1 '1 d a lew a r I and sin g e r s recordings

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NEW RELEASE! Rachmaninoff Vespers - NEW RELEASE! - 2003 Don't miss this stunning new LIVE RECORDING of the piece known as "the crowning achievement of the 'Golden Age' of Russian Orthodox sacred choral music." Get your copy today! RAO+MANIN°ff Walden Pond - 2003 VESPERS Three major works by Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Dominick Argento, comprise one of our latest recordings, Walden Pond, released , . by Gothic Records. Gramophone Magazine calls it "...pure 'liquid joy'." • •• Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers - 2002 II- ". With this recording, the Dale Warland Singers respond to hundreds of requests for a new Christmas album. It includes familiar Christmas tunes in new arrangements, brand new carols and old favorites.

Bernstein and Britten - 1999 This recording features Bernstein's provocative Chichester Psalms and Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb plus Stephen Paulus' famous Pilgrim's Hymn and other contemporary works by Rautavaara, Wertsch, Harlap, Albright, and Hovland.

Blue Wheat - 1996 This delightful collection contains a wonderful collection of American folk songs with an expressive range from joyous whimsy to placid profundity. Blue Wheat continues to be one of DWS' best sellers.

December Stillness - 1995 Lush, twentieth-century settings of Christmas/winter inspired texts.

Cathedral Classics - 1994 The ethereal sounds of Martin, Howells, and Allegri, including Barber's Agnus Dei.

A Rose in Winter - 1989 (Re-released 1997) Christmas •.hh 'h, An intriguing blend of time-honored Christmas/winter works and DALE WARl.AND SINGERS engaging modern offerings.

Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1 & 2 - 1992 (Re-released 2001) These CDs contain a magical and refreshing collection of well-known and less-familiar Christmas carols.

Carols for Christmas - 1987 A unique collection of arrangements of traditional Christmas carols by MN composer Stephen Paulus.

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2 table of contents

2003-2004 Concert Season .4

The Dale Warland Singers 6

Dale Warland, Founder and Music Director 8

Artistic Staff 9

Special Guests 11

Echoes of Christmas Program 12

Program Notes 14

The Singers 24

Honor Roll 28

Acknowledgements 31

Sponsors 32

3 2003-2004 concert season

Cathedral Classics

Thursday, March 18, 2004, 7:30 PM Saturday, March 20, 2004, 8:00 PM Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis

Sponsored by Ecolab, Inc.

Revel in the mysterious beauty of John Rutter's Hymn to the Creator of Light, a lush work dedicated to famed composer Herbert Howells. Then hear Howells' own impressive Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere and an exquisite commission by Mark Kilstofte. 0 Magnum Mysterium, by composer Morten Lauridsen, and Russian classics by Golovanov, Chesnokov, and Gretchaninoff conclude this timeless concert. Don't miss MPR's Tom Crann for a pre-concert discussion 45 minutes prior to the performance.

A River Journey

Saturday, April 24, 2004, 8:00 PM Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, St. Paul

Sunday, April 25, 2004, 4:00 PM First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights

Sponsored by Deluxe Corporation Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts

Follow America's sunlit back roads and meandering rivers into the past with delightful folk songs, expressive spirituals, and traditional favorites! Perfectly timed with St. Paul's Grand Excursion celebration, this concert glorifies our national waterway with A River Journey, a major commission by American composers Bill Banfield, Steve Heitzeg, Kirke Mechem, and John Muehleisen. Delight in favorite hymns and folksongs including Shall We Gather at the River and Cindy. You'll hear works of America's first great songwriter, Stephen Foster, and relive the pioneering spirit with Eric Whitacre's Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine. Don't forget to come early for Tom Crann's (MPR's on- air host) pre-concert discussions 45 minutes prior to each performance.

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4 I Have Had Singing· A Choral Celebration!

Sunday, May 30, 2004, 3:00 PM Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis

FINAL CONCERTI

Thirty-one years of extraordinary music culminate in one last special performance at Orchestra Hall! The program will survey a broad spectrum of works including a reprise of Dominck Argento's Walden Pond, selections from Rachmaninoffs Vespers and one of Dale Warland's programming specialties, An Eclectic Mass. Dale Warland himself will offer the only premiere of the concert: settings of three texts by American poet, Sara Teasdale. Join MPR's Tom Crann one last time for a pre-concert discussion 45 minutes prior to the performance. It will be an event for all musical tastes ...and the dramatic highlight of our Farewell Season.

Tickets: $40 - $16

COMMEMORATIVE RECEPTION

After the celebratory concert, accompany Dale, current and alumni Singers, composers, and friends to a delightful reception at the Hyatt Regency, just steps from Orchestra Hall. Share in laughter, memories and a delectable meal, as we bid "adieu" to one of America's most beloved choral ensembles. DON'T MISS IT!

Reception: $50/person

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5 the dale warland singers

Now celebrating its 31st season of The Dale Warland Singers regularly concerts, tours, radio broadcasts, and performs in collaboration with other critically acclaimed recordings, the Twin Cities arts organizations Dale Warland Singers is recognized as including the Saint Paul Chamber one of the world's foremost a cappella Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, choral ensembles. The 40-voice and the James Sewell Ballet. The professional choir is based in Singers have worked under the batons Minneapolis/St. Paul. of the late Robert Shaw, Hugh Wolff, Edo de Waart, Leonard Slatkin, Bobby The Dale Warland Singers has earned McFerrin, David Zinman, and Roger a reputation for its commitment to Norrington to name a few. commissioning and performing new choral music. The ensemble has kept This fall, the Dale Warland Singers the choral genre fresh and alive by will release its first "live" recording, commissioning works from Dominick Rachmaninoff Vespers. Last year, the Argento, Stephen Paulus, Libby choir released two new recordings: Larsen, Carol Barnett, George Walden Pond, containing three major Shearing, Peter Schickele, Bernard choral works written by Pulitzer-Prize Rands, Emma Lou Diemer, Alice winning composer, Dominick Argento; Parker, Janika Vandervelde, Augusta and Christmas with the Dale Warland Read Thomas, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Singers, which The Seattle Times Frank Ferko among others. The Dale described as "impeccable, full of Warland Singers' Choral Ventures'· vibrant life and blended like a bottle program solicits works from emerging of Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame." composers, and through this program, These recordings join some 24 other over $150,000 in commissions have Dale Warland Singers recordings been awarded to over fifty talented including Bernstein and Britten, which musicians. contains Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, In 1992, the Dale Warland Singers along with Stephen Paulus' Pilgrims' became the first-ever recipient of the Hymn and movements from Albright's Margaret Hillis Achievement Award Chichester Mass. Another favorite, for Choral Excellence. The Blue Wheat, is a collection of organization shares this honor only American folk music. Also among the with Chanticleer and the Vancouver Singers' lauded releases is December Chamber Choir among professional Stillness, which BBC Music Magazine choirs. The group's extraordinary gave its highest rating for efforts on behalf of composers and performance and sound, calling it, new music resulted in ASCAP Awards "...splendid, melting stuff." The South for Adventurous Programming in 1992, Jersey's Courier-Post called the 1994 1993, 1996, and 1999. release of Cathedral Classics, "an unmatched musical experience," and In addition to a subscription season in The Oregonian stated simply, the Twin Cities, the Dale Warland "peerless." Earlier recordings by the Singers tours throughout the United Singers include: A Rosein Winter; States and abroad. It has also Christmas Echoes, Vols. 1 and 2; Carols appeared on Garrison Keillor's original for Christmas; Choral Currents; as well A Prairie Home Companion and has as 13 others. been featured on Public Radio International's Saint Paul Sunday. The annual Echoes of Christmas and Cathedral Classics broadcasts reach listeners nationwide.

In the summer of 2002, the ensemble made its debut at the Ravinia Festival (Chicago). The choir also performed at the American Society of Harpists National Conference and the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music, both held in the Twin Cities.

6 Soprano Alto

Beth Althof Abbie Betinis WendiBuck Galina Erickson Marie Spar Dyrnit" Joanne Halvorsen' Carole Hofstad Melissa Holm-Johansen Deborah Loon Osgood Lynette Johnson Jennifer Rissman Natalia Kojanova Jodi Rowe Anna George Meek Dawn Schuffenhauer Mary C. Maiden-Mueller Naomi Staruch Krista J. Palmquist Monica Stratton Teresa Tierney

Tenor Bass

Joel C. Fischer' Duane E. Andersen Jon Hermanson Matthew Culleton" Eric N. Hopkins Eric Harstad Justin Karch Dave Jacobson Nicholas Eugene Lemme Patrick McDonough David Lower Michael Meyer Robert Pontious Jack Nelson Hal Snyder Thomas Shaffer Anthony Sofie Steve Sheppard Brian L. Steele

, section leader

7 dale warland, founder and music director

Dale Warland, celebrated American musician, has made an indelible impression on the landscape of contemporary choral music both nationally and internationally. During his time with the Dale Warland Singers, he has shaped a vocal ensemble known for its exquisite sound, technical finesse, and stylistic range. From this platform, Warland not only masters the traditional repertoire, but has commissioned over 260 new choral works.

Dale Warland The choral world has responded by bestowing its highest honors on Warland, founder and music director including the prestigious ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Victor Herbert Award (2003) in recognition of Warland's artistic contributions and a special award from Chorus America and ASCAP for Warland's "pioneering vision, leadership and commitment to commissioning and performing new choral works at the highest level of artistry" (2002). Other awards and recognition include the 2001 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal; the 2001 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award in recognition of his lifetime achievements as a choral conductor and his continued contribution to the arts in Minnesota; and the 1995 Michael Kern Founder's Award, the highest honor for a choral conductor in the United States, previously awarded to Robert Shaw, Margaret Hillis, and Roger Wagner, among others.

Warland's appearances as a guest conductor have taken him to the podiums of the Swedish Radio Choir, Danish Radio Choir, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, the Utah Chamber Artists, the Grant Park Music Festival and Israel's Cameran Singers, to name a few. Warland has also rehearsed and prepared choirs for performances of major works' in collaboration with notable conductors and composers including Robert Shaw, Edo de Waart, Leonard Slatkin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, James Conlon and Kryzstof Penderecki.

Warland is committed to sharing his knowledge about the choral arts and has served on the jury of the Eric Ericson Award (international conducting competition in Sweden); the All-Japan Chorus League National Competition in Fukuoka, Japan; has lectured on American music at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki; served on the artistic staff of the Tolosa Choral Festival in Spain; acted as co-chair of both the choral and recording panels of the National Endowment for the Arts; and completed a 19 year tenure as Director of Choral Music at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

8 artistic staff

Ruth Palmer began her association with the Dale Warland Singers in January 2003 with the preparation of Messiaen's Trios Petites Liturgies de la Presence Divine, a collaboration with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and as assistant conductor for the DWS 30th Anniversary concert. She is currently Director of Music Ministries at Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul MN, and music director and vocal coach/pianist of The Institute for Art Song Recital Performance Ruth Palmer assistant conductor Ruth has spent her concertizing career playing for singers on stages such as Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, The National Gallery of Art, The Beaux Arts Society of Brussels, the Ordway McKnight Theatre and Orchestra Hall. She has been accompanist for master classes by Elly Ameling, Gerard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin, and David Garvey. She has performed world premieres of works by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Libby Larsen, and Richard Hundley. Ruth played national competitions for NATS Artist Award, Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition, Metropolitan Opera Auditions, and she was official accompanist for the Rosa Ponselle Vocal Competition in Tully Hall. As a vocal coach/pianist she has worked extensively with art song and opera, preparing singers for roles in major houses as well as in universities.

Ruth has taught at Philadelphia College of the Arts, West Chester University, University of Delaware, University of Minnesota, and at the NATS Master Teachers Intern Program at Penn State University.

Northwest composer John Muehleisen specializes in composing works for voice and for choral ensembles. Since 1996, he served as composer-in-residence for Seattle-based Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble directed by Loren Ponten, during which time Opus 7 has commissioned eight works from him. Two of these works, The Great '0' Antiphons and De Profundis appear on Opus 7 CDs on the Gothic/Loft Recordings label. John Muehleisen composer-in-residence His works have been performed by Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, the Dale Warland Singers, Seattle Girls Choir, Seattle Pro Musica, The Esoterics, Dulces Voces, Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, Washington Kantorei (D.C.), Quake, and the Louisville Orchestra and have been featured at venues including the Sixth World Choral Symposium; the International Choral Festival in Cantonigros, Spain; Greenwich House's Cutting Edge concert series; the Ernest Bloch Music Festival; Seattle Spring; June in Buffalo; the 22nd Contemporary Music Festival at Indiana State University; and the Modern American Music Festival at California State University, Sacramento.

John was the 1988 recipient of the Louisville Orchestra's Orchestral Composition Competition Award and has received awards and grants from Meet the Composer, ASCAP, the American Music Center, the University of Washington, and Indiana University. John was a finalist in the 2000 Dale Warland Singers Choral Ventures™ Program and in August of 2002 his epitaph for SATB choir and trumpet, entitled Snow (The King's Trumpeter), was featured by the Dale Warland Singers on the final concert of the Sixth World Choral Symposium in Minneapolis. He holds a Master of Music degree in Composition from the University of WaShington, where he studied with William Bergsma, William O. Smith, and Diane Thome. During doctoral studies at Indiana University, he studied with John Eaton, Donald Erb, Eugene O'Brien, and Harvey Sollberger.

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special guests

tom crann pre-concert moderator and narrator Every weekday from 9 am to 1 pm, Tom Crann is the host on Minnesota Public Radio's classical music stations, including 99.5 FM in the Twin Cities. Listeners nationwide also hear Tom during those same hours as a part of Classical 24, the live round-the-clock classical music service produced by Minnesota Public Radio. Tom Crann A 20-year radio veteran, Tom has worked at stations in St. Louis, Evansville, Buffalo, and Los Angeles. He was a founding voice of Classical 24, when it first went on the air in December 1995, and of Ireland's Lyric frn, when it first started in 1999.

In addition to his work for Classical 24, Tom is the host for a variety of special programs from Minnesota Public Radio, including the US broadcasts of concerts from England's BBC Proms Festival, as well as the 2003 broadcasts by the Dale Warland Singers, Cathedral Classics and the annual Echoes of Christmas concert.

I...•...•...1·•.~-..- "".... dr. lynn trapp "tiIIJIf. pre-concert organ recital ~J4 ••• st. olaf catholic church .'V Dr. Lynn Trapp holds a distinguished career as concert organist, conductor, composer and liturgist. Through his many performances and clinician work for regional and national music conventions, conducting engagements in the U.S. and abroad, and publications of organ and I choral music with six major publishers, he has become well-known as a Dr. Lynn Trapp leader in church music.

A national competition winner at the organ, he is a recording artist and clinician for World Library Publications, Chicago, IL, as a member of the Liturgical Organists Consortium. He serves as Director of Worship & Music, Organist, at St. Olaf Catholic Church in downtown Minneapolis where he directed the installation of the 67-rank Lively-Fulcher pipe organ.

Dr. Trapp is the winner of many academic and service awards including the prestigious National Presser Foundation Award and the 2002 Spirit and Truth Award from the University of Notre Dame for his contribution to the field of liturgical music. He has recently been named co-director of an annual Liturgical Music Workshop at St. John's University, Collegeville, MN, and artistic director of Cracovia Cantat, an international choral festival in Krakow, Poland.

11 Echoes of Christmas presented by Minnesota Monthly Saturday, December 6, 2003, 8:00 pm Saturday, December 13, 2003, 8:00 pm SI. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, SI. Paul Sunday, December 7,2003,4:00 pm Sunday, December 14, 2003, 4:00 pm Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata Estebo Performing Arts Center, Redwood Falls Friday, December 12, 2003, 8:00 pm Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, SI. Paul

I. ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT: CAROLS FROM ENGLAND

+Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) English (David Willcocks)

+Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elisabeth Poston

+What Child Is This? English (Dale Warland)

+ *The First Noel English (Stephen Paulus)

II. A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

Quatre motets pour Ie temps de Noel.. Francis Poulenc

1. o magnum mysterium Please hold your applause until the II. Quem vidistis pastores dicite end of each section. +III. Videntes stellam IV Hodie Christus natus est

m. CAROLS IN NEW DRESS

+ * Christmas Lullaby Jeffrey Van

*A Festival of Carols (excerpts) Frank Ferko

Please note: No cameras or 1. Do You Know the Song? recording devices of any II. Christmas Bells kind may be used during performances. Please turn off any electronic beeping devices (watches, pagers, etc.) or leave them with an usher prior to the performance. Please hold your applause until each section is completed. INTERMISSION

12 rv THIS NIGHT

*This Night (world premiere) John Muehleisen

Commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers for Echoes of Christmas 2003.

I. Invocation II. The First Miracle of Christ III. Christmas Hail

Lynette Johnson, soprano Steve Sheppard, baritone

V. MODERN VOICES Instrumentalists: +Corpus Christi Carol Trond Kverno Linda Chatterton, flute Jodi Rowe and Naomi Staruch, soprano Nikki Christopher, harp Krista Palmquist, mezzo soprano Matthew Cullton, baritone Jeffrey Van, guitar Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre

VI. MINNESOTA CAROLS

*Cedit, Hyems (Be Gone, Winter!) (world premiere) Abbie Betinis

Commissioned for the Dale Warland Singers to celebrate the life of Arthur Benjamin Jacobson.

*God's Mother Be (world premiere) Matthew Culloton

Commissioned for the Dale Warland Singers to honor Brian Steele's 10th anniversary as a member of the ensemble and to celebrate Brian and Jackie Steele's 10th wedding anniversary

VII. A CAROL TRYPTICH

Minnesota Public Radio Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day English will broadcast this (Dale Grotenhuis) performance of Echoes of Christmas on +Still, Still, Still Austrian Monday, December 15, (Norman Luboff) at 7:00 p.m. and Monday, December 22, Ding, Dong! Merrily on High French at 7:00 p.m. (AU Houkom)

+ Recorded by the Dale Warland Singers. * Commissioned and premiered by the Dale Warland Singers.

13 program notes by brian newhouse

Echoes of Christmas presented by Minnesota Monthly

Winter in Minnesota. Remember how it began this year with three inches of sloppy snow on the Iron Range-on September 30? And now December is the month of the long night, the thermometer resting perhaps for days at single digits. But December has its rewards: a sunrise that turns windows into frosted canvases of a thousand shapes; a fresh dusting of snow looks as if diamonds had been thrown onto our fields and trees. And the sky-only in this kind of cold do we see this purity of blue.

Christmas, of course, is the great reward of the month. And the icing on that cake is Christmas music. This program by the DWS offers familiar carols in bright new arrangements, and brand new works that may one day become old favorites. Welcome to Echoes of Christmas 20031

I. ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT: CAROLS FROM ENGLAND

Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) English (David Willcocks)

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elisabeth Poston

What Child Is This? English (Dale Warland)

The First Noel English (Stephen Paulus)

n, A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel Francis Poulenc

One day as a boy, Francis Poulenc dropped a few coins into a player- piano and was smitten by the sound that spun out. Lavished with lessons (his father was the head of Rhone-Poulenc, Europe's largest pharmaceutical conglomerate), he quickly mastered the piano and began writing his own music for it. In his twenties he became a Parisian piano- playing dandy, but in 1935, after the death of a dear friend, Poulenc wrote less for the piano and more for his favorite new 'instrument,' the choir. His Four Motets for Christmastime dates from 1951-52. Each motet is barely three minutes long but is a little masterwork, full of Poulenc's affection for these ancient texts. In order, they tell of the great mystery of Jesus' birth, the angels' annunciation to the shepherds, the Magi's wonderment, and the angels' song of joy.

14 Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel

I. III. o great mystery, and wondrous At the sight of the Star, the Magi sacrament, that animals should rejoiced greatly. see the newborn Lord, lying in Entering the house, they offered their manger! the Savior gold, frankincense, and Blessed is the Virgin whose womb myrrh. was worthy to bear the Lord Jesus Christ. IV: Born today is Christ, born for us. II. Comes today, lo! to us the Savior Shepherds, whom did you see? comes. Speak, tell us, who has appeared Songs today angels sing, sing to on the earth? men on earth, and their praise We saw a new-born child, and Archangels bring. choirs on angels giving praise to Loud today the just men cry out, God. exulting: Tell what you have seen, and Glory be, glory to God on high, announce Christ's nativity. alleluia!

m. CAROLS IN NEW DRESS

Christmas Lullaby Jeffrey Van

If you're of "a certain age" you'll remember LP records, and if you were buying Christmas music in the 1980s you probably snapped up at least one of the DWS' Christmas LPs on the Augsburg label. The turntable never got better, or more use. For many of us, the vinyl was practically see-through and unlistenable when the DWS re-issued the Augsburg recordings on CD a few years ago. How wonderful to get reacquainted with those pieces, none yielding more pleasure than Jeffrey Van's hauntingly beautiful Christmas Lullaby-which like many of his pieces written for the DWS show him to be a triply-talented man: guitarist, lyricist, and composer.

Christmas Lullaby

Lullaby, lullaby, sleep wondrous child to my lullaby.

Heaven's light radiant within the hay, All gathered here sing thy mystery, How can this babe the answer be? Yet hear the angels so surely say: "Here! Here's the One."

Lullaby, lullaby, sleep wondrous child to my lullaby.

Peaceful and still all around thy bed, Outside in darkness a world of dread, Rest thy head near us, 0 holy child, Stay, stay awhile.

Lullaby, lullaby, sleep wondrous child to my lullaby.

15 Selections from A Festival of Carols Frank Ferko

Frank Ferko, former DWS composer-in-residence, wrote his A Festival of Carols last year for the Dale Warland Singers. The five texts come from nineteenth-century American poets and hymn writers, and these two carols conclude Ferko's set. "Do You Know" begins with all voices singing a melody that will form the basis of a canon. The next time it comes around the sopranos will start, followed a bar later by the altos; later, the tenors and basses join in and together they'll make the church ring. "Christmas Bells" begins with a Latin text (Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace) but then quickly shifts into the old hymn text, "I heard the bells on Christmas Day... " In its original form, that hymn can be one of the stodgiest in the book-but Ferko sets a fire underneath the words with a flickering harp accompaniment. By the end, when the Latin words come back, the choir is in big eight-part peals of glory.

I. Do You Know the Song That the Angels Sang

Do you know the song that the angels sang On that night in the long ago, When the heavens above with their music rang Till it echoed in the earth below?

Refrain: All glory in the highest, Peace on earth, goodwill to men, Glory in the highest, Peace, goodwill to men; Glory in the highest, Glory in the highest, Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

Do you know the song that the shepherds heard As they watched o'er their flocks by night, When the skies bent down, and their hearts were stirred By the voices of the angels bright?

Refrain

Do you know the story that the wisemen learned As they journeyed from the east afar, O'er a pathway plain, for there nightly burned In their sight a glorious guiding star?

Refrain

--Text by Abner P.Cobb (1854-1923)

II. Christmas Bells

Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo Et in terra paz hominibus bonae voluntatis.

16 I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat o peace on earth, good-will to men!

Refrain

And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christiandom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till, ringing, singing on its way, The world revolved from night to day, A voice, a chime A chant sublime Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Refrain

--English portion of text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

rv THIS NIGHT

This Night (world premiere) John Muehleisen

DWS Composer-in-Residence John Muehleisen was inspired to write his latest work, This Night, by poetry from a collection called Carmina John Muehleisen Gadelica, amply subtitled "Gaelic Songs and Hymns with Illustrative Notes on Words, Rites and Customs, Dying and Obsolete; Orally Collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Alexander Carmichael." Carmichael (1832-1912) was a British civil servant who gathered and documented the oral poetry and song of, as he said, "our dear lovable people." Many of the songs and poems he collected reflect the unique forms and styles of Celtic Christianity, which combines beautiful images of nature found in early Celtic pagan traditions with Christian themes and songs for festivals throughout the year. Among these are a great number of songs for Advent and Christmas. Muehleisen writes: "I wanted to create a celebratory Christmas work built around the theme of the eve of the Nativity that started with a sort of mystical opening and progressed to a joyful, dancelike conclusion. I also wanted to portray both the poignant and the festive aspects of the Nativity.

"In 'Invocation,' God is linked primarily to images of nature: the sun, the moon, the earth and stars, waters, land, and sky. These are interspersed with images of the Nativity.

"'The First Miracle' is a fanciful and clearly apocryphal story about Mary and Joseph on their way to the census. The text underscores the special relationship between Mary and her 'Babe' and also emphasizes a connection between Him and the natural world, which He can bend to His will with a mere command, even from the womb."

17 In explaining the third piece, "Christmas Hail," Muehleisen paraphrases one of Carmichael's own notes from the original collection: Christmas chants were numerous and their recital common throughout Scotland. Formerly on Christmas Eve, bands of young men went from house to house and from townland to townland chanting Christmas songs. The band was variously called song-men, Christmas lads, or Rejoicers. They were dressed loosely as clergy, wearing long shirts for surplices and very tall white hats. When they entered a dwelling, they invited a child to join them in the celebration. The child was called "Crist" (Christ) or "Cristean" (Little Christ). The assumed Christ was placed on a skin, and carried three times round the fire by the head of the band while the song- men sang the "Christmas Hail." Homage and offerings and much rejoicing were made to the symbolic Christ. The people of the house gave the visitors bread, butter, and other eatables, on which they afterwards feasted.

This Night

I. Invocation

God of the moon, God of the sun, Illumed the land, God of the globe, God of the stars, illumed the world, God of the waters, the land, Illumed doldrum and current, and the skies, Grief was laid and joy was raised, Who ordained to us Music was set up the King of promise. with harp and pedal-harp.

It was Mary fair who went God of the moon, God of the sun, upon her knee, Who ordained to us It was the King of life who went the Son of mercy. upon her lap, The fair Mary upon her knee, Christ the King of life in her lap. Darkness and tears I am the cleric established, were set behind, Going round the founded stones, And the star of guidance I behold mansions, I behold shores, went up early. I behold angels floating, I behold the shapely rounded column Coming landwards in friendship to us.

II. The First Miracle

Joseph and Mary went That she was carrying To the numbering up, the King of grace, And the birds began chorusing And she took a desire for the fruit In the woods of the turtle-doves. That was growing on the gracious slope. The two were walking the way, Till they reached a thick wood, Then spoke Mary to Joseph, And in the wood there was fruit In a voice low and sweet: Which was as red as the rasp. "Give to me of the fruit, Joseph, That I may quench my desire." That was the time And Joseph spoke to Mary, when she was great, And the hard pain in his breast:

18 "I will give thee of the fruit, Mary, They all bent down to her knee, But who is the father of thy And Mary partook of the fruit burthen?" In her loved land of prophecy.

Then it was that the Babe spoke, Then Joseph said to Mary, From out of her womb: And he full of heavy contrition: "Bend ye down every "It is carrying Him thou art, beautiful bough, The King of glory and of grace. That my Mother may quench Blessed art thou, Mary, her desire." Among the women of all lands. Blessed art thou, Mary, And from the bough that Among the women of all lands." was highest, To the bough that was lowest,

III. Christmas Hail

Hail to the King, hail to the King, Born is the Son of Mary the Virgin, Blessed is He, blessed is He, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Blessed is He, blessed is He, Blessed is He who has come Hail to the King, hail to the King, betimes, The soles of His feet have reached Hail to the King, hail to the King, the earth, Blessed be the house and all Hail to the King, hail to the King, therein, Blessed is He, blessed is He, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail to the King, hail to the King, 'Twixt stock and stone and stave, Illumed the sun the mountains Hail to the King, hail to the King, high, Cosign it to God from corslet to Hail to the King, hail to the King, cover, Blessed is He, blessed is He. Be the health of me therein, Shone the earth, shone the land, Hail to the King, hail to the sins, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Blessed is He, blessed is He, Blessed is He, blessed is He Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Blessed is He, blessed is He, Heard was the wave upon the Hail to the King, hail to the King, strand, Lasting round the house be ye, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Blessed is He, blessed is He. Healthy round the hearth be ye, Blessed is He, blessed is He. Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Many be the stakes in the house, Blessed the King, And men dwelling on the Without beginning, without end, foundation, To everlasting, to eternity, Hail to the King, hail to the sins, To all·ages, to all time. Blessed is He, blessed is He, Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail King! hail King! Blessed is He, blessed is He. blessed is He! blessed is He! Hail to the King, hail to the King, Hail King! hail King! This night is the eve of the Great blessed is He! blessed is He! Nativity, Hail King! hail King! Hail to the King, hail to the King, blessed is He, the King, Blessed is He, blessed is He, of whom we sing, Hail to the King, hail to the King, All hail! let there be joy!

19 This night is the eve of the Great Nativity, Born is the Son of Mary the Virgin, The soles of His feet have reached the earth, The Son of glory down from on high, Heaven and earth glowed to Him, All hail! let there be joy!

V. MODERN VOICES

Corpus Christi Carol Trond Kverno

Even though the words to Trond Kverno's Corpus Christi Carol are several hundred years old, there may be a glimmer of recognition in them: Benjamin Britten used the same text in his classic A Ceremony of Carols. The dark poem is filled with the imagery of God as a falcon, the Virgin Mary as a maid, and Christ as a mortally wounded knight. Particularly touching in Kverno's setting is the repeated refrain, heard the first time as a gentle soprano solo, then harmonized with increasing passion.

Corpus Christi Carol

Lully, lulley, lully, lulley, the falcon hath borne my make away. He bare him up, he bare him down, he bare him into an orchard brown. In that orchard there was a bed, it was hanged with gold so red. And in that bed there lieth a knight, his wounds bleeding both day and night. And by that bedside there kneeleth a may, and she weepeth both night and day. And by that bedside there §tand@th fl stone: CORPUS CHRISTI written thereon.

--English medieval

Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre

DWS audiences came to know the music of Eric Whitacre several seasons ago when the composer was only in his twenties. His Cloudburst and Water Night showed a young composer with an amazing gift for choral writing-and now at the ripe old age of 33 he's expanding that promise. The beauty of Lux Arumque is how Whitacre tightens the screws to the inner harmonies, and then releases them. He took a novel approach to his text, choosing an English poem, then having it translated into Latin for this setting.

Lux Aurumque

Light, Lux, warm and heavy as pure gold calida gravisque pura velut aurum and the angels sing softly et canunt angeli molliter to the newborn baby. modo natum.

20 VI. MINNESOTA CAROLS

Cadit, Hyams (Be Gone, Winterl) (world premiere) Abbie Betinis

Abbie Betinis (b. 1980) is a graduate student in music composition at the University of Minnesota. Originally from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Abbie has studied with Peter Hamlin and Mary Ellen Childs at St. Olaf College, faculty from Juilliard and the Paris Conservatory at La Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, and Samuel Adler, Stephen Paulus, Libby Larsen, and Elizabeth Alexander in various masterclasses. She has received the Mention Bien (La Schola Cantorum), Minnesota Music Educators Association awards, and was a finalist for the Swan Composer Prize (University of Minnesota). Her work has been commissioned by the American Suzuki Talent Education Center, American Suzuki Foundation, Cantus, Hopkins High School, Jennifer Kult (soprano), Sing for Joy (WCAL 89.3), the University of Minnesota Men's Choir, and the Dale Warland Singers. Abbie works for composer Libby Larsen and sings in the alto section of the Dale Warland Singers. She currently studies with Judith Lang Zaimont. Abbie Betinis

Betinis writes of her newest piece: "Cedit, Hyems depicts the coming of Christ into a troubled, confused world. The opening flute is meant to sound lonely and nearly slipping away. The chorus' entrance also shifts uneasily, as if waiting for something. The flute realizes first the potential of Christ's coming, encouraging the chorus in faster rhythms, louder dynamics, and soon the voices attempt to drive the world's coldness away in preparation for Christ. It is only after the voices accept love that the light begins to enter their lives and they shoo out the cold with renewed energy: "Christ comes! Depart!"

Cedit, Hyems (Be Gone, Winter!)

Cedit, hyems, tua durities, Now, Winter, yieldeth all thy dreariness, frigor abiit; rigor et glacies The cold is over, all thy frozenness, brumalis et feritas, rabies, All frost and fog, and wind's untowardness, torpor et improba segnities All sullenness, uncomely sluggishness, pallor et ira, dolor et macies. Paleness and anger, grief and haggardness.

Nunc amor aureus advenies, Now Love, all golden, comest thou to me, indomitos tibi subjicies, Bowing the tameless neath thine empory, tendo manus ... I stretch my hands ...

--Ms of Benedictbeuern trans. Helen Waddell (1929)

21 Nox, et tenebrae, et nubila o Night and clouded Darkness, confusa mundi et turbida, Confused and troubled world, lux intrat, albescit polus, Light enters in, the sky is whitening, Christus venit, discedite! Christ comes! Depart!

--Prudentius (348 -c.410) "Hymnus Matutinus" ("Morning Hymn") from Cathemerinon II, lines 1-4 trans. Abbie Betinis (2003)

God's Mother Be (world premiere) Matthew Culloton

Since the fall of 2000, Matthew Culloton has been Director of Choral Activities at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, MN. He conducts three curricular choirs and two extra-curricular ensembles. Prior to his current appointment, Culloton spent two years as Associate Director of Choirs at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School. Since 1999, he has served the Matthew Culloton Minnesota ACDA as Male Choirs Repertoire and Standards Chair.

Culloton's affiliation with the Dale Warland Singers began in the fall of 1999, when he commuted two hours each way from Long Prairie. In addition to singing, Culloton has served as librarian, artistic advisor and as assistant conductor for the ensemble. He has toured throughout the United States and recorded numerous projects with the choir.

As a composer, Culloton has works published by Hinshaw Music and Mark Foster Music Company, a division of Shawnee Press. His choral works have been performed by the University of Arizona (Tucson) Symphonic Choir, Chanson, Winona High School Concert Choir, and the West Fargo High School Concert Choir.

Culloton is a 1998 graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where he sang in The Concordia Choir under Rene Clausen. Along with Dr. Clausen, Culloton has studied choral conducting with Paul Nesheim and orchestral conducting with Bruce Houglum. He is an active member of ACDA, MMEA, and MENC.

Culloton wrote a beautiful arrangement of My Shepherd Will Supply My Need for last month's An American Thanksgiving concert, and he returns this month with his first original composition for the DWS. Just as Trond Kverno's piece may have seemed familiar to those acquainted with Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, Culloton's setting might have a similar ring. Britten put this text (from an anonymous fifteenth-century poet) to a roaring tempo in his Ceremony. Culloton went the opposite way: at the first bar of the piece he simply tells the singers and guitarist that it should be done "Gently," and the work unfolds as a lullaby.

22 God's Mother Be

I sing of a maiden that is makeles; He came so still King of all kings to her son There his mother lay, she chose. As dew in April that falleth He came also still on the spray. There his mother was, Mother and maiden was never As dew in April that falleth none but she; on the grass. Well may such a lady He came also still God's mother be. To his mother's bow'r, As dew in April that falleth on the flower. --Anon., 15th Century Adopted MRC

VII. A CAROL TRYPTICH

Tomorrow ShaH Be My Dancing Day English (Dale Grotenhuis)

Still, Still, Still Austrian (Norman Luboff)

Ding, Dongl Merrily on High French (AUHoukom)

23 the singers

Soprano Beth Althof teaches music at Rice Lake Elementary and choir at Centennial Middle School in Lino Lakes. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a music education degree. Beth was a member of the Elysian Singers, a five-voice early music group based in La Crosse, WI, and the LaCrosse Chamber Chorale before joining the DWS. She lives in White Bear Lake with her husband, Jay, and their two daughters. This is Beth's ninth season with the Singers.

Duane Andersen, bass-baritone, made his solo debut in England in 1994 singing Beethoven's Mass in C at the International Church Music Festival, conducted by Sir David Willcocks. Previously active in Abendmusik-Lincoln, Duane performed the title role in Mendelssohn's Elijah in 1998 and was a soloist in Horatio Parker's Hora Novissima, a release by Albany Records, in 1992. Duane participates in area church and musical productions, and in 1989 and 1994 received honorable mention in the Metropolitan Opera auditions. He holds a bachelors degree in Businessl Computer Science from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska and works as a senior progranuner/analyst in Bloomington.

Abbie Betinis, an alto in her third year with the Singers, is a freelance music engraver and composer. A recent graduate of St. Olaf College, she has also studied composition with faculty at JuiIliard and the Paris Conservatory. Abbie is currently working for composer Libby Larsen while pursuing a master's degree in music composition at the University of Minnesota. She is from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Soprano Wendi Buck sang with the Dale Warland Singers from 1992 to 1996 and feels privileged to be able to return for the ensemble's last two seasons. Wendi holds a B.A. in music from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. in occupational therapy from the College of St. Catherine. She currently works part time as an occupational therapist in the St. Francis, MN school district and full time as mom to Elsa and Henry.

Matthew Culloton is currently in his fifth season with the Singers, where aside from singing duties he serves as Musical Advisor, Bass Section Leader, and Choral Librarian. He is in his fourth year as Director of Choral Activities at Hopkins High School. Since 1999 Matthew has served as ACDA of Minnesota's Male Choir Repertoire and Standards Chair, and is this year's recipient of the VocalEssence/ACDA Creative Programming Award. His choral compositions and arrangements are published with Mark Foster Music and Hinshaw Music.

Marie Spar Dymit has sung with the Dale Warland Singers since 1985, and became soprano section leader in 1991. Marie teaches vocal music at White Bear Lake High School's South Campus, where she is in charge of four performing ensembles. She holds music degrees from St. Olaf College and Arizona State University, and serves as the Women's Choir Repertoire and Standards Chairperson for ACDA of Minnesota. Marie is a frequently heard soloist with the Singers, and has sung on eleven DWS recordings.

A native of Moscow, Russia, Galina Erickson is in her third season with the Dale Warland Singers. She holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from North Central University, has sung with the Minnesota Opera chorus and now serves as a section leader at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Currently she works as a Russian medical interpreter.

Tenor Joel Fischer is a native of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Iowa State University in 1998. He has been a soloist at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis and at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth. Joel, in his sixth season with the DWS, has also sung with the Rose Ensemble and is Director of Liturgy and Music at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in St. Louis Park.

Joanne Halvorsen, alto section leader, is in her twenty-sixth season with the Dale Warland Singers. As a member of the ensemble, she has toured to Europe, Canada and around the United States, singing in some of the finest concert halls in the world. Jo recently retired from teaching after 31 years at Fridley Middle School as choral instructor and Fridley High School as musical and artistic director for the drama program. She is currently Music Director at Faith United Methodist Church, conducting the Sanctuary Choir and her youth group, "Able Cain Raisers."

Eric Harstad, bass, is from West Allis, Wisconsin. He has an A.A. from Bethany Lutheran College, a B.M. from St. Olaf College in music education, and a M.M. from Minnesota State University, Mankato in choral conducting. Eric teaches choirs, general music, and music theory at Buffalo Lake-Hector. He also enjoys directing the church choir at Grace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, and composing and arranging music. This is his first year with the Singers.

24 Jon Hermanson, tenor, from New Ulrn, MN, is beginning his first season with the Dale Warland Singers. Currently, he is working toward a degree in music education from Martin Luther College in New Ulrn, MN. Jon also sings with the Martin Luther College Choir and studies voice privately.

Carole Hofstad, soprano, has been performing in the Twin Cities area for over 20 years. An advocate of contemporary music and a lover of early music, she premiered many new works under the auspices of the American Composers Fbrum and was a founding member of Minstrels, an early music ensemble that recorded under the Lyrichord label. As a soloist, she has appeared with numerous local organizations, including the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Minnesota Opera; Lyra Consort and the Plymouth Music Series. Carole has also performed with other orchestras around the country including the Kansas City Symphony among others. She graduated from Concordia College Moorhead and earned her Master's degree at the University of MN. Carole is currently on staff at MacPhail Center for Music and sings at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis. Carole returns to the Singers after a twenty-year hiatus.

Melissa Holm-Johansen, mezzo-soprano, is currently completing a MM in Voice Performance and MEd from the University of Minnesota and teaches voice at the International School of Minnesota. In 1998, she received a BM in Voice and Music Education from St. Olaf College. She frequently sings at the Norwegian American Lutheran Memorial Church and has appeared in the annual Leiv Eriksson Festival, performing music by Grieg, Sommerro and Mozart. In the fall of 2000, Melissa appeared in a benefit recital for Oksana Bryn at the MacPhail Center for the Arts. She spent the summer of 2001 traveling through Tuscany, Italy performing music by Mozart and Gluck with a program through the University of Connecticut.

Eric N. Hopkins, tenor, from Oregon, IL, is beginning his fifth season with the Dale Warland Singers. Eric holds a bachelor's degree in vocal music from Luther College where he sang in the Nordic Choir under the direction of Weston Noble. He also sings with the Hosanna Choir of St. Steven's Lutheran Church in Bloomington.

David Jacobson, baritone, is in his eighth season with the Dale Warland Singers. He has sung with many diverse ensembles, such as the Rod Smith Big Band, Voce Magna, and the Minneapolis Vocal Consort. Currently, David serves as the bass soloist/section leader for Wesley United Methodist Church.

Lynette Johnson, mezzo soprano, joined the Dale Warland Singers in 1987. She is a past member of Voce Magna, a small, local voice ensemble and has appeared as a guest soloist with the Valley Chamber Chorale and at several area churches. Lynette also sings with the worship ensemble and choir at Excelsior Covenant Church. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from North Park College in Chicago.

Tenor Justin Karch, in his fourth year with Dale Warland Singers, holds a B.A. in music from North Dakota State University. At NDSU he was a soloist as well as president and secretary of the NDSU Concert Choir. For the last two years, Justin has been a member of a quartet of singers featured during Minnesota Public Radio's holiday broadcasts. He is also a past section leader at St. Patrick's Church in Edina. In addition to singing, Justin works in customer service for Ecolab Inc. in St. Paul.

Natalia Kojanova, alto, is in her second year with the Dale Warland Singers. A native of Russia, she is a graduate of Novosibirsk State Music College, Russia, with degrees in choral conducting and vocal performance. Natalia has sung with some of the finest ensembles and choirs, including The Chamber Choir of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society, the vocal ensemble "Markell's Voices," a vocal quartet at All-Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Russia, Shadyside Presbyterian Chancel Choir and Bach Cantata Choir, Pittsburgh, PA.

'Ienor Nicholas Eugene Lemme of Rapid City, South Dakota is honored to be in the DWS for their final season. He received his a BA in Music Education with a voice emphasis from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, where he had the opportunity to study under Larry Hensel. Since being in Minneapolis he has taught music at Saint Francis Saint James United School in St. Paul, and sang as a tenor for the Basilica of St. Mary Cathedral Choir.

David Lower, tenor, is a native of Iowa City, lA and recently moved to the Twin Cities. He graduated from Luther College in 2003 where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance. At Luther College, David sang in the Nordic Choir under the direction of Weston Noble. This is the first year David will perform with the Dale Warland Singers.

Patrick McDonough, bass, completed his undergraduate work in music performance at the University of Wisconsin- Superior and subsequently undertook graduate studies in choral conducting at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Patrick has previously held the position of Director of Music for several Twin Cities churches and is a former member of the Rose Ensemble and the Minnesota Chorale. Currently, Patrick works for American Express Financial Advisors as a Business Systems Analyst.

25 Anna George Meek, alto, is a freelance violinist who plays professionally with the Minnesota Sinfonia and The Aurora String Quartet; she also serves as concertmaster for The Mississippi Valley Chamber Orchestra. She has studied voice and violin at Yale University and The Peabody Conservatory, and currently has her own studio of violin students. Also a writer, Meek teaches at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Her book of poems, Acts of Contortion, won the 2002 Brittingham Prize from the University of Wisconsin Press. She was recently awarded a 2002 Minnesota State Arts Board grant for her poems.

Bass Michael Meyer attended St. Olaf College and graduated with a degree in economics in May 2000. While at St. Olaf, he sang for three years in the St. Olaf Choir under the direction of Anton Armstrong. Since graduating, he has sung with the Dale Warland Singers and is currently in his fourth season. On the side, Michael sings in a quartet, plays the piano, and volunteers at the Animal Humane Society.

Mary C. Maiden-Mueller, alto, is a graduate of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both vocal and flute performance. Mary has sung with the Dale Warland Singers in previous years and more recently participated in a nwnber of choral projects in the Twin Cities area as well as serving as soloist and section leader for various church choirs. Mary is currently employed by the Hazelden Fbundation as Development Data Systems Manager.

Jack Nelson is in his second season with the Singers. He studied music at Bradley University and Northwestern University and after receiving his Masters in vocal performance from Northwestern, studied voice with Margaret Harshaw at Indiana University. Throughout, he performed many of the great choral works with choral groups in Illinois as Baritone soloist. He participated as Baritone in the Bradley University Chorale when it took the Grand Prix at the 1976 Recontres des Internationales, in Tours, Fiance, and again in 1981 when the Chorale placed third. He is currently an attorney in Saint Paul.

Deborah Loon Osgood joined the Dale Warland Singers in 1984 and has been heard in DWS concerts and recordings regularly since then. A soprano, Deb is a graduate of St. Olaf College and holds a degree in Political Science. While at St. Olaf, Deb sang in the St. Olaf Choir, where she was a regular soloist and soprano section leader. Deb has sung with Magnum Chorum and has served many area churches as a soloist and section leader. She is also president of The Osgood Group, a consulting firm that helps clients meet their objectives through communications, leadership and management services. She specializes in providing interim executive director services for non-profit organizations.

Krista Palmquist holds a BA in voice performance from Bethel College, an MA in voice performance from Eastern Michigan University, and a DMA in voice performance from the University of Minnesota. She is a cantor, soprano section leader and soloist at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, and she maintains voice studios at North Central University and at St. Joseph's School of Music. Krista is also an active art song recitalist, performing music from a wide range of countries and musical periods. Krista lives in Saint Paul with her husband and three children. This is her third season with Dale Warland Singers.

TImor Robert Pontious is the choir director at Mahtomedi High School and also the adult choir director at the Church of the Nativity in St. Paul. He graduated from Truman State University (Kirksville, MO) with a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Arts in Conducting and Vocal Performance. Rob is a returning member of the DWS having sung from 1992-1998 and also served as their Director of Operations for five of those years. He lives in White Bear Lake with his wife Jody and two children, Megan and Andrew.

Soprano Jennifer Rissman graduated from Drake University in Des Moines with a degree in vocal performance where she studied with Leanne Freeman-Miller and sang with the Drake University Choir under the direction of Aimee Beckmann- Collier. Before moving to the Twin Cities, Jenny taught voice lessons at Drake University and worked as a grant writer in Des Moines. This is Jenny's first season with the Singers.

Soprano Jodi Rowe is excited to be in her second season with the Dale Warland Singers. Since graduating from Doctor Martin Luther College with majors in Elementary Education and Music Education, Jodi has taught in the elementary classroom, taught elementary level music and directed both children's choirs and adult choirs. Jodi has had the privilege of singing under Marin Alsop at the Cabrillo Music Festival and LeRoy Kromm in the San Jose Symphonic Choir. She is currently serving as a Professor of Music in the areas of voice and choir at Doctor Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN.

Soprano Dawn Schuffenhauer recently attended St. Olaf College and received a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Music Education. While at St. Olaf, Dawn was a member of the St. Olaf Choir. She is currently employed at Donaldson Company, Inc. This is Dawn's fourth season with the Singers.

26 Bass Thomas Shaffer is a charter member of the Dale Warland Singers returning this season after an eighteen year absence. He is a retired music educator, school administrator, and university instructor. His performance credits include: The Minnesota Bach Society including performances in Canada, The Plymouth Music Series including performances in England, The Sateren Choir including performances in Norway, The Norman Luboff Choir touring the United States and Canada, Center Opera, The St. Paul Opera, and The Minnesota Opera. With the Dale Warland Singers, he performed for early DWS recordings and radio broadcasts as well as concert tours of Sweden, Norway and Germany.

Steve Sheppard, bass, attended Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, to study with Dale Warland. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, he moved to Nevada to teach music K-12. Steve has sung with the Las Vegas Opera Company and spent nine years as a singer, arranger, orchestrator and producer for Back to the Bible, an international radio ministry. During that time he traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Jamaica. Steve is currently a Database Administrator and continues to sing and teach music. This is his third season with the Dale Warland Singers. Steve lives in Elk River with his wife, Dawn Joy, and their six boys.

Originally from Houston, TX, tenor Hal Snyder is in his fifth season with the Singers. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Texas Tech University where he studied voice under the direction of Karl Dent.

Anthony Sofie, tenor, is beginning his second year with the Singers. A native of East St. Paul, Thny spent six years at the University of Minnesota Duluth achieving a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Thny also has an extensive background in accompanying and music theatre.

Music strikes a special chord that creates a melodious balance in life. As the demands of a Vice President at UBB Securities often need to be equalized, Naomi Christensen Staruch is extremely honored to be a soprano in the Dale Warland Singers. This is her sixth season in the ensemble.

Bass Brian Steele teaches voice at Minneapolis Community and Technical College and is on staff with the Westminster Presbyterian Church as soloist and choir section leader. His MFA degree in Vocal Performance is from the University of Minnesota where he studied with Clifton Ware and Roy Schuessler and sang with the U of M Minnesingers, touring Germany and Austria. He has sung with the Montana Chorale, the Grarnmy winning Oregon Bach Festival Choir and as a studio vocalist as singer and voice-over artist on numerous recordings. His wife, Jackie, can usually be found in the back of the concert hall selling DWS recordings.

Monica Stratton, soprano, is a graduate of St. Olaf College and New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, where she received her Masters degree in music. Before joining the singers, Monica sang for two seasons with the Vocal Arts Ensemble in Cincinnati. Locally, Monica sings and plays violin at Guardian Angels Church in Oakdale. She is also a professional librarian with the Ramsey County Library System. She and her husband reside in North St. Paul. This is Monica's seventh season with the singers.

Soprano Teresa Tierney is returning for her 10th year with the singers. She received her bachelor's degree from the College of St. Catherine and her masters degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder where she studied music theory and composition in addition to voice. Currently, she teaches at Century College, Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, Eagan High School and maintains a private studio at her St. Paul home.

27 honor roll The Dale Warland Singers gratefully acknowledges the generous annual fund contributions of its friends and supporters who made gifts between November 1, 2002 and October 31, 2003. exultate ($25,000 + ) Stanley E. and Shannon L. Peter B. and Karla Myers Romanstein John L. Nuechterlein The Bush Foundation Dan Schmechel and Mimi Wright John Pearson Mardag Foundation Ginger Sisco and Larry Griffith David and Judy Ranheim Marshall Field's Project Imagine Sit Investment Associates Jackie and Peter Reis with support from the Target Foundation Professor and Mrs. Calvin J. Roetzel Foundation Vern Sutton Kevin and Lynn Smith McKnight Foundation Dale and Ruth Warland Naomi and Steven Staruch Tom and Marty Whelan with Glenn and Mary Steinke matching funds from Minnesota Brian and Jackie Steele laudate ($10,000 - 24,999) Monthly Publications Joseph and Cynthia Tambornino Pat Whitacre Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Titcomb General Mills Foundation Dwight and Carolyn Townes Ecolab Foundation Jeffrey and Brenda Vredenburg Mike and Kay McCarthy fanfare ($500 - 999) Maxine and Win Wallin Stewart Widdess William and Paula Bathke Nancy P. Zwickey ovation ($5,000 - 9,999) Dr. Elisabeth R. Bennett, M.D. Ronald Blackmore Aaron Copland Fund for Music David and Jane Cooper donors ($100 - 249) Andersen Foundation Mary Lee Dayton Pete and Margie Ankeny Helen Franczyk Elary Allen Catherine Rose and Don Davies Dr. Sam and Thelma Hunter Duane E. Andersen The Thomas Mairs and Marjorie Truman and Leila Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Andersen Mairs Fund of The Saint Paul Elizabeth A. Jensen Henry and Mary Andersen Foundation Paul Jeske Joyce L. Anderson Frederick K. Martin Glenn and Madelaine Karwoski Marie Anderson Gayle and Tim Ober Ford and Catherine Nicholson Mark and Donna Anderson Nancy and Everett Rotenberry Lynn and Thomas Pahl Paul J. and Mary A. Anderson The Sewell Family Foundation Terry and Mary Patton Anton E. Armstrong, D.M.A. Fred and Gloria Sewell Don and Estelle Sell Jeffrey Barnett and Jamie Earl Jack Weatherford and Walker Pearce Barbara Spradley and Neil Kittlesen Alex and Martha Barron Charles Upcraft Peter Bay Robert L. & Karen Veninga John Becker bravo ($2,500 - 4,999) Wells Fargo Bank Foundation Frederick J. and Joan B. Beebe Duane and Connie Bell Dr. and Mrs. Arden O. Anderson Judson Bemis Fund of The Elmer L. and Eleanor J. Andersen applause ($250-499) Minneapolis Foundation Foundation Carrie Benson Kenneth' and Judy Dayton Anonymous Jack and Bobby Brose Deluxe Corporation Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Arden O. Anderson Barbara and Tim Brown Susan S. Fauver Dr. Michael J. and Linda Anderson Ronald and Harriet Burley Robin Keyworth Sally and Peter Anson Jerome and Linda Carlson Jim and Donna Peter Susan Barnes Josephine B. Carpenter Wenger Foundation David Briggs David and Susan Cherwien Conley and Marney Brooks Wilbur C. Christensen Drew Collins Steve and Kathy Coleman encore ($1,000 - 2,499) Jim and Sherry Davis Stefanie R. Crist Debbie Dornaus Julie Davis Beim Foundation Carl and Charlotte Drake Tom E. Davis Boss Family Foundation Cindy and Dennis Dupont Leslie Merner Duke Arland and Sharon Brusven Marie Spar Dymit E. Duane and Marlene Engstrom Dorsey and Whitney, LLP Keith and Genny Ellefson Roger' and Wendy Evans Gerald B. and Catherine L. Fischer Mrs. Dewey S. Ewald Ronald A. Flugum Ann Fleischauer with matchinq Floyd Farmer Sam and Kay Gerth funds from Deluxe Corporation Doug and Mary Kay Geston Steven and Bonnie Goldsmith Dick Geyerman Robert and Katherine Goodale Lauretta and Jere Graetz The Hoeschler Fund of The Saint David and Susan Hendrickson Bill and Pat Gurnon Paul Foundation Anders and Julie Himmelstrup Dr. James and Dorothy Halverson William Hueg and Hella Mears Hueg Nancy Erickson Hoffman Wendy Halverson David and Mary Beth Koehler Meredith and Richard Howell William and Helen Hartfiel John and Karen Larsen S. Jerome and Leticia Johnson in Roger and Ricky Herrick James and Jane Marentette memory of Dr. LaVonne Gene and Karene Heupel Daniel McKeown Bergstrom Warren and Marian Hoffman Medtronic Foundation Louise King Ken and Julie Hoyme Lawrence M. and Elizabeth Ann Robert and Joan Knudtson Jeffrey Huset O'Shaughnessy Charitable Robert Lee Jan and Tim Johnson Income Trust in honor of Diana J. Leland Lavone Johnson Lawrence M. O'Shaughnessy Donald and Diana Lee Lucker Margaret and Peter Johnson Peregrine Capital Management, Inc. Sarah Lutman and Rob Rudolph Thomas C. Johnson Fund of Minneapolis Foundation Liz and Steven Manganiello Katherine Jones Jim and Donna Peter Tina Meckel and Jeff Benson Michael C. Jordan and Brenda J. Sally and George Pillsbury David and Kari Mink Powell Michael and Kathie Reeslund Judy and Peter Mitchelson Glenda Jungquist Margaret Rivers Fund Mary Jo and David E. Monson Sharon Kleckner

28 William and Rebecca Klein William Hueg and Hella Mears Hueg Michael and Kathie Reeslund Dr. Genell Knatterud Dr. Sam and Thelma Hunter Stems and Vines, Tamara Barlau Barry and Julia Knight Steve and Anne Hunter Rick and Jan Kvam Elizabeth A. Jensen Jean and Larry LeJeune Janet and Tim Johnson recording fund William and Martha Marchand S. Jerome and Leticia Johnson George Martin and Peg Hanson Glenn and Madelaine Karwoski Beth and Jay Althof Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mayo Robin Keyworth Duane Andersen Pamela Mink Karen Koepp Pete and Margie Ankeny O.R. Minter John and Karen Larsen Devjani Banerjee-Stevens David and Jennifer Moberg Don and Joann Leavenworth Carrie Benson Robert and Kay Moline Diana J. Leland Sara Boos Jim and Carol Moller Russell and Avis Lindquist Boss Foundation Barb and Loren Nelson The Thomas Mairs and Marjorie Arland and Sharon Brusven Brian and Angela Newhouse Mairs Fund of The Saint Paul Bruce and Ruth Dayton Carolyn Norquist Foundation Mary Lee Dayton Mary O'Brien Robert G. Mairs Carl and Charlotte Drake Steven J. Olson Bonnie Marron Teresa and Jerry Elsbernd David Paddock Patricia A. McAuliffe Galina Erickson Gunta and Arijs Pakalns Mike and Kay McCarthy Gerard and Linda Grzyb Patty and Stephen Paulus Tina Meckel and Jeff Benson Joanne Halvorsen Curt Peterson David and Kari Mink Eric Hopkins Katie Piehl John L. Nuechterlein Paul Jeske Cathy Reed Gayle and Tim Ober Deborah Loon Osgood Dr. Paul and Joyce Riedesel Lawrence M. and Elizabeth Ann Roberta Mann and Don Benson Carolyn Roby O'Shaughnessy Charitable Income National Endowment for the Arts Carol Mae Sandstrom Trust in honor of Lawrence M. David and Carol Nordli Dennis Schrock O'Shaughnessy Thomas and Gwynn Rosen Elaine Schuessler' Lynn and Thomas Pahl Nancy and Everett Rotenberry Randall E. Schumacher Ruth Palmer Dawn Schuffenhauer Sue A. Shepard Jack Weatherford and Walker Pearce The Sewell Family Foundation Nancy Slaughter Jim and Donna Peter Steve and Naomi Staruch Rebecca Spar Katie Piehl Brian and Jackie Steele Randall Speer David and Judy Ranheim Rosita Tendall Arturo L. Steely Jeff and Susie Rissman Bob and Bev Warland Frank Steen and Lisa Habeck Carolyn H. Roby Dale and Ruth Warland Fred Stoutland and Lilli Alanen Stanley E. and Shannon L. Jane Wilson Jim and Judy Thomas Romanstein Patricia Whitacre Dr. Lynn Trapp Nancy and Everett Rotenberry Blair and Linda Tremere Dan Schmechel and Mimi Wright Gene Vader The Sewell Family Foundation commissioning fund Jeffrey and Rica Van Ginger Sisco and Larry Griffith Janika Vandervelde Barbara Spradley and Neil Kittlesen Arden and Bertie Anderson Rex and Carol War land Naomi and Steven Staruch David and Jane Cooper Gretchen Westergard Glenn and Mary Steinke Karen and John Larsen John T. Westrom Vern Sutton Michael and Kay McCarthy Ed and Carolyn White John J. and Mary M. Taylor Gayle and Tim Ober Ben Whitney and Mary Farnham Jon Theobald M. Walker Pearce and Jack Whitney Wayne and Lola May Thompson Weatherford J. Kimball and Helen W. Whitney Dwight and Carolyn Townes James and Donna Peter Timothy J. Wicker and Caroline M. Emily Anne and Gedney Tuttle Brian and Jackie Steele Deters Jeffrey and Rica Van Paul and Carolynn Wiggin Robert L. & Karen Veninga Jerry and Billie Wollan Bill Venne and Doug Kline 'deceased Mike and Donna Wolsted Katherine B. Andersen Fund of the Pete Zirbel and Cathy Reed Saint Paul Foundation Pat Whitacre Paul and Carolynn Wiggin gala friday Paul and Arlene Williams **The Dale Warland Singers thanks the 117 people who made Pete and Margie Ankeny gifts up to $100, the combined Nina and John Archabal in-kind donations William and Paula Bathke total of which was over $4,475! Lynne and Bruce Beck Steve Barnett / Barnett Music Mary and John Boeder Productions Anna and Gregory Boeder Linda Chatterton In spite of the staff's extensive Michael and Peggy Brand Cooper & Hamilton, LLC efforts to avoid errors and omissions David and Jane Cooper Gaviidae Common, Brookfield in this year's honor roll of Catherine Rose & Don Davies Properties contributors, mistakes can occur. If Beryl Deskin Graphic Design Inc. your name was omitted, listed Glenna Dibrell and David Cummings Hal Leonard Carl and Charlotte Drake Hex Graphics, Inc. incorrectly or misspelled, please E. Duane and Marlene Engstrom Jan Johnson notify us of the error: Susan S. Fauver Martin Marty Frank Ferko Members of the Dale Warland 651.632.5870, phone Jack and Terry Forsythe Singers 651.632.5873, fax Helen Franczyk Richard and Lois Merrill Dick Geyerman Margaret Meyer Direct Debra Harrer Minnesota Public Radio John and Lucy Hartwell Julie Pauley / Pauley Design Meredith and Richard Howell Partners

29 PLEASE CONSIDER INCLUDING OWS IN YOUR CHARITABLE GIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASONI

Your support of the Dale Warland Singers is more important than ever during this final concert season. Here's how you can help.

D SUPPORT THE FINAL CONCERT SEASON $ _ (indicate how much you'd like to allocate to this project)

-- Five Concert Programs performed a total of 12 times in Minnesota -- 15 Commissions from 10 established and emerging American composers -- Flawless performances of choral masterworks and new works

D SPONSOR A DWS RECORDING $. _ (indicate how much you'd like to allocate to this project)

CDs will be released and internationally distributed by Gothic Records (www.gothicrecords.com) in the next two years. All gifts of $500 or more will be recognized in the jewelcase booklet.

American Classics (working title) (Barber, Ross Lee Finney, Irving Fine, Charles Ives) Cathedral Classics II (working title) (Biebl, Howells, Hanson, Lauridsen, Whitacre, Schnittke) The Road Home (American folk and hymn tunes)

D PRESERVE THE MUSIC LIBRARY $ _ (indicate how much you'd like to allocate to this project)

The 1,600 title DWS music library is a valuable resource for the entire choral field. We are working to find a permanent home (or this collection at a major University. Your gift wiLlheLp preserve and make accessible an extraordinary collection of American choral music, including the original manuscripts for 260 DWS commissions.

D HELP FUND THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS' FINAL CONCERT $------(indicate how much you'd like to allocate to this project)

The Dale Warland Singers final concert and celebratory party are being held to honor the Singers and Dale. Your contribution will help defray the expense of these events.

NAME: _

ADDRESS: _ D My gift is enclosed.

CITY: STATE: ZIP: _ D Please contact me HOME PHONE: WORK: _ about making a gift.

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Youmay leave this form with an usher or mail your gift in the envelope provided.

30 acknowledgements

board of directors administrative staff

Officers Gayle Ober, executive director Daniel J. Schmechel, president Tina Meckel, development director Jacqueline Reis, vice president Gretchen Westergard, marketing and James W. Peter, treasurer communications director David L. Cooper, secretary Elary Allen, office manager Michael E. Reeslund, of council Beth Pickering, business manager Arlene Williams, emeritus board chair Helen Franczyk, marketing and pr consultant Ruth Anderson, office volunteer Directors Dick Geyerman, office volunteer Michael Brand Jackie Steele, concert volunteer coordinator Donald M. Davies Susan S. Fauver Ann Fleischauer artistic staff Glen J. Karwoski Robin Keyworth Dale Warland, founder and music director Lynn Pahl Debra Harrer, general manager M. Walker Pearce Ruth Palmer, assistant conductor Stanley Romanstein Matthew Culloton, librarian and music advisor Thomas J. Rosen John Muehleisen, composer-in-residence Nancy Reitz Rotenberry Joanne Halvorsen, wardrobe coordinator Ginger Sisco Brian Newhouse, program annotator Gloria Sewell Cheryl Friedrichs, house manager Vern Sutton Jared Anderson, stage manager Dan Ober, assistant stage manager Dale Wariand, Founder and Music Director* Gayle Ober, Executive Director* Tom Crann, pre-concert moderator Deborah Loon Osgood, Singer Representative* Minnesota Public Radio is the official broadcast partner of the Dale Warland Singers. Emeritus Board Margie Ankeny* Arland D. Brusven* Jerry Fischer* Thelma Hunter* Terry Knowles* Mike McCarthy* Nancy Slaughter* Mary Steinke*

*denotes ex officio mission statement

The mission of the Dale Warland Singers is to enrich, inspire and entertain its audiences through the superb, world-class performance of important a cappella choral music, while fostering awareness, understanding and appreciation of recent choral music repertoire.

Thank you for helping us accomplish this! If you have any questions or comments about tonight's program, please let us know:

dale wariand singers 2300 myrtle avenue, suite 120 st. paul, mn 55114 651.632.5870, phone 651.632.5873, fax www.dalewarlandsingers.org

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special thanks Julie Brovold " f Ted Cadwell, Dorsey & .~ t. Whitney LLP , '=7 Children's Home Society - Concert Volunteers and Ushers Mary Ann Feldman Helen Franczyk MINNESOTA Gala Friday Committee and STATE ARTS BOARD Volunteers Cheryl Friedrichs Graphic Design, Inc. Anne Hunter Igor Kojanov and Natalia Kojanova Loft/Gothic Recordings Diane Malfeld, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Minnesota Public Radio Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, NATIONAL oTARGET Inc., Susan Barnes Julie Pauley, Pauley Design ENDOWMENT Partners FOR TH E ARTS John Provo, Maslen, Edelman, Borman & Women's concert dress was provided by Brand LLP Target Stores and Mervyn's California by Naomi Staruch the Target Corporation Dr. Lynn Trapp, St. Olaf Catholic Church Bob and Bev Warland redwood falls ~u 5 . '. sponsors o .•iit-- :z:: -::.--- . ACTlVEAID, INC. u~= . Affiliated Medical Center A & W Furniture t!~ .. MINNESOTA Central Bi-Products / Northland Choice AMERICA PUBLIC RADIO Ebbesen, Passe, Whitmore PA WWW.MPR.ORG Estebo, Schnobrich, Frank & Gilk LTD The Dale Warland Singers Farm Credit Service is a member of Chorus America. Fuhr Insurance Agency Hometown Bank, Redwood Falls and Olivia Integrity Bank, Wabasso & Walnut Grove Kohls-Weeiborg Ford Larson's Home Furnishings W. J. Lehrke Co., Mpls Minnwest Bank, Redwood Falls RACC Morgan's Market Fresh Foods North Star Insurance Choral risers provided by Company, Cottonwood Scott-Preusse Inc. Wenger Corporation. Tersteeg's

To make a contribution via a gift of stock, please contact our Development department at: 651.632.5870.

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