Repertoire

June 2008    

"Sommerwonne"

The ESOC Chorus

Jeanne Conard, Conductors

 James Schar, Piano

Programm

I: Anticipation of Departure  –  Vor der Abreise

“Fix Me, Jesus”                                                                                             American Spiritual, arr. Hall Johnson

 “My Spirit Sang All Day”                                                                                                      Gerald Finzi, 1901-1956

“Le Réveil”                                                                                                                                   French, 13th Century  “Réveille-toi”                                                                                                                                French, 18th Century

“Ancor che col partire”                                                                                                Cipriano de Rore, 1515-1565

II: Weather, Landscape and Nature  – Wetter, Landschaft und Natur

“Ye spotted snakes”                                                                            Richard John Samuel Stevens, 1757-1837

“List! for the breeze”                                                                                                                John Goss, 1800-1880

“The blue bird”                                                                                              Charles Villiers Standford, 1852-1924

“Stars of the summer night”                                                                                               John Hatton, 1809-1886

“Lily of the Valley”                                                                                  American Spiritual, arr. Wendell Whalum

“Summertime” from Porgy and Bess                                                                      George Gershwin, 1898-1937

III: Other Romantic Destinations  –  Andere Romantische Reiseziele

“La cucaracha”                                                                                                                              Mexican Folk Song

Až já pojedu                                                                                                                                    Polish Folk Song

“Way over in Beulah-land”                                                                 American Spiritual, arr. Joseph Jennings                                                  Brian Diserens, Bass

IV: Holiday Activities  –  Ferien-Aktivitäten

“The Great Indoors”                                                                                                               Cole Porter, 1891-1964

“Merrily push round the glass”                                                                                      William Shore, 1791-1877

“Chi la gagliarda, donna, vo imparare”                                              Giovanni Domenico da Nola, 1510-1592

“Au joli jeu du pousse avant”                                                                           Clementi Janequin, c. 1485-1558