First Congregational Church, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Chancel Choir Anthems in Date Order 2000-2004

      These historical pages list past anthems performed by the Chancel Choir of the First Congregational Church of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. All Services are on Sunday morning except as noted.
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| 1980-84 - 1985-89 - 1990-94 - 1995-99   || 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 ||   2005-09 - 2010-14 - 2015-19 |

(X) = All Chancel Choir members were listed in the Church Service Bulletin
mm-dd-yyyy - ? = I have no copy of this Bulletin (I have a saved copy of the Bulletin for every other date listed)

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2004
1. 12-24-2004 (Fri. 7:30 pm) - A Maiden Most Gentle - Andrew Carter
         In the Bleak Midwinter - Gustav T. Holst
   12-19-2004 - no anthem (Children's program)
2. 12-12-2004 - Magnificat - My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord - Dietrich Buxtehude
         violin: Everett Goodwin, Pat Dwyer-Hallquist; cello: Miyoko Grine
3. 12-05-2004 - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Gustav T. Holst **
4. 11-28-2004 - Come, Jesus, Holy Son of God - George Friedrich Handel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
5. 11-21-2004 - A Canticle of Peace - Joseph W. Clokey **
6. 11-14-2004 - I Will Arise - David Ashley White
         viola: Laura Rooney
7. 11-07-2004 - Just a Closer Walk With Thee - trad.
8. 10-31-2004 - St. Teresa's Bookmark - Edward Tyler, words: St. Teresa of Avila, translation: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
9. 10-24-2004 - The Morning Trumpet - B.F. White (Sacred Harp), arr. Robert Wetzler **
         trumpet: Marty Robinson
10. 10-17-2004 - Canon of Praise - Johann Pachelbel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
11. 10-10-2004 - A Welsh Hymn - Daniel Protheroe
12. 10-03-2004 - Christ Hath a Garden - Gerald Near
13. 09-26-2004 - Speak to One Another - Jean Berger **
14. 09-19-2004 - Sweet Hour of Prayer - William W. Walford, William B. Bradbury, arr. Larry Beebe
15. 09-12-2004 - Sing to the Lord a New Song - Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Hal H. Hopson
16. 08-01-2004 - Deep River - ?
          soprano: Laurel Sanders; piano: Jared Stellmacher
    07-04-2004 - no anthem
17. 06-27-2004 - It Is Well With My Lord - ? (p. 46 "Song of the Soul and Spirit")
    06-06-2004 - no anthem
    05-30-2004 - no anthem
18. 05-23-2004 - Dear God - Daniel Kallman, text: Herbert Brokering
          cello: Miyoko Grine
19. 05-16-2004 - Here I Am Lord - Dan Schutte
          Guest Director: Ken Snart; piano: Linda Ruona
20. 05-09-2004 - Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Alan Ridout **
    05-02-2004 - no anthem (Confirmation)
21. 04-25-2004 - We Will Lay Our Burden Down - John L. Bell, arr. John Ferguson
    04-18-2004 - no anthem **
22. 04-11-2004 - Alleluia - Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Bradley Nelson
23. 04-04-2004 - Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray - C.H. Kitson
24. 03-28-2004 - Union - American Folk Hymn, arr. Daniel C. Meyer
          I Will Arise - Joseph Hart (Southern Harmony), arr. Daniel Ashley White
          The Morning Trumpet - B.F. White (Sacred Harp), arr. Robert Wetzler
          trumpet: Lisa Zemlock; viola: Steve Schani; piano: Linda Ruona
          (I did not record who accompanied which anthem, or if they all accompanied all three.)
25. 03-21-2004 - Come All Who Thirst - Luigi Cherubini, arr. Hal H. Hopson
26. 03-14-2004 - O Sing to the Lord - Eleanor Daley
          No Hands But Yours - J. Jerome Williams
27. 03-07-2004 - Is Any Afflicted? - William Billings **
28. 02-29-2004 - Alleluia - Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Bradley Nelson
          Faith in Motion & Dancing Spirit Choirs, Director: Missy Allen
29. 02-22-2004 - Halle, Halle, Halle - trad., arr. Hal H. Hopson
          percussion: Ian Nichols, John Nichols, Pat Nichols
30. 02-15-2004 - Lord, I Want to Be a Christian - Moses Hogan (#589 "Chalice Hymnal")
31. 02-08-2004 - The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 Paraphrase - John Carter, arr. Mary Kay Beall **
32. 02-01-2004 - Bow Down Low (Shaker Song) - arr. David Bridges
          Guest Director: Linda Ruona; organ: Laurel Sanders
33. 01-25-2004 - Winter Carol - Austin C. Lovelace
          Guest Director: Linda Ruona; organ: Laurel Sanders
34. 01-18-2004 - Carry Me Home (incorporating Deep River and Swing Low Sweet Chariot) - arr. Jean Anne Shafferman
35. 01-11-2004 - Psalm 103 - Heinrich Schutz
36. 01-04-2004 - Rise Up Early - Richard Kountz

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    2003
37. 12-24-2003 (Wed. 7:30 pm) - Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming - trad.
          O Bambino - Capra and Velona
          O Come, Little Children - Carolyn Jennings
    12-21-2003 - no anthem (Children's program)
38. 12-14-2003 (X) - The Three Kings - Anders Ohrwall
          readers: Brad Bauknecht, Cathi Pipping; piano: Nancy Schmalz; flute: Juliana DiGiosia
39. 12-07-2003 - O Come, Emmanuel - arr. Alice Parker
40. 11-30-2003 - Keep Silence - arr. John Helgen **
41. 11-26-2003 (Wed. 7:30 pm, Thanksgiving Eve) - Silent Devotion and Response - Ernest Bloch
          Now I Walk in Beauty (Navajo Prayer) - Gregg Smith
          combined choirs of 11 Oshkosh Churches
42. 11-23-2003 - African Processional - collected by Elaine Hanson, arr. Ralph M. Johnson, add. verses by Bret Hesla
          Faith in Motion & Dancing Spirit Choirs, Director: Missy Allen; Chancel Choir & Congregation singing; percussion: Ian Nichols, John Nichols, Pat Nichols
    11-16-2003 - no anthem
43. 11-09-2003 - Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying - Ken Medema
    11-02-2003 - no anthem
44. 10-26-2003 - Sing to the Lord a New Song - Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Hal H. Hopson **
45. 10-19-2003 - Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice - arr. Jim Taylor
46. 10-12-2003 - Carry Me Home (incorporating Deep River and Swing Low Sweet Chariot) - arr. Jean Anne Shafferman
          soprano: Lisa Wesenberg
47. 10-05-2003 - Lord, I Want to Be a Christian - Moses Hogan (#589 "Chalice Hymnal")
48. 09-28-2003 - Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Alan Ridout
49. 09-21-2003 - Psalm 86 - Carl Nygard, Jr.
          tenor: Ken Snart
50. 09-14-2003 - No Hands But Yours - J. Jerome Williams
51. 09-07-2003 - How Can I Keep From Singing? - trad., arr. Jeffrey Honore (#619 "Chalice Hymnal")
52. 07-27-2003 - Sweet Hour of Prayer - William W. Walford, William B. Bradbury, arr. Larry Beebe
    06-22-2003 - no anthem
          organ: Jared Stellmacher
    06-15-2003 - no anthem
          organ: Laurel Sanders

53. 05-18-2003 - If God Be For Us (Romans 8:13) - Clifford McCormick
54. 05-11-2003 - Simple Gifts (Shaker Tune) - Theron Kirk **
          Guest Director: Ken Snart
55. 05-04-2003 - I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes - Leo Sowerby
    04-27-2003 - no anthem
56. 04-20-2003 - Behold, Your Risen King! - Charles Yannerella
57. 04-13-2003 - Sing Hosanna! Hosanna! - John D. Horman
          with Angel Choir; Guest Director: Linda Ruona; descant: Laurel Sanders, Elizabeth Henkle
58. 04-06-2003 - Laetatus Sum - Allessandro Scarlatti
59. 03-30-2003 - My Shepherd Will Supply My Need - Virgil Thompson
60. 03-23-2003 - No Longer a Baby - Bryan Jeffery Leech, Jan Sanborn
61. 03-16-2003 - Psalm 84: Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Faure, arr. Hal H. Hopson
62. 03-09-2003 - O Dearest Friend - Kenneth T. Kosche
          oboe: Kay Qualley
63. 03-02-2003 - O Holy Spirit - W. Fred Kaan, M. Ron Klusmeier
          flute: Juliana DiGiosia
64. 02-23-2003 - Jesus Loves Me - William B. Bradbury, arr. Michael Hassell
          saxophone: Ken Snart; piano: Linda Ruona
    02-16-2003 - no anthem
          The Pangelics Steel Drum Band; Director: Ben Reehl
65. 02-09-2003 - Alleluia, Alleluia! - Donald Fishel (p. 32 Give Thanks Songbook)
66. 02-02-2003 - Halleluia, Amen - George Friedrich Handel
67. 01-26-2003 - Bow Down Low (Shaker Song) - arr. David Bridges
68. 01-19-2003 - Lord, I Want to Be a Christian - trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, ed. John Purifoy (p. 21 "Ain't that Good News" songbook)
69. 01-12-2003 - There Shall a Star From Jacob Shine - arr. Joy Patterson
70. 01-05-2003 - Poverty - M. Lee Suitor

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    2002
    12-29-2002 - no anthem
71. 12-24-2002 (Tue. 7:30 pm) - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - arr. Michael Praetorius (#160 "Chalice Hymnal")
    12-22-2002 - no anthem (Children's program)
72. 12-15-2002 - La Marche Des Rois (March of the Kings - arr. Gordon Young
          'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime - harmony: Frederick F. Jackish, words: Jean de Brebeuf, translation: Jesse E. Middleton (#166 "Chalice Hymnal") with the Congregation
          Vamos Todos a Belen (Let Us Go to Bethlehem) - arr. Bradley Ellingboe
          Lovely Star in the Sky - music: Un-Yung La (Korea), adapted from a Korean hymn by Reginald Heber (#175 "Chalice Hymnal") with the Congregation
          Give Me a Peaceful Happy Home - Jean Sibelius
          percussion: Ian Nichols; recorder: Heidi Burnett; flute: Juliana DiGiosia
73. 12-08-2002 - How Beautiful Upon the Mountains - Edwin Fissinger
74. 12-01-2002 - Come, Jesus, Holy Son of God - George Friedrich Handel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
75. 11-24-2002 - Summer Ended - Charles Wood
76. 11-17-2002 - Lord, I Want to Be a Christian - trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, ed. John Purifoy (p. 21 "Ain't that Good News" songbook)
77. 11-10-2002 - Ain't that Good News - trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, ed. John Purifoy (p. 3 "Ain't that Good News" songbook)
78. 11-03-2002 - O Dearest Friend - Kenneth T. Kosche
          oboe: Kay Qualley
79. 10-27-2002 - Go in Love - James Culver
          Guest Director: Ken Snart; organ: Laurel Sanders
80. 10-20-2002 - Come Build a Church - Ken Medema
          Guest Director: Ken Snart; piano: Linda Ruona
81. 10-13-2002 - Sweet Hour of Prayer - arr. Larry Beebe
82. 10-06-2002 - Halle, Halle, Halle - trad., arr. Hal H. Hopson
83. 09-29-2002 - Psalm and Alleluia - Johann Pachelbel, arr. John Purifoy
          flute: Juliana DiGiosia
84. 09-22-2002 - Happy in the Lord - arr. Alice Parker
85. 09-15-2002 - Simple Gifts (Shaker Tune) - arr. Theron Kirk
86. 09-11-2002 (Wed. 7:30 pm) - When Sudden Terror Tears Apart - Printz
          with choir members from six Oshkosh churches; Guest Director: Todd Kaphaem; piano: Marshall Potter
87. 09-08-2002 - Come All Who Thirst - Luigi Cherubini
    09-01-2002 - no anthem
          organ: Linda Ruona, Jason Ruona

88. 07-14-2002 - ? (Summer Choir, title not in Bulletin) **
89. 05-26-2002 - America the Beautiful - Calvin Hampton
90. 05-19-2002 - Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit - trad. spiritual, arr Moses Hogan, ed. John Purifoy (p. 17 "Ain't that Good News" songbook)
          piano: Heather Anderson
          Come Down Lord - Stan Pethel
          Come Build a Church - Ken Medema
91. 05-12-2002 - Praise and Thanks to God - Heinrich Schutz
    05-05-2002 - no anthem
92. 04-28-2002 - Come Down Lord - Stan Pethel
93. 04-21-2002 - Sing to the Lord a New Song - Franz Joseph Haydn, Arr. Hal H. Hopson
94. 04-14-2002 - O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing - Jean Tisserand, 15th Century
95. 04-07-2002 - Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Alan Ridout
96. 03-31-2002 - Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal - arr. Alice Parker
          An Easter Hodie - Donald Hustad, words: Timothy Dudley-Smith
97. 03-24-2002 - Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray - C.H. Kitson
98. 03-17-2002 - Psalm 93 - Heinrich Schutz
          Guest Director / organ: Mark Bloedow
99. 03-10-2002 - When Jesus Wept - William Billings
100. 03-03-2002 - Here Am I, Send Me - Frank J. Wells
101. 02-24-2002 - Is Any Afflicted? - William Billings
102. 02-17-2002 - Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal - arr. Alice Parker
           soprano: Kristine Kaiser
103. 02-10-2002 - The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 Paraphrase - John Carter, arr. Mary Kay Beall
           Cherubim Song - Dmitry S. Bortnyansky
104. 02-03-2002 - Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor (Bryn Calfaria) - William Owen (p. 291 "Pilgrim Hymnal")
105. 01-27-2002 - My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord - Gerald Near
106. 01-13-2002 - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach

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     2001
107. 12-24-2001 (Sun. 7:30 pm) - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - arr. Sir David Valentine Willcocks
           It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - arr. Helvey
           Chancel Choir, and Handbell Choir
108. 12-23-2001 (X) - The Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Marc-Antoine Charpentier
           soprano: Erica Bavlnka, Kristine Kaiser; baritone: Ken Snart; flute: Juliana DiGiosia, James Grine; cello: Anders Taylor
     12-16-2001 - no anthem (Children's program)
109. 12-09-2001 - How Beautiful Upon the Mountains - Edwin Fissinger
110. 12-02-2001 - Keep Silence - arr. John Helgen **
111. 11-25-2001 - My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord - Gerald Near
112. 11-18-2001 - Now I Walk in Beauty (Navajo Prayer) - Gregg Smith **
113. 11-11-2001 - Tandi Tanga Jesus - arr. Bradley Ellingboe
           percussion: Ian Nichols, John Nichols, Pat Nichols
114. 11-04-2001 - How Can I Keep From Singing? - trad., arr. Jeffrey Honore, Text: (#619 "Chalice Hymnal") **
115. 10-28-2001 - Precious Lord, Take My Hand - Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Jack Schrader **
116. 10-21-2001 - There is a Balm in Gilead - arr. W. Dawson
117. 10-14-2001 - My Shepherd Will Supply My Need - Virgil Thompson
118. 10-07-2001 - Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit - African-American spirtual, arr. William Farley Smith (#592 "Chalice Hymnal")
119. 09-30-2001 - Dear Lord and Father - C. Hubert H. Parry **
120. 09-23-2001 - Go in Love - James Culver
           Guest Director: Ken Snart; organ: Jared Stellmacher
121. 09-16-2001 - Lord, Don't Move This Mountain - Mahalia Jackson, Doris Akers (#173 "Songs of Zion" songbook)
122. 09-09-2001 - Canon of Praise - Johann Pachelbel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
123. 05-20-2001 - God Be In My Head - Andrew Carter
124. 05-13-2001 - Shall We Gather at the River - arr. John Carter
125. 05-06-2001 - Pentecost Hymn - Edvard Grieg
126. 04-29-2001 - Day by Day - arr. Bradley Ellingboe **
127. 04-22-2001 - Hallelujah to the Lamb - Moen & Graafsma **
128. 04-15-2001 - Let the Song Be Begun - Don Malin
129. 04-08-2001 - The Seven Last Words - John Harmon
130. 04-01-2001 - Jesus Loves Me - William B. Bradbury, arr. Michael Hassell
           FCC & First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choirs (performed in both Church Sanctuaries); Directors: Joanne Peterson, Carmen Shaw; piano: Carol Winborne (FCC only); saxophone: Sara Kind
131. 03-25-2001 - Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs (Isaiah 53:4) - Heinrich Graun **
132. 03-18-2001 - I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes - Leo Sowerby
133. 03-11-2001 - Ave Verum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
134. 03-04-2001 - Awake My Heart - Jane M. Marshall, words: Paulus Gerhardt, 1647, translated: Winfred Douglas
135. 02-25-2001 - The Lone, Wild Bird - arr. David N. Johnson
136. 02-18-2001 - Here's One - Mark Hayes
           trumpet: Randall Sorenson; piano: Heather Anderson
137. 02-11-2001 - A Canticle of Peace - Joseph W. Clokey
     02-04-2001 - no anthem
           Anthem by The Generation to Generation Singers, Guest Director: Robin Oxley
138. 01-28-2001 - Winter Carol - Austin C. Lovelace **
           Guest Director: Jeffrey Dyer
139. 01-21-2001 - No Longer a Baby - Bryan Jeffery Leech, Jan Sanborn
           flute: Juliana DiGiosia; piano: Heather Anderson
140. 01-14-2001 - Thanks Be To Thee - George Friedrich Handel
141. 01-07-2001 - Where Is This Stupendous Stranger - Austin C. Lovelace **

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     2000
142. 12-24-2000 (Sun. 7:30 pm) - I Wonder As I Wander - John Jacob Niles, arr. John Rutter **
     12-24-2000 - no anthem
     12-17-2000 - no anthem
143. 12-10-2000 - Prepare Ye - Marc A. Robinson
           soprano: Lorie Mueller; alto: Carol Niendorf; tenor: Ed Schneider; bass: George Coghill; percussion: Ian Nichols, John Nichols, Pat Nichols; piano: Mary Ellen Pung
144. 12-03-2000 - Come, Jesus, Holy Son of God - George Friedrich Handel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
145. 11-26-2000 - Like as the Hart Desireth the Water Brooks - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
146. 11-19-2000 - This We Know - Setting by Ron Jeffers **
147. 11-12-2000 - Elijah Rock - arr. Jester Hairston **
148. 11-05-2000 - Day by Day - arr. Bradley Ellingboe
149. 10-29-2000 - Blest Are They Whose Spirits Long - George Friedrich Handel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
150. 10-22-2000 - My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord - Gerald Near
151. 10-15-2000 - God Be In My Head - Andrew Carter **
152. 10-08-2000 - Sing to the Lord a New Song - Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Hal H. Hopson
           Guest Director: Carl Chapman; organ: Jared Stellmacher
153. 10-01-2000 - O Holy Spirit - W. Fred Kaan, M. Ron Klusmeier
           flute: Juliana DiGiosia
154. 09-24-2000 - With a Voice of Singing - M. Shaw
155. 09-17-2000 - Canon of Praise: Psalm 103 - Johann Pachelbel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
156. 09-10-2000 - Psalm 150 - John Harper

157. 06-25-2000 - Canon of Praise: Psalm 103 - Johann Pachelbel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
158. 05-21-2000 - Blessing, Glory, Wisdom and Thanks - Johann Sebastian Bach
159. 05-14-2000 - Go Not Far From Me, O God - Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli
160. 05-07-2000 - The Lord's Prayer - William Mathias
161. 04-30-2000 - Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether - Harold Friedell
162. 04-23-2000 - An Easter Hodie - Donald Hustad, words: Timothy Dudley-Smith
163. 04-16-2000 - One Lonely Night - Joseph M. Martin
164. 04-09-2000 - Eight Psalms - Heinrich Schutz
           soprano: Maria Talin; alto: Sue Coghill; tenor: Ken Snart; bass: George Coghill
165. 04-02-2000 - Prayer to Jesus - R.R. Terry
166. 03-26-2000 - I Will Arise - Joseph Hart (Southern Harmony), arr. Daniel Ashley White
           viola: Laura Salzwedel
167. 03-19-2000 - Sheep May Safely Graze - Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Katherine K. Davis
168. 03-12-2000 - Christ Hath a Garden - Gerald Near
           Guest Director, organ: Mark Bloedow
169. 03-05-2000 - O Beautiful Morn - Edvard Grieg, ed./adapted: Bradley Ellingboe
170. 02-27-2000 - But the Lord is Mindful of His Own - Felix Mendelssohn
171. 02-20-2000 - Precious Lord, Take My Hand - Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Jack Schrader
           piano: Janel Brown
172. 02-13-2000 - Processional Alleluia - C. Harry Causey
           combined choirs: Hand Bell Choir Director: Ken Snart; Angel Choir Director: Lori Kubasta; Jubilee Singers Director: Jeffrey Dyer; Chancel Choir Director: Joanne Peterson
           Shall We Gather at the River - arr. Robert H. McIver
           combined choirs: Guest Director: Jeffrey Dyer
173. 02-06-2000 - Come All Who Thirst - Luigi Cherubini, arr. Hal H. Hopson
174. 01-30-2000 - God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens - ? (Songbook #62)
           organ: Mark Bloedow
175. 01-23-2000 - Dear Lord and Father - C. Hubert H. Parry
176. 01-16-2000 - Bow Down Low (Shaker Song) - arr. David Bridges
           organ: Mark Bloedow
177. 01-09-2000 - Blest Are They Whose Spirits Long - George Friedrich Handel, arr. Hal H. Hopson
178. 01-02-2000 - Good King Wenceslas - arr. Sir David Valentine Willcocks

     1995-1999

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