AMERICAFEST
August 5, 2002 8:00 p.m., Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis Minnesota

Pianists: Roger Hatteberg, Burlington, Iowa, Elizabeth Spencer, Tucson, Arizona, and Olga Tershchenko, Powell River, British Columbia;
Organist, Carl Gravander, Des Moines, Iowa
Presentors: Dr. Aimee Beckman-Collier and Roger Hatteberg

Festival Men's Honor Choir
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Psalms of Ascent, Chester L. Alwes

1. Unto the Lord in my distresse
2. I to the hills lift up mine eyes
3. O all yee servants of the Lord
Robert Sund, Conductor

Festival Boy's Honor Choir
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Sing Creation's Music On
Songs of Eternity, Mvt III
Stephen Paulus
Dr. James Litton, Conductor

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Personent Hodie Piae Cantiones (1582) arr. Lara Hoggard
Dr. Harvey K. Smith, Conductor, National Honorary Chair AmericaFest 2002

Festival Men's Chorus
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Song of Peace Vincent Persichetti

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Go Down Moses arr. Norman Luboff
Dr. Axel Theimer, Conductor

Procession
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Festival Boy's Chorus
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When A Child Lights a Candle, Nancy Telfer
Dr. Carol Beynon, Conductor

AmericaFest Festival Chorus
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I Dream A World, Andre' J. Thomas
Dr. Andre' Thomas, Conductor

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Chichester Psalms Mvt III, Leonard Bernstein
David Hill, Conductor

World Premiere AmericaFest 2002 Commission
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In the Heart of the World, Bob Chilcott
Poem by Brian Andreas
Bob Chilcott, Conductor

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One By One, Lebo M., arr. John Leavitt
Dr. Andre' Thomas, Conductor

AmericaFest 2002 Showcase of International Choirs

Cantus, Artists in Residence, USA
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Varjele, Jumala, soasta, Veljo Tormis

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Alleluia, Randall Thompson

The American Boychoir
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Steal Away, Michael Tippett
from "A Child of Our Time" arr. John Kuzma (1946)

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The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa
Vincent Metallo, Conductor
John Charles Schucker, Accompanist

Australian Boys Choir and The Vocal Consort
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The Seagull Stephen Leek
from Birdsongs

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My soul, there is a country, Hubert H. Parry
Noel Ancel, Conductor

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The Czech Choir BONI PUERI
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Proc bychom se netesili! Bedrich Smetana
from the opera The Bartered Bride

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Goin' Home Antonin Dvorak
based on Largo from New World Symphony arr. Joel Blahni
Jakub Martinec, Conductor
Vilem Valkoun , Accompanist

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Chor Leoni, Canada
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Loch Lomond arr. Jonathan Quick
Diane Loomer, CM, Conductor
Ken Cormier, Accompanist

Riga Dom, Cathedral Boys Choir, Latvia
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Kur tu teci, gailiti? - Where are you going, little Rooster? Latvian folk song arr. Aldonis Kalnins

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Vinpus Rigas sunu muiza - A Dog's mansion beyond Riga, Latvian folk song Helmers Pavasars

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Martinu dziesma - Martin's Song Selga Mence
Martins Klisans Conductor
Ugis Praulins, Accompanist

YL, Finland
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Sortunut ääni, Jean Sibelius

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Svanbild, Erik Bergman

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Le Bain, Einojuhani Rautavaara
Matti Hyökki, Conductor

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