PREVIOUS CONCERT SEASONS
. . . . . under the direction of David Hensley, Artistic Director
2011 - 2012 SEASON
October 30, Hope Lutheran Church
Rejoice in the Lamb - and other selections with an English accent
With Catherine Walker, accompanist, W. Rob Hodges, cello,
and the Fresno Christain School Girls' Chorus
G.F Handel: Sing Unto God
William Byrd: Look Down, O Lord, on me poor man
Henry Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art
Roger Quilter: Not Unto Us, O Lord
Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Soprano Dana Kruse, alto Barbara Volker, tenor Kirk Anderson, and baritone John Eleazarian, with Catherine Walker, organ
A. L. Webber: Pie Jesu (from Requiem) - Bethany Speir, soprano, and
Marty Margolin, treble
K. Lee Scott: (arr.) A Welsh Lullaby
John Rutter: I Will Sing With the Spirit
G. F. Handel: O, Lord in Thee Have I Trusted
Girls Chorus: Deo Gracia (from a Ceremony of Carols), A Tragic Story, and Cookoo! all by Benjamin Britten
December 13, Palm Avenue Community Church
Handel's Messiah
2010 - 2011 SEASON
April 16, Hope Lutheran Church
FCA Returns to Broadway
With Catherine Walker and Richard Robinson, accompanists
Comedy Tonight from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way... - Greg Lapp
Lullaby of Broadway from 42nd Street - The Choral Artists
If I Loved You from Carousel - Sheila Sandersier
If Momma Was Married from Gypsy - Donna Beavers & Sharon Bellina
Embraceable You from Girl Crazy - Kirk Anderson
Try to Remember from The Fantasticks - The Choral Artists
Waiting for My Dearie from Brigadoon - Karen Lasky
Ol' Man River from Show Boat - Armin Biberthaler
Oliver Medley - The Choral Artists
Sabbath Prayer from Fiddler on the Roof - The Choral Artists
Do You Love Me? from Fiddler on the Roof - Barbara & Paul Volker
Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof - The Choral Artists
They Can't Take That Away from Me from Shall We Dance? - Kirk Anderson
Gonna Build a Mountain from Stop the World, I Want to Get Off - Choral Artists
Heaven Help My Heart from Chess - Nancy Angwin
Anthem from Chess - Don Angwin
Bosom Buddies from Mame - Barbara Volker & Ruth Goble
Paint Your Wagon! Medley - The Choral Artists
December 13, Palm Avenue Community Church
Handel's Messiah
With orchestra, the University High School Chamber Singers, Greg Lapp, Conductor, and soloists Lisa Howell, soprano, Kirk Anderson, tenor, Tami Kenyon, alto, and Anthony Radford, baritone.
November 6, Easton Presbyterian Church
November 7, Hope Lutheran Church, Fresno
More Mozart, Please!
Jubilate Deo - K. 117
Mignificat - K. 193
Missa Brevis in D-Major - Janet Iacovetti, Karen Lasky, Kirk Anderson, Greg Lapp
Regina Coeli - Donna Beavers, Kristina Esau, Paul Volker, John Donaldson
Laudate Pueri - from Vesperae solennes de confessore - K. 339
Laudate Dominum , Dana Kruse, soprano, Vesperae solennes de confessore
Lacrymosa, from Requiem - K. 626
Ave Verum Corpus - K. 618
2009 - 2010 SEASON
April 10, Porterville First Congregational Church
April 11, Fresno First Congregational Church
Sacred Music in a Sacred Place - Motets Through the Ages
*With the University High School Chamber Singers, Gregg Lapp, Conductor
T. L. de Victoria: Ave Maria - Paul Volker, Tenor
Jacob Handl (Gallus): O admirabile commercium
G.P. da Palestrina: Sicut Cervus
Johan Michael Bach: Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen
G.F. Handel: O Praise the Lord with One Consent
Michael Haydn: Tenebrae factae sunt
W.A. Mozart: Ave verum corpus
* Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse (Ave Maria)
* Paul Aitken: In Flanders Fields (Burke Rea, Student Conductor)
* Greg Lapp: If There Is Light - Jacob Willilams, Tenor
Edvard Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Egil Hovland: The Glory of the Father
Hugo Distler: Lobet den Herren
Alan Hovhaness: From the End of the Earth
-- Combined choruses
Gilbert Martin (arr,): When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Gilbert Martin (arr.): What a Fellowship
December 13, Shrine of St. Therese, Fresno
The Christmas Portion of George Fredric Handel's Messiah
With orchestra and members of the Sunnyside High School Chamber Singers, Davis Maga, Conductor
Soloists: Stephanie Hower, soprano; Tami Kenyon, alto; Kirk Anderson, tenor; and Efrain Martinez, bass. Catherine Walker, harpsichord.
November 1, First Congregational Church, Fresno
The Music of John Rutter
* With members of the Central California Association of Kodaly Educators (CCAKE) Children's Honor Choir
* For the Beauty of the Earth
* Look at the World
The Lord is My Shepherd (from Requiem)
I Will Sing With the Spirit
A Gaelic Blessing
O Clap Your Hands
When the Saints Go Marching In (arr.)
Sourwood Mountain (arr.)
Black Sheep (arr.)
From When Icicles Hang
- Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
- Good Ale
Soldier Boy
Two Songs from Five Childhood Lyrics
- Monday's Child
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
Down by the Riverside (arr.)
* The Lord Bless You and Keep You
2008 - 2009 SEASON
April 26, First Congregational Church, Fresno
The Madrigal In All Generations,
Prelude: Harps at Play, Anita Pazeian and Mary Smith
El Grillo: Josquin de Pres
Je ne l'ose dire: Pierre Certon
Au Joli Bois: Charles Tessier
Wohlauf, Ihr Gaste: Erasmus Widmann
O Occhi Manza Mia: Orlando di Lasso
Tutto lo di mi dici, Canta!: di Lasso
O la, o che bon ecco: di Lasso
Fa Una Canzona: Orazio Vecchi
Il Bianco e dolce cigno: Vecchi
Si ch'io vorrei morire: Claudio Monteverdi
Ecco mormorar l'onde: Monteverdi
Fair Phyllis: John Farmer
I Go Before My Darling: Thomas Morley
Though Philomena Lost Her Love: Morley
As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending: Thoma Weelkes
O Happy Eyes: Edward Elgar
Go, Lovely Rose: Greg Lapp
April: D. van Gilluwe (2009 Winner of FCA Composition Competition)
Two Songs from "Twelfth Night": Gregg Lapp
Madrigals Three: Emma Lou Diemer
Two American Madrigals: Kirke Mechem
December 14, Shrine of St. Therese, Fresno
The Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah
with orchestra and members of the Clovis High School Chamber Singers
Soloists: Efrain Martinez - bass, Kirk Anderson - tenor,
Tami Kenyon - alto, and Stephanie Hower - soprano
October 26, First Congregational Church, Fresno
Sine Nomine - R. Vaughn Williams, with chorus and congregation
Durufle' - Four Motets
Ubi Caritas, Tota Pulchra Es, Tu Es Petrus, and Tantum Ergo
Durufle' - REQUIEM
With Catherine Walker, organist, and soloists Stehpanie Hower, Soprano, and Anthony P. Radford, Baritone
2007 - 2008 SEASON
FCA's 20 ANNIVERSARY GALA - CONCERT AND BANQUET
April 5, 2008, Hope Luthern Church, Fresno
For the final Fresno Concert of our anniversary season, Artistic Director David Hensley selected a variety of FCA favorites from the seasons he has conducted..
The concert was followed by a Gala Banquet attended by over 120 FCA friends and family. Former FCA Artistic Directors Dr. Gary Unruh and Dr. Julie Carter were honored along with Dorthy Renzi and Dr. Arthur Huff, long active in choral music with FCA, CSU Fresno, and throughout the Cenral Valley. Alan Peters, former FCA singer and Board President, was the Master of Ceremonies.
THE PROGRAM:
How Can I Keep from Singing? - arr. John Carter - Sharon McCammack, alto
Allen Koepke: Praise the Name of God With a Song
Halsey Stephens: Go, Lovely Rose
Morten Lauridsen: Dirait-on
James Mulholland: A Red, Red Rose
Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David
Cecil Effinger: No Mark, and Basket - Jose Diaz, oboe
Franz Joseph Haydn: Misa Brevis, Sancti Joannis de Deo
-- Catherine Walker, organ - Bethany Speir, soprano,
-- Susan Doering, violin - Claudia Shiuh, violin - Dr. Dieter Wulfhorst, Violincello
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Pie Jesu (from Requiem) - Donna Beavers and Kay Kelm, solos
Edwin Fissinger: Lux Aeterna - Cristina Crittenden and Paul Volker, solos
Johannes Brahms: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (from Ein Deutches Requiem)
Gilbert M. Martin: Cross Cry - Kirk Anderson, tenor
J.S. Bach: (Again) Come Sweet Death (arr. Rhonda Sandberg)
John Rutter: The Lord is My Shepherd (from Requiem)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - (arr. Gilbert M. Martin)
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
December 16, 2007, Hope Lutheran Church, Fresno
George Frederick Handel's Messiah, with chorus and orchestra
Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols
Jacopo Corsi: Adoramus Te, Christe
Three Carols
...March of the Kings - French
...The Boars Head Carol - English
...La Virgin lava Panales - Spanish
OKTOBERFEST
October 13, Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church, Oakhurst
October 14, Hope Lutheran Church, Fresno
Brahams: Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs)
Bruckner: Three Graduals - Ave Marie, Christus factus est, Os justi
Schubert: Lebenslust
Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigall
Brahams: O Schone Nacht
Schubert: Tantum ergo in E-flat
Shumann: From Dichterliebe - Thomas Casarez, tenor
Strauss: Three Songs - Bethany Speir, soprano
Brahams: Die Meere
Schubert: Wenn Ich ein Voglein war
Brahms: Neckereien
Pfautsch: Songs Mein Grossmama Sang
2006 - 2007 SEASON
June 24, 2007 - La Purisima Mission, as part of the Lompoc Flower Festival
FCA's Featured work: Williams Mass in G Minor.
In joint concert with the Central Coast Choral Artists:
Flemming: His Voice
Handel: Sing Unto God
If I Should Die - Arnold (arr.)
Ives: Circus Band
Meir Finkelstein:L'dor Vador
Schultz: This Shall Be for Music
Schultz: Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Stanford: Beati quorum via
Still: All That I Am
April 14, 2007 - First Congregational Church, Porterville
April 15, 2007 - Hope Lutheran Church, Fresno
CATHEDRAL CLASSICS
Featured Work: Ralph Vaughn Williams - Mass in G Minor
Along with choral music from the English tradition:
Sing Joyfully Unto God - William Byrd
Zadok the Priest - G F Handel
Sing Unto God - G F Handel
Beati quorum via - C V Stanford
Nunc Dimitis - Gustav Holst
Not Unto Us O Lord (Non Nobis, Domine) - Roger Quilter
For the Beauty of the Earth - John Rutter
I Will Sing with the Spirit - John Rutter
Whether Men Do Laugh or Weep -
Nov. 5, 2006 - THE AMERICAN HYMN, Hope Lutheran Church
Featured Work: Ron Kean's American Mass
Along with these hymns which cover the wide range of the American tradition:
Let Us Break Bread Together - Hall (arr.)
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Hopkins (arr.)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Hogan (arr.)
Shall We Gather at the River - Carter (arr.)
Gregor: Ehre Sei Gott in der Hohe
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? - Hunter (arr.)
My Shepherd Will supply My Need - Wilberg (arr.)
His Voice - Fleming (arr.)
When I survey the Wonderous Cross - Martin (arr.)
Simple Gifts -Pooler (arr.)
Ye Followers of the Lamb - Ferguson (arr.)
Come, Come Ye Saints - Hawryluk (arr.)
Battle Hymn of the Republic - Wilhousky (arr.)
December 17, 2006, MESSIAH: A TRADITION RESTORED, Shrine of Saint Therese
The Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah, with orchestra and soloists
Along with these additional songs of the season:
- Wohlgemuth: Of the Father's Love Begotten
- Praetorius: Singt Ihr Lieben Christen All!
- Philips: O Beatum Et Sacrosanctum Diem
- Spencer: Nova, Nova, Ave Fit ex Eva
- Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
- Willan: The Three Kings
- Silent Night - Sargent (arr.)
- Sjolund: Go Tell It On the Mountain
2005 - 2006 SEASON
November 13 - ASPECTS OF LOVE , Hope Lutheran Church
- Chenoweth: God
of Comfort, God of Courage
- Kemner: Now, Shout!
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Martin (arr.)
- Sjolund: One Perfect Rose, When You're Away, Careless Talk, Your Little Hands
- Shenandoah - Erb (arr.)
- Hebrew Folksong: Nations Shall Learn War No More - Richards (arr.)
- America - Hunter (arr.)
- February 26, AMERICA SINGS , Hope
Lutheran Church
- Ramirez: Missa Criolla
- Ives: Circus Band
- Foster: Images of the Past - Fissinger (arr.)
- Rutter: Soldier Boy
- Simple Gifts - Marie Pooler (arr.)
- Song for the Mira - MacGillivray (arr.)
- Feller From Fortune - Somers (arr.)
- Mechem: New York Girls
- Mechem: Kansas Boys
- Steal Away - Hogan (arr.)
- Witness - Halloran (arr.)
- My God is So High - Hogan (arr.)
- March 25, High School Choir Day with FCA
- Mozart: Sanctus from the Coronation Mass, K. 317
- Alice Parker (arr.) My Gentle Harp
- Randall Thompson: "Frostiana" - Seven Country Scenes
- March 18-19, Sacred Music in a Sacred Place, with The Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea a capella
- Vivaldi: Gloria
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2004 - 2005 SEASON
- November 7, A DEBUT CONCERT
- How Can I Keep From Singing? Carter (arr.)
- Chatman: There is Sweet Music Here
- Koepke: Praise the Name of God with a Song
- Hayden: Tenebrae factae sunt
- JS Back: Come Sweet Death Sandberg (arr.)
- Rutter: The Lord is My Shepherd (from Requiem)
- Pinkham: Wedding Cantata
- Effinger: Four Pastorales
- Diemer: Madrigals Three
- Diemer: O come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord
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March 18 & 19, Sacred Music in a Sacred Place, with the Fresno Philharmonic
- Mozart: Mass in C Major, K. 317 "Coronation"
- May 1, A FRENCH CONNECTION, featuring the Fauré Requiem
- November 7, A DEBUT CONCERT