C O L L E G E O F F I N E A R T S

Fred Fox School of Music

Sunday, October 20, 2019Catalina United Methodist Church

3:00 p.m.

(Im)mortal

Arizona Choir & Symphonic Choir Miguel Ángel Felipe, conductor Elizabeth Schauer, conductor

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F A R I Z O N A

The Arizona ChoirMiguel Ángel Felipe, conductorHe Huang, assistant conductor

Brandon Mejia, piano

To See a World (2007)............................................... Sven-David Sandström (1942-2019)

He Huang, conductor

from Zwei Motetten, Op. 74 .............................................Johannes Brahms 1. Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen? (1877) (1833-1897)

Miguel Ángel Felipe, conductor

from Ecstatic Meditations ................................................Aaron Jay Kernis 1. Effortlessly Love Flows (1998) (b. 1960)

Miguel Ángel Felipe, conductor

from The Color Purple ........... Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray The Color Purple (2005) arr. Rollo Dilworth (b. 1970)

Angelica Dunsavage, Rebeckah Resare and Aaron Rice, soloistsDonté Alexander Ford, piano

Miguel Ángel Felipe, conductor(with Symphonic Choir)

B R I E F I N T E R M I S S I O N

The Arizona Choir & UA Symphonic Choir

“Im(mortal)”Sunday, October 20, 2019

Catalina United Methodist Church, 3:00 p.m.

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Recital Choir – Members of the UA Choral Conducting StudioMarch 3, Tuesday, 3:10 p.m.

Room 232, $Free

Arizona Choir & UA Symphonic ChoirTucson Symphony Orchestra Event

with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and ChorusApril 3, Friday, 7:30 p.m. & April 5, Sunday, 2:00 p.m.

Tucson Music Hall, $87-$31Tickets & Info: tucsonsymphony.org, 520-882-8585

“Biosphere, Too” – University Community ChorusApril 4, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Crowder Hall, $12, 6

“Sacred Bodies” – Collegium MusicumApril 5, Sunday, 7:00 p.m.

Holsclaw Hall, $5

Recital Choir – Members of the UA Choral Conducting StudioApril 9, Thursday, 3:10 p.m.

Room 232, $Free

“(Re)Vision” – Arizona ChoirApril 26, Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (2331 East Adams Street), $Free

UA Glee ClubsMay 2, Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

Holsclaw Hall, $Free

“War and Peace” – UA Symphonic ChoirMay 3, Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

Christ Church United Methodist (655 North Craycroft Road), $Free

Coro & UA Wildcat High School Outreach ChoirMay 3, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.

Crowder Hall, $Free

Recital Choir – Members of the UA Choral Conducting StudioMay 5, Tuesday, 3:10 p.m.

Room 232, $Free

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Elizabeth Schauer, conductorGabriel Schirn, piano

Song Offerings

Gitanjali Chants ......................................................... Text: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) Music: Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962)

Oseh Shalom .......................................................Text: Kaddish (from the liturgy) Music: Yoel Sykes (b. 1986)

Joshua Elias, baritoneJosé Luis Puerta, guitar (soloist)

Peter Arriola, guitarJeffrey Vanderlee and Zachary White, percussion

The Feminine Divine

Hanacpachap cussicuinin ......................... Transcription: Juan Pérez Bocanegra (fl.c.1598-1631) Arrangement: Christopher Moroney

Lylah Field, Michael Koellner, Kamryn Rivas and TJ Simon, solo quartetJeffrey Vanderlee and Zachary White, percussion

Hodie nata est beata Maria .........................................................Raffaella Aleotti (1575-1620)

Darkness and Light

Take My Hand, Precious Lord ................................................. Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993)

Joshua Gastelum, baritone

May It Be ...................................................Text and Music: Eithne Ni Bhraonain,(from The Lord of the Rings: Nicky Ryan and Roma RyanThe Fellowship of the Ring) Arrangement: Mark Brymer

Kylee Duron, mezzo sopranoGabriel Schirn, piano

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Upcoming UA Choirs ConcertsPlease Join Us!

UA High School Honor ChoirOctober 26, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Crowder Hall, $Free

Recital Choir: Members of the UA Choral Conducting StudioNovember 14, Thursday, 3:10 p.m.

Room 232, $Free

“Gratitude and Gluttony” – University Community ChorusNovember 17, Sunday, 4:30 p.m.

Crowder Hall, $12, 6

“Ars Moriendi” – Collegium MusicumNovember 17, Sunday, 7:00 p.m.

Holsclaw Hall, $5

Treble Glee Club & Vocal A Cappella GroupsNovember 24, Sunday, 4:30 p.m.

Crowder Hall, $Free

“Bloom Where You Are Planted” Coro & UA Wildcat High School Outreach Choir

November 24, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.Crowder Hall, $Free

19th Annual Holiday Card to TucsonArizona Choir; UA Symphonic Choir; University Community Chorus

Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus; Tucson Girls ChorusDecember 8, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

St. Augustine Cathedral (192 South Stone Avenue)Info & Reservations: uachoirs.org

Recital Choir – Members of the UA Choral Conducting StudioDecember 10, Tuesday, 3:10 p.m.

Room 232, $Free

Recital Choir – Members of the UA Choral Conducting StudioFebruary 6, Thursday, 3:10 p.m.

Room 232, $Free

“Common Ground” – Arizona Choir & UA Symphonic ChoirMarch 1, Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

Christ Church United Methodist (655 North Craycroft Road), $Free

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Together ......................................................................................Text: Nancy Wood(from Hollering Sun) (1936-2013) Music: Alice Parker (b. 1925)

Baba Yetu ..................................... Text: Swahili Adaptation of the Lord’s Prayer(from Sid Meier’s Civilization IV) by Chris Kiagiri Music: Christopher Tin (b. 1976)

David Ingram, soloistGabriel Schirn, piano

Jeffrey Vanderlee and Zachary White, percussion(with Arizona Choir)

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A free will offering will be taken at the conclusion of the concert to benefit choral activities at the Fred Fox School of Music.

Checks may be made out to the University of Arizona for general support, and to UA Foundation (with “Chamberlain Endowment” in the subject line)

for donations to the Bruce Chamberlain Endowed Scholarship to benefit graduate choral conducting study

at the University of Arizona.

Thank you!

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SYMPHONIC CHOIR, the select undergraduate ensemble at the UniversityofArizona,carriesonasixtyfive-yeartraditionofchoralexcellence. In addition to performing formal concerts on campus, on Tucson-area concert series, and on tours throughout the Southwest, the choir collaborates with university and professional ensembles, including on performances of Bach Matthäuspassion and Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem (University of Arizona), Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Chorus) and Mozart Requiem (University Community Chorus and Orchestra). Students represent a broad variety of disciplines and hail from throughout the United States.

The group’s repertoire embraces music from many cultures and from every historical period up to and including premières of new works and those commissioned especially for the choir. The ensemble was honored to perform for the 2014 and 2010 Western Divisional Conferences of American Choral Directors Association, the2012Pacific-SouthwestRegionalConferenceofCollegeMusicSociety and the 2011 Annual Conference of Arizona Music Educators Association. In 2017, the ensemble also was awarded second place in the American Prize Choral Competition for the college/university division. Dr. Elizabeth Schauer is in her 15th year as conductor of Symphonic Choir.

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Texts & Translations

Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?from the Luther Bible; translation by Pamela Dellal

1.Why has light been given to the weary of soul,And life to the troubled hearts? Why?They who wait for death, and it doesn’t come;They who dig for it even out of secret places;Those who almost rejoice and are happyThat they achieve the grave. Why?And to the man whose way is hidden,And from whom God himself has been concealed?Why?

2.Let us lift up our hearts, together with our hands, to God in heaven.

3.Behold, we value them as blessed who have endured.You have heard of the patience of Job,And the Lord’s conclusion you have seen:For the Lord is merciful and has compassion!

4.With peace and joy I departin God’s will,My heart and mind are comforted,calm, and quiet.As God had promised me:death has become my sleep.

Gitanjali Chants

Ever in my life have I sought thee with my songs. It was they who led me from door to door, and with them have I felt about me, searching and touching my world.

It was my songs that taught me all the lessons I ever learnt; they showed me secret paths, they brought before my sight many a star on the horizon of my heart.

They guided me all the day long to the mysteries of the country of pleasure and pain, and at last to what palace gate have they brought me at the end of my journey?

You came down from your throne and stood at my cottage door.I was singing all alone in a corner, and the melody caught your ear.

SopranoRachel AlvordCaroline BlethenOlivia BustosKaitlyn Fahrendorf*+Lylah FieldLauren JacksonChunghee LeeBridget Marlowe+

AltoNannette Avendano RodriguezEmily Drum*Kylee DuronMorgan HardyAbigail JuganaruKamryn RivasRosemarie Spece TenorPeter Arriola+Matthew BleyTrevor BourlandDavid Ingram

TJ Simon*Nikolas VictoratosJack Zager

BassTroy AdamsMichael Di CamilloJoshua EliasJosh GastelumMatthew HillMichael Koellner*Austin KruegerJordan Rivero

Symphonic Choir OfficersPresident, Kaitlyn FahrendorfVice President, Peter ArriolaSecretary, Lauren JacksonTreasurer, TJ SimonHistorian, Lylah Field

*section leaders+speakers

Special thanks toDr. José Luis Puerta (Fred Fox School of Music) for sharing his guitar artistry on this concert.

Dr. Morris Palter (Fred Fox School of Music) for support and use of the percussion equipment.

Jeffrey Vanderlee and Zachary White for playing percussion.

Nichole Chorny (Congregation Anshei Israel) for her clinic and shared expertise on Oseh Shalom.

Candace Smith (Cappella Artemisia) for use of her edition of “Hodie” and for her shared expertise on Raffaella Aleotti

Daphna Rosenberg (Nava Tehila) for use of the edition of Oseh Shalom and for her shared expertise.

Symphonic Choir family members, and alumni/ae of Symphonic Choir for joining us on Oseh Shalom.

Carson Scott for assistance with slides and projection.

Ben Hansen, Koryne Scott and Catalina United Methodist Church for allowing us to perform in this beautiful space.

Daniel Naiman for his audio expertise and for recording this performance.

Symphonic ChoirElizabeth Schauer, conductor

Gabriel Schirn, piano

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You came down and stood at my cottage door. Masters are many in our hall, and songs are sung there at all hours. But the simple carol of this novice struck at your love. One plaintive little strain, mingled with the greatmusicoftheworld,andwithaflow’rforaprize,youcamedownand stopped at my cottage door.

Oseh Shalom

He who makes peace in his high places He shall make peace upon usAnd upon all IsraelAnd upon the whole worldAnd say Amen.

Hanacpachap cussicuinin

For the happiness of the upper world I’ll kiss you a thousand times.The hope of the human race is an old tree that produces fruit in abundances; sustenance that gives strength. WhatIaskfor:listentomysuffering,MotherandguideofGod,flowerand white light.Remember I keep watch over you, waiting for you to reveal your son.

Hodie nata est beata Maria

Today is born blessed Mary from the line of David, whose life of glory gave light to the world. With joy let us celebrate the nativity of the blessed Virgin Mary, through whom the salvation of the world to believers appeared, and who the Lord regarded in her lowliness, as the angel announced the conception of the savior of the world.

Take My Hand, Precious Lord

Precious Lord, take my handLead me on, let me standI am tired, I am weak, I am worn;Through the storm, through the night,Lead me on to the light;Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home.

When my way grows drear, Precious Lord, linger near;When my light is almost gone,Hear my cry, hear my call,Hold my hand lest I fall;Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

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The Arizona Choir is the premier graduate choral ensemble at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music. Internationally, the Arizona Choir has performed with the Budapest Chamber Orchestra at the famed Liszt Academy, the City of Prague Philharmonic in Vienna’s MusikvereinandPrague’sDvořákHall.ConventionappearancesincludeACDA, AGO, and AMEA. The Arizona Choir has partnered with professional touring groups including the Kronos Quartet and Ethel for performances on UA Presents concerts, and with Tucson’s own Artifact Dance Project for a Tucson premiere of Menotti’s The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore. Last year the Arizona Choir collaborated with True Concord Voices and Orchestra for performances of Elijah,and with the University of Arizona School of Dance for centennial celebratory performances of Stravinsky’s Les Noces.

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When the darkness appears and the night draws nearAnd the day is almost goneAt the river I stand:Guide my feet, hold my hand,Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home.

May It Be

May it be an evening start shines down upon you.May it be when darkness falls, your heart will be true.You walk a lonely road; oh, how far you are from home.*Morniëutúlië.Believeandyouwillfindyourway.**Mornië alantië. A promise lives within you now.

Mayitbetheshadow’scallwillflyaway.May it be you journey on to light the day. Whenthenightisovercome,youmayrisetofindthesun.*Morniëutúlië.Believeandyouwillfindyourway.**Mornië alantië. A promise lives within you now.

*Darkness has come**Darkness has fallen

Together

We shall live together; We shall walk with you;WeshallfindineachnewdayWhat hides inside of you.

We shall wait together; We shall see the dayWhen we go hand in handTothefireinthemountain,To the water in the sand.

Baba Yetu

Our Father, who art in Heaven. Amen!Our Father, hallowed by thy name.Give us this day our daily bread,Forgive us of our trespassesAs we forgive others who trespass against us.Lead us not into temptation,But deliver us from the evil one forever.Thy kingdom come, thy will be doneOn earth as it is in Heaven.Amen.N

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The Arizona ChoirMiguel Ángel Felipe, conductorHe Huang, assistant conductor

Brandon Mejia, piano

Frannie BarrowsJ. Brayton Bollenbacher

Zachary BrambleErika BurkhartAshlee Davis

Ellie DeLorettoLuke Diamond

Angelica DunsavageJoshua Hill

Savannah HirstHe HuangYue HuangJinzhou Jia

Crystal KachevasMyeongju Kang

Yongjae LeeSuyoung Lee

Mirae LeeZiyun Li

Nicky ManloveJeremy Meeker-Hackett

Brandon MejiaOctavio MorenoJordan MurilloDiana PeraltaErik Peregrine

Kelsie Renee GrimsleyRebekah Resare

Sinamar RespicioAaron W. Rice

Shekela Wanyama

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Dr. Miguel Ángel Felipe joined the faculty of the University of Arizona in 2018 and serves as director of choral activities and associate professor of music. He has held similar positions at the University of Hawai‘i at MānoaandBostonUniversity.

Felipe is active in the U.S., Asia, South America and Europe. Upcoming and recent engagements include leading choirs in Spain, Brazil and Texas; presenting master classes in Sweden, Singapore and Pennsylvania; and adjudicating choirs in Indonesia, Germany and Arizona.

Felipe’s choirs have performed internationally and domestically, often to high praise: “the [ensemble], under the direction of Miguel Felipe, has progressed to the point that itissimplyafinevocalinstrumentinabsoluteterms.”

A devoted supporter of new music and lesser known masterpieces, Felipe has commissioned extensively and spoken at U.S. events about the composer-conductor relationship. His programs often meld adventurous with traditional repertoire exploring with audiences and singers an evolving, global choral traditional. His research focuses on choral innovations in IndonesiaandSoutheastAsia,onconceptsoftheinfluenceofchoralsocieties in cultural development, and on conducting pedagogy.

Felipe has served on the faculty of Oberlin College & Conservatory, the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Brown University, and Mount Holyoke College. He has led choirs at Harvard University; Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto (Brazil); and in various churches including the Lutheran Church of Honolulu where he served as the director of music and liturgy from 2011 to 2014.

A frequent guest conductor, Felipe has been described as a “a dynamic ... conductor who had clearly committed himself to bringing the best” of singers. He’s active as vice president of the National Collegiate Choral Organization, as the past vice president of the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association and as a member of Chorus America. Felipe is a proud member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.

Felipe earned his Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude, at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at Boston University where he studied with Dr. Ann Howard Jones, David Hoose, Craig Smith, and Joseph Flummerfelt.

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Dr. ELIZABETH SCHAUER serves as associate director of choral activities and professor of music at the University of Arizona, wheresheisinherfifteenthyearofteaching.An award-winning educator, Dr. Schauer directs the Symphonic Choir and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting. She is in demand as an adjudicator, clinician, presenter and guest conductor throughout the United States, including recently for performances with the National High School Women’s Honor Choir at Carnegie Hall and Georgaia, Connecticut and New Mexico All-State Choirs.

Choirs under her direction have been selected by audition and invited to perform on local,

state and regional conferences of American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Education, College Music Society and American Guild of Organists. In addition her choirs have been featured on the ACDA National YouTube Channel and the Community Concert Series of Arizona Public Media’s KUAT-FM Classical Radio, and are regularly invited to collaborate, notably with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Arizona Symphony and the UA Wind Ensemble. Repertoire embraces choral and choral-orchestral masterworks of the western canon from the Middle Ages through the present, up to and including new works commissioned for her ensembles, as well as music of our time and from a variety of cultures.

Dr. Schauer has presented sessions at the national conventions of American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM) and College Music Society (CMS); regional conferences of ACDA, and state conferences of ACDA and National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Former students are active as music educators at public and private schools, churches, colleges and universities throughout the country, and have been accepted into respected graduate schools and programs for continued study. Dr. Schauer holds degrees from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Westminster Choir College and University of Michigan.