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Friday, December 19
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR
Dr. Charlene Pauls, Artistic Director
Alison MacNeill, Pianist
Teresa Tucci, soprano
Rebecca Crane, alto
Colin Ainsworth, tenor
Ben Wallace, baritone
with
Arthur Gammage, soprano
Students from Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute
and Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra
| Violin 1 |
Valerie Gordon, Concert Master |
| Violin 2 | Sarah Wiebe Woosol Cho |
| Viola | Sam Rothermel John Wiebe |
| Cello | Kerri-Ann McGonigle |
| Bass | Matt Girolami |
| Continuo Keyboard | Christopher Dawes |
| Trumpet |
Justin Ko |
| Tympani | Richard Burrows |
Program
Part I |
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| Sinfony | Orchestra |
| Comfort ye my people | Tenor recitative |
| Ev’ry valley shall be exalted | Tenor aria |
| And the glory of the Lord | Chorus |
| Thus saith the Lord | Bass recitative |
| But who may abide the day of his coming? | Alto aria |
| And He shall purify | Chorus |
| Behold, a virgin shall conceive | Alto recitative |
| O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion | Alto aria and chorus |
| For unto us a child is born | Chorus |
| Pifa | Orchestra |
| There were shepherds abiding in the field | Soprano recitative |
| And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them | Soprano recitative |
| And the angel said unto them | Soprano recitative |
| And suddenly there was with the angel | Soprano recitative |
| Glory to God | Chorus |
| Rejoice Greatly O Daughter of Zion! | Soprano aria |
| Then shall the eyes of the blind | Alto recitative |
| He shall feed his flock | Alto and Soprano duet |
| His yoke is easy, and his burden is light | Chorus |
Intermission |
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Part II |
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| Behold the Lamb of God | Chorus |
| He was despised | Alto aria |
| Surely He hath borne our griefs | Chorus |
| And with his stripes we are healed | Chorus |
| All we, like sheep, have gone astray | Chorus |
| All they that see Him | Tenor recitative |
| He trusted in God | Chorus |
| Thy rebuke hath broken His heart | Tenor recitative |
| Behold and see | Tenor aria |
| He was cut off | Tenor recitative |
| But Thou didst not leave | Tenor aria |
| Why do the nations so furiously rage together? | Bass aria |
| Let us break their bonds asunder | Chorus |
| He that dwelleth in heaven | Tenor recitative |
| Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron | Tenor aria |
| Hallelujah | Chorus |
Part III |
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| I know that my redeemer liveth | Soprano aria |
| Behold, I tell you a mystery | Bass recitative |
| The trumpet shall sound | Bass aria |
| Worthy is the Lamb that was slain | Chorus |
| Amen | Chorus |