DECEMBER, 2023

Of the Father’s Love Begotten - arr. Terre Johnson (b. 1959)
Three Motets for Advent and Christmas - Cristobal Morales (1500 - 1553)1. 1. Ecce virgo concipiet
2. Puer natus est nobis
3. Pastores dicite
Three Motets for Christmas - Gerd-Peter Munden (b. 1966)
1. Gaudete! Christus natus est/There comes a galley, laden
2. Enatus est Emanuel/O Saviour, open heaven’s gate
3. Subito facta est/Angels from the realms of glory

Cantate Domino (Kanta Janunari Kantu Berria) - Josu Elberdin (b. 1976)
Gloria from Coronation Mass in C - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Soloists: Marissa Parsons, soprano; Becky Harper, alto;
Ty MacFarland, tenor; Jim Bennett, bass
The Beautiful Sing - Eric William Barnum (b. 1979)
A Winter Breviary - Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
1. We Look for You (Evensong) - Raag Hamsadhwani
2. The Year’s Midnight (Matins) - Raag Malkauns
3. The Unexpected Early Hour (Lauds) - Raag Ahir Bhairav
His Light in Us - Kim Andre Arnesen (b. 1980)
Joy to the World - arr. Dan Forrest (b. 1978)
Wes Dunnavant and Keith Tan, piano 4 hands

MAY, 2023

Wealth Enough for Me - Michael John Trotta (b. 1978)
Instrumentalist: Julie Ann Snelling, clarinet
Vocalise - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873- 1943)
Selections from Cantata 78: Jesu, der du meine Seele - J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
1. Coro
2. Duetto
3. Chorale
Beau Soir - Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Hymn to the Eternal Flame - Stephen Paulus (1949 - 2014)
Soloists: Laura Pritchard, soprano; Laurelyn Morrison, alto
Nearer My God To Thee - arr. James Stevens and Lowell Mason
Soloist: Amanda Simon, alto
Fresh and Fearless - Daniel Elder (b. 1986)
Water Night - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Three Selections from Songs of Farewell - Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 - 1918)
1. My Soul, There is a Country
2. I Know My Soul Hath Power
3. Never Weather-Beaten Sail
Wanting Memories - Ysaye Barnwell (b. 1946)
The Road Home - Stephen Paulus
Soloist: Kathryn Clickeman, soprano
Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal - Alice Parker (b. 1925)

DECEMBER, 2022

In the Beginning - Kyle Pederson (b. 1971)
Instrumentalist: Julie Ann Snelling, clarinet
The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came - Susan LaBarr (b. 1981)
Sacred Works for Advent and Christmas - Hans Leo Hassler (1564 - 1612)
1. Dixit Maria
2. Kyrie, Sanctus and Benedictus from Missa Super Dixit Maria
Two Motets for Eight Voices - Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
1. Im Advent
2. Weihnachten
Hodie Christus Natus Est - Heinrich Schutz (1585 - 1672)
Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King - arr. Moses Hogan (1957 - 2003)
Childing of a Maiden Bright - Chad McCoy (1980)
In Dulci Jubilo - Matthew Culloton (b. 1976)
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening - Matthew Culloton
Halcyon Days - Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980)
Fum, Fum, Fum - arr. Howard Helvey (b. 1968)
Wes Dunnavant and Keith Tan, piano 4 hands
I Saw Three Ships - arr. John Frederick Hudson (b. 1987)
Wes Dunnavant and Keith Tan, piano 4 hands

MAY, 2022

Our return to “In Person” concerts with an audience!!

I See the Heaven’s Glories Shine - Andrea Ramsey (b. 1977)
Miserere mei, deus - Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652); arr. Ben Bryam - Wigfield
Serenade to Music - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Hold Fast to Dreams - Ian David Coleman
Alleluia - Ivo Antognini (b. 1963)
Be Not Afraid - Knut Nystedt (1915 - 2014)
Across the Vast Eternal Sky - Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Beati quorom via - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)
City Called Heaven - arr. Josephine Poelinitz
Soloist: Marissa Parsons, soprano
Deep River - arr. Wes Dunnavant
Rejoice - Jeffery Ames (b. 1969)
Soloist: Amanda Simon, alto; Wes Dunnavant, tenor

DECEMBER, 2021

Our third “Parking Lot” rehearsals and recording session

In November and December of 2021, James River Singers gathered once again in a church parking lot to rehearse and record another “concert” for our youtube channel. Thankfully, this proved to be our final outdoor recording session. James River Singers is very thankful to our director who came up with the idea of the “parking lot” rehearsals as a way to keep the choir moving forward and to the singers and accompanist who joyfully attended each rehearsal — as our teeth chattered, at times.

MAY, 2021

Our second “Parking Lot” rehearsals and recording session.

In the spring of 2021, James River Singers again gathered outside in a church parking lot for another 5 rehearsals and recording session; the final result can be found on our tube channel.

DECEMBER, 2020

Our first “Parking Lot” rehearsals and recording session.

James River Singers were unable to gather together in the spring of 2020. In an effort to maintain the vocal skills of our singers and bring joy to our singers and patrons, our artistic director led the James River Singers through 5 rehearsals and a recording session in November and December of 2020; the recording session was put on youtube. These rehearsals were held outside in a well-lit local church parking lot where the singers battled polar wind chill conditions, mist, and competed against emergency vehicle sirens, motorcycles, and song birds…all while reveling in the chance to be singing together again!

DECEMBER, 2019

Hanacpachap cussicuinin - Juan Perez Bocanegra (1598 - 1631)
Instrumentalists: Tim Drummond, Tim Larson, Keith Tan
Selections from Prophetiae Sibyllarum - Orlando di Lasso (1530 - 1594)
1. Carmina Chromatico
2. Sibylla Persica
3. Sibylla Libyca
4. Sibylla Erythraea
5. Sibylla Agrippa
Totus Tuus - Henryk Gorecki (1933 - 2010)
Magnificat - Francesco Durante (1684 - 1755)
Soloists: Claudia Kessel, soprano; Laurelyn Morrison, alto;
Wes Dunnavant, tenor; Tim Larson, bass
Three Christmas Carols - Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. In the Bleak Midwinter
3. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Soloist: Laura Pritchard, soprano
The Lamb - John Tavener (1944 - 2013)
Masters in this Hall - arr. Karl Dent
Night Rainbows - Keith Tan (b. 1974)
O Come All Ye Faithful - arr. David Wilcocks (1919 -2015)
Glow - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Rockin’ Jerusalem - Damon Dandridge (b. 1977)

MAY, 2019

This is My Song/Finlandia - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), poem: Lloyd Stone (1912-1993)

Mo Ghile Mear - Traditional Irish, arr. Desmond Earley (b. 1974), text: Seán Clárach Mac Dómhnaill (18th c.)
Soloists: Wes Dunnavant, tenor; Edward Chandler, bass; Amanda Simon, alto
Instrumentalist: Tim Drummond, bodhrán
There Will Come Soft Rains - Ivo Antognini (b. 1963), poem: Sarah Teasdale (1884-1933)
The Promise of Living - Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
She Walks in Beauty - Paul Mealor (b. 1975), poem: Lord Byron (1788-1824)
Thanks Be to God - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
A New Creation - René Clausen (b. 1953)
Soloists: Wes Dunnavant, tenor; Laura Pritchard, soprano; Edward
Chandler, bass; Joel Coreas, tenor; Joe Cuilla, bass; Jessica Pedersen, alto;
Laurelyn Morrison, alto; Kathryn Clikeman, soprano; Alana Marsh; alto
1. Prologue
2. All Flesh is Grass
3. O Be Joyful
4. The Call
5. Lament
6. Agnus Dei
7. I am the Bread of Life
8. A New Creation
9. The Greatest of These is Love
10. Hymn
11. The Spirit Helps Us
12. Praise the Lord

DECEMBER, 2018

Once in Royal David’s City - arr. Jeffery Van

Christmas Day - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Soloists: Liesel Reussner, alto; Laura Pendleton, soprano; Edward Chandler, bass
Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Ave Maria - Franz Biebl (1906-2001)
Soloists: Tim Drummond, Wes Dunnavant, Thomas Moore, tenors
Three Nativity Carols - Steven Paulus (1949-2014)
Instrumentalists: Anastasia Jellison, harp; Sam Kunde, oboe
1. The Holly and the Ivy
2. This Endris Night
3. Wonder Tidings
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), arr. Jan Sandström (b.1954)
Selections from Anniversary Carols - Jackson Berkey (b.1942)
Instrumentalists: Anastasia Jellison, harp; Tim Drummond, percussion
1. O Come All Ye Faithful
2. Jesu, Son Most Sweet and Dear - Soloist: Laurelyn Morrison, alto
3. The Silent Word (What Child is This) - Soloist: Becky Harper, alto
4. Il Est Né le Divin Enfant
5. Joy to the World
O Oriens - Thomas Juneau
Audience Sing-a-long: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Silent Night - Malcolm Sargent (1895-1967)
Carol to the King - Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)
Christopher Reynolds and Wes Dunnavant, piano

MAY, 2018

Hark, All Ye Lovely Saints - Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623)

When David Heard - Thomas Weelkes
Six Moravian Duets - Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), arr. Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928)
1. Dyby byla kosa nabróšená
2. Slavíkovský polečko malý
3. Holub na javoře
4. V dobrým sme se sešli
5. Šipek
6. Zelenaj se, zelenaj
Mouth Music - arr. Dolores Keane (b. 1953)
Underneath the Stars - Kate Rusby (b. 1973)
i carry your heart with me - David Dickau (b. 1953)
Soloist: Claire Krouse, soprano
The Heavens Are Telling - Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Soloists: Laura Pendleton, soprano; Wes Dunnavant, tenor; Edward
Chandler,bass
Five Hebrew Love Songs - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Instrumentalist: Françoise Coquin, violin
1. Temuná
2. Kalá kallá
3. Lárov
4. Éyze shéleg!
5. Rakút
Cindy - arr. Carol Barnett (b. 1949)
Only in Sleep - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Soloist: Kathryn Clikeman, soprano
Lamentations of Jeremiah - Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953)
Ubi Caritas - Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)
Deep River - arr. Matthew Culloton (b. 1976)
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel - William Dawson (1899 - 1990)

DECEMBER, 2017

Brass Prelude, played by James River Brass

Wassail Song - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
I Wonder as I Wander - arr. Mark Preece
Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending - arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)
Rorate Coeli* Gregorian Chant
The Fear of the Lord - Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
Alma Redemptoris Mater* - Attrib. Hermanns Contractus (1013 - 1054)
Missa O Magnum Mysterium - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594)
- Kyrie
- Gloria
Ave Maria* Gregorian Chant
God is With Us - John Tavener (1944 - 2013)
Soloist: John Alley, tenor
Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying - F. Melius Christiansen (1871 - 1955)
Fürchtet euch nicht - Johann Michael Bach (1648 - 1694)
Puer natus est* Gregorian Chant
Puer natus in Bethlehem - Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
Balulalow - Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
Missa O Magnum Mysterium - Palestrina
- Sanctus
Audience Sing-a-long: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - arr. David Willcocks (1919 - 2015)
Silent Night - Franz Gruber (1787 - 1863)
Jingle Bells - arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)
See Amid the Winter’s Snow - Dan Forrest (b. 1978)
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Dan Forrest

* These selections are sung by the St. Joseph Treble Schola

MAY, 2017

Selig sind die Toten - Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672)

Two Quartets from Opus 92 - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
1. O schöne Nacht
2. Warum
Dark Night of the Soul - Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Soloist: Laura Pendleton, soprano
Instrumentalists: Daisuke Yamamoto, violin; Catherine Cary, violin; Molly
Sharp, violin; Dana McComb, cello
Desh - Ethan Sperry (b. 1971)
The Earth Adorned - Waldemar Åhlén (1894 - 1982)
All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord! - René Clausen (b. 1953)
Light of a Clear Blue Morning - arr. Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962)
Soloist: Amanda Simon, alto
Fancies - John Rutter (b. 1945)
1. Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred
2. There is a Garden in Her Face
3. The Urchins’ Dance
4. Riddle Song
5. Midnight’s Bell
6. The Bellman’s Song
If Love Should Count You Worthy - James Quitman Mulholland (b. 1935)
Instrumentalist: Amy Roberts, French horn
Sure on This Shining Night - Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
John the Revelator - arr. Paul Caldwell (b. 1963), Sean Ivory (b. 1969)

DECEMBER, 2016

Personent Hodie - Anonymous, 16th century, arr. Dan HInshaw

Hodie Christus Natus Est - Giovanni Gabrieli (1554-1612)
O Magnum Mysterium
Rorando Coeli - Jan Campanus Vodnansky (1572-1622)
‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime - St. Jean de Brébeuf (1593-1649), arr. Christopher Aspaas
Tres Villancicos - Anonymous, 16th century, arr. Ben Allaway (b. 1958)
1. Dadme albricias hijos d’Eua
2. Riu, Riu, Chiu
3. Dansaron
Quelle est cette odeur agréable? - arr. Donald Patriquin (b. 1938)
Three Latvian Carols - arr. Andrejs Jansons (b. 1938)
1. Ziemassvētu nakts
2. Meklētāja celš
3. Ai, nama māmina
Cradle Hymn - Kim André Arnesen (b.1980)
Audience Sing-a-long: Once in Royal David’s City, Deck the Hall, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
A Winter’s Night - arr. Cecilia McDowall

MAY, 2016

Coronation Anthem No. 1 - Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

The Second Star to the Right - arr. Donald Fraser
Gloria in excelsis - Antonio Vivaldi (1669 - 1741)
Placido e il Mar - Wolfgang A. Mozart (1759 - 1791)
Neighbors’ Chorus - Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Humming Chorus - Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Hymn to the Fallen - John Williams (b. 1932), arr. Thomas Hewitt Jones
Three French choruses from The Lark - Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
1. Spring Song
2. Court Song
3. Soldier’s Song
The Lord is My Shepherd - Howard Goodall (b. 1958)
Dance a Cachucha - William Gilbert (1836 - 1911), Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900)
Down in the River to Pray - arr. Philip Lawson (b. 1957)
The Heart’s Cry - Bill Whelan (b. 1950)
Four popular American songs
1. Ain’t Misbehavin‘ - Thomas “Fats” Waller (1904 -1943), arr. Peter Gritton
2. Begin the Beguine - Cole Porter (1891 - 1964), arr. Andrew Carter
3. Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen (1905 - 1986), arr. Guy Turner
4. ‘S Wonderful - George Gershwin (1898 - 1937), arr. David Blackwell
Lullabye - Billy Joel (b. 1949), arr. Philip Lawson
Non Nobis Domine - Patrick Doyle (b. 1953)
Baba Yetu - Christopher Tin

DECEMBER, 2015

Make We Joy - arr. Edwin Fissinger (1920-1990)

Exultate Justi in Domino - Andreas Hakenberger (1574 - 1627)
Heavenly Light - Alexander Kopylov (1845-1911)
Madrigals for Christmas
1. From Virgin’s Womb - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
2. What Child is This - arr. K. Lee Scott
3. Now Let Us All With One Accord - Girolamo Conversi (fl. 1570s)
4. His Rest - Giles Farnaby (1560-1640)
5. Now Winter Nights Enlarge - Thomas Campion (1567-1620)
6. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - Este’s Psalter, 1592
Christmas Cantata (Sinfonia Sacra) - Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006)
Instrumentalists: Brian Scott, trumpet; Michael Haliczer, trumpet; Mark
LaFratta, trombone; Stephanie Ycaza, tuba
Gaudete - arr. Steven Sametz (b. 1954)
Bethlehem Down - Peter Warlock (1894-1930)
A Christmas Carol - Sheena Phillips (b. 1958)
Audience Sing-A-Long: O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night, Joy to the World
There is No Rose - Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953)
Instrumentalist: George Pavelis, oboe
O Magnum Mysterium - Ivo Antognini (b. 1963)
Gloria - Dominick Argento (b. 1927)