proudly presents the2020-2021 Student Ensemble Series

A Virtual Spring Festival of Choirs

featuring

Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell ChoirAnne Anderson, bellmaster

Men’s ChoraleJason Drahos, conductor

University SingersSarah Irvin, conductor

Women’s ChoraleRyan Holder, conductor

Sunday, April 18, 20217:30 p.m., Online Livestream

Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell ChoirAnne Anderson, bellmaster

Jubilation Mary Kay Parrish (b.1940)

The Stars Await Ron Mallory (b. 1973)

Brazil Ary Barroso (1903-1964), arr. Doug Benton

Men’s ChoraleJason Drahos, graduate conductor

Kazin Cole and Samantha Jorgensen, student conductorsRoomie Wood, accompanist

Viva Tutti (Here’s To Women) ed. Ralph Hunter (1921-2002)Samantha Jorgensen, student conductor

When I Fall in Love Victory Young (1899-1956)arr. James Q. Mullholland

Athena Blue, french horn

Dúlamán arr. Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)Samantha Jorgensen, soloist

Shenandoah arr. Jameson Marvin (b. 1941)Patrick Bittner, soloist

Kazin Cole, student conductor

Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) Z. Randall Stroope (b.1953)

University SingersSarah Irvin, graduate conductor

Kaylee Berry and Amanda Johnson, student conductorsAlec Wilkes, accompanist

Cantate Domino Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)

Program

Cantate Domino, canticum novum, Cantate Domino omnis terra.Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini ejus.Annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus.Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam ejus, In omnibus populis mirabilia ejus.

Sing to the Lord a new song,Sing to the Lord, all the earth.Sing to the Lord, and bless his name,Announce his salvation from day to day.Announce among the nations his glory, and his wonders to all peoples.

-Psalm 96: 1-3

i carry your heart with me David Dickau (b. 1953)poem by e. e. cummings

Famine Song VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton (b. 1976)Tianna Williams, Amanda Johnson, soloists

Kaylee Berry, student conductorI Will Sing Michael Engelhardt

Grace Cumberlidge, electric bassSteven Quintana, drumset

Women’s Chorale: Chorum VeritasRyan Holder, conductor

Brooke Wochner, student conductorDaryl Shay, accompanist

Truth Andrea RamseyBrooke Wochner, student conductor

Music in My Mother’s House arr. J. David Moore (b. 1962)

Let it Shine! arr. Kari Ala-Pöllänen (b.1940) Elisabeth Ditmore, soloist

Women’s Chorale: ConcordiaRyan Holder, conductorDaryl Shay, accompanist

Will the Circle Be Unbroken arr. J. David Moore (b. 1962)

Psalm 8 Dan Forrest (b. 1978)Shelby Masson, violin

Go Down Moses arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1962)Brooke Schimbeck, Sage Bond, soloists

Women’s Chorale: Virtual Combined ChoirsUndivided Karen Marrolli

Emma Steverson and Maggie Greene, soloistsAmber Berry, violin, Lauren Gayan, cello

Men’s ChoraleBassPatrick BittnerKazin ColeNoah DillworthHunter LarsonLogan Willson

BaritoneNicholas BurtTyler PulleyMason RheyPeter Seivert

TenorAhren BoenderTyler DeanCaleb EllisHayden GaunYe Lynn HanDaniel HernandezKyle KinkaidKyle Young

University Singers

TenorJarod DespainDaniel HernandezBenjamin LawlorBrian Robles CordovaJonathan Williams

BassKazin ColeRyan EvansJoshua SchomakerCooper SmithDakota Warren-McKenzieLogan Willson

AltosAicha BaKaylee BerryGrace CumberlidgeAbigail DanielsenAmanda JohnsonSamantha MajorczakAvery MondragonViolet OrchardTianna Williams

SopranosKimberly AtkinsonTaylor DayHeather DuBoisAmanda EversonSamantha JorgensenMadeleine SehlbachNadia Syaheda

Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell ChoirMadelyn RobertsDrew RosalesDeAna Torres

Quinn KendallLauren MendozaLiana MitchellEmily Quintana

Amber BerryBailey CrepinsekAmanda EversonJesús Galaviz Arreguin

Women’s Chorale: ConcordiaAltosAicha BaAmber BerryKaylee BerrySage BondBeth DufekAbigail FothMaggie GreeneAlly HuffmanReagan MetzMadelyn Roberts

SopranosHaley AchtzehnBrook LaRoskKatelyn MasonLiana MitchellShelby MorganElsa SchiavoneBrooke SchimbeckEmma SteversonCheyenne SwearingenEmilie Williams

Women’s Chorale: Chorum VeritasAltosJordyn DeAndaSarina FoxCarly GoodmanChloe HoneycuttAlexis JexAmanda JohnsonStephanie PondEmily VargasTianna WilliamsBrooke Wochner

SopranosGrace AndersonKaitlyn AntiocoLiz ArandaAshleyn BillingsEachante DavisElisabeth DitmoreSamantha JorgensenFaith ManionKara PalermoEmily Travis

Video and Audio Production CrewRyan Holder, videographer and editor

Jason Moeller, sound engineer, Peaks Audio

AcknowledgementsDr. Todd Sullivan, Director of the School of Music

Dr. Edith A. Copley, Director of Choral StudiesDr. Ryan Holder, Associate Director of Choral Studies

Santi Hindes, Choral Studies Program Coordinator, Intermediate

DR. RYAN W. HOLDER is currently in his 15th year as the Associate Director of Choral Studies at NAU, where he directs the Women’s Chorale and High Altitude vocal jazz ensemble, and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting, choral arranging, and serves as the adviser for the NAU Student Chapter of ACDA. Dr. Holder has given lectures and presentations at local, state, and regional ACDA and NAfME conventions, including a session on “Male Choir Directors:

Working with and Relating to Beginning Women’s Choirs” at the 2009 ACDA National Convention. His vocal jazz ensembles have performed at state and regional ACDA conferences, and was one of only three vocal jazz ensembles selected to perform at the 2012 Jazz Educators Network Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Ryan is currently Past-President of AzACDA and was recently awarded Arizona Choir Director of the Year. He is Director of Music at The Church of the Red Rocks in Sedona, and is the founding artistic director of the Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers.

Faculty Conductor

SARAH IRVIN is in her second year of graduate studies at Northern Arizona University in pursuit of a master of music degree in choral conducting where she conducts the University Singers. Originally from Carson City, Nevada, Sarah received her bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2016. After graduation, she taught elementary music and middle school choir in Reno. Sarah directed youth choirs with Sierra Nevada Children’s Choir and has directed

the Junior Boys Choir at Sierra Mountain Music Camp for the past three years. Sarah has performed roles with Nevada Chamber Opera in productions such as The Medium, Le Nozze di Figaro, Suor Angelica, and Iolanthe. Before moving to Flagstaff, she was an active choir member and featured soloist with the Nevada Chamber Singers, University Symphonic Choir, Reno Baroque Ensemble, Nevada Concert Winds, Reno Chamber Orchestra, Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Toccata Tahoe Symphony Orchestra.

JASON DRAHOS is a first-year graduate student at Northern Arizona University pursuing a master of music degree in choral conducting. An Iowa native, he earned his bachelor’s degree in music education from Luther College in Decorah, IA. After graduating, Jason taught music for several years in the international school circuit, conducting school and community choirs of various ages. He was a founding member and conductor of the Muscat Chamber Singers in Muscat, Oman, and has

performed and conducted with the Moscow Oratorio Society in Russia. Currently, Jason conducts the NAU Men’s Chorale and serves as music director for the Master Chorale of Flagstaff and Arizona Mountain Chorale.

ANNE ANDERSON is a senior undergraduate choral music education major at Northern Arizona University. Originally from Apache Junction, Arizona, Anne began ringing handbells in middle school under the direction of international esteemed bellmaster and NAU alumnus, Doug Benton. Anne has appreciated the opportunity to work with the handbells this year and contribute to its rich history. In her time at NAU, Anne has participated in multiple ensembles including the Women’s

Chorale, University Singers, NAU Chamber Singers, Harter M. Memorial Handbell Choir, and the internationally acclaimed Shrine of the Ages choir. In addition to serving as bellmaster, Anne is president of Jacks on Broadway, president of the Delta Eta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, and secretary for the NAU American Choral Directors Association Student Chapter.

Student Conductors

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President’s Circle ($10,000 & more)Don M. & Sally A. Brooks (CP)Rita & Tom Cheng (CP)William G. Delinger (St)Chester and Ann Goldberg Family Trust (F)Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund ( J)Liz S. Grobsmith (C, CP)Donald D. & Marena Hales (C, CP)Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley (CP)Michael T. & Karen I. Kitt (CP, H, S)Kathay A. & Joseph F. Ladrigan (CP)Clara M. Lovett (CP)R. Carlos Nakai & Pamela Hyde-Nakai (CP)Thomas M. & Lucretia Patrick (St)Jeanette Garretty Reinhard & Eli Reinhard

(CP)John & Lynn Schiek ( J)Stanley E. & Dawn J. Sutherland (CP, S)

President’s Associates Gold ($5,000-9,999)Edward G. Bowell & Anne-Marie Malotki

(Or)Barbara Curry-Kaufman & Lance Kaufman

(MC)Robert T. & Mary Newstead (F)Terence & Robin M. Roche (C)David B. Shaffer & Donna Weistrop (C, F, Or,

S, St)Joseph A. & Marla K. Tyndall (F)

President’s Associates Blue ($2,500-4,999)Daniel J. & Kristi R. Bade (F)Marjeanne Blinn (F)James H. & Janet L. Harter (C)Presser Foundation (S)Douglas S. Riddle (S)Bill R. & Virginia L. Williams (S)

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORSContributions between July 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020

Bruce L. Nelson (B)Krystine S. Nelson (B)Sheryl J. Nelson (B)John R. & Jacqueline J. Peterson (B)Gerald T. Rabenstine (B)Allison L. Stewart (D)Irel Urreiztieta (C)Sheryl L. & Frederick J. Vrba (Or)

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The School of Music thanks its many donors for their generous support of our programs. To report errors in this donor list, or to make a contribution, please contact Dr. Todd E. Sullivan, Director of the School of Music, at 928-523-3731 or Todd.Sullivan@nau.edu .

Please make contribution checks to “NAU Foundation” and mail to:

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You may also donate online at alumni.nau.edu/giving.aspx .

A = Community Music and Dance Academy • B = Band • C = Choral Studies • CP = Capital Project • D = Development • F = Fund for Musical Excellence • H = Horizons Concert Series • J = Jazz Studies •

LT = Lyric Theater • MC = Curry Summer Music Camp • Or = Orchestra • P = Percussion • S = Scholarship • St = All-Steinway School Initiative • T = Take A Seat

2020-2021 Choral Scholarship Recipients

Eldon A. and Roger W. Ardrey Memorial Music Scholarship Talia Ruiz

Edith A. Copley Choral Scholarship Samantha Jorgensen

Robert H. and Lottie J. Copley Memorial Endowment for Choral Music Heather Drusedum

Pat B. Curry Music Scholarship Anna Holt

Katie Healey Gerrich Choral Music Education Student Teaching Award Itzel Lucero

Lloyd and Sally Hanson Singer/Actor Award of Excellence Elizabeth Aranda

Sally Harris Hanson Women’s Chorale Founding Director’s Award Rose Phillips

Ralph E. and Winifred Hess Memorial Scholarship Kaylee Berry

Andrea Josephs Endowed Scholarship for Performing Arts Amanda Everson

Mel Kinney Scholarship Anne Anderson Elizabeth Good Brooke Wochner Roomie Wood

Carol Lindsay Endowment for Choral Music Scholarship Amanda Johnson

Lippincott Choral Music Scholarship Amanda McKay

Master Chorale of Flagstaff Scholarship Kazin Cole

Brennan W. Maynard Memorial Music Scholarship Kirsi Steverson

Douglas S. Riddle Choral Student Teaching Scholarship Mackenzie Tanquary

Nando Schellen Opera Singer of Promise Award Mary Kray

David Shaffer and Donna Weistrop Choral Scholarship Margaret Neil

Shrine of the Ages Choral Scholarship Abigail Dotts Jésus Galaviz Arreguin

Edgar Stone Vocal Scholarship Desmond O’Connell

Henny Kroemer Warner Memorial Scholarship Colton Stuart

John C. and Elizabeth P. White Choral/Vocal Scholarship Anne Anderson

Virginia Williams Choral Music Student Teaching Scholarship Mackenzie Tanquary

Upcoming Choral Events

Friday, April 23, 7:30 pm (PDT)Online Livestream Experience

“A Virtual Vocal Jazz Night”Featuring High Altitude

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Friday, April 30, 7:30 pm (PDT)Online Livestream Experience

“A Virtual Spring Concert”Featuring Shrine of the Ages and NAU Chamber Singers

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