May 3, 1992, Spring Concert.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Instrumental ensemble.  Soloists:  Henrietta F. Dumas, Cathy Crusco, Thelma Kiesel, Sopranos; Sally Cirafici, Jean Zimmerman, Altos; Jack Kraft, Tenor.  People's United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.

Beatus Vir in C (1st Chorus), Antonio Vivaldi

Crucifixus, Antonio Lotti

Psalm 112 (Beatus Vir in B flat), Antonio Vivaldi

Cantate Domino, Giuseppe Pitoni

Glory to God in the Highest, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Exultate Deo, Alessandro Scarlatti

Alleluia, Alessandro Scarlatti

Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi

December 11, 1992, A Spanish Christmas.  Judith  Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Tympani, Chamber orchestra.  Soloists: Jane Kaltenbaugh, Jackie Mitchell, Patricia Malcolm, Judy Nemith, Sopranos; Diana Diven, Janet Risberg, Doris Gonzales, Sally A. Cirafici, Cynthia Dodge, Altos; Jack Kraft, Larry Razzano, William G. Stoops, Jr., Marty Waugh, Tenors; Charles Hughes, Thomas M. Church, Basses.   Whatcoat United Methodist Church, December 11, 1992. 

Three Spanish Carols of the 16th Century, Anonymous, from Cancionero De Upsala, edited by Jesús Bal y Gay:

E la don, don, Sweet Virgin Mary

Sons of Eve

Ríu, Ríu, Chíu, Guard our Homes in Safety

Three Christmas Carols, Francisco Guerrero:

O hear the news that we bring you

Tell us, Mary, of our Redeemer

To adore a tiny infant

Three Motets, Tomas Luis de Victoria:

On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin

Ave Maria

O magnum mysterium

Misa Criolla, Ariel Ramírez

May 2, 1993, Spring Concerts of Psalms and Spirituals.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Amy Sterling, oboe soloist.  Soloists: Pat Malcolm, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Cynthia Dodge, Alto, Willie G. Adams, Bass.  People's United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.

Psalm 8 - How Excellent Thy Name, Howard Hanson

Psalm 23 - The Lord is My Shepherd, from Requiem, John Rutter

Psalm 47 - O, Clap Your Hands, Ralph Vaughn Williams

Psalm 51 - Create in Me, O God, Opus 29, No. 2, Ist Movement, Johannes Brahms

Psalm 84 - How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings, Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Fauré,

Psalm 100 - Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord, Sven Lekberg

Psalm 150 - O Praise Ye the Lord, César Frank

Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ain'-a That Good News!, William L. Dawson

Elijah Rock, arr. by Jester Hairston

Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, arr. by William L. Dawson

Deep River, arr. by Jester Hairston

Soon Ah Will Be Done, William L. Dawson

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, arr. by William L. Dawson

There is a Balm in Gilead, William L. Dawson

Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, setting by William L. Dawson

December 10, 1993, A Christmas Baroque.  Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Small ensemble.  Soloists: Carol Montague, Ruth Lyon, Cathy Crusco, Henrietta Dumas, Pat Malcolm, Karen Darner, Sopranos; Jean Zimmerman, Alto; William G. Stoops, Jack Kraft, Tenors; Larry Shank, Darrell Gray, Basses.  Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.

Verbum caro factum est, Hans Leo Hassler

A Great and Mighty Wonder, Old German Carol, harm. Michael Praetorius

A Babe is Born in Bethelem, German Traditional Carol, harm. Johann H. Schein

O ihr lieben Hirten, Andreas Hammerschmidt

O Little One Sweet, Samuel Scheidt

In dulci jubilo, chorale setting Michael Praetorius

Psalite! Michael Praetorius

Sing, Beloved Christians, Sing!  Michael Praetorius

The Little Newborn Child, Dietrich Buxehude

The Linden Tree Carol, Old German Carol

Magnificat (My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord), Dietrich Buxehude

Christmas Oratorio, Part IV, Johann Sebastian Bach

April 29, 1994, Spring Concert.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, Newark Symphony Orchestra, Roman Pawlowski, conductor.  Soloists: Pat Malcolm, Soprano; Tom Byrd, Tenor, Eyrl Byassee, Bass.  Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

Te Deum, Franz Joseph Haydn

Mass in F (Duetsche Messe), Franz Schubert

Elegy, Opus 118 (Elegisher Gesang), Ludwig Van Beethoven

Evensong (Abendlied zu Gott), Haydn

Mass in G, Schubert

Choral Fantasia, Opus 80, Beethoven

December 4, 1994. An American Christmas featuring American Carols and Spirituals.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist, Richard A. Givens II, Organist.  Soloists: Beth Brown, Cathy Crusco, Henrietta Dumas, Lynn Kilgore, Pat Malcolm, Soprano, Diana L. Diven, Jean Zimmerman, Altos; William G. Stoops, Jr., Jack Kraft, Tenors; Charles Hughes, Dave Joyner, Larry Shank, Willie G. Adams, Bass.  Wesley United Methodist  Church, Dover, Delaware.

A Virgin Unspotted, William Billings

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Supply Belcher

O Little Town of Bethlehem, Lewis Redner

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Richard S. Willis

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, John Marks

We Three Kings of Orient Are, John Henry Hopkins, Jr.

The Alfred Burt Carols

Behold the Star, William L. Dawson

I Wonder as I Wander, John Jacob Niles

Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles,

Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head, John Jacob Niles

Mary Had a Baby, William L. Dawson

Lit'l Boy-Chile, William L. Dawson

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, arr. John Rutter

Go, Tell It On the Mountain, arr. Mark Hayes

April 1, 1995 and April 2, 1995.  Spring Concert. Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, William A. Riley, choir master Church of the Holy Trinity (treble soloists).  Soloists: Seth Rue, Matthew Brown (Treble soloists); Jack F. Kraft, Larry E. Razzano, William G. Stoops, Tenors.  Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and People's United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.

Out of the Depths I Have Cried to Thee (De Profundis--Psalm 129), Josquin des Pres

Trois Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Maurice Durufle

Ubi caritas et amor (10th century French) (Where there is charity and love, God is there)

Tu es Petrus (Thou art Peter)

Tantum ergo (Let us venerate so great a sacrament)

Cantique de Jean Racine (O Lord of Hosts, how lovely are they dwellings) (set to Psalm 84), Gabriel Fauré

Pater Noster (the Lord's Prayer) (Our Father who are in Heaven), Igor Stravinsky

Te Deum (Hymn of Praise, A.D. 502), John Rutter

Requiem, Gabriel Fauré

December 10, 1995, Mellifluous Mendelssohn.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist, Richard A. Givens II, Organist.  Soloists: Beth Brown, Henrietta Dumas, Pat Malcolm, Sopranos; Carol Neild, Diana Farrell, Altos; Glen Pruitt, John H. Hulse, Tenors; Jack Kraft, Jeff Millar, Darrell Gray, Basses.  Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

May 5, 1996, Five Centuries of Choral Music.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware. 

Adoramus Te, attr. to Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina

The Little White Hen, Antonio Scandello

Sing We and Chant It, Thomas Morley

Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened (from Coronation Anthem No. 4), George Frederic Handel

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Johann Sebastian Bach

Chester, William Billings

Ave Verum Corpus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sanctus (from the "Harmoniemesse") Franz Josef Haydn

Wondrous Cool, Thou Woodland Quiet, Johannes Brahms

He, Watching Over Israel, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

The Road Not Taken, Randall Thompson

sam was a man, Vincent Persichetti

Sure on This Shining Night, Samuel Barber

Shenandoah, arr. by Marshall Bartholomew

Soon-Ah Will Be Done, William Dawson

Ain-a That Good News, William Dawson

Fall 1996. Special Presentation of excerpts from the Messiah for the Dover Officers' Wives' Club

December 8, 1996 and December 15, 1996, 40th Anniversary Concert Series.  Judith Moore, Conductor, Chamber Ensemble, Dover Symphony Orchestra, W. Nolan Hearn, Harpsichord.  Soloists: Mary Ellen Hostetter, Soprano; Linnea Baranofski, Alto; Matthew Pressley, Tenor, Richard Trice, Bass (East Coast Opera).  Middletown High School, Middletown, Delaware and Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.

Messiah, George Frederick Handel (Part I and sections of Parts II and III)

March 16, 1997, 40th Anniversary Concert Series. Messiah, George Frederick Handel.  Judith Moore, Conductor, Chamber Ensemble Dover Symphony Orchestra, W. Nolan Hearn, Harpsichord.  Soloists: Mary Ellen Hostetter, Soprano; George Steinhoff, Alto; Matthew Pressley, Tenor, Richard Trice, Bass (East Coast Opera).  Caesar Rodney High School, Camden, Delaware.

Messiah, George Frederick Handel (Parts II and III)

December 7, 1997, Conductor's Choice!  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist, Richard A. Givens, Organist, Recorder ensemble.  Soloists: Mary Lou Scheaffer, Pat Malcolm, Ruth Lyon, Megan Fitzharris, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Jean Zimmerman, Diana Farrell, Doris Fariss, Jeannette Funk, Janet Rogers, Altos; Jack Sheaffer, William G. Stoops, Bill Garbutt, Robert Abel, Bob Funk, Clark Williams, Tenors; Keith Harter, Wayne Rogers, Darrell Gray, Ron Hendricks, Basses.  Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware. 

Magnificat (from Magnificat), Johann Sebastian Bach

Santus et Benedictus, Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Agnus Dei (from Midnight Mass for Christmas), Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Wolcum Yole!, Benjamin Britten

This Little Babe, Benjamin Britten

Festival Magnificat, Daniel Pinkham

Domine Deus (from Gloria), John Rutter

And the Glory of the Lord and For Unto Us a Child is Born (from Messiah), Georg Frederick Handel

Gloria (from Misa Criolla), Ariel Ramirez

Three Spanish Carols of the Sixteenth Century, Anonymous

E la don, don Sweet Virgin Mary

Sons of Eve, Reward My Tidings

Rui, Rui Chiu

Come and Thank Him (from Christmas Oratorio), J.S. Bach

Caroling, Caroling and The Star Carol (from The Alfred Burt Christmas Carols)

Mary Had A Baby, arr. William Dawson

Go Tell It on the Mountains, arr. Mark Hayes

There Shall a Star (from Christus), Felix Mendelssohn

Halleluia Chorus (from Messiah), G.F. Handel

May 3, 1998, Conductor's Choice!, Part 2.   Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Pianist. Soloists:  Pat Malcolm, Megan Fitzharris, Beth Gustafson, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Doris Fariss, Diana Farell, Altos; Clark Williams, William G. Stoops, Tenors; Gil Neild, Charles Hughes, Ron Hendricks, Basses.  Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

Kyrie from Lord Nelson Mass, Mass in D Minor, Joseph Haydn

Gloria from Mass in G, Franz Shubert

Credo from Coronation Mass K. 317, Wolfgang A. Mozart

Sanctus and Benedictus from Requiem, John Rutter

Agnus Dei from Requiem, Opus 48, Gabriel Fauré

Lift Up Your Heads, He Trusted in God and Worthy Is The Lamb (from the Messiah), Georg Frederick Handel

Psalm 150, Cesar Franck

Psalm 84: Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Fauré

Adoramus te, attr. to Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Cantate Domino, Johan M. Haydn

Ye Shall Have a Song, from Peaceable Kingdom, Randall Thompson

Wondrous, Cool Thou Woodland Quiet, Johannes Brahms

Shenandoah, arr. by Marshall Bartholomew

Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, arr. by William Dawson

Elijah Rock, arr. by Jester Hairston

Soon Ah Will Be Done, arr. by William Dawson

December 6, 1998, Lessons and Carols.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, small ensemble.  Soloists: Beth Gustafson, Betsy Fitzharris, Sopranos; Kathleen Melonakos, Diana Farrell, Janet Rogers, Altos; William G. Stoops, Glen C. Pruitt, Tenors; Charles Hughes, Richard Johnson, Basses.   Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Camden, Delaware. 

Processional: Once in Royal David's City (Words by C.F. Alexander), H.J. Gauntlett

Bidding Prayer: What Sweeter Music (Words by Robert Herrick), Richard Rodney Bennett

Carol: In dulce jubilo (German traditional carol--arr. R.L. Pearsal)

1st Lesson: Deo gracias (from Ceremony of Carols, words anonymous, 15th century), Benjamin Britten

Carol: A Virgin Most Pure, English traditional carol, arr. Charles Wood

Carol: A Virgin Unspotted, William Billings

2nd Lesson: Lo, in the Time Appointed (From a Sarum Antiphon), Healey Willan

Carol: Savior of the Nations, Come (Attributed to St. Ambrose) arr. Paul Manz

3rd Lesson: Uns ist ein Kind geboren, (Text: Isaiah 9:6), Johann Sebastian Bach

Carol: What Child Is This (Words by Nancy Price), tune Greensleeves, arr Don Besig

4th Lesson : Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (German Carol 15th century) arr. Hugo Distler

O, Hearken Ye (Words by Wihla Hutson), Alfred Burt

5th Lesson: Gabriel's Message (Basque carol, words by S. Baring Gould) arr. David Willcocks

Carol: Blessed Be That Maid Mary (Words by G.R. Woodward), arr. David Willcocks

6th Lesson: Away in a Manger (Words att. Martin Luther) 1st tune by Carl Mueller

6th Lesson: Away in a Manger (Words att. Martin Luther) 2nd tune Normandy, arr. Reginald Jacques

6th Lesson: Away in a Manger (Words att. Martin Luther), 3rd tune W.J. Kirkpatrick. arr. David Willcocks

Carol: Joy to the World (Words by Isacc Watts (1674-1748). arr. John Rutter

7th Lesson: Rise Up Shepherd and Follow (Spiritual),arr. John Rutter

Carol: The First Nowell (English traditional carol, 17th century) arr. David Willcocks,

8th Lesson: A Christmas Carol (Words Clement F. Rogers), arr. Zoltan Kodaly

Carol: Three Kings of Orient (Arr. John Rutter), arr. John Rutter

9th Lesson: A Babe Is Born (Words 15th century anonymous), William Mathias

Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Latin hymn 18th century), arr. Everett Titcomb

May 2, 1999, Merry Madrigals.  Judith Moore, Conductor, William Nolan Hearn, Organist, the Holly Consort.  Wells Theater, Wesley College, Dover, Delaware.

All Ye Who Music Love, Balthazar Donato

In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves, Henry Purcell

The Silver Swan, Orlando Gibbons

The Little White Hen, Antonio Scandello

While the Bright Sun, William Byrd

Now Spring In All Her Glory, Jacques Arkadelt

Come, O Come, My Life's Delight, Emma Lou Diemer

Daybreak, Emma Lou Diemer

It Was  Lover and His Lass, Emma Lou Diemer

April Is In My Mistress' Face, Thomas Morley

Since First I Saw Your Face, Thomas Ford

Jimmie's Got a Goil, Vincent Persichetti

He Is Good and Handsome, Passereau

Alix avoit aux dens la materage, Thomas Crecquillon

Sing We and Chant It, Thomas Morley

The Queen to Me a Royal Pain Doth Give, P.D.Q. Bach

My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth, P.D.Q. Bach

Walking on the Green Grass, Michael Hennagin

Fire, Fire My Heart, Thomas Morley

It Is Good To Be Merry, Jean Berger

December 5, 1999, Rutter's Magnificat. Judith Moore, Conductor; William Nolan Hearn, Pianist.  Soloists:  Bonnie Hironimus, Beth Brown, Katie Manning, Sopranos; Janet Rogers, Alto; Robert Tarburton, Tenor; Charles Hughes, John Gendvilas, Trevor Manning, Basses.  Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

Carols arranged by John Rutter

How Great Our Joy!  German Traditional Carol

'Twas in the Moon of Winter Time, Canadian Traditional Tune

Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, French Traditional Carol

Silent Night, Franz Gruber

Away in a Manger, W. I. Kirkpatrick

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, Spiritual

Three Kings of Orient, J. H. Hopkins

Joy to the World, Lowell Mason

Magnificat, John Rutter

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