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United States Navy Band

Sea Chanters Chorus & Quarterdeck Consort

Sunday Concert

Music Room

This concert is free; reservations required. Advance reservations are strongly recommended; reserve online until 12 hours before each concert.

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Program

75th Anniversary Celebration Event

Continuing its long history of presenting military music ensembles, Phillips Music proudly presents the US Navy Band Sea Chanters Chorus and Quarterdeck Consort. The Sea Chanters perform patriotic selections by Eric Whitacre, Peter Wilhousky, René Clausen, Irving Berlin, and Mark Hayes. The Quarterdeck Consort, an octet of vocalists drawn from the Sea Chanters, specializes primarily in early sacred and secular a cappella chamber music.

PROGRAM

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, MUSIC BY JOHN STAFFORD SMITH
National Anthem

AMERICAN TRADITIONAL, ARRANGED BY JOHN RUTTER
When the Saints Come Marching In

SEA CHANTEY, ARRANGED BY ARTHUR E. HALL
High Barbary

HUDDIE “LEADBELLY” LEDBETTER, ARRANGED BY MOIRA SMILEY
Bring Me Little Water, Silvy

JOHN DAVENPORT & EDDIE COOLEY, ARRANGED BY JIM CLEMENTS
Fever

COLE PORTER, ARRANGED BY ROY RINGWALD
I Love You

POEM BY OCTAVIO PAZ, MUSIC BY ERIC WHITACRE
A Boy and a Girl

TRADITIONAL, ARRANGED BY JAMES ERB
Shenandoah

MUSIC BY IRVING BERLIN; GIVE ME YOUR TIRED POEM BY EMMA LAZARUS, ARRANGED BY ROY RINGWALD; GOD BLESS AMERICA, LYRICS BY IRVING BERLIN, ARRANGED BY JOSEPH MARTIN
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor/God Bless America

GEORGE GERSHWIN
Prelude No. 1 in Bb Major (Caroline Evans)

THOMAS TALLIS
If Ye Love Me (Quarterdeck Consort)

WILLIAM BYRD
Vigilate (Quarterdeck Consort)

K. L. BATES, ARRANGED BY CARMEN DRAGON
America the Beautiful (a cappella)

GREG GILPIN AND JOHN PARKER
Nothin’ Gonna Stumble my Feet

WALLIS WILLIS, ARRANGED BY JOHN STAFFORD II
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

TEXT BY MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA, MUSIC BY RENÉ CLAUSEN
Prayer

SEAN AND FRANK O’MEARA, ARRANGED BY MARK HAYES
Grace

WILLIAM STEFFE/JULIA WARD HOWE, ARRANGED BY PETER J. WOLHOUSKY
Battle Hymn of the Republic

Watch & Listen

US Navy Sea Chanters on deck of USS Constitution Singing “Anchors Aweigh”

US Navy Sea Chanters on the Deck of USS Constitution Singing the “National Anthem”