.MTEzMg.MTk1NA

This item is currently being transcribed by a volunteer. We look forward to making the full-text of the document available soon.

Choir Begins Holidays With Annual Concert By Diane Skelly

(Caption) "Pappy" Fehr is shown leading a combined practice of the choir and chorus, as the groups prepare for their annual Christ- mas Concert. The rehearsal is taking place in Blow Gymnasium.

Reminding William and Mary studetns that the Christmas sea- son is fast approaching, the mixed Choir and the Women's Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Carl A. Fehr, are preparing for their annual Yletide concert which will have its first performance next Monday night at 8 o'clock in Blow gymnasium.

For the first time in several years the Women's Chorus will participate with the Choir in their program, and besides join- ing them in various numbers, the Chorus itself will sing A Cere- mony of carols, a modernized medley of Middle English verses by Benjamin Britten.

A continuous narration throughout the program by David Weston will give the pre- sentation continuity and will help to introduce the various carols, as well as to relate the tradtional Christmas story according to Dt. Luke.

One of the Choir's main num- bers will be Bach's Christmas Cantata, For Unto Us a Child Is Born, and around this will be based the other songs, both tradi- tional and modern, which help to denote the festive season.

Among the melodies will be several from different countries, including the Carol of the Drums, from Czechoslovakia, Now It Is Christmas Time, from Scandi- navia, and Mexico's Our Lowly King.

Many of the more familiar tra- ditional songs of the Christmas season will also be rendered such as Angels We have Heard on High, and Come all Ye Faith- ful.

Also on the program will be the solo of the spiritual Sweet Little Jesus boy, accompanied by the Choir. As is the usual cus- tom of the concert, the presen- tation will end with the rendition of Silent Night, and the final re- cessional.

Tickets for the concert, which will be given on the evenings of December 10 and 11, may be pur- chased for one dollar, either from a member of the Choir or Chorus, or at the door of the gymnasium on the evening of the perfor- mance. FLAT HAT DEC 4

Choir Spends Months Of Work On Program By Diane Skelly

Both the choir and chorus under the direction of Dr. Carl A. Fehr are tunign up for their annual Christmas Concert, to be held in Blow Gymnasium the evenings of December 1o and 11.

Rehearsals have been under way since mid-September to in- sure a successful production, and near ferfection has been reached on the rendering of the Choir's main number, Bach's Christmas cantata, For Us a Child is Born. Opening with a candle-lit pro- cessional from the balcony of the gym, and the singing of a special number which is yet to be an- nounced, the program will con- sist of both the traditional hymns of the Christmas season, and the festive songs of different nation- alities.

Among the regional renditions will be melodies of France, Czecholslovakia, Norway, Mexico, Spain, and Sweeden, and these will include such numbers as Carol Noel, A Lowly King Is Born, and the Joyous Christ- mas Song. The more tradtional songs will be familiar to many, as some of these yletide melo- dies will be Oh, Come All Ye Faithfu and Silent Night.

Also featured in this princi- pally mixed choir presentation will be a number by the women's chorus, which will sing the Cere- mony of the Bells, a modern set- ting of Middle English verse by Benjamin Britten.

The program will also incor- porate the narration of the bi- lical Christmas by David Weston, and a solo of Sweet Little Jesus Boy.

Tickets for this gala occasion may be purchased from members of the choir or chorus, or may be obtained at the door for $1.

Under the technical super- vision of Albert Haak, assistant professor of fine arts, and with Robert Mackey in charge of lighting, the entire production wil be coordinated with the "touch of showmanship" which has characterized all William and Mary concerts in the past.

FLAT HAT NOV 27

Choir Will Present Christmas Program

Monday and Tuesday evenings, December 10 and 11, the William the William and Mary Choir Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Carl A. Fehr, will present their annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. in Blow Gymnasium.

The choir and chorus have un- dergone extensive training and rehearsal for the Christmas con- cert, and the program will in- clued Bach's Christmas Cantata, "For Us A Child Is Born," Ben- jamin Britten's, "A Ceremony of Carols," and such yuletide melo- dies as "O Come All Ye Faith- ful," and "Silent Night." "Carol- Noel," "Our Lowly King," "Carol of the Drum," and "Gloria In Ex- celsid Deo" will also be heard.

In a recent review of the Wil- liam and Mary Choir, the music critic of the Norfolk Virginian- Pilot stated, "It is not overstate- ment to call the singing of Wil- liam and Mary choir thrilling. Their program was rich in varie- ty...distinguished by precision and a touch of showmanship."

The concert will be under the technical supervision of Albert Haak, assistant professor of fine arts, Robert Mackey is in charge of lighting, and the story will be narrated by David Weston, who appeared last summer in "The Common Glory."

VA. GAZETTE NOV 30