Star in the East  

    From the shape note tradition:
    Star in the East                                                               Southern Harmony*
    Sweet Was the Song                                                       Sacred Harp, arr. David  N. Johnson
    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night           William Billings, 1746-1800*

    New settings of old texts:
    Hodie aperuit                                                                  Frank Ferko, b. 1950
    Jesu Parvule                                                                   Alfred Burt, 1920-1954
    Away in a Manger                                                          arr. Lenny Young
    O Magnum Mysterium                                                    Nancy Galbraith, b. 1951  

    From Central & South America:
     
    El barco se va                                                               Diego Luzuriaga, b. 1955
          Kate Clark, mezzo-soprano, Guy Russo, guitar
    El Rorro                                                                         traditional Mexican*
    Los cofla desde la estleya                                              Juan de Araujo, 1646-1712  

    INTERMISSION  

    Folk songs from The United States:
    Hail, Hail, the Beautiful Morn                                        Shaker Hymn*
    Lulle Lullay                                                                    Appalachian folk tune*
    I Wonder as I Wander                                                     Appalachian carol*

    From Canada:
    The Three Kings                                                             Healey Willan, 1880-1968
    O Magnum Mysterium                                                   Jeff Enns
    Torches, Torches                                                            James Schell

    From The United States:
    Sweet was the Song                                                       Henry Cowell, 1897-1965
    A Christmas Carol                                                        Norman Dello Joio, b. 1913
    The Shepherds Sing                                                       Conrad Susa, b. 1935

    *arranged by Rebecca Rollett