Joseph Kemper, choral conducting, December 11, 2017

Robert Blocker, Dean

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Joseph Kemper choral conducting

Monday, December 11, 2017 • 7:00 pm Marquand Chapel

Master of Music Degree Recital

Joseph Kemper, choral conducting December 11, 2017 • Marquand Chapel

Ysaye M. Barnwell b. 1946

Would You Harbor Me? (1994)

Benjamin Britten 1913–1976

Cantata Misericordium, Op. 69 (1963) Luis Aguilar, tenor Bryan Murray, baritone

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 (1723) I. Jesu, meine Freude II. Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches III. Unter deinem Schirmen IV. Denn das Gesetz des Geistes V. Trotz dem alten Drachen VI. Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich VII. Weg mit allen Schätzen VIII. So aber Christus in euch ist IX. Gute Nacht, o Wesen X. So nun der Geist XI. Weicht, ihr Trauergeister Addy Sterrett, soprano Maggie Lieberman, soprano Evanna Lai, alto James Reese, tenor Charlie Littlewood, bass Jacob Reed, organ

Yale School of Music

Kevin Puts b. 1972

To Touch the Sky (2012) I. Annunciation (Magnificat) II. Unbreakable III. The Fruit of Silence IV. Falling Snow V. At Castle Wood VI. Epitaph VII. Who Has Seen the Wind?

VIII. With My Two Arms IX. Most Noble Evergreen Addy Sterrett, soprano

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.

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