Director: S Katherine Shealy

New
EARTH
Director: S Katherine Shealy
Board Of Directors:
CHARLOTTE KROFT | President
THERESA MOSS WITMYER | Vice President, Artistic Development
STEPHEN WILBURN | Vice President, Business Development
PETER CLARKE | Treasurer
KARIN FORTWANGLER | Secretary
Concert Etiquette:
The members of the Concordia Choral Arts strive to provide a program of
musical excellence. For our mutual enjoyment of the concert, we kindly ask:
If you have a young child who begins to cry, exit the performance hall and
return when (s)he has settled;
Wait for applause to enter or exit the performance hall;
Silence your cell phone and other personal electronic devices; and
Refrain from flash photography and video recording, as both are strictly
forbidden and violate copyright law.
Members & Volunteers
SOPRANO 1
Jane Buatti*
Amy L. Peteritis
Kristin Sell Harne
Anna Spackman
ALTO 1
Holly Branham
Barbara Drosey
Jennifer Ford
Samantha Hanson
Diane Piersol
Tamar Miller
TENOR 1
Steve Canale
Jeremy Clarke
Randolph Cornell
BASS 1
Tom McCormick
Richard Morgan
Christopher Portante
Stephen Wilburn
SOPRANO 2
Elizabeth Blake
Lenore Clarke
Lynn Shealy
Patricia Spackman
ALTO 2
Molly Bugbee
Noreen Davish
Christina Jackson
Joanne Jenkins
Beth McAdoo*
Mary McGinty
TENOR 2
Ian Bowen
Arthur Busch
Peter Clarke*
David Natalie
BASS 2
Luke Bauerlein
Doug Johnson*
David Shealy
Ryan K. Battin*
* Denotes Section Leaders
Staff and Distinguished Volunteers:
S. KATHERINE SHEALY | Director
DOUG JOHNSON | Interim Assistant Director
GAIL HABECKER | Accompanist
AMY PETERITIS | Attendance Manager
LYNN SHEALY | Concert Attire Manager
PATRICIA SPACKMAN | Librarian and Fundraising Coordinator
BETH MCADOO | Social Coordinator
LUKE BAUERLEIN, BARB DROSEY, JENNIFER FORD | Social Media Outreach
JANE BUATII | Rehearsal Facilities Coordinator
ROGER TAYLOR | Publicity
Thank You to Our
2016 Sponsors
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE
David & Lynn Shealy
Tyler & Alexa
MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE
Annabelle P. Irey
Caroline S. Butz
Pamela Smyth
Martha Nussbaum
BENEFACTORS
Alan & Lorraine Warren
Joanne & Tom Jenkins
Pete & Laura DeYoe
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Zackroff
Connie White
Mimi & Gordon Wright
Lenore & AJ Clarke
Peter Clarke
Gwen & Bill Carpenter
Ann & Bret Pleines
Annette Bauerlein
Michael & Jennifer Bergkoetter
Kevin & Kristin Loftus
Harry & Nancy Hayman
Doug & Joan Johnson
PATRONS
In memory of Alfons & Elsa Rieger
In memory of Herb & Louise Kroft
Bill & Jo McAdoo
Todd & Molly Bugbee
Pat & Carey Burke
Fred & Karen Ford
In memory of Carla Short
Betsy & Richard Straub
Rosario & Joseph Nicholas
FRIENDS
Peter & Carole Lubin
Tana B. Hinman
Paul & Carolyn Thompson
Donna L. Matthias
Debby O’Keefe
Dorothy & Lisa Bergkoetter
Diane Piersol
CORPORATE BENEFACTOR
Johnson & Johnson (matching gifts)
CORPORATE SPONSOR
Vertex (matching gifts)
With our gratitude
CCA’s sincere thanks are expressed to the following people and organizations:
Paoli United Methodist Church for providing rehearsal and
performance facilities;
Christ Community Church and Church of the Good Samaritan for
providing our concert venues;
Uptown! Entertainment Alliance for their continued support of our
organization;
Choir Committee Members and CCA volunteers who have donated
time to help our organization run efficiently;
Rose Harris for program and marketing materials design; and
Roger Taylor for media outreach.
Leadership
S. KATHERINE SHEALY
Director of Concordia
S. Katherine Shealy obtained her Bachelor of Music in
Choral
Music Education from the University of Delaware
with
Paul Head and her Master of Music in Choral
Conducting
from West Chester University with David
DeVenney. Ms.
Shealy has sung in, assisted with, or directed
ensembles
through the Concordia Choral Arts its inception in
2006, including having directed
and led CCA’s envoy of
singers on a tour of four cities
throughout China as part of the Fourth
Annual Eric
Whitacre International Choral Festival in 2006. Currently,
she
is the director of Concordia, co-founder and co-director of Chamber
Choir, an advanced ensemble that specializes in outreach performances
throughout the community, and the founder and director of Ariana
Women’s Choir. She taught vocal and choral music, musical theatre, and
integrated arts courses in both Delaware and Pennsylvania for six years,
and presently teaches voice privately in Chester and Delaware counties.
GAIL HABECKER
Accompanist
Gail Habecker, of Coatesville, joined CCA the summer
of
2007 to accompany Ariana Women’s Choir and is in
her
third season accompanying Concordia. Born into a
musical
family, Gail has been playing piano since the
age of four. She
graduated from Juniata College with
an emphasis on vocal accompaniment. Through the
years, she has accompanied soloists, as well as numerous church and school
choirs. She has also played in instrumental ensembles at chamber concerts
of Immaculata University. Ms. Habecker is also a graduate of the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania. She has a career in investment
management and is part owner of PMG Advisors in West Conshohocken, PA.
New
EARTH
Spaséñiye sodélal​ , Op. 25, No. 5.................................Pavel Chesnokov (1877­1944) Psalm 74:12 Kasar mie la gaji...................................................................Alberto Grau (b. 1937)
Chantez à Dieu​................................................................J.P. Sweelinck (1562­-1621) Psalm 96
The 23rd Psalm...............................................................Bobby McFerrin (b. 1950)
Hold On!.................................................................arr. Moses Hogan (1957­-2003) Traditional Spiritual Featured Soloists: Kristin Sell Harne
Lenore Clarke, Patti Spackman, Jane Buatti
Randy Cornell, Arthur Busch, Peter Clarke Light of a Clear Blue Morning................................................................Dolly Parton
arr. Craig Hella Johnson
(b. 1962) Amy Peteritis, soloist Beth McAdoo, flute
Intermission
Sunrise Mass.............................................................................Ola Gjielo (b. 1978)
The Spheres ​
Sunrise The City
Identity and The Ground
Please hold your applause until the completion of all four movements. Turn the World Around....................................Harry Belafonte/Robert Freedman arr. Larry Farrow
Program Notes
Spaséñiye sodélal​ , Op. 25, No. 5
Pavel Chesnoko
Pavel Chesnoko is the most prolific composer associated with the Moscow Synodal
School of Church Singing. His compositional output includes over 500 choral works,
over 400 of which are sacred. ​Spaséñiye sodélal is one in a cycle of ten Communion
Hymns composed by Chesnokov during his tenure as precentor at the Church of the
Holy Trinity “at the Mud Baths” in Moscow. This is a richly sonorous harmonized setting
of a traditional Kievan chant.
Spaséñiye sodélal yesí posredé zemlí, Bózhe.
Salvation is created in the midst of the earth, O God.
Allilúiya, allilúiya, allilúiya.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Kasar mie la gaji
Alberto Grau
Composer, director, and teacher, Alberto Grau is one of the leading musical personalities
in the history of contemporary Venezuelan music. In 1967 he founded the ​Schola
Cantorum de Caracas ​, a prestigious choral group which was awarded first prize at the​
Concurso Internacional Guido D’Arezzo i​n Italy, in 1964. He has participated in many
international choral activities, as a performer, a guest conductor, and as an adjudicator
at festival competitions in Europe and North America, as well as in Latinamerica. Of his
work, Kasar mie la gaji, he provided an inscription:
“For an international mobilization to save THE EARTH and a conscientious effort regarding the
problems of the environment. The inhabitants of the African Sahel say: ​Kasar mie la gaji ​, or ‘The
Earth is tired.’”
Chantez à Dieu
J.P. Sweelinck
Straddling the lines between Renaissance and Baroque, Northern and Southern Europe,
Catholicism and Protestantism, Sweelinck was a composer caught between worlds. An
organist and improviser of extraordinary talent, his music mingles influences from all
the European cities in which he lived and visited into a seamlessly synthesized personal
voice. Though Dutch by origin, he had an enormous array of musical contacts in London,
Venice, Paris, and several German cities, each of which gave him new musical influences
to absorb. The compositional constructs found in Psalm 96 are primarily evocative of
music of the baroque era.
Chantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle, Sing a new song to God,
Chantez, ô terre universelle, Sing, O world,
Chantez, et son Nom bénissez, Sing, and bless his holy Name,
Et de jour en jour annoncez And from day to day tell
Sa délivrance solennelle. Of his solemn deliverance.
The 23rd Psalm
Bobby McFerrin
This ethereal transcription, as recorded by Bobby McFerrin, provides a new and different
setting for this cherished Psalm. The very free, almost chant ­like rhythms and repetitive
harmonies of this a cappella piece, coupled with an original paraphrase of the text,
produce a very contemporary and meditative perspective on the well ­known words of
assurance.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I have all I need,
She makes me lie down in green meadows,
Beside the still waters, She will lead.
She restores my soul, She rights my wrongs,
She leads me in a path of good things,
And fills my heart with songs.
Even though I walk, through a dark & dreary land,
There is nothing that can shake me,
She has said She won’t forsake me,
I’m in her hand.
She sets a table before me, in the presence of my foes,
She anoints my head with oil,
And my cup overflows.
Surely, surely goodness & kindness will follow me,
All the days of my life,
And I will live in her house,
Forever, forever & ever.
Glory be to our Mother, & Daughter,
And to the Holy of Holies,
As it was in the beginning, is now & ever shall be,
World, without end. Amen.
Hold On!
Moses Hogan
Hold On! ​is a traditional spiritual, which were songs that expressed the religious faith
of enslaved Africans in the United States beginning in the 19th​century. Spirituals were
normally sung by African-American slaves to pass the time while working throughout
the day or during private worship services. Often, themes of death or Exodus were used
to symbolize freedom from the pain and suffering experienced as a result of severe
oppression and enslavement. Although elements of traditional African music may have
been incorporated, African-American spirituals are a form of music indigenous to
the religious beliefs of enslaved Africans in the United States, fusing both African and
European musical traditions.
Hogan’s contemporary settings of spirituals, original compositions and other works have
been revered by audiences and praised by critics. Although he died at a tragically young
age in February 2003, he lives on in his wonderful arrangements, which have become
staples in the repertoires of high school, college, church, community and professional
choirs worldwide.
Hold on! Hold on! Just a’ hold on!
Nora, Nora let me come in; de door’s all fastened an’ de winders pinned!
Just keep yo’ hand on de plow, an’ you hold on, yes, you just hold on!
Nora said, “You lost yo’ track, you can’t plow straight an’ keep a lookin’ back.”
Well, my brother hold on! Yes, you gotta hold on!
Yes, just keep yo’ hand on de plow, an’ you hold on, yes, you gotta hold on!
If you wanna get to heaven, let me tell you how: Jus’ a keep yo’ hand on de gospel plow.
If dat plow stay in yo’ hand, land you straight in de promised land.
Well, my sister, hold on! Yes, you gotta hold on!
Just keep yo’ hand on de plow, an’ you hold on, yes, you just hold on!
Mary had a golden chain an’ every link spelled my Jesus’ name.
Keep on climbin’ an’ don’t you tire, ‘cause ev’ry rung goes higher and higher!
Yes! Prayin’! Singin’! Shoutin’ Lawd!
Light of a Clear Blue Morning
arr. Craig Hella Johnson
It’s been a long dark night
And I’ve been a waitin’ for the morning.
It’s been a long hard fight
But I see a brand new day a dawning.
I’ve been looking for the sunshine
‘Cause I ain’t seen it in so long.
But everything’s gonna work out fine,
Everything’s gonna be alright,
It’s gonna be okay.
‘Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning.
I can see the light of a brand new day.
I can see the light of a clear blue morning.
Everything’s gonna be alright,
It’s gonna be okay.
Sunrise Mass
Ola Gjeilo
Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay­lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to New York in
2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School, from which he graduated
with a Master’s Degree in 2006 after two years at the Royal College of Music in London.
He especially enjoys writing music for choir, orchestral/symphonic winds, and the
piano. Presently a full time composer in the United States, Gjeilo is also very interested
in film, and much of his music draws inspiration from movies and cinematic music. Of
his Sunrise Mass, he writes:
“The reason I used English titles, seemingly unrelated to the (mostly) Latin texts, has
mainly to do with the initial idea behind S​ unrise. I wanted the musical development
of the Mass to go from the most transparent and spacey, to something completely
earthy and grounded; from nebulous and pristine to more emotional and dramatic,
and eventually warm and solid, as a metaphor for human development from child to
adult, or as a spiritual journey. I always want there to be positive evolution in artistic
expressions; to move everything forward, to transcend conflict and dissonance, by
going through it, not avoiding it. Ideally, it has the capacity to help bring us deeper into
ourselves rather than the other way. I really do think that’s the main point of art, and I
hope with all my heart that a sliver of that sentiment comes out in this piece, somehow.”
The Spheres
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have
mercy.
Sunrise
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Glory to God in the highest.
Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. And on earth peace to all those of good will.
Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. We praise thee. We bless thee.
Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. We worship thee. We glorify thee.
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
We give thanks to thee according to thy great glory.
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father almighty.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son.
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Who takes away the sins of the world,
Qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou who takes away the sins of the world,
suscipe deprecationem nostram. Receive our prayer.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus. For thou alone art holy. Thou alone art the Lord.
Tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe. Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ.
Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father.
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The City Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, I believe in one God, The Father Almighty, factorem caeli et terrae, Maker of heaven and of earth, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. And of all things visible and invisible. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, Filium Dei unigenitum. The only begotten Son of God, Et ex Patre natum ante omni saecula. Born of the Father before all the ages. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero.
God from God, light from light, true God from true God. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri, Begotten, not made, Of one substance with the Father, per quem omnia facta sunt. By whom all things were made. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis.
Who for us and for our salvation Came down from heaven. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto And was incarnated by the Holy Spirit ex Maria Virgine. Et homo factus est. Of the Virgin Mary. And was made man. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est.
Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, He suffered, and was buried. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. And on the third day he rose again, according
to the scriptures.
Et ascendit in caelum sedet ad dexteram Patris. He ascended into heaven and He sits at the
right hand of the Father. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos, He shall come again with glory to judge the living
and the dead;
cujus regni non erit finis. And of his kingdom there will be no end. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem, And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorif icatur, Who together with the Father and the Son Is adored and glorified, qui locutus est per Prophetas. Who spoke to us through the Prophets. Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. And I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum I await the resurrection of the dead Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen. And the life of the ages to come. Amen. Identity and The Ground Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Osanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Benedictus qui venit In nomine Domini. Blessed is He who comes In the name of the Lord. Osanna in excelsis. Agnus Dei, Hosanna in the highest. Lamb of God, Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona nobis pacem. Who takest away the sins of the world, Grant us peace. Turn the World Around arr. Larry Farrow Turn the World Around ​is a 1975 song performed and co-­written by African American
musician and social justice activist Harry Belafonte. The lyric is a litany of, “We come
from...” listing water, fire, and mountain, as well as phrases such as, “Spirit is of the
sunlight.” These elements of the natural world and those living in it are brought together
with the sentiment of the phrase, “Do you know who I am? Do I know who you are? See
we one another clearly, do we know who we are?” The song serves as a reminder and a
directive that it is our responsibility alone to “turn the world around.”