The Memorial University of Nevvfoundland FESTIVAL CHOIR and ORCH-ESTRA

D.F. Cook, Conductor

BACH'S CHRISTMAS ORATORIO

under ~he dis~ingu-ished pa~ronage of H-is Honour ~he L-ieu~enan~ Governop of Newfoundland~ t;he Honourable W. Ant;hony Paddon~ C.M. ~ M.D., V-isi-to F

to ~he University.

Newfoundland Cathedral Sunday~ 11 December 19

at 8:30 p. 111

PROGRAM\1E

Concerto Grosso in D major~ Op. 6, No. 4

Adagio - Alleg~ Adag-io V-ivace Allegro

THE ORCHESTRA conducted by Kenneth ~ Greene

Arcangel o Corell i (1653-1713)

Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1 685-1750)

Christmas Oratorio -Sung in English

BRIAN ROBERTS, tenor, as The Evangelist and

SONYA GOSSE, soprano DIANNE PRITCHETT, alto

MICHAEL DONNAN, bass

Part I: For the First Day of Christmas

Chorus Recitative (Evangelist)

Recitative {Soprano)

Air (Soprano)

Chorale Recitative (Evangelist)

- Choral & Recitative (Bass)

Air (Bass)

Chorale

Part II:

Recitative (Evangelist)

Chorale Recitative (Evangelist) Recitative (Bass)

Air (Tenor) Recitative (Evangelist)

Chorale Recitative (Alto) Air (Alto) Recitative (Evangelist) Chorus

Part III:

Chorus Recitative (Evangelist) Olorus Recitative (Bass) Oloral e Recitative (Evangelist) Recitative (Alto) Oloral e Recitative (Evangelist) Chorale Chorus

Christians be joyful and praise your salvation

Now it came to pass in those days See now the bridegroom, full of grace Prepare thyself, Zion, with tender affection How shall I fitly meet thee And she brought forth her first-born Son For us to earth he cometh poor Mighty Lord and King all glorious Ah! Dearest Jesus, Holy Child

For the Second Day of Christmas

And there were shepherds in the same country Break forth, 0 beauteous, heavenly light And the angel said to them, Be not afraid What God to Abraham revealed Haste, ye shepherds, haste to meet Him And this is the sign to you Within yon gloomy manger 0 haste ye then! ye shepherds, go Slumber, beloved, and take Thy repose And suddenly there was with the angel Glory to God in the highest

For the Third Day of Christmas

Hear, King of Angels, though falter our voices And when the angels were gone from them Let us even now go to Bethlehem He bids us comfort take The Lord hath all these wonders wrought And they came with haste Yes, yes! my heart will keep and ponder Thee with tender care I'll cherish And the Shepherds returned Rejoice and sing Christians be joyful and praise your salvation

MUN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Kenneth Greene, rehearsal conductor

VIOLIN I Edith Gubler McCreadie Susan Murphy* Brian Power

VIOLIN II Marjorie Costin Ewald Hajek' Patti Hawkins Arthur Smith*

VIOLA Ei 1 een Keams* Deborah Rehne r

CELLO Catherine Quinlan Pamela Walsh**

OOUBLEBASS Mary-Lucy Hurley

FLUTE Vicki Crocker Beverley Vivian Lane*

Festival Choir Rehearsal Pianist Kenneth Cooper

*Principal **Continuo

OBOE Valerie Holden Richard Vaughan*

ENGLISH HORN Val erie Holden

CLARINET Mark Bonnell* James Tuff

BASSOON Francesca Davenport

TRUMPET Donald Buell* Gary Compton Robert Green

TIMPANI George Morgan

HARPS I CHORD Gretchen Schoenberg**

ORGAN Donna Di 11 on**

The Depari;ment; of Music wishes -to ex-tend i-ts sincere -thanks t;o -the Vey.y Rev. E.C.W. RUs-ted and -the Ca-thedral Ves-tr-y.