Linda L. Tedford, Conductor

Messiah College Concert Choir

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Weinachten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Mendelssohn

Rejoice, ye good people on Earth, and give praise to God! The Savior has appeared, as the Lord had promised. The Lord has revealed all His majesty to the world. Halleluja!

O Magnum Mysterium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morten Lauridsen

O great mystery, and wondrous sacrament, That animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in their manger! Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear The Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!

Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randol Alan Bass

Krista Heslop, Piano Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to all those of good will.

We praise Thee. We bless Thee. We worship Thee. We glorify Thee. We give thanks to Thee according to Thy great glory.

Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.

For Thou alone art holy. Thou alone art the Lord. Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heinrich Schütz

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with rejoicing! Know that the Lord is God. He has made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; praise His name! For the Lord is kind, His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures for ever and ever.

Arise, Shine! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Forrest

Daniel Dorty, Piano

Messiah Concert Choir | Linda L. Tedford, Conductor

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How Can I Keep from Singing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Taylor Davis

Leah Bergstrom, Oboe; Caleb Stelle, ViolinBryan Jones, Piano

The Promised Land* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Ronald Staheli

Amanda Sachs, Joel Brandon, Timothy Hykes, Phillip Graybill, Soloists

Fairest Lord Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Forsberg

Bryan Jones, Piano

How Firm a Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan Forrest

Daniel Dorty, Piano

Sure on this Shining Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morton Lauridsen

Krista Heslop, Piano

Mi’Kmaq Honour Song* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lydia Adams

Wanting Memories* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ysaye M. Barnwell

Omnia Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. Randall Stroope

Bryan Jones, Piano

Deep River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Mack Wilberg

Bryan Jones, Piano

True Light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Hampton

Dario Agnolutto, Shannon Spreen, SoloistsDaniel Dorty, Piano

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The Messiah College Concert Choir is the premiere vocal ensemble of the Department of Music at Messiah College, Grantham, Pa. Under the direction of Linda L. Tedford, the choir has enjoyed critical acclaim as a result of performances and recordings. Student participants are chosen annually through competitive auditions from various academic majors and represent a cross-section of the Messiah College community. The Concert Choir has toured extensively in the United States, as well as Ireland, Austria and the Czech Republic. In May 2014, the choir will embark on a performance tour in Italy. In addition to touring, the Concert Choir maintains an active recording schedule. The choir has been the featured choir for Kalmus Publications and Mark Foster Publications on their internationally distributed CDs. Performances are characterized by a repertoire that encompasses both sacred and secular works. In addition to campus and community concerts, the Messiah College Concert Choir frequently performs with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra as part of their Masterworks Series.

Messiah College is a four-year, coeducational Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences. The College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been building a tradition of quality education for students since its founding in 1909. More than 2,800 students pursue studies at Messiah in more than 80 academic majors. The campus is located in Grantham, Pa., 12 miles southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital. The Department of Music offers a B.S. in music education, a B.M. in performance, a B.A. in music, with concentrations in Christian music studies, composition and commercial music, a B.A. in music (business) and a M.M in conducting. Located in the Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts, the department offers 10 large vocal and instrumental ensembles, as well as several chamber music and small ensemble opportunities.

Messiah College Concert Choir

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Soprano

Kit Abbey

Leah Bergstrom

Abigail Bush

Laureen Davis

Holly Diegel

Gretchen Garland

Lesley Hansen

Johanna Harcrow

Krista Heslop

Ellie Keller

Dru Kepner

Elise Manning

Emily Masincup

Amy Melson

Shannon Spreen

Jordan Twitchell

Chelsea Young

Hannah Faye Zarate

Alto

Sarah Adams

Jade Barnshaw

Erin Dietrick

Helen Furry

Sarah Hamilton

Emily Hlywiak

Sharon Hoeck

Rachel Jakab

Liesl Keller

Sarah O’Donnell

Chelsea Rosenberger

Janine Shuey

Erin Smidt

Hayley May Wilderotter

Tenor

Benjamin Bovenzi

Taylor Driggers

Jonathan Eastburn

Timothy John

Daniel Row

Seth Sharber

Jason Snyder

Caleb Stelle

Jeffrey Stiles

Hethkenly Tercy

Bass

Daniel Baker

Andrew Bigelow

Jared Detweiler

Devin Dietrich

Daniel Dorty

Benjamin Driggers

Joshua Fickes

Bryan Jones

Christopher McAtee

Jeffrey Miller

Andrew Patton

Matthew Reese

Marcus Rodrigues

*True Light, The Promised Land, Mi’kmaq Honour Song and Wanting Memories were previously released by the Messiah College Concert Choir.

Recorded at the High Center for Worship and Performing Arts and Hostetter Chapel, Messiah College

Manufactured by Mark Custom Recording Services, Inc.

CreditsRecording Engineer: Bruce Leek

Producer: William Stowman, Chair, Department of Music

Assistant to Producer: Benjamin Blasko

Design : Ofice of Marketing and Communications,

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Linda L. Tedford is Director of Choral Activities at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa.,

where she conducts the Concert Choir, the Chamber Singers, the Messiah College Choral Arts

Society, and Men’s Ensemble. She also teaches voice and graduate and undergraduate-level

conducting. In addition, she is the Founder, Artistic Director, and Conductor of the award-

winning Susquehanna Chorale, established in 1981 and ensemble-in-residence at Messiah

College. She is responsible for the creation of the Chorale’s Educational Outreach program,

which reaches hundreds of local student singers annually. Choirs under her leadership have

performed at regional and state conventions of the American Choral Directors Association

(ACDA) and the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA); for the legislature and

governor of Pennsylvania; and in several European venues. Her work is featured on more than

twenty professionally produced CDs, and her choirs appear regularly with the Harrisburg

Symphony Orchestra. In 1994, Ms. Tedford and the Susquehanna Chorale received Chorus America’s highest lifetime

award, The Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence. Ms. Tedford is the 2011 recipient of ACDA-PA’s Elaine

Brown Award for Choral Excellence for outstanding lifelong work in the choral arts, and the 2013 recipient of Theater

Harrisburg’s Arts Award for Distinguished Service in the Capital Region.

Ms. Tedford holds a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Temple University, where she studied with

internationally renowned conductor Robert Page. She pursued additional study at Westminster Choir College, as well

as with prominent conductors such as Robert Shaw, Gregg Smith, and Dale Warland, and with voice teachers Robert

Grooters and Thomas Houser. As a member of the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, she has performed with the

Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of such conductors as Eugene Ormandy, Ricardo Muti, and Claudio Abbado.

She has served as a member of the Choral/Opera Panel for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and she has been the

Community Choruses Repertoire and Standards Committee Chairperson for ACDA in Pennsylvania and in the Eastern

Division. She is an active member of Chorus America, the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association

of Teachers of Singing, and the Music Educators National Conference. Ms Tedford is a frequent guest conductor, clinician

and consultant.

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