Alison Unsworth (2019 - Present)

 Alison Unsworth



2019

8 November 2019, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director: Alison Unsworth

Theme: Sing Me to Heaven, Lullabies, Love Songs, and Requiems

Lullabies

Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby William Byrd

Grace before Sleep Susan LaBarr

The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre

Love Songs

O Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye Arr. Mack Wilberg

I Love My Love Gustav Holst

Set Me as a Seal Rene Clausen

A Red, Red Rose James Mulholland

Requiems

Soon-ah Will Be Done William Dawson

Precious Lord, Take My Hand Arr. Roy Ringwald

No Time Susan Brumfield

Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John Gustave Holst

Pleasure Enough K. Lee Scott

Unclouded Day Shawn Kirchner









2020

13 March 2020, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director: Alison Unsworth

Theme: Music of Praise and Worship

Sing Unto God, from Judas Maccabaeus George Frideric Handel

Jubilate Deo Benjamin Britten

Alleluia Randall Thompson

O Clap Your Hands Ralph Vaughn Williams

Gloria Antonio Vivaldi




2021

6 May 2021, Provo City Library Director: Alison Unsworth

Theme: Ye Shall Have a Song: American Folk Songs, Hymns, and Spirituals

The Promise of Living Aaron Copland

Early American Folk Hymns

Down in the River to Pray arr. David L. Mennicke

I Am the Rose of Sharon William Billings

Death Shall not Destroy My Comfort arr. Mack Wilberg

Precious Lord, Take My Hand George N. Allen, arr. Roy Ringwald

Unclouded Day Shawn Kirchner


American Folk Songs

Shenandoah arr. James Erb

No Time arr. Susan Brumfield

Will the Circle Be Unbroken arr. David J. Moore

Shady Grove arr. Robert J. Hugh


American Spirituals

The Storm Is Passing Over arr. Barbara Baker

Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down arr. Paul Cardwell and Sean Ivory

Down by the Riverside arr. John Rutter


Two Selections by Randall Thompson

Alleluia

Ye Shall Have a Song, from The Peaceable Kingdom


7 November 2021, Orem Public Library Concert Venue Director, Alison Unsworth

Assistant Director, Josh Scribner

Accompanist, Hailie August

Theme: Voices of Earth

Voices of Earth Mark Sirett

Earth Song Frank Ticheli


Hymns of Praise to Creator

Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite George Frederic Handel

Psalm 8 (Adonai, Adonenu) Dan Forrest

Creations

Five Flower Songs: 4. The Evening Primrose, Benjamin Britten

Across the Vast Eternal Sky Ola Gjeilo

The Blue Bird Charles Villiers Stanford

Emerald Stream Seth Houston


Rain and Storm

Rainsong Houston Bright

Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind John Rutter

A Rainy Day Lane Johnson


Celebration Turn the World Around Harry Belafonte and Robert Freeman, 

arr.  Larry Farrow

Let the River Run Carly Simon, arr.  Craig Hella Johnson


9 December 2021, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director, Alison Unsworth

Assistant Director, Josh Scribner

Accompanists: Hailie Augustus, piano

Yevgeniya Jaynes, organ

Theme: Wasatch Christmas

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Howard Helvey

Christmas Day Gustave Holst

Do You Have Room [solo: Julane Walker] Edwards

Little Boy [quartet: Rick Shorten, Andrew Syme, Rick Shorten

 Laurie King, and LeAnn Hurdman]

Before the Marvel of This Night Carl Schalk

A Child Is Born in Bethlehem Philip Stopford

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly arr. John Rutter

Be Born in Me [solo: Jesse Griffin] Francesca Battistelli

Sleigh Ride Fantasy [piano duet: Halie and Debbie Augustus] Anderson

A Merry Christmas Arthur Warrell

The First Noel arr. David Willcocks

O Come All Ye Faithful arr. David Willcocks

For Unto Us George Frideric Handel

I Know that My Redeemer Liveth [solo: Ellie Niver} George Frideric Handel

Hallelujah Chorus George Frideric Handel




2022

18 March 2022, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director, Alison Unsworth

(Benefit concert for PCCUCC) Assistant Director, Josh Scribner

Accompanists: Paul Kohler, piano

Yevgeniya Jaynes, organ

Theme: Faith, Hope, and Love for God Almighty

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing Ryan Murphy

Las Dich Nur Nichts Nicht Dauren Johannes Brahms

Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones David A. Schack

Yevgeniya Jaynes, organ

Mass in D Major Antonin Dvořák


12 May 2022, Provo City Library Director, Alison Unsworth

Assistant Director, Josh Schibner

Accompanist, Halie Augustus

Provo Peaks Choir Director, Kristen Freeland; Accompanist, Evan Child

Jazz Combo: Field Behrens, bass; Jake Lives, drums;  David Kland, saxophone

Theme:  All That Jazz

Provo Peaks Choir

When the Boat Comes In arr. Cristi Cary Miller

Drunken Sailor arr. Emily Crocker


Wasatch Chorale

A Little Jazz Mass Bob Chilcott

Come Fly with Me arr. Mac Huff

Blue Skies Irving Berlin, arr. Steve Zegree

I’m Beginning to See the Light Harry James, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hedges, and  Don George, arr. Nicholas Hare

Fascinating Rhythm George and Ira Gershwin, arr. Mark Hayes

Tenderly Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross, arr. Steve Zegree

In My Life John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Steve Zegree


Wasatch Chorale and Provo Peaks Choir

Somewhere Over the Rainbow arr. Doc Taylor 


2022–2023 Season

3 November 2022, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director, Alison Unsworth

Assistant Director, Josh Schibner

Accompanist, Paul Kohler

Narrators: Bonz O’Neal Adams, Lara Candland, Tessa and Lainey Eyre, Justin Kennington, Julie Nichols

Instrumentalists: Charlotte Harrison, oboe; 

Maury Giaque, crotales; Olivia Baros, cello’

Soloists: Kim Yost, Sarah McKay


Theme:  Poet’s Corner

Sigh No More Ladies Rene Clausen (William Shakespeare)

Odysseus and the Sirens Z. Randall Stroope (Homer, The Odyssey)

The Pasture Z. Randall Stroope (Robert Frost)

Choose Something Like a Star Randall Thompson (Robert Frost)

I Should Be Glad Susan La Barr (Sara Teasdale)

Tyger Elaine Hagenberg (William Blake)

The Lamb John Tavener (William Blake)

Invictus Joshua Rist (William Earnest Henley)

Goodnight Moon Eric Whitacre (Margaret Wise Brown)

Father William Irving Fine (Lewis Carroll)

Jabberwocky Sam Pottle (Lewis Carroll)


8 December 2022, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director, Alison Unsworth

Assistant Director, Josh Schibner

Accompanists, Paul Kohler, Josh Yost

Instrumentalists:Ashley Tingey, Brittni McDonald, flute; Olivia Baros, cello; Elizabeth Capeto, percussion

Theme:  To Earth from Heaven

Wasatch Chorale

Awake, Arise, and Hail the Morn Setting by Mack Wilberg

O Yule Full of Gladness Arr. by Carolyn Jennings

Love Came Down at Christmas John Rutter

Gentle Jesus Michael Moody, arr. by James Kasen

Small Group and Solo

The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child Sarah McKay, Melanie Gubler, Rebecca Gulbler

Were You There? Sarah McKay

Wasatch Chorale

Hallelu Will Lopes

A Merry Christmas arr., Arthur Warrell

The Little Road to Bethlehem Michael Head

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Michale Praetorius


Solo and Duet

The Sheep Were Awondering Rick Shorten

One December Bright and Clear Kim Yost, Katrina Wilkins


Wasatch Chorale

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston


Audience Sing-Along

Jingle Bells, Away in a Manger, Silent Night


Wasatch Chorale

Once in Royal David’s City Arr. by Rob Millett; Rebekah Gubler, soloist

The First Noel Arr. by Dan Foreest



2023

17 March 2023, PCC United Church of Christ, Provo, Utah Director, Alison Unsworth

Accompanist, Paul Kohler Instrumentalists:Olivia Baros, cello; Elizabeth Capeto, percussion; Merinda Christensen, harp; Courtney Cook, glockenspiel; Julie Hansen, flute; Charlotte Harrison, oboe; Paul Kohler, organ

Theme: Rutter Requiem: Music of Lamentation and Hope

Jubilate Deo Mack Wilberg

Sicut Cervus Palestrina

When David Heard Thomas Weelkes 

Good Night, Dear Heart Dan Forrest

Eternal Gates Howard Helvey


Requiem John Rutter


11 May 2023, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah Director, Alison Unsworth

Assistant Conductor, Josh Scibner

Accompanist, Paul Kohler

Theme: I Sing Because I’m Happy

I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing arr. Greg Gilpin with audience sing-along

Light of a Clear Blue Morning Dolly Parton, Arr., Craig Hella Johnson, 

Soloist, Kelsey Hall; flute, Caryn Allen

Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon, arr. Roger Emerson

The Rose Amanda McBroom, arr. Kirby Shaw

Keeara Terry, Julane Walker ASL signers

This Little Light of Mine arr. Mack Wilberg

Songs by Billy Joel

The Longest Time arr. Kirby Shaw, Soloist, Ben Larson

And So It Goes arr. Kirby Shaw

Lullabye arr. Mac Huff

River of Dreams arr. Mark Brymer; Soloists, Ceilidh Wimmer, Kim Yost; Congas, Bion Wimmer

Africa arr. Lawson

That Lonesome Road arr. Kirby Shaw

Somebody to Love arr. Roger Emerson; Soloists: Jake Wimmer, Lori-ann Cunningham

I Sing Because I’m Happy Charles Gabriel; Soloist, Sarah McKay

Encore: Blue Skies Irving Berlin, arr. Steve Zegree




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