Messiah Concert Program

Messiah 2024 Concert

DATE

December 14, 2023 at 7:00pm
December 15, 2023 at 1:00pm (Shortened Program)
December 15, 2023 at 7:00pm

Location

Cathedral of the Rockies
717 N 11th St #4, Boise, ID 83702

Concert Program

PART I

Sinfonia*
Recitative: Comfort ye my people (tenor)*
Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (tenor)*
Chorus: And the glory of the Lord*
Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (bass)*
Air: But who may abide the day of his coming (alto) *
Chorus: And he shall purify*
Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto)*
Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto and chorus) *
Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)
Chorus: For unto us a child is born
Pifa: Pastoral Symphony*
Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the fields (soprano)
Recitative: But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (soprano)
Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano)
Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano)
Chorus: Glory to God*
Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)*|
Chorus: His yoke is easy, and his burden is light

Intermission (EVENING PERFORMANCES ONLY)

PART II

Chorus: Behold the lamb of God
Air: He was Despised (alto)
Surely, He hath bourne our griefs
Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed
Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)
Chorus: He trusted in God
Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor)
Air: Behold and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)
Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)
Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (tenor)
Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass)
Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)
Air: Thou shalt break them (tenor)
Chorus: Hallelujah*

PART III

Air: I know that my redeemer liveth (soprano)
Chorus: Since by man came death
Recitative: Behold I tell you a mystery (bass)*
Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass)*
Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb

*Indicates selections performed during the 1:00pm Matinee

PROGRAM SPONSOR

orchestra

Violin I
Kate Jarvis, Concertmaster
Kathy Stutzman, Associate Concertmaster
Anna Marie Vargas, Assistant Concertmaster
Katie Clark
Brookann Hessing

Violin II
Geoffrey Hill, Principal
Nicole Oswald, Associate Principal
Molly McCallum, Assistant Principal
Heather Caulkins

Viola
Dave Johnson, Principal
Lindsay Bohl, Associate Principal
Emily Jones, Assistant Principal

Cello
Phillip Kettler, Principal
Jake Saunders, Associate Principal
William Cayanan, Assistant Principal

Bass
Chris Ammirati, Principal

Oboe
Lauren Blackerby, Principal
Jessie Brown

Bassoon
Patty Katucki, Principal

Trumpet
John Kilgore, Principal
Brendan Grzanic, Associate Principal

Timpani
Alex Artale, Principal

Harpsichord
Del Parkinson, Principal

• Master Chorale

  Soprano
  Sharon Bancroft
  Steph Benischek
  Rachel Raburn
  Monica Bunning
  Nancy Cuoio*
  Ridgley Dening
  Tammy Duthie
  Debby Geer
  Sue Clair Hebert
  Sharon Helppie*
  Lisa Hettinger
  Daphne Huang
  Vicki Kreimeyer
  Jessica Krzemien
  Sophia Krzemien
  Cady McCowin
  Julia Rundberg
  Lola Schiess*
  Alana Seacord
  Shannon Smolar
  Kathy Stockton
  Armida Taylor*
  Coleen Walker
  Haydyn Wallender
  Shannon Warner
  Alicia Weeks

  Alto
  Diane Bleazard
  Lois Chattin
  Wendy Creighton*
  Marty Dayton
  Rebekah Fry
  Virginia Haber
  Leta Harris Neustaedter
  Anne Hay*
  Diane Jones
  Miranda Keen
  Danielle Lofgren
  Carol Martinez
  Kathleen Noden
  Cindy Owings
  Laura Toland
  Paula Weitemier
  Patsy Wolter 

  Tenor
  Don Anderson
  David Czerepinski
  Will Grubaugh
  Stephen March
  Larry Mincer
  Hubert Schwarthoff
  Simon Swenson
  Mark Tuning
  Paul Turke*
  Brad Wolf

  Bass
  Andrew Coenen
  Brian Cronin
  Xander Hattaway-Bishop
  Hal Kemp
  Mike Lynott
  Bruce Moberly
  Paul Navarro*
  Brock Pfautsch
  Keving Richert*
  Shane Robison
  Peter Steven
  Ray Toland
  Allan Wang
  Bruce Yang