CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Cathedral Choir is one of six auditioned choirs at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The ensemble is comprised of se-lect singers, drawn exclusively from the rich talent of the col-lege’s sophomore class. Cathedral Choir participates actively in campus worship, in the Christmas at Luther concerts, and at special events and concerts during the academic year, including an annual spring tour.

The choir was honored to perform at the 2010 North Cen-tral American Choral Directors Association conference in Minneapolis, conducted by Eric Whitacre, in a session focus-ing on his compositional process. Whitacre also requested that the group premiere a new piece, “Very soon.”

Cathedral has collaborated with Collegiate Chorale, Nor-dic Choir and the Luther College Symphony Orchestra to perform major choral/orchestral works such as Brahms’ A German Requiem, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and the 2011 premiere of Luther Mass by Stephen Paulus. These perfor-mances have been produced and released on DVD by Luther College Recordings.

Active in the creation of new music, Cathedral has pre-miered choral works by Ola Gjeilo, Mack Wilberg, Daniel Kallman, Sir David Willcocks, Gwyneth Walker, Ben Allaway, Daniel Pinkham, Eric Whitacre, Stephen Paulus, and Amy Engelsdorfer.

Cathedral Choir has been conducted by Dr. Sandra Peter since 2005. She succeeded Dr. Timothy Peter, who led the ensemble from 1991–2005.

DR. SANDRA PETER, CONDUCTOR

Dr. Sandra Peter is an associate professor of music at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, where she conducts Aurora (first-year women) and Cathedral Choir (sophomores, mixed voices). She also teaches conducting and ear training. Peter joined the Luther music faculty in 1991. She has served on the Christmas at Luther artistic planning committee and conducting team since 1992. This event involves over 600 musicians and is broadcast annually on public radio. A compact disc is professionally produced and released each year, and 2012 marked the sixth time the concert was filmed and televised. The 2008 television production earned a regional Emmy award for Twin Cities Public Television.

In demand as a choral clinician and guest conductor, Peter has led all-state and honor choirs throughout the United States and abroad. She is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and the College Music Society, and is a charter member of the National Collegiate Choral Organization, as well as its state chair for Iowa. She has been invited to speak at national meetings of both NCCO and ACDA and several of her choirs have performed at regional ACDA conferences.

Peter is a contributor to Conducting Women’s Choirs: Strategies for Success, released in 2012 by GIA Publications, and she presented at an interest session on the book at the 2013 national ACDA conference in Dallas, Texas. Her choral arrangements have been published by the Neil Kjos Company and MorningStar Music. She also serves as the coeditor of MorningStar’s Luther College Music Series.

Her experience includes many years conducting church choirs of all ages, most recently serving First Lutheran Church in Decorah. She was also a founding member of the National Lutheran Choir. A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Peter holds degrees from Concordia College (Moorhead), the University of Arizona and the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay is titled “Helping women find a voice: works for women’s chorus by Libby Larsen.”

To arrange a campus visit, call the Admissions Office at (800) 458-8437.

E-mail: admissions@luther.edu

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Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah, Iowa 52101

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 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 six choirs, three bands, three orchestras, two jazz bands, and nearly 1,000 student musicians. Our students perform in large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons, and master classes. Nearly 300 music majors study music theory, ear training, history, education, composition, church music, and performance. It all adds up to one of the largest collegiate music programs in the world!

Luther College

Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther College provides its 2,500 students with a classic liberal arts education.

Luther offers more than 60 majors and pre-professional 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 solid research, writing, and critical-thinking skills, while the close-knit community imbues its members with a service ethic.

The Phi Beta Kappa college is bolstered by its Lutheran foundation, celebrated for its vibrant music and arts tradition, and enriched by its strong athletic program.

Jenson-Noble Hall of Music325-seat recital hall

Center for Faith and Life1,600-seat main hall, 200-seat recital hall

Center for the Arts225-seat black-box theatre

MUSIC/ARTS FACILITIES

Luther CollegeCathedral Choir

Sandra Peter, conductor

2013 Spring Tour

PROGRAM

PART ONE

Exultate DeoAlessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725)Translation (sung in Latin):Praise the Lord, our helper. Alleluia.Rejoice in the God of Jacob.

O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)Translation (sung in German):O Savior, tear the heavens open,Flow down to us from heaven above; Tear off heaven’s gate and door,Tear off every lock and bar.

O God, a dew from heaven pour; In the dew, O Savior, downward flow.Break, you clouds, and rain down The king of Jacob’s house.

O earth, burst forth: burst forth, O earth,So that mountain and valley all become green;O earth, bring forth this little flower;O Savior, spring forth out of the earth.

Here we suffer the greatest distress;Before our eyes stands bitter death.Ah, come lead us with your powerful handFrom this misery to our Father’s land.

Therefore we all want to thank you,Our redeemer, forever and ever.Therefore we also want to praise youAt all times, always, and forever. Amen.—Friedrich Spee (1591–1635)

Pseaume 43 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)Translation (sung in French): Vindicate me, O God, and defend my causeAgainst an ungodly people;From deceitful and unjust men, deliver me.—Psalm 43:1

PART TWO

Oculus non viditRihards DubraTranslation (sung in Latin):No one has ever seen, no one has ever heard,No human heart has ever imaginedWhat God has prepared for those who love him.—I Corinthians 2:9

What shall I render?Peter TiefenbachWhat shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me?I shall offer the sacrifice of thanksgivingAnd will call on the name of the Lord.I will take the cup of salvation And will call on the name of the Lord.I will pay my vows to the Lord nowIn the presence of all his people,In the courts of the Lord’s house,In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.—Psalm 116:12–14, 17–19

The king of loveIrish melody, arr. Paul J. Christiansen (1914–1997)The king of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth

never,I nothing lack if I am his and he is mine forever.

Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leadeth,

TOUR http://music.luther.edu

Friday, April 19 / 7:30 p.m.Woodlake Lutheran Church7525 Oliver Avenue SouthRichfield, Minn.

Saturday, April 20 / 7:30 p.m.First English Lutheran Church326 E. North Street (downtown site)Appleton, Wis.

Sunday, April 21 / 8 and 9:15 a.m. servicesFirst English Lutheran Church326 E. North Street (downtown site)Appleton, Wis.

Sunday, April 21 / 4:00 p.m.First Lutheran Church410 Main StreetOnalaska, Wis.

Tuesday, April 23 / 7:30 p.m.Center for Faith and LifeLuther CollegeDecorah, Iowa

The April 23 homecoming concert will be live-streamed and archived “on demand” here:http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/lutheradmin.portal#

And where the verdant pastures grow with food celestial feedeth.

And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never;

Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house forever.

—Henry Williams Baker (1821–77)

O magnum mysteriumMorten LauridsenTranslation (sung in Latin):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!—liturgical text

INTERMISSION

PART THREE

Freedom’s LandBrooke JoyceAnother cloud hangs over my head, and dangers thickly

press,But still I trust in God alone for succour and success.

With confidence and faith and hope, misfortunes do I stand,Until with pleasure and with joy, I tread on freedom’s land.—James Watkins (c. 1821–unknown)

SleepEric WhitacreThe evening hangs beneath the moon, a silver thread on

darkened dune.With closing eyes and resting head I know that sleep is

coming soon.Upon my pillow, safe in bed, a thousand pictures fill my

head,I cannot sleep, my mind’s aflight; and yet my limbs seem

made of lead.If there are noises in the night, a frightening shadow,

flickering light;Then I surrender unto sleep, where clouds of dream give

second sight.What dreams may come, both dark and deep,Of flying wings and soaring leap as I surrender unto sleep.—Charles Anthony Silvestri

Love never endsEleanor DaleyWhere there is charity and love, God is there. (sung in Latin)Love is patient, love is kind.Love is not jealous or boastful, it is not arrogant or rude.

Love does not insist on its own way.It is not irritable or resentful. Love does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.Love bears all things, love believes all things,Love hopes all things, love endures all things.Love never ends.—I Corinthians 13:13:4–8a

Shepherd PsalmPeter MayerThe Lord is my shepherd and nothing shall I need.You bid me to lie safely down in open pastures green.

You lead me to the waters still, lift up my weary soul,And guide me on to goodness path, within your grace, I go.

Through valleys deep, death’s shadow steep,You fail me not, though fears I keep,For you are here to guide me, guard and comfort,A friend beside me.

There is a table set for me, as I still face my foes.Your blessings rain upon my head and my cup overflows.

Surely your goodness and your love shall follow all my days.Forever make my heart your home, [your] house my dwell-

ing place.—Psalm 23 paraphrase, P. Mayer

Tshotsholoza [Go forward]Traditional South African, arr. Jeffrey AmesTranslation (sung in a mixture of the Zulu and Ndebele

dialects):Go forward on those mountains;The train is coming from South Africa.You are running away on those mountains;The train is coming from South Africa.

Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel?Traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957–2003)

Refrain:Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel, then why not every man?

He delivered Daniel from the lion’s den, Jonah from the belly of the whale.And the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace, and why not every man? Hallelujah!

The wind blows east and the wind blows west, it blows like the judgment day.And every poor sinner that never did pray will be glad to pray that day. Hallelujah!

I set my foot on the Gospel shipAnd the ship it begin to sail.It landed me over on Canaan’s shore, And I’ll never come back anymore. Hallelujah!

CATHEDRAL CHOIR ROSTER

Soprano IAnna Dieter, Hopkins, Minn.Sami Eilers, Geneseo, Ill.Katie Hale, Cedar Rapids, IowaMicki Kruse, Tipton, IowaNicole Laferriere, Maple Grove, Minn.Jennifer LeDoux, Minneapolis, Minn.Julia Mandsager, Northfield, Minn.Lydia Petersen, Caledonia, Minn.Abby Powell, Maplewood, N.J.Alexis Reynolds, West Des Moines,

IowaEmily Sena, Beaver Dam, Wis.

Soprano IIEmily Cauter, Poulsbo, Wash.Isabelle Christopher, Newton, IowaBrianna Clancy, Omaha, Neb.Kelly Harris, Tully, N.Y.Emma Hartmann, Dubuque, IowaBailey Kampa, Princeton, Minn.Megan Richason, Onalaska, Wis.Aubrey Ross, Litchfield, Minn.Kadie Smith, Little Chute, Wis.Katherine Tangen, Inver Grove

Heights, Minn.Krista Wahlstrom, Northfield, Minn. Alto IElisabeth Athas, Blue Grass, IowaAndrea Berkeland, Lake City, Minn.Lindsey Bohr, Decorah, IowaSarah Brandt, Postville, IowaKate Flinchbaugh, Byron, Minn.

Tenor IIErik Anderson, Johnston, IowaMarlon Henriquez, Decorah, IowaAndrew Herder, Rochester, Minn.Aaron Kvale, Decorah, IowaConnor Mattison, Blair, Wis.David Pfotenhauer, Madison, Wis.Kolin Walker, McFarland, Wis.

Bass IAaron Budihas, Montorville, Minn.Tim Bumpus, Long Valley, N.J.Lucas Chase, Menomonie, Wis.Jacob Clausen, Fort Dodge, IowaJohn Dahl, Minneapolis, Minn.Michael Ehrecke, Davenport, IowaEvan Gardner, Milo, IowaIsak Kvam, Granite Falls, Minn.Jake Putnam, Marion, IowaZach Stottler, Glenwood, Minn.

Bass IINeal Abbott, Stewartville, Minn.Dan Andersen, Ankeny, IowaAaron Busch, Cannon Falls, Minn.Tyler Crowe, Davenport, IowaKevin Lam, Coralville, IowaPaul McKay, Henderson, Nev.Ben Messerschmidt, Fall Creek, Wis.Bryce Muenchow, Beaver Dam, Wis.Michael Peterson, St. Paul, Minn.Shafer Stromwall, Deephaven, Minn.Ben Warner, Green Bay, Wis.

Sarah Floden, Mason City, IowaEmily Gignac, Cedar Rapids, IowaVictoria Peters, Minneapolis, Minn.Jennie Solverson, Viroqua, Wis.Alison Vuolo, Eden Prairie Minn.Nicole Wink, Monticello Iowa

Alto IIRebecca Chapin, Minneapolis, Minn.Tatyanna German, Rochester, Minn.Aime Karam, Reno, Nev. Sarah King, Rosemount, Minn.Logan Kochendorfer, Plymouth, Minn.Sarah Kottke, Owatonna, Minn.Kasi Misseldine, Decorah, IowaChelsey O’Connor, Preston, Minn.Laura Peterson, Maple Grove, Minn.Amber Schnittjer, Delhi, IowaHannah Scholbrock, Potosi, Wis.Katie Storey, Swisher, Iowa

Tenor IGage Dykema, Northfield, Minn.Matt Helm, Belvidere, Ill.Martin Kulstad, Edina, Minn.Adam Meyer, Maple Grove, Minn.Walker Nyenhuis, Marine on St. Croix,

Minn.Scott Raftshol, Plymouth, Minn.Ryan Readinger, St. Paul, Minn.John Werner, Decorah, Iowa

RECORDINGS Available in the lobby

Recent recordings of the Cathedral Choir include a DVD, Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem; the CD and DVD of Christmas at Luther 2012: Tidings of Comfort and Joy as seen on PBS this past holiday season; and Celebrate 150 Years with Luther College, featuring the Luther Mass by Stephen Paulus. You may also order these and other recordings online at lutherbookshop.com or by calling the Luther College Book Shop at (888) 521-5039.