| PART THE FIRST | ||
| 1. | Overture | |
| 2. | Comfort ye my people | Recit. (Tenor) |
| 3. | Every valley shall be exalted | Air (Tenor) |
| 4. | And the glory of the Lord | Chorus |
| 5. | Thus saith the Lord | Recit. (Bass) |
| 6. | But who may abide the day of His coming? | Air (Bass) |
| 8. | Behold, a virgin shall conceive | Recit. (Alto) |
| 9. | O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion | Air (Alto) and Chorus |
| 12. | For unto us a Child is born | Chorus |
| 14. | There were shepherds abiding in the field | Recit. (Sop.) |
| 15. | And the angel said unto them | Recit. (Sop.) |
| 16. | And suddenly there was with the angel | Recit. (Sop.) |
| 17. | Glory to God | Chorus |
| 18. | Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion | Air (Sop.) |
| 20. | He shall feed His flock like a shepherd | Air (Alto) |
| PART THE SECOND | ||
| 23. | He was despised | Air (Alto) |
| 24. | Surely He hath borne our griefs | Chorus |
| 25. | And with His stripes we are healed | Chorus |
| 26. | All we like sheep have gone astray | Chorus |
| 44. | Hallelujah | Chorus |
| PART THE THIRD | ||
| 45. | I know that my Redeemer liveth | Air (Sop.) |
| 47. | Behold, I tell you a mystery | Recit. (Bass) |
| 48. | The trumpet shall sound | Air (Bass) |
| 53. | Worthy is the lamb that was slain/Amen | Chorus |
David Kidwell -- Conductor
David is conductor of the Holyoke Civic Symphony, assistant conductor of the
Pioneer Valley Symphony, director of music at First Park Memorial Baptist Church
in Springfield, and is on the music faculty at the Eaglebrook School. He has been
music director for many community theater productions, including three years with
Valley Light Opera. He is currently music director for Westfield Theatre Group's
production of Camelot.
D. Bruce MacDonald -- Tenor
Bruce has been a tenor soloist since 1974 at churches in Springfield and Longmeadow.
He is a former member of the Springfield Symphony Chorus and charter member of the
Springfield Chamber Chorus. He is currently involved in High Note Productions and
sings for weddings and other special occasions. Bruce is the father of five sons
ages 10 to 20. He is a Vocation-Insurance Consultant in Hartford, CT.
Mark W. McNally -- Bass
Mark has appeared with numerous vocal and instrumental ensembles, mostly in
Connecticut. Most recently, he has served as soloist with the Hartford, Bristol,
and Torrington symphonies, performed principal roles with Manchester Musical
Players, Simsbury Light Opera, and Crystal Opera, and is artistic director for
the Greater Hartford Opera Ensemble. Upcoming projects include Connecticut
productions of Yeomen of the Guard and Don Giovanni, plus a Maryland
production of Verdi's Nabucco.
Julie Poole -- Soprano
Julie has sung leading roles for VLO productions of The Gondoliers, Princess Ida,
The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado, and for Simsbury Light Opera Co.
productions of Princess Ida, The Gondoliers, The Mikado, and The Merry
Widow. She has worked with Valley Light Opera as an assistant music director,
and she sings with the Greater Hartford Opera Ensemble. In May, Julie makes her debut
with Commonwealth Opera singing the role of Laurey in Oklahoma!
Mary Jane Schulze -- Mezzo Soprano
Mary Jane appeared as Anna Russell in "How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan
Opera" at the 1998 VLO Annual Meeting and University Women’s Benefit. She has
appeared in a number of VLO productions, and other credits include the Mother
Superior in Nunsense, Mame in Mame, Reverend Mother in The Sound
of Music, Miss Hannigan in Annie, and Tisbe in Rossini's Cinderella.
She is presently singing with a cabaret troupe called A Class Act. Mary Jane is
an elementary school music teacher, president of the Ludlow Educational Association
and on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.