Georgia Boy Choir Festival Program 2012

 David R. White, Artistic Director and Conductor
Grand Finale Concert
with Special Guests:
The American Boychoir
The Newark Boys Chorus
The Palmetto State
Boychoir
The Floriday BoyChoir
The GAMAC Boys Choir
The McCallie School Men’s
Ensemble
Saturday, February 18,2012
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Establishing a Legacy of Excellence
PROGRAM
Fanfare For a Festival
Ron Nelson
All praise! All praise to music! Heaven sent.
The voice that lifts all hearts in perfect melody,
And leaves the soul fulfilled with joy and peace.
All praise! All praise to music! Heaven sent.
In open song!
Amazing Grace
~ Walter Rodby
arr. Stephen Hatfield
Jay Bopp, bagpipes
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I’m found; was blind, but now I see.
T’was grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fear relieved.
How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we first begun.
~ John Newton
THE FESTIVAL CHOIR
T H E A M E R I C AN B O Y C H O I R
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Music Director
Selections announced from the stage.
T H E NE W A R K B O Y S C H O R U S
Donald Morris, Music Director
Non Nobis, Domine
Roger Quilter
adapted, Donald Morris
Non nobis, Domine Not unto us, O Lord,
The praise and glory be Of any deed or word.
For in Thy judgment lies To crown or bring to nought
All knowledge and device That man has reached or wrought.
And we confess our blame, How all too high we hold
That noise which men call fame, That dross which men call gold.
For these we undergo Our hot and godless days,
But in our souls we know Not unto us the praise.
O Power by whom we live Creator, Judge and Friend,
Upholdingly forgive, Nor leave us at the end.
But grant us yet to see, In all our piteous ways,
Non Nobis, Domine, Not unto us the praise.
Ee-Oh from Friday Afternoons
The fox and his wife they had a great strife,
They never eat mustard in all their whole life;
They eat their meat without fork or knife,
And loved to be picking a bone, ee-oh!
The fox jumped up on a moonlight night;
The stars they were shining, and all things bright;
"O-ho!" said the fox, "It's a very fine night,
For me to go through the town, ee-oh!"
The fox, when he came to yonder stile,
He lifted his lugs' and he listened a while!
Benjamin Britten
"Oh, ho!" said the fox, 'it's a very short mile
From this unto yonder wee town, ee-oh!"
The fox when he came to the farmer's gate,
Who should he see but the farmer's drake?
"I love you well for your master's sake
And long to be picking your bone, ee-oh!"
The grey goose she ran round the farmer's stack,
"Oh, ho!" said the fox, "you are plump and fat;
You'll grease my beard and ride on my back,
From this into yonder wee town, ee-oh!"
The farmer's wife she jumped out of bed,
And out of the window she popped her head!
"Oh, husband! Oh, husband! The geese are all dead,
For the fox has been through the town, ee-oh!"
The farmer he loaded his pistol with lead,
And shot the old rogue of a fox through his head.
"Ah, ha!" said the farmer, "I think you're quite dead;
And no more you'll trouble the town, ee-oh!"
Ride On, King Jesus
arr. Moses Hogan
Ride on, King Jesus; ride on, the conquerin’ King.
No man can hinder thee.
I was but young when I begun. But now my race is almost done. King
Jesus rides a milk white horse. The river of Jordan He did cross.
He’s the King and the Lord. He’s the First and the Last.
He’s the Lord of Lords. Jesus is the Prince of peace.
THE McCALLIE MEN‘S ENSEMBLE
Lew Cisto, Conductor
Ride the Chariot
Spiritual arr. W.H. Smith
Michael Prentice & Chris Lee, Tenor Soloists
I'm gonna ride in the chariot in the morning, Lord,
I'm gonna ride in the chariot in the morning, Lord,
I'm gettin' ready for the judgment day, My Lord, my Lord.
Are you ready, my brother, sister?
Are you ready for the journey?
Do you want to see your Jesus?
I'm waitin' for the chariot 'cause I'm ready to go.
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Spiritual Arr. Emerson
Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel, deliver Daniel.
Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel? Then why not every Man?
He delivered Daniel for the lion's den, Jonah from the belly of the whale,
And the Hebrew Children from the fiery furnace,
Then why not every man?
I set my foot on the gospel ship, and the ship began to sail;
It landed me over on Canaan's shore, and I'll never come back no more.
Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel, then why not every man.
THE FLORIDA BOY CHOIR
Brian Collar, ChoirMaster
Hodie Apparuit
Orlando di Lasso
Translation:
Today appeared in Israel, from the Virgin Mary, was born a King.
In the Beginning of Creation
Daniel Pinkham
In the beginning of creation, when God made heaven and earth
The earth was without form and void
With darkness over the face of the abyss
And a mighty wind swept over the surface of the waters
God said, “Let there be light” and there was light.
~ Genesis 1:1-3
T HE G E O R G I A B O Y C H O I R
David R. White, Artistic Director and Conductor
I Will Sing With the Spirit
John Rutter
I will sing with the Spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Alleluia.
~ I Corinthians 14:15
Spaseniye Sodelal
Pavel Chesnokov
Translation: Salvation is created in the midst of the earth, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
~ Kievan Communion Chant
Barter from Garden of Beauty
Rene Clausen
Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children’s faces looking up Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness to sell. Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain, Eyes that love you, Arms that hold,
And for your spirit’s still delight, Holy thoughts that star the night.
Life has loveliness to sell.
Spend all you have for loveliness; Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white shining hour of peace Count many a year of strife well lost;
And for a breath of ecstasy Give all you have been or could be.
~ Sara Teasdale
Mary Speaks
David Childs
O you who bear the pain of the whole earth, I bore you.
O you whose tears gave human tears their worth, I laughed with you.
You, who when your hem is touched, give power, I nourished you.
Who turn the day to night in this dark hour, light comes from you.
O you who hold the world in your embrace, I carried you.
Whose arms encircled the world with your grace, I once held you.
O you who laughed and ate and walked the shore, I played with you.
And I, who with all others, you died for, now I hold you.
May I be faithful to this final test, in this last time I hold my child, my son;
His body close enfolded to my breast: the holder held, the bearer borne.
Mourning to joy, darkness to morn. Open, my arms; your work is done.
~ Madeleine L’Engle
Gloria ad modem tubae
Guillaume Dufay
Translation: Glory to God in the highest. And on earth, peace to men of
good will. We praise you. We bless You. We worship You. We glorify
You. We give You thanks for Your great glory. LORD God, Heavenly King,
God the Father Almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son. Lord
God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. You, Who take away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us. You, Who take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer. You Who sit at the right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. For You alone are holy. You alone are Lord. You alone, O
Jesus Christ are most high, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.
~ from the Mass
Omnia Sol
Z. Randall Stroope
Somewhere far from nowhere, I grew both strong and tall,
Longing to become, but knowing not the path at all.
But the footprints of the winter melted to fields of spring;
One last embrace before I cross the threshold; To Life we sing!
O stay your soul and leave my heart its song,
O stay your hand, the journey may be long.
And when we part and sorrow can’t be sway’d,
Remember when and let your heart be staid.
(Translation):
The sun warms everything, even when I am far away.
Love me faithfully, and know that I am faithful.
Weave the dance and raise the chorus, grieve no more.
Through the strength of Orion find refuge from the shore.
Let courage be your oar, let passion be your sail.
Wisdom and Truth will guide your deep heart’s yearning, through all
travail.
~ Z. Randall Stroope
THE GEORGIA BOY CHOIR FESTIVAL CHOIR
The Word Was God
Rosephanye Powell
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made
that have been made. Nothing was made, He has not made. All things
were made by Him.
~ John 1:1-3
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Howard Goodall
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me, you will comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Magnificat in D
~ Psalm 23 A. Herbert Brewer
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my
Savior, for he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold
from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is
mighty hath magnified me and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them
that fear him throughout all generations.
He hath shown strength with his arm, he hath scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat
and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with
good things and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his
mercy hath holpen his servant Israel as he promised to our forefathers,
Abraham and his seed, forever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
~Luke 1:46-55
And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes,
And there shall be no more death,
Neither sorrow, nor crying.
Eleanor Daley
Neither shall there be any more pain,
For the former things are passed away,
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes
~ Revelation 21:4
The Dream Isaiah Saw
Glenn L. Rudoph
Lions and oxen will sleep in the hay,
Leopard will join with the lambs as they play,
Wolves will be pastured with cows in the glade,
Blood will not darken the earth that God made.
Little child whose bed is straw, take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw: knowledge, wisdom, worship, awe.
Peace will pervade more than forest and field:
God will transfigure the Violence concealed
Deep in the heart and in systems of gain,
Ripe for the judgment the Lord will ordain.
Nature reordered to match God’s intent,
Nations obeying the call to repent,
All of creation completely restored,
Filled with the knowledge and love of the Lord.
~ Thomas H. Troeger
The Georgia Boy Choir wishes to
acknowledge and thank Senior Minister,
Rev. Bill Britt, Music Director, Scott
Atchison and the rest of the Staff and
Congregation of Peachtree Road United
Methodist Church for their overwhelming
generosity and friendship.
The FOURTH Annual
GEORGIA BOY CHOIR
FESTIVAL
is scheduled for
February 15 & 16, 2013
Make your plans NOW to attend.
The American Boychoir
Fernando Malvar Ruiz, Litton-Lodal Music Director
Tayo Adelanwa
Ian Adler
Kelvin Boateng
Evan Corn
Adam Cromwell
Arnob Dam
Noah Daniecki
Alexander Famous
Daniel Grest
Evin Guidone
William Hwang
Martin Jones
Chandler King
Eric Ling
Anselm Lohmann
Daniel Metrejean
Steven Metrejean
R.C. McShane
Lachlan Miller
Evan Mulhern
Sean Murphy
Curtis Newman
Doyul Paek
Cole Prescott
Samuel Rausch
Billy Sang
Peter Schoellkopf
Jack Tonra
Theo Trevisan
Noah Wilde
Koji Sakano
Codi Yhap
The Newark Boys Chorus
Donald Morris, Music Director
Hernan Aguilar
Mayowa Akindebe
Nathan Arroyo
Michael Banks
Rahmon Bateman
Nadyl Colon
Terrell Crawford
Terrell Davis
Christian Edwards
Benjamin Gaines
Harvey Gonzalez
Jo-el Gordon
Isaiah Gray
Elijah Greene
Isaiah Greene
Demetrius Holliman
Makay Honson
Curtis Jackson
Mickey Krommie
Zachary Krommie
Jared Lampley
Abraham Marquez
Nicholas Massenburg
Israel Ortiz
Daniel Paez
Tonny Pillajo
Jared Perez
Telmo Santos
Essachar Scroggins
Jeremiah Sheppert
Clifford St. Juste
Jabrile Sears
Robert Stephens
Amir Thomas
Joshua Troup
Tumi Tyndall
Uchenna Mbagwu
Stephon Waddell
Charles Waiters, Jr.
Omri West
Ezra Wrice
The Palmetto State Boychoir
Mark Railey, Artistic Director
Montrell Benjamin
Carl Bryant
Jevian Cosbert
Amir Jordan
Joshua Railey
Nathan Railey
The Florida BoyChoir
Brian Collar, Choirmaster
Bailey Dawson
Matthew Mion
Daniel Palmer
Brian Wiggins
Caleb Winfrey
Philip Winfrey
The Greater Anderson Metropolitan Arts Consortium Boychoir
David Wilcox, Conductor
John Paul Cawood
Drew Deaton
Scott Daughtry
Nash Harbin
Jack Heeney
Jack Hill
Eli Lancaster
Xander McCartney
Ben Moss
Mastin Williamson
The Georgia Boy Choir
David R. White, Artistic Director and Conductor
The Apprentice Choir
Demetrius Adkison
Brock Burgess
Torey Cody
Paul Colker
Ramsey Davis
Patrick Garner
Drew Heiskell
Jackson Hughes
Enoch Hutchinson
Avery Jones
Ben Martin
Xion Nichols
Peyton Portfolio
Matthew Sanger
Alexander Spiegel
Ely Terrell
Mason Turmon
Euwanta Williams
The Training Choir
Evan Bauer
Nikita Brynenn
Tommy DeShong
London Griggers
Justin Goldman
Sebastjan Hutton
Alok John
Leo Muir
Jack Ortiz
Paul Pasquale
Taylor Portfolio
Tommy Sigler
Trip Tatroe
Jacob Walton
Noah Walton
Michael White
The Intermediate Choir
Julien George
Will Hamilton
Jackson Heydt
Alexander Merryman
Emile Moolenaar
Alexander Cowen
The Concert Choir
Maxwell Clements
Collin Cruikshank
Jack Dillard
Maksim Hull
Chosen Jacobs
Andrew Liang
Oak Martin
Keegan McDaniel
Ethan McDonnell
Gavin McDonnell
Logan McHugh
Ruben Roy
Walt Semrau
Thomas Stokes
Eric Sturniolo
Dillon Tanner
Ethan Terrell
Loren Tsang
Joshua Welch
Tomohisa Yoda
The Young Men’s Ensemble
Harrison Citron
Steven Colker
Sounak Das
Abinay John
Aaron Jones
Marc Laroussini
Evan Mercer
Jesse Rhodes
Joseph Sokohl
Michel Vazirani
Duane White
William White
Artistic Director and Conductor, David R. White has been
training boys and young men to sing for more than two decades. In 1994, he
founded the Boy Choir of the Carolinas in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1998 he
became the Music Director of Florida’s Singing Sons Boychoir in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. White was the Artistic Director and Conductor
of the Atlanta Boy Choir in Atlanta, Georgia. Under his direction, choirs have
participated in numerous festivals throughout the world including the Prague
International Choral Festival, the Pacific International Children’s Choir Festival,
the Anchorage Choral Festival, the Cultural Olympiad in Greece, the Baltimore
Boychoir Festival, the Southeast Festival of Song, and the Choral Olympics in
Linz, Austria. He has been a conductor on the faculty at the Interlochen Center
for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan as well as the Csehy Summer School of
Music in Philadelphia. Mr. White holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice
Performance from Georgia College and is active as a lecturer, adjudicator, and
conductor for choral and vocal competitions, workshops, and festivals. He
currently holds the position of Repertoire and Standards Chair for the Georgia
Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.
Associate Conductor and Organist, Scott Hamilton Atchison
currently serves as director of music and organist at Peachtree Road United
Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where he administers a program including
nine choirs. Under his leadership, the choirs have performed in some of the most
venerable cathedrals and halls around the world. In the United States, the Choir
of Peachtree Road has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral in
Washington D.C., and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. The
Peachtree Road Choir has toured internationally for many years. Notably, the
choir has appeared at St. Paul’s and Wells Cathedral in the United Kingdom and
Notre Dame, Chartres, and Reims Cathedral in France. In 2002, Mr. Atchison
began the design and installation of the 106-stop Mander Organ in the church’s
new sanctuary. In November of that year, he was the featured soloist in the
premiere of the Concerto for Organ, Orchestra and Chorus by renowned
composer Stephen Paulus with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the baton
of Mr. Robert Spano. The music program at Peachtree Road United Methodist
Church includes a full-scale concert series, which draws music lovers from across
the city. The series includes at least two major choral works each season with
members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Atchison’s schedule keeps him
busy as an organ recitalist and choral clinician across the country. Mr. Atchison
received his training in organ performance and choral conducting from Furman
University as well as Georgia State University where his teachers included
Lindsay Smith and Robert L. Simpson. Professional memberships include the
American Guild of Organists, American Choral Directors Association, and the
Royal School of Church Music.
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz is the Litton-Lodal Music Director of
The American Boychoir. He leads the choir annually in over one hundred
performances throughout the United States and tours with them internationally.
During his tenure, The American Boychoir has performed for the 9/11 Memorial
Service broadcast live on CNN around the world, the Academy Awards, the
YouthAIDS Benefit Gala and the US Open Tennis Tournament. He prepares the
choir for regular performances with some of the finest orchestras in the world,
including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Royal
Concertgebouw, The Staatskapelle Berlin, The Philadelphia Orchstra, and has
worked with such illustrious conductors as James Levine, Pierre Boulez, Kurt
Masur, Charles Dutoit, and others.
A native of Spain, Mr. Malvar-Ruiz began his musical studies at the age of ten.
After earning his undergraduate degree in piano performance and music theory
from the Reál Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid, he completed his
Kodály certification in Kécskemet, Hungary, where he was awarded the Sharolta
Kodály scholarship. He holds a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from Ohio
State University, and has completed all coursework toward a doctoral degree in
musical arts from the University of Illinois.
Widely sought after internationally as a guest conductor, lecturer, clinician, and
recognized expert in the adolescent male evolving voice, Mr. Malvar-Ruiz has
guest conducted throughout the world including the Kodály convention in
Australia, the World Children’s Choir in Hong Kong, the Czech Republic,
Bermuda and the Des Moines International Children’s Choral Festival. For 11
years, he instructed the summer master's Program in Kodály at Capital
University and since 2008 has served on the faculty of the Internacional De
Verano de Direccion Coral y Pedagogoia Musical in Las Palmas, Spain. Mr.
Malvar-Ruiz also regularly conducts honor choirs and choral festivals throughout
the United States for ACDA and OAKE regional and national conventions.