The Cycle of Life : A Dramatic and Musical Chronicle

Our debut concert performances revolved around the cycle of man’s life: our triumphs, our failures, our relationships with loved ones, nature and the spiritual world, our fears and destructive impulses, our follies and our foibles. Ultimately, our life as it is chronicled from birth, through love, loss, war, death, and our belief in a higher being, and a higher purpose. This vision was realized by performing concerts using music spanning four centuries, seven languages and five continents. The debut concerts were held at the following locations:

April 11 Valley Christian Center 10800 Dublin Road, Dublin, CA	May 3 Northminister Presbyterian 315 East Alvin Dr, Salinas, CA
May 16 Lincoln Glen Church 2700 Booksin, San José, CA	May 23 St. Edward's Church 5788 Thornton Avenue, Newark, CA

Celebration of Life
A Jubilant Song - René Clausen

Birth and Youth
Infant Joy - Earl George
The Lamb -Earl George
Laughing Song - Earl George

Love
Dieu! qu'il a fait bon regarder! -Claude Debussy
Marianne - arr. Philip Wilby
El Paisanito - arr. Ward Swingle

Man's Folly
A Dog Known as Ego - Lars-Erik Larsson

Nature and Man
This We Know - Ron Jeffers
Kasar Mie la Gaji - Alberto Grau

War
Wie liegt die Stadt - Rudolf Mauersberger

Death
Come, Sweet Death - J.S. Bach
To All to Each (from Carols of Death) - William Schuman
The Unknown Region (from Carols of Death) - William Schuman

Consolation
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten - arr. Daniel Hughes

Prayer and Hope
Open thou mine eyes - John Rutter
Bogoroditse D'evo, Raduisya - Sergei Rachmaninoff

Peace and Heaven
Sing Me to Heaven - Daniel Gawthrop