Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church (525 Wardlaw Avenue)
Come sing “tra-la-la” with us at our FREE, annual Dead of Winter holiday sing-along! Conductor Vic Pankratz and singers will be joined by Spencer Duncanson and the changed voices division of the Winnipeg Boys Choir, performing both classic and contemporary holiday music, including a couple of special Georgian carols curated by Matthew Knight. As is our tradition, we offer free admission to our holiday concert, and we ask that you bring a food donation for Manitoba Harvest.
Please also note: Although we are offering this concert free of charge, it does come at considerable cost to our organization (performer fees, venue rental, marketing, etc.). We encourage like-minded patrons to help out by making a contribution small or large to allow us to continue offering this gorgeous music for free to everyone during the holiday season. A donation option will display when you are completing the reservation of your ticket, OR, you can make a contribution by clicking here. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Find the concert program HERE
Artistic Director / Directeur artistique: Andrew Balfour
Curator and Conductor / Concepteur et chef de choeur: Vic Pankratz
Sopranos: Joanna Loepp-Thiessen, Alice MacGregor, Chloe Thiessen
Altos: Carlie Fehr, Kathleen Murphy, Ashley Schneberger
Tenors / Ténors: Ian Olsen, Lorenz Sarrondo, Dave Sawatzky
Basses: Matthew Knight, Caleb Rondeau, Lukas Sawatzky
Guest Artists: The Winnipeg Boy’s Choir Senior Chorus led by Spencer Duncanson; Michael Cutler, Organist
PROGRAM ORDER
Unto us is born a son — arr. by Paul Ayres
Once in Royal David’s City — singalong with the audience
Rorate caeli — William Byrd
trio — Chloe Thiessen, Carlie Fehr, Dave Sawatzky
Tollite portas — William Byrd
trio — Ashley Schneberger, Ian Olsen, Lukas Sawatzky
See Amid the Winter’s Snow — singalong with the audience
Winnipeg Boys Choir Senior Chorus led by Spencer Duncanson
O Magnum Mysterium — Evan Ramos
A Gift for the King — Laura Farnell
Ding a ding a ding — Greg Gilpin
Georgian set — curated by Matthew Knight
Kartlian Alilo
99 Alilo (Christmas Carol)
Megruli Alilo
Sadavoi Kiria Lesa
Angels We have Heard on High — singalong with the audience
O Magnum Mysterium — arr. by Andrew Balfour
Entre le Boeuf — arr. by Andrew Balfour
I Wonder as I Wander — arr. by Andrew Balfour
O Come All Ye Faithful — singalong with the audience
O Tannebaum featuring Winnipeg Boys Choir Senior Chorus — arr. by Paul Ayres
Joy to the World — singalong with the audience
ADDITIONAL TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS
Rorate caeli — William Byrd
Rorate caeli desuper et nubes pluant iustum.
Aperiatur terra et germinet salvatorem.
Benedixisti Domine terram tuam,
avertisti captivitatem Jacob.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto,
sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
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Drop dew ye heavens from above, and let the clouds rain the just:
be the earth opened, and bud forth a saviour.
O Lord thou hast blessed thy land:
thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost,
as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be
world without end. Amen.
Tollite portas — William Byrd
Tollite portas principes vestras, et elevamini portae aeternales,
et introibit rex gloriae.
Quis ascendet in montem Domini, aut quis stabit in loco sancto ejus?
Innocens manibus et mundo corde,
Alleluia.
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Raise up, your gates, your captains, and be lifted up, you everlasting gates
and the king of glory shall come in.
Who shall ascend to the mountain of the Lord, or who shall stand in his holy place?
The one whose hands are clean and heart pure.
Alleluia.
Kartlian Alilo
1. On the 25th of December, Christ was born in Bethlehem
2. When the shepherds understood this, they said “We have seen a miracle”
3. The stars were glittering; they were shining on Bethlehem
4. The angels were hymning “Glory to God in the highest”
5. We wish you a merry Christmas; we are the heralds of Christmas
6. Christ was born; merry Christmas; may there be peace here
99 Alilo (Christmas Carol)
On the twenty-fifth of this month,
Christ was born, Alilo, boys.
Let those who bring this news be blessed,
May God give you everything.
Let those who bring this news be blessed,
It’s Christmas morning, Alilo, boys.
Let those who bring this news be blessed,
May God give you everything.
House, you are built for feasting and for enjoyment,
Alilo, boys.
Let those who bring this news be blessed,
May God give you everything.
Megruli Alilo
Echdokhuti Kirseshobas, kidebagu Kirsekia
Akhal ts’anas migakhvaman gorontk gogitanuas
Tak mendzelis asheneba st’umarebis gakhshireba
Asheneba mendzelishi asheneba aka mshvidoba
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On the 25th (of December) at Christmas, Christ was born
We wish you a happy new year; may God grant you many more
Here in this host’s house, may there often be guests
In this host’s house, may there be peace
Sadavoi Kiria Lesa
1. Happy New Year!
May God grant you many new years to come
What the old year brought is over now that the new one has come
2. May your cellars and fields be rich with corn
3. The bird flew high in the air and it few far away
If any of your family members are far away,
may they soon come back to you
4. Now I have to leave, and I will come back in a year
O Magnum Mysterium — arr. by Andrew Balfour
O magnum mysterium,
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio!
Alleluia!
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O great mystery,
and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in the manger!
Alleluia
Entre le Boeuf — arr. by Andrew Balfour
Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris
Dort, dort, dort le petit fils
Mille anges divins, mille séraphins
Volent à l’entour de ce grand dieu d’amour.
Entre les deux bras de Marie
Dort, dort, dort le fruit de vie
Mille anges divins, mille séraphins
Volent à l’entour de ce grand dieu d’amour.
Entre les pastoureaux jolis
Dort, dort, Jésus qui sourit
Mille anges divins, mille séraphins
Volent à l’entour de ce grand dieu d’amour.
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Between the ox and the grey donkey
Sleeps, sleeps, sleeps the little son,
A thousand divine angels, a thousand seraphim
Fly around this great God of love.
Between the two arms of Mary
Sleeps, sleeps, sleeps the fruit of life,
A thousand divine angels, a thousand seraphim
Fly around this great God of love.
Amidst the gentle shepherds
Sleeps, sleeps Jesus who smiles,
A thousand divine angels, a thousand seraphim
Fly around this great God of love.
