Grosse Pointe High School

(later known as Grosse Pointe South High School)

Recordings of public performances of the Music Department

Choral director: Herman A. Clein
Orchestral director: Russell D. Reed

All files are in MP3 format.

Annual Christmas Concert, 20 December 1965

Track	Content
1	A Christmas Folk Song (Lizette Woodworth Reese) — The Girls’ Glee Club — 2:16
2	Patapan (traditional Burgundian) — The Tower Belles — 0:55
3	What Child Is This? (traditional English) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 1:37
4	The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Negro spiritual) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 1:53
5	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells) — The Mixed Chorus — 2:58
6	Do You Hear What I Hear? (Noël Regney & Gloria Shayne) — The Mixed Chorus — 3:03
7	Carol of the Bells (Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych; arr. Peter Wilhousky) — The Choraleers — 1:05
8	Calypso Carol (Leo M. Tellep) — The Choraleers — 1:19
9	Alleluia (Randall Thompson) — A Cappella Choir — 4:33
10	The Shepherd's Story (Clarence Dickinson) — A Cappella Choir — 4:47
11	Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith) — A Cappella Choir — 2:48
12	O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam; arr. W. W. Gilchrist) — A Cappella Choir — 4:19
13	There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth (Felix Mendelssohn) — The Massed Choirs and Orchestra — 4:26
14	Hallelujah Chorus (from the Messiah) (G. F. Handel) — The Massed Choirs and Orchestra — 3:31
15	Tribute to the Directors: Consider Yourself (from Oliver!) (Lionel Bart) — The Massed Choirs and Orchestra — 1:11

Spring Choral Festival, 20 May 1966

Track	Content
1	Paddlin’ Madelin Home (Harry M. Woods, arr. Dave Grusin) — The Choraleers — 1:48
2	Let’s Fall in Love (Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler, arr. Cassey) — The Choraleers — 1:54
3	A Wonderful Guy (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) — The Girls’ Glee Club — 2:04
4	All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II) — The Girls’ Glee Club — 2:53
5	A Spoonful of Sugar (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman) — The Tower Belles — 2:26
6	Gonna Go Down the River Once More (Buddy Mize & Dallas Frazier) — The Upperclassmen — 2:01
7	My Lord What a Mornin’ (Negro spiritual; arr. Kingston Trio) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 2:31
8	The Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 2:23
9	Banua (Kingston Trio) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 1:49
10	Gavotte for Bach (J. S. Bach; arr. Ward Swingle) — The Mixed Chorus — 1:23
11	Gonna Build a Mountain (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley) — The Mixed Chorus — 2:23
12	Fugue in C Minor (J. S. Bach; arr. Ward Swingle) — A Cappella Choir — 1:13
13	The Shadow of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster; arr. Philip Steele) — A Cappella Choir — 1:53
14	The Telephone Hour (from Bye Bye Birdie) (Charles Strouse & Lee Adams) — A Cappella Choir — 2:28
15	Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Joe Turner Layton Jr & Henry Creamer) — A Cappella Choir — 2:01
16	American Panorama (Ralph E. Williams) — The Massed Choir — 3:39
17	You'll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) — The Massed Choir — 2:54
18	Climb Ev’ry Mountain (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) — The Massed Choir — 2:43
19	Director’s Tribute: Consider Yourself (from Oliver!) (Lionel Bart) — The Massed Choir — 1:00

Vivaldi: Gloria (RV 589), 4 November 1966

Track	Content
1	Gloria in Excelsis Deo — Choir — 2:24
2	Gratias Agimus Tibi — Choir — 0:29
3	Propter Magnam Gloriam — Choir — 0:47
4	Domine, Fili Unigenite — Choir — 2:06
5	Domine Deus, Agnus Dei — Jeanne Russell, contralto, & Choir — 4:01
6	Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi — Choir — 1:11
7	Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus — Choir — 0:49
8	Cum Sancto Spiritu — Choir — 3:07

Annual Christmas Concert, 21 December 1966

Track	Content
1	Waltz of the Flowers (from the Nutcracker suite) (P. I. Tchaikovsky) — Grosse Pointe High School Symphony Orchestra — 5:49
2	Calypso Noel (Gordon Krunnfusz) — The Choraleers — 1:58
3	Christmas Morn (Gorbman) — The Choraleers — 1:20
4	It’s Christmas Once Again (Harry Simeone) — The Choraleers — 2:25
5	The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (West Indian spiritual; arr. H. Clein) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 1:35
6	We Wish You a Merry Christmas (traditional English; arr. Krones) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 0:48
7	Around About Christmas (Kingston Trio) — The Upperclasmen — 1:11
8	Last Month of the Year (Kingston Trio) — The Upperclasmen — 2:53
9	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells) — The Tower Belles — 3:11
10	A Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks) — The Tower Belles — 2:06
11	What You Gonna Call Yo' Pretty Little Baby (Negro spiritual) — The Mixed Chorus — 3:08
12	Calypso Carol (Leo M. Tellep) — The Mixed Chorus — 1:49
13	Alleluia (from The Sound of Music) (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) — A Cappella Choir — 0:40
14	This Little Babe (Benjamin Britten) — A Cappella Choir — 1:24
15	While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Arthur Warrell) — A Cappella Choir — 1:58
16	Mary’s Baby (Negro spiritual; arr. Ringwald) — A Cappella Choir — 2:48
17	Glory to God in the Highest (G. B. Pergolesi) — A Cappella Choir — 3:23
18	Hallelujah Chorus (from the Messiah) (G. F. Handel) — The Massed Choirs and Orchestra — 3:34
19	Tribute to the Directors: Jolly Holiday (from Mary Poppins) (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman) — The Massed Choirs and Orchestra — 0:44

Brahms: A German Requiem (op. 45), 22 March 1967

Track	Content
1	Selig sind, die da Leid tragen — Choir — 8:20
2	Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras — Choir — 13:46
3	Herr, lehre doch mich — John O’Brien, baritone, & Choir — 8:46
4	Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen — Choir — 5:34
5	Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit — Karen Heller, soprano, & Choir — 4:43
6	Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt — Nick Popovici, baritone, & Choir — 10:34

Spring Choral Festival, 25 May 1967

Track	Content
1	Set Down Servant (Negro spiritual; arr. Robert Shaw) — The Choraleers — 2:44
2	Then I’ll Be Happy (Sidney Clare, Lew Brown & Cliff Friend, arr. Cavacus) — The Choraleers — 2:29
3	Come Let Us Sing a Joyful Song (Hans Leo Hassler; arr. Norman Greyson) — The Tower Belles — 1:27
4	Second-Hand Rose (Barbra Streisand) — The Tower Belles — 2:30
5	Oh! Rock-a My Soul (Negro spiritual; arr. Peter Yarrow) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 2:09
6	Old King Cole (Traditional English; arr. Harry Belafonte) — The Men’s Hootenany Club — 3:20
7	The M.T.A. (Jacqueline Berman Steiner & Bess Hawes) — The Upperclassmen — 2:17
8	San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller) — The Upperclassmen — 2:21
9	Edelweiss (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) — The Mass Chorus — 2:38
10	Lady of Spain (Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, & Henry Tilsley; arr. Swift) — The Mixed Chorus — 2:48
11	Chim Chim Cher-ee (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman; arr. Harry Simeone) — The Mixed Chorus — 3:59
12	Mame (Jerry Herman; arr. Martin Albert) — A Cappella Choir — 2:12
13	Once Upon a Time (David Hamilton, William Stevenson, & Barney Ales; arr. Warnick) — A Cappella Choir — 3:11
14	Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Negro spiritual; arr. Van Ambrose Christy) — A Cappella Choir — 1:40
15	The Fantasticks Medley (Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones) — A Cappella Choir — 7:23
16	Tribute to Herman Clein: The Mickey Mouse Song (Walt Disney, liberally adapted) — The Massed Choir — 1:09

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