Repertoire

The Cornell University Glee Club performs a diverse repertoire ranging from liturgical settings to folk songs, from works of the Renaissance period to recent compositions. Thanks to your donations to the Sokol Commissioning Endowment, the Glee Club supports men's music by commissioning a piece in the Club's name every year. 

Repertoire: 2011-2012

Concerts consist of male choral music from a variety of cultures. The repertoire spans from European Renaissance to Folk Music of the Americas. Highlights of this year's repertoire include exploring themes of Conflict and Reconciliation

Homecoming Concert Repertoire: 

  • The Agincourt Song, from a 14th Century Manuscript, arr. Healey Willan
  • Crucifixus from Selva Morale e Spirituale, Claudio Monteverdi 
  • The British Grenadiers arr. Scott Tucker
  • Waitin' For the Dawn of Peace arr. Ron Jeffers
  • Non Nobis Domine, Rosephanye Powell
  • Memory Eternal from Panihida op. 39a, Pavel Chesnokov
  • And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda, Australian Folk Song arr. Scott MacDonald
  • Last Letter Home, Lee Hoiby
  • Reconciliation, Stephen Chatman
  • Ain'a That Good News, spiritual arr. William Dawson
  • Steal Away, spiritual arr. Scott Tucker
  • Ride the Chariot, spiritual arr. William Henry Smith

Additional Selections for Midwest Tour 2012

  • Widerspruch, Franz Schubert
  • Wana Baraka, Kenyan Song arr. Sean Kirchner
  • Dona Nobis Pacem, Joseph Gregorio '01
  • The Rewaking, Augusta Read Thomas (commissioned by the Glee Club in 2005) 
  • Sonnet 73, Shulamit Ran (commissioned by the Glee Club in 2011) 
  • Chicago Portraits, Georgeann Weaver
  • The Ballad of Lady Barnard and Little Musgrave, Benjamin Britten 

Joint Selections with the Cornell University Chorus 

  • Apotheosis of this Earth, Karel Husa (with the Eastman Wind Ensemble) 
  • Festive Ode for an Academic Occasion, Karel Husa (with the Eastman Wind Ensemble)
  • All-Night Vigil, opus 37: Sergei Rachmaninoff 
  • And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah, George Frederic Handel
  • O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen
  • Lute-Book Lullaby, arr. Geoffrey Shaw

The Glee Club also sings traditional Cornell songs including the Song of the Classes, the Evening Song, Give My Regards to Davy, and the Cornell Alma Mater. 

For those interested in male a cappella pop music, the subset of the Glee Club - The Hangovers - never fails to thrill audiences with a set of contemporary favorites. Although Glee Club concerts usually include a few numbers by the Hangovers, the bulk of Hangovers performances are scheduled independently. See their web site for details.

Past:

Check back soon for PDFs of past years' repertoires!

 

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  • Ithaca, NY 14853
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