Turtle Creek Chorale 

LINER NOTES

Fond Farewell

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

“A Fond Farewell” is a very personal look back at the 20 years of artistic direction by Dr. Timothy Seelig. The final concert under his leadership took place on July 8, 2007. Five world premier pieces were composed for that concert and are included along with several newly-recorded pieces from that evening. The remainder of the recording is devoted to favorites from the past. The first disc features the grand and glorious music from the two decades, including the very first piece the men of the TCC ever sang: “The Last Words of David”. The second is more thoughtful and meditative and includes many of the solos Dr. Seelig has recorded throughout his tenure with the chorus. It takes the listener on a journey from “Lullaby” to “Requiem.”

In addition to the Turtle Creek Chorale, the discs include performances by The Women’s Chorus of Dallas, One Achord, Tesoro, New Texas Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the Lay Family Organ. The recording also features the piano artistry of our beloved Anne Albritton as well as Antoine Spencer, Danny Ray and Terry Dobson.

REPERTOIRE

The Grand and Glorious - Disc 1

Last Words of David
Randall Thompson
© 1953 E.C. Schirmer
From LET MUSIC LIVE CD

Live Your Dream
Greg Gilpin
Text: Rumi, Lao-Tzu, Henry David Thoreau
Orchestration by: Steven Couch
David Fessenden, Mark Knight, David Moldenhauer – Soloists
© 2007 Greg Gilpin

I Will Fly
Dr. James Granville Eakin III
Text: Patrick Overton
Tim Seelig – Soloist
© 2007 Dr. James Granville Eakin III

The Dreamer
Mark Hayes
Text: Pamela Martin Tomlinson
Orchestration by: Steven Couch
Jim Kondysar, Joel Ihms and Bill Cobb – Soloists
© 2007 Mark Hayes

Love Has Always Been Our Song
Words and Music by Joseph Martin
Orchestration by: Steven Couch
Russell Vaden and Buddy Mercer – Soloists
© 2007 Joseph Martin

Why We Sing
Words and Music by Greg Gilpin
Darryl Gipson, Greg Britt, Brad Olesen and Buddy Mercer - Soloists
© Shawnee Press, Inc.

One Voice
Joseph Martin
Text: Pamela Martin Tomlinson
SING FOR THE CURE
Daryl Curry, Wendy Crew, Fred Poggemeyer, Michael Murray, Kimberly
Earls, Ken Gartman – Soloists
Shawnee Press, Inc.
From SING FOR THE CURE CD
© 2001 Shawnee Press

Simple Gifts
Traditional Shaker Tune
arr. Mark Hayes
© 2000 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
From SING FOR THE CURE CD

Psalm 91: The Secret Place
Danny Ray
Text adapted by Dr. Mel White
© 1998 Danny Ray
From PSALM CD

The Majesty and Glory
Based on Psalm 8
Tom Fettke
Text by Linda Lee Johnson
© 1979 Published by Word Music
From PSALMS CD

Sanctus
John Rutter
© 1986 Oxford University Press
From REQUIEM CD

Let Me Be the Music
David Friedman
Arr. Anne Albritton
© 2000 Shawnee Press, Inc.
From ANNIE’S SONGS CD

Grace
Mark Hayes
©1993, 2000 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

When I Have Sung My Songs for You
Ernest Charles
Arr. Tim Seelig
Orchestration by Steven Couch
© 1934 & 2001 G. Shirmer, Published by Shawnee Press, Inc.
From SERENADE CD

The Awakening (Reprise)
Joseph Martin
© 1995 Shawnee Press, Inc.
From LET MUSIC LIVE CD

The Thoughtful and The Meditative - Disc 2

There is a Season
Janey Hall
Arr. Anne Albritton
From AMERICAN RHAPSODY CD - The Women’s Chorus of Dallas
© 1997 Anne Albritton

Lullaby
Dr. James Granville Eakin III
Text: Tim Seelig
Sam Bass - Soloist
© 2003 Shawnee Press, Inc.
From JOURNEY CD

No One Is Alone
Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
© 1989 Wilting Music
From EVERYTHING’S POSSIBLE CD

We’re Not Lost, We’re Here (from Naked Man)
Robert Seeley
Text: Philip Littell
Billy Smith - Soloist
© Yelton Rhodes Music
From LIFELONG FRIEND CD

Come Ready and See Me
Music by Richard Hundley
Words by James Purdy
© Copyright Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
From TWO WORLDS CD

Make Me a Kite
Words by Amanda McBroom
Music by Michelle Brourman
Arranged by Terry Dobson
Reed Hoke - Soloist
© 1992 McBroom Music and Brourman Music
From CELESTIAL CD

The Cloths of Heaven
Z. Randall Stroope
© 2003 Z. Randall Stroope
From CELESTIAL CD

Who Will Curl My Daughter’s Hair
David Friedman
Test: Pamela Martin Tomlinson
© Shawnee Press, Inc.
From SING FOR THE CURE CD

Naked in the Leaves
From Exile - The Journey Home
Lyrics Robert Espindola
Music Robert Seeley
Mark Brown and Tim Seelig - Soloists
©2000 Yelton Rhodes Music
From PERSONALS CD

We Live on Borrowed Time
David Friedman
Mark Brown - Soloist
© Midder Music
From LIFELONG FRIEND CD

Requiem
Dr. James Granville Eakin III
Text: Tim Seelig
Don Kennedy - Soloist
© 2003 Shawnee Press, Inc.
From JOURNEY CD

If I Had Only Known
Acafellas
Jan Stanfield, Craig Morris
arr. Danny Ray
© 1991 Jan Stantunes Music
From FAMILY CD

The Last Day
Words by B. Russell, Music by J. Ewbank
Arr. by Anne Albritton
Kathryn D. Brown, conductor
Tim Seelig - Tim Seelig
© Songs of Universal/Brenda Russell Music
From ANNIE’S SONGS CD

I’ll Be Seeing You
Words and Music Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain
Tim Seelig -Soloist
© 1938 Williamson Music
From EVERYTHING’S POSSIBLE CD

This Day
Lowell Alexander
Arr. Kirby Shaw
Orchestration by: Steven Couch
© 1993Meadowgreen Music Company

The Man the Melody
Enhanced Video
Videography Shawn Northcutt
Music by Danny W. Ray
© 2007 Danny W. Ray

PRODUCTION NOTES

Producers: Dr. Timothy Seelig and Robert Huneke
Recording Engineer: Michael Vasquez
Editing /Mastering: Michael Vasquez and Nolan Brett
Liner Design & Layout: Kenneth E. McBryde
Artwork & Photography: Shawn Northcutt Photography
Artistic Director: Dr. Timothy G. Seelig
Principal Accompanist: Antoine Spencer
Assistant Accompanist/Organist: Russ Rieger
The Herman W. & Amelia H. Lay Family Concert Organ
Pianos for the Meyerson Symphony Center are provided through the
courtesy of Yamaha Music Corporation of America and Grand Staff
Piano Centers.
Turtle Creek Chorale
P.O. Box 190137
Dallas, TX 75219
For a complete selection of Turtle Creek Chorale Recordings, visit our website at www.turtlecreek.org.
A Fond Farewell: the CD © 2007

OTHER

A Fond Farewell
Honorary Host Committee
Dr. Maya Angelou, Poet and Author
Maria Munoz-Blanco, Director, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
Dr. Carole Ann Boyd and Barbara Hudson
Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Founding Chair,
Susan G Komen for the Cure
Jack Bunning and Jeff Sauers,
Director of Marketing and Development, The
Long Center, Austin, Texas
Trigger Butler
Nancy Byrd, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Vice President Domestic Affiliate Network
Linkie and Henry Cohn
Dennis Coleman, Artistic Director, Seattle
Men’s Chorus
Reverend Charles Cox, Pastor, Grace United
Methodist Church
Don Croll, Cantor, Temple Shalom
Greg Davis, General Manager, WRR Radio
Terry Dobson, Theatre Three Company
Manager
Cynthia Dorn, New Arts Six
Michael Doughman, President, Dallas Tavern
Guild
Dr. James Granville Eakin III, Composer
Honorable Harryette Ehrhardt and Dr. Jack
Ehrhardt, Former State Representative
David Friedman, Composer
Greg Gilpin, Composer
Mark Hayes, Composer
Charles Hodnett, Santa Claus
Rev. Jo Hudson, Senior Pastor, Cathedral of
Hope
Michael Jenkins, President and Managing
Director, Dallas Summer Musicals
Louis Kelly
Victor Marshall, Artistic Administrator, Dallas
Symphony Orchestra
Ginny Martin, Emmy Award-Winning Film
Maker
Joseph Martin, Composer
Kevin Marvin, President, Gay and Lesbian
Association of Choruses
Lory Masters, Owner, Master Realtors
Jerry McCoy, Director of Choral Studies,
University of North Texas
Morton H. Meyerson
Laura Miller, Mayor, City of Dallas
Barbara Hill-Moore and Le Moore, Bruce
Foote Foundation-Southern Methodist
University
Honorable Ed Oakley, Dallas City Council
Reverend Michael Piazza, President, Hope for
Peace & Justice
Howard Okon and David Ellis
Jonathan Pell, Director of Artistic Administration,
Dallas Opera
Jose Plata, World Wide Piano
Stephan Pyles, Restaurateur
Charles Santos, TITAS, Executive Director
Joe Sears, Co-Creator, Greater Tuna
Shawnee Press, Inc., Mark Cabiniss, President
Mackie V. Spradley, Dallas Independent
School District
Joanna St. Angelo, Executive Director,
Sammons Center for the Arts
Andy Streitfeld, Chairman of the Board /AMS
Production Group
Betty Switzer, Former Director, City of Dallas
Office of Cultural Affairs
John Tatum, Director, Male Chorus of First
Baptist Church, Hamilton Park

A Fond Farewell
Honorary Host Committee
Rick Thompson, Executive Producer, KERA
Pamela Martin Tomlinson, Poet
Jaston Williams, Co-Creator, Greater Tuna
Turtle Creek Chorale Board of Directors
Peter Anderson and David Metoyer
Chairman of the Board
Doug Mitchell and Ed Calcote
President
Julie Adkins
Michael Bradley
David Cegelski and Gordon Sorensen
Robert Cole and Brett Parish
Gene Dolphus
Margie Gunther
James Harmon
Steve Jolly and Daniel Shipman
Mark Knight and Russ Rieger
Rick McDonough
Zan Moore
Joe Rattan
Mike Renquist
Craig Robinson
Marcia Southall
Chuck Sweatt and Michael McGary
Pete Webb
Daniel Weber
Dean Lester
Turtle Creek Chorale
Endowment Board
Tim and Pat Blanchard-Modisette
Former TCC Board of Directors
Chet Flake and Bud Knight
Former Chairman TCC Board of Directors
Renee and Ray Olds
Former Board of Directors Member
Dr. Chris Vesy and Al Roller
Former TCC Board of Directors Member