Impacting students through the power of choral music
The 12th Annual
Baylor University Festival of Youth Choirs
Grand Concert
February 26, 2017
3:00p.m.
Jones Concert Hall
www.youthcue.org
Impacting students through the power of choral music
YouthCUE is the premier student choir resource in
North America. Over the past twenty-seven years,
YouthCUE has provided innovative programming and
resources to foster and promote the development of
student choirs in churches, schools, and communities
across the continent.
Established in 1990 by Randy Edwards, YouthCUE has
consistently grown
in its size and
influence, with its
ministry reach spanning diverse cultural,
geographical and denominational lines.
YouthCUE’s purpose is to teach and
instill scripture in the hearts and minds of
students during
the formative
adolescent
stage of life.
Our mission is to equip student choir
directors with tools and resources to develop healthy,
Christ-centered student choirs in the communities they
serve.
Our vision is for every student in North
America to have the opportunity to participate in a
healthy and vibrant student choir program during his
or her adolescence.
www.youthcue.org
Choirs, Churches and Directors
Arkansas Youth Chorale
North Little Rock, AR
Thomas Havens, Director
First Presbyterian Church
Arlington, TX
Russell Farnell, Director
Columbus Avenue Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
Waco, TX
James Kimmel, Director
Abilene, TX
Todd Wilson, Director
Houston, TX
Leigh Shipman, Director
Azle, TX
Margaret Bolding, Director
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Gambrell Street Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
San Antonio Youth Chorale
First Baptist Church
South Main Baptist Church
Clifton, TX
Chris Pillsbury, Director
Godley, TX
Billy Woods, Director
Lufkin, TX
John Lassitter, Director
Hamilton, TX
Jacob Sensenig, Director
First Baptist Church
Nacogdoches, TX
Andre Simon, Director
First Baptist Church
San Marcos, TX
Joe Dunn, Director
Frisco, TX
Philip Bentham, Director
Fort Worth, Texas
Ben Caston, Director
San Antonio, TX
Randy Edwards, Director
Pasadena, TX
Bobie Miller, Director
Southland Baptist Church
San Angelo, TX
Tim Lyles, Director
Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
Austin, TX
Emily Craven, Director
2017 Baylor Festival Honor Choirs
Women’s Honor Choir
Virginia Aaron (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Dara Butcher (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Annabelle Castrellon (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Jubilee Castrellon (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Rebecca Chappell (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Reilly-Hope Chorley (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Mikala Clarson (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Anna Kaye Coats (First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, TX)
Lauren DeAnda (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Sarah Delgado (Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Brynn Fisher (First Baptist Church, Godley, TX)
Jillian Garcia (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX)
Aryana Gardner (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Kendyl Gordon (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX)
Sydney Graham (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Heather Hodges (Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Kyndall Ingram (First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX)
Rebecca Johnson (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Grace Kelley (Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Abby Killian (First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX)
Kate Killian (First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX)
Gabriela Kilmer (First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, TX)
Lexi Lindsay (First United Methodist Church, Frisco, TX)
Jessie-Anne Lott (Gambrell Street Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX)
Lexi Lyles (Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Grace Mack (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Olivia Mack (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Emily Marlin (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Sarah Marlin (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Teya Martin (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Helen McMillan (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Tia Morales (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Keziah Mullins (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Sarah O’Connor (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Kristen Olmsted (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Chelsea Owen (First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX)
Victoria Pavey (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Brinley Price (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Kimberly Putnam (First United Methodist Church, Frisco, TX)
Reagan Rasmussen (First United Methodist Church, Frisco, TX)
Jessica Rogers (First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, TX)
Sophie Schneider (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX)
Savannah Walton (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX)
Maryellen Weiser (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Rachel West (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Brynna Wharton (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX)
Courtney Witt (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Men’s Honor Choir
Miles Aceves-Lewis (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Jake Barry (Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Matthew Behm (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Marshall Carlson (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Nathan Churchman (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Wyatt Churchman (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Zack Clark (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Easton Clearwater (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Samuel DeLeon (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX)
Conner Durham (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
David Dutton (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Bradley Elkins (First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX)
Chris Forbis (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Rob Forbis (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Xavier Garcia (First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX)
Ryan Giles (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Colby Grafa (Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Cory Griffith (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Eli Imperial (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Kolton Jones (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Cameron Mauerhan (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Draye Miller (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Samuel Morse (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Ruben Ortega (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Jackson Penshorn (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Braeden Price (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Max Quattlebaum (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Matt Richard (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Jacob Sant (First Baptist Church, Godley, TX)
Micah Shipman (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Andrew Simon (First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, TX)
Matthew Sumrall (Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Christian Sweeney (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Collin Trice (Arkansas Youth Chorale, North Little Rock, AR)
Steven Willie (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
Today’s Grand Concert is being professionally video recorded in HD-DVD format.
Please go to https://www.youthcue.org/shop/concert-recordings/concert-video-2017-baylor-festival-of-youthchoirs/ to place your online order. Delivery is approximately six weeks.
All other recording of the concert, both video as well as audio, is prohibited.
Please no flash photography during the concert.
Please silent all cell phones and electronic devices.
Thank you for your help! We hope you enjoy the concert!
The Grand Concert
Opening Sentences
Dr. Randall Bradley
The Ben H. Williams Professor of Music
Professor of Church Music
Director of the Church Music Program and
The Center for Christian Music Studies School of Music
Welcome
Randy Edwards
Founder & President
YouthCUE
Call to Worship
Taken from the Psalms
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Mark Edwards/orch. Keith Christopher
Jessie-Anne Lott (Gambrell Street Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX)
Cory Griffith (South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, TX)
David Dutton (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX)
Festival Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Hymn Meditation
The Light of the World Is Jesus
Tim Lyles (Minister of Music, Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX)
Philip Bliss
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Claude L. Bass
Festival Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Jazz Alleluia
Craig Curry/orch. Claude L. Bass
Hymn Meditation
How Can We Keep from Singing?
Rev. Wyndee Holbrook (VP of Strategic Initiatives, YouthCUE)
Interlude
How Can I Keep from Singing?
Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Oye Mi Clamor
Robert Lowry
Dan Goeller
Dan and Heidi Goeller
Festival Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Aryana Gardner (Arkansas Youth Chorale, Little Rock, AR), Soprano Soloist
Collin Trice (Arkansas Youth Chorale, Little Rock, AR), Baritone Soloist
Conducted by Emily Craven, Director of Music, Westlake Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX
Be Still, My Soul
arr. Mack Wilberg
Congregation is asked to sing when cued by director. Please sing melody.
(Women)
Be still, my soul, the Lord is on Thy side. With patience bear thy cross of grief of pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide; in every change, he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul, thy best, they heav’nly Friend through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
(Men)
Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake to guide the future as he has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake; All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while he dwelt
below.
(All)
Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on when we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointments, grief, and fear are gone, Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past, All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
Lord, I Stretch My Hands to You
Jay Althouse/orch. Claude L. Bass
Men’s Honor Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Samuel DeLeon (First Baptist Church, San Marcos, TX), Bass Soloist
Conducted by James Kimmel (Minister of Music, Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, TX)
Be Thou My Vision
Dan Goeller
Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Mercy
Craig Courtney/orch. Claude L. Bass
Festival Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
The Great Physician
arr. Mark Edwards/orch. Wes Ramsay
Organ Reflection
Arranged
Ruben Ortega (San Antonio Youth Chorale, San Antonio, TX), Baritone Soloist and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Daniel Zamora (Artist in Residence and Director of Program Operations, YouthCUE)
The Prayer
Carole Sager and David Foster/orch. Fettke
Women’s Honor Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Kristen Olmsted (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX), Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Conducted Leigh Shipman (Student Choir Director, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX)
Jesus Paid It All
Dan Goeller
Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Come, Just as You Are
arr. Benjamin Harlan/orch. Claude L. Bass
New Testament Reading
Taken from Philippians 1
Festival Choir and Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Micah Shipman (First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas), Baritone Soloist
Conducted by Jacob Sensenig, Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Hamilton, TX
Helen McMillan (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Mikala Clarkson (First United Methodist Church, Azle, TX)
Saints Bound for Heaven
Thank you for attending today’s Grand Concert.
May the Lord bless you and keep you!
Mack Wilberg
Thank you to our Baylor Festival hosts
Dr. Gary Mortenson
Dean, Baylor University School of Music
Mr. Stephen Heyde
The Mary Franks Thompson
Professor of Orchestral Studies
Conductor-in-Residence
Director of Orchestral Activities
Dr. Randall Bradley
The Ben H. Williams Professor of Music
Professor of Church Music
Director, Church Music Program and
The Center for Christian Music Studies
Dr. David Music
Professor of Church Music
Mr. James Grady
Multi-Media Specialist
Building Manager
Mr. Rick Carpenter
Recording Studio Manager
Sound Engineer
Give to
Thank you for considering a gift to YouthCUE! Over the past 27 years, YouthCUE has “radically
impacted the lives of youth” through the youth choir experience. During this time, we have
ministered to over 250,000 students throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.
In 2017, we are working directly with over 2,000
students and indirectly engaged with over 30,000
through programs and events across the YouthCUE
network.
Approximately 55% of YouthCUE’s annual
operating budget comes from our operations:
events, programming, products and services. The
remaining 45% of our annual revenue comes from
individuals and entities who believe in the work we
are doing.
We invite you to join us in making your own radical
impact on the lives of youth through your taxdeductible gift to YouthCUE. While any gift is very much appreciated, a recurring gift, in whatever
amount you are comfortable giving, is especially appreciated. Recurring gifts enable us to forecast
revenue, allowing us to focus and execute more effectively on the organization’s mission and
purpose. Online giving is available on our website at www.youthcue.org.
Thank you for your ongoing support of YouthCUE. We are proud to partner with you in ministry to
students throughout the world.
www.youthcue.org
Founder & President
Randolph P. Edwards
Executive vice president & chief financial officer
R. Preston Edwards
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Wyndee Holbrook
Director of Programs
Tina N. McCartney
Lois Kerr Gagné
Edie Dutton
Director of Program Operations
Dr. Daniel Zamora