Who Could Ask for Anything More?
Paul Appleby, tenor Martin Néron, piano
Sunday, March 2, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Gill Memorial Chapel
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ
Celebrating the extraordinary richness and diversity of American art song and showcasing works that stand proudly alongside the great traditions of European music. From the heartfelt nostalgia of Charles Ives to the bold lyricism of George Walker, the evocative imagery of Ruth Crawford Seeger to the lively brilliance of Gershwin, this program traverses a vibrant landscape of melody, poetry, and emotion.
Program
Orpheus With his Lute
John Fletcher / William Schuman
The Things Our Fathers Loved Charles Ives
A farewell to land Lord Byron / Ives Old Home Day Ives
Christopher Hochstuhl, flute
from Five Songs
1. Home Thoughts
2. White Moon
3. Joy
from Old American Songs set 1
2. Long Time Ago
3. The Dodger
Carl Sandburg / Ruth Crawford Seeger
Traditional / Aaron Copland
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Once a Lady Was Here Paul Bowles
April Fool Baby Gertrude Stein / Bowles
INTERMISSION
So we'll go no more a-roving Lord Byron / George Walker
Hey Nonny No Anonym / Walker
Sweet let me go Anonym / Walker
For Susan Paul Goodman / Ned Rorem
A Terrible Disaster Goodman / Rorem The Lordly Hudson Goodman / Rorem from Simple Daylight John Harbison
3. Your Name
2. Somewhere a Seed
6. Odor
Someone to watch over me Ira & George Gershwin They all laughed Gershwin I got rhythm Gershwin
FOR TRANSLATIONS & BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON OUR PERFORMERS VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
About Rider University & Westminster Choir College
Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rider University is a private co-educational, studentcentered university that emphasizes purposeful connections between academic study and realworld learning experience. Rider prepares graduates to thrive professionally, to be lifelong independent learners, and to be responsible citizens who embrace diversity, support the common good, and contribute meaningfully to the changing world in which they live and work. The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to educating students for engaged citizenship, career success, and personal growth in a diverse and complex world. The college cultivates intellectual reflection, artistic creativity, and academic maturity by promoting both broad academic inquiry and in-depth disciplinary study, while nurturing effective and ethical applications of transferable critical skills. The College consists of four schools: the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Communication, Media, and Performing Arts, the School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics, and Westminster Choir College.
Culturally vibrant and historically rich, Westminster Choir College has a legacy of preparing students for thriving careers as well-rounded performers and musical leaders on concert stages, in schools, universities, and churches, and in professional and community organizations worldwide. Renowned for its tradition of choral excellence, the college is home to internationally recognized ensembles, including the Westminster Symphonic Choir, which has performed and recorded with virtually all of the major orchestras and conductors of our time. In addition to its choral legacy, Westminster is known as a center for excellence in musical pedagogy and performance.
Upcoming Performances
CELEBRATION OF BLACK MUSIC
Sunday March 2 – Sunday March 9
Gill Chapel + more
RIDER DANCES
Saturday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Theater
WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR IN CONCERT
Friday, March 28, 2025
Trinity Presbyterian Church
499 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
WESTMINSTER CHOIR & THE BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM - RACHMANINOFF: ALL-NIGHT VIGIL (VESPERS)
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul 1723 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sunday, March 30, 4:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem 2344 Center St, Bethlehem, PA 18017
NEW MUSIC CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m.
Gill Chapel
THE FIRE
Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Theater
SPRING OPERA: THE MEDIUM
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m
Spitz Theater
RIDER UNIVERSITY CHORALE: THE WILDERNESS OF YOU
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Gill Chapel
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING PERFORMANCES, SUBSCRIPTION AND PATRON PROGRAM OPTIONS, VISIT RIDER.EDU/ARTS.
