A Not So Silent Night
A Not So Silent Night
Dates: December 8–10 · 7:30 PM; December 11 · 2:30 PM
Venue: Dallas City Performance Hall
Season: 2016–2017
Artistic Director: Sean Baugh
Associate Conductor & Principal Pianist: Scott Ayers
Pianist: Jeff Lankov
Guest Soprano: Jennifer Piacenti
Orchestra: Lone Star Wind Orchestra (generously underwritten by Greg Grosh Charitable Trust)
Marching Percussion: Timber Creek High School
Program
Part One
| Piece | Composer/Source | Arranger | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleluia Incantation | Andrew Miller | ||
| Gloria - Movement I | John Rutter | Tim Sarsany | |
| Brightest and Best | Reginald Heber | Shawn Kirchner | Violinist: Katrina Kratzer |
| We Three Kings | trad. | David Maddux | Soloists: Bryan Daniel & Brian Dixon |
| O Holy Night | trad. | Scott Warrender | |
| Bell Carol | Mykola Leontovych | Heather Sorenson | |
| I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | Irving Berlin | Soloist: Jennifer Piacenti | |
| Run, Rudolph, Run | Johnny Marks & Marvin Brodie | Roger Emerson | Soloists: Chris Doubet & Rob Young; Dancers: SoundBytes |
| What Child is This? | William C. Dix | Howard Helvey | |
| The "Shouldn't Be" Carols | Eric Lane Barnes | ||
| Hallelujah Chorus from "Mount of Olives" | Ludwig van Beethoven | Archibald Thompson Davison | |
| Silver Bells | Jay Livingston & Ray Evans | Kevin Robison | Soloist: Jacob Lofland |
Part Two
| Piece | Composer/Source | Arranger | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Not-So-Silent Fanfare (World Premiere) | Christopher Tucker | Lone Star Wind Orchestra; Brass & Percussion | |
| Betelehemu | Via Olatunji | Wendell Whalum | Soloist: Ken Bogan |
| All I Want for Christmas is You | Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff | David Maddux | Soloist: Jennifer Piacenti; Dancers: SoundBytes |
| The Ground | Ola Gjeilo | Chamber Chorus; Francis Vu, conducting | |
| Angels from the Realms of Glory | James Montgomery & Henry T. Smart | Dan Forrest | |
| O Holy Night | John S. Dwight / Adolphe Charles Adam | Soloist: Jennifer Piacenti | |
| Angels Calling | Johnny Reid, Michael Stockwell, Barnaby Courtney, Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray & Remigio Pereira | Danny Wesley Ray | Soloists: Alex Carr (Thu/Sun); Daryl Curry, Alvaro Ramalho & John Whalin (Fri/Sat) |
| Winter Song | Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson | Camerata; Soloist: Daryl Curry | |
| Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis, Alan Kohan, Larry Grossman & Ian Fraser | Jay Althouse | |
| Make Me an Instrument | Craig Courtney | Text attr. to St. Frances of Assisi | |
| Peace, Peace | Rick & Sylvia Powell | Fred Bock |
Notes
Featured special guest soprano Jennifer Piacenti (NYC Gilbert & Sullivan Players). Lone Star Wind Orchestra performed the world premiere of Christopher Tucker's "A Not-So-Silent Fanfare." Timber Creek HS Marching Percussion also featured.