10/22/2022, Emory Choirs Fall Choral Concert

This concert is presented by the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. 404.727.5050 | schwartz.emory.edu | boxoffice@emory.edu

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Ushers

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Design and Photography Credits

Cover and Program Design: Lisa Baron | Cover Photo: Mark Teague

Acknowledgment

This season, the Schwartz Center is celebrating 20 years of world-class performances and wishes to gratefully acknowledge the generous ongoing support of Donna and Marvin Schwartz.

MUSIC AT EMORY

Program

I Was Glad Hubert Parry (1848–1918)

The Lord is My Shepherd (1978) John Rutter (b. 1945)

Bogoroditse Devo Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Ubi Caritas (1999) Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

Three Scottish Folk Songs (1983) Mack Wilberg O Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye My Lad (b. 1955) My Love’s in Germany I’ll Ay Call in by Yon Town

i thank You God for most this amazing day (2018) Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

The Road Home Stephen Paulus (1949–2014)

Bound for the Promised Land (2007) Wilberg

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (2011)

J. David Moore (b. 1962)

Emory Concert Choir

Soprano 1 Soprano 2

Jordan Averett

Rachael Berkoff

Fiona Jones

Ella Jane Reinhart-Stitt

Greta Franke LuLu Scully

Alexa Schwartz Evelyn Sload

Hannah Soloff Rachel Warhaftig

Alto 1

Alto 2

Sophia Bereaud Isabella Calindres

Kaley Frye Alexandra Fulford

Ally Mandell Jackie Hubbard

Dhwani Venkatarangan Karyn Lisker

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Jamie Baker Varun Karry

Zeaven Hoxie Alex Moss

Alexander Panos Davy Song Tom Zhang

Bass 1

Bass 2

Eric Albanese Sam Blocker

Austin Beale Declan Edwards

Kushal Daruwala Ian Hogben

Will Eaglesham Taral Jella Santiago Ganzalez del Solar

Soprano

Lucy Adelman

Abigail Balson Lucky Bao

Anushka Basu Donalie Black Katie Boice

Anjali Borschel Trinitee Dahn Rebecca Frischling Ariel Gale Candy Gao

Wenqi (Vicky) Ge Shayne Goldstein Vivien Huang Audrey Isakov Emily Lain Ivy Leach Ariella Lee Julia Lega Elizabeth Leslie Theresa Mayo Kylie Measimer Catherine Minyard

Ashwini Narayanan Lynn O’Neill Ellie Paek

Elianna Paljug Divya Pereira Zoë Pollock Anna Ree Diana Ricketts Zoe Stephens Catherine Wang Annalise Weber Sarah Wiley

Emory University Chorus

Alto

Carol Allums

Barbara Antley Srinidhi Bharadwaj Hadley Bryant Darcy Caracciolo Emma Chatson Joyce Chen

Melanie Deville Rebecca Frieden Amanda Gill Julia Green

Emily Griswold Leila Varzi Hastings Rita Helfand Bryn Higdon Anya Kasubhai Jenn Matthews Liane Muir Susan Nelson Laura Otis Sol-be Park Aneeka Patel Lynn Rogers Abby Rollins Faith Schofield Emma Shibley Mary Slaughter Ellie Sulser Catalina Varela Claire Wei Kelly Weirich Phyllis Weiss Nikki Wyman Serena Ye

Tenor

Charlie Byrne

Aditya Chaturvedi

Aayush Chopra

Sahrudh Dharanendra

Michael Diebert

Anthony Gacasan

Chuck Hagel

Thane Henschel

Davis Husk

Andy James

Marvin Lim

Jack Nickles

Jonathan Owen David Rogers

Bill Steifel

David Wang

Emory University Chorus

Bass

Jonathan Ackleh-Tingle

Daniel Bell

Patrick Czabala

Sam Ellis

George Evans Isaac Feiner

Kalani Gela

Dennis Jones

Joseph Kim John Lilly George Lin Wu Scott Matthews Jack Miklaucic Ed Morris Demarius Newsome

Charlie Rogers

Avery Rose Michael Sorkin James Steffen Isaiah Swain Patan Tippitak David Travis Daniel Weiss

Max Yost

Emory Concert Choir

The Concert Choir is Emory’s select chamber choir. The singers in the ensemble 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 St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the Vatican in Rome, and the Alhambra in Seville.

Emory University Chorus

Open to all Emory students as well as to members of the Emory community, the University Chorus holds a unique place in Emory life. Music majors and nonmajors, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff, parents and their children, workers and retirees, alumni and neighbors, all come together to rehearse each Monday evening, united by their common love of singing. The chorus regularly collaborates with the Emory University Symphony Orchestra to present major works, including our 2022 performance of the Mozart Requiem, and our upcoming April 2023 performance of Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Eric Nelson, director

Eric Nelson is 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 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 for their ability to fuse technical precision with warmth of musical expression. He appears regularly as a 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.

Nelson’s choral compositions and arrangements are sung regularly by ensembles throughout the United States. His most recent work, “The Love of God,” was commissioned by the American Guild of Organists, and premiered in July 2022 by the Seattle Pro Musica at the AGO National Convention. 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

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 also serves as the Emory University organist and as the accompanist for both the Emory Concert Choir and the Atlanta Master Chorale. Recent highlights include coconducting 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, piano

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. Recently, he played and conducted Ride the Cyclone at the Alliance Theater. 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.

Music at Emory

The Department of Music at Emory University provides an exciting and innovative environment for developing knowledge and skills as a performer, composer, and scholar. Led by a faculty of more than 60 nationally and internationally recognized artists and researchers, undergraduate and graduate students experience a rich diversity of performance and academic opportunities. Undergraduate students in the department earn a BA in music with a specialization in performance, composition, or research, many of whom simultaneously earn a second degree in another department. True to the spirit of Emory, a liberal arts college in the heart of a research university, the faculty and ensembles also welcome the participation of nonmajor students.

Become a part of Music at Emory by giving to the Friends of Music. A gift provides crucial support to all of the activities. To learn more, visit music.emory.edu or call 404.727.1401.

Upcoming Emory Music Concerts

Many fall music events at Emory are free to attend. Visit music.emory. edu or schwartz.emory.edu to view descriptions and information for upcoming music events. If an event requires a ticket for attendance, prices are indicated in the listings below in the following order: Full price/Emory student price (unless otherwise noted as the price for all students).

Sunday, October 23, 4:00 p.m., Emory Wind Ensemble, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Thursday, October 27, 8:00 p.m., Hélène Grimaud, piano, Candler Concert Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $80/$10, tickets required

Saturday, October 29, 8:00 p.m., Emory University Symphony Orchestra, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Friday, November 4, noon, David Deveau, piano, ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Concert, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Saturday, November 5, 8:00 p.m., T.S. Eliot: Four Quartets, Part I, ECMSA: Emerson Series: Fentress Waits Concert, Cannon Chapel, free

Saturday, November 12, 8:00 p.m., Soovin Kim, violin and Gloria Chien, piano, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Sunday, November 13, 4:00 p.m., Emory Chamber Ensembles, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Sunday, November 13, 7:00 p.m., Emory Collaborative Piano, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Wednesday, November 16, 8:00 p.m., Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

Thursday, November 17, 8:00 p.m., Maria Schneider Orchestra, Candler Concert Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $70/$10, tickets required

Saturday, November 19, 8:00 p.m., Emory University Symphony Orchestra and Emory Wind Ensemble, featuring Concerto and Aria Competition Winner, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free

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.