“Our Favorite Christmas… Live”

New Release
This program began when the singers voted on their favorite Holiday pieces from all the seasons the Society has been together (7 as a matter of fact).   As would be expected, there were several well known numbers chosen plus some lesser known Christmas carols.  As the director I was surprised by some of the selections but pleased with every choice.  In concert we invited the audience to journey with us in time and space to a place where, perhaps, these favorite songs were heard for the very first time.   We truly enjoyed every concert and hope that you will share in our joy as you listen.
 
– Don Matlock, Artistic Director.

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Song Titles
Christmas Is Coming (18th Century) Babe of Bethlehem (1835)
Angels We Have Heard On High (18th Century) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (1784)
Veni, Veni, Emanuel (14th Century) Go Tell It On the Mountain (1865)
Boar’s Head Carol (15th Century) Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow (1867)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (15th Century) Silver Bells (1950)
O Magnum Mysterium (1575) Twelve Days After Christmas (1968)
Wexford Carol (12th Century) Fum, Fum, Fum (16th Century )
Somerset Wassail (Medieval) Deck the Hall (in 7/8) (16th Century)
Judea (1778)
Love!

Love! What a fascinating subject; the myriad faces of love have been explored by philosophers, poets and musicians for millennia.  In this CD of A Cappella voices we want to share with you some of our own musical explorations of love.  Our program opens with the reminder that to bless and be blessed is the law of love from the Shaker Hymn Give Good Gifts (1893). We follow with three songs expressing our appreciation to the Creator for the gift of singing. Throughout the rest of the program will be our offerings to Love for country, place and even love for the open road.  Of course, romantic love has been around since the very beginnings of history and our musical offerings to Eros and other gods of love span the last 500 years.. We conclude our program with the remembrance of love lost. From the tongue in cheek Adieu mes amours (1480) to the bitter-sweet anguish of Danny Boy (1913) and in closing giving you, our audience, the blessing May You Go Forth In Love (2000).

– Don Matlock, Artistic Director
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Montana A Cappella Society
Love Is Here to Stay

"There’s something to please everyone’s musical palate on the Montana A Cappella Society’s new CD, Love Is Here to Stay: 500 Years of Love Songs. The Bitterroot Valley choral group's second effort, following 2007’s Christmasse Comes but Once a Year, spans musical styles from 1450 to modern-day, rendered in fine a cappella fashion – voices only."

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Song Titles
Give Good Gifts (1893) Loch Lomond (1841)
The Lord’s Prayer (1935) Sing We and Chant It (c1595)
Amazing Grace (1835) You Tell Me Your Dream (1899)
Bogoroditse Devo (1915) Love Is Here To Stay (1938)
Matona, Lovely Maiden (c1550) A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (1940)
Shenandoah (c1810) Night and Day (1932)
In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves (1676) Vita de la mia vita (c1750)
This Land of Our Living (2004) Adieu mes amours (1480)
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (1946) Ashokan Farewell (1983)
This Is My Country (1940) Danny Boy (1913)
Schubert’s Serenade (1828) May You Go Forth In Love (2000)

The Montana A Cappella Society, all-volunteer vocal ensemble from the Bitterroot Valley, proudly presents its debut album “Christmasse Comes But Once a Year.” This distinctive collection of holiday music resonates with the group's characteristic sound and precision. 

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Song Titles
Gloucestershire Wassail
Past Three a Clock
Novum Gaudia
Jingle Bells
Winter Wonderland
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Dreydl Song
Sussex Carol
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Carol of the Bells
Fum, Fum, Fum
Riu, Riu, Chiu
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The First Noel
O Come, O Come, Immanuel
Patapan
Deck the Hall
The Holly and the Ivy
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming
Christmasse Comes But Once a Year
Merry Christmas To You All
“An exuberant mix of resilient voices, splendid production and vibrant arrangements make this album a must-listen.” – Mariss McTucker, Lively Times Dec. 2006


“Director Don Matlock does an excellent job with the group, and the a cappella singing is strong, clear, and filled with joy…makes you feel warm, fuzzy and fulfilled every time you play the CD…Shine on, Montana A Cappella Society!” – Carol Swanson Christmasreviews.com 2006


This CD is “so full of the season’s meaning that my Christmas Spirit award goes to Christmasse Comes But Once A Year from the Montana A Cappella Society. The MACS are a bunch of amateurs who love to sing together…pretty darn good singers who like to put on period dress and sing Christmas carols…I’ve invited them all to Wisconsin.”
– Gerry Grzyb, “Dr. Christmas” WRST-FM Oshkosh, WI, Appleton Post-Crescent Dec. 2006


“Unique and refreshing arrangements of old classics, presented by impeccable musicians. Awesome a cappella music that fills the Big Sky country.” – Bob Wehe, East Stroudsburg, PA CD Baby 2006
Production Staff

Don Matlock, Artistic Director
Frances Matlock, Photography & Costume Design
Terry Ryan, Executive Producer
Russell Perri, Producer
Jason Hicks, Recording, Mixing & Mastering
Bobbi Dye, Graphic Design
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