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repertoire by concert, 2004-2007

Bold items: Original VFLA commissions
Bold Italic items: VFLA premieres (world or geographic)

Sing Me to Heaven, 2004-2005
Jubilee and Song, 2004-2005
Diva Moment, 2004-2005

Songs My Mother Taught Me, 2005-2006
Music For a While, 2005-2006
No One is Alone, 2005-2006

Defying Gravity, 2006-2007
Carmina Burana, 2006-2007
Hot Women, Cool Jazz, 2006-2007

Rhythms of Life, 2007-2008
Spirit, I Am 2007-2008

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Sing Me to Heaven, 2004-2005 Season

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Come to the Music Joseph M. Martin  
O Frondens Virga Hildegard von Bingen Drew Collins
Ave Maria César Alejandro Carrillo  
Shiru L'Adonai Lawrence Avery  
Quant J'ai Ouy le Tabourin William Brown  
Rise Up, My Love Eleanor Daley  
Nigra Sum Pablo Casals  
Ya Faraoule Traditional Egyptian & Lebanese Stephen Hatfield
Sing Me to Heaven Daniel Gawthrop Paul Carey
My Love Walks in Velvet Gwyneth Walker  
How Can I Keep From Singing Traditional American Gwyneth Walker
Tres Cantos Nativo Dos Indios Kraó Traditional Kraó Marcos Leite
Largo from the New World Symphony Antonin Dvorak Margaret Dryburgh
What Matters Randi Driscoll Kevin Robison
Music Down in My Soul Spiritual, traditional Moses Hogan
I Wish You Peace Nicole Dieker top of page

Jubilee and Song, 2004-2005 Season

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Siyahamba South African Trad. South African
Little David, Play on Yo' Harp Spiritual, traditional Adolphus Hailstork
Steal Away Spiritual, traditional Marylou India Jackson
Deep River Spiritual, traditional Donald Patriquin
I Wanna be Ready Spiritual, traditional Rosephanye Powell, William C. Powell
I've Been 'Buked, Children! Spiritual, traditional Rollo Dilworth
No Mirrors in my Nana's House Ysaye M. Barnwell  
Go Where I Send Thee! Gospel Spiritual Paul Caldwell, Sean Ivory
Praise His Holy Name Keith Hampton top of page

Diva Moment , 2004-2005 Season

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Vanitas Vanitatum J.P. Sweelink Doreen Rao
Die Zauberflöte
Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!
W.A. Mozart  

Hansel and Gretel
Evening Prayer

Engelbert Humperdinck  
Cendrillon
Chorus of the Fairies
Jules Massenet  
Carmen
Chorus of the Cigarette-Girls
Habanera
Fight Scene
Georges Bizet  
Lakmé
Flower Duet
Léo Delibes  
Andrea Chénier
O Pastorelle, Addio
Umberto Giordano  
The Mikado
Three Little Maids from School Are We
Gilbert & Sullivan  
The Sound of Music
Rex Admirabilis
Alleluia
Rodgers & Hammerstein  
Nunsense
I Just Want to Be a Star
Dan Goggin  
A Chorus Line
At the Ballet
Marvin Hamlisch  
Funny Girl
Don't Rain on My Parade
Jule Styne Carl Strommen
Wicked
For Good
What Is This Feeling?
Stephen Schwartz  

Wizard of Oz
Medley

Yip Harberg & Harold Arlen

David Maddux

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Songs My Mother Taught Me, 2005-2006

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Vier Gesange, Op 17 (Four Songs)

1. Es tont ein voller Harfenklang
(The Harp Resounds with Wild Refrain)
2. Lied von Shakespear
(Song from Twelfth Night)
3. De Gartner
(The Gardener)
4. Gesang aus Fingal
(Song from Fingal)

Johannes Brahms  

 

   
Come In (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson  
Girl's Garden (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson  

Three Emily Dickinson Songs
- Heart, We Will Forget Him
- Going to Heaven
- The World Feels Dusty

Michael Hennagin  

Zion's Walls

American Traditional Aaron Copland
She's Like the Swallow American Traditional Eleanor Daley
Singing for Our Lives Holly Near Iris Levine
A Woman's Work is Never Done Margie Adam Diane Lindsay
Somewhere Leonard Bernstein Anne Albritton
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Music For a While, 2005-2006

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Prelude Jon Bailey  
Our Time Jon Bailey  
New Year Carol Benjamin Britten  
Alleluia David Conte  
Let Evening Come Gwyneth Walker  
The 23rd Psalm Bobby McFerrin  

It is Happiness
1. The Summer's Day
2. It is Happiness
3. Wild Geese

Joan Szymko
Getting Married Stephen Sondheim  
Undone Silence Jon Bailey
Deep River Spiritual Traditional Donald Patriquin
How Can I Keep From Singing? American Traditional Gwyneth Walker
Crazy Willie Nelson Mac Huff
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No One is Alone , 2005-2006

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Canción Antigua Roger Bourland
Matriarch Roger Bourland
In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles Roger Bourland
Old Grandma Canadian Folk Alice Parker
Lift Thine Eyes Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy  
The Angels WIll Guide You Home Eleanor Daley  
Esto les Digo Kinley Lange
Wana Baraka Kenyan Folk Shawn L. Kirchner
A Red, Red Rose Eleanor Daley
What I Did For Love Kleban & Hammlisch Iris S. Levine
Simply Love Holly Near Joan Szymko
The Log Driver's Waltz Wade Hemsworth Ron Small
On Children Ysaye M. Barnwell
Jenny Rebecca Carol Hall Iris S. Levine
maggie & milly & molly & may Joan Szymko
Children Will Listen/No One is Alone Stephen Sondheim Iris S. Levine
Fences André J. Thomas
I Come From Good People Robert Seeley Joy Petermann
Everything Possible Fred Small J. David Moore
The Beauty of Your Dreams Joan Szymko

Defying Gravity, 2006-2007 Season

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Daybreak Stephen Paulus  
Solar Flares Jonathan R. Pieslak  
Morning Moon Philip E. Silvey  
Zutaz Javier Busto  
Triptych
- Stars
- A Traveler
- The Crescent Moon
Emma Lou Diemer  
I Thank You God Gwyneth Walker
Shooting Star Cris Williamson  
Tapdance on the Moon Margie Adam Iris S. Levine
The Sun Won't Stop Holly Near & Steve Wood Anne Albritton
Eagle Song Stephen Smith  
Sky Dances Roy Brown Jennifer Stasack
When You Wish Upon A Star Leigh Harline Pete King
Defying Gravity Stephen Schwartz Roger Emerson
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Carmina Burana, 2006-2007 Season

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In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles
from Alarcón Madrigals, Book I
Roger Bourland
Both Page and Pen
from Alarcón Madrigals, Book II
Roger Bourland

Alarcón Madrigals, Book III
1. Cuerpo en Llamas/Body in Flames
2. Lamentario
3. Like a Crazed Flower
4. Face an Heart
5.

Roger Bourland
Carmina Burana Carl Orff top of page

Hot Women, Cool Jazz , 2006-2007 Season

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Hit Me With A Hot Note Duke Ellington, Don George Mac Huff
Come Fly With Me James Van Heusen Kirby Shaw/Sammy Cahn
It Don't Mean A Thing/The Best of Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Kirby Shaw
Georgia On My Mind Hoagy Carmichael Kirby Shaw/Stuart Gorrell
Blue Skies Irving Berlin Steve Zegree
The Girl from Ipanema Antonio Carlos Jobim Ed Lojeski/Vinicius de Moraes (Portuguese), Norman Gimbel (English)
Blame It On My Youth Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant Sonja Starr
Operator William Spivery Kirby Shaw
Miss Celie's Blues Q. Jones, R. Temperton, L. Richie Steven Milloy
Cherish Your Doubt Elizabeth Alexander top of page

Rhythms of Life, 2007-2008 Season

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Mahk Jchi Native American, traditional Ulali
Dwa Serduska Polish, traditional Stephen Hatfield
Punching the Dough Canadian, traditional Alice Parker
Three Ways to Vacuum Your House Stephen Hatfield  
There is a Balm in Gilead Spiritual, traditional Ysaye M. Barnwell
Dravidian Dithyramb Victor Paranjoti  
Duerme Negrito A. Yupanqui Emile Solé
Mata del Anima Sola A. Estévez Alberto Grau
Away From the Roll of the Sea A. MacGillvery Diane Loomer
J'entends le Moulin French Canadian, traditional Donald Patriquin
Ödi Ödi Tamil, traditional Stephen Hatfield top of page