Legends & Carols | December 3

Legends & Carols Christmas with The Choral Guild of Atlanta and The Peachtree Chorale

Sunday December 3 | 4pm Kellett Chapel Peachtree Presbyterian Church

When your church sanctuary is under construction, and it’s Christmas time, and you can’t quite produce the big, splashy productions you’re used to, what is the solution?

You create a delightful combo deal with your community choir and your church’s music leaders in one charming afternoon of Christmas music!

Why have we called it “Legends and Carols”? Most of these Christmas songs are either allegory or stories outside of the biblical narrative of Christmas, stories which come from the imagination of poets. Some you will be familiar with, some will be new—and some will require you to sing along! We are so glad you are joining us today, and we hope you have a beautiful month full of wonder!

Sincerely, Mary Hoffman Senior Music Director | Peachtree Church Artistic Director | Choral Guild of Atlanta

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LEGENDS & CAROLS: Christmas with The Choral Guild of Atlanta and The Peachtree Chorale Mary Hoffman Senior Music Director | Peachtree Church Artistic Director | Choral Guild of Atlanta Dr. Wooyoung Kwon | Pianist Steven Wooddell | Organist

PRO CESSIONAL Hodie Christus natus est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plainchant Translation: Today Christ is born, today the Savior has appeared Today the angels sing, the archangels rejoice Today the righteous rejoice saying “Glory to God in the Highest” People Look East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trad./arr. Craig Courtney Maria Walks Amid the Thorns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trad./arr. Walter Ehret

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Riu, Riu, Chiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trad./Noah Greenberg lara longsworth | soloist

Translation: Riu, riu, chiu, guard of the river God saved our Lamb from the wolf.

The rabid wolf wanted to bite her, but God was able to defend her; I wanted to make sure that I couldn’t sin, This Virgin did not have even an equal.

This one who is born is the great King Christ the Father, clothed in flesh He has redeemed us and man is in heaven because he loved him.

I saw a thousand angels that were singing, dancing around here, making a thousand sounds, Saying to them “Glory be to heaven, and peace on earth that Jesus was born.”

Good King Wenceslas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trad./arr Leo Sowerby jeff akana & alyssa martin | soloists

Audience join as indicated: In his masters step he trod Where the snow lay dinted Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed Therefore, Christian men, be sure Wealth or rank possessing Ye, who now will bless the poor Shall yourselves find blessing.

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Out of the Orient Crystal Skies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Zgodava Down In Yon Forest. . . . . . . . . . . Trad./ arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams emily roberts nelson | soloist

O magnum mysterium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morton Lauridsen Translation: O great mystery and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger!

Blessed is the virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Alleluia!

The Birthday of A King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. H. Neidlinger wendel stephens | soloist

O Little Town of Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Reid Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trad./arr. The Kings Singers Twelve Days of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trad./arr. John Rutter I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day �����������������������������������Cliff Duran jonathan hart | soloist

All Bells in Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter

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Bogoróditse Devo from All Night Vigil . . . . . . Sergei Rachmaninoff Translation: Rejoice, O Virgin, mother of God, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.

The Work of Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Forrest

C H O R A L G U I L D O F AT L A N TA SOPR A NOS Rachel Dawson Joyce Coleman Edwards Sally Edwards Celina Guan Danielle Mathis Anita Ninan Ivie Osifo Dale Patterson Barbara Roberts Susan Wasserman

A LT O S Skyler Gupta Phyllis Jernigan Marie Juchelka Jean Nash Jen Weier

T E N OR S John Duncan Kevin Madison Stephen Rogers

BA S SES Walter Bland Michael Donelan Jaromir Juchelka Alex Mori Abraham Ninan John Sellers George Taylor

T E N OR S Jeff Akana Jonathan Hart Sean Savage

BA S SES Timothy Parham Wendel Stephens VanArc Wright

P E AC H T R E E C H O R A L E SOPR A NOS Elizabeth Castillo Alyssa Martin Emily Roberts Nelson

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A LT O S Jennifer Hanna Alvard Mayilyan Lara Longsworth

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U P C O M I N G C H O R A L G U I L D C O N C E RT : SU NDAY, A PR I L 21 | 4PM

High Lonesome Mass by Tim Sharp with bluegrass band

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by Fulton County Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

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