Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672): Lobet den Herren
    (Psalm 150 from Psalmen Davids, 1619)
Heinrich Schütz: Warum toben die Heiden
   (Psalm 2 from Psalmen Davids)
Heinrich Schütz: Drei Motetten, from Geistliche Chor-Musik 1648
   Verleih uns Frieden
   Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
   So fahr ich hin
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612): In Eclesiis
   from Sacrae Symphoniae Book II, 1615
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzoni Primi Toni
   from Sacrae Symphoniae Book I, 1597
Giovanni Gabrieli: Jesu, mi dulcissime, from Sacrae Symphoniae Book II
Heinrich Schütz: Danket dem Herren, denn er is freundlich
   (Psalm 136 from Psalmen Davids)

Julian Wachner, conductor
The Providence Singers

8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 1996, Central Congregational Church, Providence

Anonymous c. 1420 (John Stevens, arr.): There Is No Rose
Traditional: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Traditional English (David Willcocks, arr.): The First Nowell
Gustav Holtz: In the Bleak Midwinter
Traditional French (John Rutter, arr.): Il Est Né le Divin Enfant
Traditional French (Rutter, arr.): Noel Nouvelet
Traditional French: Angels We Have Heard on High
Franz Gruber: Silent Night
Traditional English (David Willcocks, arr.): Deck the Hall
Traditional Italian (Charles Wood, arr.): Hail! Blessed Virgin
Traditional Russian: Baboushka
Traditional Czech: Rocking
Traditional Bohemian (C. H. Trevor, arr.): Angels and Shepherds
Traditional Polish (Willcocks, arr.): Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Traditional Spanish: Niño Lindo
Traditional American: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Traditional American: There’s a Song in the Air
Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Traditional American: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Traditional English: Joy to the World

Julian Wachner (b. 1969): Winchester Tropes (world première)
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976): St. Nicolas

Julian Wachner, conductor

The Providence Singers
The Lincoln School Vocal Ensemble (Kathleen Atteberry, director)
The Epiphany Center Choristers (Reuel Gifford, choirmaster)

8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 1997, Central Congregational Church, Providence

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Ein Deutsches Requiem

This collaboration took place on the day of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Paul Phillips, conductor

The Brown University Orchestra (Paul Phillips, conductor)
The Brown University Chorus (Frederick Jodry, director)
The Providence Singers (Julian Wachner, artistic director)
Kathryne Jennings, soprano
James Kleyla, baritone

8 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 1997, Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Te Deum (for the Empress Marie Therese)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Sonate III (Opus 65, No. 3), Patrick Aiken, organ
Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904): Mass in D Major

Julian Wachner, conductor

The Providence Singers
Patrick Aiken, organist

8 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 1997, in St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Providence