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George Mason University School of Music
presents the
University Singers
&
Women’s Chorale
CONCERT
Select WoMen’S chorale
Mary Ann East, Director
Emma McDermott, Accompanist
UniverSity SinGerS
Dr. Stan Engebretson, Director
Peter Waggoner, Assistant Director
Julie Neish, Accompanist
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 7 p.m.
Harris Theatre
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ProGraM
Select Women’S chorale
Mary Ann East, Director
Emma McDermott, Accompanist
Los Bilbilicos Judeo-Spanish folksong
arr. Paula Foley Tillen (b. 1958)
Mia Rojas, soloist
Giovonti Vick, clarinet
Wind Trilogy Tom Shelton
poem by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Ryan Nobles, cello
Sara Kubik, Conductor
Midsummer, Seasons of Love, No. 2 Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)
poem by Sydney King Russell (1897-1976)
Amanda Cullin and Emma McDermott, soloists
Theresa Pfeifer, Conductor
Scarborough Fair English folk song
arr. Anne-Marie Hildebrandt
Kelly Hood, Conductor
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel Traditional American folk song
arr. David Moore (b. 1962)
Kye-Won Kopko, Diane Lott, and Rebecca Elam, soloists
Ride On, King Jesus arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Jana Biever and Stephanie Stock, soloists
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UniverSity SingerS
Dr. Stan Engebretson, Director
Peter Waggoner, Assistant Director
Julie Neish, Accompanist
Selections from Carmen Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
“Vivat le Toréro”
“Votre toast”
“Toréador, en garde!”
Davone Tines, baritone
“Vedi! Le fosche notturne” Giuseppe Verdi
from Il Trovatore (Anvil Chorus) (1813-1901)
Peter Waggoner, Conductor
Animal Crackers Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
The Canary
The Eel
The Kangaroo
Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord Spiritual
arr. Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Ayana Reed, Andrew Smith, soloists
In That Great Gettin’ Up Morning Spiritual
arr. Jester Hairston (1901-2000)
Matthew Lincoln-Bugg, tenor
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carMen tranSlation
toreador Song
Hurrah! The Toréro! Hurah, Escamillo! For a toast, your own will avail
me, Señors! For all you men of war. Like all Toréros as brother hail me! In
a fight, we both take delight! ‘Tis holiday, the circus full from rim to floor.
The lookers-on beyond control, now begin to murmur and roar! Some are
calling, and others bawling, and howling too, with might and main! For
they await a sight appalling! ‘Tis the day of the brave ones of Spain! Come
on! Toréadors, make ready! And think about her, who all can see, a dark
eyed lady, and that love that waits for thee!
All at once they all are silent. Ah, what is going on? No cries! The time has
come! With a mighty bound the bull leaps out from the Toril! With a rush
he comes, he charges! A horse is tying, under him a Picador! “Ah, bravo
Toro!” the crowd is crying. Now he goes on, he halts, he turns, charges
once more! Oh how he shakes his bandarillas! How madly now he runs!
The sand is wet and red! See them running, see them climb the barriers!
Only one has not fled! Come on, come on! Ah! Toréadors, make ready...
il trovatore tranSlation
anvil chorus
See how the night mist is lifting its veil and the great vault of heaven above
is shining. Seems like a widow whose mourning is done, cutting off all of
the black of her sorrow and pining. To work, to work, then! Ready? Your
hammers! Who cheers the gypsy’s days and raises up his spirits? You
know the answer, a pretty woman!
Fill up our glasses! Our arms are strong and hearts are brave again when
wine is flowing. Look how the sunbeams shine in the glass where the wine
that we drink is so brightly glowing! To work, to work, then!..
ProGraM noteS
“Los Bilbilicos,” which translates to “The Nightingales,” is a lyrical and
mysterious Judeo-Spanish folk song that expresses a heartbroken lover’s
ache upon hearing a nightingale’s blissful sighs of love. Surrounded by
the beautiful wonders of nature, love’s keen sting is ever-present for this
lonely lover. This traditional Sephardic Jewish piece is characteristic of
pastoral music of liturgical poetry adapted from songs traditionally heard
during Shabbat and various festivals. The verbiage was originally sung to
the tune of a different song, and over time became its own unique melody.
Sephardic Jews originate from the Iberian Peninsula of Spain and Portugal,
until their expulsion in the fifteenth century. This pastoral song utilizes
nature as a form of expression for matters of the heart. Paula Foley Tillen’s
melodious arrangement poignantly captures the emotion and splendor of
this timeless love song.
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Select Women’S chorale
Mary Ann East, Director
Emma McDermott, Accompanist
Soprano i
Amy Allen – University of Maryland, undergrad, Huntington, MD
Rebecca Elam – Seton High School, Manassas, VA
Elisa Kim – Korea, Potomac Falls High School, VA
Diane Lott – North Allegheny High School; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Monica Mares – Colonial Forge High School, Fredericksburg, VA
Elisabeth Officer – Massaponax High School, Fredericksburg, VA
*Mia Rojas – Chantilly High School, Fairfax, VA
Soprano ii
Amanda Cullin – Seton Home Study School, King George, VA
Anna Jones – Stafford High School, Fredericksburg, VA
Maria Khmurets – Bishop Ireton High School, Minsk, Belarus
*Sara Kubik – Lake Braddock High School, Burke, VA
Jennifer Robinson – Annandale High School, Annandale, VA
Alma Sanford – Gratz High School, Philadelphia, PA
Jill Sylvester – Syracuse, NY; West Springfield High School, VA
Hannah Vaseghi – Homeschooled, Manassas, VA
Gilda Yang – Magruder High School, Rockville, MD
Deborah Zamora-Soon –
alto i
Jana Biever – Colonial Forge High School, Fredericksburg, VA
Kelly Hood – Salem High School, Salem, VA
Larisa Marian – High School of Arts, Brasa, Romania
Betsy O’Keeffe – James Madison High School, Vienna, VA
Hannah Park – Los Alamitos High School, Los Angeles, CA
*Theresa Pfeifer - West Springfield High School, VA; Simi Valley, CA
Stephanie Stock – Wilbur Tucker Woodson High School, Fairfax Station, VA
Caitlin Willhite – Oakton High School, Oak Hill, VA
alto ii
Susan Bilodeau – Waltham High School, Waltham, MA
*Emily Carns – W.T. Woodson, Annandale, VA
Alisa Hirscher – Homeschooled, Manassas, VA
Kye-Won Kopko – Langley High School, Great Falls, VA
Elaina Papanastasiou – Robinson High School, Centreville, VA
Haley Vaseghi – Homeschooled, Manassas, VA
* denotes section leader
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UniverSity SingerS
Dr. Stan Engebretson, Director
Peter Waggoner, Assistant Director
Julie Neish, Accompanist
Jordan Baird – Tenor 2, Stonewall Jackson High School, Gainesville, VA
Eleanor Blakeslee – Soprano 1, Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VA
Michael Bors – Tenor 2, Broadneck High School, Annapolis, MD
Timothy Burns – Tenor 2, Richmond, VA
Alison Choe – Soprano 1, Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA
Jonathan Champ – Bass 1, The Governor’s School for the Arts, Portsmouth, VA
Andre Coleman – Tenor 2, Suitland High School, Upper Marlboro, MD
Kathryn Cooperstein – Soprano 2, Westfield High School, Herndon, VA
Jasmine Cumberbatch-Marshall – Soprano 1, Duke Ellington
School of the Arts, Washington, DC
Danielle Dean – Soprano 1, Homeschooled, Baltimore, MD
Brianna Doxzen – Soprano 2, Bishop Ireton High School, Falls Church, VA
Steven Dunn – Tenor 1, River Hill High School, Clarksville, MD
Ann Dyson – Alto 2, Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, DC
Derick Elmore – Bass, Annandale High School, Annandale, VA
Claire Fleming – Alto 2, Jefferson High School, Harpers Ferry, WV
Alyssa Gerstner – Alto 1, Woodside High School, Newport News, VA
Katherine Alex Giller – Soprano 2, Winchester, VA
Lawrence Hailes – Tenor 2, Duke Ellington School for the Arts, Washington, DC
+Dominick Izzo – Tenor 1, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
Briona Jackson – Soprano 2, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington D. C.
Tracey Krat – Alto 2, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, VA
Matthew Lincoln-Bugg – Tenor, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA
Amanda Liverpool-Cummins – Alto 1, Atholton High School, Columbia, MD
Yelena Mazur – Alto 2, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA
Nathan McFarland – Tenor 2, Manassas, VA
Brian Minnick – Tenor 1, Austin, TX
Gina Mirenda – Soprano 1, Blue Valley School, Costa Rica
Natalie Naudus – Alto 2, Homeschooled, Fairfax, VA
Ayanna Reed – Soprano 1, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC
Josh Renne – Bass 1, Herndon High School, Herndon, VA
Jasmine Richardson – Soprano 2, Duke Ellington School of the Arts,
Washington, DC
Andrew Smith – Bass 2, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC
Darrick Speller – Bass 1, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC
+Rhylissa Verheij – Alto I, Birkerod Gymnasium, IB, Helsinger, Denmark
+Chrissy Vu – Alto 1, Seton High School, Falls Church, VA
+Peter Waggoner- Bass 1, Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston, WV
Caren Warfield – Soprano 1, Ocean City High School, Jeffersonton, VA
Caleb Willman – Tenor 2, Windsor, VA
Taylor Witt- Tenor 1- Hayfield Secondary School, Springfield, VA
+ denotes section leaders
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meet the DirectorS
Dr. Stan engebretson came to George Mason University in 1990 as the Director
of Choral Studies, teaching conducting and directing the University Symphonic
Chorus, University Singers, and three Vocal Jazz Ensembles. Prior to coming East,
Engebretson taught at the University of Minnesota and served as the Associate
Conductor of the Minnesota Chorale from 1985-90. From 1979-1985, he was at
the University of Texas Permian Basin and conducted the Midland-Odessa Symphony
Chorale. Engebretson holds performance degrees in Voice and Piano from
the University of North Dakota, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting
from Stanford University. In addition, he has received several research awards
and grants for advanced study in Aspen, San Francisco, New York, and Europe with
internationally acclaimed conductors including Gregg Smith, Margaret Hillis, Roger
Wagner, Eric Ericson, and Robert Shaw.
In Washington, DC, he has been the Director of Music at the historic New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church since 1991, and in 1993 he became the Artistic
Director of the Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra which is now the National Philharmonic
appearing at the Music Center at Strathmore. For nine years he appeared
as lecturer and professional singer at California’s Carmel Bach Festival, and he continues
to lecture for the Smithsonian Institution and the Fulbright Foundation as a
Senior Specialist. Engebretson’s wide appearances as a clinician include workshops
and concerts throughout the United States, as well as Germany, Switzerland, Spain,
Cuba, Russia, Lithuania, Iceland, France, Australia and Korea.
Prof. mary ann east teaches music education classes and conducts the Select
Women’s Chorale at George Mason University.
Professor East has taught every level of music for Fairfax County Public
Schools; the last six were as Choral Director at George C. Marshall High School.
In addition to her duties at GMU, Professor East is the Music Director at Unitarian
Universalist Church in Reston where she coordinates the music for weekly worship,
conducts the UUCR Singers vocal choir and the UUCR Ringers, handbell and handchime
choir.
While at George Mason University pursuing her MM in Vocal Performance
and Choral Conducting, Professor East performed in several GMU Opera Theatre
productions. She sang the roles of Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica, Violetta in Act I
scene I of La Traviata, Cathleen in Riders to the Sea, and Queen of the Night in Die
Zauberflöte.
She has also adjudicated and guest conducted throughout the state of
Virginia.
In the summer of 2009 she began her studies for a DMA in Music Education
through Boston University and founded the Virginia Girls’ Chorus.
George Mason University School of Music
For more information and a complete listing of concerts and recitals,
Visit the Web site at http://music.gmu.edu
George Mason University is a registered All-Steinway School
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