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LYCOMING COLLEGELYCOMING COLLEGEThe Mary LindsayWelch Honors HallBuilt in 1884 as a meeting placefor the local German Turn Vereinsocial club, the building was laterused for a variety of purposes,including a church and severalbusinesses. The Collegepurchased the property in 1999.After extensive restoration andinterior modification, thebuilding was dedicated by thecollege in 2005. The facilitycontains the Shangraw Perfor-mance Hall where the LycomingCollege choral ensemblesperform. Mary Lindsay Welch,for whom the building wasnamed, and her husband Marshallhave been generous supporters ofthe College and of Williamsport.

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Tour ChoirL Y C O M I N G C O L L E G E

Soprano IRebecca Betts .............................................. Linden, PA ........................................ History/Secondary EducationBriana Ellis .................................................. Lansdowne, PA ............................................................. AccountingKatherine Lupfer ......................................... Tenafly, NJ ............................................................................. MusicCaitlin Oakley ............................................. Mansfield, NJ ......................................................................... Music*Meghan Strong .......................................... Chardon, OH ............................................ Archaeology/Art History

Soprano IISarah Albright ............................................. Altoona, PA ........................................................... Music Education*Rachel Clausen .......................................... Jersey Shore, PA .................................................... Music EducationStephani Crecelius ...................................... Marshall, MN ............................................................... ArchaeologyRebecca Herd .............................................. Bath, PA ................................................................. Creative WritingJoanna Petrie ............................................... Hackettstown, NJ .................................................. Music EducationEmily Plechavy ........................................... Palmerton, PA ....................................................................... Biology

Alto IAshley Cross ............................................... AuSable Forks, NY ........................................................ UndeclaredKristen Otto ................................................. Bellwood, PA ........................................... Communications/History*Laura Smith ............................................... Covington, PA .................................. International Studies/SpanishTara Steinbacher .......................................... Montgomery, PA .................................................................. TheatreMegan Tyrseck ............................................ Moon Township, PA ................... Marketing/International Business

Alto IIKelli Beitler ................................................. Coatesville, PA ..................................................... Pre-Med Biology*Karissa Capitan ......................................... Kingston, PA ................................................................... ChemistryMeredith Humer .......................................... Mt. Holly Springs, PA ........................................... Music EducationEmily Ruhl .................................................. Williamsport, PA ............................. Spanish/Secondary EducationAlyson Zeigler ............................................. Oakland Mills, PA ................................................. Music Education

Tenor IRobert Knapp II .......................................... Montrose, PA ............................................. Computer Science/MathRandall Morton ........................................... Clinton, NJ ............................................................................. MusicBrandon Voll ............................................... Syracuse, NY ..................................................... History/Philosophy*Sean Waite ................................................. Morrisville, PA ........................................ Computer Science/Music

Tenor IISeth Burns ................................................... Montgomery, PA ..................... Mathematics/Secondary EducationKarl Haviland .............................................. Harrisburg, PA .................................................... Computer ScienceAndrew Lutzkanin III ................................. Middletown, PA .............................................. Biochemistry/Music*Karlton Rolle ............................................. Henrietta, NY ....................................................................... TheatrePeter Ruhl .................................................... Williamsport, PA ................................................... Communications

BaritoneBrett Keys .................................................... Yardley, PA ................... Business Administration/Criminal Justice*Todd J. McCabe ........................................ Hughesville, PA ...................................................................... MusicBryan Partner .............................................. Mifflintown, PA .................................................... Creative WritingManuel Santana ........................................... Tobyhanna, PA ............................................................... EconomicsLee Zelewicz ............................................... Laporte, PA .................................... Sociology/Anthropology/Music

BassJoshua Good ................................................ Bowmansville, PA ............................ History/Secondary Education*Christopher Knipe ..................................... Cogan Station, PA ................................................................ BiologyColin Puskaritz ............................................ Breinigsville, PA ............................................................ UndeclaredJohn Scarangello ......................................... Nazareth, PA ........................................................... Music/BusinessBarry Schaub ............................................... Middleburg, PA ............................... Theatre/Elementary Education

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The Lycoming CollegeTour Choir Conducted by Dr.Fred Thayer, the Choirhas been widelyacclaimed as one of thefinest college musicalgroups in the East.Since its inception in1947 by Walter McIver,the Choir has presentedconcerts in every stateeast of the MississippiRiver. They havetoured in Canada,England, Puerto Rico,and Europe. The Tour Choir isselected each year bycompetitive auditionfrom the 135-voiceCollege Choir, which iscomprised of studentsfrom all academicfields. Approximately40 students are chosenannually to perform intwo weekend tours anda 10-day spring breaktour. Foreign toursoccur approximatelyevery three years. In its six decades ofmusic, the LycomingCollege Choir hasperformed hundreds ofconcerts, includingappearances in theNational Cathedral, theWashington Shrine, theCrystal Cathedral, andNew York City’s SaintJohn the Divine and

Saint Patrick’sCathedral. Theensemble has sung withthe Gregg SmithSingers, the Chieftains,and Barry Manilow.The choir has beenfeatured twice in theHoliday Celebrationsat the White House.Last spring, the choirreleased its sixthCD entitled“Cloudburst.” Thisspring, in a thirdappearance at theCrystal Cathedral, thechoir will be the “loftchoir” for thenationally televisedservices. As a premieremusical group atLycoming, the Choirperforms annually atmajor campus events,including FreshmanConvocation, FamilyWeekend, Chapel andBaccalaureate services,Commencement, andthe ChristmasCandlelight Service.

The Conductor andAccompanists As professor ofmusic and director ofchoral activities atLycoming College,Fred Thayer conductsthree choirs: LycomingCollege Choir (135members), Chamber

Choir (28 members),and Tour Choir (40members). The Tour Choir haspresented concerts inevery state east of theMississippi River,California, Puerto Rico,and Europe. In May2004, the ensembletoured in Spain. Fred Thayer’sgraduate degrees are incomposition with aDoctorate of MusicalArts from CornellUniversity, studyingwith Karel Husa andRobert Palmer. As amember of ASCAP, hehas received 22 annualASCAP Standard Panelawards. Hiscompositions includetwo operas, three worksfor orchestra, two worksfor band, and more than65 choral works. During the summers,Fred Thayer is theassociate conductorwith the Gregg SmithSingers at the

Adirondack Festival ofAmerican Music inSaranac Lake, N.Y.The Gregg SmithSingers and theAdirondack ChamberOrchestra have jointlycommissioned him towrite nine works since1982. If it’s ever springagain was commis-sioned in 2005 for theGSS’s 50th Anniversary. He has served as amember of both thePennsylvaniaHumanities CouncilPanel and the Choral/Opera Panel for the PACouncil on the Arts. Richard J. Lakeyis currently the Directorof Music at St. Mark’sLutheran Church inWilliamsport. He is agraduate ofWestminster ChoirCollege, Princeton, NJ,where he received aBachelor of MusicDegree in ChurchMusic. While atWestminster, he wasawarded the AlexanderMcCurdy OrganScholarship, andthrough his musicministry has givennumerous organrecitals. Lakey earneda Master of MusicEducation at Indiana

University ofPennsylvania. He has been a part-time instructor of organand piano at Lycoming,and for the past 17years has accompaniedthe Lycoming CollegeChoir. In previousyears, the Choir hasperformed his Te Deumand several anthems.His Missa Brevis wasperformed by theLycoming CollegeChamber Choir and theGregg Smith Singers.Paraclete Press haspublished several of hiscompositions for choir.Also, Shawnee Pressrecently published oneof his compositions. Charles Masters, anative of Williamsport,graduated fromMansfield Universitywith a B.M. inEducation and PianoPerformance. Mastersserves as Classroom

Music Teacher andDirector of MiddleSchool and HighSchool ChoralActivities in theLoyalsock TownshipSchool District. Inaddition, Charlesaccompanies for theLycoming CollegeChoir and ChamberChoir. Charles’ passionfor music includes theclassical and jazzidioms. He performsregularly with the B.D.Bop Jazz Project andventures into funk andsmooth jazz with BopTop.

Music Department The LycomingCollege MusicDepartment offers aB.A. in Music and aB.A. in Music withMusic EducationCertification (K-12).Introductory coursesinclude Theory,American Music,Electronic Music, and

Survey of WesternMusic. More advancedcourses include Theory,Composition,Conducting, andSpecial Topics inMusic. Facilities include anewly renovatedconcert hall, piano-equipped practicerooms, a harpsichord, acustom built listeningroom, and a fullyequipped electronicstudio. The concerthall features twoconcert grand pianosand a two-manualMoller pipe organ. Majors and non-majors have theopportunity toparticpate in a varietyof ensembles such asthe Lycoming Choir,Tour Choir, ChamberChoir, Concert Band,Woodwind and BrassQuintets, and theWilliamsportSymphony Orchestra.

Fellowships The Chamber Choir,that performs diverserepertoire from vocaljazz to major works, ismade up of ChoralFellowship recipients.Each member receivesan annually renewable$500 tuition remission.

By auditioning,students of all majorsmay qualify for thisaward.

Scholarships Music scholarshipsare available for bothmajors and nonmajors.They range from $500to $2500 and arerenewable each year.Money is awarded onthe basis of auditionsthat are heard by themusic faculty.Auditions are requiredof music majors andare suggested fornonmajors.

Lycoming College Lycoming is anindependent, coeduca-tional college of 1500students enrolled in 32majors. The College isranked by U. S. News &World Report as anational liberal artscollege. Located inWilliamsport, Pennsyl-vania, the college isaffiliated with the UnitedMethodist Church. Lycoming operateson a 4-4-1 academiccalendar: four-monthfall and spring semes-

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ters, an optional Mayterm as well as asummer term. Thefaculty-student ratio is13:1. Founded in 1812,Lycoming is one ofAmerica’s 50 oldestcolleges. Lycoming’smain campus is thesetting of 22 buildings,including eightresidence halls. A 12-acre athletic complexincludes the footballstadium, soccer andlacrosse fields. Nestled in north-central Pennsylvania’spicturesque mountainsand valleys, theWilliamsport areaoffers abundant naturaland recreationalresources. Studentsjoin the local commu-nity in enjoying thebeautiful Susque-hanna River and thevarious boating andfishing opportunitiesthat abound. NewYork City, Philadel-phia, Washington,D.C., and Pittsburghare all within a five-hour drive fromWilliamsport.

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Choir ItineraryL Y C O M I N G C O L L E G E

First WeekendSaturday, January 28, 2006 .................................... First United Methodist Church7:00pm Muncy, PA

Sunday, January 29, 2006 ............................................... First Presbyterian Church10:30am Lewisburg, PA

Sunday, January 29, 2006 ............................... Otterbein United Methodist Church4:00pm Sunbury, PA

Second WeekendSaturday, February 11, 2006 ........................................... First Presbyterian Church7:00pm – concert Morrisville, PA

Sunday, February 12, 2006 ............................................. First Presbyterian Church11:00am – church service Morrisville, PA

Sunday, February 12, 2006 ............ St. John’s (Hains) United Church of Christ3:00pm Wernersville, PA

Spring BreakFriday, February 24, 2006 ................... Christ Church United Church of Christ7:00pm Bethlehem, PA

Saturday, February 25, 2006 ....................................... Solheim Lutheran Home6:30pm Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, February 26, 2006 .....................................................Crystal Cathedral9:25/11:05am Hollywood, CA

Sunday, February 26, 2006 ................................... Emmanuel Lutheran Church7:00pm Glendale, CA

Monday, February 27, 2006 ........................... Good Shepard Lutheran Church7:00pm Goleta, CA

Tuesday, February 28, 2006 .....................................................Camarillo UMC7:00pm – choral workshop Camarillo, CA

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 ......................................................Camarillo UMC7:00pm – concert Camarillo, CA

Thursday, March 2, 2006 ............................................................................ TBA

Friday, March 3, 2006 .............................................................. St. Paul’s UMC7:30pm Coronado, CA

Homecoming ConcertWednesday, March 8, 2006 ......................................................... Clarke Chapel8:00pm Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA

Choir ProgramL Y C O M I N G C O L L E G E

It is Good to Give Thanks Kirke MechemAdoramus Te, Christe Giavanni CorsiThou Knowest, Lord Henry PurcellCelebrating 60 Years:

Weinachten Felix MendelssohnBeautiful Savior F. Melius Christiansen

Sanctus from Mass Leonard BernsteinAeolian Harp Joseph ReiterO Magnum Mysterium Morten LauridsenHis Voice as the Sound arr. Alice Parker/Robert ShawEt resurrexit from Mass in A Flat Major Franz Schubert

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And the People Said: Amen Dale JergensonIf it’s ever spring again Fred ThayerScenes from Updike

A Bird Exists Called the TurnstoneA Town Exists in Virginia Called Upperville Peter Homans

Precious Lord, Take My Hand arr. Jack SchraderVive L’Amour arr. Alice Parker/Robert ShawSlighted, Blighted, Unrequited arr. Dick ThompsonWalk Together, Children arr. Charles LloydDidn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel arr. Moses Hogan

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Sarah AlbrightDebra ArnoldGwyneth BertelsonRebecca BettsArielle BlantonLiane ChristRachel ClausenSarah ConroeStephani CreceliusCassandra CureStefanie DannekerKristen DickeyBriana EllisWendy GibsonTrisha HansslerStephanie HartmanRebecca HerdJamie Hershey

Chanelle HorstSarah HughesSarah KarpJenna KlaueMichelle LanzilottaMonica LanzilottaKatherine LupferKirstie McKeeverBrittane MillerLindsay MillerCaitlin MitchellNara NaranjitCaitlin OakleyJenna PerazzoneJoanna Petrie

Emily PlechavyBrittany ReynoldsAmber RockKatherine RupprechtBrenda ScanlanBethany SpringerMeghan StrongLindsey WelchLacey WinderTyler WinthropStacey WoodKristina Zanker

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TenorsSeth BurnsKarl HavilandRobert KnappAndrew LutzkaninBrendan MieleRandall MortonKenneth MosbyRue MoyerDavid RileyKarlton RolleAloys RodePeter RuhlBenjamin SchackGlenn SmithKyle TotaroBrandon VollSean WaiteGarrett WatkinsonCole Younger

BassesAdam BaldwinDaniel BartholomewJ. Gordon BergstresserPeter CodyJoshua GoodLuis HernandezShaun HigginsAlex HunterBrett KeysJeffrey KirenChristopher KnipeT.J. McCabeJoe MoyerBryan PartnerColin Puskaritz

Manuel SantanaJohn ScarangelloBarry SchaubEric SpencerJoshua StippichTerique TimmonsMatthew WrightBrandon ZarzycznyLee Zelewicz

Brittany AustinKelli BeitlerSummer BeretskyMolly BolandAlexis BortleKarissa CapitanAshley CrossNicole DaytonEllen DeBlockJenna DeweyMelinda DreisbachErin DunleavyChristina FaustLauren FilipskiLauren FooteJessica GuzzardoArlene HidalgoMeredith HumerMelissa King

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Heather LambertAmanda LarkinAmy LewisSarah LovellLaura MascuchAmy MiroccoMonique MobleyJennifer MoranMargaretann MulcahyLaura NafeyKristen OttoEmily PattonErika PfaunmillerLindsey PostaskiGina PuchanyJennifer QuinnMeaghan Roberts

Shannon RoelleEmily RuhlJoy ScottLaura SmithTara SteinbacherJennifer StinnerLauri SubenKristyn SuperRebecca TrostleTara TubbsMegan TyrseckStephanie WanekMelody WeisterJennifer WestonAlissa WheelerKatherine WillardAlyson Zeigler

Chamber ChoirL Y C O M I N G C O L L E G E

SopranoStephanie CreceliusRachel ClausenKristen DickeyKatie LupferKirstie McKeeverBrittane MillerJoanna PetrieEmily Plechavy

The Lycoming College Choir gratefully acknowledges that this tourhas been partially underwritten by the Morgan V. Knapp

Endowed Music Scholarship Fund.

AltoKellie BeitlerKarissa CapitanKristen OttoLaura SmithMegan TyrseckAlissa WheelerAlyson Zeigler

TenorAndrew LutzkaninRandall MortonKarlton RollePeter RuhlBrandon VollSean Waite

BassJoshua GoodBrett KeysChristopher KnipeTodd J. McCabeManuel SantanaJohn Scarangello

Barry Schaub

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