THE UNLV CHORAL ENSEMBLES What Sweeter Music

College of Fine Arts presents
THE UNLV CHORAL ENSEMBLES
David B. Weiller and Jocelyn K. Jensen, conductors
Jae Ahn-Benton and Jason Corpuz, pianists
What Sweeter Music
VARSITY MEN’S GLEE CLUB
We Meet Again Tonight
Anonymous (Songs of Yale)
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
(1906–2001)
Matthew Pedersen, Ranon Pador, Julian Olarte, soloists
Open Wide Your Eyes
John David Earnest
(b. 1940)
CHAMBER CHORALE
O magnum mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria
(c. 1548–1611)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, op. 12/1
Hugo Distler
(1908–1942)
O magnum mysterium
Jennifer Higdon
(b. 1962)
Brandon Denman and Jessica Patchett, flutes
WOMEN’S CHORUS
Daybreak in Alabama
Kirke Mechem
(b. 1925)
El Vito
Traditional Spanish Folk Song
arr. by Joni Jensen
Melody Totten, soloist
What Sweeter Music
John Rutter
(b.1945)
Dmytro Nehrych, violin Arturo Hernandez, violin Giovanni Venezia, viola
Katharine Anne Smith, cello Tray Lawrence, bass
CONCERT SINGERS
In Windsor Forest
Wedding Chorus: See the Chariot at Hand
Epilogue: Whether Men do Laugh or Weep
Friday, November 20, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872-1958)
Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Recital Hall
Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
VARSITY MEN’S GLEE CLUB
Alexander Baskin
Ben Blade
Austin Brewer
Tim Buer
Edwin Cerna II
Daniel Cihigoyenetche
Andrew Cogley
C. Edward Cotton
Patrick Gil Cristobal
Michael Thomas
Patrick Garcia
Vicente Gomez
Kevin Gonzalez
Dominic Graber
Miguel Hernandez
Rudolf Jovero
Austin Jung
Christophe Kennedy
Jeff Kriske
Jesse Law
Jorge Lazcano
Artilio LoPresti
Omar Lozano
Eliysheba Anderson
Rabuel Aviles
Alexander Baskin
Gianni Matteo Becker
Daveon Bolden
Joemar Buyao
Ysabelle Catu
Austin Champion
Amanda Geisler
Brian Guido II
Nichole Jarlson
Christophe Kennedy
Sharon Batterham
Alixandra Marie Beauchamp
Crysta Bryan
Lacy Burchfield
Tiffaney-Anne Calabro
Alexa Punsalan Carreon
Ysabelle Catu
Bianca Chavez
Athalie Cho
Catherine Conroy
Joellyn Cotton
Casey Dakus
Marisa Davidson
Beatrice DeBelen
Ijeoma Depinto
Heather Rose Elise
Leslie Vaness Escobar
Katherine de Garcia
Amanda Geisler
Tomiko Gore
Christine Herbano
Lindsay Johnson
Shelby Jones
Shannon Kaiser
Julia Kitrel
Alexander Baskin
Alixandra Marie Beauchamp
Ben Blade
Austin Brewer
Lacy Burchfield
Tiffaney-Anne Calabro
Alexa Punsalan Carreon
Ysabelle Catu
Bianca Chavez
Athalie Cho
Daniel Cihigoyenetche
Casey Dakus
Heather Rose Elise
Leslie Vaness Escobar
Michael Thomas
Dominic Graber
Christine Herbano
Austin Jung
Jesse Law
Jorge Lazcano
Omar Lozano
Taylor Madrid
Sydney Mayers
Dawn McCollum
Kayley McGowan
Bridget McKinnon
John McLain
John McLain
Allen Muresan
Julian Olarte
Michael Padilla
Ranon Alexander Pador
Francis Cancio-Palispis
Kendal Patterson
Matthew Pedersen
Joel Reddick
Alexander Rennie
Oscar Jaime Rivera
Kurt Ludwig Sedlmeir
Eric Sepulveda
Jordan Stowell
Jeremy Valdez
Chris Vanegas
Rodbel Virula
Michael Warholak
Andrew Williams
Blake Wisner
Joshua E. Yelle
Lyndon Yellowfish
CHAMBER CHORALE
Breanna Lesure
Leandra Long
Jordan Madagame
Mark Patrick McCreery
Bridget McKinnon
Julian Olarte
Alex Price
Faustino Solis
Nicole Thomas
Melody Totten
Deanna Woods
WOMEN’S CHORUS
Rachel LaRance
Taylor Madrid
Sydney Mayers
Dawn McCollum
Kayley McGowan
Bridget McKinnon
Jennifer Menchaca
Ambar Monjaras
Sharon Nakama
Stephany Padua
Rita Ransom
Princess Rosano
Ashley Ruder
Sarah Scott
Sophia Sharrow
Olivia Sirota
Brooke Soto
Roxanne Starcruiser
Megan Stewart-Cole
Maia Julianne Thielen
Melody Totten
Hunter Rose Turner
Kelsey Van Such
Deanna Woods
CONCERT SINGERS
Jennifer Menchaca
Ambar Monjaras
Julian Olarte
Ranon Alexander Pador
Francis Cancio-Palispis
Kendal Patterson
Matthew Pedersen
Princess Rosano
Ashley Ruder
Kurt Ludwig Sedlmeir
Eric Sepulveda
Olivia Sirota
Brooke Soto
Roxanne Starcruiser
Megan Stewart-Cole
Jordan Stowell
Maia Julianne Thielen
Hunter Rose Turner
Jeremy Valdez
Kelsey Van Such
Chris Vanegas
Rodbel Virula
Blake Wisner
Deanna Woods
Joshua E. Yelle
Lyndon Yellowfish
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.
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). 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.
The UNLV Choral Ensembles maintain an active student chapter of the American Choral Directors
Association (ACDA) that supports choral music and special student projects.
CONCERT SINGERS
Board of Officers: Julian Olarte, Hunter Rose Turner, Alexander Baskin, Athalie Cho, Bridget McKinnon
Rehearsal Assistants: Austin Brewer, Olivia Sirota, Kelsey Van Such
Section Leaders: Ashlee Ruder, Ysabelle Catu, Olivia Sirota, Deanna Woods, Matthew Pedersen,
Jeremy Valdez, Austin Brewer, Julian Olarte
CHAMBER CHORALE
Officers: Joemar Buyao, Julian Olarte, Deanna Woods
Section Leaders: Melody Totten, Eliysheba Anderson, Faustino Solis, Alexander Baskin
ACDA STUDENT CHAPTER OFFICERS: Jordan Madagame, Gianni Becker, Ysabelle Catu, Faustino Solis, Olivia Sirota
CHORAL STUDIES GRADUATE ASSISTANT & LIBRARIAN: Christopher Withrow
GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRODUCTION: Hunter Rose Turner, Jeremy Valdez
UNLV SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Prof. Susan Mueller, Director; Prof. Bill Bernatis, Associate 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
Alyssa Adams, Emmanuel Garibay, Erika Goff, Jazzmon Trotty-Herring, 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 COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Helga Watkins, Interim Dean; Michael Tylo, Assistant Dean; Delia Martin, Business Manager;
Jennifer Vaughan, Director of Public Relations; Anne Hodge, Director of Development;
Lori Slinn, Event Coodinator; Robert Mader, Information Technology Specialist.
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.
UPCOMING V-O-C-E PERFORMANCES (Voice - Opera - Choral Ensembles)
(All events in Rando Recital Hall unless otherwise noted)
Sunday, November 22
Tuesday, November 24
Tuesday, December 1
Tuesday, December 1
Thursday, December 3
Saturday, December 5
5:30pm
7:30pm
6:00pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
2:00 & 7:30pm
Tuesday, December 8
Monday, December 14
7:30pm
7:30pm
DMA Recital: Cordelia Anderson, soprano
Master’s Recital: Suzanne Stone, soprano (Black Box Theatre)
Junior Recital: Jevoi Blount, soprano
DMA Recital: Olivera Gjorgoska, soprano
UNLV Opera Theater: “Viva Italia” opera scenes
LV Philharmonic & LV Master Singers: “The Snowman:
Holiday Concert” Also Dec. 6 at 2:00pm. (The Smith Center)
Junior Recital: Breanna Lesure, mezzo-soprano
Faculty Recital: Linda Lister, soprano; Weiwei Le, violin
UNIVERSITY CHORAL ENSEMBLES CONCERT SINGERS • CHAMBER CHORALE VARSITY MEN • WOMEN’S CHORUS LAS VEGAS MASTER SINGERS 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. DONOR NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP 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 School 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! UNLV Choral Studies office, (702) 895-­‐3008. E-­‐mail: <[email protected]> TICKETS 895-­‐ARTS (2787) or pac.unlv.edu VISIT US ONLINE www.unlv.edu/music/events www.music.unlv.edu/ensembles www.facebook.com/UNLVChoralEnsembles 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 2015-­‐2016 “THE GREAT SPIRIT OF LOVE” Tuesday, October 20, 7:30 pm (UNLV) Sunday, Oct. 25, 2:00 pm (GV United Methodist Church) 31ST ANNUAL MADRIGAL-­‐CHAMBER CHOIR FESTIVAL Friday, November 6, 4:00 & 7:00 pm (UNLV) “WHAT SWEETER MUSIC” Friday, November 20, 7:30 pm (UNLV) “THE SNOWMAN: HOLIDAY CONCERT” with the LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC Saturday, December 5, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday, December 6, 2:00 pm (The Smith Center for the Performing Arts) “SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE” Saturday, March 5, 7:30 pm (UNLV) “ALZHEIMER’S STORIES” Friday, March 11, 7:30 pm (Green Valley Presbyterian) Sunday, March 13, 3:00 pm (Mountain View Presbyterian) “AN EVENING WITH THE UNLV CHOIRS” Friday, April 1, 7:30 pm (Green Valley Presbyterian) CHAMBER CHORALE HOME CONCERT Friday, April 15, 7:30 pm (UNLV) WOMEN’S CHORUS & VARSITY MEN’S GLEE CLUB Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 pm (UNLV) MASTERWORKS CONCERT: BRUCKNER & BERNSTEIN Saturday, April 30, 7:30 pm (UNLV) UNLV Concert Singers and Chamber Chorale, Las Vegas Master Singers & UNLV Symphony Orchestra