The Illinois Wesleyan UniversitySchool of Music

presents a

Fall Choral Concert

Featuring:

University Choir

&

Collegiate Choir

conducted by J. Scott Ferguson

Sunday, October 25, 20153:00 p.m.

Wesley United Methodist Church500 E. Front St.

Bloomington, IL

ProgramSing Unto God Paul Fetler

(b. 1920)Sing unto God,Sing ye kingdoms of the earth:O sing praises unto the Lord;Sing to him that rideth upon theHeavens which are of old.Lo, he uttereth his voice,And that a mighty voice.Ascribe ye strength unto God:His excellency is over Israel,And his strength is in the skies.

Based on Psalm 68:32, 33, 34

Your Voices Tune George Frideric Handelfrom Alexander’s Feast HWV 75 (1685-1759)

Your voices tune,And raise them high,Til they echo from the vaulted sky,The blest Cecilia’s name;Music to heav’n and her we owe,The greatest blessing that’s below:Sound loudly then her fame!

Let’s imitate her notes above!And may this evening ever prove Sacred to Harmony and Love.

Newburgh Hamilton

Bogoróditse Djévo Arvo Pärt(sung in Russian) (b. 1935)

Hail O Virgin mother bearer of God,Holy mother full of Grace – the Lord is with thee;blessed art thou among women,and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.For thou hast brought forth the Savior who has redeemed our souls.

Danny Boy Londonderry AirArr. Joseph Flummerfelt

Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling,From glen to glen and down the mountain side.The summer's gone and all the roses falling,It's you, it's you, must go and I must bide.

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow.It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, I love you so.

But when ye come and all the flowers are dying,If I am dead and dead I well may be.You'll come and find the place where I am lying,And kneel and say an 'Ave' there for me.

And I shall hear tho' soft you tread above me,And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be.For you will bend and tell me that you love me,And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.

God’s Gonna Buil’ Up Zion’s Wall Arr. Jester Hairston

University Choir

Northern Lights Ola Gjeilo(sung in Latin) (b. 1978)

Thou art beautiful, O my love,Sweet and comely as Jerusalem,Terrible as an army set in array.Turn away thy eyes from me,For they have made me flee away.

Song of Solomon 6: 4-5

Combined Choirs

Wohlauf, ihr Gäste Erasmus Widmann(sung in German) (1572-1634)

Well then, you good guests, be merrily, sanguine and in good spirits, the grumbler we will overcome. Fa la la la la. Let's get started, pour, my companion, the good, fresh, cool wine. Fa la la la la. Let's get started, we want to be cheerful, let me know, my companion, and drink the good, cool wine. Fa la la la la.

Since First I Saw Your Face Thomas Ford(1580-1648)

Since first I saw your face I resolv’dto honour and renown ye;If now I be disdained I wish my heart had never known ye.What, I that lov’d and you that lik’d, shall we begin to wrangle?No, no, no my heart is fast, and cannot disentangle.

The sun, whose beams most glorious are,rejecteth no beholder,And your sweet beauty past comparemade my poor eyes the bolder,Where beauty moves and wit delights,and signs of kindness bind me,There, O there, where e’er I go,I leave my heart behind me.

Ascendente Jesu in naviculam Melchior Vulpius(sung in Latin) (c. 1560-1615)

And when Jesus got into the boat, his disciples followed him; and behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But he was asleep. And they went to him and awoke him, saying: “Save us, Lord, we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:23-26

Nunc dimittis Gustav Holst(sung in Latin) (1874-1934)

Kate Masson, soprano, Thomas Bravos, tenor

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,According to thy word.For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

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.

Luke 2:21-22Gloria Patri

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day Nils Lindberg(b. 1933)

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owe’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Sonnet 18William Shakespeare

Prima serie dei cori di Michelangelo Luigi DallapiccolaBuonarroti il Giovane (1933-36) (1904-1975)(sung in Italian)

Il coro delle Malmaritateil coro dei Malammogliati

Chorus of Unhappily Married Women

Learn young ladies, from the experience of others, Learn from the experience of others, maidens all, So that one day you will not weepingly lament:“Oh, woe are we! So unhappily wed! How better it would have been for us to be locked up in cells, our tresses clipped, our name and vestments changed,dressed in black, grey, or white,flagellating ourselves with whips and cords.How better it would have been for us!How better it would have been for usTo arise each morn,Lamps in hand,Before the cock’s crow,Or to throw ourselves into a cloister,Enter an order of nuns (Rosano, Majano, etc.)Or to wear a habit!How better it would have been!”So, learn this lesson well and think,Very, very, very long before,So then you won’t have to lament Your marriage later.

Chorus of Unhappily Married Men

Whoever wants to learn the art of taking a wife – here we are, experts!And we say to whoever wishes to wedThat within two days he’ll see a hellish devilAnd a complete scatter brain.I followed someone else’s advice:A good man once said to me: “Go ahead” (Get married).O, fool, fool that I was! I ended up (And I had it coming to me!) With a hellish devil and a scatter brain.Oh woe! Just for beauty – She was all frills and flowers – I reaped a harvest of bitter fruit.I met, drunk with love,A hellish devil and a scatter brain.Aunts, sisters, mothers, and grandmothersWill all try to drive him mad And so ten other mistresses will drown himIn a hellish devil and a scatter brain.

Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane

Cantate Domino Józef Świder (b. 1930)

Sing to the Lord a new song, Alleluia.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,Have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,Grant us peace. We Praise you, O God. Psalm 96 vs. 1

Agnus Dei, Te Deum

Collegiate Choir

University ChoirJ. Scott Ferguson, conductor

SopranoKiersten BergquistLeah DoneghueChristina FitsalosLouisa KlempererKamilah LayPayton LetkoShannon LynchElyse McCormickJade MollnRebekah NultyAnne OzbunNicole ParmelyCortlin PresleyElisabeth ReuterKara RyanJessica SheetzJessica ShultzGenna SimonMadison SteeleKatharine TeyklMichelle J. Wong BassJohn GelasiBrannan HutchinsonShaun SchaefersJeff WilsonRobert Wilson

AltoKenzie BerggrenBrigid BroderickCatherine CariniMegan CherryKathryn CraftTaylor FoxLydia HartlaubDalila HatibovicMaribeth JohnsonCadence LambPaola LehmanKathleen O’SheaWeronika PachEmily PhelpsAlani Sweezy

TenorBeau BiedscheidElijio McbrideSean GradyJace LeGardeAndrew NeeleyBrock Taylor

Collegiate ChoirJ. Scott Ferguson, conductor

SopranoMartha Aguirre (on leave)Emily BrinkSara CaligiuriMegan CallisonAnna KarnickMegan Koch*Kate MassonMiranda MhoonCrystal MuroAnne Marie PasternockLiz TurnerMingi WillCelia Williams*Grace WolfCherry Zhang

AltoKrystyna LopezEllen LoseyKelsey MakaSamantha Noga*Heather PrasseKelly RiordanAustin Rupert*Hannah ScatterdayGrace SheleyKatelyn Van PettenAnne WarnkeChelci Wilson (on leave)Megan Win

TenorRyan Andersen (on leave)Thomas Bravos*Donald BrownGrant DaiglePhillip DudaAaron KahnJoseph PetrandoAlexander RiakDavid Shacklette

BassJohn CossioLoreto Delgado IIIJohn Fegan*Christopher HokansonCody HouseJonathan LangeJohn McHugh*Blake MillerSamuel MulloolyJohn NarcissiNathan Osborn (on leave)Braden PooleDrake Sorensen

Megan Win, president, Megan Callison, vice president, Megan Koch, secretary, John McHugh, treasurer

*section leaders

Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music Calendar(October – December 2015)

October30 Guest Artist:  Nelson Trio, 7:30 p.m.31 Jazz Ensemble Halloween Concert, 7:30 p.m.

November35

Brass Ensemble Concert, 8:00 p.m.Guest Artist: Heinevanker, Evelyn Chapel 8:00 p.m.

6 New Music Café, 7:30 p.m.7 Wind Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m.

12 Symphonic Winds and Jazz Lab, 7:30 p.m.13 Illinois Wesleyan Civic Orchestra Concert:

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m.14 Sr. Recital: Sam Mullooly, baritone, 1:00 p.m.15 Unlicensed Syncopation, 3:00 p.m.19 Opera: L'incoronazione di Poppea, 7:30 p.m.20 Opera: L'incoronazione di Poppea, 7:30 p.m.21 Opera: L'incoronazione di Poppea, 7:30 p.m.22 Opera: L'incoronazione di Poppea, 3:00 p.m.

December3 Jazz Combo Ensemble Concert, 8:00 p.m.5 Student Composition Concert, 7:30 p.m.6 Christmas Choral Concert:

Holy Trinity Church, 3:00 p.m.

All events are held in Westbrook Auditorium of Presser Hall, on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University, unless otherwise

noted.  Events are open to the public and free of charge. Programs are subject to change. For more information or to confirm scheduling, contact the Music Office at (309) 556-3061.

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