Nordic Choir Allen Hightower, Conductor
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Nordic Choir Allen Hightower, conductor WINTER TOUR 2013 1 TOUR PROGRAM WINTER 2013 APPEARANCES I: THE LIFE OF CHRIST Wednesday, January 16, 2013 / 7 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Hosanna to the Son of David Naperville, Illinois Thomas Weelkes (d. 1623) Thursday, January 17, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Oxford University Press Holy Cross Lutheran Church Fort Wayne, Indiana Hosanna to the Son of David. Friday, January 18, 2013 / 7 p.m. Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord, Peace Lutheran Church Hosanna, Thou that sittest in the highest heavens. Gahanna, Ohio Hosanna in excelsis Deo. Saturday, January 19, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Verbum caro factum est Ardmore, Pennsylvania Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953) Sunday, January 20, 2013 / 4 p.m. manuscript Asbury First United Methodist Church Rochester, New York And the word became flesh, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. dwelt and walked among us, St. Bart’s Episcopal Church We beheld His glory, Alleluia! New York, New York Full of grace, full of truth, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Those who walk in darkness and death’s shadow, Lutheran Church of the Reformation have seen a great light shining, Alleluia! Washington, D.C. (without applause) Thursday, January 24, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Hickory, North Carolina II. Christ Is Arisen Friday, January 25, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. (from Three Pre-Reformation Chorale Motets) The Conn Center at Lee University Ludwig Lendel (1914–2002) Cleveland, Tennessee Concordia Publishing House, 98-1572 Saturday, January 26, 2013 / 7 p.m. Central Baptist Church of Bearden Christ is arisen, Knoxville, Tennessee Overcome death’s prison, Sunday, January 27, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Rejoice, rejoice we all, for Christ the Lord, Westminster Presbyterian Church Christ the Lord is our Trust and Comfort. Greenville, South Carolina Kyrieleis. Monday, January 28, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Palms Presbyterian Church Had He not ascended, Jacksonville Beach, Florida The world had gone asunder, Christ risen now for us, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Praise to Thee, Most Glorious. First Presbyterian Church St. Petersburg, Florida Kyrieleis. Thursday, January 31, 2013 / 8 p.m. Alleluia, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center Rejoice we all, for Christ, Athens, Georgia for Christ the Lord is our Trust and Comfort, Friday, February 1, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Kyrieleis. Asbury United Methodist Church Madison, Alabama Saturday, February 2, 2013 / 8 p.m. Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Tuesday, February 5, 2013 / 7:30 p.m. Luther College, Center for Faith and Life Decorah, Iowa 2 II. OF A ROSE, A LOVELY ROSE DR. ALLEN HIGHTOWER Allen Hightower is professor of IV: A Spotless Rose music at Luther College, where (from Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal) he serves as conductor of the Paul Mealor (b. 1975) renowned Nordic Choir and Novello & Co., NOV292754 artistic director of Christmas at Luther. As Luther’s director A Spotless Rose is growing, of choral activities, he gives Sprung from a tender root, leadership to a choral program of ancient seers’ foreshowing, that includes four conductors, of Jesse promised fruit; six choirs, and more than 500 singers. Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter, and the dark midnight. Prior to joining the faculty at Luther, Hightower served The Rose which I am singing, as professor of music and director of choral activities at Where of Isaiah said, Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. During his tenure, the SHSU Chorale performed for the 2007 Is from its sweet root springing National Convention of the American Choral Directors In Mary, purest Maid: Association, the 2010 Southwestern Division of ACDA, The Blessed Babe she bare us and the 2003, 2006, and 2010 conventions of the Texas Through God’s great love and might Music Educators Association. The Blessed Babe she bare us Before joining the faculty at Sam Houston, Allen served Amid the cold, cold winter, and the dark midnight. on the faculty of California State University, Long Beach, A Spotless Rose is growing, conducting the CSULB Chamber Singers. His high school In a cold, cold winter’s night teaching experience includes positions at Klein High Now sleeps the crimson petal. School in Houston, Texas, and at Odessa (Texas) Permian Amen. High School. Under Allen’s direction, the Permian High School Kantorei performed for the 1996 Texas Music (without applause) Educators Association convention. From 2005–10 Allen was music director of the Houston Go, Lovely Rose Masterworks Chorus, Houston’s largest independent Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) symphonic chorus. A lifelong church musician, Hightower has served Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., SBMP 432 Congregational churches in Texas and California. He served as the Duesenberg Concert Choir Chair for the Go, lovely rose Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival in 2007 Tell her that wastes her time and me, and 2011, and will serve in this role again this year. That now she knows, Allen holds degrees from Sam Houston State University, When I resemble her to thee, Baylor University, the Eastman School of Music, and How sweet and fair she seems to be. UCLA. He was the first-prize winner in the graduate Tell her that’s young, division of the ACDA Conducting Competition in 1997. And shuns to have her graces spied, From 1997–2000 he served as conducting intern with the That hadst thou sprung Los Angeles Master Chorale. Allen has been mentored In deserts where no men abide, by choral conductors Bev Henson, Donald Neuen, Paul Thou must have uncommended died. Salamunovich, Joe Flummerfelt, and Weston Noble. Performing and teaching opportunities during the fall of Small is the worth of beauty from the light retired; 2012 and the spring and summer of 2013 include venues Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, And not blush so to be admired. New York, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Then die, that she the common fate of all things rare Alabama, Missouri, Colorado, California, Texas, and May read in thee; Washington, D.C. These include residencies at the How small a part of time they share, University of Alabama, Colorado State University, That are so wondrous sweet and fair! Pepperdine University, and VanderCook College. Allen is married to soprano Kristin Hightower. They reside in Decorah, Iowa with their daughters, Caroline and Julianne. 3 TOUR PROGRAM JACOB III. MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD WATSON ‘12 Waverly, Iowa Music major, Jauchzet dem Hernn alle Welt management minor BMV Anhang 160 J.S. Bach (1685–1750) Postgraduation Carus-Verlag, CV 35.002/05 plans: Attending graduate school for Shout now, shout to the Lord. a degree in music All the earth, shout to the Lord, education Serve ye the Lord with gladness. Come ye, come before his face How did you end With rejoicing, up at Luther?: Hallelujah! “As a senior in high school, I was involved INTERMISSION with a lot of extracurricular activities, most of which revolved around music. Even though I didn’t see myself pursuing a career or major in music, my one requirement for the college I chose was being able IV: IN PRAISE OF THE SaviOR to participate in the music program no matter what major I declared. On my first campus visit, I got the chance to sit in on a Nordic Choir rehearsal. Five All Hail the Power of Jesus Name arr. James Mulholland (XXXX-) minutes of listening to the choir rehearse sealed the Colla Voce, 12-50830 deal: I wanted to be a part of that!” The audience is invited to sing on the third verse. All hail the power of Jesus’ name! HANNAH Let angels prostrate fall; MYOTT ‘13 Bring forth the royal diadem, Minneapolis, Minn. and crown Him Lord of all! Anthropology and German major, Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, music minor Ye ransomed from the fall; Postgraduation Hail Him who saves you by His grace, plans: Teaching And crown Him Lord of all! abroad in Asia or living in Germany Let every kindred, every tribe, before attending On this terrestrial ball, graduate school To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all! What do you appreciate most O that with yonder sacred throng about the liberal We at His feet may fall! arts experience? “I’m someone who loves to try We’ll join the everlasting song, many different things, and a liberal arts education And crown Him Lord of all! Amen. allows me to do that. It’s also very flexible—last year I switched my major from music to environmental studies and then to communication studies before finally deciding on anthropology and German. Where else could I do that and still graduate on time?” 4 The Lord is the Everlasting God ANNE Kenneth Jennings (b. 1925) WALSH ‘12 Mark Foster Music, MF2137 Minnetonka, Minn. Music major, Have you not known? education minor Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Postgraduation Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? plans: Teaching It is God who sits above the circle of the earth, abroad before who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, graduate school for and spreads them like a tent to live in. Vocal Performance To whom then will you compare me, What do you love or who is my equal? says the Holy One. about Jenson- Lift up your eyes and see: Noble Hall of God who brings out their host and numbers them, Music?: calling them all by name, not one is missing.