Idaho Washington Concert Chorale

Idaho Washington Concert Chorale
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Dedicated to Dene & Gordon Thomas
Friday, April 30, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Silverthorne Theatre, LCSC, Lewiston,Idaho
St. Boniface Catholic
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Church, Uniontown, Washington
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It
was author
Walt Whitman
who penned the words, “I hear America
singing.” But what song did he hear, a New England carol,
a Southern spiritual, an Appalachian melody, or a cowboy
ballad? Any or all of these could have been ringing in
Whitman’s ear, for America’s music has long been as diverse
as its land and its people.
Tonight’s concert opens with a pairing of two highly
individualistic Americans, Norman Dello Joio (19132008) and Walt Whitman (1819-1892). The setting of
Walt Whitman’s text “A Jubilant Song” was composed in
1946 and has remained one of Dello Joio’s most performed
pieces.Whitman, the self-proclaimed “poet of democracy,”
espoused a philosophy of egalitarianism, freedom from
dogma and a personal mysticism far outside the realm of
religion. Dello Joio’s music reflects an important lesson
learned from his teacher, Paul Hindemith, who told him,
“Your music is lyrical by nature, don’t ever forget that.”
As other composers of the twentieth century pushed the
envelope of compositional techniques, Dello Joio remained
true to his basic nature as a composer of tonal, accessible
music, influenced equally by church music and the popular
music of the jazz era.
The composition is in three sections, with the first section
opening with jazz-like flourishes in the piano. Following
a slower, more lyrical middle, the piece concludes with a
complex imitation section that incorporates virtuoso piano
writing. Poetry and music are beautifully matched in A
Jubilant Song, creating a perfect depiction of both lofty
philosophy and the earthly pleasure to be found in “a life
full of music, a life full of concord, a life full of harmony.”
The Testament of Freedom was composed by Randall
Thompson (1899-1984) in 1943 to honor the twohundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson.
Gilbert Chase, a major chronicler of America’s music,
has written that in The Testament of Freedom Thompson
“deliberately set himself to write a type of ‘public music that
would…possess a dignified grandeur arising from simplicity
of means…stressing directness of expression and clarity of
projection of the text.” The inspiring nature of the work lies
in part within its text. Thompson chose to set declarations
Jefferson wrote as a young man urging the colonists to
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unite against tyranny, as well as a letter Jefferson wrote as
in his later years to John Adams, reflecting on the ideals
that helped shape their nation and define their generation.
Originally written for men’s voices, the first performance
was on the campus of University of Virginia, on Founder’s
Day, April 13, 1943. Dr. Stephen D. Tuttle conducted the
University of Virginia’s Glee Club with Randall Thompson
serving as the accompanist. Of the many performances
that followed, the one that meant the most to Thompson
was given by Serge Koussevitsky at Carnegie Hall in
1945. A Boston Symphony Orchestra performance had
been scheduled when news came of the death of President
Roosevelt. Instead of canceling the concert, Koussevitsky
insisted that the concert be given, but open to the public
without charge. The program started with a moment of
silence followed by the first movement of Shostakovich’s
Eighth Symphony, the first two movements of Beethoven’s
Third Symphony, and The Testament of Freedom. Another
moment of silence and “ The Star Spangled Banner”
completed the concert.
The opening movement of The Testament of Freedom
introduces the primary musical and thematic ideas.
Jefferson’s 1774 pamphlet,“A Summary View on the Rights
of British America” begins, “The God who gave us Life gave
us Liberty at the same time.” Thompson sets this text in a
firm and direct unison hymn. The key word “Liberty” is set
with a declarative rhythmic accent and the accompaniment
features martial rhythms and military fanfares.
The two middle movements also have a martial character,
but are more somber in tone. Thompson cites a long
discourse Jefferson wrote in 1775 outlining the necessity for
war against Britain. The chorus sings this intricate passage
from a “Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking up
Arms” in a speech-like fashion, while the accompaniment
continues its pulsating character. His thematic idea of
preserving the natural rights of life and liberty, highlighted
by direct statements of the opening hymn melody, remains
dominant throughout these movements.
For the final movement, Thompson takes words from an
elderly Jefferson reflecting on his life’s work. His 1821 letter
to John Adams extols America’s ability to remain firm to
her founding principles. The movement begins tranquilly
and in unison before the voices gradually separate and build
to a climax at the word “Liberty”. Thompson reprises the
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Program Notes
opening hymn at the end of this movement, closing the
piece with the same words that opened it. The finale grows
to a bigger climax and a stronger declamation of the words
“Life” and “Liberty”.
William Billings is considered the father of American
choral music. “Chester” was one of the popular patriotic
songs in the colonies during the American Revolution.
Born in Boston in 1746 and a tanner by trade, he taught
himself music. In 1770, he compiled his choral music in
a collection entitled The New- England Psalm Singer.
The song “Chester” was included. He refined the song in
his 1778 collection, The Singing Master’s Assistant. One
should not look for meaning in the title “Chester.” Billings
employed the practice of the day, which was to label songs
with arbitrary place names so that the tunes could be sung
with different lyrics to suit the need of the day. Chester and
Yankee Doodle Dandy (a modified British Folk song) were
the unofficial revolutionary anthems of our emerging new
nation. Most of Billings’ songs were written for four-part
choral harmony, with the melody carried by the tenors
rather than the sopranos. He never earned much money
for his musical compositions and died penniless in 1800.
Howard Hanson (1896-1981) headed the University of
Rochester’s Eastman School of Music for several decades,
where he composed prolifically, won a Pulitzer Prize
(1944), and finished his career showered in honorary
degrees. Despite all the acclaim, Hanson attracted scholarly
scorn for being devoted to tonal music and therefore being
astoundingly out-of-fashion. His motet, “A Prayer of
the Middle Ages”, was Hanson’s first work for a cappella
chorus. It was commissioned by Furman University for
its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary and premiered in
Greenville, SC, on May 7, 1976. The dedicatee is Margaret
Nelson Hanson, Hanson’s wife since 1946. The text is an
anonymous 8th century poem translated into English by
James Francis Cooke.
The legendary choral arranging team of Robert Shaw and
Alice Parker has given the choral art wonderful music
through the years. They have long been involved with the
sacred hymns and folk tunes of America, from the southern
shape-note hymns to the African American spiritual.
The song, “Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier” was popular
during the American Revolutionary War. It is sometimes
referred to as Buttermilk Hill, and is probably an American
adaptation of an Irish tune, Shule Aroon, from the 17th
century.
The inclusion of cowboy songs and hymns in this program
makes the point that the serene beauty of America’s
heartland inspires poets and composers who live there
regardless of their cultural heritage. Originally the words
to “Home on the Range” were written in a poem called
“My Western Home” by Dr. Brewster M. Higley in the
early 1870s. Higley’s friend, Daniel E. Kelley, set the poem
to music. The song was adopted by settlers, cowboys, and
others and spread across the United States in various
forms. During the early 20th century, Texas composer
David Guion (1892-1981) arranged the tune and is often
credited as the original composer. “Home on the Range”
was officially adopted as the Kansas state song on June 30,
1947, and is commonly regarded as the unofficial anthem
of the American West. This arrangement from Mark Hayes
was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kansas
Music Educators Association.
The song “Buffalo Gals” was published in 1844 with the
title Lubly Fan. It was written by one of the first blackfaced minstrels, Cool White ( John Hodges). He was one
of the most renowned minstrels (only after E.P. Christy).
Hodges debuted in Pennsylvania in the 1830s, performing
mainly in Pittsburgh. Allen and John Lomax believe it was
a traditional tune, known before Cool White published the
music. It was popular in minstrel shows throughout the
United States and the location was changed accordingly to
New York Gals, Charleston Gals, etc. Buffalo, therefore, refers
to the city rather than the animal. In Collection of North
Carolina Folklore, Frank Brown suggests it may have its
inspiration from an English singing game, Pray, Pretty Miss
Program Notes
and that the tune is close to that of an old German music
hall song, Im Grunewald, im Grunewald ist Holzauktion.
Other scholars have suggested the song originated around
the Erie Canal. The song was also a hit in 1944 as Dance
with Dolly.
“Give me a book of tunes,” Aaron Copland once said, “and
I’ll immediately know what tune attracts me and what
one doesn’t.” As with so many folk-song compilations, the
deceptively simple Old American Songs, which Copland
published in two sets of five each, disguise the painstaking
effort involved in gathering, choosing, and artfully arranging
the wealth of possibilities that were available to him. One
of Copland’s easily overlooked achievements here is to
convey what biographer Howard Pollack calls “a diversified
portrait of America itself, held together by the unity of
Copland’s style.”
The songs in fact range far beyond what is normally thought
of as actual folk tunes (of which “I Bought Me a Cat,” a
popular encore number, is a delightful example from the
subgenre of children’s songs). His selections center on the
antebellum and Civil War era, when American identity
was being tested and reforged. “The Boatmen’s Dance” and
“Ching-a-Ring Chaw” actually come from minstrel shows
(Copland changed the dialect of the original texts and even
completely rewrote “Ching-a-Ring Chaw” –save for its
chorus—since, as he explained, “I did not want to take any
chance of it being construed as racist”). “Long Time Ago”
comes from a once-popular love ballad; “At the River” and
“Zion’s Walls” are examples of American religious songs,
the former from an 1865 gospel hymn tune (which was
sung at the composer’s memorial concert) and the latter a
tent-revival spiritual that Copland also used in his opera
The Tender Land.
Copland composed the first set of Old American Songs in
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1950 and, encouraged by its success, the second in 1952,
setting them for solo voice and piano. Irving Fine later
made choral arrangements (with both piano and orchestral
accompaniment). Copland cleverly uses the piano to evoke
atmospheres specific to the widely varying songs, with
strumming banjo for the minstrel songs and nobly spaced
chords for “At the River”—all reinforcing this rich mix of
vernaculars that also inspired Copland in the creation of
his “American sound.”
Since 2008, Mack Wilberg has served as the Music
Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir where he had
served for nearly a decade prior as Associate Conductor.
Wilberg’s simple yet lush setting of Isaac Watt’s 1719
paraphrase of Psalm 23 in My Shepherd Will Supply My
Need has become a favorite of choirs all over the world.
Isaac Watts, a renowned theologian and logician, is known
as the “Father of English Hymnody. The melody known
as “Resignation” comes from William Walker’s Southern
Harmony songbook of 1835.
Andre’ Thomas is the Director of Choral Activities at
Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. This
selection was composed for the 1993 American Choral
Directors Association Honor Choir, which his friend from
college, Anton Armstrong, Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir,
was conducting. This composition juxtaposes the spiritual
“Walk Together, Children” with original music inspired in
part by Walt Whitman’s poem, “I Hear America Singing”.
Born in Colfax, Washington, Morten Lauridsen, composerin-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from
1994-2001 and professor of composition at the University
of Southern California Thornton School of Music for
more than thirty years, occupies a permanent place in
the standard vocal repertoire of the twentieth century. In
speaking of Lauridsen’s sacred works in his book, Choral
Music in the Twentieth Century, musicologist and conductor
Nick Strimple describes Lauridsen as “the only American
composer in history who can be called a mystic, (whose)
probing, serene work contains an elusive and indefinable
ingredient which leaves the impression that all the questions
have been answered. From 1993 Lauridsen’s music rapidly
increased in international popularity, and by century’s end
he had eclipsed Randall Thompson as the most frequently
performed American choral composer.”
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Program Notes
His works have been recorded on over a hundred CDs,
three of which have received Grammy nominations,
including O Magnum Mysterium by the New York-based
ensemble, Tiffany Consort, led by Nicholas White, and
two all-Lauridsen discs entitled Lux Aeterna by the Los
Angeles Master Chorale conducted by Paul Salamunovich
(RCM) and Polyphony with the Britten Sinfonia conducted
by Stephen Layton (Hyperion). A recipient of numerous grants, prizes and commissions,
Dr. Lauridsen chaired the Composition department at
the USC Thornton School of Music from 1990-2002,
founded the School’s Advanced Studies Program in Film
Scoring, and is currently Distinguished Professor of
Composition. In 2006, the National Endowment named
Morten Lauridsen an “American Choral Master” for the
Arts. In 2007, he was the recipient of the National Medal
of Arts from the President in a White House ceremony,
“for his composition of radiant choral works combining
musical beauty, power and spiritual depth that have thrilled
audiences worldwide.” The National Medal of Arts is the
highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United
States government. “Sure on this Shining Night” is a warm
but contemplative setting of the poem by the Pulitzer Prizewinning American author, poet, and playwright James Agee
(1909-1955).
Although the tune to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
originated in the mid-19th century, Julia Ward Howe, a
strong supporter of the Union, eventually cast the song in
its Civil War mold. She wrote it while staying at the Willard
Hotel, just a half-block north of the White House, on
November 18, 1861. Howe had heard an earlier version of
the song played while troops marched in the capital. Early in
the morning, she penned the lyrics supporting the fighting
Union soldiers’ cause, which have made this song a classic.
Tonight we perform music with distinct American sounds
and themes. We hope you will enjoy this “American Journey.”
GordonThomas
chorale member profile, Gordon Thomas
(Bass
II),
a native of the Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, arrived on the Palouse in
1984, where he has been a member of the University of Idaho English
Department in several capacities, most recently as the Director of
Composition. His many years in Moscow followed work as a Peace Corp
volunteer in Cameroon and his graduate education at the University of
Minnesota. Gordon credits participation in church choirs—prompted
by his wife Dene’s organist duties—as the beginning of his singing
career. In fact, Gordon reports that it was Chorale members whom he
sang with in church choir, Tom Brandt and Stan Shepherd, who saw
him in the audience of a concert and said, “You should come sing with
us!” That encouragement has led to nearly 20 years of active participation
by Gordon in the Chorale in which he has been a member of the riser
crew (and the storer of our trailer), chief sign painter and wrangler, the
unofficial head of our social committee—and, most importantly, our
president during the early years of the Chorale’s life as an independent
organization. It is difficult for most of us to realize that this will be
Gordon’s last concert with us; he is retiring from UI on May 15 and moving this summer to Durango, Colorado,
where his wife, Dene, will be the new president at Fort Lewis College. Gordon reports that his new primary job
will be to assist Dene in her presidential duties, especially in establishing connections with their new community.
We know that Gordon is exceptionally skilled at creating community and we are confident that he will be an
asset to Fort Lewis and to Durango—but we cannot let this concert pass without thanking him for all his vital
contributions to our group and wishing him and Dene the very best in their new home!
An American Journey
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A Jubilant Song
Norman Dello Joio
(1913–2008)
Brianne Lindsay, soprano (Friday)
O! Listen to a jubilant song.
The joy of our spirit is uncaged,
It darts like light’ning!
My soul it darts like light’ning!
For we sing to the joys of youth
And the joy of a glad light beaming day.
O! Our spirit sings a jubilant song that is to life full of music
A life full of concord, a life full of harmony.
Jill Freuden, soprano (Sunday)
We sing prophetic joys of lofty ideals
A universal love awaking in the hearts of men.
O! to have life a poem of new joys, to shout!
To dance, to shout, leap, to dance and exult,
Shout and leap. O! to realize space and flying clouds,
O! to realize space, the sun and moon,
O! to be rulers of life, O! to be rulers of destiny,
Of life, of destiny, and of life. O! Listen to a song.
The Testament of Freedom
A Setting of Four Passages from the Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Randall Thompson
(1899-1984)
I. The God who gave us life
The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time,
the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.
II. We have counted the cost
We have counted the cost of this contest
Our cause is just. Our union is perfect.
and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Our internal resources are great.
Honor, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender
We gratefully acknowledge, as signal instances
that freedom which we receiv’d from our gallant ancestors,
of the Divine favor t’wards us,
and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us.
That His Providence would not permit us
We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning
to be called into this severe controversy
succeeding generations to that wretchedness
until we were grown up to our present strength,
which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail,
had been previously exercised in warlike operation,
heredity bondage upon them.
and possess’d of the means of defending ourselves.
With hearts fortified with these animating reflections,
we most solemnly, before God and the world,
declare that exerting the utmost energy of those powers
which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us,
the arms we have been compelled by our enemies,
to assume, we will in defiance of every hazard,
with unabating firmness and perseverance,
employ for the the preservation of our liberties
Resolv’d to die freemen. Rather than to live as slaves.
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III. We fight not for glory
We fight not for glory or for conquest.
We exhibit to mankind
the remarkable spectacle of a people
attacked by unprovoked enemies
without any imputation,
or even suspicion of offense.
They boast of priv’leges and civilization,
and yet proffer no milder conditions than servitude or death.
In our native land, in defense of the freedom that is our birthright
and which we enjoyed till the late violation of it;
For the protection of our property acquir’d solely by the honest industry
of our forefathers and ourselves; against voilence actually offer’d;
We have taken up arms.
We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease
on the part of the aggressors and all danger of their being renew’d
shall be remov’d, and not before.
IV. I shall not die without a hope
I shall not die without a hope that The flames kindl’d on the Fourth of July,
light and liberty are on steady advance.
Seventeen sev’nty six have spread over too much of the globe
And ev’n should the cloud of barbarism and despotism
to be extinguish’d by the feeble engines of despotism;
again obscure the science and liberties of Europe,
on the contrary, they will consume these engines,
this country remains, to preserve and restore light and liberty to them.
and all, all who work them.
The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time;
the hand of force may destroy but cannot disjoin them.
Liberty! Life!
Intermission
Chester
Chamber Choir
Let tyrants shake their iron rod,
And slav’ry clank her galling chains,
We’ll fear them not, we trust in God,
New England’s God forever reigns. The foe comes on with haughty stride
Our troops advance with martial noise
Their veterans flee before our youth,
And generals yield to beardless boys.
A Prayer of the Middle Ages
William Billings
(1746–1800)
What grateful off ’ring shall we bring
What shall we render to the Lord?
Loud Hallelujahs let us sing.
And praise His name on ev’ry chord.
Howard Hanson
(1896–1981)
We declare unto all the ages, as the greatest marvel.
From time unknown to time unknown,
Ere there were hills and trees or the mighty ocean;
Eternal God, Thou almighty God.
Ere the sunlight shone forth or the moon cast its beams,
Thou who madest Heav’n and Earth
When naught was from end to end,
Give through Thy holy blessing Faith unending.
There wert Thou, O God, Thou almighty God.
Give to us wisdom, prudence and strength.
Give through Thy holy blessing faith unending
That Thy will we may do. Amen.
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An American Journey
Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
(b. 1925) & (1916–1999)
American Folk Song
Brianne Lindsay, soprano
There I sat on Buttermilk Hill,
Who could blame me, cry my fill.
And ev’ry tear would turn a mill.
Johnny has gone for a soldier.
Me, oh my, I loved him so
Broke my heart to see him go,
And only time will heal my woe,
Johnny has gone for a soldier.
Oh I will sell my flax, I’ll sell my wheel,
Buy my love a sword of steel,
So it in battle he may wield,
My Johnny has gone for a soldier.
Home on the Range
arr. Mark Hayes
(b.1953)
Traditional
Jill Freuden, soprano
Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where is seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam
And the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Buffalo Gals
arr. Bob Chilcott
(b.1955)
Way oh way oh! As I was walking down the street,
I asked her “Would you want to dance?”
A handsome girl I chanced to meet
I thought that I would have a chance to shake a foot with her
Oh she was fair to see. Oh!
I danced with the gal with a hole in her stockin’
Buffalo Gals won’t you come out tonight?
And her hip kept a-rockin’ and her toe kept a-knockin’
And dance by the light of the moon?
And we danced by the light of the moon.
We danced the night away.
I wanna make that gal my wife then I’d be happy all my life,
If I had her with me. (We’re gonna be happy!)
American Traditional
Full Choir
Zions Walls
Come fathers and mothers,
Come sisters and brothers,
Come join us in singing the praises of Zion.
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O fathers don’t you feel determined
To meet within the walls of Zion.
We’ll shout and go round the walls of Zion.
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My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
American Folk Hymn
Tyler Chen, oboe
arr. Mack Wilberg
(b.1955)
Ginny Winston, flute
My Shepherd will supply my need, When I walk through the shades of death
Jehovah is his name. thy presence is my stay.
In pastures fresh he makes me feed, One word of thy supporting breath
beside the living stream. drives all my fears away.
He brings my wand’ring spirit back, Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
when I forsake his ways, doth still my table spread.
And leads me for his mercy’s sake, My cup with blessings overflows,
in paths of truth and grace. thine oil anoints my head.
The sure provisions of my God
attend me all my days.
Oh may thy house be mine abode
and all my work be praise!
There would I find a settled rest
while others go and come,
No more a stranger, nor a guest;
but like a child at home.
I Hear America Singing
André J. Thomas
(b. 1952)
I hear America singing of its greatness
Walk together children, don’t you get weary.
I hear America singing strong
Talk together children, don’t you get weary.
I hear America singing of its beauty.
There’s a great camp meeting in the Promised Land.
I hear America singing today.
America’s singing. Sing!
We’re going to sing of truth and love.
Walk together hand in hand together in peace.
We’re going to sing and never tire.
There’s a great camp meeting, and America’s singing, Promised Land!
Sure On This Shining Night
Morten Lauridsen
(b. 1943)
The late year lies down the north,
All is healed, all is health.
High summer holds the earth hearts all whole.
Sure on this shining night of star-made shadows round,
Kindness must watch for me this side the ground,
On this shining night.
Sure on this shining night.
I weep for wonder wandering far alone
Of shadows on the stars. Sure on this shining night.
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
He is trampling out the vintage
where the grapes of wrath are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar
in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence
in the dim and flaring lamps,
His day is marching on.
William Steffe
arr. Peter J. Wilhousk (1902–1978)
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on!
In the beauty of the lilies,
Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom
that transfigures you and me.
As He died to make men holy
Let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
Michael Murphy, Artistic & Music Director
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Michael
Murphy
is the Director
of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music of
the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University
of Idaho. There he conducts the Vandaleers, University
Chorus and teaches Advanced Conducting, Advanced
Choral Methods, and Studio Voice.
Dr. Murphy, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina,
received his Ph.D in Choral Conducting and Choral
Music Education from The Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida and Master and Bachelor degrees in
Choral Conducting and Choral Music Education from
East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
Dr. Murphy’s dissertation, Performance Practice of
Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Passio secundum Johannem”
– A Study of Twenty-Five Years of Recorded History as Influenced by the Historically Informed
Performance Movement was awarded a grant for dissertation research.
In 2007, Dr. Murphy made his international conducting debut in the People’s Republic of
China. He conducted choirs in concert venues such as the Forbidden City Concert Hall in
Beijing, China, the Yanshan University in Qinghuandao and Tianjin University in Tianjin.
The same year, he conducted The Florida State University Singers at the American Choral
Directors Association National Convention in Miami, Florida for the Exhibitors Concert.
Prior to his move to the University of Idaho, Professor Murphy taught all levels from
elementary to university students. His choirs consistently were recognized with distinction
earning all superior ratings at choral festivals. For eight years Dr. Murphy was fortunate to
serve as Conductor and Assistant Conductor of the Greenville Choral Society Community
Choruses. As a seasoned church musician he has led several congregations as Director of
Music. In 2001, Dr. Murphy was a recipient of the prestigious Calvin Institute of Christian
Worship grant made possible through the
generous support of the Lilly Endowment.
As an active member, Dr. Murphy has held
several leadership positions in the American
Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and
Attorney at Law
the Music Educators National Conference
208.882.5169
(MENC). Dr. Murphy continues to serve as an
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active adjudicator and clinician for workshops,
Licensed in Washington and Idaho
festivals, honor choirs and clinics.
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Bob S t one
Chorale Member Profile
(Tenor
II and
Chamber Choir) is a new addition to the Chorale this season, having
rekindled in recent years his interest in singing. Bob sang in high
school choir in Cheney and began his undergraduate studies at
Eastern Washington University as an undeclared voice major, but
then headed in a different academic and professional direction—
undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics with training
in information systems. Bob has been at the University of Idaho
since 1998, where he is Professor of Accounting and Information
Systems and where his research interests are how individuals and
organizations are impacted by information systems. His journey
back to choral music began with the influence of his daughter
Meredith, now a freshman at Idaho State University, who was herself
very active in Moscow and Pullman area choral music and theatre
productions. When Meredith was studying voice with Rager Moore
at UI, Bob decided to give voice a try again as well, taking voice
with Moore and also singing in UI’s University Choir. He auditioned for the Chorale, he says, to have a new
creative and social outlet. In addition to Meredith, Bob and Debbie also have a son, Garrett, who works in the
Coeur d’Alene-Post Falls area. (Those of you from Pullman will know Bob’s wife, Debbie, as the much beloved
kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stone, at Jefferson Elementary.) We are delighted that Bob has rediscovered his love
of singing and that he has added his talents to the Chorale!
Elena Panchenko, Accompanist
E
lena Panchenko
is originally from Ukraine and studied at the Moscow Conservatory
where she earned her degree in piano performance, music history and
music theory. She served as the Musical Director of the Penn State
Opera for four years and performed the debut of two new operas,
including Mrs. Satan, an opera about the life of the first woman
presidential candidate, Victoria Woodhall. Working extensively as an
accompanist and church musician, Elena has performed with groups
as varied as a children’s dance group to such well-known musicians
as Francis Orval and David Shifrin, clarinetist and Music Director
of Chamber Music at the Lincoln Center. In addition to Elena’s
duties with the chorale, she is also the Music Director at St. James’
Episcopal Church in Pullman. Elena’s family includes her husband,
Alex, WSU Math Professor and former Ukrainian rock star (as is Elena); her son Ivan, a student at UW; and
their dog, Tasha.
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Chorale Donors
Sponsors, $1500 +
Decagon Devices, Inc.
Edmund O. &
Beatriz Schweitzer
David & Kathy
Spencer
Angels, $1000 +
VMRD/ABR, Inc
Benefactors, $500 +
Sung K. Ahn
& Miho Nam
Meredyth Goodwin
Helen Lombard
(Tupperware fundraiser)
Moscow High School
(in-kind donation)
Gordon & Dene
Thomas
Patrons, $250 +
Rich Miller
Keith & Mary Stormo
Rosemary & Barney
Waldrop
Karen Weathermon
Friends, $100 +
Associates, $25 +
Kathryn Anderson
Walt & Eleanor Asbe
Edward & Margery Bennett
Laura Bracken & Edward Miller
LTC Richard Domey &
Diane Gillespie
Clive & Carol Gay
Gifts from the Heart, Karen Kelly
Harvesting the Arts,
Lewiston
Lawrence & Jennifer
Hammond
Heart of the Arts,
1912 Building, Jenny
Sheneman & staff
(in-kind donation)
Cynthia & Howard Hosick
Jack & Karen Kelly
Brianne Lindsay
Holly McCollister
Kirk & Laura McMichael
Frances H. Norton
Jim Reece & Pat Hines
Sandra Ristow
Steve & Ann Swannack
Ruth & Dean Vanderwall
Bill Voxman
Charmaine Wellington
Eric & Sheryl Zakarison
Alice Pope Barbut
Steve & Verna Bergmann
Cheryl Blackburn
Keith & Elizabeth Brandon
Paige Buehler
Shari Carter
Catch Your Dream Travel
Heather Dixon
Jane Estocin-Klaiber
Barb Hayes
Jan & Jack Keller
Jack Keller Combo
(in-kind donation)
Marvel & Howard Kimball
Donna Lewis
Living in the Garden
Sarah Marhevsky
Nancy Morrison
Moscow Charter School Fourth Grade
Ann Norton
Robin Ohlgren
Carolynne Olsen
Joy Passanante & Gary
Williams
Pullman Civic Theatre
In Honor of David Spencer
Roger Spencer
Lacey Sutter
Swilly’s Restaurant
Janice Willard
Lynn & Kay Youngblood
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Sopranos
The Idaho-Washington Concert Chorale
Kathy Anderson
Susan Beamer
Mary Ellen Brewick
Laurie Caraher
Shari Carter
Andrea Chavez
Jill Freuden e
Meredyth Goodwin e
Kara Johnson e
Jana Joyce
Karen Kelly
Nicole LeBlanc
Donna Lewis
Brianne Lindsay e
Helen Lombard
Mary Macey
Heather Nelson e
Kari Olsen
Janice O’Toole
Melissa Smith e
Tybee Wall
Janice Willard
Tenors
Kevin Brackney
Tom Brandt e
John Brewer
Scott Crenshaw
James Downes
Bill Dugger e
Clive Gay e
Chris McIntosh e
Bob Stone e
e Chamber Choir
Altos
Cheryl Blackburn e
Johna Boulafentis
Elizabeth Brandt
Jennifer Coleman
Marcia Cooke
Sandy Field
Judie Hanley e
Tressa Hochstatter
Jan Keller e
Ellen Kittell
Holly McCollister
Lindsay McIntosh e
Laura McMichael
Janet Mount
Robin Ohlgren
Jan Patrick
Abby Patthoff
Cheryl Scott
Karen Weathermon
Charmaine Wellington
Carole Wells
Basses
Paul Adams
Allen Alstad
Walt Asbe
Andrew Brewick
Doug Haines
Jack Keller e
Kent Keller
Jack Kelly e
Matt Kelly e
Colin McCorkle e
Kirk McMichael
Rich Miller
Eric Nilsson e
Jim Reece e
David Spencer e
Gordon Thomas
Leonard West
Lynn Youngblood
Chorale
Leadership
Board of
Directors
Tom Brandt
Alice Barbut
Heather Dixon
Cheryl Blackburn
Tenor Section Leader
Dress Coordinator,
Co-House Manager
Bill Dugger
Tux Coordinator
Jill Freuden
Soprano Section Leader &
Graphic Designer
Patron of the Arts, Moscow
Secretary, Database Manager,
Webmaster, & Alto Section
Leader
Barbara Hayes
Patron of the Arts, Lewiston
Jack Kelly
Chorale President
Meredyth Goodwin
Helen Lombard
Jan Keller
Holly McCollister
Nominations Committee Chair
Receipts Treasurer
Box Office Manager
Mary Macey
Chorale Librarian
Sarah Marhevsky
Advertising Manager
Ann Norton
Chorale Librarian
David Spencer
Bass Section Leader
&Wreath Craftsman
Gordon Thomas
Chief Signboard Wrangler
Karen Weathermon
Press Releases & Notecards
Signboard Artist
Kay Youngblood
Chorale Member-at-Large
Chorale Member-at-Large
Janice O’Toole
Chorale Vice-President
Jim Reece
Chorale Treasurer
Robert Staab
Patron of the Arts, Moscow
Chris Thompson
UI Faculty, Moscow
Artistic &
Music Director
Michael Murphy
Accompanist
Elena Panchenko
Co-House Manager
Sing with Us!
IWCC is an auditioned choir of community members
from the Palouse and surrounding communities.
We rehearse Monday nights at Moscow High School from
the end of August through the first week of May.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact:
Janice O’Toole, [email protected], 509.597.8917
Our Advertisers
Aitken, Schauble, Patrick, Neill, Ruff & Shirley
American West Bank
Artisans at the Dahmen Barn
At Home Designs
BookPeople of Moscow, Inc.
Clearwater Canyon
Coleman Oil/Chevron
DynaMarts
Community Current
Newspaper
Cowgirl Chocolates
Creason, Moore & Dokken
Dissmore’s IGA
For Arts Sake
Gail Byers Real Estate
Helen Lombard, Tupperware
Hill’s Valley Floral
Hodgins Drug
Inland NW Broadcasting
KHTR/KQQQ
Latah Realty
Living In The Garden
Main Street Books
Marketime Drug
McDonald’s of Pullman, Stadium Way
Meadowlark Melodies
Merry Cellars, Patrick Merry
& Kaylani Merrill
Mingles
Moscow Food Coop
Musical Alchemy, Inc.,
Jeremy Krug
Neill’s Flowers & Gifts
New Garden Restaurant
John H. Norton,
Attorney at Law
One World Cafe
Pacific NW Kiwanis -Louise
Regelin, District Governor
Palouse View Dental Center
Jack R. Porter
Pullman Family Medicine
Pullman Home & Land,
Re/Max Home & Land
Riverport Brewery
Rose Creek Graphics
Sam Dial Jewelers
S&S Custom Cabinets, Inc.
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
Sumptuous Soaps
Team Idaho Real Estate
Tokyo Seoul Sushi & Korean BBQ
Unitarian Universalist
Church of the Palouse
Ronald B. Webster
Wayback Cafe
Wine Company of Moscow
Woodland Enterprises,
NW Showcase
Supporters
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We would like to thank the following for their
support, contributions, and assistance
Our Families
Our Season Ticket Holders
Janet Adams
American West Bank, Uniontown
Doug & Marcia Baldwin
Caitlin & Dana Beesley
Debbie Brudie
John Byrne
Laurie Caraher
Churchyard Inn Bed & Breakfast,
Cheryl Waller
City of Colton
City of Uniontown
Sharon & Eugene Dixon
Albert & Ellen Eng
Shirley Engerbretson
Dianne & Troy Fernandez
First Presbyterian Church, Moscow
First United Methodist Church,
Lewiston
Shaun Freuden
Gary Gemberling,
Lewiston High School
Carol & Chet Herbst
Jillathena Design
Janice Keatts
Jeanne Keatts
Kent & Terry Keller
Bob Leffingwell
Lewis Clark State College
Holly McCollister & Leo West
Axel & Nancy Mitthof
Moscow High School Band Dept.
Ann Norton
Brady O’Kelly
The Owl Southway Pharmacy
Julie Pomerenk
Pullman Presbyterian Church
Joy Pullmen
St. Boniface Church, Uniontown
Ed & Marylene Statham
Steve & Ann Swannack
Nancy Tribble
University of Idaho
Karen Weathermon
Carole Wells
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Our Business Supporters
Creating memories
234 E Main Street, P.O. Box 218, Pullman, WA 99163
509.334.3545
800.752.5287
905 SE Main
Pullman,
Washington
(509)
332-6223
Our Business Supporters
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2009 Season n March 5 - June 28th
Thursday n Friday n Saturday n Sunday n 9:30 – 5:30
Scotty Thompson
Suzanne St. Pierre
509.332.0647
www.livinginthegardens.com
Hill’s
Valley
Floral
and gifts
Fresh, fragrant, and always a Favorite
Lisa & David Lawrence
812 Main Street, Lewiston, Idaho 83501
800.743.3544
208.743.3544
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Our Business Supporters
A Proud
Supporter of
Arts on the
Palouse
Ronald B. WeBsteR
Attorney at Law
licensed in Washington and Idaho
Law Offices of Ronald B. Webster
105 W Island Street
509.397.3491
Colfax, WA 99111
fax 509.397.3494
[email protected]
Creason, Moore &
Dokken, pplc
Lawyers
Committed to the delivery of quality legal
services throughout the region
1219 Idaho Street
P.O. Drawer 835
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
208.743.1516
208.746.2231 fax
www.cmd-law.com
Theodore O. Creason
David E. Dokken
Chris J. Moore
Tod D. Geidl
Cynthia L. Mosher
Clearwater Canyon Cellars
OPEN 24 HOURS
Now featuring full
US Postal Services!
Lotto • ATM • Money Orders
Photo Finishing
Tastings
Saturdays • 1-5 pm
Oct. ‘til Christmas
www.mydissmores.com
Tradition since 1937
1205 N Grand Avenue, Pullman
509.332.2918
fax 509.334.7072
cccellars.com (map on website)
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Sid’s in Store Pharmacy
Premium Local Wines
Port of Lewiston
1708 Sixth Ave. N. • Suite A
208-816-4679
Our Business Supporters
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Our Business Supporters
Monday-Saturday 10-4:30
310 N Main Street
Moscow c Idaho
Suppor
t our local & regional artists!
northwestshowcase.com c smokeybeargifts.com c 208.882.4767
The best
weekend
Breakfast
anywhere
from
9-2pm!
Our Business Supporters
509-332-4546
www.remax.com
Merry
710 SE Bishop Blvd Pullman, WA
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT PULLMAN’S WINERY
Amid the dramatic backdrop of the Palouse, local wineries are positioned in what is becoming
“one of the Northwest’s newest wine destinations”, as featured in Wine Press Northwest.
Enjoy Award Winning Wines
Perfect for the Holidays
Shipping to 21 States
Now offering custom wine labels
509.338.4699
Regular tasting room hours: 1:00 - 8:00 pm · Thursday - Saturday
245 SE Paradise St. · Pullman · WA · 99163 · merrycellars.com
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Our Business Supporters
bringing
fine & folk art
to the public
Post Office Square
209 East Third
Moscow, Idaho
208.882.7541
Open Monday – Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am – 4pm
Uniontown WA
The Shop at the Barn
selling creations of more than 90 regional artisans
artisans at work in their studios
classes & workshops for all ages
music performances & dances
Thurs-Sun 10-6
www.ArtisanBarn.org 509-229-3414
The Community Current
Newspaper serving the
families & business community
of St. John, Wash.
Since 1994
Becky
Dickerson,
publisher
(509) 648-3264
Jack R. Porter
Attorney at Law
609 S. Washington, Suite 206
Moscow, Idaho 83843
(208) 882-6595
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Our Business Supporters
Hodgins
Drug & Hearing
Something for everyone since 1890
307 South Main, Moscow, Idaho
208.882.5536
Open Monday - Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 12-5
We affirm the inherent dignity and worth
of every person.
Services on Sunday at 10:00am.
Everyone is welcome!
420 E. Second Street, Moscow ID 83843
208-882-4328
www.palouseuu.org
sumptuous soaps
www.sumptuoussoaps.com
High quality handcrafted soaps, balms,
and cleaning supplies that are healthy and
pleasing to the senses.
Mild soothing soaps created with
vegetable oils and extra nutrients.
Find us at Lily Bee’s,
Moscow Food Co-op, & Dahmen Barn.
Kathleen Tetzlaff
980 SW Alcora Drive, Pullman
509.334.1890
Good Luck Tonight,
Chorale!
from the crew & managers at the
Stadium Way McDonald’s
McDonald’s of Pullman
400 NE Stadium Way
The McDonald’s near Dissmore’s
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2010-2011 Season
Sing a Mighty Song
Sunday, November 14, 2010 a 4:00 pm
St. Boniface Catholic Church a Uniontown, WA
Dona Nobis Pacem
Singing Dona Nobis Pacem from JS Bach’s B Minor Mass and
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ last movement of Dona Nobis Pacem.
Friday, December 17, 2010 a 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 19, 2010 a 4:00 pm
St. Boniface Catholic Church a Uniontown, WA
Bach to Bernstein
featuring JS Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden and
Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with Festival Orchestra of the Palouse.
Friday, April 29, 2011 a 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 1, 2011 a 6:00 pm
St. Boniface Catholic Church a Uniontown, WA
Season Tickets
on sale now!
A complete, full scale jewelry
store locally owned and operated.
Featuring the most comprehensive
selection of engagement, wedding, and
anniversary rings. We do repairs,
custom made jewelry and appraisals.
Sam Dial, owner
255 E Main, Suite #101, Pullman
509.334.DIAL (3425)
www.samdialjewelers.com
Wine Company
of Moscow
The best selection of imported
wines & cheese on the Palouse!
Tuesday-Friday 12-8pm
Saturday 10-6pm
113 E Third, Moscow, Idaho 83843
208.882.6502