On December 3, 2004, in a sold-out presentation, the University Chorale and Boston College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of John Finney, performed their “Annual Christmas Concert” at the Trinity Chapel on the Newton Campus.
John Finney has been the director of the University Chorale since 1993, and became conductor of the Boston College Symphony in 1999. Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe has called him “one of the city’s busiest and most valuable musicians.” He is also the associate conductor and chorusmaster of Boston’s Handel & Haydn Society.
Soloist Laetitia Muriel Blain is former musician-in-residence at Boston College, and has been a guest artist with the Boston Pops and the National Symphony of Washington, D.C.
Founded in 1913 as the all-male Glee Club, the University Chorale is one of the oldest performing groups on campus. It includes nearly 170 students, faculty, and staff. The Boston College Symphony Orchestra is composed of undergraduate musicians and offers four public concerts per year.
Video Concert program:
- “Joy to the World,” George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
- “Tollite Hostias” (from the Oratorio de Noël), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
- “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)
- Selections from Messiah, G. F. Handel (1685–1759): “Comfort Ye, My People”; “Every Valley Shall Be Exalted,” Matthew Thompson ‘05, tenor; “And the Glory of the Lord”; “For Unto Us a Child is Born”
- “Sleigh Ride,” Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)
- “O Holy Night” (Cantique de Noël), Adolphe Adam (1803–1856); Laetitia Muriel Blain, soprano
- “The First Nowell,” Traditional English Carol
- “Fum, Fum, Fum!” Spanish Carol, arr. Mechem
- “Silent Night,” Franz Gruber (1787–1863); Laura Lenth ‘05, flute; Carol Baum, harp
- “Hallelujah!” (from Messiah), G. F. Handel
The following selections are included exclusively in the audio-only version of the program.
- “We Three Kings of Orient Are,” John H. Hopkins (1820–1892); soloists: Jason Williams ‘05, Ethan Schuler ‘05, Michael Sangalang ‘05
- “Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine,” German Carol, arr. Mechem
- “Ave Maria,” Franz Biebl (1906–2001); Michael Sangalang ‘05, tenor
- “God Bless the Master of this House,” English Carol, arr. Mechem
- “Carol of the Bells” (Ukrainian Carol), Mykola Leontovych (1877–1921)
- “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” John F. Wade (1711–1786)
2004 Annual Christmas Concert performers
Boston College Symphony Orchestra
John Finney, Director
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Violin I
Natalia Bauer, concertmaster
Sarah Paladino
Ann Carey
Valerie Deal
Charles Healy, S.J.
Paul Liu
Sam Dolinger
Emily Deemer
Violin II
Lindsay Albert
Jessica Bedney
Colleen Gordon
Brigitte Henry
Emily Griffiths
Sheila Misra
Victoria Cavanaugh
Whitney Matthews
Rachel King
Liz Bench
Sherri Balal
Viola
Ross Warren
Michael Alas
Julia Chipman-Schervish
Anna Eliassen
Christine Sama
Gail Harmon
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Violoncello
Joe Connolly
Kevin Lai
Andrew O’Reilly
Cathy Yoo
Bass
Karen Campbell*
Flute/Piccolo
Laura Lenth
Julie Koehler
Clarinet
Kristian Bäverstam
Trumpet
Scott Freeman
Trombone
Alex Clark
Timpani
Gary DiPerna*
Percussion
Dennis Sullivan*
Organ
Jeff Wood*
Harp
Carol Baum*
*Guest performer
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University Chorale of Boston College
John Finney, Director
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Soprano I
K. Bevin Ayers
Emily Bowen
Megan Cauley
Carolyn Charpie
Kara Cherniga
Krista Coppolino
Alison Davitt
Anne Di Salvo
Suzanne Dupre
Jen Gartner
Jessica Humphries
Yvonne Kelley*
Gloria Knight
Megan Lynch
Alex MacMaster-Ho
Michelle Murphy
Theresa Pilz
Michelle Reddy
Ashley Reid
Leah Riviere
Megan Simonson
Lara Steele
Alicia Stokes
Susanne Sullivan
Thayer Surette
Sarah Titus
Eileen Walsh
Emily Walsh
Mary Wertz
Tenor
Eamonn Bonner*
Peter Boogaard
Damien Croteau-Chonka
Jon Darrow
Dan Delaporta
Dan DeStegano
Matt Fasano
Guillermo Gonzales
Charles Healey, S.J.*
Eduardo Henriques, S.J.*
Ricky Hughes
Vincent Nuccio*
Anthony Nunziata
Will Nunziata
Adam Poluzzi
James Puzo
Michael Sangalang
Matt Shineman
Mick Smyer*
Matt Thompson
Jason Yu
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Soprano II
Katie Balch
Natalia Bauer
Michelle Brown
Leighlin Carnival
Katherine Carttar
Stefanie Casillas
Anna Cembrola
Dana Clasby
Kate Cooper
Melissa Cox
Rebecca Cudmore
Sarah Gant
Laurie Groth
Katie Hayes
Amanda Hudome
Adrienne Hunter
Laura Kenyon
Sam Korbey
Katharine Koster
Elana Marsh
Kathrn Moeller
Annie Murphy
Danielle Naugler
Katerina Parparsenos
Crystal Parker
Jenny Perone
Megan Rulison
Monica Santis
Caitlin Schecter
Amanda Sindel-Keswick
Emily Weiss
Jenna Vona
Lindsay Zanello
Baritone
Ryan Barker
Ryan Bethke
John Crowley-Buck
Christopher Hopkins
Chris Inkpen
Jarret Izzo
Dante Kappotis
Dave Levy
Kenny Lin
Brett Marks
Nico Martinez
Andy Meszaros
Michael Naugler
Greg O’Kane
Rob Rametti
Jim Rizzolo
Ethan Schuler
Chris Tocco
Ben Torbert
Jon Weinberger
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Alto
Emily Arsenault
Laura Benson
Alexandra Bourque
Katherine Brennan
Margaret Brevig
Sarah Clasby
Ruth Cunningham*
Susanna Dawson
Eileen Delaney
Lana DeAngelis
Tina DiMonda
Nora Doty
Jennifer Dowty
Kelly Doyle
Megan Dubas
Julia Ebel
Alex Faklis
Maggie Ford
Kristin Galligan
Amanda Graziolo
Katherine Higgins
Mary Ellen Klein
Becky Krantz
Tatiana Lapchuk
Clare Launder
Lauren Leshik
Sarah Lunnie
Rose Machen
Caroline Marcotte
Liane Martins
Katie McKinley
Anne McLaughlin
Ashley McLaughlin
Liza Moran
Gem Moya
Emily Phillips
Catherine Prefontaine
Merril Putnam
Eileen Puzo
Nickie Rosich
Victoria Robben
Lindsay Smith
Jennifer Unter
Adanna Walker
Alyson Wattinne
Meg Weldon
Eliza Xenakis
Bass
Rob Barbieri
Patrick Forcelli
Curly Glynn
Christopher Huang
Adam Kinson
Zach Korzyk
Thomas Lemon
John Michalczyk
Thomas O’ Malley, S.J.*
Ritchy Philoctete
Gerald Smith*
Matthew Stiles
Kevin Wang
Jason Williams
Fernando Zamora
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*Boston College staff and faculty
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This feature was posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 and is filed under Videos.
Writer: Jeanne C. Williams
Video: Paul Dagnello, Jeff Reynolds
Producer: Paul Dagnello
