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Winternight Journeys

From the awe-inspiring Star of Wonder to the gentle hush of little tree, the lively Surabaya Santa to the seasonal favorite Happy Holiday, you'll cherish this collection on many winter nights.

 

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Format: Compact Disc
Category: Holiday
Price: $16
Released: 2005
Availability: Currently in-stock

LINER NOTES

CD cover: Winternight Journeys

Winternight Journeys

Released: 2005

Debut CD

SEATTLE WOMEN'S CHORUS
Artistic Director: Dennis Coleman
Assistant Director / Conductor, Sensible Shoes: Rhonda Juliano
Accompanist: Nancy Otness Bent
ASL Interpreter: Debra Westwood
Accompanist, Sensible Shoes: Dr. Charles Enlow

TRACKS

  1. Gloria 3:22
    (from Mass No. Six)
    György Orbán
    © 2000 by Hinshaw Music, Inc.
  2. Merry Christmas, Darling 3:20
    Frank Pooler and Richard Carpenter
    Arranged by David Maddux ASCAP
    © 1978 Irving Music, Inc.
  3. Christmas Is 2:51
    Music by Percy Faith
    Words by Spence Maxwell
    Arranged by Harry Simeone
    © 1966 Marpet Music Corporation
  4. Star of Wonder 1:57
    Terre Roche
    © 1994 Nabithius Music

    Performed by Sensible Shoes

  5. As Lately We Watched 2:23
    Traditional
    Arranged by Kirby Shaw
    © 1999 Kirby Shaw Music
  6. Surbaya Santa 5:19
    Jason Robert Brown
    Arranged by David Maddux ASCAP
    © 1998 Hal Leonard Corporation
  7. The Humming Chorus 1:49
    (from Madame Butterfly)
    Giacomo Puccini
    Arranged by Victor Molil
    © 1964 by casa ricordi/bmg ricordi s.p.a.
  8. In the Bleak Midwinter 4:18
    Music by Gustav Holst
    Words by Christina Rosetti
    Arranged by David Maddux ASCAP
    © 2004 David Maddux
  9. Winternight Journeys 7:50
    Traditional Japanese Lullabies
    Arranged by David Maddux
    © 2004 David Maddux ASCAP
  10. First Snowfall 2:30
    Paul Francis Webster and J. Francis Burke
    Arranged by David Maddux ASCAP
    © 1978 Sondor Music Corp. / Webster Music Corp.
  1. Let It Snow 1:11
    Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
    Arranged by David Maddux ASCAP
    © 1945 Chappell & Co. / WB Music Corp.
  2. Deep In the Forest 2:29
    Jane Sebba
    © 1998 Faber Music
  3. little tree † 5:02
    music by Eric Lane Barnes
    words by c.c. cummings
    music © 1996 Eric Lane Barnes ASCAP
    text © 1925, 1953, 1991 Trustees for the c.c. cummings Trust
  4. Lo How a Rose / The Rose 5:38
    Praetorious ( 15th Century German text ); Amanda McBroom
    Arranged by Eric Lane Barnes ASCAP
    © 1977 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  5. Lullay By Liking 4:57
    Andrew Carter ( based on a 15th Century English text )
    © 1996 Oxford University Press
  6. Puer Nobis Nascitur 1:39
    (Unto Us A Child Is Born)
    Moosburg Gradual ( 14th Century)
    Arranged by Lana Walter
    © 2000 Treble Clef Music Press
  7. Christmas Together 2:20
    Music by Alan Menken
    Words by Lynn Ahrens
    Arranged by Mac Huff
    © 1994/1995 Trunksong Music, Ltd; Menken Music BMI and Madison Square Garden Productions ASCAP
  8. Christmas Waltz 2:48
    Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
    Arranged by David Maddux ASCAP
    © 1954 Chappell & Co. / WB Music Corp.
  9. Happy Holiday / White Christmas 2:40
    © 1940 Irving Berlin
    This arrangement © 1983 by Estate of Irving Berlin
  10. Hallelujah Chorus
    (video track only)
    G.F. Handel
    Arranged by Bryceson Treharne
    © 1943 G. Schirmer


† little tree from COMPLETE POEMS: 1904—1922
by c.c. cummings, edited by George J. Firmage, is used with permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation.
© 1976 by George James Firmage



SOLOISTS
Merry Christmas, Darling : Nancy Haver
As Lately We Watched : Michelle Phillips
Surabaya Santa : Jaime Walrod
First Snowfall : Nancy Haver
Let It Snow : Nancy Haver
The Rose : Amber Lewis
Lullay My Liking : Virginia Daugherty
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Koto: Elizabeth Falconer
Shakahaci: John Falconer
Drums and Percussion: Chris Monroe
Electric Bass: Dave Pascal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Executive Director: Tom Luhnow
Director, Marketing & Public Relations: Maria Lamarca Anderson

WINTERNIGHT JOURNEYS was recorded at Bastyr University
Al Swanson - Mastering Engineer
Eric Lanes Barnes - Post-production Coordinator
Norm Hansen - CD Design
Karen MacKenzie - Cover Art

THE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL MOTION
was videotaped at Seattle First Baptist Church
Tony Gilkinson - Choreographer / Co-Producer
Jimmy Harrop - Assistant Choreographer / Co-Producer
Doris Black - Costume Designer
T.J. Elston - Assistant Costumer
Novice nuns aprons created by Kathi Titus; flip cards produced by Christopher Smith;
videography by John King; video direction and post-production by Mark Schmitt; sound engineering by Al Swanson

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Seattle Women's Chorus
319 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-5504
206.323.0750
info@seattlewomenschorus.org
www.seattlewomenschorus.org

The members of Seattle Women's Chorus, founded in 2002, are thrilled to release our debut CD. We would like to thank the many people who made this possible. In addition to our financial donors, they include members of our board of directors, staff and Seattle Men's Chorus.

We hope you enjoy our labor of love.

Special thanks to Paula Raschko, MD and Micahel P. Theisen, MD & Ron Jones

SONG DEDICATIONS
Gloria:  Paula Raschko  —  For Katie and Maggie
Merry Christmas, Darling:  Nancy Haver and Kris Kucera  —  With loving gratitude to our Seattle Women's Chorus family
Star of Wonder:  Grace  —  For Shahab, Bu chram va onid va eshgham
As Lately We Watched:  Dedicated to the 2nd Alto Doom Chicks
The Humming Chorus:  Carolyn Hudnall  —  For my Father.
little tree:  Andrea Bruener, Mary Cunningham, Niki Elenbaas, Allison Grosfield, Rhonda Juliano, Mary Mathiason, Julie Seavello,
Cassidy Summer and Gayle Wooster  —  For our sisters
Lullay My Liking:  Joy Wood  —  For my Mom, who gave me the gift of song
Happy Holidays:  Fia Gibbs  —  With love to Grandma & Grandpa Gibbs, Mother & Dad and Auntie Lillian.
Hallelujah Chorus:  Dr. Julie Seavello  —  For Benjamin, Gabriel, Isaac and Vincent, who make me jump for joy.