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At the conclusion of this weekend we will have attended 70 Christmas at Luther performances in the past 14 years. Surely there is no greater presidential privilege. Just as Jesus’s birth is a gift of pure joy to be received each year, each of these performances has been a treasure. Christmas at Lu-ther affirms our mission as a college of the church and it reminds us of what makes us most grateful: our students. We are adoptive grandparents who are immensely proud!

We hope these young men and women realize what a tremen-dous gift it is to be able to create beauty and, through sacred song, to connect listeners intimately to God. Music at Luther College reveals a wonderful synergy on campus: we seek to teach, guide, and inspire our students, and they in turn enrich and inspire us.

We give thanks for many things as we transition from Luther at the end of this academic year, especially for the marvelous way God’s faithful love is expressed in community. We rejoice that you are part of the Luther College community and we wish you a Christmas season of joyful renewal.

Soli Deo Gloria!

President Richard and Mrs. Judith Torgerson

Thursday, November 29, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, November 30, 6:30 p.m. aNd 9:15 p.m.

saTurday, december 1, 7:30 p.m.

suNday, december 2, 2:30 p.m.

ceNTer For FaiTh aNd LiFeLuTher coLLege, decorah, iowa

Luther College will be taping all performances. We ask that all cell phones, pagers, and digital wristwatch alarms be turned off. No audio- or video-recording devices or cameras are permitted. If you need assistance during the performance, please find an usher (located near each entrance). Twin Cities Public Television will also be taping the performances on Thursday, Friday, and Satur-day. We ask your understanding for any inconve-niences that may result.

We request that the audience hold its applause until the completion of the concert.

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mvmT. iX: Nimrod From Enigma Variations, op. 36 Edward Elgar (1857–1934)Symphony Orchestra

aNgeLs we have heard oN higharr. Mack Wilberg Combined Choirs, Symphony Orchestra

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plainsAnd the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heav’nly song?

Come to Bethlehem and seeHim whose birth the angels sing;Come, adore on bended kneeChrist the Lord, the newborn King.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heav’nly song?

See him in the manger laid,Whom the choirs of angels praise;Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,While our hearts in love we raise.

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oNce iN royaL david’s ciTyarr. David WillcocksAudience is invited to remain seated

and sing.

Once in royal David’s CityStood a lowly cattle shed Where a mother laid her Baby In a manger for His bed; Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.

He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable,

And His cradle was a stall; With the poor, and meek, and lowly, Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

And our eyes at last shall see Him, Through His own redeeming love. For that Child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heav’n above; And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone.

Not in that poor lowly stable,With the oxen standing by.We shall see him, but in heaven,Set on God’s right hand on high;There his children gather round,Bright like stars, with glory crowned.

susseX caroLarr. Bob ChilcottCantorei

On Christmas night all Christians sing,To hear the news the angels bring,News of great joy, news of great mirth,News of our merciful King’s birth.

Then why should we on earth be so sad,

Since our Redeemer made us glad?When from our sin he set us free,All for to gain our liberty?

When sin departs before his grace,Then life and health come in its place,Angels and people with joy may sing,All for to see the newborn King.

All out of darkness we have light,Which made the angels sing this night:“Glory to God and peace to all,Now and forevermore. Amen.”

o magNum mysTeriumMorten LauridsenCathedral Choir

O great mysteryand wondrous sacrament,that animals should see the newborn

Lord, lying in their manger!

Blessed is the Virgin whose wombWas worthy to bear The Lord Jesus

Christ.Alleluia!

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paTapaNarr. Sandra PeterAurora

Willie, take your little drum;With a whistle, Robin, come;With the sound of instruments,Tu-re-lu-re-luPat-a-pat-a-pan,With the sound of instruments,We proclaim it’s Christmas Day!

It was so in olden days,That to praise the King of kings,All would play their instruments,And we should do the same.

We are all joined now with God,We are close as flute and drum,For today our Christ has come,Let us sing and dance with joy!

o come, o come emmaNueLarr. Mark TempletonNorsemen

O come, O come, EmmanuelRedeem thy captive Israel,That into exile drear is goneFar from the face of God’s dear Son.Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Branch of Jesse! drawThe quarry from the lion’s claw;From the dread caverns of the grave,From nether hell, thy people save.Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, thou Day-spring bright!

Pour on our souls thy healing light;Dispell the long night’s ling’ring gloom,And pierce the shadows of the tomb.Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Lord of David’s Key!The royal door fling wide and free;Safeguard for us the heav’nward road,And bar the way to death’s abode. Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Adonai.

Who in thy glorious majestyFrom that high mountain clothed with

aweGavest thy folk the elder law.Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

oN This day earTh shaLL riNg arr. Cathy MoklebustLuther Ringers

comForT, comForT, Now my peopLearr. Brooke Joyce (Commissioned for

Christmas at Luther 2012)Audience is invited to stand and sing.

ALL: “Comfort, comfort now my people;Tell of peace!” So says our God.Comfort those who sit in darknessMourning under sorrow’s load.To God’s people now proclaim That God’s pardon waits for them!Tell them that their war is over;God will reign in peace forever!

WOMEN: For the herald’s voice is cryingIn the desert far and near,Calling us to true repentance,Since the reign of God is here.

MEN: Oh, that warning cry obey! Now prepare for God a way!Valleys, rise to greet the Savior,Hills, bow down in humble favor.

ALL: Straight shall be what long was

crooked,And the rougher places plain.Let your hearts be true and humble, As befits God’s holy reign!For the glory of the LordNow on earth is shed abroad,And all flesh shall see the tokenThat God’s word is never broken.

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chrisTmas dayGustav Holst (1874–1934)Combined Choirs, Symphony Orchestra

Good Christian friends, rejoiceWith heart, and soul, and voice;Give ye heed to what we say:News! News!Jesus Christ is born today:Ox and ass before him bow,And he is in the manger now.Christ is born today!

God rest you merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismay,Remember Christ our SaviourWas born on Christmas day,To save us all from woe and sin,When we were gone astray.O tidings of comfort and joy.In Bethlehem, in Jewry,This blessed Babe was born,And laid within a manger,Upon that holy morn;The which his mother, Mary,Did nothing take in scorn.O tidings of comfort and joy.

Good Christian friends, rejoice,With heart, and soul, and voice;Now ye hear of endless bliss:Joy! Joy!Jesus Christ was born for this!He hath oped the heav’nly door,And we are blessed evermore.Christ was born for this!

Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly,Let your songs of gladness ring;In a stable lies the Holy,In a manger rests the King:See, in Mary’s arms reposing,Christ by highest heav’n adored:Come, your circle round him closing,Pious hearts that love the Lord.

The first Nowell the angels did say,Was to certain poor shepherds in fields

as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their

sheep,On a cold winter’s night that was so

deep.Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,Born is the King of Israel.

Come, ye poor, no pomp of stationRobes the Child your hearts adore:He, the Lord of all salvation,Shares your want, is weak and poor:Oxen, round about behold them;Rafters naked, cold and bare,See the shepherds, God has told themThat the Prince of Life lies there.

Come, ye children, blithe and merry,This one Child your model make;Christmas holly, leaf and berry,All be praised for his dear sake;Come, ye gentle hearts, and tender,Come, ye spirits, keen and bold;All in all your homage render,Weak and mighty, young and old.High above a star is shining,And the Wisemen haste from far:

Come, glad hearts, and spirits pining:For you all has ris’n the star.Let us bring our poor oblations,Thanks and love and faith and praise:Come, ye people, come, ye nations,All in all draw nigh to gaze.

Now to the Lord sing praises,All you within this place,And with true love and brotherhoodEach other now embrace;This holy tide of ChristmasAll others doth deface.O tidings of comfort and joy.

Good Christian friends, rejoiceWith heart, and soul, and voice;Now ye need not fear the grave:Peace! Peace!Jesus Christ was born to save!Calls you one, and calls you all,To gain His everlasting hall:Christ was born to save!

chrisTmas medLeyNordic Choir

Wexford Carolarr. Dale Warland

Good people all, this Christmas time,Consider well and bear in mindWhat our good God for us has done,In sending his beloved son.With Mary, holy, we should pray

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To God with love this Christmas Day;In Bethlehem upon that mornThere was a blessed Messiah born.

The night before that happy tide,The noble Virgin and her guideWere long time seeking up and downTo find a lodging in the town.But mark how all things came to pass:From every door repelled alas!As long foretold, their refuge allWas but an humble ox’s stall.

Near Bethlehem shepherds keepTheir flocks of lambs and feeding

sheep;To whom God’s angels did appear,Which put the shepherds in great fear. “Prepare and go,” the angels said,“To Bethlehem be not afraid;For there you’ll find, this happy morn,A princely babe, sweet Jesus born.Near Bethlehem, sweet Jesus born.”

With thankful heart and joyful mind,The shepherds went the babe to find,And as God’s angel had foretold,They did our Savior Christ behold.Within a manger he was laid,And by his side the Virgin maid,Attending on the Lord of Life,Who came on earth to end all strife.

Sing We Now of Christmasarr. Fred Prentice

Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.

Of our Lord and Savior we the tidings tell.

Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born.

Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.

Angels from on high say, “Shepherds come and see.”

“He is born in Bethlehem, a blessed Lamb for thee.”

Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born.

Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.

Shepherds found the child lying in a manger stall.

Joseph standing by, and Mother Mary mild.

So now sing we noel, for Christ the King is born.

Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.

Magi oriental journeyed from afar. They did come to greet him beneath

the shining star.Glory to God, for Christ the King is

born.Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all

noel.

who is The baby?Rosephanye PowellCantorei

Who is the baby born in a manger?Jesus, Jesus, the Holy One.Who is the baby born in a manger?Jesus, Jesus, the Son of God.Angels from heaven sing of his glory.Jesus, Jesus, the Holy One.Angels from heaven sing of his glory.Jesus, Jesus, the Son of God.Come see the Christ child let us adore

himHallelujah! Praise to the King.Who is the baby born in the manger?Jesus, Jesus, Emmanuel.Come, let us worship Him.Worship Him, let’s worship Him.He’s the King of kings, and the Lord of

lords. Glory hallelujah to the newborn King,

born in Bethlehem.

Lo, how a rose e’er bLoomiNgarr. Allen Koepke (1939–2012)Collegiate Chorale

Isaiah ’twas foretold it, The Rose I have in mind. With Mary we beheld it, The Virgin Mother kind.To show God’s love a right, She bore to us a Savior,When half spent was the night.

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O Flower, whose fragrance tenderWith sweetness fills the air,Dispel in glorious splendourThe darkness everywhere;True man, yet very God,From Sin and death now save us,And share our every load.

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming From tender stem hath sprung!Of Jesse’s lineage coming As those of old have sung.It came a blossom bright,Amid the cold of winter,When half spent was the night.

hodie chrisTus NaTus esTarr. Agneta SköldAuroraTranslation (sung in Latin and Swedish)

Today Christ is born, today the Savior has appeared;

Today on earth the angels sing, the archangels rejoice,

Today the righteous rejoice, saying:Glory to God in the highestAnd peace on earth.

Now night will give where fear is reigning.

The people who walk in dark will see a great light.

Over those who live in the land of darkness

The light is shining.

Goodwill toward all.Alleluia!

I bring news to all about a great joy.Today a saviour is born to you in the

town of David.He is Messiah.Let us go up to Bethlehem to see the

wondrous child.Good tidings from the Lord, he is born

to us!

hark, The heraLd aNgeLs siNg Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)arr. David WillcocksAudience is invited to stand and sing.

Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn king;peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.”Joyful, all ye nations, rise;join the triumph of the skies;with angelic hosts proclaim,“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn king!”

Christ, by highest heaven adored,Christ, the everlasting Lord,late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the Godhead see!Hail, incarnate Deity!Pleased as man with us to dwell,Jesus, our Emmanuel!Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn king!”

Hail the heav’n born Prince of Peace!Hail the Sun of righteousness!Light and life to all he brings,ris’n with healing in his wings.Mild he lays his glory by,born that we no more may die,born to raise each child of earth,born to give us second birth.Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn king!”

NARRATION

saNcTus From rEquiEmMaurice Duruflé (1902–1986)Combined Choirs, Symphony Orchestra

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.The heavens and the earthare full of Thy glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is He Who comethin the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

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mvmT. iii: scherzo From symphoNy No. 4 iN F miNor, op. 36P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)Symphony Orchestra

diNg doNg! merriLy oN higharr. Carolyn JenningsCathedral Choir

Ding dong! Merrily on highIn heaven the bells are ringing,Ding dong! Verily the sky,Is riven with angel singing. Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!

E’en so here below, below,Let steeple bells be swungen,And i-o, i-o, i-o, By priest and people sungen.

Merrily ringing, Merrily singing, Ringing and singing,Hosanna in excelsis.

Pray you dutifully prime Your Matin chime, ye ringers;May you beautifully rime,Your evetime song, ye singers. Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!

a kiNg is borNarr. Tim Sarsanywords and music by Sy Gorieb

and Tim HosmanNorsemen

A King is born this day in Bethlehem, Hallelujah,No crown is worn, but angels worship

him,Almighty God so meek, so mild,Salvation comes thru this holy child,He is in the manger now;Humbly come and humbly bow;Reaching out a tiny hand.He’s born this day in Bethlehem.

His palace is lowly, His throne is made of hay.The shepherds bow down to see His

holy face

away iN a maNgerWilliam J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)arr. Mack WilbergAudience is invited to stand and sing.

Away in a manger,No crib for His bed,The little Lord JesusLaid down His sweet head.The stars in the bright skyLooked down where He lay.The little Lord JesusAsleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing,The poor Baby wakes, But little Lord JesusNo crying He makes.I love Thee, Lord Jesus,Look down from the sky, And stay by my side,’Til morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus,I ask Thee to stayClose by me forever,And love me I pray.Bless all the dear childrenIn Thy tender care,And take us to heavenTo live with Thee there.

sisTah maryarr. Rollo DilworthCollegiate Chorale

Sistah Mary had but one childWho was born in Bethlehem.And every time that little Baby cried, She would rock Him in a weary land. Talkin’ ’bout Sistah Mary.

Three wise men to Jerusalem came.They traveled very far.They said, “Where is He, born King of

the Jews,For we have seen His star.”An angel came to Joseph, and gave him

this command:“Arise ye, take your wife and your child,And flee to Egypt land.”

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cariLLoN oN a ukraNiaN beLL caroLGerald NearOrgan Solo

mvmT. iv: a spoTLess rose From now slEEps thE Crimson pEtalPaul MealorNordic Choir

A Spotless Rose is growing,Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers’ foreshowing, Of Jesse promised fruit;Its fairest bud unfolds to lightAmid the cold, cold winter, and the

dark midnight.

Where of Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springingIn Mary, purest Maid;Through God’s great love and might,The Blessed Babe she bare us.

A Spotless Rose is growing, In a cold, cold, winter’s night.Now sleeps the crimson petal.Amen.

iN The bLeak midwiNTerarr. Harold Darke (1888–1976)Combined Choirs, Symphony Orchestra(candlelighting)

In the bleak midwinter,Frosty wind made moan.Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone.Snow had fallen snow on snow.In the bleak midwinter long ago.

Our God, Heav’n cannot hold HimNor earth sustain. Heav’n and earth shall flee awayWhen He comes to reign.In the bleak midwinter, A stable place sufficedThe Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom cherubimWorship night and day,A breast full of milk,And a manger full of hay.Enough for Him, whom angels Fall down before, The ox and ass and camel, which adore.

What can I give Him, poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb.

If I were a wise man, I would do my part,

Yet what I can I give Him, give my heart.

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mvmT. i: proLogue From hodiERalph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)Combined Choirs, Symphony Orchestra

Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!Today Christ is born: today the Saviour

appeared:Today on earth the angels sing,

archangels rejoice:Today the righteous rejoice, saying:

glory to God in the highest: Alleluia.

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recordiNgsYou may purchase a recording of this year’s concert by filling out the order form in the back of this program. Along with this year’s concert, previous Christmas at Luther CDs and DVDs are available on the order form, through the Luther College BookShop at www.lutherbookshop.com, or (888) 521-5039.

broadcasTsThis year’s concert will air on Iowa Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio.

The new holiday special Christmas at Luther 2012: Tidings of Comfort and Joy, videotaped and produced this weekend by Twin Cities Public Television and Luther College, will premier on most PBS stations across the country on December 23 at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific). Please check local listings for all broadcast dates and times.

choirsAuroraCantoreiCathedral ChoirCollegiate ChoraleNordic ChoirNorsemen

iNsTrumeNTaLisTsLuther College Symphony OrchestraLuther Ringers

Luther Ringers performs on a 5-octave set of Schulmerich handbells generously donated by Blanche Kangas of Spokane, Washington.

coNducTorsDaniel Baldwin, Symphony OrchestraAllen Hightower, Nordic ChoirLinda Martin, CantoreiSandra Peter, Aurora, Cathedral ChoirAndrew Last ’97, Collegiate Chorale,

NorsemenGregory Peterson ’83, Luther Ringers

coLLege orgaNisTGregory Peterson ’83

NarraTorAnn Sponberg Peterson

FacuLTy perFormersDu Huang

arTisTic direcTorAllen Hightower

TechNicaL sTaFFMichael Bartels, program design Carsten Earl, CFL technicianEric Ellingsen ’99, and Sarah Miller,

administrative coordinatorsTanya Gertz, director of campus

programmingSusan Peterson, CFL staffBradley Phillips, box office managerKendall Thompson ’86, CFL technician

seT desigNJeffrey L. Murphy of J.L. Murphy Design

music crediTsNimrod, Luck’s Music Library; Angels We Have Heard On High, Hinshaw Music Inc.; Once in Royal David’s City, Edition Peters; Sussex Carol, Oxford University Press; O Magnum Mysterium, Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc.; Patapan, MorningStar Music Publishers; O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc.; On This Day Earth Shall Ring, Choristers Guild; Comfort, Comfort, Now Ye People, toydogmusic (ASCAP); Christmas Day, Novello; Wexford Carol, G. Schirmer Inc.; Sing We Now Of Christmas, Gentry Publications; Who is the Baby? Oxford University Press; Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc.; Hodie Christus natus est, Walton Music; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Oxford University Press; Sanctus, Durand; Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36/Mvmt. III, Luck’s Music Library; Carillon on a Ukrainian Bell Carol, Morningstar Music Publishers; A King Is Born, Integrity Hosanna! Music; Away In A Manger, Hinshaw Music Inc.; Sistah Mary, Hal Leonard Corporation; Ding Dong! Merrily On High, Neil A. Kjos Music Co.; Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Novello & Company Limited; In the Bleak Midwinter, Galaxy Music Corporation; Hodie, Oxford University Press

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aurora

Rachel Amerman, Northfield, Minn.Elisabeth Austin, Overland Park, Kan.Ellen Badger, Duluth, Minn.Allison Bansen, Monmouth, Ore.Kailyn Bell, Beloit, Wis.Jessica Belt, Montevideo, Minn.Katharine Bergman, Cedar Rapids, IowaSarah Bowman, Fergus Falls, Minn.Erin Bradley, Grand Forks, N.D.Rachel Brooks, Arvada, Colo.Hannah Burmahl, Geneseo, Ill.Hannah Butler, Independence. IowaAmber Caballero, Faribault, Minn.McKenna Campbell-Potter, Eden

Prairie, Minn.Hannah Clark-Bridges, Cedar Rapids,

IowaEmily Clay, Westfield, Wis.Marjorie Cullen, Mequon, Wis.Hannah Dailey, Cedar Falls, IowaAlyssa Danielson, Excelsior, Minn.Shayla De Jong, New Sharon, IowaLisel Edberg Caldwell, Stillwater, Minn.Makayla Eldred, Clarence, IowaElyssa Eull, St. Michael, Minn.Katelyn Evenson, La Crescent, Minn.Pearl Faldet, Decorah, IowaRachel Fyfe, Pella, IowaKate Gerike, Chaska, Minn.Cora Glaser, New Hampton, IowaHolly Harris, Morning Sun, IowaJoy Harris, Rochester, Minn.Kayla Harwick, Rochester, Minn.Amanda Hayden, La Crosse, Wis.Bryn Hedlund, Iowa City, IowaConnor Hoff, Fargo, N.D.Janele Holt, Decorah, IowaKristin Housholder, West Des Moines,

IowaKatelyn Janssen, Lanark, Ill.Anna Jeide, Golden Valley, Minn.Tiffany Johnson, LeRoy, Minn.Madison Johnson, Clinton, IowaHailey Johnson, Centennial, Colo.McKenzie Jones, Thompson, N.D.Jessi Kauffmann, Ankeny, IowaVerime Kimmelshue, Durham, Calif.Kalli Kistenmacher, Holstein, IowaAlexandra Klug, Spring Valley, Wis.Katherine Kovacovich, Bemidji, Minn.Jordan Kuchera, Lakeville, Minn. Megan Kundel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kristen Lambert, Moline, Ill.Emily Lange, Atkins, IowaElizabeth Larget, Madison, Wis.Megan Law, Rochester, Minn.Catherine Lewis, Northfield, Minn.Lindsay Lovaas, Davenport, IowaNicole Lussier, South Pasadena, Calif.Makayla Marinack, Almond, Wis.Caitlin Marschall, Waukesha, Wis.Hannah Mick, Waverly, IowaElizabeth Mollen, Duluth, Minn.Jocelyn Morris, Raymond, Neb.Emily Mueller, Woodbury, Minn.Genevieve Myran, Eagan, Minn.Melissa Newhouse, Conroe, TexasSolveig Orngard, Pilot Mound, IowaChristie Owens, Fullerton, Calif.Olivia Peterson, Stillman Valley, Ill.Alexandra Polk, Buffalo Grove, Ill.Laura Post, Rochester, Minn.Julia Reimann, Cottage Grove, Minn.Sarah Rickertsen, Eagan, Minn.Jessica Robinson, Iowa City, IowaIsabela Rosales, Decorah, IowaHannah Sackett, Becker, Minn.Kara Sathre, Adams, Minn.Bethany Seavers Templeton, Eagan,

Minn.Eleanore Sell, Eagan, Minn.Brianna Shelly, Scottsdale, Ariz.Saydi Stewart, Spencer, Wis.Erika Storvick, Woodbury, Minn.Margaret Sulentic, Dubuque, IowaJessica Tan, Austin, Minn.Laura Thoms, Bellevue, IowaBritany Thorpe, Des Moines, IowaKaitlin Thune, Mount Vernon, IowaAnne Waniger, La Crosse, Wis.Allison Weber, Oregon, Wis.Marlene Weikle, Fairfax, Minn.Rachel Wiebke, Owatonna, Minn.Chelsie Wohlers, Lake City, Minn.Jessica Wong, Rosemount, Minn.

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Caitlin Almer, Littleton, Colo.Emily Alpers, Rochester, Minn.Andrea Beauvais, Hastings, Minn.McKenzie Brace, Allison, IowaMaggie Brown, St. Paul, Minn.Rachel Brummond, Onalaska, Wis.Kimberly Cavanagh, Bloomington, Ill.

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Eve Christensen, Isle, Minn.Marley Crossland, Holmen, Wis.Meggie DeJong, Glenwood, Minn.Anna Derdzinski, Greene, IowaRudie Desravines, HaitiLibby Devens, Maplewood, Minn.Becca Dugdale, Superior, Wis.Alyssa Dutkanych, Chicago, Ill.Emily Ebertz, Woodbury, Minn.Jessica Edblom, Maple Grove, Minn.Haylee Elvendahl, Cambridge, Minn.Alicia Findley, Litchfield, Minn.Kathleen Griffith, Omaha, Neb.Ashley Haight, Cedar Rapids, IowaKatie Hansel, New Ulm, Minn.Paige Harne, St. Charles, Minn.Crystal Harrell, Decorah, IowaKristianna Harris, Red Wing, Minn.Kirsten Hash, Appleton, Wis.Elisabeth Hottel, North Liberty, IowaMelanie Jacobson, Maple Grove, Minn.Ashley Kappers, Spring Valley, Minn.Sydney Kjerstad, Parker, Colo.Chelsey Kohnen, Spring Grove, Minn.Kelsey Krall, Colfax, Wis.Isabelle Krogh, Waukee, IowaStephanie Lake, Rochester, Minn.Tara Laughlin, Omaha, Neb.Emma Lofthus, Edina, Minn.Tanya Maas, Coloma, Wis.Mary Maiden Mueller, Luck, Wis.Andrea Malek, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.Jessica Mara, Prairie Du Chien, Wis.Maia Mastel, Fargo, North DakotaMeredith McDowell, Roseville, Minn.Maryanne McNutt, Wausau, Wis.Sarah McWilliams, Homestead, IowaElise Mickelson, Windom, Minn.Katherine Mohr, Wauwatosa, Wis.Anna Murray, Waukesha, Wis.Sarah Nicla, Devils Lake, North DakotaMadison Norell, St. Peter, Minn.Jessica O’Brien, New Glarus, Wis.Courtney O’Hara, Edina, Minn.Jayne Pearson, St. Paul, Minn.Sara Pecinovsky, Mabel, Minn.Britta Petersen, Mankato, Minn.Jocelyn Petersen, Eau Claire, Wis.Jevita Poer, Houston, TexasEllen Pritchard, Clear Lake, IowaLeslie Rauworth, Lockport, Ill.Erin Rouse, Monroe, IowaCarrie Rye, Esko, Minn.

Cadence Sawyer, Rochester, Minn.Corinne Sawyer, Fort Collins, Colo.Katie Scherr, Oconomowoc, Wis.Rebekah Schulz, Minnetonka, Minn.Jennifer Schulz, Minnetonka, Minn.Lauren Schwitters, Cannon Falls, Minn.Samantha Shimak, Cresco, IowaCaitlin Shoemaker, Omaha, Neb.Rachel Skinner, Maple Grove, Minn.Alison Smith, Hastings, Minn.Kelsey Sorensen, Faribault, Minn.Maggie Steinberg, Damascus, Ore.Elizabeth Strube, Lombard, Ill.Amanda Take, Downers Grove, Ill.Ashley Tewes, Albert Lea, Minn.Laura Thompson, Mount Pleasant, IowaNikki Thompson, Palo, IowaKasey Thorson, Hayfield, Minn.Ashley Wright, Chariton, IowaTeresa Zaffarano, Nevada, Iowa

caThedraL choir

Neal Abbott, Stewartville, Minn.Dan Andersen, Ankeny, IowaErik Anderson, Johnston, IowaElisabeth Athas, Blue Grass, IowaAndrea Berkeland, Lake City, Minn.Lindsey Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.Jonathan Boyle, Mason City, IowaSarah Brandt, Postville, IowaAaron Budihas, Montorville, Minn.Tim Bumpus, Long Valley, N.J.Aaron Busch, Cannon Falls, Minn.Ryan Castelaz, New Berlin, Wis.Emily Cauter, Poulsbo, Wash.Rebecca Chapin, Minneapolis, Minn.Lucas Chase, Menomonie, Wis.Isabelle Christopher, Newton, IowaChase Claflin, Edina, Minn.Brianna Clancy, Omaha, Neb.Jacob Clausen, Fort Dodge, IowaTyler Crowe, Davenport, IowaJohn Dahl, Minneapolis, Minn.Megan DesRochers, Appleton, Wis.Anna Dieter, Hopkins, Minn.Gage Dykema, Northfield, Minn.Michael Ehrecke, Davenport, IowaSami Eilers, Geneseo, Ill.Kelly Harris, Tully, N.Y.Kate Flinchbaugh, Byron, Minn.Sarah Floden, Mason City, IowaEvan Gardner, Milo, Iowa

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Tatyanna German, Rochester, Minn.Emily Gignac, Cedar Rapids, IowaKatie Hale, Cedar Rapids, IowaKelly Harris, Tully, N.Y.Emma Hartmann, Dubuque, IowaMatt Helm, Belvidere , Ill.Marlon Henriquez, Decorah, IowaAndrew Herder, Rochester, Minn.Bailey Kampa, Princeton, Minn.Aime Karam, Reno, Nev.Sarah King, Rosemount, Minn.Logan Kochendorfer, Plymouth, Minn.Sarah Kottke, Owatonna, Minn.Micki Kruse, Tipton, IowaAaron Kvale, Decorah, IowaIsak Kvam, Granite Falls, Minn.Nicole Laferriere, Maple Grove, Minn.Kevin Lam, Coralville, IowaJennifer LeDoux, Minneapolis, Minn.Spencer Loufek, Prescott, Wis.Julia Mandsager, Northfield, Minn.Connor Mattison, Blair, Wis.Ben Messerschmidt, Fall Creek, Wis.Adam Meyer, Maple Grove, Minn.Kasi Misseldine, Decorah, IowaBryce Muenchow, Beaver Dam, Wis.Walker Nyenhuis, Marine on St. Croix,

Minn.Chelsey O’Connor, Preston, Minn.Victoria Peters, Minneapolis, Minn.Lydia Petersen, Caledonia, Minn.Laura Peterson, Maple Grove, Minn.Michael Peterson, St. Paul, Minn.David Pfotenhauer, Madison, Wis.Abby Powell, Maplewood, N.J.Jake Putnam, Marion, IowaScott Raftshol, Plymouth, Minn.Ryan Readinger, St. Paul, Minn.Alexis Reynolds, West Des Moines,

IowaMegan Richason, Onalaska, Wis.Aubrey Ross, Litchfield, Minn.Amber Schnittjer, Delhi, IowaHannah Scholbrock, Potosi, Wis.Emily Sena, Beaver Dam, Wis.Kadie Smith, Little Chute, Wis.Jennie Solverson, Viroqua, Wis.Katie Storey, Swisher, IowaZach Stottler, Glenwood, Minn.Shafer Stromwall, Deephaven, Minn.Katherine Tangen, Inver Grove Heights,

Minn.Alison Vuolo, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Krista Wahlstrom, Northfield, Minn.Kolin Walker, McFarland, Wis.Ben Warner, Green Bay, Wis.John Werner, Decorah, IowaNicole Wink, Monticello IowaAnnie Zylstra, Sibley, Iowa

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Soprano IGrace Coletta, Lisle, Ill.Martha Crippen, Northfield, Minn.Rachel Duncan, Coralville, IowaAllison Gieswein, Coralville, IowaMarlena Johnson, Little Chute, Wis.Hannah Josephson, Onalaska, Wis.Allison Kane, Johnston, IowaBeth Korleski, Lake City, IowaVictoria LaCroix, Fort Wayne, Ind.Kathryn Lillich, Claremont, Calif.Katherine Stremel, Thornton, Colo.Katie Wicklund, Crystal, Minn.

Soprano IISondra Bhuyan, Naperville, Ill.Caley Danielson, Duluth, Minn.Meredith Hoyland, Iowa City, IowaMari Kise, Edina, Minn.Sarah Lemon, Middleton, Wis.Jade Nustvold, Amery, Wis.Kelsey O’Leary, Rochester, Minn.Naomi Sandgren, Fargo, N.D.Liz Sankey, Cedar Rapids, IowaNatalie Sims, Grinnell, IowaHannah Strack, River Falls, Wis.

Alto ICaitlyn Anderson, New Ulm, Minn.Becca Dominiczak, Milwaukee, Wis.Ali Drube, Lakeville, Minn.Sarah Edwards, Byron, Ill.Grace Erie, Kenyon, Minn.Brittany Hansen, Toddville, IowaCarrie Juergens, Waunakee, Wis.Beth Martens, Winterset, IowaKelsey Moler, Cheyenne, Wyo.Rachel Roe, Maple Grove, Minn.Katrina Rohr, Hiawatha, IowaMara Warnberg, Chanhassen, Minn.

Alto IIKayli Bullard, Oakdale, Minn.Jessie Conley, Hudson, Wis.Annika Ellison, Lino Lakes, Minn.

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Makenna Klein, Woodbury, Minn.Shannon Koenders, Sioux Falls, S.D.Dia LaFebvre, Caledonia, Minn.Shaina Landhuis, North Liberty, IowaErika Lord, Neenah, Wis.Jaimie Rasmussen, Manchester, IowaKimmy Rooney, Holmen, Wis.Hannah Taylor, Loretto, Minn.

Tenor IEric Anderson, Vadnais Heights, Minn.Keller Grado, Cedar Rapids, IowaNoah Nelsen Gross, Spring Valley,

Minn.Chris Hughes, Forrest, Ill.Joe Lane, Robbinsdale, Minn.Jordan McGowan, Golden Valley, Minn.Patrick O’Keefe, Hopkins, Minn.Theodore Ortega, Waukesha, Wis.James Penning, Northfield, Minn.Sam Raiche, Marion, IowaSam Simataa, Windhoek, NamibiaAndrew Streck, West Des Moines, Iowa

Tenor IIStephen Dahle, Hudson, Wis.Alec Deslauriers-Knop, Apple Valley,

Minn.Matthew Engelson, Clinton, IowaGene Halverson, Duluth, Minn.Alec Henderson, Grinnell, IowaKirk Lehmann, Waverly, IowaBraun Oldenkamp, Austin, Minn.Martin Peña-Rodriguez, Decorah, IowaJames Russell, Waconia, Minn.Samuel Weinberg, Clive, IowaBrian Witte, Bettendorf, Iowa

Bass ICharles Banta, Calamus, IowaJoel Barkel, Hull, IowaJim Cochrane, Edina, Minn.Peter Douglas, Storm Lake, IowaScott Gerike, Chaska, Minn.Alexander Greiner, Fairfield, IowaEthan Groothuis, Montevideo, Minn.Natalino Guterres, Dili, TimorMaxwell Hull, Eau Claire, Wis.Nick Krasky, White Bear Lake, Minn.William Leafblad, Watkins, Minn.Morgan Melton, Faribault, Minn.Owen Metzger, Hudson, Wis.Derek Sturtevant, Thomson, Ill.

Bass IIKurt Bearinger, Oelwein, IowaCharlie Bruer, Wayzata, Minn.Nate Converse, Storm Lake, IowaMichael Crowe, Davenport, IowaJordan Daley, Homewood, Ill.Jake Doty, Rockford, Ill.Jason Knutson, Janesville, Wis.Matt Knutson, Janesville, Wis.Donald Lee-Brown, Princeton, Ill.Drew Mick, Waverly, IowaChase Racek, Burnsville, Minn.Erik Sand, Decorah, IowaCarl Sorenson, Arcadia, Wis.Andrew Tjossem, Decorah, Iowa

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Allyson Fillmore, Ames, IowaKaitlyn Fillmore, Ames, IowaTricia Glotfelty, Victor, IowaKatie Hale, Marion, IowaMegan Hatfield, Winona, Minn.Shannon Koenders, Sioux Falls, S.D.Jessica Larson, Arden Hills, Minn.Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.Courtney O’Hara, Edina, Minn.Suzanne Russell, Savage, Minn.Amanda Schaefer, Sioux Falls, S.D.Saydi Stewart, Spencer, Wis.Elida Wiebe, West Bend, Wis.

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Soprano I Ariel Gauslow, Fargo, N.D.Jenna Hoge, Wayzata, Minn.Bridget Keenan, Burnsville, Minn.Val Krych, Champlin, Minn.Hannah Myott, Minneapolis, Minn.Christine O’Brien, Western Springs, Ill.Rachel Selvig, St. Michael, Minn.Kelsey Tarbert, Oshkosh, Wis.Allison Vollinger, Hickory Hills, Ill.Vanessa Libbey, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Soprano II Ellen Amundson, Golden Valley, Minn.Sophia Huang, Fishers, Ind.Mary Lieberman, Katy, TexasErin Persick, Robins, IowaLillianna Petsch-Horvath, Elkhorn, Wis.Marissa Satern, Hiawatha, IowaSadie Stoiber, Muskego, Wis.

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Alto IKarissa Crouse, North Branch, Minn.Emily Davis, Brookfield, Wis.Hannah Delzer, Janesville, Wis.Holly Fusco, Indianola, IowaAndrea Keuper, Brookfield, Wis.Amelia Kundel, Cedar Rapids, IowaBrittney Leemon, McFarland, Wis.Kelley Lokensgard, Eagan, Minn.Katherine Ollman, Mason City, IowaMelani Schwartz, Plymouth, Minn.

Alto II Mary Bissen, Austin, Minn.Kelsey Brown, Urbandale, IowaKelsi Holmes, Monticello, IowaKari Jensen, Decorah, IowaAllison Kephart, Decorah, IowaJessica Lowry, Minneapolis, Minn.Marita May, Cedar Rapids, IowaTaylor Numedahl, Owatonna, Minn.Alexandra Nyman, Stillman Valley, Ill.Emily Streeper, Falcon Heights, Minn.Sarah Webb, Spirit Lake, Iowa

Tenor IBradley Beale, Warrenville, Ill.Adam Bradley, Brookings, S.D.Patrick Fagan, Cedar Rapids, IowaWilliam Haugen, White Bear Township,

Minn.Sam Jones, Des Moines, IowaTrevor Maloney, Cambridge, Minn.James Odegaard, Hiawatha, IowaNathan Wiley, Bondurant, Iowa

Tenor II Alec Carlson, Red Oak, IowaBenjamin Cramer, Brooklyn Center,

Minn.David Duba, Northfield, Minn.Tyler Hagy, Muscatine, IowaCole Melby, Cedar Falls, IowaCharlie Parrish-Siggelkow, Orr, Minn.Tom Reimann, Cottage Grove, Minn.Scott Senko, Champlin, Minn.Bryan Waznik, Menomonie, Wis.Ben Wegner, St. Paul, Minn.

Bass IKalle Akkerman, Austin, Minn.Jimmy Deignan, Cedar Rapids, IowaRyan Fugleberg, Chisago City, Minn.David Geist, Burnsville, Minn.Steven Halloin, Eau Claire, Wis.

Ben King Quale, Lake Crystal, Minn.Evan Mitchell, Melcher, IowaChris Paulson, Medina, Minn.Tyler Reece, Glenwood Springs, Colo.Alex Sievers, Hiawatha, IowaTyler Simpson, Chatfield, Minn.

Bass II David Baxter, Algona, IowaColin Berry, Iowa City, IowaDylan Carlson, Wayzata, Minn.Thomas Gerber, Austin, Minn.Daniel Gibson, Urbandale, IowaLukas Hampton, Montevideo, Minn.Dietrich Jessen, Lake Charles, La.Tim Komatsu, Northfield, Minn.Anders Nilsen, Gahanna, OhioStephen Uhl, Bensenville, Ill.Shane Wilson, Owatonna, Minn.

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Tenor I Aaron Bruihler, St. Peter, Minn.Eric Erie, Kenyon, Minn.Wesley Frye, Tinley Park, Ill.Jon Gednalske, Sioux Falls, S.D.Spencer Hackler, Dover, Minn.Philip Hanson, Cottonwood, Minn.Benjamin Henson, Herrin, Ill.Carter Johnson, Hudson, Wis.Alvin Kim, Prior Lake, Minn.Aaron Larson, Decorah, IowaKyle Nicoll, Cresco, IowaJosh Olson, Spencer, Wis.Brandon Peck, Stillwater, Minn.Josue Silva, Chicago, Ill.

Tenor II Matthew Boelter, Eau Claire, Wis.Matt Borchart, Savage, Minn.Christian Borne, Richfield, Minn.Alex Brandt, Swea City, IowaMichael Bruins, Rosemount, Minn.Paul Gustafson, Bloomington, Minn.Josh Harper, Geneva, Ill.Will Heller, Cedar Rapids, IowaBenjamin Jerke, Hancock, Minn.Chelanga Langason, Minneapolis, Minn.Jesus Lucero, Edgewater, Colo.Isaac Mertzenich, Decorah, IowaJames Mueller, Elmhurst, Ill.Benjamin Peterson, Armstrong, IowaStephen Peterson, Edina, Minn.

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Shea Sexton, Mendota Heights, Minn.Javon Stovall, Coralville, IowaCasey Tecklenburg, Dysart, IowaTim Walch, Port Washington, Wis.John Wasiluk, Roseville, Minn.

Bass I Clare Brandt, Rochester, Minn.John Doorenbos, Grinnell, IowaGrant Goss, Des Moines, IowaKai Hedstrom, Stoughton, Wis.Eric Jaques, Princeton, Minn.Isaac Johnson, Hastings, Minn.Nathan Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn.Ehren Kluge, Hudson, Wis.Jacob Kruse, Marshfield, Wis.Tyson Lund, Montevideo, Minn.Jeremy Maas, Appleton, Wis.Rob Manges, Petoskey, Mich.Nicholas McGrory, St. Paul, Minn.Patrick Pauloski, Indianapolis, Ind.Andreu Reed, Florence, Ore.Colin Robinson, Clinton, IowaJack Rosenwinkel, Villa Park, Ill.Frederick Scaife, Rushford Village,

Minn.Nick Schoob, West Bend, Wis.Nick Shaw, Fort Dodge, IowaRyan Shellady, Iowa City, IowaKyle Stewart, Solon, IowaPeter Swanson, Duluth, Minn.Evan Woodard, Bettendorf, Iowa

Bass II Ian Anders-Knudsen, Edina, Minn.Nicholas Arnold, Rockford, Ill.Ben Beaupre, Maple Grove, Minn.Sam Berglund, Plymouth, Minn.Brady Brinkmeyer, Ames, IowaTaylor Burgart, New Hampton, IowaJordan Cox, Baraboo, Wis.Maxfield Elliott, Mendota Heights,

Minn.Andrew Emrick, Appleton, Wis.Patrick Frank, Harpers Ferry, IowaJohn Hadish, Ames, IowaErik Hahn, Davenport, IowaIan Hamilton, Iowa City, IowaPeter Herber, Dubuque, IowaPeter Krumm, Iowa City, IowaJason Leuthold, Rock Rapids, IowaCameron Meyferth, Cottage Grove,

Wis.Matt Nielson, Omaha, Neb.

Brennen Reysack, Ankeny, IowaAlex Spragle, Coralville, IowaAnders Storvick, Mankato, Minn.Ethan Taylor, Fergus Falls, Minn.Sam Thrun, Oconomowoc, Wis.

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FluteDaniel Gallagher, Yorkville, Ill.Bianca Najera, New Prague, Minn.Victoria Nelson, Afton, Minn.

PiccoloDaniel Gallagher, Yorkville, Ill.Victoria Nelson, Afton, Minn.

Oboe*Madeline Davidson, Onalaska, Wis.

Anna (Kemp) and Russell Norris ChairKaia Sand, Zumbrota, Minn.Hannah Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.

English HornHannah Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.

ClarinetClara Byom, Ettrick, Wis.Calla Olson, Story City, Iowa

Bass ClarinetKatie Wallace, Ames, Iowa

Bassoon*Hannah Josephson, Onalaska, Wis.Chelsea Hall, Cedar Falls, IowaAlexandra Robinson, Apple Valley,

Minn.

ContrabassoonStephen Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.

Horn*Stephanie Diebel, Western Springs, Ill.

Erik, Kari, Maren Engebretson ChairJosh Bacon, Boone, IowaSadie Botine, Ames, IowaBenjamin Davidson, Minneapolis, Minn.Kaysie Peterson, Byron, Minn.

Trumpet*Greg Daniels, Long Grove, IowaShannon Curtis, Waconia, Minn.Matt Key, Oshkosh, Wis.Anders Lund, Ramsey, Minn.

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Tenor Trombone*Benjamin Cooper, Overland Park, Kan.

Dorothy (Bonnell) and Russell Ziemer ChairPaul Tuskowski, Oak Creek, Wis.

Bass TromboneEthan Scholl, Owatonna, Minn.

TubaNathaniel Lee, Decorah, Iowa

HarpLisbet Finseth, Golden Valley, Minn.Emily Wonder, Caledonia, Ill.

Piano/CelestaEsme Wong Su Leei, Kuching, Malaysia

Percussion*Austen Smith, North Liberty, IowaLeif Larson, McFarland, Wis.Kimberly Osberg, Eau Claire, Wis.Brita Preus, Burnsville, Minn.Katie Scherr, Oconomowoc, Wis.

First Violin*Karla Dietmeyer, Peachtree City, Ga.

Torgerson ConcertmasterDaniel Ray, Hillsboro, Wis. Katie Perschbacher, Coon Rapids, Minn.Jeremy Maas, Appleton, Wis.Lauren Benish, Stillwater, Minn.Nicole Woodson, Davenport, IowaEmma Hellmann, Andover, Minn.Gwen Giles, Silver Spring, Md.Taylor Baloga, Lawrence, Kan.Kari Ylvisaker, Marion, IowaCelia Garner-Prouty, Robins, IowaMelissa Hernes, Shoreview, Minn.

Second Violin*Sarah Guhl, Andover, Minn.Dan Fernelius, Crystal, Minn.Sarah Corfman, Dubuque, IowaBenjamin Henson, Herrin, Ill.Audrey Tran Lam, Vinton, IowaKristen Flak, Decorah, IowaAmanda Jenkins, St. Paul, Minn.Bryn Hedlund, Iowa City, IowaEric Hansen, Cedar Rapids, IowaJeana Hafner, Sioux Falls, S.D.Joie Tanaka, Cordova, Tenn.Andrea Carpenter, Appleton, Wis.Tim Van Cleave, Rushford, Minn.Ellen Cooper, Shoreview, Minn.

Viola*Angela Kratchmer, Clarksville, Iowa

Andrea Nelson and Kathryn Nelson ChairAaron Mertzenich, Decorah, IowaLindsay Sheridan, Sun Prairie, Wis.Hannah Buehler, Stevens Point, Wis.Jen Hills, Surprise, Ariz.Eleanor Schuman, Batavia, Ill.Grant Goss, Des Moines, IowaHalle Owecke, Rochester, Minn.Sarah Fox, Hastings, Minn.Clara Olson, St. Paul, Minn.

Cello*Phuc Phan, Hanoi, VietnamOlivia Hahn, Cedar Falls, IowaKelsey Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.Emily Tope, La Crosse, Wis.Brita Moore, Mercer Island, Wash.Macaulley Whitlock , Duluth, Minn.Peter Swanson, Duluth, Minn.Patrick Pauloski, Indianapolis, Ind.Aaron Zauner, Frond du Lac, Wis.Sara Ranscht, La Crosse, Wis.Andrew Emrick, Appleton, Wis.

String Bass*Ben Anderson, North Mankato, Minn.Nick Harvey, Wausau, Wis. Austin Swenson, Boone, IowaSam Milligan, Minburn, IowaGavin Colahan, Elm Grove, Wis.Adam Graf, Monona, Wis.

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chiLdreN’s eNsembLeAudrey CastertonFinn Deen-LesterCameron DeLongGus HayesAnnette LeschenskyKaj Spencer Berg

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GREGORY PETERSON ’83. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Department Head, Organ, Luther Ringers, College Organist.

EDWIN ANDERECK. D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Head of Voice and Opera, vocal literature.

HEATHER ARMSTRONG. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music. Oboe, theory, double reeds methods.

ERIC ASHCRAFT. M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice, opera.

DANIEL BALDWIN. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, conducting.

ANN BENJAMIN. M.M., Indiana University. Harp.

REBECCA BOEHM SHAFFER. D.M.A., University of Northern Colorado. Horn, brass methods, ear training.

TOM BOURCIER. M.M., Western Michigan University. Jazz Band, improvisation, Theatre/Dance composition.

JASON BRITTON. Ph.D., University of Oregon. Theory, ear training.

MARGARET BRITTON ‘10. M.M., University of Texas at Austin. Theory, ear training.

MICHAEL CHESHER. D.M., Indiana University. Clarinet, saxophone, woodwind methods.

BRENT DODSON. D.M.A., University of Southern California. Trumpet, Varsity Band, brass methods.

JOAN deALBUQUERQUE. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Concert Band, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, conducting.

AMY ENGELSDORFER. Ph.D., Indiana University. Theory, ear training.

ROLF ERDAHL. D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory. Double bass, string methods.

BILL FORDICE ’82. M.A., Northern Illinois University, A.B.D., Boston University. Music education.

RONALD FOX. D.M., Indiana University. Professor Emeritus.

MICHAEL GEARY. M.A., University of Iowa. Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, percussion methods.

JAMES GRIESHEIMER. Ph.D., Indiana University. Music history.

JUAN TONY GUZMÁN ’90. Ph.D., Florida State University. Music education, ethnomusicology, Jazz Orchestra.

LYNNE HART. M.F.A., University of Iowa. Saxophone.

CAROL HESTER. D.M., Florida State University. Flute, flute methods.

ALLEN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A., University of California. Director of Choral Activities, Nordic Choir, conducting, choral methods.

KRISTIN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A., University of California. Voice.

XIAO HU. D.M.A., State University of New York-Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

DU HUANG. D.M.A., State University of New York-Stony Brook. Piano, class piano.

HELEN JAMES. D.M.A., University of Oregon. Bassoon.

BROOKE JOYCE. Ph.D., Princeton University. Theory, composition, music history, electronic music.

DAVID JUDISCH. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Voice, vocal methods, Dorian Music Camp Director, opera. Professor Emeritus

KAREN KANAKIS. D.M.A., University of North Texas. Voice, opera.

MIKO KOMINAMI. M.M., The Juilliard School. Piano, theory.

WILLIAM KUHLMAN. M.M., Syracuse University. Professor Emeritus.

ERIC KUTZ. D.M.A., The Juilliard School. Cello, string methods.

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JACOB LASSETTER. D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Voice, opera.

ANDREW LAST ’97. D.M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Collegiate Chorale, Norsemen, voice, conducting

HANNAH LEFFLER. M.M., University of Northern Iowa. Flute.

PETER LINGEN. Guitar, lute, class guitar.

LINDA MARTIN. M.A., University of St. Thomas. Theory, ear training, Cantorei, general music education.

SPENCER MARTIN. D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Viola, conducting, Philharmonia.

MAURICE MONHARDT. Ph.D., University of Iowa. Professor Emeritus.

GARY MOSS. D.M.A., University of Michigan. Voice, ear training.

WESTON NOBLE ’43. M.M., University of Michigan. Professor Emeritus.

FREDERICK NYLINE. M.A., University of Minnesota. Professor Emeritus.

MICHAEL O’BRIEN. Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin. ACM-Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ethnomusicology.

JESSICA PAUL. D.M.A., University of Illinois. Vocal coach, collaborative arts.

SANDRA PETER. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Aurora, Cathedral Choir, conducting.

BETH RAY WESTLUND ’89. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Associate Department Head, voice, diction.

KATHRYN REED. M.A., University of Michigan. Ear training, harpsichord, Collegium Musicum.

AMBER RIGGENBACH. M.A., University of Iowa. Piano.

BRAD SCHULTZ ’07. M.M., Emory University. Organ, ear training.

MICHAEL SMITH. D.M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Low brass, brass ensembles, brass methods.

STEVE SMITH ’95. M.M., University of North Texas. Composition, electronic music.

GRAHAM STEEDS. M.M., Florida State University, D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Trumpet.

JOHN F. STRAUSS. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Piano.

VIRGINIA STRAUSS. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Violin, advanced ear training, counterpoint.

JONATHON STRUVE ’02. M.M., Northwestern University; A.B.D., University of Iowa. Voice.

RICHARD TIRK. D.M.A., Michigan State University. Trumpet, brass methods.

KYLIE TOOMER ’08. M.M., University of North Texas. Voice.

TARN TRAVERS. M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music. Violin, string methods.

ANDREW WANNIGMAN ’07. M.M., New England Conservatory. Voice.

RACHEL WARE ’06. D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Voice, music history.

MARJORIE WHARTON ’66. M.A., (French) Tulane University; D.M.A., University of Iowa. Piano, class piano.

ANDREW WHITFIELD. D.M.A., Louisiana State University. Voice, opera.

SUSAN WILLIAMS. M.M., Indiana University. Voice, class voice.

BENJAMIN YATES ’08. M.M., University of Illinois. Low brass, brass ensemble.

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JAMES BUZZA. B.A., St. Olaf College. Coordinator of Dorian Festivals and Camps.

ERIC ELLINGSEN ’99. B.A., Luther College. Coordinator for Music Organizations and Marketing.

BRUCE LARSON. Technical Media Specialist.

SARAH MILLER. B.A., Iowa State University. Assistant Coordinator for Music Organizations and Marketing.

RYAN MIX. M.A., Florida State University. Piano tuning and technology.

DORIS PATTERSON. Administrative Assistant for Music Department

KATIE SEIDEL. Administrative Assistant for Music Department

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Music at Luther (http://music.luther.edu)The Luther campus is alive with the sounds of six choirs, three bands, three orchestras, and two jazz bands. Nearly 1,000 student musicians participate in our large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons, and master classes. More than 300 students pursue the rigorous Luther music major, studying music theory, ear training, history, music education, composition, church music, and performance. It all adds up to one of the largest collegiate music programs in the world!

Martin Luther—our namesake—believed music to be “one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” For more than 130 years, Luther students have been sharing this marvelous gift with audiences across the country and around the globe.

Luther College (www.luther.edu)Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther College provides its 2,500 students with a classic liberal arts education.

Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The college’s strong academic program includes internships, professional semesters, and extensive study-abroad opportunities. Dedicated and talented faculty help Luther students develop solid research, writing, and critical-thinking skills, while the close-knit community imbues its members with an environmental and service ethos.

The Phi Beta Kappa college is bolstered by its Lutheran foundation, celebrated for its vibrant music and arts tradition, and enriched by its strong athletic program.

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Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, 325-seat Noble Recital Hall

Center for Faith and Life, 1,600-seat main hall, 200-seat recital hall

Center for the Arts, 225-seat black-box Jewel Theatre

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