Atlanta Master Chorale: Magnificat | March 2023

MAGNIFICAT

MARCH

ERIC NELSON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

MAGNIFICAT

ERIC NELSON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

JONATHAN EASTER, PIANO, ORGAN

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 | 8PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023 | 8PM

Emerson Concert Hall

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Atlanta, Georgia

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EMERSON CONCERT HALL

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The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts is a place where teaching, learning, and performance merge to create a vital arts presence for the entire community. The concert hall was funded by and is named after Atlanta scientist Cherry Logan Emerson who earned a BA and MA from Emory in the 1930s. It houses a 14-ton Werner Wortsman Memorial Organ built by top North American builder Daniel Jaeckel, which was installed in 2005.

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New College Service: Magnificat (2016) .................................Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974)

Magnificat in G, Op. 81 (1873)

Villiers Stanford (1852 – 1924) Caitlin Norton, soprano

Magnificat from Great Service (1500’s) ....................................

(1540 – 1623)

Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1942) No. 11 from All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (1915) Magnificat (1989) ....................................................................................................

My Soul Magnifies the Lord ............................................

Magnificat in D, BWV 243 (1733)

Soloists

Samantha Frischling, Soprano II

Elizabeth Lamback, Soprano I

Wade Thomas, Bass

Mark King, Tenor (movement 6)

Garrett Pace, Tenor (movement 8)

Ivy Overcash, Alto

Orchestra

Candace Keach and Sarah Ambrose, Flute

Rebecca Testerman and Barbara Cook, Oboe

Doug Lindsey, Ryan Moser, and Paul Poovey, Trumpet

Lisa Angert Morris, Timpani

David Chong and Emily Daggett Smith, Violin I

Jessica Shuang Wu and Benito Thompson, Violin II

Yinzi Kong and James Palmer, Viola

Martin Gueorguiev and Guang Wang, Cello

Jonathan Colbert, Bass

Daniel Worley, Bassoon

Jonathan Easter, Continuo

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NEW COLLEGE SERVICE: MAGNIFICAT

Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974)

© 2016 Faber Music Ltd.

My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my savior. For He hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth: all generations will call me blessed.

For He that is mighty hath magnified me, and holy is His name: And His mercy is on them that fear Him, throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm: He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich He hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed forever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without end, Amen.

MAGNIFICAT in G, OP. 81

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924), composed in 1873

Choral Public Domain Library, this edition published by Galaxy Music Corporation, a division of ECS Publishing

See text above

MAGNIFICAT from GREAT SERVICE

William Byrd (1540–1623), composed in 1500’s

Choral Public Domain Library, edited by Gary D. Cannon, 2014

See text above

MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD,

NO. 11 from ALL-NIGHT VIGIL, OP. 37

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), composed in 1915

© 1991 Musica Russica, Inc.

Translation

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

Chorus

More honorable than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without defilement You gave birth to God the Word, true Theotokos, we magnify You.

For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

Chorus

For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name, and His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

Chorus

He has shown strength with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Chorus

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree; He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent empty away.

Chorus

He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever.

Chorus

MAGNIFICAT

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

© 1989 Universal Edition AG, Wien

Magníficat anima mea Dominum, My soul doth magnify the Lord, et exultavit spiritus meus in And my spirit hath rejoiced in Deo salutari meo; God my Savior.

Quia respexit humilitatem

Because He hath regarded ancillae suae, the humility of ecce enim ex hoc beatam me His handmaid, for behold henceforth all dicent omnes generatiónes. generations shall call me blessed.

Quia fecit mihi magna,

Because He that is mighty hath done great qui potens est et sanctum nomen ejus, things to me; and holy is His name.

Et misericordia eius a progenie

And His mercy is from generation unto in progenies timentibus eum. generations, to them that fear Him.

Fecit potentiam in bráchio suo, He hath shown might in His arm, dispérsit superbos He hath scattered the proud mente cordis sui, in the conceit of their hearts.

Deposuit potentes de sede He hath put down the mighty from et exaltavit humiles, their seat and exalted the humble.

Esurientes implevit bonis, He hath filled the hungry with good things, et divites dimisit inanes. and the rich He hath sent empty away.

Suscepit Israel, puerum suum, Remembering Israel His servant, recordatus misericordiae suae, being mindful of His mercy,

Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, As He spoke to our fathers, Abraham, et semini eius in saecula. Abraham and his seed forever.

MAGNIFICAT IN D, BWV 243

J. S. Bach (1685-1750), originally composed in 1723 in E flat, revised and transposed to D major in 1733

This edition © 2002 by Carus-Verlag Stuttgart

1 - Magnificat (Choir)

Magníficat anima mea Dominum My soul doth magnify the Lord

2 - Et exultavit (Soprano II Solo)

Et exultavit spiritus meus, And my spirit hath rejoiced in Deo salutari meo. in God my Savior

3. Quia respexit (Soprano I Solo)

Quia respexit humilitatem Because he regarded the lowliness ancillae suae, of his handmaiden, ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent behold henceforth they will call be blessed

4. Omnes generationes (Choir)

Omnes generations

Every generation

5. Quia fecit (Bass Solo)

Quia fecit mihi magna, Because He that is mighty qui potens est, hath done great things for me, et sanctum nomen ejus. and holy is His name.

6. Et misericordia (Alto/Tenor Duet)

Et misericordia eius And his mercy continues a progenie in progenies from generation to generation timentibus eum. for those that fear Him.

7. Fecit potentiam (Choir)

Fecit potentiam in bráchio suo, He hath shown might in His arm, dispérsit superbos mente scattered the proud in the conceit cordis sui of their hearts.

8. Deposuit (Tenor Solo)

Deposuit potentes de sede, He hath put down the mighty from their seat et exaltavit humiles, and exalted the humble.

Esurientes (Alto Solo)

Esurientes implevit bonis, He hath filled the hungry with good things, et divites dimisit inanes. and the rich He hath sent empty away.

Suscepit Israel, puerum suum, Remembering Israel His servant, recordatus misericordiae suae. being mindful of His mercy.

Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, As He spoke to our fathers, Abraham, et semini eius in saecula. Abraham and his seed forever.

Gloria Patri, gloria Filio, Glory to the Father, glory to the Son, gloria et Spiritui Sancto! And glory to the Holy Spirit!

Sicut erat in principio As it was in the beginning, et nunc et semper and now and always et in saecula saeculorum. and throughout all ages.

10. Suscepit Israel (Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto Trio)

11. Sicut locutus est (Choir)

12. Gloria Patri (Choir)

2022-2023 CHORISTERS

SOPRANOS

Amy Arnold

Casey Bagby

Claire Berger

Hayley Conroy

Samantha Frischling

Meg Granum Gurtcheff

Lisa Hayes

Perry Houck

Audriana Johnson

Amy Kuhn

Elizabeth Lamback

Katie Leverett

Caitlin Norton

Megan Schuitema

Sylvia Ware

ALTOS

Natalie Boehnlein

Holly Botella

Emily Boyle

Calissa Dauterman

Katie Dial

Jesse Gilbert

Stephanie Gilbert

Jean Goffaux

Amelia Gregory

Ava Maalouf

Ivy Overcash

Joy Putney

Meredith Starks

Kathryn Stone

June Webb

TENORS

Huston Collings

Michael Devine

Jon Easter

Ameya Gangal

Mark King

Ryan Koter

Bronson Lee

Paul McClung

Andrew McLeod

Garrett Pace

Sam Potts

James Ranson

Kirk Rich

Denny Shin

James Rashaad Turner

BASSES

Nick Almand

David Bonaker

Justin Bowen

Stven Carlberg

Jeffrey Clanton

Jared Duncan

Richard Holz

James Jones

Mark Lamback

Joseph Legaspi

Joseph Ripley

Wade Thomas

Stephen Van Dorn

Spence Whitehead

Ross Wilcox

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE has touched people’s hearts and spirits with the transformative power of choral music for more than 35 years. Renowned for our transcendent choral sound, we infuse each performance with emotional depth and a rare expressiveness as part of our mission to “inspire and enrich the lives of our community through choral artistry.” The Chorale’s exquisite blend of pitch, rhythm, text, and voice reaches beyond the stage, drawing listeners into a shared space where music touches spirit.

Our awards include the prestigious 2013 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America and the 2014 Prudential Leadership Award for Exceptional Nonprofit Boards presented by BoardSource. We are also the recipient of a 2018-2019 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies and 2018 recipient of a Leadership DeKalb Community Outreach Project.

Atlanta Master Chorale has performed at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, and at conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Choristers Guild, and American Guild of Organists (AGO). We were also proud to be one of fewer than 30 choirs selected nationwide to perform at ACDA’s National Conference in Minneapolis, March 2017.

Our exciting repertoire has been called “the musical language of the deeper soul” and includes treasures drawn from a broad spectrum of choral music. The Chorale performs concerts in the Atlanta area and throughout the Southeast featuring music from nearly every period and genre including newly commissioned works. Our choral series, published by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Group, captures new repertoire premiered by the ensemble, helping to add vibrant original music to the choral field. With our dedicated board, staff, and a roster of skilled volunteer choristers, Atlanta Master Chorale is proud to be a part of the Atlanta arts community.

AMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephanie Watkins, Board Chair

Cheryl Bachelder

Charles Beaudrot, Counsel to the Board

Sydney Cleland

Jamie Clements

Cindy Evans

Sam Hagan

Tommy Herrington

Marianna Magee

Eric Nelson, Artistic Director

Raymond Payne

Stan Segal

Mary Slaughter

Kathryn Stone, Secretary

Julie Thompson, Treasurer

Lorraine Tully

James Verrecchia, Executive Director

ADVISORY BOARD

Rodger Herndon

Dr. James T. Laney

Toni Myers

STAFF

H. Hamilton Smith

William & Carol Yadlosky

Ellen & John Yates

Eric Nelson, Artistic Director

Jonathan Easter, Pianist/Organist

James Verrecchia, Executive Director

Amy Kuhn, Administrative Manager

ERIC NELSON is artistic director of Atlanta

Master Chorale and professor of choral studies at Emory University. Dr. Nelson’s choirs have performed throughout the world, including London, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Seoul, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Sydney Opera House. He has conducted choirs at eight American Choral Directors Association conferences, including Atlanta Master Chorale’s performance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis for the National Conference in March 2017 and the Emory Concert Choir’s performance at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall for the National Conference in 2011.

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 festivals.

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, published by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Group. His compositions are also published by Colla Voce and Ausburg Fortress. He holds degrees in voice and conducting from Houghton College, Westminster Choir College, and Indiana University.

JONATHAN EASTER, Piano, Organ | Known for his musicality and expressivity across multiple instruments, 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, Florida; 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 mezzo-soprano, Jamie Barton.

Easter currently serves as director of fine arts and organist at Saint Mark UMC in Atlanta, a predominantly LGBTQ congregation in the heart of Midtown.

SEASON DONORS

LEGACY CIRCLE

($5,000+)

Anonymous

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Caterpillar Foundation

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Collings Family Giving Fund

Barbara and Donald Defoe

Patty Dontje

Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation

Mrs. Cleo Mansour

Susan and James McCabe

Ellen and John Yates

ACCOMPANIST CIRCLE

($2,500 – $4,999)

Carol and Michael Bohannon

Sandy and Tom Gay

Marti and Sam Hagan

Susan and Eric Nelson

Georgia and Stan Segal

Mary Slaughter

Jane and Alan Stevenson

Stephanie Watkins

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COMPOSER CIRCLE

($1,000 – $2,499)

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Amy and Chris Kuhn

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DEDICATIONS & MEMORIALS

Janet Abraham in honor of Jeffrey Clanton

Pauline and Benny Allison in memory of Cleo Mansour

Barbara and Paul Arne in honor of Ellen and John Yates

Claire Berger and Branislav Marinkovic in loving memory of our son Yovan

Jeanné Brown in honor of Molly Brown

Ted Campbell in memory of Patricia Campbell

Carolyn Conner in memory of Patricia Craft

Sharon Cregier in memory of Reg and Juanita Ellis

James Farmer in honor of and with thanks to James Verrecchia

Christine and Ben Fuller in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson

Susan and Donald Garrett in honor of James R. Turner

Sally Frost George in honor of Eric Nelson and in memory of Johann S. Bach

Patricia Godbee in honor of Laura and Brian Dyer

Susan and Tom Hagood in honor of Cheryl Sullivan

Keith Hand in honor of Doug Hand

Elizabeth Izard in memory of Eleanor Pettit

Amy and Chris Kuhn in memory of Pat Campbell

Joan Lankford in memory of Doug Lankford

Betty Lemmons in memory of Cleo Mansour

Janet Locke in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson

Kay and David Mainor in memory of Mildred Mainor

Craig and Becky McClung Giving Fund in honor of Drs. Nancy and Paul McClung

Louise Miller in memory of Cleo Mansour

Dorie Moore in honor of Sally Rhoden

Anne Morgan and Jim Kelley in honor of Eric Nelson and in memory of Mac and Helen Morgan

Ann White Morton in memory of Cleo Mansour

Katharine Nodine in memory of Sylvia Cleo Mansour

Anne Olson in memory of Mary Ellen and Ray DuVarney

Betsy and Dave Polstra in honor of Bill and Carol Yadlosky

Mary Reilly in honor of James and Berta Laney

Sally Rhoden in honor of Dorie Moore

Maria Rispoli in memory of the deceased members of the Verrecchia family

Martha Sterne in appreciation of James Verrecchia

Janice and Claude Turner in honor of Emily Boyle

Ellen and John Yates in memory of Louise and Paul Cobb and Rosalyn Cobb and in honor of Paul Yates

We welcome the opportunity to honor individuals. Please consider a gift to honor a family member or friend. Dedications and memorials will remain in concert programs for one year from the donation date.

Barbara and Paul Arne

Frank Berkowitz

Sydney and Craig Cleland

Sharon Cregier

Donna and Steven Dauterman

Ellen Diss

Philip Garrett

Sally Frost George

James Green

Marti and Sam Hagan

Joanne and Richard Holz

Edward Laity

Toni and Ray Payne

Don Saliers

Gayle and Carl Shaw

Charles Zapf

Full details on the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund including how to donate are listed later in this program.

Donor lists reflect gifts from February 20, 2022 – February 20, 2023. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If you find an error, please accept our apology and notify us at INFO@ATLANTAMASTERCHORALE.ORG

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Chorale

OUR LATEST ALBUM!

Atlanta Master Chorale’s latest CD “Sing On” is available at the merchandise table in the lobby after the concerts. The music on this CD is a reminder of how much we need the beauty that can only come from voices joined together in song. CDs and digital downloads also may be purchased on our website at www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org/shop

“Sing On” and other Atlanta Master Chorale recordings are available on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other digital and streaming services.

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE CHORAL SERIES

Our Atlanta Master Chorale Choral Series, published by MorningStar/ECS Publishing Group, captures new repertoire premiered by the ensemble, helping to add vibrant original music to the choral field. The series features original works and arrangements composed by Eric Nelson, Atlanta Master Chorale’s artistic director, in addition to pieces commissioned by Atlanta Master Chorale from composers Ivo Antognini, Joel Thompson, and Stacey Gibbs. Pieces included in the series are chosen for their technical and expressive qualities. We hope all who sing them will find those places “where music touches spirit.”

Contact info@AtlantaMasterChorale.org for more details including ordering information.

In 2020, Atlanta Master Chorale established the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund (ENAF) to honor Eric Nelson’s incredible talents and twenty-year leadership as our artistic director. The ENAF supports the chorale through underwriting commissioned choral works by new or established composers and covering related costs, subsidizing chorale travel to conferences and conventions, and defraying costs to bring high-caliber guest artists to perform or record with the chorale.

ENAF donations may be made online (choose ENAF from the drop-down menu), by mail (indicate ENAF in the memo section of your check), or at the merchandise table in the lobby.

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ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE needs YOU!

We sing for you, and we sing because of you. Without your generous support, we would be unable to continue our musical programming that touches so many. We rely on the generosity of individual donors in our community, like you, who understand and value the extraordinary quality of our music. Your gifts help

BRIDGE CATERING

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE would like to thank Bridge Catering for their generosity and support this season.

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If your company would like to sponsor a concert or a season or if you have goods or services to donate, please contact Jim Verrecchia, Executive Director, for more information: ExecutiveDirector@AtlantaMasterChorale.org | 404.853.9309

IN MEMORY OF Sylvia Cleo Mansour

Atlanta Master Chorale lost one of its dearest and most cherished fans. Cleo Mansour, who along with her late husband, Dr. Kamal Mansour, were long-time, loyal subscribers and major donors to our Chorale. While we are saddened by her loss, we are ever-grateful for such a longtime friend. Eric and Susan Nelson beautifully captured this amazing woman in the following tribute:

You know the saying, “Good things come in small packages.” That would certainly apply to Cleo Mansour. She was a generous patron of Atlanta Master Chorale, a talented translator who was fluent in thirteen languages, and a beloved friend. When we think of Cleo, we will remember how much she loved God, how very kind she was, and how much we will miss her gentle smile.

Cleo led an amazing life as a mom, medical researcher, benefactor to many organizations, and working until recently as a translator at the Atlanta Airport’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Terminal.

JOIN US FOR THE FINAL CONCERT

OF OUR SEASON!

HIGH LONESOME BLUEGRASS

1700 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307

Tickets and more information available at AtlantaMasterChorale.org/concerts

WE’LL SEE YOU SOON!