2024 Spring Concert Program by dan.koett

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Psalm95:1

Program

COMBINED CHOIRS

Illuminare Elaine Hagenberg

I. Splendor

Splendor of god’s glory, brings forth light from light, light’s living spring, Day, all days illuminates.

-Saint Ambrose (340-397)

III. Nox

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Night and darkness and fog, confused world and turmoil. Dark gloom tears the earth, beats and stabs the sun.

-Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348-413)

WOMEN’S CHORUS

I’m Goin’ Up a Yonder

WOMEN’S & TREBLE CHORUSES

Gloria Michael John Trotta

Andi Wilson, Flute

Hannah Douglas, Conductor

Paper Crane J. Reese Norris Walter Hawkins, arr. Martin Sirvatka

TREBLE CHORUS

Al Shlosha d’Varim Allan Naplan

The world is sustained by three things, by truth, by justice, and by peace.

Ticket to the Kingdom

Donald Moore

MEN’S CHORUS

Enter His Gates with Robert C. Clatterbuck

Songs of Thanksgiving arr. H.E. Singley

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. -Psalm 100:4

WOMEN’S CHAMBER CHORUS

Flight Craig Carnella arr. Ryan Murphy

MEN’S CHAMBER CHORUS

Soon-ah Will be Done

William Dawson

CHAMBER CHORUS

Hark! I Hear the American Folk Song Harps Eternal arr. Alice Parker Hannah Douglas, Conductor

Exsultate! Jubilate! Kyle Pederson

Rejoice and shout to God, all the land! For the gift of breath in our lungs, For waking our spirit when morning comes; For your light which illumines our night, For shaking the darkness away with your Son; Give us voice the skies may sound, And give us voice to shake the ground; Alleluias fill the air, for joy has chased away despair. Shouts of joy now shape our prayer.

Don’t Cry Kirk Franklin arr. Joel Raney

Xander Cheney, Drum Set

COMBINED CHOIRS

Amazing Grace John Newton (My Chains are Gone) arr. Tom Fettke

Worthy to be Praised Byron J. Smith

Ava Preston & Jenna Johnson, Soloists

Presentation of Awards

Governor’s School for the Arts Recognition

KyACDA and KMEA All State Choir Recognition

Most Improved Freshman | Outstanding Freshman

Most Improved Sophomore | Outstanding Sophomore

Most Improved Junior | Outstanding Junior

Lexington Singers Outstanding Musician Scholarship

National Society of Arts & Letters Awards

Outstanding Senior Class Awards

Servant Leadership Award Choral Award

2023-2024 Slideshow: A YEAR IN PICTURES

Senior Recognition

Samantha Blackburn

Abby Bronski

Hadley Bronski

Reese Burt

Abby Chailland

Caid Faurot

Katie Frisch

Lily Harper

Ashlyn Holley

McKamy Howard

Jenna Johnson

London Montgomery

Benjamin Navis

Olivia Ray

Molly Roth

Stephanie Sara

Abby Smith

Jacob Smith

Landon Starns

Ali Tindall

Lindsay Widmer

of 2024, Soloists

featuring LCA Chorus Alumni

Samantha Blackburn, Conductor

COMBINED CHOIRS My Old Kentucky Home S.C. Foster arr. Daniel Wesley Class

Thankyouforjoiningustonight!

Choristers

Treble Chorus

Addie Baker

Sarah Biliter

Elizabeth Anne Black

Samantha Blackburn

Reese Burt

Sarah Ebel

Madeleine Eubank

Katie Frisch

Ashlyn Holley

Liv Kallman

Evy Kincer

Emma Lisanby

Eva Picarazzi

Amanda Ragland

Annalise Randles

Sophia Reynolds

Katie Roth

Savannah Setzer

Annie Sewell

Averie Tindall

Vivian Williams

Men‘s Chorus

Hart Baldwin

Clay Bechtold

Evan Borders

Mason Briggs

Ben Byers

Maddox Combs

Colt Cummins

Max Disterdick

Andrew Dixon

Luke Fraley

Woods Frye

Parker Geldhof

Andersen Green

Bennett Gudalis

Tanner Hale

Sam Hall

Collin Hensley

Jax Herrera

Andrew Maggard

Braylon Moss

Walker Owens

Parker Ray

Christian Shackelford

Sean Stafford

Women’s Chorus

Laci Barrett

Emma Bayne

Sally Bui

Charlotte Dillow

Maddie Estes

Hope Fardo

Sophie Ford

Lauren Cate Gabbard

Emma Kate Hall

Caroline Harris

Lily Helm

Madeline McLaren

Gemma Nyman

Presley Reed

Ella Smith

Lauren Spraggins

Adelaide Spratt

Lila Grace Trimble

Cambell Vance

Ava VanMeter

Lily Westerman

Natalie Whitaker

Men‘sChamber Chorus

Evan Briggs

Bratcher Chamberlain

Roman Cheney

Xander Cheney

Isaac Disimile

Caid Faurot

Blaine Gillaspie

Caleb Jaeger

Daniel Joseph

Jon Jay Moore

Benjamin Navis

Hagan Preston

Nathan Scalf

Samuel Scott

Jacob Smith

Keldon Tyler

Landon Starns

Grayson Vice

Nathan Wilson

Faculty

Daniel Wesley, Director

Meredyth Davis, Accompanist

Hannah Douglas, Student Teacher

Beth Lee, Guest Accompanist

Class2024

SamanthaBlackburn

Southern Adventist University English, Education

Samford University Exercise Science

University of Kentucky Journalism

Centre College Biology, Spanish

Samford University Interior Design

Morehead State University Astrophysics

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StephanieSara

University of Kentucky Human Health Sciences

Savannah College of Art & Design, Interactive Design and Game Development

LandonStarns

University of Kentucky Education

AliTindall

University of Kentucky Social W

Asbury University Education

Aesthetician School

We owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Scott Wells, Directors, Lisa Bacon, Dr. Cassondra Koett, Ke Barnett, Carisa Chaney, Kathy Picarazzi, Helen Andi Wilson, and Arianne Johnson for their su making this year ’ s spring concert a success! We sacrifice of parents, caregivers, and family mem students to participate in LCA Chorus. Than continued support of the arts at Lexington Chr