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Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi - Christmas 2003

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Antonio Vivaldi, one of the most celebrated composers and violin virtuosos of his age, was much admired and imitated by his contemporaries, Johann Sebastian Bach included. And yet, immediately after his death, the man and his music were forgotten. Not until the 20th century did a true “revival” of his music get underway.

It was at a Vivaldi Festival in Siena, Italy in 1939 that the “Gloria” received it’s first modern performance. Although “Gloria” was originally written for female voices, editing has been done for modern four part performances and is faithful in all respects to Vivaldi’s original.

 

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"Gloria” Text

I. Gloria in excelsis   (2.16mb)
Glorious, glorious, glorious; Glorious in the highest heaven; God in the highest heaven. Glory to God almighty, glory to God in the highest heaven. Glorious in the Highest heaven.

II. Et in terra pax    (4.656mb)
And on earth be peace for evermore. Peace on earth good will to all men, and good will to all men. And on earth be peace forevermore, and good will to all men.

III. Laudamus te   (2.23mb)
We praise Thee, praise and bless Thee, O Lord. And we worship Thee. We glorify Thy name. All praise to Thee, praise and blessing, O Lord. And we worship Thee. We glorify Thee, we glorify Thy name.

IV. Gratias agimus    (490kb)
Lord we give praise and thanksgiving, praise and thanksgiving to Thee, Lord.

V. Propter magnam gloriam    (914kb)
For Thy name is glorious, for Thy name is glorious, for Thy name is ever glorious.

VI. Domine Deus    (3.54mb)
O Lord almighty, King of Heaven, God the Father, God the Father omnipotent.

VII. Domine Fili Unigenite    (2.16mb)
O Lord our Savior, only Son of God, Christ Jesus. Lord our Savior, only Son of the Father, only Son of the Father, Christ Jesus.

VIII. Domine Deus Agnus Dei    (4.04mb)
Lord, our Redeemer, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Who bears our transgressions. Who suffered for our transgressions. Lamb most holy, Son of the Father, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy upon us.

IX. Qui tollis    (1.02mb)
Redeemer, who suffered for us, for our transgressions, hear our pray’r when we call upon Thee, O Lord.

X. Qui sedes    (2.77mb)
Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, Lord, have mercy, Lord have mercy upon us. Who sittest beside the Father. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, Lord have mercy upon us.

XI. Quoniam    (894kb)
For Thou only art most holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only most glorious, Christ, Lord Jesus, Christ Lord Jesus.

XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu   (2.8mb)
Thou, with the Holy Ghost, in glory of God the Father, God the Father. Amen. In glory evermore, the glory of the God the Father, the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Our director, Louis Canter, has a master's degree in organ performance and church music from Wayne State University. He is presently the Minister of Music at St. John and Paul in Washington Township. He also is an Adjunct Instructor at Madonna University. His background includes composing, singing with and conducting various choirs and instrumentalists in Michigan and Ohio.

Our assistant director, Judy Judd, also participates in our rehearsals. Judy is the President of the Lapeer County Concert Choir and also the Music Director at Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dryden.

Our accompanist, Betty Smith, is the assistant organist at Trinity United Methodist Church. Not only is Betty an accomplished accompanist, she is also active as a vocal performer and a choir director.

Sopranos: Gloria Bublitz, Selise Carden, Jennifer Davis, Irma Gelhausen, Jean Hudson
Judy Judd, Cathy Kondrat, Valeri Miller, Sharon Mulder, Pauline Preisel
Michelle Rasnick, Anne Roszczewsk, Jane Ruscoe, Rowena Spencer, Margory Wright

Altos: Michele Arick, Jean Best, Marilyn Burch, Carolyn Elzerman, Phyllis Engelman, Beth Fleming, Carolyn Hill, Marie Hoffman, Karen Jeffery,Joyce Johnston, Maxine Kilbourn, Lorraine Martin, Marjorie Muir, Wanda Neuman, Jeanne V. Robinson, Connie Sonnenberg, Doris Vrsek

Bass: John Bober, Tom Burch, Paul Cote, D. Llewellyn Drong
Albert Gelhausen, Dave Hill, Don Smith

Tenor: Larry Babcock, John Everett, Sam Grimes, Bill Schnute, Dan Stock, James Stock

Music Librarian: Andy Haller      Choir Photographer: Brian Ruscoe

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CONTRIBUTORS for 2003 - 2004

Sponsors: Honeyflow Farm, Albert & Irma Gelhausen, Arvid & Lorraine Martin
Doris Muir, Stan’s Place Storage, Wigton Pipe Organs, Inc

Patrons: Jerrie & John Bishop, David A. Noffert D.D.S, Frances Shull, Village Barn Carpets

Supporters: Citizens First Savings Bank, McAlpine Chiropractic Clinic
Muir Brothers Funeral Home, Lapeer, Ada G. Vandyke

Memorials

In memory of: James E. Samson    Given by: Dorothy M. Samson
In memory of: Richard P. Wheeler   Given by: Gladys C. Wheeler
In memory of: Dr. Bernard J. Stremler   Given by: Barbara Stremler

Our director, Louis Canter, has a master's degree in organ performance and church music from Wayne State University. He is presently the Director of Music for the Capac school system. He also is an Adjunct Instructor at Madonna University. His background includes composing, singing with and conducting various choirs and instrumentalists in Michigan and Ohio.

Our accompanist, Betty Smith, is the assistant organist at Trinity United Methodist Church. Not only is Betty an accomplished accompanist, she is also active as a vocal performer and a choir director.

 

The “Chichester Psalms” was commissioned for a choral festival in Chichester, England. Leonard Bernstein surprised the choir and choirmaster when he delivered the music with the text written in Hebrew. Although this caused a bit of a rehearsal problem, the festival concert went on with the choir singing the psalms as written … in Hebrew. In the same style of the original performance, the Lapeer County Concert Choir will also perform this work in Hebrew.

The piece of music is divided into three parts, the first calling for a divided choir to sing Psalm 100 and verse 2 of Psalm 108; the second uses a boy soprano in Psalm 23 and full choir in Psalm 2; the third movement starts out with an organ prelude then is followed by a peaceful choral work of Psalm 131. The ending of the third movement uses the words, “how good it is when brothers live in unity” from Psalm 133. This melody can be found in Bernstein’s later work entitled “The Mass” where he used it to close the work as he did in the “Chichester Psalms.”

Part I - Psalm 108, verse 2
Urah, hanevel, v'chinor! A-irah shahar!
Awake, psaltery and harp! I will rouse the dawn!

Psalm 100, entire
Hariu l'Adonai kol haarets. Iv'du et Adonai b'simha. Bo-u l'fanav bir'nanah. D'u ki Adonai Hu Elohim. Hu asanu, v'lo anahnu. Amo v'tson mar'ito. Bo-u sh'arav b'todah, Hatseirotav bit'hilah, Hodu lo, bar'chu sh'mo. Ki tov Adonai, l'olam has'do, V'ad dor vador emunato.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord, He is God. It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting. And His truth endureth to all generations.

Part II - Psalm 23, entire
Adonai ro-i, lo ehsar. Bin'ot deshe yarbitseini, Al mei m'nuhot y'nahaleini, Naf'shi y'shovev, Yan'heini b'ma'aglei tsedek, L'ma'an sh'mo. Gam ki eilech B'gei tsalmavet, Lo ira ra, Ki Atah imadi. Shiv't'cha umishan'techa Hemah y'nahamuni. Ta'aroch l'fanai shulchan Neged tsor'rai Dishanta vashemen roshi Cosi r'vayah. Ach tov vahesed Yird'funi kol y'mei hayai V'shav'ti b'veit Adonai L'orech yamim.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul, He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff They comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, Thou annointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 2, verses 1-4
Lamah rag'shu goyim Ul'umim yeh'gu rik? Yit'yats'vu malchei erets, V'roznim nos'du yahad Al Adonai v'al m'shiho. N'natkah et mos'roteimo, Yoshev bashamayim Yis'hak, Adonai Yil'ag lamo!

Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His annointed. Saying, let us break their bonds asunder, He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh, and the Lord shall have them in derision!

Part III - Psalm 131, entire
Adonai, Adonai, Lo gavah libi, V'lo ramu einai, V'lo hilachti Big'dolot uv'niflaot Mimeni. Im lo shiviti V'domam'ti, Naf'shi k'gamul alei imo,
Kagamul alai naf'shi. Yahel Yis'rael el Adonai Me'atah v'ad olam.

Lord, Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty, neither do I exercise myself in great matters or in things too wonderful for me to understand. Surely I have calmed and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother, my soul is even as a weaned child. Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and forever.

Psalm 133, verse 1
Hineh mah tov, Umah nayim, Shevet ahim Gam yahad.

Behold how good, and how pleasant it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity.

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

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I. Overture   (1.2mb)............................… Orchestra
II. Comfort Ye  (2.0 mb) ........... Tenor Solo
III. Every Valley  (3.0 mb) .....................… Tenor Solo
IV. And the Glory   (2.1 mb) .......................... Chorus
V. Thus Saith the Lord (4.7 mb) ........... Bass Solo
VI. And He Shall Purify   (2.1 mb) ..........................… Chorus
VII. Behold a Virgin ...Alto Solo & O Thou That Tellest (4.7 mb) ... Chorus
VIII. Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (4.3 mb) .. Bass Solo
IX. For Unto Us A Child is Born (3.1 mb) .. Chorus
X. Orchestra (1.2 mb)
XI. Shepherds Abiding .. Soprano Solo & Glory to God (3.0 mb).. Chorus
XII. Rejoice (3.6 mb) .. Soprano Solo
XIII. Then Shall the Eyes .. Alto Solo & Come Unto Him (4.1 mb) .. Soprano Solo
XIV. His Yoke is Easy (1.8 mb) .. Chorus
XV. Hallelujah Chorus (2.8 mb) .. Chorus
XVI. Worthy is the Lamb (5.8 mb) .. Chorus

Messiah Soloists:
Alto - Carolyn Elzerman, Soprano - Anne Rosczewski
Tenor - John Everett, Bass - Paul Cote`

Anthem Soloists: Judy Judd, Ann Harris
John Mills, Duane Emrick

~ INTERMISSION ~

The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy ...... arr. R. De Cormier
I Wonder As I Wander ......... arr. J. J. Niles & L. H. Horton
Gesu Bambino .................. Pietro A. Yon & F. H. Martens
Fum, Fum, Fum .............. arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
The Birthday Of A King .......................… W. H. Neidlinger
Go Tell It On The Mountain ...… arr. Nicholas T. Vangeloff

Our director, Louis Canter, has a master's degree in organ performance and church music from Wayne State University. He is presently the Director of Music for the Capac school system. He also is an Adjunct Instructor at Madonna University. His background includes composing, singing with and conducting various choirs and instrumentalists in Michigan and Ohio.

Our accompanist, Betty Smith, is the assistant organist at Trinity United Methodist Church. Not only is Betty an accomplished accompanist, she is also active as a vocal performer and a choir director.

CHOIR MEMBERS

Louis Canter, Director      Betty Smith, Accompanist

Sopranos: Gloria Bublitz, Amanda Faust, Fran Folsom, Jean Frick, Pauline Grover, Brenda Hardies,
Ann Harris, Dolores Hebert, Judy Judd, Cathy Kondrat, Valeri Miller, Sharon Mulder, Barb Niemi,
Jeanne V. Robinson, Anne Roszczewski, Jane Ruscoe, Rowena Spencer, Jan Swayze, Margory Wright

Altos: Michele Arick, Jean Best, Marilyn Burch, Carolyn Elzerman, Phyllis Engelman, Lois Faix, Pam Faust,
Beth Fleming, Carolyn Hill, Marie Hoffman, Joyce Johnston, Maxine Kilbourn, Lorraine Martin,
Marjorie Muir, Wanda Neuman, Janet Schlaud, Connie Sonnenberg, Doris Vrsek

Bass: John Bober, Tom Burch, Paul Cote, D. Llewellyn Drong, Duane Emrick, Carl Hardies,
David Hill, John Mills, Don Smith

Tenors: Larry Babcock, John Everett, Sam Grimes, Don Miller, Bill Schnute, Dan Stock, James Stock

Music Librarian: Andy Haller                Choir Photographer: Brian Ruscoe

CONTRIBUTORS for 2002 - 2003

Sponsors: John & Nora Everett, Honeyflow Farm, Arvid & Lorraine Martin., Doris Muir,
Stan’s Place Storage, Wigton Pipe Organs, Inc

Patrons: Jerrie & John Bishop, Mr./ Mrs. Thomas N. K. Cameron, Mulders Barber Shop, David A. Noffert D.D.S,
R-B Financial/Mortgages, Inc., Frances Shull, Eileen Taylor, Village Barn Carpets

Supporters: Citizens First Savings Bank, McAlpine Chiropractic Clinic, Muir Family, Lapeer

Memorials

In memory of: James E. Samson    Given by: Dorothy M. Samson
In memory of: Richard P. Wheeler   Given by: Gladys C. Wheeler
In memory of: Dorothy Bade, Capac   Given by: CSB Bank/Imlay City

Lapeer Days Summer 2002

Here are some pictures that were taken at "Lapeer Days" this summer. We sang most of the anthems of our Spring concert plus a few patriotic songs.

We also sang on September 11, 2002 at a service in front of the Old Courthouse in Lapeer.

The Nelson Mass - Spring 2002

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Spring Concert 2002

The Nelson Mass

by

Joseph Hayden

 

Saturday, May 4, 2002 at 7:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church

Sunday, May 5, 2002 at 4:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Church

Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 6:00 p.m.
Dryden Wesleyan Church




Click here for additional pictures of our Concert. We would like to thank Brian Ruscoe for his photography work. Caution - download time may be longer.

 

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PROGRAM

Nelson Mass
by Joseph Haydn

Soprano Solo: Ruth Lapeyre Alto Solo: Ann Roszczewski
Bass Solo: Mike Schuster Tenor Solo: John Everett
Tympani: Julene VanDyke Organ: Matthew Simpson
Violins: Roger Pan, Dan Adams, Lisa Herwaldt,
Matthew Schuster, Wendy Case, Denise Herwaldt
Trumpet: Greg Johnson, Scott Pries, Ben Burns
Oboe: Erin Helms Viola: David Torre
Cello: Andrew Schuster, Rachel Hsieh



~ INTERMISSION ~

All That Hath Life & Breath Praise Ye The Lord ..... R. Clausen
Little Innocent Lamb ...................... arr. Marshall Bartholomew
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel ......................... arr. William L. Dawson
Dry Bones ...................................................Livingston Gearhart
No Man Is An Island ........................... J. Whitney & A. Kramer
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee ........ Beethoven, arr. H. Simeone

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Our director, Louis Canter, has a master's degree in organ performance and church music from Wayne State University. He is presently the Director of Music for the Capac school system. He also is an Adjunct Instructor at Madonna University. His background includes composing, singing with and conducting various choirs and instrumentalists in Michigan and Ohio.


Our accompanist, Rebecca Miller, is a piano vocal music major at Oakland University. She is also the accompanist for Hadley Community Church.

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CHOIR MEMBERS

Director, Louis Canter     Accompanist, Rebecca Miller

Sopranos: Gloria Bublitz, Selise Carden, Diane Charbeneau, Amanda Faust, Fran Folsom,
Pauline Grover, Ann Harris, Judy Judd, Cathy Kondrat, Sharon Mulder, Anne Roszczewski,
Jane Ruscoe, Rowena Spencer, Margory Wright


Altos: Marilyn Burch, Phyllis Engelman, Pam Faust, Beth Fleming, Sue Gleason, Carolyn Hill,
Marie Hoffman, Joyce Johnston, Lorraine Martin, Marjorie Muir, Wanda Neuman, Betty Smith,
Connie Sonnenberg, Peg Wigton

Basses: Tom Burch, Paul Cote, D. Llewellyn Drong, Carl Hardies, Don Smith, David Wigton


Tenors: Larry Babcock, John Everett, Sam Grimes, Don Miller, Bill Schnute

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CONTRIBUTORS
for 2001-2002

Major Benefactors: Anonymous


Sponsors: Honeyflow Farm, Arvid & Lorraine Martin, Doris Muir, Robert & Sharon Muir,
Stan’s Place Storage, Julene A Van Dyke, Wigton Pipe Organs, Inc.


Patrons: Anonymous, Geraldine & John Bishop, John & Phyllis Engelman, Mulder’s Barber Shop,
Henry D. Nichols D.D.S, F. M. Shull, Barbara J. & Bernard J. Stremler, Eileen Taylor

 

Supporters: Citizens First Savings Bank, McAlpine Chiropractic Clinic,
Muir Brothers Funeral Home, Sav-On Drugs





In memory of: Our Parents    Given by: Dorothy & James Samson
In memory of: Teresa Schuster   Given by: Mike & Carol Schuster
In memory of: Richard P. Wheeler    Given by: Gladys C. Wheeler

 

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