The Hinsdale Chorale

Historical Listing of Performances

Director: Gordon Krauspe

April 26, 2008, Songs from the Stage, Union Church in Hinsdale

  1. Let Me Entertain You

  2. "Porgy and Bess" Selections

  3. Broadway Legends, Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe

  4. Medley from "Guys & Dolls"

  5. "West Side Story" Medley

  6. Pie Jesu

  7. I Dreamed a Dream

  8. Farmer Tan

  9. Seasons of Love

  10. Let Me Entertain You Medley - Part II

(Play the concert recording for underlined selections)

November 25, 2007, Winter Concert, Redeemer Lutheran Church

1. The Nutcracker

2. Jingle Bell Rock

3. Noel Nouvelet

4. Noel (African)

5. Riu, Riu, Chiu

6. A Virgin Unspotted

7. Mary Had a Baby

8. I Onder as I Wander

9. When I Kneel at the Manger Tonight

10. Starlight

11. Let it Snow, LEt it Snow

12. Carol of the Bells

13. Deck the Halls

14. Away in the Manger

15. Peace, Peace

 

Messiah Selections

  1. Overture

  2. Comfort Ye My People

  3. Every Valley Shall be Exalted

  4. And the Glory of the Lord

  5. And He Shall Purify  

  6. Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive

  7. O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion

  8. For Behold, Darkness Sall Conquer the Earth

  9. The People that Walked in Darkness

  10. For Unto Us a Child is Born

  11. There were Shepherds Abiding in the Field

  12. And Lo! The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them

  13. And the Angel Said Unto Them

  14. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel

  15. Glory to God

  16. Behold! I Tell You a Mystery

  17. The Trumpet Shall Sound

  18. Hallelujah!  

  19. The Great Amen

 

 

Director: Elizabeth Waldon Kahlbaugh  

April 20, 2007, An Evening of Art & Song II, Community House in Hinsdale

Renaissance

1. Sing We and Chant It (Thomas Morley)
2. My Bonny Lass (Thomas Morley)
3. Rest, Sweet Nymphs (Francis Pilkington)
Baroque
4. Jesus, Sun of Life, My Splendor (G.F. Handel)
5. Alleluia (from Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden - J.S. Bach)
Classical
6. Agnus Dei (from Little Organ Mass -  Franz Joseph Haydn
7. Gloria in Excelsis  (from Twelfth Mass - W.A. Mozart)

Romantic
8. He, Watching Over Israel (Felix Mendelssohn)
9. How Great are Thy Wonders (Georg Schumann,Ed. Paul Christiansen)

Roaring ‘20’s

10. Alexander’s Ragtime Band  (Irving Berlin, arr. Philip Kern)

11. It Had to Be You (Gus Kahn & Isham Jones, arr. Russ Robinson)

Big Band – 1940’s

12. Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Irving Berlin, arr. Kirby Shaw)

13. As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld, arr. Russ Robinson)

1960’s

14. And I Love Her (John Lennon & Paul McCartney , arr. Bob Chilcott)

15. Can’t Buy Me Love (John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. Bob Chilcott)

Finale

16. Do You Hear the People Sing? (Herbert Kretzmer & C.M. Schönberg, arr. Ed Lojeski)

 

November 26, 2006, Winter Concert, Redeemer Lutheran Church

  1. Caroling, Caroling (Alfred S. Burt,  arr. Greg Gilpin)

  2. A Virgin Most Pure (English Folk Carol,  arr. Carl Halter)

  3. Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairy (Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Jeff Funk

  4. The Wondrous Gift (Bradley Ellingboe)

  5. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Traditional Spiritual, arr. Carolyn Jennings)

  6. Sing, Angels, Kings, and Folk ( Ben Allaway )

  7. Jingle Bell Rock  (Joe Beal & Jim Boothe ,  arr. Roger Emerson)

  8. Silver Bells (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans,  arr. Ed Lojeski)

 Messiah Selections

  1. And the Glory of the Lord

  2. And He Shall Purify

  3. O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion

  4. For Unto Us a Child is Born

  5. There were Shepherds Abiding in the Field

  6. And Lo! The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them

  7. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel

  8. Glory to God

  9. Hallelujah!

 

April 23, 2006, An Evening of Art & Song Community House in Hinsdale

Selections by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers

  1. You'll Never Walk Alone (Arrangement by Johnny Mann) 

  2. It's A Grand Night for Singing (Arrangement by Kirby Shaw)

  3. If I Loved You (Arrangement by Kirby Shaw)

  4. There Is Nothin' Like a Dame (Arrangement by Ed Lojeski)

  5. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair

  6. People Will Say We're in Love (Arrangement by Kirby Shaw)

  7. The Sound of Music (Medley Arrangement by Clay Warnick))

Selections by Harold Arlen

  1. Over the Rainbow (Arrangement by Teena Chinn)

  2. That Old Black Magic (Arrangement by Kirby Shaw)

  3. Stormy Weather (Arrangement by Jay Althouse)

  4. I Love a Parade (Arrangement by Audrey Snyder)

  5. Get Happy (Arrangement by Mac Huff)

 

Director: Elizabeth Waldon Kahlbaugh

November 27, 2005, Winter Concert, Redeemer Lutheran Church

  1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
  2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  3. Sleigh Ride
  4. What Sweeter Music
  5. Angels We Have HEard on High
  6. In the Bleak Midwinter
  7. African Noel
  8. Do You Hear What I Hear? 
  9. Comfort Ye, My People
  10. Ev’ry Valley Shall be Exalted
  11. And the Glory of the Lord
  12. And He Shall Purify
  13. O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
  14. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
  15. The People that Walked in Darkness
  16. For Unto Us a Child is Born
  17. There were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
  18. And Lo! The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them
  19. And the Angel Said Unto Them
  20. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
  21. Glory to God
  22. Hallelujah!
  23. Carol of the Bells

March 20, 2005, Spring Concert - Around the World of Music -- United Church of Christ , Burr Ridge

 

1.      Salmo 150

2.      The Water is Wide

3.      The Ash Grove

4.      A Welsh Lullaby

5.      My Heart’s in the Highlands

6.      Loch Lomond

7.      Red is the Rose

8.      The Handsome Butcher

9.      ZumGali

10.  Jabula Jesu

11.  Glory Be to God

12.  The Little Birch Tree

13.  Feller from Fortune

14.  Jamaican Market Place

15.  The Promis of Living

16.  Elijah Rock

November 28, 2004, Winter Concert – Redeemer Lutheran Church , Hinsdale

 

  1. Deck the Hall
  2. I Saw Three Ships
  3. Kling, Glöckchen, Kling!
  4. Seasonal Reading by Alberta Mytys
  5. There Shall a Star of Jacob
  6. Praise Ye the Lord of Hosts
  7. Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
  8. Seasonal Reading by John Bauer
  9. Jingle Bells
  10. The Christmas Song
  11. A Merry Christmas
  12. Comfort Ye, My People
  13. Ev’ry Valley Shall be Exalted
  14. And the Glory of the Lord
  15. And He Shall Purify
  16. O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
  17. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
  18. The People that Walked in Darkness
  19. For Unto Us a Child is Born
  20. There were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
  21. And Lo! The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them
  22. And the Angel Said Unto Them
  23. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
  24. Glory to God
  25. Hallelujah!
  26. Carol of the Bells

 

March 14, 2004 – Spring Concert - Tribute to Broadway and Hollywood – First Congregational Church of Western Springs

 

  1. Another Op’nin, Another Show
  2. Moon River
  3. Put on a Happy Face
  4. As Time Goes By
  5. And All That Jazz
  6. Try to Remember
  7. Three Little Maids from School
  8. Finale from The Gondoliers
  9. There’s No Business Like Show Business
  10. When I Fall in Love
  11. Steppin’ Out With My Baby
  12. Hello, Young Lovers
  13. Down to the River to Pray
  14. Seize the Day
  15. Joyful, Joyful
  16. Do You Hear the People Sing?

 

November 30, 2003 – Winter Concert – Redeemer Lutheran Church , Hinsdale 

 

  1. Angels’ Carol
  2. Mary’s Magnificat
  3. The Coventry Carol
  4. There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
  5. Seasonal Reading by Sharon Huffman
  6. Deck the Halls
  7. Star of Glory
  8. Fruitcake
  9. Season Reading by Sharon Huffman
  10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
  11. O Mary, What a Baby Boy!
  12. Comfort Ye, My People – Tenor
  13. Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted – Tenor
  14. And The Glory of the Lord – Chorus
  15. And He Shall Purify – Chorus
  16. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
  17. The People That Walked in Darkness- Bass
  18. For Unto Us A Child Was Born – Chorus
  19. Glory to God
  20. Hallelujah!
  21. Carol of the Bells

 Director: Grant Sahr

April 6, 2003 – Spring Concert – Redeemer Lutheran Church , Hinsdale

 

  1. The Star Spangled Banner
  2. With A Voice of Singing
  3. The Evening Primrose
  4. Ballad of the Green Broom
  5. Carolyn Stein Stillman dramatization
  6. O My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose
  7. Flowers of Stone
  8. Early Flowers
  9. Lily Has a Rose
  10. Carolyn Stein Stillman Dramatization
  11. Flower of Beauty
  12. The Cloths of Heaven
  13. Stomp Your Foot

 

December 1, 2002 – Winter Concert – Redeemer Lutheran Church , Hinsdale

 

  1. Still, Still, Still
  2. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
  3. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
  4. Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin
  5. Seasonal Reading – Allison Rosati
  6. We’ll Dress The House
  7. Jesu Parvule
  8. Bright Bright The Holly Berries
  9. Seasonal Reading – Allison Rosati
  10. Christmas Time Is Here
  11. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
  12. Comfort Ye, My People - Tenor
  13. Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Tenor
  14. And The Glory of the Lord - Chorus
  15. And He Shall Purify - Chorus
  16. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion – Alto
  17. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion – Chorus
  18. For Unto Us a Child Is Born - Chorus
  19. There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field – Soprano
  20. And Lo!  The Angel Of the Lord Came Upon Them – Soprano
  21. And Suddenly There Was With The Angel – Soprano
  1. Glory to God - Chorus
  2. Hallelujah - Chorus
  3. Hallelujah – a Soulful Celebration

 

March 17, 2002 – Spring Concert – Community Presbyterian Church

 

  1. My Spirit Sang All Day
  2. Daemon Irrepit Callidus
  3. Alleluia
  4. Like As The Hart Desireth The Waterbrooks
  5. Dirait-on
  6. If Love Should Count You Worthy
  7. Come In And Stay A While
  8. The Shadow of Your Smile
  9. A Maiden Is In A Ring
  10. Ladies and Ye Youthful Lovers
  11. O Lovely Bird
  12. Welcome to May
  13. How Can I Keep From Singing

 November 25, 2001 – Winter Concert – The Union Church of Hinsdale

 

  1. On Winter’s Eve
  2. Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
  3. In The Moon Of Wintertime
  4. Wexford Carol
  5. Angels We Have Heard On High
  6. Baby, What You Goin’ to Be?
  7. Caroling, Caroling
  8. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  9. Carol of the Bells
  10. And The Glory Of the Lord
  11. And He Shall Purify
  12. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion – Alto
  13. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion - Chorus
  14. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
  15. There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field – Soprano
  16. And Lo!  The Angel Of the Lord Came Upon Them – Soprano
  17. And The Angel Said Unto Them - Soprano
  18. And Suddenly There Was With The Angel – Soprano
  19. Glory to God
  20. Hallelujah
  21. Halleluiah – a Soulful Celebration

 

Director:  Jean Spyskma

March 11, 2001 – Spring Concert – Burr Ridge United Church of Christ

 

  1. Praise, Praise Ye the Lord
  2. Glory Be to God
  3. Crucifixus
  4. Be Not Afraid
  5. The Wind and the Rain
  6. Water Night
  7. Walking on the Green Grass
  8. Steal Away
  9. Elijah Rock
  10. Burial Sentences
  11. Monday’s Child
  12. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
  13. Windy Nights
  14. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
  15. Sing a Song of Sixpence
  16. And I Love Her
  17. Eleanor Rigby
  18. Blackbird

 

November 24, 2000 – Holiday Harmonies – Harris Bank of Hinsdale

 

  1. Angels We Have Heard
  2. Jesus, Rest Your Head
  3. I Saw Three Ships
  4. O Come, All Ye Faithful
  5. Joy to the World
  6. Silent Night
  7. Go Tell It on the Mountain
  8. O Christmas Tree
  9. Fruit Cake
  10. Jingle Bells
  11. The Christmas Song
  12. Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Up on the Housetop
  13. Deck the Hall
  14. The Twelve Days of Christmas
  15. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

 

March 12, 2000 – Spring Concert – St. John’s Lutheran Church, La Grange

 

  1. All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye…
  2. The 67th Psalm -  Ives
  3. Alleluia, Brazilian Psalm
  4. Komm, Jesu, Komm -  Bach
  5. My Bonnie Lass
  6. Trois Chansons de Charles D’Orleans – Debussy
  7. O, My Luve’s Like a Red Rose
  8. Abide With Me
  9. I Stood on the River of Jordan
  10. My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord

   

November 26, 1999 - Holiday Harmonies – Grace Episcopal Church, Hinsdale

 

  1. Introduction by Dick Johnson
  2. Hosanna in Excelius
  3. Born Today
  4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
  5. Mary Had a Baby
  6. Joy to the World
  7. The Christmas Song
  8. Deck the Hall
  9. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
  10. Jingle Bells
  11. We Wish You a Merry Christmas