2024-2025
| 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 Nova | arr. 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 Mater | Old Welsh Melody |
| Wassail (1919) | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) |
| O Clap Your Hands (1920) | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) |
| Everyone suddenly burst out singing (2025) (Commissioned for the 2025 W&M Choir by the class of 1975 alumni) | William Bradley Roberts (b. 1947) |
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) |
| Wassail | arr. 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 On | arr. 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) |
| Wassail | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Dios Itlaçonantzine | Composer 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 Love | adapted 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) |
| Wassail | Ralph 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) |
| Evening | Zoltán 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) |
| Alleluia | Randall Thompson (1899-1974) |
| Alleluia | Eric Whitacre (1970-) |
2017-2018
| The Coolin | Samuel Barber (1910-1981) |
| We Are | Ysaye M. Barnwell (1946-) |
| O Sing Joyfully | Adrian Batten (1591-1637) |
| Choral Dances from Glorianna | Benjamin Britten (1913-76) |
| Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming | Hugo Distler (1908-42) |
| Roll, Jordan, Roll | Robert Fountain (1917-96) |
| Vita De La Mia Vita | William Hawley (1950-) |
| Messages to the Human Heart | Jeraldine Saunders Herbison (1941-) |
| Kačena Divoká | Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) |
| Psalm 43: Richte Mich, Gott | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47) |
| Verleih’ uns Frieden | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47) |
| Op. 37 No. 1: Come, Let Us Worship | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
| Op. 37 No. 7: The Six Psalms | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
| Blessed Are They, Whom Thou Hast Chosen | Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-93) |
| Come Away, Death | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| The Lover’s Ghost | Ralph 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 Changed | arr. Roy L. Belfield, Jr. (b. 1968) |
| Silent Devotion (and Response) | Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) |
| Requiem | Maurice 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 Lord | arr. 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 befohlen | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) |
| Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide | Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990); Lyrics by Richard Wilbur (1921-); arr. Robert Page |
| A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| I’ve Got a Home in-a Dat Rock | arr. J. Melvin Butler (b. 1945) |
| Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child | arr. Robert Fountain (1917-1996) |
| Deep River | arr. Robert Fountain (1917-1996) |
| O Vos Omnes | Jacob Handl (1550-1591) |
| Abendlied zu Gott | Joseph Haydn (1732-1809); Text by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715-1769) |
| Die Beredsamkeit | Joseph Haydn (1732-1809); Text by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) |
| Lob der Faulheit | Joseph Haydn (1732-1809); Text by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) |
| Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit | arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003) |
| Fix Me, Jesus | arr. Hall Johnson (1888-1970) |
| Alchemy | Robert A. LaRose ’16; Text by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) |
| Ave Maria | Kevin 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 Chormusik | Heinrich 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 Prayers | Motet 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 Banner | Text 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 |
International Tour 2014
| Choir | ||
| Selections from Вечная память героям.Избранные песнопения панихиды (1916)(Eternal Memory to the Heroes: Selected Hymns from the Memorial Service (Panikhida)) | Alexander Kastalsky (1856-1926) | |
| Cade La Sera (from Tre Composizione Corali) (1942-43) | Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968) | |
| BRITISH MUSIC | ||
| Two Unaccompanied Part Songs (1920)To be sung of a summer night on the water | Frederick Delius (1862-1934) | |
| I Love My Love (1917) | arr. Gustav Holst (1874-1934) | |
| ESTONIAN MUSIC | ||
| Zwei Slawische Psalmen (1984/1997) | Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) | |
| Newly Commissioned Work for this International Tour (2014)joint piece for Choir and Botetourts | Piret Rips-Laul (b. 1965) | |
| AMERICAN MUSIC | ||
| Chariot Jubilee (1919)(oratorio for eight-part mixed choir, tenor soloist and organ) | R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) | |
| Elijah Rock (1994) | Moses Hogan (1957-2003) | |
| Ezekiel Saw The Wheel (1942) | William Dawson (1899-1990) | |
| BOTETOURT CHAMBER SINGERS | ||
| GERMAN MUSIC | ||
| O dass ich dich, mein Bruder(from Hohelied Salmonis, 1608) | Melchior Franck (c. 1579 – 1639) | |
| AMERICAN MUSIC | ||
| Alleluia (1940) | Randall Thompson (1899-1984) | |
| Virgo Mater Regina (2013) | Costas Dafnis (b. 1989) | |
| Haru Sareba Hikoe Moitsutsu (2005)(When Spring is Born at Last) | Jackson Hill (b. 1941) | |
| Lux Aurumque (2001) | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) | |
| O Magnum Mysterium (2010) | Kevin Memley (b. 1971) | |
| Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (1996) | Moses Hogan (1957-2003) | |
1933-1983
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