Past Concerts

The Lawrence Civic Choir has been performing a wide variety of music for over 40 years. Take a look at what we've been doing since we premiered in 1975. Jump to a specific event by selecting a year below.

Year/Season Concert

Concert Title

Time and Location
Conductor/Accompanist Set
Title | Artist
Title | Artist
Subtitle

2018 winter Concert

Winter Starlight

Saturday, December 8, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
People Look East | arr. by Mitchell Covington and words by Eleanor Farjeon
Choose Something Like A Star | arr. by Randall Thompson and words by Robert Frost
Stars | arr. by Eriks Esenvalds and words by Sara Teasdale
Lunar Lullaby | arr. by Jacob Narverud and words by Kathleen Nicely
Lux Aurumque | arr. by Eric Whitaker and words by Edward Esch
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | arr. by Daniel Elder and words by Jane Taylor
Lux Aeterna | by John Rutter
This Little Light of Mine | Setting by John Leavitt
Here We Come A-Caroling | arr. by Josh Sparkman
Candlelight Carol | by John Rutter
Out of the Orient Crystal Skies | by Richard Zgodava
This Christmastide (Jessye's Carol) | by Donald Frasert and words by Jane McCulloch
Brightest and Best| arr. by Shawn Kirchner and words by Reginald Heber
Deck the Halls | arr. by Geoffrey Wilcken
Silent Night, Holy Night| by Franz Gruber and words by Joseph Mohr

2018 Spring Concert

Raising a Song

Saturday, April 28, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Gospel Mass | Robert Ray
1.  Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy)
2.  Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest)
3.  Credo (I Believe in God)
4.  Acclamation (Hallelujah Praise the Lord)
5.  Sanctus (Holy Lord God of Hosts)
6.  Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Walk the Streets of Gold | André J. Thomas
Deep River | arr. by Geoffrey Wilcken
John Saw Duh Numbuh | arr. by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
I Want Jesus | arr. by Jester Hairston
Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen | arr. by Norman Luboff
The Battle of Jericho | arr. by Moses George Hogan
He Never Failed Me Yet | by Robert Ray

2017 Winter Concert

A Winter Glow

Saturday, April 9, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Hodie, Christus natus est | Healy Willan
Ubi Caritas | Ola Gjeilo
Regina Coeli (K.108) | W.A. Mozart
Soprano: Erin Kelly
Strings: University of Kansas String Quartet
The Snow | Edward Elgar
Strings: University of Kansas String Quartet
Christmas Oratorio | J.S. Bach (excerpts)
Strings: University of Kansas String Quartet
Part I
1.  Christians, be joyful
9.  Ah! Dearest Jesus
12.  Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly Light
Part III
24.  Hear, King of Angels
Touro-louro-louro! | arr. Alice Parker
The Lamb | John Tavener
Glow | Eric Whitacre
Shout for Joy | Dan Davison
LIttle Tree | Steve Heitzeg
Jesus Child | John Rutter
Emmanuel! | arr. Carl J. Nygard Jr.
Auld Lang Syne | arr. Mairi Campbell and David Francis
Sopranos: Karen Abraham and Emily Pons

2017 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 22, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Sigh No More Ladies | Rene Clausen
Liebeslieder-Walzer | Johannes Brahms (excerpts)
1.  Rede, Mädchen
2.  Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
5.  Die grüne Hopfenranke
6.  Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel
O, My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose | David Dickau
Dirait-on | Morten Lauridsen
A Maiden is in a Ring | Hugo Alfvén
Chindia | Alexandru Pascanu
The Road Home | Michael Dennis Browne
Blow the Candles Out | arr. Gregg Smith
Sing Me to Heaven | Daniel E. Gawthrop
Weep, O Mine Eyes | John Bennet
Jenny | Nick Myers
Loch Lomond | arr. Jonathan Quick
Frog Went A-Courtin' | arr. A.P. Jackman

2016 Winter Concert

Glorious Season

Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing | arr. Dan Forrest
Sure On This Shining Night | Morten Lauridsen
The Shepard's Farewell to the Holy Family | Hector Berlioz
from "L’Enfance du Christ"
Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre
Gloria | John Rutter
1. Gloria
2. Domine Deus
3. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
The First Noel | arr. Dan Forrest
Ave Maria | Javier Busto
Herself A Rose | Craig Courtney
Nanita Lullaby | arr. Earlene Rentz
Deck the Halls in ⅞ | arr. James McKelvy
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2016 Cabaret Concert

Oh, What a Beautiful Evenin’

Friday, June 3, 8:00 pm
Liberty Hall, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
"Rodgers and Hammerstein" | selections from their hit Broadway musicals
"Oliver" Medley | Selections from the Broadway musical
The Circle of Life | from "The Lion King"
Opening Night | from "The Producers"
The Avenue Q Theme | from "Avenue Q"
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | from Monty Python's "Spamalot"
As If We Never Said Goodbye | from "Sunset Boulevard
You Can't Stop the Beat | from "Hairspray"

2016 Spring Concert

Our Heritage in Song

Saturday, April 16, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
O Clap Your Hands | arr. John Rutter
Ave Regina Coelorum | James Smith
The Last Words of David | arr. Randall Thompson
Choose Something Like a Star | Randall Thompson
Set Me as a Seal | Richard Nance
The Ground | Ola Gjeilo
Making a City | Geoffrey Wilcken
from "Phoenix on the Plains"
Camptown Races | arr. Jack Halloran
Tell My Father | arr. Andrea Ramsey
from "The Civil War" - a musical by Frank Wildhorn
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground | arr. Dale Warland
Shenandoah | arr. James Erb
Will the Circle be Unbroken | arr. J. David Moore
Witness | arr. Jack Halloran
Auction Cries | John Biggs

2015 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 12, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Make We Joy | Edwin Fissinger
Ave Maria | Franz Biebl
Ubi Caritas | Maurice Duruflé
Beati Quorum Via | C.V. Stanford
Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein
And The Father Will Dance | Mark Hayes
Mid-Winter | Bob Chilcott
In Dulci Jubilo | Matthew Culloton
Still, Still, Still | arr. Norman Luboff
’Twas the Night Before Christmas | arr. Harry Simeone
Auld Lang Syne | arr. Michael Hanawalt and Justine Sasanfar

40th Anniversary Gala Concert

Saturday, April 12, 2015, 7:30 pm
Lied Center, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
One Out of Many | Geoffrey Wilcken
Conducted by Geoffrey Wilcken
Overture to Egmont | Ludwig van Beethoven
Accompanied by the Lawrence Community Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Matthew Smith.
A German Requiem | Johannes Brahms
Soprano: Alyssa Toepfer
Baritone: Brian Stranghoner

2014 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 13, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Arise Your Light Has Come | David Danner
Hodie Christus Natus Est | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Alleluia | Randall Thompson
Hallelujah, Amen | G.F. Handel
from "Judas Maccabaeus"
Ave Maria | Serge Rachmaninoff
Hallelujah | Ludwig van Beethoven
from "Mount of Olives"
Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre
The Awakening | Joseph M. Martin
How Can I Keep From Singing? | arr. Z. Randall Stroope
Christmas Time Is Here | arr. Audrey Snyder
African Noel | Andre J. Thomas
Carol of the Bells | arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
The First Noel | arr. Dan Forrest
Silent Night, Holy Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2014 Cabaret Concert

On Broadway!

Friday, June 6, 8:00 pm
Liberty Hall, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Medleys from Smokey Joe’s Café, Big River, and Ragtime.
Solos, duets, and small group performances from I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; And The World Goes ’Round; Into the Woods; and Guys and Dolls.
We’d like to thank the following for their auction items: (in no particular order)
Eric Magnuson, Alvamar Country Club; Janice Nesler-Loux, STICKS; Julie Schnur-Laughlin; Theatre Lawrence; Anne Egitto – Little Pottery Venture; The Eldridge; Geri Hartley; Lynn Kelley Hair Designs; Katie Hastings Lewis, NCTMB; All About You Hair Spa; Shala Stevenson (Shala Designs); Kathryn Lewis; KU Bookstore; Merchants Pub and Plate; Briman’s Leading Jewelers; Tony and Robin Michael; Om Tree Shala; Lawrence Landscape; Erin Patterson, Mary Kay; Jenny Briggs, Premier Designs Jewelry; Royal Crest Lanes; Ken Doll Photography; Top Spot Photography; Shala Stevenson – Shala Designs

2014 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 12, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Requiem | W.A. Mozart
Soprano: Alyssa Toepfer
Contralto: Megan Helm
Tenor: Matthew Kreger
Bass: Robert McNichols, Jr.

2013 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 14, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Messiah | G.F. Handel
Part I
Soprano: Alyssa Toepfer
Mezzo-Soprano: Jessica Wagner
Tenor: Jonathan Thomas
Bass: Paul Griggsby
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol | John Rotter
Salvation Is Created | Pavel Tschesnokoff
Sure On This Shining Night | Morten Lauridsen
Ding Dong! Merrily On High | arr. David Willcocks
The Snow Carol | Thomas Juneau
Carol of the Magi | John Rutter
On Christmas Night All Christians Sing | arr. Howard Helvey
Jingle Bells | arr. David Willcocks

2013 Cabaret Concert

On Broadway!

Friday, June 7, 7:30 pm
Liberty Hall, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Cabaret | John Kander
What’ll I Do? | Irving Berlin
from "Music Box Revue of 1924"
“By George” Medley | George Gershwin
Unforgettable | Irving Gordon
Moon River | Henry Mancini
from "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"
"The Beatles in Revue" Medley | John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Life is Happiness Indeed | Leonard Bernstein
from "Candide"
"West Side Story" Medley | Leonard Bernstein
We’d like to thank the following for their auction items: (alphabetical by individual’s last name or company)
Karen Abraham – Meadowlark Music Together, Gift certificate; Cecile Carpenter – 9th Wave Accessories, Change purses; The Community Mercantile, Merc memberships; Doctor Dave, One hour on-site service; Anne Egitto – Little Pottery Venture, Sake for One – English porcelain sake bottle and cup hand painted with blue plumflowers and high fired to cone 10 in a gas reduction kiln; The Eldridge, $15 gift certificate; Geri Hartley, Wine basket, 2 bottles, 8 -cut glass crystal wine glasses and opener; Myria Harrison – Sweet Thyme Inc., “Exploring a Gluten Free Lifestyle” E-book (PDF) to be published June 13, 2013 and emailed to the auction winner; Katie Hastings Lewis, 60 minute massage; Home Sweet Home Dog Resort, Five-day doggie care; Brian Horsch, Ceramic Owl Jar with Lid. Redstone clay with glaze, fired to cone 10; Marilyn Horsch, Signed, framed 16×20 giclee print on archival quality paper of “Liberty Hall”; Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Four adult salt museum passes; Kizer Cummings, Freshwater Cultured White Coin Pearl & Sterling Bracelet 7.5″; KU Bookstore, Men’s sweatshirt (large) and $25 gift certificate; Lawrence Arts Center, $50 gift certificate to a class of the winner’s choice; Brad Levy, 16”x16” archival print titled “Fall Fanfare,” in 20” x 20” matte; Tony and Robin Michael, Garmin Nuvi 2497LMT 4.3″ GPS navigator; Raven Naramore – Hearthkeeper, In-home cooking class for 4-6 people with the theme of your choice, host is responsible for ingredients; Om Tree Shala, Three one-month unlimited yoga gift certificates; Pachamama’s, $50 gift certificate; Karla Peters, 8” x 10” framed, signed floral lithograph from Marlin Art Co, Deer Park, NY; Ratana – artist; Ken Ratzlaff, Picture; Megan Riley – Green Room Salon, Hair cut; Royal Crest Lanes, 20 free bowling games; Zach Schneider – Studio Alpha, Three 30-minute training sessions; Top Spot Photography, Photo session + print credit; Shala Stevenson – Shala Designs, Signed, framed 11 x 14 digitally enhanced photograph, titled “Tee Time,” printed on paper; Sarah Trowbridge Alford, Summer Feet package; Bobbie Watson, Two lap quilts, one baby/toddler quilt, set of four quilted placemats; Don Wolfe, Two framed photographs

2013 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 20, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Peaceable Kingdom | Randall Thompson
Requiem | John Rutter
Flute: Mary-Elizabeth Thompson
Oboe: Margaret Marco
Harp: Erin Wood
Cello: Ed Laut
Percussion: Von Hansen and Mai Tadokoro

2012 Winter Concert

Joyful Sounds of the Season

Saturday, December 8, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Encore Performance
Saturday, December 15, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Topeka
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Christmas Day | Gustav Holst
Ave Maria | Anton Bruckner
Ave Maria | Janet Pummill
Ave Maria | James A. Smith4
Seven Joys of Christmas | arr. Kirke Mechem
Good Ale | John Rutter
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind | John Rutter
There Is No Rose of Such Virtue | Marc. A. Hafso
Christmas Time Is Here | arr. Audrey Snyder
Snowfall | Claude Thornhill
The First Noel | arr. Dan Forrest

2012 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 28, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Carmina Burana | Carl Orff
Guest accompanist: Mike Boring
Soprano: Vanessa Thomas
Tenor: Jonathan Thomas
Baritone: Robert McNichols, Jr.
Percussion: Von Hansen, Doug Perry, Mai Tadokoro, Patrick Timmis, Tai-Jung Tsai

2011 Winter Concert

A Festival of Song: Carols from Around the World

Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
African Noel | André J. Thomas
O Magnum Mysterium | Ludovico Tommaso da Vittoria
Ave Maria | Serge Rachmaninoff
Brazilian Psalm | Jean Berger
L’adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille | Hector Berlioz
from "L’Enfance du Christ"
The Ground | Ola Gjeilo
Bethlehem Down | Peter Warlock
Estampie Natalis | Václav Nelhybel
The Gift | arr. Bob Chilcott
El Rorro | arr. Jeffery Van
El Noi de la Mare | arr. John Rutter
Beautiful Savior | F. Melius Christiansen
Mary’s Little Boy Chile | Jester Hairston
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2011 Cabaret Concert

Tea with the LCC

Sunday, June 5, 8:00 pm
Liberty Hall, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Selections from Les Miserables, My Fair Lady, the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Weber and more.

2011 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 30, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Messiah | G.F. Handel
Part I, Part II
Soprano: Julia Broxholm
Mezzo-Soprano: Ann Marie Snook
Tenor: Jonathan Thomas
Baritone: Robert McNichols, Jr.

2010 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 11, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Arise, Your Light Has Come | David Danner
Ubi Caritas | Maurice Duruflé
The Snow | Edward Elgar
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | Randall Thompson
O Magnum Mysterium | Morten Lauridsen
Gloria | Linda Wells
This Christmastide | Donald Fraser
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly | arr. Grant Cochran
Out of the Orient Crystal Skies | Richard Zgodava
Still, Still, Still | arr. Norman Luboff
In A One Horse Open Sleigh | arr. Robert De Cormier
I Wish You Christmas | John Rutter
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2010 Spring Concert

Our Heritage

Saturday, April 24, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye The Lord! | René Clausen
As Those Before Me | Nancy Gruendahl
Hold On | arr. Jester Hairston
And Make Our Garden Grow | Leonard Bernstein
from "Candide"
Take My Hand and Lead Me | Friedrich Silcher
Tell My Father | arr. Andrea Ramsey
from "The Civil War" - a musical by Frank Wildhorn
Song of Democracy | Howard Hanson
Stomp Your Foot | Aaron Copland
from "The Tender Land"
Homeland | arr. Z. Randall Stroope
The Pasture | Z. Randall Stroope
from "Where the Earth Meets the Sky"
Making A City | Geoffrey Wilcken
from "Phoenix of the Plains"
Auction Cries | John Biggs
Battle Hymn of the Republic | arr. Peter Wilhousky

2009 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 12, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Hodie, Christus Natus Est | Healey Willan
Three Kings | Healey Willan
Gloria | Francis Poulenc
Ringeltänze | Libby Larsen
Angels We Have Heard On High | arr. Craig Courtney
Twelve Days of Christmas | arr. Tom Mitchell
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel
Intermission music performed by “Celebration Ringers”, First United Methodist Church

2009 Cabaret Concert

Songs of Broadway

Friday, May 29, 8:00 pm
Marceli's Restaurant, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
"Stephen Sondheim" Medley
music from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Into the Woods", "Sweeney Todd", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", and "Company"
Tell My Father | arr. Andrea Ramsey
from "The Civil War" - a musical by Frank Wildhorn
"Rodgers and Hammerstein" Medley
music from "The Sound of Music", "Oklahoma", "South Pacific", "Carousel", "The King and I", and "State Fair"

2009 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 4, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Mass in G | Franz Schubert
Requiem | Gabriel Fauré
Bass: Douglas Lawrence
Organist: Elisa Bickers

2008 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 13, 8:00 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Gloria | Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe: Jim Mosher
Violin: Chris Harnden, Kenya Patzer
Viola: Carrie Rohr
Cello: Jesse Henkensiefken
Wassail Song | arr. Edwin Fissinger
There Is No Rose | arr. Alan Smith
Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming
Herself A Rose | arr. Craig Courtney
The Holly and the Ivy | arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
The Cherry Tree Carol | arr. David Willcocks
little tree | Steve Heitzeg
O Tannenbaum
Here We Come A-Caroling | arr. Douglas Wagner
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2008 Spring Concert

Songs of Nature

Saturday, April 26, 8:00 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Winds of May | Williametta Spencer
Where the Earth Meets the Sky | Z. Randall Stroope
In Time of Silver Rain
The Pasture
Song of the Earth
Songs of Nature | Antonin Dvorak
Melodies Steal Into My Heart
Vesper Bells Ring
Golden Sunlight
Slender Young Birch
Sure on This Shining Night | Samuel Barber
Choose Something Like A Star | Randall Thompson
The Man in the Moon | Raymond Liebau
Blue Skies | arr. Steve Zegree
Over the Rainbow | arr. Mark Hayes
It’s A Grand Night For Singing | Richard Rodgers

2007 Winter Concert

A Ceremony of Carols

Saturday, December 8, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Glory to God | George Frideric Handel
from "Messiah"
Ave Maria | Javier Busto
Ubi caritas | Maurice Duruflé
Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre
Ceremony of Carols | Benjamin Britten
Hallelujah | Ludwig van Beethoven
from "Mount of Olives"
Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling | Hector Berlioz
from "L’Enfance du Christ"
Star Carol | John Rutter
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind | John Rutter
Good Ale | John Rutter
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2007 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 28, 8:00 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Monday, April 30, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Topeka
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Elijah | Felix Mendelssohn
"Elijah": Lee Snook
Soprano: Eleanor Duguid, Sandra Walton
Alto: Wendie Wilcken
Tenor: Scott Haines
Violin: Chris Harnden, Eric Williams
Viola: Carrie Rohr
Cello: Brenda Allen

2006 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 9, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Make We Joy | Edwin Fissinger
O Magnum Mysterium | Tomás Luis de Victoria
Hodie! | John Leavitt
Sanctus | Maurice Duruflé
from "Requiem"
Rejoice in the Lamb | Benjamin Britten
Alleluia | Paul Basler
Harambee | Dorothy Winbush Riley
A Christmas Carol | arr. Paul C. Echols
Donkey Carol | John Rutter
Still, Still, Still | arr. Norman Luboff
Carol Cluster
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2006 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 29, 8:00 pm
Free State High School, Lawrence
Monday, May 1, 7:30 pm
Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Requiem | Johannes Brahms
Soprano: Julia Broxholm
Baritone: Brian Stranghorner
Piano I: Nathanael May
Piano II: Geoffrey Wilcken

2005 Winter Concert

A Celebration of the Season

Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Arise, Your Light Has Come | David Danner
Hodie Christus natus est | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
The Lamb | John Tavener
Resonet in laudibus | arr. John Leavitt
Christmas Cantata | Daniel Rogers Pinkham
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol | John Rutter
Ye Shall Have A Song | Randall Thompson
Out of the Orient Crystal Skies | Richard Zgodava
A Feast of Carols | Randol Alan Bass
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2005 Spring Concert

Choral Music 1854-2004

Saturday, April 30, 8:00 pm
Free State High School, Lawrence
Monday, May 2, 7:30 pm
Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Liebeslieder-Walzer | Johannes Brahms
1.  Rede, Mädchen
2.  Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
3.  O die Frauen
5.  Die grüne Hopfenranke
6.  Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel
11.  Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
18.  Es bebet das Gesträuche
Dieu! Qu’il la fait bon regarder! | Claude Debussy
Ave Maria | Serge Rachmaninoff
Choose Something Like A Star | Randall Thompson
O Clap Your Hands | John Rutter
The Pasture | Z. Randall Stroope
Phoenix of the Plains | Geoffrey Wilcken
Gentle Annie | Stephen Foster
The Gondoliers | William Schwenk Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
Humming Chorus | Giacomo Puccini
from "Madame Butterfly"
Brothers Sing On | Edvard Grieg
Zion’s Walls | Aaron Copeland
Selections from "Show Boat" | Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein

2004 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 11, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Christmas Oratorio | J. S. Bach (selections)
Messiah | G. F. Handel (selections)
African Noel | Andre J. Thomas
Estampe Natalis | Vaclav Nelhybel
Hosanna | René Clausen
Audience Sing-Along: Christmas Carols
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
The First Noel
Away in a Manger
Joy to the World

2004 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm
Free State High School, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | W.A. Mozart
accompanied by the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steven Elisha
Requiem | W.A. Mozart
Soprano: Lynda Canaday
Alto: Elizabeth Schellman
Tenor: Bob Franz
Bass: James Smith

2003 Winter Concert

Saturday, December 13, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Catalonian Carol | arr. Dale Warland
Verbum caro factum est | Hans Leo Hassler
Ave Maria | Anton Bruckner
Agnus Dei | Samuel Barber
from "Adagio for Strings"
Gloria | John Rutter
Soprano: Katie Weybrauch, Diana Ice
Alto: Tanya Low
Riu, Riu, Chiu
Soprano: Dee Hansen, Karen Abraham
Baritone: Jim Smith
Hallelujah | Ludwig van Beethoven
from "Mount of Olives"
Brazilian Psalm | Jean Berger
The Three Kings | Healey Willan
Mid-winter | Bob Chilcott
Carol of the Bells | M. Leontovich
Carol of the Drum | Katherine K. Davis
Deck the Halls | arr. Geoffrey Wilcken
’Twas the Night Before Christmas | Ken Darby
Tenor: Bob Franz
Baritone: Mike Boring
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel

2003 Summer Convention Concert

Kansas Choral Directors Association

Thursday, July 10, 7:30 pm
Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Cry Out and Shout | Knut Nystedt
Exultate Deo | Alessandro Scarlatti
Ave Maria | Tomas Luis de Victoria
Sanctus and Gloria | Geoffrey Wilcken
from "Mass for the Modern Age"
Saul | Egil Hovland
The Best of Rooms | Randall Thompson
Deep River | arr. André Thomas
Witness | arr. Jack Halloran

2003 Spring Concert

Saturday, April 26, 8:00 pm
Free State High School, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Exultate Deo | Alessandro Scarlatti
Ave Maria | Tomas Luis de Victoria
Stabat Mater | Giuseppe Verdi
from "Quattro Pezzi Sacri"
Mass for the Modern Age | Geoffrey Wilcken (World Premiere)
Cry Out and Shout | Knut Nystedt
Saul | Egil Hovland
The Best of Rooms | Randall Thompson
Psalm 100 | René Clausen
The Awakening | Joseph M. Martin
Witness | arr. Jack Halloran
Deep River | arr. André Thomas
Cindy | arr. Mack Wilberg

2002 Winter Concert

A Magnificent Christmas

Sunday, December 15, 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Processional Alleluia | C. Harry Causey
Magnificat | John Rutter
Soprano: Leah Koesten
Organist: Geoffrey Wilcken
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day | arr. John Rutter
El Rorro | arr. Jeffrey Van
La Nana | arr. Evy Lucio
Soprano: Karen Abraham
Gloria A Dios | Michael D. Mendoza
Soprano: Diana Ice
Alto: Tanya Low
Tenor: Bob Franz
Bass: Mike Boring
little tree | Steve Heitzeg
Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep | arr. Robert Scholz
Silent Night | arr. David Schwoebel
The Twelve Days of Christmas | arr. Tom Mitchell

2002 Spring Concert

A Celebration of Psalm and Song

Saturday, April 27, 7:30 pm
Central Junior High School, Lawrence
Steve Eubank, director
Geoffrey Wilcken, accompanist
Sing Joyfully | William Byrd
Salvation is Created | Pavel Chesnokov
Salmo 150 | Ernani Aguiar
Last Words of David | Randall Thompson
Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein
Featuring the University of Kansas Dancers
Choreography by: Muriel Choan, Patrick Suzeau
Boy Sopranos: Daniel Potter, Quinn Wasson
Soprano: Diana Ice
Alto: Nancy Cornish
Tenor: Bob Franz
Bass: James Smith
Blow the Candles Out | arr. Gregg Smith
The Man in the Moon | Ruth and Raymond Liebau
A Red, Red Rose | James Mulholland
Sigh No More Ladies | René Clausen
How Can I Keep From Singing | arr. Z. Randall Stroope
Elijah Rock | arr. Moses Hogan
Homeland | arr. Z. Randall Stroope

Notable Past Performances

2001

Gloria | Francis Poulenc

2000

Missa Solemnis, Opus 123 | Ludwig van Beethoven

1999

Te Deum | Giuseppe Verdi

1998

Mass in G Minor | Ralph Vaughan Williams

1997

Requiem | Johannes Brahms

accompanied by the Lawrence Chamber Players
1996

Agnus Dei | Samuel Barber

from "Adagio for Strings"
1995

Os justi meditabitur | Anton Bruckner

1994

Mass in A-Flat Major | Franz Schubert

1993

Requiem | John Rutter

1992

Come Let Us Sing | Giovanni Gabrieli

1991

Requiem | W.A. Mozart

1990

Elijah | Felix Mendelssohn

1989

The Promise of Living | Aaron Copland

from "The Tender Land"
1988

Magnificat | J.S. Bach

1987

Song of Democracy | Howard Hanson

1986

Symphony of Psalms | Igor Stravinsky

1985

Gloria | John Rutter

1984

Requiem | Maurice Duruflé

1983

Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve | Marc-Antoine Charpentier

1982

Choral Dances | Benjamin Britten

from "Gloriana"
1981

Stabat Mater | Giuseppe Verdi

from "Quattro Pezzi Sacri"
1980

Vinea mea electa | Francis Poulenc

1979

The Peaceable Kingdom | Randall Thompson

1978

Jubilate Deo | Giovanni Gabrieli

1977

The Creation | Franz Joseph Haydn

1976

Zigeunerleben | Robert Schumann

1975

Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott | J.S. Bach

Concert Recordings

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