Loyola-Holiday Concert Series

Loyola University ChicagoDepartment of Fine and Performing Arts

Presents

Christmas Chapel ConcertFeaturing University Chorus, Chamber Choir,

Schola Cantorum and OrchestraDecember 5, 2011 7:30 p.m.

Madonna della Strada Chapel

Joyola! Featuring the Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble

December 8, 2011 7:30 p.m.Auditorium, Mundelein Center

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CHRISTM AS CHAPEL CONCERT

Program for December 5, 2011 7:30 p.m.

Chamber Choir Charles Jurgensmeier, S.J., director

3 Mottetti Latini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Niels La Cour Hodie Christus natus est (b. 1944)

The Huron Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Michael J. Oczko

In dulci jubilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Thiel (1861-1939)

The Salutation Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15th Century

Ave, dulcissima Maria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julian Wachner (b. 1969)

Bogoróditse Djévo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

OrchestraDr. Colin Holman, director

Pastores a Belen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Leroy Anderson(1908 – 1975)

Russian Folk Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anatol Liadov Religious Chant (1855 – 1914) Christmas Carol Plaintive Song Humorous Song

O Little Town of Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Leroy Anderson

Winter Concerto in F minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Antonio Vivaldi Allegro non molto (1678 – 1741) Largo Allegro

Momoko Takahashi, soloist

Nutcracker Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Tchaikovsky Arabian Dance (1840 – 1893) March

Schola CantorumSteven Betancourt, director

E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Manz (1919 – 2009)

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Poston (1905 – 1987)

Redeemer of the Nations, Come . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. J. Michael Thompson (b. 1953)

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CHRISTM AS CHAPEL CONCERT (c o n t)

AUDIENCE S INGALONG MEDLEY

University ChorusKirsten Hedegaard, director

Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter Allegro vivace (b. 1945) Andante Vivace e ritmico

Lindsay Maher, Lisa Sroka, Angelica D’Souza, Kelly Hof, soloists

Gaudete Brass: Ryan Berndt, Trumpet, Bill Baxtresser, Trumpet, Jean McCullough, Horn, Paul Von Hoff, Trombone, Scott Tegge, Tuba

Cassandra Gerber, Percussion, Tom Hopkins, Percussion, Steven Betancourt, Organ

O Come All Ye Faithful .........................................................................................arr. David WillcocksAudience join on verses 1, 3 and 4; choir only verse 2

1. O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold him, born the King of angels.

Refrain:

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

2.God of God, Light of Light, lo, he shuns not the Virgin’s womb; Very God, begotten not created. Refrain

3.Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God in the highest. Refrain

4.Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning, Jesus, to thee be glory given. Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. Refrain

Silent Night ..................................................................................................................................... Franz Gruber Audience join on all three verses.

1.Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

2.Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight; glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!

3. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light;


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Hodie Christus natus estNiels La Cour’s setting of Hodie Christus Natus Est is heard with the entrance of the female voices. This music has meter and harmonies unlike the monophonic and unmetered chant. When La Cour composed this piece he designed it to feel like the original text, which has a natural meter. The metrical structure he has given this piece gives it a sense of timelessness and space. He does this by allowing the meter to change with each bar and the need of the text.

In dulci jubilo (“In sweet rejoicing”) is a traditional Christmas carol. The text, a combination of Latin and German, is thought to have been written by the German mystic Heinrich Seuse in 1328. According to folklore, Seuse heard angels sing these words and joined them in a dance of worship. In his biography (or perhaps autobiography), it was written:

“Now this same angel came up to the Servant (Suso) brightly, and said that God had sent him down to him, to bring him heavenly joys amid his sufferings; adding that he must cast off all his sorrows from his mind and bear them company, and that he must also dance with them in heavenly fashion. Then they drew the Servant by the hand into the dance, and the youth began a joyous song about the infant Jesus...”

AUDIENCE S INGALONG MEDLEY

radiant beams from thy holy face with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Joy to the World ........................................................................................................................ arr. John Rutter Audience join on verses 1, 2, and 4; choir only verse 3

1. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing.

2. Joy to the world, the Savior reigns! Let all their songs employ; while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy.

3. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found.

4. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love.


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Subsequent translations into English, such as J. M. Neale’s arrangement “Good Christian Men, Rejoice” have increased its popularity to the present day. The arrangement by the German composer Carl Thiel highlights the simple beauty of the melody and the lush harmonies that surround it.

The Huron CarolThe first North American Christmas carol was written by a saint -- and a member of the Society of Jesus. Now known as “The Huron Carol”, it was written by Saint John de Brébeuf, Jesuit missionary to the Huron Indians, who was martyred in 1649 by the Iroquois. Father de Brébeuf wrote the Huron language Christmas hymn, “Jesous Ahatonnia” (“Jesus is Born”), which he adapted from a sixteenth-century French folk song,” Une Jeune pucelle” (“A Young Maid”). The translation of Brébeuf’s hymn is by George Middleton, performed here this evening.

The Salutation Carol“Salutation” is an old English name for the Annunciation, the feast celebrated on March 25, when Mary consented to be the mother of God. This simple setting was a helpful way of teaching the faithful the story from the Gospel of St. Luke in song.

Ave, dulcissima MariaThis wonderful setting of this famous Latin text is quite elegant and profound in its harmonic and rhythmic expression. The anthem opens with shimmering harmonies whose text greets the virgin Mary. As the texts emerge, the music changes to darker harmonies that carefully express the text. In general, the rhythms and harmonies become more complex with each phase shape. After the complexity intensifies, each section concludes with an antiphon, musically reminiscent of the late medieval period. “Ave, dulcissima Maria” is the fourth movement of a larger work entitled Regina Coeli.

Hodie Christus natus estHodie Christus natus est, Today Christ is born,hodie salvator apparuit. today the Savior appeared.Hodie in terra canunt angeli, Today on earth the angels sing,Laetantur archangeli. archangels rejoice.Hodie exultant justi, dicentes: Today the righteous rejoice, saying:Gloria in excelsis Deo. Alleluia. Glory to God in the highest. Alleluia.

In dulci jubilo (text: Germany, 14th Century)In dulci jubilio In sweet singingnun singet und seid froh. Sing now and be glad.Unsers Herzens Wonne Our hearts’ joyleit in praesepio, lies in a mangerund leuchtet als die Sonne and shines like the sunmatris in gremio. in his mother’s lap.Alpha es et O. You are the beginning and end.

O Jesu parvule, O little Jesus,nach dir ist mir so weh. my heart yearns for you.Tröst mir mein Gemüte, Comfort my soul,o puer optime, O blessed childdurch alle deine Güte, through all your goodness,o princeps gloriae! O Prince of Glory!Trahe me post te! Draw me after you!


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O patris caritas, O love of the Father,o nati lenitas! O sweetness of the child!Wir wären all verloren We were all lostper nostra crimina, because of our sinsso hat er uns erworben but He has earned uscoelorum gaudia. the joys of heaven.Eia, wärn wir da! Ah, were we only there!

Ubi sunt gaudia? Where are the joys?Nirgend mehr denn da, Nowhere else than there,da die Engel singen where the angels singnova cantica new songs,und die Schellen klingen and the bells ringin regis curia. in the King’s realm.Eia, wärn wir da! Ah, were we only there!

Ave dulcissima Maria (Latin, 12th Century)Ave dulcissima Maria, Hail, sweetest Mary,Vera spes et vita. Fount of hope and life!Dulce refrigerium. Sweet refreshment.O Maria, flos virginum. O Mary, Virgin flower.

Bogoróditse DjévoRejoice, O Mother of God.Virgin Mary, full of grace,the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women,and blessed is the fruit of your womb,for you have born the Savior of our souls.

University ChoirGloria was written as a concert work. It was commissioned by the Voices of Mel Olson, Omaha, Nebraska, and the composer directed the first performance on the occasion of his first visit to the United States in May 1974. The Latin text, drawn from the Ordinary of the Mass, is a centuries-old challenge to the composer: exalted, devotional and jubilant by turns. Rutter’s setting, which is based mainly on one of the Gregorian chants associated with the text, divides into three movements roughly corresponding to traditional symphonic structure. The accompaniment is for brass ensemble with timpani, percussion and organ – a combination which in the outer movements makes quite a joyful noise unto the Lord, but which is used more softly and introspectively in the middle movement. The composer later made a version with full orchestra. © Collegium Records

Audience Singalong Lyrics

LatinI. Glória in excélsis Deoet in terra pax homínibus bonae

voluntátis.Laudámus te,benedícimus te,adorámus te,glorificámus te,grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam

glóriam tuam

II. Dómine Deus, Rex cæléstis,Deus Pater omnípotens.Dómine Fili Unigénite, Jesu Christe,

Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris,qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére

nobis;qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe de-

precatiónem nostram.Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére

nobis.

III. Quóniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dóminus, tu solus Altíssimus,

Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spíritu: in glória Dei Patris. Amen.

English TranslationI. Glory be to God on high.And in earth peace towards men of

good will.We praise thee.We bless thee.We worship thee.We glorify thee.We give thanks to thee for thy great

glory.

II. O Lord God, heavenly KingGod the Father almighty.O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus

Christ.O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the

Father.Thou that takest away the sins of the

world, have mercy upon us.Thou that takest away the sins of the

world, receive our prayer.Thou that sittest at the right of the

Father, have mercy upon us.

III. For thou only art Holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only art the Most High.

Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art Most High in the glory of God the Father. Amen.


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Program for December 8, 2011 7:30 p.m.

Jazz BandScott Burns, director

Raincheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Strayhorn (1915 – 1957) arr. Les Hooper

My Favorite Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960) arr. Paul Jennings

The Christmas Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mel Tormé (1925 – 1999) Robert Wells (1922 – 1998) arr. Paul Jennings

Greensleeves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional arr. Greg Yasinitsky

Wind EnsembleFrederick Lowe, director

Huldigungsmarsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) ed. William Schaefer

Fantasia on a Thirteenth Century Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James L. Hosay (b. 1959)

Sleigh Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leroy Anderson (b. 1908 – 1975)

A Christmas Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leroy Anderson (b. 1908 – 1975)

TR ANSL ATIONS (c o n t)

LatinI. Glória in excélsis Deoet in terra pax homínibus bonae

voluntátis.Laudámus te,benedícimus te,adorámus te,glorificámus te,grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam

glóriam tuam

II. Dómine Deus, Rex cæléstis,Deus Pater omnípotens.Dómine Fili Unigénite, Jesu Christe,

Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris,qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére

nobis;qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe de-

precatiónem nostram.Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére

nobis.

III. Quóniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dóminus, tu solus Altíssimus,

Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spíritu: in glória Dei Patris. Amen.

English TranslationI. Glory be to God on high.And in earth peace towards men of

good will.We praise thee.We bless thee.We worship thee.We glorify thee.We give thanks to thee for thy great

glory.

II. O Lord God, heavenly KingGod the Father almighty.O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus

Christ.O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the

Father.Thou that takest away the sins of the

world, have mercy upon us.Thou that takest away the sins of the

world, receive our prayer.Thou that sittest at the right of the

Father, have mercy upon us.

III. For thou only art Holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only art the Most High.

Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art Most High in the glory of God the Father. Amen.


B IOGR APHIES

Steven Betancourt is the director of music for Madonna della Strada Chapel and University Organist for Loyola University Chicago. He teaches applied organ and directs the Schola Cantorum in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. Additionally, he is Sub-Dean of the Chicago Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, an auxiliary music staff member of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Divine Worship and a consultant to The American Federation Pueri Cantores.

Steven earned his B.A. in music education from Whittier College in California studying with Dr. Frances Nobert and David McVey. His M.M. from Indiana University-Bloomington was a double-major program in organ performance and church music. His teachers at Indiana included Drs. Larry Smith, Carla Edwards and Marilyn Keiser.

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Joy to the WorldJoy to the world, the Lord is comeLet earth receive her King.Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room.And heav’n and nature sing.And heav’n and nature sing.And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

Deck the HallsDeck the halls with boughs of holly,Fa la la la la, la la la la.’Tis the season to be jolly,Fa la la la la, la la la la.Don we now our gay apparel,Fa la la, la la la, la la la.Troll the ancient Yuletide carol,Fa la la la la, la la la la.

God Rest Ye Merry, GentlemenGod rest ye merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismay,Remember, Christ, our SaviorWas born on Christmas day,To save us all from Satan’s powerWhen we were gone astray:O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

Good King WenceslasGood King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of StephenWhen the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and evenBrightly shone the moon that nightThough the frost was cruelWhen a poor man came in sightGath’ring winter fuel.

Hark! the Herald Angels SingHark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King,Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled!”

Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies;With angelic host proclaim,“Christ is born in Bethlehem.”Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”

Silent NightSilent night, holy night;All is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin Mother and child.Holy Infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace.

Jingle BellsDashing through the snowIn a one-horse open sleigh,O’er the fields we go,Laughing all the way;Bells on bob-tail ring,Making spirits bright;What fun it is laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight.

Refrain:Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way;Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh! (repeat)

O Come All Ye FaithfulO come, all ye faithful, joyful and trium-phant,O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.Come and behold him, born the King of angels;

Refrain:O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,Christ the Lord.

A Christmas Festival Lyrics


B IOGR APHIES

Scott Burns is the Director of the Loyola University Chicago Jazz Band and instructor of applied jazz saxophone. Burns earned his bachelor of music degree in jazz and studio music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, graduating at the top of his class. After gaining varied professional performing and teaching experience both regionally and internationally, he relocated to Chicago to attend DePaul University, where he earned his master of music degree in jazz studies. While playing with DePaul’s award-winning jazz ensemble, Burns was a prominently featured soloist alongside legendary jazz performers Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Louis Bellson, and Tom Harrell, and received an outstanding soloist award from Down Beat magazine in 1999.

As an established member of the Chicago jazz scene, Burns frequently shares the stage as a leader and sideman with the area’s finest jazz musicians. His wide-ranging performing credits include select dates with popular singer/pianist Harry Connick Jr., national tours with the Mighty Blue Kings, and performances with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Chicago Jazz Orchestra. He has played at the JVC Jazz Fest, Newport Jazz Fest, Chicago Jazz Fest, Symphony Center, Kennedy Center and many other festivals and venues, and has appeared with international jazz artists McCoy Tyner, David Hazeltine, Ira Sullivan, and Ahmad Jamal. Scott’s debut CD as a leader, Passages, was released on Origin Records to critical acclaim, and features his original compositions. He can currently be heard performing in Chicago and the Midwest region.

Burns has been a guest soloist and/or clinician at the University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois, Bowling Green University, and Bloomington North H.S. (IN). He has also taught at Columbia College, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, and the Northwestern University High School Music Institute summer program, as well as maintaining a private teaching studio.

Susan Chou is the accompanist for the Loyola University Chorus. In 2004, she was awarded full scholarship to study with Menahem Pressler at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she completed her master degree in piano performance and continued on to her doctorate degree. Chou also served as an Associate Instructor from 2004 to 2010. In addition to giving numerous solo and chamber recitals, she had worked with famous musicians such as Cliff Colnot, Julian Martin, Ursula Oppens, Miriam Fried, Victor Yampolsky and Trio Chicago and Friends. She has appeared as soloist with the Good Samaritan Symphony Orchestra, IU University Orchestra, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and Symphony of the Mountains. Chou was a prize winner in the 2008 National Society of Arts and Letters Music Competition and the winner of 2011 Farwell Trust Award from Musician’s Club of Women. Currently, she is a Doctoral Candidate in piano performance at Indiana University.

Kirsten Hedegaard has enjoyed a dual career as a singer and conductor. As a soprano soloist, she has been praised for her voice that “blends beautifully” (Chicago Tribune) and “soars perfectly in the upper registers” (Barrington Quintessential). She has performed numerous Bach cantatas and baroque chamber music and has been a soloist with many early music specialists including Nicholas McGegan, Paul Hillier, Ivars Taurins, Kenneth Slowik, and John Butt. Ms. Hedegaard has sung with Tafelmusik, Philharmonia Baroque, the Newberry Consort, Ars Antiqua, the Opera Company and Bella Voce, among other ensembles. Also interested in contemporary music, Ms. Hedegaard has premiered several new works and was engaged as soprano soloist for an international tour of Louis Andriessens’s The Odyssey. This past winter she made her debut with the Grammy-award winning new music ensemble, eighth blackbird.

Currently on faculty at Loyola, Ms. Hedegaard has taught conducting at Concordia University, River Forest and has conducted choirs and orchestras for various institutions including Eastman House, Chicago Children’s Choir, Gallery 37, Loyola Academy, and the University of California. She was guest conductor with Chicago Choral Artists for the 2009-10 season and is the former conductor for the Bella Voce


B IOGR APHIES (c o n t.)

Outreach program. In 2000, she co-founded The Musical Offering, a nonprofit music school in Evanston where she held the position of Executive Director until 2005. She also holds the position of Director of Music at the Presbyterian Church of Barrington.Ms. Hedegaard holds a B.M. from Northwestern University and her M.A. in conducting from the University of California, where she was an assistant to Paul Hillier. In 2008, she was invited to be a conducting Fellow at the Yale Norfolk Festival, studying with Simon Carrington.

Colin Holman maintains an active professional career in Chicago where he divides his energies between conducting and musicology. Holman graduated from the University of Birmingham, England, and was awarded a Direct Exchange Scholarship and a Graduate Honors Fellowship to complete his Master’s degree in orchestral conducting and his Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Kansas, where he was a conducting student of George Lawner and Zuohuang Chen.

For two years, Holman taught Japanese and American students at Teikyo Westmar University before moving to Chicago, where he has lectured at both the undergraduate and graduate level at Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, Wheaton College, and North Park University.

Holman’s extensive conducting credits include work in opera and musical theatre, with orchestras and concert bands, and in early music. Since moving to Chicago, he has conducted many of the orchestras in the area, including a tenure with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra and guest appointments with the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Harper Symphony Orchestra, the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Virtuosi. Holman began his tenure as Orchestra Director at Loyola in the fall 2007 and was recently named founding conductor of the newly formed Fox Valley Orchestra.

Rev. Charles Jurgensmeier, S.J. is currently director of the music program and associate professor of music in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University Chicago. Before coming to Loyola University, he was on the faculty at Creighton University in Omaha.

For several years he performed with Opera Omaha and the Omaha Symphonic Chorus as singer, soloist, and conductor. He has given solo recitals in Holland, Italy, and Germany, as well as in Omaha, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has worked as a church musician and choral director while pursuing his theological studies at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and later at Loyola Marymount University during his doctoral studies. He continues to be active as a church musician as well as devoting his time and talents in the performance of early music, focusing on the choral music of J. S. Bach, Johann Valentin Rathgeber, O.S.B., and Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

He is also active as a scholar, writing on Franz Schubert’s only psalm setting in Hebrew, Psalm 92, Tov lehodos, the Magnificat settings from the Vespers services and the Rural Masses of the eighteenth-century German composer, J. V. Rathgeber. He has presented papers in the United States and in Germany.

Frederick Lowe conducts Loyola’s Wind Ensemble and directs the men’s and women’s basketball pep band, the Band of Wolves. Mr. Lowe earned his bachelor of music degree at the University of Michigan, after which he became assistant band director at Lake Zurich (IL) High School (LZHS). While at LZHS, Mr. Lowe directed the concert, symphonic, and marching bands and also taught music theory and electronic music composition. Mr. Lowe has pursued graduate conducting studies at Northwestern University, where he led six graduate conducting recitals in addition to guest conducting the following ensembles: Contemporary Music Ensemble; Concert Band;


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SOPRANODrew ElliottAnna GeorgeAshley GuinnJulie KimMakiah Nuutinen

ALTOAngelica D’SouzaClara FlahertyMollie HeathClaire Orzel

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SOPRANOGrace AffetrangerMorgan BarryAllison ColeSarah ComerNathalie CorbettMeredith Glass †Eileen GroganShelby HartChitra IyerJenna JanigaHeather Kita

Kathleen LewisKatherine Little †Lindsay MaherLynnea MalleyJaclyn MartinAmelia MestelleLuchia MorenoMia MorzelMakiah NuutinenDanielle Parde †Hollis RedmonSarab Shada †

Kristina SkulLisa SrokaAlex ThielenEmily Tishler †Rachel ToporekKatherine WaltherLydia WassmanAlexa Welch †Kelsey WelchMeagan Westhoven

Symphonic Band; Symphonic Wind Ensemble; “Wildcat” Marching Band; and Men’s Basketball Band. Mr. Lowe has served as guest conductor with the Singapore Festival Winds, and has made frequent guest appearances with the McHenry County (IL) Youth Orchestras. He has judged several music festivals in the Chicago area and served as a high school band guest clinician. His music analyses are published in the GIA Publications series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, in Volume I (second edition), Volume VI, and the soon-to-be released volume of solo music with wind ensemble accompaniment.

Momoko Takahashi was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1989, beginning her violin studies at age three under Shiho Suzuki. At age five, she continued her studies under Ellen Martin of the Royal Academy of Music, and Valerie Hougham of The Guildhall School of Music in London. She then moved to the United States at age nine, and was under the tutelage of Yuko Mori of Music Institute of Chicago for several years before switching to Michael Hining. At age seventeen, she returned to England to attend Kings College, University of London; during that time she was under the tutelage of Maxim Vengerov. She is currently attending Loyola University Chicago under the instructions of MingHuan Xu and is a member of the university quartet Bequadri. Momoko is majoring in biophysics and physics, with minors in chemistry and mathematics.


ORCHESTR A

VIOLIN 1Sarah BruceMary DalyLogan FinucanKara FlehertyClaire GaddisJordyn KowalskiMelissa MandarinoMeriam Ben Hadj TaharMomoko TakahashiSarah Zaza

VIOLIN 2Meagan ArrottMegan CarnesPaula GrzebienPaul GuziewskiAgnes KuklaMolly O’BrienSara RandazzoAllie RosalesEunji ShinMary Kate StylerAleksandra Wojtowicz

VIOLAPhilip Arbogast-WilsonCourtney BoweColleen Hautzinger

Olivia HedstromKelly LavieriRachel Wood

CELLOSarah AndersonGeneva CostopulosPieter De TombeJordan FarrellAndrea MarshallAnita MendozaKara KwiatkowskiKelsey NippertMike NiroumandpourMarylin Palackel

BASSJeremy Beyer

FLUTEMazy HofmanConnor Quinby

OBOEElizabeth GreiweAbigail Levy

CLARINETKarolina KrawczykJohn O’Hara

BASSOONGwyn DowneyDerek Kane

FRENCH HORNAnne HauserJonathan Hauser

TRUMPETRebecca BrantleyEdward Loy

TROMBONEDavid Kantor

TIMPANIThomas Moushey

HARPSICHORDCharles Jurgensmeier, S.J.

LUC Orchestra utilizes rotating seating.Sectional Coaches: MingHuan Xu (violins/violas) and William Cernota (cellos)

CHORUS (c o n t)

ALTOPooja AgrawalSarah BanksBethany CollinsNicole CribaroVania Davalos-MartinezCoralia DavilaMary DeHaasGabriella DemirdjianAngelica D’SouzaAmatzia Escamilla GomezEmily FrankmanAlexis GainesChristine GarcesLliani GardinerMoira GearyMollie HeathOlivia HedstromKelly HofFrancina JuncajAnna KebeJulie KimSpirit KimbroughPaityn KornerLindsey Kurdi

Samantha MascariKaitlin McMurryKatharine MosherVictoria MrongaLauren NelsonKatherine O’NeilAnna PerrottiClaudia SalvadorPriya ShahCharu SinghalChristina SkopecTeresa VeselekLindsey WedowJasmine Wilson

TENORAlex ChellbergDaniel Chung*Andrew FerrerGraham HendersonJack HollandFotis ManousogianakisMax SennJosh Zepeda

BASSJeff BarackEvan CzerwonkaBenton Fletcher*Ryan HammanDavid LancelleZach MartinezVictor ReyesRay RiveraBilly SchmittKevin SislerJonny SwiftJackson TenclayBrice Vinson

Susan Chou, rehearsal accompanist

*denotes student assistant conductor

†denotes Silent Night Soloists


JA ZZ BAND

ALTO SAXNicholas Bush Addison Jacobs

TENOR SAXJustin HoweMaria Marchione

BARITONE SAXRoxanne Able

TRUMPETCory Engler Nicholas Hadjokas

Chris UrbonKevin Trieu

TROMBONEErol AtacThomas BoisseauJulian TerryRaphael CrawfordPIANO*Pat Collins

GUITARJarrett DonoghueBASS

Zachary BrandBenjamin Pellittieri

DRUMSStevenson Valentor

VIBRAPHONE &PERCUSSIONCassandra Gerber

*guest performer

MUSIC FACULT Y

Kyle AscheAndrew BakerSteven BetancourtScott BurnsWilliam CernotaRobert DillonVictor GarciaKirsten HedegaardColin HolmanEllen HuntingtonChristine HwangCharles Jurgensmeier, S.J.Haysun Kang

Rebecca KornickBenjamin LeClairGustavo LeoneRick LoweAnthony MolinaroKelli Morgan McHughKeith MurphyAndrew NogalSunshine SimmonsCameron SmithSteve SuvadaMingHuan Xu

WIND ENSEMBLE

PICCOLOSarah EllisConnor Quinby

FLUTESarah EllisAudrey GelbKristin HoffmanAmy JurczakMonica MillsConnor QuinbyMeagan YothmentRebecca Youssef

OBOEOlivia ChanBianca GroveAbigail Levy

CLARINETEmily A. CaminitiAshley FitzgibbonsSarah FormentiniTracy KandaLindsey KramerKatie Lamont

Ieva MisiunaitéAmanda NewlingJohn B. O’HaraEmily Sammon

BASS CLARINETDominique Kincaid

BASSOONMaria Marchione

ALTO SAXOPHONERoxie AbleEvan CzerwonkaNikki GaseorCiara NicholsonBrendan O’Brien

TENOR SAXOPHONEJoel Thorson

BARITONE SAXOPHONEJack York

TRUMPETJessica DrafkeDavid LancelleZachary ParsonsIan RogersNick ThomasKevin TrieuChris UrbonNikolaus Weiner

HORNRuth M. BisekLaura GrenlinAaron KirkmanKyle SullivanAleksander Weismantel

TROMBONEDavid KantorBrian MayJulian Terry

EUPHONIUMCaryn Pavlak

TUBABrittney CabreraMirza KrijestoracChris Waskiewicz

PERCUSSIONMason BrownTom HopkinsMason JenkinsThomas M. MousheyAnnette J. NowackiEllie Ritzer

† The Wind Ensemble uses rotating seating. Players are listed alphabetically.


UPCOMING CONCERTS

ABOUT OUR DES IGNEE

Jazz Chamber RecitalTuesday, December 6 at 7:30 pm

Mullady Theatre

Classical Chamber RecitalFriday, December 9 at 7:30pm

Mundelein Center 14th Fl

William Ferris Chorale ConcertSaturday, December 10 at 7:30 pm

Madonna della Strada

For more information, you can visit our blog at blogs.luc.edu/artsalive

All concerts are free and open to the public

DEPARTMENT OF F INE AND PERFOR MING ARTS STAFF

Chair ........................................................................................................................................ Sarah Gabel, Ph.D.Director of Music ..................................................................................................Charles Jurgensmeier, S.J.Managing Director ...................................................................................................................April BrowningDirector of Public Programming ............................................................................................Jennie MartinOperations Manager ................................................................................................................... Scott HestonManagement Assistants..........................................................................Andrew Dillon, Julian Gonzalez,

Andrew LehmkuhlOffice Assistant .............................................................................................................................. Nina BonanoAdministrative Assistant ............................................................................................................ Marta Wasko Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................James DunfordBox Office Staff ...................................................................................... Beatrice Brittan, Gabrielle Caputo,

Ysatis Hill, Sara Hubbard, Ayman Moussally, Michelle Peters, Sallyann Price, Kathryn Siemianowski,

Margaret Tomasik, Rachel Toporek, Daniel Tsang, Alyssa Vitale, Ceara Zennie

MUSIC EVENTS CREW

Evan Fazio, Manager of EventsCassie GerberDavid LancelleArianna Loehr

Ashley LundgrenMonica MillsDavid MorrahRachel Wood

Harmony, Hope & Healing (HHH) is a creative and therapeutic music program offering dignity and spiritual healing to homeless and underserved women, children and men in some of Chicago’s most challenging neighborhoods: Englewood, Woodlawn, New City and the West Side. Incorporated as a non-profit in 2003, HHH works in collaboration with shelters and community outreach centers to provide therapeutic music programs for adults in recovery and transition, at-risk children and families, and low-income senior citizens as well as offering musical English lessons for non-native speakers. Using the restorative power of music, HHH programs provide emotional and spiritual support to individuals struggling to reclaim their lives and dignity. We bring hope and a healing presence to communities marred by poverty and violence.


ABOUT LOYOL A UN IVERS IT Y ’ S DEPARTMENT OF F INE AN D PER FOR MING ARTS

Loyola’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts aligns the creative energies of dance, music, theatre and visual arts to provide quality arts education to students. This inter-disciplinary collaboration, and the renovation of two arts facilities on the Lake Shore Campus, has inspired a renaissance of the arts on campus. This year’s public program-ming includes over 70 innovative events engaging several art forms. For information and events, visit LUC.edu/DFPA.

Box Office Contact InformationPhone: 773.508.3847

Email: [email protected]

Hours are from Noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday in Mundelein 1302, and an hour before curtain on performance days. Tickets can also be ordered online at LUC.tix.com.

Information The taking of photographs and the use of any type of recording devices are not allowed in the chapel during performances and are a violation of state and federal copyright laws. Tape or film will be confiscated. Electronic pagers and portable phones should be given to the house manager, who will notify patrons in the event that they are paged, if it is necessary that they be contacted during the performance. Patrons wearing alarm watches are respectfully requested to turn them off before entering the chapel.

Patrons are asked to turn off portable phones before entering the chapel. Lost and Found information may be exchanged at the Box Office; please call 773.508.3847. Smoking is prohibited. If you have any questions about the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, or would like to volunteer or support the theatre program in any way please call us at 773.508.7510, visit our website at LUC.edu/DFPA, or check out our blog at blogs.LUC.edu/artsalive

Thanks again for your patronage!

Loyola-Holiday Concert Series

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