Concerts at The National Gallery of Art

Under the Direction of George Manos

December 1997

28 Gottlieb 'NdXMsch, pianist Beethoven:

Debussy:

Chopin:

Sonata, Op. 31/3

Estampes

Sonata No. 2

Polonaise, Opus 44

Mazurka, Opus 3014

January 1998

4 National Gallery Orchestra Gala Viennese New Year concert

George Manos, conductor

11 The Pelerinage Duo 

Jerry Wong and Shi-yu

Cheng, duo-pianists

Rachmaninoff:A///// No. 2

Schubert: Fantasie in FMinor

Stravinsky: Sonata

Milhaud: Scaramouche

18 Hakan Hagegard, baritone

Warren Jones, pianist

Schubert: Songs from

Schwanengesang

Songs by Brahms, Sibelius, 

and Ravel

25 Ursula Oppens, pianist Beethoven:

Picker:

Sonata, Opus 90

Sonata, Opus 31,

No. 2

Sonata, Opus 101

Four Etudesfor

Ursula

Throughoutthe month ofDecember, highlightsfrom the Gallery’s

1996-1991 concertseason can be heard on ‘'Musicfrom Washington, ”

broadcast on Wednesdays at 9:00pm on WFTA, 90.9 FM.

The use ofcameras or recording equipment

during theperformance is not allowed.

Forthe convenience ofconcertgoers

the Garden Cafe remains open until 6:30pm.

The Fifty-sixth Season of

THE WILLIAM NELSON CROMWELL and 

F. LAMMOT BELIN CONCERTS

National Gallery ofArt

m

2251st Concert

THE COLUMBIA COLLEGIATE CHORALE

ProMusica of Columbia Union College

JAMES BINGHAM, conductor

MARYLAND CONSORT OF INSTRUMENTS

LAURIE K. REDMER, conductor

Sunday Evening, December 21, 1997

at Seven O’Clock 

West Building, West Garden Court

Admission Free
PROGRAM

I

15th-Century French Melody O Gome, O Come, Emmanuel

Arr. Andrew Garter

II

Robert Parsons Ave Maria

(c. 1530-1570)

HailMary, thou art highlyfavored; the Lord

is with thee: blessedartthou among women and

blessed is thefruit ofthy womb. Amen.

’ (Luke 1:28,42)

Francis Poulenc O magnum mysterium

(1899-1963)

0great mystery andwondroussacrament,

that animals mightsee the birth ofthe Lord

as he lay in the manger! 0, blessed Virgin, who

wast worthy ofbearing our LordJesus Christ! Alleluia!

(Christmas Day Matins Responsory)

III

Johann Sebastian Bach Zion Hears the Watchmen’s Voices

(1685-1750) from Cantata No. 140: “Wachet auf”

IV

John Rutter Dancing Day

(b. 1945)

Overture

Angelus ad virginem 

A Virgin Most Pure

Personent hodie

Elizabeth Blakeslee, harp

Herbert Howells 

(1892-1983)

V

A Spotless Rose

Frank Ragsdale, tenor

Patrick Hadley (1899-1973) I Sing of a Maiden

Orchestrated by John Rutter

and James Bingham

VI

Johann Sebastian Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo

from Cantata No. 191

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth

peace to men ofgoodwill.

(Luke 2:14)

INTERMISSION

VII

Healey Willan Hodie Christus natus est

(1880-1968)

Today Christ was born; today the Savior appeared.

Today on earth the angels sing, the archangels rejoice.

Today thejust exult, saying:

“Glory to God in the highest/” Alleluia!

Traditional German Carol In dulci jubilo

Arr. Robert Pearsall (1795-1856)

VIII

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Joy to the World

Arr. Lowell Mason and John Rutter

Traditional Welsh Melody The Virgin’s Cradle Song

Arr. James Bingham

Frank Ragsdale, tenor
Henri Biisser

(1872-1973)

IX

Le sommeil de l’enfant Jesus

(The Sleep of the Infant Jesus)

Igor Zubovsky, cello

X

Traditional Welsh Carol

Arr. John Rutter

Traditional English Carol

Arr. Howard Helvey

Deck the Halls

Tomorrow Shall Be

My Dancing Day

XI

Carolsfor Choir andAudience

Hark! The HeraldAngels Sing

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.

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings, Ris’n 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.

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,

For Jesus Christ, our savior, was born upon this Day

To save us all from Satan’s pow’r when we were gone astray:

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,

O tidings of comfort and joy.

From God our heav’nly father a blessed angel came,

And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same, 

How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name:

O tidings....

Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place,

And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace;

This holy tide of Christmas doth bring redeeming grace:

O tidings....

0 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,

O come, let us adore him,

O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

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, 

Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n,

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:

Refrain
Columbia Collegiate Chorale

Soprano

Alonso, Susie

Baccus, Jessica

Bartlett, Skye

Juhl, Tara

Kiss G., Suzana

Navalon, Tarsila

Norwood, Joey

Pereira, Ariane

Porter, Summer

Rivera, Karla 

Rodriguez, Maggy

Saggare, Aruna

Schmidt, Jessica

Steele, Monique

Suescun,

Yekaterina

Wieder, Kelly

Whieldon, Esther

Alto

Alconga, Sheila

Axmaker, Sarah

Burgess, Aimee

Castillo, Xania

Dabrowsky, Michal

Engle, April

Forss, Ingrid

Negretti, Nina

Mack, Sylvia 

Ranes-Kendall,

Caroline

Suggs, Jason L.

Thoman, Jami

Urdiales, Ruth

Vendeuvre, Susana

Williams, Shanna

Tenor

Benton,Jesse

Benton, Thomas

Eye, Benjy

Hidalgo, William

Gonzalez, Javier

Ragsdale, Frank

Torres, John

Williams, Kareem

Bass

Contessoto, Valter

Dillas, Justin

Di Pinto, Mark

Merryman, Elvin

Mowry, Brandon

Pegus, Samuel

Porraway, LaMont

Randolph, Samuel

Scheuneman, Trevor

Walkowiak, Kevin 

White, Jonathan

The COLUMBIA COLLEGIATE CHORALE draws its membership

from the student body ofColumbia Union College inTakoma Park, Maryland, including both music and nonmusic majors. Under the leadership

of Dr. James Bingham, the choir has undertaken a heavy schedule of

services and concerts, traveling extensively both nationally and internationally. It has appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York, and its tour of

Europe and the Middle East in 1995 culminated in the choir’s representing the United States at the Jerash International Festival, sponsored

by Her Majesty Queen Noor ofJordan. In the summer of 1997 the choir

toured Australia, where it received extraordinary acclaim.

The Christmas vacation period at Columbia Union College began this

year on December 11. The members of the Chorale have voluntarily

postponed their departures by ten days in order to prepare for and present

this concert.

JAMES BINGHAM, chair ofthe music department at Columbia Union

College and director of its choirs, is a native Australian. He began his

musical studies in his home city, Geelong, and graduated from Avondale

College, New South Wales. After teaching music at high schools in

Geelong, he moved to the United States, where he completed his masters degree at Andrews University in Michigan. After a career move to

Canada, to direct the choirs at Kingsway College, he returned to the

United States to continue his doctoral studies. His first appointment

upon receiving a doctorate of music was as director of choirs at Atlantic

Union College in Massachusetts. Dr. Bingham’s choirs have often been

the ensembles ofchoice for concerts conducted by composerJohn Rutter

when he has toured the United States. Dr. Bingham has conducted the

Columbia Collegiate Chorale in Takoma Park since 1993.

LAURIE K. REDMER is a native ofWashington State and currently

resides in Newton, Massachusetts. She received her master’s degree in

both conducting and applied viola from the New England Conservatory of

Music, and she has been a faculty member at South Lancaster Academy,

ThayerConservatory, Mount Holyoke College, and theWalnut Hill School.

She was guest conductor for two orchestras at the 1992 John Cage Festival

and has conducted at music festivals in Florida, Maine, New Hampshire,

NewYork, Vermont, and Massachusetts. In addition to teaching privately

and on the faculty of the New England Conservatory Extension Division, 

she is conductor of the Young People’s Philharmonia of Massachusetts

and teaches kindergarten through twelfth grade music at the Greater Boston Academy in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE was founded in 1904 as part of the

Seventh-day Adventist educational system. The college attracts an international student body and offers instruction in more than thirty liberal arts and professional programs. Its location in Takoma Park, Maryland enables its students to interact with many national and international cultural, religious, and multi-ethnic organizations. The radio station operated by the college, WGTS-FM, was the site ofweekly broadcasts of the National Gallery’s concerts from 1992 to 1997.