Cathedral ChoirMark Potvin, conductor

2019 Wisconsin Tour

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CATHEDRAL CHOIRCathedral Choir is one of five auditioned choirs at Luther College. The ensemble is composed of select singers drawn mostly from the rich talent of the college’s sophomore class. Cathedral Choir participates actively in campus worship, in Christmas at Luther, and at special events and concerts throughout the academic year.

Cathedral Choir has collaborated with Collegiate Chorale, Nordic Choir, and the Luther College Symphony Orchestra to perform major choral/orchestral works, such as Brahms’ A German Requiem, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Handel’s Messiah, and the premiere of Luther Mass by Stephen Paulus. In October 2017, Cathedral joined Collegiate Chorale and Concert Band to premiere a collage cantata composed by Luther alumni and students to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

Active in the creation of new music, Cathedral Choir has premiered choral works by Ola Gjeilo, Mack Wilberg, Daniel Kallman, Sir David Willcocks, Gwyneth Walker, Ben Allaway, Daniel Pinkham, Eric Whitacre, Stephen Paulus, Amy Engelsdorfer, Sandra Peter, and Jennaya Robison.

The ensemble also takes great pride in reintroducing landmark, small-scale masterworks to contemporary audiences and performing choral music from non-Western traditions.

Cathedral Choir is proud of its commitment to the larger community. In the past year, the ensemble has collaborated with over 500 high school students in workshops and shared performances, engaged in multiple service projects to benefit residents of Decorah and Winneshiek County, and partnered with Minnesota Public Radio to produce Luther College’s first “Bring the Sing” community singing event.

SPRING 2019 APPEARANCESSaturday, April 6, 12:00 p.m.Informal performanceSpencer High SchoolSpencer, Wisconsin

Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.ConcertAl. Ringling TheatreBaraboo, Wisconsin

†Sunday, April 7, 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.Worship services Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchMadison, Wisconsin

Sunday, April 7, 2:30 p.m.ConcertBaraboo High SchoolBaraboo, Wisconsin

*Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.Homecoming ConcertCenter for Faith and LifeLuther CollegeDecorah, Iowa

*Live streamed at stream.luther.edu/music†worship services

Welcome, one and all! We are delighted you have chosen to join us for this performance.

Cathedral Choir’s program evokes faith experiences that stem from disparate emotional states and cultural backgrounds. In Praise and Petition, the choir explores prayers representative of deep despair and certain hope. Two of the selections in this selection—“Hear My Prayer” and “Timor et Tremor”—are vastly different settings of similar texts. The first is a chromatic, angst-ridden prayer of penitence. The second hearkens to divine mysteries through peaceful, crystalline tone clusters. The final piece in the set offers the assurance of salvation in the midst of trials and tribulation, a theme expanded upon in the remainder of the program.

Adoration and Exaltation juxtaposes two settings of the Gloria from the Mass Ordinary. Poulenc’s masterwork for chorus and orchestra is angular, colorful, and exuberant, evidenced even in the piano reduction accompanying the choir. Hyo Won Woo, a contemporary Korean composer, treats a truncated version of the same text to an a cappella rhythmic and tonal firestorm. Each setting jubilantly and uniquely proclaims “Glory to God!”

The third set, Dreams, Memories, and Disorientation, is performed without pause to allow the overarching theme to emerge. These selections trace a narrative common to those of advanced age: recollections of childhood, dreams from vibrant lives well-lived, and ruminations on waning bodies and minds. The set includes three folk songs/dances from Islamic, Christian, and Jewish traditions.

Our final five selections provide reassurance of our richest blessing—Faith That Abides—in the way only well-worn hymns and spirituals can.

Finally, I offer a brief comment regarding the texts set in the music of this concert. Although scripture and texts of historic, sacred pieces most often use male pronouns when referring to community and to God, it is helpful to remember that God is beyond human gender and that the promise of peace on earth is given to all people and all creation. Artistic choices are made, whenever possible, to incorporate inclusive language.

—Mark Potvin

From the Conductor

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I. PRAISE AND PETITION

With a Voice of SingingKenneth Jennings (1925–2015)Text: Isaiah 48:20, Psalm 66:1–2

With a voice of singing, prepare ye and tell this;Utter it even to the end of the earth. Hallelujah!The Lord hath redeemed His servant Jacob. Hallelujah!Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands.Sing forth the honor of His Name; make His praise

glorious.Glory be to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy

Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world

without end. Amen.

Hear My Prayer, O LordHenry Purcell (c. 1659–1695)ed. Watkins ShawText: Psalm 102:1

Hear my prayer, O Lord,And let my crying come unto Thee.

Timor et TremorTerry Schlenker (b. 1957)Text: Psalm 54:6, 56:2, 30:3–4; 30:18Sung in Latin

Fear and trembling have taken hold of me,And darkness has descended upon me.Have mercy upon me, O Lord, have mercy,For my soul has trusted in Thee.Hear, O God, my supplication,For Thou art my refuge and strength; O Lord, I have called upon Thee,Let me never be confounded.

Ndikhokhele BawoTraditional Xhosa Prayerarr. Mzwandile Mabuza (b. 1991)Text: Traditional XhosaSung in Xhosa

Guide me, O Lord,Guide me, O Great RedeemerThrough the troubles of this world.Lord, I thank you for watching over me thus far.You are forever by my side.

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MARK POTVIN, CONDUCTORMark Potvin is conductor of Cathedral Choir and the Norsemen Choir at Luther College, where he also teaches conducting, secondary choral methods, and musical theatre. Potvin graduated from Luther College in 2001. He holds a master of music degree from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University. He is ABD in music education through Boston University. His conducting mentors include Weston Noble, Timothy Peter, Lee Nelson, and Matthew Ferrell. Potvin is in high demand as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the Upper Midwest.

From 2001 to 2017, Potvin was director of choirs at Princeton (Minn.) High School. He served as the K–12 and high school department chair, taught three curricular choirs, four extracurricular jazz/pop choirs, two chamber ensembles, and music theory; and directed the district’s annual musical theatre productions, madrigal dinner, and summer drama camp. Under Potvin’s direction, the Princeton High School Concert Choir was invited to perform for three conferences of the Minnesota Music Educators Association, two conferences of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) of Minnesota, and the 2014 conference of North-Central ACDA.

Aside from his duties at Princeton High School, Potvin served as artistic director for the East Central Minnesota Chorale (ECMC) from 2007 to 2014. ECMC is a civic choir representing more than ten east central Minnesota communities in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties. He is the founding director of Unum Vox, ECMC’s regional high school honor choir, and led that ensemble through its first three seasons. From 2008 to 2011, Potvin fulfilled various teaching duties at St. Cloud State University (SCSU). His positions included assistant conductor of the SCSU Concert Choir and conductor of both the SCSU Chamber Singers and Men’s Chorus.

An active member of ACDA, Potvin was named Outstanding Young Choral Director by the ACDA of Minnesota in 2008. He edited ACDA–MN’s statewide journal, Star of the North, from 2008 to 2011, and served as repertoire and standards chair for men’s choirs from 2011 to 2013. He currently serves the Iowa Choral Directors Association as repertoire and resources chair for college and university choirs.

Potvin is happily married to Susan Potvin, adjunct faculty in education and a member of the music marketing team at Luther College. They are the proud parents of Noah and Simon.

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II. ADORATION AND EXALTATION

Excerpts from GloriaFrancis Poulenc (1889–1963)Text: Mass OrdinarySung in Latin

I. GloriaGlory to God in the highest.And on earth, peace to all those of good will!

II. Laudamus TeWe praise Thee. We bless Thee.We worship Thee. We glorify Thee.We give thanks to Thee according to thy great glory.

III. Domine DeusLord God, Heavenly King,God the Father almighty: Glory to Thee!

IV. Domine Fili UnigeniteLord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son!

V. Domine Deus, Agnus DeiLord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,Who takes away the sins of the world:Have mercy on us. Receive our prayer.

VI. Qui Sedes ad Dexteram PatrisThou who sittest at the right hand of the Father,Have mercy on us, for Thou alone are holy.Thou alone are the most high, Jesus Christ,With the Holy Spirit in God the Father.Amen.

Cum Sancto Spiritu from GloriaHyo-Won Woo (b. 1974)Text: Mass OrdinarySung in Latin

See text for Poulenc I, II, and VI above.

INTERMISSION

III. DREAMS, MEMORIES, AND DISORIENTATION

Only in SleepEriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)Text: Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)

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.

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NICHOLAS SHANEYFELT, PIANO Nicholas Shaneyfelt is an assistant professor of music in collaborative piano at Luther College. He completed his doctoral studies in the collaborative piano studio of Martin Katz at the University of Michigan. Prior to Michigan, he served as staff accompanist for the Department of Music and Dance at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, with regular involvements at the Northampton Community Music Center. He regularly accompanies Luther College choirs and has accompanied the Chamber Choir and University Chorale at UMass under the direction of Tony Thornton, the UMass Conducting Institute, the South Hadley Chorale, and regional honor choirs and choral societies in Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maine. Shaneyfelt is codirector of the International Music Festival of the Adriatic, a summer festival for instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers in Duino, Italy.

Originally from Knightstown, Indiana, Shaneyfelt received bachelor’s degrees in music and computer science from the University of Notre Dame and a master of music degree from UMass with a dual focus in solo and collaborative piano. At UMass, he was the recipient of the 2011 Eugenie May Piano Award. While at Notre Dame, his piano trio, The Nora Trio, was the first Notre Dame chamber ensemble to be selected as a finalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Shaneyfelt was a recent participant in the prestigious NATS (National Association for Teachers of Singing) Intern Program in Toronto, Ontario, the inaugural year the program was expanded to include collaborative pianists. Notable recent performances include performances with violist Spencer Martin in Berlin, Germany, and Poznań, Poland, engagements in Los Angeles, New York City, and the Kennedy Center through the University of Michigan’s Gershwin Initiative, and Winterreise with tenor William Hite. Shaneyfelt tours frequently with mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner through the Piatigorsky Foundation.

His teachers include John Blacklow, Nadine Shank, Estela Olevsky, and Gilles Vonsattel.

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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?

(without pause)

SleepSergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)arr. Earl Wild (1815–2010)Dr. Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano

(without pause)

Pokpok AlimpakoFrancisco F. Feliciano (1941–2014)Text: Islamic children’s chantSung in Maranao

Pound your hands; Dali will run.Boro-boro is not around.Open that hand under the other.Pound your hands!

(without pause)

O Jul Med Din GledeNorwegian Carolarr. Carolyn Jennings (b. 1936)Text: TraditionalSung in Norwegian

O Christmas, you season of childlike delight,We all give you heartiest welcome;Our voices we raise in a song clear and bright,To bid you a thousand times welcome.

Our hands we will clap, clap, clap,As merry as can be; so glad are we this day to see,We circle all around, bow and curtsey.

O wise men who come from the lands of the East,We know of the Babe you are seeking;We pray we may join you in your holy quest,And follow the star brightly beaming.

Now, join hand in hand and together we’ll welcome the Yule

And pledge love and faith to each other!For we all are bound by the love that we share:Rejoice, every sister and brother!

We merrily clap and sing, a happy welcome bring!So glad are we, for joy and love are born now at

Christmas!

(without pause)

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LUTHER DORIAN FESTIVALS AND SUMMER PROGRAMSLuther College hosts hundreds of middle and high school student musicians at annual Dorian Festivals and Summer Programs. Participants receive private instruction, ensemble coaching, and performance opportunities in Luther’s own Noble Recital Hall and Center for Faith and Life.

Dorian Middle School Summer CampJune 9–15, 2019

Dorian High School Summer CampJune 16–22, 2019

Dorian Choral Retreat (for adults)June 28–30, 2019

Dorian Keyboard FestivalNov. 9, 2019

Dorian Vocal FestivalJan. 11–13, 2020

Dorian Orchestra FestivalFeb. 9–10, 2020

Dorian Band FestivalMarch 1–2, 2020

For information, contactKayla SchollDirector of Music Marketing and Dorian Programs Luther College(563) 387-1389schoka02@luther.edudorian.luther.edu

Mayim, MayimEmanuel Amiran (1909–1993)arr. Joshua Jacobson (b. 1948)Text: Isaiah 12:3Sung in Hebrew

Therefore with joy shall you drawWater from the wells of salvation.

(without pause)

When Memory FadesJayne Southwick Cool (b. 1947)arr. Eric Nelson (b. 1959) Text: Mary Louise Bringle

When mem’ry fades and recognition falters,When eyes we love grow dim and minds confused,Speak to our souls of love that never alters;Speak to our hearts by pain and fear abused.O God of life and healing peace, empow’r usWith patient courage, by your grace infused.

As frailness grows and youthful strengths diminishIn weary arms which worked their earnest fill,Your aging servants labor now to finishTheir earthly tasks, as fits your mercy’s will.We grieve their waning, yet rejoice believingYour arms, unwearied, shall uphold us still.

Within your Spirit, goodness lives unfading.The past and future mingle into one.All joys remain, unshadowed light pervading.No valued deed will ever be undone.Your mind enfolds all finite acts and off’rings.Held in your heart, our deathless life is won!

When mem’ry fades and recognition falters,Your arms, unwearied, shall uphold us still.

IV. FAITH THAT ABIDES

Here I Am, LordDaniel L. Schutte (b. 1947) arr. Ovid Young (1940–2014)

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness

bright.Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?I have heard you calling in the night.I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.

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I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.

I have wept for love of them. They turn away.I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love

alone,I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?

I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame,

I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.Finest bread I will provide ‘til their hearts be satisfied.I will give my life for them. Whom shall I send?

Jesus Loves MeWilliam B. Bradbury (1816–1868)arr. Doris Nelson Text: Anna B. Warner

Jesus loves me! This I know,For the Bible tells me so.Little ones to Him belong.They are weak, but He is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me!The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me, He will stayClose beside me all the way.If I love Him when I die,He will take me home on high.

It Is Well with My SoulPhillip P. Bliss (1838–1876)arr. Derric Johnson (b. 1933)Text: Horatio G. Spafford (ed. Johnson)

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll;Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,It is well with my soul.

And when I am tempted and trials come my way,This blessed assurance consoles:That Jesus is mine and He cares for his own,So I say, “It is well with my soul!”

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,The clouds be rolled back as a scroll.The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,Even so, it is well with my soul!

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I Can Tell the WorldTraditional Spiritualarr. Moses Hogan (1957–2003)

I can tell the world, yes, about this,I can tell the nations, yes, that I’m blessed.I can tell the world, yes, about this,I can tell the nations, yes, that I’m blessed.I can tell the world, yes, about this,I can tell the nations, yes, that I’m blessed.Yes, I can tell the world, yes, about this,

I can tell the nations, yes, that I’m blessed.Tell ‘em what my Lord has done,Tell ‘em that the conqueror has come,And he brought joy, joy, joy to my soul.

My Lord done just what he said.Yes He did, Oh Lord, yes He did.He healed the sick and He raised the dead.Yes He did, Oh Lord, yes He did.

He lifted me when I was down.Yes He did, Oh Lord, yes He did.He placed my feet on solid ground.Yes He did, Oh Lord, yes He did.

I can tell the nations, yes, that I’m blessed.Tell ‘em what my Lord has done,Tell ‘em that the conqueror has come,And he brought joy, joy,That mornin’, Hallelujah!That mornin’, Hallelujah!

Oh Lord, He brought joy that mornin’,When He saved me.Joy that mornin’,When He blessed me.I’ll tell it, how He brought this joy to my soul!

Luther College HymnJ.W. Ylvisaker, Luther College Class of 1921Tune: Melita

Eternal Father, by whose handthe earth was formed the world redeemed,By Grace by Faith by Word aloneYour Holy Church is made your own,

Refrain

Our Alma Mater blesses you,sing Soli Deo Gloria.

O God the Father, God the Son,And God the spirit three in one,For all your gifts of grace and love,So freely giv’n us from above.

Refrain

Ten thousand time, ten thousand joinWith other thousands ‘round your throne,Blessing and honor, glory and powerBe unto you in this glad hour,

Refrain

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Soprano IJennifer Anderson, Andover, Minn.Breanna Baljo, Neshkoro, Wis.*Elaina Bayse, Dallas Center, Iowa†Emma Buddecke, Eagan, Minn.Hannah Cole, Sauk City, Wis.Kelsey Dinndorf, Welch, Minn.Lauren Fredrich, Dodgeville, Wis.Katherine Kemp, Tripoli, Iowa†Sophiya Khan, Rochester, Minn.Lauren Meier, Mound, Minn.Rebekah Riedemann, Ankeny, IowaAria Tennessen, Cannon Falls, Minn.Piper Wood, West Des Moines, Iowa

Soprano IIEmma Estenson, Nashotah, Wis.Emma Everitt, Madison, Wis.*Bergen Gardner, Stoughton, Wis.Elizabeth Hand, Solon, IowaAllison Houldson, Morrison, Ill.Maddy Lomprey, Waunakee, Wis.Frances Marshall, Lombard, Ill.Lauren Miller, Mound, Minn.Rhianna Picht, Eden Prairie, Minn.Natalie Polak, Redwood Falls, Minn.Helen Roets, Ellington, Conn.Bryanna Sandvik, Wabasha, Minn.Hannah Schulz, Minnetonka, Minn.Merridee Seidl, Freedom, Wis.

Alto IAndrea Blocker, Fort Dodge, IowaEmma Brooks, Wild Rose, Wis.Rebecca Bruce, Des Moines, IowaElise Carlson, Battle Lake, Minn.Anneka Duncan, Benson, Minn.*Hannah Fichtner, Richfield, Wis.Abby Foote, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.Kari Jacobson, Irvine, Calif.Brenna Johnson, Marion, IowaEmma Kuehl, Urbandale, IowaHannah Nelson, Farmington, Mich.Morgan Notch, Des Moines, IowaClaire Panus, St. Louis, Mo.Madeline Pope, Middleton, Wis.Kari Preus, Maple Grove, Minn.Lilly Reiser, St. Paul, Minn.

Bass I*Jacob Barsness, Pine Island, Minn.Maclean Braun, Morristown, Minn.Harrison Greene, Wausau, Wis.Justin Knautz, Batavia, Ill.Thomas Mayerchak, Princeton, Minn.Ryan Ortega, Winona, Minn.†Will Peterson, Dubuque, IowaColton Schlines, Council Bluffs, IowaCharlie Treat, Minnetrista, Minn.

Bass IIEvan Anderson, Rockford, Ill.†Lucas Byl, Forest Lake, Minn.Peter Kochevar, Moville, IowaMichael Shaten, Madison, Wis.Erik Smith, Iowa City, Iowa*Jacob Southerland, Forreston, Ill.Josh Van Sant, Rosemount, Minn.

* section leader† officer

Cathedral Choir Personnel

Alto IIKiersten Baalson, Clear Lake, IowaChloe Cleven, La Crosse, Wis.Kalie Debelak, Plymouth, Minn.Brittany Grendler, Shellsburg, IowaCaroline Handley, Rochester, Minn.Megan Henderson, Edina, Minn.Megan Hillesheim, Mankato, Minn.Tracy Lansing, Marion, IowaLinnea Lee-Brown, Princeton, Ill.Julia Lieb, Galena, Ill.*Kristin Monson, Bloomington, Minn.Grace Olson, Strum, Wis.Svea Smith, Monument, Colo.Elaina Walter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Tenor IJack Desmul, Kalispell, Mont.*Trevor Haren, Parkersburg, IowaCamden Heimerman, Blooming Prairie, Minn.Sam Nelson, River Falls, Wis.Alex Schlesinger, Princeton, Ill.Owen Schupbach, Cedar Falls, IowaHunter Stone, Woodland Park, Colo.Zach Sturgeon, Monmouth, Ill.

Tenor IISamantha Douglas, Slater, IowaRiley Ennocenti, Janesville, Wis.Brayten Funke, Greenfield, IowaCharlie Hoekstra, Johnston, IowaConnor Hopkins, Mt. Morris, Ill.Brook Norwood, West Des Moines, Iowa*Emerson Pagel, Northfield, Minn.Nathan Sunde, Esko, Minn.

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Music at Luther

Martin Luther—our namesake—believed music to be “one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” For more than 130 years, Luther students have been sharing this marvelous gift with audiences across the country and around the globe.

Music is much more than a gift, though. It’s an integral part of the community of faith and the community of learning on campus. The arts are fundamental to the liberal arts experience at Luther; they help to define what it means to be human. Here, creative scholarship, personal growth, worship, and social relations merge to create an understanding of the wholeness of life.

The vibrancy of Luther’s music program is rooted in a balance between the academic rigor of our acclaimed music major and the numerous opportunities for study and performance by students from all disciplines across campus.

The Luther campus is alive with the sounds of five choirs, three bands, three orchestras, two jazz bands, and nearly 800 student musicians. Our students participate in large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons, and master classes. Nearly 275 music majors study music theory/ear training, history, education, jazz, composition, church music, and performance.

Music Scholarships

Luther offers a wide variety of scholarships and awards based on musical talent, regardless of chosen major. Music scholarships are added to any merit scholarship, and most are renewable up to four years.

Students are welcome to schedule an audition during an individual weekday visit to campus or during selected group visit events, for example a Dorian Festival or Luther’s popular Christmas at Luther visit event. The college also hosts an off-site audition day in the Twin Cities.

To audition for a music scholarship, prospective students need to arrange an audition through Luther’s Admissions Department prior to an annual March deadline. Visit auditiondates.luther.edu for specific information.

Auditions have a range of requirements. For specific details and more information about music scholarships, see audition.luther.edu or contact Jana Vorvick, coordinator of music recruitment, at (563) 387-1426 or vorvja01@luther.edu.

Vocal Musicians at Luther

Members of Luther’s five choirs.

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Opera scenes are performed every November and January. Pictured above is a scene from Bizet’s Carmen. A fully staged opera is performed every May.

Vocal Program• Generous renewable scholarships• Weekly applied voice lessons• 11 applied-voice faculty• Vocal coachings available• Courses in lyric diction, vocal literature, and pedagogy• Opera scenes in fall semester and January Term• Fully staged opera productions in spring semester

Choral ProgramFive choirs: Aurora, Cathedral Choir, Collegiate Chorale,

Nordic Choir, and Norsemen

Other Ensemble Opportunities• Faculty-sponsored chamber ensembles• Vocal Jazz, an auditioned mixed ensemble that

performs alone and with Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Band• Collegium Musicum, early music ensemble

CURRENT RELEASESAvailable in the lobby

Come Listen in the Silence is the most recent recording of the Luther College Nordic Choir and includes six selections from their 2019 tour program.

Serenity is a full-length recording of Nordic Choir and features music from the 2016 tours of the Midwest and West Coast.

Christmas at Luther 2018: Every Voice in Concert Ring celebrates lifting up our voices in community to honor the birth of Christ. Ensembles featured include five choirs, the Luther Ringers, and the Symphony Orchestra. Includes “O Jul Med Din Glede” sung by Cathedral Choir.

Christmas at Luther 2017: The Tree of Life My Soul Hath Seen. Ensembles featured include six choirs, the Luther Ringers, and the Symphony Orchestra.

You may also order these and other Luther recordings online at lutherbookshop.com or by calling the Luther Book Shop at (888) 521-5039.

Nordic ChoirAndrew Last, conductor

2019 Great Lakes Tour

Come Listen in the Silence

The Tree of LifeMy Soul Hath Seen

Christmas at Luther 2017

Vocal Music at Luther

Music/arts performance venues include the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, with a 325-seat recital hall (above); the Center for Faith and Life, with a 1,600-seat main hall and a 200-seat recital hall; and the Center for the Arts, with a 225-seat black-box theatre.

Luther College700 College DriveDecorah, Iowa 52101admissions@luther.edu800-458-8437luther.edu

The Phi Beta Kappa college is bolstered by its Lutheran foundation, celebrated for its vibrant music and arts tradition, and enriched by its strong athletics program. Luther College Nordic Choir

Allen Hightower, conductor

Serenity Luther CollegeFounded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther College provides its 2,350 students with a classic liberal arts education. Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. The college’s strong academic program includes internships, professional semesters, and extensive study-abroad opportunities. Dedicated and talented faculty help Luther students develop outstanding research, writing, and critical-thinking skills, while the close-knit community imbues its members with a service ethic.

Morning Sun upon the Wild Prairie Rose Highlights of this Concert Band release include the title track commissioned in memory of Adolph “Bud” Herseth ’43, Luther College alumnus and principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1948–2001), and Baby Face Nelson and the Femme Fatale featuring faculty pianist Xiao Hu.

A Far Green Country Symphony Orchestra recording featuring Death and Transfiguration by Richard Strauss, Cello Concerto in E minor by Edward Elgar, and The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky.

Aquarela Jazz Orchestra recording featuring works from Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker to the sounds choro and baião from Brazil.

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GREGORY PETERSON ’83. DMA, University of Iowa. Interim department head, spring 2019. College organist, organ, church music, Luther Ringers.

DANIEL BALDWIN. DMA, University of Texas at Austin. Department head, director of orchestral activities, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, conducting.

JON AILABOUNI ’10. MM, Western Michigan University. Jazz Band and combos, improvisation, trumpet.

EDWIN ANDERECK. DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Coordinator of voice, voice, vocal literature, opera.

HEATHER ARMSTRONG. DMA, Eastman School of Music. Oboe, theory, double reed methods.

MELANIE BATOFF. PhD, University of Michigan. Music history.

KATHERINE BEANE-HANSON ’07. MM, University of Northern Iowa. Voice, music history.

ANDREA BECKENDORF ’93. DMA, University of Iowa. Music liaison librarian, double bass, string methods, music librarianship internships.

REBECCA BOEHM SHAFFER. DMA, University of Northern Colorado. Horn, ear training, brass methods.

PHILIP BORTER. DMA, Eastman School of Music. Cello, string methods, conducting.

RACHEL BRANDWEIN. DMA, State University of New York–Stony Brook. Harp.

JASON BRITTON. PhD, University of Oregon. Theory, ear training.

MARGARET BRITTON ’10. MM, University of Texas at Austin. Theory, ear training.

MICHAEL CHESHER. DMA, Indiana University. Clarinet, woodwind methods.

JOHN CORD. DMA, University of North Texas. Trumpet, brass methods, brass chamber groups.

JOAN DEALBUQUERQUE. DMA, University of North Texas. Director of bands, Concert Band, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, conducting.

AMY ENGELSDORFER. PhD, Indiana University. Theory, ear training, music history.

RONALD FOX. DM, Indiana University. Professor emeritus.

JAMES FRITZ. MM, University of Northern Iowa. Varsity Band.

MICHAEL GEARY. MA, University of Iowa. Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, percussion methods.

DEBORAH GOVER. DMA, University of Michigan. Voice, opera.

JAMES GRIESHEIMER. PhD, Indiana University. Associate professor emeritus.

THEA GROTH. DMA, Hartt School, University of Hartford. Bassoon.

JUAN TONY GUZMÁN ’90. PhD, Florida State University. Music education, ethnomusicology, Jazz Orchestra.

CARLA HANSON. MM, Northern Arizona University–Flagstaff. Voice, opera.

LYNNE HART. MFA, University of Iowa. Saxophone, clarinet.

PETER HART. MM, Eastman School of Music. Saxophone.

CAROL HESTER. DM, Florida State University. Flute, flute methods.

XIAO HU. DMA, State University of New York–Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

DU HUANG. DMA, State University of New York–Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

BROOKE JOYCE. PhD, Princeton University. Composer-in-residence, theory, ear training, composition, electronic music.

DAVID JUDISCH. DMA, University of Iowa. Professor emeritus.

IGOR KALNIN. DMA, Michigan State University. Violin, string methods.

MIKO KOMINAMI. MM, Juilliard School. Theory, ear training, class piano.

CAROL KREUSCHER. DMA, University of Texas. Voice, opera.

WILLIAM KUHLMAN. MM, Syracuse University. Professor emeritus.

ANDREW LAST ’97. DMA, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Director of choral activities, Nordic Choir, conducting, Dorian Music Camp director.

PETER LINGEN. Guitar, lute, class guitar.

LINDA MARTIN. MME, University of St. Thomas. Theory, ear training, music education.

SPENCER MARTIN. DMA, University of Minnesota. Coordinator of strings, viola, Philharmonia.

TARA MEADE ’08. MM, University of Northern Iowa. Flute.

EVAN MITCHELL ’14. MM, McGill University, Montreal. Voice.

MAURICE MONHARDT. PhD, University of Iowa. Professor emeritus.

GARY MOSS. DMA, University of Michigan. Voice.

FREDERICK NYLINE. MA, University of Minnesota. Professor emeritus.

CHRISTOPHER OLSON. MM, University of North Texas. Jazz guitar, bass guitar.

JESSICA PAUL. DMA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Professor emerita.

MARK POTVIN ’01. ABD, Boston University. Norsemen, Cathedral Choir, conducting, choral methods.

BETH RAY WESTLUND ’89. DMA, University of Texas at Austin. Associate department head, voice, diction.

KATHRYN REED. MA, University of Michigan. Ear training, harpsichord, Collegium Musicum.

JENNAYA ROBISON ’96. DMA, University of Arizona. Aurora, Collegiate Chorale, conducting, vocal pedagogy, Gospel Choir.

NICHOLAS J. SHANEYFELT. DMA, University of Michigan. Vocal coach, collaborative arts, vocal and instrumental accompanying.

MICHAEL SMITH. DMA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Low brass, brass ensembles, brass methods.

RACHEL STORLIE ’10. MM, University of Northern Iowa. Voice, opera.

JOHN F. STRAUSS. DMA, University of Texas at Austin. Coordinator of keyboard, piano.

VIRGINIA STRAUSS. DMA, University of Texas at Austin. Violin, ear training.

JONATHON STRUVE ’02. PhD, University of Iowa. Voice, opera.

MARJORIE WHARTON ’66. DMA, University of Iowa. Associate professor emerita.

ANDREW WHITFIELD. DMA, Louisiana State University. Coordinator of opera, voice, opera.

JILL WILSON. DMA, Boston University. Music education.

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AnonymousEvan ’03 and Carolyn (Younes) Almelien ’04Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching ProgramGlenda AndersonIler ’59 and Loleen (Leland) Anderson ’58Jeffrey ’84 and MaryEllen (Palmquist)

Anderson ’84Elizabeth Andress ’81 and Steve SolbrackStephen and Mary BaasDonna (Haugen) Bahr ’53Joy (Tesmer) ’74 and Robert Baker ’72Mr. Aaron Barnes ’03 and Emily Lundquist

Barnes ’04Bradley Beale ’14Benjamin ’16 and Katelynn (Pankratz)

Beaupre ’16Marshall ’90 and Tricia BeckmanJulie BergeMarvin ’50 and Lois BertelsonCarol Birkland ’67 and Thomas WoxlandMary Bissen ’13Beth Bjorlo ’98Michelle Boursier ’12Alan and Maria Brobst

Wilfred ’53 and Ruth (Jensen) Bunge ’51Deloris (Smedstad) Burstrom ’50Janelle Bussert ’81 and Anita HillPeter ’03 and Amy (Larson) Calhoun ’01David Carlson ’85Paula Carlson and Thomas SchattauerJeanne (Rutenbeck) ’73 and Robert ChristensenAnne ClarkJon ’93 and Barbara (Cole) Clements ’93Adrienne (Leseth) ’71 and Paul Coffe CoffeenAlice (Michelson) Collings ’48Mr. Ryan Conway ’03 and Erin Gullickson ’02Kimberly Crandall ’02Steven ’78 and Candace (Carlson) Dahl ’78Michael Danforth ’95 and Eva Nielsen ’96James ’64 and Janet DavisPatty DornackerLaura Dotseth ’86 and David LarsenDavid Dueland ’96Julie (Raney) ’79 and Marvin DuffJamie EdenborgEric (Hopkins) ’99 and Andrew Ellingsen ’03Betsy Ellingson ’83David ’69 and La Rae Ellingson

Marjorie (Morem) Ellingson ’55Christopher ’93 and Donna EngelhardtEdgar and Joyce EpperlyJoann (Halvorson) Evans ’52Laura (Dietmeyer) ’10 and Evan FerreeKevin and Jeanne FlahertyEmily (Larson) ’03 and Steven ForssbergArnold Fredriksen ’56Peter ’08 and Mattie FreebergLuther FriendGene and Karen FuhrmannChris ’86 and Marne GadeCraig Gahnz-Kuhar ’84 and Raymond

Gahnz-KuharAlison Ames Galstad and Wanda J. SchwartzKris (Ellingson) ’87 and Dan GasnerJulie (Risdal) ’62 and Davis Gilbertson ’62Kenneth and Evelyn GregersenKaley Grosse ’16N. David ’57 and Constance (Hill) Guetzke ’60Daniel ’06 and Elizabeth (Langkamp) Gullick ’03Juan Tony Guzman ’90Steve and Melissa GyureC. Carlyle ’55 and Mary (Kittelsland) Haaland ’56

We are pleased to announce that Aurora, Cathedral Choir, Collegiate Chorale, Nordic Choir, and Norsemen are all performing in new robes this year. This was made possible by gifts totaling more than $115,000 from over 300 donors,

and we are grateful for their generous support. These choirs will wear these robes and represent Luther singing for many years to come. Many, many thanks to all who donated!

Thank You to Our Generous Robe Donors

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Thank You to Our Generous Robe Donors

Michael Hagstrom ’17Barbara (Lande) ’86 and John HanischLarry ’68 and Jane (Hoplin) Hansen ’68Sheri (Osborne) ’98 and William HansenElizabeth Hansing Moon ’75 and John MoonSuzanne HarleyKaia (Knutson) ’92 and Jim HasnikBradley ’77 and Melanie HaugenJulie Heberlein-Reveley ’72 and Robert ReveleyKristine (Hahn) ’85 and David HendersonBernard ’68 and Nancy (Buenzow)

Hermanson ’68Harry and Julie HoffmanMaxwell Hull ’13Violet & Harold Jaeke Foundation, Inc.Bruce and Kristen JeideR. Lee and Rebecca JenningsRobyn JensenJames and Wendy JermierDan ’03 and Stephanie (Schmidt) Johnson ’05Terry ’81 and Jone (McDonald) Johnson ’82Jill Johnson-West ’87 and David WestKari Knudtson Jones ’79 and Steve JonesStacy Kabele ’92DeeDee KahringTodd KallmanDeborah KelloggJohn KendallBrian ’78 and Jan (Bakker) Knutson ’78Kenneth ’62 and Judith (Hestenes) Knutson ’61Benjamin ’12 and Jennifer (Winder) Kost ’12James ’03 and Stacy (Malecha) Kowitz ’08Eliott ’03 and Kimberly (Huff) Kranz ’03Tanya ’98 and Christopher Kruse RuckScott and Carla KuehnDavid ’64 and Camille KundertThomas and Laura KuntzVictoria LaCroix ’14John and Janet LapinskiApril Ulring Larson ’72 and Judd Larson ’74

Elaine (Forde) Larson ’56Kevin ’91 and Sharon LarsonDale ’95 and Amanda (Neal) Lawrence ’95Jeff ’90 and Elizabeth (Johnston) Leschensky ’91Richard ’60 and Dorothea (Nybroten) Lind ’62Joe LonierKelly (Leichsenring) ’97 and Thomas LoyBrent MaiTim and Lisa ManternachMarie (Peterson) ’65 and Dean MarinCaitlin Marschall ’16Erin (Bents) ’96 and Tim MartinsonRichard ’75 and Kristen (Sterenberg)

McKlveen ’75Midwest Group BenefitsKay MillerMichael ’93 and Jill MinorEvan ’14 and Brittney (Leemon) Mitchell ’14IvaNell (Mundt) Monson ’51Robert Morgan ’96Thomas and Dana MorrisonJames MunnMary (Gaarder) ’63 and Kenneth NielsenBarbara (Orwoll) Nordschow ’49Neal ’59 and Gerry (Mosby) Nottleson ’59Monica (Rommelfanger) Oas ’03Kymberly Oltrogge ’83 and James DodrillOneota Valley Family Eye CareBrittany (Bayness) Pawlikowski ’03David PearsonBryan Perrott ’08 and Addison Choi ’11Neal ’10 and Kristin (Porter) Petersen ’10Debra (Ellingson) ’78 and Tim PetersonHarold Peterson ’52Luther ’68 and Bonnie PetersonRobert ’60 and Marietta (Bauder) Pfister ’58Alissa (Brown) ’03 and James PlumleyLaura (Dahl) ’78 and Daryl PopkesPaul Pribbenow ’78 and Abigail Crampton

Pribbenow

Luther Alumni Ambassador Program

Alumni of Luther College can play a direct role in recruiting the next generation of Luther students by referring students who would be a good match for Luther College. Every student you refer as a Alumni Ambassador will receive a $1,000 scholarship (in your name!) each year, for four years, should that student decide to enroll. Your participation in our program will have a direct financial impact on a student’s experience at Luther.

You may refer family members,* neighbors, friends, children of coworkers, members of your religious community, and others. There is no limit on the number

of students you can refer, but referral forms for high school seniors will be accepted only until December 1 each year. We do request that you help actively recruit referred students by offering support throughout their college search process, recommending campus visits and encouraging them to submit an application.

To help recruit the next generation of Luther students, see luther.edu/ambassadors or email ambassadors@luther.edu.

*Children of Luther alumni will receive the Legacy Scholarship ($4,000 total over four years) but may also receive the Alumni Referral Scholarship if referred by someone other than a parent(s).

Adam ’03 and Alison (Dougherty) Puls ’02Jason Rausch ’98 and Nathan FurlerBrandon Reed ’10Paul ’89 and Kristin (Jensen) Reimann ’88Curtis Reiso ’54Benjamin ’58 and Dobbie RoisenJanell Rosenberg ’70Tanya Rosenkranz Malloy ’95 and Dan MalloyRoger and Debra RustadTheodore ’08 and Sarah SchachererMark Scharff ’77Janet (Anderson) ’90 and Jonathan SchusterTimothy ’83 and Lori SchwefelLance ’14 and Anna (Murray) Schwering ’14David and Kirsten ScottBonnie (Richardson) Seem ’73Rebecca (Linnevold) ’71 and Robert ShawAaron Sheehan ’98Mary Jo SmithSarah (Cooley) ’03 and Daniel SolbergJoyce (Jameson) Spande ’61Randi Spencer-Berg ’87 and Matt Spencer ’95James and Danette SteinmetzCathine (Woolery) ’67 and Douglas StichtAmy Stockseth ’08Waldemar ’58 and Marie (Streyle) Sundet ’57Philip ’67 and Barbara SvanoeDeborah Svec-Carstens ’92 and Michael

CarstensChristina (Douglas) ’08 and John TorresGrant ’67 and Lila TraskKristina Tucker ’12S.S. ’54 and Patricia (Haraldson) Urberg ’56John Vaaler ’94 and Angela Strickert Vaaler ’95George ’63 and Joyce (Behrens) Wallman ’65Kathleen WardJeffrey ’75 and Cathey (Cushing) Weidmann ’75Craig WhitmoreRobert Wilson ’75Rolland ’60 and Sharon (Jacobson) Wilson ’60

Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If an error has been made, please accept our apologies and contact the Luther Development Office at 800.225.8664 or email giving@luther.edu so we may correct our records.

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because nearly all faculty live within five miles of campus, they make a life here, along with students and colleagues. This creates a strong sense of community and shared purpose on the Luther campus.

The sense of community at Luther is enhanced by the college’s beautiful location. Nestled in the bluff country of northeast Iowa, Luther is a strong and vibrant residential community purposely set apart. Our 1,000-acre campus includes frontage on the Upper Iowa River, recreation trails, outdoor research sites, and well-designed facilities dedicated to teaching and learning. In recent years, the college has added a $20 million science laboratories center that has expanded opportunities for collaborative research and learning and a state-of-the-art aquatic center.

Luther has a strong tradition of engaged and experiential learning, most notably in our study-abroad programs. More than two-thirds of Luther students will study abroad before graduating, placing us among

Since 1861, Luther College has engaged in a classic residential, liberal arts education. We believe that providing a rigorous academic program in the context of a faith tradition prepares students for more than successful careers. Luther graduates have a sense of a larger purpose—a sense that the “good life” is one in which they use their talents and knowledge in service to others.

Luther’s liberal arts curriculum begins with 180 full-time faculty who come from the strongest graduate programs in the United States and around the world. They reflect the college’s ideals as a Phi Beta Kappa institution—excellence every day in the liberal arts. With expertise ranging from collaborative filtering (in computer science) to a fresh interpretation of St. Patrick from Latin (in classics) to biodegradable polyesters (in chemistry), our faculty feel called to be at a place where the attention is on undergraduates. The college’s 11:1 student-faculty ratio makes it possible for professors to know their students well and become intellectual mentors and guides. And

the top baccalaureate colleges nationally in the number of students studying abroad each year. Many students travel with Luther faculty during the college’s January Term, a monthlong intensive course of study with programs on five continents.

We believe music is central to a liberal arts education. As one of our conductors puts it, “Musical expression—artistic expression—answers some of our most fundamental needs as human beings: the need to be creative, the need for self-fulfillment, and the need for self-expression, beauty, and meaningful existence.”

In the end, a Luther education is about transformation. We put our faith in a strong liberal arts education, rich cocurricular programs, and the beauty found in place and community. Students are transformed by their four-year journey at Luther and leave here ready to make their mark in the world.

To learn more, visit luther.edu or call (800) 458-8437.

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Experience Luther!

MUSIC DEPARTMENT ANDCATHEDRAL CHOIRWatch the Cathedral Choir Homecoming Concert, Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. on the streaming website.

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At Luther College more than 2,000 students are empowered to thrive in an ever-changing world.

We offer more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Our strong academic program includes experiential learning through internships, professional semesters, and extensive study-abroad opportunities. Luther students collaborate with dedicated, top-tier faculty to develop solid research, communication, and critical-thinking skills. Our close-knit community develops engaged and active global citizens.

Founded in 1861, our Phi Beta Kappa college is bolstered by its Lutheran foundation, celebrated for its vibrant music and arts tradition, and enriched by its strong athletics program.

To arrange a campus visit, call the Admissions Office at (800) 458-8437 or go online to visit.luther.edu.

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