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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC Presents

THE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR Michael Hanawalt, Director Ethan Murphy, Graduate Associate Conductor Steven Olson, Graduate Associate Conductor Judy Arthur, Piano

Saturday, April 13, 2024 Seven-thirty in the Evening Ruby Diamond Concert Hall Livestream: wfsu.org/fsumusic

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PROGRAM Abendlied (Evening Song), Op. 69/3

Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901)

Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 I. Chorus - Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir II. Aria & Chorale - So du willst, Herr, Sünde zurechnen

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Dorian Carr, soloist III. Chorus - Ich harre des Herrn, meine Seele harret IV. Aria & Chorale - Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn von einer Morgenwache Annika Stucky, soloist V.

Chorus - Israel hoffe auf den Herrn; denn bei dem Herrn INTERMISSION

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) arr. Michael Hanawalt & Justine Sasanfar

Shayna Singer, Maclain Hardin-Kurza, Isabella Pinilla, soloists Justine Sasanfar, piano Helletused

Veljo Tormis (1930–2017)

Madison Roths and Alissa D’Alton, soloists Maggie Merrell, Annika Stucky, Harold Wright, Dorian Carr, quartet Hands

Jocelyn Hagen (b. 1980) Ashley Lewis and Steven Olson, soloists

Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy IV. Sanctus

André J. Thomas (b. 1952)

Marques Jerrell Ruff, soloist André J. Thomas, piano; Aaron Hernandez, electric bass Alex Bonahue, drum set Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting while performers are playing. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Please turn off cell phones and all other electronic devices. Please refrain from putting feet on seats and seat backs. Children who become disruptive should be taken out of the performance hall so they do not disturb the musicians and other audience members.

ABOUT THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR Michael Hanawalt is the Director of Graduate Choral Studies at Florida State University, where he conducts the Chamber Choir, teaches graduate courses in conducting and choral literature, and serves as Artistic Director for the Tallahassee Community Chorus. Previous appointments include Director of Choral Activities at Wichita State University, Chorus Director at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, and Visiting Instructor of Music at St. Olaf College.

Hanawalt is a founding member of the professional male vocal ensemble Cantus, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Throughout his eleven-year tenure with the organization, he recorded twelve CDs, participated in 200 educational outreach events, and performed in or oversaw the booking of over 500 concerts, including collaborations with the King’s Singers, the Boston Pops, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra. He also served for six years as Cantus’ Executive Director, overseeing its growth through organizational management, fundraising, and board development.

Active as a tenor soloist, Hanawalt is the winner of competitions held by the Schubert Club in Minneapolis, MN, Thursday Musical in St. Paul, MN, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing in Collegeville, MN. Recent past engagements include the Evangelist in J. S. Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with the Bethany College Messiah Festival of the Arts, as well as tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and in Mozart’s Requiem with the Tarleton State University choirs and orchestra and at Westfield State University in Massachusetts.

Hanawalt’s choral arrangements are published by Boosey & Hawkes, Colla Voce, and the Niel. A Kjos Music Company. His setting of “Amazing Grace” has been performed at two national conventions of the American Choral Director’s Association, and his arrangement of “Loch Lomond” is featured on the Cantus recording, Let Your Voice Be Heard.

Hanawalt holds a B.M. in Vocal Performance from St. Olaf College, an M.M. in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in Choral Music Education from Florida State University. He is the recipient of the 2016 Mickey and Pete Armstrong Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Wichita State University College of Fine Arts.

TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS

Abendlied Josef Rheinberger Bleib bei uns denn es will Abend warden und der Tag hat sich geneiget.

Stay with us, for evening shadows darken, and the day itself has given way.

Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir Johann Sebastian Bach I.

Chorus Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir.

Herr, höre meine Stimme, laß deine Ohren merken auf die Stimme meines Flehens!

Out of the depths I cry, Lord, to you.

Lord, hear my voice, let your ears notice the voice of my pleading.

II. Aria & Chorale So du willst, Herr, Sünde zurechnen Bass: So du willst, Herr, Sünde zurechnen, Herr, wer wird bestehen ?

Soprano: Erbarm dich mein in solcher Last, Nimm sie aus meinem Herzen, Dieweil du sie gebüßet hast Am Holz mit Todesschmerzen,

If you want to count up sin, Lord, who will withstand you?

Have mercy on me with such a burden, Take it away from my heart, since you have paid the price for it on the wood [of the cross] with the pains of death

III. Chorus Ich harre des Herrn, meine Seele harret Ich harre des Herrn, meine Seele harret, I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and I hope in his word. und ich hoffe auf sein Wort.

IV. Aria & Chorale Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn von einer Morgenwache Tenor: Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn von einer Morgenwache bis zu der andern.

My soul waits for the Lord from one morning watch until the next

Alto: Und weil ich denn in meinem Sinn, Wie ich zuvor geklaget, Auch ein betrübter Sünder bin, Den sein Gewissen naget, Und wollte gern im Blute dein Von Sünden abgewaschen sein Wie David und Manasse.

Especially since I in my mind, as I have for a long time lamented, am also a troubled sinner, who is gnawed by his conscience, and would willingly in your blood be washed clean from my sins like David and Manasseh.

V. Chorus Israel hoffe auf den Herrn; denn bei dem Herrn Israel hoffe auf den Herrn; denn bei dem Herrn ist die Gnade und viel Erlösung bei ihm.

Und er wird Israel erlösen aus allen seinen Sünden.

Israel, hope in the Lord for with the Lord is grace and much redemption with him and he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Regina coeli laetare, alleluia: Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,

Queen of Heaven rejoice, Alleluia!

For He whom you were worthy to bear, Alleluia!

Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia Ora pro nobis Deum

Has risen, as He said, Alleluia!

Pray for us to God, Alleluia!

I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you dont really care for music, do you?

It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor falls, the major lifts The baffled king composing Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don’t even know the name But if I did – well, really – what’s it to you?

There’s a blaze of light in every word It doesn’t matter what you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn’t much I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I’ll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Helletused Veljo Tormis helle, hellelee, alleaa, alleaa tutuluu, tutuluu, eo, eo ek-eo-eo, ek-eo-eo Kui ma olin väiksekene Alleaa, alleaa

helle, hellelee, alleaa, alleaa tutuluu, tutuluu, eo, eo ek-eo-eo, ek-eo-eo Dreaming of the days of childhood Alleaa, alleaa - Traditional and quoting from “Lauliku lapsepõli” by Miina Härma

Sanctus from Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy André J. Thomas Above him stood the seraphim and one cried to another: “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God almighty who was and is to come. Holy, holy, holy, the Lord of hosts; heav’n and earth are full of thy glory.”

In the year that King Uzziah died I also saw the Lord. He was sitting on his throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings; with two hi covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he did fly. And one cried to another: “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God almighty who was and is to come. Holy, holy, holy, the Lord of hosts; heav’n and earth are full of thy glory.”

Hosana in the highest. Hosana to the son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, God of hosts.

Like the seraphim I want two wings to cover my face. Oh Lord, I want to wings to fly away, so the world can’t do me no harm. We’re crying: “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord of hosts; heav’n and earth are full of thy glory.”

NOTES ON THE PROGRAM Rheinberger: Abendlied Abendlied (Evening Song), Op. 69/3, is a sacred motet by Josef Rheinberger for a sixpart mixed choir (SSATTB). It has been regarded as his best-known sacred composition.

He wrote the first version in 1855 at the age of 15. The text is a verse from the biblical narration of the Road to Emmaus appearance according to Luke 24:29 in Martin Luther’s German version of the Bible.

Bach: Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir In 1707 the twenty-two year old organist at Mühlhausen, Johann Sebastian Bach, wrote what might be his first sacred cantata, BWV 131 “Aus der Tiefe.” It was probably written as a memorial for a fire in the town, so the text was based upon Psalm 130, with the addition of two verses from the chorale, “Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut.” The composer of course had many models for his style, most notably the distinguished works in this genre by Buxtehude. But already in this very young piece we see occasional glimpses of the real Bach. Perhaps most characteristic is the sense of symmetry in the form with the 2nd and 4th movements of five being solo arias with the chorale “Herr Jesu Christ” sung in long notes by an upper voice. These chorale organized movements alternate with free and sectionalized settings of the Psalm.

Cohen: Hallelujah Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah was featured for the first on the 1984 album Various Positions.

While not initially successful, subsequent covers by John Cale (1991) and Jeff Buckley (2004) catapulted its popularity, ultimately resulting in its status as one of the most iconic pop songs of all time. In Cohen’s telling, the word “hallelujah” is of the earthly variety, a statement of gratitude for a life that wasn’t always perfect and didn’t always go according to plan. In this way it differs from the “alleluia” known as an exclamation of heavenly praise in religious settings. This arrangement seeks to acknowledge life’s imperfections, and at times brokenness, by juxtaposing Cohen’s hallelujahs with the alleluias found in the opening plainchant.

Tormis: Helletused Estonian composer Veljo Tormis wrote Helletused (Herding calls) as an homage to his Estonian childhood. He notes, “On small ancient Estonain farmsteads, it was customary to have children herd the cattle. They called out to neighbors’ children and so kept in touch on woody pastures. Everybody had his or her token melodies which varied according to the time of day, weather, or mood.” In the context of this program, the “calls” of the soprano soloists serve as a metaphor for reaching out amid society’s brokenness, an attempt to rekindle a focus on our common humanity as opposed to our disagreements.

Hagen: Hands Of Hands, Jocelyn Hagen writes: “I was honored to receive a commission from the International Federation of Choral Music for a performance at the World Choral Symposium in Barcelona in July of 2017. It was an incredibly exciting commission, but what text could I choose that would represent all the musicians attending the conference? I was pondering this while spending an evening with a dear friend strolling through crowded streets and happily holding hands. It dawned on me that this is exactly what this piece should be about: the act of uniting, coming together.”

This vocalize, or wordless song, symbolizes the spontaneous joy possible when this happens. In this program we find this joy after experiencing brokenness in Hallelujah and subsequently reaching out to one another in Helletused.

Thomas: Sanctus André Thomas’s “Sanctus,” one of the movements to his Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy, serves in this program to celebrate our collective “finding” of each other, experiencing community and mutual understanding. In one line of text, the soloist speaks of wanting to “fly away so the world can’t do me no harm.” In this way, we hope that in this program and all our collective work throughout the choral world, we are able to begin the process of repairing the world’s brokenness and move toward a place where love and joy abound.

University Chamber Choir Personnel Michael Hanawalt, Director Ethan Murphy and Steven Olson, Graduate Associate Conductors Judy Arthur, Rehearsal Pianist Soprano Yuliia Billa Alissa D’Alton Keyaira Henderson Madison Roths Ashley Lewis Madeline Schneider Angellina Fedullo Maggie Merrell Isabella Pinilla

Alto Sophia Gannoui Maclain Hardin-Kurza Ruth Springer Annika Stucky Michaela Stiles Crystal Berner Bridg Gorder Sarita Gustely Shayna Singer Yuko Hori

Tenor Kevin Borges Tiger Davis Kyle McDonald Harold Wright Michael Haves Robert Lovins Jeremy Moore Steven Olson Timothy Yu Kristopher Watson

Oboe Andrew Swift

Violia Nicole Vega

Cello Thu Vo

Bassoon Cailin McGarry

Viola Abby Velde Margot Elder

Bass Alex Lunday

Organ Judy Arthur

Bass Jordan Evans Justus Evans Owen Hillman Christopher Martinez Isiah Maxey Adam Ravain Dorian Carr Ethan Murphy Marques Ruff Kristopher Stam Kyle Keating

2023–2024 CONCERT SEASON FALL November 19, 2023 Elijah Felix Mendelssohn

UNITY 17 January 28, 2024 Sounds of Cinema Celebrating Tallahassee’s Bicentennial

SPRING April 28, 2024 Lord Nelson Mass Joseph Haydn

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