Winter
Choral
Concert
College Choir • Women’s Choir • Concert Choir • Camerata
directed by Robert Natter
December 6, 2013 • Christ Chapel at Gettysburg College
Presented by the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College
A Winter Choral Concert
Welcome to the annual Winter Choral Concert, a Gettysburg tradition for more than
70 years. Tonight in the magnificent acoustics of Christ Chapel, beautifully decorated
for the season, we invite you to revel in an assortment of music presented by the
choirs of the Sunderman Conservatory. Each ensemble will perform music for the
holiday season and other pieces that they’ve prepared throughout the semester.
The concert certainly has a holiday theme: much of the music is appropriate for
the Christmas season, including settings of traditional advent texts like Ave Maria,
Ave Maris Stella, and the Magnificat (in German), all in honor of the virgin Mary.
We include modern carols, like Midnight Clear from the College Choir, the jazzy
Christmastime is Here from the Camerata, and lighter fare, like The Twelve Days
of Christmas, which has charmed audiences for generations. We also want YOU
to perform, and have included familiar carols in the program for everyone to sing
during transitions in the concert. Sing proudly! There is nothing quite like singing
with hundreds of other voices in a beautiful space.
A highlight of the concert will be Rejoice in the Lamb, a cantata for choir, soloists and
organ by the renowned 20th-century English composer Benjamin Britten. This year
is the centenary of his birth, which is being celebrated with hundreds of performances
of his music around the world. Rejoice in the Lamb is one of his best-known choral
masterpieces. We invite you to read more about this piece later in the program.
But this is more than a Christmas concert. As the culmination of a semester of
industry in the choirs, we include music that is not necessarily part of the holiday
season. Rousing spirituals from the Women’s Choir and Concert Choir, a processional
song from Zambia (Africa) called Bonse Aba, and a psalm setting in Hebrew by the
16th-century Italian/Jewish composer Salamone Rossi. Singers perform in several
languages - Church Slavonic (Russian), Latin, German, Bemba (Zambia) - in many
styles, and from many historical periods. The goal is to engage a variety of experiences
in our choral program in the liberal arts.
Thank you for supporting choral music at Gettysburg College, and enjoy the concert!
Carol: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Audience and Choirs
Jennifer Yealy ‘14, Horn Soloist
O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Women’s Choir
Cantate Domino
Guy Forbes
Sing to the Lord a new song: sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless His name.
The Winter’s Night
Nicholas Myers
Deep in the night, quiet and still, while all the world’s asleep, dreaming of what they will;
Out from the warmth, out in the cold, snowflakes are falling, covering the earth,
telling the world, winter has come.
Making the earth turn to new from old, tapping the window, brushing the ground,
Soft as a dream, sweet as a dream, dreams pure as white, white as the snow.
“This Little Babe” from Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Claire Heath ‘17, harpist
This little Babe, so few days old,
Is come to rifle Satan’s fold;
All hell doth at his presence quake,
Though he himself for cold do shake;
For in this weak unarmored wise
The gates of hell he will surprise.
His camp is pitched in a stall,
His bulwark but a broken wall;
The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes;
Of shepards he his muster makes;
And thus, as sure his foe to wound,
The angels’ trumps alarum sound.
With tears he fights and wins the field,
His naked breast stands for a shield;
His battering shot are babish cries,
His arrows looks of weeping eyes,
His martial ensigns Cold and Need,
And feeble Flesh his warrior’s steed.
My soul, with Christ join thou in fight;
Stick to the tents that he hath pight.
Within his crib is surest ward;
This little Babe will be thy guard.
If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy,
Then flit not from this heavenly Boy!
Let Me Fly
arr. Robert DeCormier (b. 1922)
Way down yonder in the middle of the field, angel a-working at the chariot wheel,
Not so particular ‘bout working at the wheel, I just want to see how the chariot feel.
Oh, let me fly to Mount Zion, Lord.
Meet that hypocrite on the street, the first thing he do is show his teeth.
Next thing he do is tell a lie, well the best thing to do is pass him by.
Oh, let me fly to Mount Zion, Lord.
I got a mother in the promised land. Well I ain’t gonna stop till I shake her hand.
Not so particular ‘bout shaking her hand, just wanna get to the promised land.
Oh, let me fly to Mount Zion, Lord.
I heard such a rumbling in the sky, I thought my Lord was passing by.
‘Twas was the good ol’ chariot drawing nigh, well it shook the earth, swept the sky.
Oh, let me fly to Mount Zion, Lord.
I want wings, I want to fly. Oh Lord, I want to fly,
Oh won’t you let me fly to Mount Zion, Lord.
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Audience and Choirs
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:
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
Sing, choirs of Angels, sing in exultation;
O sing all ye citizens of heav’n above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
Camerata
Cantate Domino
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Sing to the Lord a new song. Praise his name! He has done marvelous things.
Sing and exult and praise! Praise with the harp and voice.
German Magnificat
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior.
For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me bessed.
For he who is mighty has done great things to me; and holy is his name.
And his mercy is on them who fear him from generation to generation.
He has shown his strength with his arm;
He has scattered the proud, even the arrogant of heart.
He has desposed the mighty from their seats, and exalted the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things. And the rich he has sent empty away.
He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy.
As it was spoken to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.
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.
Christmas Time Is Here
Vince Guaraldi, arr. Michele Weir
This popular song was written for the 1965 animated television
production “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
Christmas time is here, happiness and cheer.
Fun for all that children call their favorite time of year.
Snowflakes in the air, carols everywhere.
Olden times and ancient rhymes of love and dreams to share.
Sleighbells in the air, beauty everywhere.
Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there.
Christmas time is here, we’ll be drawing near.
Oh, that we could always see such spirit through the years.
Patapan (Burgundian Carol)
Bernard de la Monnoye (1641-1728)
arr. Kirke Mechem (b. 1929)
Willie, take your little drum, with your whistle, Robin, come!
When we hear the fife and drum: turelurelu, patapatapan,
When we hear the fife and drum, christmas should be frolicsome.
Thus the men of olden days loved the king of kings to praise:
When they hear the fife and drum: turelurelu, patapatapan,
When they hear the fife and drum, sure our children won’t be dumb!
God and man are now become more at one than fife and drum.
When you hear the fife and drum, take your whistle, Robin.
Turelurelu, patapatapan,
When you hear the fife and drum, dance and make the village hum!
Willie, take your little drum, with your whistle, Robin, come!
When we hear the fife and drum: turelurelu, patapatapan,
When we hear the fife and drum, Christmas should be frolicsome.
Carol: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Audience and Choirs
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new born King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies;
With th’angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new born King!”
Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die,
Born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new-born King!”
College Choir
Elohim Hashivenu
Salamone Rossi (c.1570-1630)
O God, restore us; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
O God of hosts, restore us; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
O Lord God of hosts, restore us; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Es müssen sich freuen
Friedrich Niedt (1674-1708)
All must be happy and joyful who seek you and love your salvation,
They must always say: The Lord be highly praised!
Praised are you, Jesus Christ, that you as a man were born of a virgin; this is true.
This pleases the host of angels. Lord, have mercy.
Ave Maris Stella Trond Kverno (b. 1945)
Hail Star of the Sea, loving Mother of God, and Virgin immortal, Heaven’s blissful portal!
Receiving that “Ave” from the mouth of Gabriel,
Reversing the name of “Eva,” establish us in peace.
Break the chains of sinners, bring the light to the blind,
Drive away our evils, and ask for all good things.
Show thyself to be a mother, that through thee, he may accept our prayers,
He who, born for us, chose to be your son.
O incomparable Virgin, meek above all others, make us, freed from our faults, meek and chaste.
Keep our life pure, make our journey safe, so that, seeing Jesus, we may rejoice together forever.
Let there be praise to God the Father, and glory to Christ the most high,
And to the Holy Spirit, and to the Three be one honor. Amen.
Midnight Clear Matthew Nielsen (b. 1984)
It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold:
“Peace on the earth, good will to men from Heaven’s all gracious King.”
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heav’nly music floats o’er all the weary world.
Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hov’ring wing.
And ever o’er its babel sounds the blessed angels sing.
For lo! the days are hast’ning on, by prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold.
When the new heav’n and earth shall own the Prince of Peace their King,
And the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing.
The Battle of Jericho
Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho and the walls come tumbalin’ down.
Talk about your kings of Gideon, talk about your men of Saul,
But none like good old Joshua at the Battle of Jericho.
Right up to the walls of Jericho he marched with spear in hand.
“Go blow that ram horn!” Joshua cried ‘Cause the battle am in my hand’.
Then the lamb, ram, sheep horns begin to blow and the trumpet begins to sound.
Joshua commanded the children to shout and the walls come a tumbalin’ down.
Oh Lord, you know that Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbalin’ down.
Carol: The First Noel Audience and Choirs
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.
And let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavn’ly Lord,
That hath made heav’n and earth of naught,
And with his blood man-kind hath brought
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.
Concert Choir
Bonse Aba
A popular song from Zambia in the Bembe languge
Christopher Holben ‘16, soloist
All that sing have the right to be called the children of God.
arr. Andrew Fischer
The Angel Gabriel David Erickson, organist
arr. David Schelat (b. 1955)
This piece mixes two familiar texts. The English text employs the familiar Basque
tune, interspersed with the traditional Ave Maria text in latin. It is an interesting way
of combining the story of the Angel’s visitation to Mary with the latin “Hail Mary.”
The angel Gabriel from heaven came, his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
“All hail,” he said, “O lowly maiden Mary,” Most highly favored lady. Gloria!
Hail Mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee.
“For know, a blessed mother you shall be, all generations praise continually.
Your son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold.” Most highly favored lady. Gloria!
Blessed are you among women. Hail Mary.
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head, “To me be as it pleases God,” she said.
“My soul shall laud and magnify God’s holy name.” Most highly favored lady. Gloria!
Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Hail Mary.
Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born, in Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn.
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say: Most highly favored lady. Gloria!
Bogoróditse Djévo
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Rejoice, O virgin Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
For thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Scott Crowne, pianist
arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two turtle doves...
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me three French hens...
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me four calling birds...
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me five golden rings...
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me six geese a-laying...
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me seven swans a-swimming...
On the eight day of Christmas my true love sent to me eight maids a-milking...
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me nine ladies dancing...
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me ten lords a-leaping...
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me eleven pipers piping...
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me twelve drummers drumming...
Carol: In the Bleak Midwinter
Audience and Choirs
In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, Long ago.
What can I give him, Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give him, give my heart.
continued...
Rejoice in the Lamb
Benjamin Britten composed the Rejoice in the Lamb in 1943, a year after Ceremony of Carols,
from which you heard a selection by the Women’s Choir earlier in the concert. The cantata
utilyzes a text by the eccentric 18th-century poet Christopher Smart (1722-71). Smart was
known in his day as an accomplished poet, but also for mental instability that caused him
to be committed to an asylum. During this confinement he wrote the lengthy prose-poem
Jubilate Agno (Rejoice in the Lamb). Britten selected and adapted verses from this work to
assemble the text for his cantata.
Smart espoused a philosophy in which all things in creation praise God in their own way,
and this theme permeates the ten brief sections of Britten’s cantata. “Nations, and languages,
and every Creature in which is the breath of Life. Let man and beast appear before him, and
magnify his name together.” After this solemn opening passage, the music launches into
a boistrous litany of creatures enjoined to praise God, including old testament kings and
prophets (Nimrod, Ishmail, David etc.), each paired with an animal (Leopard, Tiger, Bear,
etc.). This larger section concludes with an ecstatic “Hallelujah.”
The theme continues in a more personal context, with solos considering the role of Smart’s
cat Jeoffry (his companion in the asylum), and his counterpart the mouse, who is a “creature
of great personal valor.” Flowers too occupy a singular place and purpose in the order of
things; they are “peculiarly the poetry of Christ.”
The poem then turns ominous, with the choir alluding dramatically to ordeals that Smart
experienced in the asylum, metaphorically connected to the sufferings of Christ. The
passage is anguished, but evolves to express an impassioned faith in deliverance from these
hardships.
Even letters of the alphabet have special associations with God, and the baritone soloist
declaims these connections, with H as the spirit, K as king, L as Love, and culminating with
M as music, perhaps the most potent allusion to godliness. The choir confirms this notion
by taking up another spirited litany that pairs musical instruments with “rhimes” that
glorify God through both music and poetry. The ultimate triumph occurs when God “plays
upon the harp of stupendous magnitude and melody,” at which time “malignity ceases,
and the devils themselves are at peace.” The cantata concludes with a reprise of the earlier
“Hallelujah,” now evincing a more complete joy in the glorification of God. Everything is
now in its proper place.
College Choir and Concert Choir
Rejoice in the Lamb Op. 30 (1943)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Carolyn Castillo ‘16, soprano; Madeline Gondek ‘14, alto;
Richard Thomas ‘16, tenor; Aaron Donnachie ‘14, baritone
David Erickson, organist
Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues;
Give the glory to the Lord, and the Lamb.
Nations, and languages, and every Creature
In which is the breath of Life.
Let man and beast appear before him,
And magnify his name together.
Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter,
Bind a Leopard to the altar
And consecrate his spear to the Lord.
Let Ishmail dedicate a Tyger,
And give praise for the liberty
In which the Lord has let him at large.
Let Balaam appear with an Ass,
And bless the Lord his people
And his creatures for a reward eternal.
Let Daniel come forth with a Lion,
And praise God with all his might
Through faith in Christ Jesus.
Let Ithamar minister with a Chamois,
And bless the name of Him
That cloatheth the naked.
Let Jakim with the Satyr
Bless God in the dance.
Let David bless with the Bear
The beginning of victory to the Lord
To the Lord the perfection of excellence.
Hallelujah from the heart of God,
And from the hand of the artist inimitable,
And from the echo of the heavenly harp
In sweetness magnifical and mighty.
Hallelujah.
Soprano Solo
For I will consider my cat Jeoffry.
For he is the servant of the Living God,
Duly and daily serving him.
For at the first glance of the glory
Of God in the East He worships in his way.
For this is done by wreathing his body
Seven times round with elegant quickness.
For he knows that God is his Saviour.
For God has bless’d him
In the variety of his movements.
For there is nothing sweeter than his peace
When at rest.
For I am possessed of a cat,
Surpassing in beauty,
From whom I take occasion
To bless Almighty God.
Alto Solo
For the Mouse is a creature
Of great personal valour.
For this is a true case-Cat takes female mouse
Male mouse will not depart,
But stands threat’ning and daring.
If you will let her go, I will engage you.
As prodigious a creature as you are.
For the Mouse is a creature
Of great personal valour.
For the Mouse is of
An hospitable disposition.
Tenor Solo
For the flowers are great blessings.
For the flowers have their angels even the words of God’s Creation.
For the flower glorifies God, and the root parries the adversary.
For there is a language of flowers. For the flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.
Choir
For I am under the same accusation with my Savior. For they said, he is besides himself.
For the officers of the peace are at variance with me, and the watchman smites me with his staff.
For Silly fellow! Silly fellow is against me, and belongeth neither to me nor to my family.
For I am in twelve Hardships, but he that was born of a virgin shall deliver me out of all.
Baritone Solo
For H is a spirit, and therefore he is God.
For K is king, and therefore he is God.
For L is love, and therefore he is God.
For M is musick, and therefore he is God.
Choir
For the instruments are by their rhimes.
For the shawm rhimes are lawn fawn and the like.
For the shawm rhimes are moon boon and the like.
For the harp rhimes are sing ring and the like.
For the harp rhimes are ring string and the like.
For the cymbal rhimes are bell well and the like.
For the cymbal rhimes are toll soul and the like.
For the flute rhimes are tooth youth and the like.
For the flute rhimes are suit mute and the like.
For the bassoon rhimes are pass class and the like.
For the dulcimer rhimes are grace place beat heat and the like.
For the clarinet rhimes are clean seen and the like.
For the trumpet rhimes are sound bound soar more and the like.
For the trumpet of God is a blessed intelligence, and so are all the instruments in Heaven.
For God the Father Almighty plays upon the harp of stupendous magnitude and melody.
For at that time malignity ceases, and the devils themselves are at peace.
For this time is perceptible to man by a remarkable stillness and serenity of soul.
Hallelujah from the heart of God,
And from the hand of the artist inimitable,
And from the echo of the heavenly harp
In sweetness magnifical and mighty.
Hallelujah.
Women’s Choir
Robert Natter, Conductor
Moriah Adams ‘15
Katie Afflebach ‘15
Maddie Brown ‘17
Nancy Clark ‘15
Hannah Collins ‘16
Bridget Creedon ‘14
Caroline DeAngelis ‘17
Lisa Del Padre ‘14
Sierra Farquhar ‘16
Melanie Fernandes ‘16
Kate Forton ‘14
Karenna Genzlinger ‘14
Hannah Glick ‘17
Kate Hanson ‘15
Claire Heath ‘17
Theresa Houtz ‘15
Hayley Jacobsen ‘16
Hannah Joyce ‘14
Zoe Kaigler ‘15
Lindsey Katzenmoyer ‘17
Lauren Kauffman ‘14
Samantha Lee ‘16
Jamie Buxton, Pianist
Erica LeFebvre ‘16
Holly Madland ‘14
Grace Madland ‘14
Alex Martz ‘17
Heather McConnell ‘17
Eliza Meneguin ‘16
Theresa Menna ‘17
Holly Mercer ‘14
Valerie Nigg ‘17
Emma Okell ‘16
Anne Patterson ‘14
Nicole Powell ‘16
Jamie Prendergast ‘17
Emily Resch ‘16
Cassie Scheiber ‘17
Renee Stephens ‘17
Charlotte Triebl ‘17
Amy Violante ‘17
Jenny Wallisch ‘16
Nina Wickham ‘16
Crystal Williamson ‘17
Camerata
Luke Burtch ‘15
Stephen Christner ‘17
Kyle Furlong ‘16
Robert Natter, Director
Madeline Gondek ‘14
Jessica Powell ‘14
Alan Heise ‘14
Abigail Rice ‘16
Samantha Moroney ‘15
Jacob Ryave ‘17
Alexandra Sturgis ‘16
Richard Thomas ‘16
Emily Zeller ‘14
Concert Choir
Robert Natter, Conductor
Elizabeth Andresen ‘14
Andrew Askins •
Alice Broadway ‘14
Hannah Christensen ‘17
Drew Ciminera ‘15
Riley Clark ‘17
Kelly Collins ‘16
Caroline DeAngelis ‘17
Sarah Dell ‘14
Nicole Dibble ‘14
Kelly DiGeronimo ‘17
Alex Ebright ‘17
Adrienne Ellis ‘14
Sierra Farquhar ‘16
Nicolette Gibbons ‘17
Hannah Glick ‘17
Arielle Goellner ‘14
Dori Gorczyca ‘15
Betsy Griffiths ‘68/•
Jon Griffiths ‘66/•
Grace Groover ‘15
Davis Healy ‘17
Chris Holben ‘16
Aja Hopper ‘17
Alex Isaacson ‘15
Hannah Joyce ‘14
Amy Kaiser-Jones ‘17
Lindsey Katzenmoyer ‘17
Lauren Kauffman ‘14
Stephen Kenyon ‘15
Sarah Kramer ‘17
Amanda Krehbiel ‘17
Margaret Laurino ‘16
Jason Lee ‘17
Erica LeFebvre ‘16
Jonah Lucas ‘16
• indicates faculty, staff, or community member
Scott Crowne, Pianist
Anna Malone ‘16
Elizabeth Marshall ‘14
Heather McConnell ‘17
Timothy Meinert ‘14
Hannah Mikolajczyk ‘14
Charlotte Moreno ‘17
Konrad Neptun ‘17
Valerie Nigg ‘17
Alexander O’Toole ‘17
Emma Okell ‘16
Sarah Oppenheim ‘14
Colleen Parrish ‘14
Katherine Pavlos ‘17
Alyssa Pepper ‘16
Katrina Perry ‘17
Haley Post ‘17
Sarah Quillen ‘14
Emily Resch ‘16
Michael Ritterson •
Joseph Robinson ‘15
Josh Rubinstein ‘16
Katherine Ryberg ‘14
Cassandra Scheiber ‘17
Rebecca Schmitt ‘15
Alex Schweizer ‘17
Jan Stein ‘60/•
Renee Stephens ‘17
Kati Story ‘17
Amy Violante ‘17
Jenny Wallisch ‘16
Cassandra Wells ‘16
Crystal Williamson ‘17
Casey Wilson ‘16
Edwin Winzler •
Scott Wojciechowski •
Jennifer Yealy ‘14
College Choir
Robert Natter, Conductor
Kevin Bardin ‘15
Jane Best ‘15
Luke Burtch ‘15
Signe Carlson ‘15
Carolyn Castillo ‘16
Stephen Christner ‘17
Molly Clark ‘17
Anthony Cole ‘14
David Dalton ‘15
Julie Davin ‘17
Rebecca Divas ‘15
Aaron Donnachie ‘14
Peter Elkin ‘15
Christianna Jo Evans ‘14
Carol Jean Foster ‘14
Kyle Furlong ‘16
Madeline Gondek ‘14
John Grimsley, Jr. ‘15
Davis Healy ‘17
Alan Heise ‘14
Kenneth Lewis ‘16
Anna Lipowitz ‘14
Jamie Buxton, Pianist
Grace Madland ‘14
Kurt Mathisen ‘15
Harry McDowell ‘17
Gloria Mendoza ‘14
Samantha Moroney ‘15
Warren Pace ‘15
Rei Phillippi ‘16
Mia Phillips ‘16
Jessica Powell ‘14
Abigail Rice ‘16
Peter Rosenberger ‘16
Jacob Ryave ‘17
Lauren Satterfield ‘15
Alex Schweizer ‘17
Victoria Sharbaugh ‘14
Jason Spiegel ‘17
Alexandra Sturgis ‘16
Meg Sutter ‘16
Richard Thomas ‘16
Andrew Vannucci ‘15
Emily Zeller ‘14
Dr. Robert Natter is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities in the
Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College, where he directs the Gettysburg College
Choir, Concert Choir, Women’s Choir and Camerata. He joined the faculty at Gettysburg in
1998, after teaching for two years at Clemson University in South Carolina. Natter’s choirs have
performed throughout the eastern U.S., and internationally in Nicaragua, Brazil, Puerto Rico and
Canada. Natter is active as a guest conductor and adjudicator, and serves on the board of the PA
chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He holds music degrees from the University
of California at Santa Cruz (B.A. & M.A.) and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music (D.M.A.).
Special thanks
Christ Chapel at Gettysburg College: Joseph Donnella, Susan Collinge, Shirley Aldrich
Carolyn Castillo, Lisa Del Padre, Melanie Fernandes, Alex Schweizer, Andrew Vannucci
Ricoh Print Services: Gene Hockley and Brian Woolsey
SAI Music Sorority for providing ushers
Upcoming Conservatory Events
January 25, 2:30pm • American Opera and Song Recital • Paul Recital Hall
February 2, 3:00pm • Faculty Recital: Jeffrey Fahnestock, tenor • Paul Recital Hall
February 14, 8:00pm • eighth blackbird • Paul Recital Hall
February 22, 8:00pm • Jazz Ensemble Concert with Tim Warfield • Majestic Theater
February 23, 3:00pm • Symphony Orchestra Concert • Majestic Theater
February 28, 8:00pm • Wind Symphony and Chamber Ensembles • Majestic Theater
March 22, 8:00pm • College Choir & Camerata Concert • Christ Chapel
March 28, 7:00pm • Jocelyn Swigger, piano; Michael Jorgensen, violin • Paul Recital Hall
April 4, 8:00pm • Symphony Orchestra Concert • Majestic Theater
April 5, 7:30pm • Opera Workshop Performance • Paul Recital Hall
April 11, 8:00pm • Spring Choral Concert, with Spires Brass Band
Wales: Land of My Fathers, by John William Jones • Majestic Theater
April 12, 8:00pm • Wind Symphony Concert • Majestic Theater
April 13, 3:00pm • Symphony Band Concert • Majestic Theater
April 25, 8:00 pm • Jazz Ensemble Concert Up Jumped Spring! • Majestic Theater
April 27, 2:30pm • French Art Songs by Italian Composers • Paul Recital Hall
April 28, 5:00pm • Wind Symphony - Student Conductors Concert • Majestic Theater
There’s much more going on at the Sunderman Conservatory
Please visit our website at www.gettysburg.edu/music