2019 Women Composers Program

THE CHORAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS NEW SOUTH FESTIVAL SINGERS

Women Composers

SOLI DEO GLORIA | WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS, O MY SOUL?

THE CHORAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS

WOMEN COMPOSERS

PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM

O Virtus Sapiente Hildegard von Bingen

Dialogue: Gloria in Altissimis Maria Cozzolani L’ amante Modesto Barbara Strozzi

Drei gemischte Chöre Clara Schumann I. Abendfeier in Venedig II. Vorwärts III. Gondoliera

Through the House Amy Beach 3 Shakespeare Choruses, Op.39 Emma Lou Diemer I. O Mistress Mine II. Take, Oh, Take III. Sigh No More, Ladies

Come Away to the Skies American Traditional I Got Shoes arr. Alice Parker Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal

FOREIGN TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS

O Virtus Sapiente | Hildegard von Bingen Agite ergo, agite pastores (1098-1179) expergiscimini accurrite, videte, adorate. Alleluia.

O virtus Sapientiae, Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth quae circuiens circuisti comprendendo omnia to men of good will. in una via, quad habet vitam, Come, shepherds! Awake yourselves, tres alas habéis, quórum una in altum volat, hurry, behold, adore! et altera petera sudat, et tertia undique volat. What new light, [what happy voice is this,] Laus tibi sit, sick te decet, O Sapientia. who is this joyous messenger? Behold a great joy for you: O strength of Wisdom Beyond Time, behold, God arrives from heaven, and is born; who, in making circles, circled all, thus behold the splendor of the father, encompassing everything in just one pathway, all behold the brightness of eternal light life conferring, illuminates the earth, and dwells among men. with three wings You fly: One wing soars to the O blessed night, O bright shadows, highest heavens, and one distills on earth its O sweet, melodious silence of the night. essence; The virgin’s son is given to you, the nativity of the the third win suffuses existence, All praise to You, word; just as is fitting, O Wisdom Beyond Time. to you is given the joy of the soul, the happiness of the heart, Dialogue - Gloria in Altissimis Deo | golden peace, serenity, tranquillity, glory. Christmas Eve Mass - Proper O happy we! O tell us, heavenly citizens, show us the word that has been made, Gloria in altissimis Deo, unveil the mystery, reveal to us the miracle. et in terra pax So come, shepherds, come! hominibus bonæ voluntatis. Awaken, hurry, come, adore! Alleluia. Agite pastores expergiscimini accurrite, videte, adorate. L’amante modesto| Barbara Strozzi (1619-c.1664) Quae nova lux? quis nuncius alacer? Volano frettolosi i giorni Ecce vobis gaudium magnum, e presto un secolo sara che ti amo Clori ecce cælo labitur Deus nascitur Deus, ne de’ miei lunghi ossequiosi amori ecce splendor Patris, un picciol guiderdone ecce candor lucis æternæ picciol ancor ti ho chiesto. terras irradiat homines visitat. O beata nox, o lucidæ tenebræ, Amante son, ma candido e modesto o dulce, o canorum noctis silentium. voglio che taciturno il cor ti adori Vobis edicitur Virginis partus, e voglio disfogar gli interni ardori verbi nativitas, vobis indicitur jubilus mentis col muto flato di un sospir honesto. cordis jocunditus aurea pax, serenitas, tranquillitas, gloria. Godati chi di me più fortunato O felices nos, o dicite cives cælici: nacque ai diletti impuri ostendite verbum quod factum est, a me sol basta saper dalla mia Clori referate misterium, revelate miraculum. d’esser amato. TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS CONTINUED

Cosi mai non guerregia egli ti ama impudica e non contrasta rivalita. io ti amo casta. Diverso è il nostro stato Of blessed spirits ﬂoat ceremoniously down. The days ﬂy hastily and soon a century will be that I love you, Chloris of my long obsequious Vowärts| Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884) loves a small favor I ask you again. Lass das Träumen, lass das Zagen, Unermüdet wandre fort! My love, but candid and modest Will die Kraft dir schier versagen, I want your taciturn heart to adore me. 'Vorwärts' ist das rechte Wort. and I want to destroy the ardent interiors with the silent breath of an honest sigh. Darfst nicht weilen, wenn die Stunde Rosen dir entgegenbringt, Enjoy the luckiest of me Wenn dir aus des Meeres Grunde was born to the impure delights, Die Sirene lockend singt. it is enough for me to know love from Chloris. Vorwärts, vorwärts! Im Gesange So he never wars and does not oppose rivalry. Ringe mit dem Schmerz der Welt, Our state is different Bis auf deine heisse Wange he loves you imoodest, Goldner Strahl von oben fällt, I love you chaste. Bis der Kranz, der dichtbelaubte, Abendfeier in Venedig | Emanuel Geibel Schattig deine Stirn umwebt, (1815-1884) Bis verklärend überm Haupte Dir des Geistes Flamme schwebt. Ave Maria! Meer und Himmel ruh’n, von allen Türmen hallt der Glocken Ton. Vorwärts drum durch Feindes Zinnen, Ave Maria! Lasst vom ird’schen Tun, Vorwärts durch des Todes Pein, zur Jungfrau betet, zu der Jungfrau Sohn. Wer den Himmel will gewinnen, Des Himmels Scharen selber knieen nun Muss ein rechter Kämpfer sein! mit Lilienstäben vor des Vaters Thron, und durch die Rosenwolken wehn die Lieder Leave off dreaming, leave off hesitating. der sel’gen Geister feierlich hernieder. Wander on tirelessly! When your strength is nearly failing, Ave Maria! Sea and sky are at rest, 'Onward' is the right word. Bells ring out from all the towers. Ave Maria! Leave all earthly activity, You must not tarry when the hour Pray to the Virgin, to the Virgin’s Son! Brings you roses; The angelic throng now is kneeling When from the depths of the sea With lilies wrapped around their staves, The siren tempts you. And through the roseate clouds, the songs TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS CONTINUED

Onward, onward! In song die Gondel übers Meer. Wrestle with the pain of the world, Die Luft ist weich wie Liebesscherz, Until upon your burning cheek sanft spielt der gold'ne Schein, Falls a golden beam from above. die Zither klingt und zieht dein Herz mit in die Lust hinein. Until the wreath, thick with leaves, O komm zu mir, wenn durch die Nacht Weaves about and shadows your brow. wandelt das Sternenheer, Until your head is transﬁgured dann schwebt mit uns in Mondespracht die Gondel übers Meer. By the ﬂame of the spirit hovering above it. Oh, come to me, when thought the night Onward then through the foe's battlements, strolls the starry host and sways with us Onward through the pain of death, in the lunar splendor the gondola on the sea. Those who wish to win [entrance to] Heaven, The air is soft with sweet pleasantry, Must be true warriors! gently plays the golden glow. The zither sounds and pulls Gondoliera | Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884) and involves your heart in pleasure. Oh, come to me, when thought the night O komm zu mir, wenn durch die Nacht strolls the starry host and sways with us wandelt das Sternenheer, in the lunar splendor the gondola on the sea. dann schwebt mit uns in Mondespracht *Translation provided by singer Ann Vines

The Choral Foundation Advisory Council

Greg Wegst, Kansas City, MO, Chair Patrick Neas, Kansas City, MO Diagnostic Technology Consultants Classical Music Columnist, The Kansas City Star Trustee Emeritus & Former Choral Foundation CFO Brad Piroutek, Olathe, KS Victoria Botero, Kansas City, MO Trustee Emeritus Professional Singers & Musicologist Educator & Former Choral Foundation CFO Wayne Burdette, Atlanta, GA Carol Rothwell, Lee’s Summit, MO WBCF Atlanta Operations Manager Lee’s Summit Beautiﬁcation Commission Carl Chinnery, Lee’s Summit, MO Thomas Schrader, Pheonix, AZ Chinnery, Evans & Nail, PC CEO CottageCare, Inc. William W. Dreyfoos, Atlanta, GA Scott Smith, Atlanta, GA Trustee Emeritus, Corporate Attorney Trustee Emeritus & WBCF Choral Associate Dr. R. Douglas Helvering, Princeton, NJ Lynn Swanson, Milwaukee, WI Professor, Westminster Choir College Executive Artistic Director, Ross Malme, Atlanta, GA Milwaukee Children’s Choir Trustee Emeritus, Former Chair of the Choral Former WBCF Executive Associate Music Director Foundation Board of Trustees Hannes Zacharias, Lenexa, KS Professor, University of Kansas NEW SOUTH FESTIVAL SINGERS formerly known as Gwinnett Festival Singer 1985-1998 | William Baker Festival Singers of Atlanta 1998-2015 Lynn Swanson Festival Singers 2015-2017

Founded in February 1985 by William Baker as Gwinnett Festival Singers, known from 1998-2015 as William Baker Festival Singers Atlanta, and from 2015-2017 as Lynn Swanson Festival Singers, the Choral Foundation’s oldest ensemble has a rich history of artistic accomplishment including appearances at regional conventions of the American Choral Director’s Association, the National Association for Music Education, the American Guild of Organists, the DeKalb International Choral Festival, the Arts International Festival, and the Christmas Atlanta Festival. Additionally, The chorus has appeared on local radio and television throughout the south.The 40-voice chorale specializes in concerts of short-form a cappella classical works, spirituals and folk music from across the globe.

The ensemble took the name New South Festival Singers in 2017 with the appointment of Andrew Phillip Schmidt as the third Music Director & Conductor.

New South Festival Singers has continued the 35 year legacy of performing at the world-renowned Piccolo- Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Recordings of the ensemble can be found under its previous names.

The Atlanta-based New South Festival Singers has performed a large body of choral/orchestral masterworks. Most recently as NSFS they have been joined by full orchestra and distinguished soloists presenting Requiem by Duruﬂé and by Faure, and Beethoven's Mass in C Major. In prior years the Festival Singers have performed Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Bach's St. John Passion, Magniﬁcat, Mass in B minor, Christ lag in todesbanden, and Wachet auf, Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri and Jesu, Meine Freude, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Ceremony of Carols and Festival Te Deum, Kodály's Laudes Organi, Stravinsky's Mass and Symphony of Psalms, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Requiem, Regina Coeli, Missa Brevis in D, and Mass in C minor, and Mendelssohn: Elijah. 2019-2020 New South Festival Singers

Terrell Abney ‘07 Marla Franks ’03 Bess Miller ’19 Charles St. Clair ’11 Joseph Battle ’12 Harley Granville ’14 David Nieland ’12 Bill Valenti ’18 Kristin Boyle ’14 Michelle Haynes ’19 Yolanda Phillips ’03 *Mary Anne Valenti ’18 Alice Blanco ’93 Jamie Hillyer ’09 Susan Peirce ’19 Ronnie Vaughn ’16 Laura Blanco ’17 Alex Johnson ’17 Ladonna Pitts ’14 +Ann Vines ’09 Steve Brailsford ’14 Maddy Kallman ’18 James Ranson ’17 Laura Youngblood ‘07 Hunter Christian ’18 Alexandra Kemp ’18 Sarah Sambol ’14 Morgan Copeland ’18 Jody Kershner ’09 *Sydney Sewell ’19 *Student Interns Allison Drinkard- Susan Lawton ’14 Justin Scott ’11 +Administrative Holden ’18 Marcia Mein’ 19 Jessica Shepherd ’09 Assistant Matthew Edwards ‘ 19 Sarah Means ’10 +Scott Smith ’94

www.NewSouthFestivalSingers.org ARTISTIC STAFF

ANDREW PHILLIP SCHMIDT is a native of Southern Illinois. His parents passed along their love and respect for music by enrolling their son in piano lessons at age six, adding oboe lessons at age nine. High school choir sparked a passion for choral music that has since become the driver of Andrew’s life. He holds a M. M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington under the tutelage of Dr. Geoffrey Boers and Dr. Giselle Wyers, as well as a B.M.E. from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Andrew Currently teaches at the Midtown International School in Atlanta, GA. Andrew was appointed Music Director & Conductor of the Choral Foundation’s original Festival Singers ensemble in June 2017. Andrew Schmidt's work with the Masterworks Chorale (Belleville, IL) was aired on St. Louis Public Radio's "Cityscape". Additionally, he has conducted at the Sarteano Chamber Choir Festival, Princeton Festival, National Conductor’s Symposium, Rodney Eichenberger Conducting Workshop, University of Illinois Conductor’s Symposium, Atlanta Choral Institute, and Montreal Choral Masterclass. Andrew held a University of Washington FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) Fellowship for Estonian and Baltic/Western European Studies. He was also the recipient of a U.S. Student Fulbright Fellowship to Estonia where he lived, studied, and researched in Tallinn, Estonia as well as sang and toured with Tallinna Kammerkoor. He has also sung with nationally renowned groups like Seattle Pro Musica, the Kinnara Ensemble, and The Esoterics, and worked as a soloist with choirs throughout the Paciﬁc Northwest, American Southwest, and Central Midwest regions.

DR. KIRK MICHAEL RICH is the Director of Music at All Saints’ Episcopal Church. A native of Kentucky, Kirk has served as a liturgical organist for over two decades. He holds degrees in organ performance from the Oberlin College Conservatory, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and a doctorate from the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. Additional study has been with Francesco Cera in Italy and Ludger Lohmann in Germany. Kirk has performed in England, France, Italy, and across the U.S. in venues such as St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (New York City), the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), and three national conventions of the American Guild of Organists. Most recently, he served as organist for the RSCM America National Choir residency at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, under the direction of Bruce Neswick. Kirk’s performances have been broadcast nationally on American Public Media’s Pipedreams program.At All Saints’, Kirk oversees every aspect of the music program. He directs the Adult Choir comprised of approximately forty singers, shares in the organ-playing responsibilities with the associate director of music, and manages a concert series. Additionally, Kirk oversees the maintenance and care of the Kenan Memorial Organ, Buzard, Op. 29. Before coming to All Saints’, Kirk served as Associate Director of Music and Organist at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Houston, where he directed a chamber choir of adults and treble choristers using the Royal School of Church Music Voice for Life! curriculum. From 2014-2017 he served as Organist-Choirmaster for the High Holidays at Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Jewish congregation in Houston. Kirk is married to violist Laura Reksc-Rich. They are the proud parents of Gatsby, a rescued Pomeranian. The New South Festival Singers is an ensemble of The William Baker Choral Foundation, a national organization based in Roeland Park, Kansas, that presently sponsors choral ensembles located in three states involving hundreds of men, women and youth. The Foundation also sponsors Amber Waves Music Publishing, a creative company that offers more than 50 quality titles in worldwide distribution (www.AmberWavesPublishing.com). The Choral Foundation offers a year-round Student Intern program for conductors in masters-level study, and a Choral Scholar program for conductors studying at the doctoral level, and is the sponsoring organization for the Jane Sullivan Choral Resource Library and the Institute for Healthy Singing. The unique continuing education program enables aspiring conductors to gain practical experience in musical leadership and management of a major arts organization. The staff of the Choral Foundation also offers consulting services nationwide for church, community, and professional musical organizations. STAFF

Andrew Phillip Schmidt, MM Leanne Elmer Herrmann, Staff Accompanist Music Director, New South Festival Singers Steven McDonald, DMA, Staff Accompanist William O. Baker, DMA Ivy Belk Pirl, Staff Accompanist Founder & WBCF Music Director BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jamea J. Sale, MME David Barker, Belton, MO, Chair WBCF Executive Associate Music Director Mary Puetz, Sioux Center, IA Vice Chair Director, Institute for Healthy Singing Melissa Shallberg, Clear Lake, IA, Secretary Lynn Swanson, MME Fred Lief, Brunswick, GA, Treasurer & CFO Music Director, Lynn Swanson Chorale Kristin Boyle, Ph.D., Mableton, GA Amy Thropp, MM Joseph Ferst, Marietta, GA Music Director, Zimria Festivale Atlanta Harley Granville, Ph.D., Atlanta, GA Norma Raybon, DMA Ross Kimbrough, Overland Park, KS Music Director, Cobb Summer Singers Sarah Sambol, Roswell, GA Christine Freeman, MME John Schaefer, Kansas City, MO Associate Music Director/Senior Vocal Coach Amy Thropp, Atlanta, GA Scott C. Smith Choral Associate & Administrator, Atlanta Trustees Emeritus Ed Frazier Davis, MM William W. Dreyfoos, Atlanta, GA Composer in Residence Ross Malme, Atlanta, GA Jennifer Lehasky Brad Piroutek, Spring Hill, KS Associate Music Director, Lee’s Summit Scott Smith, Atlanta, GA Niccole Winney & Sydney Sewell Student Interns CONTACT US R. Douglas Helvering, DMA The William Baker Choral Foundation, Inc. Contributing Editor, Amber Waves Music 5450 Buena Vista Street, Suite 100 Wayne Burdette Roeland Park, Kansas 66205 913.488.7524 Operations Manager, Atlanta www.HealthySinging.org Chris Barnard www.SullivanChoralLibary.org Concert Manager, Kansas City www.FestivalSingers.org www.ChoralFoundation.org www.NewSouthFestivalSingers.org Support the William Baker Choral Foundation The Choral Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-proﬁt corporation of the State of Kansas, licensed for business in the State of Georgia and in the State of Missouri. The William Baker Choral Foundation of Georgia, LLC, is a wholly- owned subsidiary of the WBCF, Inc. Gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

SOLI DEO GLORIA CIRCLE Gifts of $25,000 and above Nancy S. Babcock, Babcock Farms | Diagnostic Technology Consultants, Inc | Jane G. Sullivan

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Gifts of $10,000-$25,000 Wayne Burdette | Keith Klockau, in memory of Charlotte Saeger Klockau | Tom & Sheri Schrader, CottageCare, Inc. Susan & Horace Webb, in memory of Horace L. & Florence Manci Webb

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Gifts of $5,000-$10,000 Bruce Casolari, in memory of Deborah Casolari | Miles & Virginia Hicks Smith, in memory of Andrew Cain Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation | Curtis and Mary Puetz | Greg Wegst

BRILLIANTE CIRCLE Marion Sullivan SINGERS CIRCLE Pamela Pendergast, Gifts of $1000-$2500 in honor of Jane G. Sullivan Gifts of $100-$250 in memory of Mildred Popplewell Dunn Anonymous Vera Newnan Erika Archibald Father Ernest Pinto ArtsKC Paul & Tricia Reichert Julia Babensee Mark & Jamie Roberts Dr. Kenna Babcock Cindy Sheets William Bankhead, Sr. Kathryn Senkbeil David & Diane Barker George & Carolyn Smith Jeanne Bedell Phyllis Vasquez Carl Chinnery Cynthia Jenks-Weber in memory of Brad Bedell in memory of Leroy Schnorf Gene & Kim Claxton Susan N. & Horace White & Ben Koomen Dr. Ted Williams Karen & Stephen Clegg SECTION LEADER’S CIRCLE Laura & Randall Beeves IN-KIND GIFTS Kristina Kriss Gifts of $250-$500 Benevity Community Impact Fund George Butler Lee’s Summit Arts Council Glenna Abney Connie Bergeron Gene Claxton, SumnerOne Martha Lee Cain Tranby Elaine Adams Joyce Braddock Congregation Beth Shalom Music Performance Trust Anonymous Mary Burnett Countryside Christian Church Yolanda Phillips in memory of Mark E. Ball Chan-Lorand Jubilee Fund Eddie Ross Sarah & Neil Sambol Jorge & Alice Blanco Creative Planning St John UMC, Atlanta John & Fiona Schaefer Robert & Linda Bonstein Gerry Fairly Saint Mark UMC-Atlanta Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Schmidt Rebecca Boos Kate Foster St. Mary’s Episcopal Church-KCMO Monty & Laura Smith, Jocelyn Botkin J.T. & Pattie Frierson St. Paul’s Episcopal Church-Lee’s Summit in honor of Christine Freeman Ronald Burgess Stephanie, Robert & Rylan Hojnacke, Shockey Consulting Services Amy Thropp Anthony & Julianna Drees in honor of Christine Freeman Terry & Ann Vines James & DeeAnn Freeman Victoria & Bill Harkins Please report corrections to your BEL CANTO CIRCLE Timothy M. Gould Gordon Henke local Choral Foundation ofﬁce or Gifts of $500-$1000 Judith A. Fitzgerald Felicia Hernandez [email protected] Jean Ayers Rebecca Hafner-Camp Ellen Hicks, Martin Boos Elisabeth Henry in memory of Katherine Hicks Steve & Fran Brailsford Mark Houghton Rev. Robert L. Hill Mary Burnett & Ken Werne Hunkeler Famly Fundy in memory of Kathryn Huey Philip & Connie Cheek Ross & Amanda Kimbrough Thomas & Helen Jones Allan Cheshire, Joy Stained Glass Studio, LLC Mary Ann Kancel in memory of Susan Cheshire Mary Lehoczky in memory of David Sachen Kent & Laura Dickinson Sharon Lundy Denny Kurogi Facebook, Inc. in memory of Clayton Krehbiel Marlene Link R. Larry & Marsha Freeman Julie & Brad Piroutek Arietha Lockhart Hallmark Corporate Foundation Jill Reynolds Judy Martin Karen Kay Hall Carole Rothwell James & Barbara Meadows Patricia Higgins Charles St. Clair Kathleen Michaud Marcia Higginson Jennifer Scheonfeldt Bill Moody Jenny Holcomb An Stoskopf Todd Allen Moore Bethann Johnston Joan Thomson Carter & Hampton Morris Mr. & Mrs. Robert Knox Robert Tobia Palen Music Center Chris & Michelle Masoner Anne Willcocks in memory of Joe Steffen The William Baker Choral Foundation 5450 Buena Vista Street, Suite 100, Roeland Park, KS 66205 913-488-7524

The William Baker Festival Singers, Prairie Village, Kansas, 1998

Summer Singers of Atlanta, Midtown Atlanta, 1990 William O. Baker, DMA, Music Director & Conductor Andrew Phillip Schmidt, MM, Music Director-Elect

New South Festival Singers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985 Gwinnett Festival Singers, 1985-1998 William Baker Festival Singers Atlanta, 1998-2015 Lynn Swanson Festival Singers, 2015-2017 Andrew Phillip Schmidt, MM, Music Director & Conductor

Zimria Festivale Atlanta, Dunwoody, Georgia, 2014 Amy Thropp, MM, Music Director & Conductor

Summer Singers of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 1999 William O. Baker, DMA, Music Director & Conductor

The Cobb Summer Singers, Marietta, Georgia, 2006 Norma Raybon, 2019 Music Director

Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 2014 William O. Baker, DMA, Music Director & Conductor

The Lynn Swanson Chorale, Kansas City, Missouri, 2019 Lynn Swanson, MME, Music Director & Conductor

The Institute for Healthy Singing, Roeland Park, Kansas, 2015 Jamea J. Sale, MME, Director

The Kansas City Honors Choral Institute, Bonner Springs, Kansas, 2016

Kansas City Bronze, Roeland Park, Kansas, 2018

Choral Conversations Podcast with Patrick Neas & William Baker, Roeland Park, Kansas, 2018

The Jane Sullivan Choral Resource Library, Roeland Park, Kansas, 2016

Amber Waves Music Publishing William O. Baker, DMA, President R. Douglas Helvering, DMA, Contributing Editor