Lapeer County Concert Choir

1998-1999 Concerts

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Christmas Concert 99

 

Friday, December 3, 1999 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 4, 1999 at 7:00 p.m
Sunday, December 5, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.

 

PROGRAM - 1999

 

A Christmas Alleluia ................ Michael Barrett, Billy D. Martin
He Shall Be Called ...........................… Susan Naylor Callaway
There Shall A Star From Jacob ............................. Mendolssohn
Christmas Sonnet ...................... Lee Dengler, Joanne Bultemeier
Mary, Did You Know? ................... Mark Lowry, Buddy Green
Jazz Gloria ........................................................... Natalie Sleeth
Glory, Glory To God .......… Cindy Berry, arr. Keith Christopher
Breath Of Heaven .......... Chris Eaton, Amy Grant, arr. Don Hart
Jesus Child ............................................................... John Rutter
Lullaby For a King ........................ Louie Salazar, arr. Paul Ferrin
Behold! Rise Up! Go Tell! Shine! ...................... arr. Mark Hayes
Joy to the World, Glory to God ...... Handel, arr. Mason, Hopson
Four Carols For Christmas ............................… arr. Teena Chinn
Peace, Peace ..................... Rick and Sylvia Powell, arr. Fred Bock

 

We would like to thank the Imlay City Christian Reformed Church for the use of their facilities for our Monday evening rehearsals. They have been very supportive of us through the many years we have been singing here.

 

Our accompanist, Betty Smith is the assistant organist at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapeer as well as an accompanist for area students at solo and ensemble competitions.

CHOIR MEMBERS - Christmas 1999

Jerry Pakkala, Director - Betty Smith, Accompanist

Sopranos: Gloria Bublitz, Bernadine Case, Nora Everett, Pauline Grover, Brenda Hardies, Dolores Hebert, Julie Howard, Judy Judd, Cathy Kondrat, Shirley Morian, Llewellyn Moyer, Sharon Mulder, ReneeNason, Anne Roszczewski, Jane Ruscoe, Marilyn Seidell, Rowena Spencer, Margory Wright

Altos: Deb Domke, Phyllis Engelman, Kathy Ettema, Lois Faix, Sarah Gardiner, Janet Gilmore, Martha Haller, Carolyn Hill, Marie Hoffman, Ruth Kegerreis, Maxine Kilbourn, Lorraine Martin, Marjorie Muir, Beth Mrozinski, Wanda Neuman, Bev Nieznay-Laidler, Carolyn Spink, Sheila Tabone, Becky Volz, Doris Vrsek

Bass: Paul Cote`, Carl Hardies, Matthew Hess, John Mills, Neil Spink, Bill Stockton, Tom Whitkopf

Music Librarian: Andy Haller

Our director, Jerry Pakkala, holds a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Oakland University. He was the vocal music instructor in the Imlay City school system from 1967 to 1993.

CONTRIBUTORS for 1999-2000

Major Benefactors: Anonymous

Sponsors: Thomas N.K. Cameron Family, Doris Muir, Robert & Sharon Muir, Rankin IGA, Barbara J. & Bernard J. Stremler Wigton Pipe Organs, Inc.

Patrons: Anonymous John & Jerrie Bishop, Henry D. Nichols D.D.S,. Ronald W. Rickard, P.C., Tietz Restaurant Village Barn Carpets

Supporters: Iris Bartholomew, Pamela J. & David Bittner, Dave & Jean Coon, CSB Bank,
Lutheran Church Women, McAlpine Chiropractic Clinic, Muir Brothers Funeral Home, Lapeer,
John & Sharon Mulder, F. M. Shull, Chuck & Peggy Stringham, Thorne’s Pendleton Shop

 

 

Lapeer County Concert Choir

Spring 1999 Concert

 

 

Saturday, May 1, 1999 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 2, 1999 at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

PROGRAM - 1999

The Testament of Freedom by Randall Thompson

 

~ INTERMISSION ~

Patriotic Fantasy .............. George M. Cohan, arr., Ehret & Yoder
I Left My Heart In San Francisco .......... Cory, Cross, arr., Lojeski
Sweet Georgia Brown .............. Bernie, Pinkard, Casey, arr., Shaw
Ol’ Man River ......... J. Kern , Oscar Hammerstein II, arr., N. Hare
Chattanooga Choo Choo .............. Warren, Gordon, arr., Mac Huff
Michigan Morn ................................. H. Owen Reed, John Jennings
Rhythm Of Life ................... Cy Coleman, D. Fields, arr., R. Barnes
An American Celebration .......................................... arr., Ed Lojeski

 

Soloists: - Gloria Bublitz, John Everett, Matthew Hess, Llewellyn Moyer, Caroline Muylaert, Anne Roszczewski, Doris Vrsek

Instrumentalists: Members of the Belle Valley Band

Narration by Steve Domke

Margory Wright will also be assisting us with her sign language skills.

 

Instead of singing with us this year, Betty Smith is our accompanist. She is the assistant organist at Trinity United Methodist Church and works with and accompanies area students at Solo and Ensemble competition. Not only is Betty an accomplished accompanist, she is also active as a vocal performer and a choir director.

CHOIR MEMBERS - Spring 1999

Jerry Pakkala, Director

Betty Smith, Accompanist

Our director, Jerry Pakkala, holds a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Oakland University. He was the vocal music instructor in the Imlay City school system from 1967 to 1993. He currently serves as music director at St. John Episcopal Church in Dryden.

CONTRIBUTORS for 1998-1999

Major Benefactors: Anonymous

Lapeer County Concert Choir

Sunday, December 6, 1998 - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 1998 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 1998 - 6:00 p.m.

 

PROGRAM - Christmas 1998

Messiah ................... G. F. Handel

 

~ INTERMISSION ~

 

Hodie Christus Natus Est .................................. Kirby Shaw
So Blest A Sight …................................ arr. by Alice Parker
Angels We Have Heard On High.. by A. Parker and R. Shaw
Away In A Manger ................................ arr. by Paul Sjolund
Go Tell It On The Mountain ......... arr. by Nicholas Vangeloff
Silent Night ....................... Franz Gruber … arr. by John Rutter

 

 

Soloists - Anne Roszczewski, John Everett
Instrumentalists Oboe - Laurie Sturm
Violin I - Teresa Schuster
Violin II - Nila Ellison, Roger Pann Viola - Josephine Hwang, Anne Politis
Cello - Andrew Schuster, Natalie Hall
Trumpet - Steve Burns, Ray Sturm
Timpani - Julene Van Dyke

 

Our accompanist, Louis Canter, holds a Master’s degree in Organ Performance from Wayne State University. He is currently the Director of Music Ministries at St. Augustine Parish in Richmond. He is also an accomplished composer of various church works including “Requiem For The Innocents” portions of which our choir has performed in prior concerts.

CHOIR MEMBERS - Christmas 1998

Jerry Pakkala, Director
Louis Canter, Accompanist

Music Librarian: Andy Haller

Our director, Jerry Pakkala, holds a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Oakland University. He was the vocal music instructor in the Imlay City school system from 1967 to 1993. He currently serves as music director at St. John Episcopal Church in Dryden.

CONTRIBUTORS for 1997-1998

Major Benefactors: Anonymous

Special Performance by the

Lapeer County Concert Choir

7:30 p.m Saturday - May 16, 1998

 

 

Les Miserables - The Music Man

Gershwin Showcase - Andrew Lloyd Webber - Rodgers & Hammerstein

PROGRAM -1998

Choral Selections From: The Music Man ................................. arr. by Clay Warnick

Les Miserables ....................................... arr. by Ed Lojeski

Andrew Lloyd Webber ...........................arr. by Ed Lojeski

 

~ INTERMISSION ~

 

Serenade from “The Student Prince” ...... by Sigmund Romberg

Solo by John Everett

Gershwin Showcase ..................… arr. by Carl Strommen

Rodgers and Hammerstein On Broadway arr. by Mac Huff

CHOIR MEMBERS - 1998

Jerry Pakkala, Director
Chris Fisher, Accompanist

CONTRIBUTORS for 1997-1998

Memorials

Spring Concert - 1998

 

 

Friday, March 20 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 - 4:00 p.m.

 

PROGRAM

Elijah ................... Felix Mendelssohn

 

~ INTERMISSION ~

 

Piano Trio #1 in D Minor, Opus 49

Mendelssohn ...... Schuster Trio

 

Ev’ry Time I Feel The Spirit ...... arr. by William L. Dawson
Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger …...................... arr. by Salli Terri
Ain’-a That Good News ....................... William L. Dawson
Ride The Chariot ............................ arr. by Wm. Henry Smith

 

 

Narrator - Steve Domke

We thank the Schuster Trio for their assistance tonight. This talented group is made up of Tom on the piano;his sister, Teresa, on the violin and his brother, Andrew, on the cello.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847), had an oratorio about Elijah in mind for almost ten years before the Committee of the Birmingham Music Festival, England invited him to direct its concerts in 1846 and to compose for them a new composition. In a letter to the Rev. Julius Schubring, who compiled the text from Luther’s German Bible, Mendelssohn wrote: “I figure to myself Elijah as a grand, mighty prophet, such as we might again require in our day.”

Selections From Elijah - Part I

Narration - Elijah cries out

Chorus: Help, Lord! Wilt thou quite destroy us? Help, Lord! The harvest now is over. The summer days are gone; And yet no power cometh to help us. Will then the Lord be no more God in Zion? The deep affords no water and the rivers are exhausted. The suckling’s tongue now cleaveth for thirst to his mouth, The infant children ask for bread, And there is no one breaketh it to feed them.

The prophet Obadiah speaks

Chorus: Yet doth the Lord see it not; He mocketh at us; His curse hath fallen down upon us; His wrath will persue us ‘til He destroy us. For He, the Lord, our God, He is a jealous God, And He visiteth all the fathers’ sins on the children to the third and fourth generations of them that hate Him. His mercies on thousands fall on them that love him and keep his commandments.

The words of the Lord, Elijah and the widow

Chorus: Blessed are the men who fear Him, they ever walk in the ways of peace. Through darkness riseth light to the upright. He is gracious, compassionate. He is righteous.

Elijah and Ahab speak

Chorus: Baal, we cry to thee; hear and answer us; Heed the sacrifice we offer. O hear and answer us. Hear us, Baal!

Elijah: Call him louder!

Chorus: Hear our cry, O Baal! Now arise. Wherefore slumber?

Elijah: Call him louder! He heareth not.

Chorus: Baal! Hear and answer! Baal! Mark how the scorner derideth us. Hear and answer.

Elijah speaks to the people

Chorus: Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain thee. He will never suffer the righteous to fall. He is at thy right hand, Thy mercy, Lord is great and far above the heavens. Let none be made ashamed that wait upon Thee!

Elijah to his servant and Obadiah

Chorus: Thanks be to God, He laveth the thirsty land. The waters gather, they rush along, they are lifting their voices; The stormy billows are high, their fury is mighty; But the Lord is above them and Almighty.

CHOIR MEMBERS

Jerry Pakkala, Director
Chris Fisher, Rehearsal Accompanist

 

Bass: Don Button, Carl Hardies, Dave Hil, Bill Stockton, Tom Whitkopf

Our director, Jerry Pakkala, holds a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Oakland University. He was the vocal music instructor in the Imlay City school system from 1967 to 1993. He currently serves as music director at St. John Episcopal Church in Dryden. Our Rehearsal accompanist, Chris Fisher, has helped us at every practice this season, and is a senior at Dryden High School.

 

CONTRIBUTORS for 1997-1998

Memorials