Christmas
at Luther 2010
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
A Message from the President
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Christmas at Luther, indeed a time that
Luther College gives Glory to God in the Highest!
Since our founding in 1861, music making has played a fundamental role in
a Luther education. Music is central to our rigorous liberal arts curriculum,
and it is transformative in the lives of our students and in the lives of
listeners. My hope for these students is that they realize what a tremendous
gift it is to be able to create beauty and help connect the Luther College
community to its treasured faith heritage.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo were the words the angels sang when the birth of
Christ was announced to shepherds. How fortunate that over 600 students
announce that same message of joy to us today. May their music stir and
inspire you anew with the glorious news of Jesus’s birth.
Richard L. Torgerson, Ph.D.
President
Christmas
at Luther 2010
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Thursday, December 2, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, December 3, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 5, 2:30 p.m.
Center for Faith and Life
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Luther College will be taping all performances. We
ask that all cell phones, pagers, and digital wristwatch
alarms be turned off. No audio- or video-recording
devices or cameras are permitted. If for any reason
you need assistance during the performance, please
find an usher (located near each entrance).
We request that the audience hold its applause until
the completion of the concert.
Program
Carol of the Bells arr. Lorie Line/Kevin McChesney
Luther Ringers
Hope for Resolution
Arranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean
Ivory
Text: Marcus Aurelius Clemens
Prudentius (348–413); South
African freedom song
Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra
Of the Father’s love begotten,
E’er the worlds began to be.
He is Alpha and Omega,
He the source, the ending he.
Of the things that are,
that have been,
and that future years shall see,
evermore and evermore.
Oh, that birth forever blessed,
when the virgin full of grace,
by the Holy Ghost conceiving,
bare the Savior of our race.
And the babe,
the world’s redeemer,
first revealed his sacred face,
evermore and evermore.
O ye heights of heav’n adore him,
Angel hosts his praises sing,
Pow’rs, dominions bow before him,
And extol our God and King.
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
ev’ry voice in concert ring evermore
and evermore.
(Sung in Zulu)
Nation, do not cry
Jehovah will protect us.
We will attain freedom
Jehovah will protect us.
NARRATION
Gloria In Excelsis (from Gloria)
Antonio Vivaldi (1669–1741)
Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra
(Sung in Latin)
Glory to God in the highest.
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
John F. Wade (c. 1711–1788),
arr. John Rutter
Text: John F. Wade
Audience is invited to remain seated
and sing.
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 choir of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above;
Glory to God,
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.
Yea, Lord we greet thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesus to thee be all glory giv’n;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Angels’ Carol
John Rutter
Text: John Rutter
Aurora, Cantorei, Symphony
Orchestra
Have you heard the sound of the
angel voices
Ringing out so sweetly, ringing out so
clear?
Have you seen the star shining out so
brightly
As a sign from God that Christ the
Lord is here?
Have you heard the news that they
bring from heaven
Program
To the humble shepherds who have
waited long?
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Hear the angels sing their joyful song.
Sanctus (from Messe en Sol
Majeur)
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Nordic Choir
(Sung in Latin)
He is come in peace in the winter’s
stillness,
Like a gentle snowfall in the gentle
night;
He is come in joy like the sun at
morning
Filling all the world with radiance
and with light.
He is come in love as a child of Mary;
In a simple stable we have seen his
birth:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your
glory.
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Hear the angels singing “Peace on
earth.”
Henry Smart (1813–1879), arr. Mark
Patterson, orch. Brooke Joyce
Text: James Montgomery (1771–
1854)
Audience is invited to stand and sing.
He will bring new light to a world of
darkness,
Like a bright star shining in the skies
above;
He will bring new hope to the
waiting nations
When he comes to reign in purity
and love.
Let the earth rejoice at the Saviour’s
coming;
Let the heavens answer with the
joyful morn:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Hear the angels singing “Christ is
born.”
Masters in This Hall
Traditional French, arr. Joseph
Carey ’11
Luther Ringers
I Believe This Is Jesus
Spiritual; arr. Undine Smith Moore
Cathedral Choir
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the earth.
Ye, who sang creation’s story,
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth.
Come and worship, come and
worship
Worship Christ the newborn king
Shepherds, in the fields abiding
Watching o’er your flocks by
night,
God with us is now residing,
Yonder shines the infant light.
Come and worship, come and
worship
Worship Christ the newborn King!
Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear.
Come and worship, come and
worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King!
I believe this is Jesus, come and see.
The light of God shines in his face,
come and see.
He offers all his pardoning grace,
come and see.
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Program
There Shall a Star From Jacob
Come Forth (from Christus, Opus
97 )
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Text: Numbers 24:17, Psalm 2:9,
Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608);
trans. Ivor Keys, Sandra Peter
Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra,
organ
There shall a star from Jacob come
forth,
and a scepter from Israel rise up,
and dash in pieces princes and
nations.
How lovely shines the morning star!
O, what a radiance from afar that
gives us light and comfort.
Thy word, Jesus, shows us clearly
truth sincerely, life bestowing.
Praise, o praise such love o’erflowing!
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall
come to thee O Israel.
O come, desire of nations of like
mind
and bind in one the hearts of all
mankind;
bid thou our sad divisions cease,
and be thyself our Prince of Peace.
Sanctus–Benedictus (Mass No. 6)
György Orban
Cantorei
(Sung in Latin)
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your
glory.
Nocturne (from Incidental Music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony Orchestra
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Choral Fanfare for Christmas
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Ron Nelson
Text: Gail M. Kurtz
Norsemen
The earth is white, a star shines in the
east.
And angels celebrate the Christmas
feast. Alleluia!
With joy for Jesus’ birth we sing,
Alleluia.
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
arr. Allen Koepke
Text: Psalteriolum Cantionum
Catholicarum (1710); trans. John
M. Neale (1818–1866)
Collegiate Chorale
(Sung in Latin and English)
O, come, O come Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel.
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That mourns in lonely exile here.
Until the Son of God appear.
Polish carol, arr. Paul J. Christiansen
(1914–1997)
Text trans. Edith M.G. Reed
Cathedral Choir
Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed a
cattle stall;
Oxen lowing, little knowing Christ
the child is Lord of all.
Swiftly winging, angels singing, bells
are ringing, tidings bringing:
Christ the child is Lord of all!
Flocks were sleeping, shepherds
keeping vigil ’til the morning new
Saw the glory, heard the story, tidings
of a gospel true.
Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow,
praises voicing, greet the morrow:
“Christ the child is born for you!”
Program
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Ring out the want, the care, the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out thy mournful
rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Refrain:
Go tell it on the mountain, over the
hills and everywhere;
go tell it on the mountain that Jesus
Christ is born!
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
arr. Gregory Peterson
Text: John W. Work Jr. (1871–1925);
spiritual
Audience is invited to stand and sing.
While shepherds kept their watching
o’er silent flocks by night,
behold, throughout the heavens there
shone a holy light. (Refrain)
The shepherds feared and trembled
when lo, above the earth
rang out the angel chorus that hailed
our Savior’s birth. (Refrain)
Down in a lonely manger the humble
Christ was born;
and God sent us salvation that
blessed Christmas morn. (Refrain)
Ring Out, Wild Bells!
Bradley Ellingboe
Text: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–
1892)
Aurora, Luther Ringers
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
What Shall We Give?
Catalonian carol, arr. Mack Wilberg
Text trans. David Warner
Collegiate Chorale
What shall we give to the Babe in the
manger?
What shall we offer the child in the
stall?
Incense and spices and gold we’ve a
plenty,
are these the gifts for the King of us
all?
Tam, patan
Tam, patan
What shall we give to the boy in the
temple?
What shall we offer the man by sea?
Palms at his feet and hosannas uprising,
are these for him who will carry the
tree?
What shall we give to the lamb who
was offered,
rising the third day and shedding his
love?
Tears for his mercy we’ll weep at the
manger;
bathing the infant come down from
above.
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Program
Wana Baraka
Which we will give him; and
bequeath
This holly, and this ivy wreath,
To do him honor; who’s our King,
And Lord of all this revelling.
They have blessings, those who pray;
Jesus, the baby makes it so. Alleluia!
They have peace
They have joy
They have well-being
What sweeter music can we bring
Than a carol, for to sing
The birth of this our heavenly King.
Traditional Kenyan, arr. Shawn
Kirchner
Norsemen
(Sung in Swahili)
What Sweeter Music
English carol, arr. Mack Wilberg
Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra
(candlelighting)
What sweeter music can we bring
Than a carol, for to sing
The birth of this our heavenly King?
Awake the voice! Awake the string!
The first nowell 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.
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel.
John Rutter
Text: Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
Nordic Choir, Symphony Orchestra
Dark and dull night fly hence away,
And give the honor to this day
That sees December turned to May.
Why does the chilling winter’s morn
Smile, like a field beset with corn?
Or smell like a meadow newly shorn
Thus on the sudden? Come and see
The cause, why things thus fragrant
be:
Tis he is born, whose quickening
birth
Gives life and lustre, public mirth,
To heaven and the underearth.
We see him come, and know him
ours,
Who, with his sunshine and his
showers,
Turns all the patient ground to
flowers.
The darling of the world is come,
And fit it is, we find a room
To welcome him, to welcome him.
The nobler part of all the house here,
is the heart,
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The First Nowell
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far,
And to the earth it gave great
And so it continued both day and
night.
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel.
Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord,
That hath made heav’n and earth of
nought
And with his blood mankind hath
bought.
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel.
Fanfare and Toccata on Hark!
A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding James Biery
Organ solo
Program
Angels We Have Heard on High
French carol
Audience is invited to stand and sing.
Angels we have heard on high, sweetly
singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply, echoing
their joyous strains,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your
joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be, which
inspire your heav’nly song?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Come to Bethlehem and see him
whose birth the angels sing:
Come, adore on bended knee Christ
the Lord, the newborn king.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
NARRATION
Gloria
Randol Alan Bass
Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra,
organ
(Sung in Latin)
Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace to people of good
will.
We praise you. We bless you.
We adore you. We glorify you.
We give you thanks for your great glory
Lord God, heavenly King.
O God, almighty Father.
O Lord the only begotten son, Jesus
Christ.
Lord God, Lamb of God. Jesus, Son of
the Father.
You take away the sins of the world.
Have mercy on us.
You take away the sins of the world.
Receive our prayer, Jesus.
For you alone are the Holy One.
You alone are the Lord.
You alone are the Most High, Jesus
Christ.
With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of
God the Father.
Amen.
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Production
Choirs
Aurora
Cantorei
Cathedral Choir
Collegiate Chorale
Nordic Choir
Norsemen
Instrumentalists
Luther College Symphony Orchestra
Luther Ringers
Conductors
Daniel Baldwin, Symphony Orchestra
Allen Hightower, Nordic Choir
Linda Martin, Cantorei
Sandra Peter, Aurora, Cathedral Choir
Timothy Peter ’86, Collegiate
Chorale, Norsemen
Gregory Peterson ’83, Luther Ringers
College Organist
Gregory Peterson ’83
Narrators
Ann Sponberg Peterson
Sam Simataa
Heino Havenga
Faculty Pianist
Du Huang
Artistic Director
Allen Hightower
Production Coordinator
Timothy Peter ’86
Technical Staff
Michael Bartels, program design
Tanya Gertz, director of campus
programming
Tom Henning, CFL technician
Susan Peterson, CFL staff
Bradley Phillips, box office manager
Jennifer Self and Sarah Miller,
administrative coordinators
Kendall Thompson ’86, CFL
technician
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Set Design
Mara (Grimm) Cole ’97
Music Credits
Carol of the Bells, Jeffers
Hope for Resolution, Earthsongs
Gloria in Excelsis (Vivaldi), Walton Music
Corporation; Kalmus (orchestration)
O Come all Ye Faithful, Hinshaw Music
Angels’ Carol, Hinshaw Music
I Believe This is Jesus, Augsburg Choral Library
Sanctus (from Messe en Sol Majeur), Editions Salabert
Masters in This Hall, manuscript
Angels from the Realms of Glory, MorningStar
There shall a star from Jacob come forth (from
Christus, Opus 97), Choral Public Domain Library;
Kalmus (orchestration)
Nocturne, Luck’s Music Library
Choral Fanfare for Christmas, Boosey and Hawkes
Veni, Veni Emmanuel, Santa Barbara Music
Sanctus (from Mass No. 6), Hinshaw Music
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Curtis Music Press
Ring Out, Wild Bells!, Neil A. Kjos Music Company
What Shall We Give, Oxford University Press
Wana Baraka, Santa Barbara Music Publishing
What Sweeter Music, Oxford University Press
The First Nowell, Oxford University Press
Fanfare and Toccata on Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is
Sounding, MorningStar
Gloria (Bass), ECS Publishing
Narration
Collected passages from Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Nelson Mandela, Frederik Willhem De Klerk, and
Dag Hammarskjöld
Performers
Aurora
Emily Alpers, Rochester, Minn.
Caitlyn Anderson, New Ulm, Minn.
Ellen Behrens, Northfield, Minn.
Clara Bergan, Decorah, Iowa
Jessica Braaten, Lakeville, Minn.
Ella Carlson, St. Paul, Minn.
Eve Christensen, Isle, Minn.
Katherine Claude, New Prague, Minn.
Grace Coletta, Lisle, Ill.
Dyani Collins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Martha Crippen, Northfield, Minn.
Karen Davison, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Meggie DeJong, Glenwood, Minn.
Hannah Delzer, Janesville, Wis.
Anna Derdzinski, Greene, Iowa
Abigail DuBeau, Batavia, Ill.
Katherine DuBois, Centennial, Colo.
Rachel Duncan, Coralville, Iowa
Grace Erie, Kenyon, Minn.
Kristen Flak, Decorah, Iowa
Holly Fusco, Indianola, Iowa
Allison Gieswein, Iowa City, Iowa
Kayla Goetsch, Decorah, Iowa
Deanna Gorman, Hartford, Wis.
Emily Griffin, Spring Grove, Minn.
Crystal Harrell, Decorah, Iowa
Elizabeth Hawkins, Apple Valley,
Minn.
Jenna Hoge, Wayzata, Minn.
Meredith Hoyland, Iowa City, Iowa
Sophia Huang, Fort Dodge, Iowa
MicaylaIrmiter, New Ulm, Minn.
Riley Jamison, Stoughton, Wis.
Kari Jensen, Decorah, Iowa
Jordan Jensen, Clive, Iowa
Brooke Johnson, Spring Grove, Minn.
Emily Jones, Plymouth, Minn.
Hannah Josephson, Onalaska, Wis.
Carolyn Juergens, Waunakee, Wis.
Bridget Keenan, Burnsville, Minn.
Andrea Keuper, Brookfield, Wis.
Madeline Kofoed, Apple Valley, Minn.
Victoria LaCroix, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Shaina Landhuis, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Brittney Leemon, McFarland, Wis.
Dialaura LeFebvre, Caledonia, Minn.
Erika LeMunyon, Edina, Minn.
Vanessa Libbey, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Clara Lind, Wausau, Wis.
Allison Luscombe, West Des Moines,
Iowa
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Tanya Maas, Coloma, Wis.
Hailey Magoline, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Mary Maiden Mueller, Luck, Wis.
Elizabeth Martens, Winterset, Iowa
Maia Mastel, Fargo, N.D.
Megan McDermott, Maxwell, Iowa
KristinaMoburg, Appleton, Wis.
Brita Moore, Mercer Island, Wash.
Anna Murray, Waukesha, Wis.
Sarah Nicla, Devils Lake, N.D.
Sarah Nolte, Winterset, Iowa
Taylor Numedahl, Owatonna, Minn.
Morgan Oberfoell, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
Katherine Ollman, Mason City, Iowa
Colleen Oster, Rockton, Ill.
Jennifer Park, Bettendorf, Iowa
Sara Pecinovsky, Mabel, Minn.
Austen Perry, Caledonia, Minn.
Jocelyn Petersen, Eau Claire, Wis.
Lillianna Petsch-Horvath, Elkhorn,
Wis.
Jaimie Rasmussen, Manchester, Iowa
Emily Rauch, Manchester, Iowa
Rachel Roe, Maple Grove, Minn.
Cydney Roelandt, Davenport, Iowa
Katrina Rohr, Hiawatha, Iowa
Lauren Russett, Clive, Iowa
Elizabeth Sankey, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Marissa Satern, Hiawatha, Iowa
Jessica Sawdy, Newville, Pa.
Megan Scheftner, Delafield, Wis.
Katherine Scherr, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Erin Schmidt, Fergus Falls, Minn.
Eleanor Schuman, Batavia, Ill.
Shantel Schwarting, Marengo, Iowa
Lauren Schwitters, Cannon Falls,
Minn.
Rachel Selvig, St. Michael, Minn.
Natalie Sims, Grinnell, Iowa
Kelsey Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Katherine Splean, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ellen Stavreff, Woodbury, Minn.
Michelle Strafelda, St. Paul, Minn.
Katherine Stremel, Thornton, Colo.
Grace Swanson, West Des Moines,
Iowa
Hannah Taylor, Loretto, Minn.
Melissa Tholen, Marshall, Minn.
Melene Thompson, River Falls, Wis.
Victoria Troxler, New Glarus, Wis.
Katherine Wicklund, Crystal, Minn.
Performers
Esme Wong Su Leei, Kuching,
Malaysia
Teresa Zaffarano, Nevada, Iowa
Cantorei
Emily Adams, West Des Moines,
Iowa
Sally Ahlquist, South St. Paul,
Minn.
Kelsey Bausch, Cassville, Wis.
Sydney Bean, Marion, Iowa
Andrea Beauvais, Hastings, Minn.
Emily Berkeland, Lake City,
Minn.
Rachel Binning, St. Paul, Minn.
Alison Blake, Dorchester, Iowa
Courtney Borowicz, Bloomington,
Minn.
Amy Carlon, Gowrie, Iowa
Katie Carnes, Cherokee, Iowa
Kimberly Cavanagh, Bloomington,
Ill.
Jessica Conley, Hudson, Wis.
Libby Dahms, Appleton, Wis.
Alexandra Drube, Lakeville,
Minn.
Jessica Edblom, Maple Grove,
Minn.
Sarah Feuker, Kenosha, Wis.
Sarah Frehner, Roseville, Minn.
Leah Gates, South Amana, Iowa
Courtney Gill, Rochester, Minn.
Erica Golub, Edgerton, Minn.
Kathleen Griffith, Omaha, Neb.
Katie Hansel, New Ulm, Minn.
Elizabeth Harrell, Des Moines,
Iowa
Anna Hennessy, Red Wing,
Minn.
Michaela Hill, Grand Forks, N.D.
Hannah Janaky, Hudson, Wis.
Sara Jepsen, Channahon, Ill.
Anya Johnson, Lake Mills, Iowa
Rachel Jungwirth, Winona,
Minn.
Chelsea Keeney, Clive, Iowa
Christine Kennedy, Washington,
Iowa
Mariel Kise, Edina, Minn.
Sydney Kjerstad, Parker, Colo.
Kate Knopik, Austin, Minn.
Emily Koch, Las Vegas, Nev.
Hannah Kooiker, Hardwick,
Minn.
Kelsey Krall, Colfax, Wis.
Sarah Lemon, Middleton, Wis.
Kelsey Leppert, Grimes, Iowa
Anna Looft, Southlake, Texas
Meredith MacDonald, Two Harbors,
Minn.
Jessica Machon, Nekoosa, Wis.
Jacqueline Merrifield, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
Jordan Meyer, Chaska, Minn.
Kelsey Moler, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Courtney O’Hara, Edina, Minn.
Jennifer Paulson, Delavan, Wis.
Jevita Poer, Houston, Texas
Alicia Rangel, Stillman Valley, Ill.
Jenna Reishus, Eagan, Minn. Maria Reyes, Sioux Center, Iowa
Inga Rohde, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Emily Roycraft, Waseca, Minn.
Amy Sandager, Albert Lea,
Minn.
Alynia Shilts, Chippewa Falls,
Wis.
Samantha Shimak, Fort Atkinson,
Iowa
Caitlin Shoemaker, Omaha, Neb.
Paige Silberhorn, Davis Junction,
Ill.
Chelsea Smorstad, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
Caitlin Stensrud, Norman, Okla.
Mary Elizabeth Stork, Western
Springs, Ill.
Hannah Strack, DeForest, Wis.
Andrea Sturdevant, Urbandale,
Iowa
Laura Thompson, Mount Pleasant,
Iowa
Therese Thompson, Red Wing,
Minn.
Molly Tulkki, Amery, Wis.
Sara Walston, Vinton, Iowa
Mara Warnberg, Chanhassen,
Minn.
Alison Wathen, Olathe, Kan.
Kristine Wietecha, Eagan, Minn.
Katelin Wilson, Austin, Minn.
Ashley Wright, Russell, Iowa
Rachel Ziegeweid, Medina,
Minn.
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Performers
Cathedral Choir
Soprano I
Callie Bergan, Lake Mills, Iowa
Caley Danielson, Duluth, Minn.
Mara Dobervich, Maplewood, Minn.
Ariel Gauslow, Fargo, N.D.
Kirsten Hash, Appleton, Wis.
Marlena Johnson, Little Chute, Wis.
Beth Korleski, Lake City, Iowa
Valerie Krych, Champlin, Minn.
Kathryn Lillich, Claremont, Calif.
Bryanna Logsdon, Jefferson, Iowa
Kelsey Reger, Apple Valley, Minn.
Kelsey Tarbert, Oshkosh, Wis.
Karel Zenor, Lake City, Iowa
Soprano II
Ellen Amundson, Golden Valley,
Minn.
Kelsey Brown, Urbandale, Iowa
Sara Crissinger, Morristown, Minn.
Karissa Crouse, North Branch, Minn.
Katherine Daugherty, Lakeville,
Minn.
Rebecca Dominiczak, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Ashley Haight, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Laura Harney, Rochester, Minn.
Kelsi Holmes, Monticello, Iowa
Angela Johnston, New Hope, Minn.
Julia Lattner, Dubuque, Iowa
Jamie Mexdorf, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kelsey O’Leary, Rochester, Minn.
Melani Schwartz, Plymouth, Minn.
Alto I
Devan Armstrong, Owatonna, Minn.
Katlyn Bay, North Liberty, Iowa
Emily Davis, Brookfield, Wis.
Shelby Eaton, Dubuque, Iowa
Haylee Elvendahl, Cambridge, Minn.
Shannon Koenders, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Tara Laughlin, Omaha, Neb.
Sarah McWilliams, Homestead, Iowa
Janet Mielke, Apple Valley, Minn.
Natalie Pollack, Marine on St. Croix,
Minn.
Kennedy Reed, Amery, Wis.
Emily Streeper, Roseville, Minn.
Allison Wittig, Iowa City, Iowa
Alto II
Mary Bissen, Austin, Minn.
Kayli Bullard, Oakdale, Minn.
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Annika Ellison, Lino Lakes, Minn.
Alicia Findley, Litchfield, Minn.
Brittany Hansen, Toddville, Iowa
Makenna Klein, Hastings, Minn.
Erika Lord, Neenah, Wis.
Calli Micale, Neenah, Wis.
Erika Pohlman, Mason City, Iowa
Kimberly Rooney, Holmen, Wis.
Allycia Zalac, Stevens Point, Wis.
Tenor I
Kai Brewster, Wayzata, Minn.
Benjamin Cramer, Brooklyn Center,
Minn.
David Duba, Northfield, Minn.
Keller Grado, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Benjamin Kampa, Princeton, Minn.
Theodore Ortega, Waukesha, Wis.
Thomas Reimann, Woodbury, Minn.
Sam Simataa, Windhoek, Namibia
Joren Skov, Hastings, Minn.
Tenor II
Joshua Dale, Pella, Iowa
Matthew Engelson, Clinton, Iowa
Natalino Guterres, Dili, East Timor,
Indonesia
Nathan Haines, Arcadia, Wis.
Kirk Lehmann, Waverly, Iowa
Patrick O’Keefe, Hopkins, Minn.
Charles Parrish-Siggelkow, Cannon
Falls, Minn.
Tyler Reece, Silt, Colo.
Jeffrey Thompson, Pine Island, Minn.
Shawon Zmolek, Jefferson, Iowa
Bass I
Charles Banta, Calamus, Iowa
Joel Barkel, Hull, Iowa
Charles Bruer, Wayzata, Minn.
Daniel Faas, Mindoro, Wis.
Benjamin Feldkamp, Woodbury,
Minn.
Scott Gerike, Chaska, Minn.
Mark Gisleson, Osage, Iowa
Ethan Groothuis, Montevideo, Minn.
Tyler Hagy, Muscatine, Iowa
Maxwell Hull, Eau Claire, Wis.
Michael Johnson, Wabasha, Minn.
Jonathan Lang, Hampshire, Ill.
Cameron Miller, St. Michael, Minn.
Christopher Paulson, Medina, Minn.
Tyler Simpson, Chatfield, Minn.
Ryan Swailes, Muscatine, Iowa
Performers
Isaac van Bruggen, New Brighton,
Minn.
Jonathan Zarling, Blaine, Minn.
Bass II
David Arendt, Grinnell, Iowa
Michael Crowe, Davenport, Iowa
Jordan Daley, Homewood, Ill.
Jacob Doty, Rockford, Ill.
Aaron Eddy, Ithaca, N.Y.
David Fares, Eau Claire, Wis.
Benjamin Johnson, Eagan, Minn.
Maxwell Lafontant, Marion, Iowa
Donald Lee-Brown, Princeton, Ill.
Drew Mick, Waverly, Iowa
Peter Sandstedt, Lake Zurich, Ill.
Carl Sorenson, Arcadia, Wis.
Andrew Tjossem, Decorah, Iowa
Collegiate Chorale
Soprano I
Andrea Berven, Plymouth, Minn.
Jocelyn Hare, Leaf River, Ill.
Emmalee Johnson, St. Anthony,
Minn.
Mandie Mickelson, Austin, Minn.
Kayla Oppermann, Brookfield, Wis.
Kara Schrapp, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Kelsey Simpkins, Ames, Iowa
Elizabeth Smith, Guttenberg, Iowa
Kathryn Stebbins, Monona, Wis.
Molly Ternus, Vinton, Iowa
Maria Vejdani, Burnsville, Minn.
Soprano II
Madeline Allen, Rochester, Minn.
Kyla Betts, Stoughton, Wis.
Katie Deaver, Viroqua, Wis.
Hannah Demmer, Hartland, Minn.
Laura Forst, Norwood Young
America, Minn.
Anna Kenyon, Eau Claire, Wis.
Kelsey Klimesh, Calmar, Iowa
Mackenzie Kloempken, Savage, Minn.
Koreann Martin, Baxter, Minn.
Erin McWilliams, Maple Grove,
Minn.
Samantha Murry, Mosinee, Wis.
Alto 1
Sarah Bieber, Waukon, Iowa
Michelle Boursier, Maple Grove,
Minn.
Erin Brown, Newhall, Iowa
Hannah Crippen, Northfield, Minn.
Susana Hansen, Chanhassen, Minn.
Anna Morris, Lindstrom, Minn.
Aida Dominguez Ortiz, Zacatelco,
Mexico
Mikki Sodergren, Red Wing, Minn.
Marissa Springer, Lakeville, Minn.
Caitlin Steinberg, Cedarburg, Wis.
Kristina Tucker, New Albany, Ohio
Alto II
Margaret Blessing, Hopkins, Minn.
Emily Cochrane, Edina, Minn.
Elizabeth Emery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Taylor Froehle, Waseca, Minn.
Carrie Hoskey, Brooklyn, Iowa
Rachel Rudeen, Bird Island, Minn.
Kathryn Trigger, Rockaway, N.J.
Rebecca Vernon, Anamosa, Iowa
Kristin Westby, Erhard, Minn.
Jenna Yeakle, Duluth, Minn.
Rebecca Zierke, Wyoming, Minn.
Tenor 1
Seth Duin, Hastings, Minn.
Jens Erickson, Vadnais Heights, Minn.
Tyler Hurlbert, Walford, Iowa
Matthew Imhoff, Janesville, Wis.
James Penning, Northfield, Minn.
Jason Schmidt, Norwalk, Iowa
Collin Schultz, Storm Lake, Iowa
Donald Stein, Onalaska, Wis.
Michael Thorelli, La Crosse, Wis.
Alexander Ulfers, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Anders Waalen, St. Paul, Minn.
Gregory Woodin, Des Moines, Iowa
Tenor 2
Paul Armstrong, Burnsville, Minn.
Karl Gilbertson, Lake Elmo, Minn.
Mark Halvorson, Burnsville, Minn.
Kirk Hansen, Winterset, Iowa
Samuel Holmberg, Wayzata, Minn.
Mark Jeddeloh, Plymouth, Minn.
Justin Marschall, Waukesha, Wis.
Coty Moir, Milford, Iowa
Noah Nelsen-Gross, Spring Valley,
Minn.
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Performers
Nickolas Sanches, Champlin, Minn.
Vaughn Tackmann, Arlington, Minn.
Justin Tigerman, Rock Island, Ill.
Matthew Wettach, Mount Pleasant,
Iowa
Bass 1
Sean Anderson, New Ulm, Minn.
Peter Burleson, Watertown, Wis.
Brian Doudna, Dubuque, Iowa
Douglas Hamilton, Polo, Ill.
Joshua Holt, Northfield, Minn.
Samuel Libra, Roseville, Minn.
Paul Meyer, Brookings, S.D.
Michael Noltner, Eau Claire, Wis.
Samuel Oines, Wauzeka, Wis.
Ethan Schultz, Waseca, Minn.
Chad Sonka, Van Horne, Iowa
Andrew White, Ankeny, Iowa
Bass 2
Daniel Baldwin, Scarville, Iowa
Joseph Carey, Rochester, Minn.
Mackenzie Gartner, Owatonna, Minn.
Andrew Gonzalez, Dubuque, Iowa
Jason Knutson, Janesville, Wis.
Jonathon Koch, Austin, Minn.
Benjamin Kost, Rochester, Minn.
Evan Meyer, Arlington, Iowa
Patrick Nyberg, Lino Lakes, Minn.
Miguel Secor, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Karl Streufert, Lake City, Iowa
Christopher Zink, Austin, Minn.
Luther Ringers
Brandy Beggerly, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Sarah Bieber, Waukon, Iowa
Joseph Carey, Rochester, Minn.
Lauren Fladland, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Daniel Flucke, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Danielle Gibbs, Marion, Iowa
Megan Hatfield, Winona, Minn.
Brittany Johnson, Elgin, Ill.
Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.
Amanda Schaefer, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Julia Walk, Rochester, Minn.
Amy Wilson, Prescott, Ariz.
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Jaclyn Ohnemus, St. Michael, Minn.
Emily Rasmann, Caledonia, Ill.
Aliyah Richling, Stoddard, Wis. Amy Streck, West Des Moines, Iowa
Anne Walsh, Plymouth, Minn.
Elizabeth Zimmermann, Watertown,
Wis.
Soprano II
Allison Alpers, Rochester, Minn.
Paige Armstrong, Owatonna, Minn.
Johanna Mathews, Woodbury, Minn.
Katherine Mehlhoff, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
Katherine Moan, Palos Park, Ill.
Erin Persick, Robins, Iowa
Julie Shiely, Brookfield, Wis.
Bethany Wichman, Appleton, Wis.
Alto I
Kelly Bandman, Waukegan, Ill. Carah Claflin, Edina, Minn.
Molly Clementz, St. Charles, Ill.
Haley Gibbons, Coon Valley, Wis. Amelia Kundel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Allison Schnier, Waukesha, Wis.
Sarah Webb, Spirit Lake, Iowa Hannah Wiles, Swisher, Iowa
Alto II
Kristina Dudley, St. Paul Park, Minn.
Lauren Fladland, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Kelley Kussmann, Oshkosh, Wis.
Melanie Massnick, Oconomowoc,
Wis.
Alexandra Nyman, Monroe Center,
Ill.
Teresa Procter, Decorah, Iowa
Laura Schultz, Irvine, Calif.
Camille Welter, St. Michael, Minn.
Nordic Choir
Tenor I
Adam Bogh, Coralville, Iowa
Alexander Bogh, Coralville, Iowa
Adam Bradley, Brookings, S.D.
Daniel Hanawalt, Waverly, Iowa
Jacob Watson, Waverly, Iowa
William Haugen, White Bear
Township, Minn.
Zachary Lyon, Muscatine, Iowa
Trevor Maloney, Cambridge, Minn.
Soprano I
Allison Kane, Johnston, Iowa
Hannah Myott, Minneapolis, Minn.
Tenor II
Alex Anderson, Rothschild, Wis.
Paul Atkins, Tea, S.D.
Performers
Ross Bansen, Monmouth, Ore.
Jacob Barker, Dallas Center, Iowa
Alex Gisleson, Osage, Iowa
Brian Gerike, Manchester, Miss.
Aaron Knodle, Neillsville, Wis.
Michael Hart, Clive, Iowa
Bass I
Jesse Bunge, Garrison, Iowa
George Diener, Duluth, Minn.
Brett Epperson, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Thomas Gerber, Austin, Minn.
Michael Penick, Iowa City, Iowa
Anthony Rohr, Hiawatha, Iowa
John Stender, Davenport, Iowa Andrew Wojciehowski, Port
Washington, Wis. Bass II
Benjamin Ellison, Duluth, Minn.
Trevor Ketterling, Rochester, Minn.
Jeffrey Knutson, Janesville, Wis.
Jonathan Lueck, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Alex Redding, Norwalk, Iowa
Matthew Stump, Goshen, Ind.
Stephen Uhl, Bensenville, Ill.
Shane Wilson, Owatonna, Minn.
Norsemen
Tenor I
Gian Andreone, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Bradley Beale, Warrenville, Ill.
Benjamin Cooper, Stilwell, Kan.
Neto De Jesus Franciso, Dili, East
Timor, Indonesia
Matthew Dickinson, St. Paul, Minn.
Patrick Fagan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
David Geist, Burnsville, Minn.
Gene Halverson, Duluth, Minn.
Christopher Hughes, Forrest, Ill.
Samuel Jones, Des Moines, Iowa
Joseph Lane, Robbinsdale, Minn.
Michael Lau, West Des Moines, Iowa
Gavin Markee, Decorah, Iowa
Philip Mortens, Johnston, Iowa
Martin Pena-Rodriguez, Decorah,
Iowa
James Russell, Waconia, Minn.
Andrew Streck, West Des Moines,
Iowa
Leif Vandersteen, St. Paul, Minn.
Jared Vokes, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Peter Zaffke, Spring Grove, Minn.
Tenor II
Cole Bosworth, Denver, Colo.
Lance Bremer, Bellchester, Minn.
Paul Christenson, Wausau, Wis.
Peter Douglas, Storm Lake, Iowa
Adam Frei, Sparta, Wis.
Ryan Fugleberg, Chisago City, Minn.
Logan Grado, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Steven Halloin, Eau Claire, Wis.
Kyle Hulse, Onalaska, Wis.
Cecil Jones, Chicago, Ill.
Andrew Mackinnon, Downers Grove,
Ill.
David Mendez, Vista, Calif.
Zachary Pearson, Davenport, Iowa
Benjamin Stofferahn, Apple Valley,
Minn.
Erik Tingelstad, Andover, Minn.
Benjamin Wegner, St. Paul, Minn.
John Winter, Mendota Heights, Minn.
Brian Witte, Bettendorf, Iowa
Samuel Zook, Decorah, Iowa
Bass I
Carson Adams, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Joseph Ballandby, Willmar, Minn.
James Cochrane, Edina, Minn.
Nathan Converse, Storm Lake, Iowa
Justin Cowell, Spencer, Wis.
Lucas Duley, Alma, Wis.
Dylan Essing, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Alexander Greiner, Fairfield, Iowa
Matthew Hall, Centennial, Colo.
Alec Henderson, Grinnell, Iowa
Charles Hoeft, Lake City, Minn.
Nicholas Krasky, White Bear Lake,
Minn.
Brett Larsen, Minneapolis, Minn.
Joseph Marshall, Hopkins, Minn.
Owen Metzger, Hudson, Wis.
Evan Mitchell, Melcher-Dallas, Iowa
Jonathan Nerdig, Waukee, Iowa
Joseph Scharnweber, Tama, Iowa
Jacob Schnable, Fargo, S.D.
Nelson Schreen, Waverly, Iowa
Alexander Sievers, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
Jamison Stallman, Fargo, S.D.
Brett Steelman, Ames, Iowa
Yang Thao, St. Paul, Minn.
Samuel Wettach, Decorah, Iowa
Brandon Wion, Urbandale, Iowa
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Performers
Bass II
Tyler Amiot, Northfield, Minn.
David Baxter, Algona, Iowa
Hans Becklin, Middleton, Wis.
Michael Berndt, Amery, Wis.
Dylan Carlson, Wayzata, Minn.
Phillip Cleven, Madison, Wis.
Luke Dovre, Eau Claire, Wis.
Jacob Flanagan, Underwood, Iowa
Nathan Hansen, Rochester, Minn.
Luke Hanson, Vernon Hills, Ill.
Michael Jungbluth, Eau Claire, Wis.
Noah Lange, De Pere, Wis.
William Leafblad, Watkins, Minn.
Anders Nilsen, Gahanna, Ohio
Benjamin Petersen, Mequon, Wis.
Blake Potthoff, Dannell, Minn.
Colton Pugh, McAllen, Texas
Chase Racek, Burnsville, Minn.
Evan Ruchotzke, Lowden, Iowa
Erik Sand, Decorah, Iowa
Peter Storvick, Woodbury, Minn.
Aaron Zauner, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Symphony Orchestra
Flute
Daniel Gallagher*, Yorkville, Ill.
Bianca Najera*, New Prague, Minn.
Victoria Nelson, Afton, Minn.
Oboe
Amanda Rudnickas*, Woodbury,
Minn.
Anna (Kemp) and Russell Norris Chair
Madeline Davidson, Onalaska, Wis.
Hannah Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.
English Horn
Hannah Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.
Clarinet
Sarah Limper*, Rochester, Minn.
Calla Olson, Story City, Iowa
Sydnie Reynolds, Norwalk, Iowa
Katherine Wallace (bass), Ames, Iowa
Bassoon
Hannah Josephson*, Onalaska, Wis.
Chelsea Hall, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Alexandra Robinson, Apple Valley,
Minn.
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Horn
Brooke Ten Napel*, Sibley, Iowa
Erik, Kari, Maren Engebretson Chair
Vanessa Anderson, Encinitas, Calif.
Samuel Egger, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Aaron Lohff, Hiawatha, Iowa
Kaysie Peterson, Byron, Minn.
Trumpet
Trygve Butler*, Kenmore, Wash.
Gregory Daniels, Long Grove, Iowa
Mitchell Dietz, Montgomery, Minn.
Matthew Key, Oshkosh, Wis.
Trombone
Benjamin Cooper*, Overland Park,
Kans.
Dorothy (Bonnell) and Russell Ziemer Chair
Erik Ripley, Kenosha, Wis.
Bass Trombone
Ethan Scholl, Owatonna, Minn.
Tuba
Orey Robie, Independence, Wis.
Harp
Emily Wonder*, Caledonia, Ill.
Lisbet Finseth, Golden Valley, Minn.
Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.
Piano
Esme Wong Su Leei, Kuching,
Malaysia
Celeste
Jordan Buchholtz, Spring Valley,
Minn.
Percussion
Jacob Blain*, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Sabrina Hawkinson, Prior Lake, Minn.
Andrew Peck, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Austen Smith, North Liberty, Iowa
Christopher Smith, Stoughton, Wis.
First Violin
Karla Dietmeyer, Peachtree City, Ga.
Torgerson Concertmaster
Katherine Perschbacher, Coon Rapids,
Minn.
Brooks Berg, Hudson, Wis.
Nathan Steele, Kohler, Wis.
Nicole Woodson, Davenport, Iowa
Daniel Fernelius, Crystal, Minn.
Hannah Lund, Lakeville, Minn.
Lauren Benish, Stillwater, Minn.
Performers
Sarah Guhl, Andover, Minn.
Sarah Bulger, Decorah, Iowa
Emmalee Johnson, St. Anthony,
Minn.
Emma Hellmann, Andover, Minn.
Second Violin
Matthew Lind*, Wausau, Wis.
Johanna Anderson-Beckman,
Owatonna, Minn.
Austin Swenson, Boone, Iowa
Gavin Colahan, Brookfield, Wis.
*principal
Guy Johnson and John J. Hancock Chair
Aleese Kenitzer, Schofield, Wis.
Benjamin Hanchett, Normal, Ill.
Maura Goodin, Decorah, Iowa
Melissa Hernes, Shoreview, Minn.
Jeana Hafner, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sarah Corfman, Dubuque, Iowa
Audrey Tran Lam, Vinton, Iowa
Melene Thompson, River Falls, Wis.
Esther Novak, Decorah, Iowa
Christine Kennedy, Washington, Iowa
Viola
Angela Kratchmer*, Clarksville, Iowa
Andrea Nelson and Kathryn Nelson Chair
Sean Dostal, Coralville, Iowa
Hannah Buehler, Stevens Point, Wis.
Jen Hills, Surprise, Ariz.
Aaron Mertzenich, Decorah, Iowa
Lindsay Sheridan, Sun Prairie, Wis.
Hannah Swanson, Duluth, Minn.
Emma Lofthus, Edina, Minn.
Eve Doyle, Iowa City, Iowa
Emily Gillaspey, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Carly Blazing, Rochester, Minn.
Clara Olson, St. Paul, Minn.
Cello
Phuc Phan*, Hanoi, Vietnam
Maren Quanbeck, Roseville, Minn.
Olivia Hahn, Waterloo, Iowa
Kelsey Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jaci Wilkinson, Decorah, Iowa
Charles Rasmussen, Walworth, Wis.
Macaulley Whitlock, Duluth, Minn.
Brita Moore, Mercer Island, Wash.
Alexander Olson, Fargo, N.D.
Rachel Woolsey, Wenatchee, Wash.
Luke Hanson, Vernon Hills, Ill.
String Bass
Alyse Carlson*, Centennial, Colo.
William Layton, Clinton, Iowa
Nicholas Harvey, Wausau, Wis.
Benjamin Anderson, North Mankato,
Minn.
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Music Faculty
EDWIN ANDERECK. D.M.A.,
University of Cincinnati, CollegeConservatory of Music. Head of voice
and opera, vocal literature.
HEATHER ARMSTRONG. D.M.A.,
Eastman School of Music. Oboe,
theory, double reeds methods.
ERIC ASHCRAFT. M.M., University
of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory
of Music. Voice.
DANIEL BALDWIN. D.M.A.,
University of Texas at Austin.
Conducting, Symphony Orchestra,
Chamber Orchestra.
ANN BENJAMIN. M.M., Indiana
University. Harp.
REBECCA BOEHM SHAFFER.
D.M.A., University of Northern
Colorado. Horn, brass methods, ear
training.
TOM BOURCIER. M.M., Western
Michigan University. Jazz Band,
improvisation, theatre/dance
composition.
JASON BRITTON. Ph.D., University
of Oregon. Theory, ear training.
ROSEMARY BRUMBELOW. B.M.,
Middle Tennessee State University.
Clarinet.
BARTLETT BUTLER. Ph.D.,
University of Illinois. Professor
emeritus.
MICHAEL CHESHER. D.M.,
Indiana University. Clarinet,
saxophone, woodwind methods.
AMY ENGELSDORFER. Ph.D.,
Indiana University. Theory, ear
training.
ROLF ERDAHL. D.M.A., Peabody
Conservatory. Double bass, string
methods.
SUZANNE ERNST. Flute choir,
recorder consort.
WILLIAM FORDICE. M.A.,
Northern Illinois University; A.B.D.,
Boston University. Music education,
conducting.
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RONALD FOX. D.M., Indiana
University. Professor emeritus.
MICHAEL GEARY. M.A., A.B.D.,
University of Iowa. Percussion,
Percussion Ensemble, percussion
methods.
JAMES GRIESHEIMER. Ph.D.,
Indiana University. Music history, ear
training.
JUAN TONY GUZMÁN. Ph.D.,
Florida State University. Music
education, ethnomusicology, Jazz
Orchestra.
CAROL HESTER. D.M., Florida
State University. Flute, flute methods.
ALLEN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A.,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Director of choral activities, choral
methods, conducting, Nordic Choir.
KRISTIN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A.,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Voice.
HARRY HINDSON. D.M.A.,
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Saxophone.
XIAO HU. D.M.A., State University
of New York–Stony Brook. Piano,
class piano.
DU HUANG. D.M.A., State
University of New York–Stony Brook.
Piano, class piano.
HELEN JAMES. D.M.A., University
of Oregon. Bassoon.
BROOKE JOYCE. Ph.D., Princeton
University. Theory, composition,
music history, electronic music.
DAVID JUDISCH. D.M.A.,
University of Iowa. Voice, vocal
methods, Dorian Music Camp
director, opera.
KAREN KANAKIS. D.M.A.,
University of North Texas. Voice,
opera.
KRISTIN KENNING. D.M.A.,
University of Minnesota. Voice.
MIKO KOMINAMI. M.M., Juilliard
School. Piano, theory.
Music Faculty
WILLIAM KUHLMAN. M.M.,
Syracuse University. Professor
emeritus.
KATHRYN REED. M.A., University
of Michigan. Ear training,
harpsichord, Collegium Musicum.
ERIC KUTZ. D.M.A., Juilliard
School. Cello, string methods.
MICHAEL SMITH. D.M.A.,
University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. Low brass, brass
ensembles, brass methods.
JACOB LASSETTER. D.M.A.,
University of Cincinnati, CollegeConservatory of Music. Voice, opera.
PETER LINGEN. Guitar, lute, class
guitar.
LINDA MARTIN. M.A., University
of St. Thomas. Theory, ear training,
Cantorei, general music education.
SPENCER MARTIN. D.M.A.,
University of Minnesota. Viola,
conducting, Philharmonia.
MAURICE MONHARDT. Ph.D.,
University of Iowa. Professor
emeritus.
GARY MOSS. D.M.A., University of
Michigan. Voice, ear training.
WESTON NOBLE. M.M., University
of Michigan. Professor emeritus.
FREDERICK NYLINE. M.A.,
University of Minnesota. Concert
Band, Varsity Band, Wind and
Percussion Ensemble.
JESSICA PAUL. D.M.A., University
of Illinois. Vocal coach, collaborative
arts.
GRAHAM STEEDS. M.M., Florida
State University; A.B.D., University of
Minnesota. Trumpet.
JOHN F. STRAUSS. D.M.A.,
University of Texas at Austin. Piano.
VIRGINIA STRAUSS. D.M.A.,
University of Texas at Austin. Violin,
advanced ear training, counterpoint.
JONATHON STRUVE. M.M.,
Northwestern University; A.B.D.,
University of Iowa. Voice.
RICHARD TIRK. D.M.A., Michigan
State University. Trumpet, brass
methods.
TARN TRAVERS. M.M., Cleveland
Institute of Music. Violin, string
methods.
RACHEL WARE. M.M., A.B.D.,
University of Minnesota. Voice.
CHARLES WAZANOWSKI. M.M.,
Manhattan School of Music. Tuba,
euphonium, brass ensemble.
SANDRA PETER. D.M.A.,
University of Iowa. Conducting,
Aurora, Cathedral Choir.
MARJORIE WHARTON. M.A.
(French), Tulane University; D.M.A.,
University of Iowa. Piano, class piano,
French.
TIMOTHY PETER. D.M.A.,
University of Arizona. Department
head, Collegiate Chorale, Norsemen.
ANDREW WHITFIELD. D.M.A.,
Louisiana State University. Voice,
opera.
GREGORY PETERSON. D.M.A.,
University of Iowa. Organ, church
music, Luther Ringers, college
organist.
SUSAN WILLIAMS. M.M., Indiana
University. Voice, class voice.
KIRSTI PETRABORG. D.M.A.,
University of Minnesota. Viola.
BETH RAY WESTLUND. D.M.A.,
University of Texas at Austin. Voice,
diction.
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Music at Luther
Music at Luther (http://music.luther.edu)
The Luther campus is alive with the sounds of six choirs, three bands, three
orchestras, and two jazz bands. Nearly 1,000 student musicians participate
in our large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons,
and master classes. More than 350 students pursue the rigorous Luther
music major, studying music theory, ear training, history, music education,
composition, church music, and performance. It all adds up to one of the
largest collegiate music programs in the world!
Martin Luther—our namesake—believed music to be “one of the most
magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” For over 130 years
Luther students have been sharing this marvelous gift with audiences across
the country and around the globe.
Luther College (www.luther.edu)
Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther College provides its 2,500
students with a classic liberal arts education.
Luther offers more than 60 majors and pre-professional and certificate
programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. The college’s strong academic
program includes internships, professional semesters, and extensive studyabroad opportunities. Dedicated and talented faculty help Luther students
develop solid research, writing, and critical-thinking skills, while the close-knit
community imbues its members with an environmental and service ethos.
The Phi Beta Kappa college is bolstered by its Lutheran foundation, celebrated
for its vibrant music and arts tradition, and enriched by its strong athletic
program.
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Music/Arts Facilities
Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, 325-seat Noble Recital Hall
Center for Faith and Life, 1,600-seat main hall, 200-seat recital hall
Center for the Arts, 225-seat black-box Jewel Theatre