THE COLUMBINE CHORALE


Archive of previous performances

Concert season starting in the Fall of:
1987, 1988, 1989
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

1987 Christmas Concert
O Come, O Come, Emanuel (Gregorian Melody)
O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis da Victoria)
From Heav’n Above (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Hodie, Christus Natus Est (Healey Willan)
Hosanna (Norman Lockwood)
Coventry Carol (English traditional)
My Dancing Day (English traditional)
What Child is This? (Greensleeves)
Rocking Carol (Czech traditional)
Lo, How a Rose (Hugo Distler)
Mid-Winter (Gustav Holst)
CAROLS
Four Old English Carols (Gustav Holst)
A Babe is Born
Now Let Us Sing
Jesu, Thou the Virgin Born
     Sue Sherman, Alto; Charles Lee, Tenor
Salvator Mundi Natus Est
     Josie Noble, Alto; Brian Eichenberger, Tenor
Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella (French traditional)
The Three Kings (Healey Willan)
     Diane Brunsdon, Soprano
Mary Had a Baby (William L. Dawson)
     Hilda Eichenberger, Soprano
Patapan (French traditional)
Away in a Manger
     Grace Christofferson, Soprano
A Merry Christmas (arr. Arthur Warrell)
Accompanist: Cindy Pitter

1988 Spring Concert
Cantate Domino (Hans Leo Hassler)
Revecy Venir du Printans (Claude Le Jeune)
Two Gregorian Melodies (arr. Christiansen)
Wir Eilen mit Schwachen (Johann Sebastian Bach)
O God, Thou Faithful God (Johannes Brahms)
Beati Quorum Via (Charles V. Stanford)
A Rose Touched by the Sun’s Warm Rays (Jean Berger)
O Schöne Nacht (Johannes Brahms)
Vorspruch (Hugo Distler)
The Blue Bird (Charles V. Stanford)
Chamber Singers:
It Was a Lover and His Lass (Thomas Morley)
May Song (F.A. Gevaert)
Six Chansons (Paul Hindemith)
Bourree (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Shenandoah (arr. James Erb)
Sourwood Mountain (John Rutter)
     Park Showalter, Tenor; Roy Kent, Bass; Judy Amstutz, Violin
Black Sheep (John Rutter)
     Diane Brunsdon, Soprano
Wade in the Water (Edwin Fissinger)
     Hilda Eichenberger, Soprano; Don Langmuir, Baritone
All my Trials (Norman Luboff)
     Carol Boice, Soprano
Witness (Jack Halloran)
Accompanist: Cindy Pitter

1988 Christmas Concert
Exsultate Deo (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Three Graduals (Anton Bruckner)
     Locus Iste
     Os Justi Meditabitur
     Christus Factus Est
Es Sungen Drei Engel (Hans Friedrich Micheelsen)
A Birthday Greeting (Zoltán Kodaly)
Prayer to Jesus (arr. George Oldroyd)
A Christmas Carol (Charles Ives)
While Stars their Vigil Keeps (Morten J. Luvaas)
Holly Tree (Christiansen)
Jeg Er Saa Glad (Norwegian traditional)
Carol of the Russian Children (White Russian traditional)
Jesus was Born on this Day (English traditional)
In Dulci Jubilo (German traditional)
Sing Noel (French traditional)
How Unto Bethlehem (Italian traditional)
Patapan (Burgundian traditional)
Carol of the Birds (Spanish traditional)
     Carol Boice, Soprano
The Cradle (Austrian traditional)
Grace Christofferson, Soprano

1989 Spring Concert
Exsultate Deo (Alessandro Scarlatti)
O Vos Omnes (Tomás Luis da Vitoria)
Komm, Jesu, Komm (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Three Graduals (Anton Bruckner)
     Locus Iste
     Os Justi Meditabitur
     Christus Factus Est
Our Father (Alexander Gretchaninoff)
Es Sungen Drei Engel (Hans Friedrich Micheelsen)
The Elder Blossoms (A. Kopylov)
Pilons L'Orge (Francis Poulenc)
LaBelle Se Sied Au Pied De La Tour (Francis Poulenc)
Two Macedonian Folk Songs (Alojz Srebotnjak)
     All Night I am Awake
     Come, Sweetheart
Ballad of Green Broom (Benjamin Britten)
Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington)
Prelude No. 9 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Fugue in D Major (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Josh Filley, Bass; Blake Clay, Percussion
Polly Wolly Doodle (Gail Kubik)
Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be? (Gail Kubik)
Rockin’ Jerusalem (André J. Thomas)
Good News in the Kingdom (Donald P. Moore)

1989 Christmas Concert
Exultate Deo (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten)
     Barbara Lepke, Harp; Carol Boice, Soprano; Diane Brunsdon, Soprano
Mexican Christmas Procession (Paul Christiansen)
Guiding Star Carol (Olaf C. Christiansen)
Poverty (Welsh Carol)
Lute-Book Lullaby (English carol)
Fum-Fum-Fum (arr. Parker/Shaw)
CAROLS
The Three Kings (Healey Willan)
The Little Road to Bethlehem (Michael Head)
The Stable Door (C. Armstrong Gibbs)
Hacia Belen va un Borrico (arr. Parker/Shaw)
     Greg Attardi, Tenor
Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Linda Huntley

1990 Spring Concert
Tu Pauperum Refugium (Josquin des Prez)
Plorate Filii Israel (Carissimi)
Ascendit Deus (Gallus)
Adoramus Te Christe (Corsi)
O Vos Omnes (Pablo Casals)
Quatre Motels pour un Temps de Pénitence (Francis Poulenc)
     Timor et Timor
     Vinea Mea Electa
     Tenebrae Factae Sunt
     Tristis Est Anima Mea
She Is So Dear
Fire, Fire (Thomas Morley)
Weep, O Mine Eyes (John Bennet)
Pleni Sunt Coeli (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Il Est Bel et Bon (Passereau)
Io Piango (Luca Marenzio)
Io Pango (Morten Lauridsen)
A Little White Hen (Antonio Scandello)
Rise Up My Love, My Fair One (Healey Willan)
Stänchen (Franz Schubert)
Radiant Stars, Above the Mountains Glowing (Cesar Antonovitch Cui)
Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Elie Siegmeister)
     Ron Garber, Tenor
I Wanna be Ready (arr. James Miller)
     Carol Boice, Soprano
Now Sinks the Sun (Horatio W. Parker)

1990 Christmas Concert
Christmas Chorale (Herman Schein)
Adoramus Te Christe (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Lord, Thou Hast been our Dwelling Place (Jan Pieter Sweelinck)
Three Christmas Motets(Jacob Handl)
Christmas Cantata (Daniel Pinkham)
Grateful Brass
CAROLS
Ideo Gloria in Excelsis Deo (David Kraihenbuehl)
Lay Down your Staffs (arr. Parker/Shaw)
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Parker/Shaw)
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Parker/Shaw)
What Child is This? (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are We (J.A.P. Schulz)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. John Stainer)
Rocking (Czech carol)
O Little One Sweet (Johann Sebastian Bach)
So Blest a Sight (arr. Parker/Shaw)
     Diane Brunsdon, Soprano
Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)

1991 Spring Concert
Mass for Five Voices (William Byrd)
     Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Die
Die Mit Tranen (Hermann Schein)
Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti)
The Righteous (Johann Christoph Bach)
Prayer to Jesus (George Oldroyd)
Set Me as a Seal (Rene Clausen)
Keep Your Lamps (Andre Thomas)
Fancie (Benjamin Britten)
Annie Laurie (arr. Arthur Johnstone)
O Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye (arr. Mack Wilberg)
My Love’s in Germany (arr. Mack Wilberg)
I’ll Aye Call in by Yon Town (arr. Mack Wilberg)
Two Russian Folk Songs (arr. John Biggs)
The Colorado Trail (arr. James Erb)
My Old Kentucky Home (Stephen Foster)
Johnny’s Gone Marching (arr. Wray Lundquist)

1991 Christmas Concert
All Men, Now Sing, Rejoice (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Dixit Maria Ad Angelum (Hans Leo Hassler)
Alleluia (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Glory Be to God (Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Six Modernistic Carols (Betheuel Gross)
A Boy Was Born (Benjamin Britten)
Christmas Hymn (Hugo Juengst)
While Shephers Were Watching (C. Armstrong Gibbs)
He is Born the Divine Christ Child (William Averitt)
CAROLS
Four Old English Carols (Bethuel Gross)
The Holly and the Ivy (Jonathan Willcocks)
Allon, Gay Bergeres (French Carol (arr. Parker/Shaw)
My Dancing Day (English Carol (arr. Parker/Shaw)
The Shepherds’ Farewell (Hector Berlioz)
There is no Rose (Alan Husby)
Zither Carol (Czech carol)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1992 Spring Concert
Mass in E Minor (Anton Bruckner)
Awake (Richard Wagner)
Yea Though I Wander (Georg Schumann)
I Beheld Her, Beautiful as a Dove (Healey Willan)
Abendstänchen (Johannes Brahms)
Waldensnacht (Johannes Brahms)
All Meine Herzegedanken (Johannes Brahms)
O Praise Ye God (P. I. Tschaikowsky)
Agnus Dei (B. Kalinnikov)
Pridite, Poklonimsya (S. Rachmaninoff)
Blagoslovi, Dushe Moye (S. Rachmaninoff)
Blazhen Muzh (S. Rachmaninoff)
Gospodi Pomilui (S.V. Lvovsky)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1992 Christmas Concert
Prelude: Variations on The Huron Carol: Stephen Fiess, piano
En Natus Est Emanuel (Michael Praetorius)
O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Hans Leo Hassler)
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Hugo Distler)
Psallite (Michael Praetorius)
Quid Petis, O Fili (Cecil Cope)
Carol of the Nativity (Robert Wetzler)
Sleep of the Child Jesus (F.A. Gevaert)
CAROLS
Hodie, Christus Natus Est (Healey Willan)
The Little Road to Bethlehem (Michael Head)
The Best of Rooms (Randall Thempson)
Masters in This Hall (arr. David Willcocks)
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Mark Riese)
A Spotless Rose (arr. Herbert Howells)
     David Eichenberger, Baritone
The Stable Door (C. Armstrong Gibbs)
Joseph’s Song (Jim Strathdee)
Lullaby on Christmas Eve (F. Melius Christiansen)
     Diane Brunsdon, Soprano
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Linda Huntley

1993 Spring Concert
Cantata No. 4 (Christ Lag in Todesbanden) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Exultate Deo (Allesandro Scarlatti)
Exultate Deo (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Diffusa Est Gratia (Giovanni Maria Nanino)
Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti)
Make Me, O Lord God, Pure in Heart (Johannes Brahms)
The 150th Psalm (Howard Hanson)
Alleluia (Randall Thompson)
Alleluia from “Brazilian Psalm” (Jean Berger)
Finale from “King David” (Arthur Honegger)
The Promise of Living (Aaron Copland)
Long Time Ago (Aaron Copland)
At the River (Aaron Copland)
I Bought Me a Cat (Aaron Copland)
Stomp Your Foot (Aaron Copland)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1993 Christmas Concert
Prelude: The Shepherds at the Manger, Stephen Fiess, piano
Let All the Nations Praise the Lord (Volckmar Leisring)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Luca Marenzio)
Blessed be that Maid Marie (arr. Joy Sherman)
Jesus was Born on This Day (arr. Paul Christiansen)
There is no Rose of such Virtue (Stephen Caracciolo)
I Wonder as I Wander (John Jacob Niles)
Caroling, Caroling (Alfred Burt)
Chrismas Cometh Caroling (Alfred Burt)
We’ll Dress the House (Alfred Burt)
Ah Bleak and Chill the Wintry Wind (Alfred Burt)
Winds Through the Olive Trees (Paul Christiansen)
Deck the Halls (in 7/8) (James McKelvy)
CAROLS
Interlude: Variations on God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: Stephen Fiess, piano
Salvation is Created (Paul Tschesnokoff)
Lullaby for Christmas (arr. Lee Scott)
Good King Wenceslas (Czech carol)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. Parker/Shaw)
A Merry Christmas (arr. Arthur Warrell)
Recessional: Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1994 Spring Concert
Ave Verum Corpus (William Byrd)
El Grillo (Josquin des Prez)
Jesu Dulci Memoria (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
When David Heard (Thomas Weelkes)
Ubi Caritas (Maurice Duruflé)
Ave Maria (Anton Bruckner)
Nanie (Johannes Brahms)
Frostiana (Randall Thompson)
King Jesus Is a-Listening (William Dawson)
Deep River (arr. H. T. Burleigh)
The Nightingale (Peter I. Tchaikovsky)
Astri, My Astri (Paul Christiansen)
Little Bird, Little Bird (Gail Kubik)
Peace I Leave With You (René Clausen)
By the Leeks of Babylon (P.D.Q. Bach)
Old Irish Blessing (Denes Agay)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1994 Christmas Concert
Prelude: He Shall Feed His Flock from “The Messiah”; Stephen Fiess, piano; Marjorie Orthman, Flute
Ave Maria (Tomás Luis da Vitoria)
Ave Maria (Sergie Rachmaninoff)
Ave Maria (David Conte)
Ave Maria (Franz Biebel)
Interlude: Stephen Fiess, piano
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Kola Owolabi)
Say, O Shepherds, Whom Saw Ye? (Richard Dering)
Shepherd’s Noel (James K. Wright)
Three Christmas Miniatures (Robert H. Young)
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (arr. Mack Wilberg)
Mary Sat Spinning (Albert Kranz)
     Diane Brunsdon, Soprano
CAROLS
Do You Hear What I Hear (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne)
     Gary Lund, Percussion
How Far is It to Bethlehem? (arr. Paul J. Christiansen)
The Star Carol (Alfred Burt)
Hanerot Halalu (Baruch J. Cohon)
African Noel (arr. Andre J. Thomas)
Jamaican Noel (Kirby Shaw)
     Eric Craig, Bass; David Eichenberger, Bass; Stephen Eichenberger,
     Tenor; Blythe Lund, Soprano; Carol Foster, Soprano; Chris Van Doren, Alto
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1995 Spring Concert
Gloria Patri (Tomás Luis da Vitoria)
Sicut Cervus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Ave Maria (Tomás Luis da Vitoria)
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs (Karl Heinrich Graun)
Blessing, Glory and Wisdom (Georg Wagner)
Nunc Dimittis (Alexander Gretchaninoff)
Dir Jesu, Gottes Sohn, Sei Preis (Johann Sebastian Bach)
With a Voice of Singing (Kenneth Jennings)
Abendlied (Josef Rheinberger)
How Blest Are They (P. I. Tchaikovsky )
Ave Maria (Franz Biebl)
A Maiden Is in a Ring (Hugo Alfven)
Hombe (arr. Laz Ekwueme)
Ain-‘a That Good News! (William L. Dawson)
Dravidian Dithyramb (Victor Paranjoti)
Feller from Fortune (arr. Harry Somers)
The Mermaid (John Whitworth)
The Drunken Sailor (arr. Robert Sund)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1995 Christmas Concert
Prelude: Variations on O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Stephen Fiess, piano
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. Paul Christiansen)
The Three Kings (Healey Willan)
The Shepherd’s Carol (William Billings)
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Parker/Shaw)
The Zither Carol (Czech traditional, arr. Malcom Sargent)
Virga Jesse Floruit (Anton Bruckner)
Marienlieder (Johannes Brahms)
Laetatus Sum (Johann Michael Haydn)
My Dancing Day (arr. Martin Shaw)
Poverty (arr. Caradog Roberts)
Mid-Winter (Gustav Holst)
Thy Little Ones (J.A.P. Schultz)
What Child Is This? (arr. John Stainer)
Good Christians All Rejoice(Anonymous German, 14th Century)
A Flemish Carol (arr. Paul Christiansen)
Guiding Star Carol (arr. Olaf Christiansen )
As Lately We Watched (arr. Charles Black)
Avinu Malkeynu (Max Janowsky)
     Arthur Bleecher, Cantor; Josie Noble, Cantor
Ríu, Ríu, Chiu (Anonymous Spanish, 16th Century)
     Miguel Gijon, Baritone
Betelehemu (Via Olatungi, Wendell Whalum, arr. Brooks)
     Fred Jordan, Percussion
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1996 Spring Concert
Missa Eclectica
     Kyrie (William Hunt)
     Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Johann Sebastian Bach)
     Sanctus (Antonio Lotti)
     Benedictus (Francis Poulenc)
     Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
          Diane Brunsdon-Jones & Katherine Eichenberger, Sopranos
     Agnus Die (Franz Joseph Haydn)
     Alleluia (G. P. Pergolesi)
     Requiem (Gabriel Faure)
Quick, We Have But a Second (Charles V. Stanford)
As Imperceptibly as Grief (Timothy Snyder)
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (Raymond H. Haan)
Te Quiero (Alberto Favero)
     Chris Van Doren & Blythe Lund, Mezzosopranos
     Miguel Gijon & David Eichenberger, Baritones
Marry a Woman (arr. Leonard de Paur)
Minoi, Minoi (arr. Christopher Marshall)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1996 Christmas Concert
O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis da Vitoria)
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Psallite (Michael Praetorius)
The Stable Door (C. Armstrong Gibbs)
The Little Road to Bethlehem (Michael Head)
Let Carols Ring (arr. Charles Black)
Piano Interlude: Stephen Fiess, piano
Quatre Motets por le Temps de Noel (Francis Poulenc)
     O Magnum Mysterium
     Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite
     Videntes Stellam
     Hodie Christus Natus Est
O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen)
In Dulci Jubilo (Gesius/ Johann Sebastian Bach)
Ave Maria (Camille Saint-Saens)
Wassail Song of Gloucestershire (Ralph Vaughan-Williams)
Venez, Mes Enfants (arr. Donald Patriquin)
Santo (Michael D. Mendoza)
Angels we Have Heard on High (arr. Mack Wilberg)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1997 Spring Concert
Tu Pauperum Refugium (Josquin des Prez)
Tenebrae Factae Sunt (Marc Antonio Ingegneri)
Exultate Deo (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Caligaverunt Oculi Mei (Tomás Luis de Vitoria)
Be Not Afraid (Johann Sebastian Bach)
O Sacrum Convivium (James Biery)
Jubilate Deo (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Gottes Gewalt Ger Arm (Josef Rheinberger)
Pater Noster (Guiseppe Verdi)
Three Songs by Stephen Foster)
Camptown Races (arr. Jack Halloran)
My Old Kentucky Home (arr. Donald P. Moore)
Nelly Bly (arr. Jack Halloran)
Cindy (arr. Carol Barnett)
Shenandoah (arr. James Erb)
Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Thomas A. Dorsey)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1997 Christmas Concert (10th Anniversary)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Healey Willan)
Adoramus Te (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Lay Down Your Staffs (arr. Parker/Shaw)
How Unto Bethlehem (arr. Parker/Shaw)
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Cantate Domino (Guiseppe Pitoni)
A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten)
Interlude: Stephen Fiess, piano
A Birthday Greeting (Zoltan Kodaly)
While Stars Their Vigil Keep (Morten J. Luvaas)
Christ in the Stranger’s Guise (Alfred Burt)
A Christmas Carol (Charles Ives)
The Lamb (John Tavener)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Sylvia Bowen & Hilda Eichenberger, Flute
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (arr. John Stainer)
Carol of the Drums (Katherine K. Davis)
Jabula Jesu (Stephen Hatfield)
Mary Awana Montez, Percussion
Deck the Hall (arr. John Rutter)
We Wish you a Merry Christmas (arr. Arthur Warrell)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1998 Winter Concert
Hombe (arr. Laz Ekwueme)
Betelhemu (Via Olatungi, Wendell Whalum, arr. Brooks)
Six Folk Songs (Johannes Brahms)
I Love My Love (Gustav Holst)
Three Hungarian Folk Songs
Barbershop Quartet
     Gene McCullough, Brian Eichenberger, David Eichenberger, Tom Blakemore
Dravidian Dithyramb (Victor Paranjoti)
Sim Shalom
Minoi, Minoi (arr. Christopher Marshall)
Jamaian Marketplace (Larry Farrow)
Colorado Trail (arr. James Erb)
Soon-ah Will Be Done (William L. Dawson)
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit (William L. Dawson)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1998 Spring Concert
O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Psalm 96 (Jan Pieter Sweelinck)
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless (Everett Titcomb)
Three Graduals (Anton Bruckner)
     Locus Iste
     Os Justi Meditabitur
     Christus Factus Est
Dirait-On (Morten Lauridsen)
Two Pieces (Robert H. Young)
     Tears
     Stay O Sweet
I Love My Love (Gustav Holst)
The Welcoming Table (Jack Ballard)
Jamaican Market Place (Larry Farrow)
You Are the New Day (John David; arr. Peter Knight)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1998 Christmas Concert
Prelude: Variations on a French Carol, Stephen Fiess, piano
Hodie, Christus Natus Est (Kola Owolabi)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Michael Praetorius)
The Star Carol (Alfred Burt)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Hugo Distler)
La Fiesta de la Posada (Dave Brubeck)
     Cathi Attardi, Soprano
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Jan Sandstrom)
Six Oxford Carols (Traditional)
     Christmas Eve
     Irish Carol
     Poverty
     While Shepherds Watched
     MidWinter
     Patapan
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (arr. Daniel E. Gawthorp)
Joseph’s Song (Jim Strathdee)
Holly Tree (arr. Paul Christiansen)
Sweet was the Song (arr. René Clausen)
     Gene McCullough, Tenor
Deck the Halls (arr. James McKelvy)
Dashing Through the Snow (James Pierpont)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1999 Spring Concert
Ascendit Deus (Jacobus Gallus)
Si Chi’io Vorrei Morire (Claudio Monteverdi)
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs (Karl Heinrich Graun)
Parce Domine (Feliks Nowowiejski)
Wie Lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Johannes Brahms)
God Be in My Head (John Rutter)
O Nata Lux (Morten Lauridsen)
O Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye (arr. Wilberg)
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Annie Laurie (arr. Arthur Johnstone)
Paul and His Chickens (arr. Bradley Ellingboe)
Ain’a-That Good News (William L. Dawson )
King Jesus (William L. Dawson)
Peace I Leave With You (René Clausen)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

1999 Christmas Concert
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. Paul Christiansen)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Dixit Maria ad Angelum (Hans Leo Hassler)
From Heaven Above (Johann Sebastian Bach)
A Spotless Rose (Herbert Howells)
     Dave Eichenberger, Baritone
Ideo Gloria in Excelsis Deo (David Kraehenbuehl)
The Sleep of the Child Jesus (arr. F.A. Gevaert)
Carol of the Nativity (Robert Wetzler)
He is born the Divine Christ Child (arr. William Averitt)
Songs of the Nativity (Robert H. Young)
     Dormi Jesu
     When Christ Was Born of Mary Free
En Natus Est Emanuel (Michael Praetorius)
The Carol of the Birds (arr. Parker/Shaw)
     Cathi Thelen, Soprano
Quem Vidistis Pastores? (Richard Dering)
The Three Kings (Healey Willan)
Quid Petis, O Fili? (Cecil Cope)
Hacia Belén va un Borrico (arr. Parker/Shaw)
     Ted Loveland, Baritone
Three Carols (Alfred Burt)
     Caroling, Caroling
     We’ll Dress the House
     Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintry Wind
Patapan (arr. Paul Christiansen)
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Parker/Shaw)
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

2000 Spring Concert
Agnus Dei/Sanctus (Gregorian Chant)
Nunc Dimittis and Gloria (A. Gretchaninoff)
Soul of Jesus, Sanctify Me (Anton Heiller)
I Beheld Her, Beautiful as a Dove (Healey Willan)
Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness (Johann Crueger)
Lamb of God (arr. F. Melius Christiansen)
Alleluia from Brazilian Psalm (Jean Berger)
Die mit Tranen Saen (Hermann Schein)
Alleluia (Randall Thompson)
Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
     Cathi Thelen, Kathy Eichenberger, Sopranos
O Brother Man (Harold E. Darke)
I Sat Down under His Shadow (Edward C. Barstow)
The Elder Blossoms (A. Kopylow)
Four Slovak Folk Songs (Bela Bartok)
God’s Bottles (Randall Thompson)
Art of the Ground Round (P.D.Q.Bach)
The Drunken Sailor (arr. Robert Sund)
The Seasonings (P.D.Q. Bach)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

2000 Christmas Concert
O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Virga Jesse Floruit (Anton Bruckner)
The Three Kings (Healey Willan)
     Leslie Girten, Soprano
My Dancing Day (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Jeg Er Saa Glad (arr. M.Hokanson)
Mary Had a Baby(Spiritual (Willian L. Dawson)
     Hilda Eichenberger, Soprano
Winds Through the Olive Trees (arr. Paul Christiansen)
     Cathi Thelen, Soprano
Adam Lay Ybounden (Hubert Bird)
Maria Walks Amid the Thorns (arr. W. Hunt)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Francis Poulenc)
Ave Maria (James Biery)
Alleluia (Ralph Manuel)
CAROLS
The Shepherds’ Chorus (Gian Carlo Menotti)
     David Eichenberger, Baritone
A Babe is Born in Bethlehem (Robert H. Young)
Wzlobie Lezy (arr. Roger Ames)
The 12 Days of Christmas (arr. Geoffrey Keating)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

2001 Spring Concert
Agnus Dei (Thomas Morley)
Salvation is Created (P. Tschesnokoff)
Song for Athene (John Tavener)
Alleluja! Freuet Euch (Andreas Hammerschmidt)
     Brian Eichenberger, David Eichenberger, Tom Blakemore
Mass for Five Voices (William Byrd)
Heilig (F. Mendelsohssohn)
Parce Domine (Feliks Nowowiejski)
Adam Lay Ybounden (Hubert Bird)
Lamentations of Jeremiah (Z. Randall Stroope)
Feller from Fortune (arr. Harry Sommers)
Cindy (arr. Carol Barnett)
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (Raymond H. Haan)
Ain’a That Good News (William L. Dawson)
Pax Dei (C. Whitney Coombs)
Accompanist: Stephen Fiess

Música de las Américas (November 2, 3, 4 2001)
(Columbine Chorale/West High School Combined Choirs)
Columbine Chorale:
Coenantibus Autem Illis (Juan de Lienas)
La Caña Verde (arr. Ramón Noble)
Hacia Belén Va un Borrico (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Manchai Puito (arr. Oscar Escalada)
Las Mañanitas (arr. Ramón Noble)
Ya Viene la Vieja (arr. Parker/Shaw)
West High School Choirs:
A la Puerta del Cielo (Albrecht)
Canta y Baila (Drennan)
El Capotín (arr. de la Campa)
Santo (Michael D. Mendoza)
Pastores a Belén (Lucio)
A la Media Noche (arr. Symko)
Columbine Chorale:
Cantan las Flores (Michael D. Mendoza)
Ojos Azules (Rubén Uquillas)
Gloria from Misa Criola (Ariel Ramirez)
Candomblé (Oscar Escalada)
Guantanamera (José Fernandez)
Combined Choirs:
Ríu, Ríu, Chíu (arr. Francis J. Guenter)
Te Quiero (Alberto Favero)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

2001 Christmas Concert
Ave Maria (Anton Bruckner)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Healey Willan)
Ave Maria (David Conte)
Ríu, Ríu, Chíu (arr. Francis J. Guenter)
Ave Maria (James McCray)
Cantec Se Pace (Pop)
Come, Emmanuel (Don Besig)
CAROLS
Ave Maria (Tomás Luis da Vitoria)
A Hymn to the Mother of God (John Tavener)
Ave Maria (Jacob Arcadelt)
Sheperds’ Nowell (James K. Wright)
Hacia Belén Va un Borrico (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Ya Viene la Vieja (arr. Parker/Shaw)
Noels (Baker)
We’ve Been a While a Wandering (Olaf C. Christiansen)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber )
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

An Evening with Bach and Mozart (March 17, 2002)
Jesu, Der Du Meine Seele (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Christ lag in Todesbanden (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Missa Brevis (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Oh, My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose (René Clausen)
The Columbine Chamber Orchestra
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

2002 Spring Concert
Brian Eichenberger, conducting
All That Hath Life and Breath (René Clausen)
O Magnum Mysterium (Cesar Alejandro Carrillo)
Blazhen Muzh (Pavel Chesnokob)
     David Eichenberger, Baritone
Richard Eichenberger, conducting (Men's voices)
Qui Tollis (Antonio Caldara)
Die Nacht (Franz Schubert)
Junglingswonne (Franz Schubert)
Liebe (Franz Schubert)
Ständchen (Franz Schubert)
     Andrea Jones, Alto
Cathi Thelen, conducting (Women's voices)
Set Me as a Seal (René Clausen)
A la Media Noche (arr. Joan Szymko)
     Iliah Branson, Soprano; Hilda Eichenberger, Soprano; Tess Briefs, Alto
Mary Speaks (Daniel E. Gawthrop)
Good News (arr. John Helgen)
     Shirley Rider, Soprano
Brian Eichenberger, conducting
Three Australian Bush Songs (Iain Grandage)
     1. Dawn 2. Birds 3. Sunset
Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Thomas A. Dorsey
I Hear a Voice a-Prayin’ (Houston Bright)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

2002 Christmas Concert
December 15, 2002
St. Elizabeth's Church
O Magnum Mysterium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Psallite (Michael Praetorius)
Hodie, Christus Natus Est (Healey Willan)
The Columbine Chamber Ensemble
The Shepherd’s Carol (William Billings)
Caroling, Caroling (Alfred Burt)
We’ll Dress the House (Alfred Burt)
A Babe Is Born (Daniel Moe)
Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich)
Sing Noël (arr. W.A. Fisher)
A Flemish Carol (arr. Paul Christiansen)
Columbine Chorale
O Magnum Mysterium (Sally Herman)
There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (arr. Robert H. Young)
Videntes Stellam (Francis Poulenc)
Santo (Michael D. Mendoza)
Masters in This Hall (arr. Michelle Hynson)
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (arr. Neil Ginsberg)
Pastores a Belén (arr. Greg Smith)
Away in a Manger (arr. Parker/Shaw)
El Cielo Canta (arr. Ed Henderson)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional English)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Art Songs, Arias (and More)
February 16, 2003
Highlands Methodist Church
Awake! (From Der Meistersinger) (Richard Wagner)
Triumphal March (From Aida) (Guiseppi Verdi)
Habanera (From Carmen) (Georges Bizet)
     Andrea Jones, Mezzo
Humming Chorus {From Madam Butterfly) (Giacomo Puccini)
Un Bel Di (From Madam Butterfly) (Giacomo Puccini)
     Patti Smith, Soprano; Regina Kushnir, Piano
Ah! Je Veux Vivre (From Romeo and Juliet) (Charles Gounod)
     Valerie Powell, Soprano; Regina Kushnir, Piano
               II
The Columbine Chamber Ensemble
April Is in My Mistress' Face (Thomas Morley)
The Silverswan (Orlando Gibbons)
Shoot, False Love, I Care Not (Thomas Morley)
In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves (Henry Purcell)
When Allen A-Dale Went a-Hunting (Robert L. de Pearsall)
O Lovely May (Johannes Brahms)
Matona, Lovely Maiden (Orlando di Lasso)
               III
If Ye Love Me (Thomas Tallis)
Zum Rundetanz (Franz Schubert)
     The Columbine Quartet: Gene McCullough, Brian Eichenberger, David Eichenberger, Tom Blakemore
La Cl Da Rem la Mano (From Don Giovanni) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
     Cathi Thelen, Soprano; David Eichenberger, Baritone; Mandy Bomar, Piano
Va! Laisse Couler mes Larmes (From Werther) (Jules Massenet)
     Andrea Jones, Mezzo; Mandy Bomar, Piano
Bella Siccome un Angelo (From Don Pasquale) (Gaetano Donizetti)
     David Eichenberger, Baritone; Mandy Bomar Bomar, Piano
The Prayer (Carol Bayer and David Foster)
     Cathi Thelen, Soprano; Kathy Eichenberger, Soprano; Mandy Bomar, Piano
               IV
Let the Rest of the World Go By
You'll Never Know the Good Fellow I've Been
     The Columbine Quartet
Pie Jesu (From Requiem) (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
     Cathi Thelen, Kathy Eichenberger, Sopranos
I Am the Monarch of the Sea (From H.M.S. Pinafore) (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Medley From Oklahoma (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Poetry in Music
April 27, 2003
St. Elizabeth's Church
          I
O Brother Man (Harold E. Darke, John Greenleaf Whitier)
Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One (Healey Willan, Song of Solomon 2:10)
Prayers of Steel (Paul Christiansen, Carl Sandburg)
As Torrents in Summer (Edward Elgar, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
The Road not Taken (René Clausen, Robert Frost)
     Music purchased in memory of Katrina Pool
My Luve’s like a Red, Red Rose (David Dickau, Robert Burns)
     Music purchased in memory of Bill Trostle, Jr.
The Last Words of David (Randall Thompson, 2 Samuel 23:2, 3)
          II
The Columbine Chamber Ensemble
Six Chansons (Paul Hindemith, Rainer Maria Rilke)
     The Doe
     A Swan
     Since All Is Passing
     Springtime
     In Winter
     Orchard
          III
As Imperceptively as Grief (Timothy Snyder, Emily Dickinson)
Song for a Lute (from Two Poems) (Joseph Byrd, Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Piping Down the Valleys Wild (Michael Larkin, William Blake)
La Rose Complète (Morten Johannes Lauridsen, Rainer Maria Rilke)
For Sweet Things Dying (from Contrasts) (Robert H. Young, Christina Rossetti)
porky & porkie (Neil Ginsberg, E.E. Cummings)
Choose Something like a Star (Randall Thompson, Robert Frost)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Europe 2003
Bon Voyage concert, Augustana Lutheran Church, June 15, 2003
St. Petersburg, Russia; Pärnu, Estonia; Riga, Latvia; Tartu, Estonia; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Stickholm, Sweden
          I
Alleluia! Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle (Andreas Hammerschmidt)
Beati Quorum Via (Charles Villiers Stanford)
The Eyes of All Wait upon Thee (Jean Berger)
Hosanna (Normand Lockwood)
The Blue Bird (Charles Villiers Stanford)
Prayers of Steel (Paul Christiansen)
Alleluia (Randall Thompson)
          II
Blazhen Muzh (Pavel Chesnokov)
     David Eichenberger, Baritone
O Magnum Mysterium (Sally Herman)
Adam Lay Ybounden (Hubert Bird)
There Is No Rose (Robert Young)
With a Voice of Singing (Kenneth Jennings)
          III
The Columbine Chamber Ensemble
Ubi Caritas (Maurice Duruflé)
Rise up, My Love, My Fair One (Healey Willan)
The Lamb (John Tavener)
Set Me As a Seal ( René Clausen)
Two American Folk Songs (John Rutter)
          IV
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (Irish Folk Song, arr. Alice Parker)
Three Australian Bush Songs (lain Grandage)
Jamaican Market Place (Larry Farrow)
Soon-Ah Will Be Done (arr. William L. Dawson)
All My Trials (arr. Norman Luboff)
Welcoming Table (Jack Ballard)
Shenandoah (arr. James Erb)
Voyagers’ Prayer (Donna Kelly Eastman)
Pax Dei (C. Whitney Coombs)

My Dancing Day: Music for the Christmas Season
December 14, 2003
St. Elizabeth's Church
          I
My Dancing Day (Oxford Book of Carols)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Hugo Distler)
The Three Kings (Healey Willan)
     Music purchased in memory of Irene McCaffrey
The Stable Door (C. Armstrong Gibbs)
The Little Road to Bethlehem (Michael Head)
Let Carols Ring (trad. Swedish, arr. Charles Black)
Balulalow (arr. Peter Warlock)
Mary Had a Baby (William L. Dawson)
          II
My Dancing Day (trad. English, arr. Hubert Bird)
Ave Maria (Franz Biebl)
O Yule, Full of Gladness (trad. Norwegian, arr. Carolyn Jennings)
How Far Is It to Bethlehem (trad. English, arr. Paul Christiansen)
Advent Motet (Gustav Schreck, arr. Olaf Christiansen)
          III
Tomorrow Shall Be my Dancing Day (John Gardner)
Fum, Fum, Fum (trad. Spanish, arr. Robert Shaw, Alice Parker)
Patapan (trad. French, arr. Paul Christiansen)
Venez, mes enfants (trad. French, arr. Donald Patriquin)
Deck the Halls (In 7/8) (arr. James McKelvy)
Dance Today with Joy (Vijay Singh)
          Encore
Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King (Moses Hogan)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Des Prez to Clausen: Music for the Ages
May 23, 2004
St. Elizabeth's Church
          I
Ascendit Deus (Jacobus Gallus)
O quam gloriosum (Tomás Luís de Victoria)
Tu pauperum refugium (Josquin des Prez)
Sing Joyfully (William Byrd)
Hail, O Star of Wonder (Edvard Grieg)
Come, Soothing Death (Johann Sebastian Bach)
           II
Vinea mea electa (Francis Poulenc)
Make Me, O Lord God Pure in Heart (Johannes Brahms)
Evening (Zoltán Kodaly)
     Patti Smith, Soprano
My Song in the Night (Southern Folk Hymn, arr. Paul Christiansen)
Peace I Leave with You (Knut Nystedt)
Part II, from Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein)
     Cathi Thelen, Soprano
          III
Quick! We Have But a Second (Charles Villiers Stanford)
Son de la loma (arr. Miguel Matamoros)
Avinu Malkeynu (Max Janowski)
     Gari Jensen, Tenor
Jabula Jesu (Zulu folk song, arr. Stephen Hatfield)
He’s the Lily of the Valley (Negro Spiritual, arr. Alice Parker)
     David Eichenberger, Baritone
True Light (Keith Hampton)
     Blythe Lund, Soprano
Peace I leave with you (René Clausen)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

A Christmas Bouquet: Music for the Christmas Season
December 12, 2004
St. Elizabeth's Church
          I
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (trad. German, arr. Donald Cashmore)
Maria Walks Amid the Thorn (trad. German, arr. William Hunt)
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. John Rutter)
The Flower of Bethlehem (Grace Williams)
What Is this Fragrance? (trad. French arr. Edwin Fissinger)
     Ken Wangerud tenor
           II
Virga Jesse floruit (Anton Bruckner)
A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten)
     Lynne Abbey-Lee, harpist
     Kathy Eichenberger, soprano; Cathi Thelen, soprano; Gari Jensen, tenor
           III
Bright, Bright the Holly Berries (Alfred Burt)
A Spotless Rose (Herbert Howells)
     David Eichenberger, baritone
Holy Day, Holly Carol (arr. Channing Lefebvre)
Deck the Hall (trad. English, arr. John Rutter)
Cantan las flores (Michael D. Mendoza)
     Lynne Abbey-Lee, harpist
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

The Columbine Chorale and The Alpine Chorale
In conjunction with The Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra
March 12, 2005
Augustana Lutheran Church
          I
Sing We Merrily unto God (Martin Shaw)
     Combined chorales, Richard Eichenberger, conductor
Wachet Auf (Cantata No. 140) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
     Cynthia Vaughn, soprano; Gari Jensen, tenor; John Lueck, baritone
     Combined chorales and the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, Lee Egbert, conductor
Dona Nobis Pacem (from the Mass in b-Minor) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
     Combined chorales and the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, Lee Egbert, conductor
          II
Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
     Many Bomar-Townend, organ; Jason Gunderson, trumpet
     Combined chorales, Richard Eichenberger, conductor
The Paper Reeds by the Brooks (from The Peaceable Kingdom) (Randall Thompson)
     The Columbine Chorale, Brian Eichenberger, conductor
Dörven Dalai (Mongolian folk song) (arr. Yongrub)
     The Columbine Chorale, Brian Eichenberger, conductor
Moses (Ken Medema)
     The Alpine Chorale, Lee Egbert, conductor
Soon Ah Will Be Done (arr. William Dawson)
     The Alpine Chorale, John Miller, assistant conductor
Go Down, Death (arr. Ron Jeffers)
     Andrea Jones, alto
     Combined chorales, Brian Eichenberger, conductor
The Battle of Jericho (arr. Moses Hogan)
     Combined chorales, Brian Eichenberger, conductor

Earth, Sea and Sky: Music for a Spring Afternoon
May 22, 2005
St. Elizabeth's Church
           I
Planets, Stars and Airs of Space (Johann S. Bach)
The Pines of Home (Morten J. Luvaas)
The Green Cathedral (Carl Hahn)
Lost in the Night (Finnish folk melody, arr. F. Melius Christiansen)
     Carla McWilliams, soprano
Requiem Motet (Daniel Moe)
          II
The Paper Reeds by the Brooks (Randall Thompson)
A Girl’s Garden (Randall Thompson)
The Pasture (Randall Thompson)
Der Abend (Johannes Brahms)
Spring (Edvard Grieg, arr. Paul Christiansen)
          III
Now Welcome Summer (Robert Washburn)
Away from the Roll of the Sea (Allister MacGillivray, arr. Diane Loomer)
Dörven Dalai (Yongrub)
The Drunken Sailor (arr. Robert Sund)
The Mermaid (arr. John Whitworth)
Deep River (arr. Jester Hairston)
     Ken Wangerud, tenor
Wade in the Water (arr. Edwin Fissinger)
     Cathi Thelen, soprano; Steve Rhoden, tenor
Old Irish Blessing (Denes Agay)
We Shall Walk through the Valley in Peace (arr. Ronald Burrichter)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Holiday Lights: A Celebration of Radiance
December 11, 2005
St. Elizabeth's Church
          I
Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light (J.S. Bach)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. Sheena Phillips)
The Star of Christmas Morning (Roger Nixon)
While Stars Their Vigil Keep (Morten J. Luvaas)
     Crystal Miller, soprano
Lux aurumque (Eric Whitacre)
The Stable Door (C. Armstrong Gibbs)
Miladuka (Shireen Abu Khader)
Ideo Gloria in Excelsis Deo (David Kraehenbuehl )
          II
The Star Carol (Alfred Burt)
O nata lux (Morten Lauridsen)
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (arr. Stephen Chatman)
As Lately We Watched Austrian folksong, (arr. Charles Black)
     Remie Onyshczak, alto
Jeg er så glad (arr. Margrethe Hokanson)
     Performed in memory of Essie Langemo
When Christmas Morn Is Dawning (Paul J. Christiansen)
     Carla McWilliams, soprano
Masters in this Hall (arr. Mark Hayes)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Music of the Renaissance and Baroque
March 12, 2006
St. Paul Lutheran Church
         I
Exultate Deo (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti)
Crucifixus (Richard Eichenberger)
Sing Joyfully (William Byrd)
Ave verum corpus (William Byrd)
Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles (William Byrd)
Christ rising again (William Byrd)
Ihr Musici, frisch auf! (Hans Leo Hassler)
          II
Jesu, Priceless Treasure (J.S. Bach)
         III
Il est bel et bon (Pierre Passereau)
The Silver Swan (Orlando Gibbons)
Now is the month of maying (Thomas Morley)
My heart doth beg you’ll not forget (Orlando di Lasso)
In these delightful, pleasant groves (Henry Purcell)
Weep, O mine eyes (John Bennet)
So well I know who’s happy (Orazio Vecchi)
O occhi, manza mia (Orlando di Lasso)
Matona, lovely maiden (Orlando di Lasso)
Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (George F. Handel)
         Rick Grassler and John Raabe, trumpets
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Music of Six Continents
May 21, 2006
St. John's Lutheran Church
              I
         Eurasia
Psalm 96 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)
Abendlied (Josef Rheinberger)
Astri, my Astri (rr. Paul Christiansen)
Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Vadim Prokhorov)
W Zlobie Lezy (arr. Roger Ames)
Tristezza (F. Paolo Tosti, arr. Randy Haldeman)
                II
  Africa and the Pacific
Two South African Ceremonial Songs (arr. Lawrence Kaptein & Caroline Lyon(
Dubula (arr. Stephen Hatfield)
Svaagat (Victor Paranjot)
Mi y’maleil (arr. Stanley M. Hoffman)
Three Australian Bush Songs (Iain Grandage)
              III
     The Americas
Tango to Evora (Loreena McKennitt, arr. Jon Washburn)
Beira Mar (Esther Scliar)
Candomblé (Oscar Escalada)
Alleluia, from Brazilian Psalm (Jean Berger)
Ye Followers of the Lamb (arr. Edwin Earle Ferguson)
Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child (arr. Rosephanye Powell)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

An a Cappella Christmas
December 15 , 2006
St. Paul Lutheran Church
December 17, 2006
St. Elizabeth's Church
              I
En natus est Emanuel (Michael Praetorius)
Adoramus te, Christe (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Quid Petis, O Fili? (Cecil Cope)
Cantate Domino canticum novum (Hans Leo Hassler)
Josef, lieber Josef mein (German carol, arr. Johann Walther)
A Birthday Greeting (Zoltán Kodály)
               II
Quittez, pasteurs (French traditional, arr. John Rutter)
Sweet Was the Song (English traditional, arr. René Clausen)
         Gari Jensen, tenor
The First Noël (English traditional, arr. Darmon Meader)
         Alexis Deffner, soprano; John Dutch, baritone
Songs of the Nativity (Robert H. Young)
    The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn (Dormi, Jesu)
    When Christ was born of Mary free
              III
Carol of the Drum (Czech carol, arr. Katherine K. Davis)
Judah’s Land Appalachian carol, arr. Lawrence McCoombe
         Andrea Jones, alto
Lulajże, Jezuniu (Polish carol, arr. Paul Brandvik)
         Kathy Eichenberger, soprano; Remie Onyshczak, alto
The Twelve Days of Christmas (English traditional, arr. Geoffrey Keating)
Still, Still, Still (Austrian carol, arr. Norman Luboff)

Missa Eclectica
Friday, March 16, 2007
Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Hope United Methodist Church
              I
Medieval Kyrie (Vijay Singh)
Gloria in excelsis Deo (from Gloria in D, RV 589, Antonio Vivaldi)
Sanctus (Jan Sandström)
Agnus Dei (Thomas Morley)
Lacrymosa (from Requiem Mass in D minor, K 626, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
              II
Kyrie (from Mass in G, Franz Schubert)
         Kathy Miller, alto
Gloria (from Missa Brevis, Kristina Vasiliauskaite)
Sanctus (Antonio Lotti)
Agnus Dei (from First Mass in B-flat, Johann Nepomuk Hummel)
Almighty Father (from Mass, Leonard Bernstein)
              III
Kyrie (from Memorial, René Clausen)
Glory Be to God (from All-Night Vigil, Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sanctus (from Petite Messe Solennelle, Gioacchino Rossini)
         Helen Raabe, soprano;  Kathy Miller, alto;
         Gari Jensen, tenor; David Eichenberger, baritone
Agnus Dei (from Two Gregorian Chants, Paul J. Christiansen)
Crucifixus (from Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, Johann Sebastian Bach)
              IV
Kyrie (William Hunt)
Gloria (from Heiligmesse, Mass No. 10 in B-flat Major, Joseph Haydn)
Sanctus (from Two Gregorian Chants, Paul J. Christiansen)
Agnus Dei (from Missa Brevis, Peter Williams)
In Remembrance (from Requiem, Eleanor Daley)
         In memory of Albert Zimmerman
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Choral Colors
Friday, May 18, 2007
First Plymouth Congregational Church
Sunday, May 20, 2007
St. Paul Lutheran Church
              I
Ein Hennlein Weiss (Antonio Scandello
The Blue Bird (Charles Villiers Stanford)
O Quam Gloriosum (Tomás Luis de Vitoria)
Exaltation (from Celestial Spring, F. Melius Christiansen)
Ballad of Green Broom (from Five Flower Songs, Benjamin Britten)
              II
Adventures in Color: (Ruth Watson Henderson)
         Alexandra Florimonte, soprano
    White
    Orange
    Gold
    Blue
    Red
              III
Sure on This Shining Night (from Nocturnes, Morten Lauridsen)
La caña verde (arr. Ramón Noble)
Black Sheep (from Two American Folksongs, arr. John Rutter)
         Kathy Eichenberger, soprano
Red River Valley (arr. Bern H. Herbolsheimer)
Oh My Luve's like a Red, Red Rose (René Clausen)
         Tracy LaGuardia, violin; Jim Todd, cello
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin, arr. Steve Zegree)
Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, arr. Russ Robinson)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

An All-American Christmas
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Sunday, December 16, 2007
St. Paul Lutheran Church
              I
O Magnum Mysterium (Sally Herman)
The Shepherd’s Carol (William Billings)
Love Came Down at Christmas (David Ashley White)
Lullaby on Christmas Eve (F. Melius Christiansen)
         Rachelle Lessman, soprano
A Christmas Carol (Charles Ives)
What Sweeter Music Can We Bring? (Robert H. Young)
              II
Adam Lay Ybounden (Hubert Bird)
Christ in the Stranger’s Guise (Alfred Burt)
Thus Angels Sung (David W. Music)
Alleluia (Ralph Manuel)
little tree (Steven Heitzeg)
         Suzanne Moulton-Gertig, harpist
              III
The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem (arr. Ralph Johnson)
         Lindsay Essex, soprano
Good King Wenceslas (arr. Clare Shore)
Joseph’s Song (Jim Strathdee)
Mary’s Little Boy Chile (arr. Jester Hairston)
         Alexandra Florimonte, soprano; David Eichenberger, baritone
Dashing through the Snow (James Lord Pierpont, arr. John Leavitt)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Doug Andrews)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend

Arias and Opera Choruses (and a Little Pirate Music)
The Columbine Chorale and The Star Choir of Steck Elementary School
Brian Eichenberger and Kathy Eichenberger, Directors
Rebecca Eichenberger, Guest Soprano
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Hill Middle School
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
              I: Arias and Opera Choruses
Libiamo ne’lieti calici (Brindisi), from La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)
     Rachelle Lessman, soprano; Gari Jensen, tenor; The Columbine Chorale
Au fond du temple saint, from Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Georges Bizet)
     Gari Jensen, tenor;  David Eichenberger, baritone
Glitter and Be Gay, from Candide (Leonard Bernstein)
     Rebecca Eichenberger, soprano
Marche et Choeur des Gamins, from Carmen (Georges Bizet)
     The Steck Star Choir
L’amour est un oiseau (Habanera), from Carmen (Georges Bizet)
     Andrea Jones, alto;  The Columbine Chorale
Votre toast (Toreador Song), from Carmen (Georges Bizet)
     Rachelle Lessman, soprano; Andrea Jones, alto; David Eichenberger, baritone;
     The Steck Star Choir; The Columbine Chorale
              II: A Little Pirate Music
Life of a Pirate Child (Vijay Singh)
     The Steck Star Choir
With Cat-like Tread, from The Pirates of Penzance (W. S. Gilbert  & Arthur Sullivan)
     The Steck Star Choir; The Columbine Chorale
We Sail the Ocean Blue, from H.M.S. Pinafore (W. S. Gilbert  & Arthur Sullivan)
     The Columbine Chorale
               Part III: More Opera Offerings
Je veux vivre (Juliette's Waltz), from Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod)
     Rebecca Eichenberger, soprano
Quando me’n vò (Musetta’s Waltz), from La Bohême (Giacomo Puccini)
     The Columbine Chorale
Belle nuit, Ô nuit d'amour  (Barcarolle), from Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Jacques Offenbach)
     Rachelle Lessman, soprano; Kathy Miller, alto
Duetto buffo di due gatti (“G. Berthold”)
     Kathy Eichenberger, soprano; Rachelle Lessman, soprano
Alto’s Lament (Marcy Heisler/Zina Goldrich)
     Rebecca Eichenberger, soprano
Prayer, from Hänsel and Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)
     The Steck Star Choir; The Columbine Chorale
Accompanists: Mandy Bomar-Townend, Melanie Backes, Kathy Miller

The Cycle of Life
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Hope United Methodist Church
Sunday, March 18, 2008
St. Paul Lutheran Church
              I
O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis Victoria)
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, from Die Schöpfung (Franz Joseph Haydn)
         Rachelle Lessman, soprano; Ken Wangerud, tenor; Tom Blakemore, bass
O vos omnes (Tomás Luis Victoria)
Si, ch’io vorrei morire (Claudio Monteverdi)
Bonse Aba (Trad. Zambian, arr. Andrew Fischer)
         Tim Robins, tenor
A Girl’s Garden, from Frostiana (Randall Thompson)
              II
Feller from Fortune (Trad. Canadian, arr. Harry Somers)
Cindy (arr. Carol Barnett)
         Mark Stookesberry, guitar
Jenny Kiss’d Me (Eric Barnum)
Won’t You Marry Me? (Trad. English, arr. Harry Simeon)
Erev Shel Shoshanim (Josef Hadar)
Calling My Children Home (Doyle Lawson, Charles Waller, Robert Yates, arr. Joseph Jennings)
              III
The Pasture, from Frostiana (Randall Thompson)
In My Life (John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. Steve Zegree)
All My Trials (arr. Norman Luboff)
         Kathy Eichenberger, soprano
A Navajo Prayer (Cary John Franklin)
I Have Had Singing (Ron Jeffers)
Accompanist: Mandy Bomar-Townend