The Pembroke Community Choirpresents ...

KEVIN NIEMAN - DirectorDARLENE MILLAR - Accompanist

OUR LADY OF LOURDES7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY,DEC. 4, 2005

MESSIAH 2005 ORCHESTRAViolin I: Kirsten Waymann, April Verch

Violin II: Alison Arthur, Ning WangViola: Peter Morris, Arden Okazaki Cello: Seung Kim, Brandon Wilkie

String Bass: Peter Kilpatrick, Kit ColemanFlute: Sandra Allen, Cheryl St. Elier Clarinet: Ted Clifford

Bassoon: Jennifer Parker, Ann Serdula Trumpet: Ray Dickson Harpsichord: Darlene Millar

SOLOISTS:Sopranos: Susan Finley • Stephanie Schizkoske Tenors: Bentley Horne • Sean Keels Bass: Phillip Schaus

Alto Quartet: Jill Renault • Sylvia VanderSluis • Evelyn Van Starkenburg • Diane Wolfgram

PART I 1. Overture.......................................................Orchestra 2. Comfort ye my people..................................Tenor Recitative

.................................................................... Bentley 3. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted........................Tenor Aria

.................................................................... Bentley 4. And the glory of the Lord.............................Chorus 5. Thus saith the Lord.....................................Baritone Recitative

.................................................................... Phillip 6. But who may abide......................................Baritone Aria

.................................................................... Phillip 7. And He shall purify.....................................Chorus 8. Behold a virgin shall conceive.....................Alto Recitative

.................................................................... Quartet 9. O thou that tellest good tidings...................Alto Aria/Chorus

.................................................................... Quartet 10. For behold, darkness shall cover.................Baritone Recitative

.................................................................... Phillip 11. The people that walked in darkness............Baritone Aria

.................................................................... Phillip 12. For unto us a child is born..........................Chorus 13. Pastoral Symphony......................................Orchestra 14. There were shepherds..................................Soprano Recitative 14b. And lo! the angel of the Lord...............Soprano Recitative 15. And the angel said unto them.....................Soprano Recitative 16. And suddenly there was with the angel......Soprano Recitative

.................................................................... # 12 - 16 Stephanie 17. Glory to God in the highest..........................Chorus 18. Rejoice greatly.............................................Soprano Aria

.................................................................... Stephanie 19. Then shall the eyes of the blind..................Soprano Recitative

.................................................................... Susan 20. He shall feed His flock.................................Soprano Duet 21. His yoke is easy...........................................Chorus

~ 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION ~PART II 22. Behold the Lamb of God..............................Chorus 23. He was despised..........................................Alto Aria

.................................................................... Quartet 24. Surely, He hath borne our griefs.................Chorus 25. And with His stripes we are healed.............Chorus 26. All we like sheep..........................................Chorus

27. All they that see Him...................................Tenor Recitative.................................................................... Sean

28. He trusted in God.........................................Chorus 29. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart...............Tenor Recitative 30. Behold and see if there by any sorrow........Tenor Aria 31. He was cut off out of the land.....................Tenor Recitative 32. But Thou didst not leave.............................Tenor Aria

.................................................................... #29 - 31 Sean 33. Lift up your heads.......................................Chorus 38. How beautiful are the feet...........................Soprano Aria

.................................................................... Susan 44. Hallelujah! AUDIENCE PLEASE RISE......Chorus

PART III 45. I know that my Redeemer liveth..................Soprano Aria

.................................................................... Stephanie 46. Since by man came death............................Chorus 47. Behold, I tell you a mystery.........................Baritone Recitative 48. The trumpet shall sound..............................Baritone Aria

.................................................................... #47 - 48 Phillip 49. Then shall be brought to pass.....................Alto Quartet 50. O death, where is thy sting?........................Alto & Tenor Sections 51. But thanks be to God...................................Chorus 52. If God be for us............................................Soprano Aria

.................................................................... Susan 53. Worthy is the Lamb.....................................Chorus

SPECIAL NOTE FOR THE HOLY TRINITYPERFORMANCE:

Numbers 49 - 52 will be omitted.

THE PEMBROKE COMMUNITY CHOIR, now in its 43rd year, rehearsesevery Monday evening at 7:30 p.m.

at Wesley Community Church, 210 Renfrew St., Pembroke.New members are most welcome.

They take part in the Kiwanis Music Festival.The Choir is a member of the Valley Arts Council

and Choirs Ontario.

PatronsRosemary and Tim Arndt

Robert and Barbara AustenEileen and Lionel Barber

Dean and Patricia BurchartMarion Burton

Eleanore Rose Marion CromptonDavid E. Minns Insurance Agency Ltd.

Tom and Wendy DonohueMichael and Mary Ellen Douglas

Dr. and Mrs. John EppsRuth GrantMary Hill

Kathleen HuckaboneKI Pembroke LP

Garnet and Phyllis Junop

Kings Sports Inc.Malcolm Deavitt & Binhammer

Mayor and Council – City of PembrokeNellie Moores

Jane MottersheadGene and Lorraine Murphy

O’Grady and Kuehl OptometristsBruce and C.B. PappinRoy and Linda Reiche

Scott Rosien and DempseyLarry and Loreen Scales

Sunset Nursery Garden Centre –Christmas Barn

Harry and Inge VibeAnna Grace and Ralph Wilson

The Pembroke Community Choir – Marie Arnold, Lise Bourque, Paulette Bromilow,

Joyce Brown, Pat Charette, Eleanore Rose Marion Crompton,Lynne Dunn, Susan Finley (Librarian), Mary Frances Harrington,Carolyn Hepburn, Mary Hill (President), Nancy Horne, BettyanneJurmalietis, Joyce Kaiser, Diana Komejan, Anne Livesey-Fong,Maria Merredew, Bernice McCaig, Nicole Miller, Nellie Moores,Catherine Nieman, Helen Owens, Terri Peever, Marcia Perryman,Stephanie Schizkoske, Judy Valliant, Barbara Vaudry, Inge Vibe,Hazel Ward-Moreau, Dawna Webber (Secretary), Anna GraceWilson, Kate Windle.

ALTO – Barbara Austen, Eileen Barber (Ways and Means), ElaineBazinet-Smith, Janet Brennan, Marion Burton, Sandra Davies,Margit Dehnicke-Templeton, Wendy Donohue, Lynne Epps(Publicity), Ruth Grant (Life Member), Maureen Havey (Historian),Jane Hebert, Helen Johnson, Shirley Jones, Erla Koch, JulieLantos, Adrianne Madill (Library Assistant), Reta McBean, JaneMottershead (Treasurer), Pauline Neilson, Julie Pick, EdithPopkie, Christa Reitlingshoefer, Jill Renault, Loreen Scales,Marilyn Schooley, Michele Smith, Mary Lou Stoddard, AnneSutherland, Margaret Thuemen, Sylvia VanderSluis, EvelynVanStarkenburg, Diane Wolfgram.

TENOR – Ana Beck, Robert Cotter, Lee Gallagher, Ann Hamilton,Bentley Horne (Concert Chairman), Sean Keels, Lloyd Koch, GregMiller, Ian Pineau, Betty Rowe, Vidya Vijay (Social), Ralph Wilson.

BASS – George Barron, Gordon Brandstadt, William Bromilow,Patricia Costey-Henry, Charles Drew, Robert Lauder, MyronLoback, John Macgillivray, John Mitchell, John Potter, LarryScales, Stanley VanderVelde, Carl Webb.

Our Special Thanks to Dan and all the guys at...

Special Acknowledgements andThanks ...Fr. Bill Kenney and Staff - Our Lady of Lourdes Church;Fr. Tim Parent, Wardens and Staff - Holy TrinityAnglican Church; Lorna and Mike Sibley, Nancy Horne,Maralyn Quinton, Wesley Community Church, D-HPrinting, Kevin’s Flowers (Petawawa), Jayne Brophyand Staff - Pembroke Mall, Star 96 FM, The Daily News,The Daily Observer, Petawawa Post, and all others whocontributed in any way to the success of this concert.

Kevin Nieman (A. Mus.) – Choral DirectorIn January, Kevin begins his 23rd year as choral director of the

Pembroke Community Choir. He is an Associate of the WesternConservatory of Music (Conservatory Canada), affiliated with theUniversity of Western Ontario, London. Kevin is the organist atChrist Lutheran Church, Petawawa, and directs the senior, juniorand handbell choirs there as well. His wife, Catherine, enjoys being part of the choir, while children,Greg, Stephanie and Natalie, are busy finishing high school andmaking their career choices.

Darlene Millar – AccompanistDarlene Millar (TerMarsch) is well-known throughout the

Ottawa Valley with her association with various musical organiza-tions over the years: Pembroke Community Choir, Pembroke Musi-cal Society, Legion Swing Band, Deep River Symphony Orchestra,and Valley Festival Choir. Her range of instruments includes piano,organ, harpsichord, and percussion. She has studied both piano andvoice through the Royal Conservatory of Music. She has 27 yearsexperience as a church organist, and has been the Organist/ChoirDirector at St. George's Protestant Chapel, CFB/ASU Petawawa forthe last fourteen years. In addition to performing, Darlene hascomposed and arranged various compositions for piano, voice, andwoodwind instruments.

The Pembroke Community Choirpresents ...

KEVIN NIEMAN - DirectorDARLENE MILLAR - Accompanist

SATURDAY,DEC. 3, 2005

Harpsichord: Darlene MillarPiano: Elva Merredew

HOLY TRINITYANGLICAN CHURCH6:00 - 7:30 p.m. – Practice8:00 p.m. – Performance