Baldwin Festival Chorus of New York

R. Douglas Sheldon, Founder and Principal Conductor

Steven Ryan, accompanist & Jon Tyillian, organist

December 3, 2011 at 8 PM
Immanuel Lutheran Church * 88th Street & Lexington Avenue * New York, NY

Program

I

Pie Jesu Andrew Lloyd Webber

Melissa Cooke and Stephanie Wortel, soloists

Hallelujah from the Mount of Olives Ludwig van Beethoven

A child is born in Bethlehem Leo Nestor

The Holy Infant’s Lullaby Norman Dello Joio

Welcome all Wonders Richard Dirksen

Jennifer Gliere, soloist

II

Music by Martin Sedek

Ave Maria

O magnum Mysterium *

Hodie Christus natus est

III

Christmas Day Gustav Holst

Conducted by Adam Eggleston

Ashley Curling, Phillip Bergmann, Alexandra Sheldon,

Jonathan Gonzalez, Jonathan Scott, soloists

Ave Maris Stella (men’s chorus) Edvard Grieg

Rejoice and be Merry John Rutter

-Intermission-

VI

The Snow (women’s chorus) Edward Elgar

IV

Mary had a baby Charles Black

Conducted by Patrick Murphy

Stephanie Wortel and Lucas Tannous, soloists

Behold the star William L. Dawson

Elena Gisler and Jonathan Gonzalez, soloists

Witness arr. Jack Holloran

Conducted by Todd Wachsman

VII

A Musicological Journey Charles Courtney

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Conducted by Jeff Smith

*World Premiere

December 3, 2011 at 8 PM
Immanuel Lutheran Church

R. Douglas Sheldon, Music Director