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Allegro X: LIVE
Volume X
The 2003 Allegro Handbell Ensemble
Released: June 2003
Original Medium: Compact Disc
Price: $15.00
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Historical Note
In a change of pace from previous recordings, Volume X was recorded before the annual summer tour so that it could be released in time for the 2003 European Concert Tour. After two albums separating holiday and concert music, this CD returns to Allegro's tradition of producing half-and-half recordings.
From the Insert
The Allegro Handbell Ensemble was formed in 1971 and since then has been a strong part of the music programs at the Union Church of Hinsdale (United Church of Christ) in Hinsdale, Illinois. There are currently twelve members, ages 15 to 18, who have been ringing one to seven years. In addition to participating in the music program at Union Church, the group has performed for a variety of civic, charitable, educational, and professional organizations, on Chicago television programs, as well as guest appearances at other churches. Since 1975, they have made twenty-one concert tours throughout the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico. The 2003 tour to Sweden, Denmark, and Germany is the seventh European tour.
The ringers perform with five octaves (61 bells) of Schulmerich handbells made in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, and with a matching five octaves of Malmark handchimes made in Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania. Their concert programs include sacred and secular music ranging from the 17th to the 20th centuries. More information about the ensemble is available on the web at <www.allegrobells.org>.
Track List
from the insert
| Track |
Title |
Time |
Composer, Arranger |
| 1. |
Christmas Collage |
1:29 |
arr. Valarie W. Stephenson |
| 2. |
Silver Bells |
2:39 |
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans,
arr Ralph F. Stiles |
| 3. |
White Christmas |
3:52 |
Irving Berlin, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski |
| 4. |
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
2:31 |
Johnny Marks, arr. Arnold B. Sherman |
| 5. |
O Come Rejoicing |
1:12 |
Polish Carol, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson |
| 6. |
Ukrainian Carol of the Bells |
3:24 |
Mykolo Leontovich, arr. Hart Morris |
| 7. |
Here Comes Santa Claus |
2:41 |
Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman,
arr. Douglas E. Wagner |
| 8. |
Jingle-Bell Rock |
2:32 |
Joe Beal & Jim Boothe, arr. Douglas E. Wagner |
| 9. |
The Nutcracker |
5:25 |
Peter I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Kevin McChesney |
| 10. |
Noël Nouvelet
(Sing We Now of Christmas /
Now the Green Blade Riseth) |
2:22 |
French Carol, arr. Kevin McChesney |
| 11. |
This Little Light of Mine |
3:57 |
Traditional Spiritual,
arr. Janet Linker and Jane McFadden |
| 12. |
Jesus Loves Me |
4:35 |
William B. Bradbury, arr. Arnold B. Sherman |
| 13. |
Siyahamba (We Are Marching in the Light of God) |
4:46 |
South African Freedom Song,
arr. Robert J. Ward |
| 14. |
Hava Nageela |
3:58 |
Israeli Folk Song, arr. Douglass Floyd Smith |
| 15. |
In the Hall of the Mountain King |
3:21 |
Edvard Grieg, arr. Michael Keller |
| 16. |
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 |
6:16 |
Franz Liszt, arr. Douglas E. Wagner |
Recording Credits
from the insert
The Ringers
Front Row: Cara Stevens, Megan Lockhart, Kate Davey, Thure Ross, Jonathan Wroble, Marcus Ericsson, Alan Reck, Hillary Bozeman, Rebecca Woodle
Back Row: Ingrid Elias (tracks 9-16), Gill Stevens, Michael Surratt (director), Adam Bozeman
Not Pictured: Elizabeth Candee (tracks 1-8)
Director: Michael Surratt
Recorded live December 22, 2002 and May 4, 2003 in the Sanctuary of the Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 South Garfield Avenue, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.
Producer: Michael Surratt
Recording Engineer: Gerald G. LeCompte
Production by Advanced Audio Technology, Carol Stream, Illinois.
Cover Design by Daniel Reck, Fortissimo Productions.
Photography by Bruce Chlevin.
Copyright 2003, Allegro Handbell Ensemble and the Union Church of Hinsdale, Illinois. All Rights Reserved. |
Volume X (2003)