C O L L E G E O F F I N E A R T S

Fred Fox School of Music

Philharmonic Orchestra & Symphonic ChoirT H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F A R I Z O N A

Friday, April 27, 2018Crowder Hall

7:30 p.m.

Guest Choirs:Tucson High Magnet School Concert Choir, Alesstto, and Troubadours

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The UniversiTy of ArizonA

Philharmonic OrchestraAndrás Derecskei, conductor

Symphonic ChoirElizabeth Schauer, conductor

Guest ChoirsTucson High Magnet School Concert Choir, Alesstto, and Troubadours

Chizuru Jurman, conductor

Friday, April 27, 2018Crowder Hall

7:30 p.m.

P R O G R A M

Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun” ....................................... Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Hungarian March ..............................................................................Hector Berlioz from The Damnation of Faust (1803-1869)

University of Arizona Philharmonic OrchestraAndrás Derecskei, conductor

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Missa in C (“Coronation”), KV 317 ....................... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Kyrie Gloria Credo

Frannie Barrows, soprano; Abby Eckert, mezzo sopranoJoshua Hill, tenor; Simon Faddoul, baritone

Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei

Anisa Jimenez, soprano; Athena Beebe, mezzo-soprano;Jacob Walters, tenor; Jonathan Rubio, baritone

Tucson High Magnet School Concert Choir, Alesstto and TroubadoursUniversity of Arizona Philharmonic Orchestra

University of Arizona Symphonic ChoirElizabeth Schauer, conductor

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Notes & Translations

Missa in C Perhaps one of his most popular works, Missa in C was composed for the Mass for Easter day in 1779, during Wolfgang’s employment with the Archbishop in Salzburg. It fits the requirements of the sovereign to last no more than 45 minutes, but still features the instrumentation of grander “solemn” masses, including trumpets, timpani, horns and oboes. As early as the 19th century, the mass has been referred to as “Coronation Mass” even though Mozart himself did not give it that name. It is speculated that it was performed for coronation festivities in Prague (where he was held in high regard), either for Leopold II in 1791 or for his successor Francis I in 1792. Mozart’s operas, including The Marriage of Figaro, were wildly popular in Prague. It is likely that one of the reasons this mass was so well received there is because of the soprano solo in the final movement, which is remarkably similar to the Countess’s aria “Dove sono” in that opera.

KyrieLord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

GloriaGlory be to God in the highest.And on earth peaceto all of good will.We praise Thee; we bless Thee;we worship Thee; we glorify Thee.We give thanks to Theefor Thy great glory.Lord God, Heavenly King,God the Father Almighty.Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son.Lord God, Lamb of God,Son of the Father.Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.For thou only art holy,thou only art the Lord,thou only art the most high, Jesus Christ.Together with the Holy Ghostin the glory of God the Father. Amen.

CredoI believe in one God;the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,

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ANDRÁS DERECSKEI was born in Budapest into a family of musicians. He subsequently received three master’s degrees from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in violin (cum laude), composition and conducting. He has guest conducted the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, Szeged Symphony Orchestra, Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, Vespro Chamber Orchestra and Choir, Lavotta Orchestra, Ciuc Chamber Orchestra among others. He served as the assistant conductor of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra from 2012 to 2014. As a composer and as a chamber musician Derecskei has been a prize winner of numerous competitions including

the Hungarian National Chamber Music Competition (grand and first prize), Liszt Academy Composition Competition (first prize and Attila Bozay Special Award), Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition (second prize), Budapest Spring Festival Fugato Foundation Competition (second and public’s prizes) and the International Janáček String Quartet Competition (third prize). In September 2015 he was a prize winner in the Crossover Competition in Mannheim, Germany. Derecskei has been featured on the Hungarian National Television and Radio several times and has received a Zoltán Kodály Composition Fellowship three times. His compositions have been performed almost all over the world. Derecskei is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting at the University of Arizona with Dr. Thomas Cockrell, where he serves as a conductor of the UA Philharmonic and assistant conductor for the Arizona Symphony Orchestra.

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Poster & Program Cover ArtCaricature of Hector Berlioz by Gustave Doré

published in Journal pour rire, 1850

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and of all things visible and invisible.And in one Lord Jesus Christ,the only begotten Son of God,begotten of the Father before all worlds;God of God, light of light,true God of true God,begotten not made;being of one substance with the Father,by Whom all things were made.Who for us and for our salvationdescended from heaven;and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost,of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.He was crucified also for us,suffered under Pontius Pilate,and was buried.And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures:and ascended into heaven.He sitteth at the right hand of the Father;and shall come again with gloryto judge the living and the dead;and His kingdom shall have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life,Who prodeedeth from the Father and the Son,Who with the Father and the Son togetheris worshipped and glorified;as it was told by the Prophets.And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

SanctusHoly, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts.Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.Hosanna in the highest.

Benedictus Blessed is He that comethin the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus DeiLamb of God,Who takest away the sins of the world,have mercy upon us.Lamb of God.Grant us peace.

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Violin Lauren Carrasco*+Joseph Chan+Tiffany Cho**+Alexandra FallgatterAngelica GranthamCosmo Illenberger+Erich KarkoschkaMargaret LandisAlexander Moore+Justin Palacios+Colleen ReagerDuncan Robbins-Gennerich+Andrew RosenbergTerania RuizTaryn Sisserson+Roxanne Stevens+Alina Taylor+Androt VerdugoAdam Wypych+

Viola Andrea Lara-Garcia Bonnie MitsonAngel MorenoSarah ScrogginsMira Theilmann**Jenn Tran DoanAlek TutchtonZhen Xu

VioloncelloRong Cao+Benjamin CannonEleanor FaussaneJayden Frasure

The University of Arizona Philharmonic OrchestraThomas Cockrell, director of orchestral activities

András Derecskei, conductor

Samuel Jacob+Matthew Lanning+Braxton LazarVictor MolinaLaura Zelis**+ BassPeggy BrownleeMatthew Carlyon**+Samantha Macklin-Isquierdo Erik Sylliaasen+

FluteErin ContrerasJenny MinMatthew Schildt OboeJacklyn Higgs+Peter JoyceAlaina Villanueva+

ClarinetAshley KangJulie Vivaldo

BassoonCurtis Novak+Candice Sierra

HornDiego AbeytiaQuinn Jarecki+Marcia Molter+David Ryan

TrumpetDominic Muller+Lauren O’Donnell+

TromboneStevie FigueroaAdam NissenbaumChris Porteous

TubaAlan Honeker

PercussionSuzie BjorkIan MastCarlos Solis+Paris Stegall

HarpKatie DamonMerinda Christensen

Riddle EndowmentOrchestral AssistantsAndrás DerecskeiJuan Montoya

* concertmaster** principal+ Mozart orchestra

The University of Arizona Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the large ensembles vital to the educational and artistic mission of the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music. In its ranks are music majors and minors, as well as many students and other members of the UA community. The Philharmonic performs a cross-section of the orchestral repertoire in a number of concerts each year. The ensemble performs under the baton of doctoral students András Derecskei and Juan Montoya, under the direction of Director of Orchestral Activities, Dr. Thomas Cockrell.

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About the Artists

FRANNIE BARROWS, soprano, is a senior at the University of Arizona studying with Dr. Kristin Dauphinais. Frannie was most recently seen as Cupid in the UA Opera Theater production of Orpheus in the Underworld. Other UA operas in which she has performed are L’enfant et les sortilèges and Dialogues of the Carmelites. She has also appeared in UA Opera Scenes programs in roles such as Fiordiligi (Così Fan Tutte), Alice Ford (Merry Wives of Windsor), and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro). Last summer Frannie studied in Salzburg, Austria with Elizabeth Futral. This summer she will perform with Chicago Summer Opera covering The Queen of the Night role in Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

ATHENA BEEBE has performed with many companies throughout Arizona. She has been featured in Theater Works productions including Hairspray (Prudy/Matron) and Big – The Musical. She also has been seen with Creative Stages’ Happy Days and Starlight Community Theater’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Miss Jones). During her time at the University of Arizona, she has performed with the UA Opera Theater in L’elisir d’amore, Dialogues of the Carmelites (Mother Jeanne) and Orpheus in the Underworld (Venus). Ms. Beebe is working towards her Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance at the University of Arizona under the direction of Dr. Hugo Vera. She serves as president of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, a national music service sorority.

ABIGAIL ECKERT, mezzo-soprano, studies under Dr. Kristin Dauphinais at the University of Arizona where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in music education with an emphasis in voice. She has appeared in various UA Opera Theatre productions such as L’elisir d’amore, L’enfant et les Sortilèges, and Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites. Abby will be performing the roles of Jo in Little Women, and La Baronessa di Champigny in Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze under the direction of Cynthia Stokes in the Spring.

Dr. ELIZABETH SCHAUER serves as associate director of choral activities and professor of music at the University of Arizona, where she is in her fourteenth year of teaching. An award-winning educator, Dr. Schauer directs the Symphonic Choir and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting, literature and methods. She is in demand as an adjudicator, clinician, presenter and guest conductor throughout the United States, including recently for performances with the National High School Women’s Honor Choir at Carnegie Hall and the Connecticut and New Mexico All-State Choirs. Choirs under her direction have been selected by audition and invited to perform on local, state and regional

conferences of American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Education, College Music Society and American Guild of Organists. In addition her choirs have been featured on the ACDA National YouTube Channel and the Community Concert Series of KUAT-FM Classical Radio, and are regularly invited to collaborate, notably with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Arizona Symphony Orchestra and the University of Arizona Wind Ensemble. Repertoire embraces choral and choral-orchestral masterworks of the western canon from the Middle Ages through the present, up to and including new works commissioned for her ensembles, as well as music of our time and from a variety of cultures. She has presented sessions at the national conventions of American Choral Directors Association, Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM) and College Music Society (CMS); regional conferences of ACDA, and state conferences of ACDA and National Association for Music Education. Former students are active as music educators at public and private schools, churches, colleges and universities throughout the country, and have been accepted into respected graduate schools and programs for continued study. Dr. Schauer currently is immediate past president of Arizona ACDA, and recently served on the Conference Planning Committee of the Western Division of ACDA. She holds degrees from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Westminster Choir College and University of Michigan.

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SIMON FADDOUL has always been an avid singer and performer and is currently a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance. His beginnings in theatre included the roles of Professor Callahan (Legally Blonde), Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd) and Malvolio (Twelfth Night). During his time at University of Arizona, he has taken part in nearly every major opera production, including The Mikado, L’Elisir D’Amore, Beauty and the Beast (Voice of the Beast), L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (L’Arbre), Dialogues of the Carmelites (Second Commissioner), and Orpheus in the Underworld (Mars). This opened a great opportunity for him to combine these two worlds and further

his craft, leading him to being selected as a vocal company member of the College Light Opera Company in summer of 2017. Earlier this year, he participated in Arizona Opera’s production of Tosca as a member of the chorus and has since become unionized in the American Guild for Musical Artists. He has been an active choral student since his time at the Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics. This is Simon’s second year in Symphonic Choir, and he is extremely thankful for the opportunity to be featured in Mozart’s Coronation Mass. He is a student of Dr. Hugo Vera.

JOSHUA HILL is a freshman at the University of Arizona double majoring in vocal performance and music education with a choral emphasis. He recently graduated from University High School. In high school, under the direction of Mareena Boosamra-Ball, Joshua served as president of the choral department and in his senior year played Bert in the school’s production of Mary Poppins. He began singing in 2008 with the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus with whom he toured both in the United States and in China. Joshua is beyond

excited to be pursuing a degree in music at the University of Arizona, where he is a student of Dr. Andrew Stuckey.

ANISA JIMENEZ is a soprano in her fourth year at the University of Arizona studying music education and vocal performance. Music has played a significant role throughout her life and her passion to teach has been fueled since the age of six. She began piano lessons at the age of five and began to pursue music for life at seventeen

SopranoBrianna BarnhartFrannie BarrowsHailey ButlerLylah FieldLauren JacksonAnisa Jimenez* Bridget MarloweAnnalise Sauceda GarciaAshley Sova

AltoAthena BeebePauline CastroEmily DrumAbigail EckertKaitlyn FahrendorfSarah HayesCecilia MartinezJenna RosebroughMarisa Troppy*Juliette Young

TenorSebastian AlamedaCameron GoldmanChristian HagedonJoshua HillJinzhou JiaTJ SimonJoshua TroyaniJacob Walters*Ezra Zurita

BassLucas CarballeiraMichael Di CamilloSimon Faddoul Sean FinnJuan FloresDavid IngramGerardo MolinaBenjamin Nichols*Jesus QuinteroJonathan Rubio

* Section leader

The University of Arizona Symphonic ChoirElizabeth Schauer, conductor

Christian Hagedon, rehearsal accompanist

Symphonic Choir is the premier undergraduate ensemble at the University of Arizona, carrying on a sixty-five-year tradition of excellence in choral music and education. In addition to performing formal concerts on campus, on Tucson-area concert series, and on tours throughout the Southwest, the choir collaborates with university and professional ensembles, including on performances of Faure’s Requiem with University Community Chorus and Orchestra, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms with Arizona Choir, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater with the City of Prague Philharmonic, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Symphonic Choir won second place in the 2017 American Prize Competition for the college/university division, and has been invited to perform for the conferences of the Western Division of American Choral Directors Association, the Pacific-Southwest Region of College Music Society, and the Arizona Music Educators Association. Students represent a broad variety of disciplines and hail from throughout the United States. Repertoire embraces music from a wide range of cultural traditions and from every historical period up to and including new works commissioned especially for the choir. Dr. Schauer is in her fourteenth year as conductor of Symphonic Choir.

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when she joined the choir and performed in her high school’s musical. In all she does, she connects to her faith and gives glory to God. Anisa made her operatic debut this spring, performing the role of Cupid in the University of Arizona Opera Theatre production of Orpheus in the Underworld. She is a student of Dr. Andrew Stuckey.

JONATHAN RUBIO is a senior vocal performance major with a minor in marketing. He studies voice with Dr. Andrew Stuckey and has been a part of UA Opera productions including The Reformed Drunkard (The Mikado), and performed in Dialogues of the Carmelites. He is also the current president of CatCall A Cappella. Jonathan has been a member of Symphonic Choir for three years and this will be his final performance with the choir. Next year Jonathan will continue his vocal studies, pursuing graduate studies at University of Southern California.

Jacob Walters is a tenor studying under the direction of Dr. Hugo Vera at the University of Arizona. Mr. Walters, a Tucson native, has performed in numerous community and professional musical theatre productions. These include Sondheim’s Into The Woods as Jack, Bye Bye Birdie as Mr. MacAfee and various roles in several runs of musical adaptations of A Christmas Carol at The Comedy Playhouse. Mr. Walters has been pursuing performance for most of his life, with training in musical theatre, voice, and piano starting at the age of eight. He has appeared in UA Opera Theatre productions, including Dialogues of the Carmelites and Orpheus in the Underworld, in which he was Orpheus. Mr. Walters has also taken part in Lawrence Opera Theatre’s 2016 and 2017 seasons, playing First Sailor in an avant-garde presentation of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and covering Monostatos in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, in Lawrence, Kansas. Recently, Mr. Walters has had the honor of being awarded second place in his division of the 2018 NATS auditions, and tying for second place in the 2018 Amelia Rieman competition.

Walden Grove High School Chamber ChoirBenjamin Lebovitz, conductor

Ashleyn BillingsBarry Cromer III

Keith-Raydon EakinsEmily HaremzaBrandi JanuaryAna Martinez

Daniel NoriegaLucianna Ochoa

Mason RheyBrian SandersonAidan Thowson

Analia Valenzuela BalboaJodie Vega

Damion Woletz

Walden Grove High School’s Chamber Choir is the school’s most select auditioned ensemble. Performing works representative of the geographic, historic and contextual diversity of choral music, the choir performs annually at Arizona Choral Educator Association’s Fall Festival and Northern Arizona University’s Jazz Madrigal Festival. This year, the choir began a performance collaboration with the Green Valley Community Chorus. The Performing Arts Programs at Walden Grove High School are recognized across the state for achievement in band, choir, dance, drama and orchestra.

BENJAMIN LEBOVITZ is the choir director at Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita, serving as the South Central Regional Choir chair for

the Arizona Music Educator Association (AMEA) as well as the repertoire and resources chair of contemporary commercial music within the state chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). A graduate of the University of Arizona, he is an alumnus of both the Symphonic Choir and Arizona Choir. Now in his fourth year at Walden Grove High School, he conducts four ensembles and collaborates often with community organizations and ensembles across Southern Arizona. Mr. Lebovitz is a frequent speaker at AMEA and Arizona ACDA conferences on the topic of contemporary a cappella music.

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Marana High School Prima Chamber ChoirSarah Ross, conductor

Cassandra BrandriffTyler CrockettOlivia Funk

Matthew GlasshoffAnnaliese Horowitz

Iona IsachsenDevana LoweJacob Morey

Ian MorseAngelena Muscoreil

Iliana NunezBrendan Powell

Sarah RossSarah Rosthenhausler

Jens RoylanceNikolas VictoratosSavannah Welch

Prima Chamber Choir is the premier vocal ensemble of the Marana High School choir program. This auditioned, extracurricular choir features freshmen through seniors representing each of the five curricular choirs offered at Marana. This spring, Prima collaborated with George Hanson and Jamie Bernstein in two symposia on the life and music of Leonard Bernstein for the 2018 Tucson Desert Song Festival. Prima was just awarded Best-in-Class for vocal ensembles in the 2018 Arizona State Solo and Ensemble Festival.

SARAH ROSS is in her 11th year as director of choirs at Marana High School. Mrs. Ross is a member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and is currently serving as vice president for High School Activities for Arizona Music Educators Association. Marana Choir students have recently been

seen at the 2015 ACDA Student Symposium, in NAfME All-National Honor Choirs, on Broadway in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, and alongside Jamie Bernstein at the 2018 Tucson Desert Song Festival celebrating Bernstein at 100. Mrs. Ross is the founder and conductor of Marana Community Music Theatre. She is a recipient of the Circle K/UA Teacher of the Year, Marana USD Teacher of the Year, the Town of Marana Branding Iron Awards and is a Yale Distinguished Music Educator. She received her National Board Certification for choral music in 2017. Mrs. Ross is a proud alumna of the University of Arizona.

Tucson High Magnet School ChoirsTroubadours, Alesstto, Concert Choir

Chizuru Jurman, conductor

Eileen AndersonChloe AtkisBella BaldaufTrillian BurkRickie CalderonAshley CasarezMiguel ChanesIris ChristensenAllie DevaneyCarmina DiamenteSophia DunnJazmyn EncinasEliana FifeAbi FothEstevan GallegoCasar Galvez

Isa GamezGabe GarciaIsa GonzalezLaura GonzalezDJ GriffinRoberta HoeffnerDaniel IngramAmber KeenerRojina KhatriJane LuiNIcole MahonAlina MamakeLexy MaresJulianna MartinezGabbie MontanoSophia Nagore

James NoriegaKate NoriegaScarlett NorrisRashel OlaldeArri PascualSarah PattersonKelly PerezRosa PerezEsmeralda RamirezMary RuizKailee ShafferVanessa ValdezArianna ValjkovicStefan VikingurHannah WeismanTianna Williams

Tucson High Magnet School (THMS) is part of the Tucson Unified School District with magnet programs in visual and performing arts and natural science. It is the oldest high school in Arizona, the largest in Southern Arizona and the sixth largest in the state with more than 3,000 students enrolled. Choral groups have been an important aspect of THMS for generations. Students have the opportunity to participate in one of the five choirs offered, and pride themselves on their ability to sing in a variety of musical styles. In addition, singers learn how to become an ensemble, and to listen to and respect each other. In today’s performance, three of the five choirs are participating. Together they comprise the advanced classes at THMS choir and vocal music program.

CHIZURU JURMAN teaches vocal music and directs five choirs at Tucson High Magnet School. She has taught voice, choir, musical theatre and opera in Arts Integration, and has performed mezzo-soprano and soprano repertoire professionally in concerts, recitals, operas and oratorios locally and internationally, as well as in professional choirs. She received a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from University of Arizona under Charles Roe, teaching credentials through University of Arizona and Pima Community College, and undergraduate degrees from Long Island University in New York and Rikkyo - St. Paul’s University in Tokyo.