Fall Concert Program 2024

LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CHORUS presents a

l l a F ert c n o C October 17, 2024 7:00 pm

Daniel Wesley HAnnah Douglas Directors meredyth Davis Accompanist

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

John 14:27

Concert Program

Songs of Peace Chorale

Cantate Domino

Mark Hayes

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

PSALM 100

Men’s Chorus

Two Contemporary Latin Settings I. Adoramus Te, Christe

Jerry Estes

We adore You, o Christ.

II. Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace and goodwill to all.

Junior High Chorus

Dona Nobis Pacem Bwana Asifiwe

Lord, grant us peace.

Mary Lynn Lightfoot Traditional Swahili arr. Mark Burrows

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Women’s Chorus

I’m Gonna Sing with Over My Head

Traditional Spirituals arr. Terry D. Taylor

Jesus Brought Us Love

Natalie Sleeth

How Can I Keep from Singing?

Canon of Hope

Sixth Grade Chorus

Peaceful River

Cornerstone

Robert Lowry arr. Rollo Dilworth

Mark Burrows

Mary Donnelly, George Strid

Chamber Choir

Shawn Kirchner

Lamb of God

Twila Paris, arr. Sandra Sterling

Esto Les Digo

Kinley Lange

For the Sake of Our Children

Jeffery Ames

Jesus said “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

MATTHEW 18:19-20

Chorale

Hide Away in the Love of Jesus

True Light

Steve & Vikki Cook arr. Sandra Sterling Keith Hampton

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Choristers sixth Grade Chorus

Junior high Chorus

Finley Bowden Amya Dever Caleb Gitzinger Bright Johnson Henry Nyman Emma Perry Caroline Potter Farris Renfro Yates Renfro Madison Reynolds Tate Sackett Anne Cagle Taylor Jon David Taylor Maggie Waldroup Matthew White

Kathryn Cooper Stella Cooper Collyns Dixon Mackenzie Dutton Maggie Green Hadley Kostelnik Lilliana McGuire Hadley Morris Molly Reitz Kherington Tyler Hadley Vice Stella Wainscott Maya Wunderlich

WOMEN’S CHORUS

MEN’s Chorus

Anna Banks Laci Barrett Rachel Baumgardner Peyton Breeding Andie Brennan Riley Brewer Harper Cole Naomi Dever Darla Drake Kate Garner Izzy Geogerian Anna Hackman Anna Reese Hopper Nicole Khalus Megan Moore Kennedy Moughamian Bella Shae Pelphrey Maddie Raisor Presley Reed Hadley Robinson Katie Rush Lilly Spivey Belle Watts Denise Webb Elyn West Nola Wunderlich

Clay Bechtold Evan Briggs Mason Briggs Ben Byers Maddox Combs Parker Crisp Andrew Dixon Dylan Dixon Tony Dutton Woods Frye Parker Geldhof Andersen Green Bennett Gudalis Conrad Hart Collin Hensley Daven Hood Saxton Howard Easton Justice Aiden Lyons Andrew Maggard Matthew Montgomery Walker Owens Sam Pearson Sean Stafford

CHAMBER CHOIR Soprano Addie Baker Madeleine Eubank Hope Fardo Sophie Ford Lily Helm Olivia Kallman Emma Lisanby Claire Marshall Madeline McLaren Ava Preston Amanda Ragland Annalise Randles Sophia Reynolds Katie Roth Lauren Spraggins Lindy Springer Averie Tindall Lila Trimble Ava VanMeter Lily Westerman Natalie Whitaker BASS Hart Baldwin Bratcher Chamberlain Roman Cheney Luke Fraley Mason Gehring Blaine Gillaspie Caleb Jaeger Riley Johnson Daniel Joseph Harrison Samford Samuel Scott Grayson Vice

Alto Emma Bayne Sarah Biliter Elizabeth Anne Black Reagan Byer Mattie Carter Sarah Ebel Charlotte Dillow Maddie Estes Lauren Cate Gabbard Emma Kate Hall Caroline Harris Evy Kincer Reagan Martin Gemma Nyman Eva Picarazzi Brooks Setzer Savannah Setzer Ava Smith Ella Smith Adelaide Spratt Amelia Stricklin Cambell Vance TENOR Xander Cheney Max Disterdick Sam Hall Jon Jay Moore Parker Ray Christian Shackelford Eli Singleton Keldon Tyler Matthew Von Hagel Nathan Wilson

Chorus Faculty Daniel Wesley

Daniel Wesley is the Director of Choirs and Fine Arts Chair at Lexington Christian Academy and Artistic Director of the acclaimed Lexington Singers Children’s Choir. Mr. Wesley also serves as the Minister of Music at the historic Lexington Avenue Baptist Church in Danville and President-Elect of the Kentucky Choral Directors Association.

Mr. Wesley’s ensembles have consistently received superior ratings at regional, state, and national festivals. Choirs under Mr. Wesley’s direction have performed by invitation at six conferences of the Kentucky Music Educators Association’s and in four solo engagements at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The LCA Choirs travel extensively throughout the United States and Europe, including recent tours to Austria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Wales, England, Germany, and Italy, as well as Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Nashville, and Boston. In 2013, the Lexington Christian Academy Chorale was named Grand Champion at the National Choral Music Invitational. Mr. Wesley has also conducted school and community honor choirs, adjudicated choral festivals, and presented lectures and reading sessions at church and school music conferences across the United States.

He is a two-time recipient of the Ruth Coppler Outstanding Teacher Award and former State Choral Chair for the Kentucky Music Educators Association. He has served on KMEA’s Executive Board, Choral Council, and Commission for Performance Assessment. In 2022, Mr. Wesley received the Campbellsville University Excellence in Teaching Award. He holds degrees in Music Education from the University of Kentucky and Campbellsville University. A native of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, he and his wife, Kendra, reside in Lexington with their three children, Zeke, Evie, and Elora.

Hannah Douglas

Originally from Tallahassee, Florida, Hannah Douglas is the Junior High Choir Director at LCA in addition to teaching courses in Drama and Instrumental Music. Ms. Douglas is a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky School of Music with a degree in Choral Music Education, completing her student teaching here at LCA and at Cassidy Elementary.

While at UK, Ms. Douglas sang with the acclaimed UK Chorale, served as CoPresident of the UK Treble Choir, and Student Coach of Paws and Listen. Ms. Douglas has a wealth of experience in both choral singing and musical theater in both the central Kentucky and Florida capital communities.

Meredyth Davis

Meredyth Davis is the staff pianist at Lexington Christian Academy, where she accompanies all junior and senior high choral ensembles and teaches courses in business, finance, and life skills. She has previously accompanied choirs, voice and instrumental studios, and musical productions in New Jersey, Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Kentucky. She has accompanied the KMEA All State Choir.

Raised in Somerset, New Jersey, Mrs. Davis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting from the University Richmond and a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Studies from Wheaton College. Meredyth is married to Tim, a pastor at First Alliance Church in Lexington, and has three sons—Jason, Brian, and Stephen.

The mission of the LCA Chorus is to...

GLORIFY GOD

We seek God's will first in our rehearsals, performances, and relationships as we utilize the creation of music to praise the Creator. (John 15:8)

NURTURE COMMUNITY

We seek to craft a safe, loving community in which students feel a sense of belonging and a freedom to express themselves. (1 Corinthians 1:10)

INSPIRE MUSICAL EXCELLENCE We seek to provide the highest level of choral music education and artistic distinction for all students. (Colossians 3:23)