Guildford Corporation Concerts
Director of Music: J. CROSSLEY CLITHEROE
Technical College :: Stoke Park
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 1955, at 7 p.m.
MESSIAH
(HANDEL)
Guildford Festival Choir
Soprano
.
Contralto
Tenor
Bass
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JOAN TAYLOR
.
HELEN WATTS
ALEXANDER YOUNG
.
TREVOR ANTHONY
Solo Trumpet . HAROLD JACKSON
Guildford Municipal Orchestra
Leader: TATE GILDER
Leader for this Concert :
STELLA BARDSLEY
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Conductor: CROSSLEY CLITHEROE
*
PROGRAMME -
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PRICE SIXPENCE
MESSIAH (Handel)
PART
THE
FIRST
OVERTURE
RECIT. (Tenor) ...
Comfort Ye
AIR (Tenor)
Every Valley shall be exalted
CHORUS
And the glory of the Lord
RECIT. (Bass)
...
Thus said the Lord of Hosts
AIR (Bass)
L5
But who may abide
RECIT. (Alto)
...
Behold;
A Virgin shall conceive
AIR (Alto) and Chorus
O thou that tellest
RECIT. (Bass)
For, behold, darkness shall cover
...
AIR (Bass)
The people that walked in darkness
CHORUS
For unto us a Child is born
PASTORAL SYMPHONY
RECIT. (Soprano)
There were shepherds
RECIT. (Soprano)
And lo!
RECIT. (Soprano)
And the Angel said unto them
RECIT. (Soprano )
And suddenly there was
CHORUS
Glory to God
the Angel of the Lord
AIR (Soprano)
...
Rejoice greatly
RECIT. (Alto)
...
Then shall the eyes of the blind
AIR (Alto)
AIR (Soprano)
CHORUS
He shall feed His flock
...
Come unto Him
His yoke is easy
PART
THE
SECOND
CHORUS
Behold the Lamb of God
AIR (Alto)
He was despised
CHORUS
Surely He hath borne our griefs
RECIT. (Tenor) ...
Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
AIR (Tenor)
Behold, and see if there be
RECIT. (Tenor) .
He was cut off
AIR (Tenor)
But Thou didst not leave
CHORUS
Lift up your heads, O ye gates
INTERVAL
AIR (Soprano)
How beautiful are the feet
AIR (Bass)
Why do the nations
RECIT. (Tenor) ...
He that dwelleth in Heaven
AIR (Tenor)
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
CHORUS
HALLELUJAH
PART THE
THIRD
AIR (Soprano)
I know that my Redeemer liveth
QUARTET
Since by man came death
CHORUS
By man came also the resurrection
QUARTET
For as in Adam all die
CHORUS
Even so in Christ
RECIT. (Bass)
Behold, I tell you a mystery
AIR (Bass)
The trumpet shall sound
CHORUS
Worthy is the Lamb
CHORUS
Amen
IN AID of the Mayor of Guildford’s Christmas Relief
Fund, and under the auspices of the Guildford Rotary
Club, the Guildford Festival Choir invites you to join
with them in singing Christmas Carols in the
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METHODIST CHURCH, NORTH STREET,
" ON
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 19th, at 7.30 p.m.
It is hoped that the people of Guildford will come and
enjoy this Annual Community Singing of Christmas Music
and, at the same time, help to give a substantial sum to
the Mayor'’s Reli;ef Fund.
A SILVER
Organist:
Reader:
COLLECTION.
K. J. T. LANK.
REV. J. ALFRED KAYE, D.D.
Conductor:
CROSSLEY CLITHEROE.