Choirs of Washington University present "Just Folks"

PROGRAM
 
More Fools Than Wise
Ben Kweskin and Jaclyn Boozalis, co-directors
 
Men’s Glee Club
No Time Traditional camp meeting songs
arr. Susan Brumfield 
 
Down Among the Dead Men Old English air
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
 
Nine Hundred Miles American 
arr. Philip E. Silvey (b. 1965)
 
Gao shan qing Taiwanese 
arr. Reed Criddle (b. 1981)
 
Women’s Glee Club
Diu diu dang a Taiwanese 
arr. Chien Shan-Hua (b. 1954)
 
How Can I Keep from Singing? Quaker tune
arr. Bradley Ellingboe (b. 1858)
Joanne Rubinstein, violin
 
Shenandoah American 
arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)
Carolyn Pohl, pianist
 
El monigote Venezuelan
arr. Diana V. Sáez 
 
INTERMISSION
 
Chamber Choir
Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord Spiritual
arr. Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
 
God Is Seen American
arr. Alice Parker (b. 1925)
 
Túrot eszik a cigány Hungarian
arr. Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
 
Selections from Liebeslieder Walzer, op. 52 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes
Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
Wenn so lind dein Auge mir
Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe
Am Donaustrande
 
 
Suíte nordestina Brazilian, arr. Ronaldo Miranda (b. 1948)
Morena bonita
Dendê trapiá
Bumba chora
Eu vou, eu vou
 
Combined Choirs
My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord Spiritual
arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
 
The Washington University choirs draw their membership from the best singers in the Washington University community. Students from the schools of Art and Architecture, Law, Business, Medicine, Engineering as well as Arts and Sciences participate in a season which includes appearances on and off campus, both within and outside of St. Louis. A highlight of the year is the Annual Chancellor's Concert, a joint appearance with the Washington University Symphony Orchestra, held in the spring in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.  The Chamber Choir and Men's and Women's Glee Clubs perform masterworks from six centuries and many cultures, encompassing sacred and secular works, folk and art music, and both accompanied and a cappella repertoire.
 
Nicole Aldrich is Director of Choral Activities at Washington University in St. Louis, where she directs the Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and Chamber Choir and teaches conducting and applied voice.  She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Maryland. At Maryland she studied with Edward Maclary and James Ross, directed the University of Maryland Chorale, and prepared the University Concert Choir for performances conducted by Helmuth Rilling and Paul Goodwin. Prior to her studies at the University of Maryland, Dr. Aldrich served as associate director of choral activities at the University of Delaware from 2000 to 2007, directing the university’s women’s choirs and teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting. Dr. Aldrich has directed honor choirs in six states and has presented workshops on vocal health, vocal training in the choral rehearsal, and choral intonation at state and regional conferences. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, and the American Choral Directors Association.  
 
Pianist Sandra Geary was born in Ireland and received diplomas from the Cork School of Music, Royal School of Music, and Trinity College (London). Her teachers include Joseph Kalichstein and John O'Conor. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music. Ms. Geary serves as accompanist for the Chamber Chorus of Washington University, Washington University Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and the Bach Society of St. Louis. She is on the faculty of the Webster Community Music School.