Sing with us. A new rehearsal season begins now. Come join us in preparation for the Sussex County Oratorio Society’s May concert in Newton, NJ. Rehearsals are held at Christ Episcopal Church, 62 Main Street, Newton, every Monday evening at 7:45 pm. Come early (7:15) for voice placements on January 15th, and 22nd.
~ New artistic director, Joe Piccirillo has chosen selections fitting to the theme of ‘A Little Night Music’. The May 2018 concert program is listed below. It includes songs in French, German and English.
1. Under the Willow Tree from Vanessa : Barber
2. Sure on this Shining Night : Barber
3. Glory to Thee My God This Night : Tallis
4. All Through the Night : Douglas Wagner
5. Draw on Sweet Night : Wilbye
6. Seal Lullabye : Whitacre
7. With a Lily in Your Hand : Whitacre
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8. Erev Shel Shoshanim : Saint-Saens
9. Cantique de Jean Racine : Faure/Rutter
10. O Schone Nacht : Brahms
11. Luminous Night of the Soul : Ola Gjeilo
12. Something’s Coming/Tonight : Bernstein arr. Lojeski
13. The Night We Called it a Day : Zegree
14. A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square : Puerling
15. The Way You Look Tonight : arr. Kirby Shaw
Funding for the Oratorio has been made available, in part, by the New Jersey Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts, through the State/County Partnership Block Grant Program, as administered by the Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council.
For more Oratorio Society information call Brian: 973-383-2891, or go to www.sussexoratorio.org. Check out the Sussex County Oratorio Society on their Facebook page.
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