November 2009

The Dale Warland Singers had never created a special Thanksgiving-themed concert before this one, and it turned out to be a huge hit. America's premiere a capella choir for over 30 years, the Dale Warland Singers crafted a beautiful hour of newly arranged old favorites, quiet and simple Shaker tunes, and rousing folk songs. With brief, evocative poems of Keats and LeSueur, this is the perfect dessert to set in front of your guests.

Listen to the program

Playlist

TRADITIONAL: Simple Gifts (Dale Warland, arr.)
Linda Chatterton, harp; Nikki Christopher, flute

KEVIN SIEGFRIED (arr.): "Peace" and "Lay Me Low" from Five Shaker Songs

WM. HAWLEY (arr.): Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten

POEM: "Communal Global Day" by Meridel LeSueur
(Tom Crann, narrator)

STEPHEN PAULUS: "We Gather Together" and "The Old Church" from Prairie Songs

JOSEPH JENNINGS (arr.) We Shall Walk Through the Valley

CAROL BARNETT: An American Thanksgiving
"Webster," "McKay," and "Psalm 93" from The Sacred Harp

MATTHEW CULLOTON (arr.): My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Linda Chatterton, flute; Nikki Christopher, harp

POEM: "Ode to Autumn" by John Keats
(Tom Crann, narrator)

STEPHEN PAULUS (arr.): The Road Home
Marie Spar Dymitt, soprano

CAROL BARNETT (arr.): By and By
Joel C. Fischer, tenor
Jack Nelson, baritone
Lynette Johnson, mezzo-soprano

STEPHEN PAULUS: "Pilgrim's Hymn," from The Three Hermits