Christmas Concert 2011
The Nashua Flute Choir's Christmas concert was a collaboration with youthful dancers from the Kathy Blake studio in Nashua, NH. Ballerinas danced while the flutes played Martha Rearick's Excerpts from the Nutcracker, and more modern dancers improvised a thrilling number while the group played Ann
Cameron Pearces' African Noel. The performance also featured the upper, middle, and lower flutes in three pieces: Trevor Wye's arrangement of Away in a Manger for C flutes, Deborah Andersen's Winter's Gifts, played by an alto flute quartet, and I Wonder as I Wander, for three basses and contrabass flute, by Claudia Bissett.
Thanks to David Deifik who recorded the concert for us!
A Patchwork Christmas
arranged by Darlene Dugan
I. Noel in a Manager (hybrid of The First Noel and Away in a Manger)
II. O Song of Joy (hybrid of O Christmas Tree and Ode to Joy)
III. Joy on Deck (hybrid of Joy to the World and Deck the Halls)
Weichnauchtsbaum
by Franz List
arr. John Gibson and Claudia Bissett
IV. Old Provencal Christmas Carol
I. Shepherds at the Manger (In Dulci Jubilo)
The Nutcracker Suite
by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
arr. Martha Rearick
Away in a Manger
arr. Trevor Wye
Featuring C flutes with piano
Winter's Gifts
Deborah J. Anderson
Featuring a quartet of alto flutes
I Wonder as I Wander
attributed to John Jacob Niles
arr. Claudia Bissett
Featuring 3 bass flutes and contrabass flute
Go Tell It On The Mountain
arr. Ann Cameron Pearce
Sleigh Ride Samba
Words by Mitchell Parish
Music by Leroy Anderson
arr. Calvin Custer
Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
arr. Rick Pierce
Our thanks to the Junior and Senior Dance Teams of Kathy Blake Dance Studios, who performed during our concert, under the Direction of Rachel Peters, Ballet Mistress.