Dec. 18 – Continuo Collective

Rejoice Greatly! A Holiday Concert Celebration

Presented by the Aiken Perfoming Arts Group

Featuring the Continuo Collective of the South

Ken Courtney, harpsichord
Ruth Berry, cello
Angela Massey flute,
Pawel Kozak, violin and viola
Jonathan Aceto, violin

with special guest Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Location: URS Theater, 126 Newberry St. SW, Aiken, SC
Tickets $40 or $20 students; click here to order or call (803) 648-1438
6:30 pm: Complimentary Wine and Hors d’oeuvres
7:30 pm: Concert
Black tie optional
Proceeds to benefit the educational outreach programs of APAG

Program

Sleepers awake! from Cantata BWV 140	J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Winter (Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297)	Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Allegro non molto To tremble from cold in the icy snow, In the harsh breath of a horrid wind; To run, stamping one’s feet every moment, Our teeth chattering in the extreme cold Largo Before the fire to pass peaceful, contented days while the rain outside pours down. Allegro We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously, for fear of tripping and falling. Then turn abruptly, slip, crash on the ground and, rising, hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up. We feel the chill north winds course through the home despite the locked and bolted doors… this is winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.
The Bells of St. Genevieve	Marin Marais (1656-1728)
A Charlie Brown Christmas Christmas Time Is Here Skating	Vincent Anthony "Vince" Guaraldi (1928-1876)
I Wonder as I Wander	John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)
Bring Him Home (from Les Miserables)	C. M. Schonberg (b.1944) A. Boubil(b.1941)
Greensleeves	Traditional British
Riu, Riu Chiu	Traditional Spanish
Ocho Kandelikas	Traditional Sephardic
Rejoice Greatly! (from The Messiah)	G. F. Handel (1685-1750)
Still, Still, Still (Hush, Hush, Hush)	Traditional Austrian
The Christmas Song	Mel Torme (1925-1999) Bob Wells (1922-1998)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas Mr. Grinch	Albert Hague (1920-2001) Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991)
Silent Night	Franz Gruber (1787-1863) Joseph Mohr ( 1792-1848)
Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia, Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born Silent night, holy night! Son of God love’s pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face With dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus Lord, at Thy birth Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

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