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\BassesByron AldrichLeRoy AltermattGordon BarryBruce BroquistWalter CogswellGordon DoeringBob HainlenArthur LaRueBob MillerDavid Ryan MobergBill PennyBob PeskinJim RamletChuck RisserJames SampleWes SchultzMark SheldonSteve SheppardBrian SteeleRobert SunderlinThomas WalterLloyd WhiteRobert WilcoxRobert WojcickiWoody Woodward

SopranosBeth AlthofJulie BeatonLaura BoeWendi BuckDebby CrokerMarie Spar DymitVirginia EtermMary FrenchSharlene GiebenowMarcia HagenDebra HarrerKathy HeringLynette JohnsonCatherine

McCord LarsenDee Lynne LeeNorah LongRebecca MulkernDiane Cooper NelsonDeb Loon OsgoodMary PattonElizabeth PaulyVirginia RohrDeb SouthworthJacqueline SteeleRuth ThompsonTeresa TierneyJeanne WegenerCarol WhiteRebecca White

Louise MinerPhyllis MosbyAngela NewhouseJulie NordellKaren OnstadLeslie Ann QuigleySusan Hodges RamletKrista RiverCarol StrombergMomoko TannoLisa TheisenPeggy TuthillRica VanDeborah WagnerRuth Warland"Margaret WestinMitzi WestraCarolyn WhiteLinda WileyKaren WilkersonMary Bell WolffTeresa Woollums

6renorsPaul AndersonClaude CassagneTom ChervenakBob Collopy .Steve ComilsJerome ElsberndBryan FisherScott GormanKim GriebenowLarry KuusistoMike MillerRob PontiousDavid SchubbeRandall SpeerSteve StaruchPhilip SteenRick TreeceTodd Wilson

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~tosSusan BarnesCyndee ChaffeeHarriet CollopyJoanne HalvorsenWendy HalversonElaine HeisterkampShelley KlineJeanne MayerMarilyn Miller

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I.CHarK!CThe CHera[d ~Be[s SinBVerse 1

Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King:Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled:Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies,With th' angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem.Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King.

Verse 2

Choir ~oneVerse 3

Hail the heav'nbom Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings, ris'n with healing in his wings;Mild he lays his glory by; born that we no more may die,Born to raise each child of earth, born to given second birth.Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King .

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III.A.Christmas Garland '- Conrad SusaGod ~st ye ~r~ Gent[emen(Verse 3 at conductor's cue)

Verse 3God rest ye merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay,For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas Day:To save us all from Satan's pow'r When we were gone astray.o tidings of comfort and jo~ comfort and joy;o tidings of comfort and joy!

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~raino star of wonder, star of night,Star with royal beauty bright,Westward leading, still proceeding,Guide us to thy perfect light.

BOY 610 &JTte CWor[d!Verse 1

Joy to the World! The Lord is come;Let every earth receive her King;Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,And heav'n and nature sing,And heav'n and nature sing,And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing!

Verse 2He rules the world! In truth and grace,And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness,And wonders of His love,And wonders of His love,And wonders, wonders of His love!

VII. 6Jhe ~lf'st %-we[[Verse 1

The first Nowell the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay:In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,On a cold winter's night that was so deep:

~rainNowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,Born is the King of Israel!

Verse 2They look-ed up and saw a star,Shining in the east, beyond them far;And to the earth it gave great light,And so it continued both day and night:

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Verse 3

Choir ~oneVerse 4

Then let us all with one accordSing praises to our heavn'ly Lord.That hath made heav'n and earth of naught,And with his blood mankind hath brought:

cnistrict 279 Cftirdren·sChorusThe Osseo Area School District is located in the northwestern

Metropolitan area. Suburbs include Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove,Plymouth and Osseo.

The District 279 Choldren's Chorus is an organization of one hundred stu-dents, in grades four through six, who represent the twenty-two elemetary schoolsin the area. The Children's Chorus was founded by the previous director, DuayneMalewicki in 1967, to help meet the needs of the district's musically gifted and tal-ented students. Admission to the choir is determined through auditions.

The chorus has performed extensively throughout the Twin City area,including a previous appearance with The Dale Warland Singers last February.

Diane Nielson and Ann Wingert-Williams have been co-directing theorganization since 1993.

1995-1996 ~stercnasswood cfJm CreeK OaKview Noelle Otten 4Per Brothen 5 Aaron Benney" 6 Kristina Brinson 5 Alyssa Specht 4Michael Cariolano 6 Uchenna Chukwudi 5 Jessica Reschke 5 Rachel Wegner 5Ben Cattoor 5 [ady Copeland" 5 Tersesa Schollett" 5Megan Conley" 6 Joseph Netko 5 GWeaver%KeKristin Frederick 6 Alissa Ochs 5 Orchard %ne Alex Filler 4Virst Madia 6 Christa Saeger 4 Carissa Groebner 5Gina Cosentino 6Nathan Miatech 6 Amy Pickering 5 Susan Henningsgard*5Katy Nelson 5 CEdfJewood Jason Wright* 5 Molly Jones 4Gary Pederson 5 Charles Hainsworth" 5 Kate Koukkari 6

"Mark Stonenberg* 5 Katherine Krambeer" 5 Osseo Kathryn Reiman" 5Lindsay Schloer 5 Chelsey Albrecht 5 Kirstin Rogers 6

cnircft Grove Russell Larson" 6 Kathleen Stefens 5Stefanie DeSeve" 6 07ern&rooK Hiedi Mendenhall 6 Christian Tischer" 6

Ann MarieShanee Faulkner" 5 Marisa Atkinson" 5 Nicole Schuenke 5Eric Gangl* 6 Alek Babel* 6 Erin Truax" 6 Whitehouse 5Fazeel Karim" 6 Thomas Carpenter" 5Nick Peterson 6 Amy Commers" 6 WarK cnrooK GWi[[OW%Ke

Jennifer Daniels 5 Jennifer Bergren 6Joe Johnson 5Cedar qs[and Courtney DeaKyne 6 Kou Luogon* 6 Joe Pine" 6Mary Cummings" 6 Latosha Froberg 4 Katie Fine 5Jennifer Ellefson" 6 Bridget Hilstrom* 6 Warmer %Ke

Tim Lindig 4Alisa Hoang 4 Mathew Krogstad" 6 Ada Ojiaku 6Jerma Libersky 6 Erica Lien* 6 (§anewoodAdriana Reis* 6Stuart Mack* 6 Jacob Olson 4 Kayla Sundeau" 6 Simone Caston 6

Melissa Olson" 6 Natalie Dahlquist 4Crestview Cl\!.ce%Ke

Danny Hoffman* 5April Arnold" 6 07air OaKs Kennth Perkins 4

Brett Fikse* 6Lisa Hustoft 6 Erin Frederickson" 6 Kelly Malone" 6[ennae Robinson" 6 Darrell Geddes 6 Kari Nelson 4Jesse Weber 5 Ariel Nereson 4 Anthony Swift 4Lauren Poulter 6CEdin&rooK ~ush CreeKBen Miller 6 Garden City Ashley Allen 4Greg Ruhland" 6 Chuck Bernu 6 Anna Banti" 6Iillian Slater" 5 Derric Johnson 5 Cameron Becker 5Breanna Zeman" 5 Katie Ziegler 6 Meaghan McPherson 4

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THE ORDWAY MUSIC THEATREpresents

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The DaleWorlandSingers,SymphonicChorus, andHoliday Brass

with special guestsThe District 279Children's Chorus andStoryteller and Author,Tom Hegg

December 18 & 197:30 p.m.

THE GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS

THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS, SYMPHONIC CHORUS with ConductorDALE WARLAND, and HOLIDAY BRASS with special guests the DISTRICT

279 CHILDREN'S CHORUSand storyteller and author, TOM HEGG

ITRADITIONAL CAROLS

o Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) J. F. Wade (Arthur Harris)

o Come Emmanuel Traditional (Arthur Harris)

In Dulci [ubilo Traditional (Audrey Snyder)The Cuckoo Carol. Czech Carol (Edmund Walters)Psallite Michael Praetorius (John Leavitt)

District 279 Children's ChorusAnn Williams and Diane Nielsen, Co-conductors

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn (David Willcocks)(Everyone Sing!)

IICAROLS NEW-FASHIONEDSung by the Dale Warland Singers

o Magnum Mysterium (0 Great Mystery) ' Morten Lauridsen

Hodie Christus Natus Est (Today Christ is Born) Francis Poulenc

God is With Us John Tavener

IIIA CHRISTMAS GARLAND

By Conrad Susa

INTERMISSION

IVCHRISTMAS CANTATA

(Sinfonia Sacra)

by Daniel Pinkham

1. Maestoso2. Adagio3. Allegro

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Peter Hendrickson conducting

VPEEF, THE CHRISTMAS BEAR

by Tom Hegg

VICHRISTMAS CHESTNUTS FOR YOUNG VOICES

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks (Arthur Harris)

A Christmas Celebration John Leavitt

VIITRADITIONAL CAROLS

The First Nowell Traditional (David Willcocks)(Everyone Sing!)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional (Arthur Harris)

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The Dale Warland SingersTwenty-three years of subscription concerts, tour and festival appearances, radio broadcasts andcritically acclaimed recordings have given the Dale Warland Singers recognition as one of theworld's foremost a cappella choral ensembles.

Based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the Dale Warland Singers have earned a reputation for theircommitment to commissioning and performing 20th-century choral music. This pioneering effortfosters a greater awareness and appreciation of contemporary choral literature and helps developemerging and established composers, especially American composers. The Singers have helpedkeep the choral genre fresh and alive with new musical ideas by commissioning such composersas Dominick Argento, Stephen Paulus, Carol Barnett, Mary Ellen Childs, Anthony Davis, EdwinLondon, George Shearing, Peter Schickele and Bernard Rands, among others. The Dale WarlandSingers' New Choral Music Program commissions works from emerging composers. Through thisprogram, commissions have been awarded to eight talented musicians, with a ninth to be awardedin 1996.Last year's call for scores yielded 146 submissions.

In 1992the Dale Warland Singers became the first-ever recipient of the Margaret HillisAchievement Award for Choral Excellence. Their extraordinary efforts on behalf of composers andnew music also resulted in back-to-back ASCAP Awards for Adventuresome Programming in 1992and 1993.

Among the Singers' acclaimed recordings is their 1994release, Cathedral Classics, which critics fromaround the country called "An unmatched musical experience," "peerless," and "...one of the mostastonishingly beautiful CDs." Another recording, December Stillness, has just been released. Otherrecordings include Fancie, A Rose in Winter, Christmas Echoes and Carols for Christmas as well asAmericana: A Bit of Folk, Choral Currents, and many others.

Dale WarlandMusic Director and Conductor, The Dale Warland SingersThe 1995-96concert season marks founder Dale Warland's twenty-fourth year as Music Director ofthe Dale Warland Singers. Warland has devoted his professional life to attaining the highestartistic level in choral singing. Consummate musicianship and attention to detail have been histools in building one of the finest choral ensembles in the United States. Under Warland'sleadership, the ensemble has thrilled choral music lovers, not just in its Twin Cities home, butthroughout North America and Europe. Warland's outstanding achievements in the field of choralmusic were most recently recognized in June 1995,when he received the Michael Korn Founder'sAward at the annual Chorus America Conference in Seattle. This award, which ranks as the"Grammy" of choral music in the United States, has previously been given to luminaries such asRobert Shaw, Dominick Argento, Margaret Hillis and Roger Wagner.

Beyond his active schedule as Music Director of the Dale Warland Singers, Warland is in demandas guest conductor, lecturer and composer. He has conducted such prestigious choirs as theSwedish Radio Choir, the Danish Radio Choir, the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, the MormonTabernacle Choir, and Israel's Cameran Singers. He has prepared major choruses around theworld for performances, including Penderecki's Polish Requiem in 1990, the culminating event ofthe Second World Symposium on Choral Music in Finland.

Warland is an active composer and a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, andPublishers (ASCAP). He has served as co-chair of the choral and recording panels of the NationalEndowment for the Arts and has received major grants from the Ford Foundation, the BushFoundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Before devoting himself full time to the Singers,Warland maintained a demanding academic career which included 19 years as Director of ChoralMusic at Macalester College, St. Paul. He holds degrees from St. Olaf College, the University ofMinnesota, and the University of Southern California, and has received two distinguished alumniawards as well as an honorary doctorate from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.