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Nature’s bounteous gifts were among the many features of this outstanding concert, including the music that formed the theme.
On the hillside grew a lovely rose, a friend amid the wild;
the sun and wind did bless the rose . . . AND NATURE SMILED
It was beautiful in every respect - a delightful mix of nine lovely voices owned by nine lovely ladies singing lovely music that varied in both tone and cadence.
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There were a number of true highlights, not the least of which were different arrangements of an ancient hymn entitled Cantate Domino. The first was from the 17th century, and while it was far from a chant, it was magnificently harmonic. The second was a very modern arrangement, different in pulse, but identical in text and no less reverend and compelling. The entire ensemble was an enchanting combination of poise and pulchritude. The macho MEN had their say the year before, but exactly as they feared, the ladies, even though they Grumble Too Much, nevertheless got the last word.
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THE ENTIRE PROGRAM
Confitemini Domino
Allesandro Constantini
Il Mio Martir
Claudio Monteverdi
Lux Aeterna
Z. Randall Stroope
O Sacrum Convivium
Don Michael Dicie
Weep No More
David N. Childs
Sweet Hour of Prayer
Arr. Judi Buller
Cantate Domino
Guiseppi Pitoni
Cantate Domino
Rupert Lange
This is the Day
Gerald T. Smith
To Those Who See
Dede Duson
Rock-A-Bye Baby
Arr. Michael Weir
Dog Days
Charles Collins
Why Does the Willow Weep
Ruth Elaine Schram
And Nature Smiled
Ellen Koepke
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Arr. Kirby Shaw
Barter
Renee Clausen
Music Down in my Soul
Moses Hogan
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