Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Women\u27s Choir with Lost Mountain Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Choirs with Brenda Brent, piano.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1873/thumbnail.jp

Brent, Brenda

Clegg, Bekah

Donahue, Joe

Fishback, Rachel

Johnston, Grace

Lee, Huijeong

Loomis, Caty Mae

Ouellet, Aimee

Reed, Marielle

Romuno, Regan

Sanders, Lindsey

Walker, Tessa

English

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 8 pmDr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Morgan HallEighty-sixth Concert of the 2016-17 Concert SeasonKENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSICSing for JoyWomen's ChoirAlison Mann, conductorLost Mountain Middle School 7th & 8th Grade ChoirsJay Champion, conductorKacy Bishop, conductorBrenda Brent, pianoGEORGE F. HANDEL (1685-1759)arr. Linda Spevacek (b. 1945)Sing for Joyfrom Judas MaccabeusVICTOR C. JOHNSON (b. 1978)Tres Canciones de los ElementosI. Escuchar al VientoII. La lluvia está cayendoIII. ¡Fuego!arr. Donald Moore (b. 1946)Ma Bella BimbaJOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)arr. Donald Moore (b. 1946)Gloria in Excelsisfrom HeligmesseLost Mountain Middle School 7th Grade ChorusJOHANN MICHAEL HAYDN (1737-1806)arr. Patrick Liebergen (b. 1949)Rise Up This Day to CelebrateHANS LEO HASSLER (1564-1612)Kyriefrom Missa Super Dixit MariaprogramGEORGE F. HANDEL (1685-1759)Hallelujah, Amenfrom Judas MaccabeusKacy Bishop, conductorW. A. MOZART (1756-1791)Sanctusfrom Missa Brevis in C Majorarr. Ruth Elaine Schram (b. 1964)Every Night When the Sun Goes InLost Mountain Middle School 8th Grade ChorusELEANOR DALEY (b. 1955)Chantez à DieuEDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)The Snow, Op. 26, No. 1Grace Johnston and Huijeong Lee, violinsOLA GJEILO (b. 1978)TundraLindsey Sanders, sopranoABBIE BETINIS (b. 1980)From Behind the Caravan: Songs of HâfezI. We Have Come II. Suffer No Grief V. We Have Come (reprise) Bekah Clegg, Aimee Ouellet, Regan Romuno, Tessa Walker,Caty Mae Loomis, Marielle Reed, soloistsRachel Fishback, violaJoe Donahue, percussionKSU Women's Choirprogram notesFrom Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez  |  Abbie BetinisJohann Wolfgang Goethe once wrote, “Only with you, Hâfez, do I wish to compete, for the older you get the younger you become. . . And religion is no obstacle, for if the word ‘Islam’ means to submit to God, we all live and die in Islam.”Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hâfez-e Shirazi (ca. 1320-1390) was born in Shiraz, Persia (Iran). He wrote nearly 400 lyric poems, called ghazals, and is the undisputed master of that particular poetic form. His mystical writing is based on Sufism, a tradition of Islam that is associated both with the Sunni and Shi’a denominations, as well as many other currents of Islam. I was particularly drawn to these four ghazals because of the elegant way they depict longing… longing for Truth, longing for Reason, longing for Kindness, Love, and – always – longing for the Beloved. Also, as I was reading, I found that many of Hâfez’s poems seem to have in common beautiful metaphors of transience: fire, breath, breeze. Above all, I have tried desperately to remain true to the intonation of the language, and to Hâfez’s poetic instinct. Each poem unfortunately had to be shortened to create a concert piece, but I encourage anyone to seek out the original poems in their entirety. Special thanks to my friend Behrooz Alavi for his insights into Hâfez’s poetry, its pronounciation, and its rich performance practice.The music is my own, and not authentically Persian. It is my interpretation of an assortment of influences, including my study of Persian speech, scales and modes, but perhaps also from my distant memory of being four years old and dancing – joyfully and tirelessly – with my Greek relatives to music that whirled feverishly around me.- notes by A. Betinistext and translationsTres Canciones de los Elementos  |  Victor JohnsonI. Eschchar al VientoEscuchar al vientosoplando por la noche,respirar la paz para todos.Listen to the wind,blowing through the night,breathing peace to all.II. La lluvia está cayendoLa lluvia está cayendo,sobre la tierra cayendo.The rain is falling,falling over the earth.III. ¡Fuego!¡Fuego!Vea el resplandor rojo.Vea la llama naranja!Fire!See the red glow.See the orange flame!Chantez a Dieu  |  Eleanor DaleyChantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle,Chantez, ô terre universelle,Chantez, et son Nom bénissez.Et de jour en jour annoncezSa délivrance solennelle.Sing unto God a new song,Sing unto God all the earth,Sing and bless His holy name.Yea from day to day tell of His salvation,and His wonders to all people.From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez  |  Abbie BetinisWe Have ComeMâ, be-din dar, na pey-e heshmato jâh... âmade-’im;az-bad-e hâdese, ’injâ, be-panâh, âmade-’im.We, to this door, seeking neither pride nor glory... we have come.For shelter from ill-fortune, here...we have come. Rahro-e manzel-e ’eshqimo ze sarhadde ’adam,tâ, be-eqlim-e vojud, in-hame râh... âmade-’im. Langar-e helm-e to, ey kashti-ye tofiqə, kojâst?ke, dar in bahr-e karam, qarq-e gonâh... âmade-’im.Hâfez, in kherqe-ye pashmine bi-yandâzə, ke mâaz-pe-ye qâfele, bâ-’âtash-e ’âh... âmade-’im!Traveling along love's journey, from the borders of nothingness,Now into states of being, all this way... we have come. O ship of grace, where is thy anchor of forbearance?For in this ocean of generosity, immersed in sin... we have come. Hâfez, throw off your woolen kherqe [Sufi cloak], for we, frombehind the caravan, with the fire of sighing "ah!"... we have come.Suffer No GriefYusof-e gom-gashte bâz-âyad be Kan’ân. Qam ma-khor.Kolbe-ye ahzân shavad, ruzi, golestân. Qam ma-khor…Dar-biâbân, gar, be-shoq-e Ka’be, khâhi zad qadam,sar-zanesh-hâ, gar konad khâr-e moqilân, Qam ma-khor…Joseph, forsaken, shall return to Canaan. Suffer no grief.From the thorny stalks of family grief, one day, a rose garden. Suffer no grief…If you desire the Way and plant your pilgrim foot in the desert, then if the mighty Arabian thorn makes reproofs, Suffer no grief…SOPRANO 1Daneel BennettSimone BoschKaitlyn BurnsKaren CouvillonCayla FranzmanErin Light Crystal MaldonadoKaitlin McGinnisAnne MichaloveHannah NortonTanya PopovychElena PrestwoodLindsey SandersTyler StoreyAbby WeaverSOPRANO 2Lizzy GodwinBtittany GriffithLorelei JohnsonCaty Mae LoomisKayla MarksLindsay PetersonMarielle ReedSarah ShiverSarah SeippelAyana ThomasMadelyne WatkinsNiccole WinneyALTO 1Annsley BryanBekah CleggChandler ClenneySara EdwardsALTO 1 cont.Lauren FaulknerAllis GilstrapSara JaegarDeanna JohnsonRegan RomunoMarissa ScottHeather TowheyTessa WalkerALTO 2Savana ChapmanAlejandra HilllierDeborah MatthewAimee OuelletYanci PengellyAbigail SnyderSarah StevensKatherine Thomaswomen's choirLost Mountain Middle School Choral DepartmentThe Seventh Grade Chorus and Eighth Grade Chorus are not auditioned groups. The Lost Mountain Middle School Eighth Grade Chorus has given performances at 2010 GMEA Statewide In-Service Conference. In 2012, Lost Mountain was one of three choirs invited to sing at the Inaugural Georgia State University Mid-Sing-Fest. In 2013, the Eighth Grade Chorus was invited to serve as the guest artist and workshop chorus at the University of South Carolina Invitational Choral Workshop. In 2015, the Seventh Grade Chorus was one of two choirs invited to participate in the inaugural Lovett School Invitational Choral Festival.The choral department has been under the direction of Jay Champion since 1998. Originally, the Lost Mountain Middle School choral program only offered chorus as a regularly scheduled class to about 30 eighth graders. Since then, chorus has been offered to all three grade levels since 2002 and currently has a membership of over 200 students with three additional auxiliary ensembles: Boys Choir, Girls Choir, and Chamber Choir. During this time, the choral department has produced dozens of honor chorus and all-state singers, and several music performance and music education majors.The students in this choir were previously taught by Craig Hurley at Ford Elementary, Justin Duff at Due West Elementary, Jennifer Mascheri at Kemp Elementary, and Larry Drawdy at Vaughan Elementary. These students will go on to attend Harrison High School and Hillgrove High School.JAY CHAMPION, Conductor of Lost Mountain MS ChoirsJay Champion has taught chorus, general music, and electronic music composition at Lost Mountain Middle School in Kennesaw since 1998. He is sought after as a clinician, guest conductor, music technology instructor, composer and arranger. Recognized as a leader in the use of technology in the music classroom, Mr. Champion has taught professional courses and presented at state and national conventions. In its short history, the Electronic Music Club at Lost Mountain, a digital music composition studio, has garnered much attention. The ensemble has performed joint concerts in Kennesaw and Birmingham with the Computer Music Ensemble at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. biographiesMr. Champion received a Bachelor Degrees in Music Education as a voice major and Music Composition from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He earned his Master's Degree in Music Education, and Education Specialist Degree at the University of Georgia. He has performed and recorded with the LSU A Cappella Choir, the Moses Hogan Chorale, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus, and Coro Vocati.Mr. Champion has enjoyed success in a wide variety of areas of composition and music production. He has written countless arrangements for string quartets, choirs, and orchestras. In 2002, Mr. Champion arranged and produced and performed on the soundtrack to Daryl Hury's one-man theater production of 2001 Reasons to Live, working with some of the best rock musicians in Atlanta. His music was recently performed by Cantamos! at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts and Georgia Tech University, and by the Lost Mountain Middle School Chamber Orchestra at the GMEA Convention in Savannah. He lives in Marietta with his wife Evelyn, his sons David, Charlie, and Sam, and his father, Albert.ALISON MANN, Associate Professor of Choral Music Education, Program Coordinator for Music EducationAlison Mann is Associate Professor of Choral Music Education and Program Coordinator for Music Education at Kennesaw State University, where she teaches coursework in Choral Methods, Foundations of Music Education, and Vocal Pedagogy for Ensemble Singing. Mann also supervises student teachers, coordinates edTPA, and serves as Conductor of the KSU Women’s Choir.A native of Florida, Mann taught in the Orlando public schools as director of choral activities at William R. Boone High School and was also the assistant conductor of the Orlando Chorale. While in Orlando, choirs and soloists under her direction received top honors at the district and state levels.Dr. Mann received her Ph.D. in Music Education and Choral Conducting from the University of Oregon, and a Masters of Choral Music Education and Bachelors of Choral Music Education from Florida State University. Dr. Mann has studied conducting and music education with André Thomas, Kevin Fenton, Sharon J. Paul, and Judy Bowers. Dr. Mann is currently the Southern Division ACDA Women’s Choir Repertoire and Standards chair, and the Georgia state ACDA Membership Chair. She serves on the executive planning committee for the Southern Division American Choral Directors Association. Additionally, Mann has served as the ACDA Multicultural and Ethics Repertoire and Standards Chair for the states of Georgia and Oregon and the Georgia Women’s Choir Repertoire and Standards Chair.The KSU Women’s Choir has performed on numerous occasions with the KSU Symphony Orchestra, and performed the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s composition, “How Soon” with Grammy award-winning ensemble, eighth blackbird. Additionally, they have pariticpated in the ACDA Women's Choir Consortium and premiered new works for the past four seasons. In 2014, they were selected to perform at the GMEA In-Service Conference in Savannah. Her professional affiliations include the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, Georgia Music Educators Association, National Collegiate Choral Organization, and the International Society for Music Education. Her research has been presented at the state, regional, and international levels. Dr. Mann is an active conductor, clinician, and adjudicator.SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY AND STAFF                 Stephen W. Plate, DirectorMusic EducationJudith BealeJanet BonerKathleen CreasyCharles JacksonAlison MannAngela McKeeRichard McKeeCory MealsHarry PriceTerri TalleyChris ThibdeauAmber Weldon-   StephensMusic History & AppreciationDrew DolanEdward EanesHeather HartKayleen JustusMusic Theory, Composition, TechnologyJudith ColeSteve DanczKelly FrancisJennifer Mitchell Laurence SherrBenjamin   WadsworthJeff YunekWoodwindsRobert Cronin, FluteTodd Skitch, Flute Christina Smith, Flute Cecilia Price, Flute, Chamber MusicShelly Myers, OboeElizabeth Koch Tiscione, Oboe John Warren, Clarinet, Chamber Music Andrew Brady, Bassoon Sam Skelton, SaxophoneLuke Weathington, SaxophoneBrass & Percussion Doug Lindsey, Trumpet, Chamber MusicMike Tiscione, TrumpetAnna Dodd, HornJason Eklund, HornTom Gibson, TromboneNathan Zgonc, TromboneBrian Hecht, Bass Trombone Martin Cochran, EuphoniumPaul Dickinson, Tuba / EuphoniumBernard Flythe, Tuba / EuphoniumJohn Lawless, PercussionStringsHelen Kim, Violin Kenn Wagner, Violin, Chamber MusicCatherine Lynn, Viola Paul Murphy, ViolaCharae Krueger, CelloJames Barket, Double BassJoseph McFadden, Double Bass Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Harp Mary Akerman, Classical GuitarVoiceStephanie AdrianJessica JonesEileen MoremenOral MosesLeah PartridgeValerie WaltersTodd WedgeJana YoungPianoJudith Cole, Collaborative Piano Julie CoucheronRobert HenryJohn Marsh, Class PianoSoohyun YunJazzJustin Chesarek, Jazz PercussionWes Funderburk, Jazz Trombone, Jazz   EnsemblesTyrone Jackson, Jazz PianoMarc Miller, Jazz BassSam Skelton, Jazz EnsemblesRob Opitz, Jazz TrumpetTrey Wright, Jazz Guitar, Jazz CombosEnsembles & ConductorsLeslie J. 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Women\u27s Choir with Lost Mountain Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Choirs

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