Christmas Concert – December 8, 2019
A blend of the Christmas section of Handel’s Messiah and Advent & Christmas favorites
Lewinsville Choirs and Bells with Baroque Orchestra

Permission to broadcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-708462.
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Scene I

• 0:00 – Sinfony Overture
• 3:16 – Comfort Ye (tenor air) – Evan Ayars
• 5:50 – Ev’ry Valley Shall be Exalted (tenor air) – Zachary Gutierrez
• 9:32 – And the Glory of the Lord (chorus) – Chancel Choir

Scene II

• 13:20 – Thus Saith the Lord (bass recit) – John Clewett
• 15:51 – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Arr. Cathy Moklebust) – Lewinsville Bells
• 19:15 – But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto aria) – Sarah Saturnino
• 24:52 – E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (by Paul Manz) – Chancel Choir
• 27:48 – And He Shall Purify (chorus) – Chancel Choir

Scene III

• 31:12 – Personet Hodie (Arr. Gustav Holst) – Lewinsville Choristers
• 34:21 – Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive (soprano recit) _ Manerah Malike
• 35:22 – Carol: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. David Willcocks) – Choirs and Congregation
• 39:40 – O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (alto aria & chorus) – Jeannette Mulherin & Chancel Choir
• 45:08 – For, Behold Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (bass recit) – John Clewett
• 47:42 – The People That Walked in Darkness (reading) – Jim Scopelitis
• 49:02 – In the Bleak Midwinter (Arr. Karen Lakey Buckwalter) – Chancel Bells
• 55:07 – For Unto Us a Child is Born (chorus) – Chancel Choir
• 1:00:10 – Amuworo Ayi Otu Nwa (composed by Christian Onyeji) – Chancel Choir

Scene IV

• 1:03:40 – Lirum, Lirum (by Thomas Morley) – Lewinsville Cantorum
• 1:06:45 – Pastoral Symphony Pifa – Orchestra
• 1:07:59 – There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields (soprano recit) – Eimi Tuttle
• And, Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them (soprano recit) – Eimi Tuttle
• And the Angel Said unto Them (soprano recit) – Eimi Tuttle
• And Suddenly There was with the Angel (soprano recit) – Eimi Tuttle
• 1:09:49 – Glory to God (chorus) – Chancel Choir
• 1:12:21 – Carol: Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Arr. David Willcocks) – Choirs and Congregation

Scene V

• 1:15:55 – Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (soprano aria) – Laura Snyderman
• 1:20:45 – Carol: Joy to the World (Arr. John Rutter) – Choirs and Congregation
• 1:23:40 – Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (soprano recit) – Emma Staeger
• 1:24:23 – He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (soprano duet) – Sarah Saturnino & Laura Snyderman
• 1:29:26 – His Yoke is Easy (reading) – Jim Scopelitis
• 1:29:55 – Hallelujah! – Choirs and Congregation
• 1:36:24 – Encore: Go Tell it on the Mountain (Arr. Roland Carter) – Choirs and Congregation