The Western Illinois University Singers
Dr. James Stegall, conductor
Concert Choir
Mr. Jonathan Saeger, conductor
College of Fine Arts and Communications Recital Hall
Saturday, March 5, 2016
7:30 PM
PROGRAM
I. Virtues & Vices
Virtue (Faith)
Credo
from Plainsong Mass for a Man
Vice (Lust)
Tant Que Vivrai
Come Again
John Sheppard (1515-1558)
Claudin de Sermisy (1490-1562)
John Dowland (1563-1626)
Quartet 1 - Lauren Bender, Munia Cabal - Jimenez, Austin Orr, Jame McAdams
Quartet 2 - Shelby Tobias, Alexandria Hulen, Nicholas Kudrys, Tom Engel
Vice (Drinking)
Banbury Ale
A Boat, A Boat
He That Will an Alehouse Keep
Thomas Ravenscroft (1582-1633)
John Jenkins (1592-1678)
Thomas Ravenscroft (1582-1633)
Virtue (Faith)
Credo
from Gospel Mass
Megan Kleinschmidt, soloist
Nicholas Bruketta, bassist
Wesley Julien, drummer
Hyun-Jin Jang, pianist
Robert Ray (b. 1946)
Concert Choir
Mr. Jonathan Saeger, conductor
II. A Renaissance Study
Sicut Cervus
El Grillo
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Josquin Des Pres (c.1455-1521)
Victoria Harmon, Sophie Peterson, Alec Taylor, Tucker Lee
If ye love me
Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
PROGRAM
A Renaissance Study
Revecy venir du Printans
Claude Le Jeune (c.1528-1600)
Chant á deux - Camber Flick, Sophie Peterson
Chant á trois - Victoria Harmon, Cassidy Depoy, Arturo Martinez
Chant á quarte - Alyssa Castro, Jayme Soule, Andrew Gibb Clark, Ben Rogers
Teach me, O Lord
William Byrd (c.1543-1623)
Claire Ryterski, soloist
Hyun-Jin Jang, pianist
A Un Niño Llorando Al Hielo
Francisco Guerrero (c.1528-1599)
Kaselyn Hart, Julie Winter, Caitlin Pennington, Andrew Gibb Clark, Zach Palmer
Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
John Farmer (c.1565-1605)
Kaselyn Hart, Camber Flick, Lydia Lewis, Julie Winter,
Heather Johnson, Sophie Peterson, Caitlin Pennington, Yenna Cho,
Jordan Mance, Andrew Gibb Clark, Arturo Martinez, Nathan Minor,
Tucker Lee, Ethan Nueva, Ben Rogers, Carson Jones
Andrew Gibb Clark, graduate conductor
Madonna, sua mercé, pur una sera
Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Victoria Harmon, Alyssa Castro, Alyssa Burno, Claire Ryterski,
Emma Kovachevich, Cassidy Depoy, Jayme Soule, Jodie Tan Qui Yu,
Alec Taylor, Tyler Bryant, Leonel Villarreal,
Lucas Overton, Alex Adams, Zach Palmer, Gabe Rackers
Lucas Overton, graduate conductor
Das Geläut zu Speyer
Vere languores nostros
Ludwig Senfl (c.1486-1543)
Tomas Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611)
University Singers
Dr. James Stegall, conductor
UNIVERSITY SINGERS
SOPRANO
Alyssa Burno
Alyssa Castro
Camber Flick
Victoria Harmon
Kaselyn Hart
Lydia Lewis
Claire Ryterski
Julie Winter
ALTO
Yenna Cho
Cassidy Depoy
Heather Johnson
Emma Kovachevich
Caitlin Pennington
Sophie Peterson
Jayme Soule
Jodi Tan Qui Yu
TENOR
Tyler Bryant
Andrew Gibb Clark
Jordan Mance
Arturo Martinez
Nathan Minor
Alec Taylor
Leonel Villarreal
BASS
Alex Adams
Carson Jones
Tucker Lee
Ethan Nueva
Lucas Overton
Zachary Palmer
Gabriel Rackers
Benjamin Rogers
CONCERT CHOIR
SOPRANO
Ashli Augsburger
Ashley Asauskas
Lauren Bender
Haley Cullen
Jillian Escobar
Hunter Faux
Janelle Gerstein
Arianna Hayden
Megan Kleinschmidt
Kelsey Lewis
Kristen Mahannah
Madison Martin
Cassidy Rosenbrock
Taylor Stone
Angeline Sullivan
Sarah Szremski
Madison Thielsen
Shelby Tobias
Nina Tuman
ALTO
Sarah Anderson
Hannah Becker
Crystal Brooke
Munia CabalJimenez
Mia Calderone
Jessica Colvin
Allyson Dodd
Julia Fetty
Courtney Frazier
Jennifer Greninger
Kaitlyn Hirshbeck
Alexandria Hulen
Mia Iliopoulous
Veronika Leva
Kimberlyn Massey
Stephanie Pachl
Mattea Scanlan
Ashley Stefani
TENOR
Marcial Anthony
Nick Fry
Tyler Guthrie
Nick Kudrys
Paul Mafla Brito
Steven McReynolds
Jaylin Moore
Quevon Orisme
Austin Orr
Kamron Wilson
BASS
Thomas Engel
Austin Hare
James McAdams
Charles Meno
David Power
Nigel Range
Andrew Siwek
Ben Snart
Kaylan Udell
Choral Graduate Assistants
Lucas Overton, Andrew Gibb Clark,
Mikaela Johnson
Rehearsal Pianist
Hyun-Jin Jang
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.
FOR READING
Kite-Powell, Jeffery T. A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music. New York:
Schirmer Books, 1994.
McGee, Timothy J. Medieval and Renaissance Music: A Performer's Guide.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985.
Ongaro, Giulio Maria., and David Brinkman. Music of the Renaissance.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Shrock, Dennis. Choral Repertoire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Young, Percy M. The Choral Tradition. London: Hutchinson & Co, 1962.
NOTES
WIU CHOIRS CALENDAR 2015-2016
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, Poulenc’s Gloria
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
Fall 2016
September 11-12
WIU Honor Reading Choir Festival
COFAC Recital Hall
September 23
University Singers at Founder’s Day
University Union Grand Ballroom, 11a-1p
October 8
WIU Choirs Homecoming Weekend Concert, and Alumni Choir
COFAC Recital Hall, 7:30p
November 5
IMEA District IV Band, Orchestra, and Choral Festival
University Union, All-Day
November 7-9
University Singers Fall Recruiting Tour
November 12
WIU Hosts ACDA Collegiate Choral Festival
COFAC Recital Hall, 8a-3p.
November 17
West Central Conference Band and Choral Festival
University Union
December 3
The Holiday Festival of Choirs
St. Paul Church, 2p and 7:30p performances
(admission charged)
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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