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Christmas at Luther 2009

Joy to the World

In reflecting on the angel’s proclamation to the shepherds—“Fear not, for behold I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people!”—Martin Luther observed that this joy was not “just to apostles, prophets, and martyrs, but to you.” God announces a Savior who will free us from all fear: Come, see the Baby Jesus! It is a gift of pure joy we are to receive, and the way to receive it is to let Christ be born in us.

Christ is born in us when we live in the vision of a future grounded in the joy and grace of God’s abundance. He is born in us when we reflect God’s love and compassion in service to our neighbor. He is born in us when we proclaim the Christmas Gospel in music, the Word, and the visual arts.

Proclaiming Jesus’s birth is the essence of Christmas at Luther. Through choristers and bells, brass, percussion, and strings, more than 600 student musicians bring joy to the world. May their jubilation stir your soul and connect you with the power and radiance of God’s love.

Richard L. Torgerson, Ph.D.

President

A Message from the President

Thursday, December 3, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, December 4, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 6, 2:30 p.m.

Center for Faith and LifeLuther College, Decorah, Iowa

Luther College will be taping all performances.We ask that all cell phones, pagers, and digital wristwatch alarms

be turned off. No cameras, audio, or video recording devices are permitted. If for any reason you need assistance

during the performance, please find an usher (located near each entrance).

We request that the audience hold its applause until the completion of the concert.

Christmas at Luther 2009

Joy to the World

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The Coventry Carolarr. Steven PilkingtonSmall ensembles

Eventide (from Two Hymn Tune Preludes)Ralph Vaughan WilliamsSymphony Orchestra

Processional: Joy to the Worldarr. Mack WilbergCombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ, and audience

Audience is invited to remain seated and sing.

Verse 1: AllJoy to the world! The Lord is come:Let earth receive her King!Let ev’ry heart prepare him room,And heav’n and nature sing…

Verse 2: WomenJoy to the earth! The Savior reigns:let all their songs employ,While fields and floods, rocks, hills

and plainsRepeat the sounding joy…

Verse 3: MenNo more let sins and sorrows grow,Nor thorns infest the ground:He comes to make his blessing flowFar as the curse is found…

Verse 4: AllHe rules the world with truth and

grace,And makes the nations proveThe glories of his righteousness,And wonders of his love…

Thanks Be to God (from Elijah)Felix MendelssohnCombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra

NARRATION

Joy, Joy, Joyarr. Robert PageCathedral Choir

There is No RoseRené ClausenNordic Choir, piano

NowelRandall ThompsonNorsemen

Angels We Have Heard on Higharr. David CherwienCollegiate Chorale

Wexford Carolarr. Mack WilbergMen from combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ

On This Day, Earth Shall Ringarr. Cathy MoklebustLuther Ringers

FanfareDaniel Kallman ’78Christmas Brass and Percussion, organ

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Namearr. Daniel Kallman ’78combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ, and audience

Audience is invited to stand and sing.

Verse 1All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ namelet angels prostrate fall.Bring forth the royal diademAnd crown him Lord of all.

Verse 2Let ev’ry kindred, ev’ry tribeOn this terrestrial ball,To him all majesty ascribeAnd crown him Lord of all.

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Verse 3Oh, that with yonder sacred throngWe at his feet may fall. (extended

phrase)We’ll join the everlasting songAnd crown him Lord of all.

Lullaby CarolEleanor DaleyCantorei

Quittez, pasteursarr. John RutterCollegiate Chorale(sung in English and French)

Kings of the Orient.The star spreads its light upon you.Give hommage to this great king.The brilliant star leads youTo the light of this newborn sun.Offer gifts of gold, myrrh, and

incense.

Holy SpiritFor whom all is possiblePierce our hearts with your sweet

fire.Through you, our ending, our hopeour dream becomes peaceful.Coming to us in human fleshGod promises to give us heaven.

O Magnum MysteriumGuy ForbesAurora(sung in Latin)

O great mystery and wonderful sacrament,

that the animals should see the newborn Lord lying in a manger.

Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia.

The One (World Premiere)Ola GjeiloCathedral Choir

Fantasia on a Ukrainian Carolarr. William CutterCombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra

Où s’en vont ces gais bergersClaude BalbustreOrgan solo

O Come All Ye Faithfularr. Robert Russell Bennettcombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ, and audience

Audience is invited to stand and sing.

Verse 1O come, all ye faithful, joyful and

triumphant,O come ye, O come ye to

Bethlehem.Come and behold him, born the

King of angels;O come, let us adore him, Christ the

Lord. O come, let us adore him, Christ the

Lord. O come, let us adore him, Christ the

Lord.

Verse 2Sing choirs of angels, sing in

exultation,Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above:Glory to God in the highest:O come, let us adore him, Christ the

Lord.O come, let us adore him, Christ the

Lord. O come, let us adore him, Christ the

Lord.

NARRATION

Suo-ganarr. Barlow Bradfordcombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra (candlelighting)

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Agincourt Song (from Henry V Suite)William Walton/MathiesonSymphony Orchestra

O Come, O Come, Emmanuelarr. Sandra PeterAurora

S námi Bog (God Is with Us)Alexander KastalskyNorsemen(sung in Russian)

God is with us! Understand this, O nations,

And submit yourselves, for God is with us!

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given;

and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and of His peace there shall be no end;

and His name shall be called the Angel of Great Counsel,

Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Ruler, Prince of Peace,

Father of the Age to Come!Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit,both now and ever, and unto ages of

ages. Amen

Gloria in Excelsis Deo!Jackson BerkeyCantorei

Praise to the Lordarr. F. Melius ChristiansenNordic Choir

Program

Silent Nightarr. Robert Russell Bennettcombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ, and audience

Audience is invited to remain seated and sing.

Verse 1Silent night! Holy night!All is calm, all is bright;‘Round yon Virgin Mother and

Child,Holy Infant, so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace.

Verse 2Silent night! Holy night!Shepherds quake at the sight,Glories stream from heaven afar,Heav’nly hosts sing alleluia,Christ the Savior is born!

NARRATION

Gloria (mvmt. III)John Ruttercombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ(sung in Latin)

For thou only are holy,thou only art the Lord,thou only are the most high, Jesus

Christ,with the Holy Ghost in the glory of

God the Father.Amen

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Production

Susan Peterson, CFL staffBradley Phillips, box office managerJennifer Self, administrative and

production coordinatorKendall Thompson ’86, CFL

technician

Set DesignThe combination of scripture and music with visual art can be very powerful. As I really listened to the words and Wilberg’s arrangement of “Joy to the World,” I was struck by the incredible gifts we have been given—this precious planet and all we need from day to day. In the center of this is the Christ Child, who came to reconcile us to our Creator. Every animal and plant I’ve chosen is a recognizable Christian symbol. So it speaks on two levels—the obvious gift of tangible things of nature and the deeper, symbolic gifts of reconciliation, grace, love, and forgiveness. God’s Spirit moves in and through the world.

As an alumna of Luther College and a Decorah native, I have dreamed of painting the backdrop for this concert for many years. This year, it all came together. Joy to the world! Soli deo Gloria!

Dedicated in memory of my father, Robert Sand ’45, and in honor of my mother, Verna Sand ’48.

—Robyn Sand Anderson ’79

Music CreditsEventide—Oxford University Press; Joy to the World— Oxford University Press; Thanks be to God (from Elijah)— G. Schirmer; Joy, Joy, Joy—G. Schirmer; There is No Rose—Santa Barbara Music Publishing; Nowel—E.C. Schirmer Music Company; Angels We Have Heard on High—MorningStar Publishers; Wexford Carol—manuscript; On This Day Earth Shall Ring—Choristers Guild; Fanfare—Kallman Creates Publications; All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name—Kallman Creates Publications; Lullaby Carol—Alliance Music Publica-tions; Quittez, pasteurs—Oxford University Press; O Magnum Mysterium—Treble Clef Music Press; The One—manuscript; Fantasia on a Ukrainian Carol—Roger Dean Publishing; Où s’en vont ces gais bergers—Belwin Mills Kalmus; O Come All Ye Faithful—Alfred Publishing Co.; Suo-gan—Gateway Mu-sic; Agincourt Song (from Henry V suite)—Oxford University Press; O Come, O Come Emmanuel—manuscript; S námi Bog—Musica Russica; Gloria in Excelsis Deo—Soli Deo Gloria Press; Praise to the Lord—Augsburg Fortress; Silent Night—Alfred Publishing Co.; Gloria—Oxford University Press

ChoirsAuroraCantoreiCathedral ChoirCollegiate ChoraleNordic ChoirNorsemen

InstrumentalistsChristmas Brass and PercussionLuther College Symphony OrchestraLuther Ringers

ConductorsCraig Arnold, Nordic ChoirDaniel Baldwin, Symphony

OrchestraLinda Martin, CantoreiFrederick Nyline, Christmas Brass

and Percussion EnsembleSandra Peter, Aurora, Cathedral

ChoirTimothy Peter ’86, Collegiate

Chorale, NorsemenGregory Peterson ’83, Luther

Ringers

College OrganistGregory Peterson ’83

NarratorAnn Sponberg Peterson

Faculty AccompanistDu Huang

Narration AuthorCarol Gilbertson

Artistic DirectorCraig Arnold

Technical StaffMichael Bartels, program designTanya Gertz, director of campus

programmingTom Henning, CFL technician

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AuroraKatlyn Bay, North Liberty, IowaMallory Bazan, Cedar Rapids, IowaCallie Bergan, Lake Mills, IowaMary Bissen, Austin, Minn.Michaela Bram, Rochester, Minn.Kelsey Brown, Urbandale, IowaKayli Bullard, Oakdale, Minn.Kimberly Cavanagh, Bloomington,

Ill.Molly Clementz, St. Charles, Ill.Jessica Conley, Hudson, Wis.Sara Crissinger, Morristown, Minn.Karissa Crouse, North Branch,

Minn.Caley Danielson, Duluth, Minn.Katherine Daugherty, Prior Lake,

Minn.Emily Davis, Brookfield, Wis.Mara Dobervich, Maplewood, Minn.Rebecca Dominiczak, Milwaukee,

Wis.Alexandra Drube, Lakeville, Minn.Shelby Eaton, Dubuque, IowaJessica Edblom, Maple Grove, Minn.Annika Ellison, Lino Lakes, Minn.Melanie Ellison, Durango, Colo.Haylee Elvendahl, Cambridge, Minn.Rachel Erickson, Rush City, Minn.Alicia Findley, Litchfield, Minn.Sarah Frehner, Roseville, Minn.Ariel Gauslow, Fargo, N.D.Melanie Grangaard, Waconia, Minn.Nicole Green, Eagan, Minn.Ashley Haight, Cedar Rapids, IowaKate Hansel, New Ulm, Minn.Leah Hanson, Iowa Falls, IowaLaura Harney, Rochester, Minn.Kirsten Hash, Appleton, Wis.Anna Hennessy, Red Wing, Minn.Rachel Hodapp, Duluth, Minn.Kelsi Holmes, Monticello, IowaMarlena Johnson, Little Chute, Wis.Angela Johnston, New Hope, Minn.Rachel Jungwirth, Winona, Minn.Allison Kane, Johnston, IowaChelsea Keeney, Clive, IowaAngela Kinne, Lakeville, Minn.Mariel Kise, Edina, Minn.Sydney Kjerstad, Parker, Colo.Makenna Klein, Hastings, Minn.Shannon Koenders, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Chelsea Kohnen, Spring Grove, Minn.

Beth Korleski, Lake City, IowaKelsey Krall, Colfax, Wis.Megan Kremin, Cottonwood, Minn.Valerie Krych, Champlin, Minn.Amelia Kundel, Cedar Rapids, IowaJulia Lattner, Dubuque, IowaTara Laughlin, Omaha, Neb.Sarah Lemon, Middleton, Wis.Kathryn Lillich, Claremont, Calif.Jessica Lister, Edgewood, IowaBryanna Logsdon, Jefferson, IowaErika Lord, Neenah, Wis.Megan Mahady, Woodbury, Minn.Johanna Mathews, Woodbury,

Minn.Alison Mayer, Fairfield, IowaSarah McWilliams, Homestead, IowaJamie Mexdorf, Eden Prairie, Minn.Calli Micale, Neenah, Wis.Elise Mickelson, Windom, Minn.Janet Mielke, Apple Valley, Minn.Hannah Myott, Minneapolis, Minn.Alexandra Nyman, Monroe Center,

Ill.Courtney O’Hara, Edina, Minn.Kelsey O’Leary, Rochester, Minn.Clara Olson, St. Paul, Minn.Erin Persick, Robins, IowaErika Pohlman, Mason City, IowaNatalie Pollack, Marine on St. Croix,

Minn.Sarah Rattenborg, Decorah, IowaLeslie Rauworth, Lockport, Ill.Kennedy Reed, Amery, Wis.Kelsey Reger, Apple Valley, Minn.Kimmy Rooney, Holmen, Wis.Gina Rumpel, Arcadia, Wis.Melani Schwartz, Plymouth, Minn.Samantha Shimak, Fort Atkinson,

IowaCaitlin Stensrud, Norman, Okla.Marybeth Stork, Western Springs,

Ill.Hannah Strack, DeForest, Ill.Emily Streeper, Roseville, Minn.Kelsey Tarbert, Oshkosh, Wis.Mara Warnberg, Chanhassen, Minn.Sarah Webb, Spirit Lake, IowaMacaulley Whitlock, Duluth, Minn.Georgia Windhorst, Minneapolis,

Minn.

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Allison Wittig, Iowa City, IowaChelsea Wyman, Westby, Wis.Christina Yates, Omaha, Neb.Allycia Zalac, Stevens Point, Wis.Karel Zenor, Lake City, Iowa

CantoreiDevan Armstrong, Owatonna, Minn.Alesha Arndt, Janesville, Wis.Andrea Beauvais, Hastings, Minn.Jenna Bergeson, Urbandale, IowaRachel Binning, St. Paul, Minn.Sonja Birthisel, Cumberland, MaineCourtney Borowicz, Bloomington,

Minn.Katelyn Bottem, Apple Valley, Minn.Michelle Boursier, Maple Grove,

MinnBrittany Buczek, Forestville, Wis.Katie Carnes, Cherokee, IowaAddison Choi, Centennial, Colo.Amanda Couture, Chippewa Falls,

Wis.Alixandra Cowmeadow,

Minneapolis, Minn.Meghann Curtis, Hollandale, Wis.Nyssa Crompton, Wilmington, Del.Libby Dahms, Appleton, Wis.Erin Daniels, Long Grove, IowaHeidi Darrington, Brookings, S.D.Anna DiCecco, Rochester, Minn.Chelsea Dick, Rochester, Minn.Aida Dominquez-Ortiz, Tlaxcala,

MexicoSamantha Dusek, River Falls, Wis.Brenna Everson, Grand Forks, N.D.Sarah Feuker, Kenosha, Wis.Kelsey Forman, Albert Lea, MinnBonnie Garvens, East Troy, Wis.Courtney Gill, Rochester, Minn.Maura Goodin, Decorah, IowaAnna Hageness, Fall Creek, Wis.Elizabeth Harrell, Des Moines, IowaCassondra Holstad, Thompson, IowaCarrie Hoskey, Brooklyn, IowaAnya Johnson, Lake Mills, IowaSally Jungblut, Lombard, Ill.Carrie Kauffman, New Ulm, Minn.Christine Kennedy, Washington,

IowaHannah Kooiker, Luverne, Minn.Kathleen Korndoerfer, Racine, Wis.Paula Lee, Merrill, Wis.

Siri Lokensgard, Eagan, Minn.Anna Looft, Southlake, TexasDeborah Lum, Ferguson, Mo.Meredith MacDonald, Two Harbors,

Minn.Jessica Machon, Nekoosa, Wis.Kelsey Mans, New Hope, Minn.Megan McCormick, Burnsville,

Minn.Jacqueline Merrifield, Cedar Rapids,

IowaJordan Meyer, Chaska, Minn.Laura Mohs, Bettendorf, IowaKelsey Moler, Cheyenne, Wyo.Andrea Pagh, Apple Valley, Minn.Lindsey Palmer, Waukon, IowaMelissa Record, Prentice, Wis.Jenna Reishus, Eagan, Minn.Heather Rothfuss, Vandalia, OhioErin Rouse, Monroe, IowaEmily Roycraft, Waseca, Minn.Rachel Rudeen, Bird Island, Minn.Michelle Sawyer, Brandon, S.D.Emily Schmidt, North St. Paul,

Minn.Kali Sharot, Cannon Falls, Minn.Nicole Shatek, Austin, Minn.Alynia Shilts, Chippewa Falls, Wis.Paige Silberhorn, Davis Junction, Ill.Elise Skellenger, Lake Mills, IowaCaitlin Steinberg, Cedarburg, Wis.Andrea Sturdevant, Urbandale, IowaAlyssa Telander, Bloomington,

Minn.Laura Thompson, Mount Pleasant,

IowaTherese Thompson, Red Wing,

Minn.Kristina Tucker, Gahanna, OhioSara Walston, Vinton, IowaAlison Wathen, Olathe, Kan.Catherine Wehrspann, Sioux Falls,

S.D.Kristin Westby, Erhard, Minn.Bekky Willis, Cedarburg, Wis.Katelin Wilson, Austin, Minn.Jocelyn Winter, Mendota Heights,

Minn.Ashley Wright, Chariton, IowaAnna Zaffarano, Nevada, IowaWeiwei Zhang, Anhui, ChinaRachel Ziegeweid, Medina, Minn.

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Cathedral Choir

Soprano 1Allison Alpers, Rochester, Minn.Emily Berkeland, Lake City, Minn.Amy Carlon, Gowrie, IowaAmy Dorman, Lino Lakes, Minn.Lauren Griffin, Plymouth, Minn.Hannah Janaky, Hudson, Wis.Mandie Mickelson, Austin, Minn.Kori Nelson, Blaine, Minn.Cassandra Penny, Berthoud, Colo.Molly Ternus, Vinton, IowaLisa Yahr, Oakdale, Minn.

Soprano 2Joia Byrnes, Mora, Minn.Margaret Darling, Austin, Minn.Hannah Demmer, Hartland, Minn.Kristina Dudley, St. Paul Park, Minn.Eliza Harrold, Minocqua, Wis.Kelsey Klimesh, Calmar, IowaKoreann Martin, Baxter, Minn.Katie Maxwell, Davenport, IowaErin McWilliams, Maple Grove,

Minn.Margaret Michenfelder, St. Charles,

Minn.Abby Nance, Cresco, IowaAlison Scheevel, Preston, Minn.Allison Schnier, Waukesha, Wis.Julie Shiely, Brookfield, Wis.Marissa Springer, Lakeville, Minn.Ali Wrenn, Sioux City, Iowa

Alto 1Emily Adams, West Des Moines,

IowaSydney Bean, Marion, IowaMikaela Belland, Chaska, Minn.Sarah Bieber, Waukon, IowaKerry Green, Mahtomedi, Minn.Maria Reyes, Sioux Center, IowaInga Rohde, Sioux Falls, S.D.Erin Rutherford, Plymouth, Minn.Molly Tulkki, Amery, Wis.Katie Wagner, Menomonie, Wis.Kristi Wietecha, Eagan, Minn.Jenna Yeakle, Duluth, Minn.

Alto 2Kelsey Bausch, Cassville, Wis.Megan Benzschawel, Minneapolis,

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Mardie Blessing, Hopkins, Minn.Emily Cochrane, Edina, Minn.Andrea Danielzuk, Lindstrom, Minn.Jenna Dosch, Shell Lake, Wis.Taylor Froehle, Waseca, Minn.Emily Hanson, Waseca, Minn.Andrea Oldfield, Cedar Rapids, IowaAmy Sandager, Albert Lea, Minn.Carina Schiltz, Rushford, Minn.

Tenor 1Seth Duin, Hastings, Minn.Jens Erickson, White Bear Lake,

Minn.Tyler Hurlbert, Walford, IowaMatthew Imhoff, Janesville, Wis.Nick Sanches, Champlin, Minn.Jason Schmidt, Norwalk, IowaCollin Schultz, Storm Lake, IowaBenjamin Winkler, Cottage Grove,

Minn.

Tenor 2Jacob Barker, Dallas Center, IowaAaron Burk, Mt. Prospect, Ill.Aaron Burreson, Alexandria, Minn.Kirk Hansen, Winterset, IowaSamuel Holmberg, Minnetonka,

Minn.Mark Jeddeloh, Plymouth, Minn.David Kort, Minocqua, Wis.Justin Marschall, Waukesha, Wis.Samuel Meyers, Golden Valley,

Minn.Allan Sweet, Manchester, IowaMichael Thorelli, La Crosse, Wis.Matthew Wettach, Mt. Pleasant,

IowaSteven Whitney, Kenyon, Minn.Timothy Zahrte, Excelsior, Minn.

Bass 1Jeffrey Babcock, Cottage Grove,

Minn.Brenden Driscoll, Chatfield, Minn.Spencer Green, Austin, Minn.Joshua Holt, Northfield, Minn.Benjamin Jordan, Waterloo, IowaBenjamin Kost, Rochester, Minn.Samuel Libra, Roseville, Minn.James Marty, Roseville, Minn.Michael Noltner, Eau Claire, Wis.Patrick Nyberg, Lino Lakes, Minn.Timothy Olstad, Winona, Minn.

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Nathan Sikora, North St. Paul, Minn.

Chad Sonka, Van Horne, IowaJohn Stender, Davenport, IowaNolan Winslow, Rochester, Minn.Andrew Wojciehowski, Port

Washington, Wis.

Bass 2Daniel Baldwin, Lake Mills, IowaAndrew Becklin, Mahtomedi, Minn.Nicolas Devine, Eau Claire, Wis.George Diener, Duluth, Minn.Benjamin Ellison, Duluth, Minn.Jeffrey Emerson, Ogden, IowaMackensie Gartner, Owatonna,

Minn.Thomas Gerber, Austin, Minn.Andrew Gonzalez, Dubuque, IowaWilliam Hoffman, Rochester, Minn.Jonathon Koch, Austin, Minn.Joseph Schifsky, Robbinsdale, Minn.Miguel Secor, Fort Dodge, IowaMatthew Umphreys, Council Bluffs,

Iowa

Christmas Brass and Percussion

TrumpetJacob Bohlken, Hastings, Minn.Jonathan Ailabouni, Barrington, Ill.David Clair, Cedar Rapids, IowaMary Dalman, Beloit, Wis.

French HornKristen Haug, Winona, Minn.Brenna Everson, Grand Forks, N.D.

TromboneMari Henderson, Minneapolis,

Minn.Rosalee Bluhm, Cambridge, Wis.Jason Mott, Davenport, IowaJeremy Henning, Waunakee, Wis.

TubaPeter Russella, Eagan, Minn.Tyler Hansen, Rochester, Minn.

PercussionLars-Erik Larson, McFarland, Wis.

Collegiate Chorale Fall 2009

Soprano 1Abby Doro, Berlin, Wis.Jocelyn Hare, Leaf River, Ill.Rose Milligan, Minburn, IowaJennifer Morgan*, New Hope, Minn.Jaclyn Ohnemus, St. Michael, Minn.Kayla Oppermann, Brookfield, Wis.Kara Schrapp, St. Louis Park, Minn.Elizabeth Smith, Guttenberg, IowaLeah Sobotta, Arcadia, Wis.Sara Zanussi, Afton, Minn.

Soprano 2Anna Bullard, Oakdale, Minn.Diane Balfany, La Crosse, Wis.Alexandra Larson, Albert Lea, Minn.Jennifer Ward, New Ulm, Minn.Emily Rasmann, Rockford, Ill.Kyla Betts, Stoughton, Wis.Laura Forst, Norwood Young

America, Minn.Anna Kenyon, Eau Claire, Wis.Madeline Allen, Rochester, Minn.Samantha Murry, Mosinee, Wis.

Alto 1Kelly Bandman, Waukegan, Ill.Emily Boland, Coralville, IowaLauren Fladland, Coon Rapids,

Minn.Susana Hansen, Chanhassen, Minn.Ashley Henderson, Davenport, IowaAmy Kallansrud, Ballwin, Mo.Sarah May, Rockford, Ill.Anna Morris, Lindstrom, Minn.Rebecca Peter, Rochester, Minn.Hannah Wiles, Swisher, Iowa

Alto 2Elizabeth Emery, Fond du Lac, Wis.Bailey Erickson, Lakeville, Minn.Katie Irvin, Maple Grove, Minn.Elizabeth Jorgenson, Maple Grove,

Minn.Kelley Kussmann, Oshkosh, Wis.Anna McNabb, Iowa City, IowaJillian Tigges, Dubuque, IowaRebecca Vernon, Anamosa, IowaCamille Welter, St. Michael, Minn.Anna Wicks, Sioux City, IowaRebecca Zierke, Wyoming, Minn.

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Tenor 1Aaron Achartz, Minnetonka, Minn.Doug Broman, Stuart, IowaCulynn Curtis, Mitchell, S.D.Elliott Dejmal, Ankeny, IowaKarl Gilbertson, Lake Elmo, Minn.Aaron Knodle, Neillsville, Wis.Dustin Noble, Riceville, IowaDonald Stein, Onalaska, Wis.Beau Torkelson, Golden Valley,

Minn.Alexander Ulfers, Cedar Falls, IowaAnders Waalen, St. Paul, Minn.Greg Woodin, Des Moines, Iowa

Tenor 2Robert Anderson, Decorah, IowaSean Anderson, New Ulm, Minn.Paul Armstrong, Burnsville, Minn.Mark Halvorson, Burnsville, Minn.Luke Hollander, Iowa City, IowaLandon Jacobsen, Franktown, Colo.Jacob Johnson, La Crosse, Wis.Justin Nellis, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.Brandon Reed, St. Louis Park, Minn.Vaughn Tackmann, Arlington, Minn.Justin Tigermann, Rock Island, Ill.

Bass 1Peter Burleson, Watertown, Wis.Jacy Dillahunty, Madison, Wis.Brian Doudna, Dubuque, IowaDouglas Hamilton, Polo, Ill. Andrew Hoffmann, Welch, Minn.Paul Meyer, Brookings, S.D.Ian Nichols, Topeka, Kan.Anthony Rohr, Hiawatha, IowaBenjamin Schori, Eagan, Minn.Ethan Schultz, Waseca, Minn.Isaac Wiese, Albert Lea, Minn.

Bass 2Andrews Allen, Woodbury, Minn.Taylor Bergen, Ellison Bay, Wis.Josiah Collins, Brainerd, Minn.Joseph Harwick, Rochester, Minn.Timothy Hogan, Eagan, Minn.Joshua Korotko, Oshkosh, Wis.Jonathan Lueck, Chippewa Falls,

Wis.William Morris, Wausau, Wis.Andrew Peterson, Minnetonka,

Minn.

Andrew Ritter, New Lenox, Ill.Christopher Zink, Austin, Minn.

Luther RingersSarah Bieber, Waukon, IowaJoseph Carey, Rochester, Minn.Lauren Fladland, Coon Rapids,

Minn.Daniel Flucke, Fond du Lac, Wis.Megan Hatfield, Winona, Minn.Brittany Johnson, Elgin, Ill.Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.Amanda Schaefer, Sioux Falls, S.D.James Swanson, Rochester, Minn.Julia Walk, Rochester, Minn.Amy Wilson, Prescott, Ariz.

Nordic Choir

Soprano 1 Rachel Barkel, Hull, IowaLaura Davis, Austin, Minn.Emily Moore, Plymouth, Minn.Aliyah Richling, Stoddard, Wis.Madeline Smith, McGregor, Minn.Amy Streck, West Des Moines, IowaMaria Vejdani, Burnsville, Minn.Anne Walsh, Plymouth, Minn.Elizabeth Zimmermann, Watertown,

Wis.

Soprano 2Paige Armstrong, Owatonna, Minn.Laura Dietmeyer, Peachtree City, Ga.Jeanine Link, Davenport, IowaMallory Marlatt, Elgin, IowaKatherine Mehlhoff, Cedar Rapids,

IowaKatherine Moan, Palos Park, Ill.Kelly Jo Roth, Rosemount, Minn.Kelsey Simpkins, Ames, IowaBethany Wichman, Appleton, Wis.

Alto 1Hannah Berlin-Burns, Winona,

Minn.Maggie Boland, Brainerd, Minn.Erin Brown, Newhall, IowaMackenzie Carlisle, Janesville, IowaKatie Deaver, Viroqua, Wis.Margaret Fons, Milwaukee, Wis.Haley Gibbons, Coon Valley, Wis.Kara Morrissey, Sioux City, Iowa

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Karina Schneiders, Indianola, IowaLaura Schultz, Irvine, Calif.

Alto 2Carah Claflin, Edina, Minn.Laura Fuller, Cedar Rapids, IowaAndrea Hatleli, Rushford, Minn.Kirsten Jacobson, Platteville, Wis.Morgan Ketterling, Rochester, Minn.Melanie Massnick, Oconomowoc,

Wis.Janell Magnusson, Springfield, Ill.Allyson Nilsen, Hampshire, Ill.Kristin Porter, Mason City, IowaTeresa Procter, Decorah, Iowa

Tenor 1Adam Bogh, Coralville, IowaAlexander Bogh, Coralville, IowaRyan Deignan, Cedar Rapids, IowaSamuel Eaton, Crystal, Minn.Daniel Hanawalt, Waverly, IowaAndrew Hillertz, Bourbonnais, Ill.Zachary Lyon, Muscatine, IowaPaul Scholtz, Waverly, IowaJacob Watson, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Tenor 2Alex Anderson, Rothschild, Wis.Paul Atkins, Tea, S.D.Ross Bansen, Monmouth, Ore.John Carroll, Harlan, IowaErik Eliason, Northfield, Minn.Brian Gerike, Manchester, Mo.Alex Gisleson, Osage, IowaMichael Hart, Clive, IowaMichael Moran, Chippewa Falls,

Wis.

Bass 1Jesse Bunge, Garrison, IowaGary Danciu, Tinley Park, Ill.Matthew Drees, Iowa City, IowaBrett Epperson, Council Bluffs, IowaBenjamin Jackson, Fort Madison,

IowaAndrew Kust, Brooklyn Park, Minn.Matthew Olson, Coon Rapids, Minn.Michael Penick, Iowa City, IowaNathaniel Raabe, Montgomery,

Minn.Kristopher Ulrich, Oshkosh, Wis.

Bass 2Jordan Balk, Rothschild, Wis.Trevor Ketterling, Rochester, Minn.Jeffrey Knutson, Janesville, Wis.Erik Malmquist, Hampshire, Ill.Josef Olynyk, Seguin, TexasAlex Redding, Norwalk, IowaDavid Schmitt, West Allis, Wis.Karl Streufert, Lake City, IowaMatthew Stump, Goshen, Ind.Ariel Zink, Austin, Minn.

Norsemen

Tenor 1Joshua Boone, Sioux City, IowaAdam Bradley, Brookings, S.D.Benjamin Cramer, Brooklyn Center,

Minn.David Duba, Northfield, Minn.Keller Grado, Cedar Rapids, IowaNatalino Guterres, Dili, East TimorWilliam Haugen, White Bear

Township, Minn.Benjamin Kampa, Princeton, Minn.Trevor Maloney, Cambridge, Minn.Noah Nelsen-Gross, Spring Valley,

Minn.Patrick O’Keefe, Hopkins, Minn.Theodore Ortega, Waukesha, Wis.James Penning, Northfield, Minn.Thomas Reimann, Cottage Grove,

Minn.Sam Simataa, Windhoek, NamibiaJoren Skov, Hastings, Minn.

Tenor 2Charles Banta, Calamus, IowaJoel Barkel, Hull, IowaVivek Bisen, Waraseoni, IndiaKai Brewster, Wayzata, Minn.Jordan Burkhart, New Ulm, Minn.Stephen Dahle, Hudson, Wis.Joshua Dale, Pella, Iowa Matthew Engelson, Clinton, IowaBrian Erickson, Eveleth, Minn.Daniel Flohr, Apple Valley, Minn.Tyler Hagy, Muscatine, IowaNathan Haines, Arcadia, Wis.Victor Hernandez Sang, Santiago,

Dominican RepublicJonathan Lang, Hampshire, Ill.

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Kirk Lehmann, Waverly, IowaErik Nielsen, Barnum, Minn.Tanner O’Brien, Mason City, IowaCharles Parrish-Siggelkow, Cannon

Falls, Minn.Neil Quillen, Stillman Valley, Ill.Tyler Reece, Silt, Colo.Nathan Steele, Kohler, Wis.Shawon Zmolek, Jefferson, IowaNicholas Zubow, Lake Geneva, Wis.

Bass 1Thomas Bansen, Blair, Neb.Charles Bruer, Wayzata, Minn.Aaron Eddy, Ithaca, N.Y.Daniel Faas, Mindoro, Wis.Scott Gerike, Chaska, Minn.Mark Gisleson, Osage, IowaEthan Groothuis, Montevideo,

Minn.Eric Hild, Clear Lake, IowaMaxwell Hull, Eau Claire, Wis.Michael Johnson, Wabasha, Minn.Cole Matteson, Brookfield, Wis.Cameron Miller, St. Michael, Minn. Evan Neubauer, Decorah, IowaJack Olson, Lake Mills, IowaChristopher Paulson, Medina, Minn.David Pedrick, Douds, IowaMarty Ranweiler, Hastings, Minn.Nicholas Rohde, Rochester, Minn.Casey Schultz, Storm Lake, IowaCalvin Simmons, Iowa City, IowaTyler Simpson, Chatfield, Minn.Erik Streufert, Lake City, IowaRyan Turnacliff, Northfield, Minn.Paul Tuskowski, Oak Creek, Wis.Isaac van Bruggen, New Brighton,

Minn.Kevin Wenger, Lake City, Minn.Jonathan Zarling, Blaine, Minn.

Bass 2David Arendt, Grinnell, IowaMichael Crowe, Davenport, IowaJordan Daley, Homewood, Ill.Jacob Doty, Rockford, Ill.David Fares, Eau Claire, Wis.Daniel Fernelius, Crystal, Minn.Benjamin Finnegan, Waterloo, IowaMark Janssen, Green Bay, Wis.Jason Knutson, Janesville, Wis.Maxwell Lafontant, Marion, Iowa

Donald Lee-Brown, Princeton, Ill.Eurell Lewis, Maplewood, Minn.Evan Meyer, Arlington, IowaDrew Mick, Waverly, IowaDevin Rivera, Fond du Lac, Wis.Peter Sandstedt, Lake Zurich, Ill.August Schauer, Richfield, Minn.Cody Scheer, Independence, IowaEthan Scholl, Owatonna, Minn.Carl Sorenson, Arcadia, Wis.Andrew Tjossem, Decorah, IowaStephen Uhl, Bensenville, Ill.Shane Wilson, Owatonna, Minn.

Symphony Orchestra

FluteRachel Haug*, Winona, Minn. Bianca Najera, Lonsdale, Minn.Victoria Nelson, Afton, Minn.

OboeAlisyn Christensen*, Lakewood,

Wash.Anna (Kemp) and Russell Norris Chair

Amanda Rudnickas, Woodbury, Minn.

Mason Tran, Canton, S.D.

English HornAlisyn Christensen, Lakewood,

Wash.

ClarinetNora Shaffer* (bass), Decorah, IowaMartha Beggerly (E-flat), Fort

Dodge, IowaTyler Zey, De Pere, Wis.

BassoonKeith Root*, Elmhurst, Ill.Anne Kuttler, Davenport, IowaAaron Shatzer (contrabassoon),

Woodridge, Ill.

HornKristen Haug*, Winona, Minn.Vanessa Anderson, Encinitas, Calif.Laura Briney, Geneseo, Ill.Samuel Egger, Council Bluffs, IowaBrooke Ten Napel, Sibley, Iowa

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TrumpetAndrew Prahlow*, Florissant, Mo.Trygve Butler, Kenmore, Wash.Gregory Daniels, Long Grove, Iowa

TromboneNathanael Engh*, Wayzata, Minn.

Dorothy (Bonnell) and Russell Ziemer Chair

Erik Ripley, Kenosha, Wis.

Bass TromboneEthan Scholl, Owatonna, Minn.

TubaOrey Robie, Independence, Wis.

HarpLisbet Finseth, Golden Valley, Minn.Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.Emily Wonder, Caledonia, Ill.

KeyboardSarah May* (celeste), Rockford, Ill.Gregory Schultz, Thompson, N.D.

PercussionLars-Erik Larson*, McFarland, Wis.Jacob Blain, Fond du Lac, Wis.Sabrina Hawkinson, Prior Lake,

Minn.Aaron Rosell, Stillwater, Minn.

Violin IBrooks Berg*, Hudson, Wis.

Torgerson Concertmaster

Karla Dietmeyer, Peachtree City, Ga.Katherine Perschbacher, Coon

Rapids, Minn.Sarah BulgerDaniel Fernelius, Crystal, Minn.Hae Lim Yook, Jeonju, South KoreaEhler Orngard, Pilot Mound, IowaMatthew Lind, Wausau, Wis.Emmalee Johnson, St. Anthony,

Minn.Nathan Steele, Kohler, Wis.Jennifer Fischer, Austin, Minn.Nicole Woodson, Davenport, Iowa

Violin IIHannah Lund*, Lakeville, Minn.

Guy Johnson and John J. Hancock Chair

Aleese Kenitzer, Schofield, Wis.Benjamin Hanchett, Normal, Ill.Kyrsten Swenson, Boone, IowaEmma Hellmann, Andover, Minn.

Christine Kennedy, Washington, Iowa

Esther NovakMaura Goodin, Decorah, IowaSarah Corfman, Dubuque, IowaKaysie Peterson, Byron, Minn.Evelyn Charles, Iowa City, IowaLaura Swanson, Stillwater, Minn.Amy Anderson, Ramsey, Minn.

ViolaSean Dostal*, Coralville, Iowa

Andrea Nelson and Kathryn Nelson Chair

Hannah Buehler, Stevens Point, Wis.Susannah Clark, St. James, Minn.Angela Kratchmer, Clarksville, IowaLindsay Sheridan, Sun Prairie, Wis.Jocelyn Hare, Leaf River, Ill.Eve Doyle, Iowa City, IowaEmily Gillaspey, Sioux Falls, S.D.Clara Olson, St. Paul, Minn.Hannah Swanson, Duluth, Minn.Carly Blazing, Rochester, Minn.

CelloJenna Nordschow*, McHenry, Ill.Phuc Phan, Hanoi, VietnamMaren Quanbeck, Roseville, Minn.Melanie Ellison, Durango, Colo.Olivia Hahn, Waterloo, IowaMacaulley Whitlock, Duluth, Minn.Alexander Olson, Fargo, N.D.Charles Rasmussen, Walworth, Wis.Emily Mineart, Decorah, IowaJonathan Shrader, Wayzata, Minn.Nicole Littlejohn, Wales, Wis.

String BassHanna Anderson-Beckman*,

Owatonna, Minn.Alyse Carlson, Centennial, Colo.Nicholas Harvey, Wausau, Wis.William Layton, Clinton, IowaAustin Swenson, Boone, IowaGavin Colahan, Brookfield, Wis.

* principal

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EDWIN ANDERECK. D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Head of voice and opera, vocal literature.

HEATHER ARMSTRONG. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music. Oboe, theory, double reeds methods.

CRAIG ARNOLD. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music. Director of choral activities, choral methods, conducting, Nordic Choir.

ERIC ASHCRAFT. M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice.

DANIEL BALDWIN. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Conducting, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra.

ANN BENJAMIN. M.M., Indiana University. Harp.

REBECCA BOEHM SHAFFER. D.M.A., University of Northern Colorado. Horn, brass methods.

TOM BOURCIER. M.M., Western Michigan University. Jazz Band, improvisation, theatre/dance composition.

JASON BRITTON. Ph.D., University of Oregon. Theory, ear training.

ROSEMARY BRUMBELOW. B.M., Middle Tennessee State University. Clarinet.

BARTLETT BUTLER. Ph.D., University of Illinois. Professor emeritus.

MICHAEL CHESHER. D.M., Indiana University. Clarinet, saxophone, woodwind methods.

DENNIS L. DARLING. Ed.D., University of Illinois. Music education.

AMY ENGELSDORFER. M.M., University of Kentucky; A.B.D., Indiana University. Theory, ear training.

ROLF ERDAHL. D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory. Double bass, string methods.

SUZANNE ERNST. Flute choir, recorder consort.

RONALD FOX. D.M., Indiana University. Professor emeritus.

JUBAL FULKS. D.M.A., State University of New York–Stony Brook. Violin.

MICHAEL GEARY. M.A., A.B.D., University of Iowa. Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, percussion methods.

DAVID GREEDY. M.M., Eastman School of Music. Professor emeritus.

JAMES GRIESHEIMER. Ph.D., Indiana University. Music history, music appreciation.

JUAN TONY GUZMÁN. Ph.D., Florida State University. Music education, ethnomusicology, Jazz Orchestra.

GRANT HARVILLE. M.M., University of Michigan. Tuba, euphonium, brass ensemble.

CAROL HESTER. D.M., Florida State University. Flute, flute methods.

HARRY HINDSON. D.M.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison. Saxophone.

XIAO HU. D.M.A., State University of New York–Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

DU HUANG. D.M.A., State University of New York–Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

HELEN JAMES. D.M.A., University of Oregon. Bassoon.

BROOKE JOYCE. Ph.D., Princeton University. Theory, composition, music history, electronic music.

DAVID JUDISCH. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Voice, vocal methods, Dorian Music Camp director.

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KAREN KANAKIS. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Voice, opera.

KRISTIN KENNING. M.M., A.B.D., University of Minnesota. Voice.

MIKO KOMINAMI. M.M., Juilliard School. Piano, theory.

JUSTIN KRAWITZ. M.M., University of Cape Town. Piano.

WILLIAM KUHLMAN. M.M., Syracuse University. Professor emeritus.

ERIC KUTZ. D.M.A., Juilliard School. Cello, string methods.

JACOB LASSETTER. D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice.

PETER LINGEN. Guitar, lute, class guitar.

LINDA MARTIN. M.A., University of St. Thomas. Theory, ear training, Cantorei, general music education.

SPENCER MARTIN. D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Viola, conducting, Philharmonia.

MAURICE MONHARDT. Ph.D., University of Iowa. Professor emeritus.

GARY MOSS. D.M.A., University of Michigan. Voice, ear training.

WESTON NOBLE. M.M., University of Michigan. Professor emeritus.

FREDERICK NYLINE. M.A., University of Minnesota. Concert Band, Varsity Band, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, conducting.

JESSICA PAUL. D.M.A., University of Illinois. Vocal coach, collaborative arts.

SANDRA PETER. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Conducting, Aurora, Cathedral Choir.

TIMOTHY PETER. D.M.A., University of Arizona. Department head, Collegiate Chorale, Norsemen.

GREGORY PETERSON. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Organ, church music, Chapel Choir, Luther Ringers, college organist.

KATHRYN REED-MAXFIELD. M.A., University of Michigan. 2009–10 Nottingham director.

BETH RAY WESTLUND. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Voice, diction.

GABRIEL SHUFORD. D.M.A., State University of New York–Stony Brook. Ear training, harpsichord, class piano, Collegium Musicum.

MICHAEL SMITH. D.M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. Low brass, brass ensembles, brass methods.

JOHN F. STRAUSS. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Piano.

VIRGINIA STRAUSS. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Violin, advanced ear training, counterpoint.

JONATHON STRUVE. M.M., Northwestern University; A.B.D., University of Iowa. Voice.

RICHARD TIRK. D.M.A., Michigan State University. Trumpet.

LAUREN VARLEY. M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Trumpet.

RACHEL WARE. M.M., University of Minnesota. Voice.

MARJORIE WHARTON. M.A. (French), Tulane University; D.M.A., University of Iowa. Piano, class piano, French.

ANDREW WHITFIELD. D.M.A., Louisiana State University. Voice, opera workshop.

SUSAN WILLIAMS. M.M., Indiana University. Voice, class voice.

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Music at Luther (http://music.luther.edu)The Luther campus is alive with the sounds of seven choirs, three bands, three orchestras, and two jazz bands. Nearly 1,000 student musicians participate in our large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons, and master classes. More than 350 students pursue the rigorous Luther music major, studying music theory/ear training, history, music education, composition, church music, and performance. It all adds up to one of the largest collegiate music programs in the world!

Martin Luther—our namesake—believed music to be “one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” For over 130 years Luther students have been sharing this marvelous gift with audiences across the country and around the globe.

Music at Luther

Luther College (www.luther.edu) Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther College is affiliated with the Lutheran church (ELCA). A Phi Beta Kappa institution, Luther is one of the outstanding liberal arts colleges in the Midwest.

Luther offers more than 60 majors and pre-professional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree.

The college’s strong academic program includes internships, professional semesters, and extensive study-abroad opportunities. Cocurricular activities include 15 music ensembles and 19 intercollegiate sports for men and women.

Luther’s scenic campus, with the Upper Iowa River running adjacent to a portion of its 800 acres, rivals any in the region.

Music/Arts Facilities

Jenson-Noble Hall of Music 325-seat recital hall

Center for Faith and Life 1,600-seat main hall, 200-seat recital hall

Center for the Arts 225-seat black-box theatre