Central College Music DepartmentA Cappella Choir

East Coast Tour 2014Mark Babcock, ConductorKris De Wild, Accompanist

Sunday, May 11, 2014Second Reformed Church

612 Broadway, Pella, IA4:00 p.m.

Monday, May 19, 2014West High School

3505 W. Locust St. Davenport, IA

First Lutheran Church1230 5th Ave. Moline, Il

7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014Bettendorf High School

3333 18th St, Bettendorf, IA 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014Princeton Theological Seminary

Miller Chapel64 Mercer St. Princeton, NJ

12:00 p.m.

Lamington Presbyterian Church355 Lamington Rd. Bedminster, NJ

7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 22, 2014Far Hills School

697 Mine Brook Road, Far Hills, NJ12:00 p.m.

Ponds Reformed Church341 Ramapo Valley Rd. Oakland, NJ

7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 23, 2014First Reformed Church

8 N. Church St. Schenectady, NY7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 25, 2014 Cathedral of St. John the Divine

1047 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014Attleboro Evangelical Covenant Church

841 N. Main St. Attleboro, MA7:30 p.m.

East Coast Tour

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Program

Part I.A Cappella Choir

My Spirit Sang All Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Finzi(1901 - 1956)

My spirit sang all day O my joy. Nothing my tongue could say, Only My joy! My heart an echo caught O my joy, and spake, Tell me thy thought, Hide not thy joy. My eyes gan peer around, O my joy, What beauty hast thou found? Shew us thy joy. My jealous ears grew whist; O my joy, Music from heaven is’t, Sent for our joy? She also came and heard; O my joy, What, said she, is this word? What is thy joy? And I replied, O see, O my joy, ‘Tis thee, I cried, Thou art my joy.

Music for the Anglican Cathedral Beati Quorum Via . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charles Villiers Stanford

(1852 - 1924) Sung in latin Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Open Thou Mine Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter(1945)

Open thou mine eyes and I shall see; Incline my heart and I shall desire; Order my steps and I shall walkIn the ways of thy commandments. O Lord God, be thou to me a God and beside thee let there be none else, No other, naught else with thee. Vouchsafe to me to worship thee and serve thee According to thy commandments In truth of spirit, in reverence of body, in blessings of lips, in private and in public.

Magnificat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Callahan(1951)

My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour For He hath regarded the lowliness of His hand maiden. For behold, from hence forth, all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath magnified me; And Holy, Holy is His name. And His mercy is on them that fear Him throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away. He, rememb’ring His mercy hath holpen His servant Israel; as He promised to our fore fathers, Abraham, and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.

(to be selected from the following)

Choral Evensong 2014

With a Lily , from the Flower Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Whitacre (1970) With a lily in your hand I leave you, o my night love! Little widow of my single star I find you. Tamer of dark Butterflies! I keep along my way. After a thousand years are gone you’ll see me, O my night love! By the blue footpath, tamer of dark stars, I’ll make my way. Until the universe can fit inside my heart.

Neither Angels, Nor Demons, Nor Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Takach(1978)

And I believe. So I Believe. I will lift my eyes to the hills. There, dost thou well believe, no storm should come. To mar the stillness of that angel-home; There should thy slumbers be weighed down with honey-dew, serenely blessed. And I believe. So I believe. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, neither angels, nor demons, nor powers, neither things present nor things to come, neither height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God. I do believe. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Heilig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

Sung in German Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

Part II.Chamber Singers

Cantate Domino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hans Leo Hassler(1564 - 1612)

Sung in latin Alleluia. O sing unto the Lord a new song. O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness. Sing and rejoice, and praise the King of Kings upon the harp with a psalm.

The Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Tavener(1944 - 2013)

Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed By the stream and o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Little Lamb, I’ll tell thee, Little Lamb, I’ll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb. He is meek, and he is mild;He became a little child. I, a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by his name. Little Lamb, God bless thee! Little Lamb, God bless thee!

More Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sid Davis(1916 - 2006)

More love, more love; The heavens are blessing, the angels are are calling, O Zion more love. If ye love not each other in daily communion, How can ye love God, Whom ye have not seen?

Brazil tour at Christ Redeemer Rio de Janeiro

ToursThe choir embarks on annual tours throughout the Midwest and coastal regions, planning international excursions every four years. Prior tours have included destinations such as the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as well as countries like Italy, China, Romania, and Southern Brazil. This year the choir is touring the East Coast and will be performing at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, NY. Next year the choir will embark on an upper midwest tour!

Brazil Tour 2013

Night and Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Jay Althouse(1951)

Night and day you are the one. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun. Whether near to me or far, it’s no matter darling where you are, I think of you day and night. Night and day, why is it so that this longing for you follows where ever I go? In the roaring traffic’s boom, in the silence of my lonely room, I think of you night and day. Day and night under the hide of me, there’s an oh such a hungry yearning inside of me. And this torment won’t be through, till you let me spend my life making love to you day and night, night and day.

City Called Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Josephine Poelinitz I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow, I’m left in this old wide world alone! Oh I ain’t got no hope got no hope for tomorrow. I’m trying to make it make heaven my home. Sometimes I’m tossed and I’m driven, Lord. Sometimes I just don’t know which way to turn. Oh I heard of a city, of a city called heaven. I’m trying to make it, make heaven my home.

Soon in the Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Maddux(1954)

Soon in the morning I will rise, I will rise up in the morning. Weak in the flesh but strong in soul, I will rise up in the morning. Chariot come to take me away! Weep not forever, but always remember me. Tears in the night will be turned to joy in the morning! When I depart this house of pain, I will rise up in the morning. I can hear the trumpet of eternity blowin’ for me. Never fear; I gladly shed the wasting days and endless nights to greet the glorious light of lights, soon in the morning! I will mount up with wings of eagles!

He Never Failed Me Yet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Ray(1954)

I will sing of God’s mercy, every day, every hour, He gives me power. I will sing and give thanks to Thee for all the dangers, toils and snares That He has brought me out. He is my God and I’ll serve Him, No matter what the test. Trust and never doubt, Jesus will surely bring you out, He never failed me yet. I know God is able to deliver in time of storm. And I know that He’ll keep you Safe from all earthly harm. One day when my weary soul is at rest, I’m going home to be forever blessed. Didn’t my God deliver Moses from King Pharaoh? And didn’t He cool the fiery furnace For Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? When I think of what my God can do, He delivered Daniel, I know He will deliver you.

High School Honor Choir Singfest 2014

Mark A. Babcock, a native of Iowa, received a Bachelor’s degree in music education from Central College, Pella, Iowa. He holds a Master’s degree in choral conducting and organ performance from the prestigous Westminster Choir College - Princeton, New Jersey. While in Princeton, Mr. Babcock sang in the Westminster Choir which performs regularly with the New Jersey Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has worked with great musical leaders such as

Joseph Flummerfelt, Joan Lippincott, Robert Shaw, and Riccardo Mutti. In addition, he has pursued doctoral studies in organ and choral conducting at the University of Iowa. Mr. Babcock has taught vocal music at Union Middle and High Schools, La Porte City, Iowa, was the Director of Music/Organist at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, taught at Kirkwood Community College and directed the Cedar Rapids Symphony children’s chorus, the Discovery Chorus. Currently, Mr. Babcock, Associate Professor of Music, is in his fifteenth year of teaching at Central College. He is the Chair of the Music Department and the Director of Choral Activities. As the director of the Central College A Cappella Choir, he led the choir on a prestigious tour of Italy in the spring of 2009, Washington, D.C and the National Cathedral in 2010, and Brazil in 2013. His duties at Central include private organ instruction; courses in church music, music education and music theory; and choral conducting. He was awarded the M. Joan Farver Endowed Professor of Music at Central College in 2011. Mr. Babcock is active in the church music and music education fields. In addition to his work at Central College, he has been the Dean of the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, was the chair for the AGO Region VI Convention held in June of 2011, was elected to the AGO National Council as Councillor for Conventions in the summer of 2012, is on the board of the Iowa Choral Director’s Association as Repertoire and Standards Chair for Music and Worship, and is the Organist at Westminster Presbyterian in Des Moines. He provides consultation, festival leadership and music training in a variety of settings. He was honored by Iowa State University as the 2005 “Organist of Iowa” recitalist.

Kris De Wild, obtained her music education degree from Central College in 1990. She subsequently received a graduate certificate in sacred music from Drake University as well as completed two years of course work in harp therapy with the International Harp Therapy Program. She currently serves not only as the A Cappella Choir’s full time accompanist but also as instructor of K-8 music at Pella Christian Grade School. Mrs. De Wild additionally serves as organist and choirmaster at Second Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa. She is extremely active within the Pella community, succesfully founding and leading a community handbell group, de Klokkenluiders, as well as

participating in the Central College Community Orchestra during the school term and Pella City Band over the summer.

Part III. A Cappella Choir

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. John Ferguson(1941)

Please join us: Verse 1 : All Verse 2: Women Verse 3: Choir Only Verse 4: All Verse 5: Men Verse 6: All

Music is located on the last page of the program.

Suite dos Pescadores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Damiano Cozzolla

Lullaby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Elder(1986)

The Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ola Gielo(1978)

The Road Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Paulus(1949)

Daniel, Daniel Servant of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Undine Moore(1904 - 1989)

By and By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. David Williams

I Bought Me a Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Copland(1900 - 1990)

Sao Paulo, Brazil 2013

Central College

Located in Pella, Iowa since its founding in 1853, Central College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Dedicated to helping approximately 1600 students discover and develop their full potential, the college promotes cultivation of values essential to responsible citizenship. Furthermore, it effectively integrates career preparation within its diverse curriculum, providing students with experience and opportunities to test their ideas while simultaneously developing their talents. Recognizable by its symbolic arched footbridge spanning the campus pond, Central is considered a “bridge of opportunity”, devotedly creating possibilities for its students to discover and enrich the world around them. It offers 38 major fields of academic study and has earned a national reputation in international education. Its programs in England, Wales, Mexico, France , The Netherlands, Austria, Spain, and Ghana are so successful that thousands of students from universities across the nation have studied abroad with Central College since the mid-1960s. In addition, Centrals commitment to environmental sustainability is clearly visible throughout the campus’s 188 acres and 45 major buildings, many of which have been recently renovated. The new constructed education and psychology building, named for past president David Roe, has received a platinum rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Central is an overall dynamic, caring community where values are important and the Christian faith provides the basis for all of college life.

SopranoMelissa AsklofRachel BraakSydney Embray*Meghan Freme*Madison Gause*Torie HollingsworthGrace HoveJill HuffmanAlicia Lavender*Meghan NelsonHanna SampselMargaret Standish*Mackenzie UhlenhoppBetsy VanHaaftenMolly Ward*Lexus WaymireBecca Webb

AltoHannah AltheideKristina DeGroot*Amanda De YoungChloe GearhartStacia Klaas*Sarah MaxwellEllen MurphyNoel MurrayAshley OblanderElizabeth PaladinoSarah PurdyKate RoozeboomOlivia Schouten*Makaye Smith

Tenor*Carston CalderwoodAustin Heims Griffin HammelBrandon MennenohAlan PfadenhaurTrevor RauGeoff SellersCollin Strickland*Jacob TempleCody Walter*Nelson Wiese

BassJacob AndersonJohn-William BowlingJeff Ewing*Timothy GibsonSteven GordonNathan Graves*Lucas HamiltonJeff KnouseRyan Kunkel*Daniel KuttlerJenner Lathrop*John Mainquist*Jacob MollmanSam Palmer*Mitchell StearnsZachary StewardVictor Tilstra-SmithConnor Ward

* denotes Chamber Singers

A Cappella ChoirMeet Jill

Hometown: Normal, IllinoisMajor: Political ScienceMinor: Communication StudiesActivities: A Cappella Choir, Women’s Golf

Choosing CentralI chose Central because I wanted to do it all. I knew I wanted to play golf, but I did not want to pass up the opportunity to be a member of a choir. I didn’t have to at Central. Central has allowed me to be a member of the A Cappella Choir, play golf, as well as pursue and achieve all my academic goals in the classroom. I am able to do this because of the amazing professors who work with me on a daily basis encouraging personal success.

Favorite Choir MemoryMy favorite choir memory was the Brazil tour last spring. Not only is this my favorite because it was the trip of a lifetime, but I loved this trip because of all the amazing friendships that were formed and because of the music that was shared. Freshman year, prior to tour, I was very shy and reserved. Brazil helped me out of my shell. I really got to know many of the other choir members becoming friends with several of them as well. I also really enjoyed Brazil because it showed me that music is a universal language. We were able to communicate and move the audience even though we didn’t speaking the same language.

Rock - A - Pella Variety Show 2014

Our Mission“The A Cappella Choir combines the attributes of each

member to form a community that strives to create beauty and inspire others through the universal language

of music.”

The Central College A Cappella Choir has maintained a strong commitment to artistic choral excellence for eighty two years. As part of a liberal arts university education, it is comprised of 60 select, auditioned students from across academic disciplines with a desire to develop artistic vision and the creative aspects of education. They perform a variety of quality choral literature selected from a vast geographic and historic choral repertoire. In addition to inspiring the campus community, this prestigious choir performs regularly in churches, schools and concert halls across the Midwestern region of the United States. Every spring the choir embarks upon either an extended tour to major cities in America or an international tour. The choir is under the direction of Mark A. Babcock, the Farver Endowed Chair in Music and Director of Choral Activities at Central College.

Meet JacobHometown: Urbandale, IowaMajor: Communication StudiesActivities: A Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers, PA Announcer for Central College Baseball, Youth Basketball Coach

Music at CentralBeing a part of two extraordinary choirs during my time at Central has been a major player in my overall college success. Having a choir of my friends to sing with through challenging times and to celebrate with through the good times has helped me create relationships and lasting memories. Traveling the United States and traveling to Brazil in 2013 has led me to connect with many choir members and audiences that no other organization on campus could offer me.

Liberal Arts CollegeA liberal arts college environment enables students to immerse themselves in opportunities available through a variety of academic disciplines. Personally, I have been able to experience classes in all departments on campus which has led me to be confident in my career decision. In addition, students at a liberal arts college have the ability to be involved in a variety of activities; for me, choir, public address announcing and volunteering as a youth basketball coach in town.

Student workers at the Poffertjes Stand

A Year in the A Cappella Choir...

Iowa All-State Vocal Camp

Homecoming Concert

Fall Mini Tour

Christmas Candelight Concerts

High School Honor Choir SingFest

Choral Evensong, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Des Moines

Rock-A-Pella Variety Show

PoffertjesTulip Time Stand