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SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 AT 7:30 PM NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY BRANDT CENTER

Erika McCauley, Artistic Director Keith McCauley, Associate Director Melody Paskett, Associate Director Anncheri Roberts, Associate Director

INSTRUMENTALISTS Damon Callister, Michelle and Camille Hutchings, Sally Larsen, Tawna Love, Spencer Madsen, Gentry Myler, Randy and Heather Pinder family, Alan Salvador, Debra Schrader, Diana Van Wagenen

FEATURING GUEST ARTIST Michelle Pedersen CONCERT PROGRAM

SKYFALL From the film Dream Girls, based on the hit Broad- TOUCH THE SKY From Skyfall: 007 way musical, Move is performed by the aspiring From opb , 2012 singer trio Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyoncé opb Julie Fowlis, 2012 Arr Paul Langford | Bravado Knowles) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) in a singing Arr Mac Huff | Concert Choir Soloists: Megan Rausch, Danielle Casos contest which leaves the competition in the dust. Soloists: Karli Moss and Morgan Maurer and Rachel Madsen _____ Touch The Sky, from Disney/’s Brave, tells the James Bond’s loyalty to M is pushed to the limit when LISTEN story of Merida, an impetuous red-haired princess ghosts from her past come back to haunt her. To From Dream Girls, 2006 determined to forge her own path. This wild and protect her, Bond returns to his remote and forgotten , , , carefree personifies Merida’s love for adventure childhood home Skyfall for the final confrontation. and Beyoncé Knowles and independence. Written and performed by Adele, the title song Skyfall Solo: Michelle Pedersen _____ tells this haunting story with true 007 flare. _____ Also from Dream Girls, “Listen” is a power YOU’LL BE IN MY HEART originally performed by Deena (Beyoncé Knowles). From Tarzan WIDE AWAKE Deena, through the strategic manuevering of her opb , 1999 From : Part of Me manager and husband, has achieved the pinnacle of Phil Collins opb Katy Perry, 2012 stardom: singer, actress and model. In this song she Solo: Tessa Huber Arr Tom West (Value Vocals) | VoiceOver exerts her desire to be independent from her over- Solo: Calli Waite controlling husband. You’ll Be In My Heart, composed by superstar Phil _____ Collins, is the feature song to the Disney animated Wide Awake was written specifically for the credits filmTarzan. of the film Katy Perry: Part of Me, a documentary on WHEN SHE LOVED ME _____ her rise to fame. From 2 _____ opb Sarah McLachlan, 1999 COUNT ON ME From A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventure PRICE TAG Solo: Tenney Kunka opb Bruno Mars, 2010 From Pitch Perfect, 2012 Arr Janet Day | Chorale opb J, 2011 From Disney/Pixar’s , this tells the story of Soloists: Camilla Dukelow and Calvin Pineda Arr Shawn Pearce (Value Vocals) | VoiceOver Jessie, the cowgirl, and her poignant reminiscences of Soloists: Kara Larsen and Josh Starita her former owner Emily. Written and performed by Grammy-award winner _____ Bruno Mars, Count On Me was featured in A Turtle’s Price Tag has been featured in several films: Pitch Tale: Sammy’s Adventure, a Belgian animated film Perfect, a film about collegiate competitive a cappella; SUDDENLY chronicled the life of a sea turtle named Sammy. Chicken Little, an animated film adaptation of the From Les Misérables _____ classic story about the sky falling; and Happy Feet opb Hugh Jackman, 2012 2, an animated film about the son of a tap-dancing Arr Ed Lojeski | Concert Choir DOUBLE TROUBLE penguin and his journey of self-discovery. Solo: Olivia Larsen From Harry Potter and the _____ Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004 Suddenly was written by the original composers of Arr Teena Chin | Chorale MOVE the stage production specifically for the filmLes From Dream Girls, 2006 Misérables. Jean Val Jean (Hugh Jackman), the main Double Trouble was originally written by master film Henry Krieger and protagonist, sings this song as he contemplates the composer John Williams, for Harry Potter and the Trio: Anna Black, Natalie Palazzo wonder of suddenly becoming a father figure to Prisoner of Azkaban.” The lyrics come from William and Sarah Walker young Cosette. Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act IV Scene I, when Mac- beth returns to the witches’ cave to learn more of his SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW Soloists: Josh Starita and Erin Todd future. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, From He’s Just Not That Into You, 2009 the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opb Keane, 2004 Wreck-It Ralph, released by Walt Disney Animation Frog Choir sings this song at the welcoming feast of Arr Ed Lojeski | Virtuoso Singers Studios in 2012, is the heart-warming story of a video Harry Potter’s third term at Hogwarts. Soloists: Bria Barrus, Karsyn Leach, James game villain who wants to be a hero. His decision _____ Heywood, and Kyle Wintersteen impacts the entire arcade where he lives. Some Nights, written and performed by Amercian indie rock band HEDWIG’S THEME Performed and composed by English alternative Fun., was featured in the second theatrical trailer. From Harry Potter and the rock band Keane, this song was featured in the 2009 _____ Sorceror’s Stone, 2001 romantic comedy He’s Just Not That Into You, a film Arr Victor Lopez | Duet that follows nine people in Baltimore as they deal AMAZING GRACE Violin: Michelle and Camille Hutchings with their romantic problems. (MY CHAINS ARE GONE) _____ From Amazing Grace Composed by John Williams, Hedwig’s Theme is opb Chris Tomlin, 2006 named after Harry Potter’s pet snowy owl, Hedwig. EYE OF THE TIGER Arr Joel Raney, Keith McCauley | Concordia This musical theme has been repeated in all 8 of the From Rocky III Soloists: Brady Stimpson and Krista Kofoed Harry Potter films, even when other composers wrote opb Survivor, 1982 those scores. This leitmotif (a recurring melodic Arr Kirby Shaw | Virtuoso Singers Amazing Grace, an American-British biographi- phrase) has often been labeled as the theme song for Soloists: Bria Barrus, Karsyn Leach, James cal drama, is about William Wilberforce, the man the entire series. Heywood, and Kyle Wintersteen responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation _____ Dancers: Max Homer and Christiana Warner through Parliament. The film also portrays the gen- esis of the hymn Amazing Grace as penned by slave TWIST AND SHOUT Written and performed by American rock band Sur- ship crewman John Newton, and Newton’s religious From Ferris Bueller’s Day Off vivor, Eye of the Tiger is the theme song for Rocky III, conversion.This derivative is written by Chris Tomlin, opb Top Notes, 1961 the third film in the franchise starring 1980s boxer an American contemporary Christian musician. Arr Mac Huff Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and James “Club- _____ Soloists: Ethan Simpson, Hailey Mortensen, ber” Lang (Mr. T.). This song has been voted VH1’s and Abby Williamson 63rd greatest hard rock song. JAI HO Choreographer: Amber Preece _____ From Slumdog Millionaire, 2008 Dancers: Amber Preece, BJ Barrus, Bria Barrus, Arr Mark Brymer | Concordia Braden Dayton, Brock Hartley, Isaac Limb, THEME FROM SCHINDLER’S LIST Choreographer: Samantha Alvi Bronwen Low, Tanner McNatt, Tanner Mitch- From Schindler’s List, 1993 Dancers: Samantha Alvi, Amber Preece, ell, Riley Mower, Madeline Paskett, Ashlynn John Williams | Solo Lora Ririe, Jane Stepherson, Preece, Brennen Porter, Sydney Stephan, Jessica Violin: Michelle Hutchings Lisa Stringham, and Erin Todd Thompson, Emily Walker, Charlee Wambolt, and Kristen Yorgason. Schindler’s List is the story of a German businessman Jai Ho, an Indian phrase for “may victory be yours,” that saves the lives of over a thousand Polish-Jewish was written by A.R. Rahman and featured in the 2008 Originally composed and peformed by the Top Notes refugees during the Holocaust. The theme to the film filmSlumdog Millionaire. Set and filmed in India, the in 1961, this song has been covered by many bands, is composed by John Williams. film recounts the story of former street child Jamal including The Isley Brothers, The Beatles, The Mamas _____ Malik who appears on the Indian version of the game & the Papas, The Tremeloes and The Who. InFerris show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris, while skipping school with SOME NIGHTS _____ his girlfriend and best friend, commandeers a float in From Wreck-It Ralph Theatrical Trailer a parade and inspires the entire parade to opb Fun., 2012 AGAINST ALL ODDS “twist and shout.” Arr Andy Beck | Concordia From Against All Odds, 1984 opb Phil Collins, 1984 Ensemble: Samantha Alvi, Hayden Atchley, sings a powerful ballad directed to her parents, who Phil Collins Braden Burrup, Degen Craner, Trent Hartley, are sitting in the audience. Ensemble: Tanya Landau, Kara Larsen, Joseph Kozlowski, Landon Paskett, Taylor _____ Kimberly Lazelle, Kylie Linton, Calli Waite Paskett, Amber Preece, Lora Ririe, Berkley Spencer, Josh Starita, Jane Stepherson, HE LIVES IN YOU Written by Phil Collins for the film of the same name, Lisa Stringham, and Erin Todd From The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, 1998 Against All Odds has been covered by several artists, _____ Arr Dave Metzger | Combined Choirs the most notable version being the pairing of Mariah Solo: Michelle Pedersen Carey and boyband . HERE’S WHERE I STAND Marimba: Alan Salvador _____ From Camp, 2003 opb Tiffany Taylor From the children’s movie The Lion King 2: Simba’s SURPRISE PERFORMANCE Arr Greg Gilpin | Bravado Pride, and more notably included twice in the Broad- Vocalists: Melissa Brown, Damon Callister, Solo: Michelle Pedersen way musical The Lion King, He Lives In You is baboon Annabelle Larsen, Tanner Maurer, shamaness Rafiki’s response to Simba’s prayer to the Alyssa Preece, and Micah Starita Camp is a film about teen summer theater “Camp night for answers and the father he so desperately Ovation” and the challenges of young people as they misses. Rafiki teaches that his father is not dead, but Dancers: Damon Callister and Tanner Maurer prepare for their performances. Jenna, a young teen, lives within him.

MICHELLE PEDERSEN Michelle Pedersen is the Associate Direc- played Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), tor of Music at The Cathedral of the Rock- Susannah (Le Nozze di Figaro), Adelaide ies, just finished her first year as instructor in (Guys and Dolls), Gertrude McFuzz of secondary choirs at North Star Charter (Seussical the Musical), a member of the School in Eagle, and teaches private voice. Angel City 4 (City of Angels), Mimi Mar- quez (Rent), and Olive Ostravosky (25th Pedersen is the former director of choirs Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). at Howard St. Charter School in Salem, OR, a middle school with a student body Pedersen is presenting a summer musical of 155, 135 of whom were in her choirs. theater workshop for first through eighth She concurrently worked as the Director graders called IMPACT. Workshops are of Choral Music at First Congregational July 15-20 with two performances on Church of Salem, and as an adjunct voice July 20 and July 21. Please visit www.ca- instructor at Oregon State University. thedraloftherockies.org/impact-summer- workshop-2013 to register and to get Pedersen has degrees in Vocal Perfor- more information. “Michelle Pedersen is one of the most versatile and mance and Music Education from OSU, well-rounded musicians I know. She is an amaz- where she has been a featured soloist in Pedersen has accepted a position as as- ing instructor, performer and rehearsal techni- Oregon, Costa Rica, China, Canada, and sociate director at Cantus Youth Choirs cian. We are lucky to have her with us. On behalf Taiwan. and will be joining us for Season 2013- of the Cantus Youth Choirs community, we wel- come her.” 2014. She will be directing Presto, our Pedersen is a flexible and polished per- new treble comtemporary ensemble and Erika McCauley former, comfortably singing classical and co-directing Bravado and VoiceOver with Cantus Youth Choirs, Founder contemporary styles. She has recently Keith McCauley.