12.3.23 Candlelight Concert

Afternoon Concert Series Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall

2023 – 2024 Season Sunday, December 3rd at 3 PM

Candlelight Concert

Christmas Time is Here / O Christmas Tree

Traditional arr. Michael Dudley

Giroux Honors Jazz Combo Michael Dudley, director Michael Dudley, trumpet Luke-Coyne Connolly, piano Eric Waters, tenor sax Nicholas Dwarika, bass Samir Ghalayini, trombone Quinn Kinney, drums

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Traditional arr. Kevin McChesney

Crane Handbell Quartet Celeste LaFlamm Carina Phillips Emily Oldfield Aidan Sherwood

from The Christmas Coin (1999) No. 14: Trio No. 16: Finale No. 17: Epilogue “Von Himmel Hoch”

Keith Gates (1948-2007) arr. Julie Miller & Sam Whitesell ’05

Crane Opera Ensemble Adrian Slywotzky, conductor Steven Groth, The Stranger Chris Mavrogian, oboe Catherine Boyd, Nicolina Michael Shipps, horn Rebecca Gatto, Guldklumpen Marie- Élaine Gagnon, cello Margaret Chalker, Stina Mor Julie Miller, piano Haleigh Vescio, Olina

To Celebrate a Miracle (1999) Maoz Tsur O Chanukah, O Chanukah Mi Zeh Hidlik Chanukah Hu Chag Tov Mi Yemalel Candles in the Night Chanukah Chag Yafeh Maoz Tsur

Samuel Adler (b. 1928)

Crane Wind Ensemble Mark Kligman, Dorothy Albrecht Gregory Visiting Conductor

Avodat Shabbat (1958) Part I: Kabbalat Shabbat I. II. III. IV.

Herman Berlinski (1910-2001)

Orchestra Prelude Ma Tovu L'kha Dodi Tov L'hodot Crane Symphony Orchestra & Crane Chorus Mark Kligman, Dorothy Albrecht Gregory Visiting Conductor Maria Tartaglia & Samantha Yetter, sopranos Adam Beiter & Noah Unser, tenors

Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (1997)

Traditional arr. Shawn Kirchner

Crane Chorus Jeffrey Francom, conductor Casey Grev, saxophone Amelia Arguelles, piano

The Night Before Christmas (2023) World Premiere

Shavon Lloyd ’19 (b. 1997)

Crane Symphony Orchestra & Crane Chorus Adrian Slywotzky, conductor

PERSONNEL

MARK KLIGMAN, Dorothy Albrecht Gregory Visiting Conductor* Mark Kligman is the Inaugural holder of the Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music where he is a professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology. He specializes in the liturgical traditions of Middle Eastern Jewish communities and various areas of popular Jewish music. He has published on the liturgical music of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn in journals as well as his book, Maqam and Liturgy: Ritual, Music and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn (Wayne State University, 2009), which shows the interconnection between the music of Syrian Jews and their cultural way of life. His other publications focus on the intersection of contemporary Jewish life and various liturgical and paraliturgical musical contexts. Orthodox Popular music is the subject of his current work. He is the academic Chair of the Jewish Music Forum and co-editor of the journal Musica Judaica. From 2014-2016 he was on the board of the Association for Jewish Studies. Presently, he is the Chair of the Jewish Studies and Music Group for the American Musicological Society. Professor Kligman is the Director of the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience.

SHAVON LLOYD ’19, composer Shavon Lloyd (b. 1997) is an award-winning composer, baritone, conductor, and music educator from Middletown, New York. At the age of 17, his piece "Untitled" was selected as the grand prize winner of the Manhattan Choral Ensemble's "New Music for New York" composition contest. This award solidified his decision to study composition with Dr. David Heuser and voice with Dr. Lonel Woods at The Crane School of Music.

In 2018, he won a second contest in Washington, D.C. for "So Breaks the Sun," premiered by the 18th Street Singers. In 2019, he won a third contest sponsored by the Orpheus Chamber Singers in Dallas, Texas, which resulted in the 2020 premiere of "Alleluia." Other commissions by the Cappella Festival, ABC Bel Canto Choir, Suffolk County Music Educators Association, and Crane School of Music have resulted in many international performances by distinguished ensembles from Luther College to San Juan, Argentina. As a baritone at the Crane School of Music, Shavon has had performed alongside Patti LuPone, Lisa Vroman, the Canadian Brass, and others. He was a 2-time winner of the CFLNY-NATS singing competition and has performed solos in Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music and Mozart's Mass in C minor under the batons of Duain Wolfe and Kent Tritle. In May 2020, Shavon won the Classical Singer Musical Theatre Competition for pre-professionals with his performance of "Soliloquy" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel. Lloyd is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Vocal Performance at The Juilliard School in New York City where he has performed in multiple productions, including Händel's Atalanta, Purcell's King Arthur, and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. Lloyd was recently selected to be a Gerdine Young Artist for The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 2023 and will soon perform in Puccini's Tosca. He will also make his professional debut as Simon in an all-black production of Joplin's Treemonisha, including a world premiere of Damien Sneed and Karen Chilton's prologue and epilogue detailing moments of Joplin's life.

CRANE WIND ENSEMBLE Brian Doyle, conductor Piccolo Emma Fusco * Flute Simone McPartling * Chris Connors Renee Rivers Mark Peragine Matt Williams Oboe Kayla Outman Molly Ronan Mariana Morales English Horn Molly Ronan Bassoon Sophia Markevich Liam Hill Contra Bassoon Jordon Gyarmathy E-flat Clarinet Gianna Montagno Clarinet Nick Alvarez * Libby Sheldon Gianna Montagno Elizabeth Fomenko Brandon McLaughlin Jaelyn Twitchell Ushuaia Diaz Nicholas Derderian David Bobowski

Bass Clarinets Jovany Rivers Abby Rodriguez Evan Mintz Soprano Saxophone Nathaniel Cobb

Bass Trombone Vivian Redmond Euphonium Jennifer Carden * Aidan Sears

Alto Saxophone Nathaniel Cobb Carina Phillips

Tuba Analiese Meidenbauer * John Lithco Henry Stringer

Tenor Saxophone Kerri Rauschelbach

Double Bass Chris Gilbert

Baritone Saxophone Celeste LaFlamm

Percussion Bailey Yeardon * Wyatt Calcote Kameron Balcom Elisabeth Skalski Hailey Gomez Nadav Isak

Trumpet Ryan Rafferty * Layne Sullivan * Olivia Montagno Andrew Shiebler Molly Collins Dan Isak Joshua York Horn Heather Murphy Gianna Ingersoll Sophia Randazzo Dario Longobardi David Nesbitt Trombone Tobey Dwyer * Octavia Duvigneaud Victor Mainetti

Piano Jack Jiang Harp Ricky Chui Librarians Ashley Colucci Kayla Outman * Section Principal

CRANE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Adrian Slywotzky, conductor Flute Caleigh Dutton Elsie Munsterteiger Julie Williams Sabrina Clubine Oboe Annelise Herschbein Molly Murphy Christopher Mavrogian Clarinet Nick Alvarez Libby Sheldon Bass Clarinet Jovany Rivers Bassoon Liam Hill Kerri Rauschelbach Horn Ryan Eckl Michael Shipps Mary Schlanger Tyler Kraft Trumpet Jacob Rushlow Dillon Niles Rebecca Wertenberger Trombone Victor Mainetti Jeremy Ong Aaron Baldwin Tuba Henry Stringer

Percussion Quinn Kinney Brianna Lizzo Aidan Sherwood* Gracie Wahl Bailey Yerdon Harp Ricky Chui Shannon Boyle Keyboard John Oswald Violin RJ Ahern-Stetson Madison Ballou Stephen Borgia Katie Caragiulo Hanna Carlson Gwendolyn Caro Shannon Darby John DiSpaltro Holly Goddard Noelle Gottfried Paolina Iori* Jess Jaworski Chris Lee Carlos Martinez Olivia Minarich Emma Oliveri Natalie Pontikes Amanda Quintanilla Maia Regan* Aidan Sperduti Alyssa Spina Morgan Stolz Michael Wong

Viola Ricky Chui Lola Gehman* Kenny Gonzalez Victoria Lorenzi Ella Roth Finn Sanders Tyler Schiavone Brendan Travers Kiersten Wazny Cello Oliva Brigham Emily Buliung Olivia Charleston Maggie King Serenity Laird Emma Norris* Lauren Pacholec Miranda Paulino Mirabel Sasiela Hannah Tufano Maya Rose Waletzky Bass Matt Barron Charlie Centeno Melody Cheng* Nicholas Dwarika Molly Martellotta Logan Monti

CRANE OPERA ENSEMBLE CHORUS Danielle Albrecht Amelia Arguelles Camila Arias Eliana Barth Alyssa Bonfardeci John Calandra Manny Coleman Mady DeWater Daniel Emmons Jacob Frenyea Sarah Westcott

Eddie Hayes Johanna Hovanek Marco Ingrassia Kenzie Kaccamo Annabelle Kahle Katherine Keegan Victoria Lopez Ruthie Mager Gabby Maresco Jules Mast

Ethan Mednick Eve Meinsen Sophia Mura Antoinette Parisi Rowan Parsaca Jimmy Quagliaroli David Salce Hudson Smith Maria Tartaglia Noah Unser

CRANE CHORUS Jeffrey Francom, conductor Vanessa Aagaard Amelia Arguelles Camila Arias Jack Armstrong Grace Austin Drew Autote Ian Bailey Ellie Barth Allie Bartoszek Adam Beiter Alyssa Bonfardeci Catherine Boyd Raven Brown Emily Buliung Jack Burley Gabbie Butchko Kenzie Caccamo John Calandra

Joey Carney Kaitlyn Cavallo Liv Claus Nathaniel Cobb Manny Coleman Grace Cometti Sophia Condon Brenden Cook Robinson Correa Madeline D'Arco Luke DeAngelo Aidan DeVerna Mady DeWater Josh Dorney Noah Driscoll Stephanie Eckl Jonathan Elliott Sarah Faragon

David Feirman Chloe Finn Maddie Fish Abigail Garrison Rebecca Gatto Aidan Gauthier Kenneth Gonzalez Eric Gordonos Morgan Haaf Eddie Hayes Lindsay Hebert Cassidy Herendeen Annelise Herschbein Serena Heyden Riley Hill Johanna Hovanec Ethan Hurst Jake Hutton

Marco Ingrassia Anna Jefferis Benson Jovel-Truong Annabelle Kahle Kameron Karim Victoria Keane Katherine Keegan Katie Kelly Tj LaCroix Stephanie Lamb Cade Lamphere Frank Leavitt Victoria Lopez Rebekah Lucia Crystal Machuca Karleigh MacMillan Ruthie Mager Anthony Maggio Alexander Mahr Gabriella Maresco Joseph Martin Jules Mast Joey Matthews Ethan Mednick Eve Meinsen Armando Mendez Danielle Mendikyan Tatiana Merced Maddy Mergl Ginny Mertson Ethan Millea Melissa Mitchell Sam Mondi Hunter Montgomery Gabe Morris Andrew Morrison

Julia Muller Sophia Mura Tommy Murdock John Natale Peyton Newhart Katelyn Nier Dillon Niles Madeline Nokland Emma Norris Emily Oldfield Kayla Outman Antoinette Parisi Shamir Parker Rowan Parsaca Logan Pepper Olivia Pierotti Frank Pietraniello Logan Ploss Ian Porteus Elizabeth Powell Jimmy Quagliaroli Rose Recce Vivian Redmond Matt Reed Katherine Reetz Abigail Rempe Sarah Reynolds Natalia Romero Angelina Rubiano Jake Ruiz Brenden Samsel Marissa Scalza Cole Schilling Ryan Shaw Aidan Sherwood Kristen Sita

Brandon Smith Hudson Smith Lucas Smith Marcus Smith David Snyder Ivanna Soletska Anya Speranza Aidan Sperduti Andrea Stanek Anthony Steen June Strano Giovanna Sudol Kayla Sumberg Zach Swistak Hannah Sywulski Finn Taich Maria Tartaglia Manny Tejeda Natalie Thompson Aiden Timko Ariana Torres Noah Unser Liam Van Buren Evelyn Van Dusen Duncan Van Schaick Hannah Veety Haleigh Vescio Sarah Westcott Emily Whalen Sylvia Wilkins Alyssa Wilks Zoe Williamson Darrah Wright Nate Yauchzee Samantha Yetter Angelica Zara Morgan Ziemba

TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Ma Tovu How lovely are your dwellings, O House of Israel. O Lord, through Your abundant kindness I enter Your house and worship You with reverence in Your holy sanctuary. I love Your presence in this place where Your glory resides.

Here, I bow and worship before the Lord, my maker. And I pray to You, O Lord, that it shall be Your will to answer me with Your kindness and grace, and with the essence of Your truth that preserves us.

L'kha Dodi Refrain: Beloved, come—let us approach the Sabbath bride and welcome the entrance of our Sabbath, the bride.

“Guard the Sabbath,” “Remember the Sabbath”— Two words spoken at Sinai concurrently, were heard by Israel as one command.

To our one and unique God, and to His name, let there be fame, glory, and praise.

Jerusalem, sanctuary of God the celestial King and temporal capital of human kings, rise up from the midst of destruction and ruin.

Enough of your sitting in a valley of tears; God’s great mercy awaits you— indeed His mercy awaits you!

Sabbath, you who are your Master’s crown, come in peace, in joy, in gladness into the midst of the faithful of a remarkably special people.

Come, O Sabbath bride— Bride, come!

Tov L'Hodot (Psalm 92)

A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, Most High One, to tell of Your kindness in the morning, to tell of Your faithfulness each night.

With a ten-stringed instrument and a nevel, with sacred thoughts sounded on the kinor.

For You, Lord, have brought me much gladness with Your works.

Let me revel in Your handiwork.

How great are Your works, Lord!

Your thoughts are indeed profound.

The ignorant do not know of this, nor can fools understand this: that though the wicked may spring up like grass; And though evildoers may flourish, they do so only eventually to be destroyed forever.

But You, Lord, are to be exalted forever.

Here are Your enemies; Your enemies shall perish; the workers of evil shall be scattered.

You have elevated me to a place of high distinction, like the wild ox of old.

I am anointed with fresh and fragrant oil.

I have already seen the defeat of my foes; I have already heard of the doom of the evil who plot and rise against me.

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, growing mighty as a cedar in Lebanon.

Planted in the Lord’s house, they shall flourish in the courtyard of our God. They shall bear fruit even in old age, and be full of life’s vigor and freshness— To declare that the Lord is upright and just, my Rock in Whom there is no unrighteousness.

The Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke Moore

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the housetop the coursers they flew With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too— And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.

His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

This concert is being produced by Mountain Lake PBS for public television stations nationwide, and can be viewed on MLPBS-TV at the following times: 12/17 at 9:00 p.m., 12/20 at 1:30 a.m., 12/22 at 2:00 p.m., 12/24 at 8:00 p.m. and 12/25 at 1:00 p.m.

SPECIAL THANKS TO Dorothy Albrecht Gregory ’61* Gail ’64 and Richard Stradling (Hon. ’19) Mountain Lake PBS William Gibbons, dean Matthew Gatti ’10, facilities Douglas McKinnie & Rob Zolner (Hon. ’14), audio

*The partnership of the Dorothy Albrecht Gregory

Visiting Conductor Fund, established by Dorothy Albrecht Gregory ’61, and the Adeline Maltzan Crane Chorus Performance Tour Fund, established by Dr. Gary C. Jaquay ’67, brings distinguished conductors to The Crane School of Music for festival performances by the Crane Chorus and Crane Symphony Orchestra, and funds travel for major Crane Chorus performances to venues outside of Potsdam. This year, we are grateful to Dorothy for bringing Mark Kligman to campus, and for helping to commission tonight’s world premiere

by Shavon Lloyd ’19. Dorothy passed away peacefully on June 17, 2023. She always hoped that students would look back on their Crane Chorus experiences with the same warmth and pride she did. “May they open their music years later and remember how hard they worked, and feel again the exhilaration that comes with achieving excellence.”

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