Xavier Choirs Present
"Moving Toward the Light"
A Tribute to 175 Years of service by
The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
performance was held Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Virginia Piper Fine Arts Center, Main Stage
The main body of the program consisted of music composed by BVM Sisters over their 175 years of service.
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| Let Us Sing, Alleluia! | Sr. Eliza Kenney, BVM |
| Antiphonal Alleluia | John Leavitt |
| O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing | Lowell Mason, 1839 Arr. Valerie Stephenson |
| Morning Song | Arr. Matthew Prins |
| Be Thou My Vision | Arr. Alice Parker |
| And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears | Arr. Eleanor Daley |
| Gate of the Year | Arr. Eleanor Daley |
| The Journey | Sr. Eliza Kenney, BVM |
| Ave Maria | Sr. Editha Flannagan, BVM |
| Praise to Mary | Sr. Editha Flannagan, BVM |
| Hail Star of the Morning | Sr. Mary Joseph O'Reilly |
| O Domina Mea | Sr. Editha Flannagan, BVM |
| Assumpta Est. Maria | Sr. Rafael Bird, BVM |
| At Hour of Silent Midnight | Sr. Louise Szkodzinski, BVM |
| Take and Receive | Sr. Louise Szkodzinski, BVM |
| To Christ the King | Sr. Mary Rafael, BVM |
| O Light of the World | Sr. Mary Rafael, BVM |
| This Little Light of Mine | Traditional Spiritual Arr. Ken Berg |
Mrs. Carol Sue Rickel, Director
Mrs. Shauna Leavitt, Piano
Freshwomen and Beginning Choirs
Margarita Abella, Emily Balint, Chelsea Bardzik, Casey Blake, Gabrielle Byrd, Erin Byrnes, McKenzie Charters, Evelyn DeLaCruz, Rosie de Queljoe, Cari Dysick, Victoria Garrison, Hailey Golightly, Katie Grinstead, Catherine Harris, Isabella Sapien, Jenna Heffron, Carolyn Hofmeister, Roya Jafarzadeh-Hosseini, Brianna Kinsey, Sonia Kunthara, Rachel Lincoln, Morgan Miller, Rikki Mulloy, Cara Pritulsky, Kassandra Rodriguez, Savannah Rodriguez, Alexandra Roemke, Katherine Shaoul, Brooke Smith, Renee Smith, Paige Suniga, Anna-Marie Witcher, Sydney Yee, Natalie Bowers, Joanna Garcia, Carmen Love, Flora Zambakari.
Handbell Choir
Carmen Abella, Erica Alling, Jennifer Isimbi, Mary Keller, Carolyn Lai, Julia Lambeth, Lindsey LeBaron, Eva Lopez-Clements, Monica Maric, Ali Miller, Morgan Napieralski, Lauren Simpson, Alanna Smith, Elizabeth VanDe Wyngaerde, Taylor Wardwell.
Honor Choir
Cherylene Abalos, Stephanie Barnes, * Kelly Berger, Alexis Cabrera, Emerald Dawson, Nicole DeLaO, Elizabeth Gootee, Angelene Gray, *Merry Herbst, Erin Hernandez, Samantha Hoffman, Catherine Hoke, Annie Holden, Ariana Iniguez, Hannah Johnsen, Jade Johnson, Sarah Lemon, Kristine Lin, Megan Linders, Allie Lopiano, Sherice Mangum, Brenda Martinez, Ivana Martinic, Hope McGehee, Chelsea McLean, Cimone Miner, Bre Moret, Alexis Petrosino, Juliana Scholle, Abigail Simon, Chelsea Simonetti, *Mandi Snyder, Joanie Swearingen, *Vanessa Vasquez, Emma Yolk, Lindsay Walker, Kayla White, Isabelle Wijangco.
* Honor Choir Officers
Concert Choir
Allison Connelley, Toril Essert, Daniella Gallkegios, Kailey Hart, Megan Hickey, Merci King, Taylor McCreary, Morgan Napieralski, Kylie Pantel, Elisabeth Reil, Courtney Smith, Elizabeth VanDeWyngaerde