Messiah Program

Georgetown University Concert Choir Prof. Frederick Binkholder, Conductor Amy Broadbent, Soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith, Mezzo Soprano Matthew Hill, Tenor Matthew Scollin, Bass and Modern Musick Messiah Sing-Along Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. | Gonda Theater G. F. Handel’s Messiah — First Part Part I Scene 1: Isaiah’s prophecy of salvation 1. Sinfony 2. Comfort ye my people 3. Every valley shall be exalted 4. And the glory of the Lord Scene 2: The coming judgment 5. Thus saith the Lord 6. But who may abide the day of his coming 7. And he shall purify Scene 3: The prophecy of Christ’s birth 8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive 9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 10. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth 11. The people that walked in darkness 12. For unto us a child is born

Scene 4: The annunciation to the shepherds 13. Pifa (“pastoral symphony”) 14a. There were shepherds abiding in the fields 14b. And lo, the angel of the Lord 15. And the angel said unto them 16. And suddenly there was with the angel 17. Glory to God Scene 5: Christ’s healing and redemption 18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion 19. Then shall the eyes of the blind 20. He shall feed his flock 21. His yoke is easy Part II 44. Hallelujah Chorus

Georgetown University Concert Choir Nadia, Ali (MD 3rd year) Inaara Anderson (CAS ’26) Zubin Battaglia (SFS ’28) Bailey Coghlan (SOH ’25) Kyndall Donalson (GS MS) Angie Dressel (CAS ’26) Marla Dressel (GS Phd) Reigna Dukhan (SFSQ ’26) Tyler Feichthaler (SFS ’28) Chenxi Guo (GS MS) Haahdiya Hossain (SFSQ ’26) Michael Hsu (CAS ’28) Sophia Jacome (CAS ’27) Laila Krivosic (MSB ’27)* Thy Le (GS PhD) David Longfoot (CAS ’28) Sophia Lu (SFS ’26) Miguel Mattia-Uribe (GU Staff ) Lucas Nelson (GS PhD) Kelsey Olmen (CAS ’26) Lexi Olsen (CAS ’25) Caroline Palermo (CAS ’25) Grace Parcover (SFS ’25)* Valli Pendyala (SFS ’27) Leah Raymond (CAS ’26) Caroline Samoluk (CAS ’25) Lauren Santoro (CAS ’26) Youngsung Sim (SFS ’27) Theo Simonton (CAS ’25) Christian Smith (CAS ’27) Sophie St Amand (SFS ’28) Wen-Yi Tan (GS MA) Brendan Teehan (CAS ’25)+ Connie Tian (GS MS) Francin Vasquez (CAS ’25) Julia Wang (SFS ’27) Sophie Wignall-Dillon (CAS ’26) Yiyun Yang (GS MPP) Leon Zhang (CAS ’28) Trista Zhang (GS MPP) * Co-Presidents + Teaching Assistant

Modern Musick Violin 1 Risa Browder Marlissa Woods Caroline Levy Violin 2 Leslie Nero Asa Zimmerman Adam Murphy Viola Marta Howard Cello John Moran Bass Christian Marshall Oboe Fatma Daglar Sarah Huebsch Shilling Bassoon Kelsey Shilling Trumpet Josh Cohen Dillon Parker Timpani Tom Jones Chamber Organ Marc Bellassai

Amy Broadbent – Soprano “With consummate poise, limpid clarity, and faultless intonation” (Washington Classical Review), soprano Amy Nicole Broadbent has garnered recognition as a dynamic and versatile musical force.

Amy is a sought-after interpreter of a wide range of vocal music, from the music of Bach & Handel through newly-composed works. Amy has performed as a soloist for the Oregon Bach Festival, Staunton Music Festival, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Washington National Cathedral, Washington Bach Consort, The Thirteen, Folger Consort. She created the role of Sebastian in Scott Ordway’s opera, The Outer Edge of Youth, her recording of which was acclaimed by Opera News (Critic’s Choice), Gramophone, and BBC Music Magazine. Other stage roles include Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Bastienne (Bastien und Bastienne), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Johanna (Sweeney Todd), La Statue Animée (Pygmalion), Josephine (H.M.S. Pinafore) and Elsie (The Yeoman of the Guard). She is a founding member of vocal quartet The Polyphonists. A multi-faceted musician, Amy’s compositions and arrangements have been performed at the White House, Washington National Cathedral, and Basilica of the National Shrine, and broadcast nationally. As assistant conductor for the Victorian Lyric Opera Company, her conducting was hailed as “stellar… a balletic piece of choreography” (Ruby Griffith Award).

She is the Assistant Conductor of the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, the official chorus of the U.S. Navy. Amy holds degrees in both voice and conducting from the University of Maryland. amy-broadbent.com

Kristen Dubenion-Smith – Mezzo-Soprano Recognized for her “velvety legato and embracing warmth of sound” (Washington Classical Review) and “lyric-mezzo of uncommon beauty” (The Washington Post,) mezzo-soprano Kristen DubenionSmith enjoys an active performing career in oratorio and sacred vocal chamber music, specializing in music of the medieval, renaissance, and baroque eras. 2023-2024 Solo engagements include concerts with the Washington Bach Consort, the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Opera Lafayette (D.C. and NYC,) TENET (NYC,) Arts on Alexander (Texas,) Incantare (Kentucky,) Clarion (NYC,) and Bach in Baltimore. Ms. Dubenion Smith has been involved in a number of commercial recordings with The Folger Consort, Apollo’s Fire, Cathedra, and Via Veritae and was an ensemble singer on the Grammy winning album, The Prison, by Ethel Smyth, with The Experiential Orchestra. Ms. Dubenion-Smith is also a past American Bach Soloists Academy participant and Virginia Best Adams Fellow at the Carmel Bach Festival. In 2016, Ms. Dubenion-Smith was the first woman to be hired to join the choir of Men and Boys/Girls at the Washington National Cathedral. Originally from Michigan, Ms. DubenionSmith attended Alma College (Bachelor of Music) before moving to Maryland to complete her studies at The Peabody Conservatory of Music (Master of Music) in Baltimore.

Matthew Hill – Tenor Praised for “clarion high notes placed with unfailing precision,” (Washington Classical Review) tenor Matthew Hill is a versatile performer who excels in opera, oratorio, art song, and musical theatre. Highly regarded for his interpretations of Bach, Matthew’s Evangelist was praised by the Washington Post for “deliver[ing] the Gospel texts with agile conviction.” Matthew has appeared as a concert soloist with ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Washington National Cathedral, American Bach Soloists, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Thirteen, in repertoire including Haydn’s Creation, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Bach’s St. Matthew and St. John Passions, Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Mozart’s Requiem, Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, and Stravinsky’s Les Noces. Matthew won first place in the Washington International Competition, Bethlehem Bach Young American Singers Competition and National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards Competition, and holds degrees from the University of Maryland College Park. Additionally, he serves as assistant music director, enlisted conductor, and tenor vocalist of the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants and is a founding member of The Polyphonists.

Matthew Scollin – Bass-Baritone Bass-baritone Matthew Scollin has established himself on operatic and concert stages alike, performing roles with Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Théâtre du Capitôle, Pittsburgh Opera, Virginia Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Utah Opera, and others. Recent performances include Gran Sacerdote (Nabucco) with Washington Concert Opera, the Bass Soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Don Pizarro (Leonore) with Opera Lafayette, Horatio (Hamlet) and Leucippo (Zelmira) with Washington Concert Opera, Colline (La bohème) with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Martin/James (Candide) with Los Angeles Opera and Washington National Opera. A recipient of a Career Development Award from the Sullivan Foundation, Scollin holds degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Illinois. He is a member of the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants and resides in the Washington, DC area with his wife Sarah and children Jack (6), Luke (4), Christiana (2), and David (newborn).