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a master singers angels we have heard on high DR. RALPH HUGHES EMILY CARBREY HEIDI VAN REGENMORTER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ACCOMPANIST HARRIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 @ 7:00 PM ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH, 26TH AND K STREETS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 @ 7:00 PM | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2016 @ 8:00 PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016 @ 3:00 PM | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 @ 7:00 PM a master Ave Maria singers TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYER Christmas MUSIC BY DANIEL ELDER Veni, Veni That’s Christmas to Me 13TH CENTURY LATIN TEXT SCOTT HOYING AND KEVIN OLUSOLA ARRANGED BY LOUIS F. “CHIP” DAVIS ARRANGED BY MARK BRYMER Soloists: Gretchen Morgan, Jubilate Deo Nancy Balenzano, Chris Goff, PSALMS 98:4-7 Anthony Tavianini, Angelina Pezzetti MUSIC BY RUGGIERO GIOVANNELLI The Three Kings Ubi Caritas TEXT BY HW LONGFELLOW GREGORIAN CHANT MUSIC BY BOB CHILCOTT MUSIC BY OLA GJEILO Gloria Kajoniensis Love Came Down at Christmas TEXT COLLECTED BY JÁNOS KÁJONI POEM BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI MUSIC BY GYÖNGYÖSI LEVENTE MUSIC BY BRIAN BÜDA Soloists: Angelina Pezzetti, Soloist: Michelle Miller Haruko Sakakibara, Nancy Balenzano Angels We Have Heard On High Have Yourself a TRADITIONAL FRENCH Merry Little Christmas CAROL;ARRANGED BY JACKSON BERKEY WORDS AND MUSIC BY BLANE/MARTIN ARRANGED BY PATRICK ROSE Evensong POEM BY MATTHIAS CLAUDIUS; Christmas as a Child MUSIC BY STEPHEN PAULUS MUSIC BY PATRICK ROSE Trio: Emily Carbrey, Elli Johnston, Barbara Celli 12 Days of Christmas BUFFOONS/STRAIGHT NO CHASER Das Neugeborne Kindelein EDITED BY RALPH HUGHES TEXT BY CYRIACUS SCHNEEGASS Soloists: Elli Johnston, Kurtis Kroon, MUSIC BY DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE Anthony Tavianini, Dave Kasperik, Emily Carbrey Estampie Natalis ANONYMOUS LATIN CHRISTMAS HYMN Christmas Spiritual Medley MUSIC BY VACLAV NELHYBEL TRADITIONAL SPIRITUALS Soloists: Kurtis Kroon, Caroline Firman, ARRANGED BY JOSEPH JENNINGS Laura Lofgren, Mary Patt Soloists: Matt Metcalf, Chris Goff, William Zinn, Nancy Balenzano, Noe, Noe Thomas Voigt, Angelina Pezzetti ANONYMOUS MEDIEVAL CAROL MUSIC BY DAVID BEDNALL O Come, All Ye Faithful LATIN HYMN; TRANSLATED BY OAKLEY INTERMISSION ARRANGED BY DAN FORREST 1 The Sacramento Master Singers Bruce Patt Photography (brucepatt.com) SOCIALIZE WITH THE MASTER SINGERS “Like” us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Sign up for emails www.facebook.com/ @SingersMaster Text MASTERSINGERS sacmastersingers to 22828 2 soprano alto instrumentalists FLUTE/PICCOLO Lyudmila Nancy Balenzano Alice Lenaghan Babchanik Celia Buckley VIOLIN Lucy Bunch Barbara Celli George Hayes Sandro Ladu Emily Carbrey* Katharine Hall VIOLA/VIOLIN Caroline Firman Laurie Hanschu Nicholas Weis Jennifer Enright Carol Horner CELLO Lena Andaya Debbie Hill Debra Kahan PERCUSSION Julie Jenness Laura Lofgren Jennifer Enright Elli Johnston Carol McCormick* Elli Johnston Michelle Miller Gretchen Morgan Curtis Kroon Angelina Pezzetti Mary Patt Laura Lofgren Chris Webster Haruko Sakakibara Heidi Van Regenmorter tenor bass Thomas Voigt* Stephen Hill Keith Atwater ORGAN Heidi Van Regenmorter Byron Jackson Chris Dainard David Kasperik Chris Goff sign language Kurtis Kroon John Masters interpretation Matt Metcalf Angelo McRath Toni Kerber Deandre Harrison Paul Miller Andrew Smith Jasmine Harris Ron Richardson Jon Sorensen Dave Segura Ian Tillman Anthony Tavianini Lowell Valiant David Temme* Thomas Voigt Chris Webster William Zinn* * Section Leader 3 Dr. Ralph Hughes artistic director Dr. Ralph Hughes The Sacramento Master Singers The Sacramento Master Sacramento Philharmonic, assistant director Singers (SMS) is a group Sacramento Youth Emily Carbrey of more than forty Symphony, Lynn Stevens singers from the greater and the Sacramento accompanist Sacramento area who Children’s Chorus, James Heidi Van Regenmorter are dedicated to the Wheatley and Celebration advancement of choral Arts, Linda Goodrich and board of directors music. Established in 1982, the Sacramento Black Art PRESIDENT the group is known for its of Dance, Sacramento Laurie Hanschu commitment to delight, Opera, Gershwin expert VICE-PRESIDENT challenge, and inspire and pianist Richard Carol McCormick audiences with seasons Glazier, the Folsom programmed to include Symphony, and Celtic TREASURER premieres, classics, and music duo Men of Worth. Stephen Hill a wide variety of musical SECRETARY periods and styles. SMS has performed many Caroline Firman area premieres such SMS offers profound as the Robert D. Levin CHORAL LIAISON thanks to the numerous completion of the Mozart Elli Johnston guest directors who have Requiem and the Alfred business manager conducted the choir. Schnittke Requiem. We Julie Jenness These include Joseph have commissioned and Jennings, Perla Warren, performed new works choral librarian Moses Hogan, Maria such as Elements by Celia Buckley Guinand, Oscar Escalada, David O, If Music Be the Brian Stratton, Alice Food of Love by Clifford sms artistic Parker, and Vance George. Shockney, and the advisory board We are also grateful to the Sacramento-centric Where Lynn Stevens numerous individuals and The Rivers Meet by Ken James Wheatley ensembles with whom we Medema and Finale by Barbara Zettel have had the opportunity Larry Shackley — both of to collaborate. These which also featured local include the Boston Pops, poets. We often contract 4 with instrumentalists increased recognition Educators Association to provide additional for the group’s high Capitol Section. accompaniment, performance standards, including the Sacramento innovative programming, Dr. Hughes focuses on State University and interest in serving extending the Master Percussion Group and the community. This is Singers’ impact on the Grammy award winning evidenced by the global community through an Native American flutist invitations extended to emphasis on multicultural Mary Youngblood. these singers to perform music and programming and by the tremendous designed to stimulate SMS plays a leadership increase in audience interest among the area’s role in bringing high- attendance. Dr. Hughes’ young people. Regular quality choral music direction helped fulfill participation in the World to area youth through the community’s need Symposium on Choral outreach programs, for a professional-caliber Music introduces him to collaboration with college chamber choir. the world’s leading choral choirs, scholarships directors and composers for young singers, Dr. Hughes received his of choral music, and he and children’s holiday Bachelor’s Degree and responds by programming concerts. The Sacramento teaching credential from many exciting new works. Master Singers was one California State University, of three North American Sacramento in 1983. He choirs selected to perform taught music and drama at the international choral for seven years at Bella Toni Kerber festival America Cantat Vista High School in Fair in Venezuela. We have Oaks and, since 1990, he toured the Carolinas teaches choir, voice, and and participated as the piano at American River headliner choir in the College. He was awarded Maui Choral Festival. SMS his Master’s Degree in was the only community Choral Conducting from choir invited to perform California State University, at the American Choral Sacramento in December Directors Association 1992 and his Doctoral 2012 convention in Reno, Degree in Conducting in Toni Kerber first learned Nevada. We remain 2002 from the University sign language at American committed to advancing of South Carolina. River College in the the art and lifting the soul. 1980’s so that she could Dr. Hughes is a member more fully express her of the California Music faith. Over the years, she Educators Association, the has taught American American Choral Director’s Sign Language (ASL) Dr. Ralph Association, and the to both children and Edward Hughes International Federation adults — including for Choral Music. In 1995, children of parents with has served as conductor he was recognized as hearing impairments. SMS of the Sacramento Master “Outstanding Music is very grateful for the Singers since 1986. His Educator of the Year” experience and expression leadership generated by the California Music she adds to our concerts. 5 Program Notes Selections marked with an asterisk (*) are available on one of our CDs, which you can find at the recordings table, or online at mastersingers.org. Veni, Veni 13TH CENTURY LATIN TEXT; ARRANGED BY LOUIS F. “CHIP” DAVIS The text of this piece was first used between 800 AD and into the 12th century, but its haunting, familiar Christmas melody only dates back to a 15th Century manuscript, now found in the French National Library. Veni, Veni was first published combining the two elements in the Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum in 1710 in Germany. Arranger Davis founded and leads Mannheim Steamroller, a group that performs a combination of classical and popular music. They first recorded this arrangement on their CD, A Fresh Aire Christmas. Veni, veni Emmanuel! O come, O come, Emmanuel, Captivum solve Israel! And ransom captive Israel, Qui gemit in exilio. That mourns in lonely exile here, Privatus Dei Filio. Until the Son of God appear. Veni, veni O oriens! O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high, Solare nos adveniens. And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh; Noctis depelle nebulas. Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, Dirasque noctis tenebras. And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Gaude, gaude Emmanuel. Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te Israel. Shall come to thee, O Israel. Veni, veni Adonai! O come, Adonai,