1998-1999

November 14, 1998

Clapp Recital Hall
A Sampler of Folk Songs and Spirituals
Ken Phillips, conductor

- Four Slovak Folk Songs, Béla Bartók
Wedding Song from Poniky
Song of the Hay Harvesters from Hiadel
Dancing Song from Medzibrod
Dancing song from Poniky
- Two German Folk Songs, arr. Johannes Brahms
Da unten im Tale
In stiller nacht
- Erev Shel Shoshanim, an Israeli Folk Song, arr. Jack Klebnow
- Somagwaza, a South African Ceremonial Song, Bantu Tribe
- Na Bahia tem, a Brazilian Folk song, arr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr.
Daniel Afonso, conductor
- Danny Boy, an Irish Folk Song, arr. Joseph Flummerfelt
- Kalinka, a Russian Folk song, arr. V. Prokhorov
- Folk songs of the Four Seasons, arr. Ralph Vaughn Williams
Performed by Women’s Chorus
Prologue: To the Ploughboy
Spring: Early In The Morning
Summer: Summer Is A-Coming In, and The Cuckoo
Fall: The Unquiet Grave
Winter: Wassail Song
- Waters Ripple and Flow, arr. Deems Taylor
- Shenandoah, arr. James Erb
- Down In The Valley, arr. George Mead
Performed by Men’s Chorus, Daniel Afonso, conductor
- I Will Arise, arr. Alice Parker
- Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal, arr. Alice Parker
- Choral Sketches
Oh, dear! What can the matter be?
Polly-Wolly-Doodle
- Selections from The Sacred Harp
Northfield, Jeremiah Ingalls
Wondrous Love, Anonymous
Sardis, Sarah Lancaster
- Old American Songs, adapted by Aaron Copland
Soloist: John Muriello, baritone
Zion’s Walls
The Little Horses
At The River
The Dodger
- Spirituals arranged by Afro-American composers
Soon-Ah Will Be Done, arr. William Dawson
My Lord, What A Mornin’, arr. H. T. Burleigh
In Dat Great Gittin’ Up Mornin’, arr. Jester Hairston

December 1998

U of I Museum of Art
Snowflake Festival
Ken Phillips, conductor

April 21, 1999

Clapp Recital Hall
Bach Festival 22
Ken Phillips, conductor

- Motet: Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226, Johann Sebastian Bach
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by the La Fosse Baroque Ensemble
- Selections by J. S. Bach, performed by the Willowwind Children’s Choir
Nancy McFarlane, conductor
Bist du bei mir, from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Ich folge dir gleichfalls, from St. John Passion, BWV 245
Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen, from Cantata BWV 78
Ich jauchze, ich lache, from Cantata BWV 15
Domine Deus from Mass in G Major, BWV 236
- Cantata BWV 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, Johann Sebastian Bach

April 25, 1999

Clapp Recital Hall
Bach Festival 22, continued
Vance George, guest conductor

- Messe in h-moll, BWV 232, Johann Sebastian Bach

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