Earth,PeaceAnd on

Christmas at Luther 2014

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Welcome to the 33rd annual Christmas at Luther. At this year’s festival, the musical offerings of Luther’s student musicians recall the angels’ song from the gospel of Luke:

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace among people.” (Luke 2:14)

The angels’ song of praise and hope was chosen as the theme for this year’s festival to commemorate the World War I Christmas Truce, held 100 years ago. On Christmas Eve 1914, close to 100,000 British and German soldiers on the war’s western front in Europe made a temporary peace and celebrated Christmas together. Groups of soldiers celebrated Christmas across and between the trenches from which they had waged war against each other. In the words of one German soldier who participated in the truce: “Christmas, the celebration of Love, managed to bring mortal enemies together as our friends for a time.”

As they did 100 years ago, people across the world yearn for peace to reign in nations, neighborhoods, homes, and hearts. We pray God will use us to “give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79).

The extraordinary music you will hear at this year’s festival announces the birth of the Prince of Peace. Through word and deed may we carry this joyful message of love, promise, and hope to all of creation.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace!

Paula J. CarlsonPresident

Earth,PeaceAnd on

This year’s backdrop was developed from the idea of peace and the symbol of the dove, as well as our home on Earth. We collaborated with the Luther College Diversity Center to translate the word “peace” from languages spoken by students at Luther, and incorporated a number of those words into the background images. Each of the colored sections of the illustration rep-resents a different aspect of our world along with the colors of the robes and decorations of Christmas at Luther.

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Thursday, December 4, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, December 5, 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 7, 2:30 p.m.

Center for Faith and LifeLuther College, Decorah, Iowa

Luther College will be audio-recording all per-formances. We ask that all electronic devices be turned off and silenced. No recording devices or cameras are permitted.

If for any reason you need assistance during the performance, please find an usher, located near each entrance.

We request that the audience hold its applause until the completion of the concert.

Christmas at Luther 2014

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And on Earth, PeaceDaniel KallmanText: Christine KallmanCombined choirs, Symphony

Orchestra, organ

Narration

Selections from MessiahG. F. Handel (1685–1759)

Soprano RecitativesText: Luke 2:8–13Soprano Soloist

There were shepherds abiding in the field,

keeping watch over their flocks by night.

And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,

and the glory of the Lord shone round about them,

and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them: “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

Glory to God in the HighestText: Luke 2:14Combined choirs, Symphony

Orchestra

“Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will towards men.”

Machet Die Tore WeitAndreas Hammerschmidt (1612–1675)Text: Psalm 24:7–10Cathedral Choir

Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates;behold the King of glory waits!The King of Kings is drawing near;the Savior of the world is here.Who is this King of great glory?He is the Lord, strong and mighty.Sing hosanna in the highest!

Come, Lord JesusDaniel McDavitt (1979–)Text: from Savior of the WorldNorsemen, piano

Come, Lord Jesus, to the manger;May we see Thy tender face?Great Creator, here a stranger,Infant in this humble place.

Darkness scatter, morning swell;Come, dear Lord Immanuel.Come, Lord Jesus, to the manger;Come, Lord Jesus, come!

Come, Lord Jesus, great Redeemer,Light of morning from the East.We will be Thy children ever;Dry our tears, all weeping cease!

Come in glory, truth proclaim,Come to us to rule and reign.Ready us to kneel and greet thee;Come, Lord Jesus, come!

Prelude on “Mendelssohn”

David Willcocks (1919–)Organ solo

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)arr. David WillcocksText: Charles Wesley (1707–1788)Audience is invited to stand and sing.

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Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn king;peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.”Joyful, all ye nations, rise; join the triumph of the skies;with angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn king!”

Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord,late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the Godhead see! Hail, incarnate deity! Pleased as man with us to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel!Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn king!”

Hail the heav’n born Prince of peace!Hail the Son of righteousness!Light and life to all he brings, ris’n with healing in his wings.Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die,born to raise each child of earth, born to give us second birth.Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn king!”

Gloria (from Mass in Time of War, Hob.XXII:9)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)Text: from the Mass Ordinary (sung in

Latin)Combined choirs, Symphony

Orchestra

Glory be 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.

The Star CarolAlfred Burt (1920–1954)arr. Hawley Ades (1908–2008)Text: Wihla Hutson (1901–2002)Cantorei, piano, flute

Long years ago on a deep winter night,

High in the heav’ns a star shone bright,

While in a manger a wee Baby lay,Sweetly asleep on a bed of hay.

Jesus, the Lord was that Baby so small,

Laid down to sleep in a humble stall;Then came the star and it stood

overhead,Shedding its light ’round His little bed.

Dear Baby Jesus, how tiny Thou art,I’ll make a place for Thee in my heart,And when the stars in the heavens I

see,Ever and always I think of Thee.

Our FatherAlexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)Text adapted by Arthur S. Kimball

(1856–1937)Nordic Choir

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Sabaoth,Heav’n and earth are full of Thy glory.Thine are kingdoms, thrones,

dominions, might and majesty.Thy name be hallow’d on earth,As it is hallow’d in heav’n.Thou rememb’rest the poor and the

distress’d.And upon them that fear Thy NameShow’rs of blessing unnumber’d shall

fall;Peace shall follow them.By still waters their path shall be.Sing then of mercy, of judgment, of

kingdoms, of thrones, dominions and pow’r for evermore.

Come to us O Lord in splendor bright,Fill our hearts with everlasting light.Amen

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HodieJoan Szymko (1957–)Text: vespers antiphon for Christmas

DayAurora

Today Christ is born,today the Savior has appeared,today on earth the Angels sing,the Archangels rejoice,today the righteous rejoice, saying:Glory to God in the highest, Alleluia.

NoelTodd Smith arr. Brad Holmes (1956–)Text: sung in Kituba dialectCollegiate Chorale

Noel! Noel!Jesus has come to live with us.

If you want to know the Child,you have to come kneel.

It Came upon the Midnight Clear

Richard S. Willis (1819–1900)arr. John ScottText: Edmund H. Sears (1810–1876)Audience is invited to stand and sing.

It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old,from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold:“Peace on the earth, good will to all, from heav’n’s all gracious king.”The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come

with peaceful wings unfurled,and still their heav’nly music floats o’er all the weary world.Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hov’ring wing,and ever o’er its babel sounds the blessed angels sing.

For lo! The days are hast’ning on, by prophets seen of old,when with the ever circling years shall come the time foretold,when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling,and all the world give back the song which now the angels sing.

Mary’s LullabyCarl C.N. Balle (1806–1855)Mike G. Hegeman (1967–) and Mike

Mazzatenta (1963–)Text: Mike HegemanAurora, Symphony Orchestra strings

Where is the star, Oh Little One?Is it shining high in the sky?Is it burning bright in the night?Reach for the star, Oh Little One.A star to shine through the ages,a star to burn for all time,a star to show David’s line fulfilled;You are his star, Oh Little One.Do you know this star, Oh Child of

mine,burning in your eyes so bright?Will you shine this Light for all

humankind,piercing through the dark of this night.Oh, Child of mine, I love you,as I hold you close to my heart,I feel the warmth of your Father’s love;You are his star, Oh Child of mine.

Child of Godarr. Emily Crocker (1949–)Text: traditional spiritualNorsemen, piano

If anybody asks you who I am,tell him I’m a child of God.

Hallelujah, glory, hallelujah!We’re gonna rock,Mary, rock the cradle in glory,peace on earth!Good will to all!

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The little cradle rocks tonight in glory,for the little child of God.

When I get to heaven gonna watch and tell

three bright angels, go and ring them bells;

One for to sing and the others to prayand shout hallelujah for the judgment

day!

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

Traditional Basque carolarr. Joel Raney (1956–)Luther Ringers

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

arr. Stephen Hatfield (1956–)Text: traditional Trinidadian carolCantorei

The Virgin Mary had a baby boy,an’ they said that His name was

Jesus. RefrainWhere’d he come?He come from the glory,He come from the glorious kingdom,Oh yes, believah. The angels sang for the baby boy,In excelsis gloria Deo! First the shepherds saw the boy,They all came to see the boywho was Jesus. The very next thing you know,The wise men they saw the boy,an’ they said that His name was

Jesus.

In the Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst (1874–1934)arr. Ola Gjeilo (1978–)Text: Christina Rossetti (1830–1894)Cathedral Choir

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,

earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;

snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,

in the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;

heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.

In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed

the Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a

lamb; if I were a Wise Man, I would do my

part; yet what I can I give him: give my

heart.

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O Day of PeaceC. Hubert H. Parry (1848–1918)arr. Edward Elgar (1857–1934)Audience is invited to stand and sing.

Program

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Farandole (from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2)

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)Symphony Orchestra

There Is No RoseConnor Koppin (1991–)Text: traditional English carolCollegiate Chorale

There is no rose of such virtueAs is the rose that bare Jesu;Alleluia.

For in this rose contained was Heaven and earth in little space;Res miranda, Alleluia.

Leave we all this worldly mirth,and follow we this joyful birth,Amen.

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My Lord Has ComeWill Todd (1970–)Nordic Choir

Shepherds, called by angels, called by love and angels:No place for them but a stable.My Lord has come.

Sages, searching for stars, searching for love in heaven;No place for them but a stable.My Lord has come.

His love will hold me, His love will cherish me, love will cradle me.Lead me, lead me to see Him, sages and shepherds and angels;No place for me but a stable.My Lord has come.

Silent NightFranz Gruber (1787–1863)arr. John Rutter (1945–)Text: Josef Mohr (1792–1848)

(first verse sung in German)Combined choirs, Symphony

Orchestra, organ

Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright. Round yon virgin mother and child, Holy infant, so tender and mild:Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,Shepherds first saw the sight:Glories stream from heaven afar,Heav’nly hosts sing alleluia:Christ the Saviour is born.

Silent night, holy night,Son of God, love’s pure light.Radiance beams from thy holy face,With the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Audience is invited to remain seated and repeat the first verse of “Silent Night” in English, in harmony, at the cue of the conductor.

Program

Narration

Dona Nobis Pacem, Mmt. VI

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)Text adapted from Micah 4:3; Leviticus

26:6; Psalms 85:10 and 118:19; Isaiah 43:9 and 66:18-22; and Luke 2:14

Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ

Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war any more.And none shall make them afraid, neither shall the sword go through

their land.Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed

each other.Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down

from heaven.Open to me the gates of

righteousness, I will go into them.Let all the nations be gathered

together, and let the people be assembled; and let them hear, and say, it is the

truth.And it shall come, that I will gather all

nations and tongues.And they shall come and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and they shall declare my glory

among the nations.For as the new heavens and the new

earth, which I will make, shall remain before

me,so shall your seed and your name

remain for ever.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good-will toward men.

Dona nobis pacem.

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RecordingsYou may purchase a recording of this year’s concert by filling out the order form in the back of this program. Previous Christmas at Luther CDs and DVDs are also available on the order form and through the Luther College Book Shop at www.lutherbookshop.com or (888) 521-5039.

BroadcastsThis year’s concert will air on Iowa Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio. The Emmy-nominated holiday special Christmas at Luther 2012: Tidings of Comfort and Joy, videotaped and produced by Twin Cities Public Television and Luther College, will air again nationwide on many PBS stations. Please check local listings for broadcast dates and times, or go to www.luther.edu/christmasbroadcast after December 10.

ChoirsAuroraCantoreiCathedral ChoirCollegiate ChoraleNordic ChoirNorsemen

InstrumentalistsLuther College Symphony OrchestraLuther Ringers (Luther Ringers performs

on a five-octave set of Schulmerich handbells generously donated by Blanch Kangas of Spokane, Washington.)

Flute: Maranatha Gannon, Viola, Wis.

ConductorsDaniel Baldwin, Symphony OrchestraAllen Hightower, Nordic ChoirAndrew Last ’97, Collegiate Chorale,

NorsemenLinda Martin, CantoreiGregory Peterson ’83, Luther RingersJennaya Robison ’96, Aurora,

Cathedral Choir

Production

College OrganistGregory Peterson ’83

NarratorVictoria Christman

Artistic DirectorAllen Hightower

Technical StaffPaul Atkins, CFL technicianMichael Bartels, program design,

set designMichael Blair, campus pastorEric Ellingsen ’99, production managerTanya Gertz, director of campus

programmingKate Haller ’10, administrative

coordinatorSusan Peterson, CFL staffBradley Phillips, ticket office managerKendall Thompson ’86, CFL technician

Music CreditsAnd on Earth, Peace, KC publications; Messiah, G. Schrimer; Machet Die Tore Weit, Alliance Music Publications; Come, Lord Jesus, Daniel McDavitt (ASCAP); Prelude on “Mendelssohn,” Oxford University Press; Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Oxford University Press; Gloria from Mass in Time of War, CPDL; The Star Carol, Shawnee Press Inc.; Our Father, Theodore Presser Co.; Hodie, Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc.; Noel, First Step Publishing; It Came upon the Midnight Clear, Hinshaw Music; Mary’s Lullaby, ChoralWeb Publishing Inc.; Child of God, Hal Leonard; The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came, Agape; The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy, Boosey & Hawkes Inc.; In The Bleak Midwinter, Walton Music Corp.; O Day of Peace, G. Schirmer; L’Arlesienne, IMSLP; There Is No Rose, MorningStar Music Publishers; My Lord Has Come, Oxford University Press; Silent Night, Collegium Music Publications; Dona Nobis Pacem, Oxford University Press.

Photo CreditsImages courtesy of Getty Images and Google Images.

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AuroraSopranoLindsey Ahlers, Maple Grove, Minn.Anna Balk, Rothschild, Wis.Reyna Bergstrom, Horace, N.D.Baylee Bowman, Fairfield, IowaDesiree Bradshaw, Chicago, Ill.Elizabeth Budahn, Elk River, Minn.Micah Cabbage, Iowa City, IowaElizabeth Daly, Duluth, Minn.Emma Deignan, Cedar Rapids, IowaMeredith Diebold, Cedar Rapids, IowaEmily Dirks, Monticello, IowaLexi Graf, Lena, Ill.Devin Hedlund, Iowa City, IowaEvangeline Hoff, Hortonville, Wis.Alexis Hove, Ossian, IowaKristina Johnson, Rochester, Minn.Danica Kafton, Mapleton, IowaClara Knutson, Onalaska, Wis.Mara Lane, Eau Claire, Wis.Heather Lindell, Center Point, IowaAbby Mark, Bloomington, Minn.Samantha Mitchell, Waseca, Minn.Hannah Morris, Northfield, Minn.Elizabeth Myra, Louisville, Colo.Megan Olson, Grafton, Wis.Emily Osborne, Esko, Minn.Linnea Peterson, St. Paul, Minn.Iloria Phoenix, Pella, IowaMiranda Poncelet, Hastings, Minn.Halina Pyzdrowski, Hopkins, Minn.Megan Roozeboom, Oskaloosa, IowaEmilyn Ryski, Eden Prairie, Minn.Marie Sauze, Le Cannet, FranceForrest Schrader, Bloomington, Minn.Aidan Spencer, Decorah, IowaBarbara Stier, Jordan, Minn.Rachel Stoddard, Tower, Minn.Anna Streeper, Falcon Heights, Minn.Abby Suhr, Altoona, IowaSamantha Tollefson, Burnsville, Minn.Ali Turnquist, Alta, IowaChristie Van Nevel, Roseville, Minn.Elizabeth Williams, Winona, Minn.Maddie Williams, Des Moines, IowaJenny Woods, Clear Lake, IowaKathleen Woods, Savanna, Ill.Hannah Wright, Champaign, Ill.Kristen Wuerl, La Grange, Ill.

AltoSarah Bauer, Waupaca, Wis.Harper Bean, Marion, IowaJohanna Beaupre, Maple Grove, Minn.Morgan Benthin, Clinton, IowaHarleigh Boldridge, Atchison, Kan.Gabrielle Bouska, Chatfield, Minn.Anneliese Braaten, Minnesota City,

Minn.Michelle Brown, Wauwatosa, Wis.Cierra Buckner, Robbinsdale, Minn.Katie Carlson, Chaska, Minn.Carrie Cibula, Chelsea, IowaEmma Deihl, New Prague, Minn.Katie Downing, Pine City, Minn.Kirsten Elstad, Owatonna, Minn.Mary Ferrel, Coralville, IowaChristen Foster, Hampton, IowaHayley Frodl, St. Ansgar, IowaMeghan Gaffney, Rockford, Ill.Hillary Gardner, Milo, IowaKyla Grau, Ankeny, IowaApryl Grund, Prior Lake, Minn.Leah Heims, Mundelein, Ill.Moriah Huerta, Burnsville, Minn.Annalise Johnson, Decorah, IowaJacqueline Krawczyk, Freeport, Ill.Gabrielle Laske, New Berlin, Wis.Averie Manke, Wauwatosa, Wis.Marcella Meza, Apache Junction, Ariz.Rachel Miller, Dubuque, IowaIsabella Newman, Madison, Wis.Katie Patyk, Milladore, Wis.Amy Pham, Davenport, IowaTori Roe, Grey Eagle, Minn.Kathryn Roets, Ellington, Conn.Elle Ross, Cedar Rapids, IowaNatalie Rumer, Walford, IowaLaila Sahir, Dyersville, IowaSydney Scooler, Richmond Hill, Ga.Sierra Twesten, Golden Valley, Minn.Faith Vilardo, Decorah, IowaHannah Ward, Shakopee, Minn.Nicole Weber, Mapleton, IowaJordyn Willemssen, Waverly, IowaLili Zenobian, Excelsior, Minn.

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CantoreiHalena Allen, Villa Park, Ill.Lisa Ausen, Star Prairie, Wis.Lara Bacon, Alma, Wis.Allison Bansen, Monmouth, Ore.Andrea Berkeland, Lake City, Minn.Leslie Brandt, Swea City, IowaRachel Brummond, Onalaska, Wis.Siobhan Chantigian, Byron, Minn.Marley Crossland, Holmen, Wis.Emily Crowe, Davenport, IowaAlyssa Dutkanych, Chicago, Ill.Grace Enloe, Rewey, Wis.Katelyn Evenson, La Crescent, Minn.Natalie Fitzgerald, Elkader, IowaCassie Hagen, Lakeville, Minn.Paige Harne, St. Charles, Minn.Joy Harris, Rochester, Minn.Kristianna Harris, Red Wing, Minn.Ashley Heffernen, Cedar Rapids, IowaErika Hinz, Rushford, Minn.Melanie Jacobson, Maple Grove,

Minn.Katelyn Janssen, Lanark, Ill.Anna Jeide, Golden Valley, Minn.Ramsey Jones, Thompson, N.D.Ashley Kappers, Spring Valley, Minn.Jessica Klein, Guttenberg, IowaMarissa Kot, Chicago, Ill.Sarah Kottke, Owatonna, Minn.Becca Lahey, Mount Horeb, Wis.Elizabeth Larget, Madison, Wis.Shelby Larson, Albertville, Minn.Jamie Linert, Woodbury, Minn.Jessica Mara, Prairie Du Chien, Wis.Makayla Marinack, Almond, Wis.Allison Martin, Woodbury, Minn.Morgan Mortenson, Dexter, Minn.Jessica O’Brien, New Glarus, Wis.Hannah O’Polka, Grinnell, IowaBritta Petersen, Mankato, Minn.Olive Peterson, Stillman Valley, Ill.Elizabeth Primmer, La Farge, Wis.Rachel Rem, Winona, Minn.Carrie Rye, Esko, Minn.Rebecca Rye, Baxter, Minn.Cadence Sawyer, Rochester, Minn.Bethany Seavers Templeton, Eagan,

Minn.Mary Simpson, Chatfield, Minn.Rachel Skinner, Maple Grove, Minn.Christine Skogen, Minneapolis, Minn.Jennie Solverson, Viroqua, Wis.

Emma Stivers, Fridley, Minn.Berta Tilman, Comoro, Timor-LesteAdrianna Vazquez, White Bear Lake,

Minn.Katelyn Wagner, Racine, Wis.Marissa Wales, Rochester, Minn.Natasha Walleser, Lansing, IowaAnne Wermedal, West Salem, Wis.Katelyn Wessels, Wausau, Wis.Nicole Wink, Monticello, Iowa

Cathedral ChoirSoprano IPenny Barbour, Oconomowoc, Wis.Carolyn Baumeister, West St. Paul,

Minn.Emily Chlapik, La Grange Park, Ill.Kelly Dawson, Cambridge, Wis.Genevieve Kalland, Edina, Minn.Mollie Mickelson, Austin, Minn.Hannah Miller, Roseville, Minn.Kathryn Olson, Lakeville, Minn.Alexa Schroeder, Plymouth, Minn.Veronica Seher, Brookfield, Wis.Alyssa Wildenauer, Woodbury, Minn.

Soprano IIJanna Akkerman, Austin, Minn.Anna Bauer, Park Ridge, Ill.Erin Bradley, Grand Forks, N.D.Jacqueline Congello, Mason City, IowaMadeline Craig, Cedar Rapids, IowaJulia Curtis, Chesterfield, Mo.Liesa Erickson, Duluth, Minn.Emma Hohulin, Glen Ellyn, Ill.Catherine Karsell, Rochester, Minn.Morgan Kittrell, Coralville, IowaJenna Lemieux, Brainerd, Minn.Paige Mangan, St. Paul, Minn.Leah Rasmussen, Mount Horeb, Wis.Greta Schmitt, Wayzata, Minn.

Alto IMaddie Bouslog, Urbandale, IowaAnna Brauch, Golden Valley, Minn.Berit Breed, Eau Claire, Wis.Gillian Constable, Sydney, AustraliaErin Danielson, Iowa City, IowaAlly Franz, Coralville, IowaKylie Hanschman, Cedar Rapids, IowaMarlene Jones, Madison, Wis.Sylvia Kaare, Eden Prairie, Minn.

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Ellen Larsen, Galesburg, Ill.Maggie Locke, Decorah, IowaKaia Monson, Urbana, IowaBethany Noltner, Eau Claire, Wis.Rebekah Sandgren, Fargo, N.D.Sheri Schwert, Gays Mills, Wis.

Alto IILinnea Baas, Elkhorn, Wis.Kierra Blackstad, Lakeville, Minn.Meredith Bruster, Bettendorf, IowaSarah Doreza, Fontana, Wis.Eva Gemlo, St. Paul, Minn.Cailin Higgins, Edina, Minn.Elaena Hoekstra, Mason City, IowaAvery Jamison, Stoughton, Wis.Dagny LeMunyon, Edina, Minn.Erin Steward, Fond du Lac, Wis.Leah Williams, Woodbury, Minn.Katie Yarwood, Waterloo, IowaElena Zarecky, Colorado Springs,

Colo.

Tenor ICody Arndtson, Hastings, Minn.Pyi Phyo Aung (Mario), Yangon,

MyanmarBrett Blattner, Eyota, Minn.Tim Burianek, Ames, IowaLuigi Enriquez, Racine, Wis.Ryne Hanson, Albertville, Minn.Daniel Kibat, Bloomington, Minn.Nicolle Colin Martin, Phoenix, Ariz.Nathan Moore, Fort Dodge, IowaJack Ross, Plymouth, Minn.Jonathan Springer, Golden Valley,

Minn.Greg Trahan, Shoreview, Minn.

Tenor IIAlex Brandt, Swea City, IowaMichael Hagstrom, New Hope, Minn.Mike Holst, Lanesboro, Minn.Isaiah Mayerchak, Princeton, Minn.Skye Newcom, Forest City, IowaSamuel Nunnikhoven, Oskaloosa,

IowaBenjamin Peterson, Armstrong, Iowa Ryan Pierce, Altoona, IowaBrady Ross, Long Lake, Minn.Paul Ross, Iowa City, IowaJacob Schwartz, Watertown, Wis.Nick Thorp, Plymouth, Minn.

Bass IColin Eral, Houlton, Wis.Matt Guttormson, Harmony, Minn.Jonathon Kaupa, Owatonna, Minn.William Krageschmidt, Dakota, Minn.Robert Marston, Plymouth, Minn.Gideon Matchey, Arcadia, Wis.Avery Mossman, Iowa City, IowaBen Oanes, Galesville, Wis.Stephen Ster, Marion, IowaMitchell Stevens, Lisbon, IowaJames Stortz, Waterloo, IowaJacob Sund, Cedar Falls, IowaMaxwell Tiedemann, Blairstown, Iowa

Bass IIAlessandro Battaglia, Sassari, ItalyAndrew Carlson, Onalaska, Wis.Matt Christopherson, Sioux Falls, S.D.Zachary Gerlach, Farmington, Minn.Pablo Gómez Estévez, Santiago, Dominican RepublicKevin Hash, Appleton, Wis.Hans Holkesvik, Decorah, IowaGrant Holsinger, Stillman Valley, Ill.Ben Sides, Des Moines, IowaAndrew Sorenson, Decorah, IowaJosh Weisenburger, Owatonna, Minn.Brandon Whitish, Fennimore, Wis.

Collegiate ChoraleSoprano ILisel Edberg Caldwell, Stillwater, Minn.Anna Dieter, Hopkins, Minn.Katie Hale, Marion, IowaBryn Hedlund, Iowa City, IowaConnor Hoff, Hendrum, Minn.Kalli Kistenmacher, Holstein, IowaJulia Mandsager, Northfield, Minn.Lydia Petersen, Spring Grove, Minn.Aubrey Ross, Litchfield, Minn.Saydi Stewart, Spencer, Wis.Maggie Sulentic, Dubuque, IowaKasey Thorson, Hayfield, Minn. Soprano IIEllen Badger, Duluth, Minn.Emily Cauter, Poulsbo, Wash.Elyssa Eull, St. Michael, Minn.Emma Hartmann, Dubuque, IowaMicki Kruse, Tipton, IowaStephanie Lake, Rochester, Minn.

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Emily Lange, Atkins, IowaAndrea Malek, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.Abby Powell, Maplewood, N.J.Megan Richason, Onalaska, Wis.Kaia Sand, Zumbrota, Minn.Emily Sena, Beaver Dam, Wis.Sadie Stoiber, Muskego, Wis.

Alto IElisabeth Athas, Blue Grass, IowaLindsey Bohr, Decorah, IowaSarah Brandt, Postville, IowaShayla De Jong, New Sharon, IowaAlly Klug, Spring Valley, Wis.Katie Kovacovich, Bemidji, Minn.Kelley Lokensgard, Eagan, Minn.Nicole Lussier, South Pasadena, Calif.Victoria Peters, Minneapolis, Minn.Ellen Pritchard, Clear Lake, IowaLaura Thoms, Bellevue, IowaKrista Wahlstrom, Northfield, Minn.Rachel Wiebke, Owatonna, Minn.

Alto IIKatharine Bergman, Cedar Rapids,

IowaMegan DesRochers, Appleton, Wis.Brittany Engstrom, Fort Atkinson, Wis.Rachel Fyfe, Pella, IowaHailey Johnson, Centennial, Colo.Aime Karam, Reno, Nev.Verime Kimmelshue, Durham, Calif.Libby Marcus, Little Falls, Minn.Caitlin Marschall, Waukesha, Wis.Solveig Orngard, Pilot Mound, IowaAmber Schnittjer, Delhi, IowaKadie Smith, Little Chute, Wis.Erika Storvick, Woodbury, Minn.Jessica Tan, Austin, Minn.

Tenor ISpencer Hackler, Dover, Minn.Philip Hanson, Sioux Falls, S.D.Ben Jerke, Hancock, Minn.Carter Johnson, Hudson, Wis.Alvin Kim, Prior Lake, Minn.Connor Mattison, Blair, Wis.Walker Nyenhuis, Marine on St. Croix,

Minn.Joshua Olson, Spencer, Wis.Sam Raiche, Marion, IowaTim Walch, Port Washington, Wis.

Tenor IIErik Anderson, Johnston, IowaChristian Borne, Richfield, Minn.Ryan Castelaz, New Berlin, Wis.Travis Houle, Edina, Minn.Isaac Johnson, Hastings, Minn.Aaron Kvale, Decorah, IowaJesus Lucero, Broomfield, Colo.David Pfotenhauer, Madison, Wis.Arthur Ramirez, Hanford, Calif.Josue Silva, Chicago, Ill.Kolin Walker, McFarland, Wis.Samuel Weinberg, Clive, Iowa

Bass ISteven Abdo, Iowa City, IowaMatt Borchart, Savage, Minn.Lucas Chase, Menomonie, Wis.John Doorenbos, Grinnell, IowaEvan Gardner, Milo, IowaGrant Goss, Des Moines, IowaAndrew Herder, Rochester, Minn.Nathan Johnson, Shakopee, Minn.Michael Jungbluth, Eau Claire, Wis.Ehren Kluge, Hudson, Wis.Jake Kruse, Marshfield, Wis.Tyson Lund, Montevideo, Minn.Kyle Nicoll, Cresco, IowaColin Robinson, Clinton, IowaNick Shaw, Fort Dodge, IowaRyson Stuart, Coralville, IowaEvan Woodard, Bettendorf, Iowa

Bass IINeal Abbott, Stewartville, Minn.Daniel Andersen, Ankeny, IowaAaron Busch, Cannon Falls, Minn.Tyler Crowe, Davenport, IowaJohn Dahl, Minneapolis, Minn.Max Elliott, Mendota Heights, Minn.Anders Hopkins, Newton, IowaJason Leuthold, Rock Rapids, IowaBen Messerschmidt, Fall Creek, Wis.Matt Nielson, Omaha, Neb.Caleb Sander, Newton, IowaEddie Shimkat, Fort Dodge, IowaPeter Swanson, Duluth, Minn.Ethan Taylor, Fergus Falls, Minn.Ben Warner, Green Bay, Wis.

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Luther RingersAllyson Fillmore, Ames, IowaKaitlyn Fillmore, Ames, IowaMegan Gelsinger, Long Valley, N.J.Tricia Glotfelty, Victor, IowaGreta Greisinger, Fitchburg, Wis.Cydney Haaland, Edina, Minn.Katharine Hale, Marion, IowaElizabeth Hardy, Hastings, Minn.Dylan Hinton, Bloomington, Minn.Kristina Johnson, Rochester, Minn.Erin Nelson, Stoughton, Wis.Saydi Stewart, Spencer, Wis.

Nordic Choir

Soprano IBetsy Austin, Overland Park, Kan.Sarah Bowman, Fergus Falls, Minn.Emily Clay, Westfield, Wis.Aly Danielson, Excelsior, Minn.Emily Garst, Fort Dodge, IowaNicole Gaunitz, Lansing, IowaChristine O’Brien, Western Springs, Ill.Allison Vollinger, Hickory Hills, Ill. Soprano IIHannah Butler, Independence, IowaTaylor Dengler, Iowa City, IowaDanielle Johnson, Lakeville, Minn.Mary Lieberman, Katy, TexasGenevieve Myran, Eagan, Minn.Lexie Polk, Buffalo Grove, Ill.Julia Reimann, Cottage Grove, Minn.Brianna Shelly, Scottsdale, Ariz.Jaime Webb, Spirit Lake, Iowa Alto ISamantha Eilers, Geneseo, Ill.Kristy Housholder, West Des Moines,

IowaJessi Kauffmann, Ankeny, IowaMegan Kundel, Cedar Rapids, IowaHannah Leeper, Decorah, IowaSarah Rickertsen, Eagan, Minn.Isabela Rosales, Decorah, IowaHannah Sackett, Becker, Minn.Cecilia Shutt, Grimes, IowaAlison Smith, Hastings, Minn. Alto IIChristy Emanuelson, Lakeville, Minn.Sarah Floden, Mason City, Iowa

Tatyana German, Rochester, Minn.Allison Kephart, Decorah, IowaMelissa Newhouse, Conroe, TexasLianna Stewart, De Forest, Wis.Alison Vuolo, Eden Prairie, Minn.Annie Waniger, La Crosse, Wis.Kaitlyn York, Lee’s Summit, Mo. Tenor ILucas Jackson, Des Plaines, Ill.Logan Larson, Clive, IowaJames Odegaard, Hiawatha, IowaScott Raftshol, Plymouth, Minn.Ryan Readinger, St. Paul, Minn.Scott Senko, Champlin, Minn.Seamus St. Clair, Council Bluffs, IowaNathan Wiley, Bondurant, Iowa Tenor IITyler DesRochers, Appleton, Wis.Wesley Frye, Tinley Park, Ill.Will Heller, Cedar Rapids, IowaSam Olson, Hopkins, Minn.Brandon Peck, Stillwater, Minn.Max Rooney, St. Michael, Minn.Casey Tecklenburg, Dysart, IowaBryan Waznik, Menomonie, Wis.Kenneth Wicklund, Crystal, Minn. Bass IKalle Akkerman, Austin, Minn.Jimmy Deignan, Cedar Rapids, IowaEric Jaques, Princeton, Minn.Jonathan Kobs, Chilton, Wis.Patrick Pauloski, Indianapolis, Ind.Fred Scaife, Rushford Village, Minn.Kirby Stalley, Vernon, Conn.Zach Stottler, Glenwood, Minn. Bass IIBen Beaupre, Maple Grove, Minn.Colin Berry, Marion, IowaAaron Budihas, Kasson, Minn.Ryan Ehrhardt, Cedar Falls, IowaJoseph Gerber, Austin, Minn.Dan Gibson, Urbandale, IowaLukas Hampton, Montevideo, Minn.Dietrich Jessen, Lake Charles, La.Matt Knutson, Janesville, Wis.Tim Komatsu, Northfield, Minn.Chelanga Langason, Minneapolis,

Minn.Zachary Souhrada-Rogers,

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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Norsemen

Tenor IJared Barnes, Fort Worth, TexasJacob Bunge, Garrison, IowaWill Cook, North Prairie, Wis.Eric Coughlin, Burnsville, Minn.Christian Deranek, Winona, Minn.Tanner Gibbons, Coon Valley, Wis.Isaac Heins, Mantorville, Minn.Tanner Huppert, Jim Falls, Wis.David McVay, Davenport, IowaMason Montuoro, Cedar Rapids, IowaKarl Nycklemoe, Andover, Minn.Jay Puffer, Rochester, Minn.Aaron Shouse, Gladbrook, IowaJacob Sterling, Mound, Minn.

Tenor IIJose Alba, Owatonna, Minn.Andrés Alvarez, Minneapolis, Minn.Isaac Ashby, Guthrie Center, IowaCollin Boyle, Mason City, IowaCristen Bublitz, Kansas City, Mo.Quinton Griffith, Waterloo, IowaEthan Harris, Waunakee, Wis.Scott Kleeman, Klamath Falls, Ore.Kelvin Li, Minnetonka, Minn.Kevin March, Springfield, Mo.Sam Scheidt, La Crosse, Wis.Michael Spear, St. Peter, Minn.David Stagg, Hugo, Minn.Ian Stuelke, Center Point, IowaSean Trewin, Decorah, IowaJosh Vidervol, Andover, Minn.Forrest Winstead, Stillman Valley, Ill.

Bass IBenjamin Altschuler, Hartford, Conn.Derek Barnhouse, El Paso, TexasAlex Carpenter, Appleton, Wis.Erik Duethman, Iowa City, IowaGeoffrey Dyck, Cedar Rapids, IowaSam English, West Branch, IowaConnor Gossman, Decorah, IowaBrennan Graeve, Cedar Rapids, IowaSamuel Haefner, Byron, Minn.Henry Haglund, Ogden, IowaNathan Hemming, Madison, Wis.Jessie Hodgson, Mineral Point, Wis.Billy Jeide, Golden Valley, Minn.Erik Nelson, Evansville, Wis.Lukas Phillips, Decorah, IowaTyler Rowe, Altoona, Iowa

Ross Ruehmann, Cochrane, Wis.Josh Rupprecht, Rochester, Minn.Ryan Schnaith, Red Wing, Minn.Peter Scott, Verona, Wis.Jason Sczypiorski, Ettrick, Wis.Ben Selcke, Edina, Minn.Joschua Setiawan, Bandarlampung,

IndonesiaJoseph Tiegen, Marion, IowaNick Vande Krol, Decorah, IowaJose Matias Velastegui Cobo,

Banos de Agua Santa, EcuadorJacob Warehime, Owatonna, Minn.

Bass IIMatt Amann, La Crosse, Wis.Isaiah Cammon, Plymouth, Minn.Hayes Durbin, Grinnell, IowaPatrick Finnegan, Des Moines, IowaJoey Gamache, Excelsior, Minn.Devin Hanggi, Woodbury, Minn.Kevin Honz, Barnhart, Mo.Matt Hotvedt, Maquoketa, IowaTrevor Kao, Clinton, IowaDaniel Melaas-Swanson, Port Byron,

Ill.Erik Mueterthies, Cedar Falls, IowaNathan Riley, Dubuque, IowaHenry Rohlf, Edina, Minn.Blake Taylor, Decorah, IowaMike Wagner, Coralville, IowaLuke Wilson, Rochester, Minn.

Symphony Orchestra

FluteLindsay Getschel, River Falls, Wis.Emily Green, Dubuque, IowaHannah Schatz, Dubuque, Iowa

PiccoloLindsay Getschel, River Falls, Wis.

Oboe*Kaia Sand, Zumbrota, Minn.

Anna (Kemp) and Russell Norris ChairKierra Blackstad, Lakeville, Minn.Rebecca Keller, Brighton, Colo.Grant Preheim, Marion, S.D.

Clarinet*Charles Craig, Maquoketa, Iowa*Mariah Crotty, Ames, IowaJoel Denney, Byron, Minn.Ashlen Hagelberg, Wayzata, Minn.

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Bassoon*Stephen Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.Elise Gerhart, Sioux City, IowaEmma Kolterman, Libertyville, Ill.

Horn*Stephanie Diebel, Western Springs,

Ill.Erik, Kari, Maren Engebretson Chair

Sadie Botine, Ames, IowaAnneliese Braaten, Minnesota City,

Minn.Juila Johnson, Falcon Heights, Minn.James Mueller, Elmhurst, Ill.

Trumpet*Flint Angeroth Franks, Pleasant Hill,

IowaKalli Kistenmacher, Holstein, IowaJacob McCoy, Muskego, Wis.

Trombone*Tyson Lund, Montevideo, Minn.

Dorothy (Bonnell) and Russell Ziemer Chair

Lillian Brondyke, Dubuque, Iowa

Bass TromboneChris Kempf, Cedar Falls, Iowa

TubaNathan Lee, Decorah, Iowa

Percussion*Leif Larson, McFarland, Wis.James Carlson, Eden Prairie, Minn.Sylvia Kaare, Eden Prairie, Minn.Caleb Sander, Newton, Iowa

HarpKatharine Bergman, Cedar Rapids,

IowaEmilie Lenz, Plymouth, Minn.

First ViolinNamuun Tsend-Ayush, Ulaanbaatar,

MongoliaTorgerson Concertmaster

Ben Henson, Herrin, Ill.Jeremy Maas, Appleton, Wis.Mari Jorgenson-Rathke, Waconia,

Minn.Taylor Baloga, Lawrence, Kan.Amanda Eby, Dubuque, IowaFiona Edberg, Iowa City, IowaKari Ylvisaker, Marion, IowaDevin Hedlund, Iowa City, Iowa

Eric Hansen, Cedar Rapids, IowaAbby Carter, Glen Ellyn, Ill.Shannon Taylor, Loretto, Minn.

Second Violin *Daniel Ray, Hillsboro, Wis.

The Dorothy M. Ansett ChairElizabeth Shoemaker, Olympia, Wash.Celia Garner-Prouty, Robins, IowaBryn Hedlund, Iowa City, IowaEllen Cooper, Shoreview, Minn.Catherine Koenning, Bayport, Minn.Andrea Carpenter, Appleton, Wis.Joie Tanaka, Cordova, Tenn.Jocelyn Beleutz, Clinton, IowaEva Peterson, Chippewa Falls, Wis.Hannah Potter, Chaska, Minn.Emily Alcock, Decorah, Iowa

Viola*Marissa Eckberg, Gaylord, Minn.

The Andrea Nelson and Kathryn Nelson Chair

Isak Swanson, Duluth, Minn.Sarah Fox, Hastings, Minn.Halle Owecke, Rochester, Minn.Sinead Bolton, Lackland AFB, TexasJennifer Martin, St. Paul, Minn.Amy McVey, Geneva, Ill.

Cello*Peter Swanson, Duluth, Minn.

The Dorothy M. Ansett ChairSara Ranscht, La Crosse, Wis.Emily Tope, La Crosse, Wis.Braun Oldenkamp, Austin, Minn.Sarah Bauer, Waupaca, Wis.Josh Weisenburger, Owatonna, Minn.Reina Owecke, Rochester, Minn.Andrew Emrick, Appleton, Wis.Emma Tebben, North Oaks, Minn.Theresa Peters, Minneapolis, Minn.

String Bass*Sam Milligan, Des Moines, IowaNathan McPhetres, Hudson, Wis.Josh Vidervol, Andover, Minn.Adam Graf, Monona, Wis.Hannah Miller, Roseville, Minn.

* principal

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GREGORY PETERSON ’83. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Department Head, College Organist, organ, Luther Ringers.

JON AILABOUNI ’10. M.M., Western Michigan University. Jazz Band, improvisation.

EDWIN ANDERECK. D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Head of Voice and Opera, voice, vocal literature.

HEATHER ARMSTRONG. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music. Oboe, theory, double reeds methods.

ERIC ASHCRAFT. M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice.

DANIEL BALDWIN. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, conducting.

REBECCA BOEHM SHAFFER. D.M.A., University of Northern Colorado. Horn, brass methods, ear training.

RACHEL BRANDWEIN. D.M.A., State University of New York-Stony Brook. Harp.

JASON BRITTON. Ph.D., University of Oregon. Theory, ear training.

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

MICHAEL CHESHER. D.M., Indiana University. Clarinet, woodwind methods.

JOHN CORD. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Trumpet, brass methods.

JOAN deALBUQUERQUE. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Concert Band, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, Varsity Band.

Andrew Ellingsen ’03. M.M.E., University of St. Thomas. Music education.

AMY ENGELSDORFER. Ph.D., Indiana University. Theory, ear training.

RONALD FOX. D.M., Indiana University. Professor Emeritus.

MICHAEL GEARY. M.A., University of Iowa. Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, percussion methods.

JAMES GRIESHEIMER. Ph.D., Indiana University. Music history, symphonic music.

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

CARLA HANSON. M.M., Northern Arizona University Flagstaff. Voice.

LYNNE HART. M.F.A., University of Iowa. Saxophone.

CAROL HESTER. D.M., Florida State University. Flute.

ALLEN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A., University of California, Los Angeles. Weston H. Noble Endowed Chair in Music. Director of Choral Activities, Nordic Choir, conducting, choral methods.

XIAO HU. D.M.A., State University of New York-Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

DU HUANG. D.M.A., State University of New York-Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

HELEN JAMES. D.M.A., University of Oregon. Bassoon.

BROOKE JOYCE. Ph.D., Princeton University. Ear training, composition, music history.

DAVID JUDISCH. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Professor Emeritus.

KAREN KANAKIS. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Voice, opera.

VALERIA KISHKUNAS. M.M., University of Northern Iowa. Voice.

MIKO KOMINAMI. M.M., The Juilliard School. Piano, theory.

WILLIAM KUHLMAN. M.M., Syracuse University. Professor Emeritus.

ERIC KUTZ. D.M.A., The Juilliard School. Cello, string methods.

JACOB LASSETTER. D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice, opera.

ANDREW LAST ’97. D.M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Collegiate Chorale, Norsemen, conducting, Dorian Music Camp Director.

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PETER LINGEN. Guitar, lute, class guitar.

LINDA MARTIN. M.M.E., University of St. Thomas. Theory, ear training, Cantorei.

SPENCER MARTIN. D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Viola, Philharmonia.

MAURICE MONHARDT. Ph.D., University of Iowa. Professor Emeritus.

GARY MOSS. D.M.A., University of Michigan. Voice.

WESTON NOBLE ’43. M.M., University of Michigan. Professor Emeritus.

FREDERICK NYLINE. M.A., University of Minnesota. Professor Emeritus.

JESSICA PAUL. D.M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Vocal coach, collaborative arts, vocal and instrumental accompanying.

JILL PHILLIPS ’10. M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice.

BETH RAY WESTLUND ’89. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Associate Department Head, voice, diction.

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

JENNAYA ROBISON ’96. D.M.A., University of Arizona. Aurora, Cathedral Choir, conducting, vocal pedagogy.

BRAD SCHULTZ ’07. M.M., Emory University. Organ, church music, ear training, music history.

LORIE SCOTT ’98. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Flute methods.

MICHAEL SMITH. D.M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Low brass, brass ensembles, brass methods.

STEVE SMITH ’95. M.M., University of North Texas. Composition, electronic music.

JOHN STRAUSS. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Piano.

VIRGINIA STRAUSS. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Violin, advanced ear training.

JONATHON STRUVE ’02. M.M., Northwestern University; A.B.D., University of Iowa. Voice, vocal literature.

KYLIE TOOMER ’08. M.M., University of North Texas. Voice, opera, class voice.

TARN TRAVERS. M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music. Violin, string methods.

MICHAEL VAN RYN. M.M., Northwestern University; Graduate Certificate, University of Southern California. Double bass, string methods.

MARJORIE WHARTON ’66. M.A., (French) Tulane University; D.M.A., University of Iowa. Piano, class piano.

ANDREW WHITFIELD. D.M.A., Louisiana State University. Voice, opera.

JILL WILSON. D.M.A., Boston University. Music education.

BENJAMIN YATES ’08. M.M., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Low brass.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

JAMES BUZZA. B.A., St. Olaf College. Coordinator of Dorian Festivals and Camps.

ERIC ELLINGSEN ’99. B.A., Luther College. Coordinator for Music Organizations and Marketing.

KATE HALLER ’10. M.M., University of Oregon. Assistant Coordinator for Music Organizations and Marketing.

KRISTI KNUTSON. Administrative Assistant.

MICK LAYDEN ’04. B.A., Luther College. Technical Media Specialist.

DORIS PATTERSON. Administrative Assistant.

MICHAEL REITER. B.M., Pacific Lutheran University. Keyboard Technician.

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Music at Luther (http://music.luther.edu)The Luther campus is alive with the sounds of six choirs, three bands, three orchestras, and two jazz bands. Nearly 1,000 student musicians participate in our large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons, and master classes. More than 300 students pursue the rigorous Luther music major, studying music theory, ear training, history, music education, composition, church music, and performance. It all adds up to one of the largest collegiate music programs in the world!

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.

Luther College (www.luther.edu)Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther College provides its 2,400 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 solid research, writing, and critical-thinking skills, while the close-knit community imbues its members with an environmental and service ethos.

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.

Music at Luther

Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, 325-seat Noble Recital Hall

Center for Faith and Life, 1,600-seat main hall, 200-seat recital hall

Center for the Arts, 225-seat black-box Jewel Theatre

Music at Luther

Messiah PerformancesHear the wonderful story of Jesus Christ as told by G. F. Handel. Cathedral Choir, Collegiate Chorale, Nordic Choir, Symphony Orchestra, and student soloists will present two performances led by Allen Hightower.

Friday, March 27, 2015 / 7:30 p.m.Center for Faith and Life, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa$20 adult / $10 studentsFree for Luther faculty, staff, and studentsTickets available January 6, 2015(563) 387-1357 or www.tickets.luther.edu

Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015 / 3 p.m.Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, Minn.$26 adults / $18 studentTickets available January 6, 2015(612) 371-5656 or (800) 292-4141www.minnesotaorchestra.org