Messiah Sunday, December 5, 2010
The Presentation of G. F. Handel’s Oratorio “Messiah”
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, Iowa
– Part I and “Hallelujah” Chorus
I. Overture – Sinfonia
II. Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) - Comfort Ye
III. Air (Tenor) -Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
IV. Chorus - And the Glory of the Lord
V. Accompanied Recitative (Bass) -Thus Saith the Lord
VI. First Reading (Malachi 3: 2-3, Isaiah 7: 14/ Matthew 1:23) – Ken Wymore, Reader
VII. Air (Alto) and Chorus - O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
VIII. Accompanied Recitative (Bass) - For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
IX. Second Reading (Isaiah 9: 2; 60: 20) – Ken Wymore, Reader
X. Chorus - For Unto Us a Child Is Born
XI. Pastoral Symphony
XII. Recitative (Soprano) – a) There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
b) And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came upon Them
XIII. Recitative (Soprano) - And the Angel Said unto Them
XIV. Recitative (Soprano) - And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
XV. Glory to God (Chorus)
XVI. Third Reading (Zechariah 9: 9, 10; Isaiah 35: 5, 6) – Ken Wymore, Reader
XVII. Air (Alto and Mezzo Soprano - Version II) - He Shall Feed His Flock like a Shepherd
XVIII. Fourth Reading (Romans 10:15, 18; Revelation 5: 13) – Ken Wymore, Reader
XIX. Chorus - Hallelujah
Taemin Han, Director
Dr. Kui-Im Lee, Organist and Rehearsal Accompanist
The Westminster Chancel Choir and Associate Members
Lindsay Smith – Soprano, Nora Kischer-Browne - Mezzo Soprano
Corrine Yarwood – Alto, Joel Harris – Tenor, Neal Peterson – Bass
Amy Anderson, Michaela Ganson – Violin; Andrew Steffen – Viola
Jesse Luke – Cello, Riley Scheetz – Double Bass; Billy Jones, Cassie Frost – Oboe
Jeff McKelvie, Marlow Gray – Trumpet; Scott Cose – Timpani
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Sinfonia (Grave)
Accompanied Recitative - Comfort ye, my people (Joel Harris, tenor)
Air - Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Joel Harris, tenor)
Chorus - And the glory of the Lord
Accompanied Recitative - Thus saith the Lord (Neal Peterson, bass)
Air and Chorus - O thou that tellest good tidings to zion (Corrine Yarwood, alto)
Accom. Recit. - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Neal Peterson, bass)
Chorus - For unto us a Child is born
Pastoral Symphony
Recitatives - There were shepherds abiding in the field, And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, And the angelsSaid unto them, And suddenly there was with the angel (Lindsay Smith, soprano)
Chorus - Glory to God
Air - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Corrine Yarwood-alto, Nora Kischer-Browne, mezzo soprano)
Hallelujah Chorus