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Repertoire

The choir sings a broad range of music, from madrigals to masses to show tunes to recent compositions. Most is in three- or four-part harmony, with some in two parts or unison.

Standard Wedding Repertoire
Classical, Sacred and Folksongs
Popular Songs
Christmas

Standard Wedding Repertoire

  • Ave Maria - Schubert
  • Canon in D - Pachelbel
  • The Gift of Love - Hopson setting (a paraphrase of First Corinthians
  • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
  • The Lord's Prayer - Malotte
  • A Maiden's Song - Crocker
  • My True Love Has My Heart - Butler
  • Nigra sum - Pablo Casals (a paraphrase of the Song of Solomon)
  • Panis Angelicus (solo) - Cesar Franck
  • Spring Carol (duet) - Benjamin Britten (from Ceremony of Carols)

Classical, Sacred and Folksong Settings

  • Abendlied - F. Mendelssohn (Heine poetry)
  • Across The Sea - F. Mendelssohn (Heine poetry)
  • Ave Maria - F. Schubert
  • Beautiful Dreamer - S. Foster
  • Benedictus - da Vittoria
  • Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair - H.R. Wilson
  • Canon of Praise - N. Sleeth
  • Canon in D - J. Pachelbel
  • Ching-A-Ring Chaw - A. Copland
  • Cuckoo Song - A. Arensky
  • Danny Boy - D. Duson
  • Dirait-on - M. Lauridsen
  • Elijah Rock - J. Hairston
  • Fire, Fire - T. Morley
  • The Gift of Love - arr. H. Hopson
  • God Be In My Head - J. Rutter
  • Hello, Girls - L. Pfautsch
  • Ich Jauchze (Duet from Cantata #15) - J.S. Bach
  • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
  • Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - E. Poston
  • Laudamus te - A. Vivaldi
  • Let All Who Sing Be Merry - O. Vecchi
  • Lift Thine Eyes - F. Mendelssohn
  • The Lord's Prayer - A.H. Malotte
  • Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in E - H. Murrill
  • Make Me A Fanciful Song - O. Vecchi
  • A Maiden's Song - E. Crocker
  • Messe Basse - G. Faure (accent / over final e, if possible)
  • Missa Brevis - B. Britten
  • My Candle Burns at Both Ends - Vern Pat Nelson
  • My Eyes for Beauty Pine - H. Howells
  • My Heart's in the Highlands - D. Wagner
  • My True Love Has My Heart - E. Butler
  • Nigra sum - P. Casals
  • Over the Sea to Skye - D. Wagner
  • St. Leopold Mass - M. Haydn
  • Sanctus - da Vittoria
  • Scarborough Fair - M. Goetze
  • Shenandoah - M. Goetze
  • Sing We and Chant It - T. Morley
  • Siyahamba - arr. D. Rao
  • Spring Comes Laughing - J.S. Bach
  • Surrexit Pastor Bonus - F. Mendelssohn
  • Tantum ergo - Liszt
  • Three Latin American Songs - Vern Pat Nelson
  • Two Lyrical Poems - V. Weigl
  • Where Go The Boats - R.E. Copley
  • Where Peaceful Waters Flow - Donnelly & Strid

Popular Songs

  • Ain't Misbehavin' - Waller & Brooks
  • Anything Goes - C. Porter
  • The Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe - H. Warren
  • Bali Hai - Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • Beach Boys Medley - arr. G. Fry
  • Bicycle Built for Two - H. Dacre
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - D. Raye & H. Prince
  • The Boy Next Door - Martin & Blane
  • Can't Help Lovin' That Man - O. Hammerstein
  • Catch A Falling Star - Vance & Pockriss
  • Chapel of Love - Spector/Greenwich/Barry
  • Chattanooga Choo-Choo - H. Warren
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore - D. Ellington
  • I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair - Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • I Got Rhythm - G. Gershwin
  • I Only Have Eyes For You - H. Warren
  • In A Sentimental Mood - D. Ellington
  • It Don't Mean A Thing - D. Ellington
  • It Had To Be You - I. Jones
  • Lazybones - Mercer & Carmichael
  • Let Me Call You Sweetheart - L. Friedman
  • Mister Sandman - Ballard/Lojeski
  • Misty - E. Garner
  • More - S. Sondheim/Huff
  • Medley from "My Best Friend's Wedding" - arr. R. Emerson
  • My Boyfriend's Back - Feldman/Brymer
  • Satin Doll - Ellington/Mercer/Strayhorn
  • Singin' in the Rain - N. Brown
  • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - J. Kern
  • So Long, Farewell - Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • Some Enchanted Evening - Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • Stardust - H. Carmichael
  • Stompin' at the Savoy - Goodman/Webb/Sampson
  • Summertime - G. Gershwin
  • Tea for Two - V. Youmans
  • There's No Business Like Show Business - Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • The Trolley Song - R. Blane
  • We're in the Money - H. Warren
  • When the Saints Go Marchin' In - arr. W. Douglas
  • Yankee Doodle Boy - G. Cohan
  • You're A Grand Old Flag - G. Cohan

The Choir sings 5-part arrangements of "America the Beautiful" and the National Anthem.

Christmas

  • A la nanita - arr. Eddleman
  • Angels From the Realms of Glory - arr. Hart Morris
  • Angelus ad Virginem - arr. David Willcocks
  • Away In A Manger - arr. Howard Helvey
  • Carol of the Rose - Randall Thompson
  • Coventry Carol - arr. John Rutter
  • Deck the Hall - arr. Sara Burden-McClure
  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High - arr. Charles Wood
  • Dormi, Dormi, Bel Bambin' - Mary Goetz
  • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - arr. David Willcocks
  • Good King Wenceslas - arr. David Willcocks
  • Hark, the Herald Angels Sing - Mendelssohn, arr.Willcocks
  • Here We Come A-Wassailing - arr. John Rutter
  • The Holly and the Ivy - arr. John Rutter
  • I Saw Three Ships - arr. David Willcocks
  • Il est ne, le divin Enfant - arr. John Rutter
  • In Dulci Jubilo - John Rutter
  • Long, Long Ago - Carlisle Floyd
  • Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming - arr. Sara Burden-McClure
  • O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam
  • Past Three O'Clock - arr. John Rutter
  • Personent Hodie - arr. John Rutter
  • Quem Pastores Laudavere - arr. John Rutter
  • Rocking - D. Willcocks
  • Silent Night - Franz Gruber, arr. J. Rutter
  • Sing of Christmas (medley) - Arnold Freed
  • Sussex Carol - David Willcocks
  • Two Old Spanish Carols: "Galician Carol" and "Torches" - arr. Shirley Whitecotton
  • Ukrainian Carol of the Bells - Mykola Leontovich
  • Valse des Flacons de Neige (Nutcracker) - Tchaikovsky
  • We Wish You A Merry Christmas - arr. John Rutter
  • Were You There - Natalie Sleeth
  • What Child Is This - arr. Sara Burden-McClure

 

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