CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE HANDBELLS tour Midwest May 18-27

Posted on May 21, 2009
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The CONCERT HANDBELLS and SPIRIT BELLS
OF CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE, California
            with Resound! Quartet and soloists
            directed by Dr. Herbert Geisler and Nancy Jessup.

TOUR MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, IOWA, ILLINOIS
            MAY 18-27, 2009

These ringers have performed to high acclaim in 27 states in the U.S. and Canada as well as 11 Asian and European nations.  They perform  for thousands regionally and on tour throughout the year.

They perform a wide range of sacred and secular works, old and new, from baroque to swing, appealing to all ages and tastes, concluding with their unique hands-on audience participation sing-along.
Children are especially intrigued by the visual and aural energy of the performance.

A free-will donation will be taken.

Call 949-854-8002 ext. 1525 or email music@cui.edu or local sites for information
See more about the tour and the Concordia handbell program at:
http://web.mac.com/hgeisler/Concordia_Handbells/Welcome.html

ITINERARY
(Concerts are 7 pm unless otherwise indicated.  Some schools and workshops are also included.)

5/18  Monday CONCERT                              St. Louis, MO — Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
                        www.lcrstl.org
5/19  Tuesday CHAPEL Service (9:55 am)   
                                                                                                St. Louis, MO – International Center of the Lutheran Church–
                                                                                                            Missouri Synod
5/19  Tuesday CONCERT                              Columbia, MO — First Baptist Church
                        www.fbc-columbia.org
5/20  Wednesday CONCERT                        Grand Island, NE— Heartland Lutheran High School
                        www.heartlandlutheran.org    (hosted by Peace Lutheran Church)
5/21 Thursday CONCERT                 Omaha, NE — St. Mark Lutheran Church
                        www.stmarkomaha.org
5/22 Friday  CONCERT                                 Cedar Rapids, IA — Trinity Lutheran Church
                        www.trinitycr.org
5/24 Sunday morning SERVICES     Tinley Park, IL — Trinity Lutheran Church
                        www.tlcs.org
5/26 Tuesday  CONCERT                              Oak Lawn, IL — St. Paul Lutheran Church (also school)
                        stpauloaklawn.org
5/27 Wednesday CONCERT (7:30)   Champaign, IL — St. John Lutheran Church (also workshop)
                        www.stjohnls.com

PROGRAM–
a 90-minute event selected from the following, varying at each performance:

FULL ENSEMBLE:

Change Ring                                                               trad. English
Marching to Zion                                                                    arr. Jeffrey Honoré
Canticle of Creation                                                    Lasst uns erfreuen, arr. Hart Morris
Ah, Holy Jesus                                                                        Herzliebster Jesu, arr. Alex Guebert
Pat-a-Pan                                                                                 arr. Fred Gramann
God With Us For All Time                                         Betty Garee
Acclamation on “Azmon”                               Carl Gläser, arr. Arnold B. Sherman
Toccata on “St. Denio”                                   Welsh, arr. Sondra K. Tucker
Meditation on “Beautiful Savior”                   Silesian, 19th cent., arr. Cathy Moklebust
Baroque Hoedown                                                      arr. Rima Greer and Timothy Waugh
            (theme from the Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade)
Exultate                                                                                               Josh Bauder
Shenandoah                                                                            American folk tune, arr. J. D. Frizzel
For As the Rain                                                                       Lee Afdahl
Overture from The Nutcracker                                   Tchaikovsky, arr. Kevin McChesney
In the Mood                                                                            Joe Garland, arr. Herbert Geisler
Sabre Dance                                                                Aram Khachaturian, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson

SOLOS and SMALL ENSEMBLE:

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing            J. Wyeth, arr. Dan Miller
Hoe-Down from Rodeo                                  Aaron Copland, arr. Alex & Christian Guebert
Blessed Assurance                                                      arr. Kevin McChesney
From All That Dwell Below the Skies            Lasst uns erfreuen, setting by John Ringley
It Is Well                                                                                 Philip Bliss, arr. Christian Guebert
Oh Beautiful                                                                           arr. Sharon Cheek
When Morning Gilds the Skies                                   Joseph Barnby
Jesus Loves Me                                                                       Susan Warner & William Bradbury

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