Forest Philharmonic Calendar

Part I

1.Overture (instrumental)

2.Comfort ye my people (tenor)

3.Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (air for tenor)

4.And the glory of the Lord (anthem chorus)

5.Thus saith the Lord of hosts (accompanied recitative for bass)

6. But who may abide the day of His coming (alto)

7. And he shall purify the sons of Levi (chorus)

8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto)

9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (air for alto and chorus)

10. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)

11. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass)

12. For unto us a child is born (chorus)

13. Pifa ("pastoral symphony": instrumental - bars 1-11 only)

14a. There were shepherds abiding in the fields (secco recitative for soprano)

14b. And lo, the angel of the Lord (accompanied recitative for soprano)

15. And the angel said unto them (secco recitative for soprano)

16. And suddenly there was with the angel (accompanied recitative for soprano)

17. Glory to God in the highest (chorus)

18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion version 1 (soprano)

19. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (version 2 recitative for or alto)

20. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto and soprano)

21. His yoke is easy (chorus)

Part II

22. Behold the Lamb of God (chorus)

23. He was despised and rejected of men (alto no da capo, solo to bar 49 then orchestra concludes by playing the 1^st 8 Bars)

24. Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (chorus)

25. And with his stripes we are healed (chorus)

26. All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus)

27., All they that see him laugh him to scorn (secco recitative for tenor)

28. He trusted in God that he would deliver him (chorus)

29. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor)

30. Behold and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)

31. He was cut off (tenor)

32. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (tenor)

38. How beautiful are the feet (version 1 soprano)

40. Why do the nations so furiously rage together (version 1 bass)

42. He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)

43. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)

44. Hallelujah (chorus)

1Part III

45. I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

46. Since by man came death (chorus)

47. Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)

48. The trumpet shall sound (bass) stopping at bar 156 (not doing da capo)

53. Worthy is the Lamb (anthem and fugue chorus)