Concert Program
Ensemble Recital Series
NIU Choral Collage Concert
NIU Concert Choir
NIU University Chorus
NIU Chamber Choir
Eric Johnson, director, NIU Chamber Choir & Concert Choir
Mary Lynn Doherty, director, University Chorus
Sunday, March 2, 2025
3:00 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
Program
Chamber Choir |
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| Vier Quartet, Opus #92 No. 1 O Schöne Nacht No. 2 Spätherbst No. 3 Abendlied No. 4 Warum |
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
University Chorus |
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| Veni Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) |
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) |
Vocal Ensemble:
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| No Time | Arr. by Susan Brumfield |
| Ngana from Songs of Passage (Shark) |
Stephen Leek (b. 1959) |
| It Takes a Village | Joan Szymko (b. 1957) |
Brayden Dulin and Carly Jackson, soloists
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Concert Choir |
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| Cantiam, Nina Cantiamo | Giovanni Paiseillo (1740-1916) |
| The Pasture | Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953) |
| The Ground | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| Measure Me Sky | Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979) |
Translations
- Brahms Opus 92 - No. 1 O Schöne Nacht
- Brahms Opus 92 - No. 2 Spätherbst
- Brahams Opus 92 - No. 3 Abendlied
- Brahms Opus 92 - No. 4 Warum
- The Ground
- Cantiam, Nina Cantiamo
Brahms Opus 92 – No. 1 O Schöne Nacht
Oh lovely night!
In the sky, magically,
The moon shines in all its splendor;
Around it, the pleasant company of little stars.
Dew glistens brightly on green stems;
In the lilac bush, the nightingale sings lustily.
The youth steals away quietly to his love.
Oh Lovely Night.
(Brahms Opus 92 Translations by Jeffers)
Brahms Opus 92 – No. 2 Spätherbst
The grey mist drips so silently
Down on the field and forest and heath,
As if the heavens wished to weep,
In overwhelming grief.
The flowers will bloom no more;
The little birds are silent in the groves.
Even the last green is dead-
Thus the heavens may well weep.
(Brahms Opus 92 Translations by Jeffers)
Brahams Opus 92 – No. 3 Abendlied
In peaceful opposition
Night struggles with day.
What ability it has to soften,
What ability it has to relieve!
Sorrow that oppresses me,
Are you already asleep?
That which made me happy,
say, my heart, what was it then?
Joy, like grief,
I feel, melts away;
But they bring me slumber
As they fade away.
And in the vanishing,
Ever upward,
My entire life passes before me,
Like a lullabye
(Brahms Opus 92 Translations by Jeffers)
Brahms Opus 92 – No. 4 Warum
Why then do songs
Resound heavenwards?
They would fein draw down the stars
That twinkle and sparkle above;
The would draw to themselves
The moons lovely embrace
They would fain draw the warm, blissful days
Of blessed gods down on us.
(Brahms Opus 92 Translations by Jeffers)
The Ground
Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest.
Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world
Grant us peace.
Personnel
NIU Concert Choir Spring 2025
Accompanist, Minjung Kim
Soprano
Mikayla Ahren
Evangelina Combs
Kaylie Emmer
Sondos Hassan
Emily Kmetz
Lyric Johnson
Emialy Legaspi
Milan Nielson
Maia Orlovsky
Chenoa Randolph
Kyla Reisenbichler
Thalila Sisou
Kaleigh Wicknick
Alto
Rain Anzaldua
Amelia Arndt
Sarah Calgaro
Isabella Froh
Anna Knecht
Kayti Miller
Cassandra Valdes
Allison Wilson
Chloe Weeks
Rachel Yasutake
Tenor
Matthew Ellis
Jake Foland
Eduardo Garcia
Quinn Jamrose
Sam Lynas
EmVi Legaspi
Joseph Quaynor
Bass
Eli Clarke
Georgi Dimitrov
Boone Elledge
Ryan Jensen
Gunnar Magnuson
Cameron Neis
Jonathan Rivera
Adrian Sommerfield
Emerson Valyou
Nolan Valyou
NIU University Chorus Spring 2025
Olive Wynn, Accompanist
Soprano
Riley Anderson
Maya Arredondo
Emily Bauer
Lily Benitez
Ava Cassens
Hailey Fedderson
Julia Hart
Carly Jackson
Jocelyn Kuntz
Lily Malekfar
Xavier Phillips
Natalia Sawicka
Niya Teague
Cecelia Wolfe
Alto
Jenna Brown
KaLilah Chears
Maggie Eckes
Sam Garcia
Megumi Goto
Aaliyah LeSure
Ash Lehning
Rose Malcome
Giavanna Mayotte
Anna Melik
Kelly Nelson
Tiffany Ohnemus
Gracie Raab
Zinnia Wedige
Lorelei Wesselowski
Olivia Yarbrough
Shaliyah Young
Tenor
Bryn Callahan
Silas Ashby
Phoenix Brosman
Alex Coronel
Brayden Dulin
Hunter Egelhoff
Talia Grzelak
Alex Hager
Nick Ivanoff
Nick Nelson
Kenneth Ryan
A.J. Villa
John White
Bass
Jonas Baker
Will Carr
Danny Clements
Zach Cooper
Colton Dean
Isaac Lopez
Christian Martinez
Frederick Melki
Mik Mieczkowski
Justin Pirtle
Christopher Staton
Eric Wahl
Eduardo Zamudio
NIU Chamber Choir Spring 2025
Minjung Kim, Accompanist
Soprano
Evangelina Combs
Kayla Lockhart
Rachel Yasutaki
Allison Wilson
Alto
Sarah Calgaro
Anna Knecht
Kayti Miller
Tenor
Jonnie Kullins
Sam Lynas
Joseph Quaynor
Matt Skirmont
Bass
Boone Elledge
Ryan Jensen
Ryan Nelson
Daniel Chukwunyem
Georgie Dimitrov