Tom Elliott. Anthony Garvert. Bryan Gilbey. Colin McCarthy. Collin Oosse. Matt Riutta. Sawyer Schlarf. Symphony Orchestr
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Gifts to the MSU Choral Society provide financial support for graduate students in choral conducting. MAESTRO ($1000 & UP) Charles Ballard & June Youatt Chuck & Lorie Barbieri Mike Knox & Linn Van Dyne William & Shirley Paxton David Rayl & Joel Maurer Jonathan Reed & Sandra Snow IMPRESARIO ($400 TO $999) Bruce & Virginia Allen Alison & Jack Cruise Don Eitniear & Mary Wickersham James & Marcia Engelkes George & Jean Grof Roger L. & Marilyn Grove Kay Toben Ewen & Zora Todd CONDUCTOR ($250 TO $399) Richard & Lynn Fracker Joe & Jane Gilson Richard & Patricia Laurence Curtis & Mary Liechty Clare & Cecil Mackey Robert & Sylvia Stevens Ruth Worthington VIRTUOSO ($100 TO $249) Ethel Armeling Richard & Kathleen Ballard Dale Bartlett Kenneth & Sandy Beall James & Susan Bence Jane Bunnell & Marc Embree Andrew & Jennifer Burkemper Michael & Victoria Curley Thomas Seymour & Mary Frances Farkas Steve & Nicky Findley Jim Forger & Deborah Moriarty Cathy Fox & Mitch Robinson Leon & Linda Gregorian Melanie Helton Zebulon M. Highben Tom & Lynne Hoffmeyer Paul Hondorp & Jennifer Brennan-Hondorp Mary & Jere Hutcheson Harlan Jennings & Anne Nispel Cheri Johnson Richard Johnson William & Mary Bosser Joyce Susan & Jim Kostaroff Barb & Charles Kotz Anita Krumins Joy & Doug Landis Henry & Annabel Larzelere Foundation Peter & Lori Lechler Byeongseon Lee Ann Leyden
Jeanne & Francis McKowen Heidi McNaughton Courtney & Travis Millbrook Joe Minton & Nancy Spates John & Mary O’Doherty Ronald & Katherine O’Neill James & Elaine Parker Lynne Peterson Judith Pick & Jane Ann Harrell Toby & Ken Salzman Diane & Kenneth Schwartz Martha Stanbury & Ken Rosenman Barbara & Geoffrey Stauffer George & Marilyn Stephens Robert Walter & Madeline Trimby Anne Watson SOLOIST ($30 TO $99) Camille Archer Carol & David Baker Benson Elmwood Animal Hospital Theresa Bernardo Kathryn & James Booth Donald & Carol Christenson John & Heather Dover Elizabeth Evangelista Jeremy Evens & Robert Stow Michael Fildey Jodene Fine Christa & Harry Forrester Donna & Paul Freddolino Erica and Heather Freeman Jannel & James Glennie W. Richard & Claudia Hamlin Kenneth & Linda Hanson Charles & Irene Hathaway Deborah Hebden Sherlyn Hogenson David & Constance Knaggs Barry & Melene LaLonde John & Mary Anne Larzelere Michael McDowell & Gwendolyn Zak Ernamarie Messenger Daniel & Edith Reed Rosanne Renauer David Rovner & Margaret Holmes Rovner Janice D. Ruppert Daria N. Schlega Becky Schwarz & Thomas Schneider Delores & Frederick Schnarr Craig & Gina Spencer Geralyn Thelen Christopher H. Thompson Walter & Clarice Thompson Brent & Cynthia Wells Jane Zehnder-Merrell Marsha Ziegler
CHORAL UNION, UNIVERSITY CHORALE, STATE SINGERS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DAVID RAYL, CONDUCTOR
State Singers
Program Messiah, HWV 56
G.F. Handel Part the First
Symphony Recitative
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people
Air
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
Chorus
And the glory of the Lord
Recitative
Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts
Air
But who may abide the day of His coming
Chorus
And He shall purify the sons of Levi
Recitative
Behold, a virgin shall conceive
Air and Chorus
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Recitative
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Air
The people that walked in darkness
Chorus
For unto us a Child is born
Jonathan Reed, conductor Zachary Coles and Holly Lewis, assistant conductors Judy Kabodian, pianist Soprano Robyn Bankston Anna Bolton Charlotte Darr Carter Goldstein Julia Janowski MyKenzie Miller Colleen Morence Annalise Poco Sarah Reed Sydney Rostar Quinn Rulison Alexis Sargent Makayla Schueler Bailey Shepherd Amanda Zlotoff
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them And the angel said unto them And suddenly there was with the angel Chorus
Glory to God in the highest
Air
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion
Recitative
Then shall the eyes of the blind open’d
Duet
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
Chorus
His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
Tenor Austin Borst Zachary Coles Edward Czarnecki Quentin Fettig Michael Garnett Nathan Hartges Isaiah Hawkins John Henrikson Ryan Jones Eric Locker Steffen Mammen
Bass Mitchell Collins Cody Davis Tom Elliott Anthony Garvert Bryan Gilbey Colin McCarthy Collin Oosse Matt Riutta Sawyer Schlarf
Symphony Orchestra
Pifa Recitatives There were shepherds abiding in the field
Alto Mary Garner Maggie Grace Melissa Houghton Logan Jones Holly Lewis Emma Parravano Annika Pell Erika Senecal
Kevin Noe, director
Violin I Catalina Barraza Austin Burket Young Dokko Ashley Heska Hadiya Knight Diana Moisejenkaite Ying-Li Pan Violin II Andrew Hatfield Seakyung Hur Saikat Karmakar Piaras Kent Anna Khalikova I-Pei Lin Monika Stoskute Megan Wixom
Viola Howard Jones Kyle Krause Alyssa Moskowitz Nicholas Mowry Isaac Sarver Besnik Yzeiri Cello Nathan Cottrell Mark Dupere Jennifer Pitman Bass Matt Boothe Matt Gibson Maddie Moll Nick Taylor
Oboe Jason Kennedy Woojing Kim Bassoon Adam Farmer Trumpets Jonathan Chaif Eduardo Farias Harpsichord Michael Callahan* Timpani Kathryn Irwin *College of Music Faculty
University Chorale
Intermission
David Rayl, conductor Alyssa Cossey, assistant conductor Judy Kabodian, pianist
Part the Second
Soprano I
Alto
Tenor
Chorus
Behold the Lamb of God
Leah Brzyski Anna Doering Catherine Goode Angela Lee Caite Lenahan Jennifer Sengin Skyler Sheltrown Alina Tamborini Andrea VanDeusen
Katie Bethel Katherine DeYoung Suzanna Feldkamp Jessica Glaser Elizabeth Hermanson Holly Lewis Becky Marsh Lena Miles Katharine Nunn Christine Roberts Karen Schaefer
Mark Adams David Anderson Zachary Coles Keane Garcelon Carl Hengen Marcus McGuire Jon Oakley Kristopher Schave Jonathan WalkerVanKuren Brandon Williams Kyle Zeuch
Air
He was despised
Chorus
Surely, He hath borne our griefs
Chorus
And with His stripes we are healed
Chorus
All we like sheep, have gone astray
Recitative
All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
Chorus
He trusted in God
Recitative
Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
Arioso
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
Chorus
Lift up your heads
Chorus
The Lord gave the word
Soprano II Kalli Allen Megan Boyd Sarah Brzyski Alyssa Cossey Amy Hall Bakara Nkenge-Hinds Elizabeth Pasichnyk Lindsay Snyder
Bass Tyler Frisbie Stuart Hill Nick Kreider Tyler Martin Andrew Minear Joshua Palkki Aaron Petrovich Logan Raney Zaikuan Song Kyle White
Air How beautiful are the feet Chorus Hallelujah Part the Third Air
I know that my Redeemer liveth
Chorus
Since by man came death
Recitative
Behold, I tell you a mystery
Air
The trumpet shall sound
Chorus
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain . . . Amen
Schyler Sheltrown, soprano Christine Roberts, mezzo-soprano Isaac Frishman, tenor Kyle White, baritone
Biographies David Rayl is professor of music, director of choral programs, and associate dean for graduate studies and research at the Michigan State University College of Music. Under his baton the University Chorale has appeared at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association, the Central Division convention of ACDA, and the national meeting of the College Music Society. He has also prepared the Chorale for five sets of performances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Rayl has appeared as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the U.S. He has led all-state choirs in Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Mississippi. His international engagements include the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria; the V Festival di Musica Antica in Urbino, Italy; the VII Festival Internaçional de Música de Camera do Pará, in Belem, Brazil; the II Festival de Corais in Brasilia, Brazil; the Painel Unicanto de Regencia Coral in Londrina, Brazil; and the Classical Music Festival in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada. In 2009 he was one of the first recipients of the MSU College of Music’s Dortha J. and John D. Withrow Award for Excellence in Teaching. Tenor Isaac Frishman is a second-year doctoral student at Michigan State studying under Richard Fracker. Featured roles include Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and Henrik in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. Frishman has participated in summer programs at Chautauqua Opera and Oberlin in Italy. In the upcoming year, he will be a featured soloist with the Jackson Symphony after winning a contract through the Harold Haugh Vocal Competition. He accepted a position with Des Moines Metro Opera where he will be appear in January as Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Mezzo-soprano Christine Roberts has performed the title roles in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride and in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, Jenny in Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, Hermia in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Third Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. As a concert soloist, she performed in Corigliano’s Fern Hill with the DePaul University Concert Choir and Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C Major with the MSU Chorale. Roberts is pursuing a Master of Music degree in vocal performance at MSU, studying with Jane Bunnell. Next semester, Roberts will sing as Jiao Mu in Jin Xiang’s The Savage Land with MSU Opera Theatre in both Beijing and East Lansing. Schyler Sheltrown, an operatic soprano, earned her bachelor’s degree from MSU in 2014 and will earn her master’s degree in 2016, under the tutelage of Melanie Helton. In her five years as a Spartan vocalist, Sheltrown has performed seven lead roles with MSU’s Opera Theatre. Next spring, she will return to China for a third time to collaborate with the MSU-China project, performing the role of Jin Zi in Jin Xiang’s The Savage Land at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. This is her first performance as a soloist for Messiah. Baritone Kyle White has had a full and exciting first year of voice after switching from tuba performance to vocal performance in 2014. Roles performed include Schaunard in La Bohème, Mr. Beebe in A Room With a View, and Bamatabois and Brujon in Les Misérables. White spent the past summer as a young artist with the Seagle Music Colony where he made his operatic debut as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at MSU where he studies with Melanie Helton.
Choral Union
David Rayl, conductor Amy Hall, assistant conductor Hae Won Jang, pianist Bruce Allen David Angus Gerardo Aponte Camille Archer Regula Arnosti Karlene Bach Charles Ballard Lorie Barbieri Susan Bence Anne Blankenhorn James Booth Mary Boss Bridget Burns-King Lindsay Casher Jackie Chen Anand Chivukula Ashleigh Covert Alison Cruise Chris DeRose Frank Dewald Irene Donne Heather Dover Davia Downey Christopher Eberhart Don Eitniear Elizabeth Evangelista Mary Frances Farkas Michael Fildey Dede Ford Buscher Christa Forrester Lynn Forsblom Patricia Geer Dan Gibson Joe Gilson Bryan Goldberg Ashweena Gonuguntla Luis Gonzalez Gedeane Graham George Grof Roger L. Grove Michelle Halgren Claudia Hamlin Kenneth Hanson Jane Harrell
Laura Hasen Deborah Hebden Ethelyn Hoffmeyer Sherlyn Hogenson Patricia Horn Kim Huston Mary Pat Jennings Laurence Keller Melody Kindraka Mike Knox Susan Kostaroff Barbara Kotz Matthys Kronemeijer Kara Kurzeja Janet Laatsch Kathy LaRue William LaRue Mike Lawrence Peter Lechler Ann Leyden Curtis Liechty Iris Linder Ralph Long Cynthia Lunan Mary Manhart Doug McCausland Jeanne McKowen Heidi McNaughton Anne Meermans Ernamarie Messenger Dana Moore Dana O’Hara Cowdrey Bonnie Olson Cheryl Orr Charlotte Orzel Retta Parsons Judith Peterson Jeanne Powers Rebecca Pratt Jon Pumplin Susan Ramin-Hutchison Katherine Ramos
Jessica Randall Edith Reed Rosanne Renauer Gabriel Rivera Susan Rosser David Rovner Toby Salzman Elizabeth Savage Margaret Schiffer Daria Schlega Dianne Schwartz Becky Schwarz Jacquie Sewell Rachel Shaughnessy Elizabeth Simmons Dietrich Sinkevitch Margo Sinkevitch Martha Stanbury Joan Stapleton Barbara Stauffer Marilyn Stephens Robert Stevens Sylvia Stevens Richard Strife Mengying Sun Sue Thelen Kay Toben Ewen Todd Zora Todd Linn Van Dyne Wendy Wahn Robert Walter Xiaoge Wang Jenna Washburn Anne Watson Kathleen Williams Kim Wolfgang Ruth Worthington Huiyun Wu Mika Yamaguchi Jane Zehnder-Merrell Marsha Ziegler
