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Knox College Choir Send-Off Concert
February 24, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
The Knox College Choir, directed by Professor of Music Laura Lane, will perform a Send-Off Concert on Sunday, February 24, at 3 p.m. in First Lutheran Church, 364 E Water St., Galesburg.
The concert will showcase the program for the choir’s upcoming 2019 Midwest Tour. From March 13 through March 18, the choir will be performing concerts in Iowa City, Iowa; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; and Chicago, Illinois.
The program features a wide variety of songs, from Vytautas Miškinis’ complex and powerful “Lucis Creator Optime” to Tarik O’Regan’s intense and ethereal “Turn.”
This year, the Knox College Choir had the unique opportunity to work with South African composer and choral director Dr. Michael Barrett. Barrett is director of choral activities at the University of Pretoria and conductor of the internationally recognized Tuks Camerata.
Barrett visited Knox College on January 30-31 for a two-day residency, where he held a workshop on South African music and dance. During his residency, he rehearsed four of his pieces with the choir: “Indodana,” “San’bonani,” “Nda Wana,” and “Namhla Kudibene.” All of these pieces will be featured in the Send-Off Concert. Choir members Eddy Freeman, Alex Heston, Einar Pieler and David Petrak will be featured as soloists.
Knox Send-Off Concert Program
“Si Ch’io Vorrei Morire” – Claudio Monteverdi
“Super Flumina Babylonis” – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
“Richte Mich Gott” – Felix Mendelssohn
“Lucis Creator Optime” – Vytautas Miškinis
“Turn” – Tarik O’Regan
“Let My Love Be Heard” – Jake Runestad
“Veniki” – Traditional Russian, arr. F. Rubtsov
“Indodana” – arr. Michael Barrett and Ralf Schmitt
“San’bonani” – Traditional greeting in the Zulu culture, arr. Michael Barrett
“Nda Wana” – Traditional game song from the Venda culture, arr. Michael Barrett
“Namhla Kudibene” – Traditional war song from the Xhosa culture, arr. Michael Barrett
Knox Chamber Singers (to be selected from):
“Marsh Flowers” – Benjamin Britten
“The Evening Primrose” – Benjamin Britten
“Lux Aurumque” – Eric Whitacre
“Se Per Havervi Oime” – Morten Lauridsen
“A Haitian Noël” – Emile Desamours
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The Knox College Choir
Laura Lane, Conductor
Casey Dierlam, Accompanist
Choir members listed by name, hometown, and major if declared
* Denotes members of the Knox College Chamber Singers
Soprano
*Ellie Baird, La Grange, IL – Music
Jessica Beckman, Owatonna, MN – Creative Writing
Sophia Bowley, Jackson, MS – Undecided
*Maggie Decker, St. Louis, MO – Music
*Eliza Dehlin, Viroqua, WI – History
*Cordelia Frese, St. Louis, MO – Creative Writing
*Ellie Jacques, Bolingbrook, IL – Africana Studies
Gwen O’Connell, Chicago, IL – Creative Writing
Anna Rhodes, Avon, IL – Political Science
*Sarah Schierbeek, Skokie, IL – Psychology
Emily Wallace, Marion, IL – Art Education
Alto
*Stephanie Austin, Evanston, IL – Anthropology/Sociology
Monica Cardoza, Chicago, IL – Undecided
Rachel Ditty, Delano, MN – Creative Writing
Emily DiBenedetto, Mount Pleasant, IL – History
Francesca Downs, Chicago, IL – Creative Writing
Amanda Espinosa, South Pasadena, CA – Political Science
Kaitlyn Hrivnak, Kewaunee, WI – Creative Writing/Theatre
Sarah Lohmann, St. Louis, MO – Creative Writing/Asian Studies
*Meghan Mohn, Kansas City, KS – Creative Writing
Teagan Moore, Elgin, IL – Undecided
Eleanor Phan, Hanoi, Vietnam – Economics/Business
*Katerina Sasieta, St. Louis, MO – Music
*Sarah Smith, Maryville, MO – Music
Abby Spengler, Bolingbrook, IL – Creative Writing
*Fay Swift, Houston, TX – Environmental Studies
*Ingrid Wasmer, Chicago, IL – Psychology/Spanish
Tenor
Julian Bowens-Robinson, St. Louis, MO – Business
James Cook, Chicago, IL – Creative Writing/History
*Alex Heston, N. Hollywood, CA – Psychology
*Ben Lambert, La Grange, IL – Psychology
Tanner Nelson, St. Louis, MO – Political Science
*David Petrak, Darien, IL – Studio Art
Einar Pieler, Crystal Lake, IL – Music
*Noah Zand, Kenosha, WI – Elementary Education
Bass
Olive Colangelo, Lombard, IL – Environmental Science
Alex Crawford, Little Rock, AR – International Relations
Benjamin E. Dolezal, Columbia, MO – Biology
Momin Farooq, Lahore, Pakistan – Computer Science
Edward Freeman, Chicago, IL – Music Education
*Alex Gallo, Glen Ellyn, IL – Education
Shubham Moitra, Mumbai, India – Economics/Business
Ajay Gustafson, St. Charles, IL – Chemistry/Engineering
*Jasper Morgan, Champaign, IL – Creative Writing
Emeka Nkuku, Hillside, IL – Computer Science
*Gabriel Ochoa, Phoenix, AZ – Music Composition
Ibrahim Sakrani, Lombard, IL – Biology
*Jared Smith, Seneca, WI – Chemistry
*Tom Trudeau, Raleigh, NC – Astrophysics
