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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
McKenna Stenson, Director Conductors
Helai Karim Rutan, Kathryn Morgan, Nicole Parra Oliveros
Sean Martin, Mary Katherine Boring, Gabriela Shephard
Paul Miller, Ashley Sosis, Sara Skinner, Ryan Gordona
Patrick Murphy, Sarah Wolff-Miller, and Caela Johnson
Fernando Garcia, Collaborative Piano
Thursday, July 23, 2026
7:30 p.m. | Ruby Diamond Concert Hall
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
Recording Notice: This performance may be recorded. Please note that members of the audience may at times be included in this process. By attending this performance you consent to have your image or likeness appear in any live or recorded video or other transmission or reproduction made in conjunction to the performance.
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Weaving Kahan Taraporevala (b. 1999)
Laetatus Sum, MH 519
Convidando está la noche
Soloists
Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806) arr. David Stein
Juan Nunez Garcia Zéspedes (c. 1619–1678) arr. Robert A. Boyd
Gabriel Flores, Mason King, Jaclyn Maxwell, Ashley Sosis, Fernando Vera, and Sierra Yoder
John Warnock, guitar; Keelan Williams, tambourine
Ambe Anishinnaabeg
William Byrd (c. 1540–1623) arr. Andrew Balfour
Okâwîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth) Sherryl Sewepagaham
Veni, Sancte Spiritus Zanaida Robles (b. 1979)
Ave Maria R. Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943)
Sean Martin, soloist
Daniel, Daniel Servant of the Lord arr. Undine Smith Moore (1904–1989)
Soloists
Samuel Stevenson and Ayden Sears
Liebst du um Schönheit
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52
Clara Schumann (1819–1896) ed. James McCullough
Johannes Brahms
I. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes (1833–1897)
II. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
Paul Miller, four hand piano
Son de la Vida José Galaván
Keelan Williams, vocal percussion
The Cloths of Heaven
Mari Esabel Valverde (b. 1987)
Next Stop Tracy Wong
Soprano
Maya Berrios
Mary Katherine Boring
Annabelle Camargo
Riley Craft
Annabelle Croft
Petra Croom
Grace Foley
Caera Gallagher
Taylor Livingston
Jaclyn Maxwell
Mallory Mckeon
Daija Mcneil
Nicole Parra Oliveros
Sara Skinner
Miriam Smith
Ashley Sosis
Elise Tippett
Ana Torres
Jordyn White
Sarah Wolff-Miller
Summer Chorale Personnel
McKenna Stenson, Director
Alto
Naomi Asher
Kiley Berkery
Kasie Cabral
Brianna Carr
Victoria Dempster
Jennifer Dorothy
Natalia Echeverly
Hayley Elmore
Javaxa Flores
Brittany Gilman
Catherine Jantson
Caela Johnson
Katy Morgan
Victoria Quiles
Aritza Reyes
Helai Rutan
Gabriela Shephard
Karishma Tandon
Grace Whiting
Sierra Yoder
Tenor
Tyler Brown
Nate Caldwell
Adrian Moncada
Patrick Murphy
Aiden Prince
Samuel Rodriguez
Sam Stevenson
Angel Trujillo
Fernando Vera
John Warnock
Jonah Watson
Keelan Williams
Michael Zollo
Bass
Jorge Batista
Austin Boudi
Remington Britton
Nathan Edwards
Gabriel Flores
Ryan Gordona
Amare Jones
Mason King
Ferris Kritzer
Sean Martin
Em Mezquite
Paul Miller
Michael Reff
Ryan Ruby
Ryan Schaefer
Ayden Sears
Tyler Shaw
Foster Thompson