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The Fifty-eighth Season of

THE WILLIAM NELSON CROMWELL and

F. LAMMOT BELIN CONCERTS

National Gallery ofArt

2328th Concert

WASHINGTON MEN’S GAMERATA

FRANK ALBINDER, conductor

MICHAEL PATTERSON, pianist

Sunday Evening, 19 December 1999

Seven O’clock

West Building, West Garden Court

Admissionfree
PROGRAM

I

Fifteenth-century French 0 Come, 0 Come, Emmanuel

(Arr. James Engel)

Fourtenth-century Spanish 0 virgo splendens

Traditional A Virgin Most Pure-A Virgin Unspotted

II

Tomas Luis de Victoria

(1548-1611)

Cristobal de Morales

(c. 1500-1553)

Traditional

Ave Maria

0 magnum mysterium

The First Noel

(Sung by the Camerata and the audience)

Thefirst Noel, the angeldidsay,

Was to cei'tain poorshepherds infields as they lay,

Infields where they lay keeping theirsheep

On a coldwinters nightthat was so deep.

Refrain: Noel, noel, noel, noel,

Born is the King ofIsrael!

They looked up andsaw a star

Shining in the East, beyond themfar;

Andto the earth itgavegreatlight,

Andso it continuedboth day andnight.

(Refrain)

III

Franz Biebl Paternoster

(b. 1906) Ave Maria

Felix Mendelssohn Hark the HeraldAngels Sing

(1809-1847)

(Sung by the Camerata and the audience)

Hark! 'The heraldangels sing

Glory to the new-born king!

Peace on earth andmercy mild,

Godandsinners reconciled!

Joyfid, allye nations, rise;

Join the triumph ofthe skies,

With th'angelic host proclaim,

Christis born in Bethlehem!

Hark! 'The heraldangels sing

Glory to the new-born King!

Christ, by highest heav >/ adored;

Christ, the everlasting Lord;

Late in time beholdhim come,

Offspring ofthe Virgins womb.

Veiled inflesh the Godheadsee;

Hailth Jncarnate Deity,

Pleasedas man with man to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel!

Hark! The heraldangels sing....

Mildhe lays his glory by,

Born that man no more may die,

Born to raise the sons ofearth,

Bof'n to give them second birth.

Ris'n with healing in his wings,

Eight andlife to allhe brings,

Hail, the Sun ofRighteousness!

Hail, the heav'n-born Prince ofPeace!

Hark! The heraldangels sing....
Giovanni Gabrieli

(c. 1555-1620)

IV

Jubilate Deo

INTERMISSION

V

Arr. Wendell Whalum Betelehemu

VI

Arr. Ken Rubin Good King Wenceslas

Traditional Angels We Have Heard on High

(Sung by the Gamerata and the audience)

Angels we have heal'd on high

Sweetly singing o 'er theplains;

Andthe mountains, in reply,

Echoing theirjoyfulstrains.

Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why thisjubilee?

Why yourjoyfulstrainsprolong?

Whatthe gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your heav 'nly song?

(Refrain)

Come to Bethlehem, andsee

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee

Christ, the Lord, the newbor'n king.

(Refrain)

Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams

and Herbert W. Pierce

Arr. Norman Gilbert

Arr. James McKelvy and David Dohn

George Frideric Handel

(1685-1759)

Wassail Song

Coventry Ca?'ol

Deck the Halls

Joy to the World

(Sung by the Camerata and the audience)

Joy to the World! 'The Lordis come;

Let earth receive her king!

Let ev ’ry heai't prepare him room,

Andheav ’n andnature sing,

Andheav ’n andnature sing

Andheav 'n, andheav ’n andnature sing.

Joy to the world! The savior reigns;

Let men theirsongs employ;

Whilefields andfloods, rocks, hills, andplains

Repeatthe soundingjoy,

Repeatthe soundingjoy,

Repeat, repeatthe soundingjoy.

He rules the worldwith truth andgrace,

Andmakes the nationsprove

The glories ofhis righteousness

Andwonders ofhis love,

Andwonders ofhis love,

Andwonders, wonders ofhis love.

Arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw March ofthe Kings
VII

Alfred S. Burt A Christmas Garland

(Transcribed by Hawley Ades)

All on a Christmas Morning

Star Carol

What Are the Signs?

Some Children See Him

O Hearken Ye

The Washington Men’s Camerata was founded in 1984 to perform,

promote, and preserve the rich legacy ofmen’s choral music. In addition to

its well-received concerts at the National Gallery, the ensemble has sung

at the Smithsonian Institution, the Embassy of the Russian Federation,

the National Building Museum, Harvard and Princeton Universities, and

the White House. Since 1994 the Camerata’s regular subscription series

has included annual performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for 

the Performing Arts. Internationally known soloists who have appeared

with the Camerata include soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson and baritone John

Shirley-Quirk, and the choir has performed with the National Symphony

Orchestra under the direction ofChristopher Hogwood and the National

Gallery Orchestra underGeorge Manos.The Camerata has been featured

on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered\ Performance Today, and

PipeDreams, and on WETA-FM’s Music from Washington. In 1998, with the

cooperation ofYale and Georgetown Universities, theCamerataestablished

a national repository library ofmen’s choral music inWashington. Through

the Repository Library, the Camerata intends to play a leading role in 

preserving the tradition of men’s choruses, and plans to work with the

Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress to ensure that the

library will serve as a resource for music scholars as well. The Washington

Camerata has recorded three critically acclaimed CDs: Masters in This

Hall: Christmas Musicfor Men's Chorus (1993), Over'the Sea to Skye (1997),

and most recently The Spirit ofFreedom: Patriotic Song; & Service Hymns

(1999), all on the Gothic label.

FrankAlbinderjoined theWashington Men’s Camerata as music director

in September 1999. He came to the Camerata from the internationally

renowned male vocal ensemble Chanticleer, where he most recently

served as associate conductor. Over the course of his eleven-year tenure

with Chanticleer, Albinder served as tour manager, librarian, recording

sales manager, and stage manager. He holds a bachelor of arts degree

in vocal performance from Pomona College in California and master of

music degrees in choral conducting and vocal performance from the New

England Conservatory ofMusic.

Pianist and conductor Michael Patterson received the doctor ofmusical

arts degree in piano performance from The Catholic University of

America. His principal mentorwas BelaNagy. He has performed assoloist, 

accompanist, and chamber musician throughout the United States and

appears frequently in Washington at the Kennedy Center, the Phillips

Collection, theCorcoran Gallery, the Organization ofAmerican States, the

German and French Embassies, and the National Gallery.As conductorof

the United States Congressional Chorus, Patterson has led performances

for the inauguration of presidents Bush and Clinton, the bicentennial

celebration ofthe United StatesCongress, the nationally televised Christnras

in Washington program, and In Concertlatthe WhiteHouse.

Program notes by Elmer Booze

Forthe convenience ofconcertgoers

the Garden Cafe remains open until 6:30p.m.

The use ofcameras or recording equipment

during theperformance is not allowed.