2009-2010
Fall 2009 Concert
"In the Spirit of the Season"
A Holiday Concert, featuring John Rutter's Gloria
The Dekalb Festival Chorus, The Prairie Brass Band, and guest organist Dr. Keith McNabb
December 13, 2009, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
| Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her | Johann Pachelbel Keith McNabb |
| Gaudette | Traditional, arr. Rodney Newton Prairie Brass Band |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Morton Lauridsen Dekalb Festival Chorus |
| A Christmas Festival | LeRoy Anderson Prairie Brass Band |
| Masters in This Hall | Traditional English Carol, arr. Alice Parker Dekalb FestivalChorus |
| So Blest a Sight | Traditional English Carol, arr. Alice Parker Dekalb FestivalChorus, solos by Marybeth Kurnat and Alex Rintala |
| Fum, Fum, Fum | Catalonian Carol, text by A.P., arr. Alice Parker Dekalb Festival Chorus |
| A Shepherd's Song | Goff Richards Prairie Brass Band |
| Ding-a-Ding-a-Ding | Greg Gilpin Dekalb Festival Chorus |
| A Christmas Journey | Herbie Martin, an American premiere Prairie Brass Band |
| Joseph est bien marié | Jean-François Dandrieu Keith McNabb |
| Gloria | John Rutter solos by Marybeth Kurnat, Jennifer Weidert, and NikaPlattos |
Spring 2010 Concert
"Psalm, a Song Sung to a Harp", featuring Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms
בתהילים
The Dekalb Festival Chorus
May 2, 2010, Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John
| Psalm Prelude, Op. 32, No.2: Psalm 37:11 | Herbert Howells William Crosbie, organ |
| Chichester Psalms Mvt. 1 -- Psalm 108:2, Psalm 100:1-5 Mvt. 2 -- Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 2:1-4 Mvt. 3 -- Psalm 131:1-3, Psalm 133:1 |
Leonard Bernstein Trevor McDonald, soprano Lynn Mrazek, soprano; Nika Plattos, alto; Robert Davis, tenor; Tim Mrazek, bass William Crosbie, organ Faye Seeman, harp Daniel Pratt, percussion |
| If I Could Tell You | Fred Simon, arr. Faye Seeman Faye Seeman, harp |
| Fantasia on Psalm 150 | Linda Spevacek SeungWha Baek, piano; Daniel Pratt, percussion;Norden Gilbert, tenor |
| The Eyes of All Wait upon Thee Text from Psalm 145 |
Jean Berger |
| Canon of Praise | Canon in D, Johann Pachelbel, arr. Hal Hopson Faye Seeman,harp |
| I Sat Down under His Shadow Song of Solomon 2:3 |
Edward Bairstow |
| O Lord, as a Deer Text from Psalm 42 |
Geon-yong Lee Lisa Miller, recorder |
| The Lord is My Light Psalm 27:1 |
Lillian Bouknight, arr. Stephen Key Marsha Martin, descant |
| God Be in My Head | John Rutter |