The Acalanes Music Department is proud to present the 2011 Spring Choral Concerts: "Five Centuries of Spring" on April 25th and 26th at the Acalanes High School Performing Arts Center at 7:30 both evenings.The school is located at 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd. Lafayette, CA 94549 Suggested Donations are $5 for adults, $3 dollars for Seniors 60 and older and Students are Free. These two concerts will feature texts and music from five centuries connected with spring. Please find the repertoire below:

 

 

4/25/10
C.A.P.
King of Anything                             Sara Bareilles arr. By 2011 C.A.P.


CHORALE
Non Nobis Domine                                 William Byrd (1539-1623)
*Sleepytime Bach                                  J.S. Bach arr. Bennett Williams
O My Love’s Like a Red, Red Rose            R. Scott Coulter (1925-19790
Mairi’s Wedding                                     Irish Folk Song arr. Bob Chilcott
   

MANCHOIR
Swing Down Chariot                as Recorded by the Imperials and the Vagabonds


WOMEN’S OCTET                 
Reel-a-bouche                                               Malcolm Daglish
Wood                                                            Bon Iver

CONCERT CHOIR
Nocturno de la Ventana                                             Emile de Sole
*Frühlingslied                                        Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
I Love all Beauteous Things                    Cristine Temple-Evans (b.1950)
O Sifuni Mungu                                     arr. David Maddux
              Soloists: James Prinzi, Matt Mannion, Kate McGlothlen, Madison Gerringer

The AcaFellas
Barbara Ann                                           Brian Wilson
Viva la Vita                                                  Coldplay

SENIOR GOODBYES

BELLA VOCE
Tres Cantos Navitos Dos Indios Krao                          Marcos Liete (1953-2002)
The Lonesome Dove                                American Folk Ballad arr. Walter Ehret
Sub Tuum Praesidium                     Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
*Spring                                                Karl Korte (b.1928)

Ancora                                  Conducted by Bob Geary
Faith is the Bird                                      Elizabeth Alexander
                Lauren Boranian, Soloist
Bella Voce and Women’s Ensemble with Members of Ancora                  
Lyrical Limericks                  Acalanes Premiere                               Zae Munn


*Conducted by Laura Carreon


4/26/10

C.A.P.
King of Anything                              Sara Bareilles arr. By 2011 C.A.P.

       
CHORALE
Non Nobis Domine                                 William Byrd (1539-1623)
*Sleepytime Bach                                  J.S. Bach arr. Bennett Williams
O My Love’s Like a Red, Red Rose            R. Scott Coulter (1925-1979)
Mairi’s Wedding                                      Irish Folk Song arr. Bob Chilcott


WOMEN’S OCTET                                                    
Reel-a-bouche                                          Malcolm Daglish
Wood                                                      Bon Iver

MANCHOIR
Swing Down Chariot                as Recorded by the Imperials and the Vagabonds


WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE
Mon Couer Recommande Vous                          Roland di Lasso (1530-1594
I Will Be Earth                                      Gwyneth Walker (b.1947)
*Los Bilbilicos                                 Ladino Folk Song arr. Paula Foley Tillen   
    Clarinet: Erin Grant    Soloist:  Brianna Grether, Aaliyah Harrison, Erin Siu
Tching,Tching a Ryah                                  David Maddux


THE AcaFellas
Barbara Ann                                           Brian Wilson
Viva la Vita                                                  Coldplay


SENIOR GOODBYES


CHAMBER SINGERS
Spring #1             from Five Centuries of Spring        Kirke Mechem (b.1925)
*Flower of Beauty                               John Clements (1910-1986)
Spring #5                   from Five Centuries of Spring        Kirke Mechem (b.1925)
Vita de la mia Vita                                   William Hawley (b.1950)
Gede Nibo                               Ludovic Lamothe arr. Sten Kållman

*Conducted by Laura Carreon