Repertoire
The Concentus Women’s Chorus ensemble performs classical choral music, ranging from medieval chant through contemporary compositions, written specifically for women’s voices. Following is a sample of our choral repertoire since 2001, which represents the range of our performances, from historical to contemporary, traditional to new commissioned work, holidays to secular, and special events, such as weddings. Selected audio files are available on our Audio Samples page.
Angelus ad virginem | Anonymous (14th century) |
April is in my Mistress’ s face | Thomas Morley (ca. 1557-1603) |
Arise, My Love, My Fair One | Bradley Nelson (contemporary) |
At The River | Traditional, arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) |
Ave Regina Caelorum | Guillaume Dufay (ca. 1400-1474) |
Away from the Roll of the Sea | Allister MacGillivray, arr. Diane Loomer |
Benedictus (from the Mass “O admirabile commercium”) | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525-1594) |
Ce moys de may | Clément Janequin (ca. 1480-1558) |
Ceremony of Carols, A – Procession – Wolcum Yole! – There is no Rose – That yongë child – Balulalow – As dew in Aprille – This little Babe – Interlude – In Freezing Winter Night – Spring Carol – Deo Gracias – Recession | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
Ching-A-Ring Chaw | Traditional, arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) |
Confitemini Domini | Alessandro Costantini (ca. 1581-1657) |
Dancing Day – Prelude – Angelus ad virginem – A virgin most pure – Personent Hodie – Interlude – There is no rose – Coventry Carol – Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | John Rutter (contemporary) |
Der Bräutigam (Opus 44, No. 2) | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
Dirait-On | Morton Lauridsen (contemporary) |
Five Canzonets 1. The Nut Tree 2. The Blossom 3. Daybreak 4. Calico Pie 5. Spring | Daniel Pinkham (b. 1923) |
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons – Spring *Early in the Spring *The Lark in the Morning *May Song – Summer *Summer is a-coming in and The Cuckoo *The Sprig of Thyme *The Green Meadow – Autumn *John Barleycorn *The Unquiet Grave *An Acre of Land – Winter *God Bless the Master | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
Gift of Love, The | Traditional tune, arr. Hal Hopson (contemporary) |
Hildegard Motets, The – O Choruscans Lux Stellarum – O Virtus Sapientiae – Spiritus Sanctus – Nunc Gaudeant | Maria Löfberg (contemporary) |
Hosanna | Knut Nystedt (b. 1915) |
How Do I Love Thee? | Nathan Christensen (b. 1976) |
I Sing of a Maiden | Patrick Hadley (contemporary) |
In the Bleak Midwinter | Gustav Holst (1874-1934), arr. Edna Huelsenbeck |
In winter cold Whereat an ant | William Byrd (1543-1623), arr. Edna Huelsenbeck |
J’entends le Moulin | Donald Patriquin (contemporary) |
Laudi alla Vergine Maria | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) |
Lift Thine Eyes (from the oratorio “Elijah”) | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
Linden Lea | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
Litanies à la Vierge Noir | Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
Loving Hands | Cary Ratcliff (contemporary) |
Lute-Book Lullaby | W. Ballet (17th century) , arr. John Rutter (contemporary) |
Magnificat (with soprano soloist) | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
Mary Had a Baby! | Traditional, arr. John C. Phillips |
Missa Brevis in Tempore Violentiae | Ron Jeffers (contemporary) |
Mon coeur se recommande à vous | Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) |
Mountain Nights No. 2 Mountain Nights No. 4 | Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) |
Nigra Sum | Pablo Casals (1876-1973) |
Now is the Month of Maying | Thomas Morley (ca. 1557-1603) |
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | Traditional, arr. John Coates, Jr. |
Petites Voix – La petite fille sage – Le chien perdu – En rentrant de l’école – Le petit garçon malade – Le hérisson | Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
Quam Pulchra Es | John Dunstable (1390-1453) |
Salut Printemps | Claude Debussy (1862-1918) |
Salve Regina | Ramona Luengen (contemporary) |
Set Me As a Seal | René Clausen (contemporary) |
Snow, The | Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
Surrexit Pastor Bonus (Opus 39, No. 3) | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) |
Tantum Ergo (Op. 65, No. 12) | Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) |
Three Carols 1. Tyrley tyrlow 2. Balulalow 3. The sycamore tree | Peter Warlock (1894-1930) |
Three Songs from Frostiana 1. Come In 2. A Girl’s Garden 3. Choose Something Like a Star | Randall Thompson (1899-1984) |
Three Songs from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1. I do wander everywhere 2. Philomel with Melody 3. I will wind thee in my arms | Cary Ratcliff (contemporary) |
Tota pulchra es | Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) |
Twenty-Third Psalm, The | Herbert Fromm (1905-1995) |
Two Eastern Pictures Spring Summer | Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
Ubi caritas | Eleanor Daley (contemporary) |
Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen 1. Nun stehn die Rosen in Blüte 2. Die Berge sind spitz 3. Am Wildbach die Weiden 4. Und gehst du über den Kirchhof | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
We See That Men Do Ever | Jacques Arcadelt (ca. 1505-1568) |
Were We Dreaming? | Cary Ratcliff (contemporary) |
Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten (from Cantata No. 78) | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |