Spring Concert Program 

For The Beauty of The Earth, words: F.S. Pierpont; music: John Rutter, 1978

Rosemary, from “Seven Secular Songs,” Johannes Brahms, 1874

Three Nature Songs, Christopher McWilliams, 2026 (the text of the poems is shown below) 

1.   The Garden of Love  (Lyrics by William Blake)

2.   A Bird Came Down the Walk (Lyrics by Emily Dickinson)

3.   I Lay in the Grass (Lyrics by Francis Gupta)

Denise Ricker, Flute 

Intermission

Chandler Children’s Chorale

Galop, from “The Solfege Suite” by Ken Berg, 2006

Time After Time, Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper, 1983, Arr. Andy Beck 2024

Arthur Quayle, Cello

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, from “Spamalot,”

Eric Idle 1978,  Arr.  Mac Huff, 2012

For Good, from “Wicked,” Stephen Schwartz, 2003, Arr. Mac Huff, 2004

With the Chandler Children’s Choir;  Soloist Kamar Grout

David Cron, Guitar;  Greg Hance, Drums

The Garden Song, Dave Mallet, 1975; Arr.  Mac Huff, 1994

With the Chandler Children’s Choir;  David Cron, Guitar; Denise Ricker, Flute

The Evening Primrose, Benjamin Britten, 1951

Watch the Flowers Grow, L. Russell Brown & Raymond Bloodworth, 1967

David Cron, Guitar;  Greg Hance, Drums