UGA Annual Holiday Concert

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Annual Holiday Concert

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 at 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 at 7:30 p.m.

HODGSON CONCERT HALL UGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 230 RIVER RD, ATHENS, GA

Underwritten by Bill Barstow in loving memory of Dolly Barstow

Hugh Hodgson School of Music, 250 River Road, Athens, GA, 30602 Phone: 706-542-3737 Website: music.uga.edu

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THURSDAY SCHOLARSHIP SERIES

Annual Holiday Concert Underwritten by Bill Barstow in loving memory of Dolly Barstow Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall UGA Performing Arts Center PRODUCTION STAFF James Sewell, HHSOM Production and Events Manager Amy Pollard, HHSOM Associate Director of Performance Amy Cole, PAC Assistant Stage Manager Shaun Baer, HHSOM Director of Public Relations Paul Griffith, HHSOM Academic Professional, Sound Recording Eric Dluzniewski, HHSOM Academic Professional, Sound Recording Scott Higgins, Lead Piano Technician Special Thanks: Edith Hollander, HHSOM Assistant to the Director

Presented as part of our Thursday Scholarship Series The Thursday Scholarship Series began in 1980, and continues the tradition of “Music Appreciation Programs” started by Hugh Hodgson in the 1930s. Proceeds from ticket sales to these concerts and contributions made by you are the primary means through which School of Music scholarship funds are raised each year.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music, 250 River Road, Athens, GA, 30602 Phone: 706-542-3737 Undergraduate Admissions: musicad@uga.edu Graduate Admissions: musicgrad@uga.edu

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PROGRAM

Hodgson Singers Lully, Lulla, Lullay

Phillip Stopford UGA Symphony Orchestra Glee Clubs, University Chorus, and Hodgson Singers

O Come All Ye Faithful (sing-along)

arr. John Rutter David Wilcocks

A Christmas Festival

Leroy Anderson

Gloria I. Allegro Vivace II. Andante III. Vivance e ritimico

John Rutter

INTERMISSION UGA Jazz Ensemble Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Words by Haven Gillespie Music by J. Fred Coots Arranged by Dave Wolpe arr. by Pete Jacobs

Winter Wonderland Jingle Bells

arr. by John LaBarbera UGA British Brass Band

Three for Christmas

Kenneth Downie

The Christmas Song

Mel Torme arr. by Philip Sparke

Personent Hodie Sing-a-long

Joel Collier various

Please remember to silence all cell phones and other electronic devices out of courtesy to the performers and your fellow audience members.

Annual Holiday Concert SING-A-LONG O Come All Ye Faithful

We Need a Little Christmas

O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.

O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and adore Him, born the king of angels Refrain: O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ, the Lord. ~~ God of God, Light of Light, Lo, he abhors not the Virgin’s womb.

Very God, Begotten not created.

Refrain Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing all ye citizens of heaven above.

Glory to God. Glory in the highest.

Refrain Yea, Lord we greet Thee, born this happy morning. Jesus to Thee be glory giv’n.

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.

Refrain

Haul out the holly, Put up the tree before my spirit falls again.

Fill up the stocking, We may be rushing things, but, Deck the halls again now!

For we need a little Christmas, Right this very minute; Candles in the window, carols at the spinet, Yes, we need a little Christmas, Right this very minute.

It hasn’t snowed a single flurry, But Santa, dear, we’re in a hurry!

So climb down the chimney, Put up the brightest string of lights I’ve ever seen.

Slice up the fruitcake, It’s time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough.

For we need a little music; need a little laughter; Need a little singing ringing through the rafters, And we need a little snappy “Happy ever after” We need a little Christmas now!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!

Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th’angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Joy to the World!

Joy to the world! The Lord is come: Let earth receive her King: Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing.

And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love.

And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love.

Deck the Halls Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la. “tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la la.

Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la la.

Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la la.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year!

Good Tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas!

And a Happy New Year!

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mark Cedel, conductor Nicholas Han, assistant conductor VIOLIN I Jhonni Campos, concertmaster Lyu Lian, assistant concertmaster André Araujo De Souza Molly Schneider Alexis Boylan Brian Roach Sean Smith Clarissa Tamara Lucas Nyman Adelmo Gimenez Carlos Brena Ranjani Vasudevan Zeyu Yuan Simms Murray Ellis Kim Rea Aiyer Sarah Ling Alicia Li VIOLIN II Sarah Nienhiser, principal Sage Codispoti, assistant principal Surya Blasiole Jen Edwards Shazan Samnari Lauren McClary Garry Fulcher Andreea Barra Frances Prager Zarragoitia Chelsea Afful Nicholas Olmstead Kiera Johnson Yaewon Cho Athziri Moreno-Martinez Chloe James Lleyton Aguilar Eileen Cheng Emma Hu

VIOLA Bryan Johnson, principal Nina Nagarajan, assistant principal Kailey Ford Jodie Stone Anna Murphy Daniel Boscan Mason Minutella Clinton Stempen Jensi Perng Ashley Belcher Libby Zavadil Lexi Simmons CELLO Gabriella McClellan, principal Thomas LaMon, assistant principal Zach Helms Ian Koontz William Slater Tristan Dempsey Joshua Aderhold Olivia Durrence Charlton Hills Kemp McArthur Ocean Liu BASS Wueliton Zanelatto Dal Pont, principal Daniel Pina, assistant principal Leonardo Lopes, associate principal Austin Carter Ricardo Karelisky Jordan Askew Madeleine Bower Kenia Garcia

FLUTE Emily Elmore, principal Shana Stone Isabel Brock OBOE Amanda Withrow, principal Carter Reed, assistant principal Emma Gordon Marcus Lewis CLARINET Bailey Hume, principal Aaron Guthrie Jaden Skelton Emily Johnston BASSOON Ethan Surles, co-principal Natsha Pizarro, co-principal Daniel Johnson HORN Joshua Wood, principal Marianna Schwark, assistant principal Cal Hughes Jake Wadsworth Jordan Chase TRUMPET Marco Cubillas Bolado, principal Will Tomaszewski Andrew Morris Michael Mank

TROMBONE David Cain, principal Trey Heaton Jonas Ventresca, bass trombone TUBA Robert Boone PERCUSSION Camden Briggs, principal Angelica Wright Meme Walton Carrington Lauck HARP Violet Waterhouse KEYBOARD Annabel Shue LIBRARIAN Molly Schneider PERSONNEL and PRODUCTION Ricardo Karelisky Deho

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA UNIVERSITY CHORUS Sarah Frook Gallo, conductor Daniel Emerson Shafer, guest conductor Mengyuan Li, rehersal pianist SOPRANO Emilia Amaya Diana Aviña Shari Barnes Livy Baxley Juliana Bluhm Skye Boutall Kelsee Brady Jackie Broadwell Ansley Bryan Arielle Crumley Sherry Downey Joanna Elder Jeffery Fairley Anna Floyd Kate Gottsman Neha Gregory Abigail Hallman Cumby Hammock-Cobb Celine Houenou Charlotte Howard Kumiko Kashii Beata Kochut Natalie Kramer Rachel Lee Itzel Lopez Jennifer Luo Caitlien Nguyen Kim Nguyen Camilla Nivison Audrey Raynor Eva Rivers Stella Schroter Angela Stewart Susan Virkler Sarah Visser Jenny Wu

ALTO Mariah Arnold Hope Bowen Katie Boyle Bee Catanzaro Carol Corina Audrey Cowen Penny Czabala Grace Deaton Ansley Dyer Sarah Frook Gallo Susan Garrett Emma Gile Marjanne Gooze Sadie Hammond Michaela Hendley Maya Iyer Elizabeth Izzo Elizabeth Kim Beth Lewis Kathryn Miller Lacy Mims Suzanne Morrison Charlotte Nickell Laura O’Neill Abbie Ottosen Colette Pampu Lucy Phillipson Christine Raderstorf Lillie Reihing Sophia Rhoads Allison Sandiford Angela Smith Rebecca Smith Seaton Stiles Audrey Ta Beth Weigle Karen Whelchel-Redwine Sandy Woods Anna Wright

TENOR Thom Dixon Paul Downey Paulo Gomes Rayvon Love Grayson Pynn Barry Woitalla BASS Malachy Bowles Robert Freedman Parker Hanawalt Finn Howard Aakash Joshi Tsao Kenny Andres Matlock Jacob Pember Braden Rymer Kostandinos Salamanopoulos-Rymer Greg Shoemaker Dash Sisson Mark Toth Joshua Wagner Isak Wall Gary Weed Whit Weinmann Del Weldon

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HODGSON SINGERS Daniel Bara, conductor Thomas Dixon, graduate assistant conductor Elena Minko, piano Soprano Livy Baxley Ava Bogarde Presley Dale Hope Fowler Victoria Goodnature Cara Jensen Lauren LaBarre Joy McCarthy Grace Ann Miller Alessandra Sayers Nova Senkyrick Avery Smith Audrey Vazquez Lili West

Alto Maddie Alexander Marianna Baccus Bee Catanzaro Cameron Coats Olivia Crerie Sarah Dudley Nayu Kim Ally Murari Danielle Olivares Lillie Sims Taya Taylor De’Nasia Thomas Marlee VanMullekom Danielle Vergara

Tenor

Bass Milo Bauman Joshua Dixon Thomas Dixon Zach Hirsch Barrett Meadows Tyler Newton Jonas Roemer Braden Rymer Jeffrey Unger Miller Vaughn Josh Wagner

Zachary Andersen JR Banitt Spencer Kenyon Rayvon Love Will Pollard Julian Riviera Pierce Roberts Daniel Shafer Demetreon Wells

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA MEN’S GLEE CLUB Sarah Frook Gallo, conductor Diego Saurez, pianist Joshua Wagner, graduate assistant conductor JR Banitt Dylan Bazzell Benjamin Brown Jayden Chong West Clayton Noah Colwell Benjamin Daughtery

Thom Dixon Aidan Eclavea Jackson Hamilton Cutter Quinton Hayes Rayvon Love Connor Perrine Julian Rivera

Braden Rymer Daniel Shafer Sam Son Judson Stricklin Jay Sureka Miller Vaughn Nathan Vazquez

PRE-SHOW LOBBY PERFORMANCES Wandering Brass Thursday, November 30

Community Music School Holiday Violins Friday, December 1

Will Tomaszewski, trumpet Toby Johnson, trumpet Marianna Schwark, horn Benjamin Novo, trombone Jack Neja, tuba

Jiho Han Karen Jennings Sean Kong Samuel Lorenzini

Rose Pearson Boni Shen Clara Westrich

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB Sarah Frook-Gallo, conductor Haoying Woo, accompanist Thomas Dixon, graduate assistant conductor Stella Babb Lucy Biemiller Kaitlyn Bouman Katie Beth Brewer Kailey Bridgette Isabella Castaño-Bueno Shirley Chen Grace Deaton Ellie Dignam Zaria Doss Caroline Echols Phoebe Feibus Sabrina Felix Eliza Gavin Julie Goodner Lucy Goodwin Kathryn Gottsman Mia Hansen

Adrianna Hernandez Abby Herring Naija Jimenez Kendyl Jones Lucy Kellam Grace Koch Caroline Malcolm Adelaide Mangum Hannah Marston Laurel McFarland Shelby Miller Emaline Newbury Carlee Nichols Shaohanna Pace Hannah Perdue Lillian Phipps Lydia Prudent Brenna Pursley

Amanda Robinson Ava Rogers Katelyn Ruyter Mikayla Schuster Ansleigh Seay Sydney Shankman Rebecca Smith Reese Stainbeck Shayna Suddeth Kayla Tull Danielle Vergara Margaret Wilson Rita Zheng Sylveste Zimmerman

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JAZZ ENSEMBLE David D’Angelo, conductor ALTO SAXOPHONE Annabeth Hatfield Joseph Himmelberg TENOR SAXOPHONE James Thomas Carter Lindsey Welp BARITONE SAXOPHONE Owen Cotton TROMBONE Thomas Cook Joshua Hadaway Jonas Ventresca

BASS TROMBONE Elizabeth Toles

GUITAR Ethan Johnson

TRUMPET Jackson Camp Michael Mank Andrew Morris James Vaughn Ramon Zamudio

ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC BASS Iris Marcipar Sam Sheffield

PIANO Michael Solomon Mark Toth

DRUMS/PERCUSSION Kai Owens Patrick Sorah

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BRITISH BRASS BAND Philip Smith, Bandmaster Soprano Cornet Alex Gifford Principal Cornet Marco Bolado Solo Cornet Victor Pires Will Tomaszewski Andrew Morris Ben Stocksdale Repriano Cornet Jake Landau Second Cornet Michael Mank Toby Johnson

Third Cornet Ramon Zamudio James Vaughn Flugel Horn Gilbert Villagrana Solo Horn Joshua Wood Joseph Johnson First Horn Dawson Burnes Second Horn Marianna Schwark

First Baritone Susana Rivas

Euphonium Jacob Torbet

Second Baritone Ava Rodgers

Eb Tuba Hunter Kane Jack Neja

First Trombone Danny Alford David Cain Second Trombone Jonas Ventresca Bass Trombone Elizabeth Toles

Bb Tuba Moses Bannister Matthew Motley Percussion Mary Etheridge-Walton Rubianne Fraelle Patrick Sorah

Solo Euphonium Tianxiang Gu

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BRITISH BRASS BAND PROGRAM NOTES

Three for Christmas, Kenneth Downie Three for Christmas! is a beautifully bright composition by Kenneth Downie based on three much-loved carols. The work opens with a bright and joyful rendition of the Sussex Carol, which is quickly followed by a more reflective and tender setting of the English melody for Away in a Manger, featuring solo cornet, flugel and trombone. The third movement is a lively and upbeat version of the tune Iris (Angels from the Realms of Glory) which brings the piece to a triumphant conclusion.

Personent Hodie, Joel Collier This piece is based on a 14th century Medieval song, celebrating the birth of Christ. After a brief intro of the theme, it expounds by taking on the flavor of a “riverdance.” The common 20th century translation, On This Day Earth Shall Ring, highlights the songs of the children and the angels in the first and last verses, yet tells of the lowly nature of the manger scene in the second. These three verses are the framework for this arrangement.

On this day, earth shall ring with the song children sing to the Lord, Christ our King, born on earth to save us;

Him the Father gave us.

Id-e-o-o-o, id-e-o-o-o, Id-e-o gloria in excelsis Deo!

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