Malibu, California May 12–15, 2010 - Pepperdine University

Rochester College A Cappella Chorus
Joe Bentley, conductor
12:30 pm , Stauffer Chapel
Mass for Four Voices William Byrd (1539 –1623)
Sanctus and Benedictus Kittery William Billings (1746–1800)
The Creation tom Scott (1948– )
Wren Songs Alice parker (1925– )
Great Soaring Spirit
each Seeking Faith
Dust and Ashes
This We Can Do
life Story
Trinitarian Blessing
This Marriage eric Whitacre (1970 – )
Balm in Gilead arr. Stacey Gibbs
Way Over in Beulah lan’ arr. Stacey Gibbs
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Osanna in excelsis.
thursday, May 13
TEXT TRANSLATIONS
Benedictus qui venit
in nomine Domini.
Osanna in excelsis.
Sanctus and Benedictus
Holy, holy, holy
lord God of Hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes
In the name of the lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
At rochester College, the A CAPPELLA CHORUS is the oldest musical ensemble on campus and serves as an important musical
ambassador. Having proudly celebrated its 50 th anniversary last year, the group comprises students from all areas of the college,
majoring in a variety of subjects. The chorus annually presents over thirty concerts in southeast Michigan and throughout the
Midwest and Canada. Its repertoire spans a wide range of classic and contemporary works for a cappella chorus, as well as choral
masterworks with orchestral accompaniment. The group has appeared regularly with the rochester Symphony orchestra in choral
productions, including Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s ninth Symphony, and the Mozart and
Verdi Requiems. The chorus has also appeared with the detroit Symphony orchestra in classical and pops concerts, and has sung for
neeme Järvi, Jan-pascal tortelier, and the late erich Kunzel.
Choral concert programs