Unwrap the Mystery
Winter 2009

Commemorate the beauty and excitement of Spirito! with the purchase of a live CD recording of this concert. These recordings are the perfect gift for the music lovers among your family and friends.
Please contact the Spirito! office at 630-581-5440 or spirito@spiritosingers.org for more information about purchasing a CD.
Enjoy audio clips from Unwrap the Mystery:
Be We Merry in this Feast
Bravura
Christe, Redemptor, Omnium
Bravura
Angels' Carol
Ragazze
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Bravura & Men of Spirito!
Spirito! Singers present Unwrap the Mystery
Molly Lindberg, Artistic Director
Arlene Michna, Crystal Forbes, Melissa Zindel, Accompanists
Bravura & Ragazze
Crystal Forbes & Arlene Michna, Accompanists
1. Gloria Tibi from “Mass”
By Leonard Bernstein
Elizabeth Wise, percussion
2. Children’s Prayers - based on the Czech folksong, Ach! Synku Synku
Arranged by Donald Patriquin, Lyrics Arranged by Molly Lindberg
Mark Lekas, Cello
3. thru 8. Salvator Mundi - A Carol Sequence in seven movements
By William Mathias (Opus 89)
Double Piano: Crystal Forbes and Arlene Michna
Featuring Percussionists: Eric Morong, Deanna Morelli, Michelle Morelli
3. Movements 1 & 2
Movement 1: Make we Merry
Sung by Bravura & Ragazze
Anon., early 17th century
Movement 2: Mirabile Mysterium
Sung by Bravura
James Ryman, 15th century
4. Movement 3: Be we Merry in this Feast
Sung by Bravura
James Ryman, 15th century [adapted]
5. Movement 4: Lullay
Sung by Bravura
Anon., 15th century
Colleen Luckey, soprano soloist; Lydia Wolfe, alto soloist
6. Movement 5: Susanni
Sung by Bravura
Anon., 15th century
7. Movement 6: Christe, Redemptor Omnium
Sung by Bravura
Anon., 16th century
8. Movement 7: Welcome Yule
Sung by Bravura & Ragazze
Anon., 15th century
Men of Spirito!
Melissa Zindel, Accompanist
9. Pie Jesu
By Mary Lynn Lightfoot
10. Look Up Children
Words and Music by Jay Althouse
11. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Arranged by Joseph H. Jennings, TTBB Arrangement by Molly Lindberg
Ragazze
Crystal Forbes, Accompanist
12. Laudate Dominum
By W. A. Mozart, Arranged by Earlene Rentz, Based on Psalm 117
13. Mary’s Cradle Song
By Max Reger, Op. 76 No. 52, Arranged with English text by Paul Keene
14. Angels’ Carol
Words and music by John Rutter
Bravura & Men of Spirito!
Arlene Michna & Melissa Zindel, Accompanists
15. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Traditional French Renaissance Carol
Arranged by Howard Helvey
Four-Hand Piano: Arlene Michna & Melissa Zindel
16. Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John
P.D.Q. Bach
Irreverently edited by Professor Peter Schickele
Bravura
17. Alleluia
By Randall Thompson
The Combined Ensembles of Spirito!
18. Silent Night
By Hal Hopson
Words by Josef Mohr, Based on Stille Nacht by Franz Gruber
Tara Cappelletti, flute; Jennifer Cappelli, violin;
Loretta Gillespie, viola; Lillian Lau, harp;
Mark Lekas, Cello; Arlene Michna, organ; Rika Seko, violin