Gloria in D major, RV 589
i. “Gloria in excelsis deo” (Glory to God in the highest)
xii. “Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris” (With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father)
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Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741) |
VBF Baroque Ensemble and VBF Choir
conducted by Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
June 6, 2018 – Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Victoria |
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“Gesù bambino” (Baby Jesus)
Heidi Klein, soprano
Katrina Burggraf, mezzo-soprano
When blossoms flower
‘neath the snow,
Upon a winter night,
Was born the child, the Christmas rose,
The king of love and light. |
The angels sang, the shepherds sang,
The grateful earth rejoiced;
And at his blessed birth the stars
Their exultation voiced. |
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the lord. |
Again the heart with rapture glows
To greet the holy night,
That gave the world its Christmas rose,
The king of love and light |
Let ev’ry voice acclaim his name,
The grateful chorus swell
From paradise to earth he came
That we with him might dwell. |
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the lord. |
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Pietro Yon
(1886-1943) |
Magnificat, BWV 243
xii. “Gloria Patri”
xiii. “Sicut erat in principio”
Gloria Patri
et Filio
et Spiritui Sancto
sicut erat in principio
et nunc
et in saecula saeculorum,
Amen. |
Glory to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning,
is now,
and for ever and ever,
Amen. |
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J.S. Bach
(1685-1750) |
VBF Chamber Orchestra and VBF Choir
conducted by Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
June 5, 2019 – Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Victoria |
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| “La Primera Navidad” |
Traditional |
“A la Nanita Nana”
Laura Mercado-Wright, soprano
Isaac Bustos, guitar |
Melody: José Ramón Gomis (1856-1939)
Lyrics: Juan Francisco
Muñoz y Pabón (1866-1920) |
| La Primera Navidad |
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La primera Navidad un coro se oyó;
a humildes pastores el cielo cantó,
y un ángel les habló, rodeado de luz,
anunciando la Natividad de Jesús. |
The first Noel, a choir was heard;
heaven sang to humble shepherds,
and an angel surrounded by light spoke to them
announcing the birth of Jesus. |
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.
Hoy ha nacido el Rey de ̮Israel. |
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
The King of Israel is born today. |
La estrella de Belén a los magos guió
en la noche silente en Judea brilló.
El pesebre encontraron siguiendo la luz
y le dieron presentes al niño Jesús. |
The star of Bethlehem guided the magi
it shone in the silent night in Judea.
Following the light, they found the manger
and gave presents to the baby Jesus. |
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.
Hoy ha nacido el Rey de ̮Israel. |
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
The King of Israel is born today. |
| A la Nanita Nana |
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A la nanita nana
nanita ella, nanita ella
Mi niño tiene sueño
bendito sea, bendito sea (x2) |
Come, let’s sing a little lullaby,
come, let’s sing a little
My baby boy is sleepy,
blessed be, blessed be (x2) |
Fuentecita que corre
Clara y sonora
Ruiseñor que en la selva
Cantando y llora
Calla mientras la cuna
Se balancea
A la nanita nana
Nanita ella |
Little spring running
clear and loud
Nightingale that in the forest
Sings and weeps
Hush, while the cradle rocks
Come, let’s sing a little lullaby
Come, let’s sing a little |
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“Bogoroditse Devo”
All-Night Vigil |
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1685-1750) |
Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya,
Blagodatnaya Mariye, Gospod s Toboyu.
Blagoslovenna Ty v zhenakh,
i blagosloven plod chreva Tvoyego,
yako Spasa rodila esi dush nashikh. |
Rejoice, O Virgin Mother of God,
Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thee among women,
and blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb,
for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. |
Soprano
Heidi Klein
Gitanjali Mathur
Kathryn Radakovich
Meredith Ruduski
Alto
Katrina Burggraf
Jacquelyn Matava
Laura Mercado-Wright
Chloë Schaaf
Tenor
Shawn Bartels
Steven Brennfleck
Steven Soph
Alexander Scheuermann
Bass
Cameron Beauchamp
Christopher Besch
John Proft
Thann Scoggin |
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“Veni, Veni Emmanuel” (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)
Kathryn Radakovich, soprano
Steven Soph, tenor
Veni, veni Emmanuel
Captivum solve Israel,
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio. |
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear. |
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel! |
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel! |
Veni, O Iesse virgula,
ex hostis tuos ungula,
de specu tuos tartari
educ et antro barathri. |
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s stem,
from ev’ry foe deliver them
that trust Thy mighty power to save,
and give them vict’ry o’er the grave. |
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel! |
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel! |
Veni, veni O Oriens,
solare nos adveniens,
noctis depelle nebulas,
dirasque mortis tenebras |
O come, Thou Dayspring from on high,
and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night
and death’s dark shadow put to flight. |
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel! |
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel! |
Veni, Clavis Davidica,
regna reclude caelica,
fac iter tutum superum,
et claude vias inferum |
O come, Thou Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home;
make safe the way that leads on high
that we no more have cause to sigh. |
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel! |
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel! |
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Plainsong chant |
“In the Lonely Midnight”
Natalie Joy, soprano
Brent Baldwin, instruments & electronics
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Melody: Plainsong chant
Lyrics: Theodore Chickering
arr. Brent Baldwin |
| “What Child is This?”
Soprano
Gitanjali Mathur, soloist
Meredith Ruduski
Alto
Jacquelyn Matava
Chloë Schaaf
Tenor
Shawn Bartels
Steven Brennfleck
Bass
Cameron Beauchamp
John Proft |
Melody: traditional
Lyrics: William Chatterton Dix
arr. Amy Gordon |
