featuring the Tommy Shead Memorial Bell Choir
of Doylestown Methodist Church, Diana Durbin, Director
Ringwald – The Song of Christmas
with piano 4-hands and Bell Choir
Christmas Music from Full Choir, Chamber Choir,
A Cappella Choir, Bell Choir
The Tommy Shead Memorial Bell Choir and pianist Beth Manus join
the Choral Society for a joyous celebration of the holidays season,
highlighted by the presentation of Roy Ringwald's
The Song of
Christmas. The Bell Choir is featured with BCCS on several pieces,
and the program also includes seasonal favorites, the
Hallelujah Chorus,
Christmas carol sing-a-longs, and the BCCS's trademark
candlelight rendition of
Silent Night. BCCS' Christmas performances
have become a popular holiday tradition - order your tickets early to
ensure that you'll have seats for one of these concerts.
program notes
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Advanced pricing: Adults - $15 Seniors - $13 Students - $5
At-the-door pricing: Adults - $18 Seniors - $16 Students - $5
Friday, December 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Bell Prelude at 7:30 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 W. Main Street, Lansdale, PA
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Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Bell Prelude at 7:30 PM
****The December 13th Concert is SOLD OUT****
Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Bell Prelude at 3:30 PM
****The December 14th Concert is SOLD OUT****
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main Street, Doylestown, PA
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Program Listing
Bell Choir prelude
Once in Royal David’s City -- Dobrinski
The Snow Lay on the Ground -- Dobrinski
Do You Hear What I Hear? -- Waldrop
Ding, Dong, Merrily on High -- Gramann
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow -- Dobrinski
The March of the Kings -- Stephenson
Noel, Joyous Noel -- Stephenson
Pat-a-Pan -- Gramann
Program
O Come, O Come Emmanuel -- 15th C. French, arr. Thomas Lloyd
Carol of the Bells -- traditional Ukrainian, arr. Arnold B. Sherman
Sing we now of Christmas -- French, arr. Kevin McChesney
The Song of Christmas -- Roy Ringwald
~Intermission~
The Christmas Song -- Mel Torme and Robert Wells, arr. Ed Lojeski
Deck the Halls -- traditional Welsh carol, arr. James McKelvy
Have yourself a merry little Christmas -- Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, arr. Ken Neufeld
Angels from the Realms of Glory -- Henry Thomas Smart, arr. Janet Linker and Jane McFadden
“Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah -- George Frideric Handel
On Christmas Night -- traditional English, arr. Barbara Baltzer Kinyon
Calypso Christmas -- Natalie Sleeth
‘Twas the night before Christmas -- Ken Darby, arr. Harry Simeone
Silent Night -- Franz Gruber, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
