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Seattle Men's Chorus Artistic Director Dennis Coleman has chosen a collection of 20 songs that includes only songs that are, in fact, audience favorites, including the title track Silver Bells, plus God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, White Christmas and many others!

Comprised of tunes from all four of the previous Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday CDs, Silver Bells is the perfect recording to own if you are only going to have one seasonal recording and a must-have for every audiophile's holiday catalog. It's the perfect way to honor the 25th Anniversary of Seattle Men's Chorus!

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Format: Compact Disc
Category: Holiday
Price: $16
Released: 2003
Availability: Currently in-stock

LINER NOTES

CD cover: Silver Bells

Silver Bells

Holiday Favorites from SMC's first 25 years 1979-2004

Released: 2003

For 25 years, Seattle Men's Chorus has inspired audiences to rediscover the spirit of the season with our annual Holiday Concert.

We celebrate our Silver Anniversary with Silver Bells, a compilation of favorites from our first four Holiday CDs.

Bring home the joy, laughter and community of the SMC experience.

SEATTLE MEN'S CHORUS
Artistic Director/Conductor, Philandros: Dennis Coleman
Assistant Artistic Director/Conductor, Captain Smartypants: Eric Lane Barnes
Principal Accompanist: Evan Stults

TRACKS

  1. Silver Bells
    (from Joy!, 2001)
    Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 1950
    (renewed 1977) by Paramount Music Corporation.
    Arrangement © 1996 David Maddux, ASCAP
  2. Christmas Trilogy:
    I Saw Three Ships / What Child is This? /
    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    (from Holiday Traditions, 1993)
    Mark Wiese
    © 1998 Lone Press, Inc. (sole agent: E.C. Schirmer)
  3. A Jubilant Gloria
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    R. Thomas Seeley
    © 1988 R.T. Seeley
  4. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    Traditional English Carol - Arranged by Arthur Warrell
    © 1936 Oxford University Press
  5. In The Bleak Midwinter
    (from Holiday Traditions, 1993)
    Gustav Holst
    Arrangement © 1937 Leslie Woodgate
    (sole agent G. Schirmer, Inc.)

    Performed by Philandros Soloist Rodger Fowler

  6. Over The River And Through The Woods
    (from Joy!, 2001)
    Traditional -
    Arragement © 1997 Anne Albritton
  7. Carol Of The Bells
    (from Holiday Traditions, 1993)
    M. Leontovich - Arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky
    © 1945 Carl Fischer, Inc.
  8. Snowfall
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    Music by Claude Thornhill
    Words by Ruth Thornhill - Arranged by Gene Puerling
    Adapted by Dennis Coleman

    Performed by Philandros

  9. Hard Candy Christmas
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    Carol Hall — Arrangement by Steve Kuntz
    Daniel Music, Ltd., Shuksat Music/MCA Music, ASCAP

    Performed by Philandros

  10. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
    (from Captured Live!!, 1995)
    Traditional English Carol

    Performed by Philandros

  11. O Tannenbaum
    (from Holiday Traditions, 1993)
    Traditional - Arranged by Alice Parker / Robert Shaw
    © 1953 G. Schirmer

    Soloist: Thomas Hitt

  1. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
    (from Joy!, 2001)
    J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
    © 1934 (renewed 1962) EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.
    Arrangement © 1986 Eric Lane Barnes, ASCAP

    Performed by Captain Smartypants
    Soloists: Paul Rosenberg and Ben Aguiluz

  2. Boogie Woogie Hanukkah
    (from Joy!, 2001)
    © 1999 by Eric Lane Barnes, ASCAP

    Performed by Captain Smartypants

  3. Jingle Bells
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    James Pierpoint - Arranged by Gordon Langford
    © 1986 Chandros Music, Ltd.

    Performed by Philandros

  4. Do You Hear What I Hear?
    (from Holiday Traditions, 1993)
    Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne
    Arranged by Alyn Ainsworth
    © 1962 Valleydale Music, Inc.
    (world-wide rights controlled by Regent Music Corp.)

    Performed by Philandros

  5. Good King Wenceslas
    (from Joy!, 2001)
    Traditional
    Arrangement © 1997 Stephen Smith
  6. The Christmas Song
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    Mel Torme and Robert Wells
    © 1946 Edwin Morris and Co. Inc.
    Arrangement © 1981 Peter Knight, Chappell Morris Ltd.

    Performed by Philandros
    Soloist: Dennis Coleman

  7. White Christmas
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    Irving Berlin - Arr. Roy Ringwald © 1940, 1942 Irving Berlin
  8. Peace, Peace / Silent Night / Still, Still, Still
    (from Snowbound, 1991)

    Peace, Peace —
    Rick and Sylvia Powell
    © 1969, 1973 Matterhorn Music

    Silent Night —
    Music by Franz Gruber - Words by Joseph Mohr
    Arranged by Dennis Coleman

    Still, Still, Still —
    Traditional Austrian Carol

    Performed by Philandros

  9. Christmas Comes Anew
    (from Snowbound, 1991)
    Traditional French Carol
    Arrangment Mark Riese - Brass Arrangement Jeffrey Domoto



INSTRUMENTALISTS

Snowbound  —  James Holloway - Organ  •  Evan Stults - Piano and Harpsichord
Emerald City Brass Quintet   (William Berry, David Hensler - Trumpets  •  Margaret Berry - Horn  •  Jeffrey Domoto - Trombone  •  Robert Searle - Tuba  •  Lauren Anderson - Additional Trumpet)

Holiday Traditions  —  Evan Stults - Piano  •  Steve Glancy - Percussion  •  Paul Mueller - Bass

Captured Live!!  —  Evan Stults - Piano

Joy!  —  Evan Stults - Piano  •  Eric Lane Barnes - Piano and Synthesizers  •  Chris Monroe - Percussion  •  Beverly Dorcy - Percussion  •  Ron Legters - Percussion  •  David Pascal - Bass  •  Naomi Kato - Harp  •  Bells of the Sound - Martin Culbert, Director.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Executive Director: Tom Luhnow
Marketing Director: Paul Bauer
Art and Design: Jeremy Hall
Mastering: Ting-ku "Timmy" Liu

Snowbound  —  Recorded at Green Lake Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Seattle and St. John Vianney Church, Bothell
Albert G. Swanson - Recording Engineer  •  Tom Stiles - Assistant Engineer
Special thanks to Arthur L. Altenburg, Virginia Plata, Al Swanson & Lee Sylvester.

Holiday Traditions  —  Recorded at St. John Vianney Church and Meany Theatre
Albert G. Swanson - Recording Engineer  •  Tom Stiles - Assistant Engineer.

Captured Live!!  —  Recorded at Meany Theatre
Albert G. Swanson - Recording Engineer.

Joy!  —  Recorded At Benaroya Hall and Meany Theatre.
Mastered by Albert G. Swanson, Recording Engineer.
Boogie Woogie Hanukkah and Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town recorded at Ironwood Studios - Donn DeVore, Recording Engineer.
Special thanks to Steve Wolf, Capitol Music, Bob Eichler and Bryan Dittmer.