Sounds of the 60’s
Sounds of the 60’s Pop and Broadway hits of the 1960’s May 1, 2022 @ 4:00 p.m. Gainesville First United Methodist Church – Gainesville, GA
Category: Performances
The Bard of Avon
The Bard of Avon Choral works inspired by Shakespeare March 6, 2022 @ 4:00 p.m. Gainesville First United Methodist Church – Gainesville, GA
Messiah
Messiah Part 1 of “Messiah” plus “Hallelujah” December 4, 2021 @ 7:30 p.m. Gainesville First United Methodist Church – Gainesville, GA
Resplendence
Resplendence Songs that soothe the soul October 10, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m. Gainesville First United Methodist Church – Gainesville, GA
Two Choral Masterworks of Johannes Brahms
Limited seating is available for our final performance of the 2020-21 season! The Lanier Chamber Singers present Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer (Lovesong Waltzes), Op. 52 and Schicksalslied (Song of Fate), Op.54 April 18 at…
“I love my love.” (Holst)
The Lanier Chamber Singers is proud to present our virtual choir presentation of Gustav Holst’s Cornish folksong “I Love My Love”. Our hope is that even though we are all physically distanced this…
“Gesú Bambino” (Martens/Yon)
Merry Christmas from LCS! “Gesú Bambino” (“The Infant Jesus”) is an Italian Christmas carol composed in 1917 by Pietro Yon. Yon’s melody was translated by Fredrick Martens for his English carol “When Blossoms…
“Away in a Manger” (Kirkpatrick/Gjeilo), “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Gardner), & “What Sweeter Music” (Herrick/Rutter)
“Away in a Manger” is one of the most popular Christmas carols known today. Some of the first verses were published in 1882 and the Mueller melody appeared in 1887. Throughout history the…
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Blane/Ijames) & “Masters in This Hall” (Parker/Shaw)
Written in 1943, Judy Garland debuted the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the musical “Meet Me in St. Louis”. With slight lyric modifications, our contemporary version of this holiday favorite…
“O Tannenbaum” (Anchütz/Göring) & “This Little Babe” (Britten)
Although not originally a Christmas song, this 16th century folk tune, “O Tannenbaum”, German for “O fir tree”, has become a traditional Christmas carol favorite. In 1824, Ernst Anschütz penned the lyrics to…
