WHITWORTH COMMUNITY CHORALE
Xiaosha Lin, director
MASTERVOICES
FEATURED ARTISTS
CHLOE SUNDET, SOPRANO
NICOLE SONBERT, MEZZO-SOPRANO
SHEILA SLOAN, CONTRALTO
SCOTT MILLER, TENOR
DERRICK PARKER, BASS
JOHN BODINGER, ORGAN
MONDAY, NOV. 25, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, SPOKANE, WASH.
Whitworth Community Chorale
Xiaosha Lin, director
MasterVoices
Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox
PROGRAM
Kleine Orgelmesse, Hob.XXII:7 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (Li-e Organ Mass)
Chloe Sundet, soprano
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Benedictus
VI Agnus Dei
Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12 Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) (Christmas Oratorio)
Chloe Sundet, soprano Nicole Sonbert, mezzo-soprano
Sheila Sloan, contralto Sco- Miller, tenor Derrick Parker, bass
I. Prélude
II. RecitaXve: “Et pastores errant,” Chorus: “Gloria in alXssimis”
III. Air: "Exspectans expectavi"
IV. Air and chorus: “Domine, ego credidi”
V. Duet: “Benedictus”
VI. Chorus: “Quare fremuerunt gentes”
VII. Trio: “Tecum principium”
VIII. Quartet: “Laudate coeli”
IX. Quintet and chorus: “Consurge, filia Sion”
X. Chorus: “Tollite hosXas”
Text and Transla,ons
Kleine Orgelmesse, Hob.XXII:7
I. Kyrie
Franz Joseph Haydn
Kyrie Eleison, Lord have mercy, Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison, Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.
II. Gloria
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Glory to God in the highest, Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntaXs.
And on Earth peace to people of good will.
Laudamus te, We praise you, Benedicimus te, We bless you, Adoramus te, We adore you, Glorificamus te, We glorify you, GraXas agimus Xbi propter magnam gloriam tuam, We give you thanks for your great glory,
Domine Deus, Rex coelisaXs, Lord God, heavenly King, Deus Pater omnipotens. O God almighty Father.
Domine Fili Unigenite, Jesu Christe,
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begogen Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of The Father,
Qui tollis peccata mundi, You take away the sins of the world,
Miserere nobis; Have mercy on us; Qui tollis peccata mundi, You take away the sins of the world,
Suscipe deprecaXonem nostram.
Receive our prayer.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, You are seated at the right hand of the Father, Miserere nobis. Have mercy on us.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, For you alone are the Holy One, Tu solus Dominus, You alone are the Lord, Tu solus AlXssimus, You alone are the Most High, Jesu Christe, Jesus Christ,
Cum Sancto Spiritu:
With the Holy Spirit: In gloria Dei Patris. In the glory of God the Father, Amen. Amen.
III. Credo
Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem,
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Dominum, Jesum Christum,
maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Filium Dei unigenitum, et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Deum verum de Deo,
the only-begogen Son of God, born of the Father before all ages;
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God; genitum non factum, consubstanXalem Patri;
begogen, not made, consubstanXal with the Father, per quem omnia facta sunt. by whom all things were made; Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de coelis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.
Crucifixus eXam pro nobis sub PonXo Pilato passus, et sepultus est,
who for us men and for our salvaXon descended from heaven.
He was incarnate by the Holy Ghost out of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
He was crucified also for us under PonXus Pilate; he suffered and was buried: et resurrexit terXa die, secundum Scripturas,
And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures: et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris.
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos,
And ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father:
And the same shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead: cujus regni non erit finis; Of whose kingdom there shall be no end;
Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem,
And (I believe) in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and life-giver,
qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur:
who, with the Father and the Son, together is worshiped and glorified, qui locutus est per prophetas. who has spoken through the prophets.
Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam.
And (I believe in) one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, Confiteor unum bapXsma in remissionem peccatorum.
Et expecto resurrecXonem mortuorum,
I confess one bapXsm for the remission of sins.
And I await the resurrecXon of the dead: et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen. and the life of the coming age. Amen.
IV. Sanctus
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus; Holy, holy, holy; Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis!
V. Benedictus
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis!
VI. Agnus Dei
Heaven and Earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, Qui tollis peccata mundi; You take away the sins of the world; Miserere nobis. Have mercy on us.
Oratorio de Nöel Camille Saint-Saens
II. RecitaXve: “Et pastores erant”, Chorus: “Gloria in alXssimis”
Et pastores erant in regione eadem vigilantes et custodientes
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby
Vigilias nocXs super gregem suum.
Et ecce Angelus Domini steXt juxta illos,
Keeping watch over their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them,
Et claritas Dei circumfulsit illos, And the glory of the Lord shone around them,
Et Xmuerunt Xmore magno. And they were terrified.
Et dixit illis Angelus: But the angel said to them: Nolite Xmere! Do not be afraid!
Ecce enim evangelizo vobis gaudium magnum,
I bring you good news that will cause great joy, Quod erit omni populo: for all the people:
Quia natus est vobis hodie Christus Dominus in civitate David.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Messiah, the Lord.
Et hoc vobis signum: This will be a sign to you: InvenieXs infantem pannis involutum, You will find a baby wrapped in cloths, Et positum in praesepio And lying in a manger.
Et subito facta est cum Angelo mulXtudo miliXae coelesXs,
And uddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, LaudanXum Deum, et dicenXum: praising God, and saying:
Gloria in alXssimis Deo,
Glory to God in the highest, Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntaXs! And on Earth peace to those on whom His favor rests!
III. Air: "Expectans expectavi"
Expectans expectavi Dominum, I waited for the Lord, Et intendit mihi. And he looked for me.
IV Air and chorus: “Domine, ego credidi”
Domine, ego credidi, Lord, I believe quia tu es Christus, That you are the Messiah, Filius Dei vivi, The Son of God, qui in hunc mundum venisX. Who is to come into the world.
V. Duet: “Benedictus” Benedictus, Blessed is the one
qui venit in nomine Domini!
Who comes in the name of the Lord!
Deus Dominus, et illuxit nobis. God is the Lord, and he has enlightened us.
Deus meus es tu, You are my God, Et confitebor Xbi. And I will confess to you.
Deus meus es tu, You are my God, Et exaltabo te. And I will exalt you.
VI. Chorus: “Quare fremuerunt gentes”
Quare fremuerunt gentes?
Why do the naXons rage? Et populi meditaX sunt inania?
Gloria Patri, gloria Filio, gloria Spiritui Sancto.
And the people think vain thoughts?
Glory to the Father, Glory to the Son, Glory to the Holy Spirit. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, As it was in the beginning, Et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
And now, and forever. Amen.
VII. Trio: “Tecum principium”
Tecum principium
With you, the beginning In die virtuXs tuae
In the day of your power; In splendoribus Sanctorum. In the splendor of the saints.
VIII. Quartet: “Laudate coeli”
Alleluja. Laudate coeli, Hallelujah. Shout for joy, heaven, Et exulta terra, And worship, earth, Quia consulatus est Dominus populum suum; For the Lord comforts his people; Et pauperum suorum miserebitur.
And He will have mercy on his own.
IX. Quintet and chorus: “Consurge, filia Sion”
Consurge, filia Sion. Arise, daughter of Zion! Alleluja. Hallelujah. Lauda in nocte, Praise in the night, In principio vigiliarum. As the watchers of the night begin.
Alleluja. Hallelujah.
Egrediatur ut splendor justus
Sion,
Let Zion’s righteousness go forth as a brightness, Et Salvator ejus ut lampas accendatur. And his Savior be kindled as a lamp. Alleluja. Hallelujah.
X. Chorus: “Tollite hosXas”
Tollite hosXas,
Take up the sacrifices, Et adorate Dominum in atrio sancto ejus. And worship the Lord in His courts.
Laetentur coeli, Let the heavens rejoice, Et exultet terra a facie Domini, And let the Earth rejoice before the Lord,
Quoniam venit. Alleluja. For He has come. Hallelujah.
About the Conductor
Xiaosha Lin currently serves as the director of choral acXviXes at Whitworth University. Known as a dynamic conductor with her efficient and engaging rehearsal approach, her choirs are osen praised as “sang with strength, beauty, creaXvity, and such musicality.” Under her direcXon, the Whitworth Choir was recently named the winner of The American Prize in Choral Performance, 2024. As a conductor, Lin was previously selected as a conducXng fellow in several presXgious programs where she worked with Simon Carrington, Edith Copley, David Hayes and Lucinda Carver and made her France debut in 2019. She was also selected as one of the semifinalists in the Graduate Student ConducXng CompeXXon at the NaXonal American Choral Director AssociaXon Conference. As a singer, she had performed regularly at the Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center under the batons of Yannick Nézet Séguin, Alan Gilbert, Simon Ragle and Jane Glover.
Lin is a sought-aser conductor, adjudicator and choral clinician in both the U.S. and China, where she was invited to workshops and clinics for all levels of choirs. She has frequently adjudicated in middle and high school choral fesXvals in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest regions.
Lin received her doctor of musical arts in choral conducXng at Michigan State University, master of music in choral conducXng at Westminster Choir College, master of arts in music at Hong Kong BapXst University, and bachelor of arts in music educaXon at Xinghai Conservatory of Music.
About the Ar,sts
Lauded as a “young lyric soprano with serious star power” (Local Pasadena News), Chloe Sundet is a crossover arXst sought aser for operas, musicals, and concerts. She has performed with companies such as Pacific Opera Project, Opera Neo, Hawaii Performing Arts FesXval, American Contemporary Ballet, and Wenatchee Valley Symphony. Her performance of Mabel in Pacific Opera Project’s producXon of The Pirates of Penzance received criXcal acclaim from reviewers across Los Angeles. As a concert soloist, Sundet has sung Mozart’s Great Mass in C, Handel’s Messiah, and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Ballet. She is a Whitworth alum and holds a Masters of Music in Vocal Arts and Opera from the University of Southern California.
Nicole Sonbert has disXnguished herself as a dynamic mezzo-soprano. With repertoire that includes roles such as Madame Flora in Menot’s The Medium and Bugercup in Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore. Her performances of Handel’s Messiah and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor have resonated deeply with audiences. Nicole holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance and has been influenXal as a voice faculty member at various insXtuXons. Currently, she is the Director of Voice at Eastern Washington University, Director of MusicFest Northwest, and Assistant Editor for Youth Vocal Repertorie with the African Diaspora Music Project.
Sheila Kearney Sloan earned a BA in Music, an MA in Music Therapy, an MM in Vocal Performance and a Ph.D. Interdisciplinary exploring Gender. She has given numerous solo recitals during her career teaching in Music and Honors at Washington State University. As a mezzo soprano soloist, she has performed Verdi’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah with the Lexington Philharmonic and the Washington Idaho Symphony. Previously, she appeared with The Long Beach Grand Opera, The Opera of Central Kentucky and The New Jersey Opera. Having taught at the University of Idaho, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University, she is happy to be at Whitworth!
Sco; David Miller, tenor, is director of voice studies and professor of music at Whitworth University. A versaXle singing actor, his naXonal and internaXonal performance credits cross mulXple genres including opera, oratorio, musical theatre and recital. A proponent of new works, Miller has premiered commissioned works by Mark Adamo, Brent Edstrom, Christopher Stanichar, and Randall Snyder. OperaXc premieres include Carlysle Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree and Libby Larsen’s Eric Hermannson’s Soul. A naXonally and internaXonally recognized pedagogue, in 2023 Miller was awarded an InternaXonal Scholar Award from Mahidol University in Bangkok. Miller served two terms on the NaXonal Board of the NaXonal AssociaXon of Teachers of Singing (NATS) as the Intermountain Region Governor from 2011-2015, and has presented at a number of conferences here and abroad. He holds the doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he was a Regents Scholar and a member of the honorary socieXes Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Lambda, and the recipient of the Warren F. and Edith R. Day dissertaXon travel award for his collaboraXon with Mark Adamo.
Derrick Parker is an accomplished vocalist, hailed by Opera News for his “vividly flavored vocalism” and “tall and commanding” presence. Recent engagements include opening the 2023 Season with the Spokane Symphony singing songs from Aaron Copeland’s The Old American Songs, the Xtle role in Porgy and Bess with the Detroit Symphony, Jake in Porgy and Bess with Seagle Opera, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Utah Opera, Mozart’s Requiem with Utah Symphony, Porgy in Porgy and Bess with BalXmore Symphony, Ramfis in Aida with Utah Opera, Le fauteuil and L’arbre in L'enfant et les sorXleges with Utah Symphony, and Joe in Showboat with Kentucky Opera. Mr. Parker recently made a triumphant, last-minute debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Porgy in Porgy and Bess. His European operaXc debut came with performances of Mel in Anthony McDonald’s The Knot Garden at the Scotsh Opera. Derrick Parker currently resides in Spokane with his wife Heather and two daughters Grace and Isabel. He is currently the Director of Music and Worship at First Presbyterian Church.
The Whitworth Community Chorale 2024-25
Collaborative Pianist, Toni Helms
Soprano
Barbara Allen
Anne Bodinger
Nicole Bouchard
Sydne Burgess
Annie Dempsen
Lydia Effinger
Julia Fehr
Kathryn Gibson
Deborah Happy
Katherine Karr-Cornejo
Karen Keith
Veronica Keizer
Hunter Koss
Jill Krebs
Bekah Lindsey
Beth Meersman
Betsey Moe
Jessica Moore
Camilla Mounts
Tracy Mouser
Corliss Newman
Mackenzie O'Donnell
Emilie Olsen
Kathy Olson
Catherine Porter
Kathleen Taffy Poger
Catherine-Rose Ramirez
Michelle Reid
Katy Shedlock
Kaila Shumaker
Sally Strauch
Anne Wilcox
Alto
Susan Benavidez
KrisXne Binnie
Sharon Bouten
Suzanne CapsXck
Cynthia Curran
Taylor Deitz
Sylvia Dilworth
Carina Engelhard
Kari Gilbert
Melissa Halverson
Abigail Hopkins
Carol Horlacher
Melissa Kafflen
Laurie Klein
Ayisha Lawrence
Karen Meyers
Alane Michels
Susan Miller
Juleann Miller
Diane Minezero
Adel Nemes Thompson
Frani Olson
Wendy Olson
Paula Park
Lucy Pearson
Sheryl Piskel
Ziona Rose
Emma Scog
Debbie SXerwalt
Linda Storey
Diane Thomas
Judy Williams
Tanya Wyma
Tenor
Scog Davis
Caleb Krantz
Richard Mocabee
Eric Moe
Zeke O'Donnell
Robert Olson
Kevin Peterson
David Whisenand
Vicki Wieber
John Bodinger
Bass
John Arnold
Hank Broeckling
Jim Crouch
Stacy Evans
Nick Greenwood
Bill Klein
Richard Miller
Wyag Nyborg
Markus Ong
Jim Sledge
David Vermeer
Stephen Wieber
About the Whitworth Community Chorale
The Whitworth Community Chorale is a non-audiXoned, openenrollment choral ensemble specifically for community singers of all ages and experience levels as well as Whitworth students, faculty and staff. Dedicated to the performance of large-scale choral masterworks in addiXon to secular and sacred choral works, the Whitworth Community Chorale rehearses Monday evenings during the Whitworth University academic calendar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The ensemble presents two large-scale concerts per academic year (one performance each semester).
Whitworth students may enroll in the ensemble for one academic credit (MU 279/479). Community members may parXcipate for a nominal fee of $100 each semester. Current Whitworth University faculty and staff may parXcipate with fees waived, and former faculty and staff may parXcipate at a discount.
Soloists
Soprano
Chloe Sundet
COLLABORATING GUEST ARTISTS
Mezzo-Soprano
Nicole Sonbert
Contra-Alto
Sheila Sloan
Chamber Orchestra
Violin
Elizabeth Lund
Jeri Bentley
April Martin
Tiffany Wang
Cello
Johannes Kleinmann
Harp
Joy Zickau
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Tenor
Scott Miller
Bass
Derrick Parker
Viola
Joey Pomeroy
Jeannette Wee-Yang
Double Bass
Patrick McNally
Organ
John Bodinger
Choral Librarian and Program Assistance: Kyle Gilbert
Poster and Program Design: Heidi Jantz
Whitworth Music Department Program Coordinator: Melissa Halverson
WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY
Since 1890, Whitworth has held fast to its founding mission to provide “an educa=on of mind and heart” through rigorous intellectual inquiry guided by dedicated Chris=an scholars. Recognized as one of the top regional colleges and universi=es in the West, Whitworth University has an enrollment of about 2,500 students and offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Whitworth University’s 200-acre campus of red-brick buildings and tall pines offers a beau=ful, invi=ng and secure learning environment. More than $115 million in campus improvements have been made in recent years, including an expanded music center, a renovated auditorium stage, an expanded dining hall, a rec center, a science hall, an athle=cs leadership center and a graduate health sciences building.
In all of its endeavors, Whitworth seeks to advance its founder’s mission of equipping students to “honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity.”
For applica=on informa=on:
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MUSIC AT WHITWORTH
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