Bowling Green State University A Cappella Choir. Bowling Green State University Men s Chorus. and COLLEGE OF MUSICAL ARTS PRESENTS

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1 COLLEGE OF MUSICAL ARTS PRESENTS Bowling Green State University A Cappella Choir Mark Munson, conductor Michael Gartz, accompanist Joshua Dufford, graduate assistant and Bowling Green State University Men s Chorus Richard Schnipke, conductor Olga Topuzova-Meade, pianist Joshua Dufford, graduate assistant FRIDAY, APRIL 13, :00 P.M. KOBACKER HALL MOORE MUSICAL ARTS CENTER

2 A Cappella Choir Come Again Sweet Love...John Dowland ( ) Muusika... Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986) Somewhere the original harmony must exist, hidden somewhere in the vast wilds. In earth s mighty firmament, in the far reaches of swirling galaxies, in sunshine, in a little flower, in the song of a forest, in the music of a mother s voice, or in teardrops somewhere, immortality endures, and the original harmony will be found. How else could it have formed in human hearts music? Two English Part Songs As Torrents in Summer...Edward Elgar ( ) Linden Lea... Ralph Vaughan Williams ( ) Past Life Melodies...Sarah Hopkins (b. 1958) Kumbaya...arr. Stacey V. Gibbs Will the Circle Be Unbroken... arr. J. David Moore INTERMISSION University Men s Chorus Down to the River to Pray...arr. Christopher Aspaas Ensemble: Abraham Roos, Brock Burkett, Alex Kuhn, John Hanson Sing Dem Herrn... Praetorius ( ), arr. DePue Sing to the Lord! Alleluia! We all love Him. Praise to His name. Sing it with timbrel and harp. Two Part Songs Widerspruch... Franz Schubert ( ) When I break through bush and branch on narrow trail, I become so boundless, so free, my heart want to break in two.. Then all around me the walls of the forest house push outward; The leafy chamber arches high above, a roof of dizzying height. Nearly every leaf weaves itself into wings for me, So that my boundless heart long for infinity.

3 But when I stand in the vast expanse at the rim of the mountain range, High above the valley, when I look down to the valley, Alas, how restricted, how confined and crowded the air becomes; The clouds around my head nod so heavily toward me, The sunset threatens to crash down around me, And my heart longs to go into a cosy little room. The Long Day Closes... Arthur Sullivan ( ) Three Settings by Contemporary American Female Composers I See the Heaven s Glories Shine... Andrea Ramsey Soloist: Tajj Crowder I Am Not Yours... Cheridy Saunders (b. 1964) I Will Be Earth...Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) I Come Singing... Eric Barnum (b. 1979) Percussion: Daniel Perron Meestelaulud (Men s Songs)...Veljo Tormis ( ) 5. Türgi sõja laul (Song of the Turkish War) One, two three and thrash! Twenty years I served, was a private, Shot lead out of my gun straight at the Turks eyes, oh I did, too. Sleighed I ten Turks advancing in the battle, Then was hit myself at the rattle of the Pevna battle. Wounded I was found there and cured in hospital. Then they gave me a white ticket and sent me back home. There I got a golden medal, and a cross That s good, not bad, for I made some money out of it. 7. Teomehe-laul (Serf s Song) Others have beds and others have games, I have neither a bed nor a game, Trouble I have and a bondman s care, No escape from them. When I, poor me, get tired, Where shall I lay this burden? Trouble I set on the black beam,

4 Care I cast on the perch. In the morning, bond again for me, the tiny, The wee me, (again) onto my master s field. Trouble comes back into my bosom, Care runs along into the yard. Oh, Lord, dear Lord, Throw down some hoisting ropes So I could enter the heavenly bond, Make hay for Maria in the Creator s realm. 8. Tantsulaul (Dancing Song) Let our Mari come, I shall get her on her feet. My sock heels have holes like an old mare s blaze. My ears are singing as if Jüri from next door was playing the pipes. Shout Glory!...Byron J. Smith (b. 1960) Soloist: Jacob Houtz Manly Men...Kurt Knecht (b. 1971) Traditional Songs of the BGSU Men s Chorus Brothers Sing On... Grieg ( ), arr. McKinney Bowling Green State University Alma Mater...Bell, arr. Hyde

5 Bowling Green State University A Cappella Choir Soprano Grace Boucher Hanna Felver Sierra Jackson Jessica James Olivia Johnson Lauren Kane Morgan Kellow Brooke Metzker Haley Miller Kathrin Phillips Grace Stechschulte Liana Storch Megan Sycks Morgan Taylor Leah Tracy Tamarind Turner Abigail Wright Alto Christina Csernyik Grace Dickman Alexis Flynn Callie Fowler Julia Fraczek Jacqueline Hearst Samantha Heath Misty Lovejoy Michaela Natal Christina Pinter Erica M. Ross Rachel Stadler Katie Thrasher Caity Warner* Monica Yost Tenor Drew Alzner Brandon Bryant* Christian Bush Bennett Clark Ryan Eckhardt Joseph Fields Kyle Hopkins Alex Kuhn Sean Parker Nick Smith Steven Wagner Anthony Youmans Bass Michael Carder Tajj Crowder Josh Dufford Nathan Fischer* Jared Freeman Nathan Gutcher Antuan Hairston Michael Hambrick Parker Lake Logan Maccariella Steven Naylor Daniel Perron Zach Sanford Christopher Trimble Steven Vilagi *officers Bowling Green State University Men s Chorus Tenor I Drew Alzner Andrew Brown Brock Burkett Avery Gerwin Addison Gribbin Zack Karpuska Nolan Kelly Alex Kuhn* Luke Schmidt Collin Williams Ethan Zaborowski Tenor II Adam Baty Brandon Bryant Bennett Clark Tyler Dohar Justin Fousek Kyle Hopkins Jacob Houtz Joseph King Troy Lefevre Michael Maier Andrew Nahhas Sean Parker Tyler Seyfang Nick Smith Matt Stack Nathan Stelts* Cooper Summers Bass I Jay Conner Caleb Courtney Tajj Crowder Josh Dufford Jared Freeman John Hanson Camden Hoffman Drew Kelly Steven Lippold Ryan Luchehe Logan Maccariella Scott Medlin Jake Nordmark Josh Pawelczyk* Grant Pena Daniel Perron* Aaron Roos* Wade Schimmoeller Evan Tranthum Steven Vilagi Steven Wagner Griffen Waltmire Jacob Wheeler Bass II Michael Carder Jadyn Cline Nathan Fischer Noah Froelich Nathan Gutcher Tim Krueger* Parker Lake Alec Medlin Michael Miller Steven Naylor James Reece Abraham Roos Zeb Sharp Matthew Taylor Logan VanDyke* *officers

6 Upcoming Choral Events: Collegiate Chorale and University Women s Chorus Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall Brahms: Ein deutches Requiem University Choral Society, Collegiate Chorale, A Cappella Choir, and Philharmonia Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. in Kobacker Hall Middle School Honors Chorus Saturday, May 5 at 4 p.m. in Kobacker Hall A Cappella Choir Spring Tour to Washington, D. C. Sunday, May 6 through Thursday, May 10 Collegiate Chorale Spring Tour through Ohio Sunday, May 6 through Thursday, May 10

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