Mozart and Friends
Friday I February 10, 2023 I 7:30 pm
Faye Spanos Concert Hall
University Chorus and Pacific Singers
Yejee Choi, director
Monica Adams, collaborativepianist,UniversityChorus
Patricia Grimm, collaborativepianist,PacificSingers
Missa brevis in D major, K. 186h (K. 194) (1774)
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Wolfgang Amadè Mozart (1756–1791)
Jordan Souza, soprano; Mia Janosik, alto
Filo Ebid, tenor; Davis Mahoney, bass
Kailey Diggs, soprano; Mia Janosik, alto
Riley Brearton, tenor; Davis Mahoney, bass
Kailey Diggs, soprano; Mia Janosik, alto
Riley Brearton, tenor; Davis Mahoney, bass
Kailey Diggs, soprano; Mia Janosik, alto
Riley Brearton, tenor; Davis Mahoney, bass
Jordan Yang, Kailey Diggs, sopranos;
Mia Janosik, Miranda Duarte, Jasmin Hernandez, altos
Riley Brearton, tenor; Davis Mahoney, bass
Charlotte Han, Ellie Aquino, violins
Bailey LaBrie, cello
Patricia Grimm, harpsichord
Pacific Singers
Idumea (1991)
Charlotte Han, Ellie Aquino, violins
Alleluia (2014)
Jada Ramos, horn; Matthew Kulm, congas
Robin Bisho, tambourine
Flight Song (2014)
City Called Heaven (1994)
Rick Bjella (b. 1951)
Paul Basler (b. 1963)
Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980)
Traditional/Josephine Poelinitz (b. 1944)
Filo Ebid, tenor; Mateus Barioni, bass
Pacific Singers and University Chorus
Mozart: Missa brevis in D major
With the title of the piece directly translating to “brief Mass,” Mozart’s Missa brevis is a fourteen-minute interpretation of the canonical Latin Mass text. For reference, Beethoven’s Missa solemnis is eighty minutes long, and J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor is 105 minutes long. This was penned by an eighteen-yearold Wolfgang Amadè Mozart in his hometown of Salzburg, Germany, and it shows his remarkable maturity at such a young age. This is not to suggest that any of Mozart’s youthful joy is lost in the maturity of the music. The laughing Mozart the world has come to know and love is still very much present here. The Missa Brevis follows the standard movements included in the Mass Ordinary: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus (which is the second part of the Sanctus given its own movement), and Agnus Dei.
James ScottText and Translation
Kyrie
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Gloria
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis.
Laudamus te; benedicimus te; adoramus te; glorificamus te.
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite Jesu Christe.
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dextram Patris, O miserere nobis.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory be to God in the highest. And in earth peace to men of good will.
We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we worship Thee; we glorify Thee. We give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory.
O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
Credo
Credo in unum Deum; Patrem omnipotentem, factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Credo in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum, Et ex Patre natum ante omnia sæcula.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero, Genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de coelis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato, passus et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die secundum Scripturas.
Et ascendit in coelum: sedet ad dexteram Patris.
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos: cujus regni non erit finis.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum, et vivificantem: qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per Prophetas.
Credo in unam sanctam
catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam.
For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only art the most high, Jesus Christ. Together with the Holy Ghost in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
I believe in one God; the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, light of light, true God of true God, begotten not made; being of one substance with the Father, by Whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation descended from heaven; and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost, of the Virgin Mary, and was made man. He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried.
And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; and His kingdom shall have no end. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, Who prodeedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; as it was told by the Prophets. And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
Confiteor unum baptisma, in remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum et vitam venturi sæculi.
Amen.
Sanctus
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Osanna in excelsis.
Benedictus
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Osanna in excelsis.
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei.
Dona nobis pacem.
Richard Bjella: Idumea
Note by the composer
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God. Grant us peace.
Idumea is the Latin form of the Biblical name Edom, which means “red.” It is a hilly land south of the Dead Sea that is now in Jordan and includes the ancient city of Petra. When Moses wanted to enter the land of Canaan via Edom, the rulers of Edom wouldn’t let him. The tune was used effectively at the beginning of Cold Mountain, the 2003 American Civil War drama, accompanying pictures of the Battle of the Crater, one of the most horrible battles fought anywhere in the nineteenth century.
The tune, written by Ananias Davisson (1780–1857) from Shenandoah County, Virginia, is one of the most haunting and popular Appalachian minor songs in Southern shape-note circles. The lilt of the tune fits so well that it could have been written specifically for Charles Wesley’s words. I have tried to enhance the text by changing the character rather dramatically on each verse. The phrase “What will become of me?” is especially moving. The phrase at the end, “To see
the flaming skies,” is also terrifying, and I have tried to allow that text to come off the page with the ‘flames’ appearing in the women’s voices.”
Paul Basler: Alleluia
Paul Basler is a composer and professor of horn at the University of Florida. Before teaching at Florida, he gave lectures on music at universities in Nairobi, Kenya. His composition “Alleluia” is the first movement of a larger, fivemovement work entitled Songs of Faith. The other four movements are settings of classic Christian texts: Psalm 23 (“The Lord is My Shepherd”), Psalm 150, “Be Thou My Vision” and “Ubi Caritas.” These movements highlight the rich literary tradition of Biblical Christianity. “Alleluia,” however, focuses less on text and more on pure musical excitement. The chorus repeatedly shouts the titular phrase, with different voice sections calling and responding to one another as if sharing good news. The singers float lightly and joyfully over the bobbing piano accompaniment, like children gleefully skipping through a field. Along with the triumphant horn accompaniment, “Alleluia” is excitement personified.
—James ScottKim André Arnesen:
Flight Song
Grammy-nominated Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen attended the Conservatory of Music in Trondheim, Norway, and his first publicly performed composition was written for the Trondheim Boy’s Choir. Since then he has specialized in choral music, completing various large-scale works including his Magnificat (2010) and Requiem (2014). In “Flight Song,” Arnesen sets to music the words of Welsh-Scottish poet Euan Tate (b. 1968). Tate’s verses evoke the flapping of a bird’s wings, the flowing of a river, and, ultimately, the flowering of the human spirit in the face of fear and uncertainty.
James ScottTraditional/Josephine Poelinitz: City Called Heaven
“City Called Heaven” is a widely-known African American spiritual. Also known as a “sorrow song,” the text describes the plight of humanity. The choir laments the suffering of human life, the grief and brutality inseparable from existence, and the loneliness we all experience. However, the text takes a triumphant turn as with the declaration, “I’m trying to make heaven my home.” The message of this spiritual is that living through all of our pain will be worthwhile when we reach the ultimate salvation of heaven.
James ScottI am on a pilgrim journey of sorrow. I’m left in this whole wide world, I’m left in this wide world alone. I have no hope for tomorrow, But I’ve started to make Heaven my home. Well, sometimes, I am tossed. Sometimes I am driven low, Sometimes, my dear lord, I don’t know To which way I can roam. But I’ve heard of a city called Heaven, And I’ve started to make heaven my home.
An all-around musician, Yejee Choi maintains a dynamic career as a conductor, composer, vocalist, keyboardist, and educator. Choi joined the faculty of the Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific in the fall of 2016. Prior to conducting at Pacific, Choi enjoyed an exuberant performing life as a conductor and ensemble musician in various venues in South Korea, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia, and across the United States. Highlights of her performances include works with Marin Alsop, Helmuth Rilling, James Conlon, Simon Halsey, Osmo Vänskä, David Hill, and Grant Gershon. Choi also has appeared at many of the major concert venues and at such renowned halls as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Opera House of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and Orchestra Hall (Minnesota) to name a few. A passionate advocate of community engagement through music, Choi cofounded the J.W. Summer Festival Chorale, a semiprofessional choir of ninety-three members in reserve in Seoul. Upon the founding of the organization in 2010, Choi fully exerted her entrepreneurship, codirecting both musical and administrative aspects of the group.
Equally devoted to music education for youth and children, Choi also served as the founding board member of the “Music Belongs To Everyone!” series, a youth outreach program under the umbrella of the J.W. Chorale. Choi held similar positions as director of the choral division of the Esperanza Azteca Youth Orchestra and Choir in Los Angeles and as the founding conductor of the Modesto Youth Chorus, an ensemble affiliated with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra.
As a composer Choi has been continually commissioned by various choral and instrumental ensembles and soloists in Seoul since 2010. Her compositional interest lies in adopting and amalgamating diverse musical idioms from different genres and cultures ranging from Korean folk songs to Western classical music, jazz, pop, alternative rock, and ethnic music in exploration of ever-evolving sound language. Having studied film and media scoring at Yonsei University, South Korea, Choi also continues her creative endeavors by focusing on amplifying the potential of acoustic choral sound in combination with Virtual Studio Technology (VST) instruments and live instruments.
A native of South Korea, Choi holds a bachelor’s degree in voice performance from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and a master’s degree in choral conducting from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. She completed her doctorate in conducting at the USC Thornton School of Music, where she was the instructor of Choral Conducting I and the Oriana Women’s Choir, and was awarded the outstanding doctoral graduate of her class. Prior to her study in the United States, she attended Yonsei University as an English language and literature major and the Korea National University of Arts as a composition major. In addition to voice, conducting, and composition, Choi received rigorous training in piano and organ and performed with various instrumental chamber music ensembles in the United States and South Korea.
Pacific Singers
A select, mixed-voice chamber choir who collaborate with the University Chorus for two choral concerts each semester and perform at major university events and ceremonies. They also work with the University Symphony Orchestra and the Stockton Symphony to perform major choral and orchestral pieces.
Sopranos
Gabby Baluyot
Rose Dickson
Kailey Diggs
Juliette Frediere
Ria Patel
Sam Perrego
Charlize Price
Jordan Bell Souza
Vanessa Vasquez-Bartolo
Jordan Yang
Altos
Alexis Bondoc
Miranda Duarte
Jasmin Hernandez
Mia Janosik
Grace Liaw
Stella Mahnke
Becca Mahon
Tenors
Riley Brearton
Filo Ebid
Leo Hearl
Michael Megenney
Basses
Mateus Barioni
Davis Mahoney
Ian Orejana
Ryan Vang
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A large, mixed chorus collaborating with other choirs for two performances each semester and performing both a cappella and choral-orchestral works in a wide variety of genres.
Sopranos
Molly Bolewski
Emma Bradley
Lilia Casaro
Kyra Comstock
Rachael Cross
Rosie Fox
Shannon Lyons
Zoie Macapanpan
Yana Meneses
Raquel Reginato
Altos
Miranda Albertoni
Huey Chan
Charlotte Han
Judy Kim
Bailey LaBrie
Jinling Li
Isabella Nelson
Jasmine Valentine
Tenors
Ethan Cisneros
Parker Deems
Davis Robinson
Basses
William Giancaterino
Tristan McMichael
Christopher Penn
Michael Robertson
Kyle Saelee
Jake Scallan
Andrew Seaver
Aiden Valdez
Miguel Velarde
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Pacific Singers
Filo Ebid, president
Brylan Finley, vice president
Mia Janosik, ensemble librarian
Section Leaders: Kailey Diggs, Mia Janosik, Riley Brearton, Ryan Vang
University Chorus
Molly Bolewski, president
Charlotte Han, vice president and ensemble librarian
Section Leaders: Molly Bolewski, Charlotte Han, James Scott
Pacific Choirs
James Scott, president
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Yejee Choi, director of choral studies
Eric Dudley, associate professor of voice, conductor/coach
James Haffner, professor and director of Pacific Opera Theatre
Virginia Kelsey, assistant professor of voice
Carl Pantle, lecturer and collaborative pianist
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