THE ASCENDING VOICE IV AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF SACRED A CAPPELLA MUSIC Malibu, California | May 12-14, 2016 WELCOME! Pepperdine University proudly welcomes you to The Ascending Voice IV, the fourth international symposium of sacred a cappella music. A decade ago we first conceived of a great gathering of people who love sacred a cappella music. We could not have imagined then that this triennial gathering would appeal to so many people beyond national, ethnic, cultural, and denominational boundaries. Each time we convene we re-experience the great truth: a cappella music is truly universal in its appeal. Of course, all great music has the potential to uplift and entertain; but unaccompanied human voices, when joined together in song to express the great themes of Scripture, can inspire the soul unlike anything else. Such music can transform lives, shape movements, and revive communities. Ascending Voice is more than a conference to stimulate the intellect or satisfy the appetite for virtuoso performances, though wonderful lectures, workshops, and concerts will be in abundance. Singing is above all something God calls us to do. So this year’s event is especially focused upon practice. This is the time for singing! Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. Connecting to our theme from Psalm 96:1, Cerulean (our very own choir- in-residence) and the Festival Choir have programmed a diversity of a cappella sacred Christian music from around the world. As we listen, learn, and sing together may our “kindred minds” join together before the fount of every blessing. May our hearts be tuned to sing his grace. And may each one find refreshment of the spirit through conversation, worship, shared meals, and singing. In the words of poet-musician-theologian George Herbert, may divine music be “the way to heaven’s door.” Darryl Tippens, Ryan Board, and N. Lincoln Hanks Directors, The Ascending Voice Symposium “Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come.” —Song of Solomon 2:12 agenda WEDNESDAY, May 11 Registration, Mullin Town Square ........................................................................................................................................................... 3—5 pm THURSDAY, May 12 Breakfast, Waves Cafe ...............................................7—8:15 am All Sing, Raitt Recital Hall ..........................................2—2:45 pm Registration, Mullin Town Square .....................8:30 am—5 pm Keith Lancaster Praise & Harmony Concurrent Session I ........................................9:30—10:15 am “Timeless Hymnal Workshop: Part 1,” Stauffer Chapel Collegiate Concert, Stauffer Chapel ........................... 3—3:45 pm Mark Shipp • Centenary College Choir Austin Graduate School of Theology, Austin, Texas Concurrent Session II ................................................4—4:45 pm Randy Daw • “Sacred Harp Singing School: Part 1,” Lindhurst Theatre Timeless Hymnal, Greenville, Texas Jesse P. Karlsberg James Tackett Timeless Hymnal and Paperless Hymnal, Austin, Texas • “They Sang with One Voice: Hymnology and Weekly Communion in the Early Stone-Campbell Movement," • “From Olney Hymns to Hymns Ancient and Modern BPC 188 (The Triumph of the English Hymn Books)," BPC 190 Jason Fikes Jerry Rushford Abilene Christian University Press and Leafwood Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, Publishers, Abilene, Texas • “Rurality, Authenticity, and the Folklorization of A Cappella • “‘For Such a Time as This’: Imagining a Vibrant Future for Southern Hymnody,” BPC 189 Congregational Singing,” BPC 189 Jesse P. Karlsberg Lorraine Brugh Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana Plenary Address, Stauffer Chapel ................... 10:30—11:30 am Vespers, Stauffer Chapel ........................................... 5—5:45 pm • “Like a Lark” Keith Lancaster Marva Dawn Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia Dinner, Waves Cafe ....................................................6—7:15 pm Lunch, Waves Cafe ..................................11:30 am—12:45 pm Evening Concert, Smothers Theatre ................................7:30 pm • Cerulean and All Sing Collegiate Concert, Stauffer Chapel ............................ 1—1:45 pm • Lubbock Christian University Choir AGENDA FRIDAY, May 13 Breakfast, Waves Cafe ...............................................7—8:15 am Concurrent Session IV .....................................................4—5 pm Morning Song, Stauffer Chapel .......................................8:30 am • “Heart, Mind, Body, and Song,” BPC 188 Ken Nafziger Linda King Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia St. Paul School of Theology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Concurrent Session III .......................................9:30—10:15 am • Hymns in the Campbell Tradition • “Timeless Hymnal Workshop: Part 2,” Stauffer Chapel “‘Come, My Christian Friends and Brethren’: Clement Nance’s Anthem for the Christian Movement,” Mark Shipp, Randy Daw, and James Tackett BPC 189 • “Communal Singing: More Than Meets the Ear,” BPC 188 McGarvey Ice Lorraine S. Brugh Brown Library, Abilene Christian University, Valparaiso University; with Valparaiso University Abilene, Texas students: Samuel Brandt, Nathan Hopper, Emma Lipasti, “Residual Traces of Campbell’s Hymnody: ‘O Thou Rachel McLaughlin, and Kaitlyn Matthews Fount of Every Blessing’,” BPC 190 • “‘Blessed Assurance’: Hymns as Internal Iconography,” Harold Fletcher Raitt Recital Hall Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, Shawn Kirchner Oklahoma La Verne Church of the Brethren, La Verne, California • “Russian Hymns for North American Churches,” Stauffer Chapel All Sing, Stauffer Chapel ................................ 10:30—11:30 am Psalom, St. Petersburg, Russia Keith Lancaster Vespers with Psalom, Stauffer Chapel .......................5:15—6 pm Lunch, Waves Cafe ..................................11:30 am—12:45 pm Dinner, Waves Cafe ....................................................6—7:15 pm Collegiate Concert, Stauffer Chapel ............................ 1—1:45 pm • Rochester College A Cappella Chorus Collegiate Choral Festival Concert, Smothers Theatre .....7:30 pm Director All Sing, Raitt Recital Hall ..........................................2—2:45 pm Simon Carrington Ken Nafziger Featuring Collegiate Concert, Stauffer Chapel ........................... 3—3:45 pm Centenary College Choir Harding University Chamber Singers • Pepperdine University Chamber Choir Lubbock Christian University Chamber Singers Pepperdine University Chamber Choir Rochester College A Cappella Chorus AGENDA SATURDAY, May 14 Breakfast, Waves Cafe ...............................................7—8:15 am Collegiate Concert, Stauffer Chapel .................10:45—11:30 am Morning Song (Taizé), Stauffer Chapel ................8:30—9:15 am • Harding University Choir N. Lincoln Hanks and David Lemley Lunch, Waves Cafe ...........................................11:45 am—1 pm Pepperdine University, Malibu, California Break......................................................................... 1—5:30 pm Concurrent Session V ...................................... 9:30—10:30 am Dinner, Waves Cafe ...................................................5:30—7 pm • “Sacred Harp Singing School: Part 2,” Lindhurst Theatre “Take 6” Concert, Smothers Theatre ...............................7:30 pm Jesse P. Karlsberg • Singing with Psalom, Raitt Recital Hall Cerulean Definition (from oxforddictionaries.com): a deep blue color; azure - from Latin caeruleus, probably from caelum sky As the resident ensemble of Pepperdine University’s The Ascending Voice, Cerulean is an elite chamber choir of mixed voices whose mission is to discover, rediscover, promote, and celebrate the highest forms of Christian sacred a cappella music. The name connects to the purpose of The Ascending Voice and evokes the notion of voices of praise offered up to the heavens for God’s glory. Working within the parameters of the triennial symposium The Ascending Voice, Cerulean performs high-quality public concerts and serves as a resource to workshop and lecture presentations, singing examples of various a cappella worship styles. Cerulean also advances the cause of new Christian art music by commissioning and performing new sacred a cappella concert works. Cerulean’s members include professional singers, composers, and church musicians from across the U.S. who love sacred a cappella music. Performing a cappella singing at its highest level, Cerulean is especially pleased to include Pepperdine alumni in the ensemble. TAKE 6 Take 6 is one of the most pioneering and influential contemporary Christian a cappella groups of all time. Six virtuosic voices unite in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating mix of gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop. Praised by such luminaries as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston, the multi-platinum-selling sextet has toured the globe, collaborated across genres, and is recognized as one of the preeminent a cappella groups in the world. Quincy Jones called them the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” Since their 1988 debut, Take 6 has received 24 Grammy nominations in four genres: gospel, jazz, R&B and pop—winning 10 Grammys in three categories. In addition, they have won 10 Dove Awards, and one Soul Train Award. The group, originating