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VPD Concert Program Cover Vernon Perdue Davis Collection
Selections from the concert of works held on 
February 7, 1999, at Old Dominion University
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VPD Concert Program Hymn: Sing and Be Joyful (1958) 
    Text by John H. Davis. Dedicated "To the glory of God and in honour of Edwin Burruss King, Headmaster of Stuyvesant School, Warrenton, [Virginia],1913-1945."
Anthem: Over The Hills (1986) Text by M. C. Gillington 

Anthem: Bell Carol (1987) Text by The Rev. George R. Woodward 

Solo song: Deep in My Soul's Still Sadness (1943) Text by Ted Butterworth. Soloist: Kathleen Franz, mezzo-soprano. 

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4-hand piano: Tea-Time Suite (excerpts) (1971) 

Chorus: "In His Cross Is My Protection" from St. John Passion (1975) 

Personnel: Members of the Virginia Chorale: Rebecca Roth-McKinley and Susan Arnold, sopranos; Kathleen Franz and Kelly Thomas, altos; John Park and Stephen Stewart, tenors; W. Bernard Ham and Steven Kelley, basses; Robert Shoup, director. Charles Woodward, piano, and Thomas Marshall, piano and organ. 
 
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