DR. MAURICE C. BOYER, CONDUCTOR

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

CONCERT PROGRAM

2 CHAMBER ORCHESTRA2 CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

We feel God’s presence among us with every note we play or sing, with every phrase we shape, with every piece that allows us to express what is in our hearts.

– JONATHAN KOHRS

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since the outbreak of COVID-19! For Concordia University Chicago’s touring music ensembles, thinking back to a year ago brings back memories of spring tours cut short by the declaration of a national emergency. In that way, COVID-19 hit us pretty hard last spring!

The coronavirus and its repercussions have affected us in a wide variety of ways—physically, emotionally, economically, spiritually. Each of us has felt these effects to different degrees. You may have lost a family member to COVID, while many others have not. You may have lost a job, while some others have been working overtime to meet some new demand. You may be struggling to face each new day, while others seem oblivious to the weight that is so real to you.

Given all of that, it is easy to wonder, where is God in all of this? Despite all of that—or rather because of all of that—I am convinced that during this academic year at Concordia University Chicago, God’s presence has been felt more strongly than it was in what we now think of as “pre-COVID” times. What is more, I believe that most, if not every student who is about to share their substantial God-given talents and abilities with you would concur. Because of all the challenges confronting us—and because of the forces that keep us from freely making music together—we are more thankful than ever for God’s gift of music to us, for the opportunity to make music together and to share the Gospel of Christ with you through that music. We feel God’s presence among us with every note we play or sing, with every phrase we shape, with every piece that allows us to express what is in our hearts.

Yes, COVID-19 has brought about challenges and hardships which are very real and that call for the support of family, friends, neighbors, the government, the Church. They should not be diminished. But some good has come about because of the virus. One example is that this concert may reach an even wider audience than our previous livestreamed concerts have. If you are one of those witnessing a CUC concert for the first time—or the first time in quite some time—welcome! We are pleased that the gifts of our Creator and Redeemer are reaching you, to bring about some good in your world!

We hope you enjoy the concert.

Jonathan Kohrs, ChairMusic DepartmentConcordia University Chicago

3SPRING 2021

“Rhosymedre” Prelude on a Welsh Hymn Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

(LSB 863 “How Father, by Whose Name”)

“Ballet Music II” from Rosamunde, D. 797 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Symphony No.41 in C Major, K. 551 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

1. Allegro vivace

Symphony No.4 in G Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

3. Ruhevoll (Poco adagio) arr. Maurice Boyer (b. 1969)

4. Sehr behaglich

Lori Boyer – Soprano

“All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night” (LSB 883) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Maurice Boyer

DR. MAURICE C. BOYER, CONDUCTOR

[audience may join in singing]All praise to Thee, my God, this nightFor all the blessings of the light.Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,Beneath Thine own almighty wings.

[sung by the orchestra]Oh, may my soul in Thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close,Sleep that shall more vig’rous makeTo serve my God when I awake!

Das himmlische LebenWir genießen die himmlischen Freuden,d’rum tun wir das Irdische meiden!Kein weltlich‘ Getümmelhört man nicht im Himmel!Lebt Alles in sanftester Ruh’!

Wir führen ein englisches Leben!Sind dennoch ganz lustig daneben!Wir tanzen und springen, wir hüpfen und singen!Sankt Peter im Himmel sieht zu!

Johannes das Lämmlein auslasset!Der Metzger Herodes drauf passet!Wir führen ein geduldig’s,unschuldig’s, geduldig’s,ein lieblisches Lämmlein zu Tod!Sankt Lucas den Ochsen tät schlachtenohn‘ einig’s Bedenken und Trachten!Der Wein kost‘ kein Hellerim himmlischer Keller!Die Engelein, die backen das Brod!

We enjoy the heavenly pleasures,Therefore we dispense with earthly ones!No worldly turmoil is to be heard in heaven!Everything lives in gentlest peace.

We lead an angelic life; We are still very merry!We dance and leap,We skip and sing!Saint Peter in heaven looks on!

Saint John lets the lamb out.Herod, the butcher, looks out for it!We lead a patient, innocent, patient,a lovely little lamb to its death!Saint Luke slaughters the oxwithout any hesitation or concern!Wine costs not a pennyin heaven’s cellars!The angels, they bake the bread!

Gut‘ Kräuter von allerhand Arten,die wachsen im himmlischen Garten,gut‘ Spargel, Fisolenund was wir nur wollen,ganze Schüsseln voll sind uns bereit.Gut‘ Äpfel, gut‘ Birn‘ und gut‘ Trauben!Die Gärtner, die alles erlauben!Willst Rehbock, willst Hasen?auf offener Straßen sie laufen herbei!

Sollt ein Festtag etwa kommen,alle Fische gleich mit Freuden angeschwommen,dort lauft schon Sankt Petermit Netz und mit Köderzum himmlischen Weiher hinein!Sankt Marth die Köchin mu sein!

Kein‘ Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden,die unsrer verglichen kann werden.Elftausend Jungfrauenzu tanzen sich trauen!Sankt Ursula selbst dazu lacht.Kein‘ Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden,die unsrer verglichen kann werden.Cäcilia mit ihren Verwandtensind treffliche Hofmusikanten!Die englische Stimmenermuntern die Sinnen!Da Alles für Freuden, für Freuden erwacht!

Tasty herbs of every kindgrow in heaven’s gardens,good asparagus, beans, and just whatsoever we desire;Whole bowlfuls are ready for us.Good apples, good pears, and good grapes!The gardeners let you have everything!Do you want roebuck or hare? In the middle of the street they come running!Should a fast day come about,all the fish immediately swim up to us with joy!There’s Saint Peter already running with nets and bait into the heavenly fishpond!Saint Martha must be the cook!

No music on earth can compare with ours.Eleven thousand maidensare bold enough even to dance!Saint Ursula herself laughs!No music on earthcan compare with ours.Cecilia with her relativesare excellent court musicians!The angelic voices enliven the senses!So that everything for joy awakens.

4 CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

French Horn Viola Clarinet String Bass Saxophone Violin ViolinWilliam Bales Knoxville, TNElementary Education, LTE

Grace Conrad O’Fallon, MODirector of Christian Education, LTE

Samantha EnglishGrant Park, ILMusic Education Instr. Emphasis

Ulysses EspinoChicago, ILMusic

Brooke Hockemeyer Fort Wayne, INSecondary Education Math, LTE

Sarah May Milwaukee, WIInterdisciplinary Major (Business, Art, Theology)

Brinn MillerFort Wayne, INMusic Education, LTE

Cello Cello Flute Cello Trombone Percussion BassoonRachel MisnerGrandville, MIBusinessIntelligence and Analytics

Hope MuehlerFenton, MOElementary Education, LTE

Joecel MarizOrbon Franklin Park, ILPsychology

Cecily Peterson Mascoutah, ILPsychology with Piano Pedagogy Certificate

Andrew Schroeder Kendallville, INMusic Education

Adam Schweyer Fort Wayne, INMusic Education

Victoria SteeleElizabethtown, KYExercise Science

Harp Violin Violin Violin French HornPeter Stigdon Catonsville, MDDirector of Parish Music, Music

Joshua TeggatzRock Island, ILSecondary Education English

Daniel Thoelke St. Peters, MOTheological Languages

Marceli WojcikFranklin Park, IL

Karolina Zawitkowska Wood Dale, ILMusic Education

5SPRING 2021

DR. MAURICE C. BOYER, CONDUCTORDR. MAURICE C. BOYER is professor of music at Concordia University Chicago, where he conducts the chamber orchestra and women’s choir (Laudate), and teaches aural skills. Dr. Boyer is artistic director of Aestas Consort and music director of the American Kantorei of Saint Louis, MO. He is associate conductor of the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest. In 2018, he served as assistant chorus master and guest chorus master with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

Although born in the United States, Dr. Boyer began his musical training (piano, voice, and solfège) in Aix-en-Provence, France, where he lived until the age of eighteen. He holds a doctor of musical arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Maryland, College Park. His master of music is in choral conducting and his bachelor of music in sacred music (with piano as his principal instrument). Both were earned at Westminster Choir College of Rider University

in Princeton, NJ. His principal conducting teachers have been Joseph Flummerfelt, Kenneth Kiesler and James Ross. He also studied theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Among Dr. Boyer’s areas of sustained interest and research are the sacred choral works of J. S. Bach—historical performance practice and theology—and the symphonic music of Mozart, Mahler and Sibelius.

LORI BOYER, SOLOISTLORI BOYER is a conductor, teacher, and singer. She is currently the assistant music director of Anima - Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus, maintains a private voice studio, and serves as guest teacher/conductor for area school choral programs.

Prior to her work with Anima, Mrs. Boyer led a successful high school choral program, serving as chair of the fine arts department at Walther Christian Academy. She has also taught elementary and middle school choir and general music and has served as clinician and adjudicator for elementary, middle, and high school choral and solo/ensemble festivals.

Mrs. Boyer holds degrees in voice performance (Valparaiso University) and music education (Concordia University Chicago), and is pursuing a master of arts in music degree at Concordia University Chicago. An active freelancer in the Chicago area,

she has performed as a soloist and choir member with various ensembles in the Midwest, including Aestas Consort (Chicago), American Kantorei (St. Louis), St. Charles Singers and Light Opera Works (Evanston).

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Full-time FacultyMaurice Boyer, DMA University of Maryland College Park, MD

Charles P. Brown, DMA University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

Richard R. Fischer, DMA Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Jonathan Kohrs, MFA Vermont College of Fine ArtsMontpelier, VT

Jonathan Stahlke, DMA College-Conservatory of MusicCincinnati, OH

Emeriti FacultyNatalie Jenne, DMA Stanford University Palo Alto, CA

Evangeline Rimbach, PhD Eastman School of Music University of Rochester, NY

Steven Wente, DMus Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

Adjunct FacultyMark Anderson, CelloFionna Bezaire, PianoMeg Busse, OboeBecky Coffman, Violin, ViolaNathalie Colas, VoiceRobert Everson, PercussionCynthia Fudala, FluteKirk Garrison, Jazz Band, Jazz Improv, TrumpetKurtis Gildow, TubaPaul Henry, GuitarMaria Honigschnabel, Piano Kuang-Hao Huang, PianoJeffrey Kleinsorge, Piano PrepEmily Lee, Piano PrepChristopher Lorimer, VoiceSusan Nelson, VoiceEsther Nyberg, Piano PrepPatrick Rehker, ClarinetJeremy Ruthrauff, SaxophoneDianne Ryan, BassoonJulie Spring, HarpThomas Stark, Trombone, EuphoniumChristine Steyer, VoiceKatrina Sudman, Piano PrepJohn Tuck, BassRenée Vogen, HornSteven Wente, Organ

Administrative StaffLaura Zimmer, MCM Concordia University Chicago River Forest, IL Administrative Assistant

Rachel Leininger, BAConcordia University Chicago River Forest, ILMusic Tour Manager

Music Department Mission Statement

The Music Department at Concordia University Chicago recognizes that music is a gift of God and a means through which all people can participate in the richness of the human experience. As a cultural expression that sheds light on both the individual and society, music is an essential component of a liberal arts education.

In accordance with these beliefs, the department fulfills the University mission by forming musicians who will be servant leaders and advocates for the transformative power of music in church, school and community. The department provides Concordia-Chicago students a variety of opportunities to study and perform music, enabling their lifelong growth and involvement in the arts, while enriching the larger community.

Help ensure the encore lasts a lifetime.Studying and performing Lutheran music has always been a cornerstone of the Concordia University Chicago experience.

Renovations to our Recital Hall are long overdue, since it has not been fully renovated since the 1970’s.

The Recital Hall is home to Kapelle (touring choir), Schola Cantorum (daily chapel choir), Männerchor (men’s choir), Laudate (women’s choir) and the University Handbell Choir.

Students rely on this room for music classes, practice space, and solo recitals. The Recital Hall is also used for high school student auditions and our Community Piano Program (K-12) solo recitals.

We invite you to make a gift to complete renovations including acoustic treatments, audiovisual technology and new windows. Your philanthropic support will elevate the quality of our music facilities to match the quality of our musicianship!

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Contact Naomi Tselepis, Senior Philanthropy Advisorat Naomi.Tselepis@cuchicago.edu or 708-209-3142

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The Concordia-Chicago family was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Dr. Carl Schalk (HS ‘48, BS ‘52), Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music and 2018 Spiritus Christi honoree.

Dr. Schalk had an immeasurable impact on the Church and world. We all have been blessed by his musical compositions, and the students he taught and the collaborators with whom he worked have been blessed by his wisdom, humor and musical gifts. His legacy as a servant of the faith and as a Lutheran church musician is unmatched. His contributions as a faculty member of the University and as a composer for the Church will continue to inspire and touch lives for generations.

A remarkable servant of our Lord, Dr. Schalk taught at Concordia-Chicago from 1965 to 1994. He was an integral figure in the establishing of the University’s Master of Church Music program and the journal Church Music. He helped develop Worship Supplement (1969) and, as a member of the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, was instrumental in the preparation of the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978).

Dr. Schalk composed hundreds of hymns, carols and choral compositions that are used by most all Christian denominations. Particularly meaningful to the CUC community is the hymn he wrote for the University’s 150th anniversary, “O God Our Father, Source and Destination.”

With Carlos Messerli, Dr. Schalk established the Lutheran Music Program, the parent organization of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival. During the summer of 2009, the Lutheran Summer Music community was introduced to Dr. Schalk’s choral settings of Luther’s morning and evening prayers. Each summer since then, his setting of Luther’s morning prayer has served to gather the community each day in song.

In 2010, Dr. Schalk co-founded CUC’s Center for Church Music to help preserve the history of Christian church music; to foster appreciation and understanding of the Church’s song among pastors, musicians and laity; and to inspire the next generation of sacred music composers. Even in the last few months of his life, he continued to compose music, write articles and books, as well as conduct research and participate in webinars on worship and music from his home.

We invite the entire Concordia-Chicago community to keep Dr. Schalk’s family, colleagues and musical collaborators in your prayers. We look forward to honoring and celebrating his life and legacy when we can all lift our voices together. Those who wish to honor Dr. Schalk at his alma mater are invited to direct gifts to Concordia-Chicago’s Center for Church Music.

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Carl Schalk(1929-2021)