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"Prepare the Way"
This was our 2011 Advent concert and was performed three times:
Sunday, December 11th at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Falmouth, Maine
Tuesday, December 13th at the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke, Portland, Maine
Wednesday, December 14th at Nordica Auditorium, The University of Maine - Farmington
Selections from the concert are listed below.
To play a selection, click on the below the selection's title. After a short pause the selection will begin to play. |
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Composer |
Featured Artists |
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
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Michael Praetorius |
Singers and instrumentalists |
In lectulo per noctes (Song of Songs)
SWV 272 Symphoniae Sacrae I
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Heinrich Schütz |
Sam Sytsma, countertenor; Erin Chenard soprano;
Evan Cuddy,viola;
Katherine Sytsma, viol da gamba;
Eliott Cherry, cello;
Bruce Fithian, organ |
Paratum cor meum (Psalm 108: 1-4)
Symphoniae Sacrae I
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Heinrich Schütz |
Andrea Graitchen, mezzo-soprano;
Mary Jo Carlsen, Jessica Sytsma, violins;
Eliott Cherry, cello;
Bruce Fithian, organ |
Habe deine Lust an den Harren
(Psalm 37:1-5) Kleine Geistliche Konzerte
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Heinrich Schütz |
Molly Harmon, Sarah Johnson, sopranos;
Eliott Cherry, cello;
Bruce Fithian, organ |
Wachet auf - Chorale Concertato
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Dietrich Buxtehude |
Michael Albert, counter-tenor;
Martin Lescault, tenor;
John Adams, bass;
Mary Jo Carlsen, Jessica Sytsma, violins;
Eliott Cherry, cello;
Bruce Fithian, organ |
Wie Schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
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Michael Praetorius |
Double choir and instruments -
Favoriti: Christine Letcher, Andrea Graichen, Sam Sytsma, Martin Lescault, John Adams |
Videte miraculum
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Thomas Tallis |
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Verbum caro factum est (John 1:14)
Kleine Geistliche Konzerte
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Heinrich Schütz |
Sarah Johnson, soprano;
Andrea Graitchen, mezzo-soprano;
Eliott Cherry, cello;
Bruce Fithian, organ |
Messe de minuit
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
Refer to program! |
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