DORDT COLLEGE MUSIC
PRESENTS A
CHORAL ENSEMBLES
SPRING CONCERT
KANTOREI
BELLA VOCE
CHORALE
CONCERT CHOIR
Benjamin Kornelis, Director
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013
7:30PM
B.J. HAAN AUDITORIUM
PROGRAM
To support the concentration of the performers and as a courtesy to your fellow audience members,
please silence your cell phone and refrain from flash photography and the use of light-emitting devices.
Welcome and Opening Prayer
I
Look Down, O Lord
WILLIAM BYRD (c.1543-1623)
Look down, O Lord, on me, poor man;
In Thee I live, I move and am;
O clear my soul and conscience,
That I in Thee my peace may find,
Rest to my heart, joy to my mind,
Freed from my sin and mine offence. - William Leighton (c.1565-1622)
Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep
JOHN RUTTER (b.1945)
Loving shepherd of thy sheep,
Keep thy lamb, in safety keep;
Nothing can thy power withstand,
None can pluck me from thy hand.
Loving shepherd, ever near,
Teach thy lamb thy voice to hear;
Suffer not my steps to stray
From the straight and narrow way.
I would praise thee ev’ry day,
Gladly all thy will obey,
Like thy blessed ones above,
Happy in thy perfect love.
Where thou leadest I would go,
Walking in thy steps below,
Till before my Father’s throne
I shall know as I am known. – Jane Leeson (1807-1882)
II
Ecco mormorar l’onde
Ecco mormorar l'onde
e tremolar le fronde
a l'aura mattutina e gli arboscelli,
e sovra i verdi rami i vaghi augelli
cantar soavemente
e rider l'oriente.
Ecco già l'alba appare
e si specchia nel mare
e rasserena il cielo
e [le campagne] imperla il dolce gelo,
e gli alti monti indora.
O bella e vaga Aurora,
L'aura è tua messaggera,
e tu de l'aura
ch'ogni arso cor ristaura.
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
Here are the waves murmuring
and the foliage quivering
at the morning breeze; and the shrubs,
and on the tree branches the pretty birds
sing softly;
and the Orient smiles.
Here dawn looms up
and is reflected in the sea
and brightens up the sky
and beads the sweet ice
and gilds the tall mountains.
O beautiful and vague dawn,
the gentle breeze is your herald
and you [are the herald] of the breeze
which refreshes every burnt heart. - Torquato Tasso (1544-1595)
The Earth Adorned (Sommarpsalm)
WALDEMAR ÅHLÉN (1894-1982)
The earth adorned in verdant robe
Sends praises upward surging,
While soft winds breathe on fragrant flow’rs
From winter now emerging.
The sunshine bright gives warmth and light
To budding blossoms tender,
Proclaiming summer splendor.
From out the wood, the birds now sing
And each its song now raises,
To join with all the universe
In voicing thankful praises.
With hope and joy their songs employ
A rapturous exultation
In praise of God’s creation.
O God, amid these joys of life,
Creation’s glory beaming,
Grant us the grace to keep your word
And live in love redeeming.
All flesh is grass, the flowers fade,
And time is fleeting ever;
God’s word remains forever.
- Carl David af Wirsén (1842-1912); trans. Carolyn and Kenneth Jennings
Der Fruehling (The Spring)
W. F. BACH (1710-1784
ARR. WARD SWINGLE (b.1927)
Monica McConnel, bass; Craig Disselkoen, drums
III
When I Fall in Love
When I fall in love it will be forever, or I’ll never fall in love.
In a restless world like this is, love is ended before it’s begun
And too many moonlight kisses seem to cool in the warmth of the sun.
When I give my heart, it will be completely, or I’ll never give my heart,
And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too,
Is when I fall in love with you. – Edward Heyman (1907-1981)
VICTOR YOUNG (1900-1956)
ARR. KIRBY SHAW (b. 1942)
Monica McConnel, alto
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974)
ARR. MAC HUFF
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing,
It don’t mean a thing all you got to do is sing.
It makes no difference if it’s sweet or hot,
Just give that rhythm everything you got.
No, it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
What good is melody, what good is music,
If it ain’t possessin’ something sweet.
It ain’t the melody, it ain’t the music,
There’s something else that makes the tune complete. – Irving Mills (1894-1985)
Monica McConnel, piano; Craig Disselkoen, drums
KANTOREI
IV
Ah, Holy Jesus
JOHANN CRÜGER (1598-1662)
ARR. CAROLYN JENNINGS (b.1936)
Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted.
For me, kind Jesus, was thine Incarnation,
Thy mortal sorrow, and thy life’s oblation;
Thy death of anguish and thy bitter Passion, for my salvation.
Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,
Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving, not my deserving.
– Johann Heerman (1585-1647), trans. Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
Jinny Seo, cello
V
Dobrú Noc (Good Night)
SLOVAKIAN FOLK SONG
ARR. VICTOR C. JOHNSON
Dobrú noc ma mila,
dobre spi,
nech sa ti snivaju
o mne sny. Dobrú noc.
Sleep, my dear one, sleep on, my child.
May the angels bring slumber mild.
Close your eyes, do not cry;
Sleep, my dear one, sleep on, my child.
- Traditional; English text, Victor C. Johnson
Janelle Bolkema, violin
Go, gentle babe
PAUL AYRES (b.1970)
At the Foundling Hospital in London (Britain’s original home for abandoned children, and also London’s first ever public art gallery), rings, ribbons,
coins or other tokens were sometimes left by mothers with their children as a unique means of identification, in case they were ever in a position to reclaim
them. Sometimes letters, prayers, or poems were left with the child, and this text is one of these. Of the 16,282 babies brought to the hospital between
1741 and 1760, only 152 were reclaimed.
Go, gentle babe, thy future life be spent
In virtuous purity and calm content;
Life’s sunshine bless, and no anxious care
Sit on thy brow, and draw the falling tear;
Thy country’s grateful servant mayest thou prove
And all thy life be happiness and love. – Anonymous
Golden Slumbers
ENGLISH FOLK SONG
ARR. MATTHEW CULLOTON (b.1976)
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes.
Smiles awake you when you rise.
Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby.
Care you know not, therefore sleep,
While I o’er you watch do keep.
Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby. – Thomas Dekker (1572-1632)
Leanna Bentz, harp; Ashley Huisman, flute
VI
At Last
HARRY WARREN (1893-1981)
At last my love has come along.
My lonely days are over, and life is like a song.
At last the skies above are blue.
My heart was wrapped in clover, the night I looked at you.
I found a dream that I can speak to,
A dream that I can call my own.
I found a thrill to press my cheek to,
A thrill I’ve never known.
You smiled and then the spell was cast.
And here we are in heaven, for you are mine at last. – Mack Gordon (1904-1959)
Craig Disselkoen, drums
BELLA VOCE
VII
Dance of Zálongo
GREEK FOLK SONG
ARR. CAROL BARNETT (b.1949)
This Greek folk song recalls an event in 1803, when the women of the village of Souli danced to the edge of the nearby Zálongo canyon and one by one
leapt to their death rather than be captured by the enemy. Sung in Greek.
Refrain:
Verses:
Farewell, springs, forests, mountains and hills.
Farewell, unfortunate world, farewell, sweet life,
And you, destitute homeland, farewell forever.
The women of Souli haven’t learned only how to live,
They also know how to die, rather than consent to slavery.
As if to a fair, to see the lilac blossoms,
Into the abyss they go down, with songs, with joy.
Fish do not live on land, nor flowers on the sandy beach;
So the women of Souli do not live without freedom. – trans. Perry Phillips and Soterios G. Stavrou
BELLA VOCE AND CHORALE
OFFERING AND INTERMISSION
VIII
Otche Nash
NIKOLAI KEDROV (1871-1940)
Our Father, which art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done,
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
Отче нашъ, иже еси на небесѣхъ,
Да свѧтитсѧ имѧ Твое,
Да прїидетъ царствїе Твое,
Да бѹдет волѧ твоѧ,
Якω на небеси и на земли.
Хлѣбъ нашъ насѹщный даждь намъ днесь:
И ωстави намъ долги наша,
якоже и мы ωставлѧемъ должникωмъ нашимъ,
И не введи нас во искѹшенїе,
Но избави нас ѿ лѹкавагω.
IX
OLA GJEILO (b.1978)
Northern Lights
Pulchra es amica mea,
suavis et decora sicut Jerusalem,
terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Averte oculos tuos a me
quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt.
Thou art beautiful, O my love,
sweet and comely as Jerusalem,
terrible as an army set in array.
Turn away thy eyes from me.
for they have made me flee away. – Song of Solomon 6:4-5
Set Me as a Seal (from “A New Creation”)
RENÉ CLAUSEN (b.1953)
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death.
Many waters cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it. – Song of Solomon 8:6
X
Hold On!
SPIRITUAL
ARR. JESTER HARISTON (1901-2000)
Keep yo’ hand on de plow, hold on!
Nora, Nora, let me come in, de doors all fast’ned an’ de winders pinned,
Nora said, You done lost yo’ track, you can’t plow straight an’ keep a-lookin’ back,
Keep yo’ hand on de plow, hold on!
If you wanna get to heaven let me tell you how, jes’ keep yo’ hand on de gospel plow,
If dat plow stays in yo’ hand, land you straight in de promised land,
Keep yo’ hand on de plow, hold on!
Mary had a golden chain, ev’ry link spelled my Jesus’ name.
Keep on climbin’ and don’t you tire. Ev’ry rung goes high’r and high’r,
Keep yo’ hand on de plow, hold on! – Traditional
Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
SPIRITUAL
ARR. MOSES HOGAN (1957-2003)
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart.
Lord, I want to be like Jesus.
Lord, I want to be more holy.
Lord, I want to be a Christian. – Traditional
CHORALE
XI
Coronation Anthem No. 4 (Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
I.
Let thy hand be strengthened,
And thy right hand be exalted.
II.
Let justice and judgment be the preparation of thy seat!
Let mercy and truth go before thy face!
III.
Alleluia!
XII
Dirat-on (from “Les Chansons des Roses”)
MORTEN LAURIDSEN (b.1943)
Abandon entouré d’abandon,
tendresse touchant aux tendresses...
C'est ton intérieur qui sans cesse
se caresse, dirait-on;
Abandon surrounding abandon,
tenderness touching tenderness…
Your oneness endlessly
caresses itself, so they say;
se caresse en soi-même,
par son propre reflet éclairé.
Ainsi tu inventes le theme
du Narcisse exaucé.
self-caressing
through its own clear reflection
Thus you invent the theme
of Narcissus fulfilled.
– Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926),
trans. Barbara and Erica Muhl
XIII
Ergen Deda
SONG OF SCHOPSKO (BULGARIA)
ARR. PETAR LYONDEV (b. 1936)
Ergen deda, tcherven deda,
ei taka, pa taka,
nakrivil a kalpatcheto,
ei taka, pa taka,etc.
na nagore, na nadore,
The old bachelor, red-faced old man,
like this and like that, (nonsense syllables)
wearing his peasant hat sideways,
like this and like that, etc.
tipped up and down,
Pa otide u seloto,
ta se vana na oroto,
na oroto do momite,
He went to the village,
and joined the circle dance,
to dance next to the maidens,
Svite momi pobegali,
ostanala naimalata,
naimalata Angelina.
All the maidens ran away,
only the youngest one stayed,
the youngest one, Angelina.
Kristina Haan, Rachel Kooiman, Aubrey Pasker, Lisa Smith, and Carolyn VanDerAa, soloists
Western Songs
TRADITIONAL COWBOY SONGS
ARR. ROGER WAGNER (1914-1992)
I’m a poor lonesome cowboy,
and a long way from home …
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
And the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Whoopee ti-yi-yo …
It’s whoopin’ and yellin’ and a drivin’ them dogies.
Oh how I wish that you would go on.
It’s a-whoopin’ and a-punchin’, and go on, little dogies,
For you know Wyomin’ is to be your new home.
Whoopee ti-yi-yo, git along, little dogies,
It’s your misfortune and none of my own.
Whoopie ti-yi-yo, git along, little dogies,
For you know Wyomin’ will be your new home.
Green grow the lilacs all sparkling with dew.
I’m lonely, my darling, since parting with you.
But by our next meeting I’ll hope to prove true,
And change the green lilacs to the red, white, and blue.
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie,
Where the wolves can howl and growl o’er me.
Place a red, red rose o’er my lonely grave,
With a prayer to Him who my soul will save.
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie,
Where the coyotes howl and the winds blow free,
And when I die you can bury me
‘Neath the western sky on the lone prairie.
I’m on my horse and I’m goin’ on a run.
I’m the quickest shootin’ cowboy that ever pulled a gun.
Come a ti-yi yippy yippy yea, yippy yea,
Come a ti-yi yippy yippy yea.
Farewell Bull Dog, I wish you no harm.
I’ve done quit the bus’ness to go on the farm.
Come a ti-yi yippy yippy yea, yippy yea,
Come a ti-yi yippy yippy yea! – Traditional
Alex Geleynse, baritone
XIV
La Villanella
Varda che passa
La villanella!
Osce che bella
Fainamorar!
Refrain: O come bali bene bela bimba,
Bela bimba, bela bimba bali ben!
Look who is walking by
The village girl!
O how beautiful she is
She’ll make you fall in love!
VENETIAN FOLK SONG
ARR. STEVEN SAMETZ (b.1954)
Refrain: O how well you dance, Beautiful girl,
Beautiful girl, you dance so well!
Varda quell vecio
Soto la scala,
Osce che bala ch’el ga ciapa!
Look at the old man
Sitting under the stairs
What a story he has got!
Varda quel merlo
Dentro la gabbia,
Osce che rabbia ch’el ga ciapa!
Look at the crow
In the birdcage
O how mad she is!
Mia Kornelis, soprano; Maria Bouwkamp, alto
little man in a hurry
little man
(in a hurry
full of an
important worry)
halt stop forget relax
wait
(little child
who have tried
who have failed
who have cried)
lie bravely down
sleep
big rain
big snow
big sun
big moon
(enter
us) – E.E. Cummings (1894-1962), from “No Thanks” (1935)
ERIC WHITACRE (b.1970)
XV
Blessing
BENJAMIN KORNELIS (b.1963)
Composed for the 2012-2013 Dordt College Concert Choir.
God go before you to guide you.
God go behind you to protect you.
God go beneath you to support you.
God go beside you to befriend you.
Be not afraid.
And let the blessing of Almighty God,
The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Descend upon you, settle in around you, and make its home in you.
Be not afraid.
Go in peace.
Amen. – Anonymous
CONCERT CHOIR
XVI
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
FROM Wyeth’s
Repository of Sacred Music (1813),
ARR. MACK WILBERG (b.1955)
Come, thou Fount of ev’ry blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mound of thy redeeming love.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wand’ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed his precious blood.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for thy courts above.
Here I raise my Ebenezer,
Hither by thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Prone to wander Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for thy courts above.
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wand’ring heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for thy courts above. – Robert Robinson (1735-1790)
MASSED CHOIRS
BELLA VOCE
Donna Brue, accompanist
SOPRANO I
Sarena de Jong, Hanford, California
Rachel Griess, Lynden, Washington
Hanna Marra, Blaine, Minnesota
Nicole Tubergen, Doon, Iowa
Natalie Vreeken, Warman, Saskatchewan
SOPRANO II
Janelle Bolkema, Sioux Center, Iowa
Krista Bosman, Everson, Washington
Hayley Dahl, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Dorothy De Boer, Selkirk, Ontario
Kami Reitsma, George, Iowa
Emily Spencer, Clarion, Iowa
ALTO
Catharina De Hoop, Hanford, California
Jillian Hooyer, Visalia, California
Anna Slegers, Orange City, Iowa
Lisa Smith, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kelsey Vander Veen, Lynden, Washington
Rachael Veurink, Lansing, Illinois
KANTOREI
SOPRANO
Joanna Bevaart, Lacombe, Alberta
Maria Bouwkamp, Pella, Iowa
Lanae Davelaar, Rock Valley, Iowa
Alena De Young, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Renee Mahaffy, Sioux Center, Iowa
Nicole Tubergen, Doon, Iowa
ALTO
Christy Gallagher, Hornick, Iowa
Julia Jansen, Grinnell, Iowa
Monica McConnel, Sioux Center, Iowa
Erin Van Ravenswaay, Hull, Iowa
Rianne Van Wingerden, Newton, New Jersey
Kiersten Wold, Tampico, Illinois
TENOR
Jon Hageman, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Peter Kuipers, Platte, South Dakota
Joel Pasma, Ripon, California
BASS
Marshall Fynaardt, New Sharon, Iowa
David Visser, Oskaloosa, Iowa
TJ Van Weerdhuizen, Sumas, Washington
Titus Mwase Wamala, Rock Valley, Iowa
CHORALE
Monica McConnel, accompanist
SOPRANO I
Sarah Chuck, Tucson, Arizona
Renee Mahaffy, Sioux Center, Iowa
Hanna Marra, Blaine, Minnesota
Kyra Tolkamp, DeMotte, Indiana
Nicole Tubergen, Doon, Iowa
Mara Vander Maten, Edgerton, Minnesota
Paxton Visscher, Sioux Center, Iowa
Lauren Visser, Lynden, Washington
SOPRANO II
Katelyn Beekman, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Emily Borger, Sioux Center, Iowa
Natalie Daley, East Moline, Illinois
Emily Friend, Sioux Center, Iowa
Danbi Kim, Yongsin-si, Kyenggi-do, South Korea
Jesun Kim, Seoul, South Korea
Samantha Leverton, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Lindsey Pierson, Pella, Iowa
Carina Pols, Clive, Alberta
Caroline Reinders, Sioux Center, Iowa
Kami Reitsma, George, Iowa
Joy Roelofs, Tyler, Minnesota
Nicole Sparks, Luverne, Minnesota
Bethany Triemstra, Bozeman, Montana
Alexa Vos, Ripon, California
Madeline Wesselius, Sioux Center, Iowa
ALTO I
Janelle Engel, Salida, California
Lindsay Hakes, Milaca, Minnesota
Kyra Kats, Boise, Idaho
Rebecca Megchelsen, North Aurora, Illinois
Michelle Nagel, Three Rivers, Michigan
Anna Peters, Orange City, Iowa
Maddie Schmidt, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
Janessa Smit, Sarnia, Ontario
Hollie Ten Pass, Waupun, Wisconsin
Sarah Van Den Top, Hull, Iowa
Bailey Van Holland, Rock Valley, Iowa
Dianna Vermeer, Pipestone, Minnesota
Kiersten Wold, Tampico, Illinois
ALTO II
Julia Jansen, Grinnell, Iowa
Monica McConnel, Sioux Center, Iowa
Stacia Muilenburg, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Kristen Raygor, Urbandale, Iowa
Kate Van Gilst, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Erin Van Ravenswaay, Hull, Iowa
Mady Van Soelen, Waukee, Iowa
Rianne Van Wingerden, Newton, New Jersey
TENOR I
Derek Fox, Pella, Iowa
Marshall Fynaardt, New Sharon, Iowa
David Puruolte, Sitam Senvon, Manipur, India
Logan Radde, Cologne, Minnesota
Brady Rhoda, Oakdale, California
Joe Schutter, Manhattan, Montana
TENOR II
Jason De Jager, Waupun, Wisconsin
Tayler Hoekstra, Hull, Iowa
Ben Korver, Maurice, Iowa
Wonseok Kwon, Ulsan, South Korea
Jon Pasma, Ripon, California
Seth Steenwyk, Hudsonville, Michigan
Drake Sterk, Newton, Kansas
BASS I
Chris Bylsma, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Trevor Boon, Orange City, Iowa
Troy Cassel, Telford, Pennsylvania
Isaac De Jong, Iowa City, Iowa
Ben DeVries, Mitchell, South Dakota
Jeremy Goedeke, Villa Park, Illinois
Kody Roos, Sioux Center, Iowa
Kyle Roos, Sioux Center, Iowa
Micah Roos, Sioux Center, Iowa
Bryce Schelhaas, Leota, Minnesota
Tyler Ten Pass, Waupun, Wisconsin
David van Beek, Sioux Center, Iowa
Drake Van’t Hul, Hull, Iowa
David Visser, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Nathan Walter, Norfolk, Nebraska
BASS II
Thomas Beck, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Michael Groenenboom, Rose Hill, Iowa
Evan Schroeder, Jefferson, Iowa
Christopher Slice, Hull, Iowa
Joseph Van Den Berg, Waupun, Wisconsin
Titus Mwase Wamala, Rock Valley, Iowa
Caleb Wubben, Clara City, Minnesota
CONCERT CHOIR
Brian De Young, accompanist
SOPRANO I
Brittany Arkema, Pella, Iowa
Kristina Haan, Delavan, Wisconsin
Rachel Kooiman, Doon, Iowa
† Mia Kornelis, Sioux Center, Iowa
Carolyn Van Der Aa, Byron Center, Michigan
TENOR I
Jared Goedhart, Rochester, Minnesota
Dylan Hoekstra, Hull, Iowa
† Peter Kuipers, Platte, South Dakota
Jacob Richards, Omaha, Nebraska
Matthiew Hoogland, Maurice, Iowa
SOPRANO II
Alena De Young, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lydia Kreykes, Saint John, Indiana
Rachel Meinen, Oostburg, Wisconsin
Alex Pasker, Runnells, Iowa
Hannah Te Winkel, Oostburg, Wisconsin
Anna Vanden Akker, Leota, Minnesota
Natalie Vreeken, Warman, Saskatchewan
Katie Watt, Yankton, South Dakota
TENOR II
Austin De Boer, Boyden, Iowa
Sam De Groot, Sioux Center, Iowa
Nathan Friend, Sioux Center, Iowa
Jon Hageman, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Mitch Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska
Jeremy Kasik, Columbus, Nebraska
Joel Pasma, Ripon, California
Devin Veenstra, Pella, Iowa
ALTO I
Leanna Bentz, Platte, South Dakota
Joanna Bevaart, Lacombe, Alberta
† Maria Bouwkamp, Pella, Iowa
Haeley Dirksen, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Amanda Donnell, Sioux City, Iowa
Tia Nieuwsma, Lynden, Washington
Allison Vellema, Harris, Iowa
Aubrey Pasker, Runnells, Iowa
BASS I
Anderson Clare, Villard, Minnesota
Matt DeJong, Lansing, Illinois
Craig Disselkoen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alex Geleynse, Randolph, Wisconsin
Nathan Sparks, Luverne, Minnesota
TJ Van Weerdhuizen, Sumas, Washington
Derek Visser, Ingersoll, Ontario
ALTO II
Caitlin Bronkhorst, Hawarden, Iowa
Lisa Smith, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Karisa Talen, Sioux Center, Iowa
Kailee Vander Wilt, Hospers, Iowa
Anna Visser, Ingersoll, Ontario
Christy Gallagher, Hornick, Iowa
BASS II
Dirk Anker, Lynden, Washington
Chris Geels, Sheldon, Iowa
Micah Kreykes, Sheldon, Iowa
† Emil Talen, Sioux Center, Iowa
Cody Vander Berg, Sioux Center, Iowa
Ross Van Groningen, Ripon, California
Thomas Venhuizen, Waupun, Wisconsin
† Section Leader
MUSIC FACULTY
Karen De Mol ......................................................................................... Aural Skills, Department Co-Chair
Benjamin Kornelis ............. Choral Music Ensembles, Choral Music Education, Department Co-Chair
John MacInnis ...................................................... Music Theory, Music History, Introduction to the Arts
Bradley Miedema................................... Instrumental Music Ensembles, Instrumental Music Education
ADJUNCT MUSIC FACULTY
Andrea Carlson............................................................................................................................................. Horn
John Casey ...................................................................................................................................................... Bass
Luke Dahn ....................................................................................................................................... Composition
Pamela De Haan .................................................................................................................... Saxophone, Voice
Jennifer Frens .................................................................................................................................. Viola, Violin
Matthew Geerlings......................................................................................................................................Organ
Beverly Gibson ......................................................................................................................................... Clarinet
Geoff Gunderson ...................................................................................................................................... Guitar
Carol Hallberg .................................................................................................... Elementary Music Education
Timothy Hillyer ................................................................................................................................... Percussion
Stephanie Kocher .......................................................................................................................................... Flute
Kevin Linder ....................................................................................................................... Trumpet, Jazz Band
Karren Melik-Stepanov ................................................................................................................................Cello
Lisa Miedema ............................................................................................................................................... Violin
Vance Shoemaker ............................................................................................................................... Low Brass
Norma Snyder Jones.................................................................................................................................... Piano
Kristi Stanichar ............................................................................................................................................. Oboe
Debora Vogel ...............................................................................................................................................Voice
Anna Vorhes .................................................................................................................................................. Harp
Leah Schaaf Walker ................................................................................................................................ Bassoon
MaryLou Wielenga ......................................................................................................................... Piano, Organ