The First Nowell
Performance Weekend Schedule

Final Piano Rehearsal:  Saturday, December 14 – 9:00 AM Call
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 6300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix

SPECIAL: AMC Dutch Lunch 
Saturday, December 14 – 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
(Location TBD)

SPECIAL: Circle the City Outreach Visit
Saturday, December 14 – 2:00 to 2:30 PM
Circle the City Downtown Resource Center (Address TBD)

Performance:  Sunday, December 15 – 2:00 PM Call, 3:00 PM Downbeat
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 6300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix

Score Markups and Rehearsal Clips

Click the link for a marked-up score in PDF and a rehearsal track in MP3
Last Updated: November 21, 2024:
Some numbers cut from the program
NOTES:
– Live links to marked scores, performances, and rehearsal tracks are in blue
– Check back regularly for updates
 

IF YOU USE PAPER SCORES, PLEASE PRINT YOUR OWN COPY OF
“THE FIRST NOWELL MEDLEY”
We’ll be rehearsing one of each carol per week

 

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. Parker & Shaw)

Jingle Bells Through the Ages (Allen Pote)

Here We Come a-Wassailing (Traditional, arr. Sims)  Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass

How Far Is It To Bethlehem (arr. Fissinger)

Light the Legend (Isaacson)  Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass

Coventry Carol (arr. Herring) Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass

A Christmas Wish (arr. Frampton)  Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass

FEATURED WORK: The First Nowell Medley (arr. Cohen)  VIDEO: Performance With Orchestra
     1. The First Nowell (pages 1 – 8):  SopranoAlto  |  Tenor  |  Bass

Medley Cuts by Measure

    1. First Nowelll – start at m13,  cut 52 to 60
    2. Jesu Bambino – no cuts
    3. Ding Dong Merrily – cut m5-12, cut m46 to 58, cut m97 to 130, end at m161
    4. Away in a Manger – no cuts
    5. Tomorrow Shall Be – cut m88 to 113
    6. Wither’s Rocking Carol – no cuts
    7. The Holly and the Ivy – cut m63 to 73
    8. Dormi Jesu – no cuts
    9. Deck the Halls – cut m95 to 101

These numbers are cut from the program:

  • Home for the Holidays (arr. Ringwald)
  • We’ll Dress the House (arr. Burt)
  • A Winter Medley (Gary D. Fry)
  • The First Noël  (arr. Forrest)

NOTE:  Repertoire subject to modification

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