12.05.2020 NRC 99th Holiday Program

99TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020 BROADCAST LIVESTREAM.COM/WCUPA 3:00 PM

PROGRAM WELCOME ........................................................................................... Dr. Christopher Hanning Dean, Wells School of Music THE VIRGIN MARY HAD A BABY BOY .......................................................... arr. Walter Ehret IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR ......................................arr. Hawley Ades MEN’S CHORUS David P. DeVenney, conductor RING MERRILY (RECORDED 2018)....................................................................Joseph Caminiti SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joseph Caminiti, conductor MAGNIFICAT QUARTI TONI A 4 VOCES ....................................................... G. P. da Palestrina CANTARI DONNE Ryan Kelly, conductor STARS I SHALL FIND .............................................................................................. Seth Houston ALLELUIA ...................................................................................................... Emma Lou Diemer WOMEN’S CHORUS David P. DeVenney, conductor IN TERRA PAX (RECORDED 2018) ............................................................................ Gerald Finzi CANTARI DONNE, MEN’S CHORUS, and SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Ian Brady and Kathryn Corbino, soloists Ryan Kelly, conductor GLORIA ..................................................................................................................Simon Johnson A HYMN FOR ST. CECILIA ................................................................................. Malcolm Archer MASTERSINGERS Ryan Kelly, conductor

MARY HAD A BABY .....................................................................................arr. William Dawson HARK HOW THE BELLS ...................................................................................arr. James Kantor CONCERT CHOIR David P. DeVenney, conductor O HOLY NIGHT .................................................................................................... Adolphe Adam Nicholas Provenzale, baritone Terry Klinefelter, piano LET IT SNOW........................................................................................................ arr. Tom Kubis HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ........................................... arr. Dave Wolpe SLEIGH RIDE............................................................................................. arr. Harry Connick Jr. CRITERIONS Kate Lopez and Kevin Sheetz, vocals Jonathan Ragonese, conductor

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739

COVID-19 STATEMENT In Person Audiences Are Not Permitted for Fall 2020 Events Sunday, December 6, 2020, 3:00 PM WCU Opera Theatre: It Takes Two Nicholas Provenzale, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Sunday, December 6, 2020, 7:30 PM Collegium Musicum Mark Rimple, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Monday, February 1, 2021, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital: Vincent Craig, piano Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Thursday, February 4, 2021, 12:00 PM Madeleine Wing Adler Concert Series Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Monday, February 8, 2021, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital: Kimberley Reighley, flute Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Friday, February 12, 2021, 7:30 PM Concert Choir Concert David P. DeVenney, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Saturday, February 13, 2021, 7:30 PM Latin Jazz Ensemble Concert Marc Jacoby, director Swope Music Building

Sunday, February 21, 2021, 3:00 PM Mastersingers Concert Ryan Kelly, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Swope Music Building

*Tickets required for this event.

Events at the Wells School of Music are often supported by individual donors and organizations.

Contributions to the Wells School of Music may be made out to: WCU Foundation, 202 Carter Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 Please include “School of Music Deans Fund� in the memo line.

For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/ArtsAtWCUPA and LiveStream.com/wcupa.

Mr. Robert Rust, Audio & Visual Technician Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.

The Wells School of Music | West Chester University of Pennsylvania Dr. Christopher Hanning, Dean