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In Concert (Again)
Volume VII
The 1993 Allegro Handbell Choir
Released: 1993
Original Medium: Compact Disc & Audio Cassette
Original Price: $15.00
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Historical Note
Volume VII was recorded live at two concerts, one at Union Church just before leaving on
the 1993 Summer Concert Tour and the other at Union Church during the Annual Christmas
Concert following the 1992 Winter Concert Series. It features a full hour of music,
half of which are holiday selections and the remaining half are several concert selections
from classical music and compositions especially for handbells. The album was originally titled as "In Concert," but for all practical purposes it has been rebranded as "In Concert (Again)" to avoid confusion with Volume V.
From the Insert
The Allegro Handbell choir is composed of fourteen high
school age members with one to eight years' ringing experience. An integral part of
the music program of the Union Church of Hinsdale (United Church of Christ), the group
also perform for a variety of civic, charitable, educational, and professional
organizations, as well as guest appearances at other churches. They have toured
extensively in the United States, Europe, and Canada.
Conducted by Michael Surratt, Director of Music and
Organist at the Union Church since 1979, teh bell ringers perform with five octaves (61
bells) of Schulmerich bells, made in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
Track List
from the insert
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Track |
Title |
Time |
Composer, Arranger |
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1. |
O Come Rejoicing |
1:08
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arr. Martha Lynn Thompson ASCAP
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2.
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Carol of the Bells
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3:07 |
Mykolo Leontovich,
arr. Hart Morris
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3.
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Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
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2:19
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Johnny Marks,
arr. Arnold B. Sherman
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4.
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Jingle Bell Rock
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2:16
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Joe Beal & Jim Boothe,
arr. Douglas E. Wagner ASCAP |
5.
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We Three Kings
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2:16
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John H. Jopkins, Jr.,
arr. Cynthia Dobrinski ASCAP |
6.
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God Rest Ye Merry
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3:16
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arr. Cynthia Dobrinski |
7.
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Carolers' Hoedown
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3:16
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Valerie W. Stephenson
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8.
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Song of Joy
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2:45 |
Arnold B. Sherman
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9.
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O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing!
"Composed for the Allegro Handbell Choir
and presented to them following their
concert at the American Church in Paris,
June 30, 1991"
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3:37
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arr. Fred Gramann |
10.
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Serenade for a Picket Fence
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3:43
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Norman Leyden,
arr. Douglas E. Wagner |
11.
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My Favorite Things
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1:53
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Richard Rodgers,
arr. Douglas E. Wagner
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12.
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Elegy
"Commissioned in memory of
Dwight K. Menard by members of the
1971-1979 Allegro Handbell Choirs."
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6:30
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William A. Payn ASCAP |
13.
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Canon in D
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3:41
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Johann Pachelbel,
arr. Michael Bedford |
14.
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Silverthorne
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6:30
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Donald E. Allured
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15.
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With the Angels Let Us Sing
"Commissioned for the
Allegro Handbell Choir
in memory of Linda Tice."
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4:07
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Carl Wiltse |
16.
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Amazing Grace
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3:18
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arr. Hart Morris |
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17. |
Rondo Passacaglia
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4:25 |
Cynthia Dobrinski ASCAP |
Recording
Credits
from the insert
The Allegro Handbell Choir of the Union Church of Hinsdale,
Illinois: Michael Becker, Jennifer Bodziak, Katherine Bodziak, Chirs Dayton, Amy
Dickerson, Steve Dickerson, Matthew Eigel, Johan Ericsson, Jennifer Kyne, Sarah Lambert,
Dana Oesterlin, Courtney Schaefer, Karin Scheftner, and Sarah Wentling.
The Director: Michael Surratt
Recorded December 20, 1992 and June 14, 1993 in the Sanctuary of the Union
Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.
Producer: Michael Surratt
Recording Engineer: Gerald G. LeCompte
Production by: Acme Recording, Chicago, Illinois.
This recording is copyright 1993 by the Allegro Handbell Choir and the
Union Church of Hinsdale, Illinois.
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