W 91     Carols Medieval to Modern         Mitchell Covington
Sp 92     Salut Printemps
W 92     Christmas in London
Sp 93     Garland of Song
W 93     Host of Angels
Sp 94     Night in Old Vienna
W 94     Rejoice, Rejoice
Sp 95     Love is a Terrible Thing
W 95     Candlelight & Starglow                 Muriel Fore
Sp 96     Poetry in Song
W 96     I Sing of a Maiden
1991 to 1996

First season: December 1991

VOCI - Carols Medieval to Modern - December 1991
Mitchell Covington, Director
Marcia McMormack, Accompanist

Gloria in Excelsis - Anonymous
Adoramus Te Christe - Orlando Lassus (1532-1594)
Magnificat - G. P. Palistrina (1525-1594)    (Small ensembles: Elizabeth Ayers, Christy Marin, Andrea Sevetson, Melinda Thomas, Liz Warren)
Lift Thine Eyes - Felix Mendolssohn (1809-1847)
Laudate Pueri - Felix Mendolssohn (1809-1847)
Resonemus Laudibus - 14th c. Latin Hymn
Stella Spendens - from the Librevermille (14th c.)
Nova! Nova! - 14th c. Carole  (The Angel Gabriel: Alice Clark; The Virgin Mary: Sarah Hanson)
Angelus Ad Virginum - 14th c., setting by David Willcodks  (Soloist: Lindsay Mugglestone)
Quem Pastores - 14th c., setting by John Rutter    (Soloist: Lori Rizzo)
There Is No Rose - 12th c., setting by Benjamin Britten
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - 12th c., setting John Rutter
Favorite Carols with the Audience:
    O Come All Ye Faithful, Sing We Noel, Angels We have Heard on High

VOCI Salut Printemps! May 1992
Mitchell Covington, Director
Marcia McMormack, Accompanist

Tota pulchra es Maria, Op. 10, No. 1 - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1988)
Ave Verum Corpus - Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Ave Maria - Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Tantum ergo - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Maria Mater gratiæ, Op. 47, No. 2 - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Messe Basse - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Kyrie
Sanctus
Benedictus (soloist, Laurel Covington)
Agnus Dei
Beau Printemps - Roland de Lassus (1532-1594)
Margot labourez les vignes bien tost - Jean de Castro (early 16th c.)
À Paris - Anonymous (13th c.)
Mignonne - Guillaume Costeley (1531-1606)
Il et bel et bon - Passereau (late 16th c.)
En prière (arr. Covington) - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Salut Printemps - Claude Debussy (1862-1918), soloist - Alice Clark br>Reverie - Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

VOCI Christmas in London - December 1992
Mitchell Covington, Musical Director
Lino Rivera, Piano

Gloria in Excelsis - John Taverner (ca. 1495-1545)
Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby - William Byrd (1538-1623), arr. Norman Greyson
Lute-Book Lullaby - W. Ballet (17th c.), arr. John Rutter
Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? - Wesley Ellis, Poem - William Blake (1757-1827)  (Soloist, Laurel Covington)
Canticles of the Virgin Mary - Michael Hurd
    1. Queen of Heaven
    2. Adam Lay Ybounden
    3. O Queen of Heaven
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 - Benjamin Britten
    1. Procession
    2. Wolcum Yole!
    3. There is no Rose
    4a. That yonge child (Soloist: Jennifer Vlahos)
    4b. Bulalalow (Soloist: Liz Warren)
    5. As Dew in Aprille
    6. This little Babe
    7. Interlude
    8. In Freezing Winter Night (Soloists: Elizabeth Warden - I, Anne Hench II)
    9. Spring Carol (Soloists: Elizabeth Ayres I, Melinda Thomas II)
    10. Deo Gracias
    11. Recession
Carols: Deck the Halls, Babe in Bethlehem's Manger, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

VOCI A Garland of Song (International concert) - May 1993:
Mitchell Covington, Musical Director
Lino Rivera, Piano

Da Hai a Gu Xiang (China) - Wang Liping, arr. Wu Guojun
Ahrirang (Korea) - Traditional Korean, Arr. Mitchell Covington
Polevetzian Maidens (Russia) [Opening Chorus, Act II, Prince Igor] - Alexander Borodin (1834-1887)
Nigra Sum (Syria) - Pablo Casals (1876-1973)
Dujnel Idi Ut Jufcetja (Bulgarian) - Traditional, Arr. R.Danov
Tiho Nad Rickoju (Ukraine) - Traditional, Inst. Arr. J. Johnson
Gamelan (Java) - R. Murray Schafer
Choral Hymns fron the Rig Veda, op.26 no.3 (Sanscrit) - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
    I. Hymn to the Dawn
    II. Hymn to the Waters
    III. Hymn to Vena
    IV. Hymn of the Travelers
She's like the swallow (Newfoundland folk song) - Arr. Luigi Zaninelli
Trut, Trut (French)
Dis Moi Beau Printemps (French)

VOCI A Host of Angels - December 1993:
Mitchell Covington, Musical Director
Lino Rivera, Piano

Wexford Carol (soloist: Elizabeth Ayres) - Traditional Irish, arr. Mary Goetze
Ave Maria - Hildegard von Bingen (12th c.)
Puer natus est - Cristobal Morales (1500-1533)
O magnum mysterium - Cristobal Morales
Pueri haebriorum - Randall Thomspon (1899-1984)
Carol of the Rose (from The Place of the Blest) - Randall Thompson
Lullabye (from Hodie) - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Ave Maria (soloist, Lindsay Mugglestone) - Michael Head
Hosanna - Knut Nystedt (b. 1915)
Tyrley, Tyrlow - Ancient Christmas Text, setting by Williametta Spencer
Seven Joys of Christmas, op. 25a - Kirke Mechem
    I. The Joy of Love, "This is the Truth" (soloist, Deborah Dixon) - Trad. English
    II. The Joy of Bells, "Din don! merrily on high" - Trad. French
    III. The Joy of Mary, "Joseph dearest, Joseph mine" - Trad. German
    IV. The Joy of Children, "Patapan" - Trad. Burgundian
    V. The Joy of the New Year, "New Year Song" - Trad. Japanese
    VI. The Joy of Dance, "God bless the master of this house" - Trad. English

VOCI: A Night in Old Vienna (German concert) - May 1994
Mitchell Covington, Director
Lino Rivera, Piano

Minnelied (12 Lieder und Romanzen, op, 44 no. 1) - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Die Mullerin (12 Lieder und Romanzen, op, 44 no. 5) - Johannes Brahms
Standchen (Serenade) Op. 17 no. 2 - Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Von dem Rosenbusch (Spanisches Liederspiel, Op 74) - Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Ellen's zweiter Gesang - Franz Schubert (1797-1828), arr. Johannes Brahms   (soloist: Lindsay Mugglestone)
Gretchen am Spinrade - Robert Schumann (1810-1856) -- Lori Rizzo, Soprano
Standchen (Serenade) Op. 135 - Franz Schubert (soloists: Judy Turley, Jennifer Vlahos)
Hungarian Dance #1 in G Minor - Johannes Brahms (Lino Rivera, Piano)
Kanons Op. 13
    #2, Grausam erweiset sich Amor an mir
    #7, Wenn die klange nahn und fliehen
    #5, Wille, wille, will, der Mann ist Kommen
Vier Gesange Op. 17 - Johannes Brahms
    I. Es tont ein voller Harfenklang
    II. Lied von Shakespeare
    III. Der Gartner
    IV. Gesang aus Fingal
Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52, 67 - Johannes Brahms
    Wie des Abands schoene Rote
    Nein, Gelibter, setze dich
    Vogelein durchraust die Luft
Dreams of Spring (Waltzes from Die Fledermaus) - Johann Strauss (1825-1899)

VOCI Rejoice, RejoiceDecember 94
Recorded live - St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, CA - December 10, 1994
Mitchell Covington, Musical Director
Lino Rivera, Piano

Laudamus Te - Rene Clausen
Oh! Queen of Heaven (16th c.) - Healey Willan (1880-1968)
This Endris Night (15th c.) - Lana Walter
Domine Deus - Cristobal Morales (1500-1533)
Rejoice!, Rejoice! - William Byrd (1538-1623)
Balts sniedzins snieg uz skujinam - Trad. Latvian, Andrejs Jansons
Ave Maria (In homage to Zoltan Kodaly) - Laszlo Halmos (b. 1909)
Christmas Dance of the Shepherds - Trad. Hungarian, Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
Gloria - Agneta Skold
Tota pulchra es (Quatre Motets, Op. 10 - Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)
D'ou Vien-tu, Bergere? - Trad. French carol, Howard Cable
Noel des Enfants qui n'ont plus de maison - Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
It Was the Winter Wild (from Hodie) - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) (soloist: Elizabeth Ayres)
Dancing Day - John Rutter
    1. Angelus Ad Virginem - 14th century
    2. A Virgin Most Pure - Trad. English  (soloists: Deborah Dixon, Lynne Anne Miles)
    3. Personet Hodie - from Piae Cantiones (1582)
    4. There Is No Rose - 15th century
    5. Coventry Carol - 15th century
    6. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Trad. English
The First Nowell - Trad. English

Love Is A Terrible Thing - (20th century concert) - Spring 95

Spring - Karl Korte (1966)
The Winged Joy - Kirke Mechem (1968)
    I. Love is a Terrible Thing
    II. The Message (soloist, Laurel Covington)
    III. The Cynic
    IV. A Farewell
    V. Love Came Back at Fall O'Dew
    VI. Red May (soloist, Laurel Covington)
    VII. You Say There Is No Love
In The Valley of The Moon - Felicia Sandler (1998)
Memory - Crystal La Point Kowalski (1989)
Hey Nonny No! - Crystal La Point Kowalski (1989)
Fall, Leaves, Fall - Houston Bright (1967)
The Sigh That Heaves the Grasses - Houston Bright (1967)
As Freedom Is A Breakfastfood (text by e. e. cummings) - Ronald Perera (1984)
And So It Goes - Billy Joel (1989), arr. Mitchell Covington   (soloist Deborah Dixon)

VOCI Candlelight and Star GlowDecember 95
Recorded live - Old First Church, San Francisco, CA - December 15, 1995
Muriel Fore, Musical Director
Chun Mei Chan, Piano
Anna Maria Mendieta, Harp

Still, Still, Still -- Austrian, arr. Norman Luboff  (Alice Clark, Vicky Faulk, Michelle Vasey - Soprano Trio)
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day -- English, arr. John Rutter
Angelus ad Pastores Ait -- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Hodie and Alleluia -- Roland de Lassus (1532-1594)
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion -- Handel (1685-1759) - Jeannette Law, Soprano
Alleluia -- William Boyce (1710-1779)
Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem -- Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)
Two Christmas Ballads -- Kirke Mechem
Christmas Carol
The Ballad of Befana - Jeannette Law and Deborah Dixon, Sopranos
Adoramus Te Christe -- Roland de Lassus (1532-1594)
Rejoice, Rejoice -- William Byrd (1538-1623)
Candlelight Carol -- John Rutter
The Sleigh Ride -- Slovakian, arr. Nedda Choruzi
Christmas Medley for Harp -- arr. Anna Maria Mendieta
Deck the Halls (in 7/8) -- Traditional, arr. James McKelvy
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 - Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
    1. Procession
    2. Wolcum Yole!
    3. There is no Rose
    4a. That yonge child - Eve Terran, Alto
    4b. Bulalalow - Deborah Dixon, Soprano
    5. As Dew in Aprille
    6. This little Babe
    7. Interlude
    8. In Freezing Winter Night - Jeannette Law and Alice Clark, Sopranos
    9. Spring Carol - Deborah Dixon and Jeannette Law, Sopranos
    10. Deo Gracias
    11. Recession
Peace, Peace, Peace (VOCI with Audience) -- Fred Bock

VOCI - POETRY IN SONG Spring 96
Recorded live - St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, CA - May 5, 1996
Muriel Gilmour Fore, Artistic Director
Lino Rivera, Piano

Life Has Lovliness to Sell -- James Mulholland (Gary Jagard, Horn)
To Be Sung On the Water -- Samuel Barber (1910 -1981)
From Frostiana -- Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
    A Girl's Garden
    Come In
Vier Gesange, Op.17 -- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) (Gary and Chris Jagard, Horns)
    I. Es tont ein voller Harfenklang
    II. Lied von Shakespeare
    III. Der Gartner
    IV. Gesang aus Fingal
Cantate Domino -- Guiseppe Pitono (1657-1743)
Las Amarillas -- Trad. Mexican, arr. Stephen Hatfield
Fine Sally -- Trad. American, arr. Bill Eriskson
maggie and millie and mollie and may -- e.e.cummings   arr. Jeanne Weaver Fuller
Heart We Will Forget Him -- James Mulholland (Gary Jagard, Horn)
Canterbury Bells -- Linda Steen Spevacek
Three Saints in One -- Michael Hurd (1928- ) (Nancy Knop, Flute; Lino Rivera, Piano)
    Saint Valentine's Day (14 February)
    Spring Interlude
    Saint Swithun's Day (15 July)
    Autumn Interlude
    Saint Cecelia's Day (22 November)

VOCI - I SING OF A MAIDEN - December 1996
Muriel Fore, Artistic Director
Accompanists: Lino Rivera, Li-Wen Monk
Recording Engineer, Don Ososke - Orinda Community Church, Orinda, CA

Ave Maria -- Gregorian Chant, Lucy Collier - Soprano
Tota pulchra es -- Maurice Durufle (1902-1986), Joan Bell - Soprano br>I Sing of a Maiden - Patrick Hadley (1899-1973)
Canticles of the Virgin Mary -- Michael Hurd (1928- )
    1. Queen of Heaven
    2. Adam Lay Ybounden
    3. O Queen of Heaven
Ecce Maria -- Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Ave Maria -- Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Magnificat -- Nicola Porpora (1686-1767)
    1. Magnificat anima mea
    2. Et exultavit, Laura Stanfield - Soprano, Andrea Sevetson - Alto
    3. Et misericordia
    4. Fecit potentiam
    5. Gloria Patri
    6. Sicut erat
Ave Maria -- Gustav holst (1874-1934)
Gabriel's Message -- Basque Carol, arr. John Rutter  (Deborah Dixon - Mezzo Soprano)
La Virgen Lava Panales -- Trad. Spanish, arr. Robert deCormier
Pajaritos de Color -- Edgardo Arodas, Judith Pickles - Alto
Tyrley, Tyrlow -- Williametta Spencer
Peace, Peace, Peace -- Rick and Sylvia Powell, arr. Fred Bock