2005-2006 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
“A Feast for Christmas — Music for Chorus and Brass”
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
210 W. 31st St. (just west of 7th Avenue)
Central Presbyterian Church
593 Park Avenue (64th Street)
Church of St. John the Baptist
210 West 31st St. (just west of Seventh Avenue)
New York, NY 10001
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
43-19 30th Avenue (between 43rd & 44th Streets)
Astoria, NY 11103
Church of St. John the Baptist
210 W. 31st St. (just west of 7th Avenue)
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Giovanni Gabrieli — Jubilate Deo, O magnum mysterium
Samuel Scheidt — In dulci jubilo
Jan Sweelinck— Hodie Christus natus est
Emma Lou Diemer — A Feast for Christmas
Franz Biebl — Ave Maria (for men's voices)
David MacIntyre — Ave Maria (for women's voices)
Carols for the Season
“Twenty-Five Songs — A 25th Anniversary Celebration”
Saturday, March 11, 2006, 8:00 p.m.Central Presbyterian Church
593 Park Avenue (64th Street)
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Chris DeBlasio — The Best-Beloved
Adolphus G. Hailstork — Seven Songs of the Rubaiyat
Matthew Harris — Shakespeare Songs
Randall Thompson — Frostiana (selections)
Claudio Monteverdi — 3rd Book of Madrigals (selections)
Songs by Samuel Barber
“Remembrance and Rebirth”
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 8:00 p.m.Church of St. John the Baptist
210 West 31st St. (just west of Seventh Avenue)
New York, NY 10001
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
43-19 30th Avenue (between 43rd & 44th Streets)
Astoria, NY 11103
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Johannes Brahms — A German Requiem, Op. 45
with Robert Gardner, Bass, and Jennifer Behnke, Soprano
and the Astoria Symphony Orchestra
Elliot Z. Levine — Requiem for the Living
world premier of a work commissioned by the Chorus to celebrate its 25th Anniversary.
The Central City Chorus
Stephen Black, Music Director
The Astoria Symphony
Silas Nathaniel Huff, Music Director
© , The Central City Chorus