Amabile Winter Concert 2024

Amabile Winter Concert 2024, Afternoon Concert 12/7/2024 at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church, Sylvia Cauter directing
The Amabile Choir of Bainbridge Island, WA performs their winter 2024 concert. Special Guest: Olympic Serenade String Ensemble. December 6&7 2024 at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church. Program included:
Hope
O Magnum Mysterium
Gaudete Omnes
Sure On This Shining Night #1 (Lauridsen,
Stars
Brightest and Best
First Cradle
Special Guests: Olympic Serenade String Quartet
I Saw Three Ships
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
The Chanukah Song (We Are Lights)
Deck the Hall
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Sure On This Shining Night #2 (Barber, 1941)
O Little Town of Bethlehem
About Amabile
Amabile is a mixed-voice ensemble of 65-70 singers drawn from Bainbridge Island and the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. Our name is taken from the Italian for "sweet" or "lovely." In music, amabile instructs the performer to play or sing the music in a "gracious or amiable" manner, or lovingly. The choir brings a loving approach to its music, to each other, and to its audiences. The individuals in Amabile are committed to the harmony that is the collaborative pursuit of choral singers everywhere.
2024 marks Amabile’s 11-year anniversary. Founded by Anne Pell in 2013 and under her directorship until 2017, Amabile continues to grow under the guidance of Sylvia Cauter. Both longtime and newer member singers delight in the music and community that Amabile has created. Help us continue to share our music with Bainbridge Island and Kitsap County: audition, attend a
concert, share us with a friend, or donate!
We welcome you to visit our website, www.amabilechoir.org. We also invite you to visit our very own KZbin channel. Search for “Amabile Choir Bainbridge” on KZbin.
Many Thanks!
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Pastor Erin Grayson and the parishioners of Bethany Lutheran Church for so generously hosting Amabile rehearsals and this concert - it is a joy to sing in this lovely sanctuary.
• Sylvia Cauter, our wonderful Music Director and Conductor, who selected the lovely music for our concert and tirelessly rehearsed us in weekly rehearsals
• Katrina Noble, our excellent collaborative pianist
• Jo Van der Stoep for organizing the ushers
• Mary Jensen and BHS student Rebecca Corns, for running the sound and light
• John McKenzie and Matt Clifton recording our concert
• The Amabile Board for their steady guidance and support: Pam Buchmeier, Cindy Harrison, Jeff Jensen, Eileen Nicol, Courtney Peck, Gwen Pennington, Mona Pingree, Melissa Weakly, and Dave Shafer
• Ginnilyn Hawkins, Amabile’s music librarian
• Sharon Huntley Land, who designed our website, the cover of this program, and promotional materials for this concert
• Louise McCloskey, who created this program, and Dan Parsons, who wrote the engaging program notes
• Dana’s on Bainbridge, for graciously serving as Amabile’s Bainbridge Island ticket outlet
• Our sponsors and advertisers, whose ads helped to fund the printing of this program