Program

The University Chorale of Boston College
John Finney, Director

Saturday, December 5, 1998
8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Decemer 6, 1998
2:00 p.m.
Trinity Chapel

Joy to the World
George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
Tollite Hostias(from the Oratorio de Noël)
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
We Three Kings of Orient Are
          soloists: Richard Cleary, S.J.
                         Michael O'Brien
                         Neil Sutton
John H. Hopkins
(1820-1892)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(1809-1847)
Selections from Messiah
            Sinfonia
            And the Glory of the Lord
G. F. Handel
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Lewis H. Redner
(1831-1908)
O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)
           Laetitia M. Blain, soprano
Adolphe Adam
(1803-1856)
The First Nowell
Traditional English Carol
Selections from Messiah
       Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
       There were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
                        Anna Smith, soprano
       Glory to God in the Highest
G. F. Handel
O Come, All Ye Faithful
John F. Wade
(1711-1786)

The Boston College Madrigals
Laetitia Blain, Director


Lift Thine Eyes (from "Elijah")
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Ave Maria
Andrea Gabrieli
(c. 1520-1586)
I Wonder as I Wander (Appalachian Carol)
             Soloist: Marla Knebl
arr. J. J. Niles
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
             Featuring: Brian Stuart
Michael Praetorius
(c.1571-1625)
Regina caeli
Praetorius

The University Chorale of Boston College
John Finney, Director


Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Carol)
Mykola Leontovych
(1877-1921)
Silent Night
Franz Gruber
(1787-1863)
Hallelujah! (from Messiah)
G. F. Handel