Homecoming Concert 2022

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Carthage Treble Choir and Welcoming Dr. Margaret Burk, Director of Choral Activities featuring Laura Kaeppeler ’10 and Wind Orchestra

Carthage Treble Choir and Alumni

Carthage Choir and Alumni

7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2022

A.F. Siebert Chapel Carthage College Kenosha, Wisconsin

Wessex Dances

I. Dragon Hill

IV. Summer Solstice

III. Wayland’s Smithy

Autumn Walk

Vidám zene (Merry Music)

Pseudo-Yoik

My Lord, What a Mornin’

Wind Orchestra

James Ripley, conductor

Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)

Commission Premiere

Julian Work (1910-1995) Eastman Wind Ensemble Edition

Frigyes Hidas (1928-2007)

Carthage Choir

Margaret Burk, conductor Gregory Berg, piano

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963)

arr. Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949)

Carthage Choir and Alumni

Peace I Leave with You Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal arr. Alice Parker (b. 1925)

Carthage Treble Choir

Peter Dennee, conductor Laura Kaeppeler, guest soloist Melissa Cardamone, piano

Bog daj dobro večer (May God grant us a good evening)

Treble Choir and Alumni

Laura Kaeppeler, soprano

Damijan Močnik (b. 1967)

Light of a Clear Blue Morning Dolly Parton (b. 1946) arr. Craig Hella Johnson Bailey Schneyr, flute

Meet Me Hear (from Considering Matthew Shepard)

Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962) arr. Peter Dennee Lexy Klawonn, clarinet; Katrina Briselden, violin; Carissa Kiehl, viola; Grace Hill, cello; Sydney Edwards, double bass Premiere Performance of SSAA arrangement

With a Voice of Singing

Brian Schoettler, organ program

Combined Choirs

Martin Shaw (1875-1958)

wind orchestra

James Ripley, conductor

Flute

Gabriela Booth Emma Eckes

Anna Hansen

Emma Lesko Bailey Schneyr

Clarinet Natalie Cambone Lexy Klawonn

Jack Massari

Katiann Nelson Maile Riedel

Zach Ward Bass Clarinet

Madison Bazlewicz Sophie Shulman

Saxophone

Karlee De Jesus, baritone

Luke Eidsor, baritone

Kelsi Genrich, tenor Sophia Larsen, alto Julia Owens, alto Kassia Schrafnagel, alto Bryan Tamayo, alto

Bassoon Emma Murphy

Horn Aubrey Brown Grace Chapa Sophia Figura Annaliese Ruhs Trumpet Colin Conway Vinny David Kathleen Smith Trombone Sam Hoopingarner Johathan Ledanski Taylor Zorn

Euphonium Lucus Schneider

Tuba Michael Flesher John Lew Zhong Zheng

Percussion Jack Kelly Emma Libecki Christian Plonski Noah Wilson

carthage treble choir

Peter Dennee, conductor Melissa Cardamone, piano

Sydney Anderson Tiffany Borger

Allie Brizzee

Taylor May Bulanek

Essence Christian Abby Ciesielczyk

Regan Conway

Erin Davis

Frannie Drake

Taj Drone Emma Eckes

Annika Erickson

Skylar Farr

Grace Hanson

Danielle Hastings Raelyn Hastings

Claire Holston

Paityn Keller

Aly Kline

Chloe Kroeger

Taylor Kwasny

carthage choir

Margaret Burk, conductor Gregory Berg, accompanist

Soprano

Tessa Baty Ella Bergfeld Becca Culley Madison Edge Jessica Golinski* Lauren Hammes Rachael Jasien Savannah Kroger* Jenna Meola Joyce Reising Alto Faith Albright Madi Crawford Jada Moss Katiann Nelson* Lydia Ochoa Max Olsen Samantha Pardo Katherine Pullam Annaliese Ruhs Shiloh Wheeldon

Emma Libecki Haruhi Murakami Tabitha Mani-Eapen Dakota Mathiason Eva Menzia

Tymberlyn Mlodzik Emma Murphy

Elizabeth Neybert Kiera Notz Danae Palmer

Zoe Rabin Alexandria Rakowski

Kayla Raye Jaelyn Spangler

Kelsey Spofford

Mary Travis Gracie Underwood Kris Wolf

Mikayla Wright

Emily Jean Zerger

Tenor Adam Blackwood Nicky Caldwell Aaron Carlson Colin Campbell Christopher Glade Avery Morris Jonathan Rasmussen Shawn Runningen Bryan Tamayo* Bass Miguel A. Bartolome Brian Dean Nicholas Dekker Colin Eagen Thomas Hougen Norris Jones Nathan Koehlert Jack Myers

Aydan Wildman Benjamin Young*

*denotes officers/librarians

about our artists

Laura Kaeppeler: To help us celebrate the 4oth Anniversary of the Treble Choir, Laura Kaeppeler, former Treble Choir singer, will join us as guest soloist. Laura Kaeppeler is a nationally recognized performer, advocate for at-risk youth and inspirational speaker, originally hailing from Kenosha, Wisconsin. She is a 2010 graduate of Carthage College in Kenosha, WI, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Music and Vocal Performance.

In 2012, Laura Kaeppeler became the 86th woman to be crowned Miss America.. As Miss America, Laura became the Goodwill Ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and her personal platform, Advocating for Children of Incarcerated Parents. Laura is passionate about advocating for children of incarcerated parents, and has been invited to speak at The White House and partner with organizations including the U.S. Dream Academy, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America, Operation Open Arms, and others. In 2012, Laura was a recipient of the Courage Award from The CarePlus Foundation, an organization that supports the innovative and life-changing programs and services for in-need adults, and also received the Thomas Mott Osborne

Medal from The Osbourne Association, a group that creates opportunities for people affected by the criminal justice system.

An acclaimed classical vocalist, Laura has been a featured soloist with orchestras across the country and has performed the national anthem at numerous sold-out venues, including Angel Stadium, Lambeau Field, Miller Park, Wrigley Field, and Yankee Stadium. Laura has also performed for members of the United States Armed Forces and their families with the USO.

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Carthage Treble Choir: The 2022-23 academic year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Carthage Choir. In 1982, the Chapel Choir, formerly a mixed (SATB) choir became a treble choir under the direction of Dr. John Windh. In 1989, Prof. Amy Haines took over the leadership and soon thereafter the name was changed to Carthage Women’s Ensemble. In 2001, Dr. Michael Burkhardt became director of this ensemble. Upon his arrival at Carthage in 2005, Dr. Peter Dennee took over the directorship of this ensemble and in 2018, the choir’s name was changed to Carthage Treble Choir.

Treble Choir’s accomplishments over these forty years include over a dozen premieres of new works by some of the most recognized choral composers of the twenty-first century; many domestic tours includ ing tours to Florida (2013 & 2017) and Washington, D.C. (2006); international tours to Central Europe (2007 & 2023), China (2015), and Tanzania (2019); and being selected to perform at the American Cho ral Directors Association Midwest Regional Confer ence in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (2016).

about our artists

Welcoming our new Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Margaret Burk: Margaret (Maggie) Burk is a conductor, choral singer, and composer dedicated to the transformative power of choral music. She is the recently-appointed Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., where she oversees the choral area, teaches coursework in music education, choral literature, and conducting, co-directs the Christmas Festival, and directs the award-winning Carthage Choir. In demand as a clinician, she recently conducted the Virginia All-State Treble Choir; next summer, she will serve as music director for the Royal School of Church Music’s Midwest Training Course in Evansville, IN.

Maggie completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan, where she studied with Eugene Rogers. She earned the Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the Yale School of Music/ Institute of Sacred Music, where was awarded the Robert Shaw Prize for outstanding achievement in choral conducting as well as the Institute’s Faculty Prize for scholarship, performance, and community leadership. Prior to her graduate studies, Maggie taught public school choral music in Minnesota and Kansas. She holds the Bachelor of Music degree summa cum laude from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. As an advocate for

the LGBTQ+ community, she has given presentations at various professional conferences about welcoming students across the gender spectrum into choral classrooms.

Maggie is also an active composer and professional chorister. Her music is published by Hal Leonard and Selah Music Publishing and has been heard on the BBC Radio 3 as well as at churches throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. As a soprano, she is a regular member of the professional choral ensembles Audivi (Detroit), the Tallgrass Chamber Choir (Kansas City), and Musica Atlantica (Savannah, GA). She is an avid foodie, runner, and hiker and is the proud mom of two senior rescue cats.

Program Notes for the pieces performed on this evening concert are available by scanning this QR code with your smartphone camera.