LUMINOSITY - DRAKE UNIVERSITY CHOIRS - Sunday, May 2. 3:00pm
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY CHOIRS
LUMINOSITY
Sunday, May 2. 3:00pm
streaming from Jordan Stage — Sheslow AuditoriumPREFACE
Sabbaths 2014
IX. 8
O hasten, hasten through the dark
under the dim reminding stars
to nd again what is small, tender, beloved,
the hope and mercy of this world
at the mercy of this world
in the darkest dark, the longest night.
Wendell Berry
This school year, for many, has been a labor of love. A grind. A test of perseverance and long su ering. The
psychological pressures of the year have shown some cracks in armor and will. And yet, here we are at the nish
line of our long day. We have continued to successfully navigate the rules of engagement laid out by safety o cials
for the year. We have sung our way through, and I’m grateful for that.
Thank you dear students, who have weathered the year and put best foot forward, trying very hard to hold o the
pressure to become jaded and downcast. I appreciate your dedication, exibility, and generosity of spirit. It is a
rare thing to sing together these days — and I am grateful to do it one more time.
I continue to be grateful for my colleague Mr. Ted Brimeyer, our collaborators Susan Ihnen and Ling-Yu Hsiao,
as well as my excellent Voice colleagues at Drake University for their tireless work and dedication to serve the
students and the University.
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In the nal piece “Before the Sun Goes Down,” the poet Edith Sanford Tillotson pens:
“So if the day has made your soul grow weary,
And brought your eyes the shadow of a frown,
Go, climb the road that leads you to my highland glen,
And watch the clouds light up before the sun goes down.
I hope the clouds light up for you all as the spring blooms forth and summer comes.
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spēro Chamber Choir
Eric Barnum, conductor
Susan Ihnen, accompanist
Shadows Michael McGlynn b1964
Soloist: Molly McDonough
Sunshine M. McGlynn
Amhrán na Gaoithe | Song of the Wind M. McGlynn
Song of the wind,
The swelling of the tide.
On the cool waves,
Dark shadow over grey water.
Fáilte don éan | Welcome to the Bird M. McGlynn
Welcome to the bird, the sweetest on the trees
Who sings the beauty of greenery to the sun.
I am long tired of this life
For I cannot see her when the new grass comes. (cont.)
I can hear it, though I cannot see her,
The chant of the bird they call cuckoo;
To look on her in the branches above
It is my bitter grief that I don’t have that gift.
Each one may behold the charm of the bird,
For all Ireland is gazing, north and south, Soloist: Abby Kate Boeschen
With all the owers on the hills around,
And everyone can speak of such things with delight.
Sunbeam Out of Heaven F. Melius Christiansen 1871-1955
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Eric Barnum, conductor
Caroline Kinney, accompanist
Dirait-on Morten Johannes Lauridsen b1943
Abandon surrounding abandon,
tenderness touching tenderness…
Your oneness endlessly
caresses itself, so they say;
self-caressing
through its own clear re ection.
Thus you invent the theme
of Narcissus ful lled.
— Rainer Maria Rilke; from Les Roses
To See the Sky Jocelyn Hagen b1980
White Horses Gwyneth Walker b1947
Brocal Chords
I Get Around The Beach Boys
Somebody to Love Queen
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Ted Brimeyer, conductor
Ling-Yu Hsiao, accompanist
Ego os campi Jacob Clemens non Papa 1510-1556
I am the ower of the eld and the lily of the valley.
As the lily among thrown bushes, so is my dear one among the maidens
As an apple tree among other trees in a wood
so is my beloved among the young men.
I lie David Lang b1857
I lie down in bed alone
and snu out my candle
Today he will come to me
who is my treasure
The trains run twice a day
One comes at night
I hear them clanging - glin, glin, glon
Yes, now he is near
The night is full of hours
each one sadder than the next
Only one is happy
When my beloved comes
I hear someone coming, someone raps on the door
Someone calls me by name
I run out barefoot
Yes! He is come!
Praznuvame Zora Annie Beliveau
Clear dawn, we sing!
We celebrate dawn!
We sound!
We hear.
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We are tuning.
We are vibrating.
Sparkling, rising.
Clear dawn, we sing!
We celebrate dawn together.
True Colors arr. Jesse Hampsch b1992
I Am Not Afraid of Storms Connor Koppin b1991
BRIEF INTERMISSION
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The Drake Choir
Eric Barnum, conductor
Susan Ihnen, accompanist
Incantations [from Celtic Mass] Michael McGlynn b1964
Alleluia.
You are the stag, you are the bird, you are the sh, alleluia.
You are the wind, you are the cold, you are the sea, alleluia.
You are the sun, you are the star, you are the sky, alleluia.
You are the grass, you are the ower, you are the trees, alleluia.
Alleluia my Jesus, alleluia my heart, alleluia my Lord, alleluia my Christ.
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fiSerenade to Music Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958
Soloists (in order): Hallie Fish, Peyton Braun, Ryan Orme, Casey Cerveny, Zach Barry,
Lauren Carroll, Hailey Gutowski, Sean Wallace, Brendan Sienko,
Cole Strelecki, Avery Luepker, Ryan Besser, Mackenzie Donais,
Molly McDonough, Grace Graham, Sarah Rosales, Maggie Parker
Jelly sh Eric William Barnum b1979
Soloists: Blake Schmitz, Zach Barry
Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809-1847
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
They will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Before the Sun Goes Down [Londonderry Air] William Dawson 1899-1990
Thank you, dear Drake singers!
DRAKE UNIVERSITY LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
https://www.drake.edu/diversity/getinvolved/resources/landacknowledgement/
“Acknowledgment by itself is a small gesture. It becomes meaningful when coupled with authentic relationships
and informed action. But this beginning can be an opening to greater public consciousness of Native sovereignty
and cultural rights, a step toward equitable relationship and reconciliation.”
“Acknowledgment is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and
practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and culture and toward inviting and honoring the truth.”U.S.
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…MUSICIANS
spēro Chamber Choir
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass
Boeschen, Abby Kate Donais, Mackenzie Barry, Zach Besser, Ryan
Carrol, Lauren Goethe, Alysa Blake, Matt Brinkmeyer, Noah
Eclatt, Lorena Ksiazak, Emma Flynn, Jason Chadima, Calvin
Farebrother, Katelyn Mardis, Katelyn Holm, Carter Curtis, Zac
Fish, Halle Parker, Maggie Luong, Louis Luepker, Avery
McDonough, Molly Satern, Faith Orme, Ryan Strelecki, Cole
Molloy, Shannon
Borealis
Soprano Alto
Bautch-Breitung, Bailie Barta, Lauren
Bridges, Sydney Kulbersh, Logan
*Dixon, Jaymee *McGuire, Mallory
Paz-Garcia, Sandy Parker, Gracie
Schnathorst, Delany Stoefen, Joie
*Balzer, Hailey Atkins, Reilly
Blair, Emma Borja, Delaney
Cisneros, Madeline Jalloway, Rachel
Crockett, Katherine Low, Lauren
*Goebel, Emily Novak, Natalie
*Kress, Ollie Stone, Kennedy
Mintus, Claire Whitlow, Cayleigh
Norris, Faith Wilhite, Carrie
Ross, Anne Marie
Sullivan, Siobhan * Section Leader
Brocal Chords
Ash, Austin Chadima, Calvin
Barry, Zach Gadberry, Dylan
Bowers, Daniel Jordan, Matt
Brinkmeyer, Noah Krane, William
Brodkey, Benjamin Lock, Richard
Buchmeyer, Jackson Orme, Ryan
Pajic, AntonioDrake University Chorus
Alphabetical
Barry, Zach Glomb, Taylor Ksiazak, Emma Parker, Maggie
Braun, Peyton Heier, Jaguer Luepker, Avery Pool, Annie
Brodkey, Benjamin Johnson, Ashley Melms, Gabrielle Sunderrajan, Vikram
Campbell, Christy Kirsner, Elizabeth Miller, Koehler D. Wilhite, Carrie
Dye, Elyse Klassen, Olivia Nelson, Emily Wiltanger, Catie
Kress, Ollie Otáñez-Ortiz, Teresa Zimmerman, Matt
The Drake Choir
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass
Boeschen, Abby Kate Baker, Julia Barry, Zach Besser, Ryan
*Carrol, Lauren Battani, Emily Blake, Matt Bowers, Daniel
Downs, Delaney +#Bohn, Kathryn Braun, Peyton Brinkmeyer, Noah
Eclatt, Lorena Donais, Mackenzie Cerveny, Casey Brodkey, Benjamin
*Farebrother, Katelyn Foley, Molly Chadima, Calvin Curtis, Zac
Fish, Halle +Goethe, Alysa #De Moss, Kameron Jordan, Matthew
Mahl, Jennifer Graham, Grace Flynn, Jason Linville, Paul
Mardis, Katelyn Gutowski, Hailey Holm, Carter Lock, Richard
McCready, Jordan Hofer, Lily #Johnson, Hunter Luepker, Avery
McDonough, Molly Kretschmer, Molly *Luong, Louis Ormsby, Cael
McGowan, Amanda *Ksiazak, Emma +Orme, Ryan #Riordan, Thomas
Molloy, Shannon Lyon, Christine Pajic, Antonio Schmitz, Blake
Nelson, Emily Marner, Aryn Whar , Nicholas Sienko, Brendan
Rosales, Sarah Parker, Maggie Sterk, Jon
Skemp, Sydney Richardson, Katie Strelecki, Cole
Sly, Cora Jane Rifkin, Julia Wallace, Sean
Vos, Kaylin Satern, Faith
Vrablic, Sarah * Choir Council
Westphalen, Mara + Choral Admin Assists.
# Student Teachers
ffCONDUCTORS
ERIC BARNUM, Director of Choral Activities
Dr. Eric Barnum is currently the Director of Choral Activities at
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and previously, the Director
of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He
holds a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of
Washington (Seattle, WA), under the direction of Dr. Geo rey
Boers. He has an advanced degree in conducting from Minnesota
State University (Mankato, MN), primary study with Dr. David
Dickau, as well as BAs in Composition and Vocal Performance from
Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). He has appeared as a
conductor across the United States and the International stage, and
has worked with some of the most innovative minds in the choral
eld.
eric.barnum@drake.edu
TED BRIMEYER, Teaching Artist of Choirs
Mr. Ted Brimeyer joins the faculty of Drake University in 2020 as a
Teaching Artist of Choirs, conducting Borealis, Drake’s auditioned
treble choir. He also serves as Director of Choirs at Urbandale High
School, a position he has held since 2010. There, he leads a vibrant
vocal music program enrolling 350 students in six performing
ensembles. Under his direction, the choirs at Urbandale have been
recognized at state, regional, and national levels with highlights
including the 2020 American Prize in Choral Performance, 2019
ACDA Conference, 2017 Iowa Choral Showcase, and Regional
ACDA Conferences in 2016 and 2014.
theodore.brimeyer@drake.edu
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