HEAR MY PRAYER
CONCERT CHOIR AND BYU SINGERS
MARCH 14, 2023 • CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE
BYU CONCERT CHOIR
Brent Wells, conductor
Soprano
Olivia Aurich
McKenzie Bahr
Claire Caldwell
Sarah Crockett
Paige Darrington
Ana Galbuchi
Cassie Hyatt
Ellie Sanchez
Rebekah Schnepf
Katie Schwarz
Whitney Shurtliff
Larissa Skelton
Allie Smith
Emily Starkweather
Emily Steele
Lizzie Stein
Glory Thomas
Alyssa Van Wagenen
Hollie Wells
Madeline Young
Alto
Camilla Andelin
Camilla Anderson
Kayla Brooks
Cierra Brooksby
Becca Eldredge
Alenda Evans
Tiffany Ferrel
Kyra Fowler
Julia Gee
Grace Gurr
Anna Housley
Brinley Koerner
Hannah Nelson
Rachel Olson
Addi Reid
Noelia Root
Gaby Soto
Kelsey Wagner
Hadley Wayment
Alaina Williams
Eliza Wright
Ruoxi Yang
Tenor
Jonah Brooks
Jamison Chandler
Zach Durgin
Jinxin Fu
Nathan Gladden
Jonathan Goldberg
Grant Gurr
Mark Hansen
Aaron Hayne
Erik Jansson
Luke Johnson
Jacob Malasky
James Monson
Erik Peterson
Mason Schemel
Nelson Schnepf
Danny Suckow
Brennen Till
Alex Walbom
Brixtin Walker
Bass
Benjamin Arnesen
Zach Brooks
Brandon Buckner
Jonathan Cheney
Sam DeHaan
Andrew Fellows
Abe Geigle
Carter Jansson
Raymond Kelly
Brandon Kemker
Spencer Moffat
Jesse Nebeker
Conner Nicholas
Brian Pappal
Zack Quenzer
Brian Ray
Braden Traasdahl
Asiel Velasco
David Wells
Michael Wells
Isaac Wright
Stuart Yorgason
Ben Young
Kenton Young
Suffering, Oppression, and Silence
When Jesus Wept (William Billings)
When Jesus wept, the falling tear
In mercy flowed beyond all bound; When Jesus groaned, a trembling fear Seized all the guilty world around.
The Lamentations of Jeremiah: O vos omnes (Alberto Ginastera)
Oh all you who pass this way, Behold and see if there be any sorrow like mine. For the Lord has afflicted me as he said in the day of his anger. See Lord, I am troubled, my bowels are disrupted. See Lord, my heart it turned within me, for I am full of bitterness. See Lord, abroad the sword destroys, And at home it is death. For that reason, I lament and my eyes pour down water. For the comforter, the relief of my soul, is far away. My sons are ruined and the enemy grows strong! You persist in fury and you grind down those under the heavens, Lord!
(Lamentations 1:12, 16, 20; 3:66)
Hear My Prayer O Lord (Henry Purcell)
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my crying come unto thee.
(Psalm 102)
When All Falls Silent (Brent Wells)
When all falls silent, And the breath of life Flows from the source And calms the stormy sea, My heart-song, Always sung but seldom heard, Rises from the mist, Calling, calling . . . Then, slowly, I turn my gaze, Drawn toward beauty And the song’s amber light; I open my soul, And I am at peace, I am in harmony, Listening, listening . . .
(Charles
Anthony Silvestri)Lead Us in Thy Truth
Leite mich, in deiner Wahrheit, from Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Lead me in your truth and teach me: For you are the God, who helps me, Everyday I wait upon you.
(Psalm 25:5)
Hope & Deliverance
And What Is It We Shall Hope For? (Robert Cundick)
And what is it we shall hope for?
We have hope through the atonement of Christ
And the power of His resurrection
To be raised unto life eternal.
We shall pray unto the Father
With all the energy of our hearts
That we may be filled with His love, Which He hath bestowed on us
Who are true followers of our Lord, Jesus Christ
That we may become the sons and daughters of God. That when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; For we shall see Him as He is, That we may have this hope, That we may be purified, even as He is pure. Amen.
(Moroni 7:41, 48)
From Heaven Distilled a Clemency—
No. 3 from Triptych (Tarik O’Regan) Allie Smith, soprano soloist
Each shall arise in the place where their life [spirit] departs.
“Bundahis-Bahman Yast”; Indian Bundahishn (ninth century) [adapted], from Sacred Books of the East, Volume 5, translated by Edward W. West (1860)
[So] Why then should I be afraid?
I shall die once again to rise an angel blest.
“Masnavi i Ma’navi”; Mathwani of Jalalu-‘d’Din Rumi (thirteenth century) [adapted], from Masnavi i Ma’navi, Book III, translated by Edward H. Whinfield (1898)
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting. And cometh from afar.
William Wordsworth (1770–1850), from “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” (1807)
Calm fell, from heaven distilled a clemency; There was peace on earth, and a silence in the sky.
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), from “And There was a Great Calm,” on the signing of the Armistice (1918)
We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name (Joseph Coslett, arr. Jacob Hasler) Avery Gunnell, pianist
We’ll sing all hail to Jesus’ name, And praise and honor give To him who bled on Calvary’s hill, And died that we might live. He passed the portals of the grave; Salvation was his song; He called upon the sinbound soul, To join the heav’nly throng. He seized the keys of death and hell, And bruised the serpent’s head; He bid the prison doors unfold, The grave yield up her dead.
How great, how glorious, how complete, Redemption’s grand design Where justice, love, and mercy meet, In harmony divine!
Rejoice, O Judah / Hallelujah, Amen, from Judas Maccabeus (George Frideric Handel) Abe Geigle, bass soloist Rejoice, O Judah, and, in songs divine, With cherubim and seraphim harmonious join! Hallelujah! Amen.
BYU SINGERS
Andrew Crane, conductor
Soprano
Samantha Gordon
Jennifer Grover
Anna Low
Rebecca Miess
Marion Pack
Madison Paez
Grace Parry
Louisa Porter
Felicity Slade
Alto
Mckay Cancienne
Amelia Davis
Nicole Dayton
Jamie Johnson
Hannah Klassen
Sarah Knight
Sophie Larsen
Lauren Malone
Claire Miranda
Lauren Parker
Mary Thompson
Tenor
Brett Ballard
Spencer Burke
Stevie Dugdale
Taylor Egan
Dallin Hwang
Matthew Paez
Logan Reid
David Shill
Ethan Simpson
Bass
Spencer Baldwin
Blake Charlton
Kobe Hagen
Alex Keogh
David Kime
Daniel LeCheminant
Christian Nicholas
Ben Peterson
Jack Porter
Blake Wayment
Lucas Zuehl
Awake, My Soul (Elaine Hagenberg) Amelia Davis, piano
Awake, my soul, awake!
I will awaken the dawn!
Be exalted, O God, among the heavens; Let Thy glory be over all the earth. For Thy steadfast mercy is great, Thy faithfulness reaches to the skies.
(Psalm 57:8–11)
Excerpts From Choral Masterworks
For He Shall Give His Angels Charge over Thee, from Elijah (Felix Mendelssohn)
For He shall give His angels charge over thee; that they shall protect thee in all the ways thou goest; that their hands shall uphold and guide thee, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone of stumbling.
(Psalm 91:11-12)
First Katisma, from Vigilia (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Madison Paez, Sophie Larsen, Logan Reid, and Blake Wayment, soloists
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. Alleluia. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous. But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice unto him with trembling. Verily blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Come, arise and save me, O my God.
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord, and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Glory to the Father, and the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Now and forever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen! Alleluia. Glory to Thee, O Lord.
Ñeizòechénnoye chúdo, from Inexpressible Wonder (Georgy Sviridov)
Oh, inexpressible wonder! He who in the furnace saved the pious youths from the flames is now placed in the tomb, lifeless and without breath, unto the salvation of us who sing: “O God, our Redeemer, blessed art Thou!”
(Heirmos of Ode 7, Kano of Holy Saturday)
Two Contemporary Latin Premieres
Plaudite, Psallite (Kestutis Daugirdas)
Clap your hands, sing praises, rejoice in God, all the earth—hallelujah. Let all nations bless the Lord, joining in his praises—hallelujah. For the Lord has had mercy on us—hallelujah, and he has led captivity captive, wonderful and glorious for all ages—hallelujah.
Mortem (Ernesto Herrera)
My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Now ye shall see a multitude, that will surround me. He was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate: He suffered and was buried.
Folk Traditions
Promised Land (arr. Jennifer Lucy Cook)
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie.
I am bound for the promised land, I’m bound for the promised land; Oh who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land.
No chilling winds or poisonous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and fear’d no more.
When shall I reach that happy place I’ll be forever blest, Where shall I see my maker’s face, And in that heart I’ll rest.
(Samuel Stennet)Marianne (arr. Philip Wilby)
Fare thee well my own true love, fare the well, my dear For the ship is waiting and the wind blows free, And I am bound away to the sea, Marianne Had I got a flask of gin, sugar here for two, And a big gold bowl to mix it in, I’d pour a drink for you, dear Marianne Yonder don’t you see the dove sitting in the sky? He’s mourning the loss of his own true love, As I do for you, my dear Marianne.
Sweet Rivers (Shawn Kirchner) Hannah Klassen, piano Sweet rivers of redeeming love Lie just before mine eyes; Had I the pinions of a dove, I’d to these rivers fly.
I’d rise superior to my pain, With joy and outstrip the wind: I’d cross o’er Jordan’s stormy waves And leave the world behind.
A few more days, or years, at most, My troubles will be o’er: I hope to join the heavenly host on Canaan’s happy shore.
My rapt’rous soul shall drink and feast in love’s unbounded sea, The glorious hope of endless rest is ravishing to me.
O! Come, my Savior, come away And bear me through the sky, Nor let thy chariot wheels delay, But quickly draw though nigh. Then I shall join the angel throng And circle round thy throne, I’ll sing through all the ages long And joy to be thine own.
(John Adam Granade)
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Special thanks to organist Andrew Fellows for providing the prelude, postlude, and additional accompaniment throughout the concert.
