December 20, 2015 Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York, NY. Co-sponsored by the Schiller Institute and the Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture, featuring the Schiller Institute NYC Community Chorus. Performed at the Verdi scientific tuning of A=432Hz.

-John Sigerson, Director
-Rosa D'Imperio, Soprano
-Mary Phillips, Mezzo-soprano
-Everett Suttle, Tenor
-Jay Baylon, Bass-baritone

PART I

Orchestra
Overture

Air, Recit. (Tenor)
Comfort ye my people
Ev'ry valley shall be exalted

Chorus
And the glory of the Lord

Recit., Air (Bass)
Thus saith the Lord
But who may abide the day of His coming

Chorus
And He shall purify

Recit., Air (Alto), Chorus
Behold, a virgin shall conceive
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

Recit., Air (Bass)
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth
The people that walked in darkness

Chorus
For unto us a child is born

Orchestra
Pastoral Symphony

Recit. (Soprano)
There were shepherds abiding in the field
And lo! The angel of the Lord came upon them
And the angel said unto them
And suddenly there was with the angel

Chorus
Glory to God

Air (Soprano)
Rejoice Greatly, O daughter of Zion

Recit. (Alto)
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened

Air (Alto/Soprano)
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd

Chorus
His yoke is easy, and His burden is light

PART II

Chorus
Behold the Lamb of God

Air (Alto)
He was despised

Chorus
Surely He hath borne our griefs
Chorus
And with His stripes we are healed

Chorus
All we like sheep

Recit., Air (Tenor)
Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
He was cut off out of the land of the living
But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell

Air (Soprano)
How beautiful are the feet of them

Air (Bass)
Why do the nations so furiously rage

Recit., Air (Tenor)
He that dwelleth in heaven
Thou shalt break them

Chorus
Hallelujah!