Program
Ad Amore
2015
Carol Concert
University Singers
Ryan Person, Ryan W. Sullivan, conductors
Women’s Chorale
Carolyn Cruse, conductor
Matador Singers
Richard Bjella, Ryan Person, conductors
University Choir
Richard Bjella, conductor
With special guests
West Texas Children’s Chorus
Susan Brumfield, conductor
Mark Chaney
organist
Alan Shinn
percussion
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Hemmle Recital Hall
Lubbock, Texas
8:00 p.m.
Gjendines bådnlåt
Lee Kesselman (b. 1951)
Women’s Chorale
traditional
sung by Gjendine Slålien
arr. Gunnar Eriksson
University Choir
Gjendin, Gjendin, Gjendin, Gjendin...
Hush, my baby, be still, no tears,
sweetly smiling, you have no fears.
Dreaming child, sleep now so safe in God,
Jesus will love all children.
My mother held me in her arms
dancing with me in the meadow.
Dancing, mild, with her child.
Dancing, mild, sweetly, softly dancing.
A List of Praises
Anne Porter
Jeffery Goolsby and Barb Lamont, readers
Messe de minuit pour Nöel Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Sanctus
Elizabeth Reyna, Michael Hand, Chris Jorns, soloists
Megan Poppe, Leo Garza, violins
Nasr Sheikh, viola
Marissa Bingham, cello
University Singers
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hanacpachap Cussicuinin
Matador Singers
Juan Perez Bocanegra
arr. Eugene Rogers
Heaven’s Joy! A thousand times shall we praise you.
O tree bearing thrice-blessed fruit. O hope of humankind, helper
of the weak.
Hear our prayer!
Attend to our pleas. O column of ivory. Mother of God!
Beautiful iris, yellow and white, receive this song we offer you;
come to our assistance. Ricuchillai, show us the fruit of your
womb.
Nowell Sing We
Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
Asa Meyer, Michael Hand, Alyssa Guerra, Drew Davis, soloists
University Singers
Away in a Manger (Cradle tune)
Jonathan E. Spilman
William J. Kirkpatrick
arr. Alf Houkom (b. 1935)
University Choir
A List of Praises (continued)
Christmas Dance of the Shepherds
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Katelin Adams, piccolo
Dr. Jacob Miller, piano
West Texas Children’s Choir
Fum! Fum! Fum!
Catalan Carol
arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)
Xiao Yang and Becca Zeisler, piano
University Singers
Ring Bells
German Carol
arr. Susan Brumfield (b. 1957)
Dr. Jacob Miller, piano
West Texas Children’s Choir
※ O Come, All Ye Faithful
English Carol
J. F. Wade
arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015)
Joseph Svendsen, conductor
※ Audience carols, please stand as you are able and join in singing.
ALL:
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him born the King of Angels:
Refrain:
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
Choirs only:
Sing, choirs of angels...
ALL:
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning,
Jesu, to thee be glory giv’n; Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing:
Refrain
Personent Hodie
Matador Singers
German Tune, 1630
arr. Lara G. Hoggard
Let resound today the voices of children, joyfully praising Him who
is born to us,
given by most high God, and conceived in a virginal womb.
He was born into the world, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and
laid in a manger
in a stable for animals, the master of the heavens. The prince of
Hell has lost his spoils.
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Let all priests just like the boys sing like angels: “You have come
to the world,
I pour out praises to you. Therefore, glory to God in the highest!”
Amazing Grace
A List of Praises (continued)
Mass No. 6
Gloria
György Orbán (b. 1947)
Ryan W. Sullivan, conductor
Women’s Chorale
Glory to God in the highest
And on earth peace to all those of good will.
We praise thee. We bless thee.
We worship thee. We glorify thee.
We give thanks to thee according to thy great glory.
Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father almighty.
Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Receive our prayer.
Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.
For Thou alone art holy. Thou alone art the Lord.
Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ.
With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Sing We Now of Christmas
French Carol
arr. David York and Bryan Johanson
Matador Singers
German Carol
arr. Michael Engelhardt (b. 1974)
Women’s Chorale
English Hymn
arr. Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Karisma Mendoza, Kaitlyn Faseler, soprano soloists
University Choir
※ O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
French Carol
arr. Antony Baldwin (b. 1957)
Jeff Goolsby, conductor
ALL:
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.
TTU Men:
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse…
TTU Women:
O come, Thou Dayspring...
University Choir:
O come, Thou Key of David…
ALL:
O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to Thy tribes, on
Sinai’s height,
In ancient times didst give the law, in cloud and majesty and
awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to thee, O Israel.
Silent Night
Carolyn Cruse, conductor
COMBINED CHOIRS
German Carol
arr. Barlow Bradford
※ Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
arr. David Willcocks
Chris Jorns, conductor
ALL:
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn 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 newborn King.
ALL:
Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Ris’n with healing in his wings;
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King.
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Magnificat anima mea
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord. And my spirit has rejoiced in God
my Savior.
Gloria
Corbin DeSpain and Ryan Johnson, tenor soloists
Glory be the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Sicut erat in principio
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end, Amen.
University Choir
※ Joy to the World
English Carol
Lowell Mason
arr. Antony Baldwin
Benjamin Hawkinson, conductor
ALL:
Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev’ry heart prepare him room,
And heav’n and nature sing.
University Choir:
Joy to the World! The Savior reigns…
ALL:
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of His love.
Wondrous Love
Appalachian Carol
arr. Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)
COMBINED UNIVERSITY CHOIRS
Women’s Chorale
Dr. Mark Chaney, guest organist
Dr. Mark Chaney has been Senior Organist and Director of
Traditional Music Ministries at First United Methodist Church in
Lubbock, Texas since 2013. He received his DMA in conducting
from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 2007. His
doctoral dissertation involved the research and performance of
a few formerly unpublished motets from the early 17th century;
this work was awarded the Julius Herford Prize for outstanding
graduate research by the American Choral Director’s Association.
He also holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, New York and Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.
University Singers
Ryan W. Sullivan and Ryan Person, Graduate Conductors
Chris Jorns, Graduate Assistant
Xiao Yang, Accompanist
Sarah Ahlschwede
Sean Anderson
Rori Baggett
Maura Ballard
Brandon Barnes
Kaitlyn Braddock
Reid Braziel *
Brandt Colborg
Callie Crozier
Liz Davila
Andrew Davis
Jonathan DeLos Santos
Jay Dossett
Aimee Foster *
Alyssa Guerra *
Michael Hand
Jacob Harris
Shawna Hathcock
Madison Holmes
Ben Horton
Victoria Howard
Michael Johnson
Asa Meyer
Catie Nolan
Luke Perkins
Michael J. Phillips
Michael Rawls
Elizabeth M. Reyna *
Mareli Sanchez
Yaritza SanJuan
Chelsea Shroff
Rachel L. Tilley
Katelyn Tirado
Vivian Torres
Lukas B. Wasserman
Marissa Wilbourne
Ale Williams
Colton Williams
*Conducting Apprentice
Dr. Carolyn S. Cruse, Conductor
Ryan W. Sullivan, Graduate Assistant Conductor
Becca Zeisler, Accompanist
Soprano I
Soprano II
Meredith Crouch * +
Nina Cavasso
Desiray Correa *
Miranda Dawson
Carrie Cunningham
Marissa Hernandez +
Shannon Davidson +
Emmalyn McQueen
Liz Davila
Sarah-Clementine Mire +
Sarah Dray
Gabrielle Muller
Kaitlyn Dye
Maria Pedraza
Alyson Glover
Anna Pollard
Kaleigh Hampton
Natalie Stanislaus
Roxanne Martinez +
Anna Tesh
Jennifer Winchester
Kameryn Mattingly +
Lauren Selman
Alto I
Desiree Soto +
Anna Ruth Aaron-DeSpain
Katie Clemmer
Alto II
Hannah Gossett
Anissa Garcia
Holly Hogan *
Raquel Hubert
Paige Nolan
Becky Kozinski *
Becky Pollock
Jordan Sanchez
Chandler Renshaw
Ashley Washburn
Matador Singers
Richard Bjella, Conductor
Ryan Person, Graduate Assistant Conductor
Hanna Lee, Accompanist
Austin Jones
Reid Braziel
Ross Krueger
Taylor Brown
Marcus Levine
Sam Brown
Rush Long
Travis Bulen
Andrew Parsley
Chris Dobson
Shattner Reeve
Thomas Doyle
Logan Turley
Joel Duenas
Grant Easdon
Monte Turner
Lee Fortenberry
Lukas Wasserman +
Jonathan Fortson
James Wilkinson
Brae Foust
Colton Williams +
Brandon Frazer +
Kyle Worley
Jarrett Hatcher +
Ben Horton
+ Choir officer
Matt Hurtado
* Section leader
University Choir
Richard Bjella, Conductor
Becca Zeisler, Accompanist
Barbara Lamont, Graduate Associate Conductor
Joe Svendsen and Benjamin Hawkinson, Graduate Assistant Conductors
Soprano
Sara Baumgardner
Kaitlyn Faseler
Aimee Foster *
Marissa Garcia
Hannah Hansard
Michaela Hardin * +
Kelsey Hohnstein
Karisma Mendoza
Jaqueline Reyes
Rebecca Marie Tann
Katrina Wilson
Tenor
George Cole
Corbin J. DeSpain +
Brady Holmes
Ryan Johnson +
Ryan Person *
Joe Svendsen *
Nathan Thorp
Alec Williams
Alto
Madeleine Caffey
Kathleen Felty
Mychele Ivey
Kaysha King
Barbara Lamont *
Gabriella Martinez
Malikha Mayes
Monica Pasillas
Ashley Lynn Piatkowski
Katherine J. Smith
Madison Smith
Ashley Tillerson
Bass
Brae Foust
Jeff Goolsby *
Benjamin Hawkinson *
Malik Henderson
Chris Jorns *
Ryan Loveland +
Nathan McCarty
Josh Reynolds
Ryan W. Sullivan *
Gabriel Trevino
W. Henrik Zetterstrom
+ Choir officer
* Section leader
The Texas Tech Choral Area would like to express their sincere appreciation
to the entire distinguished School of Music faculty and, particularly, the applied
voice area faculty for their invaluable and much appreciated instruction,
guidance, and dedication to the choral program and students.
Voice Faculty and Staff
Gerald Dolter Voice Area Co-Chair
Director of Music Theatre
Dr. Quinn Patrick Ankrum Assistant Professor of Voice
Dr. William Averill Vocal Coach
Richard Bjella
Director of Choral Studies
Dr. Gregory Brookes Assistant Professor of Voice
Dr. Carolyn Cruse Associate Director of Choral Activities
Associate Professor of Music Education
Karl Dent Voice Area Co-Chair and Professor of Voice
Dr. John Hollins Associate Director of Choral Studies
Associate Professor of Choral and Opera Studies
Artistic Director of the Lubbock Chorale
Hannah Porter
Senior Business Assistant for Choral, Orchestral,
and Music Theatre/Opera Ensembles
Dr. Rebecca Hays Assistant Professor of Voice
Special thanks to William Ballenger, director, TTU School of Music
Upcoming Events
University Choir Pre-TMEA concert
March 31
7:30 pm Hemmle Recital Hall
University Choir TMEA Performance
Marriage of Figaro+
Friday, February 12
6:30 pm Lila Cockrell Theatre
San Antonio, Texas
April 8, 9
7:00 pm Allen Theatre
Sound Encounters
Combined TTU Choirs and Orchestra
& West Texas Children’s Chorus
May 7
7:30 pm Lubbock Civic Center
February 19
7:30 pm Hemmle Recital Hall
The Lubbock Chorale Gala
40’s Cabaret*
February 27
6:30 pm Legacy Hall
Programs produced by James Hodgins and Publicity Office student assistants.
Hemmle Recital Hall is maintained by Tiffany Holmes and Hemmle Crew student assistants.
Choral Spring Concert
Friday, February 5
7:30 pm Hemmle Recital Hall
Carmina Burana
Great Choruses
The Lubbock Chorale*
May 14
7:30 pm Hemmle
*For tickets to The Lubbock Chorale, call 806.770.2000
+For tickets to the Marriage of Figaro, visit music.ttu.edu or call 806.742.2011