Thursday, December 21, 2023
6:30 pm and 8:15 pm
TIMUCUA ARTS FOUNDATION
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PARKING AT TIMUCUA
Street parking is available along Summerlin Ave. right next to the venue (2000 S. Summerlin Ave. 32806). There is also plenty of parking available in the Wadeview Park parking lot which is where Summerlin dead-ends immediately past the venue.
TRANSLATIONS
BLESSED BE THAT MAID MARIE
Blessed be that maid Marie
Born he was of her body;
Very God ere time began,
Born in time the Son of Man.
Eya! Jesus hodie
Natus est de Virgine.
[Rejoice! Jesus is
Born today of a virgin]
In a manger strewn with hay
Jesu born and lulled lay;
Come to die upon the Tree
Pro peccante homine.
[For sinful man]
Sweet and blissful was the song
Chanted of the angel throng:
“Peace on earth, alleluya!
In excelsis gloria.”
[Glory in the highest]
Fare three kings from far-off land,
Incense, gold and myrrh in hand;
In Bethlem the Babe they see,
Stelle ducti lumine.
[Led by the light of a star]
Make we merry on this fest,
In quo Christus natus est,
[On which Christ was born]
On this Child I pray you call,
To assoil and save us all.
AVE MARIS STELLA
Hail, star of the sea,
Nurturing Mother of God,
And ever Virgin
Happy gate of Heaven
Receiving that “Ave” [hail]
From the mouth of Gabriel,
Establish us in peace,
Transforming the name of “Eva” (Eve).
Loosen the chains of the guilty,
Send forth light to the blind,
Our evil do thou dispel,
Entreat for us all good things.
Show thyself to be a Mother:
Through thee may he receive prayer
Who, being born for us,
Undertook to be thine own.
O unique Virgin,
Meek above all others,
Make us, set free from our sins,
Meek and chaste.
Bestow a pure life,
Prepare a safe way:
That seeing Jesus,
We may ever rejoice.
Praise be to God the Father,
To the Most High Christ be glory,
To the Holy Spirit
Be honour, to the Three equally.
Amen.
AL HANISIM
For the miracles and for the
deliverance, and for the mighty acts,
and for the acts of salvation that You
performed for our ancestors in those
days, at this time of year; in the days
of Mattathias the son of Yochanan,
the High Priest, the Hasmonean and
his sons, when the Greek Empire
sought to force Your people Israel to
abandon Your Torah and to deviate
from Your chosen laws and practices,
You in Your great mercy stood with
them in their hour of distress.
Y’MEI CHANUKAH
In the days of Chanukah we tell of
the renewal of our holiness.
Our hearts are filled with celebration
and happiness.
Our draydles spin night and day.
We’ll eat mostly latkes then.
Light the many Chanukah candles;
Tell about the miracles and the
wonders that the Maccabees
celebrated.
We will recount and sing of the
victories of the Maccabees.
In the end the enemy’s
hands were weakened.
Jerusalem will return to life.
The Nation of Israel will be aidee.
S‘VIVON
Little draydle spin, spin, spin
Chanukah is a joyous holiday.
This happy holiday is for all people.
A great miracle happened there.
THIXO ONOTHANDO
God of love
Here I am before you
God of love
Give me love to witness about You
Lord, Here I am
Hosanna on High
Hosanna in the Highest
God of Love
Give me love to witness about you
ARTIST BIOS
Andrew Minear
conductor
With appearances across the United States, Dr. Andrew Minear is an active conductor, music educator, and choir leader. He is the founding Artistic and Executive Director of Orlando Sings where he conducts the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus and the professional vocal ensemble Solaria. He also serves as Director of Music Ministry at All Saints Episcopal Church of Winter Park. Recent or upcoming engagements include Opera Orlando’s production of “All is Calm,” the National Concert Chorus at Carnegie Hall, the American Choral Directors Association Southern Region SSAA Honor Choir, Music and Worship Arts weeks in Lake Junaluska and Montreat, and ten all-state choirs. His choirs have been selected seven times to perform for state, regional, or national conferences. Dr. Minear’s passion for expressive music-making has been cultivated through over two decades of experience in children’s, church, community, middle school, high school, university, and professional choral settings.
The Solaria Singers
