TWC Candle Christmas Dec. 21, 2024 Digital Program

A Candlelight Christmas

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EUGENE ROGERS, conductor
SUZZETTE ORTIZ , guest artist, piano
NATIONAL CAPITAL BRASS AND PERCUSSION
PAUL BYSSAINTHE, JR., organ and piano
ALEXANDRIA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Theodore Thorpe, III., director
H-B WOODLAWN SECONDARY PROGRAM
Bill Podolski, director
THE WASHINGTON CHORUS

As part of its Side-by-Side high school education program, The Washington Chorus is pleased to be joined by Alexandria City High School and H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program.

Sing along with The Washington Chorus!

Sing-alongs are denoted with an asterisk*

Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances.

The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in this venue.
Program order and artists are subject to change.

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This event is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.

Program

FANFARE, J. David Moore

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY, H. J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks

Deena Tumeh, soprano (Dec. 15)

Jennie Weyman, soprano (Dec. 21 at 1pm)

Rebekah Bridges, soprano (Dec. 21 at 4pm, and 22)

GOOD KING WENCESLAS, arr. Alain Trudel & David Willcocks

*TRILOGY FOR CHRISTMAS, arr. Jerry Brubaker

PEACE, MY SOUL, Ellen Gilson Voth

*HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Julian Wachner

WE ARE, Ysaÿe Barnwell

Taylor Russell, alto (Dec. 15, 21 at 4pm, and 22)

Rebekah Bridges, soprano (Dec. 21 at 1pm)

TOTAL PRAISE, Richard Smallwood, arr. Eugene Rogers & Lee Kesselman

FLOURISHES, Carlyle Sharpe

*CHRISTMAS MEDLEY, arr. Chester L. Alwes

Alexandria City High School, Theodore Thorpe, III, director (Dec. 14 & 15)

ALL IS QUIET, A.H. Rosewig, arr. Josh Sparkman

Jennifer Quinones, accompanist

Caroline Legere & Elisa Quesada Sayler, soloists

H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, Bill Podolski, director (Dec. 21 & 22)

HODIE, CHRISTUS NATUS EST, Healey Willan

THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS, Dan Forrest

FELIZ NAVIDAD, Suzzette Ortiz

PARRANDA, Suzzette Ortiz & Diana Sáez

THE DREAM ISAIAH SAW, Glenn L. Rudolph

*SILENT NIGHT, Franz Gruber

Alexandra Desaulniers, soprano (Dec. 15, 21 at 4pm, and 22)

Dana Boyle, soprano (Dec. 20 at 1pm)

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, Paul Johnson, arr. J. David Moore

Sing along with The Washington Chorus!

Sing-alongs are denoted with an asterisk*

Text and Translation

Once in Royal David’s City

Once in royal David’s city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.

He came down to earth from heaven
who God and Lord of all,
and his shelter was a stable,
and his cradle was a stall;
with the poor, and mean, and lowly,
lived on earth our Saviour holy.

For he is our childhood’s pattern,
day by day like us he grew,
He was little, weak and helpless,
tears and smiles like us he knew.
And he feeleth for our sadness,
and he shareth in our gladness.

And our eyes at last shall see him,
through his own redeeming love,
for that child so dear and gentle
is our Lord in heaven above;
and he leads his children on
to the place where he is gone.

Not in that poor lowly stable,
with the oxen standing by,
we shall see him; but in heaven,
set at God’s right hand on high;
when like stars his children crowned
all in white shall wait around.

Good King Wenceslas

Traditional, arr. David Willcocks and Alain Trudel

Good King Wenceslas look’d out
On the feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about,
Deep, and crisp, and even:
Brightly shown the moon that night,
Though the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight,
Gath’ring winter fuel.

Hither, page, and stand by me,
If thou know’st it, telling,
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good league hence,
Underneath the mountain,
Right against the forest fence,
By Saint Agnes’ fountain.

Bring me flesh, and bring me wine,
Bring me pine-logs hither:
Thou and I will see him dine,
When we bear them thither.
Page and monarch, forth they went,
Forth they went together:
Through the rude wind’s wild lament
And the bitter weather.

Sire, the night is darker now,
And the wind blows stronger;
Fails my heart, I know not how;
I can go no longer.
Mark my foot-steps, good my page;
Tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage
Freeze thy blood less coldly.

In his master’s steps he trod,
Where the snow lay dinted;
Heat was in the very sod
Which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor,
Shall yourselves find blessing.

Trilogy for Christmas*

Jerry Brubaker

The First Nowell

The first Nowell, the angel did say,
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
in fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,
Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night.

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice

Good Christian friends, rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Give ye heed to what we say: News! News!
Jesus Christ was born today:
Ox and ass before Him bow,
and He is in the manger now.
Christ is born today!

Good Christian friends, rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy!
Jesus Christ was born for this!
He hath ope’d the heav’nly door,
And we are blest forever more.
Christ was born for this!

Joy to the World!

Joy to the world! the Lord is come:

Let earth receive her Kind;
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonder and wonders of His love.

Peace My Soul

Ellen Gilson Voth, words by Maya Angelou
World premiere and TWC commission

Snow upon snow, falls upon snow -
The sky slips low, gray and low.
We ask ourselves, "What have we done?"

Then Christmas enters.

It is what we have hungered for.
We beckon this season to wait a while with us,

And make our way to higher ground.

Hope is born - again in the faces of children.
Hope is born - It rides on the shoulders of our aged as they walk into their sunsets.

Hope spreads around the earth, brightening all things.
We shout with glorious tongues the coming,
The coming of hope.

All the earth's tribes loosen their voices
To celebrate the promise of peace.

We look at our world and speak the word aloud.
We look at each other, then into ourselves.

Peace, my brother.
Peace, my sister.
Peace, my soul. My soul.

“Peace My Soul”
Music by Ellen Gilson Voth and Text by Dr. Maya Angelou
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Julian Wachner

Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies,
with th' angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the newborn King!

Christ, by highest heav'n adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail, th' incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with men to dwell;
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the newborn King!

Mild he lays his glory by
born that man no more may die,
born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth.
Ris’n with healing in his wings,
light and life to all he brings,
hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Hail, the heav’n born Prince of Peace!

Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the newborn King!

We Are

Ysaÿ Barnwell

For each child that’s born,
a morning star rises and
sings to the universe
who we are.

We are our grandmothers’ prayers
and we are our grandfathers’ dreamings,
we are the breath of our ancestors,
we are the spirit of God.

We are mothers of courage and fathers of time,
we are daughters of dust and the sons of great visions,
we’re sisters of mercy and brothers of love,
we are lovers of life and the builders of nations,
we’re seekers of truth and keepers of faith,
we are makers of peace and the wisdom of ages.

Christmas Medley

arr. Chester L. Alwes

DECK THE HALLS

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
fa la la la la, la la la la.
‘Tis the season to be jolly,
fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
fa la la la la, la la la la.
Troll the ancient yuletide carol,
fa la la la la, la la la la.

See the blazing trail before us,
Strike the harp and join the chorus,
Follow me in merry measure,
While I tell of yuletide treasure.

Fast away the old year passes,
Hail the new ye lad and lasses,
Swing we joyous, all together,
While I tell of Christmas treasure.

JINGLES BELLS

Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh,
o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright,
what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago I thought I’d take a ride
and soon Miss Fanny Bright was sitting by my side.

The horse was lean and lank, Misfortune was our lot,
we fell into a drifted bank and there we got upsot!

WHITE CHRISTMAS

I’m dreamin’ of a white Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
to hear sleighbells in the snow.

Oh, I’m dreamin’ of a white Christmas,
with ev’ry Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

You better watch out! You better not cry!,
You better not pout, I’m tellin’ you why:,
Santa Claus is coming to town!,
,
He’s makin’ a list, checkin’ it twice,,
gonna find out who’s naughty and nice,,
Santa Claus is coming to town!,
,
He knows when you are sleepin’,,
he knows when you’re awake.,
He knows if you’ve been bad or good,,
so be good for goodness sake.

Alexandria City High School (Dec. 15)

All Is Quiet

A.H. Rosewig, arr. Josh Sparkman

All is qiuet, all is still,
Sleep, my child, and fear no ill,
Win’try winds blow chill and drear,
Lullaby, my baby dear,
Win’try winds blow chill and drear.

Let your little eyelids close,
Softly as the falling snow.
While today drifts from your sight,
all is calm this winter night.

When tomorrow has begun,
And the snow yields to the sun,
My love will still be here.
Rest, my child, my baby dear.

Parranda

Suzzette Ortiz & Diana Sáez
World premiered and TWC commission

Esta es la parranda que viene de lejos, Deseando a todos feliz año nuevo.
Con sabor Boricua venimo’a cantar
Con much alegría en la Navidad.
Abréme la puerta, abréme la puerta
Que estoy en la calle
Y dirá la gente
Que esto es un desaire.
La la la la la la ...
Señores adios porque ya nos vamos,
Todos los presentes pasen feliz año.
Dueño de la casa, dueño del hogar
Ahora me despido para terminar.
Lo le lo le lo la.

This is the parranda that comes from afar, Wishing everyone a happy new year.
With Puerto Rican swing we come to sing with joy this Christmas.
Open the door for me, open the door
For I am in the street
And people will think
That this is a rebuff.
La la la la la la ...
Farewell everyone, for we are leaving now To all those present, have a happy new year. Owner of this house, owner of this home Now I say goodbye to conclude.
Lo le lo le lo la.

The Dream Isaiah Saw

Glenn L. Rudolph

Lions and oxen will sleep in the hay,
leopards will join with the lambs as they play,
wolves will be pastured with cows in the glade,
blood will not darken the earth that God made.

Little child whose bed is straw,
take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw:
life redeemed from fang and claw.

Peace will pervade more than forest and field:
God will transfigure the Violence concealed
deep in the heart and in systems of gain,
ripe for the judgment the Lord will ordain.

Little child whose bed is straw,
take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw:
justice purifying law.

Nature reordered to match God’s intent,
nations obeying the call to repent,
all of creation completely restored,
filled with the knowledge and love of the Lord.

Little child whose bed is straw,
take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw:
Knowledge, wisdom, worship, awe.

Silent Night*

Franz Gruber, arr. David Willcocks

Silent night, holy night,
sll is calm, all is bright,
round yon virgin Mother and Child!
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
shepherds quake at the sight,
glories stream from heaven afar,
heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light,
radiant beams from thy holy face,
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Silent night, holy night,
wondrous start, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.

Meet the Artists

Staff

The Washington Chorus Leadership

Board of Trustees

Anthony Salvi-Exner, Executive Director, Ex-Officio

Donald J. Borut

Peter Clunie

Louis R. Cohen

Taylor Cortright, Treasurer

Bradley L. Cullen

Jeri Darling

Catherine French

Ben Gitterman

Nancy Ortmeyer Kuhn, Chorus President, Ex-Officio

Catherine Law

Paul S. Lee

Lisa McLane

Gisu Mohadjer Cook

Kara Morrissey, Board Chair

Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director, Ex-Officio

John Shakow
Andrew Teie

Steven R. Woods

Sam Zhao, Secretary

Knight Kiplinger, Chairman Emeritus

Dianne Peterson, Executive Director Emerita

Staff

Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director

Peter Kadeli, Associate Conductor

Wei-Han Wu, Pianist

Anthony Salvi-Exner, Executive Director

Emma Moores, Deputy Director

Fátima Orozco, Director of Development

Eric J. Rubio, Director of Finance and Administration

Robert Schroyer, Director of Production
Jennie Weyman,Director of Marketing and Communications

Staff for the Concert Hall

Theater Manager

*Allen V. McCallum Jr.
Box Office Treasurer

Deborah Glover
Head Usher

Cathy Crocker
Stage Crew

Zach Boutilier, Michael Buchman, Paul Johannes,
April King, John Ottaviano, and Arielle Qorb

*Represented by ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

Steinway Piano Gallery is the exclusive area representative of Steinway & Sons and Boston pianos, the official pianos of the Kennedy Center.

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The box office at the Kennedy Center is represented by I.A.T.S.E, Local #868.

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The technicians at the Kennedy Center are represented by Local #22, Local #772, and Local #798 I.A.T.S.E., AFL-CIO-CLC, the professional union of theatrical technicians.

Donor Listing

Encore

Rachel and Tim Burns

Ann M. and Knight A. Kiplinger

Daphne Kiplinger and Dave Steadman in honor of Ann and Knight Kiplinger

Bonnie and Louis Cohen

David A. Klaus

John Shakow and Mary Richards

Mr. Reginald Van Lee

Interlude

Thomas Augustin

Thayer and Kevin Baine

Donald and Carol Borut

Smith Brittingham and Brenda Huneycutt

Jeri Darling and Lloyd Raines

C. Maury Devine

Catherine French

Ben Gitterman

Catherine E. Law

Paul Lee & Trey Davis

Barbara and Richard McMillan

Kara and Gerald Morrissey

Dianne and Frank Peterson

Andrew Teie

Sam Zhao

Prelude

Robert N. Alfandre Foundation

National Philharmonic Chorale Alumni

Anonymous

Jeremy Arensdorf

Jimmy Bae

Alex Baker

HMF Beaudoin Family Foundation

Stephen Beaudoin

Linda and Jim Beers

Carol Black

Robert and Michele Bonistalli

Jharry and Alice Breed

Maria Brindlmayer and Arthur Paterson, Teresa Paterson

Amie Cahill

Candice Camille

Amy Claire Smith

Peter C.R. Clunie

Louis R Cohen

David Cook and Ann Thompson Cook

Taylor Cortright in memory of Elizabeth Anne Cortright

Toby Crystal in memory of Lester Crystal

Bradley Cullen

Daria Darnell

Jeff Dauler

Geoff and Denise Eaton

George and Sheri Economou

Carol A. Farris

Andrew and Janet Gallant

Elizabeth and Darren Gemoets

Elizabeth Gemoets

Douglas P. Grove

Nicole Alfandre Halbreiner

Nicole Halbreiner

Lisa Harter

Brian Hill

John K. Hoskinson and Ana I. Fábregas

Rylan and Carl Hutzler in memory of Valorie Winslow

Jill S. Kale

Jerry and Susie Kavinski

Joanne M. Kelly

Judd Kessler and Carol Farris

William R. and Mary Ann Kincaid

Harold and Mimi Kuester

James Leathers

Carlisle Levine

Ms. Jessica Lichtenfeld and Dr. Kelly P. Nelson

Molly C Lynch

Ben Marcantonio

Barbara and Robert Marchbank

Michael and Lillian Mason

Lisa McLane

Ray McNeill

Gisu Mohadjer Cook and Robert W. Cook

Derrick Moore

Sarah A. Morgan

Michael A. and Melissa D. Morris

Nick Moy

Ms. Martha Newman

Katie and Chris Niehaus

Benjamin Ohno

Tim Orphanides

Arthur Paterson

Kathy Peery and John Turner

Lloyd and Claudia Randolph

Thomas Richards

Eugene Rogers and Mark Wallis

George and Jeanne Romilly

Anthony and Peter Salvi-Exner

Patricia and Alexander Shakow in honor of Eugene Rogers

Griha Singla and Matthew Farley

Amy Smith

Sunny Sumter

Ra Sylver

William Truitt and Philip Vaughn

Benjamin and Emily Tsai

Ann C. Turpin

John and Theresa Wallingford

Jennie Weyman

Stan and April Yantis in memory of Melvin and Sonia Preedy

Jan Zimmeck

Overture

Michael Acocella and Roberta Haines

David and Jennifer Adams

Anonymous

Susanne Baker

Barbara Baumann and Michael Conrad

Jenny Bilfield and Joel Phillip Friedman

Dana K Boyle

Latricia Brown

Amanda and Keith Catanzano

Lois Cecsarini

Mary Chopard

Marie Colturi

Deepa Datta

Catherine Dehoney and Bill Hill

Jonathan and Kelly Discount

Mary Dohrmann

Ryan Dring

John Driscoll

Amy and Steve Duncan

Terry Eberhardt

Shannon Finney and Jim Totten

Scott and Patrice Forbes in memory Dorothy Earnestine Jones

Cathy Ford

Dr and Mrs Daniel French

Brian S. Gaston

Janice Graham

Joseph Hawes and Ann Goldman

Kristin Hayes in memory of Preston Hayes

Kyle Heatwole in honor of Kelly Heatwole

Sandra A Hoffmann

Jeanine Jackson in honor of Lois Cecsarini

Robert Jacobs

Leikny Johnson

Cliftine Jones

James Jorling and Kathleen Kirchner

Jane and Bruce Keil in honor of Alexandra Desaulniers

Kathryn Keith

Amelia Kelly

Jim Kelly

Nicholas Kelly III in honor of Mark William Rebstock

Alice Kipel

Kimberly Knight Wayland, Kelly Knight Prior, Kerry Knight Tanis, and Kristy Knight Turner in honor of Kirby Knight

Nicholas Krosse

Nancy Ortmeyer Kuhn

Ruth A. Kurzbauer

Frederica Kushner

Laurie Lane

Deloris A. Law

Robert and Dee Leggett in honor of Alison Combes

Jim Lovelace and Kathleen Corrigan in honor of Patrick Lovelace

Karen Mardini

Stephanie and Robert Melvin in honor of Catherine French

Andrew Michaels III

Ted and Carolyn Miller

Julia Moore

Emma and Patrick Moores

Anne and Tim Murphy

Leif Neve

Marie Newman

Christopher Nolan

Barbara Piquet

Thomas Popovich

Gail Pritchard and Lucas Nottingham

Karen D. Rappaport

Mark W. Rebstock

William and Connie Reynolds

Courtney Rizzo

The Rogers-Noe family

Bernard Rupe

Robert Schroyer

Patricia Sherr

Stanley Spracker

Geoffrey Steadman and Danielle Maddon in honor of Daphne Kiplinger and David Steadman

Ingegjerd Subelsky

Stephen and Tammi Swartzbaugh

Jennifer L. Taylor

Richard and Jeanie Teare

David Teie

Dr. and Mrs. Sherman Telis

Mark and Sandy Troutman

Ann Clarkson Turpin in honor of Alison Cooper

Madeline Twomey

Maria Voultsides and Tom Chisnell

John Wallingford

Richard Wolf

Donor Key

Encore $10,000+

Interlude $5,000-$9,999

Prelude $1,000-$4,999

Overture $150-$999

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A Candlelight Christmas

A Candlelight Christmas

Program

Text and Translation

Once in Royal David’s City

Good King Wenceslas

Trilogy for Christmas*

Peace My Soul

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

We Are

Total Praise

Flourishes

Christmas Medley

All Is Quiet

Hodie, Christus natus es

The Work of Christmas

Parranda

The Dream Isaiah Saw

Silent Night*

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Meet the Artists

Staff

The Washington Chorus Leadership

Board of Trustees

Staff

Staff for the Concert Hall

Donor Listing

Encore

Interlude

Prelude

Overture

Donor Key

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A Candlelight Christmas

A Candlelight Christmas

Sat. Dec. 21, 2024 1p.m.

Sun. Dec. 15, 2024 4p.m.

Sat. Dec. 21, 2024 1p.m.

Sat. Dec. 21, 2024 4p.m.

Sun. Dec. 22, 2024 8p.m.

Terms and Conditions

Program

Text and Translation

Meet the Artists

Staff

The Washington Chorus Leadership

Board of Trustees

Staff

Staff for the Concert Hall

Donor Listing

Encore

Interlude

Prelude

Overture

Donor Key