past seasons
Here is some of the repertoire the New Hampshire
Master Chorale has been bringing to New England audiences!
For recordings please click here.
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November 2009
Harvest & Home |
An American Thanksgiving, Carol Barnett
1. Webster
2. O McKay
3. Ninety-Third Psalm
Jetva Se Zajena (Bulgarian), Liubomir Denev
Doina I Hora Cu Strigaturi (Romania), Nicolae Lunga
Lintu Lauleli Lehossa(Finland), Mia Makaroff
An die Heimat(Germany), Johannes Brahms
The Sweetheart of the Sun, Eric William Barnum
Blackberry Winter, John Ratledge
Living with Squirrels, Jonathan Santore
1. The Mushroom Poem
2. Peepers
3. Living with Squirrels
[World Premiere]
Deep River, Arr. Moses Hogan
I Got a Home in-a Dat Rock, Arr. Moses Hogan
The Road Home (from Southern Harmony, Arr. Stephen Paulus
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May 2009
Gypsy Love Songs |
Beati quorum via, Charles Villiers Stanford
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, Javier Busto
Three Flower Songs, Eric Whitacre
1. I Hide Myself
2. O With a Lily in Your Hand
3. Go, Lovely Rose
Zigeunerlider, Opus 103, Johannes Brahms
Nocturnes, Morten Lauridsen
1. Sa Nuit d'Ete
2. Soneto de la Noche
3. Sure On This Shining Night
Eight Gypsy Songs After Brahms, Jonathan Santore
[World Premiere]
Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho, arr. Howard Helvey
I Know I've Been Changed, arr. Damon H. Dandridge
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November 2008
The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore |
Unicornis captivatur, Ola Gjeilo
The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore, Gian Carlo Menotti
with Hanover Chamber Orchestra, Terminal Hip Dance Theatre, and PSU Contemporary Dance Ensemble
Concerto for Cello and Vocal Orchestra, Maurice Saylor
featuring Linda Galvan, cello
The Unicorn in the Garden, Jonathan Santore, text from James Thurber [World Premiere]
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May 2008
Villages of the Earth |
O Heiland reiss die Himmel auf, Johannes Brahms
Opus 74. No. 2
1. O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf
2. O Gott, ein' Tau vom Himmel giess
3. O Erd, schlag aus, das Berg und Tal grün alles werd!
4. Hier leiden wir die grösste Not
5. Da wollen wir all danken dir
Two Psalms, Robert Kreutz
Two Motets, Opus 138, Max Reger
Morgengebet
Nachtlied
Timor et tremor, Terry Schlenker
Five Hebrew Love Songs, Eric Whitacre
1. Temuná
2. Kalá kallá
3. Lárov
4. Éyze shéleg
5. Rakút
Light Footfall, Frank Lewin
There Shall Be Heard Music Here, Jonathan Santore
~ World Premiere ~
I Saw Eternity, Stephen Chatman
Villages of the Earth, Janika Vandervelde
1. Let us seek each other
2. Await
3. Rouse Us
I Know I Been Changed, arr. Damon H. Dandridge
Guest Musicians:
Mowry Pearson, violin
Dov Michael Schiller, marimba
Dave Saunders, percussion
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December 2007
Messiah Sing |
Selections from Messiah, G. F. Handel
Singalong with the chorale, orchestra, and soloists:
Susan Consoli, soprano
Eva Nagorka, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Masterson, tenor
Mark Andrew Cleveland, baritone
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November 2007
Celebrating Season Five |
I Have Had Singing, Steven Sametz
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Op. 12, No.1, Hugo Distler
Ubi Caritas, Ola Gjeilo
Three Seasons (Claude McKay poems), Jonathan Santore
Spring in New Hampshire
Summer Morn in New Hampshire
Winter in the Country
Hanacpachap, Anonymous
Lima de Novia, Mario Cavagnaro, arr. Fernando Panizo
Be Music, Night, Brad Ellingboe
Night Pieces, J. A. C. Redford
How Beautiful the Queen of Night
A Night Piece
The Sun Has Long Been Set
with Juli Miller, harp; Margaret Herlehy, English Horn and oboe; Rick Ward, French horn; Rodger Ellsworth, viola; Cynthia Forbes, cello
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May 2007
Just for Fun! |
There is Sweet Music Here, Stephen Chatman
There is Sweet Music Here
Song of the Laughing Green Woods
Music, When Soft Voices Die
Piping Down the Valleys Wild
Ozymandias, Robert F. Swift
Masterpiece, Paul Drayton
The Rose, The Briar, and the Bicycle arr. Gwyneth Walker
The Rose and the Briar
Dinner for the Family
A Two-Seater
How Can I Keep from Singing?, arr. Paul Ellingboe
Magazine Madrigals, A. Oscar Haugland
Centrally Located
Two Weeks in August
Feeling Low
Blackbird, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Daryl Runswick
What the World Needs Now, Burt Bacharach, arr. Brian O'Shaughnessy
The Grass is Always Greener, Santore, Santore, and Santore
Amazing Grace
with Margaret Herlehy, oboe |
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April 2007
A Celebration of Africa |
Zulu Mass, Qinisela Sibisi
Da Da Keh Bee, trad. Ghanian
Da Na Seh, trad. Ghanian
Betelehemu, trad. Nigerian, arr. Barrington Brooks
with Manchester Choral Society, choirs of Plymouth State College and Pinkerton Academy, and Keniston Kwaya
featuring Akwaaba, an African drumming and dancing ensemble |
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Fall 2006
A Procession Winding Around Me |
What if I Never Speed?, John Dowland
Flow My Tears, John Dowland
Say, Love, if Ever Thou Didst Find, John Dowland
Il Lamento d’Arianna, Claudio Monteverdi
Lasciate mi morire (part I)
Dove, dov’è la fede (part III)
i will wade out, Eric Whitacre
Two Rossetti Songs, Stephen Chatman
Song and Music
Remember Me
A Procession Winding Around Me , Jeffrey Van
By the Bivouac’s Fitful Flame
Beat! Beat! Drums!
Look Down Fair Moon
Reconciliation
What Sweeter Music, Michael Fink
The Rune of Hospitality, Alf Houkom
O Be Joyful, Jeffrey Van
Since Time So Kind to Us Does Prove, Henry Purcell
Here Lies a Woman , John Hilton
Epitaph, Jonathan Battishill
Which is the Properest Day to Drink, Thomas Arne
The Owl and the Pussycat, Jonathan Santore [World Premiere]
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Spring 2006
Celebrating Finnish Music |
Kalevalan Alkusanat, Veljo Tormis
Kalevala Fragments, Jonathan Santore [World Premiere]
Rakastava op. 14, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Ave Maria, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Missa a quattro voci, Bengt Johansson
“Suite” de Lorca Op. 72, Einojuhani Rautavaara
4 Shakespeare Songs, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Jaakko kulta, arr. Jorma Panula
Taivas on sininen, arr. Charles Collins
Tuuti, tuuti, Martti Pokela
Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta, Janika Vandervelde
Fifteen Finns, Lars Edlund
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Fall 2005
Sure on this Shining Night |
An Hour to Dance, Gwyneth Walker
Let Evening Come, Gwyneth Walker
Der Abend, Opus 64, No. 2, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sehnsucht, Opus 112, No. 1, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Service for the Dead in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kim D. Sherman
The Return (Armistice Poems), Jonathan Santore [World Premiere]
in time of daffodils , David Dickau
Sure On This Shining Night, Morten Lauridsen
Chantez from Chansons des Bois d’Amaranthe, Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
J’entends le Moulin, arr. Donald Patriquin
Two Vietnamese Folksongs
Sap Qua Cau, arr. Nguyen Huu Hieu
Trong com, arr. An Ngoc
For What It’s Worth, Stephen Stills
I Got a Robe, arr. Roderick Williams
A Spiritual Reflection, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
You Better Min’ How You Talk, arr. Moses Hogan
Balm in Gilead, arr. John Washburn
Music Down in My Soul, arr. Moses Hogan
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Spring 2005
St. John Passion |
St. John Passion, Johann Sebastian Bach
Susan Consoli, soprano
Kyle Masterson, tenor
Ryan Turner, Evangelist
Steven Small, Jesus
Jason Abrams, counter-tenor
Nikolas Sean-Paul Nackley, Pilate
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Fall 2004
Walden |
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227, Johann Sebastian Bach
Svyati, John Tavener
Walden Pond, Dominick Argento
Walden Recessional, Jonathan Santore [World Premiere] |
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Spring 2004
hope, faith, life, love |
hope, faith, life, love, Eric Whitacre
O be joyful in the Lord, John Rutter
Ave Maria, Josquin des Prez (ca. 1450-1521)
Ist Gott für uns, Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Christus factus est, Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Silent Devotion and Response, Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Changed, James MacMillan
Rejoice in the Lamb, Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
My Spirit Sang All Day, Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
I Am, John Ratledge [World Premiere]
O World, Jonathan Santore [World Premiere]
When I Can Read My Title Clear, arr. Alice Parker
Peace Like a River, arr. Ronald Staheli
Beautiful River, arr. William Hawley
The Gift to be Simple, arr. Bob Chilcott
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
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Fall 2003
NHMC Inaugural Concert |
Dziedot Dzimu, Dziedot Augu (Latvian Folksong), arr. Alfred Kalnins
Mid-Winter Songs, Morten Lauridsen
Vier Zigeunerlieder, op. 112, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Today (Three Frank O’Hara Poems), Jonathan Santore
Three American Folk Hymns, arr. Mack Wilberg
Saints Bound for Heaven
Death Shall Not Destroy My Comfort
We’ll Shout and Give Him Glory
Blackberry Winter, John Ratledge
i carry your heart, Gwyneth Walker
Now I Become Myself, Gwyneth Walker
My Love Has Found Me, Carl J. Nygard, Jr.
I Know I’ve Been Changed, arr. Damon H. Dandridge
Danny Boy, arr. Joseph Flummerfelt
Dan-u-el, Kirke Mechem
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All posters and NHMC PR designed by Sally Grand of medesign. |
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