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Eastern Shore Choral Society

Eastern Shore Choral SocietyEastern Shore Choral SocietyEastern Shore Choral Society

A Volunteer Community Chorus Established in 1992

A Volunteer Community Chorus Established in 1992A Volunteer Community Chorus Established in 1992A Volunteer Community Chorus Established in 1992

2025 - 2026 Season Overview

Fall Christmas Concert 

Sunday, December 14 at 3:00pm First Fairhope Baptist

Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30pm Spanish Fort United Methodist Church


Spring Concert

Sunday, April 19 at 3:00pm Fairhope First Baptist

Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30pm Spanish Fort United Methodist Church



Past Seasons

2024-2025

Laura Moore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas - Jingle All the Way

   The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Brymer

   God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Shaw

   O Lux Beatissima - Helvey

   The Birds' Lullaby - Quartel

   Dashing Through the Snow - Leavitt

   Sleigh Bells - Rentz

   Still, Still, Still - Luboff

   Musicological Journey - Courtney

   Jingle Bells -  Snyder

   Silent Night - Rutter

   Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy - Hatfield

   There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob - Mendelssohn

   Many Moods of Christmas, Suite IV - Shaw

   It's the Holiday Season - Emerson

Spring - Schubert Mass in G 

    Schubert Mass in G

    Loch Lomond - Quick

    The Road Home - Paulus

**Featuring Spanish Fort Middle School Concert Choir

    Wild Mountain Thyme - Narverud

    Sinner Man - Emerson

    Gloria Deo - Miller

    Lakeside Lullaby - Narverud

  

2023 - 2024

Laura Moore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas - Deck the Halls

    Deck the Halls in 7/8 – McKelvy 

    A Christmas Blessing – Philip Stopford 

    Alleluia – Ralph Manuel

    Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind – Quartel

    Salmo 150 – Aguiar  

    Angels’ Carol – Rutter 

    Wolcum Yole from Ceremony of Carols – Britten    

    There is No Rose from Ceremony of Carols – Britten 

     This Little Babe from Ceremony of Carols – Britten 

    My Love is Always Here – Desplat

    Carol of the Bells – Wilhousky      

    Somewhere in My Memory – Williams, arr. Hayes

    Ave Maria - Biebl 

    Silver Bells – Mark Hayes 

    Holiday Tango! – Greg Gilpin

    Rudolph on the Housetop – Kirby Shaw

    Deck the Hall and Swing It – Althouse

    I Saw Three Ships – Wilberg 

    Holiday Sing-Along – Snyder 

Spring - Joy in the Morning

    I Hear America Singing – Andre Thomas 

    Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One – McCray 

    Morningsong – Jacob Narverud 

    My Shepherd Will Supply My Need – Wilberg 

    O Danny Boy – arr. Printz 

    How Can I Keep from Singing – Ellingboe

    We Remember Them – Susan LaBarr  

    Long Time Ago – Copland

    Zion’s Walls – Copland 

    No Time – Susan Brumfield

    Elijah Rock – Hairston 

    Down to the River to Pray – Sheldon Curry 

    Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal – Alice Parker 

    Precious Lord – Ringwald 

    Ain-a that Good News – Dawson 

2022 - 2023

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas - This Christmastide

     With Gladness and Cheer  Greg Gilpin  

     Cradle Hymn  Kim Arnesen

     Wonderful Peace Gustaf Nordqvist

     *Illuminare  Elaine Hagenberg

          *Alabama Premiere Performance

     What Child is This  Craig Courtney

     Alfred Burt Carols

     Carol Sing Along  Dan Goeller

     We Come A-Darkly Caroling 

     This Christmastide  Don Frasier

March 2023 - American Songbook

     Irving Berlin’s America arr. Roger Emerson

     Rogers and Hammerstein on Broadway   arr. Mac Huff

     Hoagy Carmichael: A Choral Portrait arr. Robert Sterling

     Let’s Fall in Love: A Tribute to Cole Porter arr. Jay Althouse

     Who Could Ask For Anything More? arr. Jay Althouse

Spring - Bound for the Promised Land

     Requiem Gabriel Faure

     Homeward Bound arr. Mack Wilberg

     Precious Lord arr. Arnold Sevier

     Sweet Rivers Shawn Kirchner

     Bound for the Promised Land arr. Mack Wilberg

     Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessings arr. Mack Wilberg

     The Rhythm of Life arr. Richard Barnes

Memorial Day Concert with the Baldwin Pops

    Irving Berlin's America arr. Roger Emerson

    Battle Hymn of the Republic arr. Peter Wilhousky

    Ashokan Farewell arr. Carol Stephens

    Salute to the Armed Forces arr. Camp Kirkland



2021 - 2022

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas

     Brightest and Best arr. Shawn Kirchner

     O Lux Beatissima Howard Helvey

     Star Carol John Rutter

     Wexford Carol arr. Elaine Hagenberg

     God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen arr. Ijames

     When Stars Shone Down Steven Aldredge

     Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day arr. Helvey

     Pat-a-pan arr. David Conte

     Still, Still, Still arr. Norman Luboff

     Ding! Dong! Merrily on High arr. Helvey

     Sleigh Ride arr. Michael Edwards

     Carol of the Bells arr. Peter Wilhousky

     The Christmas Song arr. Roy Ringwald

     Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah G. F. Handel

Spring

     Hallelujah from the Mount of Olives     Ludwig Beethoven 

     He, Watching Over Israel from Elijah   Felix Mendelssohn  

     Laudate Dominum from Vespers de confessore   W. A. Mozart 

     The Heavens Are Telling from The Creation    F. J. Haydn     T

     Songs and Sonnets     George Shearing     

         III. It was a lover and his lass

         VI. Who is Silvia?

         I. Live with me and be my love 

     Feel the Spirit          John Rutter  


2020 - 2021 Season cancelled due to Covid


2019 - 2020

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas

     Gloria Fanfare Jeffery Ames

     Magnificat in B flat Charles Stanford

     Gloria John Rutter

     Tambourine Noel Gordon Young

     Wonderful Peace Gustaf Nordqvist

     Christmas Pipes John Leavitt

     Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day arr. Howard Helvey

     Christmas Gloria arr. Lloyd Larson

     We Wish You a Merry Christmas arr. John Rutter


Spring 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid


2018 - 2019

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Gospel Fest

     Every Time I Fell the Spirit  arr. Greg Gilpin

     Swingin’ With the Saints    arr. Mark Hayes

     Lord, I Know I Been Changed    arr. Bruce More

     Give Me Jesus    arr. Douglas Wagner

     The Storm Is Passing Over  arr. Barbara Baker

     Children of God    arr. Camp Kirkland

Christmas - Christmas Blessings

     Gaudete    Bob Chilcott  

     Messiah    G. F. Handel  

          parts of the Christmas section

     There Shall a Star Come Out from Jacob    Mendelssohn  

     Carol to the King    arr. Mack Wilberg  

     Candlelight Carol    John Rutter  

     The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy    arr. Mack Wilberg  

     The Cradle Hymn    Kim Andre Arnesen

     A Carol Fantasia    Harlan, Albritton, and Fettke  

     This Christmastide    Donald Frazier

Spring - American Folk Hymns

     Sing to the Lord    Alice Parker  

     Simple Gifts arr. Mack Wilberg

     Morning Has Broken  arr. Mack Wilberg   

     Homeward Bound  arr. Mack Wilberg    

     Saints Bound for Heaven  arr. Howard Helvey  

     Children of God arr. Camp Kirkland

     Give Me Jesus arr. Douglas Wagner

     Lord, I Know I Been Changed arr. Bruce More

     Every Time I Feel the Spirit arr. Greg Gilpin

     Amazing Grace  arr. Mack Wilberg

Daphne High School Ladies Ensemble featured on our concert.



2017 - 2018

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas - Jubilate Deo

     Dan Forrest, Jubilate Deo

     Anonymous, Riu, Riu, Chiu

     Norman Luboff, Still, Still, Still

     John Rutter, Sans Day Carol

     Mark Hayes, Masters in This Hall

     Dan Goeller, Christmas Carol Sing-Along

Messiah Sing-Along

Spring - An American Songbook

     Mahler, Symphony #2 with Mobile Symphony, USA Chorus, and Mobile Opera Chorus

     Roger Emerson, Irving Berlin's America

     Mac Huff Rodgers and Hammerstein on Broadway

     Robert Sterling, Hoagy Carmichael: A Choral Portrait

     Jay Althouse, Let's Fall in Love

     Jay Althouse, Who Could Ask For Anything More

     

2016 - 2017 (25th Anniversary Year)

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Veteran's Concert

      Joseph Martin, Song for the Unsung Hero

     Gene Stephens, A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square

     Carole Stephens, Ashokan Farewell

     Roger Emerson, In Flanders Fields

     Greg Gilpin, Armed Forces - The Pride of America

     Roger Emerson, We Honor You

     Rollo Dilworth, America the Beautiful

     John Higgins, Our America

     Roger Emerson, Irving Berlin's America

     Peter Wilhousky, Battle Hymn of the Republic

Christmas - Celebrate Christmas!

     Victor Johnson, A Festive Noel

     Mark Burrows, Pat-a-Pan

     Robin King, The Huron Carol

     Joy Sherman, Blessed Be that Maid Marie

     Stephen Hatfield, The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

     Cary Franklin, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

     Jay Rouse, Three Jazzy Bell Carols

     Howard Helvey, O Lux Beatissima

     Philip Stopford, I Saw Three Ships

     Bob Cerullo, Christmas Sing-Along

     Hawley, Ades, Alfred Burt Carols

     Donald Frasier, This Christmastide

     Tschesnokoff/Lindsay Norton, Salvation is Created

     Rene Clausen, O Holy Night

     Craig Courtney, Musicological Journey throught the Twelve Days of Christmas

     Audrey Snyder, A Holiday Sing-Along

Messiah Sing-Along

Spring

     F.J.Haydn, Nelson Mass  

     Vaughan Williams, Serenade to Music

     Choral Favorites selected by chorus members

Eastern Shore Singers Concert

     Robert Revicki, Songs of Praise

     Camilee Saint-Saens, Ave Verum Corpus

     Hugo Distler, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

     Thomas Tallis, If Ye Love Me

     Parker/Shaw, His Voice As the Sound

     Parker/Shaw, Bright Canaan

     Thomas Morley, Sing We and Chant It

     Thomas Morley, April Is In My Mistress' Face

     Antonio Scandello, The Little White Hen

     Ralph Manuel, Alleluia

     James Mulholland, A Red, Red Rose

     Joan Szymko, Come, Pretty Love

     Bob Chilcott, O Danny Boy

     Kirby Shaw, If I Loved You from Carousel

     Harold Arlen, Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz

     Douglas Wagner, Give Me Jesus

     William Dawson, Sonn Ah Will Be Done





2015 - 2016

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas - The Joy of Christmas

    Greg Gilpin, With Gladness and Cheer!

    Vivaldi, Gloria in D

    Donald Fraser, This Christmastide

    Dan Forrest, Christmas Joy!

    John Rutter, I Wish You Christmas

    Dan Goeller, Christmas Carol Sing-Along

Messiah Sing-Along

Spring - Close to Home

    Randall Thompson, Alleluia

    Randall Thompson, Frostiana

    Richard Hundley, Come Ready and See Me

    Frank Ticheli, Earth Song

    Craig H. Johnson, Let the River Run

    Copland, Zion's Walls

    Copland, At the River

    Copland, Ching-A-Ring-Chaw


2014 - 2015

Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director

Joe Rambo, Accompanist

Christmas - Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Kola Owolabi, Hodie Christus Natur Est

    J.S.Bach, Zion Hears the Watchmen's Voices and Chorale

    John Rutter, I Wonder as I Wander

    Martin Shaw, Coventry Carol

    B. Britten, This Little Babe from Ceremony of Carols

    Morten Laurisden, O Magnum Mysterium

    Handel, And the Glory from Messiah

    Handel, For Unto Us from Messiah

    William Billings, The Sheperhd's Carol

    Howard Helvey, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    Shaw/Parker, The Holly and the Ivy

    Howard Helvey, Ding!Dong! Merrily on High

    Harry Simeone, Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride

    Dan Goeller, Christmas Carol Sing-Along

    Mark Hayes, Jingle Bells

Messiah Sing-Along

Spring - How Can I Keep From Singing

    Joseph Martin, Celebrate Music

    Dede Duson, Share...Dream

    Greg Gilpin, Come to Me in the SIlence of the Night

    John Purifoy, Shenandoah

    John Purifoy, If Music Be the Food of Love

    John Purifoy, Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair

    Parker/Shaw, I Will Arise

    Sheldon Curry, Down to the River to Pray

    Douglas Wagner, Give Me Jesus

    Greg Gilpin, How Can I Keep From Singing

    Jay Althouse, A Blessing

Spanish Fort High School sang on our program.


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