UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
HODGSON SINGERS
LUX AETERNA by Morten Lauridsen
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
HODGSON CONCERT HALL
DANIEL BARA, conductor
LUX AETERNA
Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
UGA Performing Arts Center
UGA HODGSON SINGERS
Daniel Bara, conductor
Anna Savelyeva, rehearsal pianist
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.
PROGRAM AND TEXTS
I. Praise and Adoration
Gaudete Omnes JAN SWEELINCK (1562-1621)
Translation of Latin:
Rejoice all, and be glad For behold the longed-for one comes. Enter into his presence with exultation. Know that he is our hope. Alleluia!
Plaudite, Psallite KESTUTIS DAUGIRDAS (b. 1985)
Translation of Latin:
Clap your hands, sing prases, rejoice in God, all the earth. Let all nations bless the Lord, joining in his praises. For the Lord has had mercy on us, and has held captivity captive, wonderful and glorious for all ages. Hallelujah!
Marianne (England)
II. Folks Songs of Love and Loss
Fare thee well my own true love
Fare the well, my dear
For the ship is waiting and the wind blows free And I am bound away to the sea, Marianne.
Had I got a flask of gin, Sugar here for two, And a big gold bowl to mix it in, I′d pour a drink for you, dear Marianne.
Yonder don’t you see the dove
Sitting in the sky?
He′s mourning the loss of his own true love
As I do for you, my dear Marianne.
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (Ireland)
When going on the road to sweet Athy
A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye
A doleful damsel I heard cry,
Johnny I hardly knew ye.
With your drums and guns and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ye
Oh darling dear, Ye look so queer
Johnny I hardly knew ye.
Where are your eyes that look so mild
When my poor heart you first beguiled
Why did ye skedaddle from me and the child
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
(South Africa)
Translation of isiXhosa:
The Lord has taken his son who lived amongst us
The son of the Lord God was crucified.
Hololo Father Jehova!
Arr. PHILIP WILBY (b. 1949)
Arr. ALICE PARKER (1925-2023)
Where are your legs with which ye run
When first you learned to carry a gun
Indeed your dancing days are done
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
I’m happy for to see ye home
All from the island of Sulloon
So low in flesh, so high in bone
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.
Indodana
Arr. MICHAEL BARRET & RALF SCHMITT
III. Eternal Light
Lux Aeterna MORTEN LAURIDSEN (b. 1943)
I. Introitus
Rest eternal grant them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them. You are praised, God, in Zion, And homage will be paid to you in Jerusalem: Hear my prayer, To you all flesh will come.
Rest eternal grant them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them.
II. In te Domine, Speravi
Thou, having delivered mankind, did not disdain the Virgin’s womb. Thou overcame the sting of death and opened to believers the kingdom of heaven.
A light has risen in the darkness for the upright.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Let thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, for we have hoped in thee. In thee, O Lord, I have trusted: let me never be confounded.
III. O Nata Lux
O born light of light, Jesus redeemer of the world, mercifully deem worthy and accept praises and prayers from your supplicants. Who once was clothed in the flesh for those who are lost. Allow us to become members of your holy body.
IV. Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Come, Holy Spirit, And send from heaven
Your ray of light.
Come, Father of the poor, Come, giver of gifts, Come, light of hearts.
The best of Consolers, Sweet guest of the soul, Sweet refreshment.
In labor, thou art rest, In heat, thou art the tempering, In grief, thou art the consolation.
O light most blessed, Fill the inmost heart
Of all thy faithful. Without your grace, There is nothing in us, Nothing that is not harmful.
V. Agnus Dei – Lux Aeterna
Cleanse what is dirty, Moisten what is dry,
Heal what is hurt.
Flex what is rigid,
Heat what is frigid, Correct what goes astray.
Grant to thy faithful, Those that trust in thee, Thy sacred seven-fold gifts.
Grant the reward of virtue, Grant the deliverance of salvation, Grant joy everlasting.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest forever. May eternal light shine on them, Lord, as with your saints in eternity, because you are merciful.
Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them, Alleluia. Amen.
Unclouded Day
IV. Faith & Hope
JOSIAH ALWOOD, Arr. SHAWN KIRCHNER
Oh, they tell me of a home far beyond the skies
Oh, they tell me of a home far away
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day
Refrain:
Oh, the land of cloudless day
Oh, the land of an unclouded sky
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day
Oh, they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
Oh, they tell me of that land far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day
Refrain
Oh, they tell me of a King in His beauty there
And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold
Where He sits on the throne that is whiter than snow
In the city that is made of gold
Refrain Yonder Come Day (Georgia Sea Island Spiritual) Arr. MICHAEL ENGELHARDT
UGA
Daniel Bara, Conductor
SOPRANOS TENORS BASSES
Ava Bogarde
Zaria R. Doss
Hope Unger
Victoria Goodnature
Shelby Laird *
Joy McCarthy
Laurel McFarland
Grace Ann Miller
Nova Senkyrick
Meera Srinivasan
Audrey Vazquez
Lillie Sims
Margaret Wilson
ALTOS
Marianna Baccus
Elle Dignam
Quinn Dillard
Sarah Dudley
Elisa Garcia-Carreras
Sydney Godfrey
Caroline Malcom
Danielle Olivares
Shayna Suddeth
Taya Taylor
De’Nasia Thomas
Audrey Raynor
Danielle Vergara
Noah Colwell
Aidan Eclavea
Ian Harding
Trey Heaton
Rayvon Love *
Will Pollard
Julian Rivera-Summerville
Liam Mueller
Sean Wilson
JR Banitt
Milo Bauman
Thomas Dixon *
Peter Kandra
Owen Margaret-Verrett
Walter Moody
Braden Rymer *
Sam Son
Liam Taylor
Josh Wagner *
*denotes graduate student conductor
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Violin
Jhonnisvan Cruz Campos
Sageiana Codispoti
Briana Darden
Adelmo Gimenez
Sarah Ling
Andre De Souza
Brian Roach
Clarissa Tamara
Zeyu Yuan
Viola
Asha Baylor
Rogelio Bonilla-Piedra
Daniel Boscan
Marissa Evans
Cello
Olivia Durance
Tristan Dempsey
Zachary Helms
Gabriella McClellan
Bass
Daniel Almeida Pina
Wueliton Zanelatto Dal Pont
Flute
Emily Elmore
Oboe
Gracee Myers
Clarinet
Sarah Frois
Bassoon
Caleb Jackson
Horns
Peter Dixon
Gracie Gambrell
Trombone
Ian Wolff
FRI 3/14
5:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
GUEST
ARTIST RECITAL: JENNIFER HAYGHE, piano
Jennifer Hayghe has performed in solo recitals and made orchestral appearances throughout the world, including the United States, Europe and Asia. Hayghe received her bachelors, masters degrees and doctorate degree in piano performance from The Juilliard School, where she was the last student of the legendary artist-teacher Adele Marcus.
WED 3/19
7:30 p.m.
Dancz Center for
New Music
FREE CONCERT
WED 3/19
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
MON 3/24
3:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
MON 3/24
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
$15 - Adult
$3 - Child/Student
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
COMPOSITION: STUDIOS IN RESIDENCE MARATHON RECITAL
This event is in collaboration with the UGA Bassoon and Saxophone studios. Danz Center for New Music is in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, room 246.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CONCERT BAND & UNIVERSITY BAND
The Concert Band is a Spring Semester ensemble made up of UGA’s most talented non-music majors. An enjoyable musical outlet for students from throughout campus, the University Band provides fellowship and creative self-expression via large concert band performance. This is where you will find many of our Redcoat Marching Band performers off-season.
REPERTORY SINGERS
The Repertory Singers is a mixed chamber choir directed by graduate student conductors. Its format offers laboratory rehearsal and performance experience for conductors and singers alike.
FACULTY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: WELCOME HOME
This is a unique opportunity to hear the three newest faculty at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music offer a shared concert. Featuring new assistant professor of cello James Kim, newly appointed assistant professor of saxophone Brandon Quarles, and newly appointed assistant professor of piano Alan Woo, this concert will include a wide range of music that highlights each of their talents and demonstrates their drive for collaboration.