Spring 2006 Performances
April 23, 2006
Kidron Mennonite Church Westminster Presbyterian Church
Kidron, Ohio Wooster, Ohio
Prelude
Prelude on “Imortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
Wilbur Held (b. 1914)
Phyllis Lehman, organist
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Psalmkonzert
Heinz Werner Zimmermann (b. 1930)
I. Sing ye! Sing to the Lord! (Psalm 96:1-3)
II. Blessed is he who puts his trust in the Lord. (Psalm 40:1-5)
III. Thy mercy and grace is great, O Lord. (Psalm 103:8-11)
IV. Thanks be to God, for He is gracious. (Psalm 107: 1-22)
V. Sing ye! Sing to the Lord! (Psalm 96: 1-3)
Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices. (Chorale tune)
Jeff Araluce, baritone soloist
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Offertory
Greensleeves Variations
Arr. by Fleury/Owens
2me. Minuet de L’Arlesienne
Georges Bizet (1838-1875
Entr’ Acte
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Susan Shaw, flautist, and Deborah Holtzworth, harpist
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Glorious: The Songs of Abraham
Abraham Kaplan (b. 1931)
So God created man (Genesis 1:27, 2:7)
The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23)
Jill Shafer, soprano soloist
O my son Absalom (Samuel 2:18, 23)
Out of the depths (Psalm 136)
Jill Shafer, soprano soloist and Margaret Musser Baker, alto soloist
Have mercy upon me (Psalm 51)
My heart is not haughty (Psalm 131)
Praise ye (Psalm 117)
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Four Songs from Africa
If you believe and I believe
When I survey the wondrous cross
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
Mayenziwe/Your will be done
Instrumentalists:
Cameron Exner, vibraphone and percussion
David Hider, string bass
Deborah Holzworth, harp
Ken Holzworth, trumpet and percussion
Phyllis Lehman, organ
Andy Loess, trumpet
Ken Shafer, piano and percussion
Susan Shaw, flute
Alex Sterling, trumpet
The youth choir for the “Psalmkonzert” is from Kidron Mennonite Church
and is directed by Kay Shue and Hannah Steiner