Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018

Visions of

“OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTENERE THE WORLDS BEGAN TO BE,

HE IS ALPHA AND OMEGAHE THE SOURCE, THE ENDING HE…”AURELIUS PRUDENTIUS, 4TH CENTURY ROMAN CHRISTIAN POET

“The prodigious expanses of time which preceded the first Christmas were not empty of Christ: they were imbued with

the influx of his power…when Christ first appeared in the arms of Mary he had already stirred up the world.”

From “Hymn of the Universe” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), French philosopher and priest

The voices of Prudentius and Chardin, separated in time by centuries yet impossibly similar, provide a theological framework for this year’s Christmas

in Christ Chapel services as we again gather in this space to contemplate the eternal nature of Christ, witness the wonder of the physical universe,

and give thanks for one of the great mysteries of faith—the prophecy and nativity of Jesus, the triune God, the Messiah.

Tonight, under a canopy of the shimmering aurora borealis, we become participants in the mystic interaction of the Divine with humanity

through a seamless thread of scripture and poetry, music, and movement. The timeless lament of the prophet Jeremiah mirrors our longing for

world healing, peace, and freedom from hate and fear; Gabriel—God’s messenger— brings inexplicable tidings of wonder and expectation to the humble Mary; a chorus of angels fills the heavens with songs of Hosanna

and announces to the world the Messiah’s birth; and Simeon, the God-receiver, beholds the Christ as revealed to him by the Holy Spirit.

Blessings and peace to each of you this Advent season. As we worship and welcome the Christ Child, let us strive to be part of the continuing

unfolding of the divine. In the words of Thomas Merton, the 20th-century Catholic mystic and thinker, “The Advent mystery is the beginning of the

end of all of us that is not yet Christ.”

Dr. Gregory AuneChristmas in Christ Chapel Artistic Director

Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Endowed Chair in Music

to Christmas in Christ Chapel.

One of the hallmarks of this worship service is having the Advent and Christmas story presented through music, scripture, readings, dance, and visual arts that bring the theme to life. This year we consider how God has been visible through angels, prophets, and the birth of Jesus; and how God continues to work in ways that may be visible or mysterious.

The visual theme for this program is one with personal meaning to me. Our family has been blessed to have seen the northern lights on display many times at our cabin in northern Minnesota. Yet there is one time that stands out. Even though it was over 30 years ago, the image is still clear in my memory because it was the most visually amazing experience I have witnessed. As I looked north over the lake from the cabin the entire sky in all directions was dancing in streaks of every color imaginable.

In that instance, I felt the Divine and was awestruck by the beauty of God’s creation. While that experience was particularly powerful, I feel the presence of God in little moments each day, during family get-togethers, during sacred times such as weddings and funerals, and during Christmas in Christ Chapel each year when the trumpets sound the opening notes of O Come, All Ye Faithful.

We are grateful to the student performers and the faculty and staff who work to make this celebration happen. This year we give special thanks to two music faculty members who are retiring. Michael Jorgensen, who has taught voice and other music courses for 28 years at Gustavus, is a soloist in this year’s service. Also, we are grateful to Gregory Aune for 24 years of leading the Gustavus Choir and serving as musical director for this event. His gift of music and mentoring of generations of Gusties have left an enduring legacy of excellence on the Gustavus community.

May you have a blessed holiday season and surround yourself with the beauty and mystery of the Divine.

Rebecca BergmanPresident, Gustavus Adolphus College

THE SOLITARY CITY FROM FOUR PROPHECIES

Paul Christiansen (1914–1997)

The ways of Zion do mourn,How doth the city sit solitary,that was full of people!Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction.All her gates are desolate. Her former beauty is departedand she is in bitterness.

Lamentations 1:1, 4

THE GLORY OF THE FATHER Egil Hovland (1924–2013)

The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. We beheld the glory of the Father, full of grace and truth.In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God.In Him was life; and the life was the light of all.

John 1:1, 4, 14

IN THE BEGINNING Siri Erickson

PERSONET HODIE Arr. Lara Hoggard

Sung in Latin

Personent hodie voces puerulae Let youthful voices resound today laudantes iucunde qui nobis est natus, Joyfully praising Him who is born for us, summo Deo datus, Who is given unto us by the most high God, et de virgineo ventre procreatus. And brought forth from a virgin.

In mundo nascitur, pannis involvitur, He is born in the world, is wrapped in swaddling praesepi ponitur stabulo brutorum, cloths and placed in a manger in a stable of beasts. rector supernorum. He is ruler over all things.perdidit spolia princeps infernorum! The prince of darkness has lost his prey!

Magi tres venerunt munera offerunt, Three wise men come, bearing gifts. parvulum inquirunt, stellulam sequendo, They have found the Child by following a little star. ipsum adorando, Adoring the Lord, aurum, thus et myrrham ei offerendo. They offer Him gold, incense, and myrrh.

Omnes clericuli, pariter pueri cantent ut angeli, Let all young choristers now sing as did the angels, advenisti mundo, Praising Him who has come into all the world: Gloria in excelsis Deo! Glory to God in the highest!

Piae Cantiones

Visions of

Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018

PEOPLE LOOK EAST Arr. Craig Courtney

People, look East, the time is near of the crowning of the year,Make your house fair as you are able, Trim the hearth and set the table.People, look East, and sing today:Love, the Guest, is on the way.

Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare, one more seed is planted there:Give up your strength the seed to nourish,That in course the flow’r may flourish.People, look East, and sing today:Love, the Rose, is on the way.

Birds, though ye long have ceased to build,guard the nest that must be filled.Even the hour when wings are frozenHe for fledging time has chosen.People, look East, and sing today:Love, the Bird, is on the way.

Stars, keep the watch. When night is dimone more light the bowl shall brim.Shining beyond the frosty weather,bright as sun and moon together.People, look East, and sing today:Love, the Star, is on the way.

Angels, announce to man and beastHim who cometh from the East.Set every peak and valley hummingWith the word the Lord is coming.People, look East, and sing today:Love, the Lord, is on the way.

Eleanor Farjeon

VENI, VENI EMMANUEL Michael John Trotta (b. 1978)

Sung in Latin

Veni, veni Emmanuel! O come, o come the “I am” that is with us!Captivum solve Israel! Break the bond of the captive people!Qui gemut in exsilio, Who mourn in exile, Privatus dei filio. Derived of the incarnation of the Father.

Refrain:Gaude, gaude Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! The great “I am”Nascetur pro te, Israel. Will be born for you.

Veni, veni O Oriens, O come thou light of life,solare nos adveniens, to shine on us by your coming,noctis depelle nebulas, dispel the clouds of night,dirasque mortis tenebras. drive away the shadows of death.

18th century Latin hymn

“Up to Him” series (detail); Thomas Andrew

Please stand as you are able and join in singing.

OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN Arr. Chad Fothergill

Commissioned for Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018.

Please be seated.

LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE Arr. Cathy Moklebust

ADVENT MOTET Gustav Schreck (1849-1918)

Lord Hosanna the Son of David!Blest he that comes in the name of the Lord!Lord Hosanna in the highest!

Matthew 21:9

ISAIAH 7:10-14

THE ANNUNCIATIONFROM FOUR PROPHECIES Paul Christiansen (1914–1997)

And so it was that the angel Gabriel was sent from God to the virgin Mary. And the angel said unto her, “Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favor with God. And behold, thou shalt bring forth a Son, and shalt call Him Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David: And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”

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SANCTUS FROM WAR REQUIEM, OP. 66Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

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Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy, Holy,Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts.Pleni sunt coeli et terra Heaven and earth are fullgloria tua. of thy glory.Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.Benedictus qui venit Blessed is he who comes in nomine Domine. in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

The Ordinary of the Mass

AN ADAPTATION OF LUKE 2 Siri Erickson

MY LORD HAS COME Will Todd (b. 1970)

Shepherds, called by angels, called by love and angels; no place for them but a stable. My Lord has come.Sages, searching for stars, searching for love in heaven; no place for them but a stable. My Lord has come.His love will hold me, his love will cherish me, love will cradle me.Lead me, lead me to see him, sages and shepherds and angels; no place for me but a stable. My Lord has come.

“Up to Him” series (detail); Thomas Andrew

Please stand as you are able and join in singing.

ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)

Please be seated.

SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN E MINOR, OP. 98 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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LET ALL THINGS THEIR CREATOR BLESS Arr. Hart Morris

THE AURORA BOREALIS Hannah Flagg Gould

SILENT NIGHT Arr. Peter Anglea

Silent night, holy night,All is calm, all is bright.Round yon virgin mother and child.Holy infant tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,Shepherds quake at the sight.Glories stream from heaven afar;Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia.Christ the Savior is born!

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!

Silent night, holy night,Wondrous star, lend thy light.With the angels let us singAlleluia to our King;Christ the Savior is born.

Joseph Mohr

RIVERS OF LIGHT Eriks Esenvalds (b. 1988)

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Kuovsakasah reukarih tåkko teki, Northern Lights slide back and forth,sira ria (similar to fa–la–la…)tåkko teki back and forthsira ria, sira siraa ria (similar to fa–la–la…)

Guovssat, guovssat radni go Northern Lights, Northern Lights, blanket shiveringlibai libai libaida (similar to fa–la–la…)ruoná gákti green coat [gákti is a traditional Sámi costume]nu nu nu. (similar to fa–la–la…)

Winter night, the sky is filled with symphony of light, the sky is flooded with rivers of light. The doors of heaven have been opened tonight. From horizon to horizon misty dragons swim through the sky, green curtains billow and swirl, fast-moving, sky-filling, the tissues of gossamer. Nothing can be heard. Light shakes over the vault of heaven, its veil of glittering silver changing now to yellow, now to green, now to red. It spreads in restless change, into waving, into many-folded bands of silver. It shimmers in tongues of flame, over the very zenith it shoots a bright ray up until the whole melts away as a sigh of departing soul in the moonlight, leaving a glow in the sky like the dying embers of a great fire.

Sámi Folk Songs; Charles Francis Hall, Fridtjof Nansen, and compilation by the composer after various writings on the northern lights

UNTIL EVEN THE ANGELS FROM DOROTHY POEMS Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1963)

What the heart wants is to follow its true passion to lie down with it near the reeds beside the river, to devour it in the caves between the desert dunes, to sing its notes into the morning sky until even the angels wake up and take notice and look around for their beloved.Know who you are.

Carry it in your heart.A flame of love.Walk in silence.The moment will come,in your heart.

Dorothy Walters, from A Cloth of Fine Gold and Marrow of Flames

O DAY FULL OF GRACE Arr. F. Melius Christiansen

O day full of grace, which we behold,now gently to view ascending;Thou over the earth thy reign unfold, good cheer to all mortals lending,That children of light in every clime may prove that the night is ending.

How blest was that gracious midnight hour, when God in our flesh was given;Then flushed the dawn with light and pow’r, that spread o’er the darkened heaven;Then rose o’er the world that sun divine, which gloom from our hearts hath driven.

Yea, were ev’ry tree endowed with speech, and ev’ry leaflet singing,They never with praise His worth could reach,though earth with their praise be ringing.Who fully could praise the light of lifewho light to our souls is bringing, Who fully could praise the Lord!

With joy we depart for our fatherland.And there we shall walk in endless light.

Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig

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Please stand as you are able and join in singing.

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Commissioned for Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018.

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NUNC DIMITTIS Arr. Gregory Aune

Lord, now let your servant depart in peace:according to your word;For my eyes have seen your salvation:which you have prepared for all the people;A light to lighten the Gentiles:and the glory of your people Israel.

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

Luke 2:29-32, Doxology

O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL Arr. G. Winston Cassler

Commissioned for Christmas in Christ Chapel 1976. Please remain seated for the first three stanzas.

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;Come and behold him, born the king of angels.

Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

God of God, light of light,Lo, he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;Very God, begotten not created: Refrain

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!Glory to God in the highest: Refrain

Please stand as you are able during the instrumental interlude.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning.Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n;Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing: Refrain

John F. Wade

The 2018 and 2016 Christmas in Christ Chapel services are showing on public television stations around the country this

holiday season. Check your local listing for a full schedule.

Deep appreciation is extended to the Paul and Susan Breckner family for underwriting the cost of the public television broadcast.

The Saturday evening service will be livestreamed and archived online at gustavus.edu/ccc.

Brandon Dean, conductorDrew Weis ’19 and Paige Reiners ’20, collaborative pianistsAndy DeLuca ’19, jaw harp

Soprano IHeather Blahut ’19 Apple Valley, Minn.Erin Bornholdt ’20 Prior Lake, Minn.Callie Coleman ’22 Ormsby, Minn.Gigi deGrood ’22 Edina, Minn.Alyssa Hegde ’22 Eau Claire, Wis.Julia Jacobs ’21 St. Paul, Minn.Kristi Manning ’19 Apple Valley, Minn.Erin Oberle ’20 Mankato, Minn.Andraya Parenteau ’20 Hawley, Minn.Tasha Saxena ’19 Racine, Wis.Hannah Schroeder ’22 Waite Park, Minn. Amy Specker ’19 St. Paul, Minn.Kylah Sutton ’22 Georgetown, TexasBethany Tennis ’21 Albert Lea, Minn.Sam Walters ’21 St. Michael, Minn.Stephanita ZumBerge ’19 Little Falls, Minn.

Brandon Dean, conductorDrew Weis ’19 and Paige Reiners ’20, collaborative pianistAndy DeLuca ’19, jaw harprado

Soprano IIMallory Arnold ’19 Morris, Minn.Sofia Boda ’20 Bloomington, Minn.Anna Duong-Topp ’21 Apple Valley, Minn.Madison Engbrecht ’21 Rochester, Minn.Emma Goebel ’21 North Mankato, Minn.Katie Hoglin ’19 Edina, Minn.Allison James ’22 Eden Prairie, Minn.Shelby Klomp ’20 Maplewood, Minn.Elizabeth Langan ’21 Benson, Minn.Anika Morsching ’20 Madison Lake, Minn.Tate Peterson ’20 Owatonna, Minn.Madisyn Plumhoff ’20 Fairmont, Minn.Alannah Rien ’22 Sioux Falls, S.D.Maria Schirado ’22 Loretto, Minn.Corinne Stremmel ’21 Brookings, S.D.Emily Wagner ’19 Webster, Minn.Katelyn Yee ’20 Decorah, Iowa

Alto IHannah Armstrong ’19 Stanton, Minn.Jayna Davis ’19 Stillwater, Minn.Rose Eerdmans ’21 Champlin, Minn.Raye Engquist ’22 Cokato, Minn.AnnMarie Engebretson ’19 Savage, Minn.Hannah Goecke ’20 Cottage Grove, Minn.Leigh Hanefeld ’19 Windom, Minn.Lydia Kalenze ’21 New Brighton, Minn.Sierra Kruythoff ’19 Victorville, Calif.Ella Laurent ’21 Eagan, Minn.Abby Meger ’20 Belle Plaine, Minn.Anya Menk ’22 Le Center, Minn.Rachel Mueller ’19 Racine, Wis.Meagan Nowariak ’19 Owatonna, Minn.Calli Sizer ’19 Saint Peter, Minn.Maia Trombley ’21 Sartell, Minn.Sofie Wicklund ’19 Marine, Minn.

Alto IIAbbie Biegner ’20 Alexandria, Minn.Ellie Cargill ’22 Rogers, Minn.Kyara Craven ’21 Minneapolis, Minn.Hannah Deyo ’20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn.Kristen Eggler ’19 Hayfield, Minn.ReAnn Eidahl ’20 Farmington, Minn.Anika Gust ’22 Luverne, Minn.Izzy La Marca ’22 Waconia, Minn.Elizabeth Mellgren ’19 Long Prairie, Minn.Amy Rose ’20 Minnetonka, Minn.Emma Silber ’19 Mankato, Minn.Kayli Stanger ’22 Fargo, N.D.Isabel St. Dennis ’21 Edina, Minn.Kayla Thoen ’21 Coon Rapids, Minn.Alyssa Welle ’19 Alexandria, Minn.Courtney Wolfe ’19 Eagan, Minn.

Tenor IJack DeGonda ’22 Marine, Minn.Logan Geer ’22 Lonsdale, Minn.Brandon Guenther ’22 Owatonna, Minn.Adam Hoff ’20 St. Francis, Minn.Nick Kerbeshian ’21 Plymouth, Minn.Jared Nelson ’21 Maple Grove, Minn.Thomas Prahl ’21 Lake Crystal, Minn.Lucas Thurston ’22 Bloomington, Minn.John Vanstrum ’20 Mahtomedi, Minn.Matthew Williams ’19 Hastings, Minn.

Tenor IICole Anderson ’22 Eagan, Minn.Zander Boettcher ’20 Mankato, Minn.Henry Dammeyer ’22 Benson, Minn.Caleb Gampson ’21 Shakopee, Minn.Shaun Gilyard ’19 Santiago, Minn.Bryan Khoo ’19 Penang, MalaysiaJayden Luikens ’20 Savage, Minn.Nick Schultz ’20 Bemidji, Minn.Tommy Self ’19 White Bear Lake, Minn.Sandesh Sukhram ’21 Bloomington, Minn.Christian Thoen ’20 Dawson, Minn.Riley Thoen ’19 Bloomington, Minn.Anh Tran ’20 Thai Nguyen, VietnamJack Wiessenberger ’22 Rosemount, Minn.

Bass IRyan Anderson ’22 Oak Grove, Minn.Ben Hylen ’20 St. Francis, Minn.Blaine Johnson ’21 Andover, Minn.Matthew Keeley ’22 Eden Prairie, Minn.Ethan Kubesh ’22 Willmar, Minn.Carrlin Meier ’21 North Mankato, Minn.Nate Murray ’22 Minneapolis, Minn.Isaac Olson ’20 Cokato, Minn.Erik Rischmiller ’19 Chanhassen, Minn.Michael Roy ’20 Janesville, Minn.Jesse Sanders ’22 Glenburn, N.D.Andrew Stumbo ’21 Ogden, IowaColeden Wedge ’20 Waconia, Minn.Ben Wicklund ’22 Marine, Minn.

Bass IIKenny Cully ’22 St. Francis, Minn.Carter Hemstock ’20 Mankato, Minn.Alex Horgan ’22 Robbinsdale, Minn.Adam Johnson ’20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn.Thomas Jorgensen ’19 Lake Elmo, Minn.Bryce Knutson ’22 Owatonna, Minn.Jonathan Listul ’22 Jamestown, N.D.Ryan McGowan ’19 Monticello, Minn.Thomas Nelson ’21 Woodbury, Minn.Nathaniel Mench ’22 Annandale, Va. Andrew Peterson ’19 Minong, Wis.Garrett Schwartz ’20 Le Sueur, Minn.Dimitry Stallings ’21 Cambridge, Minn.Thomas Sullivan ’19 Woodbury, Minn.

Brandon Dean, conductorPaige Reiners ’20, collaborative pianist

Soprano IKae Baird ’22 Burnsville, Minn. Melanie Eggler ’20 Hayfield, Minn.Hannah Groseth ’22 Altoona, Wis.Emily Jesmer ’21 Stillwater, Minn.Kat Kramer ’22 Sioux Falls, S.D.Grace Lee ’20 Lodi, Wis.Emily Loken ’20 Robbinsdale, Minn.Grace Matson ’22 Monticello, Minn.Anya Rogers ’22 Mankato, Minn.Jaycie Rohlik ’19 Redwood Falls, Minn.Mari Shumaker ’22 Paynesville, Minn.Teagan Shumaker ’22 Paynesville, Minn.Alexis Tasker ’21 Albert Lea, Minn.

Soprano IICandy Owusu Amankwah ’22 Apple Valley, Minn.Mariah Geer ’19 Lonsdale, Minn.Rachel Hahn ’20 Shoreview, Minn.Melanie Hoffa ’22 Chanhassen, Minn.Maria Jennissen ’22 Sauk Centre, Minn.Elizabeth Johnson ’21 Spring Grove, Minn.Bekah Klingberg ’21 Blaine, Minn.Reidun Kubisa ’21 Hopkins, Minn.Krystalin Neary ’21 Saint Peter, Minn.Cassie Paulsen ’21 Grand Meadow, Minn.Sonja Quimby ’22 St. Paul, Minn.Jenny Stageberg ’22 Stewartville, Minn.Julia Stathopoulos ’22 Minnetonka, Minn.Maura Swan ’22 Plymouth, Minn.Lauren Towley ’22 Farmington, Minn.

Alto IHabeke Bekele ’21 Washington, D.C.Carly Benusa ’22 Moorhead, Minn.Chelsea Boyden ’21 Northwood, IowaBrie Bushlack ’22 Shakopee, Minn.Kylee Brimsek ’20 St. Cloud, Minn.Alex Colbeth ’21 North St. Paul, Minn.Theadosia Cox ’22 St. Paul, Minn.Samantha Dalluge ’22 Cologne, Minn.Nora Hagestuen ’22 Wayzata, Minn.Paige Kamin ’21 Eden Prairie, Minn.Emma Lohman ’21 Chaska, Minn.Marissa Marsolek ’21 Burnsville, Minn.Mackinzee Miest ’22 St. James, Minn.Leah Meyer ’21 Wells, Minn.Jessica Petersen ’22 New Ulm, Minn.Sophie Pfluger ’22 Woodbury, Minn.Anna Teurman ’22 Minneapolis, Minn.Nicole Urbaniak ’21 White Bear Lake, Minn.Elizabeth Woerpel ’22 New Glarus, Wis.

Alto IIKjerstin Anderson ’22 Owatonna, Minn.Sally Bodlovick ’22 Somerset, Wis.Lydia Brekke ’20 Brooklyn Park, Minn.Lenora Combs ’22 Noonan, N.D. Claire Drapeau ’22 Chanhassen, Minn.Gillian Duncan ’22 New Prague, Minn.Lily Engebretson ’22 White Bear Lake, Minn.Ashley Evans ’22 Silver Bay, Minn.Markell Gagné ’20 Mahtomedi, Minn.Anna Gambill ’22 La Grande, Ore.Ava Gross ’22 Warroad, Minn.Gena King ’22 Indianapolis, Ind.Maddi McChesney ’22 Mason City, IowaMorgan Nelson ’19 Canton, S.D.Emma Neus ’21 St. Paul, Minn.Annalee Olson–Sola ’22 Northfield, Minn.Maddie Schut ’21 Litchfield, Minn.Solveig Stafford ’22 Hartland, Minn.

Chad Winterfeldt, conductor

Andy DeLuca ’19 Maple Plain, Minn. Greta Dupslaff ’20 Harris, Minn.Emma Gnotke ’20 Frontenac, Minn.Katy Hagen ’19 Stillwater, Minn.Jonathan Hickox-Young ’20 Reno, Nev.Sarah Knutson ’19 Eagan, Minn.Rachel Larson ’19 Eagan, Minn.

Emily Loken ’20 Robbinsdale, Minn.Tasha Saxena ’19 Racine, Wis.Ellen Stoll ’19 Maple, Wis.Grant Stramer ’20 Rothsay, Minn.Joren Tengesdal ’19 Appleton, Wis.Caity Wright ’21 Apple Valley, Minn.

Gregory Aune, conductor

Soprano IAbby Carsten ’21 Cottage Grove, Minn.Cassidy Coats ’19 Hopkins, Minn.Catherine DeRemee ’21 Ely, Minn.Alexis Fleming ’22 Sioux Falls, S.D.Jamie Jennissen ’19 Sauk Centre, Minn. Elizabeth Z. Johnson ’21 Roseville, Minn. Grace Tibben-Lembke ’20 Reno, Nev.Britta Lundgren ’21 Cannon Falls, Minn. Kali Malaski ’19 Lindstrom, Minn. Mary Nyhus ’20 Winona, Minn.

Soprano IIAriana Campanaro ’19 Oakdale, Minn.Ellie Croonquist ’21 New Hope, Minn. Annie Fox ’21 Hastings, Minn.Jocelyn Jaimez ’21 Bloomington, Minn. Sophia Kortemeier ’20 Oak Grove, Minn. Mycah Lerum ’19 Coon Rapids, Minn. Emma Myhre ’19 Lake Okoboji, IowaElizabeth Neuenfeldt ’19 Cottage Grove, Minn. Paige Reiners ’20 Stillwater, Minn.

Alto IAbigail Fischer ’19 Edina, Minn. Rachel Larson ’19 Eagan, Minn. Nora Mohamed ’21 Bloomington, Minn.Haley Moran ’20 Appleton, Wis. Megan Nipe ’21 Burnsville, Minn. Audrey Powell ’20 Rosemount, Minn. Lauren Rosenberg ’21 Bloomington, Minn. Maddy Smerillo ’21 Minnetonka, Minn. Rachel Soukup ’22 Eagan, Minn. Nicole Waskosky ’19 Maplewood, Minn.

Alto IICarrie Bather ’21 Golden Valley, Minn. Iriah-Simone Benedict ’20 Maplewood, Minn. Ana Chavez ’20 Omaha, Neb.Aleah Felton ’20 Lake Elmo, Minn. Holly Fitterer ’21 Sioux Falls, S.D.Emmie Peroutka ’22 Bloomington, Minn. Sami Ponder ’19 Northfield, Minn. Sydney Sutherland ’22 Minneapolis, Minn. Claire Wallace ’20 Albertville, Minn. Tessa Westlund ’20 Roseville, Minn.

Tenor IAdam Bakken ’19 Moorhead, Minn. Jack Fischer ’20 Roseville, Minn. Nathan Habben ’21 Benson, Minn. Ryan Huxford ’20 Owatonna, Minn. Eli McMahon ’22 Hartford, S.D. Garrett Meier ’19 North Mankato, Minn. Nathan Thompson ’21 Roseville, Minn. Bradley VanTatenhove ’20 Minnetonka, Minn.

Tenor IIBrendan Hermerding ’19 Brainerd, Minn. Sam Kast ’20 Hudson, Wis.Will Ristow ’20 Farmington, Minn. Tyler Rooks ’19 Rogers, Minn. Ben Rorem ’19 Mankato, Minn. James Santiago ’20 Chaska, Minn. Theodore Vitale ’22 Grantsburg, Wis. Ryan Weber ’22 Ames, Iowa

Bass INicholas Hagen ’22 Owatonna, Minn. Alex Jeon ’19 Apple Valley, Minn. Duncan Matthew ’19 Pueblo, Colo.Peter Neuman ’22 Chaska, Minn. Andrew Peterson ’20 Owatonna, Minn. George Stein ’20 Cloquet, Minn. Joren Tengesdal ’19 Appleton, Wis.

Bass IIZach Croonquist ’19 New Hope, Minn. Zach Diedrich ’20 Bloomington, Minn. Noah Iverson ’21 Hayward, Minn.Jacob Koshiol ’20 Paynesville, Minn. Michael McKenzie ’19 Belchertown, Mass. Henri Santelman ’21 Alexandria, Minn. Adam Ward ’22 Minnetonka, Minn.

Michael Jorgensen, Professor of MusicMelissa Williams, Adjunct Instructor of Music

Michele Rusinko, choreographerAnnie Carlson ’20 Savage, Minn.Claire Drapeau ’22 Victoria, Minn.Kelly Montgomery ’21 Apple Valley, Minn. Alena Paulson ’20 Waconia, Minn.

Candle LightingMadelyn Schwartz ’19 White Bear Township, Minn.

ReadersRev. Siri EricksonRev. Maggie FalenschekKjerstin Anderson ’22 Owatonna, Minn.Jayden Luikens ’20 Savage, Minn.Madelyn Smerillo ’21 Minnetonka, Minn.

OrganistChad Winterfeldt

Planning TeamGregory Aune, Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Endowed Chair of Music, Artistic DirectorBrandon Dean, Associate Professor of Music, Music DirectorMatt Dobosenski ’99, Assistant Director of Institutional Events, Event Technical ServicesSiri Erickson, Chaplain of the CollegeLydia Francis ’11, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and DanceRuth Lin, Associate Professor of MusicMichele Rusinko, Professor of DanceBarb Larson Taylor ’93, Senior Director of Communication Services and Institutional EventsChad Winterfeldt, Cantor of Christ ChapelJon Young ’77, President and CEO of Heroic Productions

Lighting, Sound Services, and Live StreamJon Young ’77 and staff, Heroic ProductionsMatt Dobosenski ’99, Assistant Director of Institutional Events, Event Technical ServicesDan Oachs ’97, Associate Director of Core ServicesPaul Hanson ’03, Associate Director of Core Services and Network Administrator

Chapel Set Design and Décor Lydia Francis ’11, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance

Costume Design and FacilitationLarissa McConnell, Theatre and Dance Continuing Faculty

Construction, Installation, and CustodialDale Flemming, Chris Blaschko, Cheryl Lind, and Staff, Facilities Management and Building Services

Program and Poster DesignNeely Prenzlow, Office of Marketing and Communication

ProductionStacy Koerner and Andy Biedermann, Office of Print and Mail Services

Ticketing and House ManagementLynnea Eckhoff, Mara Klein, Dana Lamb, Barb Larson Taylor ’93, and Ann Volk H’18, Office of Marketing and Communication

The SmörgåsbordSteve Kjellgren ’86, Margi Willmert H’17, and Staff, Dining Services

Ruth Lin, conductor

Flute Sydney Hedberg ’20 Apple Valley, Minn.Kristi Manning ’19 Apple Valley, Minn.Emily Schneider ’21 Waite Park, Minn.

Oboe Anthony Afful ’15 Minneapolis, Minn.Natalie Johnson ’21 Maywood, Ill.

ClarinetAndy DeLuca ’19 Maple Plain, Minn.Avery Wood ’19 Saint Peter, Minn.Emily Woodard ’19 Anoka, Minn.

BassoonDalton Myers ’19 Saint Peter, Minn.Grace Tobin ’21 Olympia, Wash.Jesus Trujillo ’21 Soso, Miss.

Horn Karin Anderson ’19 Owatonna, Minn.Haley Kaul ’19 Eagan, Minn.Mike Roy ’20 Janesville, Minn.Jill Shoen ’22 Plymouth, Minn.

TrumpetEmma Fischer ’21 Minneapolis, Minn.Matt Guilette ’20 Appleton, Wis.Devin Makey ’20 Baxter, Minn.

TromboneTyler Delmain ’22 Minnetrista, Minn. Kyle Langer ’22 Otsego, Minn. Jakob Larson ’21 Sioux Falls, S.D.Katie Weiland ’19 Plymouth, Minn.

TubaOran Clay ’19 Tony, Wis.

PercussionHannah Deyo ’20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Owen Ellingson ’20 Powder Springs, Ga.Jonathan Hickox-Young ’20 Reno, Nev. Sarah Knutson ’19 Eagan, Minn. Lydia Spann ’21 New Harmony, Ind.

PianoDrew Weis ’19 Mankato, Minn.

Violin ICaitlin Steffen ’19 Baxter, Minn. Lindsay Concepcion ’19 Stillwater, Minn. Alexander Chou ’22 Fairbault, Minn. Clara Hedman ’22 Fairbanks, Alaska Amy Crawford ’20 Burnsville, Minn. Emma Gasterland-Gustafsson ’19 St. Paul, Minn. Michael Gutman ’20 Marshall, Minn. Elizabeth Froden ’16 McFarland, Wis.

Violin II Emily Hannan ’19 Dalbo, Minn.Emee Jagielski ’21 Saint Joseph, Minn.Carlos Balbuena ’21 Minneapolis, Minn.Olivia Doeden ’20 Waconia, Minn.Madeline Nee ’20 Bloomington, Minn.Alex Krueger ’21 Coon Rapids, Minn.Anna Lund ’17 Fresno, Calif.Rhett Schwichtenberg ’15 Manktao, Minn.

ViolaLauren Lowe ’20 Minneapolis, Minn.Emily Monicken ’22 Fairbanks, Alaska Avery Laffey ’22 LaCrosse, Wis. Callie Attwood ’22 Roseville, Minn. Alicia Lhotka ’19 Eden Prairie, Minn.

CelloKatelyn Yee ’20 Decorah, Iowa Hayley Lhotka ’19 Eden Prairie, Minn.Hailey Concepcion ’21 Stillwater, Minn. Sophia Gottlick ’21 Rockford, Ill. Reagan Larson ’22 Rapid City, S.D.Adam Lohr-Pearson ’21 Plainsboro, N.J.

BassZander Boettcher ’20 Mankato, Minn. Mitchell Donoughue ’21 The Woodlands, Tex. Matt Wichlen ’22 Coon Rapids, Minn.

Herald TrumpetMatt Guilette ’20 Appleton, Wis.Melanie Johnson ’21 Belle Plaine, Minn. Devin Makey ’20 Baxter, Minn.

HornTheodore Wilson ’22 Minneapolis, Minn.

TrumpetAllison James ’22 Eden Prairie, Minn. Melanie Johnson ’21 Belle Plaine, MinnAntoni Soroka ’20 North Mankato, Minn.

EuphoniumJames Miller ’21 Northfield, Minn.

The College is appreciative for all of its benefactors who care for the tradition of Christmas in Christ Chapel by establishing endowments in support of this worship service. These donors include: Randal Schreiner ’78 and Cynthia Bittner, Patricia Haugen ’70, and Ray ’51 and Lorraine Lundquist as well as the Josefson family for the support of the greenery used at Christmas in Christ Chapel and throughout the holiday season through the J.A. and Gladys Josefson Endowment Fund. Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the live stream and TPT Broadcast: Meishon Behboudi ’15, Paul ’82 and Sue ’83 Breckner Family, Steve ’69 and Betsy Hogberg, George Torrey ’55, Jon and Anita Thomsen Young ’77, and Heroic Productions. If you would like more information about how you can include Christmas in Christ Chapel in your philanthropy or estate plans, please contact Thomas Young ’88, Vice President for Advancement, by calling 1-800-726-6193 or emailing tyoung3@gustavus.edu.

Christmas in Christ Chapel is Gustavus Adolphus College’s community celebration of Jesus’ birth. It provides an opportunity for students who participate and students who attend to gain new insights about the feast of the Nativity. In an extended classroom, Christmas in Christ Chapel has academic/educational, liturgical/spiritual, and musical/dramatic components and is a creative work of the unique Gustavus talents and resources.

Many people have given of their time and resources to make Christmas in Christ Chapel a reality. Thank you to the student musicians, conductors, readers, and dancers who present this annual Christmas gift to the College and community, and to the many people who work behind the scenes to create, prepare, and host.

Congratulations to Heroic Productions for winning a Hermes Award, the highest award given for a livestream production, for each of the last two years.

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The rights of works reproduced in this program are held by the creators, their estates, or their representatives. Where efforts to contact those who hold the rights were successful, we acknowledge their permission.

Of the Father’s Love Begotten (DIVINUM MYSTERIUM). Text: Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius. Music: Plainsong mode V, 13th cent. Text and Music in Public Domain. Arrangement ©2018 Chad Fothergill. Used by permission.

Angels From the Realms of Glory (REGENT SQUARE). Text: James Montgomery, alt., sts. 1–3; Salisbury Hymn Book, 1957, st. 4. Music: Henry T. Smart. Text and Music in Public Domain.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (HYFRYDOL). Text: Charles Wesley. Music: Rowland H. Prichard. Text and Music in Public Domain. Arrangement ©2018 Chad Fothergill. Used by permission.

O Come, All Ye Faithful (ADESTE FIDELIS). Text and Tune: John Francis Wade. Public Domain. The setting of O Come, All Ye Faithful used in this service was commissioned from G. Winston Cassler (1906–1990) for Christmas in Christ Chapel 1976.

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excellence at Gustavus and provide opportunities for all students who want to express themselves through music. We invite you to become a Friends of Music member.

You may do so at gustavus.edu/giving/friendsofmusic.

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I am a self-taught painter who began painting full-time in 2004. I quickly became known for my dramatic angelic figures. As all the angels are unique, so will be your experience when viewing them. Some may evoke a spiritual connection, while others bring comfort and peace in difficult times. For me personally, they represent goodness and reaching higher and deeper within ourselves to make the world a better place.

It is my sincere belief that we can all be an angel to one another, so I have created a way that you can send free postcards to people you love and those who may need encouragement.

This has been a project in the making for a long time. Eight years ago, I thought it would be nice to have an angel painting giveaway at Christmas to people that were nominated who need spiritual uplifting. Little did I know how it would catch

on and how many lives would be touched. The stories of the recipients and what a difference it made to have an angel show up on their doorstep came flooding back to me. The outpouring of appreciation ignited a passion within me to keep offering hope and remind people that we are never alone.

Each angel painting is inspired from the love of my family, faith, and personal journey as an artist. Life is precious and I believe in the power of paying it forward and that we can change the world through acts of kindness. With all the darkness in today’s world, I am committed to bringing light and helping others to spread it as well. Enjoy these Angels of Light and spread the hope!

Blessings,Tom

Thomas Andrew Findlay

“I am a true colorist at heart. I love color because it can conjure deep emotions. I am inspired by it and hope to inspire with it.

The color of a painting is far more important to me than the complexity of the image.”

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