HEAR US SING
THE RAINBOW, PROLOGUE
Bob Chilcott
Text by Charles Bennett
Choralis Gretchen Kuhrmann, Artistic Director and Conductor
Children’s Chorus of Washington Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director Don Cotton, YME Director and Associate Artistic Director
The Choralis Chamber Orchestra:
Flute, Laura Kaufman-Mowry
Oboe, John Lathwell
Clarinet, Jeremy Eig
Bassoon, Katherine Jones
Horn, Mark Hughes
Harp, Eric Sabatino
Percussion, Adam Green
Timpani, Joseph McIntyre
Cello, Samuel Swift
Bass, T. Alan Stewart
Piano, Wei-Han Wu
Contractor, Bill Tortolano
Orchestra Musicians are represented by the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Federation of Musicians, AFM Local 161-710.
World premiere performance recorded live at National Presbyterian Church, May 18, 2025
AVE MARIA
Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director and Conductor
WETA Arts: Songs of the Season 2025
AL SHLOSHA D’VARIM
Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director and Conductor
WETA Arts: Songs of the Season 2025
WAU BULAN
Malaysian folk song, arr. Tracy Wong
Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director and Conductor
Performed by Children's Chorus of Washington’s Concert Chorus
Scott Clark, percussion
AN AMERICAN ANTHEM
Words by Katherine Lee Bates and Francis Scott Key
Music by Samuel Augustus Ward and Anonymous, arranged by Allan E. Naplan
Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director and Conductor
Dr. Lester Green, Piano | James Ross, Horn | Tim McKay Percussion
Filmed on location at The Lincoln Memorial, National Park Service, Washington, DC
Audio recorded remotely | Videography by Eddie Sanders
Audio and Video Editing and Mastering by Riverbend Production Co.
DAYDREAMERS
The first song of the "Dream a New World Trilogy."
Composed by Dominick DiOrio
Text from the book "Daydreamers" by Eloise Greenfield
Commissioned by the Childen's Chorus of Washington in celebration of their 25th anniversary season
In collaboration with The Dance Institute of Washington Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director and Conductor Choreography by Ashanté Green, DIW's Creative Director
Mary Chase, Production Director
Dr. Lester Green, Piano
LET THE RIVER RUN
Words and Music by Carly Simon, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson
Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director and Conductor
Don Cotton, Associate Artistic Director
Dr. Lester Green, Piano | Tim McKay, Percussion
Filmed on location at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, World War II Memorial, District Wharf, and National Harbor
Additional Video Recorded Remotely
Audio recorded remotely | Videography by Eddie Sanders
Audio and Video Editing and Mastering by Riverbend Production Co.
