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Sunday Evening, April 8, 2018, at 8:00Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

Celebrating DCINY’s 10th Anniversary Season!

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director

presents

WIND SONGSTHE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI CONCERT SINGERS

DON TROTT, ConductorRICHARD CULPEPPER, Collaborative Pianist

REV. J. K. ALWOOD Unclouded Day (from Three American Songs) arr. Shawn Kirchner

CYRILLUS KREEK Taaveti laul, Psalm 104 (from Psalms of David)

WARREN MARTIN Great Day SERGIO VERGARA, SoloistDYLAN FINK, SoloistCARLEY WILEMON, Soloist

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Gloria in Excelsis (from Mass) Edited By Doreen Rao

ERIKS EŠENVALDS MagnificatBRADY BRAMLETT, Soloist

WILLIAM GRANT STILL Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass

EUGENE SIMPSON Hold On!

KIM ANDRÉ ARNESEN Flight SongDEBRA SPURGEON, Guest Conductor

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VALTS PUCE Augu Nakti

VELJO TORMIS Kanarbik (from Sügismaastikud – Autumn Landscapes)

CRAIG HELLA All of Us (from Considering Matthew Shepard) JOHNSON LACEY HINDMAN

MELANIE CULHANE CAITLIN RICHARDSON, Vocal Trio

Intermission

AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE JONATHAN RICHARD GRANTHAM, Director

LOUIS-AIMÉ MAILLART The Dragoons of Villars Overture arr. Clifford Barnes

MICHAEL MARKOWSKI City Trees

AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLEPATRICK DANDREA, Assistant Director

PERCY GRAINGER Shepherd’s Hey Ed. Mark Rogers

AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE JONATHAN RICHARD GRANTHAM, Director

DAVID MASLANKA Testament

MAYHEW LAKE The Roosters Lay Eggs in Kansas

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RANCHO BERNARDO HIGH SCHOOL ZACHARY CHRISTY, Director of Orchestras

SATOSHI YAGISAWA Fanfare – The Benefaction from Sky and Mother Earth

RANCHO BERNARDO HIGH SCHOOL DUANE OTANI, Director of Bands

FRANK TICHELI An American Elegy

ALFRED REED Armenian Dances


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Notes ON THE PROGRAM

REV. J. K. ALWOOD (1828-1909)Unclouded Day (from Three American Songs)Arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970)(2 minutes)

“Unclouded Day,” arranged by ShawnKirchner, is scored for an unaccompaniedchoir and is described as a “setting of thetreasured gospel tune” by Reverend J.K.Alwood (1828-1909). A straight-for-ward first verse and chorus are followedby two verses in which traditional blue-

grass vocal stylings combine with coun-terpoint and fugue in a crescendo ofexcitement that peaks in a roof-raisingeight-part chord on the phrase “in thecity that is made of gold!”

– Shawn Kirchner

CYRILLUS KREEK (1889-1962)Taaveti laul, Psalm 104 (from Psalms of David)(3 minutes)

“Psalms of David: Psalm 104” composedby Estonian, Cyrillus Kreek, and isscored for unaccompanied choir. Kreekis known for his interest in collectingEstonian folksongs and has composed

numerous choral arrangements, many ofwhich are standard choral repertoire inEstonia today. His psalm settings have afamiliar folk quality as found in this set-ting of Psalm 104.

WARREN MARTIN (1916-1982)Great Day(2 minutes)

“Great Day” arranged by Warren Mar-tin, is scored for unaccompanied choir.This spiritual begins with the majesticstatement on “Great Day,” and buildscontinuously to a climatic ending. Mar-tin became a student at WestminsterChoir College in Princeton, New Jerseyin 1932 at the age of fifteen and later

would return as a faculty member forthirty-one years, including serving asdirector of the Westminster Choir. Hisbest-known work is The True Story ofCinderella, composed in 1955, which hasa traditional performance each year atWestminster Choir College.


LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)Gloria in Excelsis (from Mass)Edited by Doreen Rao (b. 1950)(2 minutes)

The year 2018 would have marked the100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein. Incelebration of this landmark, Bernsteinat 100 celebrations are occurring all overthe world. The Singers tonight haveincluded a performance of “Gloria” from

Mass to honor the great Leonard Bern-stein. Mass was commissioned in 1971by Jacqueline Kennedy for the openingceremony of the Kennedy Center for thePerforming Arts.

ERIKS EŠENVALDS (b. 1977)Magnificat(3 minutes)

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis composedby Eriks Ešenvalds, a Latvian composer,is scored for unaccompanied choir andsolo voice. Ešenvalds has gained consid-erable recognition around the world forhis choral compositions, including the

official anthem for the 2014 World ChoirGames, and his Whispers on the PrairieWind that was premiered at the 2015ACDA (American Choral DirectorsAssociation) National Convention in SaltLake City, Utah.

WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978)Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass(2 minutes)

Sinner, Please Don’t Let This HarvestPass was composed by William GrantStill, a native of Mississippi in 1963.Throughout his career, he composedmore than one hundred and fifty compo-sitions. He had many firsts as an African-American composer, including the firstopera produced by New York City

Opera and was the first to conduct amajor orchestra in the South, the NewOrleans Philharmonic Orchestra. Hebecame aware of spirituals when he wasof school age living in Little Rock,Arkansas, when his grandmother wouldsing to him.

EUGENE SIMPSON (b. 1932)Hold On!(2 minutes)

Eugene Simpson, was educated atHoward, Yale, and Columbia Universi-ties. He served in the US Army from1956-59, where he formed the Melo-daires Quartet who gained nationalattention by appearing on the Ed SullivanShow. He taught high school for ten

years and worked as a studio singer, cre-ating records with major artists such asHarry Belafonte. Simpson continued histeaching career at Virginia State College,Bowie State University, and GlassboroState College.


KIM ANDRÉ ARNESEN (b. 1980)Flight Song(4 minutes)

Flight Song composed by Kim AndréArnesen, a Norwegian composer, isscored for choir and piano. This workwas written as a gift to Dr. Anton Arm-strong and the St. Olaf Choir with whomArnesen had the pleasure of workingwith in 2013 as they performed his pop-ular Even when He is silent, which was

his very first choral commission. LyricistEvan Tait states that “the idea of flight isa metaphor for the beginning of a youngadult’s life; a human life preparing totake off, and the movements of a conduc-tor’s arm like the beating of a soul’s greatwings, are images at the heart of thispiece.”

VALTS PUCE (b. 1962)Augu Nakti(3 minutes)

Augu Nakti (Throughout the Night) wascomposed by Valts Puce, a Latvian com-poser, scored for unaccompanied choir.Puce has worked with several Latvian

choirs, including Aloja, Ulbroka, andLiesma, and in addition, founded thechamber ensemble Marana.

VELJO TORMIS (1930-2017)Kanarbik (from Sügismaastikud – Autumn Landscapes)(1 minute)

Kanarbik (Heather) from Autumn Land-scapes composed by Veljo Tormis, anEstonian composer, is scored for unac-companied choir. Tormis is consideredone of the most important composers ofthe twentieth century and is recognized

for his more than five hundred choralcompositions, many of which are basedon Estonian folksongs. His most popularpiece is Curse Upon Iron (Raua need-mine) written in 1972.

CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON (b. 1962) All of Us (from Considering Matthew Shepard)(6 minutes)

“All of Us” from the oratorio Consider-ing Matthew Shepard, was composed byCraig Hella Johnson and is scored forchoir, vocal trio, and piano. The portionof this work being performed is the emo-tional finale to the almost two-hourwork that depicts the 1998 tragic murderof a young University of Wyoming stu-dent and a victim of a senseless hate

crime. Many people across the globewere deeply affected by this senseless actand resulted in many artists creatingbeautiful works of art opposing the hatethat was involved in Matthew Shepard’smurder. Considering Matthew Shepardwas premiered by Conspirare, a profes-sional choir that was created by the composer, in 1991.


LOUIS-AIMÉ MAILLART (1817-1871)The Dragoons of Villars Overture Arr. Clifford Paulus Barnes (1897-1967)(6 minutes)

The Dragoons of Villars is an opéra-comique composed of three acts by AiméMaillart to a libretto by Lockroy andEugène Cormon. The story of the operais said to have been borrowed from LaPetite Fadette by Georges Sand and was

updated by the librettists during the timeof Louis XIV. It was premiered by theThéâtre Lyrique in Paris on September19, 1856.

– Walsh

MICHAEL MARKOWSKI (b. 1986)City Trees(6 minutes)

“For me, “City Trees” is a reflection ofthe bravery that it often takes to ventureinto new worlds, embrace other cultures,and lovingly encourage new ideas. I amdeeply honored to dedicate this piece tothe Lesbian and Gay Band Association.Although I may never completely under-stand the unique challenges my friends

have faced and had to overcome, I aminspired by the overwhelming couragethat has been so firmly planted for 30years and that continues to grow, per-haps slowly, but always stronger.”

– Michael Markowski

PERCY GRAINGER (1882-1961)Shepherd’s Hey Ed. Mark Rogers(2 minutes)

Percy Grainger made several differentsettings of “Shepherd’s Hey,” which isbased on a folk tune collected by theBritish folk song expert Cecil Sharp. Thefirst setting, for “room-music 12-some”(Grainger’s “blue-eyed English” phrasefor chamber ensemble) first appeared in1909. The band version came in 1918.This coincides with the end of Grainger’sstint in the US military, which appears tohave been instrumental (no punintended) in sparking his interest in bandmusic. The tune itself is a Morris dance,

a centuries-old tradition of fluid groupdancing from England. Still, Graingerinsists on his 1913 piano solo score that,“this setting is not suitable to dance Mor-ris dances to.” Ever the contrarian,Grainger also said that, “where othercomposers would have been jolly settingsuch dance tunes I have been sad or furi-ous. My dance settings are energeticrather than gay.”

– Southern Music Company


SATOSHI YAGISAWA (b.1975)Fanfare – The Benefaction from Sky and Mother Earth(4 minutes)

This piece was commissioned byOyama City Symphonic Wind Orches-tra in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, tocommemorate its 30th Anniversary.Satoshi Yagisawa was inspired byOyama City’s slogan, “water, green,and earth” to write the festive fanfare.The composer knows the orchestra’sregular conductor Susumu Hara verywell, and has visited them in rehearsalseveral times and understands the orchestra’s characteristics. Their

specialty is to “sing out” in a heartfeltand energetic way, so this style is inte-grated into this fanfare. This workbegins with a gentle introduction, fol-lowed by a fanfare that leads to a mag-nificent chorale, and concludes in anenergetic and fast theme composed inirregular meter. This is a short but dra-matic piece, reflective of Yagisawa’swriting.

– Satoshi Yagisawa

DAVID MASLANKA (1943-2017)Testament(11 minutes)

When I consider the darkness we carry,the pain we inflict - on those close to us,and on those we don’t even know, thedeath we bring through rage, ignorance,and indifference, I say “Please God, helpus to melt the rage into love, and loveinto understanding and acceptance.”When I consider a world where we are ateach other’s mercy, where evil can bedone to anyone, by anyone, anywhere, Isay “Forgive us our trespasses as we for-give those who trespass against us.”Teach us how to forgive; teach us how to

be forgiven, because it is not a simplebusiness…When I consider music, mycenter, my life, the great harmonizer, thechannel of living energy, the open chan-nel of the soul, God’s voice in each of us,bringing souls all over the world topeaceful union, a living past, a living pre-sent, a living future, I say “How beautifulit is! How beautiful it is! How beautifulit is!”

– David Maslanka

MAYHEW LAKE (1879-1955)The Roosters Lay Eggs in Kansas Ed. Robert E. Foster(2 minutes)

Mayhew Lake wrote The Roosters LayEggs in Kansas, John Philip Sousa’sfavorite encore, while the chief editor atCarl Fischer. The piece is a humorousnovelty that utilizes band memberssinging, several soloists and was a rous-

ing finish. With cinematic flourishes andclever compositional devices, Lake’scharming piece was a treasured favoriteof Mr. Sousas.

– Jonathan Grantham


FRANK TICHELI (b. 1958)An American Elegy(12 minutes)

“An American Elegy” is, above all, anexpression of hope. It was composed inmemory of those who lost their lives inColumbine High School on April 20, 1999,and to honor the survivors. It is offered as atribute to their great strength and courage inthe face of a terrible tragedy. I hope the workcan also serve as one reminder of how fragileand previous life is and how intimately con-nected we all are as human beings.

I was motivated and honored by this com-mission invitation, and deeply inspired bythe circumstances surrounding it. Rarely hasa work revealed itself to me with such pow-erful speed and clarity. The first eight bars ofthe main melody came to me fully formed ina dream. Virtually every element of the workwas discovered within the span of about twoweeks. The remainder of my time was spentrefining, developing, and orchestrating.

The work begins at the bottom of theensemble’s register, and ascends graduallyto a heartfelt cry of hope. The main themethat follows, state by the horns, reveals amore lyrical, serene side of the piece. A sec-ond theme, based on a simple repeatedharmonic pattern, suggests yet another,more poignant mood. These three moods –hope, serenity, and sadness– become inter-twined throughout the work, defining itscomplex expressive character. A four-partcanon builds to a climactic quotation of theColumbine Alma Mater. The musicrecedes, and an offstage trumpeter is heard,suggesting a celestial voice – a heavenlymessage. The full ensemble returns with afinal exalted statement of the main theme.

– Frank Ticheli

ALFRED REED (1921-2005)Armenian Dances(12 minutes)

Armenian Dances, Part I and II, constitutea four-movement suite for concert band orwind ensemble based on authenticArmenian folk songs from the collectedworks of Gomida Vartabed, the founder ofArmenian classical music.

Part I, containing the first movement of thissuite, is an extended symphonic rhapsodybuild upon five different songs, freely treatedand developed in terms of the modern inte-grated concert band or wind ensemble.While the composer has kept his treatmentof the melodies within the general limitsimposed on the music by its very nature, hehas not hesitated to expand the melodic,harmonic, and rhythmic possibilities inkeeping with the demands of a symphonic-instrumental, as opposed to an individualvocal or choral approach to its performance.

Nevertheless, it is hope that the overall effectof the music will be found to remain true inspirit to the work of their brilliant composer-musicologist, who almost single-handedly preserved and gave to the world atreasure trove of beautiful folk music that tothis day has not yet become as a widelyknown in the Western world as it so richlydeserves. It is hoped that this new instru-mental setting with prove to be at least asmall step in this direction.

Part I of Armenian Dances was completedin the summer of 1972 and first performedby Dr. Harry Begian and the University ofIllinois Symphonic Band on January 10,1973 at the CBDNA Convention inUrbana, Illinois.

– Violet Vagramian


Texts & TRANSLATIONS

Verse One:O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies,They tell me of a home far away,And they tell me of a homeWhere no storm-clouds rise:O they tell me of an unclouded day.

Chorus:O the land of cloudless daysO the land of an unclouded sky,O they tell me of a homeWhere no storm-clouds rise;O they tell me of an unclouded day.

Verse Two:O they tell me of a home Where my friends have gone,They tell me of a land far away,Where the tree of life in eternal bloomSheds its fragrance through the unclouded day.

Verse Three:They tell me of a King in his beauty there,They tell me that mine eyes shall beholdWhere He sits on a throneThat is bright as the sunIn the city that is made of gold!

Kiida, mu hing, Issandat! Kiidetud oled Sina!Issand, mu Jumal, Sa oled suur.Kui suured on Sinu teod, Issand!Sa oled kõik targasti teinud.Au olgu Sulle, Issand, kes Sa Kõik oledteinud!

Au olgu Isale, Pojale, Pühale Vaimule au,nüüd ja igaavest. Aamen.

Bless the Lord, O My Soul!Praise the Lord!O Lord my God, Thou art very great.O Lord, how manifold are thy works!In wisdom hast thou made them all.Glory be to Thee, O Lord, who hasmade all things!

Glory to the Father, the Son, and theHoly Spirit, now and evermore, Amen.

Unclouded Day (from Three American Songs)REV. J. K. ALWOODARR. SHAWN KIRCHNER

Taaveti laul, Psalm 104 (from Psalms of David)CYRILLUS KREEK


Gloria in excelsis Deo.Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.

Laudamus te. Adoramus te, Benedicimus te, Glorificamus te.Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.

Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pateromnipotens.

Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe.Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe depreca-tionem nostram.

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, misererenobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus. Tu solusDominus.

Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe.Cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris.Amen.

Glory be to God on high,and on earth peace, good will towardsmen.

We praise thee, we bless thee,we worship thee, we glorify thee,we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,O Lord God, heavenly King, God theFather Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son, JesusChrist;

O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of theFather,

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

Thou that taketh away the sins of theworld, receive our prayer.

Thou that sittest at the right hand of Godthe Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art theLord;

thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,art most high in the glory of God theFather. Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis (fromMass)LEONARD BERNSTEIN Edited by Doreen Rao

Great day, the righteous marching, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls.We want no cowards in our band, we call for valiant hearted men.Great day, the righteous marching, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls.Chariot rode on the mountain top, my God spoke and the chariot did stop.Great day, the righteous marching, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls.This is the day of jubilee, the Lord has set His people free.Great day, the righteous marching, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls.

Great Day WARREN MARTIN


Magníficat anima mea Dominum. et exultavit spíritus meus in Deo salutarimeo.

Quia respexit humilitatem ancíllae suae: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicentomnes generationes.

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, etsanctum nomen eius.

Et misericordia eius in progenie et proge-nies timentibus eum.

Fécit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersitsuperbos mente cordis sui.

Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavithumiles.

Esurientes implevit bonis et dívites dimísitinanes.

Suscepit Ísrael puerum suum: recordatusmisericordiae suae.

sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Ábra-ham, et semini eius in saecula secula.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spirítui Sancto, Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.

My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God mySaviour.

For He hath regarded the lowliness of hishandmaiden:

For behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For He that is mighty hath magnified me;and holy is His name.

And His mercy is on them that fear him:throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm:He hath scattered the proud in theimagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from theirseat, and hath exalted the meek.

He hath filled the hungry with goodthings; and the rich He hath sent emptyaway.

He remembering his mercy hath holpenhis servant Israel:

As He promised to our forefathers, toAbraham and his seed forever.

Glory be the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning, is now, andever shall be, world without end, Amen.

MagnificatERIKS EŠENVALDS

Sinner, please don’t let this harvest pass and die and lose your soul at last. I know that my Redeemer lives, yes, he lives.Sinner, please don’t let this harvest pass and die and lose your soul at last.

Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest PassWILLIAM GRANT STILL

Keep yo’ han’ doan-a the plow, Hold on!Noah, Noah, let me come in; de doahs ah shut’n and the winduhs pinned.Keep yo’ han’ doan-a the plow, Hold on!Noah said you done lost yo’ track; you can’t plow straight n keep a lookin’ back.Keep yo’ han’ doan-a the plow, Hold on!If you wanta go to heaven let me tell you how, jus’ keep yo’ han’ doan the gospel plow.If that plow stays in yo han’ land you straight in de promise lan’

Hold On!EUGENE SIMPSON


Keep yo’ han’ doan-a the plow, Hold on!Mary had a golden chain, ev’ry link spelled my Jesus’ name.Keep yo’ han’ doan-a the plow, Hold on!Keep on climin’ an’ don’t you tire, Ev’ry roun’ goes high’r n’ high’r.Keep yo’ han’ doan-a the plow, Hold on!

All we are, we have found in song:you have drawn this song from us.Songs of lives unfolding fly overhead, cry overhead:longing, rising from the song within.

Moving like the rise and fall of wings,hands that shape our calling voice on the edge of answersyou’ve heard our cry, you’ve known our cry;music’s fierce compassion flows from you.

The night is restless with the sounds we hear,is broken, shaken by the cries of pain:for this is music’s inner voice,saying, yes, we hear you:so, our lives sing, sing, sing,wild in spirit we will fly.

Like a feather falling from the wing,fragile as a human voice, afraid, uncertain,alive to love, we sing as love,fraid, uncertain, yet our flight begins a song.

Flight SongKIM ANDRÉ ARNESEN

Augu nakti sauliti kã siera rituli, e!veluši un uzveluši kalna galina, e!Ligo! Ligo!Janis un janaberni savas dienas ritinanomazga dveseli rasas dzivibaDzirkstelo jestras meicas, dzirkstelo jestripuiši

Kaliepas ka ozoli šis zemes visos vejosLigo! Ligo! Ligo! Ligo!

All night through they rolled the sunLike a round cheese up to the top of thehill.

Janis and his people in the morning of theirspecial day

Wash their soul in the dew of life.The lively maidens sparkle, the lively ladstoo,

Like lindens, like oak trees in all the windsof this land.

All night through they rolled the sun, rolledit up.

Augu NaktiVALTS PUCE

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Kurb lilla karnarbik meeletult lõõskab,Päikese viimane virvendus silmis.Muidu kõik on kui ikka, Need samad on nurmed, need samad onteed,

Ainult nende peal põleb,Maailma suurune leek. Aa!

Sad purple heatherbell franticly blazes,Capturing aftermost flickering sunlight andall else is as ever.

As ever the meadows, as ever the roads,only over them burning,

Flaring a planet aflame. AH!

Kanarbik (from Sügismaastikud – Autumn Landscapes)VELJO TORMIS

What could be the song? Where begin again? Who could meet us there?Where might we begin? From the shadows climb, Rise to sing again, where could be the joy?Never our despair, never the least of us, never turn away,Never hid your face. Ordinary boy, only all of us, free us from our fear.Only in the Love, Love that lifts us up, Clear from out the heart from the mountainside, Strong as any stream, How can we let go?How can we forgive? How can we be dream?

Out of heaven rain, rain to wash us free, Rivers flowing on, ever to the sea.Bind up ev’ry wound, ev’ry cause to grieve;Always to forgive.

Most noble light, Creation’s face, how should we live but joined in You?Remain within Your saving grace through all we say and do; And know we are the Love that moves the sun and all the stars?And Love that dwells, O Love that burns in ev’ry human heart!Only in the Love, Love that lifts us up.

This evergreen, this heart, this soul, Now moves us to remake our world.Reminds us how we are to be Your people born to dream; How old this joy, how strong this call, to sing Your radiant careWith ev’ry voice, to cloudless hope of our belonging here.

Only in the Love, All of us.Only in the Love, only ever in the Love, All.

All of Us (from Considering Matthew Shepard)CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON


Dr. Donald Trott is the Director of ChoralActivities at the University of Mississippi(Ole Miss) in Oxford. He conducts theConcert Singers, Men’s Glee, and sharesconducting duties for the University Cho-rus. His choirs have performed on severalstate, regional, and national conventions ofthe ACDA (American Choral DirectorsAssociation and the MMEA (MississippiMusic Educators Association). ACDA per-formances occurred in 1998, 2006, 2007,2010, and 2016. Choirs under his directionhave performed in France, Germany, CzechRepublic, and Austria. As coordinator ofthe graduate choral conducting program,he teaches choral conducting and choral lit-erature and supervises all graduateconducting recitals. Dr. Trott is a past pres-ident of the Southern Division of theACDA and of the Virginia chapter ofACDA. He received his Bachelor of MusicEducation degree cum laude from West-minster Choir College and both the Masterof Music degree in choral conducting andDoctor of Musical Arts degree in choralconducting from the University of Okla-homa, under the direction of Dr. DennisShrock. Dr. Trott’s work on late eighteenth

century performance practice has resultedin several articles and presentations. He isthe author of the ACDA monograph titledNineteenth Century Choral Music – AnAnnotated Bibliography of Music Suitablefor College and University Choirs.

The University of Mississippi ConcertSingers is an auditioned ensemble with anestablished reputation for outstandingchoral performance across the UnitedStates and in Europe. Under Dr. Trott’sdirection, the Singers have made fourappearances on American Choral DirectorsAssociation (ACDA) conventions, includ-ing the 2006 and 2010 Southern Divisionconventions in Charleston, WV and Mem-phis respectively, the 2007 NationalConvention in Miami, and most recentlythe 2016 Southern Division Conventionheld in Chattanooga. This choir performsa wide variety of music including newlycommissioned works by Eriks Ešenvalds,Ola Gjeilo, Gordon Ring, and Z. RandallStroope. Several prominent composers andconductors have worked with the choirincluding Eric Whitacre who stated “Con-ducting this chorus is like driving a Ferrari.If you ever get the chance to do it, I highlyrecommend it. It is quite choice.” A record-ing with the Concert Singers and otherchoirs at Ole Miss titled Whitacre Con-ducts Whitacre, featuring works composedand conducted by Mr. Whitacre, wasreleased in 2008. In 2009, the choir per-formed Messiah (Parts II and III) withconductor Dennis Shrock focusing on per-formance practice of the period. RecentEuropean tours included performances inFrance, Germany, Czech Republic, andAustria. In 2012, the choir was invited toperform in the White House and had theopportunity to meet and sing for PresidentBarack Obama.

DON TROTT, Conductor

THE Artists


Debra Spurgeon is Associate Professor ofMusic at the University of Mississippiwhere she conducts the Women’s Glee,teaches choral methods and conducting,and interacts with masters and doctoralstudents in music education. Prior tomoving to Ole Miss she taught at South-western Oklahoma State University foreighteen years and in 1999 was namedOklahoma Choral Directors Associa-tion’s “Director of Distinction.” Herchoirs have been selected to perform onstate and division conventions of theAmerican Choral Directors Association.Her teaching career spans over four

DEBRA SPURGEON, Guest Conductor

The University of Mississippi ConcertSingers would like to thank the HonorablePhil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, FirstLady Deborah Bryant, the University ofMississippi Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter andSharon Vitter for honoring us with theirpresence and support for this evening’s con-cert. The Singers would also like to thankDr. David Rock, Dean of the School of

Education, and Mr. Ron Wilson, Universityof Mississippi Foundation, for their enthu-siasm and critical support of thisexperience. The Singers are also very appre-ciative of the tireless efforts of Cara Jones,Ole Miss Choral Program AdministrativeAssistant, for her tremendous work com-pleting the myriad of details associatedwith this venture.

Richard Culpepper, a native of Pearl,Mississippi, is a graduate student at theUniversity of Mississippi in the Masters

of Music program in Choral Conductingand Music Education. He recentlyreceived his Bachelor’s degree in MusicEducation from the same university in2016. An accomplished, classically-trained musician in voice, piano, andorgan, Culpepper enjoys a busy career asan accompanist for college and highschool choirs and soloists, and is theorganist/youth music director at a localchurch. In addition, he is a freelance com-poser, arranger, and transcriptionisthaving completed numerous commis-sioned works for both public school andcollege-level groups. Culpepper hasserved as a clinician for several work-shops for middle school studentsfeaturing topics on music-learning andaudition preparation.

RICHARD CULPEPPER, Collaborative Pianist


Jonathan Grantham, director of bands atAmador Valley High School in Pleasan-ton, California, leads a band program of330 students involved in five concertensembles, three jazz bands, a competi-tive marching band, various chamberensembles, winter percussion, and twowinter guards. In his fifteen years atAmador Valley the band program hasgrown to more than double in size andhas the ensembles have earned consistentsuperior ratings and high honors.Amador Valley’s top wind ensemble per-formed at the CBDA state conferencethree times (2007, 2010, 2018), at the2013 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and at

WASBE in the summer of 2015.Jonathan received his bachelor’s degreein music education/trombone perfor-mance from Central Michigan Univer-sity, graduating magna cum laude, andhas affiliations with several professionalorganizations. He earned his master’sdegree in conducting at the AmericanBand College of Sam Houston State Uni-versity. Honors include receiving the Pru-dential Realty of California’s Outstand-ing Educator’s Award and twice earningthe Excellence in Education Award fromPleasanton Unified School District(2009, 2016). Mr. Grantham was arecipient of the Crystal Apple Award forExcellence in Education and was chosenas Pleasanton Unified School District’s2012-2013 Teacher of the Year.

Amador Valley High School’s band pro-gram has a long tradition dating back to1928 and currently serves 330 studentsacross a large comprehensive roster ofofferings, including a 300-member com-petitive marching band, 5 concert bands,3 jazz ensembles, 2 winter guards, winterpercussion as well as multiple chamberensembles. The ensembles have a longand proud tradition of excellence in allareas. Today’s performing ensemble is a combination of members of the

JONATHAN RICHARD GRANTHAM, Director

decades, influencing students elementarythrough collegiate levels. She has beenactively involved in leadership roles inthe American Choral Directors Associa-tion including serving as the NationalChair (2007-10) for Women’s Choirs.She was also President of the OklahomaChoral Directors Association and Presi-dent-elect of the Southwestern Divisionof ACDA. Dr. Spurgeon’s numerous arti-cles have appeared in the Choral Journal,Teaching Music, The Journal of Singing,and The Journal of Music Teacher Edu-cation. Dr. Spurgeon holds the Doctor of

Musical Arts degree in vocal perfor-mance from the University of Oklahomawhere she was a recipient of the BentonSchmidt Voice Award; the Master ofMusic from the University of Arkansas;and the Bachelor of Music Educationfrom Truman State University inKirksville, Missouri. She is also an activesoprano soloist, her performance high-lights include Bach’s Mass in B Minor,Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mozart’sRequiem, Haydn’s Heiligmesse, Faure’sRequiem, Rutter’s Requiem, Mon-teverdi’s Vespers, and Handel’s Messiah.


program’s top two auditioned ensembles.Wind Ensemble 1 is the top auditionedgroup and has had the privilege of per-forming at The Midwest Clinic, WASBE,California All-State Music Educator’sConference (three times), and in Londontwice. Students regularly work with top

conductors and clinicians in the world ofwind bands and have been a part of sev-eral commissioning projects, helping tochampion new music for band. The 94musicians on stage today are honored toshare their talents and hard work withyou!

Mr. Patrick Dandrea, assistant directorof bands at Amador Valley High School,co-directs three concert bands as well asdirecting Jazz B and teaching AP MusicTheory. He serves as the assistant direc-tor of the marching band, as well as thewinter percussion and winter guardensembles. Mr. Dandrea is a Massachu-setts native who moved to the Bay Areain 2015 after living and teaching in the

Boston area for 10 years. During his timein Massachusetts, Mr. Dandrea taughtthe middle school and high school con-cert bands, jazz and chamber ensembles,as well as AP Theory in the Weston Pub-lic Schools. During which time, he alsoserved on the MMEA Eastern Districtboard as the Senior Festival Coordinatorin addition to the MMEA state board asthe High School Representative. He alsoserved as the orchestra manager for thefive orchestra ensembles and overall pro-gram of the Rivers Youth Orchestra. Mr.Dandrea received his bachelor’s degree inmusic education with an emphasis onsaxophone performance at the College ofFine Arts at Boston University. While fin-ishing his degree, he was awarded theinaugural Promising Future Music Edu-cator award by MMEA. He completedhis master’s degree in music education atThe Boston Conservatory, studying con-ducting with Mr. Eric Hewitt. As a per-former, Mr. Dandrea is an active saxo-phone and woodwind player performingjazz and theatre gigs in the area.

PATRICK DANDREA, Assistant Director


Duane Otani serves as Director of Bandsat Rancho Bernardo High School. Mr.Otani earned his Bachelor’s Degree inMusic Education and Master’s Degree inInstrumental Conducting from Califor-nia State University, Fresno. During hisundergraduate studies, Mr. Otani servedas drum major of the Fresno State Bull-dog Marching Band. While earning hisgraduate degree, Mr. Otani was a fullride graduate assistant with the FresnoState Marching Band and co-director ofthe Fresno State Athletic Bands. He hasconducted honor bands throughout thestate of California and is active as a clin-ician and conference presenter.

Zachary Christy serves as Director ofOrchestras and Associate Band Directorat Rancho Bernardo High School. Mr.Christy earned his Bachelor’s Degree inMusic Education and is completing aMaster’s Degree in Teaching from PointLoma Nazarene University. During hisundergraduate studies, Mr. Christy per-formed with the Santa Clara VanguardDrum and Bugle Corps, a world-renowned marching music ensemble.

Both directors are members of local andstate music organizations including

SCSBOA, CMEA, CBDA, CODA, andNAfME. Under their direction, the Ran-cho Bernardo High School performingensembles have consistently earnednumerous unanimous superior ratings,sweepstakes, and championships awards.

Rancho Bernardo High School wasestablished in 1990 as the third of fivecomprehensive high schools in the PowayUnified School District. Nestled in thecommunity of Rancho Bernardo innorthern San Diego, Rancho BernardoHigh School is home to 2,368 students.

The instrumental music program is com-prised of 300 students. Ensemblesoffered at RBHS include Wind Ensemble,Concert Band 1, Concert Band 2, March-ing Band (The Royal Regiment), JazzBand, Percussion Ensemble, WinterGuard, Chamber Orchestra, BeginningOrchestra, and Symphony Orchestra.The band performing today is comprisedof members who elected to participate inthis trip.

Students in the Rancho Bernardo HighSchool band program begin instrumentalmusic in the fifth grade. The RanchoBernardo elementary music teamincludes: Luke Diebolt, Jack Erb, JoanneLichtenberg, and Tara Nijhowne. Stu-dents continue to Rancho Bernardo HighSchool primarily from Bernardo HeightsMiddle School (Stuart Holmes) andMeadowbrook Middle School (AlexHolland). The band would like to thankPrincipal Dave LeMaster, departmentadministrator Yael Bozzay, and the staffat Rancho Bernardo High School.

The band would also like to thank Chris-tine Wojcik, Rancho Bernardo Instru-mental Music Booster President and thenumerous supportive parent volunteers.

DUANE OTANI, Director of Bands ZACHARY CHRISTY, Director of Orchestras


PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS

DCINY would like to thank our Performing Arts Partners, who, with theirfinancial support, have made this performance possible.

The University of Mississippi Concert Singers Reagan ArnoldAshley AshmoreBradley AshmoreEthan BennettLangston BolesMicah BrackettBrady BramlettCameron BrownMeghan BrownRob BrownIan BumpasAriel BurgerAlicia CanterburyAustin CarterColleen ChaunceyMelanie CulhaneRichard CulpepperLeah DavisMargaret EspinozaDylan Fink

N'kila GarnerJonathan GibsonDuncan GraeberJames HawkinsWesley HendersonKevin HerreraLacey HindmanMary Margaret HyerEric JohnsonTerrence JohnsonKeely Ann KelsoKelsey KnechtBenjamin LarsenLeah LesterMatthew LouisAshley LovornArieana MarascoLawson MarchettiStellah MbuguaWilliam Morgan

Cody MorrisMadilyn MorrisKathrine PignataroCaitlin RichardsonCarly RockHeath RooksJocelyn SanabriaJackson SouthAva StreetJoseph StrodeKeswick TurnerHaley TyrrellAbbey VaughnSergio VergaraJohn Michael WalkerCarley WilemonAbby WilsonDarius Woodard

Amador Valley High School Wind EnsembleFluteJoseph HongJamie HurEunice JungAmy LeeLaura LentzErika LipscombAnjana ManjunathWendy McCulloughRhea ShahStephanie ShinAudrey SulistioCathy Yoo

OboeCorinne JacksonJessica LeeIshani MattiguntaEvan Yang

ClarinetPaul AhnMatthew HongJoshua Huang

Kavya KatragaddaMichelle LeeEmily LimAbishek RajendranClara RongJeremy SteinbergCollin WangSean WidjajaJonathan YangAlec Zhang

Bass ClarinetLenin MaciasMia MarkovicJessica StakerHartej Toor

BassoonEllie BentonKanita IlicMika Lew

Alto SaxophoneDaphne Cheng

Quincy KumfertGus WagnerWynne VelzyKevin Zheng

Tenor SaxophoneMitchell BuckIlyas KizilogluKapil RamanNico Weinstock

Baritone SaxophonePatrick TambuntingNishaad Trivedi

HornMattias BengtssonCarly FieldKatie HwangRobin HwangSam JoSayli LimayeAustin NaylorDaniel Zhou


TrumpetAustin BakerNiklas BengtssonJared BlackKyle CavanaughGio CeruttiMichael GlennTanaya GondhalekarKahram JoClaire LudwigJonathan PearceEmma Reddy

TromboneStephen DeanRyan LiouAndreas MaassNikith Patibandla

Justin ShueToby Scarborough

EuphoniumAlex HaaseBryan LuoAndrew PereiraSatya Yalamanchi

TubaMichael DeanDuhita GondhalekarJoseph NazarenoMaxim Tikhonov

String BassNatalie Meehan

PianoAyumi Bonev

PercussionPaula BreckenridgeSam BrownArnor ChuPaarsa HeidariMatthew IversonNina LimValorie LowAnika MehraMadison PerezShantanu RoyJoshua SavinDavid ShihTrenton VerKuilen

Rancho Bernardo High SchoolFluteChristinia AmayaKatherine HummlerSierra KnoppHannah StevensAngie SuhMia WilsonErin YoonJohn Yu

ClarinetJake AndersonRodney-Joseph BorgErin BruceSarah ChristensenIsabella FuiksSara HerrnsteinElizabeth JohnsenYasmine MabeneEmiliano RiveraTomoya SanoCameron StohsOlivia Tasbas

Bass ClarinetEmerson BowlesGenevieve BuryeNicholas McNewMichael Provoast

BassoonNick KokenisLina SongCameron Spencer

Alto SaxophoneJoshua AndersonConnor BruceLorrian EladBrendan LockieDaniel Michelon PandoAnthony TsuyamaAkshay Yeddanapudi

Tenor SaxophoneRobert Ozturk

Baritone SaxophoneZachary SkalakAlexandra Wojcik

TrumpetElijah BlantonPhilip BruceSamuel FiorinoRyan GreenbergAndrew JordanEddy LanoisEvelyn Sechrist

French HornEnrico Del VecchioMatthew LorentzTyler ManningDaniel OtaAudrey Wojcik

TromboneKota AthayBenjamin BodienAustin Root

Bass TromboneAndrew PerezCameron Timbol

EuphoniumSana SeifBrian Walkley

TubaSpencer GimlinKyle HammernessRyan PhillipsDaniel Smith

PercussionChase BentleyDaniel ChenWilliam CrooksAyaan GopalanRyan LockieElise Zhao

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors. Any questionsregarding missing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.


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DCINY 2018 Concert Series

Sunday Afternoon, April 15, 2018 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallDreamweaverThe Music of Ola GjeiloForrest: Jubilate DeoJames M. Meaders, DCINY ConductorOla Gjeilo, Composer-in-Residence and PianoDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalThe Music of Evans, Taylor, Beckham, and Meštrovic�Miran Vaupotic, Guest ConductorMatej Meštrovic, PianoDistinguished Concerts Orchestra

Sunday Evening, April 15, 2018 at 8:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterThe Music of Eric WhitacreEric Whitacre, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 22, 2018 at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe King’s Singers: 50th Anniversary CelebrationBob Chilcott, Guest ConductorSimon Carrington, Guest ConductorThe King’s Singers, Special GuestsDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Friday Evening, May 25, 2018 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallVocal ColorsThe Music of Reese Norris and OthersReese Norris, Composer/ConductorBarnum: A Thousand Red BirdsEric Barnum, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers InternationalMarina Alexander, DirectorThe Arcadian Chorale (NJ) & Richmond Choral Society (NY)

Monday Evening, May 28, 2018 at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterThe Sacred and Profane: Carmina BuranaRosephanye Powell: Gospel TrinityWilliam Powell, Guest ConductorRosephanye Powell, Composer-in-Residence, Soloist, and NarratorOrff: Carmina BuranaJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International


Sunday Evening, June 17, 2018 at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallSpirit JourneyChoplin: Our Father: A Journey through the Lord’s PrayerPepper Choplin, Composer/ConductorHayes: Spirit Suite I, II, and other worksKevin McBeth, Guest ConductorAndy Waggoner, Guest ConductorMark Hayes, Composer-in-ResidenceDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers Interna-tional

Sunday Afternoon, June 24, 2018 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hallǁ: Song Play :ǁNúñez: Liminality (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project)Francisco J. Núñez, Composer/ConductorGrases: La Cigarra y La Hormiga (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Pre-miere Project)Cristian Grases, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers Interna-tionalHanrich Claassen, Symphonic Conductor and Florida Symphonic Youth Orches-tras Music DirectorFlorida Symphony Youth Orchestras (FL)

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