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UNLV CONCERT SINGERS UNLV CHAMBER CHORALE LAS VEGAS MASTER SINGERS UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
College of Fine Arts presents UNLV CONCERT SINGERS UNLV CHAMBER CHORALE LAS VEGAS MASTER SINGERS UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROGRAM Chichester Psalms Leonard Bernstein Maestoso ma energico Andante con moto Sostenuto (1918–1990) David B. Weiller, conductor Sarah Vidal, soprano Breanna Lesure, alto Alex Price, tenor Christophe Kennedy, bass Noah Pastor, boy soprano Intermission Te Deum Anton Bruckner Te Deum laudamus Te ergo quaesumus Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis Salvum fac populum tuum In te, Domine, speravi (1824–1896) Taras Krysa, conductor Lillian Roberts, soprano Karin Hochman, mezzo-soprano William McCullough, tenor Richard Hodges, bass Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:30 p.m. Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall University of Nevada, Las Vegas PROGRAM NOTES Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms (1965) American born composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein exhibited strong musical talent from his first piano lessons at age 10. His parents, who valued hard work and commerce over passion, eventually saw the promise of a career in music and encouraged him to study. Bernstein attended Harvard University and the Curtis Institute as a composition and conducting student. His first big achievement came in 1943 when he was asked to fill in at the last minute for the conductor of the New York Philharmonic during an afternoon concert. His conducting debut was met with enormous applause from both the audience and the orchestra members, and resulted in a front page New York Times piece. From that point on he became a highly sought after conductor and eventually would take the position of Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. On the compositional front Bernstein is best known for his theatrical works, including Candide, On the Town, and West Side Story. He was a versatile composer capable of a wide-range of styles, often incorporating jazz influences with lyrical melodies. In addition to his contributions as a conductor and composer, he was a passionate music educator and engaged the public with many different forums for learning. Chichester Psalms was one of only two pieces composed during Bernstein’s eleven-year tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. He received a letter from the Dean of the Cathedral of Chichester in Sussex, England, commissioning a new piece for the church’s 1965 music festival. The Dean made an additional request that a hint of West Side Story be included in the music. Bernstein responded with Chichester Psalms, a three movement piece for choir and orchestra, written in Hebrew, with a complete Psalm in each movement. Alongside the religious theme we hear jazz and Broadway musical styles and lyrical melodies. The triumphal first movement opens with a celebration of God in Psalm 100 (“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord”). The second movement features solo voice with harp accompaniment in an angelic setting of Psalm 23 (“The Lord is my shepherd”). The final and longest movement sets Psalms 131 (“Lord, Lord, my heart is not haughty”) and 133 (“Behold how good”) in a jubilant conclusion. Bernstein’s remarkable blend of Hebrew and Christian traditions with contemporary musical styles was an instant success and remains a concert hall staple. Anton Bruckner - Te Deum (1883) Anton Bruckner descended from a long line of farmers and school teachers in the Austrian countryside. At age 13, after the death of his father, he was admitted as a choirboy to the nearby St. Florian monastery where he found spiritual and musical fulfillment. He would go on to study education and eventually return to St. Florian as an elementary school teacher. Bruckner was a gifted organist; his face was said to beam when he played, and at age 31 he left St. Florian for a post as organist at the Linz Cathedral, near his home town. He began composing religious works, influenced by Schubert and Mendelssohn in Classical Viennese style, but his true inspiration came when he was nearly 40 and first heard an opera by Richard Wagner. Bruckner then threw himself into developing and maturing his compositional style which resulted in his Symphony #1, two Masses, and a series of motets. An influential Viennese conductor recognized Bruckner’s talent and helped him obtain a teaching position at the Vienna Conservatory where he was noted for his engaging and enthusiastic teaching style. However, his humble origins instilled many characteristics that were at odds with the cosmopolitan nature of Vienna—great and genuine humility, unshakable devotion to religion, provincial simplicity with rural dress and thick dialect. His music wasn’t immediately embraced by the Viennese public or critics, but by the mid-1880s his works had gained appreciation from conductors and were being performed throughout Germany and Austria. Bruckner began working on Te Deum in 1881 but put the draft aside until Wagner’s death provided the motivation to finish it. The medieval qualities heard in the music stem from Te Deum’s origin as a chant performed at the end of Matins on Sundays. The earliest known instrumental setting of Te Deum is from Musica enchiriadis, a 9th-century account of music history and theory. Te Deum has been set by many composers, using either the original Latin text, or the translated English versions which became very popular as part of Anglican services. Bruckner is said to have considered this his greatest work, and the ultimate portrayal of faith. Gustav Mahler, a great admirer of this piece, crossed out the instrumentation in his personal score and wrote: ‘For the tongues of angels, heaven-blest, chastened hearts and souls purified by fire’. UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a student orchestra comprised of music majors in the UNLV College of Fine Arts and non-music majors on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The mission of this performing ensemble is threefold: to train music majors to become professional performers and teachers; to introduce non-music majors to higher quality musicianship; and to enrich the cultural life of UNLV and the Las Vegas community. The UNLV Symphony Orchestra presents a number of programs each season that include a variety of the orchestral standard repertoire, ranging from early Baroque through modern contemporary. The UNLV Symphony Orchestra performs at least one major work with a chorus every year as well as one complete opera. Student soloists are featured throughout the year on either the Student Soloists Concert or else as guest artists for winning the annual Solo Concerto Competition. The extensive list of guest conductors and soloists with UNLV Symphony Orchestra includes Itzhak Perlman, Sarah Chang, Rachel Lee, Edgar Meyer and Hillary Hahn. TARAS KRYSA serves as the director of orchestras at UNLV and music director of the Henderson Symphony Orchestra. Krysa was born in Kiev, Ukraine to a musical family and began his formal studies as a violinist at the Moscow Conservatory. After moving to United States, Krysa continued his studies at Indiana University and Northwestern University both in violin and conducting. His conducting teachers have included Victor Yampolsky, Jorma Panula and David Zinman. As a violinist, Krysa has won positions with the New World Symphony Orchestra and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras. In recent seasons his conducting appearances have included National Ukrainian Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra van het Osten, New World Symphony, St. Petersburg Symphony, Moscow Soloists, Slovak Sinfonietta, Spoleto Festival Chamber Orchestra, Kiev Chamber Orchestra and the Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra. He has made three critically acclaimed recordings for the Brilliant Classics label. Krysa has also served as Principal Conductor of the Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, which he led on the several European tours with the appearance at the Concertgebouw Hall. Violin I Yestyn David Griffith Waverly Tingle Katherine de Garcia Vicente Gomez Violin II +Allie Pritcherd Ashley Riedy Oscar Fernandez Aiea Shahid Jake Stegman Viola +Dalton Davis Micaela Nielson Christopher Vivas Andrew Vasquez Cello +Bradley Taylor Lindsay Johnson Katharine Smith Mathew Lazeroff Hannah Hafen Jovonie Tejero Bass +Jimmy Cisneros Sergio Monroy Flute Melanie Shumway Jessica Patchett Oboe Sharon Nakama Erica Hill Clarinet ^Ivan Ivanov Jay Savoy Bassoon Bronson Foster Nick Guevara Horn Linnie Hostetter Alina Eckersley Mathew Layher Jacobs Christian Trumpet Bronson Pascual Julio Vargas Rudolf Jovero Trombone Dylan Musso Chandler Sison Alan Quan Timpani Luigi Ng Percussion Paul De La Torre Eddie Yervinian Samuel Friend Harp Emily Montoya Barnes Alexi Panter + Principal ^ Graduate Student UNLV CONCERT SINGERS & CHAMBER CHORALE LAS VEGAS MASTER SINGERS Jae Ahn-Benton, pianist SOPRANO 3 Linda M. Ames 3 Jessie Bame 3 Ashley Barnum 1 Alixandra Marie Beauchamp 3 Maryann Boghdadi 1 Tiffaney-Anne Calabro 2 Ysabelle Catu 1 Athalie Cho 3 Georgia Conatser 1 Kerri Dahl 1 Heather Elise 2 Amanda Geisler 3 Elizabeth Honest 2 Nichole Jarlson 3 Michelle Johnson 3 Debora Loeb 1 Taylor Madrid 1 Dawn McCollum 3 Anita Meyer 1 Christina Obra 3 Heather R. Pickett, DO 3 Jill Popp 3 Jody Porter 3 Judy Salz 3 Christian D. Smith 3 Jolyn Smith 3 Katherine Rogers 1 Princess Rosano 3 Cheryl Terry 3 Shannon Thompson 1,2 Bridget Torres 2 Melody Totten 3 Shannon Thompson 3 Isadora Trinkle 1 Faith Trujillo 3 Sarah Vidal 3 Denise Wunderlich ALTO 2 Eliysheba Anderson 2 Rabuel Aviles 3 Mitzi J. Bender 3 Lisa H. Benedict 1 Lacy Burchfield 3 Carol Cherry 3 Jody Cotton 3 Charlotte Cunningham 1 Casey Dakus 3 Leslie Dillon 1 Christine Herbano 3 Sheryn Honest 3 Stephanie Honest 2 Breanna Lesure 1 Jennifer Menchaca 3 Lorelle Nelson 3 Pamela Parzych 3 Carol Ann Premonics 1 Kiloni Ramo 1 Ashlee Ruder 3 Sharon Saca 3 Amy Salz 3 Deborah Selof 3 Olivia Sirota 3 Kathy Steinbrenner 1 Megan Stewart-Cole 1 Maia Julianne Thielen 2 Nicole Thomas 3 Cinda Towne 1 Hunter Rose Turner 3 Christine Velotta TENOR 3 Travis Bame 2 Gianni Matteo Becker 2 Daveon Bolden 2 Joemar Buyao 3 Edwin Cerna II 1 Daniel Cihigoyenetche 1 Andrew Cogley 1 Dominic Graber 2 Brian Guido II 3 Bradley Hendricks 3 Jeff Kriske 3 Brian Neau 3 Elison D. Patio 1 Matthew Pedersen 2 Alex Price Raymond G. Roberts 3 Trevor Roberts 2,3 Faustino Solis 1 Michael Thomas 1,3 Jeremy Valdez 1 Chris Vanegas 3 Rick Velotta 3 Pj Young 3 BASS 2 Alexander Baskin 3 K.C. Black 3 Armando S. Campos 3 Kaymen Carter 2 Austin Champion 3 Ken Conatser 3 C. Edward Cotton 3 James Galvez 3 David Hed 3 Johnny Hochgraefe 3 Steve Hodgson 1 Robert Holland 1 Austin Jung 2 Christophe Kennedy 1 Jesse Law 2 Jordan Madagame 3 James M. Magnuson 3 William C. Marchant 2 Mark Patrick McCreery 1, 2 Julian Olarte 1 Ranon Alexander Pador 3 Francis Cancio-Palispis 3 Jeremy Paulucci 3 Benjamin Rockoff 1 Shawn Schwerdtfeger 1 Kurt Ludwig Sedlmeir 3 Peter Steinbrenner 1 Andrew Williams 1 Blake Wisner 3 Steve Wright 1 Concert Singers 2 Chamber Chorale 3 Las Vegas Master Singers The UNLV CHORAL ENSEMBLES enjoy a reputation for excellent performances throughout the southwest and beyond. Under the direction of conductors David B. Weiller and Jocelyn K. Jensen, the choirs (Concert Singers, Chamber Chorale, Varsity Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Chorus, and Las Vegas Master Singers) present several concerts annually on the university campus and in the greater Las Vegas community. University choirs have presented major works with the Mexico National Symphony in Mexico City, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the University Symphony Orchestra, and the Nevada Symphony Orchestra. The choirs have appeared in numerous fully staged productions in collaboration with UNLV Opera Theater, and, on a lighter note, they have presented concerts of classic musical theatre repertoire. Tours have encompassed Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, as well as itineraries in Hawaii, New York, Mexico and Canada. Notable highlights include appearances with the world renowned Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and a massed choir performance in New York City’s Carnegie Hall. The UNLV Chamber Chorale has been honored with invited performances for western division conferences of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and western region and state conferences of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). The Las Vegas Master Singers is recognized as one of the premiere community choral organizations in southern Nevada. Sponsored by the UNLV School of Music, the choir presents several performances each year and also serves as the chorus-in-residence for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Founded in 1993 by Susan L. Johnson, and led to further levels of excellence by Jocelyn K. Jensen from 2002-2015, Las Vegas Master Singers is now directed by David Weiller. The UNLV Choral Ensembles maintain an active student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) that supports choral music and special student projects.\ DAVID B. WEILLER celebrates 32 years as Director of Choral Studies in the School of Music at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Under his leadership the UNLV Choral Ensembles enjoy a reputation for vibrant performances throughout the southwest and beyond. He has conducted major choral-orchestral works ranging from Bach to Bernstein, and he has appeared as a guest conductor of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the Nevada Symphony Orchestra. He is the newly appointed artistic director and conductor of the Las Vegas Master Singers which that serves as the chorus-in-residence for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. During his career, Professor Weiller has conducted over sixty stage productions at the university and as a principal conductor for the College Light Opera Company on Cape Cod, one of the most respected summer-stock theater companies in the country, where he conducts the Gilbert & Sullivan canon, Viennese and early American operettas, and Broadway classics. Professor Weiller is a past recipient of the UNLV William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching and the UNLV Alumni Association’s Distinguished Faculty Award. In 2014 he was named “Teacher of the Year” in the College of Fine Arts. Many of his former students are highly successful music educators in the Clark County School District and across the country. Mr. Weiller maintains a full schedule as a clinician and adjudicator, and he plays an active role in furthering quality choral performances throughout the school district and community. He currently serves as a board member for the ACDA Western Division. SOLOISTS NOAH PASTOR, boy soprano Noah Pastor is an 8th grader at Cashman Middle School. His love for music began at an early age, playing the piano at the age of four. Noah has been a soprano in choirs for five years, three of which have included the Clark County School District Middle School Honor Choir. As a member of the National Junior Honor Society, Noah has a career goal of becoming an engineer, but will always coninue to have a passion for the musical arts. LILLIAN ROBERTS, soprano Lirico-spinto soprano Lillian Roberts has performed throughout the United States and Europe. During this time, she worked with world-renowned conductors such as Eduardo Müller of La Scala, Warren Jones of the Metropolitan Opera, and James Conlon of the Paris National Opera. Some noteworthy performances include roles with Chautauqua Opera and Hudson Opera in New York, and Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis. In addition to performing title roles in Aida and Madama Butterfly, significant guest solo performances include Carson City Symphony, Ocean City Pops Orchestra and a national television broadcast with KET/PBS at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Kentucky. During her third Spain tour with the American Spiritual Ensemble, she appeared in a broadcast on the Spanish National Radio at the Santander Festival Internacional before the King and Queen of Spain. Some notable competitions include numerous wins at the district and regional levels of the Metropolitan st Opera National Council Auditions, 1 place in the Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria, and as a finalist in the George London Foundation Competition in New York. While at the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, Ms. Roberts won first place in the Oreste A.Giargiari Bel Canto Competition and performed at the Oprah Winfrey Humanitarian Awards as a winner of the Marian Anderson Competition in Verizon Hall. Other significant training includes the Aspen Opera Theater Center Music Festival in Colorado, and the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy. This summer, Ms. Roberts will participate in the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme/Slavic Song at the Aldeburgh Festival in England and plans to complete her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas next fall. KARIN HOCHMAN, mezzo-soprano An Israeli native, Karin Hochman, is currently pursuing her DMA in applied voice from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the direction of Dr. Alfonse Anderson. Karin holds a Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School and a Master’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. She has been a member of the Pittsburgh Opera Young artist training program, singing the roles of Sesto (La Clamenza di Tito), Jenny (Threepenny Opera) Ottavia (L’Incoronazione di Poppea) and Carmen (La Tragedie de Carmen). She has also appeared with the Pittsburgh Opera as the Page (Salome), Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor) and Suzuki (Madama Butterfly). Ms. Hochman has sung the role of Zerlina (Don Giovanni) at the Kiev Opera, Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) at the Chautauqua Institute and Hansel in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra production of Hansel und Gretel. With the Israeli Opera she sang the roles of Kuchtík (Rusalka), Madelena (Il Viaggio a Reims), Curra (La Forza del Destino), Innkeeper’s Wife (The cunning Little Vixen,) the Third Lady in The Magic Flute, and in the world premiere of Gil Shohat’s The Child Dreams. Karin is a member of the Avant Gard opera group “Opera Camera” with which she sang the roles of Mr. Smith (The Bald Soprano) and Etroga (The Crook) all directed by Daniel Ehrlich. Karin participated in the performance piece “Cabaret Macbeh” as part of the “Nisuy Kelim #8” festival in Tel Aviv. Recently she took part in Yoav Gal’s 3WEEK OPERA staged reading in New York City. Karin Hochman is a recipient of the Baroch Grabov prize for exceptional emerging talent, scholarships from IVAI, as well as other numerous prizes and scholarships. WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, tenor William "Bill" McCullough is an emerging artist with an expressive, clarion sound. A native of DuBois, PA, Bill has been singing since before he could talk. His parents' singing of lullabies as a baby and the strong congregational atmosphere of his local church in his early years created an ideal and encouraging atmosphere for Bill to express himself as a performer. By the fourth grade, Bill was already performing in the high school musicals and performing regularly as a church soloist. While attending Westminster College as a Jerb Miller Scholar, Bill won Westminster's first Concerto and Aria competition his freshman year. His stage performances during his three years in Opera Westminster included the roles of Zuniga in Carmen, Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, and Barinkay in Der Zigeunerbaron. During his studies at the Peabody Conservatory, Bill was heard as Sigmund Freud in Melissa Schiflett's Dora at the Theatre Project in Baltimore and in the dual role of Anton and Pluto in Gluck's L'ivrogne Corrigé. He also collaborated as the tenor soloist in the first complete performance of Erik Spangler’s multi-ensemble work Mandela of the Four Directions. A frequently sought after soloist and collaborator, he has been heard in the role of Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos and Rodolfo in La Bohème. He has also collaborated as the tenor soloist in performances of Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and DuBois’ Seven Last Words of Christ. Recently, Bill completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he currently resides with his beautiful and loving wife, Monica. RICHARD HODGES, baritone Richard Hodges, is a native of Greensboro and is currently in the D.M.A. program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He was a 2015 Finalist of the American Institute of Musical Studies renowned Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria. He holds a B.M. from North Carolina Central University and a M.M. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A former high school choral director and 2014 MET Council Audition Encouragement Award winner, Richard sang the role of Superintendent Budd in Britten’s Albert Herring with UNCG Opera 2013. His other roles have included Peter the Father in the 2007 production of Hansel and Gretel with Greensboro Opera, the title role in Porgy and Bess, and Bob in Highway 1 USA by William Grant Still with the N.C. Central Operatorio Performance Program. As a featured soloist and recitalist Richard has performed in the 2014 and 2013 Greensboro Opera Gala performances as well as soloist for various vocal ensembles and orchestras at UNCG. His orchestral performances have included masterworks such as Handel’s Messiah along with other operatic arias. Mr. Hodges has also given recitals for the Greensboro Opera Companions and a special performance for the Carolina Men’s Chorus. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS UNLV SCHOOL OF MUSIC Susan Mueller, Director; Bill Bernatis, Assistant Director Kaci Kerfield, Office Manager; Parwin Bakhtary, Administrative Assistant Karen Kita, Administrative Assistant; Shylo Endris, Scheduler; Haik Goomroyan, Facility Manager Robert Goodale, Piano Technician; Chuck Foley, Gil Kaupp & Ron George, Recording Studio Stephanie Alvizo, Akaisha Cook, Emmanuel Garibay, Student Staff UNLV V-O-C-E (VOICE, OPERA, CHORAL ENSEMBLES) FACULTY Dr. Alfonse Anderson, Dr. Tod Fitzpatrick, Dr. Linda Lister, Dr. Stephanie Weiss, Dr. Christina Wright-Ivanova, Dr. Jocelyn K. Jensen, Prof. David Weiller UNLV PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Larry Henley, Director of Artistic Progamming and Production; Lori James, Director of Finance and Guest Relations; Shaun Franklin-Sewell, Director of Marketing and Patron Services; Trent Downing, Technical Director; David Gruzin, Stage Manager/Theatre Technician; Paulo Martins, Stage Manager/Theatre Technician; Keith Widmann, Theatre Technician. UNLV COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Helga Watkins, Interim Dean; Michael Tylo, Assistant Dean; Delia Martin, Business Manager; Jennifer Vaughan, Director of Public Relations Director; Anne Hodge, Director of Development; Lori Slinn, Event Coodinator; Robert Mader, Information Technology Specialist; Beatriz Garcia, Executive Assistant; Simonne Purdy, Administrative Assistant. CONCERT SINGERS Board of Officers: Julian Olarte, Hunter Rose Turner, Athalie Cho, Bridget Torres Section Leaders: Tiffaney-Anne Calabro, Taylor Madrid, Casey Dakus, Ashlee Ruder, Matthew Pedersen, Jeremy Valdez, Julian Olarte, Ranon Pador CHAMBER CHORALE Officers: Joemar Buyao, Julian Olarte Section Leaders: Melody Totten, Eliysheba Anderson, Faustino Solis, Alexander Baskin ACDA STUDENT CHAPTER OFFICERS: Jordan Madagame, Gianni Becker, Ysabelle Catu, Faustino Solis, Olivia Sirota LAS VEGAS MASTER SINGERS BOARD Pamela Parzych, Rick Velotta OF DIRECTORS: Brian Neau, Carol Cherry, Kathy Steinbrenner, David Hed, CHORAL STUDIES GRADUATE ASSISTANT & LIBRARIAN: Christopher Withrow The UNLV Choral Ensembles express their heartfelt appreciation to the Las Vegas Master Singers and Dr. Jocelyn K. Jensen for their vision and commitment in establishing THE SUSAN L. JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHORAL STUDIES, an endowed fund providing ongoing support of talented choral musicians at UNLV.