UGC Spring Concert:
“How Can We Keep
From Singing!”
The UGC Spring Concert will take place on Friday, May 10th, 7:30 pm, at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Avenue, in New Haven.
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Music & Repertoire
Our repertoire includes college songs, ballads,
spirituals, classical pieces, holiday favorites, Broadway show tunes, patriotic
music and folk songs.
The Glee Club Music Committee chooses the music for each season to
suit a range of musical tastes and vocal talents.
Music Lists From Previous Concerts
Winter 2011: Holiday of Song
- Brothers Sing On Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
- Alleluia Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
- Winter Wonderland Felix Bernard (1897-1944), arr. George Trinkaus
- Feliz Navidad José Feliciano (b. 1945), arr. Roger Emerson
- White Christmas Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
- Winter Song Frederic Field Bullard (1864-1904)
- Shalom Chaverim Traditional Hebrew Chant
- God Bless America Irving Berlin, arr. Ethan Nash
- Dona Nobis Pacem Traditional Latin Hymn
- My Dancing Day Traditional, arr. Earlene Rentz
- Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman Traditional, arr. Philip Kern
- Night of Silence / Silent Night Daniel Kantor & Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
- O Holy Night Adolphe Adam (1803-1856), arr. Mark Andrews (Soloist: Timothy Barone)
- O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) John Francis Wade (1711-1786), arr. Ralph L. Baldwin
(Soloist: Robert J. Maus)
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional, arr. Beatrice & Max Krones
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Spring 2011: When Good Men Sing
- When Good Men Sing David T. Plank
- Brothers Sing On Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
- Viva Tutti Anonymous, 18th Century Glee
- Come Away, Sweet Love Early 20th Century Madrigal, arr. Donald Moore
- Down Among the Dead Men Old English Air, arr. Ralph Vaughn Williams
- Elijah Rock Traditional Spiritual, arr. Jester Hairston
- Ride the Chariot Traditional, arr. William Henry Smith (Soloist: Andy Brooks)
- Shenandoah Traditional Chantey, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- Battle Hymn of the Republic William Steffe, arr. Roy Ringwald (Sololist: Robert J. Maus)
- God Bless America Irving Berlin, arr. Ethan Nash
- Lida Rose Meredith Willson, from The Music Man (Quartet: Andy Brooks, John Danbury, Bill Fritz, Jerry Clupper)
- Sh-Boom James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd McRae & James Edwards, arr. Anne Raugh
(Quartet: Fred Johnson, Charlie Possidente, Merritt Cleaver, Robert Lebson)
- Luck Be A Lady Frank Loesser (Soloist: Thomas Bartiss)
- I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow Carter Stanley, arr. Kirby Shaw (Jerry Clupper & Bill Winsky, banjos)
- Siyahamba Traditional, arr. Kathy Hanneson
- Amici H.S. Thompson
- Aura Lee George R. Poulton
- Away to Rio! arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- We Meet Again Tonight Songs of Yale, ed. Marshall Bartholomew
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Winter 2010: Holiday Traditions
A celebration of carols from near and far, for young and old
Featuring The Silk 'n Sounds Chorus
Christine Hayes, Director
Michelle Brand, Assistant Director
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Our Entrance
- Brothers Sing On Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
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Introduction
- Christmas Song (Personent Hodie) text and melody from Piae Cantiones, arr. Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
- Tollite Hostias Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
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From Near and Far
- Along the Street I Hear Burgundian Carol, arr. Marshall Bartholomew (1885-1978)
- Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella Old French Carol, arr. A.T.D.
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
- Feliz Navidad José Feliciano (b. 1945), arr. Roger Emerson
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Music by Our Guest Artists: Silk 'n Sounds
- Christmas Chopsticks Traditional
- White Christmas Irving Berlin, arr. Nancy Bergman
- Jingle Bell Rock Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
- Shenandoah arr. Burt Szabo
- We Need a Little Christmas Jerry Herman, arr. Nancy Bergman
- Light One Candle Peter Yarro, arr. Carolyn Schmidt
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For Christmas
- Night of Silence/Silent Night Franz Gruber (1787-1863) and Daniel Kantor
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For Hanukkah
- Rock of Ages Melody transcribed by Benedetto Marcello
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For the Young at Heart
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks, arr. Ed Lojeski
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Fred Coots, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram
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Our Signature Ending
- O Holy Night Adolphe Adam (1803-1856), arr. Mark Andrews
- O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) J.F. Wade, trans. Rev. F. Oakeley, arr. Ralph L. Baldwin
- We Meet Again Tonight Songs of Yale ed. Marshall Bartholomew
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Spring 2010: An American Musical Portrait
Featuring guest singers Guilford's High School's VOICES
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Winter 2009
- Brothers, Sing On by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
- Dona Nobis Pacem Traditional Latin Hymn
- You Are the New Day by John David, arr. Peter Knight
- The Peacemaker by Herbert J. Tily
- River in Judea by Jack Feldman, arr. John Leavitt
- America the Beautiful by Samuel A. Ward, Katharine Lee Bates (words)
- Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion by G.F. Handel (1685-1759) (Soloist: Katherine LaPorta, soprano)
- Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck (1822-1890) (Soloists: Katherine LaPorta and Rachael Binaco)
- Take Me to the World by Stephen Sondheim (Soloist: Rachael Binaco, mezzo-soprano)
- A Carol for Winter by Austin C. Lovelace
- Still, Still, Still by Norman Luboff (1917-1987) (Soloist: Andrew Brooks)
- Fum, Fum, Fum Traditional Catalonian, arr. C. Susa
- Riu, Riu, Chiu Spanish Carol (1556) arr. L. Spevacek
- Shalom Chaverim Traditional Hebrew Chant
- Light One Candle by Peter Yarrow
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
- O Holy Night by Adolph Adam (1803-1856), arr. Mark Andrews (Soloist: Timothy Barone)
- Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) by J.F. Wade, arr. Ralph L. Baldwin (Soloist: Robert J. Maus)
- We Meet Again Tonight Songs of Yale ed. Marshall Bartholomew
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out by Jimmy Cox (Soloist: Jerry Clupper)
- The Deitch Company Songs of Yale ed. Marshall Bartholomew (Soloist: Ash Gulliver)
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Spring 2008
Guest Performers: The Hopkins School Concert Choir, New Haven, CT
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Winter 2007
- Brothers Sing On by Edvard Grieg, arr. Howard McKinney
- Ave Regina Coelorum by Leonel Power
- Were'er You Walk by Handel, arr. C.G. Spross
- How Can I Keep From Singing by Robert Lowry, arr. Bradley Ellingboe
- Confitebor Tibi by Ned Rorem (Soloist: Paul J. Rudoi)
- November (from the Teasdale Songs) by Paul Rudoi (Soloist: Paul J. Rudoi)
- Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming Traditional (Soloist: Paul J. Rudoi)
- Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Traditional, arr. Fenno Heath
- Every Time I Feel The Spirit Traditional, arr. William Dawson (Soloist: Jerry Clupper)
- Hallelujah Amen by Handel, arr. A.T.D.
- S'Vivon Traditional, arr. Betty Bertaux
- Maoz Tzur notated by Benedetto Marcello, arr. Carl Zytkowski
- Go Tell It On The Mountain arr. John W. Work (Soloist: Andy Brooks)
- Betelehemu (Yoruba dialect) by Via Olatunji, arr. Wendell Whalum
- God Bless America by Irving Berlin, arr. Ethan Nash
- O Come All Ye Faithful by J. Reading, arr. Ralph L. Baldwin (Soloist: Robert J. Maus)
- Deck The Halls, Jingle Bells, Silent Night Traditional
- O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam, arr. Mark Andrews (Soloist: Paul J. Rudoi)
- River in Judea by Linda Marcus & Jack Feldman, arr. John Leavit
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Spring 2007
- Brothers Sing On by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
- Exultate Justi by Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)
- Loch Lomond by R. Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958) (Soloists: Benjamin Yousey-Hindes, John Danbury)
- Sally Gardens arr. Carl Sitton
- Men of Harlech arr. A.T.D.
- Following pieces performed by Silk n' Sounds with Christine Hayes, Director
- Play Me a Dixieland Song
- That Old Feeling
- Lida Rose from The Music Man (Soloist: John Danbury)
- California Dreaming
- Rise Again
- Animals a Coming arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- Ezekiel Saw the Wheel arr. H.T. Burleigh
- The Last Words of David by Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
- Ave Maria by Franz Biebl (1906-2001)
(Soloists: David Reddy, Benjamin Yousey-Hindes, Tom Cabeen;
Incantations: Merritt Cleaver, Benjamin Yousey-Hindes, Andy Brooks)
- Barbershop Quartet Selections
- Sweet and Lovely by Norman Starks, arr. Mac Huff
(Soloists: Ethan Nash, tenor; John Danbury, lead; Bob Brett, baritone; Jerry Clupper, bass)
- Strolling Through the Park by Ed Haley, arr. Embury
(Soloists: Andy Brooks, tenor; Mike Grappone, lead; Bill Winsky, bass; Benjamin Yousey-Hindes, baritone)
- Wait till the Sun Shines Nellie by A.B. Sterling & Harry Von Tilzer
(Soloists: David Reddy, tenor; Tim Nolan, lead; Merritt Cleaver, baritone; Tom Cabeen & Bob Lebson, basses)
- Heart by Richard Adler, from Damn Yankees (Soloists: Al Silverstein & Tim Nolan)
- Get me to the Church on Time by Lerner & Loewe, from My Fair Lady
- River in Judea by Jack Feldman, arr. Leavitt
- Battle Hymn of the Republic arr. Roy Ringwald (Soloist: Robert J. Maus)
- God Bless America by Irving Berlin, arr. Nash
- Following pieces performed by both Silk n' Sounds and the University Glee Club
- Jerusalem words by William Blake, music by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, arr. Jacobson
- Siyahamba arr. Kathy Hanneson
- You'll Never Walk Alone by Rogers & Hammerstein, arr. Stickles
- Good Night Ladies
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Spring 2006
- Brothers Sing On Edvard Grieg
- Surrexit Christus Giovanni Gabrieli
- "In diesen heiligen Hallen" from Die Zauberflote, W.A. Mozart (Soloist: Thomas Cabeen)
- In Stiller Nacht Johannes Brahms
- La belle si nous etions from Sept Chansons, Francis Poulenc
- And Now 'tis Time to Go from The Peasant Cantata, BWV 212, J.S. Bach
- Down Amoung The Dead Men arr. RV. Williams
- What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor arr. Robert Shaw/Alice Parker
- Land Sighting Edvard Grieg (Soloist: Elliot G. Barske)
- Pilgrim's Chorus from Tanhauser, Richard Wagner
- With cat-like tread from Pirates of Penzance. Arthur Sullivan (Soloist: Thomas Cabeen)
- Without A Song Vincent Youmans (Soloist: Al Silverstein)
- Lida Rose from The Music Man, Meredith Wilson (Soloist-Danica Nash)
- Fugue for Tinhorns from Guys and Dolls, Frank Loesser
- Luck Be A Lady from Guys and Dolls, Frank Loesser (Soloist: Thomas Bartiss)
- There is Nothing Like A Dame from South Pacific, Richard Rodgers
- Accompanied by the United Girls Choir Chamber Singers
- Somewhere from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein
- Ave verum corpus W.A. Mozart
- Va Pensiero from Nabucco, Giuseppe Verdi
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Winter 2005
- Brothers, Sing On!, Edvard Grieg, arr. Howard D. McKinney
- Laudate Dominum Marc-Antoine Charpentier
- Ave Maria, Franz Schubert (Soloist: John Danbury)
- La Pastorella, Lieder for Men's Choir, Franz Schubert
- Widerspruch, Lieder for Men's Choir, Franz Schubert
- Soloist in the three following pieces: Danica Nash, Mezzo Soprano
- Che faro senza Euridice from Orfeo and Euridice, Gluck
- Voi Che Sapete, from Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart
- Hello Young Lovers, from The King and I, Rodgers
- Irish Blessing Bacek
- Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, from Frostiana, Randall Thompson
- The Pasture from Frostiana, Randall Thompson
- Hallelujah, Amen, from Judas Maccabaeus, Georg F. Handel
- Al Hanisim D. Frimer
- Riu, Riu, Chiu Linda Spavacek (Soloist: Thomas W. Cabeen)
- Er is een kindeke, Arr. Fenno Heath (Soloist: Andrew D. Brooks)
- In the Bleak Midwinter, G. Holst (Soloist: Thomas Bartiss)
- Make Someone Happy Jule Styne (Soloist: Allan R. Silverstein)
- I Wonder As I Wander, John Jacob Niles (Soloist: Victor H. Rosten)
- Winter Wonderland Felix Bernard
- O Holy Night, Adolphe Adam (Soloists: Timothy and William Barone)
- O Come All Ye Faithful J Reading (Soloist: Robert J. Maus)
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Yale Alumni Weekend 2005
- Brothers, Sing On!, Edvard Grieg, arr. Howard D. McKinney
- Away to Rio, Songs of Yale, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- Bandolero, Songs of Yale edited Marshall Bartholomew
- Amici, Songs of Yale, arr. H.S. Thompson
- Danny Boy, Folksong, arr. Peeples
- Zion's Walls, adapted Aaron Copland, arr. Glenn Koponen
- Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child, Spiritual arr. Fenno Heath
- Little Innocent Lamb, Spiritual, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- My Lord, What a Morning, Spiritual, arr. John W. Work
- Steal Away, Spiritual, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- On the Road to Mandalay, Oley Speaks, arr. Lucien Chaffin
- O Lovely Night, J. Offenbach, arr. Max Spicker
- You'll Never Walk Alone, Rodgers & Hammerstein, arr. Roy Ringwald
- We Meet Again Tonight, Songs of Yale edited Marshall Bartholomew
- When I See all the Lovin, (That They Waste On Babies) George Burns, arr. Walter. S. Collins
- Last Cigar, Songs of Yale edited Marshall Bartholomew
- The Deitch Company, Songs of Yale edited Marshall Bartholomew, arr. Gustave Stoeckel
- Shenandoah, Folksong, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates & Samuel Ward
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Spring 2005
Guest Soloist Laurence T. Broderick, tenor NYC Opera
- Brothers, Sing On!, Edvard Grieg, arr. Howard D. McKinney
- Ride the Chariot, Arr. William Smith. Soloist Andrew D. Brooks
- My Lord, What a Morning, Spiritual, arr. John W. Work. Soloist Robert J. Maus
- Little Innocent Lamb, Spiritual, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- The Testament of Freedom, Randall Thompson
- America, Samuel F. Smith & Henry Carey
- America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates & Samuel Ward
- Zion's Walls, adapted Aaron Copland, arr. Glenn Koponen
- O Lovely Night, (Barcarolle, The Tales of Hoffman) J. Offenbach, arr. Max Spicker
- Danny Boy, Folksong, arr. Peeples. Soloist Carl Barone
- Shenandoah, Folksong, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child, Spiritual arr. Fenno Heath. Soloist Allan Silverstein
- Steal Away, Spiritual, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- On the Road to Mandalay, Oley Speaks, arr. Lucien Chaffin. Soloist Thomas Cabeen
- Last Cigar, Songs of Yale edited Marshall Bartholomew
- Away to Rio, Songs of Yale, arr. Marshall Bartholomew
- All I Ask of You, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Solo by Thomas Bartis
- You Raise Me Up, Joshua Grobin. Solo by John Danbury
- Green-Eyed Dragon, Folk Ballad. Solo by Victor Roston
- You'll Never Walk Alone, Rodgers & Hammerstein, arr. Roy Ringwald. Flutist Gloria Cabeen.
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Winter 2004
Guest Soloist Stephanie Gregory, Soprano
- Exaltate Jubilate, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- He Shall feed his Flock, from the Messiah, George Frederic Handel
- Fanfare Traditional Carols arr. Roland W. Dollhopf
- Brothers, Sing On!, Edvard Grieg, arr. Howard D. McKinney
- Eternal Father, John B. Dykes, words William Whiting, arr. Donald Bellah
- In the Bleak Midwinter, Soloist Robert J. Maus
- Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas, Meredith Wilson, arr. Stuart Churchill
- Frostiana, Randall Thompson, words Robert Frost
- Ava Maria, Franz Schubert. Soloist Thomas Bartiss
- Calypso Noel, Gordon Krunnfusz. Guitarist Thomas Cabeen
- Do You Hear What I Hear, Noel Regny and Gloria Shane, arr. Harry Simeone
- Mary Did you Know, Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene. Solo by John Danbury
- Carol of the Bells, M. Leontovich, arr. Peter J. Wilshousky
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, J.S. Bach, arr. Mark Andrews
- Rise Up Shepard, and Follow, Spiritual arr. Mark Hayes. Soloist Thomas Cabeen
- Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming, Michael Praetorius, arr. Archibald T. Davison
- I Wonder as I Wander, Soloist Victor Rosten
- El Yivneh Hagalil, Hebrew Folk Song, arr. Peter Sozio
- Silver Bells, Jay Livingston, words Ray Evans, arr. George Terry
- When I See all the Lovin, (That They Waste On Babies) George Burns, arr. Walter. S. Collins
- By Strauss, George Gershwin, lyrics Ira Gershwin. Solo by Allan Silverstein
- My Dancing Day, Traditional Carol, arr. Earlene Rentz
- The Little Drummer Boy, Harry Simeone
- The Deitch Company, Traditional German, arr. Gustave Stoeckel. Yodel, Joel Rosenbaum
- O Holy Night, Adolphe Adam, arr. Mark Andrews. Soloist Carl Barone
- O Come All Ye Faithful, Reading, arr. Baldwin. Soloist Robert J. Maus
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