Ayer High School Acappella Choir,
Ayer Jr. - Sr. High School, Washington Street, Ayer
MA
1964
The Ayer High School A Capella Choir - In Concert
Sacred
Music of the 15-17-19th Century
Pianist - Miss Frances Clay
Soloist - Mrs.
William Voiers
Harvard Town Hall, Harvard, MA
00. 1964-03-27 AHS Harvard Concert
01.
Inter Vestibulum 2.52
02.
I Have a Wondrous Joy - Johann
Stohaus 1.03
03.
Ave Maria - Jean Mouton
3.04
Selectsion from "A German Requiem" Johannes Braham's (Ayer Jr. Sr. High School Cafe-torium)
04 -
Blessed Are They That Mourn 5.36
05 -
Behold All Flesh Is As The Grass 8.13
06 -
Ye Now Are Sorrowfull, Yea I Will Comfort You 5.36
07 -
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place
6.02
Wedding Songs of the Bantu - Arr. P. Seger
08 -
Father, Father goodbye
1.15
09 -
Eh Metwala
2.23
10 -
It Is Written
1.52
11 - We Shall Overcome 1.48 - Last Performance of the Senior Class A Capella Choir of 1964
THE AYER HIGH SCHOOL A CAPELLA CHOIR - IN CONCERT
SACRED MUSIC OF THE
15-17-19 CENTURY
Pianist - Miss Frances Clay
Director - John H. Carton
Soloist - Mrs William Voiers
PROGRAM
Inter Vestibulum - Giacomo
Perti
I Have a Wondrous Joy - Johann Stobaus
Ave Maria - Jean Mouton
A
German Requiem (parts 1, 2, 4, and 5) - Johannes Brahms
Three Bantu Wedding
Songs - African Melodies
Program
Inter Vestibulum
Although he
worked in many forms, Perti is best known today as a composer of church music.
He lived in Bologna in the late 17th Century. This motet is a settting of part
of Joel 2:17.
Kneeling between the hass and altar,
All weeping let the
priests of god be crying,
Lord be merciful to thy people,
And give not
into reproach thine children.
I Have a Wondrous Joy
Stobaus worked in
Saxony in the early 17t Century. His compositions consist mostly ofsmall-scaled,
delicately wrought motwets and a few festal choral pieces. This selection is a
fine example of the former. For this performance we have selected two of the
verses with a repeat. The English realization is by von Hagen.
Ave Mari
Mouton was one of the outstanding composers of the French Renaissance. He lived
in paris in the late 15th Century. This warm, unusually pellucid little piece is
frequently heard in choal concerts in Europe. The eddition used is that of Paul
Boepple.
A German Requiem
Completed in 1868 when Brahms was 35 years
old and the work which established his reputation as a composer, A German
Requiem is one of the master’s greatest compositions as well as being the most
imposing choral composition since Beethoven. It is supposed that the work
reflects the composers sorrow on the death of his mother and the passing of his
friend and fellow composer, Schumann. The first performance of the work was
given in April of 1868. A critic wrote of the occasion, “Never had the cathedral
been so full, never had the enthusiasm been so great.” It at once became clear
that the Requiem would rank among the loftiest music ever given to the world.
1. Blessed Are They That Mourn
2. Behold All Flesh Is As The Grass
3.
Yea, I Will Comfort You, As One Whom His Own Mother Comforteth. (soprano solo)
4 How Lovely Is thy Dwelling Place, O Lord Of Hosts
The Ayer High School
A Capella Choir is a regular academic course within the regular schedule of
studies in the Ayer Junior-Senior High School. The course is a major academic
subject. The Choir has ben the consistent first place winner in local and
district competitions.
If you know of any relevant information about any of the songs or about the performances, or about the Acapella Choir history - Please send your information to Jim Deering at A2D_MediaLab@gmail.com It will be greatly appreciated!
2020-07-12