A CARTHAGE CHRISTMASa festival of carols and readings

Featuring the majestic sounds of the Fritsch Memorial Organ

DEC. 1-3, 2017

The Isabelle and William Wittig Nativity Star adorns the nave of the A. F. Siebert Chapel.1Copyright 2000 by earthsongs; reprinted by permission

2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s challenge to the Church to reform itself. In 1517, the Bishop of Mainz unwittingly laid down the gauntlet in front of Luther. In part to pay the Pope for the honor of his appointment, the bishop dispatched emissaries throughout Germany to sell “indulgences,” official statements of forgiveness of sins. To Luther, this represented an intolerable violation of both the primacy of scripture and justification by faith, the idea that forgiveness and salvation stem solely from one’s faith and God’s grace.

On Oct. 31, 1517, as the emissary approached Wittenberg, where Luther served as cleric and professor of scripture, tradition has it that Luther posted his famous Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church, challenging the Church to examine and reform itself. Instead of contemplating its own sins, the Church persecuted Luther. He was charged with heresy in 1519 and was excommunicated in 1521; only the protection of Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, saved him from imprisonment or execution. He had begun his confrontation with Rome as a Catholic eager to see the Church reform itself. Now he was an excommunicant whose work would instead establish a new church and encourage further Protestant rebellions like those of John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli in Zurich.1

As a culmination of Carthage College’s yearlong 500th anniversary celebration, and through the generous support of Kenosha community member Mary Dixon, composer Jocelyn Hagen and poet Michael Dennis Browne were commissioned to create a work for combined choirs and instruments that was inspired by Martin Luther’s Christmas carol “Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her” (From Heaven Above to Earth I Come). Luther wrote this carol around the Christmas season in the period 1533-1535. Luther was accustomed every year to prepare Christmas Eve entertainment for his family. This carol was created for performance in his home and has 15 verses. By Luther’s instruction, the first seven verses of this carol were sung by a man dressed as an angel whom the children greeted with the remaining eight verses. The newly commissioned work, “From Heaven Above to Earth You Come,” will premiere in today’s program just before the Service of Light.

The earth before You came to be Was never such a place as this,So filled with Holy Mystery; The earth before You came to be.

You come to lead us all to You Who lay upon the simple strawWith creatures breathing by your side; You come to lead us all to You.

Within each heart You make Your home; We once were hungry now we feed;You open every life to love;Within each heart You make Your home.

We once were shadow, now we shine; All pilgrims on the path of light.O Kingdom come, we call Your Name; We once were shadow, now we shine;

Our joy to be what You have dreamed, Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her,Our joy to know this grace You share, Ich bring euch gute neue Mär;O more than human tongue can tell, Der guten Mär bring ich so viel;Our joy to be what You have dreamed, Davon ich singen und sagen will.

From Heaven Above to Earth You Come by Michael Dennis Browne

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Gathering Music: Glorificamus (Glory to You) John Redford Fritsch Memorial Organ (c. 1500 – 1547) Choralvorspiele, Vol. I Helmut Walcha No. 6, Den die Hirten lobten sehre (The shepherds praised) (1907 – 1991) No. 8, Zu Bethlehem geboren (Born in Bethlehem) Fritsch Memorial Organ Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head Appalachian Carol Concert Band arr. Tom Wallace

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Come, Gentle Savior) Dietrich Buxtehude Fritsch Memorial Organ (1637 – 1707)

Vom Himmel hoch (From Heaven High, from Kleines Orgelbuch) Ernst Pepping Fritsch Memorial Organ (1901 – 1981) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Johann Sebastian Bach Concert Band Transcription: Erik Leidzen

Gelobt sei Gott (God be praised, from Grosses Orgelbuch) Ernst Pepping Fritsch Memorial Organ

This festival program is designed to flow from beginning to end without interruption. To maintain the continuity of the program, all are encouraged to

hold applause until the end of the Service of Light.

Please turn off all electronic devices prior to the performance.Display screens from cameras, cellphones, and video cameras are particularly distracting to those

around you. Please leave them off throughout the performance.

Introit: Sing We to This Merry Company John Rutter Combined Choirs (b. 1945)

Alleluia (from O magnum mysterium) Hyo-Won Woo Carthage Choir (b. 1974)

My Lord Has Come Will Todd Carthage Choir (b. 1970)

Alleluia (from Loben den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230) Johann Sebastian Bach Carthage Choir (1685 – 1750) Audience All rise to sing.Carol: Angels from the Realms of Glory REGENT SQUARE

Please be seated.

Reading: Isaiah 9The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onwards and for evermore.

Carols: Christum wir sollen loben schon (We should now praise Christ) Martin Luther Lincoln Chamber Singers (1483 – 1546)

Lullay My Liking Philip Lawson Lincoln Chamber Singers (b. 1957)

Bright, New Love Gregory Berg Lincoln Chamber Singers (b. 1960)

Prelude and Tollite Hostias (from Oratorio de Noël) Camille Saint-Saëns Wind Orchestra (1835 – 1921) Transcription: Jos van de Braak

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Merry Christmas 1941 Bohuslav Martinu Wind Orchestra (1890 – 1959) Transcription: Roger Ruggeri

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Please be seated.

Reading: Micah 5 But you, O Bethlehem, who are little among the thousands of Judah, from you shall come forth

for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And this shall be peace; when he comes into our land and treads within our borders.

Carols: Sanctus (from Mass for Double Choir) Frank Martin Carthage Choir (1890 – 1974)

Veni, Domine, et noli tardare (Come, Lord, and do not delay) Peter Dennee Carthage Women’s Ensemble (b. 1964)

L’Adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi, from Trittico Botticelliano)

Wind Orchestra Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936) Transcription: Douglas McClain

Respighi’s “L’adorazione dei Magi” is based on a painting of the Italian master Botticelli. The pastoral setting is established by solo oboe and bassoon, which is then followed by the carol “O Come Emmanuel”. The Kings are announced with sounding of bells and triangle, and the old Italian “Bagpiper’s Carol” brings the Nativity scene to a quiet ending.

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Audience All rise to sing.Carol: The King Shall Come CONSOLATION

Please be seated.

Reading: Luke 2 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Carols: Lift up your heads, O ye gates, Op. 44, No. 2 William Mathias Carthage Chorale (1934 – 1992)

Glow Eric Whitacre Carthage Chorale (b. 1970)

Angels We Have Heard On High French Carol Carthage Chorale arr. David Chase

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Audience All rise to sing.Carol: What Child Is This (Verses 1 and 2) GREENSLEEVES

Please be seated.

Carols: So Fair and Bright Bob Chilcott Carthage Women’s Ensemble (b. 1975)

Ave Generosa (Hail, Generous Girl) Ola Gjeilo Carthage Women’s Ensemble (b. 1978)

Susanni (from Salvator Mundi, Op. 89, No. 5) William Mathias Carthage Women’s Ensemble (1934 – 1992)

Audience All rise to sing.Carol: What Child Is This (Verse 3, above)

Please be seated.

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Reading: Luke 2 In that region there were shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!.’

Voluntary: Conditor alme siderum (Creator of the stars) Juan Bermudo Fritsch Memorial Organ (c. 1510 – c. 1565)

Carols: Susanni (from Five Carols) Richard Rodney Bennett Carthage Choir (1936 – 2012)

Annunciation Kevin Siegfried Carthage Choir (b. 1969)

Gloria Patri (Glory to the Father, from Nunc dimittis) Gustav Holst

Carthage Choir (1874 – 1934)

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Refrain

Please be seated.

Reading: John 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness; and the darkness did not overcome it. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

The Procession of Light

The Prayer

The Candle LightingPlease wait until the candlelight, spread by members of the choirs, reaches you. Then, tip your unlit candle over the one that is already lit to avoid dripping any wax. We raise the candles during the third stanza of “Silent Night” to honor the “Son of God, love’s pure light.” Please extinguish your candle following the blessing.

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Carol: From Heaven Above to Earth You Come (World Premiere) Jocelyn Hagen Combined Choirs & Percussion (b. 1980)

Sending Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful ADESTE FIDELES

Please be seated as musicians recess. All are invited to remain seated and listen following the recession of choirs.

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Carthage Wind Orchestra and Philharmonic at

chicago’s symphony center You are invited to continue your celebration of the holiday season with the joyous sounds of the Carthage Wind Orchestra and Carthage Philharmonic at Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall in Chicago at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 4. Selections from the Carthage Christmas Festival, ranked as one of the nation’s finest holiday events by “Best College Reviews”, will be presented, as well as exciting performances by Deerfield High School Wind Ensemble, Evanston Township High School Wind Symphony, and Lamont High School Symphonic Band. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased online at: www.carthage.edu/tickets

For more information, contact Dr. James Ripley at jripley@carthage.edu or 262-551-5854.

Festival DirectorPeter Dennee

Festival AssistantDebra Clark

Sound and LightingGo Audio

Campus Pastor The Rev. Kara Baylor

College OrganistChristopher Berry

Chapel DesignKim Instenes

Martin McClendon

ReadersVillem Berglund

Justice GoodReneé Jalbert

Molly KempferMarissa Noe

Paden SheumakerAlayna Wells

AcolytesTanisha Perlmutter

Gabrielle SwangstueKelsey Welch

Technical Crew DirectorWilliam Newcomb

Webcasting TechnicianMichael Love

Video Tech AdvisorMichael Murphy

Video/Streaming CrewNina DavidsonNolan Grogan

Carlee IhdeEmily Parker

Laine ScheubleScotland White

Director’s AssistantMiranda Gort

Festival Assistants Joseph Berg

Nikole BlomquistBen Braun

Elizabeth CahueAdalee Chapa

Victoria Corrado

Victoria DobiasElena HermanMadison KobeHeather Lee

Kayleigh LeonardChrissy LoebEmily Long

Aliliywa MbiseMolly McQueenyAndrew Morris

Katherine MuellerMarissa PellegriniTanisha Perlmutter

Jackie StassenAshlee TrotterAbby ValentinoMia VilanovaKelsey Welch

Elizabeth WilsonMadeline Zeller

Coat CheckKappa Phi Eta

Ensemble Personnel

Carthage ChoirEduardo García-Novelli, director

Gregory Berg, accompanist

Emily ArmbrechtVillem Berglund

Robert BillinDarrian Boyd

Matthew BurtonJessica CepolskiSarah CiomborEmily Conway

Riley CookElena CressyKaitlin DalyLeah Gawel

Nicholas GonzalezJustice Good

Loretta Hanson-CookAlex Heiting

Darrien HillerSarah JenkinsDavid JonesJordan Keller

Alexandra KurkjianAustin MerschdorfTrevor McDonald

Emily MertensNoah OlsenAnna Ptacek

William PetersenAmanda PetitCory Pollard

Grace RiemerMatthew SchulerLauren Sergent

Kurt Sesko

Cassidy SkorijaLaura Smith

Stephen SteinheiserDavid Stoffle

Nathan TakahashiMorgan TaylorMichael WalkerTimothy Wagner

Austin WinterChristopher Wojciechowicz

Madeline WrightChas YoungAngela Yu

Maria Zambo

Lincoln Chamber SingersGregory Berg, director

Darrian BoydMatthew BurtonJessica Cepolski

Elena CressyNicholas Gonzales

Alex HeitingAllie Kurkjian

Austin MerschdorfAmanda Petit

Kurt SeskoLaura Smith

Stephen SteinheiserChristopher Wojciechowicz

Madeline WrightChas YoungAngela Yu

Wind OrchestraJames Ripley, director

Flute/PiccoloEmily Armbrecht Mariah HoneckLauren Lewis

Shannon Piskun Chris Wojciechowicz

Oboe/English HornMiranda Aldrich

Maddie McCullough

BassoonEthan Hobbs

Nathan LehockyBryan Weiss

Clarinet/Bass ClarinetMarina Adamany

Robert BillinRuth Gray

Megan HudecekLaura Smith

Maeve ThomasAustin Weber

Margaret Wixted

Emily Wright

SaxophoneJoshua Casillas

Alexander Heiting Caitlyn MeyerAaron Motley

HornSamantha ArderyElizabeth Dopke

Erin EricsonColin McGreevy

TrumpetMichael Freeman

Nicholas GonzalezMark LipinskiLeah Sanford

Graham WestleyZichang Xu

TromboneJiajun Liu

Michaela PrallTaihe Zhou

TubaEthan Kozlowski

Cayla Pazen

PercussionIsaac Leif

Tyler NickersonMiley Wiegold

Hailey WilliamsEric Zielsdorf

Piano/CelestJia Liu

Shiqi Xu

Carthage Women’s Ensemble

Peter Dennee, directorMelissa Cardamone,

accompanistNicholas Renkosik,

accompanist

Miranda AldrichBryttani Barthel

Logen BartzAriane Boissonnas

Katie BuckleyAllison Burns

Jessica ChippeauxElaina Dague

Lihannah DuncanLinnea Durbin

Elise DyeKatie Engler

Hannah-Mae EngstromErin Ericson

Jaime FirstJessica Fletcher

Kari FlettAlix Fogarty

Analisa FollensbeePaisley ForsterSaunders

Erin FreemanGwen GannonAlline GoekeLydia Haasl

Brooke HalvorsenKyra Hay-Chapman

Elizabeth HenryNatalie Hester

Emily HollingsworthEmily Imig

Renee’ JalbertNoelle Jay

Molly KempferStephanie Kendl

Megan KlosIsabelle Koele

Kristina LambertMadie Lambert

Christine LatouretteLizzy Linnane

Mireya MagallonCatherine Malone

Ellen MooreMia MortonAbby MuellerMarissa NoeSarah Polick

Michaela PrallAbigail Rees

Rebecca RimkusMaggi Rocha

Skye RutherfordLeah Sanford

Tianna SbarounisMary Seigel

Paden SheumakerAnnie ShirleyGianna SigalaKatelyn StackClaire Stastny

Taylor StengrenArianna Stevenson

Emma SwainKimberly Thang

Gina TibbsRacheal TreadwayEmily VanderPloeg

Ashley VeltmanAlyssia VillarrealBreanna WadeRachel WatsonAlayna Wells

Carthage ChoralePeter Dennee, directorMelissa Cardamone,

accompanistNicholas Renkosik,

accompanist

Giovanni BahenaChristine Barreca

Eric BensonLeah BlanchardThomas CargilleColleen Carlson

Shelby CielakJosh ClarkRiley Cook

Daniel DaltonAaron DorceusAndrew DorstEmma Figge

Brigette GarciaJo’Anna HarrisSamuel HockJordan KellerEmily Langer

Shannon LongOliver Lyle

Lukas LyonsGeorge MartinezLillian McDonald

Sara McKibbinSadie Montgomery

Tiana MooreAbby Mueller

Finneas Nesbitt-DalyLindsey O’Connor

Alexandria OlszewskiRonny Onano

Anamaria PalomarezLianna PfisterNatalie Pitts

Nia RobinsonAlisa SanouvongRobin SasmanJonah Siminak

Jacob SummervilleMatthew TrushSydney TurnerJared Warden

Emily Jean ZergerEric Zielsdorf

Carthage PhilharmonicE. Edward Kawakami, director

FluteMariah HoneckLauren Lewis

OboeMiranda Aldrich

Madelyn McCullough

ClarinetMarina AdamanyMegan Hudecek

BassoonEthan HobbsBryan Weiss

French HornElizabeth Dopke

Erin Ericson

TrumpetNicholas Gonzalez

Mark Lipinski

TromboneJiajun Liu

Michaela PrallTaihe Zhou

TubaEthan Kozlowski

TimpaniJohn Larsen

Violin 1Heather Beckman

Lauren ElliottMary Kelly Hutchinson

Charles JuliusSophia Tajnaj

Megan Weaver

Violin 2Analise BiddleAbigail LayngEmily MaziusRose MibusMary PhillipsSkye Schwartz

Jeremy Sill

ViolaKatie CarlsonRobert Ervine

Ruth GrayMegan JaniakJordan Keller

Riley Peterson

CelloGeng Chen

Stephanie KendlRobin Peterson

Kirsten ReidAllison TiemanMegan White

BassNathaniel ItterIsaiah Jackson

Lauren MercadoCody Schreer

Concert BandJames Ripley, director

Graham Westley, student director

Flute/PiccoloFatima Dabbah

Elise Dye Joseph HansenBrittany HorkyRachael Lund

Caitlin McCombeSamantha Raymond

Gina TibbsOlivia Weege

OboeSamantha Johnson

ClarinetKailey Krauss

Nathan LehockyMegan LumbertGabrielle PalmerGabrielle Schmitt

Austin Weber

SaxophoneAlexandrea Bawek

Rhetta Hanson-CookJeremiah MunsonBenjamin Thorson

HornSamantha Ardery Brandon Gehrke

Jonathan LandeweerKyle Pamperin

TrumpetMichael Freeman

Leah SanfordGraham Westley

Trombone Daphne AdamsonDerek SpolerichTimothy Wagner

EuphoniumWilliam Petersen

TubaCayla PazenEric Benson

Organ Gathering Music,Voluntary, Carols, and

PostludeNicholas Renkosik

Jamie SerenaShiqi Xu

Christum wir sollen loben schonText: Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)

We should now praise Christ, Son of the pure Virgin Mary, as far as the dear Son gives light and reaches to

the end of all of the world.

Sung in German

Veni, Domine, et noli tardareText: Advent Vespers Antiphon

Blow the trumpet in Zion, for the day of the Lord is nigh. He comes here to save us. The crooked shall be made

straight, and the rough ways plain. Come, Lord, and do not delay. Alleluia.

Sung in Latin

Ave GenerosaText: Hildegard von Bingen (1098 – 1179)Hail, generous, glorious, and innocent girl,

you are sacred, you are the essence of sanctity, you have pleased God.

Sung in Latin

Gloria PatriText: Traditional liturgical text

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall

be: world without end. Amen

Sung in Latin

From Heaven Above to Earth You ComeGerman Text: Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)

From heaven on high I come to you;I bring you good new tidings!

I bring you so many good tidingsof which I want to sing and speak.

Join us next year for

christmas festivalChristmas Festival 2018 tickets will be available online beginning Oct. 15, 2018, at

www.carthage.edu/events/christmas-festival

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). Her first forays into composition were via songwriting, and this is very evident in her work. The majority of her compositional output is for the voice: solo, chamber and choral. In 2015, Test Pilot, her dance opera collaboration with choreographer Penelope Freeh, received a Sage Award for “Outstanding Design,”

and the panel declared the work “a tour de force of originality.” Her melodic music is rhythmically driven, texturally complex, and has recently become more experimental in nature. In 2013 she released an EP titled MASHUP, in which she performs Debussy’s Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum while singing Ed Sheeran’s The A Team.

Her commissions include Conspirare, The Minnesota Orchestra, the American Choral Directors Associations of Minnesota, Georgia, Connecticut and Texas, the North Dakota Music Teacher’s Association, Cantus, the Boston Brass, The Metropolitan Symphony, and The Houston Chamber Choir, among many others. She is an artist-in-residence at North Dakota State University and regularly composes for its ensembles. For 10 years she was a composer-in-residence for the professional choir she also sang in: The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton. Her music has been performed all over the world, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City. Her work is independently published through JH Music, as well as Graphite Publishing, G. Schirmer, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Fred Bock Music Publishing, and Boosey and Hawkes.

Michael Dennis Browne came to the United States in 1965 from England, where he was born, of mostly Irish ancestry, in 1940. After graduating from the University of Iowa, he taught at Iowa, Columbia, Bennington, and the University of Minnesota. He is now a professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, where he taught for 39 years, served a term as director of the creative writing program, and was a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

Mr. Browne’s poems have been published in many magazines and anthologies, and his awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bush Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation. Two of his collections have won the Minnesota BookAward for poetry. His most recent collection of poems, The Voices, was published by Carnegie Mellon in 2016. His latest book of poetry, Chimes: selected shorter poems, was published this fall and is available for purchase in the Carthage Bookstore.

As a librettist, he has written many texts for music, working for many years with composer Stephen Paulus. Their post-Holocaust oratorio, To Be Certain of the Dawn, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in music by the Minnesota Orchestra. Other composers he has worked with include the Rev. John Foley, Carolyn Jennings, Juliana Hall, Tim Takach, and Craig Hella Johnson, with whom he recently collaborated on Considering Matthew Shepard.

Our composer writes:

I will never forget the first time I sang in the St. Olaf Christmas Festival when I was 18 years old. It was a beautiful and overwhelming experience for me. I can still close my eyes and remember standing next to my fellow Manitou Singers, surrounding the audience, singing My Song in the Night by Paul Christianson, my eyes filling with tears. It continues to be one of my most cherished musical memories.

When composing From Heaven Above to Earth You Come, I wanted to capture all of my favorite elements of the Christmas Festival experience: a lyrical and endearing melody, rich harmonies, elegant and meaningful text (thanks to poet Michael Dennis Browne), and an extraordinary, breathtaking climax. The music is meant to be emotional, to take your breath away, and evoke a sense of awe. This is the power of the incredible Lutheran Christmas Festival tradition of which I am so honored to be a part.

Our poet writes:

It has been a joy and an honor for me to write words for music by Jocelyn Hagen and for the occasion of the Carthage College Christmas Festival. From my earliest years I have been affected by the news of the incarnation, that most astonishing endorsement of human existence by the Divine Mystery, and in writing these words, I have wanted to express, in clear and rhythmical ways, gratitude for this unprecedented gift. Coleridge writes that the poet “echoes the primary imagination,” and so it is that images from out of the natural world can evoke – are privileged to evoke – omnipresent, omnibenevolent Spirit.