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shaker heights community church and shiloh baptist church present

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB

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under the direction of DAVID MORROW

JELANI WATKINS student director ELIJAH MCDAVID and JERRELL MELTON III accompanists

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celebrated 100 years of its musical legacy throughout the 2011 calendar year, beginning with an Alumni Reunion Concert and recording in February and culminating with a concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in October. It has continued in this tradition through the dedication and commitment of its members and the leadership that our directors have provided throughout the years. Through its tradition, the Glee Club has an impressive history and seeks to secure its future through even greater accomplishments.

It is the mission of the Morehouse College Glee Club to maintain a high standard of musical excellence.

In 1911, Morehouse College, which was then Atlanta Baptist College, had a music professor named Georgia Starr. She served the College from 1903-1905 and again from 19081911. Wendell Phillips Whalum, Sr., ‘52, took the helm as the Glee Club’s second director. Dr. Whalum was a prized student of Kemper Harreld and had served as Student Director during his tenure in the Glee Club. Dr. Whalum, more commonly known as “Doc,” served Morehouse College and the Glee Club with the continued tradition of excellence until his passing on June 9, 1987. From 19611963 Albert T. Perkins served as interim Director while Dr. Whalum finished coursework for the doctoral degree. In the fall semester of 1987, David E. Morrow, ‘80, assumed directorship of the Glee Club. David Morrow was a prized student of “Doc,” just as “Doc” was of Kemper Harreld. He earned his Masters degree in 1981 and then returned to his alma mater as a part of the music faculty and as Assistant Director of the Glee Club. During the 1992-1993 school year, Harding Epps, ‘74, served as interim Director while Dr. Morrow finished the coursework for the doctoral degree.

On January 18, 1993, the Glee Club, as part of the Morehouse-Spelman Chorus, sang at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall with soprano Jessye Norman in a concert celebrating the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The Glee Club also performed the National Anthem with Natalie Cole for Super Bowl XXVIII. They participated with Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan and Trisha Yearwood in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta. In February 2002, the Glee Club performed for the Witness Concert with the Plymouth Music Series and premiered the work Of Dreams and Other Possibilities written by Patrice Rushen. In 2004, the Glee Club performed with Take 6 at the Rialto Theater in Atlanta. In 2008, the Glee Club recorded the spiritual “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” for Spike Lee’s movie Miracle at St. Anna. Earlier that year, they performed with mezzo soprano Denyce Graves for the inaugural concert for the 10th president of Morehouse College, Dr. Robert M. Franklin, ‘?75. In August 2011, the Glee Club performed for events leading to the dedication of the King Monument on the National Mall and later that year recorded “Zachary and the Scaly Bark Tree” by Bill Lee for his son, Spike Lee’?s movie Red Hook Summer.

The Glee Club has also performed internationally in West Africa (1972), Russia (1996), Poland (1998), Bermuda (2001), the Bahamas (2005), South Africa (2008) Canada and Puerto Rico (2011).

The current members come from all over the United States and from places around the world. While many are music majors, our singers come from majors in all divisions of the college. Even though some members take Glee Club as a course for credit, all members still sing as a labor of love and enjoy being ambassadors for Morehouse College.

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 | 7:30 P.M. | SHILOH BAPTIST CH

This evening’s program will be

WELCOME

Michael Young, ‘97

GREETINGS

Margot James Copeland Chair of the Key Foundation

I O Filii et Filiae

VOLCKMAR LEISRING arr. A. T. DAVISON

O sons and daughters! King of heaven! King of Glory! Christ is risen today!

Great and Glorious

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

Cantique de Jean Racine

GABRIEL FAURE arr. K. LEE SCOTT

O Sacrum Convivium!

HOWARD HELVEY

Verb equal to God, the Almighty, our only hope, Eternal day of the earth and heavens; We break the silence of the peaceful night, Divine Saviour, look upon us!

Fan the fire of your powerful grace upon us, So that all Hell may flee at the sound of your voice; Shake off the sleep of a languishing soul, Who has forgotten your laws!

O Christ, be kind to these faithful people Who have now gathered in thanks.

Listen to the chants they offer to your immortal glory, And may they come away fulfilled with your gifts!

O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received.

The memory of his Passion is renewed.

The mind is filled with grace and a pledge of future glory is given. Alleluia.

The Last Words of David God’s Bottles

RANDALL THOMPSON

RANDALL THOMPSON arr. LEONARD de PAUR

Pilgrim’s Chorus

RICHARD WAGNER arr. MARK ANDREWS

Listen to the Lambs

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R. NATHANIEL DETT

solo: Daniel McRath, Tenor

Ascribe to the Lord

ROSEPHANYE POWELL arr. WILLIAM POWELL

This River

UZEE BROWN, JR., ‘72

solo: Johnny Gillings, Tenor

It Is Well

arr. STACEY V. GIBBS and ROBERT T. TOWNSEND

soloists: Damarcus Bell, Baritone and Carl Alexander, Countertenor

INTERMISSION - OFFERTORY PERIOD III THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE QUARTET Carl Alexander, ‘15 - Tenor Joshua Hill, ‘15 - Baritone Johnny Gillings, ‘15 - Tenor Tyler Hill, ‘15 - Bass

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IV Ragged Leevy (Gullah Stevedore Song) arr. DAVID MORROW, ‘80 Walking in the Light of Love (Shape Note Hymn) T. L. GILLEY, JR. arr. CARL ALEXANDER Gagòt

SYDNEY GUILLAUME

Since I rose this morning I’ve gone through ups and downs, Running around in circles like a crazy mad dog.

I speak, I sing, I sleep, I rise; I pray, I scream, it’s mess upon mess.

It’s a mess here, it’s a mess there, a mess up, a mess down, mess everywhere; it’s mess upon mess.

Messy are my thoughts, messy are my actions, messy are my words, messy is my vision.

Everything is entangled: Pain and joy, doubt and faith, Disgust and hope, good and evil.

My head is spinning and spinning. Everything is entangled. What a mess!

Morning after morning, I fight a battle; the contredanse of life recommences daily.

I sing, I dance, I yell: “Hooray!”

Suddenly and swiftly I am back in a mess.

In the midst of this mess I decide to search for an understanding to what is happening.

I dig, I seek, and I finally find in the very depth of my hear the solution to this mess: Life before death is a battle of every instant that cannot be won but one moment at time.

After the night comes the day. After the rain the sun rises.

After messes, after messes… the heart settles.

It’s striving in suffering that brings redemption.

Gossip, Gossip!

JESTER HAIRSTON arr. LEONARD de PAUR

solo: Tyler Hill, Bass

Betelehemu OLATUNJI, ‘54/WHALUM, ‘52 (Sung in Yoruba)

Where was Jesus born? Where was he born?

In Bethlehem, the City of Wonder.

That is where our father was born for sure.

Git on Board

arr. WENDELL WHALUM, ‘52

Take My Mother Home

arr. HALL JOHNSON

solo: Armand Peterson, Tenor solo: Joshua Hill, Baritone

Ain-a That Good News

arr. WILLIAM DAWSON

Jacob’s Ladder

arr. DAVID MORROW, ‘80

soloists: Carl Alexander, Tenor and Tyler Hill, Bass

In His Care-O

arr. WILLIAM DAWSON

Let Us Break Bread Together

arr. CARL HAYWOOD

My Good Lord’s Done Been Here arr. STACEY V. GIBBS ••• REMARKS Reverend Cory C. Jenkins, ‘03 Senior Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church

Reverend Colin Jones, ‘03

Pastor, Shaker Heights Community Church

The Morehouse College Hymn

J.O.B. MOSELEY, ’29

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AVID MORROW

is a native of Rochester, New York. He earned the Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1980.

While at Morehouse, he became a member of Phi Beta Kappa, was awarded the Kemper Harreld Award for Excellence in Music, received departmental honors, and graduated Valedictorian of his class. He received the Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan in 1981 and was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music in 1995. He has studied conducting with Wendell Whalum, Thomas Hilbish, Elmer Thomas, John Leman, Earl Rivers, Elizabeth Green, Teri Murai, Fiora Contino and Donald Neuen.

Dr. Morrow has been a member of the Music faculty at Morehouse College since 1981. In 1987, he succeeded Dr. Wendell P. Whalum as Director of the Glee Club. In 2013, Dr. Morrow celebrated the 25th anniversary of his directorship of the Glee Club. Alumni and current students honored him singing Psalm 15; a piece composed for the occasion by alumnus Carlos Simon, and also presented him with a silver, engraved baton for his dedication in leadership. He is also Director of the Wendell P. Whalum Community Chorus, CoDirector of the Morehouse-Spelman Chorus, and Artistic Director and Conductor of The Atlanta Singers.

Dr. Morrow conducted the Morehouse College Glee Club for the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors as part of the tribute to Robert Shaw, Conductor Laureate, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In January 1993, he conducted soprano Jessye Norman and the Spelman-Morehouse Chorus at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall in a concert celebrating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. In 1994, he conducted the combined choruses of the Atlanta University Center and Natalie Cole singing the National Anthem for Super Bowl XXVIII. In 1996, Dr. Morrow conducted the Morehouse College Glee Club during a tour of Russia and for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games. In addition to numerous performances with the Glee Club in the United States including our centennial celebrations, international performances with the Glee Club include tours of Poland, Bermuda, the Bahamas, South Africa, Canada and Puerto Rico.

In June 1990, Dr. Morrow conducted combined choirs and brass from the Atlanta University Center schools for the Academic Convocation for Nelson Mandela at Morehouse College. Dr. Morrow has served as a clinician and/or lectured on African-American music or choral music at the Hampton University Ministers/Musicians Conference, the Iowa Choral Directors Association Meeting, the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, the South Carolina Choral Directors Association, the University of Cincinnati, the Detroit Public Schools Mid-Semester Music Workshop, the 1998 Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc. National Seminar, Miami University (Oxford,OH), Cornell University, and Westminster Choir College of Ryder University. In August of 2002, he was guest conductor for the first Festival of Spirituals organized by the Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He was selected as a national conductor for the 2nd Annual Concert of the 105 Voice of History HBCU Concert Choir at the Kennedy Center. He is a sought after guest conductor for high school honor choirs and all state choruses in the state of Georgia and beyond. His choral arrangements of spirituals and other African American folk music have been published by Alfred Music Publishers, Hal Leonard Music, and Oxford University Press, and GIA Music Publishers.

Dr. Morrow is a member of the Metropolitan Atlanta Musicians Association and is the past President of the National Association of Negro Musicians Inc. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, the Georgia Music Educators Association, The National Association for Music Education, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and is a “Friend of the Arts” member of Sigma Alpha Iota.

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MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

No institution has achieved greater success than Morehouse College — the nation's only private, historically black, liberal arts college for men — at preparing young men, particularly African American males, to be exemplary models of leadership, manhood and citizenship. Morehouse has grown from a handful of students learning in the dim light of a church basement in 1867, to a world-respected institution with a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and a rigorous, increasingly international curriculum. Our nearly 3,000 students are exposed to emerging technologies and prepared for global leadership in diverse careers. As a Morehouse student, you may choose from 35 areas of study en route to earning the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree.

at a glance FOUNDED

Founded in 1867 as the Augusta Institute in Augusta, Georgia, Morehouse College is the nation’s largest liberal arts college for men.

STUDENT LIFE

More than 75 student clubs and organizations

COLLEGE TOWN

66-acre campus located just three miles southwest of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

More than 180,000 college students are enrolled in 30 Atlanta colleges and universities, ranking the city 7th in the nation in terms of student population, and 3rd in enrollment of African American students.

ENROLLMENT

ATHLETICS

CAMPUS

Approximately 2,100 students, representing more than 40 states and 14 countries

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

28 majors offered in three academic divisions: Business Administration and Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Mathematics

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO 14:1

FACULTY

100% of tenured and tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees.

Seven intercollegiate sports competing at the NCAA Division II level in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)

STUDENT HOUSING

Accommodations for 1,600 students

FINANCIAL AID

89 percent of Morehouse students receive some form of financial aid. To learn more, contact our Office of Financial Aid at 404-215-2638 or 800- 873-9041.

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