UNIVERSITY CONCERT SINGERS AND CHAMBER CHORALE “Marvelous Musicals & Opulent Operetta”

College of Fine Arts presents
UNIVERSITY CONCERT SINGERS
AND CHAMBER CHORALE
David B. Weiller, conductor
Jae Ahn-Benton, pianist
“Marvelous Musicals & Opulent Operetta”
PROGRAM
Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
(1928–2010) (b. 1924)
Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
Tradition
Tevye, the dairyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Baskin
Yente, the matchmaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Thomas
Avrahm, the bookseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Price
Nachum, the beggar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donovan Crespo
Lazar Wolf, the butcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Austin Brewer
Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Faustino Solis
Mendel the rabbi’s son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Madagame
Villagers of Anatevka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chamber Chorale
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
(1902–1979)
(1895–1960)
Cinderella (1957)
Stepsister’s Lament
Breanna Lesure, Eliysheba Anderson
Stephen Sondheim
(b. 1930)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
Johanna
Jesse Law
Leonard Bernstein
(1918–1990)
Candide (1956, 1989)
We Are Women
Leandra Long, Alessandra Las
Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice
(b. 1946)
(b. 1945)
(b. 1944)
Chess (1986)
Anthem
Kurt Ludwig Sedlmeir
Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
(1885–1945)
Show Boat (1927)
Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine
Maia Julianne Thielen
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
South Pacific (1949)
Younger Than Springtime
Daveon Bolden
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone
(b. 1969)
(b. 1975)
(b. 1971)
The Book of Mormon (2011)
Baptize Me
Alex Price, Maia Julianne Thielen
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
(b. 1949)
(1950–1991)
Alex Price
Aladdin (2011)
Proud of Your Boy
Jason Robert Brown
(b. 1970)
The Last Five Years (2001)
Climbing Up Hill
Cheyna Alexander
Jeanine Tesori, Brian Crawley
(b. 1961)
Violet (1994,1997)
Let It Sing
Xavier Brown
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
West Side Story (1957)
Tonight
Riff, leader of the Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xavier Brown
Bernardo, leader of the Sharks . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Patrick McCreery
Anita, Bernardo’s girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breanna Lesure
Tony, Riff’s friend, in love with Maria . . . . . . Alex Price
Maria, in love with Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ysabelle Catu
and the Chamber Chorale
Intermission
(10 minutes)
Irving Berlin
(1888–1989)
Annie Get Your Gun (1946)
I Got the Sun in the Morning
Chamber Chorale with soloists Maia Julianne Thielen, Xavier Brown,
Leandra Long, Donovan Crespo, Daveon Brown, Melody Totten, Faustino Solis
Eric Idle
(b. 1943)
Spamalot (2005)
The Song That Goes Like This
Casey Dakus, Conor Brereton
Robert Stolz
(1880–1975)
Ich liebe alle Frauen (1935)
Ob Blond, ob Braun, ich liebe alle Frau’n
Faustino Solis
Johann Strauss, Jr.
(1825–1899)
Die Fledermaus (1874)
Czardas
Cassandra O’Toole
William S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan
(1836–1911)
(1842–1900)
The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu) (1885)
If You Want to Know Who We Are
A Wand’ring Minstrel I
Comes a Train of Little Ladies
Three Little Maids from School Are We
With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride (Finale Act I)
Nanki-Poo, in love with Yum Yum . . . . . . . . Conor Brereton
Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Ludwig Sedlmeir
Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else . . . . . Alexander Baskin
Yum-Yum
} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacy Burchfield
Pitti-Sing
} Three little maids . . . . . . Maia Julianne Thielen
Peep-Bo
} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Van Such
Katisha, in love with Nanki-Poo . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Weiss (guest artist)
Noblemen, School Girls and
Townspeople of Titipu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University Concert Singers
Saturday, March 7, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Recital Hall
Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
DAVID B. WEILLER, Associate Professor of Music, celebrates 31 years as Director of Choral
Studies at UNLV. Under his leadership the university choral ensembles enjoy a reputation for vibrant
performances throughout the southwest and beyond. Professor Weiller currently conducts the Concert
Singers, Chamber Chorale and Varsity Men’s Glee Club, and he teaches courses in choral conducting,
literature and pedagogy. He is a past recipient of the UNLV William Morris Award for Excellence in
Teaching, the UNLV Alumni Association’s Distinguished Faculty Award, and the “Teacher of the Year” in
the College of Fine Arts. Many of his former students are successful music teachers 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 Clark County School District and community. He
currently serves as a board member for the Western Division of the American Choral Directors
Association (ACDA).
David Weiller has appeared as a guest conductor of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the Nevada
Symphony Orchestra in major works for chorus and orchestra. During his career he 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 educational theatre companies in the country, where
he conducts the Gilbert & Sullivan canon, Viennese and early American operettas and Broadway
classics.
Professor Weiller holds an A.B. degree in music from Occidental College in Los Angeles and the
M.M. degree in choral music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Additional intensive
studies took place at California State University, Fullerton; the Oregon Bach Festival; Westminster Choir
College; the University of Oklahoma; the University of Nevada-Reno and Carnegie Mellon University. His
teaching mentors include James A. Young, Drinda Frenzel, Thomas Somerville, Harold Decker, Dennis
Shrock and Rodney Eichenberger.
JAE AHN-BENTON, is an active collaborative pianist and composer in Las Vegas, Nevada. He
has studied with Mr. Roger Bushell and Dr. Mykola Suk. He is currently employed at the Little Church of
the West to play for weddings, as well as Nevada School of the Arts and the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas as a collaborative pianist for various individual music students and music classes. Mr. Ahn-Benton
keeps a busy schedule by also teaching piano to young students and frequently makes time to play many
types of gigs around town.
STEPHANIE WEISS, guest artist, joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Music/Studio Voice
at University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Fall 2014. She holds degrees from New England Conservatory
(voice), Tufts University (biology and drama), University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Mannes College of
Music. Previously, she has been on the faculties at UMKC Community School Division, the New York
State Summer School for the Arts, Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music, and a Teaching Fellow with
the Metropolitan Opera Education Department. Since 2010, she has been on the voice faculty at AIMS in
Graz.
A San Diego native, Ms. Weiss was a Midwest Regional Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera
National Council Auditions and at Mannes College of Music, a recipient of a Richard F. Gold Career Grant
from the Shoshana Foundation. As the winner of the American Berlin Opera Foundation Competition, she
became a member of Deutsche Oper Berlin as a Stipendiatin in the 2004/2005 season where she
debuted as Frasquita in Carmen. Other roles that season included Musetta, Erste Dame (Die
Zauberflöte), Gerhilde (Die Walküre), and Schlafittchen in the Berlin premiere of Das Traumfresserchen.
Ms. Weiss is a regular guest at the Deutsche Oper Berlin where her roles have included
Marianne Leitmetzerin (Der Rosenkavalier), Aufseherin (Elektra), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte),
Grimgerde (Die Walküre), Johanna [cover] (Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna), and Venus
[cover] (Tannhäuser) in the company’s tour to Beijing. With Opera Orchestra of New York under Eve
Queler at Carnegie Hall, she sang the role of Rose in Lakmé. She has appeared at the Berlin Staatsoper
Unter den Linden as Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Marthe (Faust),
at Oper Frankfurt as Musetta, and at Stadttheater Bern, San Diego Opera, and Oper Köln as Marianne
Leitmetzerin. In 2010, she debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic as the Cook in Le Rossignol under Pierre
Boulez. In 2012, she sang Venus in Tannhäuser with Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin. In the
2013-2014 season, she performed Wesendonck Lieder with the Henderson Symphony Orchestra,
Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with UNLV Opera, Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Las Vegas,
and returned to the San Diego Opera as Giannetta in L´elisir d´amore.
UNIVERSITY CHORAL ENSEMBLES CONCERT SINGERS • CHAMBER CHORALE VARSITY MEN • WOMEN’S CHORUS University of Nevada, Las Vegas
THE FRIENDS OF UNLV CHORAL MUSIC It is a pleasure to invite you to become a member of the Friends of UNLV Choral Music for the 2014-­‐2015 concert season. The UNLV Choral Ensembles enjoy an outstanding reputation for vibrant performances throughout the southwest and beyond. From Las Vegas to New York, from Mexico to Montreal, the university choirs are ambassadors of art and goodwill through their voices united in song. Since 1992, over 700 individuals, businesses and corporations have contributed generously in order for us to present concerts in Las Vegas, perform at choral festivals and conferences, and plan annual concert tours. Your support is needed to enrich the tradition of outstanding musical experiences for our students and our ever-­‐growing audience. A contribution of any amount demonstrates your commitment to the future of the choral art in our community. David B. Weiller & Jocelyn K. Jensen, conductors “The UNLV Singers delivered a near perfect concert of sacred and secular music...The singers, conductor, accompanist and audience members all but danced in the pews.“ (Concert Singers on tour in Colorado) “...joyous singing, remarkable delicacy and poise, impressive performance, expressive fervor...” (festival adjudication by Martin Bernheimer, Los Angeles Times) “The entire performance was glorious, yet disciplined. The orchestra, soloists and choruses performed with unaffected charisma.” (Las Vegas Review-­‐Journal) CONCERT SEASON 2014-­‐15 Friday, October 17, 7:30 pm (UNLV) “ODE TO JOY!” Saturday, October 25, 7:30 pm “ODE TO JOY!” (Desert Spring United Methodist Church) DONOR NAME ADDRESS 30TH ANNUAL MADRIGAL & CHAMBER CHOIR FESTIVAL CITY/STATE/ZIP Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm (UNLV) PHONE E-­‐MAIL If your donation supports a specific student in the UNLV Choral Ensembles, please write the student’s name here: Enter the amount of your donation: $ Gifts to the Friends of UNLV Choral Music may be tax-­‐deductible and will be acknowledged accordingly. Make checks payable to UNLV Foundation and mail to: Prof. David Weiller, UNLV Dept. of Music 4505 Maryland Parkway – Box 455025 Las Vegas, NV 89154-­‐5025 You can donate online: www.unlv.edu/foundation/csp Click on “College of Fine Arts” and then select designation “Friends of UNLV Choral Music.” EXPERIENCE T HE U NLV C HORAL T RADITION! Friday, November 7, 4:00 & 7:00 pm (UNLV) “COME, YE SONS OF ART” Sunday, February 22, 7:30 pm (Las Vegas Academy) USC THORNTON CHAMBER SINGERS with UNLV Chamber Chorale & select high school ensembles Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm (UNLV) “MARVELOUS MUSICALS & OPULENT OPERETTA” Friday -­‐ Sunday, March 27-­‐29 SPRING TOUR -­‐ Concert Singers & Chamber Chorale Saturday, April 11, 7:30 pm “AN EVENING WITH THE UNLV CHOIRS” (Green Valley Presbyterian Church concert series) Friday, April 17, 7:30 pm (UNLV) CHAMBER CHORALE HOME CONCERT Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 pm (UNLV) WOMEN’S CHORUS & VARSITY MEN’S GLEE CLUB UNLV Choral Studies office, (702) 895-­‐3008. E-­‐mail: <[email protected]> Saturday, April 25, 7:30 pm TICKETS UNLV Varsity Men’s Glee Club, Las Vegas Men’s Chorus & Silver Statesmen Barbershop Chorus (Green Valley Presbyterian Church concert series) 895-­‐ARTS (2787) or pac.unlv.edu VISIT US ONLINE www.unlv.edu/music/events www.unlv.edu/music /ensembles www.facebook.com/UNLVChoralEnsembles “MEN, MEN & MEN!” Friday, May 1, 8:00 pm (Henderson Pavilion) MASTERWORKS CONCERT: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY #9 UNLV Concert Singers and Chamber Chorale, Las Vegas Master Singers & Henderson Symphony Orchestra Welcome to MARVELOUS MUSICALS & OPULENT OPERETTA! This evening’s concert spans many
memorable moments from the worlds of Viennese operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan (English)
operetta, early American operetta, Broadway classics and contemporary musical theater. All of
these composers and lyricists created tremendous theatrical energy through their depiction of the
human experience in word, rhythm and melody. Thus, our singers are pleased to share these
musical gems with you in concert style without scenery or costumes. In this era of perpetual
“sensory overload,” we invite you to rediscover the excitement of a bare (or almost bare) stage
filled with voices in song. Listen - imagine - enjoy!
The UNLV CHORAL ENSEMBLES enjoy a reputation for vibrant performances throughout the
southwest and beyond. The choirs recently were praised for a concert described as “…glorious, yet
disciplined. The choruses performed with unaffected charisma.” The ensembles (Concert Singers,
Chamber Chorale, Varsity Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Chorus) present several concerts annually on the
university campus and in the greater Las Vegas community. 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 regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and
the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). 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 many
concerts of classic musical theater repertoire. The UNLV Choral Ensembles maintain an active student
chapter of the ACDA that supports choral music and special student projects on campus. The choirs also
sponsor Lamprophony, a student-organized contemporary a cappella ensemble that performs on campus
and in the community.
UNIVERSITY CONCERT SINGERS & CHAMBER CHORALE
2
Cheyna Alexander
2
Eliysheba Anderson
1
Rabuel Aviles
1, 2
Alexander Baskin
2
Gianni Becker
1, 3
Benjamin Blade
2
Daveon Bolden
2
James Bonura
1
Conor Brereton
2
Austin Brewer
1
Christopher James Brooks
2
Xavier Brown
1
Lacy Burchfield
2
Joemar Buyao
1
Alexa Punsalan Carreon
1, 2
Ysabelle Catu
1, 2
Edwin Cerna II
1
Austin Champion
1
Bianca Chavez
1, 2
Donovan Crespo
1
Casey Dakus
1
Heather Rose Elise
1,
Britta Epling
1
Kevin Fitzpatrick
2
James Galvez
1
Amanda Geisler
2
Brian Angelo Guido II
1
Christine Herbano
2
Christophe Kennedy
1
Taylor Kowalksi
1
Megan Lake
1
Alessandra Las
1
Jesse Law
1
Jorge Lazcano
2
Breanna Lesure
1, 2
Leandra Long
1
Omar Lozano
2
Jordan Madagame
1
Alfredo Martirena
1
Dawn McCollum
2
Mark Patrick McCreery
1
Crystal Miller
1
Tyler Mortensen
1
Cassie O’Toole
1, 2
Julian Olarte
1
Angela Olson
1
Michael Padilla
1
Ranon Alexander Pador
1
Kendal Patterson
2
Alex Price
1
Princess Rosano
1
Rebecca Sanchez
2
Megan Schnizlein
1
Shawn Schwerdtfeger
1
Kurt Ludwig Sedlmeir
1
Min Jeong Seo
1
Eric Sepulveda
2
Olivia Sirota
2
Faustino Solis
1
Brooke Soto
1, 2
Maia Julianne Thielen
2
Nicole Thomas
2
Melody Totten
1
Hunter Rose Turner
1
Jeremy Valdez
1
Kelsey Van Such
1
Rodbel Virula
1, 2
Jasmine Walker
1
Blake Wisner
1, 2
Deanna Woods
1
Joshua Yelle
1 Concert Singers
2 Chamber Chorale
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
UNLV DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Susan Mueller, Interim Chair; Bill Bernatis, Associate Chair;
Kaci Kerfield, Office Manager; Parwin Bakhtary, Administrative Assistant; Karen Kita, Administrative
Assistant; Sandra De Borger, Scheduler; Haik Goomroyan, Facility Attendant;
Robert Goodale, Piano Technician; Chuck Foley, Gil Kaupp, and Ron George, Recording Studio;
Emmanuel Garibay, Erica Goff, Keitoh Spears, Shevonne Weekes, Student Staff
UNLV V-O-C-E (VOICE, OPERA, CHORAL ENSEMBLES) FACULTY
Dr. Alfonse Anderson, Dr. Tod Fitzpatrick, Dr. Linda Lister, Mr. Kosta Popovic,
Prof. Stephanie Weiss, Dr. Jocelyn K. Jensen, Prof. David Weiller
CONCERT SINGERS
Board of Officers: Kelsey Van Such, Tyler Mortensen, Lacy Burchfield, Julian Olarte, Jasmine Walker,
Hunter Rose Turner
Section Leaders: Lacy Burchfield, Kelsey Van Such, Britta Epling, Cassie O’Toole, Edwin Cerna II,
Tyler Mortensen, Alexander Baskin, Ranon Pador
CHAMBER CHORALE
Officers: Joemar Buyao, Mark Patrick McCreery, Faustino Solis
Section Leaders: Cheyna Alexander, Megan Schnizlein, Olivia Sirota, Nicole Thomas, Gianni Becker,
Faustino Solis, Austin Brewer, James Galvez
CHORAL STUDIES GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Christopher Withrow
POSTER GRAPHIC AND DESIGN: Hunter Rose Turner and Jeremy Valdez
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 that provides support of talented choral students at UNLV.
UPCOMING “V-O-C-E” PERFORMANCES (Voice - Opera - Choral Ensembles)
(All events in Rando Recital Hall unless otherwise noted. Visit www.unlv.edu/music/events for more information.)
Thursday, March 19
Fri-Sat, March 20-21
2:30 pm
7:30 pm
Monday, April 6
Friday, April 10
Friday, April 10
Saturday, April 11
Sunday, April 12
Sunday, April 12
Tuesday, April 14
Friday, April 17
Sunday, April 19
Sunday, April 19
Wednesday, April 22
Friday, April 24
Saturday, April 25
Sunday, April 26
Wednesday, April 29
Thursday, April 30
Friday, May 1
Friday, May 1
7:30 pm
5:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
1:00 pm
3:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
3:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
5:30 pm
5:30 pm
8:00 pm
Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday, May 6
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
Sunday, May 10
7:30 pm
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
3:30 pm
5:30 pm
Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Susan Williams, soprano
UNLV Opera Theatre: Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Also Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 pm. (Judy Bayley Theatre)
Master’s Recital: Stephanie Redman, soprano
DMA Lecture-Recital: William McCullough, tenor
Junior Recital: Britta Epling, soprano & composition (Ham Fine Arts #147)
An Evening With the UNLV Choral Ensembles (Green Valley Presbyterian)
DMA Recital: Daniel Hunter, tenor
Master’s Recital: Nicole Harris, mezzo-soprano
DMA Lecture-Recital: Stephanie Weiss, mezzo-soprano (Ham Fine Arts #147)
UNLV Chamber Chorale “Home Concert”
DMA Recital: William McCullough, tenor
Senior Recital: Edwin Cerna, tenor
UNLV Women’s Chorus & Varsity Men’s Glee Club “Spring Concert”
UNLV Opera Theater: “The Play’s the Thing” scenes program
“Men, Men, and Men!” (Green Valley Presbyterian)
Senior Recital: Kelsey Van Such, soprano
Junior Recital: Austin Brewer, baritone
Junior Recital: Ashlee Ruder, soprano
DMA Lecture-Recital: Wendy Moss, soprano (Ham Fine Arts #147)
Henderson Symphony Orchestra, UNLV Choirs, LV Master Singers:
Beethoven Symphony #9 (Henderson Pavilion)
DMA Recital: Olivera Gjorgoska, soprano
DMA Recital: Bonita Bunt, soprano
Junior Recital: Jordan Madagame, baritone
Sophomore Studio Recital: students of Dr. Alfonse Anderson
DMA Recital: Lillian Roberts, soprano