Origins - February 2023 Program

THE UNLV SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND THE DIVISION OF CHORAL STUDIES PROUDLY PRESENTS

ORIGINS

UNIVERSITY CHORALE

STEPHANIE COUNCIL, CONDUCTOR

UNLV SINGERS

JOSEPH SVENDSEN, CONDUCTOR

CHAMBER CONSORT

STEPHANIE COUNCIL, CONDUCTOR

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023 7:30 PM

DR. ARTURO RANDO-GRILLOT RECITAL HALL

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UNLV SINGERS / JOSEPH SVENDSEN, CONDUCTOR & ROBERT GRAZIANO, PIANO

O salutaris hostia (2006) Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)

Only in Sleep (2012) Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)

CHAMBER CONSORT / STEPHANIE COUNCIL, CONDUCTOR

Selections from Forgotten Peoples, Livonian Heritage (1970) Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)

1. Lindude äratamine (Waking the Birds)

4. Unehiireke (Wee Winkie Mouse: Lullaby)

5. Laulis isa, laulis poega (Sang the Father, Sang the Son)

Selections from Gloria Patri…24 hymns for mixed choir (1988) Urmas Sisask (1960-2022)

I. Surrexit Christus

II. Omnis una

UNIVERSITY CHORALE / STEPHANIE COUNCIL, CONDUCTOR

Taaveti laul Nr. 104 from Psalms of David 1923) Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962)

Solfeggio (1963) Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Ilus Hääl (2018) Margarit Kits, Arr. Laura Jēkabsone (b. 1985)

ORIGINS was originally intended to celebrate the diverse musical traditions and heritage of the UNLV students involved in the choral program. It explored the musical “origins” of students and staff, giving us a chance to teach one another about our cultural history, language, spiritual and secular traditions, and musical uniqueness. Since UNLV’s student body is so diverse, this “exploration” has allowed us to experience dozens of musical traditions from around the world, from Norway to the Philippines, Israel to Brazil, Ethiopia to Korea, and from a multitude of unique American traditions: European folk music, spirituals and gospel, Mexican classical and folk music, and music of the Caribbean. The Division of Choral Studies now explores music from many of these traditions throughout the year, every year. Audiences can expect to hear music spanning many centuries and backgrounds on most UNLV choral programs.

The world, however, remains an enormous place, and sometimes it is better to focus one’s attention more narrowly upon a single dot on the map. This narrower focus gives us time to learn more about music’s context in history and culture, to spend more time understanding different languages, to read about a place, ask deeper, more illuminating questions, and to invite knowledgeable guests to teach us how to make music in a manner that is respectful of the people who created it.

We hope that you will enjoy our program this evening and that it provides you with a peek into a vast, joyful, humorous, spiritual, and powerful musical tradition and history.

TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS

O salutaris hostia

O salutaris hostia quae coeli pandis ostium. bella premunt hostilia; Darobur, fer auxilium, Uni trinoque Domino sit sempiternal gloria: Qui vitam sine termino, nobis donet in patria. Amen

O saving Victim, Who expands the door of heaven, Hostile armies press, Give strength; bear aid. To the One and Triune Lord, May there be everlasting glory; who life without end gives us in the homeland. Amen.

Only in Sleep

Only in sleep I see their faces, Children I played with when I was a child, Louise comes back with her brown hair braided, Annie with ringlets warm and wild.

Only in sleep Time is forgotten

What may have come to them, who can know?

Yet we played last night as long ago, And the dollhouse stood at the turn of the stair.

The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces, I met their eyes and found them mild Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder, And for them am I too a child?

1. Lindude ärtamine

Tšitšorlinkist, Tšitšorlinkist ni um aaiga ilzõ nuuzõ, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Ni teeg maggõnd pitkõ uunda, iiestõ iiezõ, päävast päuvvõ, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Liebist ljesta mäddõ mjerrõ, vooilist ljestad muuzõ mjerrõ, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Jõvad luuomõd mäddõ mõttsõ, sudud, okšid muuzõ mõttsõ, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Jõvad puuošõd mäddõ killõ, kõzzist puuošõ muuzõ killõ, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Kjerdõd neitsõd mäddõ killõ, laaiskad neitsõd muuzõ killõ, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Tšitšorlinkist, ni täd aaiga um ilzõ nuuzõ!

1. Waking the Birds

Tšitšor-birds, tšitšor-birds now it’s time to wake, tšitšor, tšitšor! You have had a long sleep night after night, day after day, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Fat flounders into our sea, lean ones into another one, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Good animals into our wood, wolves and bears into another one, tšitšor, tšitšor! Good boys into our village, cruel ones into another one, tšitšor, tšitšor!

Hard-working maids into our village, lazy ones into another one. tšitšor, tšitšor!

Tšitšor-birds, now it’s time for you to wake!

4. Unehiireke

Kus sa juuokšõd, unnõ iirki, pai-pai-pai-pai?

Puud’i kaandam, sounõ kitam, pai-pai-pai.

Sa läämatõd souv sizzõl jära.

Ma pugub soona lovan ala.

Mis sa siiedõ, mis sa juuodõ, soona lovan ala puggõn?

Ljeggõ siiebõ, duuńi juuobõ.

Sinnõn paaistab maggõ ilzõ.

Ma siskabõ niglõks kat’ki.

U se sinnõn siz äb poddō?

Ma võõidabõ võõidōgõksõ.

Kus sa sjeda võõ saadõ?

Vanaääma buundlast utab.

Kus se vanaääma saabõ?

Keerabiz niiemõ näänast utab.

Kus se keerabi niiemo saabõ?

Mõltsiz ruuogõ ladast utab.

Kus se ruuogõ lada saabõ?

Uuomõgkstug tämmõn aandab.

Kus se uuomõgkastug saabõ?

Tõva joggõ puoistõ utab.

Why are you running, wee winkie mouse, pai-pai-pai-pai?

To carry the wood, to heat the sauna, pai-pai-pai.

You’ll suffocate in the smoke.

I’ll crawl under the platform.

What will you eat there?

What will you drink?

I’ll eat some mud, I’ll drink some mire. You’ll get a swollen belly.

I’ll prick it with a needle.

Wouldn’t it smart?

I’ll smear some butter on it.

Where do you get the butter from?

I’ll take it from the grandmother’s year.

Where do the grandmother get it from?

From the udder of a piebald cow.

Where does the piebald cow get it from?

From the head of a green bulrus.

Where does the bulrush get it from?

From the dew in the morning.

Where does the morning dew get it from?

From the bottom of a deep river.

5. Laulis isa, laulis poega

Looliz iza, looliz puuoga, loolist kakši paalkamiiest. Jermiń looliz iza puuogaks, äb ku kakši paalkamiiest. Rallallaa!

Kui se ummõ, kustõ tulab, kui nei knaššõ näntõn lääb? Ne aat päägiń voltõ juuonõd, ne aat päägiń mjeta siiend Rallalla!

Ikši pitti keeldarikkis, kakši kannõ looda pääl Kipi siinõ, kipi täänõ, kipi looda tutkam pääl! Rallallaa!

I Surrexit Christus

Surrexit Christus hodie Alleluia

II Omnis Una

Omnis una, gaudeamus, Christo laudes referamus, Qui natus est de virgine, Illuxit nobis hodie.

Taaveti laul

Kiida mu hing, Issandat!

Kiidetud oled Sina!

Issand, mu Jumal, Sa oled suur. Kiidetud oled Sina!

Kui suured on Sinu teod, Issand!

Sa oled kõik targasti teinud.

Au olgu Sulle, Issand, kes Sa kõik oled teinud!

Au olgu Isale, Pojale, Pühale Vaimule au, nüüd ja igavest. Amen

Ilus Hääl

Helisege helded metsad

Hüüdke vastu hütikesed

Minu kauni heale vastu

Lahedama laulu vastu

Sang the father, sang the son, sang the two hired helps Father and his song sang well together, much better than the hired help

Rallallaa!

What’s their secret, how does it come, that their singing goes so well? They’ve been drinking a lot of beer, they have eaten a lot of honey

Rallallaa!

One barrel’s in the cellar, two mugs are on the table. Shove it here, shove it there, shove it to the end of the table. Rallalla!

Christ is risen on this day Hallelujah

Let us all, our voices raising, Jesus Christ as one be praising He, the child of Virgin bright, Shines today on us his light

Praise my soul, the Lord! (Praise the Lord, my soul!) You are praised! Lord, my God, You are great. You are praised!

How great are Your works, Lord! You have done everything wisely. Glory be to You, Lord, who has made everything!

Glory be to the Father, to the Son, to the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen

Ring out, generous forests

Shout back the huts

In return for my graceful voice

In return for my wonderful song

Kus mu healta kuuldaneksi Where my voice is heard

Kus mu laulu laksuneksi Where my song is sung

Seal kõik metsa murdunesksa

Ilma raua rabamata

There all forests will fall

Even without striking iron

Student Leadership: Jade Vandruff, President / Madelyn Salazar, Vice President / Kyla Galvin, Secretary / Elena

Guenther, Treasurer / Christian Shelton, Social Media / Lena Fagone, Major Events / Collin Salmon, Community Outreach / Antoinette Moreno, First-Year Representative / Nathalie Elizondo-Garcia, University Chorale representative / Hailey Sorrell, Graphics / Andreea Cretu, Social Events / Cameron Battaglia, at large

UNIVERSITY CHORALE

Temree Adamson

Sebastian Alfaro

Sheila Marie Alipon

Evelyn Arambula

Jess Barron

Cameron Battaglia

Gina Boyce

Gabriel Chumel

Camarena

Santana Joaquin

Cardenas

Tiara Carlock

Katherine Skeith

Erick de la Torre

Nathalie Elizondo

Garcia

Darrow Fletcher

Ernesto Flores

Harper Floyd

Savannah Frailey

Adam Frieden

Arlyn Joy Galiza

Susan Gleed

Carey/Corey Goetz

Tyler Goldsmith

Kevin Graeser

Elizabeth Guthrie

Ryan Haines

Andrew Hontiveros

Monica Hsu

Paul Jackson

Thomas Levings

Lesley Liborio-Jimenez

Jaizelynn Lubian

UNLV SINGERS

Christian Abbo

Temree Adamson

Joshua Ahn

Michaela Briggs

Tiara Carlock

Jayden Chavez

Zoe Conrad

Lena Fagone*

Kyla Galvin*

Elena Guenther

Alexia Hamilton

Zara Hankins

Abraham Hunsaker

Alissa Madrigal

CHAMBER CONSORT

Lena Fagone

Ina Messer

Madelyn Salazar

Alonna Younger

Christian Abbo

Lisa Gillespie

Courtney Schwalbe

Maggie Macalisang

Sol Martinez

Reina McCoy

Kayla McLee

Aniston McTyre

Erika Mendez

Ina Marie Messer

Lena Moore

Antoinette Moreno

Sam Morgan

Michelle Mullikin

Bess Newton

Keagan Roshak Parvaz

Alexandria Rector

Alexander Reyes

Reese Thomas

Daniela Ruiz

Joey Sleiman

Heath Smith

Alicia Spindola

Casey Staten

Levi Thomas

Marley Timko

Joshua Tribble

Alyson Trimble

Kurt Tumbagahan

Erin Van Patten

Julia Vargas

Avery Yonehiro

Julia Zabroske

Fiona Madsen

Lily Martin

Enoch Oliver

Elleny Olsen

Gus Pappas

Jason Prouty

Jonathan Rosas

Madelyn Salazar

Collin Salmon*

Christian Shelton

Hailey Sorrell

Cael Tolentino

Tyler Urbano

Jade Vandruff

Joshua Hager

Collin Salmon

Christian Shelton

Dongmin Byeon

Adeleine Jung

Jason Prouty

Levi Thomas

*SECTION LEADER

STEPHANIE COUNCIL, DMA is Assistant Professor of Choral Music at UNLV, where she conducts the University Chorale and Chamber Consort and teaches undergraduate courses in conducting, choral literature, and choral methods. She holds degrees from Texas Tech University, Westminster Choir College, and Oklahoma State University. She studied choral music with Richard Bjella, Joe Miller, Andrew McGill, Amanda Quist, and Dirk Gardner.

JOSEPH SVENDSEN, DMA is Director of Choral Studies at UNLV, where he conducts the UNLV Singers and the Las Vegas Master Singers and teaches graduate courses in choral conducting and choral literature. He holds degrees from Texas Tech University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Luther College. He studied choral music with Richard Bjella, Chester Alwes, Craig Arnold, and Timothy Peter.

ROBERT GRAZIANO is a piano performance major He is a student of Dr. Mykola Suk.

NIKOLA SCEPOVIC is a doctoral student in piano performance. He is a student of Dr. Mykola Suk.

UNIVERSITY CHORALE is open to students of all majors and student classifications, undergraduate through doctoral. Students may enroll in the ensemble for academic credit or may join through the UNLV Involvement Center, where the UNLV Choral Ensembles are a registered student organization. The ensemble presents four concerts per year, including hosting the ORIGINS concert in early Spring. Members are eligible to join the Division of Choral Studies on their international tours, which occur every four years (2023).

UNLV SINGERS is an auditioned undergraduate ensemble of experienced singers, both music majors and nonmusic majors. The ensemble performs on campus and throughout the Las Vegas area every year. It hosts the UNLV Madrigal Festival every November and Home Concert every late Spring. The ensemble completed an international performance tour of Portugal and Spain in 2019 and will travel to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany in 2023.

CHAMBER CONSORT is open to all graduate voice students and select undergraduates. It meets one day per week and prepares challenging repertoire with few singers per part in preparation for professional choral ensemble performance.

UPCOMING EVENTS

*UNLV and CCSD students and staff who present a valid student ID can obtain a free ticket +This is a reserved seating event. There are no complimentary tickets

UNLV DIVISION OF CHORAL STUDIES

JOSEPH SVENDSEN, DIRECTOR / STEPHANIE COUNCIL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

The UNLV Division of Choral Studies offers four ensembles: University Chorale, UNLV Singers, Chamber Consort, and, through a collaborative partnership, students have the option to enroll in the Las Vegas Master Singers for academic credit. The Division of Choral Studies also sponsors a student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, Scarlet Tones, the university’s contemporary a cappella ensemble, and Rebel Rhapsody, a student-led show choir club. Students who participate in the division’s ensembles pursue careers in music performance, music education, composition, musicology, music technology, music business, and conducting. Its alumni have made significant contributions, locally, nationally, and internationally, to the choral and vocal arts.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD

SING WITH US. Current UNLV students can enroll in University Chorale for credit or can join the chorus through the UNLV Involvement Center if they don’t have credit space in their schedules. Students who are interested in UNLV Singers, Chamber Consort, or Scarlet Tones can contact choir@unlv.edu to schedule an audition. Auditions are held at the very beginning of each semester.

AUDITION FOR A SCHOLARSHIP. High school students, current students switching majors, and transfer students can audition for a voice scholarship during one of the School of Music’s three scholarship audition days. You can learn more at unlv.edu/music/auditions.

SHADOW A STUDENT. High school juniors and seniors can schedule a day-long shadow of a choir student, attending classes, lessons, and rehearsals to experience a day in the life of a UNLV music student. Email choir@unlv.edu to set one up!

SUPPORT. Would you like to support the future of choral music artistry and education in Las Vegas? We want to hear from you. Call 702-895-3183 to start the process.

David B. Weiller Scholarship for Choral Music. A scholarship fund to make the tuition cost of enrolling in a UNLV choral ensemble free for any and all students wishing to sing!

Jocelyn K. Jensen Fund for Choral Music Education. Established in 2015, this fund honors Dr. Jensen’s role as artistic director and conductor of the Las Vegas Master Singers from 2002-2015 and her contributions as an inspirational arts educator in Las Vegas for 60 years. Awards are made annually in support of secondary choral music programs and teachers in the Clark County School District, as well as vocal music education students at UNLV.

Susan L. Johnson Scholarship for Choral Studies. Named for Las Vegas Master Singers founding artistic director (1993-2004) Susan L. Johnson, this scholarship is awarded to deserving undergraduate students who audition for, and are placed in UNLV's top undergraduate choral ensemble.

UNLV SCHOOL OF MUSIC

BILL BERNATIS, INTERIM DIRECTOR / KIMBERLY JAMES, INTERIM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

BRASS AND WOODWINDS

Bill Bernatis, MM, French Horn

John McMurtery, DMA, Flute

Stephen Caplan, DMA, Oboe

Alex Rosales Garcia, MM, Bassoon

Barbara Hull, DMA, Trumpet

Greg McCracken, Tuba

Janis McKay, DMA, Bassoon

Shawna Pennock, DMA,

Saxophone

Marina Sturm, DMA, Clarinet

Nathan Tanouye, MM, Trombone

CHORAL STUDIES

Stephanie Council, DMA

Joseph Svendsen, DMA

David Weiller, MM, Emeritus

COMPOSITION AND THEORY

Jennifer Bellor, PhD, Composition/Theory

Viet Cuong, Composition

Julie Ivy, Theory

Jocelyn Jensen, EdD, Theory

Kevin Ure, MM, Theory

Diego Vega, DMA, Composition/Theory

Erin M Wente, Theory

JAZZ AND COMMERCIAL

MUSIC

Larry Aberman

Alex Clements, DMA

Steve Flora

Uli Geissendoerfer

Jose Jimenez

Gil Kaupp

Rick Keller

Jake Langley

David Loeb, MM

Jorge Machain

Carlos Mata-Alvarez

Adam Schroeder, MM

Lara Vivian Smith, MM

Michael Spicer, MM

Julian Tanaka

Nathan Tanouye, MM

Shawn Whitmer

JoBelle Yonely

KEYBOARD

Spencer Baker, DMA

Timothy Hoft, DMA

Maria Kolesnyk, Piano

Katie Leung, MM

Valeria Ore, MA

Mykola Suk, DMA, Piano

MUSIC EDUCATION

Amy Brown, MM

Stephanie Council, DMA

Travis Pardee, MM

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

Vince Casas

Arthur Chivis

Chuck Foley

Sam Friend

Ron George

Gil Kaupp

Rick Keller

MUSICOLOGY

Anthony Barone, PhD

Jonathan Lee, PhD

Richard Miller, PhD, Ethnomusicology

OPERA

Linda Lister, DMA, Director

Darryl Cooper, MM, Music Director

ORCHESTRAL STUDIES

Taras Krysa, MM

PERCUSSION

Luc Brust

Gary Cook

Timothy Jones, DMA

Dean Gronemeier, DMA, JD

Kurt Rasmussen, MM

STRINGS

Ambroise Aubrun, DMA, Violin

Kate Hamilton, DMA, Viola

Wei-Wei Le, MM, Violin

Andrew Smith, DMA, Cello

VOICE

Alfonse Anderson, DMA

Andre Chiang, DMA

Kimberly Gratland James, DM

Linda Lister, DMA

Monica Williams-McCullough, DMA

WIND BAND STUDIES

Zane Douglass, DMA

Anthony LaBounty, MS

Tom Leslie, MEd

= Division Chair/Coordinator

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Lori Cobo, Executive Director

Shaun Franklin-Sewell

Joy Montano

Lynn Ware

Denise Flores

Dave Gruzin

Paulo Martins

Keith Widman

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Nancy Uscher, PhD, Dean

Janis McKay, DMA, Vice Dean

The UNLV School of Music serves over 500 music degreeseeking students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees, artist diplomas, teaching licensure, and continuing education opportunities. To learn more, please go to unlv.edu/music.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public research university of over 30,000 students and 1,000 faculty and staff. Designated a Carnegie R1 university for high research activity, UNLV offers over 350 majors and features professional schools of business, dental medicine, law, medicine, and nursing. Learn more at unlv.edu