Western Illinois University
Dr. Jack Thomas, President
College of Fine Arts and Communication
William T. Clow, Dean
School of Music,
Dr. Bart Shanklin, Director
in cooperation with the
WIU Student Government Association
Present
Shakespeare and Shearing
Madrigal Singers
Dr. James Stegall, conductor
Dr. Minjung Seo, piano
Aaron Krings, string bass
Earth, Moon, and Stars
University Singers
Dr. James Stegall, conductor
Diane Lee, piano
Concert Choir
Mr. Jonathan Saeger, conductor
Hyun-Jin Jang, piano
Saturday, October 10, 2015
7:30 PM
PROGRAM
I.
Shakespeare and Shearing
Music to Hear
George Shearing
1. Music to Hear
2. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?
3. Is It For Fear to Wet a Widow’s Eye
4. Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More
5. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
The Madrigal Singers
Dr. James Stegall, conductor
Dr. Minjung Seo, piano
Aaron Krings, string bass
II.
Earth, Moon and Stars
The Heavens are Telling from The Creation
Franz Joseph Haydn
Soprano Soloist - Mia Illiopoulous, Tenor Soloist - Tyler Bryant
Bass Soloist - Nathan Minor
Loosin Yelav
arr. Paul Carey
Hannah Whitlock, Violin
Loosin yelav ensareetz
saree partzaer gadareetz
shegleeg megleeg yeresov
paervetrz kedneen llosnidzov.
The moon has risen over the hill,
over its summit,
its red, rosy face
brilliantly illuminating the earth.
Jan a loosin Jan ko loosin
Jan ko gaelor sheg yereseen.
O dear moon, with your dear light
and your dear round and rosy face.
Xavarn arten tchaekatzav
oo el kedneen tchegatzov
oosni loosov halatzvadz
moot amberi metch maenadz
Before, darkness reigned
covering the earth;
but now the light of the moon has
chased it away into the dark clouds.
PROGRAM
Sure on this Shining Night
Samuel Barber
Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd
arr. J. David Moore
Alto Soloist - Angie Sullivan, Baritone Soloist - Devin Combs
Concert Choir
Mr. Jonathan Saeger, conductor
Hyun-Jin Jang, pianist
III.
Earth, Moon, and Stars Continued
Abendlied, Op. 69, No. 3
Josef Rheinberger
Bleib bei uns,
denn es will Abend werden,
und der Tag hat sich geneiget.
Bide with us,
for evening shadows darken,
and the day will soon be over.
Three Nocturnes
Ballade to the Moon
Star Sonnett
Lullaby
Daniel Elder
The Heart’s Reflection
Daniel Elder
Sure on the Shining Night Morten Lauridsen
Heartland
Gary Fry
The University Singers
Dr. James Stegall, conductor
Diane Lee, piano
UNIVERSITY SINGERS
SOPRANO
Alyssa Burno
Alyssa Castro
Sara Devine
Camber Flick
Victoria Harmon
Kaselyn Hart
Heather Johnson
Lydia Lewis
Claire Ryterski
Viktorija Vidziunas
Julie Winter
TENOR
Devin Combs
Tyler Bryant
James Flaherty
Tyler Hast
Korey Hughes
Jordan Mance
Jack Scherer
Alec Taylor
Leonel Villarreal
Lake Villa
Geneseo
Springfield
Mendon
Wyoming
Elmwood
Goshen, IN
Macomb
Columbia
Romeoville
Arlington Heights
Burlington, IA
De Soto, MO
Burlington, IA
Silvis
Carpentersville
Chicago
Geneseo
Carpentersville
West Liberty, IA
ALTO
Micaela Bratland
Cassidy Depoy
Jazmine Hamilton
Victoria Kellogg
Emma Kovachevich
Caitlin Pennington
Sophie Peterson
Hannah Porter
Brittany Robertson
Jayme Soule
Kenya Turner
Romeoville
Macomb
Plainfield
Geneseo
Huntley
Kirksville, MO
Oquawka
Macomb
Galesburg
Pontiac
Chicago
BASS
Alex Adams
Andrew Gibb Clark
Thaddius Goldner
Tucker Lee
Ethan Nueva
Malcolm O’Donnell
Lucas Overton
Zachary Palmer
Gabriel Rackers
Benjamin Rogers
Macomb
Moline
Sherrard
Plymouth
Carpentersville
Macomb
Bartlett
Washington
Wentzville, MO
Savanna
MADRIGAL SINGERS
SOPRANO
Lauren Bender
Victoria Harmon
Claire Ryterski
Julie Winter
ALTO
Munia Cabal-Jimenez
Caitlin Pennington
Sophie Peterson
Hannah Porter
Plainfield
Wyoming
Columbia
Arlington Heights
TENOR
James Flaherty
Tyler Hast
Arturo Martinez
Jack Scherer
Burlington, IA
Silvis
Homer Glen
Geneseo
Macomb
Kirksville, MO
Oquawka
Macomb
BASS
Andrew Gibb Clark
Lucas Overton
Zachary Palmer
Benjamin Rogers
Moline
Bartlett
Washington
Savanna
Choral Graduate Assistants
Lucas Overton, Andrew Gibb Clark, Mikaela Johnson
CONCERT CHOIR
SOPRANO
Ashley Asauskas
Lauren Bender
Alyssa Castro
Haley Cullen
Lidia Desouza Cavalcante
Taylor Edwards
Heather Johnson
Megan Kleinschmidt
Kelsey Lewis
Madison Martin
Jabria Mays
Casie Philips
Cassidy Rosenbrock
Alison Santillo
Angeline Sullivan
Shelby Tobias
Nina Tuman
Anissa Williams
BASS
Trenton Ely
Chas Eyster
Austin Hare
Tucker Lee
Nathan Minor
David Power
Gabriel Rackers
Goalburn Reynolds
Ben Snart
Alec Taylor
Kaylan Udell
Leonel Villarreal
Homewood
Plainfield
Geneseo
Marengo
Parnamirim, Brazil
South Elgin
Goshen, IN
Palatine
St. Louis, MO
Hull
Chicago
De Soto, MO
Grant Park
Orland Park
Lombard
Carthage
Cary
Fort Bragg, NC
Amboy
Peoria
Macomb
Plymouth
Hampshire
Palos Heights
Wentzville, MO
Chicago
Coal Valley
Carpentersville
Chicago
West Liberty, IA
ALTO
Sarah Anderson
Hannah Becker
Kimberly Blackley
Michaela Brailand
Crystal Brooke
Jessica Colvin
Danielle Dennis
Stacy Dixon
Allyson Dodd
Laura Erickson
Courtney Frazier
Mia Iliopoulous
Emma Kovachevich
Michelle Kulovitz
Veronika Leva
Kimberlyn Massey
Keeran Shaw
Judie Tan Qui Yu
Deanna TorresGutierres
Kenya Turner
Araiyah Willis
Kayti Zelnio
TENOR
Tyler Bryant
Devin Combs
Nick Fry
Brian Grijalba
Drew Harris
Aaron Krings
Nick Kudrys
Steven McReynolds
Jaylin Moore
Quincy
Bartonville
Chicago
Romeoville
Hardin, MO
St. Louis, MO
Plymouth
Burlington, IA
Springfield
Elgin
Elgin
Kildeer
Huntley
Orland Park
Streamwood
Carbondale
Canton
Singapore
Bolingbrook
Chicago
Chicago
Moline
De Soto, MO
Burlington, IA
New London, IA
Glendale Heights
Beach Park
Florissant, MO
Chicago
McHenry
Chicago
CONDUCTORS
James Stegall, Pr ofessor of Music, was named The Distinguished Faculty
Lecturer at Western Illinois University in 2013. In addition to his role as
Director of Choral Activities, he conducts the Western Illinois University
Singers, Madrigal Singers and teaches graduate and undergraduate choral
conducting and literature. He also serves on WIU President Jack Thomas’
Faculty Roundtable. Through juried application, his University Singers have
achieved significant recognition through state, regional and national
convention performances including the Illinois Music Educators Association,
the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral
Directors Association. They have appeared on professional venues with the
Dallas Brass, Kansas City Symphony, Peoria Symphony, Phoenix Symphony
and University of Colorado Symphony. Additionally, Dr. Stegall has
presented for national and international conferences including the College
Music Society, The International Conference on Arts and Humanities, The
Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium, the National Association
for Music Education, the National American Choral Directors Association and
has recently returned from presenting at the International Symposium on
Singing and Song in St. John’s, Newfoundland. On a personal note, James
Stegall resides in Macomb, IL with his wife Erin, also a choral director and his
son, Evan, a nationally ranked USA/YMCA swimmer for the McDonough
County Dolphins.
Jonathan Saeger comes to WIU after ser ving on the music faculty at Kent
State University. At KSU, Jonathan conducted the Women’s Chorus, designed
and taught a music technology course for music educators, and taught choral
methods. Other duties included serving as the field placement coordinator for
the music education department and student teacher supervision. Jonathan also
has taught an advanced choral methods course for the online MME program.
Degrees earned include a BME from Millikin University, and an MM in choral
conducting from Illinois State University. Jonathan has twelve years of
secondary teaching experience at both the middle school and high school
levels. His choirs have consistently received superior ratings including two
consecutive third place finishes at the New Mexico Activities Association
State Choir Festival. As a performer, Jonathan has sung with a variety of
choirs including The St. Charles Singers, Polyphony: Voices of the New
Mexico, and Quintessence: Choral Artists of the Southwest. Solo baritone
roles have included Durufle’s Requiem, Brahms’ A German Requiem, and
Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. Jonathan lives with his wife
Lauren Saeger, an active jazz musician, and their two cats and dog.
WIU CHOIRS CALENDAR 2015-2016
Fall 2015
September 13
University Singers and Madrigal Singers at School of
Music Scholarship Concert, COFAC Recital Hall, 3p
September 13-14 WIU Honor Reading Choir Festival, COFAC Recital Hall
September 22
IMEA District IV All-State Preparation Workshop,
COFAC Recital Hall, University Union, 9a-3p
September 23
University Singers at Founder’s Day, University Union
Grand Ballroom, 11a-1p
October 10
WIU Choirs Fall Concert, COFAC Recital Hall, 7:30p
November 2-4
University Singers Fall Recruiting Tour, Iowa and Peoria
region.
November 12
West Central Conference Band and Choral Festival
November 14
IMEA District IV Band, Orchestra, and Choral Festival,
University Union, All-Day
December 5
The Holiday Festival of Choirs at Western Illinois
University, St. Paul Church, 2p and 7:30p performances
(admission charged)
Spring 2016
January 27-30
Illinois Music Educators Association State Conference
March 5
Spring Concert: University Singers and Concert Choir,
COFAC Recital Hall, 7:30p
April 4
WIU Junior Honors Chorus Festival, COFAC Recital Hall,
9:30a-4:30p
April 16
Masterworks Concert, COFAC Recital Hall, 7:30p,
(admission charged)
April 22
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert, COFAC Recital Hall, 7:30p
April 24
Student Choral Conductors Concert, COFAC Recital Hall,
3p
Recording Policy
The use of unauthorized recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Concert Etiquette
So that others around you may enjoy
the performance without distraction,
we ask that you refrain from:
speaking audibly;
taking flash photographs;
entering or leaving the hall unnecessarily;
or any other aural or visual distractions.
Thank you.
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