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The City Come Again 2024

The William Jewell Concert Choir performs at Kansas City's Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, December 2024
Courtesy of William Jewell College
The William Jewell Concert Choir sings inside Kansas City's Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral

From cathedral organs to carol sing-a-longs, The City Come Again is a uniquely Kansas City performance from inside Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Host Ian Coleman will be your guide through music and poetry for the holiday season presented by William Jewell College.

Host

Ian Coleman, Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at William Jewell College

Program

"He Shall Feed His Flock" from Messiah
by George Frideric Handel
Hayley O'Keefe, soprano; Jordan Riley, alto; Ann Marie Rigler, organ

Noël Nouvelet
Trad. arr. by Raymond H. Haan
Dorothy Glick Maglione, flute; Ann Marie Rigler, organ

Hodie Christus Natus est (tonus primus)
Traditional
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)
Traditional
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
Ann Marie Rigler - organ

Poem - What We Could Not Do Without and Keep Our Christmas
Written and read by Ruth Williams

Poem - Bleak Weather
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Read by Cameron Huett

Salvation to All That Will is Nigh
by Anthony Maglione
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Kailynn Byrne, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Koebbe, piano

Anthony Maglione leads the William Jewell Concert Choir, December 2024
Courtesy of William Jewell College
Anthony Maglione leads the William Jewell Concert Choir, December 2024

This Christmastide
by Donald Fraser
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Carolyn Schrock, mezzo-soprano; Nathan Bills, baritone; Jessica Koebbe, piano

Silent Night, Holy Night
Franz Gruber, Arr. By. Mark David Johnson
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir

Poem - Choose Something Like A Star
by Robert Frost
Read by Eryn Bates Kemp

The First Nowell
Traditional
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Ann Marie Rigler - organ

William Jewell College faculty member Ann Marie Rigler performs on the organ at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, December 2023
Kyle Rivas
William Jewell College faculty member Ann Marie Rigler performs on the organ at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral

Ding Dong Merrily On High
Trad. arr. by Charles Wood
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir

In the Bleak Midwinter (Cranham)
by Gustav Holst
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Ann Marie Rigler - organ

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Trad. Arr. By Felix Mendelssohn
Anthony Maglione and the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
Ann Marie Rigler - organ

Fantasy on Antioch
by Emma Lou Diemer
Ann Marie Rigler - organ

Poem: "The Lamb"
William Jewell College professor Emeritus of Music, Dr. Ronald Witzke, reads a poem by William Blake called "The Lamb."
William Jewell College Professor Emeritus of Music, Dr. Ronald Witzke at The City Come Again, December 2024


Support for this broadcast is made possible by Sarah Rowland and the Ever Glades Fund, Christy and Bill Gautreaux, and Susan, Andy, and David Pettyjohn in memory of their son and brother, John Mark.

This program was recorded by Jason Scheufler.

Special thanks to David Fulk, Ann Marie Rigler and Anthony J. Maglione.

You can learn more about the Department of Performing Arts at William Jewell College at jewell.edu/music and more about Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral at kccathedral.org.

A guide to all of Classical KC's holiday programming can be found HERE.

Sam Wisman is a Senior Producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3. Email him at samwisman@classicalkc.org.