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Reflections of LightDr. Debra Detwiler Brubaker, director
Tour 2017 Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir
Goshen College Women’s World Music ChoirThe Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir was formed by Dr. Debra Detwiler Brubaker, professor of music, in January 2004. Its goals are to discover and perform music of many cultures — particularly indigenous cultures — both close to home and abroad. The choir serves to highlight the role of women in these cultures, celebrating the unique spirit and energy that women bring to the world as creators, sustainers and disrupters of life and culture.
The choir has performed music from many places, including India, the Philippines, Mexico, Ireland, South Africa, Swaziland, Guatemala, Pakistan, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Tanzania, Palestine and Israel, and has sung in over 30 languages during its 13-year history.
During performances, the women sing barefoot and wear fabrics from around the world to affirm their connection to the Earth and their solidarity with women from all cultures and stations of life.
Artwork by Ellen Bencsics Heitger
“When you sing, you have no evil thoughts and when you are dancing, you
feel less hungry.”– Esma Redzepova, Roma (gypsy) performer and singer
Reflections of LightMorokeni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .trad. greeting song, arr. Bernard Krüger, sung in Kwangali and Sotho
Mags Dutchersmith, djembe | Simelwe Dlova, language assistance
Hello, friend! Hello everybody! — a typical greeting spoken by the people from the Okavango region of Namibia and Angola. This song was heard by isiZulu soldiers of the South African Defence Force, who brought it back with them to South Africa.
Muusika . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pärt Uusberg, words by Juhan Liiv, sung in Estonian
Estonia is a Northern European country that has labored under oppression and occupation off and on for centuries. During the most recent occupation by the Soviet regime in the mid-20th century, Estonia held its ground by continuing singing festivals spread around the country. During these festivals, people in the tens of thousands dress in native dress and sing songs that are part of their lives and hearts. This piece is one of those.
Somewhere the original harmony must exist, hidden somewhere in the vast wilds.In Earth’s mighty firmament, in the far reaches of swirling galaxies, in sunshine,In a little flower, in the song of a forest, in the music of a mother’s voice, or in teardrops —Somewhere, immortality endures, and the original harmony will be found.How else could it have formed in human hearts — music?
Hosanna Nkosi Phezulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trad. South African, arr. Anders Nyberg, sung in Xhosa language
Achieng Agutu, Elinor Keener, Elizabeth Woodworth, trio | Emily Hilton-Nickel, djembe Achieng Agutu, Simelwe Dlova, language assistance | Achieng Agutu, movement assistance
Hosanna, praised be God on high! If the people stop their praising, the stones will shout Hosanna!
Prehvrǔkna ptička . . . . . . . . . . . .Maria Kouteva, arr. Filip Koutev, presented by Natalie Nowytski, sung in Bulgarian
Irina Gladun, language assistance
A bird flies over the courtyard and garden, singing to wake the household, especially the young maiden. “Wake up! I bring you wonderful news! All is well. Your sheep are birthing twins, the bees are multiplying, and the children are joyfully playing!”
2017 Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir Tour
Program selections will be taken from the following repertoire.
Boza zvezda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th century Belarusian ballad melody, sung in Bulgarian
Maggie Weaver, Elizabeth Woodworth, Anne Buckwalter, Katie Shank, Rebecca Choi, Brynn Godshall, Naomi Peters, soloists | Clara Beck, Elinor Keener, drums
What star, mother, shines the earliest?It is the star of our Lord.It shines high and low, over the whole Earth.Where it shone, a tree grew up, all the way up to the blue sky.
Bing Chuh Xing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Nickel, 8th century text by Dù Fu, sung in Mandarin
Morgan Short, mezzo-soprano | Lydia Miller, piano | Phil Chan, language assistance
Set as part of a larger work, Requiem for Peace, by Canadian-Mennonite composer Nickel, this movement uses musical sounds that hint at Eastern scales and harmonies. Its centuries-old text details the futilities and fallout from armed conflict.
“March of the Battle Carts”Wagons rattling, horses neighing and snorting, conscripts marching, each with bow and arrows at his hip.Fathers and mothers, wives and children, running to see them off.So much dust is kicked up, you can’t see the Xian-yang Bridge! The families are pulling at their clothes, stamping their feet in anger, blocking the way and weeping. The sound of their wailing rises up to assault Heaven.
The frontier posts run with blood enough to fill an ocean, and the war-loving Emperor’s dreams of conquest have still not ended! Hasn’t he heard that in Han, east of the mountains, there are… thousands of villages growing nothing but thorns? Even when there is a sturdy wife to handle hoe and plough, the crops grow raggedly in haphazard fields. It’s even worse for the men of Qin — they’resuch good fighters, they’re driven from battle to battle like dogs or chickens.Truly, it is an evil thing to bear a son these days; it’s much better to have daughters.
Has my lord seen the shores of Kokonor where white bones lie there in drifts, uncollected?New ghosts complain and old ghosts weep. Under the lowering sky, their voices cry out in the rain.
Reflections from Yad Vashem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel J. Hall, sung in English and HebrewTexts from Genesis, selected names from Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, and Daniel J. Hall
Roxy Gehring, viola | Anne Buckwalter, piano | Mags Dutchersmith, glockenspiel Rachel Buckley, Emma Koop Liechty, Brooklyn Ries, handbells
Interweaving names of children lost in the Holocaust with Biblical passages and personal poetic observations after a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial site, the composer creates a piece of serenity juxtaposed against the evils it describes. The final section of the piece references phrases from the Hebrew lullaby “Numi, Numi, Yaldati.”
Inngiqtuq (she sings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Sirret, sung on vocables and in the Inuktitut language
Emily Evans, soloist | Elinor Keener, drum | Maggie Weaver, choreography
In the words of the composer, a native of Kingston, Ontario, this song is “a soundscape that honors the culture of the Inuit people of the Arctic. Musical references to traditional throat-singing and ay-ya songs are found throughout the score.”
The singer sings music, the source of happiness. I am happy.
Reel a’ Bouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French-Canadian “mouth music,” set by Malcolm Dalglish
Amanda Leatherman, Brynn Godshall, Emma Koop Liechty, Clara Beck, soloists Emily Evans, Maggie Weaver, dancers
This “reel” — a dance tune — features improvised syllables to replicate sounds made by instruments. Its performance would occur during the break time provided for instrumentalists who played during an evening of dance and frolic. Celtic musical traditions frequently feature this type of music.
Mother Tribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . graciously shared by First Nations Group Ulali
Anne Buckwalter, Irina Gladun, soloists | Elinor Keener, drum
Ffe Mwe, Mwe Ffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Szymko, sung in Bantu and English
Sadie Gustafson-Zook, soloist | Achieng Agutu, djembe | Maggie Weaver, choreography
“They are us and we are them” is a traditional Bantu adage, reminding each member of the community that they are there to help others in their time of need. The opening drum rhythm is common in the Baganda people’s daily lives in Uganda where drums still serve as messengers. Its rhythm, “ggwanga mujje,” means “come to my rescue.” Words of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa are interspersed throughout the song.
Give Me Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tobias Tenenbaum, used by permission, text ascribed to Muhammad
This Little Light of Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trad. African American spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, adapted Kathleen Rodde
Sadie Gustafson-Zook, Abby Banning, soloists
Itinerary
Dr. Debra Detwiler Brubaker Debra Detwiler Brubaker, DMA, is professor of music at Goshen College, where she is involved in the choral, voice and opera theater programs, and teaches related courses. Her graduate degrees are from the University of Kansas and the University of Northern Colorado. Since coming to Goshen in 1999, Brubaker has directed the Goshen College Chorale and Chamber Choir, as well as creating the Women’s World Music Choir. She is also the musical and dramatic director for the college’s traveling worship ensemble, Parables. The Women’s World Music Choir was an invited performer at the 2013 Indiana Music Educators Association conference in Ft. Wayne (Indiana), and has also performed at the 2008 Central Division conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Grand Rapids (Michigan). In addition to touring many parts of the United States and Canada, Brubaker’s choirs are in demand regionally, having performed with the Toledo Symphony, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and South Bend Symphony. Brubaker is an accomplished hymn leader, specializing in international music. A recent Maple Scholars research project focusing on indigenous African music with alumni Solomon Fenton Miller and Lisa Horst Schrock and hymnologist and musicologist Dr. Mary Oyer is now housed in the Indiana University Folklore Archives. Its focus on indigenous African music emphasizes Brubaker’s interest in exploring how the use of hymn and folk singing can become a catalyst for connections between people of differing cultures, faiths, ages and circumstances, and serve as an empowering tool for women.
Saturday, Feb. 25 — 10:30 a.m. Evergreen Place, Greencroft Retirement Community 1721 Greencroft Blvd, Goshen, Indiana
Sunday, Feb. 26 — 10:45 a.m. Waterloo North Mennonite Church 100 Benjamin Rd, Waterloo, Ontario
Sunday, Feb. 26 — 7 p.m. St. Jacobs Mennonite Church 1308 King N, Woolwich, Ontario (Joint concert with the Good Hearted Women Singers)
Monday, Feb. 27 — 7:30 p.m. Knox United Church 236 Garafraxa N, Durham, Ontario
Tuesday, Feb. 28 — 9:25 a.m. Chapel at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 110 Doon Rd, Kitchener, Ontario
Tuesday, Feb. 28 — 2 p.m. Parkwood Mennonite Home 726 New Hampshire St, Waterloo, Ontario
Tuesday, Feb. 28 — 7 p.m. Vineland United Mennonite Church 3327 Menno Street, Vineland, Ontario
Thursday, March 2 — 12:15 p.m. Chapel at UMEI Christian High School 614 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington, Ontario
Sunday, March 5 — 7:30 p.m. Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center 1700 S. Main St, Goshen, Indiana
Accompanying the choir on this tour: Dan Koop Liechty, Director of Alumni and Career Networks Trish Yoder, Associate Director of Admissions
Soprano 1Achieng Agutu Kisumu, Kenya
Clara Beck Archbold, Ohio
Emily Evans Lititz, Pennsylvania
Sadie Gustafson-Zook Goshen, Indiana
Sarah Hartman-Keiser Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Emily Hilton-Nickel San Jose, California
Amanda Leatherman Portland, Oregon
Emma Koop Liechty Goshen, Indiana
Emily Stoltzfus Goshen, Indiana
Soprano 2Abby Banning Lenexa, Kansas
Rebecca Choi Arlington, Massachusetts
Lydia Dyck Durham, Ontario
Joelle Friesen Normal, Illinois
Brynn Godshall Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Abigail Graber Los Gatos, California
Elinor Keener Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Anja Kenagy Dix Hills, New York
Lauren Myers North Manchester, Indiana
Lien Nguyen Ha Noi, Vietnam
Corrie Osborne North Manchester, Indiana
Dona Park Abbotsford, British Columbia
Naomi Peters Winnipeg, Manitoba
Katie Shank New Paris, Indiana
Annie Steiner West Liberty, Ohio
Sharada Weaver Hyattsville, Maryland
Alto 1Rachel Buckley Elkhart, Indiana
Anne Buckwalter Wellman, Iowa
Hannah Friesen Fresno, California
Irina Gladun Goshen, Indiana
Megan Graber Stryker, Ohio
Natalie Graber Wellman, Iowa
Suzanna Griest Oak Park, Illinois
Elsa Lantz Denver, Colorado
Lydia Miller Ithaca, New York
Greta Neufeld Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Brooklyn Ries Freeman, South Dakota
Morgan Short Goshen, Indiana
Sarah Shoue Roann, Indiana
Alto 2Magdalena Dutchersmith Goshen, Indiana
Roxy Gehring Manhattan, Kansas
Yejin Kim Chun-Choen, Korea
Christi Sessa Goshen, Indiana
Olivia Smucker Harrisonburg, Virginia
Maggie Weaver Lititz, Pennsylvania
Annelise Wiebe Goshen, Indiana
Ming Woo Goyang-Si, Korea
Elizabeth Woodworth Goshen, Indiana
PersonnelDr. Debra Detwiler Brubaker, director and professor of music | Anne Buckwalter, Lydia Miller, accompanists
History: Founded in 1894, Goshen College is a private residential, Christian college of the liberal arts and sciences, affiliated with Mennonite Church USA and committed to Christ-centered passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant leadership.
Location: Goshen, Indiana (pop. 32,000); 120 miles east of Chicago
Enrollment: approximately 850 students from 31 states and 26 countries
Campus: 135 acres with 19 major buildings, plus a 1,189-acre natural sanctuary 31 miles from campus and a marine biology laboratory in the Florida Keys
Student-faculty ratio: 10:1
International education: Goshen’s Study-Service Term (SST) is among the nation’s most innovative study abroad programs. With five host countries, 80 percent of students study abroad before graduating.
Campus ministries: Regular chapel services, Bible study and small groups, worship team, voluntary service and spiritual direction
Athletics: 13 intercollegiate sports in the competitive NAIA Crossroads League conference (and adding men’s volleyball and women’s and men’s golf in 2018)
Financial aid: Around 99 percent of full-time Goshen College students receive some form of financial assistance, with an average package of scholarships, grants and loans totaling more than $23,800.
Goshen College at a glance
The Goshen College Music Department offers a bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in music education, performance, piano pedagogy and music for social change. Two new courses of musical study just added to the department’s offerings are a minor in musical theater and a minor in music for social change. More than 70 students major or minor in music and enjoy participation in three choirs, a touring worship ensemble, staged musicals and operas, symphony orchestra, all-campus band and jazz band.
The music department is housed in the Goshen College Music Center, built in 2001. The Music Center features the 1,000-seat Sauder Concert Hall, the 250-seat Rieth Recital Hall, rehearsal and practice rooms, classrooms, teaching studios, a recording studio and an art gallery. The Community School of the Arts, located in the Music Center, provides teaching experience and leadership training for Goshen College students. The Performing Arts Series regularly brings prominent national and international musicians to the Music Center.
We welcome your inquiries at the music department website goshen.edu/music or [email protected] or Debra Detwiler Brubaker at [email protected].
Goshen College Music Department
1700 South Main StreetGoshen, Indiana 46526
844.704.3400 (toll-free)goshen.edu