (1528/30-1600)
Thule, the period of cosmography by Thomas Weelkes
Part 1: The period of cosmography
Part 2: The Andalusian merchant
Now is the month of Maying by Thomas Morley (1557/8-1602)
As torrents in summer by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Draw on, sweet Night by John Wilbye (1574-1638)
My love dwelt in a Northern Land by Edward Elgar

PROGRAMME FEBRUARY 2 2019

O nata lux by Thomas Tallis

O magnum mysterium by Morten Lauridsen

When to the temple Mary went by Johannes Eckart

Senex puerum portabat by Thomas Luis de Victoria

Nunc Dimittis by Thomas Luis de Victoria

Nunc Dimittis by William Byrd

Ninja otpushchayeshi by Alexander Arkhangelsky

Nunc dimittis by Daniel Bath

Adorna thalamum by Orlando di Lasso

Diffusa est gratia by Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina

Ecce novum by Ola Gjeilo

Draw on sweet night by John Wilbye

Blow, blow thou winter wind by John Rutter

In the bleak midwinter by Gustav Holst

In the bleak midwinter by Harold Darke

Midwinter by Bob Chilcott

Lux Arumque by Eric Whitacre

Do you hear what I hear arr. by Harry Simeone

PROGRAMME OCTOBER 20 2018

Laudate Dominum by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Set me as a seal upon thine heart by William Walton (1902-1983)

Behold, O God our defender by Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Ubi caritas by Maurice Durufle (1887-1968)

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace by Samuel Wesley (1810-1876)

Hear my prayer, O Lord by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Psalm 23 - The Lord is my shepherd by Franz Schubert (1798-1828)

I was glad by Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Coronation Anthems by G.F.Handel (1685-1759)

I Zadok the priest

II Let thy hand be strengthened

III The King shall rejoice

IV My heart is inditing

PROGRAMME MAY 19 2018

All creatures now John Bennet (c.1575-after 1614)

Lerchengesang (The lark) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Il bianco e dolce cigno Jacques Arcadelt (c.1507-1568)

The silver swan Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

The ape, the monkey and baboon Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)

Capricciata e Contrappunto bestiale alla mente Adriano Banchieri (1567-1634)

The long day closes Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

PROGRAMME MARCH 27 2018

God so loved the world by Bob Chilcott (b.1955)

Christus factus est by Felice Anerio (1560-1614)

Christus factus est by Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Crux fidelis by John IV, King of Portugal (1604-1656)

Five lenten motets by Antonin Tucapsky (1928-2014)

INTERVAL

Ave verum Corpus by W.A.Mozart (1756-1791)

Adoramus te, Christe by Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)

O vos omnes by T. L. De Victoria (1548-1611)

O vos omnes by Pablo Casals (1876-1973)

Miserere mei by Grzegorz Miskiewicz (b1969)

Psalm 43 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

PROGRAMME  NOVEMBER 12 2017

Call to Remembrance Richard Farrant (c.1530-1580)

Requiem Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

We will remember them Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Justorum Animae William Byrd (c.1539-1623)

Wie liegt die Stadt Rudolf Mauersberger (1889-1971)

If ye Love Me Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

PROGRAMME MAY 20 2017

Now is the month of maying Thomas Morley (1558-1603)

Flora gave me fairest flowers John Wilbye (1574-1638)

A spotless Rose Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Ave Virgo sanctissima Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)

Ave maris stella Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Bogoroditsye Dyevo (from All-night vigil) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Salve Regina Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Ave Maria Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Lay a garland Robert Pearsall (1795-1856)

Spring Winds and Spring Flowers Matthew Brown

Les chansons des roses Morten Lauridsen (1943-)

My love dwelt in a Northern land Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

PROGRAMME JANUARY 7 2017

Gregorian Chant Ecce nomen Domini

arr David Wilcocks Angelus ad virginem

arr Elizabeth Poston The boar’s head carol

Jacob Handl Gallus O magnum mysterium

William Byrd O magnum mysterium

Michael Pretorius Psallite Unigenito

attrb to Dietrich Buxtehude Magnificat

John Goss See amid the winter’s snow

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hark! The herald angels sing

Ralph Vaughan Williams The blessed Son of God

Damijan Mocnik Hodie Christus Natus Est

John Gardner Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day

John Rutter What Sweeter Music Can we Bring

PROGRAMME JUNE 25 2016

Benedictus Dominus (LWV.64/2) by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

Dixit Dominus (H.197) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)

Laboravi clamans (RCT.16) by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Deus noster refugium (RCT.13) by Jean-Philippe Rameau

Plaude laetare Gallia (LWV.37) by Jean-Baptiste Lully

PROGRAMME DECEMBER 5TH 2015

PART 1

The Holly and the Ivy English traditional carol, arr. H.Walford Davies

O Little Town of Bethlehem English traditional carol arr.David Willcocks

There Is No Rose John Joubert

A Boy was Born Benjamin Britten

Angels from the Realms of Glory arr. Reginald Jacques

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks

Away in a Manger William J. Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks

O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen

PART 2

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night arr. David Willcocks

It Came upon the Midnight Clear

Ding! Dong! Merrily on High 16th Century French Melody arr. Mac Willberg

Ring Out, Wild Bells by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Reader: Angela Jarman)

Deck the Hall Welsh traditional carol, arr. David Willcocks

The First Nowell English traditional carol, arr. David Willcocks

Here is the Little Door Herbert Howells

Good King Wenceslas Tune from Piae Cantiones, arr. Reginald Jacques

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen English traditional carol, arr. David Willcocks

O Come, All Ye Faithful John F. Wade , arr. David Willcocks

We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional West Country carol, arr. Arthur Warell