Repertoire (1980 - 2001 ) 

Compiled by Liam Flynn, Jan. 2001.

 

  CONTENTS.  Click on Button
  Church Music and Standard "Classical"Repertoire from 16th Century to date.
  Opera and Opera Choruses.
  Popular
  Carols / Christmas Festival.
  Folk (including Irish and Other Traditional Music)
  Works by Irish Composers.
   

 

 

 

  1.Church Music and Standard "Classical" from 16th Century to date.

 

 

J.S.Bach(1685-1750)
  Exultation My Soul Rejoices(from 'Magnificat') Arr.Maurice Jacobson.
· Jesu,Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata No.147)

L.V.Beethoven(1770-1827)
· Mass in 'C', Opus 86
· Mass in 'D'(Missa Solemnis),Opus 123
· 'Choral'Symphony(9th ) - Last Movement.

H.Berlioz (1803-1869)
· Epilogue from l'Enfance du Christ' ('O Mon Ame')

A.P.Borodin (1833-1877)
· Polovtsian Dances ( from 'Prince Igor')

J.Brahms(1833-1897)
· A German Requiem ,Op.45
· Liebeslieder Walzer ( 18 Love Song Waltzes),Opus 52
· Der Tod ist Verschlungen ( from 'A German Requiem')

B.Britten (1913-1976)
· Rejoice in the Lamb
· Saint Nicholas¹

A.Bruckner (1824-1896)
· Locus Iste

G.Fauré (1845-1924)
· Cantique de Jean Racine, 
· Requiem

G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
· Choruses from 'Messiah'(Nos.4,7,9,12,17,22,24,25,28,44)
· Ninth Chandos Anthem ('O Praise the Lord')

J.Haydn (1732-1809)
· The Seasons.

F.Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
· Elijah,Op.70

W.A.Mozart (1756-1791)
· Ave Verum Corpus,K.618
· Laudate Dominum
· Requiem (K.626)
· Rondo from 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'(K.525) Arr. Colin Block.
· Vespers ( including 'Laudate Dominum'),K.339

Also included under 'Carols etc.'

Carl Orff(1895-1982)
· Carmina Burana

C.H.Parry(1848-1918)
· I Was Glad

H.Purcell (1659-1695)
· Hear My Prayer,O Lord
· Dido and Aeneas - See under `Opera'
J.Rutter
· Requiem - 1985 

H.Schütz (1585-1672)
· Magnificat,SWV 468

J.Sibelius (1865-1957)
· Be Still My Soul (from 'Finlandia')

I.Stravinsky (1882-1971)
· Persephone

P.Tchaikovsky(1840-1893)
· The Cherubic Hymn

T.Tallis (1505-1585)
· Sacra Convivium
· Loquebantur Variis Linguis
· Canon (All Praise to Thee)
· Nos.3 and 8 from Archbishop Parker's Psalter

J.Tavener (1944- )
· A Hymn to the Mother of God

Verdi (1813-1901)
· Requiem

Victoria (1548 - 1611)
· O Magnum Mysterium

A.Vivaldi (1678-1741)
· Gloria,RV 588

R.V.Williams (1872-1958)
· A Sea Symphony (to a poem by Walt Whitman)

A.L.Weber 
· Pie Jesu

H.W.Zimmermann
· Make a Joyful Noise

Dvorak
Stabat Mater

Other Miscellaneous Church Music
· Ave Maria (Maria Parkinson)
· Hymn 13 - Eventide (William Henry Monk)
· Hymn to Saint Patrick Arr.A.J.Potter.
· I Am the Bread of Life (Susanne Toolan)

Karl Jenkins; The Armed man

 

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  2.Opera and Opera Choruses.

 

 

Bizet (1838-1875)
· Habanera from 'Carmen'
· Toreador Song from 'Carmen' 

M.Balfe(1808-1879)
· Excerpts from ' Bohemian Girl'

J.Benedict (1804-1885)
· Excerpts from 'Lily of Kilarney'

Gilbert and Sullivan (1836-1911,1842-1900 respectively.)
· 'Oh,Dry the Glistening Tear'from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'When the foreman…'from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'Major General' from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'Hail Poetry' from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'When a Felon's…' from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'With Cat-like Tread'from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'Stay We Must not Lose our Senses'from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'Climbing over Rocky Mountain' from 'The Pirates of Penzance'
· 'Princess Ida' (Concert performance with RTECO )

G.Gershwin(1898-1937)
· Highlights from 'Porgy and Bess' Arr.Harry Simeone
· `Irish Ring'- see Balfe, Benedict and Wallace 
E.Kalman (1882-1953)
· 'Live,Love,Laugh'(Act1) from the 'Gypsy Princess
· `Leoncallo(1857-1919) Bell Chorus(`Pagliacci)
Lehár (1870-1948)
· Act 1 Prologue- 'Carnival'from 'Count of Luxembourg'
· Duet/Chorus - 'I Know This Must Be Love' from 'Count of Luxembourg'
· 'Marching Along'from 'Gypsy Baron'
· 'Tact'from 'Gypsy Baron'
· Introduction -Act 11 - 'Mi Velimo'from 'The Merry Widow'
· Finale-Act11 - including 'Gay Paree'from 'The Merry Widow'
· Stop the Dance from 'The Merry Widow'
· Waltz from 'The Merry Widow'
· 'Vilia' Chorus?

Mozart (1756-1791)
· Bass Aria (with Chorus) from `The Magic Flute'
Henry Purcell (1650-1791)
· Dido and Aneas(semi-stage production)

Johann Strauss 11
· Laughing Song from 'Die Fledermaus'
· Brother Mine from 'Die Fledermaus'
· Finale Act 11 ('Champagne')from 'Die Fledermaus'
· Opening Act 111 ( 'Here's to Love / Wine') from 'Die Fledermaus'
· Finale Act 111 from ' Die Fledermaus'
· Nun's Chorus (Cazenove)
· Marching Along(`Gypsy Baron')

G.Verdi (1813-1901)
· Ministers and captains ( including 'Su del Nilo) from 'Aida'
· Prisoners(including'Si dai Numi')from 'Aida'
· Grand Chorus (Finale,Act11)from ' Aida'
· Anvil (Gypsy)Chorus from 'Il Trovatore'
· Ra-Ta-Plan, Plan,Plan from 'La Forza Destino'
· Drinking Song('Libiam') from'La Traviata'
· Coro Di Profughi('Patria Oppressa')from 'Macbeth'
· Hebrew Slaves'Chorus from 'Nabucco'(Va Pensiero')
· End Act1('Traitor Vile')from 'Nabucco'
· 'Dove Guardi Splendono Raggi'from 'Othello'
· 'Duca'Chorus from 'Rigoletto'
· Pastorelle (Otello)

Wagner (1818-1883)
· Bridal Chorus from 'Lohengrin'
· Pilgrims' Chorus from 'Tannhaüser'

W.Wallace (1812-1865)
· Excerpts from 'Maritana'

Zeller (1842-1898)
· The Nightingale Song from 'Bird Seller'

Miscellaneous
· Coro Di Crociati E Pelligrini('From Our Homeland')
· 'La Vergine Degli Angeli'

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  3.Popular.

  · 'Abba'Medley Arr.Brian Ingoldsby
· 'The Beatles in revue'(15 Song Medley) Arr. Lojeski 
· 'Biscuit Girl'(Six Songs by Bryan Kelly)
· 'Blue Danube Waltz'(Strauss)
· Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury) Arr.Fergus O'Carroll
· 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'(Paul Simon)
· 'Eleanor Rigby'(Lennon and McCartney) Arr.B.Ingoldsby
· 'The Entertainer Rag'(Scott Joplin) Arr.Colin Block
· 'The Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge Song'(P.Simon)or 'Slow Down…Feeling Groovy'
· 'Gold and Silver Waltz (Lehár)
· 'Good Vibrations'(Beach Boys Suite) Arr.Jack Long
· Here,There and Everywhere (Lennon and McCartney)
· If I Fell (Lennon and McCartney)
· 'In the Mood' Arr.Joe Garland
· The Long and Winding Road (Lennon and McCartney)
· Love is Blue (André Popp) Arr.Helmy Kresa
· Penny Lane (Lennon and McCartney)
· 'Seventy-Six Trombones'(Meredith Wilson) Arr.William Stickles
· 'The Sound of Silence'(Paul Simon)
· When I'm Sixty-four (Lennon and McCartney)
· When the Saints go Marching in Arr.J.Rutter
· 'The Windmills of Your Mind'(Michel Legrand)
· 'Yesterday Once More'(Carpenters'Suite)

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  4.Carols/Christmas Festival.

  · All and Some (Byrt)
· Angelus Chorus (Maritana-Wallace)
· Angelus ad Virginem Arr.David Willocks
· Away in a Manger Arr.J.Rutter
· Away in a Manger Arr.Kirkpatrick
· The Bells - kennerly?Walters Arr. Tate 
· Candelight Carol(J.Rutter)
· Carol of the Drum (Czech Carol)
· A Child is Born (Morse)
· 'The Coming of Our King' Arr.J.Rutter
· 'A Christmas Carol' Arr.John Tate
· A Christmas Fantasy for Horns and Brass Band (Gordon Longford)
· 'Christmas Star'(Tom Sheridan) Arr.C.Block
· Christmas is Coming Arr.Dickinson
· Ding Dong Doh Arr.C.Block
· Ding Dong Merrily Arr.C.Block
· Fum,Fum,Fum (Spanish) Arr.Kirkwood
· The First Nowell Arr.D.Willcocks
· For He Shall give His Angels ('Elijah'-Mendelssohn)
· Gabriel's Message Arr.J.Rutter
· Good Day!(James Bernard)
· Good King Wenceslas Arr.Reginald Jacques
· Good King Wenceslas Arr.Mary McAuliffe
· Gloria (Mary McAuliffe) Arr. C.Block 
· Have Yourself a Merry Christmas'
· 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing'
· Here We Come A-Wassailing(J.Rutter)
· Here Mid the Ass and Oxen Mil Arr.Alice Parker and R.Shaw
· The Holly and the Ivy
· Il est Né Le Divin Enfant Arr.D.Willcocks
· In Dulci Jubilo
· I Saw Three Ships Arr.Edgar M.Deale
· Jingle Bells Arr.La Mance
· Joy to the World
· Let the Bells ring(Zefranski and King Arr.C.Block
· The Magic of Disney(selection) Arr. Barker
· Mary Had a Baby Arr.Malcolm Sargent
· Noël Nouvelet Arr.J.Rutter
· O Come ,All Ye Faithful Arr.D.Willcocks
· O Come,All ye Faithful(Adeste Fideles) Arr.Vincent Novello
· Holy Night (Adam/Dwight)
· Past Threw a Clock Arr.J.Rutter
· Ring Christmas Bells (Ukraine)
· Rise Up and Sing - Everett Norton
· Rocking (Czech)
· Rug Muire Mac Do Dhia (Stanley Treanor)
· Saint Nicholos (Benjamin Britten)²
· Sans Day Carol(Traditional Cornish)
· Santa Claus is Coming to Town Arr.Michael Dungan
· See Amid the Winter's Snow Arr.D.Willocks
· Sequence of Carols Arr.P.Hattey
· Shechem's song (Fitzpatrick) Arr.C.Block
· Silent Night - Gruber Arr.C.Block
 Also included under 'Church Music etc.'
· Song of Adoration (M.McAuliffe)
· A Sholáis na Fírinne(Brian Ingoldsby)
· Star of Bethlehelm (M.McAuliffe)
· Star Carol (J.Rutter)
· Suantraí don Leanbh Íosa (M.McAuliffe)
· Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang (Stephen Jackson)
· Táladh Chríosta Arr.B.Ingoldsby
· The tThree Kings - Cornclius Arr. Atkins
· The Twelve Days of Christmas (King's Singers) Arr.Jeffrey Keating 
· The Very Best Time of Year
· The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy Arr.Malcolm Sargent
· The Virgin's Slumber Song (Reger)
· Wassail Song Arr.Ralph V.Williams
· We Wish You a Merry Christmas
· We Wish You a Merry Christmas Arr.Alan Warrell

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  5.Folk (Including Irish and Other Traditional Music)

 


· Battle Hymn of the Republic Arr.M.McAuliffe
· Bí Meidhreach,a Bhanba by Prionsias Ó Ceallaigh
· Caoineadh (Dán le Máire Mhac A tSaoi) set to music by Brian Ingoldsby
· An Cóisire
· Contentment (from 'Five Philanders')by John Gardner
· CWM Rhondda (Hughes)-in Welsh and English
· A Festival Chime by Gustav Holst
· In Summertime on Bredon (poem by A.E.Houseman) set to music by R.Johnson
· It was a Lover and his Lass ('Swing'arrangement) by J.Rutter
· I Will Walk with my Love Arr.Seoirse Bodley
· The Lark in the Clear Air Arr.Alec Rowley
· Little David,Play on Yo'Harp Arr.Malcolm Sargent
· The Meeting of the Waters (Thomas Moore)
· My Ladye Greensleeves(The Beautiful Month of May) Arr.Henry Geehl
· Now is the Month of Maying By Thomas Morley
· Pick a Bale of Cotton Arr.Robert de Cormier
· The Pipe Thru' the Meadow Straying Arr.Havelock Nelson
· Quick!We have but a second Arr.Charles V.Stanford
· Raithineach,A Bhean Bheag Arr.P.Ó Ceallaigh
· Song of Peace by Mary McAuliffe
· Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Arr.M.McAuliffe
· Tiocfaidh an Samhradh
· Yogoslav Folk Songs by Mátyás Seiber

 

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  6.Works by Irish Composer

  Michael Balfe: Excerpts from 'Bohemian Girl'
Derek Bell: 'Symphony No.2' - 'The Violet Flame'
Fitzpatrick : Shechem's Song (Carol)
Brian Ingoldsby: Caoineadh
John Kinsella: 'Jubilate Deo'(Commissioned by DCC)
James Kennedy: 'Let there be Peace' Arr.J.Bolger/C.Block
Seán Ó Riada: 'Nomos No.2'
Mary McAuliffe: (See under `Carols' and `Folk')
Tom Sheridan: 'Christmas Star'(Carol)
Stanley Treanor: Rug Muire Mac Do Dhia (Carol)
W.V.Wallace: Excerpts from 'Maritana'

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