Stetson Christmas Candlelight Concert—December 9, 2023

Presented by the Stetson University School of Music, DeLand, FL Performance at First United Methodist Church, Orlando, FL—Saturday, December 9, 2023 PROGRAM Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 700 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) CHIMES See, amid the winter's snow John Goss (1800-1880), arr. Dan Forrest Text: Edward Caswell (1814-1878) O come, all ye faithful John Francis Wade, attr. (1711-1786), arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015) Hodie Christus natus est Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) NARRATION Blessing in the chaos Jan Richardson Wexford Carol Irish Carol, arr. Sandra Peter Magnificat, BWV 243 XI. Sicut locus est XII. Gloria J. S. Bach Joy to the world George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), arr. Lowell Mason (1792-1872) And the glory of the Lord (Messiah) G. F. Handel Cold December flies away Catalonian carol, arr. Daniel Schreiner Hail! Christmas Day Abbie Betinis Text: John Harris Burt (1918-2009) NARRATION For the New Year, 1981 Denise Levertov (1923-1997) While shepherds watched their flocks Craig Courtney Text: Nahum Tate (1652-1715) Angels we have heard on high French carol, arr. Edward Barnes (1887-1958) O Tannenbaum Melchior Franck (c. 1579-1639), arr. Stephen Caracciolo Text: Joachim August Christian (1777-1827) & Ernst Anschütz (1780-1861) All through the night Tune: AR HYD Y NOS (Traditional Welsh), arr. Douglas Wagner NARRATION Oseh Shalom Barbara D. Holender (1927-2021) Betelehemu Nigerian carol, arr. Babatunde Olatunji (1927-2003) & Wendell Whalum (1931-1987) Hark! The herald angels sing Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), arr. D. Willcocks Text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Noèl Ayisyen (A Haitian Noël) Emile Desamours Sure on this shining night Morten Lauridsen Text: James Agee (1909-1955) Brightest and best Southern Harmony, arr. Shawn Kirchner Text: Reginald Heber (1783-1826) Hope for resolution Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM/ South African freedom song, arr. Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory NARRATION The Work of Christmas Howard Thurman (1899-1981) Silent night Franz Gruber (1787-1863), arr. Mack Wilberg Text: Joseph Mohr (1792-1848) CHIMES ********************* ORGAN Boyd Jones Joseph Parr PIANO Hannah Sun ENSEMBLES Stetson Concert Choir Timothy Peter, conductor Stetson Chorale Sandra Peter, conductor Hatter Choir Timothy Peter, conductor Stetson Young Singers Melinda Fradley, Artistic Director INSTRUMENTALISTS Members of the Stetson Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDING Timothy Rosenberg