MUSIC AT EMORY
2022–2023
This concert is presented by the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.
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Audience Information
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Ushers
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Accessibility
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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 acknowledges the generous ongoing support of Donna and Marvin Schwartz.
MUSIC AT EMORY
Here and There
Eric Nelson, director
Jonathan Easter, piano, organ, and harpsichord
Sunday, April 16, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Emerson Concert Hall
2022–2023
Emory Concert Choir
In Virtute Tua Grzegorz G. Gorczycki
Carol Xu, Sean Parker, (1665–1734)
Rajesh Ryana, string trio
In Thy strength, O lord, the just man shall rejoice: And in Thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly. Thou hast given him his heart’s desire.
Psalm 20: 2–3 (sung in Latin)
Ubi Caritas (2007)
Ola Gjeilo
(b. 1978)
Where charity and love are, God is there. The love of Christ has gathered us together. Let us rejoice and be glad. Let us revere and love the living God. And from a sincere heart let us love one another. Amen.
—Ancient liturgical prayer (sung in Latin)
Salmo 150 (1993)
Ernani Aguiar
(b. 1950)
Praise the Lord in his sacred places, Praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts, Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, Praise him with the psaltery and the harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and the dance, Praise him with strings and pipes.
Praise him with high-sounding cymbals, Praise him with cymbals of joy.
Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 (sung in Latin)
Festival Te Deum (1944) Benjamin Britten
Hannah Soloff, soprano (1913–1976)
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Program
Even When He is Silent (2011)
Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980)
A Silence Haunts Me (2019) Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
Gamelan (1979) R. Murray Schafer
The syllables sung by the choir (1933–2021) imitate the sounds of a Javanese or Balinese Gamelan
Simple Boat (2005) David L. Brunner
Alexa Schwartz, soprano (b. 1953)
Irish Fisherman’s Prayer
Dear Lord, be good to me. The sea is so wide, and my boat is so small.
Two Buddhist prayers from The Way of the Bodhisattva Regard your body as a vessel, A simple boat for going here and there. Make of it a wish-fulfilling gem
To bring about the benefit of beings.
May I be a guard for those who are protectorless, A guide for those who journey on the road. For those who wish to go across the water, May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
arr. J. David Moore (b. 1962)
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Program
Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson is Director of Choral Studies at Emory University and Artistic Director of Atlanta Master Chorale. Dr. Nelson’s choirs have performed throughout the world, including 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 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.
Dr. 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 clinician, lecturer, and guest conductor for honor choirs, conventions, symposiums, workshops, and all-state choral festivals. He is also past president of GA ACDA.
Dr. 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. He holds degrees in voice and conducting from Houghton College, Westminster Choir College, and Indiana University.
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Jonathan Easter
Known for his musicality and expressivity across multiple instruments, Jonathan Easter is increasingly sought after as a collaborative organist and pianist.
As a collaborative artist, Easter has performed at ACDA and AGO conventions at the regional and national levels. He also performs regularly with the Atlanta Master Chorale and Emory University’s Concert Choir as their accompanist and assistant conductor.
As an organist, Easter has performed solo and collaborative recitals at Peachtree Road UMC, Jacoby Symphony Hall in Jacksonville, Florida, the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Augustine, and Spivey Hall. He can be heard on multiple CDs with the Atlanta Master Chorale, University of North Florida Chamber Singers, and an upcoming CD with trumpet-players from around the country.
In addition to his work with choral ensembles, he has worked on multiple occasions with solo artists including world-famous mezzosoprano Jamie Barton.
Easter currently serves as Director of Fine Arts and Organist at Saint Mark UMC in Atlanta.
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Emory Concert Choir
The Concert Choir is Emory University’s select chamber choir. The Concert Choir is open by audition to all students in the university. The singers in the choir come from across the country and the globe. The Concert Choir has been selected to sing at both the southern and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. They have given performances throughout the world including at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the Berlinerdom in Berlin, Karmelitow Boysch Church in Krakow, St. Nicholas Church in Prague, and in Bobby Dodd Stadium at the Georgia Institute of Technology with the Rolling Stones.
The choir sings a wide variety of sacred and secular repertoire from the Middle Ages to the present, from chant to folk song. Recent performances have included the Mozart Requiem, the Ešenvalds Trinity Te Deum, Dove’s Seek Him Who Maketh the Seven Stars, and Whitacre’s Water Night.
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Emory Concert Choir
Soprano
Jordan Averett Buford, GA Business and Music
Rachael Berkoff Commack, NY Psychology and Business
Greta Franke Tower Lakes, IL Environmental Science and Music
Alexa Schwartz New York, NY Music and Business
Hannah Soloff Montgomery, AL Biology and Music
Fiona Jones Sugar Hill, GA Music and English
Lucienne “Lulu” Scully Denver, CO Philosophy, Politics, Law and Music
Evelyn Sload Darien, CT Music and English
Rachel Warhaftig Hingham, MA Nursing
Alto Kaley Frye Orlando, FL Linguistics and Psychology
Alexandra Fulford Overland Park, KS Nursing
Ally Mandell Bethesda, MD Psychology and Music
Dhwani Venkatarangan Edison, NJ Quantitative Sciences on Biology Track
Isabella Colindres Palm Coast, FL Biology
Jacqueline Hubbard Frederick, MD Linguistics
Karyn Lisker St. Louis, MO Psychology and Music
Claire Wei Taipei, Taiwan Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology
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Emory Concert Choir
Tenor
Jamie Baker Summerville, SC Music and Political Science
Zeaven Hoxie Braselton, GA Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology and Music
Alexander Panos Lake Forest, IL Business Administration
Varun Karry Edison, NJ Chemistry and Applied Math
Alex Moss Atlanta, GA Political Science and History
Davy Song Shenzhen, China Biology and Music
Bass
Austin Beale Atlanta, GA Computer Science
William Eaglesham Lexington, MA Undeclared
Santiago Gonzalez Buenos Aires, Undeclared del Solar Argentina
Trey Peterson Atlanta, GA African American Studies on Pre-Med Track
Eric Albanese South Deerfield, MA Biology and Economics
Eliza Blocker Cleveland, OH Political Science
Declan Edwards Irvine, CA Biology and English
Sam Ellis Atlanta, GA Undeclared
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Upcoming Emory Music Concerts
Many spring 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).
Tuesday, April 18, 8:00 p.m., Spring Composition Showcase, Performing Arts Studio, free
Thursday, April 20, 6:00 p.m., Jazz on the Green, Patterson Green, free
Thursday, April 20, 8:00 p.m., Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain, with Rakesh Chaurasia, Candler Concert Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $65/$10, tickets required
Saturday, April 22, 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 23, 4:00 p.m., Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus featuring Carmina Burana and the premiere of a new orchestral work by Sofia Rocha, 2023 Guest Composer, Schwartz Artist-in-Residence Program, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free
Sunday, April 23, noon, Grace Li, Senior Piano Recital, Performing Arts Studio, free
Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29, 8:00 p.m., High Lonesome Bluegrass Mass featuring the Chuck Nation Band, Atlanta Master Chorale, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $38/$10 all students, tickets required
Wednesday, May 3, 8:00 p.m., Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free
Friday, May 5, noon, Timothy Miller, tenor; William Ransom, piano, ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Concert, Carlos Museum, free online registration required
Sunday, May 7, 1:30 p.m., Emerson Memorial Alumni Concert, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free
Saturday, May 13, 8:00 p.m., Vega Quartet, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free
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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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