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A pressing out. A breathing out. Exhaling past vocal cords that cause the air to vibrate and

past the tongue and through teeth and lips that form those vibrations in such a way that it makes our ears—and our hearts—tingle.

Expression. Taking a thought, feeling or emotion and making it audible—hesitant, confident, soothing, startling—through words with our friends and family, or through pitches with fellow musicians and audience members.

We encourage our students to play and sing expressively, with “expression”—to “say something” through the notes and phrases of music. We give of ourselves—conductors and players alike—when we make music. Whether or

not the music is a direct expression of our faith, we are expressing our love of God, whose expression of love for us was in sending Jesus, whose expression of love for us was in giving his life for our redemption. God’s expression of love for us through Christ allows us to respond in thanks by offering of ourselves through God’s wonderful gift of music.

You, the audience, have expressed your support in this endeavor by being here. We are grateful for that. And you will, we hope, express appreciation of the efforts of our students through your applause. We are grateful for that, too. And, if you are related to any of the performers, you have expressed your love and care for them by bringing them to this point in their

lives and by instilling in them a love for music. We are eternally grateful for that.

These gifted students before you today, our dedicated faculty, and all who so willingly serve our University wish to express our thanks to our Creator and Redeemer for the gift of music and for all of you. We hope you enjoy the concert.

JONATHAN KOHRS Chair, Music Department,Concordia University Chicago

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October 29Wind Symphony Home Concert8 p.m., Chapel

October 31Kapelle Home Concert 4 p.m., Chapel

November 7Chamber Orchestra Concert7 p.m., Chapel

November 15Jazz Band Concert7 p.m., Chapel

December 4Service of Lessons and Carols 4 & 7 p.m., Chapel

December 5Service of Lessons and Carols 4 p.m., Chapel

December 10University Band Christmas Concert8 p.m., Chapel

March 18Wind Symphony Home Concert8 p.m., Chapel

March 20Kapelle Home Concert4 p.m., Chapel

April 1 University Band Concert8 p.m., Chapel

April 10 Chamber Orchestra Concert7 p.m., Chapel

April 11Jazz Band Concert7 p.m., Chapel

May 1Spring Music Festival7 p.m., Geiseman Auditorium

June 25University Band Patriotic Pops Concert6:30 p.m., Addison Pillars Lawn

For a complete listing of concerts at Concordia-Chicago, including those that will be live-streamed, please visit CUChicago.edu/music. If you would like to receive emails about all upcoming concerts, send your request to music@CUChicago.edu. If you would like to catch another performance of this evening’s program, watch our home concert live on the web on October 31 at 4 p.m. CST. You may view more musical events, either live or on demand, at CUChicago.edu/live.

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expression.expression. programprogramCONDUCTED BY DR. CHARLES P. BROWN

Our Father (world premiere). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hywel Davies (b. 1962)

Our Father, Who from Heaven Above (LSB 766) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther (1483-1546) Stanza 1: Sung by The Kapelle in German Stanza 2: All (see page 6 for hymn)

Tu pauperum refugium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josquin des Prez (c. 1450-1521) Or sus, serviteurs du Seigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (c. 1562-1621)

Our Father, Who from Heaven Above (LSB 766) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther Stanzas 3 and 4: All (see page 6 for hymn)

Pater noster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)O magnum mysterium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Hawley (b. 1950)

- intermission -FREE-WILL OFFERING TO SUPPORT THE KAPELLE OF CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Our Father, Who from Heaven Above (LSB 766) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther Stanza 5: Sung by The Kapelle Stanza 6: All (see page 6 for hymn) Stanza 7: Organ Stanza 8: All

Papa Nou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emile Desamours (b. 1941)

The Lord’s Prayer from Requiem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bradley Ellingboe (b. 1958)

Thy Strong Word (LSB 578) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Carl Schalk (1929-2021) Stanzas 2 and 4 sung by The Kapelle

O Christ, Whom Now Beneath a Veil We See (world premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin M. Culli (b.1975)

Our Father, Who from Heaven Above (LSB 766) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther Stanza 9: All (see page 6 for hymn)

Abide with Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Schalk

Müde bin ich, geh zur Ruh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Thomas Gieschen (1931-2006)

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texts and translationstexts and translationsOUR FATHER, WHO FROM HEAVEN ABOVEVater unser im Himmelreich, Our Father, Thou in heav’n above,der du uns alle heißest gleich Who biddest us to dwell in love,Brüder sein und dich rusen an As brethren of one family,und willst das Beten von uns han, And cry for all we need to Thee;gieb, daß nicht bet allein der Mund, Teach us to mean the words we say,hilf, daß es geh von Herzensgrund. And from the inmost heart to pray.

– Martin Luther (1483-1546), trans. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)

TU PAUPERUM REFUGIUMTu Pauperum refugium Thou art the refuge of the poor,tu languorum remedium, thou art the remedy of the weak,spes exsulum, the hope of the exiled, the strength fortidudo laborantium, of the heavy-laden,Via errantium, veritas et vita. the path of the errant, the truth and the life.Et nunc Redemptor, Domine, And now, Redeemer Lord,ad te solum confugio; to thee alone I come for aid;te verum Deum adoro, thee, true God, I worship;in te spero, in te confide, in thee I hope, in thee I trust,salus mea, Jesu Christe. Jesus Christ, my salvation.Adjuva me, unquam obdormiat Help me, lest at any timeIn morte anima mea. my soul might die in sin.

– Latin traditional, trans. Ron Jeffers

OR SUS, SERVITEURS DU SEIGNEUROr sus, serviteurs du Seigneur All you, servants of the Lord,Vous qui, de nuit en son honneur, who by night in His honorDedans sa maison le servez, within His house serve Him,Louez-le et son nom élevez. praise Him and His name lift up!

– Psalm 134, trans. Maurice Boyer

PATER NOSTERPater noster, qui es in caelis: Our Father, who art in heaven:Sanctificetur nomen tuum. Hallowed be thy name:Adveniat regnum tuum. Thy kingdom come.Fiat voluntas tua sicut Thy will be donein caelo, et in terra. on earth as it is in heaven.Panem nostrum quotidianum Give us this day our daily bread. da nobis hodie.Et dimitte nobis debita nostra And forgive us our debts,sicut et nobis dimittimus, as we forgive our debtors.Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. And lead us not into temptation.Sed libera nos a malo. Amen But deliver us from evil. Amen

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PAPA NOUO Papa Bondye! O Father in heaven!Papa nou ki nan syel la, Father, God in heaven,Non ou pou toujou respekte. we bow before your holy Name.Vinn tabli gouvenman ou Let you kingdom come, O Lord,pou yo fe volonte that your will might be done here ou sou la te. on the earth.Te a kou syel la dwe All earth and heaven should obey fe volonte ou. your word.Manje nou bezwen an, Give us the food we need each banou l’chak jou. day, O Lord.

Padonnen tout mal nou fe Please forgive the wrong we domenm jan nou padonnen as we forgive those who moun ki fe nou mal. do wrong things to us.Pa kite nou nan pozisyon pou Don’t let us, oh don’t let us fall, n’tonbe nan tantasyon, keep temptation Senye, men delivre nou Papa far from us, O Lord; Deliver us, Lord, anba Satan. Se pou ou from Satan’s hand. For yours is out pouvwa, the kingdom,tout pwisans ak tout lwanj. the power, and the praise.Depi tout tan ak poutout tan. Amen. For evermore, and evermore. Amen!

– Creole traditional, trans. John Jost

O CHRIST, WHOM NOW BENEATH A VEIL WE SEEO Christ, whom now beneath a veil we see,May what we thirst for soon our portion be,To gaze on thee unveiled, and see thy face,The vision of thy glory and thy grace.

– Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274), trans. James R. Woodford

MÜDE BIN ICH, GEH ZUR RUHMüde bin ich, geh zur Ruh,Schließe meine Äuglein zu:Vater, laß die Augen DeinÜber meinem Bette sein.

Hab ich unrecht heut’ getan,Sieh es, lieber Gott, nicht an.Deine Gnad’ und Christi BlutMacht ja allen Schaden gut.

Now the light has gone away;Father, listen while I pray,Asking Thee to watch and keepAnd to send me quiet sleep.

Jesus, Savior wash awayAll that has been wrong today.Help me every day to beGood and gentle more like Thee.

I am tired and want to rest,So close my little eyes:Father, let your eyesAlways be over my bed.

Whatever wrong I have done today,Do not hold me, God, to them.Your grace and Christ’s bloodMakes all harm good.

– Frances R. Havergal (1836-1879), trans. William Ewald

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OUR FATHER, WHO FROM HEAVEN ABOVE (LSB 766)

© Concordia Publishing HouseUsed by permission

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the kapellethe kapelleThe Kapelle is Concordia University Chicago’s premier choral ensemble, performing repertoire ranging from Renaissance to contemporary music. Known for delivering beautifully sung, thematic programs, the students spread the Gospel message to audiences throughout the U.S. and abroad. Since 2003, the Kapelle has traveled to Argentina, Canada, Chile, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Scotland.

Beyond touring, the Kapelle actively performs in the Chicagoland area. They have collaborated with Chicago-area choirs and orchestras over the years, having performed with the Chicago Arts Orchestra, South Suburban Orchestra and the Symphony of Oak Park-River Forest. They sing annually at the Bach Cantata Series at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest.

The Kapelle has also received the honor of performing headline programs at conferences for the Illinois chapters of the American Choral Directors Association and National Association for Music

Education, and the national convocation of the Lutheran Education Association. Committed to serving the Church, the Kapelle visits congregations and schools throughout the country by leading workshops, performing assemblies and serving in worship.

The Kapelle has produced a sizeable list of recordings over the years, and many of them are available for purchase. See below for a link to view the list of available recordings.

If you would like The Kapelle to perform at your church on an upcoming tour, please contact tour manager Rachel Leininger at Rachel.Leininger@CUChicago.edu or 708-209-3524.

Follow The Kapelle on Instagram @pbkapelle

Music CDs available for purchase!Scan the QR code for a link to CUC’s list of recordings.

(CUChicago.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-theology-arts--humanities/division-of-arts/music/recordings/)

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the kapelle membersthe kapelle membersSOPRANOS

Miranda Flanagan

Michelle Frerking

Natalie Grady

Joy Greco

Christina Ray

Abigail Schult

Sarah Teig

Juliana Ventura

Schiller Park, ILMusic Education

Fort Wayne, INMiddle Grades Education LTE

Noblesville, INMarketing

Brookfield, ILSociology and Political Science

Elk Grove Village, ILMusic

Seymour, INDirector of Christian Education

Milford, ILMusic Education

Chicago, ILMusic Education

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Jennifer Enger

Sophie Kovachevich

Crystal Martillo

Brinn Miller

Faith Muehler

Cecily Peterson

Nuala Walsh

Knox, INElementary Education LTE

North Aurora, ILMiddle Grades Education LTE

Chicago, ILMusic Education

Fort Wayne, INMusic Education LTE

Fenton, MOTheology, Deaconess Program

Mascoutah, IL Music Education

Orland Park, ILMusic Education

TENORS

Darrell Carter Jr.

Andrew Gallup

Colby Miller

Benjamin Simmons

Elmhurst, ILMusic

River Grove, ILCommunications & Media

Fort Wayne, INMiddle Grades Math and Science Education

Westminster, MDDirector of Christian Education

BASSES

Isaac Conrad

Charlie McLain

Jesse Muehler

Alex Richard

Jesse Schultz

O’Fallon, MOMath, Actuarial Science

Fort Wayne, INChristian Ministries

Fenton, MOSecondary English Education LTE

Sherwood, ORCommunications

Overland Park, KSElementary Education LTE

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music department faculty and staffmusic department faculty and staffFULL-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 MusicUniversity of Rochester, NY

Steven Wente, DMus Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

ADJUNCT FACULTYMark Anderson, CelloMeg Busse, OboeBecky Coffman, Violin, ViolaNathalie Colas, VoiceRobert Everson, PercussionCynthia Fudala, FluteKurtis Gildow, TubaPaul Henry, GuitarMaria Honigschnabel, Piano Kuang-Hao Huang, PianoJeffrey Kleinsorge, Piano PrepChristopher Lorimer, VoiceSusan Nelson, VoiceChris O’Hara, TrumpetJon Rarick, Jazz Band, Jazz Improvisation Patrick 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, MCMConcordia University Chicago River Forest, ILAdministrative Assistant

Rachel Leininger, BAConcordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, ILMusic Tour Manager

MISSION STATEMENTThe 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.

DR. CHARLES BROWN, is professor of music and director of choral activities at Concordia University Chicago where he conducts the Kapelle and Männerchor (men’s choir). He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting, choral literature, singer’s diction, vocal techniques and choral music education.

Dr. Brown actively guest conducts, working with such groups as Chicago Choral Artists and Lutheran Choir of Chicago. He’s been honored to conduct choirs at district festivals for the Illinois

Music Educators Conference, and has conducted the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, Region 4 high school festival chorus. In his service to the Church, he has conducted the senior choir of the LCMS Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music, and annually conducts the Lutheran Youth Choral Festival in St. Louis, MO.

Specializing in topics of the male changing voice, conducting and vocal techniques, Dr. Brown has presented many workshops at professional conferences with the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the LCMS Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music, Lutheran Education Association (LEA), the American Guild of Organists (AGO), the Lutheran Choir of Chicago, and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM). His continued passion for choral music education in churches and schools is demonstrated in the festivals and workshops he currently leads throughout the country.

Dr. Brown earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Westminster Choir College and his Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting and voice performance at the University of Arizona. He currently serves on the board of directors with Anima—Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus, and has served on past committees for the Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music.

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JONATHAN KOHRS is associate professor of music and chair of the music department at Concordia University Chicago (CUC) where he teaches a diverse array of music courses from church music—his main area—to music history and applied lessons in composition. He also conducts Schola Cantorum—CUC’s chapel choir—and Resonanz Ensemble—its contemporary ensemble—for which he regularly composes music that crosses the boundaries between the traditional and contemporary.

Before coming to Concordia-Chicago, he served for 15 years as parish musician and teacher at churches in Wisconsin and Illinois in urban, rural and suburban settings.

In 2011, he was commissioned to write two congregational hymn settings for contemporary worship ensemble for the National Conference on Worship, Music, and the Arts of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. In 2015 he received an honorable mention from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians’ Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition for his congregational setting of the communion liturgy, scored for piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, bass, flute, clarinet and oboe.

He composed a 30-minute, 8-movement work for Resonanz Ensemble based on hymns of Martin Luther, written in anticipation of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which was debuted at CUC’s Lectures in Church Music in October of 2016. Concordia Publishing House commissioned him to write a setting of Martin Luther’s Divine Service for congregation, choir, brass quartet and organ which was premiered at the LCMS Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music in July of 2017.

His choral, keyboard, instrumental and handbell compositions for are published by Concordia Publishing House, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, MorningStar Music Publishers and World Library Publications. He has been asked to write a number of preludes for CPH’s Hymn Prelude Library, Piano Prelude Series and the Proclaim! series.

His bachelor’s and master’s in church music degrees are from the institution where he now teaches. He received an MFA in music composition from Vermont College of Fine Arts, his compositions for which received subsequent performances in New York City by internationally known pianist Stephen Gosling and in Pittsburgh by the Chatham Baroque trio.

He has served as the director of parish music at Grace Lutheran Church in Northbrook, IL, since 1991.

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join us!join us!THE KAPELLE FALL 2021 MUSIC TOUR CONCERTS

Saginaw, MI Oct 227 p.m.

Peace Lutheran Church 3427 Adams Ave. | peacesaginaw.org

Elkhart, IN Oct 237 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church and School 30888 County Road 6 | trinityl.org

Barrington, IL Oct 244 p.m.

St. Matthew Lutheran Church 720 Dundee Ave. | stmatthewbarrington.org

Home ConcertRiver Forest, IL

Oct 314 p.m.

Concordia University Chicago 7400 Augusta St. | CUChicago.edu/events