In the Stillness

Link to Saturday St Cecilia matinee performance:  YouTube

Link to Saturday Bethany evening performance: YouTube

• December 5, 7:30 pm @ St. Cecilia Catholic Church
• December 6, 2:00 pm @ St. Cecilia Catholic Church
• December 6, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Katrina Noble

Special Guests:

• Olympic Serenade String Ensemble

Program:

1. Mariam Matrem Virginem, Music by Michael McGlynn, Text from medieval sources
2. Awake, Arise!, Arranged by Kyle Pederson, Test from a 500-yr old hymn by Philipp Nicolai
3. In the Stillness, Music by Sally Beamish, Text by Katrina Shepherd
4. Yule Full of Gladness, Norwegian Carol arranged by Carolyn Jennings
5. Elohai N’tzor, Music by Danny Maseng, Text from the Hebrew Sidur, Transcribed by Abigail Salo
6. Child of Light, Music by Daniel Kantor, with interlude from English folk song Greensleeves
7. Selections from George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah”: And the Glory of the Lord/And Suddenly There Was With the Angel/Glory to God, accompanied by the Olympic Serenade String Quartet
8. Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American Quartet” I. Allegro ma non troppo, by Antonin Dvorak,  performed by the Olympic Serenade String Quartet
9. Orion, Music by Susan LaBarr, Lyrics by Faith Zimmer, SSAA
10. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Words and Music by Sammy Cahn and Jule Style; Arranged by Mark Hayes
11. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Music by Eric Whitacre, Text by Robert Frost
12. Make We Joy Now In This Fest, Music by Matthew Culloton, Text from a 15th-century English Carol
13. We Toast the Days, By Linda Kachelmeier, TTBB
14. Light Beyond Shadow, Music by Dan Forrest, Text by Paul Wigmore

Light Dawns

Link to evening performance with KIC:  YouTube

Link to Spring 2025 matinee concert with Sakai: YouTube

Link to Sakai performance: YouTube

• April 25, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church
• April 26, 3:00 pm @ Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church
• April 26, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Katrina Noble

Special Guests:

• Kids in Concert (KIC) under the direction of Laura Millson – 7:30pm performances
• Sakai Choir under the direction of Katie Gibbs – 3:00pm performance

Program:

1. Light Dawns on a Weary World, by Mack Wilberg
2. When the Earth Stands Still, by Done Macdonald
3. Hela Rotan, Indonesian folk song arr by Ken Steven
4. I Am the Wind, by Elaine Hagenberg
5. Gabriel’s Oboe, by Ennio Morricone, arr by Craig Hella Johnson
6. Love: Then, and Still, by Susan LaBarr, text by Charles Silvestri
7. Across the Vast Eternal Sky, by Ola Gjello, text by Charles Silvestri
8. I’ll Fly Away, by Albert Brumley, arr by Faith Zimmer
9. 1000 Beautiful Things, by Annie Lennox, arr by Craig Hella Johnson
10. Unclouded Day, by Rev. J. K. Alwood, arr by Shawn Kirchner
11. Fields of Gold, by Sting, arr by Greg Jasperse
12. Ain’t-A That Good News!, American Spiritual, arr by Stacey Gibbs
13. I’ll Make the Difference, by Moses Hogan

This Shining Night

Link to performance on YouTube

• December 6, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church
• December 7, 2:00 pm @ St. Cecilia Catholic Church
• December 7, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Katrina Noble

Special Guests:

• Olympic Serenade String Ensemble

Program:

1. Hope, by Zachary J. Moore
2. O Magnum Mysterium, by Evan Ramos
3. Gaudete Omnes, by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
4. Sure On This Shining Night, by Morten Lauridsen, lyrics by James Agee
5. Stars, by Eriks Ešenvalds, lyrics by Sara Teasdale
6. Brightest and Best, by Shawn Kirchner, lyrics by Reginald Heber (1811)
7. First Cradle, by Kyle Pederson, lyrics by Brian Newhouse
8. I Saw Three Ships, arranged by Ed Henderson
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), words and music by Mel Torme and Robert Wells, arranged by Paris Rutherford
10. The Chanukah Song (We are Lights), by Stephen Schwarz, lyrics by Steve Young, arranged by Ryan Nowlin
11. Deck the Hall, arranged by Philip Lawson
12. Go, Tell It on the Mountain, American Spiritual, arranged by Stacey V Gibbs
13. Sure on This Shining Night, by Samuel Barber, lyrics by James Agee
14. O Little Town of Bethlehem, arranged by Dan Forrest

All of Us

Link to performance on YouTube

• April 12, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church
• April 13, 2:00 pm @ St. Cecilia Catholic Church
• April 13, 7:30 pm @ Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Katrina Noble

Special Guests:

• Sakai Intermediate Choir, under the direction of Katie Gibbs
• NKHS Vocal Point, under the direction of Julie Gallant

Program:

1. I Am Glad, by Daniel Schreiner
2. Northern Lights, by Ola Gjeilo
3. The Wisdom of the Moon, by Susan LaBarr, text by Jan Richardson
4. Faith Is the Bird that Feels the Light, by Elizabeth Alexander, Text by Rabindranath Tagore
5. This Is My Song, music by Jean Sibelius (from “Finlandia”), text by Lloyd Stone, arranged by Blake Morgan
6. Can We Sing the Darkness to Light?, by Kyle Pederson
7. Soon We Will Be Done, by Kyle Pederson
8. Can You Feel the Love Tonight, music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, arranged by June Dale
9. The Times They Are A-Changin’, by Bob Dylan
10. True Colors, words and music by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arranged by Matthew Brown
11. All Of Us (from “Considering Matthew Shepard”), by Craig Hella Johnson
12. I’ll Be On My Way, by Shawn Kirchner
13. Rise and Shine!, African American Spiritual, arranged by Rollo Dilworth

Songs for a Winter’s Night

Link to performance on YouTube

• Dec 1, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church
• Dec 2, 3:00, Bethany Lutheran Church
• Dec 3, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Katrina Noble
Special Guests:

• Olympic Serenade String Quartet (Priscilla Jones, Peggy Brady, Katherine Davies, Justine Jeanotte)

Program:

1. Processional from “A Ceremony of Carols”, by Benjamin Britten
2. Gloria in Excelsis Deo, by Antonio Vivaldi
3. O Nata Lux, by Morten Lauridsen
4. Cold December Flies Away, arranged by Daniel Schreiner
5. When Angels Sing, by Mark Miller
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, by Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by Joshua Sparkman
7. In Dulci Jubilo, arranged by Laura Hawley
8. Christe Redemptor Omnium, by Ivo Antognini
9. Olympic Serenade String Quartet: Bell’s In Dulci Jubilo, arranged by Mathew Noughington
10. Betelehemu, arranged by Wendell P. Whalum
11. Wexford Carol, arranged by Elaine Hagenberg
12. Here We Come a-Caroling, arranged by Brant Adams
13. Five-Sided S’vivon, arranged by Robert Applebaum
14. Song for a Winter’s Night, by Gordon Lightfoot, arranged by Robin Salkeld
15. See Amid the Winter’s Snow, by Edward Caswall, arranged by Dan Forrest

A Christmas Party with Amabile Choir

• Dec 16, 7:30, Jewel Box Theater, Poulsbo, WA
• Dec 17, 2:00, Jewel Box Theater, Poulsbo, WA

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter

Program:

1. Jingle Bells – J. Pierpont arr. by Kirby Shaw
2. Carol of the Bells – Mikola Leontovich, arr. By Peter Wilhousky
3. To Shorten Winter’s Sadness – Thomas Weelkes, arr. by John Leavitt
4. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
5. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – arr. by J. Wright
6. Fairytale of New York – Shane MacGowan & Jem Finer
7. Deck the Halls – Audience Participation
8. Welcome Christmas From The Grinch – Dr. Seuss, Albert Hague, arr. By Any Beck
9. Santa Baby – Joan Javits & Phillip Springer
10. The 12 Days of Christmas – arr. by Michael Klein
11. Snow From Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” – Irving Berlin, arr. by Mark Brymer
12. Christmas for Cowboys – John Denver
13. Christmas for Cowgirls – Drake Milligan
14. The Man With the Bag – Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor, and Dudley Brooks
15. The Christmas Song – Mel Torme & Robert Wells
16. Breath of Heaven ( Mary’s Song) – Chris Eaton & Amy Grant
17. Gesu Bambino – Frederick Martens & Peitro A. Yon
18. The 12 Days After Christmas – Frederick Silver
19. Song for a Winter’s Night – Gordon Lightfoot, arr. by Robin Salkeld
20. Silent Night – Audience Participation

United in Song

Link to performance on YouTube

• May 5, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church
• May 6, 3:00, Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church
• May 6, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Laura Milleson
Special Guests:

• Sakai Intermediate School Choir, under the direction of Katie Gibbs
• Members of the Poulsbo Community Orchestra

Program:

1. Let The River Run, by Carly Simon, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson
2. Muusika (Music), by Part Uusberg, poem by Juan Liiv (1864-1913)
3. The Sweetheart of the Sun, by Eric William Barnum, poem by Thomas Hood (1798-1845)
4. Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down, traditional spiritual text, arranged byPaul Caldwell and Sean Ivory
5. Hold Me, Rock Me, by Brian Tate
6. Amor De Mi Alma (You Are The Love Of My Soul), by Z. Randall Stroope, poem by Garcilaso de la Vega (c1503-1536)
7. There Is A Meeting Here Tonight, by Bob Gibson, Alex Hassilev, Glenn Yarbrough, arranged by Cantus, edited by Reinaldo and Takach
8. Children Will Listen, from “Into The Woods,” by Stephen Sondheim, arranged by Mark Brymer
9. Not While I’m Around, from “Sweeney Todd,” by Stephen Sondheim, arranged by Mark Brymer
10. The Millworker, by James Taylor, arranged by Susan LaBarr
11. I Love You / What A Wonderful World, by Larry Norman and Randy Stonehill / George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson
12. Light of a Clear Blue Morning, by Dolly Parton, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson
13. Where The Light Begins, by Susan LaBarr, text by Jan Richardson

Songs of Hope, Joy and Peace

• Dec 2, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church
• Dec 3, 3:00, Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church
• Dec 3, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Tara Stein
Special Guests:

• Olympic Serenade Trio (Priscilla Jones, Katherine Davies, Justine Jeanotte?

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
   
2. Gaude et Laetare, by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, edited by James Rodde
   
3. Hodie, arranged by J. Edmund Hughes and Brian Edward Galante
   
4. Sing We Now of Christmas, arranged by Kyle Pederson
   
5. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, by Sarah Quartel, text by William Shakespeare
   
6. Miles to Go Before I Sleep, by Larry Nickel, poem by Robert Frost
7. Huron Carol, arranged by Edward Henderson
8. I Will Light Candles This Christmas, by Kim Andre Arnesen
9. Gloucestershire Wassail, arranged by Steve Huffines
10. Solstice Carol, by Kim Baryluk, arranged by Scott Reimer
11. Al Hanisim, by David Ludwig, from Four Hanukkah Songs, Hanukkah Cantata
12. Candle Blessings, by David Ludwig, from Four Hanukkah Songs, Hanukkah Cantata
13. Let the Stable Still Astonish, by Dan Forrest, lyrics by Leslie Leyland Fields

A Christmas Party

• Dec 18, 2:00, Jewel Box Theater, Poulsbo, WA

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Special Guests:

• Ensembles and soloists from the Amabile Choir
  

Program:

1. Caroling, Caroling, by Alfred Burt, lyrics by Wihla Hutson
2. Carol of the Bells, by Mykola Leontovych, lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky
3. You That Wont to My Pipe’s Sound, by Thomas Morley
4. Coventry Carol, traditional, lyrics by Robert Croo
5. African Noel, by Victor C. Johnson
6. Gesù, bambino, by Pietro Yon, lyrics by Frederick Martens
7. Angels We Have Heard on High, French tune, lyrics by J Chadwick, arranged by Dan Cutchen
8. What Child Is This, Greensleeves melody, lyrics by William Chatterton Dix
9. Deck the Hall in 7/8, Welsh melody, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant, arranged by James McElvey
10. Christmas Time Is Here, by Lee Mendelson, lyrics by Vince Guaraldi, arranged by Michelle Wier
11. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, by Walter Kent, lyrics by Kim Gannon
12. Jingle Bells, by James Lord Pierpont
13. Little Jack Frost, by Al Stillman & Seger Ellis, arranged by Jacob Narverud
14. White Christmas, by Irving Berlin
15. Merry Christmas Darling, by R. Carpenter, lyrics by Frank Pooler
16. Holly Jolly Christmas. By Johnny Marks
17. Blue Christmas, by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson
18. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arranged by Doug Andrews
19. Solstice Carol, by Kim Baryluk, arranged by Scott Reimer
20. O Holy Night, by Adolphe Adam, lyrics based on French poem
21. Silent Night, by Franz Xaver Gruber, lyrics by Joseph Mohr

Together Again

• May 20, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church
• May 21, 7:30, Bethany Lutheran Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Tara Stein
Special Guests:

• Olivia Sethney, English horn

Program:

1. Tshotsholoza, traditional South African Freedom Song, adapted by Jeffery L. Ames
2. Sicut Cervus, by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
3. Haste Thee, Nymph, by George Frederic Handel, poem by John Milton, adapted by Robert A. Boyd
4. Set Me As A Seal, by Richard Nance, lyrics from the Song of Solomon
5. Charlie Is My Darling, traditional poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796), arranged by Sarah Rimkus
6. Sing Me To Heaven, by Daniel E. Gawthrop
7. The Tree Of Peace, by Gwyneth Walker, poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
8. Cornerstone, by Shawn Kirchner
9. Sing, My Child, by Sarah Quartel
10. I Wish You Love, arranged by Kirby Shaw, lyrics by Albert Beach
11. Will The Circle Be Unbroken, traditional Appalachian song, arranged by J. David Moore
12. For Good, from the musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz, arranged by Kirby Shaw
13. Music In The Air, African American spiritual, arranged by Ryan Murphy

Virtual Winter Concert

• Virtual performance made available on Dec 18, 2020

Link to performance on YouTube

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter

Program:

1. When Angels Sing, by Mark Miller, words by Herb Frombach
2. Still, Still, Still, Austrian carol, arranged by Ken Berg
3. Deck the Halls, traditional Welsh song, arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
4. Dormi, Jesu, traditional, arranged by Mark Burrows
5. The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy, traditional, arranged by Tom Gentry
6. The Yearning,” music by Craig Courtney, words by Susan Bentall Boersma
7. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” words by Edmund H. Sears, music by Richard S. Willis, arranged by Kirby Shaw

Child of Light

• December 2019, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Link to performance on YouTube

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Katrina Noble
Special Guests:

• Olympic Serenade Quartet (Priscilla Jones, Katherine Davies, Justine Jeanotte, Reid Blickenstaff)

Program:

1. Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, arranged by J. Edmund Hughes
2. Make We Joy Now in This Fest, arranged by Ian Assersohn
3. Ave Generosa, by Ola Gjeilo, text by Hildegard von Bingen
4. The Rose, by Ola Gjeilo, text by Christina Rossetti
5. Fanfare, Air and Dance (String Quartet), by Glenn Spring
6. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, traditional English, arranged by Matthew Culloton
7. In the Bleak Midwinter, by Gustav Holst, from text by Rossetti, arranged by Mark Hayes
8. A King Is Born, by Sy Gorieb and Tim Hosman, arranged by Tim Sarsany
9. O Magnum Mysterium, by Morten Lauridsen
10. Lully, Lulla, Lullay, Coventry Carol, arranged by Philip Stopford
11. Child of Light, by Daniel Kantor
12. The Christimas Song, by Mel Torme and Robert Wells, arranged by Ed Lojeski
13. The Chanukah Song (We Are Lights), by Steve Young and Stephen Schwartz, arranged by Ryan Nowlin
14. Ding Dong! Merrily on High, by George Ratcliffe Woodward, arranged by Ryan Murphy

Places of the Heart

• May  17 & 18, 2019, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Link to first half of performance on YouTube
Link to second half of performance on YouTube

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Laura Milleson

Program:

1. In Meeting We Are Blessed, by Troy Robertson, text by R. Gatsnahos (from John Donne)
2. Sure On This Shining Night, by Morten Lauridsen, poem by James Agee
3. I’ll Fly Away, by Albert Brumley, arranged by Shawn Kirchner
4. The Birds’ Lullaby, by Sarah Quartel, poem by E. Pauline Johnson
5. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, French melody, arranged by Daniel Elder
6. Lullaby (from Three Nocturnes), by Daniel Elder
7. Hands Are Knockin’, by Kyle Pederson
8. Baba Yetu, by Christopher Tin, from Swahili adaptation by Chris Kiargiri
9. How Can I Keep From Singing?, by Robert Lowry, arranged by Rollo Dilworth
10. Loch Lomond, traditional Scottish, arranged by Jonathan Quick
11. I Am Not Yours, by Z/ Randall Stroope, poem by Sara Teasdale
12. Cindy, traditional, arranged by Alice Parker
13. In My Life, by Lennon/McCartney, arranged by Roger Emerson
14. The Song We Sing, by Jacob Narverud, poem by Robert Bode
15. The Awakening, by Joseph M. Martin

On Earth: Peace, Love and Joy

• December, 2018, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Link to first half of performance on YouTube
Link to second half of performance on YouTube

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Laura Milleson
Special Guests:

• Olympic Serenade Quartet (Priscilla Jones, Katherine Davies, Justine Jeanotte, Reid Blickenstaff and Abby Sullivan)
• Jim Cauter and Jeannie Grassi, percussion
• Merry Cockroft, bass
• Katie Green, flute

Program:

1. Dona Nobis Pacem, by Guilio Caccini, arranged by James A. Moore
2. Veni, Veni Emmanuel, by Michael John Trotta
3. Lux Arumque, by Eric Whitacre
4. Cradle Hymn, by Kim Andre Arnesen
5. Pieces en Concert: I. Prelude, II. Siciliene, III. La Tromba, by Francois Couperin
6. Still, Still, Still, Austrian carol, arranged by Matthew Culloton
7. O Yule, Full of Gladness, Norwegian caron, arranged by Carolyn Jennings
8. Ecce Novum, by Ola Gjeilo, text Piae Cantiones (1582)
9. Betelehemu, Nigerian carol, arranged by Michael Olatunji, Wendell Whalum, Barrington Brooks
10. Pat-a-Pan, Burgundian carol, arranged by David Conte
11. Gaudate, by Michael Engelhardt, text Piae Cantiones (1582)
12. His Light In Us, by Kim Andre Arnesen
13. Brightest and Best, Southern harmony, arranged by Shawn Kirchner
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, by Hugh martin, arranged by Doug Andrews
15. Bahana Haba’a, by Nurit Hirsch, arranged by David J. Xiques
16. Gloria, by Dominick Argento

Hope For A Brighter Day

• May 2018, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Conductor: Sylvia Cauter
Accompanist: Laura Milleson

Program:

1. Canticum Novum, by Ivo Antognini
2. Ubi Caritas, by Ola Gjeilo
3. I Dream A World, by Dwight Bigler
4. Hard Times Come Again No More, by Stephen Foster, arranged by Alice Parker
5. Earth Song, by Frank Ticheli
6. The Tree of Peace, by Gwyneth Walker
7. Flight Song, by Kim Andre Arnesen
8. Babethandaza, traditional South African folk song, arranged by Daniel Hughes
9. The Wisdom of the Moon, by Susan LaBarr
10. Wanting Memories, by Ysaye M. Barnwell
11. Voice Dance, by Greg Jasperse
12. Will the Circle Be Unbroken, traditional, arranged by J. David Moore
13. Unclouded Day, by J. K. Alwood, arranged by Shawn Kirchner
14. True light, American spiritual, arranged by Keith Hampton

Playlist of all Amabile Choir Performances 2015-2019

Link to performances on YouTube