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West Gippsland Chorale Christmas Concert 2017

Wesley of Warragul Victoria Street, Warragul

Friday 8th December 8 pm Sunday 10th December 2:30pm

West Gippsland Chorale Soprano: Margaret Carlile, Sue Carson, Janette Clark, Marion Cohen, Lynne Davine, Judy Hopkins, Elizabeth McCaffery, Marion McIvor, Julia Malcolm, Wendy Mandel, Vivian Morton, Rosemary Nicholson, Fiona Powell, Helen Sewell, Diane Wilkie, Sarah Wilson. Alto: Leonie Broeren, Lisa Campbell, Helen Chambers, Christine Culliver, Robyn Gray, Lynn Jones, Jan MacLean, Millie McLean, Kathie Olden, Anne Outhred, Karin Ryan, Jenny Steele, Kay Stephenson, Sally Woollett, Alice Youlden. Tenor: Simon Fraser, Marie Kitching, Geoff Leunig, Robert Simpson, Sam Stephens. Bass: Gerard Dovey, Peter Eshuis, Ghandi Mandel, Rupert Palmer, David Tanner, John Taylor, Alan Woollard.

Three kings of Orient (chorus) Refrain: Oh, star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading Still proceeding Guide us to the perfect light. Final verse: Glorious now behold Him arise; King and God and sacrifice; Heav’n sings Alleluia: Alleluia the earth replies. Refrain

Silent night Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright, Round yon Virgin Mother and Child! Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace! Sleep in heavenly peace! Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight! Glories stream from Heaven afar, Heavenly Hosts sing Alleluia! Christ, the Saviour, is born! Christ, the Saviour, is born! Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from Thy Holy Face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth! Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth!

Hark! The herald angels sing Hark! The Herald Angels sing, Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations, rise. Join the triumph of the skies. With th’ Angelic Hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! Refrain: Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the new-born King. Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting lord Late in time behold Him come, Off-spring of a Virgin’s womb Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail, the incarnate deity Pleased as Man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. Refrain Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His Wings. Mild He lays His Glory by, Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Refrain

Are you interested in joining the Chorale? Please call Simon Loveless (5622 3275) to audition.

Tenors and basses especially welcome!

West Gippsland Chorale contacts President: Geoff Leunig (0439 553 020)

Secretary: Robyn Gray (robyn.gray.wgc@gmail.com)

West Gippsland Chorale Inc.

is a member of the Australian National Choral Association and is

listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations.

Donations are gratefully accepted and are fully tax deductible under

subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

Program The angels and the shepherds

Z. Kodály Words: E.M. Lockwood

O come, all ye faithful (choir & audience) A sound of angels

C. Tye

Gabriel’s message Words: S. Baring Gould Arr: David Willcocks

Angels’ carol J. Rutter

Angels we have heard on high (choir & audience)

Guest performer

Shepherd’s pipe carol J. Rutter

The angels and the shepherds Words: H.A. Dickinson Arr: C.H. Trevor

Rise up, shepherd, and follow Arr: J. Rutter

While shepherds watched their flocks (choir & audience)

Interval

Quittez, pasteurs (Come, leave your sheep) Arr and words: J. Rutter

Zither carol Arr and words: M. Sargent

The three kings P. Cornelius Arr: I. Atkins

Three kings of Orient (audience in chorus and final verse)

J.H. Hopkins Arr: J. Rutter

Cherubim song P.I. Tchaikovsky (from Liturgy of St John Chrysostom)

Guest performer

Silent night (choir & audience) The shepherds’ cradle song

K. Leuner Arr: C. Macpherson

Infant holy, infant lowly Arr: D. Willcocks

The shepherds’ farewell H. Berlioz

Hark! The herald angels sing (choir & audience)

Translations Quittez, pasteurs Shepherds, leave your ewes, your crooks, your hamlet and the care of the flock. Exchange your tears for a perfect joy. Go, all, and adore a God who comes to console you Cherubim song We who mystically represent the Cherubim, and who sing to the Life-Giving Trinity the thrice-holy hymn, let us now lay aside all earthly cares that we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by the angelic orders. Alleluia

Carols O come, all ye faithful O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; Refrain: O come, let us adore Him … Christ the Lord. See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze; We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps; Refrain Lo! star led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring, Offer Him incense, gold, and myrrh; We to the Christ Child bring our hearts’ oblations. Refrain Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, in the highest; Refrain Angels we have heard on high Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song? Refrain Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. Refrain While shepherds watched their flocks While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. Fear not, said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind; Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. To you, in David’s town this day, Is born of David’s line The Saviour who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign: The heav’nly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, And in a manger laid. Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song: All glory be to God on high And on the earth be peace. Goodwill henceforth from heav’n to men Begin and never cease.

Simon Loveless – Director Simon has long been active in choral music as a conductor, accompanist, singer, administrator and advocate. He joined West Gippsland Chorale as accompanist in 2011 and moved to the role of Musical Director at the start of 2012. He is also the Musical Director of Casey Choir, and Assistant Artistic Director and accompanist for Melbourne Youth Chorale. He has directed the Da Capo Singers chamber choir and the RMIT Choir, and accompanied many choirs around Melbourne. Simon also works extensively as a freelance accompanist. Lisa Fraser – Accompanist West Gippsland Chorale’s accompanist since 2012, Lisa has worked in several musical and educational fields including classroom music teaching, VCE music programs, music education research, choral conducting workshops, vocal and instrumental accompaniment and has enjoyed repetiteur work for various school musicals. Lisa tutors at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School in Warragul and in her home studio and is a freelance accompanist for concerts, exams and auditions for Melbourne and Monash Universities and local competitions. She is director of St Paul’s Senior School Choir. Guest performers Sally Rehfisch has been learning the flute for ten years from her teacher Tamara Warden. She has been a part of many ensembles through her school (St Paul’s Anglican Grammar) and the wider community. Sally has recently finished year 12 and is currently auditioning at universities, hoping to study music next year. Tamara Warden is a flute and piano teacher who has grown up and worked in the Latrobe Valley. She began flute lessons with Gwen Birch and piano with Ivan Larsen. She also learnt piano with Ruth Cruickshank and Judy Hall. Tamara majored in music education at the University of Melbourne, studying under Peter Edge and Prudence Davis. Since graduating she has been delighted to return to Gippsland, working in many local schools. She is currently employed at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School in both Warragul and Traralgon and also at Gippsland Grammar in Sale.