S H A DYS I D E P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U RC HPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

The Chancel ChoirJohn Walker

DIRECTOR OFMUSIC & ORGANIST

On January 19, 20 and 21, 1997, the Chancel Choir recorded 29 compositionswith the intention of producing a double Christmas CD. Using only 16 of those tracks,

a single disc was eventually produced later that year in time for the holidays. EntitledAngels We Have Heard, it was released under the Pro Organo label. The remaining 13 unused

and previously unreleased tracks from those 1997 recording sessions were recently obtainedfrom the original engineer, Frederick Hohman. In November, 2016, 11 of those 13

tracks were remastered and comprise the contents of this album, a Christmasgift to the Shadyside congregation from the Stamy family.

The Chancel Choir (1997)S H A DY S I D E P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U RC H

S O P R A N O SLilly Abreu

Barbara BeiselClaudia Benack

Bronwyn Reed CatalanoMelissa Dibble

Elizabeth HiltboldMargaret Ross Mehl

Betty RieleyCarol Schaef Sheehan

Rosemary Harris, Violin ILinda Lemon, Violin IIIsaias Zelkowicz, Viola

A LTO SEllen Allston

Geeta BhatnagarLinda Everhart

Rhondda GabudElizabeth Harrison

Margaret HeelyBarbara JohnsonJenifer Johnson

XiuRu LiuBarbara Nelson

James Gorton, Oboe IHarold Smoliar, Oboe IICarlton Jones, Bassoon

Jay Broeker, James Gabriel & Richard Walker, PercussionJason Kissel & John Walker, Organ

T E N O R SDonald CorfieldCraig EverhartKevin GrudenEric Haines

William MalluegeRichard Walker

B A S S E S

Jeffrey HowellDimitrie LazichLouis Martinage

Timothy NyeCurt Scheib

Lloyd Stamy, Jr.

I N S T RU M E N TA L I S T S

David Premo, VioloncelloDonald Evans, Bass

We Shepherds SingT H O M A S W E E L K E S

We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play,to celebrate this festive day.

Fa la la.This beautiful morn a child was born.

Oh sing and Rejoice! We dance with mirth to honor his birth.

Oh sing and rejoice!Fa la la.

Early English (1598), edited by John B. Haberlen (1981)

Glory to God (Messiah)G E O RG E F R I D E R I C H A N D E L

Glory to God, and peace on earth.Good will toward men.

Luke 2:14

In Dulci JubiloS A M U E L S C H E I D T

Saw You Never in the Twilight( E I G H T C H O R A L O R I S O N S )

H A RO L D F R I E D E L L

Cecil Frances Alexander

Saw you never in the twilight when the sun had left the skies,

up in heav’n the clear stars shiningthrough the gloom, like silver eyes.So of old the wise men watching,

saw a little stranger star,and they knew the King was given,

and they followed it from far.

Know ye not that lowly babywas the bright and morning Star?He who came to light the Gentiles

and the darkened isles afar.And we, too, may seek his cradle,

there our hearts’ best treasures bring.Love and faith and true devotionfor our Savior, God, and King.

In sweet rejoicingnow sing and be glad!

Our hearts’ joylies in the manger

and it shines like the sunin the mother’s lap.You are the Alphaand the Omega.

attr. to Heinrich Seuse (circa 1328)

Magnificat in GC H A R L E S V I L L I E R S S TA N F O R D

Claudia Benack, Soprano

My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirithath rejoiced in God my Savior.

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.For he that is mighty hath magnified me and holy is his Name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.He hath shewed strength with his arm;

He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He hath put down the mighty from their seat

and hath exalted the humble and meek.He hath filled the hungry with good things

and the rich he hath sent empty away.He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant

Israel as he promised to our forefathers,Abraham and his seed forever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be.

World without end, Amen.Mary’s Song, Luke 1:46-55

Tomorrow ShallBe My Dancing Day

A R R . B Y DAV I D W I L LC O C K STomorrow shall be my dancing day;I would my true love did so chance

To see the legend of my play,To call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love,This have I done for my true love.

Then was I born of a virgin pure;Of her I took fleshly substance.Thus was I knit to man’s nature

To call my true love to my dance.

In a manger laid, and wrapped I wasSo very poor, this was my chanceBetween an ox and a silly poor assTo call my true love to my dance.

Traditional English Carol

The Three KingsH E A L E Y W I L L A N

“Who knocks tonight so late?” the weary porter said.

Three kings stood at the gateeach with a crown on head.

The serving man bowed down, the Inn was full, he knew.Said he “In all this town is no fit place for you”.

A light in the manger lit; there lay the Mother meek.

This place is fit.Here is the rest we seek.

Come, come. They loosed their latchet stringsso stood they all unshod.

“Come in, come in, ye kingsand kiss the feet of God.”

Laurence Hausman

Ut Hoy (Wonder Tidings) J O H N L A M O N TA I N E

Claudia Benack, Soprano • Bronwyn Reed Catalano, SopranoXiuRu Liu, Alto • Kevin Gruden, Tenor • Dimitrie Lazich, Bass

Can I not sing but ‘Hoy’,When the jolly shepherd made so much joy?

The shepherd upon a hill he sat;He had on him his tabard and his hat,

His tarbox, his pipe, and his flagat;His name was callèd Jolly Jolly Wat,

For he was a good herdés boy.Ut hoy!

For in his pipe he made so much joy.

The shepherd upon a hill was laid;His dog to his girdle was taid;

He had not slept but a little braid,But ‘Gloria in excelsis’ was to him said.

The shepherd said anon right,I will go see yon marvelous sight,

Whereas the angel singeth on hight,And the star that shineth so bright.

Now must I go where Christ was born.Farewell, I come again to mourn.

Dog keep well my sheep and corn,And warn well, warroke when I blow my horn.

Wat to Bethlem come was,He sweat he had gone faster than a pace,

He found Jesus in a simple place,Betwixt an ox and an ass.

Jesu, I offer thee my pipe,My skirt, my tarbox and my scrip.Home to my fellows will I skip,And also look unto my sheep.

Now may I well both hope and sing,For I have been at Christ’s bearing.

Home to my fellows now will I fling,Christ of Heav’n to his bliss us bring.

Early English Ballad

God So Loved the World (The Crucifixion)

J O H N S TA I N E R God so loved the world that he gave

his only begotten Son,That whosoever believeth in him should not

perish but have everlasting life.For God sent not his Son into the world

to condemn the world.God sent not his Son into the world

to condemn the world,But that the world through

him might be saved.John 3:16-17

His Yoke Is Easy (Messiah)G E O RG E F R I D E R I C H A N D E LHis yoke is easy and his burthen is light.

Matthew 11:30

The Shepherd ’s StoryC L A R E N C E D I C K I N S O N

Kevin Gruden, Tenor • Dimitrie Lazich, Bass • Claudia Benack, Soprano

Nowell! Nowell! Sing we clear!Holpen are all folks on earth,Born is God’s son so dear.

To Bethlem did they go, the shepherds three,To see where it were so or no,

Whether Christ were born or no to set us free.Masters, in this hall, hear ye news today,

Brought over sea and ever you I pray.Then to Bethlem town did the shepherds go,

And in a sorry place heard the oxen low.Therein did they see a sweet and goodly May,And a fair old man; upon the straw she lay.

And a little child on her arm had she.“Wot ye who this is?” said the hinds to me.

Ox and ass him know kneeling on their knee.Wondrous joy had I this little babe to see.This is Christ the Lord, masters be ye glad!

Christmas is come in, and no folks should be sad.William Morris

S H A DYS I D E P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U RC HPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

The Chancel ChoirJohn Walker

DIRECTOR OFMUSIC & ORGANIST

On January 19, 20 and 21, 1997, the Chancel Choir recorded 29 compositionswith the intention of producing a double Christmas CD. Using only 16 of those tracks,

a single disc was eventually produced later that year in time for the holidays. EntitledAngels We Have Heard, it was released under the Pro Organo label. The remaining 13 unused

and previously unreleased tracks from those 1997 recording sessions were recently obtainedfrom the original engineer, Frederick Hohman. In November, 2016, 11 of those 13

tracks were remastered and comprise the contents of this album, a Christmasgift to the Shadyside congregation from the Stamy family.

1. WE SHEPHERDS SING Thomas Weelkes

2. GLORY TO GOD (MESSIAH) George Frideric Handel

3. SAW YOU NEVER IN THE TWILIGHT (EIGHT CHORAL ORISONS) Harold Friedell

4. IN DULCI JUBILO Samuel Scheidt

5. MAGNIFICAT IN G Charles Villiers Stanford

6. TOMORROW SHALL BE MY DANCING DAY Arranged by David Willcocks

7. THE THREE KINGS Healey Willan

8. UT HOY (WONDER TIDINGS) John La Montaine

9. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD John Stainer

10. HIS YOKE IS EASY (MESSIAH) George Frideric Handel

11. THE SHEPHERD’S STORY Clarence Dickinson

(1:55)(2:14)

(1:37)(3:43)(4:08)

(1:35)(3:15)(3:12)(3:51)(2:26)(4:15)

This limited 2016 holiday release was made possible through the generosity of The Stamy Family Fund

PRODUCED BY LLOYD F. STAMY, JR.MASTERED BY STEPHEN WILDEDESIGNED BY JENNIFER DELMONACO

©2016 SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHPRINTED IN THE U.S.A.

The Chancel John WalkerDIRECTOR OF MUSICAND ORGANIST