THE BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Dr. Stephen W. Sachs, Chair
presents
Choral and Vocal Arts: Jazz Vibrations
performed by
The Belhaven University Concert Choir The Belhaven University Chorale
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
conducted by Dr. Christopher Shelt & Dr. Paxton Girtmon
Saturday, April 13, 2013 • 7:30 p.m.
Belhaven University Center for the Arts • Concert Hall
There will be a reception after the program. Please come and greet the performers.
Please refrain from the use of all flash and still photography during the concert.
Please turn off all pagers and cell phones.
PROGRAM
Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima • 1910 - 1978
arr. Darmon Meader
The Belhaven Concert Choir and The Belhaven Chorale
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Mr. Tyler Kemp, Pianist
Malcom LaTour, Scat Soloist
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
The Nearness of You Hoagy Carmichael • 1899 - 1981
Sadie Sasser, Soloist; Mr. Tyler Kemp, Accompanist
Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard • 1915 - 2004
Brooke Edwards, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
The Way You Look Tonight Jerome Kern • 1885 - 1945
arr. Julie Knowles
The Belhaven Chorale
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing) Duke Ellington • 1899 - 1974 arr. Mike Carubia
Morgan Robertson, Soloist
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor
Moon River Johnny Mercer • 1910 - 1976 & Henry Mancini • 1924 - 1974
arr. Steve Zegree
The Belhaven Chorale
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael
Grace Anna Randall, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
I Fall In Love Too Easily Jule Styne • 1905 - 1994
Temperance Jones, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
The Man I Love George Gershwin • 1898 - 1937
Jenae’ Brown, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
I’ll Be Seeing You Sammy Fain • 1902 - 1989
arr. Darmon Meader
The Belhaven Chorale
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
INTERMISSION
Tuxedo Junction Erskine Hawkins • 1914 - 1993 arr. Kirby Shaw
Jenae’ Brown, Soloist
The Belhaven Chorale and The Belhaven Concert Choir
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
Prelude to a Kiss Duke Ellington
Poor Butterfly Raymond Hubbell • 1879 - 1954
Lydia Moore, Soloist; Rebekah Saks, Accompanist
Blue Moon Richard Rodgers • 1902 - 1979 & Lorenz Hart • 1895 - 1943
arr. Mike Carubia
The Belhaven Chorale and The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
A Fine Romance Jerome Kern
Jessica Ziegelbauer, Soloist; Megan van der Bijl, Accompanist
At Last Harry Warren • 1893 - 1981
Joy Kenyon, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
Stormy Weather Harold Arlen • 1905 - 1986
arr. Jerry Nowak
Brooke Edwards, Soloist
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor
Respect Otis Redding • 1941 - 1967
arr. Roger Holmes
Cierra Lee, Soloist
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Mr. Jimmy Brown, Accompanist
Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor
Sing, Sing, Sing (reprise) Louis Prima
arr. Darmon Meader
The Belhaven Concert Choir and The Belhaven Chorale
The Belhaven University Jazz Band
Mr. Kemp, Accompanist
Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
THE BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
Mr. Tyler Kemp, Accompanist/Rehearsal Assistant
Andrew Craig, Student Conducting Intern
Cassandra Acker • John Alford • Annie Andrews • Grace Andrews • Kevin Arredondo • Nicole Barkley • Sarah Barnick
•Natalie Boltz • Anna Bryant • Minji Chae • Jessica Charitos • Mary Ansley Chitwood • Kaley Copeland • Stephen Craig •
Katherine Dixon • Hannah Everett • Craig Fairbanks • Andrew Forester • Lindsay Gill • Rachel Gill • Natalie Guillot •
Chellese Hall • Phalen Harris • Amanda Hester • Anna Howard • Jennifer Jones • Lydia Jones • Adrienne Joransen •
Spencer Lee • Rachel Loftus • Sarah McCallister • Christy Mohrman • Daniel Nasif • Madison Parrott • Heather Plyler •
Amber Robinson • Toni Robinson • Tianna Rogers • Kathryn Self • Andrew Sinclair • Brandon Smith • James Stephens •
Nathan Tardo • Caroline Tate • Amanda Thrall • Annie Tolbert • Rebekkah Wesselius • Christopher Wolfe • Julie Wolfe
THE BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY CHORALE Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor
Mr. Tyler Kemp, Accompanist/Rehearsal Assistant
Andrew Craig, Student Conductor
Gray Barnes • Nicole Bell • Jenae’ Brown • Elizabeth Christeman • Jill Cromwell • Brooke Edwards • Kathleen Houglum •
Temperance Jones • Joy Kenyon • Brooke Kressin • Malcolm LaTour • Cierra Lee • Spencer Lee • John Mathieu • Rachel
McCartney • Maggie McLinden • Christy Mohrman • Lydia Moore • Thaddeus Morris • Lydia Moore • Jelissa Myers •
Philip Nichols • Grace Anna Randall • Anna Rebmann • Morgan Robertson • Katie Rowan • Rebekah Saks • Missy Samsel
• Sadie Sasser • Trey Self • Megan van der Bijl • Rachel Walczak • Evangeline Wilds • Ellen Wise • Julie Wolfe • Jessica
Ziegelbauer
BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor
Alto Saxophone
Michael Adkins
Alexis Butler
Rachel Gari
Maurice Hillman
Tenor Saxophone
Kristin Boes
Baritone Saxophone
Cory Gray
Trumpet
Kyle Carter
Austin Marascalco
Kathryn Foster
Jonathan Nelson
Trombone
Brianna Brown
John Retherford
Eric James
Drums
Daniel Bravo
Bass
Richard Brown
Piano
Jimmy Brown
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC MISSION STATEMENT
The Music Department seeks to produce transformational leaders in the musical arts who will have
profound influence in homes, churches, private studios, educational institutions, and on the concert
stage. While developing the God-bestowed musical talents of music majors, minors, and elective
students, we seek to provide an integrative understanding of the musical arts from a Christian world and
life view in order to equip students to influence the world of ideas. The music major degree program is
designed to prepare students for graduate study while equipping them for vocational roles in
performance, church music, and education. The Belhaven University Music Department exists to
multiply Christian leaders who demonstrate unquestionable excellence in the musical arts and apply
timeless truths in every aspect of their artistic discipline.
The Music Department would like to thank our many community partners for their support of Christian
Arts Education at Belhaven University through their advertising in “Arts Ablaze 2012-2013.” It is through
these and other wonderful relationships in the greater Jackson community that makes many of our
concerts possible at Belhaven. We praise God for our friends and are truly thankful for their generosity.
Please mention The Arts at Belhaven University when you visit our community partners.
For a complete listing of Music Department scheduled spring semester programs, please visit our
website at http://www.belhaven.edu/music/recitals.htm. A complete listing of major Belhaven
University arts events may be found at http://www.belhaven.edu/arts/schedule.htm.
Thank you to those working behind the scenes to make today’s program a success: music faculty
supervisor, Dr. Stephen Sachs; student workers –house manager, Will Murphy; ushers, Mandy Williams &
Anne Wegener; stage manager, Clay Coward; stagehand, Byron Hammond; recording/sound, Dr. Andrew
Sauerwein; lighting/ videographer/photographer, Joshua Nichols; reception assistant, Alexis Butler.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, April 15, 7:30pm, Concert Hall Best of Belhaven II
Thursday, April 25, 3:00pm, Concert Hall Rebekah Saks Senior Collaborative Piano Rec.
Friday, April 26, 7:30pm, Northminster Baptist Church Joshua Nichols Senior Organ Recital
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, FACULTY AND STAFF
Dr. Stephen Sachs, pianist, chair • Dr. Paxton Girtmon, director of bands, woodwind specialist • Sylvia Hong, pianist
• Dr. Andrew Sauerwein, composer, theorist • Dr. Christopher Shelt, coordinator of vocal activities, director of
choral ensembles, Singing Christmas Tree director • Song Xie, violinist, director of string ensembles • Nancy
Bateman, cello adjunct • Dennis Bonds, jazz guitar adjunct • Richard Brown, string bass adjunct • Melvin Champ,
assistant band director adjunct • Sybil Cheesman, flute adjunct • Lee Craig, drill team instructor • Dr. Dennis
Cranford, music theory adjunct • Tyler Kemp, staff accompanist • Mark Davis, low brass adjunct • Kenneth Graves,
clarinet adjunct • Carol Durham, organ adjunct • Gena Everitt, vocal adjunct • Dr. Rebecca Geihsler, vocal adjunct
• Christina Hrivnak, vocal adjunct • Kenneth Graves, clarinet adjunct • Amy Houghton, classical guitar adjunct,
director of guitar ensembles • Owen Rockwell, percussion adjunct, director of percussion ensembles • Amanda
Mangrum, harp adjunct • Randy Mapes, double reed adjunct • Carolyn Sachs, piano adjunct • Margaret Sprow,
music ministries adjunct • Lloyd Turner, trumpet adjunct • Valerie Tate, administrative assistant
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, MUSIC MAJORS
Michael Adkins • Grace Andrews • Oswald Gray Barnes • Daniel Bravo • Skyler Bready • Jenae’ Brown • Jimmy
Brown • Thomas Kyle Carter • Jessica Charitos • Clay Coward • Andrew Craig • Stephen Craig • Brooke Edwards •
John Farrar • Levi Scott Foreman • Rachel Gari • Dorothy Claire Glover • Cory Gray • Byron Hammond • Eric
Hartzog • Daniel Hause • Daniel Hicks • Andrew Horton • Emmberly Jefferson • Lydia Jones • Temperance Jones •
Joy Kenyon • Brooke Kressin • Cierra Lee • John Mathieu • Rachael McCartney • Joseph McCullough • Thorburn
McGee • Maggie McLinden • Christina Mohrman • Lydia Moore • William Murphy • Daniel Nasif • Joshua Nichols
• Justin Nipper • Ruth Picha • Heather Plyler • Grace Anna Randall • Elisabeth Roberts • Morgan Robertson •
Tianna Rogers • Kaitlin Rowan • Alexandra Sahli • Rebekah Saks • Sadie Sasser • Clarence Smith • Alexia Valente •
Megan van der Bijl • Rachel Walczak • Anne Wegener • Amanda Williams • Ellen Wise • Julie Wolfe • Jocelyn Zhu
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, DECEMBER 2012 GRADUATES
William Anthony Peacock