Rachel Evangeline Barham, soprano

Dr. Cha Park, piano

December 3, 2024

 

Program

 

Advent

Processional: Creator of the stars of night

   plainsong, 9th century

Prepare me one body

   traditional, arr. Roland Hayes (1887-1977)

Annunciation (improvisation)

Gabriel’s greeting

   Barry Seaman (1946-2020)

Rejoice greatly (from Messiah)

   George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
 

Christmas

Sure on this shining night

   Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Silent night (featuring Dr. Park)

   Franz Gruber, arr. Clarence Kohlmann (1891-1944)
Old English lullaby

   Mary Howe (1882-1964)
Christmas lullaby

   Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972)
Cradle song

   Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
That yongë child

   Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
 

Society

Carol of the birds

   John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)

The oxen (from Hodie)

   Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The monkey’s carol

   Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

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Epiphany

Three kings

   Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)

’Twas in the moon of wintertime (Huron carol)

   Jean de Brébeuf (1593-1649)

The birds

   Benjamin Britten

Recessional: The shepherd’s star

   Southern Harmony, 1835