DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

FSU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Dr. Mackenzie Jacob LaMont, conductor

FSU CHORAL ARTISTS Dr. Scott Rieker, conductor

DR. JOSEPH YUNGEN Piano

Friday April 30, 2021 Pealer Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center

PROGRAM

Angels of the Apocalypse David Gillingham

(b. 1947)

FSU Percussion Ensemble

The Lord’s Prayer Mackenzie Jacob LaMont

(b. 1989)

FSU Percussion Ensemble and Choral Artists

INTERMISSION

Ave Maria Franz Biebl

(1906-2001)

FSU Choral Artists

Chichester Psalms Leonard Bernstein

(1918-1990)

I. Psalm 108:2

Psalm 100, complete

II. Psalm 23, complete

Psalm 2:1-4

Andrew Hartnett, countertenor

III. Psalm 131, complete

Psalm 133:1

FSU Percussion Ensemble and Choral Artists

TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS

The Lord’s Prayer (by Mackenzie LaMont) Libera me, Domine Tremens factus sunt ego In te Domine speravi Non confundar in aeternam

Allahu Akbar La ilaha Illa Allah

Dona eis Requiem Et lux perpetua luceat eis

De morte transire ad vit[am]

Avinu shebashamayim Yitkadesh shimcha

Deliver me, O Lord For I am made to tremble In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted Let me never be confounded

God is the Greatest and to God belongs all praise

Grant him rest And let perpetual light shine upon him

Pass from death to [life]

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name Your kingdom will come

Ave Maria (by Franz Biebl)

Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.

Maria dixit: Ecce ancilla Domini Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.

Ave Maria ...

Et verbum caro factum est Et habitavit in nobis.

Ave Maria ...

Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus. Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary And she conceived by the Holy Spirit

Hail Mary, full of grace The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Mary said: behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary…

The Word was made flesh And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary…

Holy Mary, mother of God Pray for us sinners Holy Mary, pray for us Now and at the hour of our death. Amen

Chichester Psalms (by Leonard Bernstein)

Mvt. 1 Psalm 108:2

Ura hanevel v’chinor aira shachar

Awake, psaltery and harp: I will rouse the dawn

Psalm 100Hariu l’Adonai kol haarets Iv’du et Adonai b’sim’cha Bou l’fanav bir’nana

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the Earth Serve the Lord with gladness Come into His presence with singing

D’u ki Adonai Hu Elochim Hu asanu v’lo anachnu Amo v’tson mar’ito Bou sh’arav b’todah, Chatseirotav bit’hilah Hodu lo, bar’chu sh’mo Ki tov Adonai, l’olam chas’do V’ad dor vador emunato

Know ye that the Lord, He is God It is He that has made us and not we ourselves We are His people and the sheep of His pastures Enter into His gates with thanksgiving And into His courts with praise Be thankful until Him and bless His name For the Lord is God; His mercy is everlasting And His faithfulness endures for all generations

Mvt. 2 Psalm 23

Adonai roi, lo echsar Bin’ot deshe yarbitseini Al mei m’nuchot y’nahaleini Naf’shi y’shovev, Yan’cheni b’ma’aglei tsedek L’ma’an sh’mo Gam ki elech b’gei tsalmavet, Lo ira ra ki a’ta imadi Shiv’t’cha umishan’techa hemah y’nachamuni Ta’aroch l’fanai Shulchan neged tsor’rai Dishanta vashemen roshi cosi r’vayah. Ach tov vachesed yird’funi Kol y’mei chayai V’shav’ti b’veit Adonai l’orech yamim.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside the still waters, He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His names sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever

Psalm 2: 1–4 Lama rag’shu goyim ul’umim yehgu rik Yit’yats’vu malchei erets, V’roznim nos’du yachad Al Adonai v’al m’shicho N’natkah et mos’roteimo, V’nashlicha mimenu avoteimo Yoshev bashamayim yis’chak Adonai yil’ag lamo!

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His anointed, Saying, “let us break their bands asunder, And cast away their cords from us.” He that sits in the heavens laughs, And the Lord mocks them!

Mvt. 3 Psalm 131

Adonai, Adonai, lo gavah libi V’lo ramu einai, v’lo hilachti Big’dolot uv’niflaot mimeni Im lo shiviti v’domanm’ti nafshi K’gamul alei imo Kagamul alai nafshi. Yachel Yi’rael El Adonai me’atah v’ad olam

Lord, Lord, my heart is not proud, Nor my eyes lofty; neither do I aspire To things too great and too wonderful for me Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul. As a child that is weaned of his mother, My soul is even as a weaned child.

Psalm 133:1 Hineh ma tov, umah naim Shevet achim gam yachad. Amen

Behold how good, and how pleasant it is, For brothers to dwell together. Amen.

PROGRAM NOTES

Two notes on language and pronunciation: (1) Much of tonight’s sung text is in Hebrew. Since Hebrew uses its own alphabet (or aleph-bet, if you will), we have sung from transliterations and based our pronunciations upon Ethan Nash and Joshua Jacobson’s International Phonetic Alphabet renderings in Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire, volume IV: Hebrew Texts, Corvalis, OR: earthsongs (2009). (2) There is a custom in Judaism that words that refer to G-d, such as “Adonai” and “Elochim,” should only be spoken in the context of worship, and reverently. Since tonight’s concert is just that—a concert—we have elected to substitute the syllables “adoshem” and “elokim” for these references to the Divine, respectively. This retains the correct number of syllables while respecting this reverent custom. Angels of the Apocalypse David R. Gillingham (b. 1947) has an international reputation for the works he has written for band and percussion. Many of these works are now considered standards in the repertoire. Over sixty of his works for band, choir, percussion, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments are available from numerous publishers. Dr. Gillingham is a Professor of Music at Central Michigan University. His Angels of the Apocalypse “was inspired by the Biblical book of Revelation,” and contains sections inspired by the opening of the Seventh Seal, as well as angels blowing trumpets to bring about the end of the world. It ends, however, in a positive light, representing a religious apotheosis. The Lord’s Prayer Dr. Mackenzie Jacob LaMont (b. 1989) wrote The Lord’s Prayer 10 years ago in 2011. It was designed to give listeners of different religious/secular backgrounds the ability to hear a variety of messages. It can be taken as a “call to reason,” for practitioners to listen to what their faiths actually preach (caring for others, being good citizens), a critique of Christianity, or a programmatic story of a group’s journey through faith, doubt, and resolution. It follows the Our Father prayer – The Lord’s Prayer – as a group tries to complete it. They are continuously interrupted, and require support from various other religious texts (Latin, Jewish, Islamic) to get back on track. Ave Maria Prolific, but obscure Bavarian composer, Franz Biebl (1906–2001), composed his Ave Maria for seven-part men’s choir, probably for the choir of his local fire brigade in suburban Munich. This setting of the Latin text of the Angelus prayer has become a staple of choral repertoire for its lyric beauty and lush harmonies, and Biebl eventually arranged it for mixed and treble choirs. Even in his SAB/SATB arrangement, the three-fold invocations of the prayer are retained as tenor/bass solos. In between the invocations, the text of the Ave Maria prayer is truncated (comprising only the first half) until after the third invocation. The trio of soloists provide lyric counterpoint to the inexorable chordal movement of the larger ensemble, all of which are designed to draw the listener into a deeper relationship with the Divine. Chichester Psalms Amid frantically polite letters from Walter Hussey, Dean of Chichester Cathedral, American composer, Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) finally turned his attention toward his commission for Chichester Cathedral mere months before it was due. In a remarkable feat of musicianship, Bernstein repurposed unused musical materials that he had previously composed, including two movements from his abortive collaboration on a musical rendition of Wilder’s The Skin Of Our Teeth, and the unused original opening for West Side Story. The resulting musical journey: from unreflective and simplistic religion through trial and anguish to arrive at a place of humbleness before the Divine summarizes Bernstein’s attitudes toward belief. He held that true spirituality is found in humility and simplicity, and Chichester Psalms reflects that. Program Notes Copyright © 2021, Dr. Scott Rieker

PERSONNEL

FSU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Ryan Barber; Music Industry; Glen Burnie, MD Jacob Hunt; Biology; Mount Savage, MD Kamonte Johnson; Music Industry; Baltimore, MD Nora Kopit; Music Studies; Frederick, MD Joseph Louie; Music Education; Oakland, MD Matthew Payne; Wildlife & Fisheries; Suitland, MD Deandre Cook; Community Member; Waldorf, MD Cheyenne Jeffries; Community Member; Frostburg, MD Julia Seddon; Cultural Anthropology; Frostburg, MD

FSU CHORAL ARTISTS

Ashley Armbruster; Mathematics & Secondary Education; Cumberland, MD Sebastien Couvreur; Liberal Studies; Frostburg, MD Hayden Davis; Theatre; Cumberland, MD Sara DiDonato; Music Education; Pasadena, MD Benjamin Doggett; Earth Science; Silver Spring, MD Jessica Farrell; Mathematics & Secondary Education; Frostburg, MD Kristen Feaster; Music Education; Waldorf, MD Ivan Godoy; Music Performance – Voice; Bedford, PA Andrew Hartnett; Music Performance–Piano; Frederick, MD Stephen Hess; Engineering; Cumberland, MD Andrew Kastner; Computer Science and Mathematics; Elkridge, MD Zhicen Luke Liu; Music Performance–Piano; Chongqing , CHINA Arran Mills; Music Industry; Ocean Pines, MD Hunter Morris; Music Studies; Berlin, MD Jeremiah Mudge; Community Member; Cumberland, MD Hannah Polk; Music Education; Fairfax, VA Dillon Redwine; Music Education; Glen Burnie, MD Christopher Reed; Engineering; Cumberland, MD Nathan Richards; Music Education; Ellicott City, MD Taber Robinette; Community Member; Cumberland, MD Caitlyn Rund; Music Education and Saxophone Performance; Elkton, MD Christian Scott; Theatre; Upper Marlboro, MD Tucker Sensabaugh; Engineering; Cumberland, MD Evelyn Shanholtz; Secondary Education–History; Hagerstown, MD Krystal Stewart; Undecided; Waldorf, MD Casey Swartz; Music Education; Severna Park, MD Miranda Teats; Earth Science; Cumberland, MD Courage Tikum; Computer Science; Berwyn Heights, MD Ed Thompson; Community Member; Frostburg, MD Laurel Underwood; Community Member; Frostburg, MD

BIOGRAPHIES

Dr. SCOTT RIEKER is Director of Choral Activities and Choral Music Education at Frostburg State University, where he conducts the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Troubadours tenor/bass choir, as well as teaching conducting and coursework in music education and student-teacher supervision. Rieker received his doctorate in Choral Music at the University of Southern California (USC) with specializations in Music Teaching and Learning, Vocology, and Composition. Prior to coming to FSU, he served as the Artistic Director for the Torrance (California) Civic Chorale and Treasurer of the Santa Monica Youth Orchestra, a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing free music lessons and ensemble experiences to underserved youth. Rieker earned a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Prior to attending UNL, Rieker taught music in the Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools for eight years at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. An active composer and arranger, with his works

performed by choirs around the world and a composition published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Rieker studied composition with Drs. Morten Lauridsen and Veronika Krausas, among others. He is now a Past-President of the Iowa Music Educators Association (IMEA) and engaged in groundbreaking research on the implementation of strategic risk-taking in the choral ensemble.

JOSEPH YUNGEN is a musician who happens to play the piano. He enjoys a music-filled life of continuous growth and discovery, and has established a reputation for his consistent excellence as a soloist and collaborator in a wide variety of musical contexts and repertoire, including chamber music, art song, new music, as well as choral and orchestral music. His performances and teaching appearances have been met with acclaim across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Joseph holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jonathan Feldman as a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow. He earned Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance & Literature and in Accompanying & Chamber Music from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Jean Barr and Douglas Humpherys. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance at Southern Oregon University under the instruction of Alexander Tutunov.

Winner of the “Audience Favorite” and “Best Performance of the Music of Szymanowski” awards in the 2008 Seattle International Piano Competition, Joseph received First Prize in the 88th Annual Bruce P. Carlson Schubert Club Piano Competition in Minneapolis, the Ann Fehn Pianist’s First Prize in the 14th Annual Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition, and the Barr Award for Excellence in Accompanying. He attended the Music Academy of the West as a Collaborative Piano Fellow in 2012.

In 2013, Joseph was the featured soloist in the Hans Abrahamsen Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Musica Nova/Brad Lubman, director), with the composer in attendance. He has also performed regularly with the New Juilliard Ensemble and AXIOM.

Joseph cofounded and taught master classes for the New Jersey Young Artist Piano Competition in 2014. He joined Frostburg State University as a full-time music faculty member in 2016.

MACKENZIE (MACK) JACOB LAMONT (b. 1989) is an active composer, performer (percussion), music educator, music copyist and arranger, and owner/operator of a small music recording company. His recent music has been focused on the environment as well as political and philosophical issues, with the sound world inhabiting a space somewhere between minimalism and post-progressive rock (with dashes of randomness here and there). Mack has a DMA in music composition with a cognate in percussion from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music where he studied composition with Michael Fiday, Joel Hoffman, and Douglas Knehans, and percussion with James Culley and Allen Otte. He holds prior degrees in composition, percussion performance, and music technology/recording, and previously studied composition and percussion at the University of Indianapolis with John Berners and Paul Berns respectively. You can find out more at mackenziejacoblamont.com

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