Masterworks Choir spring Concert

may 15, 2022
Francis marion university performing arts center

Concert Underwriters
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hazelwood

43rd Season Sponsors
Dr. and Mrs. Panos Kalaritis

Enigma Variations, Op. 36
IX (Adagio) “Nimrod”
Edward Elgar

A German Requiem, Op. 45
Johannes Brahms

Ein deutsches Requiem, Opus 45
A German Requiem
Johannes Brahms

Tina Milhorn Stallard, Soprano
Alexander Elliott, Baritone

Masterworks Choir winter Concert

march 13, 2022
Central united methodist church

Concert Underwriters
“Friends of Bill Mills”

43rd Season Sponsors
Dr. and Mrs. Panos Kalaritis

Hallelujah
from Christ on the Mount of Olives
Ludwig van Beethoven

Beautiful River
Robert Lowry
arr. John Rutter

Requiem, Opus 9
Maurice Duruflé

The Old Hundreth Psalm Tune
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Cantique de Jean Racine, Opus 11
Gabriel Fauré

Battle Hymn of the Republic
William Steffe
arr. Peter Wilhousky

Kevin McCormick, conductor

Voluntary on “All My Hope on God is Founded”
hymn tune Michael
Herbert Howells
arr. Michael Burkhardt

Lux Aeterna
Morten Lauridsen

Tu es Petrus
Pierre Villette

Sing Me to Heaven
Daniel Gawthrop

Thanks Be to God
from Elijah
Felix Mendelssohn

My Eternal King
Jane Marshall

Masterworks Choir Christmas Concert

December 11 & December 12, 2021
Central united methodist church

Concert Underwriters
Anne and Dan Ervin

All Creatures of Our God and King
Melody from Geistliche Kirchengesang
arr. John Rutter

Angels’ Carol
Rutter

Nativity Carol
Rutter

Star Carol
Rutter

Away in A Manger
Rutter

Joy to the World
Melody by Lowell Mason (based on Handel)
arr. by Rutter

Gloria
Rutter

Kristen Hardaway, soprano
Chrissy Welch, soprano
Tara McCormick, alto

Carols for Harp and Organ
Daniel Burton

Low, How A Rose E’er Blooming
Once in Royal David’s City

Christmas Lullaby
Rutter

Jesus Child
Rutter

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Traditional English Carol
arr. by Rutter

Chrissy Welch, soprano
Kristen Hardaway, soprano
Tara McCormick, alto

Joseph’s Carol
Rutter

A new carol dedicated to the Oxford COVID Vaccine Trial Group and Recovery Team in the UK. Today we dedicate this carol to all healthcare workers in our community who have been and continue to be the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Bill Hazelwood, baritone
Kevin McCormick, baritone

Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Rutter

Christmas Carol
arr. David Willcocks

O Come, All Ye Faithful
Audience and Choir

Masterworks Choir winter Concert

sunday, March 10, 2019
Central united methodist church

Concert Underwriters
Dr. and Mrs. Panos Kalaritis

Rorando coeli
Jan Campanus Vodňanský

O Praise Ye the Lord
C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)
arr. Kenneth Lowenberg

Locus iste
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Hallelujah (from Christ on the Mount of Olives)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Vesperae solennes de Confessore, KV 339
Wolfgange Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Chrissy Welch, soprano
Tara McCormick, alto
Will Daniel, tenor
Sheldon Withrow, bass

How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (from A German Requiem)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Ave verum Corpus, K 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I Was Glad
C. Hubert H. Parry

The Heavens Are Telling (from The Creation)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Kristen Hardaway, soprano
Matt Simms, tenor
Duane Westfall, bass

Ain’t Got Time to Die
Hall Johnson (1888-1970)

Shaw Thompson, tenor

Masterworks Choir Christmas Concert

December 8 & December 9, 2018
Central united methodist church

Concert Underwriters
Anne and Dan Ervin

O Come, All Ye Faithful
arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015)

Messiah, HWV 56

Part One

Sinfonia
Comfort ye, my people (tenor recitative)
Every valley shall be exalted (tenor air)
And the glory of the Lord (chorus)
Thus saith the Lord (bass recitative)
But who may abide (alto air)
And He shall purify (chorus)
Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto recitative)
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto air and chorus)
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass recitative)
The people that walked in darkness (bass air)
For unto us a Child is born (chorus)
Pifa - “Pastoral Symphony”

Part Two

Lift up your heads, O ye gates (chorus)
Hallelujah (chorus)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Serena Hill LaRoche, Soprano
Katelyn Tesla, Mezzo-Soprano
Shaw Thompson, Tenor
Craig Philip Price, Bass-Baritone

Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
arr. David Willcocks

Masterworks Choir Spring Concert

Sunday, May 20, 2018
FMU Performing Arts Center

Concert Underwriters
Chase Oil Company

Christi McLain, Soprano
Alexander Elliott, Baritone