The Robbinsdale Cooper High School
Choirs are proud to present the…
2013 Winter Concert Season
Ninth Grade Choir & Varsity Choir Monday, December 9th 7:00 pm—RCHS Auditorium
Bel Canto Choir & Concert Choir Tuesday, December 10th 7:00 pm—RCHS Auditorium
Bryan Fisher, Conductor Jennifer Rowan, Conductor Jean Van Heel, RCHS Accompanist
Program for Monday, December 9th
Ninth Grade Choir
Cantate Domino (Latin) Nancy Hill Cobb
Cantate Domino canticum nuvum, cantata Domino omnis terra. Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth. Cantate Domino, benedicite nomini ejus. Sing to the Lord, bless his name. Anuntiate inter gentes gloriam tuam, Declare his glory among the nations In omnibus populis mirabilia ejus. His wonders among all people. Quoniam magnus dominum et laudabilis nimis. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. Sing a Song of Sixpence Michael D. Mendoza Karinna Ramnarine & Adam Stallman, clarinet
The Lily and the Rose Bob Chil‐ cott
Dry Your Tears, Afrika (from AMISTAD) Adapted by Audrey Snyder
Treble Ensemble
Come To Me, O My Love Allan Robert Petker
The Poet Sings Z. Randall Stroope
Winds Larysa Kuzmenko
Mad Men (formerly Madrigal Singers)
Stand By Me Ben King, Jerry Leiber, & Mike Stoller
Deven Seltzer & Nathan Ausk, soloists Day Tripper (The Beatles) Arr. by Jonathan Rathbone
Varsity Women’s Choir Dodi Li (Israeli Song) Arranged by Doreen Rao
Ashley Heitkamp & Promise Lempiainen, Nina Nienhaus & Jodi Spencer, O’Neykia Craft, soloists
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, Let everlasting light shine upon them, Lord, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es. with Thy saints for ever, for Thou art merciful. Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, Grant them eternal rest, Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis, and let perpetual light shine upon them, quia pius es. for Thou art merciful. Jordan’s Angels (Traditional Spiritual) Roll A. Dilworth
Lux Aeterna (Light Eternal from Missa) Z. Randall Stroope
Varsity Men’s Choir Seize The Day (From NEWSIES) Alan Menken
The Two Sisters (Murder Ballad) Arr. by Joshua Shank
Deven Seltzer, soloist
Tell My Father (THE CIVIL WAR: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL) Frank Wildhorn
It’s a song of the morning, at the edge of the river. It’s a song of the morning, at the edge of the river. What is the dark skinned lady saying? What is the dark skinned lady saying? “Cover me because I am cold.” “Cover me because I am cold.” What is the dark skinned lady saying? “Let’s fall in love.” What is the dark skinned lady saying? “Let’s fall in love.” Ay, yai, yai, Tonight I’m going away Ay, yai, yai, I don’t know what is happening to me Ay, yai, yai, to walk among the dunes Ay, yai, yai, when I am near the ocean. Ay, yai, yai, Lend me your eyes, dark skinned one Ay, yai, yai, Lend me your eyes, dark skinned one Because the moon is hiding itself. Because the moon is hiding itself.
Connor Couture, soloist
Canto Del Agua (“Water Song” ‐ Venezuelan folk song/Joropo style) Arr. by David Hill
Ninth Grade and Varsity Choirs
How Can I Keep From Singing? Gwyneth Walker
Riversong Roger Emerson Ninth Grade Choir Members—Bryan Fisher and Jennifer Rowan, Co-Directors Ikram Ahmed Ellen Croonquist Amanda Karsten Kieu Mi Phi Hai* Allison Allen Aretzi Dominguez‐Mejia Jael Kerandi** Kayla Redden Makayla Asrouch Audrey Ekman Bao Khang Grace Reynolds** Samarah Ballard Alexis Fletcher Autumn Kimbal* Marley Ritchie** Patricia Bartos Sheila Fourre Ashley Klabechek Tia Saddler Kennedy Beaco Sabine Gagnon* Melanie Klimes Henrietta Sankoh Caro Blama Tatiana Hall Alejandra Lambarria Ivori Schultz Kanesha Blunt Katia‐Anne Harb Riley Rose Mann Margaret Seaton Emma Bonafield Nataniyeah Hill Tavia Martinez Kavina Smith Zoe Bounds Jenica Hjulberg Rosalee Medellin** Marcella Sorenson Antasia Bradley Emily Holtgrewe Kimberly Meija‐Dominguez Lindsay Sundquist Breaona Brown Rose Humphrys* Hadia Mohammadzadah Mikaila Thayer Xalli Caldwell Fatima Jalloh Sydne Morgan Kendall Thiede* Hannah Carson* Morgan Jedlicka Jasmine Muhammad Chengyeng Vang Faith Cephus Da’Juanae Jefferson Sarah Muie Gloria Vang Mina Chang Danielle Jensen Anna Niemann Thuytien Vuong* Veronica Christensen Daija Jester Rayna Nisswandt Gojoua Yang Kylie Clausen Cheri Johnson Valleria Ortega Moira Zelenak
Varsity Choir Members—Bryan Fisher and Jennifer Rowan, Co-Directors Rufus Addo Javonne Giddens Daniel Marshall Austin Tellez Bobbie Jean Alexander Teysia Gilbert Heather Meichsner Mary Thao Corbin Amundson Kyle Goldman Katelyn Merchant Isabella Thoen Nathan Ausk** Rodolfo Gonzales Alissa Minikus Cheneya Thompson Fredricka Beckman Parker Good Curtis Mitchell Jr. Hisham Tiam Watt Lavonia Bell Torri Green Jayla Montgomery Robertlee Tolbert Alexandra Bendtsen Dominic Guye Eboni Nelson Survannah Vaye Timothy Bergman Christina Hall Nina Nienhaus Felix Villa Tavarez Aleesia Black Ashley Heitkamp Lindsey Ondieki Ali Vue Laurie Bohler Alexis Henderson Robert Owens Jr. Tayvionna Walker Destiny Brown Ashley Her Tanisa Penland Keionna Watson Shatorise Browning* Adam Hester Hannah Phillips Aliyah Wells Imagine Burge Majors Ariesa Hester Madhuri Prashad Icy White Diamond Cathcart* Karnchana Hongsirikun Marlen Rivas Molina Donyai Whitner MaiLee Chang Cashmere Jackson Crystal Robles Caitlin Whitney** Nicholas Christensen** Kondeh Jalloh Brandon Sandberg Jacob Wilde Yasmine Coleman Sami Jensen* DaVon Sanders Jarron Williams Connor Couture* Aerial Johnson Jesus Sarabia Flores Josh Williams O’Neykia Craft** Cozette Kehoe* Ana Sarmiento Lois Williams DaQuan Currington Manita Kelly Alex Scott Ricki Williams Faith Currington DeArrius Kemp Quiahtuesanio Seeyon Tia Wooten Jordan Doege Amanda Kong Deven Seltzer Houa Xiong Andy Dubisar Promise Lempiainen Jodi Spencer Christopher Yang Ti’ana Fair Lomoore Lor Ala’Dejha Stevens Steven Yang Nadeera Firmansyah Jansoper Ly Haley Sundquist Rayven Young Jhoseline Flores‐ Danny Manivanh Morinda Teekaye Ahmed Yang Castellanos
Bold denotes Treble Ensemble (Ninth Grade Choir) or Madrigal Singers (Varsity Choir)
*Denotes Choir Assistants Denotes Section Leaders Bel Canto Choir Members—Jennifer Rowan, Lead Director Maryon Ahler Laura Jorgensen My‐Chi Nguyen Samantha Stevens* Bethany Barsness* Mary Knudson Samantha Norman Renae Thompson* Emily Bradley Jane Kruskop* Agnes Omwoyo Erika Tverberg Maya Bryant Rachel Larsen Sharon Ouma Sydney Tyley* Kylie Christensen Emily Loken Sophia Pone Laneate Vang* McKenna Dale Aleksey Mason‐Bradach* Kelsey Post Sandra Vue Amanda Driskill Brienna Max Lilly Russell Eva Walters Seah Fitzgerald* Abigail Merkl Nicole Schneider Maggie Whitcomb Michele Hansen Allison Merkl Amanda Schultz Alice Wilsman Sydney Hansen Cara Meyer* Emma Shine Melaney Wuollet Jenna Henderson Tatum Moore Tiara Shockency Sherry Xiong Amelia Heusinkveld* Minh‐Uyen Nguyen* Merryn Skarphol Kalia Xiong Bailey Hoppe Abigail Zieska
Concert Choir Members—Bryan Fisher, Lead Director Alyssa Abilo Erin Finkenaur* Samantha B. Lindquist* Kathryn Penick Jessica Ayd Andrew Fitzsimmons Kelsey Lutgen Tu‐Nguyen Phan Sally Baker Isaac Griffin‐Wiesner Courtlandt Lyons* Joseph Porter Adrienne Barberg Brennan Haelig Casey Max Graham Remple Anna Becker* Mary Hagstrom Anthony Mehrwerth Simone Ritchie* Laura Bergstrom* Amanda Halek Shelby Mielke* Alexandria Rybarczyk Shelby Boggs Anna Hendrix Regina Mills Stephanie Sikkila Matthew Borchers Ellie Hendrix Sonia Mohammadzadah* Dee Smith Adam Brady Diana Hernandez Hernandez* Yaritza Montiel Lucy Snowberg Jake Chapman Sara Hodgson Brian Mozey Andrew Swartchick* Tessa Charpentier Cedric Holecek Jared Nelson Michael Thao Cameron Crawford Erika Hulleman Brandie Nguyen Katherine Thielen Zach Croonquist** Kyla Kemp Eva Nisswandt Grace Thompson Evan Dale Lexanne Klimes Greta Nisswandt* Joseph Thompson Olivia Decelles Kristin Koniar Jacob Noble* Seth Thompson* Edward Dols Anna Kruskop Blessing Ogunyemi Riley Unzicker Tyler Driskill Aleesa Kuznetsov Ryan Ohm Tracey Warsett Abby Egstad Angela Laine Jordan Papenfuss Mark Weinhold Logan Eickhoff* Matthew Laumann Kirsten Pengelly Kallie Weiser* Colin Esper David Yang
Bold denotes Bel Canto Singers (Bel Canto Choir) or Chamber Singers (Concert Choir)
Symphony Orchestra & Symphonic Band Members
Violin I Violin II continued Viola continued Flute Horn Anna Gimpl Jocelyn Hernandez Noah Norton Molly Mikkelson Adrienne Barberg Peter Hotvedt Olivia Heusinkveld Eva Walters Sara Minder Erick Martinez McLellan
Shahrin Islam Corey Loken Cello Trumpet Annie Kleckner‐Thiele Aaron Morales‐Silva Oboe Karissa Crofoot Kallie Larsen Eva Nisswandt Seth Anderson Matthew Larsen Luke Odenthal Timothy Nyangacha Lindsey Salhus Bailey Johnson Michael Roll Brandon Peterson Madison Pettersen‐Bradford Emma Shine Trombone Allison Urevig Clarinet Tu‐Nguyen Phan Amanda Swanson Karinna Ramnarine Hunter Froehlich Erica Salhus Bass Viola Molly Wuollet Joseph Porter
Maggie Whitcomb Drew Ashley‐ Sally Baker Amos Vodis Bassoon Violin II Grochowski Timpani Travis Boskowitz Cassandra Jones Andy Peterson Robin Ekman Mackenzie Evans Cara Meyer Lilly Russell Bennett Abide
Concert Information… If you need to leave or return to the auditorium for any reason, please do so quietly between musical selections. As a courtesy to the performers, be sure to turn off all cell phones, pagers, and all electronic devices.
We ask that no flash pictures or recordings (video and audio) be taken during the concert, as it is distracting for both the musicians and the audience. Students will be given the opportunity to purchase CDs of tonight’s performance (the order blank is featured below). Check out Ed’s TV (Comcast channel 22) for showings of the RCHS Winter Concerts. Go to rdale.org, District News, News and Publications, and Ed’s TV for program scheduling. You can also access concert webcasts at rdale.org under News and Publications (Quick Links).
For the health and safety of our students and visitors, Robbinsdale Area Schools wants to remind you that tobacco use of any kind is strictly prohibited in school buildings and on school grounds. Thank you for your support.
Special Thanks to… We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the Performing Arts Booster Organization. Special thanks to President Marie Kruskop, and to Chris and Sandy Mozey and Lisa Nisswandt, our Choir
Representatives.
The Bel Canto and Concert Choirs are wearing brand new robes! On behalf of the RCHS Choral Program, we would like to extend a special thank you to Sandy Mozey, Andrea Driskill, Jane Hagstrom, Pam Hulleman, and Liz Hulleman for their help with unpacking, organizing, and ironing of the new robes Your support and
ironing prowess is greatly appreciated! We would not have been robe ready for the Fall Festival without you!
Parents and guardians, we appreciate your time, financial support and assistance throughout the year. You and your students are vital to the program. We could not be successful without your help. Thank you! Dr. Aldo Sicoli, Superintendent Robbinsdale Cooper Performing Arts Boosters Molly Olson, Administrative Assistant, ESC Robbinsdale Cooper Parents & Guardians Christina Hester, RCHS Principal Robbinsdale Cooper Alumni Frank Herman, Assistant Principal Jean Van Heel, RCHS Accompanist Jim Calhoun, Assistant Principal Doug Geston, Westmark Recording Michael Sullivan, Assistant Principal District 281 Video Recording Services Mary James, RCHS Bands District 281 Print Shop Emily Pflaum, RCHS Orchestras Tim Belden, Piano Tuner
RCHS Symphonic Band & Symphony Orchestra Deanna Loken, Parent Volunteer
District 281 Fine Arts Staff RCHS Voice and Piano Instructors Matthew James, Auditorium Manager Daniel Abdon & James Buxton Robbinsdale Cooper Staff and Faculty RCHS Teaching Assistant for Choir Robbinsdale Cooper Custodial Staff Erin Finkenaur
Acknowledgements…
2013 RCHS Winter Choir Concerts—CD Order Blank
On November 23rd, Adrienne The 2013 Cooper High School Winter Choral Concerts are being professionally recorded by Westmark Productions. You may use Barberg, Lexannce Klimes, this form to order high‐quality CDs of the performances. and Regina Mills performed in Name______the Grade 12 Select Women’s Choir as part of the American Please state quantity you wish to order: Choral Director’s Association Fall Conference. ______December 9th Concert CD(s) @ $13.00
______December 10th Concert CD(s) @ $13.00
Brienna Max (10) and Maggie You may pay by cash or check, but please make checks payable to Whitcomb (10) auditioned WESTMARK. and were selected to perform Payment must accompany your order. the 2014 American Choral Questions? Call 763.504.8544 Director’s Association Ninth Return your order with payment to your director and Tenth Grade Honor by Friday, January 17th, 2014. Choir. They will perform at the Minnesota Music Educator’s Association Mid‐Winter Clinic in February.
Why Teach Music?
Music is a science It is exact, specific, and it demands exact acoustics. A conductorʹs full score is a chart, a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody, and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time.
Music is mathematical It is rhythmically based on the subdivisions of time into fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper.
Music is a foreign language Most of the terms are in Italian, German, or French, and the notation is certainly not English. It is a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language.
Music is history Music usually reflects the environment and times of its creation; often even the country and or racial feeling.
Music is physical education It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lips, cheeks, and facial muscles, in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragmatic, back, stomach, and chest muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets.
Music is all these things, but most of all, Music is art It allows a human being to take all these dry, technically boring (but difficult) techniques and use them to create emotion. That is one thing science cannot duplicate; humanism, feeling, emotion, call it what you will.
That is why we teach Music! Not because we expect you to major in music Not because we expect you to play or sing all your life Not so you can relax Not so you can have fun ‐BUT‐ so you will be human so you will recognize beauty so you will be sensitive so you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world so you will have something to cling to so you will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good, in short, more life.
Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?
That is why we teach Music!
- Source Unknown 2013-2014 RCHS Music Events and Performances...
December 16th—7:00 pm March 17th Winter Band Concert MMEA All‐State Choir—audition deadline RCHS Auditorium—free admission (online submissions)
March 13th—2:30 to 8:30 pm December 17th—7:00 pm Local Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest Winter Orchestra Concert RCHS Band/Choir Rooms
RCHS Auditorium—free admission
April 12th—noon start time January 12th—13th Star Tribune Fundraiser—Choir Students Dorian Vocal Music Festival (selected students) Calling all volunteers!
Luther College—Decorah, Iowa
April 11th, 14th, 16th, 17th—2:30 to 8:00 pm January 24th—7:00 pm Bel Canto & Concert Choir Auditions for 2014‐2015 2nd Annual Variety Show—Choir Students RCHS Choir Room
RCHS Auditorium April 15th—3:00 to 9:00 pm $5 students/seniors—$10 adults Region 6AA State Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest
Armstrong High School January 25th—noon start time Star Tribune Fundraiser—Choir Students April 30th—2:30 to 5:00 pm Calling all volunteers! Chamber Singer Auditions for 2014‐2015
RCHS Choir Room February 20th—22nd—7:00 pm February 22nd—2:00 pm May 6th—7:00 pm Ninth Grade & Varsity Choir Spring Concert February 28th—March 1st—7:00 pm RCHS Auditorium—free admission Winter Musical—PETER PAN
RCHS Auditorium May 8th—7:00 pm
Bel Canto & Concert Choir Spring Concert March 7th—7:00 pm RCHS Auditorium—free admission
Band Pops Concert May 19th—7:00 pm RCHS Auditorium—free admission Band Spring Concert
RCHS Auditorium—free admission March 8th—day long event Spring Orchestra Festival May 20th—7:00 pm RCHS Gymnasium—free admission Orchestra Spring Concert
RCHS Auditorium—free admissions March 10th—12:00 to 9:00 pm Region 6AA State Large Group Contest May 22nd—7:00 pm St. Louis Park High School CPAB Music Awards Night (Bel Canto Choir & Concert Choir) RCHS Auditorium
Robbinsdale Area Schools has been selected as one of the “Best 100 Communities for Music Education” in the 8th annual survey of U.S. school music programs by the American Music Conference (AMC). The selection process included considerations of such programmatic elements as funding, enrollment, student to teacher ratios, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and private music lesson participation.