SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Men's and Women's Choruses
Matthew Mehaffey, conductor Matthew Abernathy and Vinay Thomas, assistant conductors
Campus Singers Gold
Kira Winter, conductor Alex Rack, assistant conductor
Campus Singers Mosaic
Christopher G. McGinley, conductor
Campus Singers Maroon
Matthew Abernathy, conductor Vinay Thomas, assistant conductor Mary Trotter, piano
Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 7:30 pm TED MANN CONCERT HALL
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHORUSES
STANLEY M. HOFFMAN
Haneirot Halalu (2000) RYAN BRECHMACHER AND IAN POMERANTZ
Chanukah Prayer of the Children (2012) STEVE YOUNG AND STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Chanukah Song (2001) GUSTAV HOLST
Ave Maria (1900) DIANE LOOMER
Ave Maris Stella (1992) JOHN RUTTER
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (1992) FELIX MENDELSSOHN
From Christus (1852) “There shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth”
2
CAMPUS SINGERS GOLD
JACKSON BERKEY
Still, Still Night (1999) TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA
O magnum mysterium (1572) ARR. JAY ROUSE
From Three Jazzy Bell Carols (2009) Jingle Bells
JONI MITCHELL
River (1971) • INTERMISSION •
Please TURN OFF all electronic devices. Even on vibrate, these can interfere with our recording process.
This event & other ensemble events will be live-streamed at z.umn.edu/musicstream 3
CAMPUS SINGERS MOSAIC
KARIN REHNQVIST
Do Not Fear the Darkness (1992) HUDDIE W. LEDBETTER, ARR. MOIRA SMILEY
Bring Me Little Water, Silvy (2007) MUMFORD & SONS, ARR. GILLIS/MACDONALD
Timshel (2012) FRANZ X. GRUBER, ARR. PAMELA BERTIN
Silent Night (1985)
CAMPUS SINGERS MAROON
R. NATHANIEL DETT
Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler (1926) ERIC WHITACRE
The Seal Lullaby (2008) GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
From Messiah (1741) “And suddenly there was with the Angel” “Glory to God in the Highest” “Hallelujah” Ariana Campanaro, soprano
4
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHORUSES
Soprano Emily Adamson Mia Akers Kelsey Bailey Louisa Botten Kate Brinkert Wen Bu Alana Christen Bori Csillag Madeline Fidler Nadia Franzen Kate Gallagher Emma Goecks Emma Gunderson Zoe Koth Aimee Kujak Brita Larsen Allison Lochen Kathryn Marusich Elizabeth Mejicano Maja Peterson Kelly Pocian June Roettger Abigail Skapyak Madeleine Ware Sarah Weibel Alexis Winters
Alto Madison Bailey Katelyn Belden Mara Bowman Anna Brendemuehl Emily Guo Madison Ham Becca Martin Caroline McLaughlin Mairead Vanni Si Xin Yeap Keara Hallberg Mackenna Page Sophia Prasinos Keira Scanlan Natasha Stark Kristen Wickman
Tenor Sam Bruhjell Sean Ling Mitchel Medvec Travis Steinke Kyle Stumpf Marco Tabacman Alex Tao Kyle Tappe
Alto Noor Adwan Nha-Khoi Bui-Nguyen Hannah Francis Lindsey Kenyon Carly Madden Abby Miller Erin O'Brien Manuela Solines Yan Teng Sijia Zhao
Tenor Dylan Hoppel Gannon Miller Linghe Wang
Bass Mason Brown Colin Clark-Bracewell Jake Dushek Isaiah Milbank Kyle Norko Matthew St. Martin Preston Wagner Caleb Walker Isaac Wojcicki
CAMPUS SINGERS GOLD
Soprano Gabriela Sierra Bedon Grace Binham Amy Bolis Beatrice Handlin Erica Krueger Maureen L'Eplattenier Mary Alice Lange Hannah Quick Anna Slukvin Mckenzie Sweno Ming-Fen Wang Jenna Wendlandt
Bass Daniel Abraham Owen Drabek Alexander Grey Kyle Knudsen Adam Levy Ben Polk Daniel Uden Jingxuan Wang
5
CAMPUS SINGERS MOSAIC
Soprano Shelby L. Harrell Lexy Hilton Alexis McCarvel Sawyer Mirus Bay Murphy Anya Naylor Claire Swan Theresa Tran
Alto Samantha Broadfoot Mackenzie Hemming Sydney Holmes Connie Schroder Kira Krug Chloe Siewert Tatia Jewell-Schwartz Sabrina Kabitz
CAMPUS SINGERS MAROON
Soprano Hannah Anderson Ariana Campanaro Grace Carpenter Sara Dahlager Cecelia Emstad Lydia Halbach Grace Hjort Zhenye Jiang Kirstin Knudsen Allison Konrad Sarah Lichtenberger Danielle Lo Noelle Lynch Blessie Mande Grace Parshall Andrea Schiefelbein Jiating Sheng Melissa Teal Katherine Yanisch
6
Alto Maeve Anger Annamaria Davies Jeanna Edlund Emily Guo Kaylee Hanson Mariah Hanson Nicole Huset Cassie Johnson-Jennings Megan Lawson Jiyoon Lee Zitong Liu Erin Mably Karina Moroshkina Holly Newton Dakota Sipe Madeline Susedik Amber Swanson Tian Tang Sydney Throolin Shan Tong Magdalen Voss Maddi Weinstock Kaiyue Yu Yitong Zhu
Tenor Joseph Bensing Shen Gao Nicholas Johnson Brendin Kavitz Eric Latyshev Samuel Lee Taeju Lee Bass Daniel Casement Kevin Connors Joseph DeFrance Ryan Hagen Matthew Johnson Hoyun Kim Sunghoon Kim Micah Kopecky Hyeonung Kwang Elijah Le Sung Hyung Lee Jacob Loosen Joseph Mayer Nils Nordstrom David Rottensteiner Jakob Studtmann David Sullivan Matthew Virnig Jack Zwettler
BIOGRAPHIES
Matthew Mehaffey is an associate professor of music at the University of Minnesota, where he was the 2015 recipient of the Arthur “Red” Motley Exemplary Teaching Award. In addition to conducting the University Singers and the Men’s Chorus, he also teaches courses in choral literature and conducting. Outside of the University, he is the artistic director of of both the Oratorio Society of Minnesota and The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, the “choir of choice” of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He has published extensively on the topic of choral rehearsal technique, and has focused recently on redefining the oratorio tradition in the 21st Century. His Downton Abbey oratorios, an outgrowth of this research, have been performed by choirs across the country. He and his wife have four young children. Kira Winter is a third-year DMA student in choral conducting with a secondary emphasis in voice performance. Outside her work at the U of M, Winter serves as Director of Worship and Music at St. John's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. She has held conducting positions at Harvard University and Macalester College. Winter holds degrees from St. Olaf College and Boston University. Christopher G. McGinley is a second-year choral conducting student at the University of Minnesota. He holds faculty positions at Augsburg University (music education) and the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (conducting and music education). He holds degrees in conducting and music education from the University of Oregon and University of Delaware, and pursued further studies in conducting at the Frost School of Music.
Matthew Abernathy is a first-year DMA student in choral conducting. He spent three seasons on staff at Minnesota Opera as music director of Project Opera, children’s chorus master, and chorus master/offstage conductor for productions of Don Pasquale and La Bohéme. Abernathy is currently the chorus master/assistant conductor at the Lakes Area Music Festival and teaches at the University of St. Thomas. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan and SUNY Potsdam - Crane School of Music. Alex Rack is a second-year master’s student at the University of Minnesota studying choral conducting. Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Alex received his bachelor of arts degree in music at Macalester College, where he worked as the assistant conductor of the Macalester Chorale. Currently, Alex is the choir director at Minnehaha United Methodist Church, and the founding director of the Minneapolis Madrigal Singers. Vinay Thomas is a first-year master’s choral conducting student. He is a recent graduate from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of arts in music degree. Vinay founded and directed Longhorn Men’s Choir at UT for non-music students. Here in Minnesota, Vinay serves as the music director at Olivet Congregational Church in St. Paul.
7
Gospel Choir: Fearless December 8 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall
University & North Star Campus Band December 9 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall
University Symphony Orchestra December 10 • 7:30 pm Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis
“Songs of Life and Love” University and Chamber Singers December 10 • 7:30 pm Minnehaha United Methodist Church, Minneapolis
Wind Ensemble presents: “Imaginations” December 11 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall
For more information and a complete list of events, visit music.umn.edu/events
The School of Music, a unit of the College of Liberal Arts, is a leading institution for the education of successful performers, composers, teachers, administrators, and scholars. The School interacts with the larger university and Twin Cities communities through classes, participatory performing opportunities, community engagement activities, and more than 400 public performances each year. The students and faculty of the School are grateful for the continuing interest and support of parents and friends. For further information or to apply to the School of Music, visit music.umn.edu, call 612-624-5740, or email mnmusic@umn.edu. A complete calendar of events is available at music.umn.edu.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. This publication/material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct questions to Jennifer Scholte, School of Music, 612-626-1094. John Coleman, Dean, College of Liberal Arts Michael Kim, Director, School of Music 30% Post-Consumer Fiber © 2019 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved.