94th ANNUAL VESPERS December 2, 2018 | Lied Center

*Save money by purchasing a reduced price season ticket package. Ticket packages for the concerts marked above are available at the reduced cost of $60 for adults and $30 for children, seniors & students. Single concert tickets are $10 adults/$7 children.

Ticket packages may be purchased at the Lied Center Ticket Office or by phone at 785-864-2787.

COLLAGE CONCERTSEPT. 14 | 7:30 P.M. free admission

KU WIND ENSEMBLE*SEPT. 20 | 7:30 P.M.$10 adults $7 children, students, & seniors

Lied Center Presents: KU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WITH GUEST BLAKE POULIOT, VIOLINSEPT. 27 | 7:30 P.M.$25 adults $14 student/youth

KU WIND ENSEMBLE & SYMPHONIC BAND*OCT. 8 | 7:30 P.M.

KU WIND ENSEMBLE*NOV. 9 | 7:30 P.M.

PRE-VESPERS DEC. 2 | 1:30 and 6:30 P.M.free admission

VESPERS DEC. 2 | 2:30 and 7:30 P.M.$13.50 adults $11 children, seniors, students

KU SYMPHONIC BAND & UNIVERSITY BAND*DEC. 6 | 7:30 P.M.

Lied Center Presents: KU PERCUSSION GROUP WITH GUEST ANDY AKIHO JAN. 31 | 7:30 P.M. $25 adults $14 student/youth

KU WIND ENSEMBLE &JAZZ ENSEMBLE I* FEB. 2 | 7:30 P.M.$10 adults $7 children, students, & seniors

PRAIRIE WINDS CONCERTFEB. 3 | 11 A.M.free admission

SCHOLARSHIP CONCERTFEB. 15 | 7:30 P.M.$13.50 adults $11 children, seniors, students

KU WIND ENSEMBLE*FEB. 21 | 7:30 P.M.

KU SYMPHONIC BAND& UNIVERSITY BAND*MAR. 19 | 7:30 P.M.

KU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*MAR. 21 | 7:30 P.M.

Lied Center Presents: KU JAZZ ENSEMBLE I, WITH GUEST RENEE ROSNES, PIANOAPR. 4 | 7:30 P.M. $25 adults $14 student/youth

KU WIND ENSEMBLE*APR. 16 | 7:30 P.M.

KU UNIVERSITY BAND & JAZZ II AND III *APR. 30 | 7:30 P.M.

KU SYMPHONIC BAND*MAY 2 | 7:30 P.M.

2018-2019 LIED CENTER CONCERTS FROM THE KU SCHOOL OF MUSIC

All events subject to change. Please visit music.ku.edu for the latest event info.

Tickets available at LIED.KU.EDU or by calling 785-864-2787Performances will be live streamed, visit lied.ku.edu to learn more.

VESPERS

December 2, 2018 | 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Lied Center of Kansas

94th ANNUAL HOLIDAY

University of Kansas Choirs Paul Tucker, Conductor

Mariana Farah, Conductor

&University of Kansas

Vespers Festival OrchestraCarolyn Watson, Conductor

PROGRAM94TH ANNUAL VESPERS

Gloria from Gloria RV 589 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1731)

Translation:Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

Carolyn Watson, conductor

Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) Franz Biebl(1906-2001)

Translation:The Angel of the Lord appeared to Mary and She conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Tony Martin, baritoneObi Nwakpuda, tenorWill Simpson, tenor

Paul Tucker, conductor

Slavonic Dance No. 8 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Carolyn Watson, conductor

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Carolyn Watson, conductor

See Amid the Winter’s Snow Dan Forrest(b.1978)

Mariana Farah, conductor

Sing-Along Medley arr. Paul TuckerPaul Tucker, conductor

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PROGRAM94TH ANNUAL VESPERS

Hungarian March Hector Berlioz(1803-1869)

Qianli He, conductor

What Sweeter Music John Rutter(b.1945)

Mariana Farah, conductor

Radetzky March Johann Strauss (1804-1849)

Carolyn Watson, conductor

Les Toréadors from Carmen Suite No. 1 Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Carolyn Watson, conductor

Betelehemu Via Olatunji and Wendell Whalum(1927-2003)/(1931-1987)

arr. by Barrington BrooksTranslation:

We are glad that we have a Father to trustWe are glad that we have a Father to rely upon.

Where was Jesus born? Where was He born? Bethlehem, the city of wonder.That is where the Father was born for sure.

Praise, praise, praise be to Him.We thank thee, we thank thee, we thank thee for this day, Gracious Father.

Praise, praise, praise be to you oh Father.Merciful Father.

Paul Tucker, conductor

O Holy Night Adolphe Charles Adam(1803-1856)

arr. by Mack WilbergPaul Tucker, conductor

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KU VESPERS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

FIRST VIOLINAaron ChangDiego ZapataBranden TaylorHelen PengJulia DavisKathleen BrownerAbby AtwoodMegan Strauss*Emily Guo**Dmitrii Tulupov**Lisa Yang**

SECOND VIOLINJoey ZhouKrista HalbleibTristan McGeheeDavid HalliwellCaroline BeazleyStephen FussMiran HeoDonnavan Dillon**Anna Marburger**Anna Parnell**

VIOLAZhaolin WangEmily LavelyHeather WisbeySarah MorrillCasey ButlerDoug Marples*Rose Hicks**Adam Miles**Joohye Oh**Julia Rossillon**Isaac Seybold**

CELLOQing LanDiana UnruhAlex Goudie AverillJonathan JarrellMakena DettwilerBella SchwerinNicholas MonroeAbigail KingKat Sterbenz*Alex Chavez*Gabi Kennedy*Ben Farney **Jack Foster**Doha Maaty**Ella Williams**

DOUBLE BASSAlex LoebAishah HassanWilliam Kleemann Theo BischoffAlex AnnanNate Reid**

FLUTETaylor WebbKacie CarlsonSamantha Holloman

OBOEEmily FoltzElizabeth Phillips

ENGLISH HORNCady Jarman

CLARINET Stacia FortuneHilary Lowery

BASSOONAndrew StephensGina MooreKylie Hansen

HORNWilliam FossAlice KirschKenzie KimbleEmily KimballMaggie Spotanski

TRUMPETAlexander DavisShuyu Wang Guangyu DongRafniel Rios

TROMBONEIan WarshawSam RosenbaumPJ Kelley

TUBAMax Gerhart

HARPTamieka Melancon

TIMPANIJackson Graham

PERCUSSIONRyan PearsonLogan CainEthan MartinTyler DarnallGrayson Rushing

* guest musicians**Lawrence High School musicians

Carolyn Watson, Director of Orchestral Activities

KU CHOIRS

CHAMBER SINGERSEmma BensonBethany DartJacob DeSettJosh DonaldsonMaddie FantonEmma FinderAndre FrederickRachel GaylorBrian LocascioMichaela MackTony MartinEmily MeadorKayn MilhollandObi NwakpudaAnna PattersonAdam PetzEmma PiazzaMichaela SchenkelReed SchenkelTori SearlesDarius SheppardWill SimpsonAnnaMarie SosaKevin WeingartenRyan WelkerWhitney WellsSydney Williams

CONCERT CHOIRBenedict AliAndrea BatesSaben BrooksLogan BurgessSierra BuskirkBraxton DarrowJessica DeaverAlexis DarrittJoshua EisenhauerMicaela GibsonAlissa GilmerGrace HeldridgeLauren HowellChul Hyun HwangClinton JohnsonPhillip KrohProctor LankfordJohn MaxeyAnna Menendez

Cavanaugh NewmanDaniela OrtizNicolas PaukstelisKimberlynn PostonBenjamin SawchakTianna SmithAndrew SolcherRaymond TollisonJane TrembleyAshleigh Yallaly

KU GLEEJosh AxlundAdam CantuLevi CohenKyle CramptonJosh DonaldsonAustin DrakeNolan ErckertAndre FrederickJacob HuppeClinton JohnsonBen SawchakEthan ShieldsRyan RezaRyan SpeertRex TemplinRyan Welker

WOMEN’S CHORALEAlyssa Bamberger Tabitha Bassett Riley Beveridge- CalvinDaisy Blitch Clara Boyd Kennedy Burnell Brenna Burr Brynna Darley Abria Fisher Kena Flood Dakota Gaffield Carly Graefe Andrea Hays Sarah Hunter Kiely Kingsbury Rosemarie Maddock McKinley Markley Madison Masilionis

Audrey Morel Katharine OlieAnna Schauer Keegan Schwartz Carley Sherer Erica Sieck Abigail SimsonMary Spencer Ariana Stein Ashleigh Thomas Tessa Worner Lejia Yu

UNIVERSITY SINGERSJosh AxlundEmily BeachMaria BuskirkTaylor ByerleyMike ByrnesSimone CruzAlyssa De La CruzHannah DePriestYubai GaoKirstin GeorgesonMadalyn GerberMarfa GlazyrinaAubrey HeadCrystal HungHelen Mary KancelMalorie KukerHaowen LinJialin LiuTony MartinFred McClenahanMadelin MillerLogan MitchellBrenna NiemuthMarigold ReumundLarissa RobertsJulia RostonFlora SandersMichaela SchenkelSarah StocktonGracie StutterheimSydney SwyersGretchen TorgersonLejia YuXu Zheng

Paul Tucker, Director of Choral ActivitiesMariana Farah, Associate Director of Choral Activities

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The University of Kansas School of Music would liked to thank: The Lawrence Music Club for holiday decorations

The KU Saxophone Quartet for pre-concert performancesLingxiao Li, soprano

Tyler Walker, alto Noah Zoller, tenor

Zach Dixon, baritoneVince Gnojek, director