Ames Chamber Artists
present
The Spirit of Spring
James Rodde, conductor
Amanda Jennings, accompanist
Chris Johnson, assistant
with guest artists
Una Vocis Choral Ensemble (Mason City)
Dennis Lee, conductor
Mary Jane Crail, accompanist
7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016
Northminster Presbyterian Church
1416 20th St.
Ames, IA
PROGRAM
I – Ames Chamber Artists
Sing Unto God (from Judas Maccabeus) …………………… G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Eternal Reflections
Hymn to the Eternal Flame …………………. Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
Taaveti Laul Nr. 104 ……………………………. Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962)
Zigeunerlieder, op. 103 ………………………………….. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
3. Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
4. Lieber Gott, du weisst
5. Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze
6. Röslein dreie in der Reihe
The Sweetheart of the Sun ………………………………………………………… Eric Barnum
Gaelic Prayer ……………………………………………………………………… Elaine Hagenberg
Good Night, Dear Heart …………………………………………………………….. Dan Forrest
Sure on this Shining Night ……………………………………………….. Z. Randall Stroope
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit ……………………………. arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Barb Schendel, soprano
Chris Johnson, conducting
Jim DeHoet, bass
II – Una Vocis
Benedictus from The Armed Man ……………………………………………….. Karl Jenkins
Little Elegy ………………………………………………………….. Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
Let My Love Be Heard ……………………………………………………………. Jake Runestad
Ubi Caritas ………………………………………………………………………………… Paul Mealor
The Eternal Promise ……………………………………………………………… Doug Helvering
With a Lily in Your Hand ……………………………………………………….. Eric Whitacre
III – Combined Choirs
Chichester Psalms ………………………………………. Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
I. Urah, hanevel!
II. Adonai roi
III. Adonai, Adonai, Lo gavah libi
(Barb Schendel, soprano; Sarah Bunge, alto; Jonathan Bunge, tenor; Kevin Templeton, bass; Ben Siegel, boy soprano)
Instrumentalists:
Mary Jane Crail, organ; Kristin Maahs, harp; Alex Lafrenz, percussion