Repertoire

2024-2025

Domestic tour repetoire:

The Last Words of David (1949)Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Os Justi (1879)Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
A Winter Breviary (2021)Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
Sfogava con le Stelle (1603)Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Estrela é Lua Novaarr. Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Sure on This Shining Night (1968)Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Choral Dances from Gloriana (1953)Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
In the Middle (2019)Dale Trumbore (b. 1987)
This Little Light of Mine (2002)arr. Moses Hogan (1957–2003)
How Can I Keep from Singing? (2018)arr. Sarah Quartel (b. 1982)
Shenandoah (1971)arr. James Erb (1926-2014)
Alma MaterOld Welsh Melody

2023-2024

Reincarnations (Mary Hines, Anthony O’Daly, The Coolin) (1939-1981)Samual Barber (1910-1981)
The Promise of Living (1954)Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Shenandoah (1975)James Erb (1926-2014)
Wassailarr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Carols After a Plague (2021-2022)Shara Nova (b. 1972)
Quiet World (2015)Alice Parker (1925-2023)
Elijah Rock (1955)arr. Jester Hairston (1901-2000)
Hold Onarr. Jester Hairston (1901-2000)
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal (1967)Robert Shaw (1916-1999) and Alice Parker (1925-2023)
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (1997)Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
Silent Night (1818)Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
An Die Freude (1822-1824)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Requiem (1887-1890)Grabriel Faure (1845-1924)

2022-2023

Every Time I Feel the Spirit (1946)arr. William Dawson (1899-1990)
There is a Balm in Gilead (1949)arr. William Dawson (1899-1990)
Shenandoah (1971)James Erb (1926-2014)
Te Quiero (1995)Alberto Favero (b. 1944), arr. Liliana Cangiano (b. 1951-1997)
Totus Tuus (1997)Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
Nunc Dimittis (1915)Gustav Holst (1874-1944)
Requiem in D Minor (1791)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791
Still I Rise (2005)Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
And the Swallow (2017)Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
Wassail (1919)arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (1572)Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

2021-2022

I’ve Been in the Storm so Long (2006)arr. Jeffery Ames (b. 1969)
Summer is Gone (2004)Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912); Text by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Shenandoah (1971)James Erb (1926-2014)
Mata del Anima Sola (1993)Antonio Estévez (1916-1988); Text by Alberto Torrealba (1905-1971)
Santus, Requiem in D Minor (1900)Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
The Sun Never Says (2018)Dan Forrest (b. 1978); Text by Daniel Ladinsky (b. 1948)
Twa Tanbou (2008)Sydney Guillaume (b. 1982); Text by Louis-Marie Celestin (b. 1964)
To See the Sky (2014)Jocelyn Hagen (b. 1980); Text by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
Let the River Run (2012)arr. Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962); Text and music by Carly Simon (b. 1945)
O Magnum Mysterium (1995)Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
There Shall a Star, Christus (1847)Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Morning Trumpet (1961)Alice Parker (b. 1925) and Robert Shaw (1916-1999); Text by John Leland(1754-1841)
The Road Home (2005)Stephen Paulus (1949-2014); Text by Michael Dennis Browne (b. 1940)
Abendlied, Op. 69/3 (1855)Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
To the Hands (2016)Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
Magnificat (1919)Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Abana (2022)Kirsten Sweigart (b. 1999?)
Spiritus Mundi (2016)Dale Trumbore (b. 1987); Text by Amy Fleury (b. 1970)
Õhtul (2012)Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986); Text by Ernst Enno (1875-1934)
Our Moments Fly Apace (1802)Elisha West (1756-1832); Text by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Sweet Day (1913)Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); Text by George Herbert (1593-1633)
WassailRalph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Dios ItlaçonantzineComposer unknown

2020-2021

Dona Nobis Pacem from Mass in B minor (1749) 
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 (1856) 
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897); Text by Paul Flemming (1609-1640)
Shenandoah (1971) 
James Erb (1926-2014)
Tals Cels (Long Road) (2011) 
Eriks Esenvalds (b. 1977); Text by Paulina Barda (1890-1983)
Serenity (1919) 
Charles Ives (1874-1954); Text by John Whittier (1807-1892)
Lord, I Don’t Feel No-ways Tired (1989) 
Phillip McIntyre (1951-1991)
I. Le Guignon (2020) 
Owen Peck (b. 2000); Text by Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)
II. Demain, dès l’aube (2020) 
Owen Peck (b. 2000); Text by Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
III. Le Mythe de Sisyphe (2020) 
Owen Peck (b. 2000); Text by Albert Camus (1913-1960)
Agnus Dei from Mass in E flat (1827) 
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Liubov Sviataya (Sacred Love) from Three Choruses from Czar Fedor Ioannovich 
Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998)
Choose Something Like a Star from Frostiana (1959)
Randall Thompson (1899-1984); Text by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Wassail
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

2019-2020

And Peace at the Last: An Anthem for Evening (2001) 
James Erb (1926-2014)
I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray (1953)arr. Hall Johnson (1888-1970)
Bright Morning Stars (2005)arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970)
He’s the Lily of the Valley (2017)arr. James McCullough (b. 1939)
Walk Together Children (2001)arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Wondrous Loveadapted from Original Sacred Harp (1844)
Shenandoah (1971)James Erb (1926-2014)
Trois Chansons (1898-1908)Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Tāls Ceļš (Long Road) (2010)Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
The Fruit of Silence (2013)Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Aizsaules Koris (Astral Choir)Ādolfs Ābele (1909-1970)
Ja ma kuulsin hääle (And I heard a voice . . . ) (2017)Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Tabi (Journey) for mixed chorus a cappella (2020)Teruaki Suzuki (b. 1958)
Jubilate Deo (2020)Hyo-Won Woo (b. 1974)
WassailRalph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

2018-2019

Aizsaules Koris
Adolfs Abele (1889-1967)
I Want to Be Ready
Roy L. Belfield, Jr. (1968-)
Rejoice in the Lamb
Benjamin Britten (1913-76)
Simple Gifts
adapted by Aaron Copland (1900-90); arr. David L. Brunner (1953-)
Missa Brevis
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Blazhén Muzh
Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944)
Ain’-a That Good News!
William L. Dawson (1899-1990)
Soon-ah Will Be Done
William L. Dawson (1899-1990)
There is a Balm in Gilead
William L. Dawson (1899-1990)
Northern Lights
Ola Gjeilo (1978-)
Motet: “Erbarm dich unser Gott”
Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-83)
Abend Este
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
EveningZoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Drei Volkslieder
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47)
Wer will mir wehren zu singen
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-47)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Elizabeth Poston (1905-87)
Klusi Klausos
Adolfs Skulte (1909-2000)
AlleluiaRandall Thompson (1899-1974)
Alleluia
Eric Whitacre (1970-)

2017-2018

The CoolinSamuel Barber (1910-1981)
We AreYsaye M. Barnwell (1946-)
O Sing JoyfullyAdrian Batten (1591-1637)
Choral Dances from GloriannaBenjamin Britten (1913-76)
Lo, How a Rose E’er BloomingHugo Distler (1908-42)
Roll, Jordan, RollRobert Fountain (1917-96)
Vita De La Mia VitaWilliam Hawley (1950-)
Messages to the Human HeartJeraldine Saunders Herbison (1941-)
Kačena DivokáLeoš Janáček (1854-1928)
Psalm 43: Richte Mich, GottFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47)
Verleih’ uns FriedenFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47)
Op. 37 No. 1: Come, Let Us WorshipSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Op. 37 No. 7: The Six PsalmsSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Blessed Are They, Whom Thou Hast ChosenPeter Tchaikovsky (1840-93)
Come Away, DeathRalph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The Lover’s GhostRalph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
 O Magnum Mysterium
Tomas Luis de Victoria (1549-1611)

2016-2017

Der Geisthilft unsrer Schwachheit auf
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
I Know I Been Changedarr. Roy L. Belfield, Jr. (b. 1968)
Silent Devotion (and Response)
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
RequiemMaurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Personent Hodie
Finnish hymn, pub. 1582
Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Ain’t Got Time To Die
arr. Hall Johnson (1888-1970)
Wings of Peace and Love: Reflections on Bheki Mseleku
Mokale Koapeng (b. 1963)
Fare Ye Well, Poor Sinner
arr. Phillip B. McIntyre (1950-1991)
Lord, I Don’t Feel No-ways Tired
arr. Phillip B. McIntyre (1950-1991)
My Soul Is a Witness For My Lord!
arr. Phillip B. McIntyre (1950-1991)
Mister Santa
arr. Mike Miller (b. 1953)
Sylvia
Michael M. Moerane (1909-1981)
Liphala (Horns)
Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa (1908-1982)
Chao (Chao Dance)
Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa (1908-1982)
Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lordarr. Undine S. Moore (1904-1989)
America the Beautiful
arr. Philip Rothman (b. 1976)
Õhtul
Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)

2015-2016

Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlenFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Make Our Garden Grow, from CandideLeonard Bernstein (1918-1990); Lyrics by Richard Wilbur (1921-); arr. Robert Page
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
I’ve Got a Home in-a Dat Rockarr. J. Melvin Butler (b. 1945)
Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Childarr. Robert Fountain (1917-1996)
Deep Riverarr. Robert Fountain (1917-1996)
O Vos OmnesJacob Handl (1550-1591)
Abendlied zu GottJoseph Haydn (1732-1809); Text by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715-1769)
Die BeredsamkeitJoseph Haydn (1732-1809); Text by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
Lob der FaulheitJoseph Haydn (1732-1809); Text by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spiritarr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Fix Me, Jesusarr. Hall Johnson (1888-1970)
AlchemyRobert A. LaRose ’16; Text by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
Ave MariaKevin Memley (b. 1971)
Drei Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69
1. Morgenlied
2. Hymne
3. Abendlied
Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Die mit tränen säen, from Geistliche ChormusikHeinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

2014-2015

Large Works

Mass, Op. 84 (1961)Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op. 29, No. 2 (1860)Motet by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897); Text from Psalm 51

Sacred Motets & Spirituals

Angele Dei (2009) from Three Latin PrayersMotet by Christopher J. Hoh (b. 1959); Text by Reginald of Canterbury (d. after 1109)
Christmas Daybreak (2003)Motet by Robert Convery (b. 1954); Text by Christina Rossetti (1860-1894)
Prayer of St. Francis (1976)Motet by Barrie Cabena (b. 1933); Text attrib. St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226)
We Are…, from the song suite Lessons (1991)Music and Text by Ysaye M. Barnwell (b.1946)

Short Works about Inspiring Places

Cool Prayers, from the cantata The Prarie (1942)by Lukas Foss (1922-2009); Text by Carl Sandburg (1878-1976)
 Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 (1894) by Richard Strauss (1864-1949); Arr. by Alan Raines; Text by John Henry Mackay (1864-1933)
 There is a Garden (2013) by Robert H. Young (1923-2011); Text by Thomas Campion (1567-1620)
 The Water is Wide (1989) American Folksong; Arr. Roger Folstrom (1934-2011)

Traditional Selections and Homecoming Alumni Piece

Shenandoah (1971)American Folksong; Arr. James Erb (b. 1926)
Wassail (1919)English Folksong; Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The Star Spangled BannerText by Francis Scott Key (1779 – 1843); Arr. Smith (1750 – 1836)
Alumni Song: Hard Times, Come Again No More (1854; arr. 2014)Music and Text by Stephen Foster (1826-1864); Arr. Gerald Custer

1933-1983


If you are an alum who would like to expand our record of past repertoires, please email Annamarie Warnke at agwarnke@wm.edu.