2010-2011
Fall 2010 Concert
"In the Spirit of the Season"
A Holiday Concert Featuring William Lloyd Webber’s Born A King
The DeKalb Festival Chorus with Guest Organist Dr. William Crosbie
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, Sycamore, IL
| Toccata-Prelude on Vom Himmel hoch | Garth Edmundson William Crosbie, organ |
| Gospodi, spasi | Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Opus 31, No. 6 Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| Born a King, A Christmas Cantata | William S. Lloyd Webber John Campen, baritone Semi-chorus: Kathryn Bell, Marsha Martin, Lynn Mrazek, Nika Plattos, Joyce Zartman |
| Sweet Little Jesus Boy | Robert MacGimsey John Campen, Baritone |
| Masters in This Hall | Traditional English Carol, arr. Alice Parker Dekalb FestivalChorus |
| from Seven Carols for Christmas | Arr. Alice Parker Nika Plattos, percussion |
| God Rest You Merry | Traditional English Carol Dekalb Festival Chorus |
| Away in a Manger | Tune: James Ramsey Murray Words: Unknown (verses 1 & 2). Verse 3 attributed to John Thomas McFarland Dekalb Festival Chorus |
| Fum, Fum, Fum! | Catalonian Carol Dekalb Festival Chorus |
| A Christmas Journey | Herbie Martin, an American premiere Prairie Brass Band |
| Blest Be the Tie | Music: Jennifer Glenn Whiting Words: John Fawcett Dekalb Festival Chorus |
Spring 2011 Concert
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Choral Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
The NIU Philharmonic, the NIU Concert Choir, and DeKalb Festival Chorus
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University
Animato!
The DeKalb Festival Chorus and the Prairie Brass Band
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University
| Where Eagles Sing | Paul Lovatt Cooper Prairie Brass Band |
| The Frog and the Crow from Five English Folk Songs | arr. Daryl Runswick DeKalb Festival Chorus |
| Joy, Peace, and Happiness | Richard Phillips Prairie Brass Band |
| I Bought Me a Cat | Lynn Riggs/Aaron Copland John Campen |
| Sheep May Safely Grazefrom Cantata 208 |
J.S. Bach DeKalb Festival Chorus |
| Il est bel et bon | Pierre Passereau DeKalb Festival Chorus |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Johnny Pearson, arr. Goff Richards Prairie Brass Band |
| El Grillo |
Josquin des Prez DeKalb Festival Chorus |
| The Elephant |
J. Ord Hume Prairie Brass Band |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Solomon Linda DeKalb Festival Chorus |
| The Silver Swan | Orlando Gibbons DeKalb Festival Chorus |
| Goose Fair | Allan Street Prairie Brass Band |
| Teddy Bears’ Picnic | John Bratton, arr. Gordon Mackenzie Prairie Brass Band and DeKalb Festival Chorus |