Golden West College Chorale and Chamber Singers. Dr. Bruce Bales, conductor. present. In voce Tubæ. Festive Music for Choir, Brass, Organ & Percussion

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1 Golden West College Chorale and Chamber Singers Dr. Bruce Bales, conductor present In voce Tubæ Festive Music for Choir, Brass, Organ & Percussion Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8pm GWC Mainstage Theater

2 Golden West College Chorale and Chamber Singers, Dr. Bruce Bales, Director present In voce Tubæ Festive Music for Choir, Brass, Organ and Percussion a concert honoring the musical life of James Barney Barngrover ( ) Fanfare for the Common Man, 1942 Aaron Copland ( ) Brass choir Excerpt from Plaudite tympana from Missa Salisburgensis, 1682 Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ( ) Beat the drums, peal the bells, strike the strings, voices sing praise; with a chorus of joyful cries acclaim, oh land of ours, the Great Shepherd, sing the praises of St. Rupert! Double Choirs with Brass, Antiphonal Timpani and Organs Ascendit Deus from Cantiones sacræ, 1612 Peter Philips (c ) God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet. Alleluia. The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven. Alleluia. Psalm 47 Chorale Canite tuba in Sion from Motetti per concerti ecclesiastici, 1599 Giovanni Bassano ( ) Sound the trumpet in Zion. Proclaim to the people saying, This is the day that the Savior is born for us. And the Word was made flesh. A holy day shines upon us. Praise and exult Him, Jerusalem, the Creator of the world. Alleluia Joel 2 (paraphrased) Double Choirs with Brass Octet Excerpts from Jubilate Deo in D (Psalm 100) for St. Cecilia s Day, 1694 Henry Purcell ( ) Sarah Heck, Mezzo-soprano soloist Chorale with Trumpets and Organ Ecce sacerdos magnus, 1885 Anton Bruckner ( ) Behold a great priest, who in his days pleased God. Therefore, by an oath, the Lord made him increase among his people. He gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his covenant upon his head. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen Combined Choirs, Trombones and Organ O Clap Your Hands (Psalm 47) 1920 Ralph Vaughan Williams ( ) Combined Choirs with Brass Choir, Percussion and Organ Rise up, My Love (Song of Songs 2:10-12; 6:1-3) from Wedding Cantata, 1956 Daniel Pinkham ( ) Chamber Singers with Horns, Celesta and Organ To St. Cecilia, 1958 Norman Dello Joio ( ) From harmony, this universal frame began: When nature underneath an heap of jarring atoms lay, and could not heave her head, 'Arise, ye more than dead!' Then cold, and hot, and moist, and dry, the elements on high to their stations leap, and Music's power obey. From harmony, this universal frame began: from harmony to harmony through all the compass of the notes it ran, the diapason closing full in Man. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell, his listening brethren stood around and, wondering, on their faces fell to worship that celestial sound: Less than a god they thought there could not dwell within the hollow of that shell, that spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell?

3 The trumpet's loud clangour excites us to arms, with shrill notes of anger, and mortal alarms. Sharp violins proclaim their jealous pangs in desperation, in indignation, for the fair, disdainful dame. But O, what art can teach, what human voice can reach, the sacred organ's praise? Notes inspiring holy love, notes that wing their heavenly ways to mend the choirs above. Orpheus could lead the savage race; and trees uprooted left their place, but bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher: When to her organ vocal breath was given, an angel heard, and straight appear'd mistaking Earth for Heaven. As from the power of sacred lays the spheres began to move, and sung the great Creator's praise to all the Blest above; So when the last and dreadful hour this crumbling pageant shall devour, the trumpet shall be heard on high, the dead shall live, the living die, and Music shall untune the sky! - John Dryden, 1687, Baritone soloist Combined Choirs with Brass Choir Sunburst Reflection, 2008 Sara Bales Lehman (1980- ) Premier performance - dedicated to Grandpa Barney Brass Sextet Gloria, 1974 John Rutter (1945- ) I. Gloria in excelsis Deo Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory II. Domine Deus O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. III. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only art most high, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Amy McCoy, Soprano soloist Combined Choirs with Brass Choir, Percussion and Organ Mark your Calendar... The SalzburgConnection Plaudite tympana from Missa Salisburgensis by Henirich Ignaz Franz von Biber Requiem pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo by Johann Michael Haydn Vesparæ solennes de confessore, K.339 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ß Golden West College Chorale and Chamber Singers with Guest Soloists and Full Orchestra Dr. Bruce Bales, conductor Saturday, May 16, 2009, 8pm St. Wilfrid s Episcopal Church Chapel Lane, H.B. (South of Ellis between Beach and Newland) Tickets: $12 General, $10 - Student/Senior/Child under 12 For more information about our program visit our website at

4 Golden West College Chorale Wendell Ballantyne, accompanist Sopranos Joyce Anne Antal Sarah Heck Marjorie Campos Liza Mardoyan Amy McCoy Angélique Nguyen Verushka Peralta Altos Karen Barnett Laura Dabic Heather Hansen Brianna Lennert Elise Masseling Celinda Molen Leslie Rudolph Tenors Wendell Ballantyne Jeffrey Lowe David Lopez Jacob Mix Richard Ullrich Basses Tom Antal Matthew Farnsworth Al Grathwol Ken Greenlee Richard Grogan Vincent Nguyen Shawn Sainz Golden West College Chamber Singers Dana Seufert, accompanist Sopranos Elizabeth Barnes Ellen Beckham Katy Brezden Heidi Miller Chantel Peterson Elizabeth Wages Altos Stephanie Gomez Joy Greenlee Alena Hernandez Judith Lopez Kaitlyn Welch Tenors Robert Barnett Matthew Ernst Tyler Humphrey David Lopez Henry Pham Evan Strand Jericho Silvernail Richard Ullrich Basses Alexander Helton Joseph Johnson Huan Nguyenpham Russell Osborne Christopher Reed Brian Roach Instrumentalists Trumpets Steve Charpie Jean-Pierre Michelou Jostein Aarflot Robert Allen French Horns Mark Ghiassi Victor Pesavento Emily Reppun Celesta Trombones Michael Zelazo Dan Seager Charles Drinkworth Tuba Joseph Jackson Percussion Collette Hausey Linda Michelou Organ Dana Seufert Wendell Ballantyne We would like to extend special thanks to the following people whose support made this event possible: Dr. David Hudson, Dean of Arts and Letters, Golden West College Lynn Schramm, Arts and Letters Administrative Assistant Sigrid Wolfe and Terry Otto, Theater Managers Tim VanGerven, Sound Engineer Chris Dierl, Orchestra Contractor and the family and friends of Jim Barngrover who s donations to his memorial fund helped to underwrite this concert: Sharon Cooney, Costa Mesa Church of Religious Science, Robert & Dorthea Robinson, Helen Wagner, Mary Jo Whritner and Margann Barngrover Persons interested in contributing to the James Barngrover Choral Music Memorial Fund should contact the GWC Foundation Office at (714) or mbunten@gwd.cccd.edu

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