B E L L S O N T E M P L E S Q U A R E

LEANNA WILLMOREconductor

GEOFF ANDERSON associate conductor

Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18, 2017

7:30 p.m. Salt Lake Tabernacle

B E L L S O N T E M P L E S Q U A R E

Assistant to the President, Mormon Tabernacle ChoirRandy Gailey

Assistant to the ConductorsKen Willmore

Ringers

Temple Square OrganistsBonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts

Members of the Orchestra at Temple SquareNancy Toone, flute

Matt Nickle, Spencer Frohm, percussionDavid Featherstone, guest percussion

Emma BoyntonShelli BoyntonJennae Bunker

Aaron CurryJulie Dacus

Ferris DerbidgeMelanie Dewey

Brittany EricksonPaige Erickson

Jonathan HardyScott Hixson

Elizabeth HouskeeperScott Huff

Addison HumphreyJeremie Jones

Sabra JonesRyan Kunz

Jennifer ProbertElizabeth RicheyJaneen ScottShaury SearleTeresa ShaverElizabeth ShieldsLiana SorensonTravis StevensAndrew ThorumNatasha ThorumMaryAnne UribeJanssen VanderhooftAaron WaiteEmily WhitchurchDarrell WilcoxCortney Wright

P R O G R A M P R O G R A M

Welcome and Prayer

Toccata Ritmica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Joy

Jesu, Priceless Treasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johann Sebastian Bach arr . Jason W . Krug

If You Could Hie to Kolob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English melodyarr . James Kasen

Bonnie Goodliffe organ solo

Nearer, My God, to Thee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lowell Masonarr . Susan E . Geschke

Autumn Leaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Kosma arr . Andrea Handley

Malagueña, from Suite Andalucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernesto Lecuona arr . Martha Lynn Thompson

Scherzo, from Suite for Flute, op . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charles-Marie Widor

Nancy Toone flute solo

Handel in the Strand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percy Graingerarr . Dean M . Estabrook

Tempest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin McChesney

I Saw Three Ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .English carol arr . Richard Elliott

Linda Margetts organ solo

Deck the Halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Welsh melody

Fantasy on The Wexford Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Three English tunesarr . Derek K . Hakes

A Holly Jolly Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnny Marksarr . Joel Raney

Carol of the Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Catalonian carolarr . Deborah Carr

Sleigh Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leroy Andersonarr . Matt Nickle

Matt Nickle, Spencer Frohm, David Featherstone percussion ensemble

The Little Drummer Boy . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine K . Davis, Henry Onorati, andHarry Simeonearr . Joel Raney

Trepak, from The Nutcracker Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyotr Tchaikovskyarr . by William H . Griffin

B I O G R A P H I E S B I O G R A P H I E S

BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE

In March 2005, a new sound was added to the musical tradition of Temple Square with the creation of the Bells on Temple Square, part of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir organization. Like the members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Temple Square Chorale, all the bell ringers are volunteer musicians. The bell choir holds weekly rehearsals under conductor LeAnna Willmore and associate conductor Geoff Anderson for a variety of performances. Eagerly anticipated twice yearly concerts by the Bells on Temple Square showcase the broad spectrum of the handbell repertoire. In addition, the Bells on Temple Square often take part in the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcasts of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and play a major role in the Choir’s annual Christmas concerts.

By special request, the Bells on Temple Square performed the closing concert of the Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar held in Anaheim, California during July of this year. The National Seminar provides master classes in conducting and educational bell classes, and features some of the best bell choirs in the Nation.

LEANNA WILLMORE, CONDUCTOR

LeAnna Willmore was named conductor of the Bells on Temple Square in June 2011 after serving as the associate conductor since the formation of the group in 2005. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Weber State University and a master of music degree from the University of Utah. Mrs. Willmore taught choir in the Utah area for nearly 40 years and has served in many state and national leadership positions. Having won many national and state awards as a music

educator, she is a frequent guest conductor and adjudicator. Her husband, Ken Willmore, is a retired structural engineer.

GEOFF ANDERSON, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Geoff Anderson was appointed associate conductor of the Bells on Temple Square in May 2017. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University and master’s degree from Boston University. Mr. Anderson is currently the director of choirs at Fremont High School with responsibility for vocal ensembles, handbell choir, as well as advanced placement and concurrent enrollment music courses. He is an active member of the Handbell Musicians of America and the National

Association for Music Education and currently serves as the Utah Music Educators Association All-State Chair. He and his wife Marita are the parents of three daughters.

B I O G R A P H I E S

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BONNIE L. GOODLIFFE

Bonnie Goodliffe has an extensive background in organ performance, music theory, and composition. She has served as an organist on Temple Square for more than 30 years and has held key positions with the American Guild of Organists.

She studied piano and organ at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria; and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Brigham Young University.

LINDA S. MARGETTS

Linda Margetts has taught at two universities, lectured at Church music workshops for over 20 years, traveled to Europe and the Middle East to perform organ recit-als, and served as an organ judge and held leadership positions in state and local chapters of the American Guild of Organists.

A Tabernacle organist since 1984, she has been a mem-ber of the music faculty at Utah State University and is

currently an organ instructor at the University of Utah, where she also teaches theory and musicianship classes. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brigham Young University and has a PhD in music composition from the University of Utah.

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