Christmas at Luther 2010

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Christmas at Luther, indeed a time that Luther College gives Glory to God in the Highest!

Since our founding in 1861, music making has played a fundamental role in a Luther education. Music is central to our rigorous liberal arts curriculum, and it is transformative in the lives of our students and in the lives of listeners. My hope for these students is that they realize what a tremendous gift it is to be able to create beauty and help connect the Luther College community to its treasured faith heritage.

Gloria in Excelsis Deo were the words the angels sang when the birth of Christ was announced to shepherds. How fortunate that over 600 students announce that same message of joy to us today. May their music stir and inspire you anew with the glorious news of Jesus’s birth.

Richard L. Torgerson, Ph.D. President

A Message from the President

Thursday, December 2, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, December 3, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 5, 2:30 p.m.

Center for Faith and LifeLuther College, Decorah, Iowa

Christmas at Luther 2010Gloria in Excelsis Deo

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 for any reason you need assistance during the performance, please find an usher (located near each entrance).

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

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Carol of the Bells          arr. Lorie Line/Kevin McChesneyLuther Ringers

Hope for ResolutionArranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean

IvoryText: Marcus Aurelius Clemens

Prudentius (348–413); South African freedom song

Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra

Of the Father’s love begotten,E’er the worlds began to be.He is Alpha and Omega,He the source, the ending he.Of the things that are,that have been,and that future years shall see,evermore and evermore.

Oh, that birth forever blessed,when the virgin full of grace,by the Holy Ghost conceiving,bare the Savior of our race.And the babe,the world’s redeemer,first revealed his sacred face,evermore and evermore.

O ye heights of heav’n adore him,Angel hosts his praises sing,Pow’rs, dominions bow before him,And extol our God and King.Let no tongue on earth be silent,ev’ry voice in concert ring evermoreand evermore.

(Sung in Zulu)Nation, do not cryJehovah will protect us.We will attain freedomJehovah will protect us.

NARRATION

Gloria In Excelsis (from Gloria) Antonio Vivaldi (1669–1741)Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra(Sung in Latin)

Glory to God in the highest.

O Come, All Ye FaithfulJohn F. Wade (c. 1711–1788),

arr. John RutterText: John F. WadeAudience is invited to remain seated

and sing.

O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant,O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;Come and behold him, Born the king of angels:O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,Christ the Lord.

Sing choir of angels,Sing in exultation,Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above;Glory to God,Glory in the highest:O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord we greet thee,Born this happy morning,Jesus to thee be all glory giv’n;Word of the Father,Now in flesh appearing:O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,Christ the Lord.

Angels’ Carol John RutterText: John Rutter Aurora, Cantorei, Symphony

Orchestra

Have you heard the sound of the angel voices

Ringing out so sweetly, ringing out so clear?

Have you seen the star shining out so brightly

As a sign from God that Christ the Lord is here?

Have you heard the news that they bring from heaven

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To the humble shepherds who have waited long?

Gloria in excelsis Deo!Hear the angels sing their joyful song.

He is come in peace in the winter’s stillness,

Like a gentle snowfall in the gentle night;

He is come in joy like the sun at morning

Filling all the world with radiance and with light.

He is come in love as a child of Mary;In a simple stable we have seen his

birth:

Gloria in excelsis Deo!Hear the angels singing “Peace on

earth.”

He will bring new light to a world of darkness,

Like a bright star shining in the skies above;

He will bring new hope to the waiting nations

When he comes to reign in purity and love.

Let the earth rejoice at the Saviour’s coming;

Let the heavens answer with the joyful morn:

Gloria in excelsis Deo!Hear the angels singing “Christ is

born.”

Masters in This HallTraditional French, arr. Joseph

Carey ’11Luther Ringers

I Believe This Is Jesus Spiritual; arr. Undine Smith MooreCathedral Choir

I believe this is Jesus, come and see.The light of God shines in his face,

come and see.He offers all his pardoning grace,

come and see.

Sanctus (from Messe en Sol Majeur) Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)Nordic Choir(Sung in Latin)

Holy, holy, holy Lord,God of power and might,heaven and earth are full of your

glory.

Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name

of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

Angels from the Realms of GloryHenry Smart (1813–1879), arr. Mark

Patterson, orch. Brooke JoyceText: James Montgomery (1771–

1854)Audience is invited to stand and sing.

Angels from the realms of glory,Wing your flight o’er all the earth.Ye, who sang creation’s story,Now proclaim Messiah’s birth.Come and worship, come and

worshipWorship Christ the newborn king

Shepherds, in the fields abiding Watching o’er your flocks by

night, God with us is now residing, Yonder shines the infant light. Come and worship, come and

worship Worship Christ the newborn King!

Saints, before the altar bending,Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear. Come and worship, come and

worship Worship Christ, the newborn King!

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There Shall a Star From Jacob Come Forth (from Christus, Opus 97 ) Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)Text: Numbers 24:17, Psalm 2:9,

Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608); trans. Ivor Keys, Sandra Peter

Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra, organ

There shall a star from Jacob come forth,

and a scepter from Israel rise up,and dash in pieces princes and

nations.

How lovely shines the morning star!O, what a radiance from afar that

gives us light and comfort.Thy word, Jesus, shows us clearly

truth sincerely, life bestowing.Praise, o praise such love o’erflowing!

Nocturne (from Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream)Felix MendelssohnSymphony Orchestra

Choral Fanfare for ChristmasRon NelsonText: Gail M. KurtzNorsemen

The earth is white, a star shines in the east.

And angels celebrate the Christmas feast. Alleluia!

With joy for Jesus’ birth we sing, Alleluia.

Veni, Veni Emmanuel arr. Allen KoepkeText: Psalteriolum Cantionum

Catholicarum (1710); trans. John M. Neale (1818–1866)

Collegiate Chorale(Sung in Latin and English)

O, come, O come Emmanuel,and ransom captive Israel.

That mourns in lonely exile here.Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel.

O come, desire of nations of like mind

and bind in one the hearts of all mankind;

bid thou our sad divisions cease,and be thyself our Prince of Peace.

Sanctus–Benedictus (Mass No. 6)György OrbanCantorei(Sung in Latin)

Holy, holy, holy Lord,God of power and might,heaven and earth are full of your

glory.

Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name

of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Polish carol, arr. Paul J. Christiansen

(1914–1997)Text trans. Edith M.G. ReedCathedral Choir

Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed a cattle stall;

Oxen lowing, little knowing Christ the child is Lord of all.

Swiftly winging, angels singing, bells are ringing, tidings bringing:

Christ the child is Lord of all!

Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping vigil ’til the morning new

Saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a gospel true.

Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, praises voicing, greet the morrow:

“Christ the child is born for you!”

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Go Tell It on the Mountainarr. Gregory PetersonText: John W. Work Jr. (1871–1925);

spiritual Audience is invited to stand and sing.

Refrain:Go tell it on the mountain, over the

hills and everywhere;go tell it on the mountain that Jesus

Christ is born!

While shepherds kept their watching o’er silent flocks by night,

behold, throughout the heavens there shone a holy light.  (Refrain)

The shepherds feared and trembled when lo, above the earth

rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior’s birth.  (Refrain)

Down in a lonely manger the humble Christ was born;

and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.  (Refrain)

Ring Out, Wild Bells! Bradley EllingboeText: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–

1892)Aurora, Luther Ringers

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,The flying cloud, the frosty light;The year is dying in the night;Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ring out the old, ring in the new,Ring, happy bells, across the snow:The year is going, let him go;Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind,For those that here we see no more,Ring out the feud of rich and poor,Ring in redress to all mankind.

Ring out a slowly dying cause,And ancient forms of party strife;Ring in the nobler modes of life,With sweeter manners, purer laws.

Ring out the want, the care, the sin,The faithless coldness of the times;Ring out, ring out thy mournful

rhymes,But ring the fuller minstrel in.

Ring out false pride in place and blood,The civic slander and the spite;Ring in the love of truth and right,Ring in the common love of good.

Ring out old shapes of foul disease,Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;Ring out the thousand wars of old,Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free,The larger heart, the kindlier hand;Ring out the darkness of the land,Ring in the Christ that is to be.

What Shall We Give?Catalonian carol, arr. Mack WilbergText trans. David WarnerCollegiate Chorale

What shall we give to the Babe in the manger?

What shall we offer the child in the stall?

Incense and spices and gold we’ve a plenty,

are these the gifts for the King of us all?

Tam, patanTam, patan

What shall we give to the boy in the temple?

What shall we offer the man by sea?Palms at his feet and hosannas uprising,are these for him who will carry the

tree?

What shall we give to the lamb who was offered,

rising the third day and shedding his love?

Tears for his mercy we’ll weep at the manger;

bathing the infant come down from above.

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Wana BarakaTraditional Kenyan, arr. Shawn

KirchnerNorsemen(Sung in Swahili)

They have blessings, those who pray;Jesus, the baby makes it so. Alleluia!They have peaceThey have joyThey have well-being

What Sweeter Music John RutterText: Robert Herrick (1591–1674)Nordic Choir, Symphony Orchestra

What sweeter music can we bringThan a carol, for to singThe birth of this our heavenly King?Awake the voice! Awake the string!

Dark and dull night fly hence away,And give the honor to this dayThat sees December turned to May.

Why does the chilling winter’s mornSmile, like a field beset with corn?Or smell like a meadow newly shornThus on the sudden? Come and seeThe cause, why things thus fragrant

be:

Tis he is born, whose quickening birth

Gives life and lustre, public mirth,To heaven and the underearth.

We see him come, and know him ours,

Who, with his sunshine and his showers,

Turns all the patient ground to flowers.

The darling of the world is come,And fit it is, we find a roomTo welcome him, to welcome him.The nobler part of all the house here,

is the heart,

Which we will give him; and bequeath

This holly, and this ivy wreath,To do him honor; who’s our King,And Lord of all this revelling.

What sweeter music can we bringThan a carol, for to singThe birth of this our heavenly King.

The First Nowell English carol, arr. Mack WilbergCombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra(candlelighting)

The first nowell the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in

fields as they lay,In fields where they lay keeping their

sheepOn a cold winter’s night that was so

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

They looked up and saw a starShining in the east beyond them far,And to the earth it gave greatAnd so it continued both day and

night.Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell!Born is the King of Israel.

Then let us all with one accordSing praises to our heav’nly Lord,That hath made heav’n and earth of

noughtAnd with his blood mankind hath

bought.Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell!Born is the King of Israel.

Fanfare and Toccata on Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding            James BieryOrgan solo

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Angels We Have Heard on HighFrench carolAudience is invited to stand and sing.

Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains,

And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains,

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be, which inspire your heav’nly song?

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Come to Bethlehem and see him whose birth the angels sing:

Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn king.

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

NARRATION

Gloria Randol Alan BassCombined choirs, Symphony Orchestra,

organ(Sung in Latin) Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace to people of good

will.We praise you. We bless you.We adore you. We glorify you. We give you thanks for your great gloryLord God, heavenly King. O God, almighty Father.O Lord the only begotten son, Jesus

Christ. Lord God, Lamb of God. Jesus, Son of

the Father.You take away the sins of the world.

Have mercy on us.You take away the sins of the world.

Receive our prayer, Jesus.For you alone are the Holy One. You alone are the Lord. You alone are the Most High, Jesus

Christ.With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of

God the Father.Amen.

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Production

Set DesignMara (Grimm) Cole ’97

Music CreditsCarol of the Bells, JeffersHope for Resolution, EarthsongsGloria in Excelsis (Vivaldi), Walton Music

Corporation; Kalmus (orchestration)O Come all Ye Faithful, Hinshaw MusicAngels’ Carol, Hinshaw MusicI Believe This is Jesus, Augsburg Choral LibrarySanctus (from Messe en Sol Majeur), Editions SalabertMasters in This Hall, manuscriptAngels from the Realms of Glory, MorningStarThere shall a star from Jacob come forth (from

Christus, Opus 97), Choral Public Domain Library; Kalmus (orchestration)

Nocturne, Luck’s Music LibraryChoral Fanfare for Christmas, Boosey and HawkesVeni, Veni Emmanuel, Santa Barbara MusicSanctus (from Mass No. 6), Hinshaw MusicInfant Holy, Infant Lowly, Curtis Music PressRing Out, Wild Bells!, Neil A. Kjos Music CompanyWhat Shall We Give, Oxford University PressWana Baraka, Santa Barbara Music PublishingWhat Sweeter Music, Oxford University PressThe First Nowell, Oxford University PressFanfare and Toccata on Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is

Sounding, MorningStarGloria (Bass), ECS Publishing

NarrationCollected passages from Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

Nelson Mandela, Frederik Willhem De Klerk, and Dag Hammarskjöld

ChoirsAuroraCantoreiCathedral ChoirCollegiate ChoraleNordic ChoirNorsemen

InstrumentalistsLuther College Symphony OrchestraLuther Ringers

ConductorsDaniel Baldwin, Symphony OrchestraAllen Hightower, Nordic ChoirLinda Martin, CantoreiSandra Peter, Aurora, Cathedral ChoirTimothy Peter ’86, Collegiate

Chorale, NorsemenGregory Peterson ’83, Luther Ringers

College OrganistGregory Peterson ’83

NarratorsAnn Sponberg PetersonSam SimataaHeino Havenga

Faculty PianistDu Huang

Artistic DirectorAllen Hightower

Production CoordinatorTimothy Peter ’86

Technical StaffMichael Bartels, program designTanya Gertz, director of campus

programmingTom Henning, CFL technicianSusan Peterson, CFL staffBradley Phillips, box office managerJennifer Self and Sarah Miller,

administrative coordinatorsKendall Thompson ’86, CFL

technician

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AuroraEmily Alpers, Rochester, Minn.Caitlyn Anderson, New Ulm, Minn.Ellen Behrens, Northfield, Minn.Clara Bergan, Decorah, IowaJessica Braaten, Lakeville, Minn.Ella Carlson, St. Paul, Minn.Eve Christensen, Isle, Minn.Katherine Claude, New Prague, Minn.Grace Coletta, Lisle, Ill.Dyani Collins, Fort Dodge, IowaMartha Crippen, Northfield, Minn.Karen Davison, Cedar Falls, IowaMeggie DeJong, Glenwood, Minn.Hannah Delzer, Janesville, Wis.Anna Derdzinski, Greene, IowaAbigail DuBeau, Batavia, Ill.Katherine DuBois, Centennial, Colo.Rachel Duncan, Coralville, IowaGrace Erie, Kenyon, Minn.Kristen Flak, Decorah, IowaHolly Fusco, Indianola, IowaAllison Gieswein, Iowa City, IowaKayla Goetsch, Decorah, IowaDeanna Gorman, Hartford, Wis.Emily Griffin, Spring Grove, Minn.Crystal Harrell, Decorah, IowaElizabeth Hawkins, Apple Valley,

Minn.Jenna Hoge, Wayzata, Minn.Meredith Hoyland, Iowa City, IowaSophia Huang, Fort Dodge, IowaMicayla Irmiter, New Ulm, Minn.Riley Jamison, Stoughton, Wis.Kari Jensen, Decorah, IowaJordan Jensen, Clive, IowaBrooke Johnson, Spring Grove, Minn.Emily Jones, Plymouth, Minn.Hannah Josephson, Onalaska, Wis.Carolyn Juergens, Waunakee, Wis.Bridget Keenan, Burnsville, Minn.Andrea Keuper, Brookfield, Wis.Madeline Kofoed, Apple Valley, Minn.Victoria LaCroix, Fort Wayne, Ind.Shaina Landhuis , Cedar Rapids, IowaBrittney Leemon, McFarland, Wis.Dialaura LeFebvre, Caledonia, Minn.Erika LeMunyon, Edina, Minn.Vanessa Libbey, Wauwatosa, Wis.Clara Lind, Wausau, Wis.Allison Luscombe, West Des Moines,

Iowa

Tanya Maas, Coloma, Wis.Hailey Magoline, Fond du Lac, Wis.Mary Maiden Mueller, Luck, Wis.Elizabeth Martens, Winterset, IowaMaia Mastel, Fargo, N.D.Megan McDermott, Maxwell, IowaKristina Moburg, Appleton, Wis.Brita Moore, Mercer Island, Wash.Anna Murray, Waukesha, Wis.Sarah Nicla, Devils Lake, N.D.Sarah Nolte, Winterset, IowaTaylor Numedahl, Owatonna, Minn.Morgan Oberfoell, Cedar Rapids,

IowaKatherine Ollman, Mason City, IowaColleen Oster, Rockton, Ill.Jennifer Park, Bettendorf, IowaSara Pecinovsky, Mabel, Minn.Austen Perry, Caledonia, Minn.Jocelyn Petersen, Eau Claire, Wis.Lillianna Petsch-Horvath, Elkhorn,

Wis.Jaimie Rasmussen, Manchester, IowaEmily Rauch, Manchester, IowaRachel Roe, Maple Grove, Minn.Cydney Roelandt, Davenport, IowaKatrina Rohr, Hiawatha, IowaLauren Russett, Clive, IowaElizabeth Sankey, Cedar Rapids, IowaMarissa Satern, Hiawatha, IowaJessica Sawdy, Newville, Pa.Megan Scheftner, Delafield, Wis.Katherine Scherr, Oconomowoc, Wis.Erin Schmidt, Fergus Falls, Minn.Eleanor Schuman, Batavia, Ill.Shantel Schwarting, Marengo, IowaLauren Schwitters, Cannon Falls,

Minn.Rachel Selvig, St. Michael, Minn.Natalie Sims, Grinnell, IowaKelsey Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.Katherine Splean, Cedar Rapids, IowaEllen Stavreff, Woodbury, Minn.Michelle Strafelda, St. Paul, Minn.Katherine Stremel, Thornton, Colo.Grace Swanson, West Des Moines,

IowaHannah Taylor, Loretto, Minn.Melissa Tholen, Marshall, Minn.Melene Thompson, River Falls, Wis.Victoria Troxler, New Glarus, Wis.Katherine Wicklund, Crystal, Minn.

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Esme Wong Su Leei, Kuching, Malaysia

Teresa Zaffarano, Nevada, Iowa

CantoreiEmily Adams, West Des Moines,

Iowa Sally Ahlquist, South St. Paul,

Minn. Kelsey Bausch, Cassville, Wis. Sydney Bean, Marion, Iowa Andrea Beauvais, Hastings, Minn. Emily Berkeland, Lake City,

Minn. Rachel Binning, St. Paul, Minn. Alison Blake, Dorchester, Iowa Courtney Borowicz, Bloomington,

Minn. Amy Carlon, Gowrie, Iowa Katie Carnes, Cherokee, Iowa Kimberly Cavanagh, Bloomington,

Ill. Jessica Conley, Hudson, Wis. Libby Dahms, Appleton, Wis. Alexandra Drube, Lakeville,

Minn. Jessica Edblom, Maple Grove,

Minn. Sarah Feuker, Kenosha, Wis. Sarah Frehner, Roseville, Minn. Leah Gates, South Amana, Iowa Courtney Gill, Rochester, Minn. Erica Golub, Edgerton, Minn. Kathleen Griffith, Omaha, Neb. Katie Hansel, New Ulm, Minn. Elizabeth Harrell, Des Moines,

Iowa Anna Hennessy, Red Wing,

Minn. Michaela Hill, Grand Forks, N.D. Hannah Janaky, Hudson, Wis. Sara Jepsen, Channahon, Ill. Anya Johnson, Lake Mills, Iowa Rachel Jungwirth, Winona,

Minn. Chelsea Keeney, Clive, Iowa Christine Kennedy, Washington,

Iowa Mariel Kise, Edina, Minn. Sydney Kjerstad, Parker, Colo. Kate Knopik, Austin, Minn. Emily Koch, Las Vegas, Nev.

Hannah Kooiker, Hardwick, Minn.

Kelsey Krall, Colfax, Wis. Sarah Lemon, Middleton, Wis. Kelsey Leppert, Grimes, Iowa Anna Looft, Southlake, Texas Meredith MacDonald, Two Harbors,

Minn. Jessica Machon, Nekoosa, Wis. Jacqueline Merrifield, Cedar Rapids,

Iowa Jordan Meyer, Chaska, Minn. Kelsey Moler, Cheyenne, Wyo. Courtney O’Hara, Edina, Minn. Jennifer Paulson, Delavan, Wis. Jevita Poer, Houston, Texas Alicia Rangel, Stillman Valley, Ill. Jenna Reishus, Eagan, Minn. Maria Reyes, Sioux Center, Iowa Inga Rohde, Sioux Falls, S.D. Emily Roycraft, Waseca, Minn. Amy Sandager, Albert Lea,

Minn. Alynia Shilts, Chippewa Falls,

Wis. Samantha Shimak, Fort Atkinson,

Iowa Caitlin Shoemaker, Omaha, Neb. Paige Silberhorn, Davis Junction,

Ill. Chelsea Smorstad, Cedar Rapids,

Iowa Caitlin Stensrud, Norman, Okla. Mary Elizabeth Stork, Western

Springs, Ill. Hannah Strack, DeForest, Wis. Andrea Sturdevant, Urbandale,

Iowa Laura Thompson, Mount Pleasant,

Iowa Therese Thompson, Red Wing,

Minn. Molly Tulkki, Amery, Wis. Sara Walston, Vinton, Iowa Mara Warnberg, Chanhassen,

Minn. Alison Wathen, Olathe, Kan. Kristine Wietecha, Eagan, Minn. Katelin Wilson, Austin, Minn. Ashley Wright, Russell, Iowa Rachel Ziegeweid, Medina,

Minn.

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Cathedral Choir

Soprano ICallie Bergan, Lake Mills, IowaCaley Danielson, Duluth, Minn.Mara Dobervich, Maplewood, Minn.Ariel Gauslow, Fargo, N.D.Kirsten Hash, Appleton, Wis.Marlena Johnson, Little Chute, Wis.Beth Korleski, Lake City, IowaValerie Krych, Champlin, Minn.Kathryn Lillich, Claremont, Calif.Bryanna Logsdon, Jefferson, IowaKelsey Reger, Apple Valley, Minn.Kelsey Tarbert, Oshkosh, Wis.Karel Zenor, Lake City, Iowa

Soprano IIEllen Amundson, Golden Valley,

Minn.Kelsey Brown, Urbandale, IowaSara Crissinger, Morristown, Minn.Karissa Crouse, North Branch, Minn.Katherine Daugherty, Lakeville,

Minn.Rebecca Dominiczak, Milwaukee,

Wis.Ashley Haight, Cedar Rapids, IowaLaura Harney, Rochester, Minn.Kelsi Holmes, Monticello, IowaAngela Johnston, New Hope, Minn.Julia Lattner, Dubuque, IowaJamie Mexdorf, Eden Prairie, Minn.Kelsey O’Leary, Rochester, Minn.Melani Schwartz, Plymouth, Minn.

Alto IDevan Armstrong, Owatonna, Minn.Katlyn Bay, North Liberty, IowaEmily Davis, Brookfield, Wis.Shelby Eaton, Dubuque, IowaHaylee Elvendahl, Cambridge, Minn.Shannon Koenders, Sioux Falls, S.D.Tara Laughlin, Omaha, Neb.Sarah McWilliams, Homestead, IowaJanet Mielke, Apple Valley, Minn.Natalie Pollack, Marine on St. Croix,

Minn.Kennedy Reed, Amery, Wis.Emily Streeper, Roseville, Minn.Allison Wittig, Iowa City, Iowa

Alto IIMary Bissen, Austin, Minn.Kayli Bullard, Oakdale, Minn.

Annika Ellison, Lino Lakes, Minn.Alicia Findley, Litchfield, Minn.Brittany Hansen, Toddville, IowaMakenna Klein, Hastings, Minn.Erika Lord, Neenah, Wis.Calli Micale, Neenah, Wis.Erika Pohlman, Mason City, IowaKimberly Rooney, Holmen, Wis.Allycia Zalac, Stevens Point, Wis.

Tenor IKai Brewster, Wayzata, Minn.Benjamin Cramer, Brooklyn Center,

Minn.David Duba, Northfield, Minn.Keller Grado, Cedar Rapids, IowaBenjamin Kampa, Princeton, Minn.Theodore Ortega, Waukesha, Wis.Thomas Reimann, Woodbury, Minn.Sam Simataa, Windhoek, NamibiaJoren Skov, Hastings, Minn.

Tenor IIJoshua Dale, Pella, IowaMatthew Engelson, Clinton, IowaNatalino Guterres, Dili, East Timor,

IndonesiaNathan Haines, Arcadia, Wis.Kirk Lehmann, Waverly, IowaPatrick O’Keefe, Hopkins, Minn.Charles Parrish-Siggelkow, Cannon

Falls, Minn.Tyler Reece, Silt, Colo.Jeffrey Thompson, Pine Island, Minn.Shawon Zmolek, Jefferson, Iowa

Bass ICharles Banta, Calamus, IowaJoel Barkel, Hull, IowaCharles Bruer, Wayzata, Minn.Daniel Faas, Mindoro, Wis.Benjamin Feldkamp, Woodbury,

Minn.Scott Gerike, Chaska, Minn.Mark Gisleson, Osage, IowaEthan Groothuis, Montevideo, Minn.Tyler Hagy, Muscatine, IowaMaxwell Hull, Eau Claire, Wis.Michael Johnson, Wabasha, Minn.Jonathan Lang, Hampshire, Ill.Cameron Miller, St. Michael, Minn.Christopher Paulson, Medina, Minn.Tyler Simpson, Chatfield, Minn.Ryan Swailes, Muscatine, Iowa

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Isaac van Bruggen, New Brighton, Minn.

Jonathan Zarling, Blaine, Minn.

Bass IIDavid Arendt, Grinnell, IowaMichael Crowe, Davenport, IowaJordan Daley, Homewood, Ill.Jacob Doty, Rockford, Ill.Aaron Eddy, Ithaca, N.Y.David Fares, Eau Claire, Wis.Benjamin Johnson, Eagan, Minn.Maxwell Lafontant, Marion, IowaDonald Lee-Brown, Princeton, Ill.Drew Mick, Waverly, IowaPeter Sandstedt, Lake Zurich, Ill.Carl Sorenson, Arcadia, Wis.Andrew Tjossem, Decorah, Iowa

Collegiate Chorale

Soprano IAndrea Berven, Plymouth, Minn.Jocelyn Hare, Leaf River, Ill.Emmalee Johnson, St. Anthony,

Minn.Mandie Mickelson, Austin, Minn.Kayla Oppermann, Brookfield, Wis.Kara Schrapp, St. Louis Park, Minn.Kelsey Simpkins, Ames, IowaElizabeth Smith, Guttenberg, IowaKathryn Stebbins, Monona, Wis.Molly Ternus, Vinton, IowaMaria Vejdani, Burnsville, Minn.

Soprano IIMadeline Allen, Rochester, Minn.Kyla Betts, Stoughton, Wis.Katie Deaver, Viroqua, Wis.Hannah Demmer, Hartland, Minn.Laura Forst, Norwood Young

America, Minn.Anna Kenyon, Eau Claire, Wis.Kelsey Klimesh, Calmar, IowaMackenzie Kloempken, Savage, Minn.Koreann Martin, Baxter, Minn.Erin McWilliams, Maple Grove,

Minn.Samantha Murry, Mosinee, Wis.

Alto 1Sarah Bieber, Waukon, IowaMichelle Boursier, Maple Grove,

Minn.Erin Brown, Newhall, IowaHannah Crippen, Northfield, Minn.Susana Hansen, Chanhassen, Minn.Anna Morris, Lindstrom, Minn.Aida Dominguez Ortiz, Zacatelco,

MexicoMikki Sodergren, Red Wing, Minn.Marissa Springer, Lakeville, Minn.Caitlin Steinberg, Cedarburg, Wis.Kristina Tucker, New Albany, Ohio

Alto IIMargaret Blessing, Hopkins, Minn.Emily Cochrane, Edina, Minn.Elizabeth Emery, Fond du Lac, Wis.Taylor Froehle, Waseca, Minn.Carrie Hoskey, Brooklyn, IowaRachel Rudeen, Bird Island, Minn.Kathryn Trigger, Rockaway, N.J.Rebecca Vernon, Anamosa, IowaKristin Westby, Erhard, Minn.Jenna Yeakle, Duluth, Minn.Rebecca Zierke, Wyoming, Minn.

Tenor 1Seth Duin, Hastings, Minn.Jens Erickson, Vadnais Heights, Minn.Tyler Hurlbert, Walford, IowaMatthew Imhoff, Janesville, Wis.James Penning, Northfield, Minn.Jason Schmidt, Norwalk, IowaCollin Schultz, Storm Lake, IowaDonald Stein, Onalaska, Wis.Michael Thorelli, La Crosse, Wis.Alexander Ulfers, Cedar Falls, IowaAnders Waalen, St. Paul, Minn.Gregory Woodin, Des Moines, Iowa

Tenor 2Paul Armstrong, Burnsville, Minn.Karl Gilbertson, Lake Elmo, Minn.Mark Halvorson, Burnsville, Minn.Kirk Hansen, Winterset, IowaSamuel Holmberg, Wayzata, Minn.Mark Jeddeloh, Plymouth, Minn.Justin Marschall, Waukesha, Wis.Coty Moir, Milford, IowaNoah Nelsen-Gross, Spring Valley,

Minn.

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Nickolas Sanches, Champlin, Minn.Vaughn Tackmann, Arlington, Minn.Justin Tigerman, Rock Island, Ill.Matthew Wettach, Mount Pleasant,

Iowa

Bass 1Sean Anderson, New Ulm, Minn.Peter Burleson, Watertown, Wis.Brian Doudna, Dubuque, IowaDouglas Hamilton, Polo, Ill.Joshua Holt, Northfield, Minn.Samuel Libra, Roseville, Minn.Paul Meyer, Brookings, S.D.Michael Noltner, Eau Claire, Wis.Samuel Oines, Wauzeka, Wis.Ethan Schultz, Waseca, Minn.Chad Sonka, Van Horne, IowaAndrew White, Ankeny, Iowa

Bass 2Daniel Baldwin, Scarville, IowaJoseph Carey, Rochester, Minn.Mackenzie Gartner, Owatonna, Minn.Andrew Gonzalez, Dubuque, IowaJason Knutson, Janesville, Wis.Jonathon Koch, Austin, Minn.Benjamin Kost, Rochester, Minn.Evan Meyer, Arlington, IowaPatrick Nyberg, Lino Lakes, Minn.Miguel Secor, Fort Dodge, IowaKarl Streufert, Lake City, IowaChristopher Zink, Austin, Minn.

Luther RingersBrandy Beggerly, Fort Dodge, IowaSarah Bieber, Waukon, IowaJoseph Carey, Rochester, Minn.Lauren Fladland, Coon Rapids, Minn.Daniel Flucke, Fond du Lac, Wis.Danielle Gibbs, Marion, IowaMegan Hatfield, Winona, Minn.Brittany Johnson, Elgin, Ill.Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.Amanda Schaefer, Sioux Falls, S.D.Julia Walk, Rochester, Minn.Amy Wilson, Prescott, Ariz.

Nordic Choir

Soprano I Allison Kane, Johnston, Iowa Hannah Myott, Minneapolis, Minn.

Jaclyn Ohnemus, St. Michael, Minn.Emily Rasmann, Caledonia, Ill.Aliyah Richling, Stoddard, Wis.  Amy Streck, West Des Moines, Iowa Anne Walsh, Plymouth, Minn. Elizabeth Zimmermann, Watertown,

Wis.

Soprano II Allison Alpers, Rochester, Minn. Paige Armstrong, Owatonna, Minn. Johanna Mathews, Woodbury, Minn.Katherine Mehlhoff, Cedar Rapids,

Iowa Katherine Moan, Palos Park, Ill.Erin Persick, Robins, IowaJulie Shiely, Brookfield, Wis.Bethany Wichman, Appleton, Wis.

Alto I Kelly Bandman, Waukegan, Ill.  Carah Claflin, Edina, Minn.Molly Clementz, St. Charles, Ill.Haley Gibbons, Coon Valley, Wis.   Amelia Kundel, Cedar Rapids, IowaAllison Schnier, Waukesha, Wis. Sarah Webb, Spirit Lake, Iowa  Hannah Wiles, Swisher, Iowa

Alto II Kristina Dudley, St. Paul Park, Minn.Lauren Fladland, Coon Rapids, Minn. Kelley Kussmann, Oshkosh, Wis.Melanie Massnick, Oconomowoc,

Wis. Alexandra Nyman, Monroe Center,

Ill.Teresa Procter, Decorah, Iowa Laura Schultz, Irvine, Calif.Camille Welter, St. Michael, Minn.

Tenor I Adam Bogh, Coralville, IowaAlexander Bogh, Coralville, IowaAdam Bradley, Brookings, S.D.Daniel Hanawalt, Waverly, IowaJacob Watson, Waverly, IowaWilliam Haugen, White Bear

Township, Minn.Zachary Lyon, Muscatine, IowaTrevor Maloney, Cambridge, Minn.

Tenor II Alex Anderson, Rothschild, Wis. Paul Atkins, Tea, S.D.

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Ross Bansen, Monmouth, Ore.Jacob Barker, Dallas Center, Iowa Alex Gisleson, Osage, Iowa Brian Gerike, Manchester, Miss.Aaron Knodle, Neillsville, Wis. Michael Hart, Clive, Iowa

Bass I Jesse Bunge, Garrison, IowaGeorge Diener, Duluth, Minn. Brett Epperson, Council Bluffs, Iowa Thomas Gerber, Austin, Minn.Michael Penick, Iowa City, Iowa Anthony Rohr, Hiawatha, IowaJohn Stender, Davenport, Iowa  Andrew Wojciehowski, Port

Washington, Wis.  

Bass II Benjamin Ellison, Duluth, Minn. Trevor Ketterling, Rochester, Minn.Jeffrey Knutson, Janesville, Wis. Jonathan Lueck, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Alex Redding, Norwalk, IowaMatthew Stump, Goshen, Ind. Stephen Uhl, Bensenville, Ill.Shane Wilson, Owatonna, Minn.

Norsemen

Tenor I Gian Andreone, Sioux Falls, S.D.Bradley Beale, Warrenville, Ill.Benjamin Cooper, Stilwell, Kan.Neto De Jesus Franciso, Dili, East

Timor, IndonesiaMatthew Dickinson, St. Paul, Minn.Patrick Fagan, Cedar Rapids, IowaDavid Geist, Burnsville, Minn.Gene Halverson, Duluth, Minn.Christopher Hughes, Forrest, Ill.Samuel Jones, Des Moines, IowaJoseph Lane, Robbinsdale, Minn.Michael Lau, West Des Moines, IowaGavin Markee, Decorah, IowaPhilip Mortens, Johnston, IowaMartin Pena-Rodriguez, Decorah,

IowaJames Russell, Waconia, Minn.Andrew Streck, West Des Moines,

IowaLeif Vandersteen, St. Paul, Minn.Jared Vokes, St. Louis Park, Minn.Peter Zaffke, Spring Grove, Minn.

Tenor II Cole Bosworth, Denver, Colo.Lance Bremer, Bellchester, Minn.Paul Christenson, Wausau, Wis.Peter Douglas, Storm Lake, IowaAdam Frei, Sparta, Wis.Ryan Fugleberg, Chisago City, Minn.Logan Grado, Cedar Rapids, IowaSteven Halloin, Eau Claire, Wis.Kyle Hulse, Onalaska, Wis.Cecil Jones, Chicago, Ill.Andrew Mackinnon, Downers Grove,

Ill.David Mendez, Vista, Calif.Zachary Pearson, Davenport, IowaBenjamin Stofferahn, Apple Valley,

Minn.Erik Tingelstad, Andover, Minn.Benjamin Wegner, St. Paul, Minn.John Winter, Mendota Heights, Minn.Brian Witte, Bettendorf, IowaSamuel Zook, Decorah, Iowa

Bass I Carson Adams, Fort Dodge, IowaJoseph Ballandby, Willmar, Minn.James Cochrane, Edina, Minn.Nathan Converse, Storm Lake, IowaJustin Cowell, Spencer, Wis.Lucas Duley, Alma, Wis.Dylan Essing, Fort Dodge, IowaAlexander Greiner, Fairfield, IowaMatthew Hall, Centennial, Colo.Alec Henderson, Grinnell, IowaCharles Hoeft, Lake City, Minn.Nicholas Krasky, White Bear Lake,

Minn.Brett Larsen, Minneapolis, Minn.Joseph Marshall, Hopkins, Minn.Owen Metzger, Hudson, Wis.Evan Mitchell, Melcher-Dallas, IowaJonathan Nerdig, Waukee, IowaJoseph Scharnweber, Tama, IowaJacob Schnable, Fargo, S.D.Nelson Schreen, Waverly, IowaAlexander Sievers, Cedar Rapids,

IowaJamison Stallman, Fargo, S.D.Brett Steelman, Ames, IowaYang Thao, St. Paul, Minn.Samuel Wettach, Decorah, IowaBrandon Wion, Urbandale, Iowa

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Bass II Tyler Amiot, Northfield, Minn.David Baxter, Algona, IowaHans Becklin, Middleton, Wis.Michael Berndt, Amery, Wis.Dylan Carlson, Wayzata, Minn.Phillip Cleven, Madison, Wis.Luke Dovre, Eau Claire, Wis.Jacob Flanagan, Underwood, IowaNathan Hansen, Rochester, Minn.Luke Hanson, Vernon Hills, Ill.Michael Jungbluth, Eau Claire, Wis.Noah Lange, De Pere, Wis.William Leafblad, Watkins, Minn.Anders Nilsen, Gahanna, OhioBenjamin Petersen, Mequon, Wis.Blake Potthoff, Dannell, Minn.Colton Pugh, McAllen, TexasChase Racek, Burnsville, Minn.Evan Ruchotzke, Lowden, IowaErik Sand, Decorah, IowaPeter Storvick, Woodbury, Minn.Aaron Zauner, Fond du Lac, Wis.

Symphony Orchestra

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

OboeAmanda Rudnickas*, Woodbury,

Minn.Anna (Kemp) and Russell Norris Chair

Madeline Davidson, Onalaska, Wis.Hannah Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.

English HornHannah Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.

ClarinetSarah Limper*, Rochester, Minn.Calla Olson, Story City, IowaSydnie Reynolds, Norwalk, IowaKatherine Wallace (bass), Ames, Iowa

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

Minn.

HornBrooke Ten Napel*, Sibley, Iowa

Erik, Kari, Maren Engebretson ChairVanessa Anderson, Encinitas, Calif.Samuel Egger, Council Bluffs, IowaAaron Lohff, Hiawatha, IowaKaysie Peterson, Byron, Minn.

TrumpetTrygve Butler*, Kenmore, Wash.Gregory Daniels, Long Grove, IowaMitchell Dietz, Montgomery, Minn.Matthew Key, Oshkosh, Wis.

TromboneBenjamin Cooper*, Overland Park,

Kans. Dorothy (Bonnell) and Russell Ziemer Chair

Erik Ripley, Kenosha, Wis.

Bass TromboneEthan Scholl, Owatonna, Minn.

TubaOrey Robie, Independence, Wis.

HarpEmily Wonder*, Caledonia, Ill.Lisbet Finseth, Golden Valley, Minn.Rachel Miessler, Northfield, Minn.

PianoEsme Wong Su Leei, Kuching,

Malaysia

CelesteJordan Buchholtz, Spring Valley,

Minn.

PercussionJacob Blain*, Fond du Lac, Wis.Sabrina Hawkinson, Prior Lake, Minn.Andrew Peck, Cedar Falls, IowaAusten Smith, North Liberty, IowaChristopher Smith, Stoughton, Wis.

First ViolinKarla Dietmeyer, Peachtree City, Ga.

Torgerson ConcertmasterKatherine Perschbacher, Coon Rapids,

Minn.Brooks Berg, Hudson, Wis.Nathan Steele, Kohler, Wis.Nicole Woodson, Davenport, IowaDaniel Fernelius, Crystal, Minn.Hannah Lund, Lakeville, Minn.Lauren Benish, Stillwater, Minn.

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Sarah Guhl, Andover, Minn.Sarah Bulger, Decorah, IowaEmmalee Johnson, St. Anthony,

Minn.Emma Hellmann, Andover, Minn.

Second ViolinMatthew Lind*, Wausau, Wis.

Guy Johnson and John J. Hancock ChairAleese Kenitzer, Schofield, Wis.Benjamin Hanchett, Normal, Ill.Maura Goodin, Decorah, IowaMelissa Hernes, Shoreview, Minn.Jeana Hafner, Sioux Falls, S.D.Sarah Corfman, Dubuque, IowaAudrey Tran Lam, Vinton, IowaMelene Thompson, River Falls, Wis.Esther Novak, Decorah, IowaChristine Kennedy, Washington, Iowa

ViolaAngela Kratchmer*, Clarksville, Iowa

Andrea Nelson and Kathryn Nelson ChairSean Dostal, Coralville, IowaHannah Buehler, Stevens Point, Wis.Jen Hills, Surprise, Ariz.Aaron Mertzenich, Decorah, IowaLindsay Sheridan, Sun Prairie, Wis.Hannah Swanson, Duluth, Minn.Emma Lofthus, Edina, Minn.Eve Doyle, Iowa City, IowaEmily Gillaspey, Sioux Falls, S.D.Carly Blazing, Rochester, Minn.Clara Olson, St. Paul, Minn.

CelloPhuc Phan*, Hanoi, VietnamMaren Quanbeck, Roseville, Minn.Olivia Hahn, Waterloo, IowaKelsey Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.Jaci Wilkinson, Decorah, IowaCharles Rasmussen, Walworth, Wis.Macaulley Whitlock, Duluth, Minn.Brita Moore, Mercer Island, Wash.Alexander Olson, Fargo, N.D.Rachel Woolsey, Wenatchee, Wash.Luke Hanson, Vernon Hills, Ill.

String BassAlyse Carlson*, Centennial, Colo.William Layton, Clinton, IowaNicholas Harvey, Wausau, Wis.Benjamin Anderson, North Mankato,

Minn.

Johanna Anderson-Beckman, Owatonna, Minn.

Austin Swenson, Boone, IowaGavin Colahan, Brookfield, Wis.

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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.

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

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.

ROSEMARY BRUMBELOW. B.M., Middle Tennessee State University. Clarinet.

BARTLETT BUTLER. Ph.D., University of Illinois. Professor emeritus.

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

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

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

SUZANNE ERNST. Flute choir, recorder consort.

WILLIAM FORDICE. M.A., Northern Illinois University; A.B.D., Boston University. Music education, conducting.

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

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

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

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

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

ALLEN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A., University of California, Los Angeles. Director of choral activities, choral methods, conducting, Nordic Choir.

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

HARRY HINDSON. D.M.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison. Saxophone.

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.

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

KRISTIN KENNING. D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Voice.

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

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

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

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

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. M.M., University of Michigan. Professor emeritus.

FREDERICK NYLINE. M.A., University of Minnesota. Concert Band, Varsity Band, Wind and Percussion Ensemble.

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

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

TIMOTHY PETER. D.M.A., University of Arizona. Department head, Collegiate Chorale, Norsemen.

GREGORY PETERSON. D.M.A., University of Iowa. Organ, church music, Luther Ringers, college organist.

KIRSTI PETRABORG. D.M.A., University of Minnesota. Viola.

BETH RAY WESTLUND. D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin. Voice, diction.

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

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

GRAHAM STEEDS. M.M., Florida State University; A.B.D., 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. M.M., Northwestern University; A.B.D., University of Iowa. Voice.

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

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

RACHEL WARE. M.M., A.B.D., University of Minnesota. Voice.

CHARLES WAZANOWSKI. M.M., Manhattan School of Music. Tuba, euphonium, brass ensemble.

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

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

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

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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 350 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 over 130 years Luther students have been sharing this marvelous gift with audiences across the country and around the globe.

Music at Luther

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 pre-professional 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.

Music/Arts Facilities

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