CONCERT CHOIR & MASTERSINGERS
Kimberly Dunn Adams & Ryan Kelly, Directors
Friday, October 24, 2025
Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall
Philips Memorial Building 7:30 PM
PROGRAM
Magnificat...................................................................................................................................................
Magnificat anima mea
My soul magnifies the Lord ,
Et exultavit
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Ava Wolfersberger, mezzo-soprano
Quia respexit
Therefore, from now on I will be called blessed, Wonyoung Seo, mezzo-soprano
Omnes generationes
By all generations.
Quia fecit mihi magna
For the Almighty has done great things to me, and his name is holy.
Emilio Ovalle, baritone
Et misericordia
And his mercy is on generation to generation for those who fear him.
Ellie Rhinier, mezzo-soprano and Brandon Zuniga, tenor
Fecit potentiam
He has shown strength with his arm , dispersing those whose spiritual hearts are proud.
Deposuit
He has deposed the mighty from their seats, and exalted the humble.
Brandon Zuniga, tenor
Esurientes
Those who are hungry, he has filled with good; and the rich, he has sent away empty
Ava Wolfersberger, mezzo-soprano
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Suscepit Israel
He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy , Lillian Batha and Peyton Schrader, soprano, Ellie Rhinier, mezzo-soprano
Sicut locutus est
As was spoken to our fathers, Abraham and his seed forever.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Mastersingers
Emilie Park, concertmaster
Billy Binkley, Anna Tsemekhman, Hope Linton, Liz Shafmann, Paola Loaiza, violin
Elias Goldstein and Ana Tsinadze, viola
Simon Perez and Richard Amoroso, cello; Patrick Nugent, bass
Hailey Strzelec and Rachel Pogrebneak, flute
Michelle Pretsch and Annabel Pfeilerwunder, oboe; Daniel Schuetz, bassoon
Samuel Thomas, Spencer Robinson, and Brian Popolo , trumpet
Vladimir Puskovitch, timpani
Sándor Kádár, organ
Ethan Starr, graduate assistant conductor
Dr. Ryan Kelly, conductor
TEN -MINUTE INTERMISSION ~
manus (Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75)...............................................................Dietrich Buxtehude (1685-1750)
Sonata
Quid sunt plagae istae
What are those wounds in the midst of your hands?
Lauren Saks, Anna Maria Yates, Rebecca Weidner
David Caldwell III, Braedon O’Hara, soloists
Salve Jesu, pastor bone
Hail, Jesus, good shepherd, wearied in agony, tormented on the cross, nailed to the cross, your sacred hands stretched out.
Lily Gonglik , soprano
Manus sanctae, vos am plector
Holy hands, I embrace you , and, lamenting, I delight in you. I give thanks for the terrible wounds, the hard nails, the holy drops, shedding tears with kisses.
Elise Leid, mezzo-soprano
In cruore tuo lotum
Washed in your blood, I wholly entrust myself to you. May these holy hands of yours defend me , Jesus Christ, in the final dangers.
Haley Phares, mezzo-soprano; Danny Doyle, tenor; Quinn Adams, bass
Quid sunt plagae istae
What are those wounds in the midst of your hands?
Lauren Saks, Anna Maria Yates, Rebecca Weidner
David Caldwell III, Braedon O’Hara , soloists
Stefania Osorio and Kira Denlinger, violin
Geovani Flores, viola; Adan Caldera, cello; Braden Baker,bass
Sándor Kádár, organ
Prelude
In medio
What are those wounds in the midst of your hands? What are those wounds in the midst of our hands?
Her Beacon-hand Beckons
Her beacon-hand beckons: give give to me those yearning to breathe free tempest-tossed they cannot see what lies beyond the olive tree whose branch was lost amid the pleas for mercy, give to me your tired fighters fleeing flying from let them i will be your refuge i will be we will be we will
Ever Ever Ever
ever ever ever in the window sills or the beveled edges of the aging wooden frames that hold old photographs hands folded gently in her lap ever ever in the crevices the never-ending efforts of the grandmother's tendons tending to her bread and empty chairs left for Elijahs where are they now
Litany of the Displaced
The choir speaks global figures of internal displacement, sourced from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in 2016. The numbers spoken are the numbers of internally displaced persons by country, in ascending order. These are people, some of whom ma y have legal refugee status, who have been displaced within their own country due to armed conflict, situations of generalized violence or violations of human rights.
I Will Hold You
I would hold you. Ever ever will I hold you. Ever ever will I enfold you. In the midst of your hands.
Stefania Osorio and Kira Denlinger, violin Geovani Flores, viola; Adan Caldera, cello; Braden Baker,bass
Shaw (b. 1982)
Somebody’s Knockin’ at Yo Do’ ..........................................................................................arr. Stacey Gibbs (b. 1962)
Somebody’s knockin’ at yo’ do’. Oh, sinnuh, why don’ you answuh? Somebody’s knockin’ at yo’ do’. Sounds like Jesus. Somebody’s knockin’ at yo’ do’. Oh, sinnuh, why don’ you answuh? Somebody’s knockin’ at yo’ do’. Oh, sinnuh, my Lord.
Lauren Saks, soprano
Tchaka........................................................................................................................................Sydney
Turn up the fire! We are going to eat tchaka! Turn up the fire; stir up the corn. Don’t forget the salt pork. We are going to eat a delicious tchaka. We are going to cook up a mind -blowing stew.
At the sound of the three drums, everyone yells out hurray. If we join together we can all move forward. Let us enmesh in lovely harmony a delicious homemade stew, a musical tchaka. It’s a delicious homemade stew, a national tchaka, A delicious homemade st ew… Turn up the fire!
Yanvalou, Kontredans, Rabòday are amazing. Roots music, oh yes, that’s good stuff. Let’s stick together; side by side we can move forward. Turn up the fire! The tchaka is cooking! Ibo, Bolero, Banda, Mayi, Congo, Petro, Maskaron… These are the rhythms of our roots. We danced Kalinda and we sang Rabòday. Heads together, with love, let us do great things. Turn up the fire!
We proclaimed hope and we sang of peace, so that the light of justice spreads throughout the earth. We’ll keep on singing… We’ll keep on singing to make life more beautiful! In justice and in love, let’s eat a delicious tchaka! Amen! Let’s eat a delicious tchaka!
Concert Choir
Vladimir Puskovitch, Chloe Anderson, Christopher Collins, and Angelina Wilson, percussion Sándor Kádár, piano
Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams, conductor
Guillaume (b. 1982)
Mastersingers
Director: Dr. Ryan Kelly
Graduate Assistant: Ethan Starr
Collaborative Pianist: Sándor Kádár
Lillian Batha, president S
Nico Cooper
Jessica Czekaj
Josh Day
Jayson Dinger
Isabella Fleites-Cipriani
Kailey Force
Noah Fricker
Colin Graveley
Samantha Gunchak S
Natalie Harrison
Allison Hawley
Zane Himmelwright
Damien Jordan
Jane Keiser, secretary
Kallista Lake
Concert Choir
Director: Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams
Collaborative Pianist: Sándor Kádár
Paige Abramo, vice president
Quinn Adams B
James Baker
Kat Bixler
David Caldwell III
Kevin Carpio
Chase Cho
Daniel Doyle, social chair T
Amanda Erno AC
Megan Flanagan, president S
Jarrell Flippen
Sean Francisco
Lily Gonglik, social chair
ENSEMBLES
Lundy Langstaff
Delia Maldonado
Angel Martinez
Damian Mattos
Murphy McDermott
Jeremy Morgan
Alaina OKunewick
Emilio Ovalle B
Christina Pavlik
Connor Petula
Alex Polidoro
Emma Regan
Ellie Rhinier
Joaquin Ried
Anessa Rodriguez
Cooper Saks
Peyton Schrader, vice president A
Wonyoung Seo
Patrick Skoniczin
Zachary Slade
Carmelena Smith
Giana Stoltzfus
James Stunda
Sean Templeton
Alex Werner
Dean Wilson
Olivia Withers
Ava Wolfersberger
Harmoniee Wong
Brandon Zuniga T
SATB section leader
Maddie Griffith
Anastasia Groden, treasurer
Emma Johnson A
Niamh Kelly
Elise Leid
Mazikeen Loaiza
Mary Kate Mckenzie
Laney Milton AC
Luke Mingacci
Andre Moquete
Pyerce Oates AC
Braedon O'Hara B
Jess Orr
Haley Phares A
Madelyn Ross
John Rossi
Lauren Saks, secretary
Dan Schuetz
Ethan Starr AC
Luke Streleckis
Rebecca Weidner
James Valentine
Anna Maria Yates
SATB section leader
AC assistant conductor
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