2017-2018 Season – Our Fifth Season

A Christmas Concert

Sat December 9, 2017
7:30pm
Wellesley Village Church
Wellesley

  • Breath of Heaven [Amy Grant]
  • Coventry Carol [arr. Victor C. Johnson]
  • Lullaby [Daniel Elder]
  • Mele Kalikimaka [Robert Alex Anderson]
  • O Come All Ye Faithful [John Francis Wade]
  • Stars I Shall Find [Victor C. Johnson]
  • There is Faint Music [Dan Forrest]
  • Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day [John Rutter]
  • Veni, Veni, Emmanuel [Michael John Trotta]
  • What Child is This [arr. Molly Ijames]
  • What Sweeter Music [John Rutter]
  • While Shepherds Watched [Craig Courtney]
  • Hodie Alleluia [Mark Sirett]
  • Sleigh Ride [Leroy Anderson]

A Potpourri Concert

Sat March 3, 2018
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Adiemus [Karl Jenkins]
  • And Can It Be? [Dan Forrest]
  • Arise, My Soul [Dan Forrest]
  • Be Thou My Vision [arr. Dan Forrest]
  • Dirait-on [Morten Lauridsen]
  • Down in the River to Pray [Alison Krauss]
  • For Good [Stephen Schwartz]
  • Gate, Gate [Brian Tate]
  • Hail Holy Queen [arr. March Shaiman]
  • Hallelujah [Leonard Cohen, arr. Mark Brymer]
  • Homeward Bound [Marta Keen, arr. Jay Althouse]
  • Lauliku lapsepõli [Veljo Tormis]
  • Oye [Jim Papoulis]
  • The Seal Lullaby [Eric Whitacre]
  • Sigh No More, Ladies [Ruth Morris Gray]
  • Siyahamba [arr. Henry Leck]
  • Till the Stars Fall from the Sky [Sally K. Albrecht]

Scotland The Brave

Sat May 19, 2018
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Scotland the Brave Traditional c. 1911 [arr. Eva Conley Kendrick]
  • Afton Water [arr. Lee R. Kesselman]
  • Lewis Bridal Song [John Roderick Bannerman, arr. Eva Conley Kendrick]
  • Ally Bally Bee [Robert Coltart, arr. Douglas E. Wagner]
  • Wild Mountain Thyme [Francis McPeake]
  • The Keel Row [Traditional c. 1770]
  • The Lass from the Low Countree [John Jacob Niles, arr. J. Stanley Shepherd]
  • Loch Lomond Traditional c. 1841 [arr. Anne-Marie Hildebrandt]
  • The Flowers of Edinburgh [arr. Kenneth Finlay]
  • Mouth Music [Dolores Keane]
  • Caledonia [Dougie MacLean]
  • Skye Boat Song [Anne Campbelle MacLeod, arr. Greg Gilpin]
  • Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled [lyrics Robert Burns arr. Wendy Smith/Richard Larraga]
  • O Can Ye Sew Cushions [lyrics Robert Burns, arr. Robert Rhein]
  • Oh, wha’s for Scotland and Charlie? [arr. Herbert Horrocks]
  • Tàladh ar Slànair [Traditional]
  • Hebrides Lullaby [Gwyneth Walker]
  • The Rowan Tree [arr. Lee R. Kesselman]
  • Flower of Scotland [Roy Williamson, arr. Eva Conley Kendrick]

2016-2017 Season

Music for the Soul

Sat Nov 5, 2016
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • A Gaelic blessing [John Rutter]
  • Amazing grace [arr. Francisco J. Nuñez]
  • And can it be? [Dan Forrest]
  • Arise, my soul, arise [Dan Forrest]
  • Be thou my vision [arr. Dan Forrest]
  • Breath of heaven [Amy Grant]
  • Down in the river [Traditional]
  • Duo seraphim [Tomás Luis de Victoria]
  • Hebrides lullaby [Gwyneth Walker]
  • The mighty power of God [Mark Hayes]
  • Psalm 23 [Z. Randall Stroope]
  • Siyahamba ​[arr. Henry Leck]

Music for the Heart

Music for the Heart

Sat Feb 11, 2017
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • All the things you are [Jerome Kern]
  • Come in from the firefly darkness [Amy F. Bernon]
  • For good [Stephen Schwartz]
  • For the longest time [Billy Joel]
  • I’ve got you under my skin [Cole Porter]
  • Nice work if you can get it [George Gershwin]
  • On my own [Claude-Michel Schönberg]
  • Sigh no more ladies [Ruth Morris Gray]
  • Sonntag [Johannes Brahms]
  • The tide is high [John Holt]
  • The way you look tonight [Jerome Kern]
  • You’re the one that I want ​[John Farrar]

Music for the Spirit

Sat May 20, 2017
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Adiemus [Karl Jenkins]
  • A girl’s garden [Randall Thompson]
  • Alleluia [Randall Thompson]
  • Away from the roll of the sea [Allister McGillivray]
  • Don’t stop believin’ [Jonathan Cain]
  • Hallelujah [Leonard Cohen]
  • Hot chocolate [Andy Beck]
  • Lullaby [Daniel Elder]
  • May it be [Eithne Ni Bhraonain]
  • Paruparong bukid [arr. Henry Leck]
  • Sleep on [Paul Mealor]
  • Skye boat song [arr. Greg Gilpin]
  • Solo: Come fly away [James van Heusen]
  • Solo: Take me home, country roads [John Denver]
  • Duet: Your best [Nashville Cast]
  • Jubilate
  • Catch a falling star [Paul Vance]
  • Tres canciones de los elementos [Victor C. Johnson]

2015-2016 Season

Around the World!

Sat Jan 23, 2016
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • US
    Linus and Lucy [Vince Guaraldi]
  • UK
    Ally bally bee [Coltart]
    Lobster quadrille [Eddleman]
  • France
    Chantons [Lully]
  • Spain
    Oye [Jim Papoulis]
  • Portugal
    Olaré [Fragoso]
  • Germany/Austria
    Alleluia [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
    Du schwarzer Zigeuner [Traditional]
  • Italy
    Gia il sole dal Gange [Scarlatti]
  • Russia
    Poputnaya pesnia [Glinka]
  • South Africa
    Siyahamba [arr. Henry Leck]
  • India
    Garbe rame [Phillips]
  • China
    Moh lee hwah [Bisbee]

Shining a Light on First Responders

Saturday
May 21, 2016
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Songs of Childhood
    She sings [Amy F. Bernon]
    Petit enfant [Linda Shaw]
    Mr. Sandman [The Chordettes]
  • Songs of Faith
    Down in the river to pray [Traditional]
    Hail holy Queen [arr. Roger Emerson]
    And can it be [Dan Forrest]
    Psalm 23 [Z. Randall Stroope]
  • Heroes All Around
    Boogie woogie bugle boy [The Andrews Sisters]
    The seal lullaby [Eric Whitacre]
    Solo: 911 song [Dave Carroll]
    Solo: Hero [Mariah Carey]
  • Patriotic Songs
    The battle hymn of the republic [arr. Peter Wilhousky]
    The star-spangled banner [arr. Mark Hayes]

2014-2015 Season

Hey Sis…

Sat Sep 20, 2014
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Dirait-on [Morten Lauridsen]
  • Gate, gate [Brian Tate]
  • Hebrides lullaby [Gwyneth Walker]
  • Homeward bound [Marta Keen]
  • I went to the market [Donald Patriquin]
  • Lift thine eyes [Felix Mendelssohn]
  • Savory, sage, rosemary, and thyme [Donald Patriquin]
  • Solo: Tell me on a Sunday [Andrew Lloyd Webber]

A Gift in the Snow

Sat Dec 6, 2014
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

Featuring harpist Felice Pomeranz

  • A ceremony of carols [Benjamin Britten]
  • Hebrides lullaby [Gwyneth Walker]
  • There is faint music [Dan Forrest]
  • Tomorrow shall be my dancing day [arr. J. Rutter]
  • The Virgin Mary had a baby boy [arr. V. Shields]

Ann Talbot

A Celebration of the Life of Ann Talbot

Sat May 30, 2015
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • A Gaelic blessing [John Rutter]
  • Arise, my soul, arise [Dan Forrest]
  • Boogie woogie bugle boy [Don Raye]
  • Homeward bound [Marta Keen]
  • One hand, one heart [Leonard Bernstein]
  • Pueri Hebraeorum [Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]
  • Ride on King Jesus [arr. Moses Hogan]
  • Somewhere over the rainbow [E.Y. Harburg]
  • There is faint music [Dan Forrest]
  • Till the stars fall from the sky [SAlly Albrecht]
  • Solo: Bring on the rain [Jo Dee Messina]
  • Solo: Stilla ro och nära [Asa Jinder]

A Special Appearance at Church of Christ, Congregational, Millis

Saturday
November 23, 2014
3:00pm
Church of Christ, Millis
142 Exchange Street, Millis

  • Hebrides lullaby [Gwyneth Walker]
  • Homeward bound [Marta Keen]
  • Let it snow [arr. M. Weir]
  • Lift thine eyes [Felix Mendelssohn]
  • Tomorrow shall be my dancing day [arr. J. Rutter]
  • The Virgin Mary had a baby boy [arr. V. Shields]

2013-2014 Season

A Tale of Love and Courtship

Sat Nov 16, 2013
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Brightly dawns our wedding day [Gilbert & Sullivan]
  • The dark-eyed sailor  [Ralph Vaughan Williams]
  • Dirait-on [Morten Lauridsen]
  • Fair Phyllis [John Farmer]
  • Just as the tide was flowing [Ralph Vaughan Williams]
  • Matona mia cara [Orlando di Lasso]
  • May no rash intruder [Georg Frideric Handel]
  • Now, O now [John Dowland]

Dear Diary

Sat March 8, 2014
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

  • Ave Maria [Gustav Holst]
  • Lauliku lapsepoli  [Veljo Tormis]
  • The little horses [Aaron Copland]
  • Mouth music [Dolores Keane]
  • Muie Rendera [C.A. Pinto Fonseca]
  • Ride on, King Jesus [arr. Moses Hogan]
  • The seal lullaby [Eric Whitacre]
  • Wandl’ ich in dem Wald des Abends [Fanny Hensel]

Hey Sis…

Fri May 9, 2014
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
Holliston

 

  • Dirait-on [Morten Lauridsen]
  • Gate, gate [Brian Tate]
  • Hebrides lullaby [Gwyneth Walker]
  • Homeward bound [Marta Keen]
  • I went to the market [Donald Patriquin]
  • Lift thine eyes [Felix Mendelssohn]
  • Savory, sage, rosemary, and thyme [Donald Patriquin]
  • Solo: Tell me on a Sunday [Andrew Lloyd Webber]