(dale warland singersdale warland, music directoramerican harp society national conferencejune 21, 2002, ted mann concert hall, 8:00pm

CHRISTMAS IN JUNE

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The Sacred Music Press, 10/1245 S

The Friendly Beasts .•........................................................................................Medieval Carol(Jeffrey Van)

Colla Voce 20-96510

So Gracious is the Time William Beckstrand

Colla Voce 37 -21026

Nativity Carols 'k •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Stephen PaulusI. The Holly and the IvyII. This Endris NightIII. Wonder Tidings

Paulus Publications, SP 135

Gabriel's Message'" , Basque(Stephen Paulus)

Paulus PUblications, SP 391

Patapan .•, from Seven Joys of Christmas Burgundian(Kirke Mechem)

ECS Publishing, No. 2709

Instrumentalists:Kathy Kienzle, harpKathleen Robinson, oboeJeffrey Van, guitarMatthew Culloton, percussionBrian Kremer, percussionMonica Stratton, percussion

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-Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. was founded by Cora Scholz and ",udy Bond in 1987,in Northfield, Minnesota. Dione Peterson assumed the role of Artistic Director in .2001. Northfield Youth Choirs, a community choir-proqrom in which hundreds of

-oreo children have participated in over the years, provides a place for everychild. grades. one through twelve, who wants tosing. Fine choral music - sacredand secular choral classics of many eras, tasteful arrangements of folk 'songs, thebest in contemporary compositions, ,beautiful texts and poetry - helps each childdevelop her/his rr:.usiCdl potential.

The Northfield Youth Choir high school groups include Cantamus (women), ,Contores' (men), and Chorale (men and women) and are directed by Dione'

-,Peterson and Ryar,l Connolly ..

Tonight's chorus members include Northfield Youth Choir singer.s, NorthfieldYouth Choir alum-ni, and members of the Sf. Olaf Choir. I ....,

.Chorus -Members

David AshmoreBrittany Atchison.Leanne.Barck 'Marcia BarckEmily BiermanLauren BiermanKatie CrawfordMiriam Erfichmpn

Rebecca GarbarinoMiriam GustafsonAndy JohnsonBrock MetzgerGabriel RhollTristan RhollAnna RudserSarah Souder

Mike SchmitzGillian TeohEmily Verlinich, ,

Andrew Wick-Klein"Gillian Wigleyfy'egan WilleChristina Wolf

lnstrumentolists: Miriam Gustafson, Violin ond Jenny Partin, Flute

AtINNESortf\.2002

Ensemble Concert with Harp

Friday, June 21, 20028:00 PM

Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota

Ensemble Concert with HarpFriday, June 21, 2002

8:00 PMTed Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota

CANTAMUS:My Shepherd wm Supply My NeedI Wonder As I Wander

arranged by Mack Wilbergarranged by Richard Osborne

Emily Gerard, harp

Three Lullabies arranged by Daniel KallmanMalja Nlemlsto, harp

CANTORES:ICannot Count The Stars Eugene Butter

Emily Gerard, harp

CHORALE:Blessing Katie Moran Bart

Malja Niemlsto, harpNorthfield Youth Choir

Dione Peterson and Ryan Connolly, Directors

Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016 Johann SebastianBach

(1685-1750)AdagioAllegroAdagio rna non tantoAllegro

Graceful Ghost Rag (1979) William Balcom(b. 1938)

Lynne Aspnes, harpPaul Kantor, violin

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Christmas in Juneu Est He, Le Divin Enfant French

(Donna Gartman Schultz)

The Friendly Beasts Medieval Carol(Jeffrey Van)

So Gradous Is The Time

NaUvlty CarolsI The Holly and the Ivy1\ This Endris NightIII Wonder Tidings

Gabriel's Message

Patapan, from Seven joys of Christmas

Dale Warland SingersKathy Kienzle, harp

Kathleen Robinson, 0boeJeffrey Van, guitar

Dale Warland, . Director

DALE WARLAND SINGER~SopranoMargaret BurtonSara DickMarie Spar Dymit*Cathy LarsenMelissa MoreyDeborah OsgoodSarah SchlomerDawn SchuffenhauerMonica Stratton

AltoKelly BeckerSara BoosJoanne Halvorsen*Lynette JohnsonShelley KlineMary Maiden-MuellerKrista PalmqiustMomoko Tanno Niemi

TenorJared L Anderson*Joel BeyerJoel FischerEric HopkinsJustin KarchDavid NordliHal SnyderGreg Tambornino

BassJeff BipesMatt Culloton*Dave JacobsonBrian KremerMichael MeyerKevin Michael NorbergTim O'BrienBrad RunyanTerry SheetzBrian L Steele

The Dale Warland Singers2300 Myrtle Avenue, Suite 120St. Paul, Mn. 55114Phone: 651-632-5870www.dalewarlandsingers.orgThe Dale Warland Singers is a member of Chorus America.

William Beckstrand

Stephen Paulus

Basque(Stephen Paulus)

Burgundian(Kirke Mechem)

*section heads

NORTHFIELD mum CHOIRSMy Shepherd W111Supply My Need arranged by Mack WilbergThe melody, from "Southern Harmony" 1835 and paraphrased from Psalm 23 by Isaac waus, features oboe and flute with harpaccompaniment.

I Wonder As 1 Wander arranged by Richard OsborneThis Appalachian Carol is arranged by Butler University Professor, RIchard Osborne and edited by the Founder and Music Director of theIndianapolis Children's Choir, Henry Leek. Professor Leek also serves on the Advisory Board of the Northfleld Youth Choirs.

Three LullabIes arranged by Daniel KallmanDaniel Kallman, a resident of Northfield, Minnesota, was commissioned to write this selection and dedicated it to Maija Niemlsto, harpist, andCantamus of the Northfield Youth Cholrs, Cora Scholz, MusIc Director.

I Come To Your Mommy Canadian LullabyII Schloof, Bobeli, Schloof Pennsylvania Dutch LullabyIII 'Tls Pretty To Be in Bulllnderty Bunting Collection, 1840 (Ireland)

Blesslng by Katie Moran BartDedicated to Alice Larsen and the Manitou Singers of St. Olaf College, transcribed for harp by Elinor Nlemlsto, this selection builds on thebeautiful IrIsh Poem and Is a favorite of the Northfield Youth Choir members.

DAIJ! WARLAND SINGERSn Est N~ Ie Dlvlll Bnfant by Donna Gartman SchultzDonna Gartman Schultz's charming arrangement of the French tune, 1/ Est Ne, Ie Dlvin Enfant, begins this concert. The pieceCaptures a unique feelllng of innocence with Its simple harmonies and colorful writing for oboe, harp and percussion.

The Friendly Beasa by Jeffrey VanJeffrey Van's musIc - whether It's an original or an arrangement - is almost always marked by a sense of ease and effortlessness. His vocallines seem to sIng themselves; the chord progressions appear Inevitable. His words about the arranger/composer's art could be spoken by allof the carol-makers In this program:"The old tune, The Friendly Beasts, has an Innate quality of naturalness that I find attractive. It's simple and comfortable, yet memorable. Myjob as an arranger Is to get the basics like harmonization down, then sing the parts myself, especially the Inner ones. Is this line fun to sing?Is there a reasonableness and enough varIety to It so that it's Interesting? That process of ret1nement can take quite a bit of time. The quest isto keep It sounding fresh. One of my favorite lines comes from Goethe: 'Everything has been thought of before. The difficult thing Is to thinkof It agaln.?' Jeffrey Van

So Gradous 18 The Tlme by William BeckstrandThe text for this work comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act I, Scene I):

Some say that ever 'gulnst that season comesWherein our Saviour'S birth Is celebrated The bird of dawning singeth all night iong:And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad, The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike,No fairy tales nor witch hath power to charmSo bellow'd and so gracious is the time.

Shakespeare had a particularly musical style of writing, a way of playing with vowels and consonants that composers minimally must no;disturb but enhance, creating something singular themselves. Beckstrand makes it sound easy, even natural, with this lovely motet. The piecewas commissioned for the Dale Warland Singers by Ruth and Dale Warland.

Three Nativity Carols by Stephen PaulusI The Holly and the Ivy II This Endris Night III Wonder TidingsThree Nativity Carois was commissioned by Pat Whitacre, who originally asked Stephen Paulus to write one carol for the Warland Singers, buthe responded with three. Groups of short songs, Paulus explains, provide a path for a progression of varIed moods, as in a multiple-movementwork. Gene Whitacre. In whose memory Pat commissioned the piece, especially loved the combination of chorus, oboe, and the harp, soPaulus scored the pieces that way. The words are from the Oxford Book of Carols and are strophic. The challenge of setting such texts is toprovide a musical backdrop that grows and evolves so that the repetition of verses never becomes stagnant or predictable. The Holly and theIvy begins the set In a sprightly mood, the oboe taking a prominent role. This Endris Night has a contemplative tone leading to Wonder71d1ngs,which completes the cycle with a flourish.

Gabriel's Messqe by Stephen PaulusThis work Is the result, In part, of a longstanding affection In the Warland household for new carols. The search for-new ones to perform orcommission Is ongoing. Composer Steven Paulus has more than once been part of the hunt, and he describes "pages and pages of carols onDale's llvlng room floor, and there we are on our hands and knees looking at this one, than that, trying to find the best."Another member of that annual hunting party Is Dale's wife, Ruth. "She has," Dale says, "a great ear and eye, a taste for choosing andrecommending." She was busy taking notes recently at an international choral festival In Tolosa, Spain, at which Dale adjudicated. Afterattending the performances, she explored the Basque region - which happens to be home to one of her favorite carols, Gabriel's Messuge. Daleadmits that "she's been after me for years to have this one ne~y arranged." So, as a Christmas present to her, Dale commissioned Paulus'brand new version of Gabriel's Message In Ruth's honor.

Patapan, from Seve.a Joys of Chrtstmu by Klrke MechemKlrke Mechem's sparkling arrangement of this classIc Christmas carol concludes the concert with percussive energy. From the harpist'sdrumming to the choir's layered, crisp text, this piece expresses the joy of the holiday season.