A CARTHAGE CHRISTMAS a festival of carols and readings Featuring the majestic sounds of the Fritsch Memorial Organ

DEC. 1-3, 2017 a carthage christmas 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s challenge to the Church to reform itself. In 1517, the Bishop of Mainz unwittingly laid down the gauntlet in front of Luther. In part to pay the Pope for the honor of his appointment, the bishop dispatched emissaries throughout Germany to sell “indulgences,” official statements of forgiveness of sins. To Luther, this represented an intolerable violation of both the primacy of scripture and justification by faith, the idea that forgiveness and salvation stem solely from one’s faith and God’s grace.

On Oct. 31, 1517, as the emissary approached Wittenberg, where Luther served as cleric and professor of scripture, tradition has it that Luther posted his famous Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church, challenging the Church to examine and reform itself. Instead of contemplating its own sins, the Church persecuted Luther. He was charged with heresy in 1519 and was excommunicated in 1521; only the protection of Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, saved him from imprisonment or execution. He had begun his confrontation with Rome as a Catholic eager to see the Church reform itself. Now he was an excommunicant whose work would instead establish a new church and encourage further Protestant rebellions like those of John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli in Zurich.1

As a culmination of Carthage College’s yearlong 500th anniversary celebration, and through the generous support of Kenosha community member Mary Dixon, composer Jocelyn Hagen and poet Michael Dennis Browne were commissioned to create a work for combined choirs and instruments that was inspired by Martin Luther’s Christmas carol “Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her” (From Heaven Above to Earth I Come). Luther wrote this carol around the Christmas season in the period 1533-1535. Luther was accustomed every year to prepare Christmas Eve entertainment for his family. This carol was created for performance in his home and has 15 verses. By Luther’s instruction, the first seven verses of this carol were sung by a man dressed as an angel whom the children greeted with the remaining eight verses. The newly commissioned work, “From Heaven Above to Earth You Come,” will premiere in today’s program just before the Service of Light.

From Heaven Above to Earth You Come by Michael Dennis Browne The earth before You came to be We once were shadow, now we shine; Was never such a place as this, All pilgrims on the path of light. So filled with Holy Mystery; O Kingdom come, we call Your Name; The earth before You came to be. We once were shadow, now we shine;

You come to lead us all to You Our joy to be what You have dreamed, Who lay upon the simple straw Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, With creatures breathing by your side; Our joy to know this grace You share, You come to lead us all to You. Ich bring euch gute neue Mär; O more than human tongue can tell, Within each heart You make Your home; Der guten Mär bring ich so viel; We once were hungry now we feed; Our joy to be what You have dreamed, You open every life to love; Davon ich singen und sagen will. Within each heart You make Your home.

The Isabelle and William Wittig Nativity Star adorns the nave of the A. F. Siebert Chapel. 1Copyright 2000 by earthsongs; reprinted by permission Gathering Music: Glorificamus (Glory to You) John Redford Fritsch Memorial Organ (c. 1500 – 1547)

Choralvorspiele, Vol. I Helmut Walcha No. 6, Den die Hirten lobten sehre (The shepherds praised) (1907 – 1991) No. 8, Zu Bethlehem geboren (Born in Bethlehem) Fritsch Memorial Organ

Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head Appalachian Carol Concert Band arr. Tom Wallace

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Come, Gentle Savior) Dietrich Buxtehude Fritsch Memorial Organ (1637 – 1707)

Vom Himmel hoch (From Heaven High, from Kleines Orgelbuch) Ernst Pepping Fritsch Memorial Organ (1901 – 1981)

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Johann Sebastian Bach Concert Band Transcription: Erik Leidzen

Gelobt sei Gott (God be praised, from Grosses Orgelbuch) Ernst Pepping Fritsch Memorial Organ

This festival program is designed to flow from beginning to end without interruption. To maintain the continuity of the program, all are encouraged to hold applause until the end of the Service of Light.

Please turn off all electronic devices prior to the performance. Display screens from cameras, cellphones, and video cameras are particularly distracting to those around you. Please leave them off throughout the performance.

Introit: Sing We to This Merry Company John Rutter Combined Choirs (b. 1945)

Alleluia (from O magnum mysterium) Hyo-Won Woo Carthage Choir (b. 1974)  My Lord Has Come Will Todd Carthage Choir (b. 1970)

Score Alleluia (from Loben den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230) Johann Sebastian Bach Carthage Choir (1685 – 1750)

Audience All rise to sing. Carol: Angels from the Realms of Glory REGENT SQUARE

b œ. œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1. An - gels,œ from the realms ofJ glo - ry, wing your flight o'er all theœ earth;˙ 2. All cre - a - tion, join in prai - sing God, the Fa - ther, Spir - it, Son,

b œ. & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ye whoœ sang cre - a - tion'sJ sto - ry, now pro - claim Mes - si - ah's birth: Ev - er - more your voic - es rais - ing to the e - ter - nal Three in One.

b œ. œ œ & b œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Come andJ wor - ship, come andJ wor - ship. Wor - ship Christ, the new - born King.

Please be seated.

Reading: Isaiah 9 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onwards and for evermore.

Carols: Christum wir sollen loben schon (We should now praise Christ) Martin Luther Lincoln Chamber Singers (1483 – 1546)

Lullay My Liking Philip Lawson Lincoln Chamber Singers (b. 1957)

Bright, New Love Gregory Berg Lincoln Chamber Singers (b. 1960)

Prelude and Tollite Hostias (from Oratorio de Noël) Camille Saint-Saëns Wind Orchestra (1835 – 1921) Transcription: Jos van de Braak

© Merry Christmas 1941 Bohuslav Martinuº Wind Orchestra (1890 – 1959) Transcription: Roger Ruggeri

Audience All rise to sing. Carol: Of the Father’s Love Begotten DIVINUM MYSTERIUM

b & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 1.œ Of the Fa - ther's love be - got - ten˙ Ere the worlds be - gan to be, 2. O that birth for - ev - er bless - ed, When the Vir - gin, full of grace, 3. O ye heights of heav'n, a - dore him; An - gel hosts, his prais - es sing; b œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ He is Al - pha and O - me - ga,˙ Heœ theœ source,œ the œendœ- ingœ he,˙ Ofœ the things that are, that By the Ho - ly Ghost con-ceiv-ing, Bare the Sav - iour of our race; And the Babe, the world's Re - Powers, do-min-ions, bow be - fore him, And ex - tol our God and King; Let no tongue on earth be b & b b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ have been, Andœ thatœ fuœ - tureœ yearsœ shallœ see, Evœ - er -more and ev - erœ - more.˙ deem - er, First re - vealed his sa - cred face,˙ Ev - er-more and ev - er - more. si - lent, Eve - ry voice in con - cert ring, Ev - er-more and ev - er - more.

Please be seated.

Reading: Micah 5 But you, O Bethlehem, who are little among the thousands of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And this shall be peace; when he comes into our land and treads within our borders.

Carols: Sanctus (from Mass for Double Choir) Frank Martin Carthage Choir (1890 – 1974)

Veni, Domine, et noli tardare (Come, Lord, and do not delay) Peter Dennee Carthage Women’s Ensemble (b. 1964)

L’Adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi, from Trittico Botticelliano) Wind Orchestra Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936) Transcription: Douglas McClain

Respighi’s “L’adorazione dei Magi” is based on a painting of the Italian master Botticelli. The pastoral setting is established by solo oboe and bassoon, which is then followed by the carol “O Come Emmanuel”. The Kings are announced with sounding of bells and triangle, and the old Italian “Bagpiper’s Carol” brings the Nativity scene to a quiet ending.

© Audience All rise to sing. Carol: The King Shall Come CONSOLATION b b 4 & b b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. 1. œThe King shall come when morn - ing œ dawnsœ andœ light tri - um - phant breaks, 2. The King shall come when morn - ing dawns and light and beau - ty brings.

b b œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. when beau - ty gilds the east - ern œ hillsœ andœ life to joy a - wakes. Hail, Christ the Lord! Your peo - ple pray: come quick - ly, King of kings.

Please be seated.

Reading: Luke 2 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Carols: Lift up your heads, O ye gates, Op. 44, No. 2 William Mathias Carthage Chorale (1934 – 1992)

Glow Eric Whitacre Carthage Chorale (b. 1970)

Angels We Have Heard On High French Carol Carthage Chorale arr. David Chase

© Audience All rise to sing. Carol: What Child Is ThisWhat (Verses 1 andChild 2) Is This GREENSLEEVES # j j . œ j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. 1. What child is this who, laid to œrest,. on Mar - y's lap #œ is sleep - ing?œ 2. Why lies he in such mean es - tate where ox and ass are feed - ing? (pause) 3. So bring him in - cense, gold, and myrrh; come peas - ant, king to own him. # j j œ j & œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ . . Whomœ an - gels greet with an - thems sweetœ. œ while shep - herdsœ #œwatch. #œ areœ keepœ - ing?œ Good Chris - tian, fear; for sin - ners here the si - lent Word is plead - ing.

The King of kings sal - va - tion brings; let lov - ing hearts en - throne him. # œ. œ. #œ j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ j This, this is Christ the œking,. whom shep - herds guard #œ and an - #gelsœ sing;œ. Nails, spear shall pierce him through, the cross be borne for me for you;

Raise, raise the song on high, the vir - gin sings a lul - la - by; # œ. œ. #œ j & œ œ œ œ œ. œ . haste, haste to bring him œlaud,. œ the babe, theœ # sonœ. #œ ofœ Marœ - y!œ hail, hail, the Word made flesh, the babe, the son of Mar - y!

joy, joy, for Christ is born, the babe, the son of Mar - y!

Please be seated.

Carols: So Fair and Bright Bob Chilcott Carthage Women’s Ensemble (b. 1975)

Ave Generosa (Hail, Generous Girl) Ola Gjeilo Carthage Women’s Ensemble (b. 1978)

Susanni (from Salvator Mundi, Op. 89, No. 5) William Mathias Carthage Women’s Ensemble (1934 – 1992)

Audience All rise to sing. Carol: What Child Is This (Verse 3, above)

Please be seated.

Voluntary: Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 (Reformation Symphony) Felix Mendelssohn IV. Andante con moto — Allegro vivace — Allegro (1809 – 1847) Carthage Philharmonic

Reading: Luke 2 In that region there were shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!.’

Voluntary: Conditor alme siderum (Creator of the stars) Juan Bermudo Fritsch Memorial Organ (c. 1510 – c. 1565)

Carols: Susanni (from Five Carols) Richard Rodney Bennett Carthage Choir (1936 – 2012)

Annunciation Kevin Siegfried Carthage Choir (b. 1969)

Gloria Patri (Glory to the Father, from Nunc dimittis) Gustav Holst Carthage Choir (1874 – 1934)

Audience All rise to sing. Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing MENDELSSOHN

j œ œ œ & b œ œ. œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ ˙ 1. œHark! The her - aldœ an - gels sing, "Glo - ry to theJ new - born king; 2. Christ by high - est heav'n a - dored, Christ the ev - er - last - ing Lord, 3. Hail, the heav'n - born Prince of peace! Hail the Sun of righ - teous - ness!

j œ j & b œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. peaceœ on earth, andœ mer - cy mild, God and sin - nersœ reœ - conœ - ciled."˙ late in time be - hold him come, off - spring of a vir - gin's womb. Light and life to all he brings, ris'n with heal - ing in his wings.

œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Joy - ful, all ye na - tions rise; join the tri - umph of the skies; Veiled in flesh the God - head see! Hail, the in - car - nate de - i - ty! Mild he lay his glo - ry by born that we no more may die,

œ œ œ j & b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ with an - gel - ic hosts pro - claim, "Christ is born in Beth - le - hem!" Pleased as man with us to dwell, Je - sus, our Em - man - u - el! born to raise each child of earth, born to give us sec - ond birth. Refrain œ. œ œ œ œ j & b J œ œ ˙ œ œ œ . œ œ œ ˙ Hark! The her - ald an - gels sing, "Glo - ry to the new - born king!"

Please be seated. Carol: From Heaven Above to Earth You Come (World Premiere) Jocelyn Hagen Combined Choirs & Percussion (b. 1980)

Reading: John 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness; and the darkness did not overcome it. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

The Procession of Light

The Prayer

The Candle Lighting Please wait until the candlelight, spread by members of the choirs, reaches you. Then, tip your unlit candle over the one that is already lit to avoid dripping any wax. We raise the candles during the third stanza of “Silent Night” to honor the “Son of God, love’s pure light.” Please extinguish your candle following the blessing.

Candlelight All rise to sing. Carol: Silent Night, Holy Night STILLE NACHT

b j j ˙ œ & b œ. œ œ œ. œ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. 1. Si - lent night,˙. ho - ly night!˙. All is calm, all is bright 2. Si - lent night, ho - ly night! Shep - herds quake at the sight; 3. Si - lent night, ho - ly night! Son of God, love's pure light

b . j j . j j & b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ round yon vir - gin moth - er and child.˙. Ho - ly in - fant so ten - der and mild,˙. glo - ries stream from hea - ven a - far, hea'vn - ly hosts sing, al - le - lu - ia! ra - diant beams from thy ho - ly face, with the dawn of re - deem - ing grace,

b ˙ œ œ. œ ˙. j & b œ ˙. œ œ œ. sleep in hea - venJ - ly peace, sleep inœ hea - venœ - lyœ peace. Christ, our Sav - ior is born, Christ our Sa - vior is born!˙. Je - sus, Lord, at thy birth Je - sus, Lord, at thy birth.

The Blessing Sending Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful ADESTE FIDELES

# & œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ 1. O come, allœ ye faith - ful,˙ joy - ful and tri - umph - ant! 2. The high - est, most ho - ly, light of light e - ter - nal, 3. Sing, choirs of an - gels, sing in ex - ul - ta - tion,

# & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ . j Œ O come ye, Oœ come ye to Beth œ- leœ - hem;˙. born of a vir - gin, a mor - tal he comes; sing, all ye ci - ti - zens of hea - ven a - bove!

# ˙ & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ come and be - hold him, born the king of an - œgels; Son of the Fa - ther now in flesh ap - pear - ring! Glo - ry to God in the high - est: Refrain # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ O come, let us a - dore him,œ O come, let us a - dore him,

# j & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ. œ w O come let us a - dore him, Christ the Lord!

Please be seated as musicians recess. All are invited to remain seated and listen following the recession of choirs.

Postlude: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (This happy day), BWV 605 Johann Sebastian Bach Fritsch Memorial Organ

Carthage Wind Orchestra and Philharmonic at chicago’s symphony center You are invited to continue your celebration of the holiday season with the joyous sounds of the Carthage Wind Orchestra and Carthage Philharmonic at Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall in Chicago at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 4. Selections from the Carthage Christmas Festival, ranked as one of the nation’s finest holiday events by “Best College Reviews”, will be presented, as well as exciting performances by Deerfield High School Wind Ensemble, Evanston Township High School Wind Symphony, and Lamont High School Symphonic Band. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased online at: www.carthage.edu/tickets For more information, contact Dr. James Ripley at [email protected] or 262-551-5854.

Festival Director Victoria Dobias Cassidy Skorija Emily Wright Peter Dennee Elena Herman Laura Smith Saxophone Madison Kobe Stephen Steinheiser Joshua Casillas Heather Lee David Stoffle Alexander Heiting Festival Assistant Kayleigh Leonard Nathan Takahashi Debra Clark Caitlyn Meyer Chrissy Loeb Morgan Taylor Aaron Motley Emily Long Michael Walker Sound and Lighting Aliliywa Mbise Timothy Wagner Horn Go Audio Molly McQueeny Austin Winter Samantha Ardery Andrew Morris Christopher Wojciechowicz Elizabeth Dopke Katherine Mueller Madeline Wright Campus Pastor Erin Ericson Marissa Pellegrini Chas Young The Rev. Kara Baylor Colin McGreevy Tanisha Perlmutter Angela Yu Jackie Stassen Maria Zambo College Organist Ashlee Trotter Trumpet Christopher Berry Abby Valentino Michael Freeman Lincoln Chamber Singers Nicholas Gonzalez Mia Vilanova Gregory Berg, director Chapel Design Kelsey Welch Mark Lipinski Leah Sanford Kim Instenes Elizabeth Wilson Darrian Boyd Martin McClendon Madeline Zeller Graham Westley Matthew Burton Zichang Xu Jessica Cepolski Readers Coat Check Elena Cressy Villem Berglund Kappa Phi Eta Nicholas Gonzales Trombone Justice Good Alex Heiting Jiajun Liu Reneé Jalbert Allie Kurkjian Michaela Prall Molly Kempfer Ensemble Personnel Austin Merschdorf Taihe Zhou Marissa Noe Amanda Petit Paden Sheumaker Carthage Choir Kurt Sesko Tuba Alayna Wells Eduardo García-Novelli, director Laura Smith Ethan Kozlowski Gregory Berg, accompanist Stephen Steinheiser Cayla Pazen Acolytes Christopher Wojciechowicz Tanisha Perlmutter Emily Armbrecht Madeline Wright Percussion Gabrielle Swangstue Villem Berglund Chas Young Isaac Leif Kelsey Welch Robert Billin Angela Yu Tyler Nickerson Darrian Boyd Miley Wiegold Matthew Burton Wind Orchestra Hailey Williams Technical Crew Director Eric Zielsdorf William Newcomb Jessica Cepolski James Ripley, director Sarah Ciombor Emily Conway Piano/Celest Webcasting Technician Flute/Piccolo Riley Cook Emily Armbrecht Jia Liu Michael Love Elena Cressy Mariah Honeck Shiqi Xu Kaitlin Daly Lauren Lewis Video Tech Advisor Leah Gawel Shannon Piskun Carthage Women’s Michael Murphy Nicholas Gonzalez Chris Wojciechowicz Justice Good Ensemble Peter Dennee, director Video/Streaming Crew Loretta Hanson-Cook Alex Heiting Oboe/English Horn Melissa Cardamone, Nina Davidson Miranda Aldrich Darrien Hiller accompanist Nolan Grogan Maddie McCullough Nicholas Renkosik, Carlee Ihde Sarah Jenkins David Jones accompanist Emily Parker Bassoon Laine Scheuble Jordan Keller Ethan Hobbs Miranda Aldrich Scotland White Alexandra Kurkjian Austin Merschdorf Nathan Lehocky Bryttani Barthel Trevor McDonald Bryan Weiss Logen Bartz Director’s Assistant Emily Mertens Ariane Boissonnas Miranda Gort Noah Olsen Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Katie Buckley Anna Ptacek Marina Adamany Allison Burns Festival Assistants William Petersen Robert Billin Jessica Chippeaux Joseph Berg Amanda Petit Ruth Gray Elaina Dague Nikole Blomquist Cory Pollard Megan Hudecek Lihannah Duncan Ben Braun Grace Riemer Laura Smith Linnea Durbin Elizabeth Cahue Matthew Schuler Maeve Thomas Elise Dye Adalee Chapa Lauren Sergent Austin Weber Katie Engler Victoria Corrado Kurt Sesko Margaret Wixted Hannah-Mae Engstrom Erin Ericson Jaime First Giovanni Bahena Bassoon Concert Band Jessica Fletcher Christine Barreca Ethan Hobbs James Ripley, director Kari Flett Eric Benson Bryan Weiss Graham Westley, Alix Fogarty Leah Blanchard student director Analisa Follensbee Thomas Cargille French Horn Paisley ForsterSaunders Colleen Carlson Elizabeth Dopke Flute/Piccolo Erin Freeman Shelby Cielak Erin Ericson Fatima Dabbah Gwen Gannon Josh Clark Elise Dye Alline Goeke Riley Cook Trumpet Joseph Hansen Lydia Haasl Daniel Dalton Brittany Horky Brooke Halvorsen Aaron Dorceus Nicholas Gonzalez Mark Lipinski Rachael Lund Kyra Hay-Chapman Andrew Dorst Caitlin McCombe Elizabeth Henry Emma Figge Trombone Samantha Raymond Natalie Hester Brigette Garcia Gina Tibbs Jiajun Liu Emily Hollingsworth Jo’Anna Harris Olivia Weege Emily Imig Samuel Hock Michaela Prall Renee’ Jalbert Jordan Keller Taihe Zhou Noelle Jay Emily Langer Oboe Molly Kempfer Shannon Long Tuba Samantha Johnson Stephanie Kendl Oliver Lyle Ethan Kozlowski Megan Klos Lukas Lyons Clarinet Isabelle Koele George Martinez Timpani Kailey Krauss Kristina Lambert Lillian McDonald Nathan Lehocky John Larsen Madie Lambert Sara McKibbin Megan Lumbert Christine Latourette Sadie Montgomery Gabrielle Palmer Lizzy Linnane Tiana Moore Violin 1 Gabrielle Schmitt Mireya Magallon Abby Mueller Heather Beckman Austin Weber Catherine Malone Finneas Nesbitt-Daly Lauren Elliott Ellen Moore Lindsey O’Connor Mary Kelly Hutchinson Saxophone Mia Morton Alexandria Olszewski Charles Julius Alexandrea Bawek Abby Mueller Ronny Onano Sophia Tajnaj Rhetta Hanson-Cook Marissa Noe Anamaria Palomarez Megan Weaver Jeremiah Munson Sarah Polick Lianna Pfister Benjamin Thorson Michaela Prall Natalie Pitts Abigail Rees Nia Robinson Violin 2 Rebecca Rimkus Alisa Sanouvong Analise Biddle Horn Maggi Rocha Robin Sasman Abigail Layng Samantha Ardery Skye Rutherford Jonah Siminak Emily Mazius Brandon Gehrke Leah Sanford Jacob Summerville Rose Mibus Jonathan Landeweer Tianna Sbarounis Matthew Trush Mary Phillips Kyle Pamperin Mary Seigel Sydney Turner Skye Schwartz Paden Sheumaker Jared Warden Jeremy Sill Trumpet Annie Shirley Emily Jean Zerger Michael Freeman Gianna Sigala Eric Zielsdorf Viola Leah Sanford Katelyn Stack Katie Carlson Graham Westley Claire Stastny Carthage Philharmonic Robert Ervine Taylor Stengren E. Edward Kawakami, director Ruth Gray Trombone Arianna Stevenson Megan Janiak Daphne Adamson Emma Swain Flute Jordan Keller Derek Spolerich Kimberly Thang Riley Peterson Timothy Wagner Gina Tibbs Mariah Honeck Racheal Treadway Lauren Lewis Cello Euphonium Emily VanderPloeg William Petersen Ashley Veltman Oboe Geng Chen Alyssia Villarreal Miranda Aldrich Stephanie Kendl Breanna Wade Madelyn McCullough Robin Peterson Tuba Rachel Watson Kirsten Reid Cayla Pazen Alayna Wells Allison Tieman Eric Benson Clarinet Megan White Marina Adamany Organ Gathering Music, Carthage Chorale Megan Hudecek Peter Dennee, director Bass Voluntary, Carols, and Melissa Cardamone, Nathaniel Itter Postlude accompanist Isaiah Jackson Nicholas Renkosik Nicholas Renkosik, Lauren Mercado Jamie Serena accompanist Cody Schreer Shiqi Xu Christum wir sollen loben schon Gloria Patri Text: Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) Text: Traditional liturgical text We should now praise Christ, Son of the pure Virgin Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Mary, as far as the dear Son gives light and reaches to Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall the end of all of the world. be: world without end. Amen Sung in German Sung in Latin

Veni, Domine, et noli tardare From Heaven Above to Earth You Come Text: Advent Vespers Antiphon German Text: Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) Blow the trumpet in Zion, for the day of the Lord is nigh. From heaven on high I come to you; He comes here to save us. The crooked shall be made I bring you good new tidings! straight, and the rough ways plain. I bring you so many good tidings Come, Lord, and do not delay. Alleluia. of which I want to sing and speak. Sung in Latin

Ave Generosa Text: Hildegard von Bingen (1098 – 1179) Hail, generous, glorious, and innocent girl, you are sacred, you are the essence of sanctity, you have pleased God. Sung in Latin

Join us next year for christmas festival Christmas Festival 2018 tickets will be available online beginning Oct. 15, 2018, at www.carthage.edu/events/christmas-festival Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has Our composer writes: been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare I will never forget the first time I sang Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” in the St. Olaf Christmas Festival when (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). Her first I was 18 years old. It was a beautiful forays into composition were via songwriting, and and overwhelming experience for me. this is very evident in her work. The majority of her I can still close my eyes and remember compositional output is for the voice: solo, chamber standing next to my fellow Manitou and choral. In 2015, Test Pilot, her dance opera Singers, surrounding the audience, collaboration with choreographer Penelope Freeh, singing My Song in the Night by Paul received a Sage Award for “Outstanding Design,” Christianson, my eyes filling with tears. and the panel declared the work “a tour de force of originality.” Her melodic It continues to be one of my most music is rhythmically driven, texturally complex, and has recently become cherished musical memories. more experimental in nature. In 2013 she released an EP titled , in MASHUP When composing From Heaven which she performs Debussy’s while singing Ed Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum Above to Earth You Come, I wanted to Sheeran’s The A Team. capture all of my favorite elements of the Her commissions include Conspirare, The Minnesota Orchestra, the Christmas Festival experience: a lyrical American Choral Directors Associations of Minnesota, Georgia, Connecticut and endearing melody, rich harmonies, and Texas, the North Dakota Music Teacher’s Association, Cantus, the Boston elegant and meaningful text (thanks to Brass, The Metropolitan Symphony, and The Houston Chamber Choir, among poet Michael Dennis Browne), and an many others. She is an artist-in-residence at North Dakota State University extraordinary, breathtaking climax. The and regularly composes for its ensembles. For 10 years she was a composer- music is meant to be emotional, to take in-residence for the professional choir she also sang in: The Singers, under your breath away, and evoke a sense of the direction of Matthew Culloton. Her music has been performed all over the awe. This is the power of the incredible world, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City. Her work Lutheran Christmas Festival tradition of is independently published through JH Music, as well as Graphite Publishing, which I am so honored to be a part. G. Schirmer, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Fred Bock Music Publishing, and Boosey and Hawkes.

Michael Dennis Browne came to the United Our poet writes: States in 1965 from England, where he was born, of It has been a joy and an honor for me to mostly Irish ancestry, in 1940. After graduating from write words for music by Jocelyn Hagen the University of Iowa, he taught at Iowa, Columbia, and for the occasion of the Carthage Bennington, and the University of Minnesota. He College Christmas Festival. From my is now a professor emeritus at the University of earliest years I have been affected by Minnesota, where he taught for 39 years, served a term the news of the incarnation, that most as director of the creative writing program, and was a astonishing endorsement of human member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. existence by the Divine Mystery, and in Mr. Browne’s poems have been published in writing these words, I have wanted to many magazines and anthologies, and his awards include fellowships from express, in clear and rhythmical ways, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bush Foundation, the Jerome gratitude for this unprecedented gift. Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation. Two of his collections have won Coleridge writes that the poet “echoes the Minnesota BookAward for poetry. His most recent collection of poems, The the primary imagination,” and so it is Voices, was published by Carnegie Mellon in 2016. His latest book of poetry, that images from out of the natural world Chimes: selected shorter poems, was published this fall and is available for can evoke – are privileged to evoke – purchase in the Carthage Bookstore. omnipresent, omnibenevolent Spirit. As a librettist, he has written many texts for music, working for many years with composer Stephen Paulus. Their post-Holocaust oratorio, To Be Certain of the Dawn, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in music by the Minnesota Orchestra. Other composers he has worked with include the Rev. John Foley, Carolyn Jennings, Juliana Hall, Tim Takach, and Craig Hella Johnson, with whom he recently collaborated on Considering Matthew Shepard.