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The 2016-2017 SeasonWESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE OF RIDER UNIVERSITY

Westminster Firsts A Classical Legacy

1920 Westminster Choir was established by John Finley William son at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio.

1926 The Westminster Choir School was founded.

1928 Westminster Choir and the Cincinnati Symphony made the nation’s first coast-to-coast radio broadcast, aired over Station WLW.

1929 Westminster Choir College was established and moved to Ithaca College.

1932 Westminster Choir College moved to Princeton, N.J.

1934 As the first official American guests of the Soviet Union, with whom the United States had just resumed diplomatic relations, Westminster Choir made the first broadcast from Russia to the United States.

1938 Westminster Choir, with conductor and founder Dr. John Finley Williamson, presented the first U.S. performance of Joseph Haydn’s Passion (The Seven Last Words). The perfor-mance also featured a volunteer orchestra of Princetonians, including Albert Einstein in the violin section. • The Choir sang at the dedication of the New York World’s Fair.

1939 Westminster Choir sang for the first time with the New York Philharmonic. Since then, it has set a record for the number of joint performances—more than 350—by a single choir and orchestra.

1957 Westminster Choir completed a five-month, globe-circling tour under the auspices of the U.S. State Department’s Cultural Exchange Program. The Choir performed in 22 countries, traveled 40,000 miles and appeared before 227,000 people.

1964 Westminster Choir sang on the Telstar World-Wide Telecast in the spring for the opening ceremonies of the New York World’s Fair. This reportedly was the largest audience ever to see a television show at that time.

1965 For the first time the Choir appeared with three major orchestras in one year: the Berlin Philharmonic, the American Symphony Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra.

1971 Westminster Choir performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during the inaugural week of concerts with the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Nicholas Harsanyi. The work performed was The Dawn of Glory by Christian Latrobe.

1972 The Choir began its first summer as the chorus-in- residence for the Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy, at the invitation of Gian Carlo Menotti.

1977 Westminster Choir became the first chorus-in-residence at the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. in Charleston, S.C., at the invitation of Gian Carlo Menotti.

1978 Westminster Choir established its own recording label, copyrighted “Westminster Choir,” and released its first recording: Six Motets of Johann Sebastian Bach, with guest conductor Wilhelm Ehmann.

1980 Westminster Choir was the first choir to be featured on the “ Live from Lincoln Center” telecast series over National Public Television. The Choir performed Verdi’s Requiem with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta.

1982 Westminster Choir was part of the 10,000th performance of the New York Philharmonic, America’s oldest perma-nent orchestra.

1988 Westminster Choir sang Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with the New York Philharmonic under the composer’s direction in a performance at Carnegie Hall celebrating the 45th anniversary of Bernstein’s conducting debut with the orchestra.

1990 Westminster Symphonic Choir sang in the Leonard Bernstein memorial concert at the invitation of the Bernstein family.

1991 Westminster Symphonic Choir performed at Carnegie Hall’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.

1992 Westminster Choir College merged with Rider University. • Westminster Symphonic Choir performed in “A Tribute to Riccardo Muti” with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Maestro Muti, a performance televised nationally on the Arts & Entertainment Cable Network.

1993 Conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, Westminster Sym-phonic Choir participated in The Philadelphia Orches-tra’s first performance of Britten’s War Requiem.

1996 Westminster Choir, conducted by Joseph Flummerfelt, traveled on a concert tour of Korea and Taiwan and per-formed in the Colmar Music Festival in Colmar, France.

1999 Westminster Symphonic Choir performed the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Oltra Mar, 7 Preludes for the New Millennium with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Kurt Masur.

2001 Westminster Choir and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Joseph Flummerfelt, performed the world premiere of Stephen Paulus’ Voices of Light, commissioned by Rider University to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of Westminster Choir College.

2002 To commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, Westminster Choir was featured in the PRI national radio broadcast of “In the Shadow of the Towers.” They were

joined by President George W. Bush and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. • Westminster Sym-phonic Choir’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem with the New Jersey Symphony was broadcast nationally by PBS.

2004 Westminster Choir premiered Arise My Love by Stephen Paulus, a gift from the composer to celebrate Joseph Flummerfelt’s extraordinary career. • Westminster’s artistic director, Joseph Flummerfelt, was named Musical America’s 2004 Conductor of the Year, the first choral conductor to be so honored.

2005 Westminster Symphonic Choir performed Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé (complete) for the first time with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Lorin Maazel.

2006 Westminster Symphonic Choir participated in the New York Philharmonic’s first performance of Mozart’s Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation,” conducted by Lorin Maazel. • Joe Miller appointed director of choral activities and conductor of the Westminster Choir and the Westminster Symphonic Choir.

2007 Rider University established Westminster College of the Arts. • Westminster Williamson Voices presented the North American premiere of James Whitbourn’s Annelies: The Anne Frank Oratorio. • Westminster Symphonic Choir opened the Carnegie Hall season performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, conducted by David Robertson.

2008 Westminster Kantorei participated in the world premiere recording of John Magnussen’s Psalm, composed for the Limón Dance Company.

2009 Westminster Choir and Joe Miller released their first recording, Flower of Beauty.

2010 Westminster Williamson Voices premiered James Whitbourn’s Requiem Canticorum, and the Westminster Choir premiered Jaakko Mäntyjärvi’s To a Locomotive in Winter.

2012 Westminster Symphonic Choir performed with Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra for the first time.

2014 The Westminster Williamson Voices’ and James Jordan’s recording of James Whitbourn’s Annelies, the first major choral setting of The Diary of Anne Frank, was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Choral Performance. • Westminster Symphonic Choir performed the New York premiere of Christopher Rouse’s Requiem with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert.

2015 Westminster Symphonic Choir performed Leonard Bernstein’s Mass: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers for the first time with The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

2016 Westminster Kantorei performed in England and France.

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Ryan James BrandauJames Jordan

Joe MillerAmanda Quist

Kathleen Ebling Shaw

Westminster Chapel ChoirWestminster Concert Bell ChoirWestminster Schola CantorumWestminster Symphonic Choir

Daryl Robinson, organ

With guest artists Solid Brass

Please note the unauthorized use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash,

is strictly prohibited by law. Out of courtesy to the performers and everyone in the audience, please refrain from using cell phones

and electronic devices.

We invite all who are willing and able

to stand and join in singing

* included on Carolae: Music for Christmas recording**included on An English Christmas recording

The audience is asked to withhold all applause until after the recessional.

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Gifts of the Season

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OVERTURE

Suite of Medieval Carols arr. Elizabeth DiSavino Solid Brass

Savior of Nations, Come arr. Sandra EithunWestminster Concert Bell Choir

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Johann Sebastian BachSolid Brass (1685-1750) arr. Douglas Haislip

Variations sur un Noël, Op. 20 Marcel DupréDaryl Robinson, organ (1886-1971) I Wonder as I Wander * John Jacob NilesWestminster Chapel Choir (1892-1980) Elisabeth Podsiadlo, mezzo-soprano arr. Steven PilkingtonJessica Forbes, soprano

Missa Carolae: Introit and Kyrie * James WhitbournWestminster Schola Cantorum (b. 1963)Westminster Symphonic Choir Solid Brass; Daryl Robinson, organ; Sophia Santiago, soprano; Camille Watson, sopranoChristopher Hochstuhl, piccolo; Jacob Ezzo, percussion

WELCOMING

READING: Bidding Steven Pilkington, Associate Professor of Sacred Music

CAROL: O Come, All Ye Faithful J.F. Wade (1711-1786)

arr. Sir David Willcocks 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, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord! God of God, Light of Light, Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb; Very God, Begotten, not created: Refrain

Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above; Glory to God in the highest: Refrain

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning, Jesu, to thee be glory giv’n. Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing: Refrain

JOY

My Lord Has Come Will ToddWestminster Schola Cantorum (b. 1970)

READING: The Star UnknownDestiny Cooper, Class of 2018 Friday, December 9Lucy Hole, Class of 2020 Saturday, December 10

Gaudete arr. J. David Moore Westminster Chapel Choir Valerie Dzielski, Christina Han, sopranosChristian Koller, tenor; Marcus Timpane, baritone

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice arr. Dan GoellerWestminster Concert Bell Choir trans. Kimberlee F. Strepka

PEACE

CAROL: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen arr. Stuart Forster All:God rest you merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismay,For Jesus Christ our SaviourWas born on Christmas Day,To save us all from Satan’s powerWhen we were gone astray:

Refrain:O tidings of comfort and joy,comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

All:From God our heavenly FatherA blessed angel came,And unto certain shepherdsBrought tidings of the same,How that in Bethlehem was bornThe Son of God by name:Refrain

Men (All join in refrain):The shepherds at those tidingsRejoiced much in mind,And left their flocks a-feedingIn tempest, storm and wind,And went to Bethlehem straightway,This blessed Babe to find:Refrain

Women (All join in refrain):But when to Bethlehem they came,Whereat this Infant lay,They found Him in a manger,Where oxen feed on hay;His mother Mary kneeling,Unto the Lord did pray:Refrain

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All:Now to the Lord sing praises,All you within this place,And with true love and charityEach other now embrace;This holy tide of ChristmasAll others doth deface:Refrain

READING: Practicing the Scales of Rejoicing Richard S. GilbertJoseph F. Whall, Senior Vice President Friday, December 9 The PNC Financial Services Group Pauline Taumalolo, Class of 2019 Saturday, December 10

Festival First Nowell Dan ForrestWestminster Symphonic Choir (b. 1978)Solid BrassDaryl Robinson, organ

Of One That Is So Fair and Bright * WhitbournWestminster Schola Cantorum

In the Bleak Midwinter ** Gustav HolstWestminster Concert Bell Choir (1874-1934)

arr. Karen Lakey Buckwalter

Even When He Is Silent Kim André Arnesen Westminster Chapel Choir (b. 1980)

LOVE

CAROL: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

arr. Richard Webster

Hark! the herald angels sing glory to the newborn 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 host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem!Hark! the herald angels sing glory to the newborn King! Christ, by highest heav’n adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord;late in time behold him come, offspring of the Virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th’incarnate Deity.Pleased as man with us to dwell; Jesus, our Emmanuel!Hark! the herald angels sing glory to the newborn King! 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: Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King.

READING: What I Really Want for Christmas Robert FulghamTodd Dellinger, Assistant Professor II, Arts Administration

I Saw Three Ships arr. Andrew CarterWestminster Chapel Choir (b. 1939)Westminster Schola CantorumWestminster Symphonic ChoirDaryl Robinson, organ

Missa Carolae: Agnus Dei * WhitbournWestminster Chapel ChoirWestminster Schola Cantorum Westminster Symphonic ChoirSolid BrassDaryl Robinson, organJade Blocker, sopranoChristopher Hochstuhl, piccolo

GIVING

CAROL: Silent Night Franz Gruber (1787-1863)

arr. Ryan Brandau

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, heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior 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.

CAROL: Joy to the World Traditional arr. Mack Wilberg

All: Joy to the world! the Lord is come: let earth receive her King;let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing,and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing.

Women: Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns; let us their songs employ,while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, repeat the sounding joy,repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy. Men:No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground;he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found,far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found.

All: He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations provethe glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love,and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love.

RECESSIONAL AND POSTLUDE

L’année d’or Joel PhillipsDaryl Robinson, organ (b. 1958)

Toccata on ‘Vom Himmel hoch’ * Garth Edmundson Daryl Robinson, organ (1892-1971)

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About the ArtistsRYAN JAMES BRANDAU brings to the podium broad experience conducting a variety of choral and orchestral ensembles. He is the artistic director of the Amor Artis, a 35-voice chamber chorus and orchestra in New York City; and artistic director of Princeton Pro Musica and the Monmouth Civic Chorus. Dr. Brandau serves on the faculty of Westminster Choir College, where he helps prepare the Westminster Symphonic Choir for orchestral performances. He is the former director of choral activities at Santa Clara University, artistic director of the Santa Clara Chorale and choirmaster of the all-professional choir of Christ Church, New Haven. As a singer, he has performed with such ensembles as the American Bach Soloists, the Choir of King’s College Cambridge, Yale Schola Cantorum, and the Choir of Clare College Cambridge.

Grammy® nominated conductor JAMES JORDAN has been praised throughout the musical world as one of America’s pre-eminent conductors, music psychologists, writers and pedagogical innovators in choral music. The most published performing musician in the world, his more than 40 books explore both the philosophical and spiritual basis of musicianship, as well as aspects of choral rehearsal teaching and learning. His book Evoking Sound was praised by the Choral Journal as a “must read.” He is Senior Conductor and Professor of Choral Conducting at the Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Dr. Jordan is also Director of the Westminster Conducting Institute and Co-Director of the Choral Institute at Oxford. A comprehensive listing of his publications and recordings can be found at www.giamusic.com/jordan.

Director of Choral Activities at Westminster, JOE MILLER is conductor of the Westminster Choir and the Westminster Symphonic Choir. He is also artistic director for choral activities for the renowned Spoleto Festival USA. His 2016-2017 season with the Westminster Choir includes a concert tour of the southern United States, national radio broadcasts, their annual residency at the Spoleto Festival USA and performances at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona. As conductor of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, he has collaborated with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, earning him critical praise. Dr. Miller is also founder and conductor of the Westminster Summer Choral Festival Choir, a program that offers choral and vocal artists the opportunity to explore challenging works each summer on the Westminster campus in Princeton.

Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College, DARYL ROBINSON has been praised for his innovative programming, compelling performances, and unique depth of interpretative skill. Described as a performer with “…a driving muscular poetry underpinned by nimble technique and nuanced sense of style…” by London-based Choir and Organ, he was winner of both First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2012 American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition. He has appeared as a featured artist at notable venues including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Cathédral Saint-Pierre, and San Diego’s Spreckels Organ Pavilion. His debut solo album, Sempre Organo, quickly garnered rave reviews, and has been featured on nationally syndicated radio programs, including Pipedreams® and With Heart and Voice. Learn more at www.darylrobinson.com. Conductor of the Westminster Concert Bell Choir and Westminster Choir College alumna, KATHLEEN EBLING SHAW is a member of Westminster’s Sacred Music department, where she teaches classes in handbell training and conducts a second handbell choir. Well known as a handbell clinician, Mrs. Shaw will serve as a guest conductor at the Handbell Musicians of America’s Distinctly

Bronze West in February 2017, and as a clinician at the HMA Directors Seminar in July 2017 and the Presbyterian Association of Musicians’ Music and Worship Conference at Montreat in June 2018. Choirs under her direction have performed a Carnegie Hall and the World Financial Center’s Festival of Light and Sound and featured on Lifetime Television, QVC, NBC’s Today Show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and NBC’s nationally televised Lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.

Westminster Chapel Choir conductor AMANDA QUIST also conducts Westminster Kantorei, whom she led on a concert tour of France and England this past summer. During her earlier work with the Westminster Symphonic Choir she collaborated with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and Dresden Staatskapelle. She is also director of the Westminster Summer Vocal Institute and a recipient of the Rider University’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Quist served as chorus master for the North American premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Matsukaze for Spoleto Festival USA and the Lincoln Center Festival. Critics described the chorus’ performance as “beautifully prepared,” “gripping,” and “bridging the vocal and instrumental textures with perfect intonation.” She is also an active adjudicator and clinician, and she regularly conducts honor choirs and workshops throughout the United States.

The WESTMINSTER CHAPEL CHOIR takes its name from Westminster’s rich history of leadership in the field of sacred music. The ensemble has evolved over the years, and today its repertoire includes both sacred and secular works. Composed of students in their first year of study at Westminster Choir College, this ensemble is a defining choral experience that remains with Westminster alumni throughout their lives. The Chapel Choir’s 2016-2017 season includes the annual Family Weekend Concert and Evening of Readings and Carols in the Princeton University Chapel. It will also host Westminster’s High School Invitational Chamber Choir Festival and it will join Westminster Schola Cantorum and students from The Juilliard School to perform Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor in Princeton and New York.

Hailed for its virtuosity, the WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR performs on the largest range of handbells in the world – 8 octaves, from C1 to C9 – as well as a six-octave set of Malmark Choirchime® instruments from C2 to C8 – the widest range in existence. The ensemble has appeared on Public Television’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and NBC’s Today show. Most recently, it joined singer Josh Groban for NBC’s nationally televised Lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. It has performed at Carnegie Hall twice during the Christmas season and it joined Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the critically acclaimed 15-city tour titled “A Royal Christmas.” The Choir has made nine recordings; the most recent releases are Let Freedom Ring and An English Christmas.

WESTMINSTER SCHOLA CANTORUM is one of three curricular choirs at Westminster Choir College. Composed of all students in their second year of study at the college, this ensemble forms a vital link between the technique and artistry gained by students in their first-year experience in Westminster Chapel Choir and Westminster Symphonic Choir, which performs with many of the world’s finest orchestras and is a cornerstone of the Westminster experience. In addition to An Evening of Readings and Carols, Westminster Schola Cantorum’s 2016-2017season includes a spring tour to Virginia and North Carolina and performances of Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor with Westminster Chapel Choir and students from The Juilliard School in Princeton and New York.

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Recognized as one of the world’s leading choral ensembles, the WESTMINSTER SYMPHONIC CHOIR has recorded and performed with major orchestras under many internationally acclaimed conductors for the past 82 years. It is composed of all Westminster Choir College juniors, seniors and half of the graduate students. The ensemble’s 2016–17 season includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert; Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and Ravel’s Daphnis

et Chloé with The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Britten’s War Requiem with The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. Recent seasons have included performances of Bernstein’s Mass with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin ; Villa-Lobos’ Choros No. 10 with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and Gustavo Dudamel; and Rouse’s Requiem with the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert.

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Chuck BumcrotMichael Blutman

Jason Bitonti

French horns:Judy Lee

Ann Mendoker

Steve ShertsLisa Pike

Trombone:Carl Della Peruti

Hans MuhlerDon Hayward

Tuba:Kyle Turner

Percussion:Adrienne Ostrander

Phyllis Bitow

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This appearance by SOLID BRASS is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Founded in 1982, SOLID BRASS is recognized by audiences and critics alike as one of the premier brass groups in the country. The members of the ensemble are some of the New York area’s finest musicians who have performed at Lincoln Center with the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera orchestras, NY City Ballet orchestra, numerous Broadway shows, and a host of appearances as orchestral and chamber musicians in the metropolitan area. SOLID BRASS has recorded on the Musical Heritage Society label, Dorian Recordings, Joseph Grado Signature Recordings and Craig Dory Recordings; and has appeared on NJN (PBS) TV’s “The State of the Arts.” Musical arrangements are being published in the SOLID BRASS SERIES of Trigram Music Inc., Century City, California. SOLID BRASS has been a recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and performed in Mexico and two tours of Canada.

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SopranoRobyn Baker, Red Bank, NJFelicia Betts, Mays Landing, NJSarah Boone, Newark, DE Madison Bowling, Columbia, MDElena Byassee, New Windsor, NYHannah Dittloff, Bridgewater, NJValerie Dzielski, State College, PACassidy Egan, Budd Lake, NJMaggie Foster, Prospect, KYJessica Forbes, Fort Myers, FL

Julianne Fournier, North Attleboro, MAChristina Han, Bayside, NYDarla Lowe, Severn, MDAshlan McMichael, Silverdale, PASarah Morrow, Basking Ridge, NJMadeline Payment, Kent, WA *Paige Pendleton, Pennsville, NJJuliet Rafanelli, Westbury, NYMelissa Redway, Coconut Creek, FLLindsey Reinhard, Yardley, PA

Hannah Schreffler, Hamburg, PAHannah Steele, Schnecksville, PAAlexandra Thomas, State College, PAAleisha Thompson-Heinz, Fredericksburg, VAFelicia Villa, Mineola, NYCasey Wichman, Herndon, VAGabrielle Weiss, Marlton, NJRachel Woody, Greeneville, TN

AltoCorinna Cardone, New Providence, NJTaylor Carpenzano, Nesconset, NY Jessica Dalrymple, Wellesley, MAWendy Darr, Little Rock, ARMymoena Davids, New York, NY *Laura Delgado Vargas, Santo Domingo, DRSamantha Gordon, Cranford, NJAdrianna Hill, Galloway, NJ

Jillian Krempasky, Schnecksville, PALeah Kun, Easton, PANichola Lampe, Columbus, OHAbaigael Noss, Shickshinny, PAMackenzie Payne, Fort Lauderdale, FLBetsy Podsiadlo, San Diego, CAKatrina Roberts, Moorestown, NJAlison Rummel, Quakertown, PA

Paula Salvant, East Orange, NJKate Smith, Lumberton, NJNicolePaige Uvenio, Roxbury, NJ.Danielle Verguldi, Quakertown, PANatalia Wajda, Ridgefield, NJIndianna Watford, Florence, SCSarah Williams, Robbinsville, NJMadison Zahorsky, Madison Township, PA

TenorAri Carrillo, Warminster, PARoy DeMarco, Woodbridge NJChristopher Fludd, Freeport, NY *Palmer Haffner, Cape Coral, FL

Christian Koller, Cape Coral, FLJacob Keleman, Larchmont, NYNathan Lazurus, Clifton Park, NYColin Mahon, Pitman, NJ

Joel Noonan, River Vale, NJGuillermo Pasarin, Scranton, PAAndrew Sullivan, Swedesboro, NJIsaiah Washington, Centereach, NY

BassMax Brey, Tallahassee, FLChris Clark, Staten Island, NYAlex Garcia, Saint Petersburg, FLEric Lyons, Higganum, CTJohn Lucado, Frederick, MD

Bryan McClary, Robbinsville, NJAlex Miller, Dingmans Ferry, PA *Jonathon Mount, Perth Amboy, NJJorddy Romero, Newark, NJTom Sepesi, Bridgewater, NJ

David Sherman, Marlboro, NJMarcus Timpane, Berkeley, CAJohn Vandevert, Dearborn, MI

Westminster Chapel Choir Amanda Quist, conductor

Tyler Weakland, accompanistAlicia Brozovich and Xiaosha Lin, graduate assistant conductors

SopranoGrace Amodeo, Dunellen, NJMegan Anderson, Westminster, MDCori Berntsen, Bedford, NHMélia Boykin, Bloomfield, NJAmy Brandt, Sellersville, PARebecca Chernavsky, Staten Island, NYHayley Collins, Middletown, DETaylor Consiglio, Hauppauge, NYJillian Corn, Hamilton, NJ*Marissa DeVeau, Howell, NJ

Julia Donahue, Quakertown, PAOlivia Dowden, Rockville Centre, NYKrista Hastings, Hagerstown, MDJulie Hemmingway, Levittown, PAHannah Kim, Cherry Hill, NJAlix Macri, Hammonton, NJHyunkyung Lim, Busan, South KoreaAlexa Lucchesse, West Babylon, NYGabrielle Marcoux, Garden City, NYRebecca Nixon, Phillipsburg, NJ

Jenny O’Brien, San Jose, CAMegan O’Connor, Smithtown, NYColette Pierce, Union, NJMonica Ross, Philadelphia, PAKelly Ruggieri, Scotch Plains, NJSophia Santiago, West Friendship, MDBethany Sims, Champaign, ILVanessa Trauger, York, PACamille Watson, Kent, WA*

AltoKatie Arnold, Wantage, NJRhiannon Charney, Boothwyn, PASamantha Cruz, Robbinsville, NJJenna Culbertson, Mullica Hill, NJAshley Dupont, Wellington, FLJaclyn Gisondi, Shrewsbury, NJ*H. Michaela Hilling, Harleysville, PA

Drew Jackson, San Francisco, CANatalya Leistiko, Voorhees, NJElizabeth Livingston, Massapequa Park, NYVivienne Longstreet, South Orange, NJAlexa Majana, Nutley, NJBrandi McLeod, Franklin Park, NJSofiya Nayda, Cranford, NJ

Gabrielle Reed, Monroe Township, NJOlivia Sandel, Browns Mills, NJLauren Sander, Tabernacle, NJ*Rebecca Smith, Pottstown, PABrianna Super, Carmel, NYLauren Tannen, Davie, FL

TenorNicolas Alifano, Clifton Park, NYChris Bonanni, Mullica Hill, NJEric Becker, Westhampton Beach, NYAlex Delbar, Paso Robles, CASam Denler, Somers, NY*

Paul David Flood, Campbell Hall, NY*Zachary Fulcher, Medford, NJJonathan Hartwell, Middletown, DEKalif Jones, Huntington, NYSean Reilly, Medford, NJ

Kevin Schneider, South Windsor, CTJeremy Sivitz, Anchorage, AKPreston Tolbert, Morristown, NJNoah Williams, Jim Thorpe, PA

BassJoseph Buttram, Barnsboro, NJBrandon DeHoff, Wilmington, DERichmond Garrick, Willingboro, NJMark Gebauer, Duncanville, TX*Zach Kent, Wellington, FL

Oscar Lichen, Howell, NJMatthew Marinelli, San Antonio, TXShelden Mendes, Cranford, NJRené Miville, Fort Myers, FL*Mark Pall, Dallas, PA

Michael Phillips, Harrington Park, NJAlex Pino, Ashburn, VAAaron Ramsey, Manhattan, NYJohn Reed, Allentown, NJZach Wilson, Norwalk, CT

Westminster Schola CantorumJames Jordan, conductor

Tyler Weakland, accompanistClaire Hughes and Jacob Truby, graduate assistant conductors

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Westminster Symphonic ChoirJoe Miller, conductor

Ryan Brandau, conductorEric Plutz, rehearsal accompanist

Liska Jetchick and Francisco Ortiz-Ramos graduate assistant conductors

BassJoshua Acampado, Bridgewater, New Jersey Christopher Aggabao, Belle Mead, New Jersey Gonzalo Aguilar, Lima, PerúMacArthur Alewel , Norfork, NebraskaConner Allison, Estero, Florida Holden Bihl, Robbinsville, New JerseyJesse Borower, Charlotte, North CarolinaLucas Brown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAaron Cafaro, Matawan, New JerseyJerrick Cavagnaro, North Haledon, New JerseyEmilio Chase, Quakertown, PennsylvaniaRobert Colby-Witanek, Belle Mead, New JerseyMiguel De Jesús, North Bergen, New JerseyJason Diaz, Allentown, New Jersey Aaron Eaves, Greenville, Kentucky

Grant Farmer, Nashville, TennesseeRobert Firkser, Edison, New JerseyJohn Franek, West Coldwell, New JerseyPaul Georgeson, Seattle, WashingtonLayton Graves, Hanover, PennsylvaniaDuegeun Ha, Suwon, South KoreaGabriel Harley, Wilmington, DelawareThomas Heidenreich, Cincinnati, OhioMatthew Hern, San Ramon, CaliforniaEvan Kelly, Ray Village, OhioJames Kinzel, Wilmette, IllinoisSkyler Klein, Suffern, New YorkScott Koven, Burke, Virginia*Storm Kowaleski, Silver Spring, MarylandAdam Lee, Mountain View, California Singaeng Lee, Incheon, South Korea*

Colton Martin, Falls City, Nebraska Thomas Marvil, Homer, MichiganLarry Miller, Beckley, West VirginiaJohn Mitchell, Arlington, Virginia Neil Mitchell, Granby, ConnecticutJoshua Palagyi, Albany, New YorkEric Roper, New Providence, New JerseyAlexander Rosa, Guilford, ConnecticutMichael Ryan, East Greenwich, Rhode IslandPeter Schertz, Glen Rock, New JerseyBrian Sengdala, Orange, CaliforniaAlex Simon, Portland, Oregon*Andrew Stack, Manhasset, New YorkGrant Steiner, Dallas, TexasMichael Wisnosky, Morrisville, PennsylvaniaKenny Xue, Bronxville, New York

SopranoValeria Altamirano, Las Vegas, NVKatherine Angelli, Elma, NYKathryn Avery, Winston-Salem, NCMargaret Louise Bergmark, Macon, GAJade Blocker, Great Neck, NYAmanda Irene Blue, Winona, MNLiana Booker, Bronx, NYMicaela Bottari, Torrington, CTAlicia Brozovich, Conway Springs, KSKatharine Burns, Mechanicsburg, PARoxy Callan, Cincinnati, OHRebecca Carroll, Helmetta, NJGwen Cartwright, Omaha, NEAmani Cole-Felder, Somerset, NJCorinne Costell, Port Jefferson Station, NYMarisa Curcio, Ballston Spa, NYAlyce Daubenspeck, Nazareth, PAKanisha Feliciano, Quakertown, PAMegan Gallagher, Bayport, NYNatalie Glendening, Muleshoe, TXAlexandria Griner, Rocky Hill, NJ

Jennifer Halliday, Aberdeen, ScotlandTemple Hammen, Fredericksburg, VAAshley Hansell, Fieldsboro, NJErika Harrington, Ithaca, NYKatelyn Hemling, Baltimore, MDLucy Hole, Oxford, UK*Megan Holmquist, Commack, NYClaire Hughes, Sussex, UKLaura Isabella, Niskayuna, NYRosetta Isnardi, Plainsboro, NJMaggie Kaetzel, Emmitsburg, MDJennifer Kreider, Morgantown, WVHeather Lacy, Owensboro, KY*Dyanne Sadara Lile, Carl Junction, MONatalia Mamardashvili, Perkasie, PAAbigail Merk, Morrisville, PA Kate Miksits, Whitehall, PAJulia Nigro, Collingswood, NJKathleen O’Mara, Fort Washington, PAAmanda Osborn, Wading River, NYSunny Park, Incheon, S. KoreaJoy Parker, Manassas, VA

Caroline Patton, Glenside, PAJinqiu Pei, ChinaCourtney Pendleton, Myrtle Beach, SCMegan Pendleton, Oakland, CAElissa Pfaender, Milwaukee, WIAlina Rabchuk, Warminster, PAKimberly Reinagel, Rochester, NYElizabeth Rose Robbins, Lawrenceville, GAEmily Sebastian, Dover, DEDorothy Shrader, Alva, OKYasmin C. Siglam, Milltown, NJKamala Silvey, Brooklyn, NYChelsea Simpkins, Bridgeton, NJMcKenzie Stener, Alexandria, VAJulie Susi, Palmyra, NJYasmine Swanson, Cranbury, NJSarah Tyhurst, Aiken, SCMegan Urbano, Reno, NVMargaret Taylor Woods, Richmond, VAJianyu Zhao, Qihe, ChinaKexin Zhen, Pebble Beach, CANoël Zucchero, Bridgewater, NJ

Alto Abigail Bloss, York, PAJocelyn Brown, Orange, NJClaire Campbell, Sturbridge, MAMegan Coiley, Princeton, NJAndrew Leslie Cooper, Cleveland, OH*Destiny Cooper, Wilmington, DESarah Joyce Cooper, Lincoln, MAAlyssa Davis, Harrisburg, PAOlivia de Geofroy, West Tisbury, MAKathleen Dunn, Glen Rock, NJGillian Erlenborn, Bridgewater, NJDavid Falatok, Akron OHNeathery Fuller, St. Louis, MOMolly Getsinger, Mount Airy, MDLauren Goldman, Randolph, NJEmily Maclain Hardin, Columbus, GAJulia Henry, Richmond, VA

Kenita Hopper, Newark, NJTsarina Islam, Dallas, TXLiska Jetchick, Merrickville, CanadaLauren Elizabeth Johnson, Newark, DEAlkistis Karatzis, Athens, GreeceRyan Kennedy, Hackettstown, NJMiranda Lammers, Gilbert, AZKristin Lassiter, Monroe Township, NJKelsey Lewis, Perkasie, PAXiaosha Lin, Shantou, ChinaMengyu Liu, ChinaEmily T. Longo, Freehold, NJAlexandra Meakem, Ringwood, NJTaria Mitchell, Egg Harbor Township, NJMichelle Palladino, East Setauket, NYKaarin Record-Leach, Charlotte, NCEmily Rosoff, Saratoga Springs, NYSarah Sabol, Ovid, NY

Andrea Salazar, Quito, EcuadorChristina Santa Maria, Brooklyn, NYChelsea Sardoni, Robbinsville, NJKristin Alexandra Schenk, Doylestown, PARobin Schmeider, Butler, PAAnnaLotte Smith, Rahway, NJMcKenzie Smith, Albany, ORCecelia Snow, Fort Wayne, INDeanna Sorge, Brooklyn, NYRebecca Stahl, Fogelsville, PALydia Stepanoff, Quakertown, PAPauline Taumalolo, Honolulu, HIJoslyn Thomas, Albertson, NYErica Tran, Toronto, CanadaKathryn Trave, Holland, PARachel Tyler, Richland, PALiazao Wang, Shanghai, ChinaLucy Watts, Marlton, NJ

TenorVictor Abednego, Bali, Indonesia Aldo Aranzulla, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Audric Baal, Middletown, DelawareKyle Blackburn, Logan Township, New JerseyBrian Boeshore, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania Justin Brown, Somerset, New Jersey William Brown, Hernando, Mississippi John Burke, Ringwood, New JerseyJim Calderon, Bergenfield, New JerseyTyler Cesario, Winslow, New Jersey Joseph Cocozziello, Brooklyn, New YorkIgor Correa, Caracas, VenezuelaChristopher Engel, Ocean City, Maryland

Justin Farrell, Tariffville, ConnecticutAidan C. Gent, Brookline, MassachusettsBrett Gray, West Milford, New JerseyDavid Grossman , Belle Mead, New Jersey Dinesh Gurpur, Athens, Georgia*Sergio Hernandez, West New York, New YorkGeorge Kamenakis, Pennsville, New Jersey Michael Kiesling, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAnthony Kurza, Ringwood, New Jersey Tristan Layne, Christ Church, BarbadosPhil LeFevre, Huntingdon Valley, PennsylvaniaMichael McCormick, Oneida, New YorkJonathan Nazario, Hamden, ConnecticutJacob Nelson, Ada, Minnesota

Benjamin Norkus, Point Pleasant Boro, New JerseyFrancisco Ortiz, Orocovis, Puerto RicoBrian Pember, Greenfield Twp, PennsylvaniaTyler Smalling, West Babylon, New York André Soto, Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico De’Saun Stewart, Camden, New JerseyCaeleb Tee, Bentong, Pahang, MalaysiaJoel Trekell, Aurora, ColoradoJacob Truby, Appleton, WisconsinDwight Weaver, Lehighton, Pennsylvania*Dan Wells, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWilliam Woodrow, Newton, New Jersey

All rosters approved 11/30/16* Indicates section leader

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Westminster Concert Bell ChoirKathleen Ebling Shaw, conductor

Miguel A. De Jesus, North Bergen, NJGillian Erlenborn, Martinsville, NJJohn Franek, West Caldwell, NJLauren Goldman, Randolph, NJLayton Graves, Hanover, PADavid Grossman, Belle Mead, NJ

Robert James Lamb, Emmaus, PAJohn Joseph Mitchell, Arlington, NJMichelle Palladino, East Setauket, NYJoy Parker, Manassas, VAOlivia Sandel, Browns Mills, NJPeter Schertz, Glen Rock, NJ

David Sherman, Marlboro, NJHannah Steele, Schnecksville, PALauren Tannen, Davie, FLRachel Tyler, Richland, PA

The Westminster Concert Bell Choir is grateful to have on loan the lower eighth and ninth octave bass handbells and the lower seventh octave Choirchime® Instruments from

Malmark, Inc. – Bellcraftsmen, Plumsteadville, PA.On the web: www.malmark.com

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We wish to thank our Holidays at Westminster Sponsors:

Joseph G. & Sara R. BeckPete & Christina Callaway

Micaela de LignerollesDr. E. Bruce DiDonato & Denise Agness

John & Cynthia GuarinoSamuel M. Hamill

Marsha Gaynor Lewis

Christine LokhammerJames & Deborah Peters

Matthew ShaftelSharon Twaddell

George & Martha VaughnElizabeth Wislar

Joseph G. and Sara R. BeckMrs. R. Bennett

Helena and Peter BienstockEugene W. Blicharz ’76Patriicia Mentos Borden

Frank and Mary Ann CapassoMarvin Harold Cheiten

Ms. Micaela de LignerollesMarianne and Frank DeckerMr. and Mrs. Robert Doll*

Dr. Wolfgang and Marita EngshuberBrian D. Fix

Midge and Dick FlemingAlbert FolopAlix Gerry

Leita Hamill and Bill HamillNigel J. Hawkins

Deborah Herrington and Douglas SawyerThomas and Marie Jablonski

Michael C. Kelly and Joan C. Mazzotti ’72Pamela and John Kelsey

Michael B. and Debra M. KennedySam and Casey Lambert

Cecilia and Michael MathewsCatharine R. MacdonaldSky and Liza Morehouse

Dale and Barbara MorrisonLindsey and Richard MoynihanDean K. and Susan E. Norbeck

Wm. Glenn OsborneJames D. and Deborah C. Peters*

Jacquie and Woody PharesBeate Pongratz-LeistenMarlene L. Rathnum

Ingrid and Marvin ReedCelia D. Ryan

Judith D. ScheideEmile Schoffelen

Mr. and Mrs. Robin Schott, Sr. Caren V. Sturges

Katherine A. Suplee

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Readings and Carols Sponsors

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AnonymousPaul and Susan Berntsen

Jermone and Arlene BlockerDr. Rosemary Boone ‘92 and Thomas Langdon

Lawrence S. and Cynthia CharneyScott L. and Lisa M. Dalrymple

Walter R. Darr ‘78, ‘91Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fournier

Aaron E. and Ernestine (Mickey) Lazenby ‘68 GastMr. and Mrs. Robert Heidenreich

Christopher Heinz and Valerie ThompsonTod Hicks

Stephen J. and Mary M. JohnsonMichael C. Kelly and Joan C. Mazzotti

Lois Laverty ‘51, ‘55Douglas E. Lowe

Robert and Dianne LucchesseJohn Mantuano ‘66

Thomas A. and Loretta A. Marcoux

Carol R. MillerJohn and Dori Mitchell

Claudia C. MooijTina and Thomas Mulhare

O’Connor FamilyKevin and Susan O’Connor

Meghan and Skip PattonPayment FamilyChristopher Pye

Martha and Glenn RossDeloss Schertz and Rose M. Kraybill

John and Terry SchneiderLee and Constance Schofer

David Silvey and Rebecca A. RigertLeah Ann and Louis Spinelli

Bob ThomsonElisabeth Van Buskirk

Thomas and Paige Van Duyne

Support for this concert has come from the Magdalena Houlroyd Concert Endowment. We at Westminster are grateful to

Miss Houlroyd for the establishment of this fund.

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An Evening of Readings and Carols will recorded and broadcast internationally on WWFM The Classical Network on

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APPENDIX

I Wonder as I WanderJohn Jacob Niles (1892-1980) arr. Steven Pilkington

I wonder as I wander out under the sky How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die For poor on’ry people like you and like I; I wonder as I wander out under the skyWhen Mary birthed Jesus ‘twas in a cow’s stall With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all But high from God’s heaven, a star’s light did fall And the promise of ages it then did recall.If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing A star in the sky or a bird on the wing Or all of God’s Angels in heaven to sing He surely could have it, ‘cause he was the King

Missa Carolae: Introit and Kyrie James Whitbourn (b. 1963) Guillô play your tambourin, Robin with your flute begin, Play your pipe and play your drum, Tu-re-lu-re-lu! Pa-ta-pa-ta-pan! Play your pipe and play your drum. Sing Nowell to all and some!

For unto us a child is born, Unto us a Son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The might God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Dance and sing and leap with joy At the birth of the infant boy. Dance with pipe and dance with drum. Tu-re-lu-re-lu! Pa-ta-pa-ta-pan! Dance with pipe and dance with drum For to us is born a Son.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them hath the light shined.

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

My Lord Has ComeWill Todd (b. 1970)

Shepherds, called by angels,Called by love and angels;No place for them but a stable.My Lord has come. Sages, searching for stars,Searching for love in Heaven;No place for them but a stable.My Lord has come. His love will hold me,

His love will cherish me,Love will cradle me. Lead me, lead me to see him,Sages and shepherds and angels;No place for me but a stable.My Lord has come.

Gaudetearr. J David Moore (b. 1962)

REFRAINGaudete, Gaudete, Christus est natusEx Maria Virgine, Gaudete!

Tempus adest gratiaeHoc quod optabamus,Carmina laetitiaeDevote redamus.

Deus homo factus est,Natura mirante,Mundus renovatus est,A Christo regnante.

Ezekelis portaClausa pertransitur, Unde lux est orta,Salus invenitur.

Ergo nostra contio,Psallat jam in lustro,Benedicat Domino, Salus Regi nostro.

(translation) REFRAINRejoice, Rejoice, Christ is bornof the Virgin Mary, Rejoice!The time of grace which wedesired is here.Let us reverently rendersongs of joy.

While Nature wondered,God has been made human,The world has been restored byChrist’s reigning.

The closed gate of Ezekielis crossed,Salvation is found in the placeFrom which the light came.

So let our assembly now sing [psalms]in offering,Let it bless the Lord,Hail to our King.

Festival First Nowellarr. Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

The First Nowell the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherdsin fields as they lay;In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep,On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

RefrainNowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a starShining in the east beyond them far,And to the earth it gave great light,And so it continued both day and night.Refrain

Then let us all with one accordSing praises to our heavenly Lord;That hath made heaven and earth of naught,And with his blood mankind hath bought.Refrain

Of One Who Is So Fair and Brightarr. James Whitbourn

One that is so fair and bright, Velut maris stella, [Like a star of the sea,]Brighter than the day is light; Parens et puella. [Both mother and maiden.]I cry to thee to turn to me, Lady, pray thy Son for me, Tampia, [So pure,]That I may come to thee, Maria! [Maria!]

In sorrow, counsel thou art best, Felix fecundate. [happy fruitfulness]For all the weary thou art rest, Mater honorata. [Mother honored.]Beseech him in thy mildest mood,Who for us did shed his blood Incruce, [on the cross,]That we may come to him In luce. [in the light.]

Lady, flow’r of ev’rything, Rosa sine spina, [Rose without thorn,]Thou bore Jesus, Heaven’s King, Gratia Divina. [by divine grace.]Of all I say thou bore the prize, Lady, Queen of Paradise Electa [chosen]Maiden mild, mother Ec Effecta. [you are made.]

Even When He Is Silentarr. Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980)

I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining.I believe in love even when I feel it not.I believe in God even when He is silent.

I Saw Three Shipsarr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939)

I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas day, on Christmas day,I saw three ships come sailing in,On Christmas day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three?On Christmas day, on Christmas day,And what was in those ships all three?On Christmas day in the morning.

Our Saviour Christ and his lady,On Christmas day, on Christmas day,Our Saviour Christ and his lady,On Christmas day in the morning.

Pray whither sailed those ships all three?

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On Christmas day, on Christmas day,Pray whither sailed those ships all three?On Christmas day in the morning.

O, they sailed into Bethlehem,On Christmas day, on Christmas day, O, they sailed into Bethlehem,On Christmas day in the morning.

And all the bells on earth shall ring,On Christmas day, on Christmas day, And all the bells on earth shall ring,On Christmas day in the morning.And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,On Christmas day, on Christmas day, And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,On Christmas day in the morning.

And all the souls on earth shall sing,On Christmas day, on Christmas day,

And all the souls on earth shall sing,On Christmas day in the morning.

Then let us all rejoice, amain, On Christmas day, on Christmas day, Then let us all rejoice, amain,On Christmas day in the morning.

Missa Carolae: Agnus DeiWhitbourn

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

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Recordings from WestminsterThe Perfect Holiday Gift!

NoëlWestminster ChoirJoe Miller, conductor

Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-sopranoKen Cowan, organ

Classic French Christmas music

An English ChristmasWestminster Concert Bell ChoirKathleen Ebling Shaw, conductor

Holiday favorites performed on the world’s largest range of handbells

Christmas with the Westminster ChoirWestminster ChoirJoseph Flummerfelt, conductor

Traditional holiday favorites with organ and brass

Available at the box office after tonight’s concert

Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar CarolsWestminster ChoirNew Jersey Symphony OrchestraJoseph Flummerfelt, conductor

Selections from holiday masterpieces and familiar carols

Christmas at WestminsterWestminster Concert Bell ChoirKathleen Ebling-Thorne, director

Arrangements of holiday classics from Silent Night to White Christmas

Carolae: Music for Christmas

Westminster Williamson VoicesJames Jordan, conductorEric Rieger, tenorDaryl Robinson, organ

James Whitbourn’s Missa Carolae and much more!

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