MUSIC 2023 | 2024
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2023 | 2024
MUSIC
Emory Concert Choir Spring Concert
Eric Nelson, director
Jonathan Easter, piano, organ
Gregory Matteson, rehearsal accompanist
Sunday, April 14, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Emerson Concert Hall
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Program
Kyrie from Requiem Mass (1605)
Tomás Luis da Victoria
Second Eve (2012) Ola Gjeilo
Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven, Gentle and holy, Mother of God: Pray for us sinners, That with the chosen we may see you.
Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with you: Blessed are you among women, And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Magnificat from Collegium Regale
Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars (1998)
French Choruses from “The Lark”
Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
Jonathan Dove
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Lucienne “LuLu” Scully and Zeaven Hoxie, soloists
The Cloths of Heaven (2001) Z. Randall Stroope
Peace of Wild Things (2013) Jake Runestad
Pure Imagination arr. Matthew D. Nielsen
Down in the River to Pray arr. Eric Nelson
I’ve Been in the Storm So Long arr. Jeffrey Ames
Karyn Lisker, soloist
Sweet Rivers (2017) Shawn Kirchner
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Emory Concert Choir
The Concert Choir is Emory’s select chamber choir. Singers come from across the country and around the world. All are students at the University with a wide variety of academic majors. The choir sings sacred and secular repertoire from the Middle Ages to the present, from chant to new commissions. The choir has sung at both the southern and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, an honor reserved for the nation’s finest choral ensembles. It has toured internationally and has sung at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the Vatican in Rome, and the Alhambra in Seville.
Soprano 1
Jordan Averett Buford, GA Business, Music
Rachael Berkoff* Boca Raton, FL Business
Greta Franke Tower Lakes, IL Music, Pre-Med
Hannah Soloff Montgomer y, AL Biolog y, Music
Soprano 2
Grace Chen Johns Creek, GA Psycholog y
Aidan Kane Brewster, MA Business
Sejal Patel Green Brook, NJ Pre-Med
Lucienne “LuLu” Scully* Denver, CO PPL, Music
Rachel Warhaftig Hingham, MA Nursing
Alto 1
Kaley Frye Orlando, FL Linguistics, Psycholog y
Alexandra Fulford Overland Park, KS Nursing
Ally Mandell Bethesda, MD Psycholog y, Music
Dhwani Venkatarangan Edison, NJ Biolog y, QSS
Alto 2
Isabella Colindres Palm Coast, FL Anthropology, Human Biology
Karyn Lisker* St. Louis, MO Music, Psycholog y
Siu-Lin Sampson Baldwin, NY Music, Pre-Law
Ava Sandstrom Pittsburg, PA Undeclared
Claire Wei Taipei, Taiwan NBB
Tenor 1
Jamie Baker Summerville, SC Political Science, African American Studies
Zeaven Hoxie Braselton, GA NBB, Music
Braden James Brookfield, WI Biolog y, Music
Jaden Sudee Clover, SC Music, NBB
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Emory Concert Choir (continued)
Tenor 2
Varun Karry Edison, NJ Chemistr y, Mathematics
Alex Moss Atlanta, GA Political Science, Histor y
Neeraj Palnitkar Johns Creek, GA Anthropolog y, Human Biolog y
Alexander Panos Lake Forest, IL Finance
Bass 1
Austin Beale Atlanta, GA Computer Science
Kushal Daruwala* Pleasanton, CA Economics, Computer Science
Declan Edwards Irvine, CA Biolog y, English
Trey Peterson Atlanta, GA Marketing
Bass 2
Eric Albanese* South Deerfield, MA Biolog y, Economics
Deven Allen Los Angeles, CA Music, Pre-Med
Aidan Conley Nashville, TN QSS, Music
Will Eaglesham* Lexington, MA Undeclared
William Kong Beijing, China QSS
*denotes choir officer/coordinator
Eric Nelson, director
Eric Nelson is the director of choral studies at Emory University and artistic director of Atlanta Master Chorale. Nelson’s choirs have performed throughout the world, including in London, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Seoul, Carnegie Hall, the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and the Sydney Opera House. He has conducted choirs at eight American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conventions, including the Atlanta Master Chorale’s performance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis and Emory Concert Choir’s performances at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and Lincoln Center in New York City.
Nelson’s ensembles are characterized by their variety of repertoire and their ability to fuse technical precision with warmth of musical expression. Nelson appears regularly as clinician, lecturer, and guest conductor for honor choirs, conventions, symposiums, workshops, and all-state choral festivals. He is also past president of the Georgia chapter of the ACDA.
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Nelson’s choral compositions and arrangements are sung regularly by ensembles throughout the United States. He is the editor of the Atlanta Master Chorale Choral Series, a division of Morningstar Music Publishers and EC Schirmer. His compositions are also published by Colla Voce and Augsburg Fortress. Nelson has degrees in voice and conducting from Houghton College, Westminster Choir College, and Indiana University.
Jonathan Easter, piano and organ
Jonathan Easter is a graduate of Emory, where he studied with Timothy Albrecht and Eric Nelson and earned a double master’s degree. Easter now serves as director of fine arts and organist at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in midtown Atlanta, where he oversees a program of adults, children, handbells, brass, and drama. In addition to his responsibilities at St. Mark’s, Easter serves as the accompanist for both the Emory Concert Choir and the Atlanta Master Chorale. Recent highlights include co-conducting the featured ensemble for the Atlanta Rolling Stones concert; accompanying Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, for recitals at All Saints’ Episcopal Church; serving as worship service organist for the Southeastern Regional Convention of the American Choral Directors Association; and serving as an accompanist and co-presenter at the American Guild of Organists convention in Charlotte. Easter has an undergraduate degree from Shorter College where he studied with Peter Dewitt and Helen Ramsaur.
Gregory Matteson, rehearsal accompanist
Atlanta native and Emory alumni Greg Matteson is a collaborative pianist, music director, arranger/composer, and instructor. As a pianist, Matteson has accompanied many singers and choirs across the country including the Young New Yorkers Chorus, Young Peoples Chorus of NYC, and the Gwinnett Young Singers. In addition to his work at Emory, he works with the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, and Georgia State University as a collaborative pianist and vocal coach. Matteson is also an experienced music director, having led choirs as well as other ensembles, and he often conducts musicals from the piano. In recent years, he played and conducted Ride the Cyclone at the Alliance Theatre. When not performing, Matteson arranges, orchestrates, and composes for groups including a cappella ensembles, marching bands, and video game developers. His works have earned national awards including CASA’s Collaborative Recording Award in 2013. Matteson is also an instructor and vocal coach and teaches from his studio in North Ormewood Park.
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Music at Emory
Music at Emory brings together students, faculty, and world-class artists to create an exciting and innovative season of performances, lectures, workshops, and master classes. With more than 150 events each year across multiple Emory venues, audiences experience a wide variety of musical offerings.
We hope you enjoy sampling an assortment of work from our student ensembles, community youth ensembles, artists in residence, professional faculty, up-and-coming prodigies, and virtuosos from around the world.
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