The details listed below are gathered from programs saved from past concerts. If you have any Delaware Choral Society memorabilia that fills in missing historical details, please contact us at info@delawarechoralsociety.org.
December 6, 2009: Johann Sebestian Bach. Christmas Oratorio. Kevin W. Thomas, Conductor. Kevin Chamberlain, Organ, chamber ensemble. Soloists: Soo Young Chrisfield, Soprano; Chris Berg, Alto; John Wesley Wright, Tenor; James F. Weaver, Bass. Wyoming United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
YouTube Video: Weinachtsoratorium performed by the Delaware Choral Society
May 1, 2010, and Mary 2, 2010: “Hollywood to Broadway” Pops concert with the Dover Symphony Orchestra. Conductors Kevin W. Thomas and Donald. D. Buxton. Kevin Chamberlain, Piano. Calvary Assembly of God, Dover, Delaware; Dover Middle School, Dover, Delaware
The Dover Symphony Orchestra
The Star Spangled Banner, Text: Francis Scott Key
Somewhere Out There, James Horner, arr. Bob Lowden
(from An American Tail)
Mission: Impossible Theme, Lalo Schifrin, arr. Calvin Custer
Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme, Ennio Morricone
Titanic Medley, James Horner, arr. John Moss
Selections from The Phantom Of The Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Calvin Custer
The Magnificent Seven, Elmer Bernstein, arr. Roy Phillippe
Pirates Of The Caribbean Medley, Klaus Badelt, arr. Ted Ricketts
The Delaware Choral Society
The Music of MGM, A Choral Medley, arr. Greg Gilpin & Pete Schmutte)
with The Dover Symphony
Down in the River to Pray, arr. Mark A. Hafso
(Traditional, from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou)
The Delaware Choral Society, a capella
Into the West, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox, arr. Alan Billingsley
(From the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Kevin B. Chamberlain, Piano
YouTube Video: Into the West, performed by the Delaware Choral Society
Sweeney Todd, A Choral Medley, Stephen Sondheim, arr. Andy Beck
with The Dover Symphony
YouTube Video: Sweeney Todd Medley performed by the Delaware Choral Society
Nella Fantasia, Ennio Morricone, arr Audrey Snyder
YouTube Video: Nella Fantasia performed by the Delaware Choral Society
Theme from the film The Mission
with The Dover Symphony
Best of Bond, arr. Ned Ginsberg
Kevin B. Chamberlain: Piano
Irving Berlin’s America. arr. Roger Emerson and Paul Murtha
with The Dover Symphony
December 9th, 2011: Wondrous Night, performed at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Dover, DE. Dr. James Wilson, Conductor: Kevin B. Chamberlain, Accompanist.
There Shall a Star from Christus, Felix Mendelssohn
Soloists: J. David Hertzler, Tenor; Bruce Lorenz, Tenor; James Byrne, Bass
Abendlied, Josef Rheinberger
Three Nativity Carols, Stephen Paulis
1. The Holly and the Ivy
2. This Endris Night
3. Wonder Tidings
Songs of Snow
La bonne niege, Francis Poulenc
The Snow, Edward Elgar
Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villian, Claude Debussey
Solists: Christine Lough, Soprano; Abigail Bontrager, Alto; J. David Hertzler, Tenor; James Byrne, Bass
A Ceremony of Carols, Benjamin Britten
Soloists: Lindsay Faulkenberry, Soprano; Andrea Davis, Soprano; Cheryl Fischer, Soprano; Christopher Berg, Countertenor
Silent Night, Arr. Craig Courtney
April 27th and 29th, 2012: Gypsies and Gentry, performed at Wesley Chapel, Dover, DE. Dr. James Wilson, Conductor; Kevin B. Chamberlain, Accompanist; Norman Garrett, Baritone soloist; Andrea Davis, Mezzo-Soprano soloist.
Songs for the Queen
If Ye Love Me, Thomas Tallis
Sing Joyfully, William Byrd
Think On Me, Arr. James Mulholland
The Queen to Me a Royal Pain Doth Give, PDQ Bach, edit. Peter Schikele
Three Settings of English Folk Songs
Turtle Dove, R. Vaughn Williams
I Love My Love, Gustav Holst
Dashing Away, Arr. John Rutter
YouTube Video: Dashing Away performed by the Delaware Choral Society
Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare, arr. George Shearing
Live with me and be my love
Who is Sylvia?
It was a lover and his lass
Zigeunerlieder, Johannes Brahms
Habanera, from Carmen, Georges Liszt
Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie, from Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi
December 8th, 2012: Georg Frideric Handel. Messiah, performed at Wyoming United Methodist Church, Dover, DE. Dr. James Wilson, Conductor; Kevin B. Chamberlain, Rehearsal Accompanist; Britania Redington, Soprano, Priscilla Jane Smith, Mezzo; David Koh, Tenor; Jonathan Lasch, Bass.
YouTube Videos:
And the Glory of the Lord
April 12th, 2013: An American Tapestry – A Concert Featuring Music of American Composers, performed at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Dover, DE. Dr. James Wilson, Conductor; Kevin B. Chamberlain, Accompanist.
How Can I Keep From Singing, Gwyneth Walker
Four American Sacred Pieces
Ride On, King Jesus, Alice Parker/Robert Shaw
All My Trials, Norman Luboff
Peace Unto Zion (from Shaker Songs), Arr. Kevin Siegfried
Ezekial Saw De Wheel, William Dawson
Two Love Songs
My Love Walks in Velvet, Gwyneth Walker
Set Me As a Seal, Rene Clausen
Songs of the West
Down in the Valley, Arr. George Mead
Kansas Boys, Kirke Mechem
Ghost Riders in the Sky, Stan Jones
Wedding Cantata, Daniel Pinkham
performed by the Delaware Choral Society Chamber Singers
Have Ye Not Known?, Randall Thompson
Ye Shall Have a Song, Randall Thompson
Sure on This Shining Night, Samuel Barber
Pilgrim’s Hymn, Stephen Paulus
Homeward Bound, Marta Keen, Arr. Mack Wilberg
Make Our Garden Grow, Leonard Bernstein
December 15, 2013: A Christmas Journey – A journey that travels through time, across continents and among many languages, featuring the Delaware Choral Society Chamber Singers, the First State Brass ensemble, the Bells of Saint Andrews and percussionists Eugene Nelson and Patrick Heath. Performed at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in downtown Dover, Delaware. Conducted by Dr. James Wilson with assistant Director Peter Solecki and accompanist Sherry Roscoe.
Personent Hodie – arranged by John Rutter
Borgordiste Devo – Sergei Rachmaninoff
E’en So Lord Jesus, Quickly Come – Paul Manz
Betelehemu, Via Olatunji – arranged by Barrington Brooks and Wendell Whalum
featuring percussion by Eugene Nelson and Patrick Heath
O Magnum Mysterium – Jacob Gallus Handl
featuring the First State Brass
O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
I Saw Three Ships – arranged by Mack Wilberg
featuring the Bells of Saint Andrews and Joanne Carrico on recorder
Go Tell it on the Mountain – arranged by Kurt Knecht
featuring Heather Swartzentruber, soprano
Ding-a-ding-a-ding – Greg Gilpin
performed by the DCS Chamber Singers
What is that Goodly Fragrance Flowing? – arranged by Mack Wilberg
performed by the DCS Chamber Singers
Hodie Christus Natus Est – J. Pieterszoo Sweenlinck
performed by the DCS Chamber Singersor
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – John Rutter
Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten
featuring the First State Brass
A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells
Christmas Day – Gustav Holst
Go Where I Send Thee – Paul Cadwell and Sean Ivory
April 27, 2014: Requiem by W.A. Mozart – This concert features the debut of the Delaware Youth Chorale with director Heather Swartzentruber, the Delaware Choral Society Chamber Singers, an 18-piece orchestra and the following soloists: Britania Redington – soprano, Christopher Berg – countertenor, David Koh – tenor, and Brian Major – bass. Performed at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in downtown Dover under the direction of Dr. James Wilson with accompanist Sherry Roscoe.
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Henrietta Dumas who sang with the Delaware Choral Society from 1962 until her untimely death in December of 2013. We miss her greatly.
The Word Was God – Rosephanye Powell
A Jubilant Song – Norman Dello Joio
Shenandoah – arranged by Linda Spevacek
performed by the DCS Chamber Singers
Five Haydn Part Songs – Franz Joseph Haydn (Die Harmonie in der Ehe, Alles Hat Seine Zeit, Die Beredsamkeit, Der Greis, Der Augenblick)
performed by the DCS Chamber Singers
Dona Nobis Pacem – Traditional
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
Jubilate Deo – Michael Praetorius, arranged by Doreen Rao
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
Sing a Jubilant Song – Dave and Jean Perry
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
Here is Music for You – Victor Johnson (with text by Robert Louis Stevenson)
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
Requiem – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
December 14, 2014: A Christmas Rose – This concert features the Delaware Youth Chorale directed by Heather Swartzentruber, Claire Kolakowski on the cello, and the Philos Brass. Performed at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in downtown Dover under the direction of Dr. James Wilson ith accompanist Sherry Roscoe. Click the image to see a video of “The Rose”.
Fa La La La La – arranged by J. Paul Williams and Craig Curry
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
The Snow Carol (Still, Still, Still) – arranged by Audrey Snyder
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
Two French Noels – arranged by David Waggoner
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale
All on a Silent Night – Becki Slagle Mayo
performed by the Delaware Youth Chorale and featuring Claire Kolakowski on cello
Gaudete! – arranged by Michael Englehardt from Pieae Cantiones
featuring the Philos Brass and percussionists Eugene Nelson, Nick Oakley, Elisabeth Genetti, and Yamir Alicea-Rivera
Three Rose Pieces:
There is No Rose of Such Virtue – Robert H. Young
A Red, Red Rose – James Mulholland with text by Robert Burns
The Rose of Sharon – William Billings
The Rose – Craig Hella Johnson
featuring the combined choirs of the Delaware Choral Society and the Delaware Youth Chorale
Magnificat – Antonio Vivaldi
featuring the Philos Brass and soloists Andrea Davis, Heather Swartzentruber, Carol Dennenberg, Franklin Garner and James Byrne
African Noel – Andre J. ThomasSol
True Light – Keith Hampton
featuring the Philos Brass and soloists Becca Nielson and Lynn Ditty
Hope for Resolution – arranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory
featuring the Philos Brass and the combined choirs of the Delaware Choral Society and the Delaware Youth Chorale
April 19, 2015: Carmina Burana – Carl Orff’s masterpiece was the focal point of this very special concert presented at the Schwartz Center for the Arts under the direction of Dr. James Wilson. The choir was accompanied by Sherry Roscoe and Edgar Isaacs on two grand pianos and percussion by DSU Professor Stephen Tipping and DSU students Damien Bluto, Kyeem Dixon, Tahaj Jawkins and Coley Morris. Solos were provided by Baritone Brian Major, Soprano Marcelle McQuirk and Tenor Christopher Berg. Making the performance complete was the Delaware Youth Chorale led by director Heather Schwartzentruber.
This concert marked the debut of Siren Song by Emily Wolfson, winner of the first annual Delaware Collegiate Choral Composers Competition.
Also included in the program were the following:
Canon of Praise – Johann Pachelbel, arranged by Hal J. Hopson
Alleluia! I Will Sing – David Waggoner
How Can I Keep from Singing? – Greg Gilpin
For the Beauty of the Earth – John Rutter
Ubi Caritas – Mary Lynn Lightfoot
Look at the World – John Rutter
Sicut Cervus – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
December 13, 2015 – Earth Shall Ring: A collection of seasonal melodies from around the world accompanied by a variety of instruments under the direction of Dr. James Wilson delighted the audience at the Schwartz Center for the Arts. Anne Sullivan provided a heavenly harp, Sherry Roscoe accompanied on piano and Stephen Tipping and Eugene Nelson added percussion. Rounding out the musical support were DCS members on oboe, clarinet, recorder and guitars. The second half of this concert featured the integration of the Delaware Youth Chorale led by director Heather Schwartzentruber.
Delaware Choral Society…
On This Day Earth Shall Ring – arranged by Neil Harmon
Do You Hear What I Hear – arranged by Harry Simeone
A La Nanita Nana – arranged by Sherry Poterfield
Pavane for a Silent Night – Maurice Ravel (featuring Brenda Morris on oboe)
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – arranged by Neil Harmon (featuring Anne Sullivan on harp, Brenda Morris on oboe and Julie Price on clarinet)
In Heaven Above – Edvard Grieg (featuring baritone Jacob Sasso)
Patapan – arranged by Troy Robertson (featuring Joanne Carrico on recorder, Brenda Morris on finger cymbals, and Stephen Tipping and Eugene Nelson on drums)
El Rorro – arranged by Jeffrey Van (featuring Anne Sullivan on harp)
Ocho Kandelikas – by Flory Jagoda (featuring Rich Shipley and Mollie Hall on guitars)
Delaware Youth Chorale…
O Come Little Children – by J.A.P. Schultz arranged by Sutcliffe
Fum, Fum, Fum – arranged by Daniel Powers
Combined Choirs…
Siyahambe – arranged by Horaec J. Scruggs, III (featuring Stephen Tipping and Eugene Nelson on percussion)
Still, Still, Still – arranged by Norman Luboff
Chichester Psalms, Movement 2 – Leonard Bernstein (featuring alto soloist Patricia Hankoua, Anne Sullivan on harp and Stephen Tipping on percussion)
Dance and Sing – arranged by Ryan Murphy
The First Noel – arranged by Dan Forrest (featuring Anne Sullivan on harp)