Calvin College
Gospel Choir
Charsie Randolph Sawyer, Conductor
Nate Glasper, Jr., Assistant Conductor
E ast C oast T our
March 11–19, 2016
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Worship Services
2:00 p.m. Concert
Jubilee Presbyterian Church
1911 W Marshall St | Norristown, PA
19403
MONDAY, MARCH 14
10:45 a.m. Chapel & Admissions Event
7:00 p.m. Concert with Phil-Mont
Christian Academy
Phil-Mont Christian Academy
35 Hillcrest Ave | Erdenheim, PA
19038
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
10:30 a.m. Chapel Service
South Shore Christian Academy
45 Broad St | Weymouth, MA
02188
Admissions Event
Boston Trinity Academy
17 Hale St | Boston, MA
02136
FRIDAY, MARCH 18
7:30 p.m. Concert
Park Street Church
1 Park St | Boston, MA
02108
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
Admissions Event
Eastern Christian High School
50 Oakwood Ave | North Haledon, NJ
07508
2:00 p.m. Chapel Service
Mustard Seed School
422 Willow Ave | Hoboken, NJ
07030
7:00 p.m. Concert with Eastern Christian
High School
Eastern Christian High School
50 Oakwood Ave | North Haledon, NJ
07508
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Program
Selections taken from the following:
I
Come and Go With Me
Lead: Daeun Namgung
Raymond Wise
(b. 1961)
It’s All About You
CeCe Winans
(b. 1984)
Lead: Bianca Edwards
Jesus Lover of My Soul (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685–1750)
arr. Richard Smallwood
Lead: HehJin Lee
Guitar: Nathanael Kazmierczak
There Is A Balm In Gilead
Gospel Mass Selections
Credo (I Believe) Lead: Ye Heon Jun
Acclamation (Hallelujah, Praise The Lord)
Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Lead: Daeun Namgung & Nii Kpakpo Adoteye Anum
They Didn’t Know
Raymond Wise
(b. 1961)
Robert Ray
(b. 1964)
Kurt Carr
(b. 1964)
Lead: Raeanna Hudnell
II
Icherubim (Africian Praise Hymn)
Joyous Celebration
Lead: Nii Kpakpo Adoteye Anum
Ikherubhi neserafime The Cherubims and Seraphims
Zimana zimemeza kuwe Are constantly worshipping you
Ikherubhi neserafime The Cherubims and Seraphims
Zimana zimemeza kuwe Are constantly worshipping you
Zithi ngcwele zithi ngcwele They say: “You are holy, you are holy, Lord
Zimana zimemeza kuwe Constantly worshipping you
Zithi ngcwele zithi ngcwele They say: “You are holy, you are holy, Lord”
Zimana zimemeza kuwe
Constantly worshipping you
Psalm 121 (Korean)
시편 121
Lead: HehJin Lee
The Lord watches over you
The Lord is your shade at your right
hand
The sun by day, nor the moon by
night
Will not harm you
Lift up your eyes to the mountain
Where does your help come from
Maker of heaven and earth
Also who created you
Is the Lord Jehovah!
하나님은 너를 지키시는 자
너의 우편에 그늘 되시니
낮의 해와 밤의 달도
너를 해치 못하리
눈을 들어, 산을 보아라
너의 도움 어디서오나
천지 지으신
너를 만드신
여호와께로다
Clap Praise Diane White-Clayton
(b. 1964)
Lead: Raeanna Hudnell
Orator: Aaron Potter
All Around Israel Houghton
(b. 1971)
Lead: Nii Kpakpo Adoteye Anum
III
More Love To Thee (Medley)
Lead: Charsie Randolph Sawyer
More Love To Thee O How I Love Jesus My Jesus I Love Thee Is There Anybody Here Who Loves My Jesus My Soul Loves Jesus I Got A Robe
Lord, Make Me An Instrument Total Praise
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arr. Joseph Joubert
(b. 1958)
Prentiss/Doane
Whitfield/American
Featherston/Gordon
Traditional Spiritual
Charles H. Mason
arr. Raymond Wise
(b. 1961)
M. Roger Holland II
(b. 1962)
Richard Smallwood
(b. 1948)
Calvin College Gospel Choir
Charsie Randolph Sawyer, Conductor
Nate Glasper, Jr., Assistant Conductor
Lisa Sung, Piano
Daniel Dieleman, Bass Guitar
Eron Lauchié, Drums
Steven Ng, Sound
SOPRANO
Benedette Arthur, Accra, Ghana
Gina Crumb, Hudsonville, MI
+Kafui Dake, Tudu, Ghana
*Marguerite Deumler, Byron Center, MI
Bianca Edwards, Grand Rapids, MI
Chinelo Ezenwelu, Lagos, Nigeria
Raeanna Hudnell, Grand Rapids, MI
Lynn Lamptey, Bloomington, IN
Sophia Medawar, Grand Rapids, MI
Daeun Namgung, Seoul, South Korea
Ariellenita Ntow, Accra, Ghana/Chicago, IL
Courtney Penning, Grand Rapids, MI
Lauren Schwartz, Brighton, CO
ALTO
Benedicta Arthur, Accra, Ghana
Nii Kpakpo Adoteye Anum, Accra, Ghana
Maame Adwoa Brentuo, Tema, Ghana
+Maribel Cano, Grand Rapids, MI
Becky Emmanuel, Lagos, Nigeria
Samantha Frondoso, Hoffman Estates, IL
+Kathryn Kubicek, Grand Rapids, MI
*HehJin Lee, Bucharest, Romania
Andrea Maraat, Ozamis, Philippines
Naomi Niewenhuis, Grand Rapids, MI
Keila Pieters, Mexico City, Mexico
Julie Wiegers, Northbridge, MA
TENOR
Taliyah Dreux, Chicago, Il
Katarina Fenn, Grand Rapids, MI
+William Fredericks IV, Sutton, MA
Emmanuel Gyimah, Accra, Ghana
*Sam Mann, Grand Rapids, MI
Ethan Potter, Grandville, MI
+Maame Serebour, Accra, Ghana
Connor Veenstra, West Bloomfield, MI
BASS
*Nate Glasper, Jr., Grand Rapids, MI
Jonathan Henson, Bangalore, India
Ye Heon Jun, Seoul, South Korea
*Nathanael Kazmierczak, Baton Rouge, LA
Sam Poortenga, Grand Rapids, MI
Aaron Potter, Grandville, MI
Nana Kwame Sarpong, Accra, Ghana
*Denotes Section Leader
+Denotes Leadership Team
GOSPEL CHOIR STEERING COMMITTEE
Maame Serebour, Chairperson
William Fredericks IV, Treasurer
Kathryn Kubicek, Librarian & Secretary
Kafui Dake, Robe Coordinator
Maribel Cano, Photographer/Historian
TOUR COORDINTOR
Jason Reiffer
The Choir
The Calvin College Gospel Choir is an enthusiastic, engaging, upbeat, and inspirational
ensemble comprised of persons from various locations, races, and creeds which has
been labeled as the most diverse musical ensemble on campus. It offers musically
talented individuals the opportunity to form an encouraging community reflective of the
diverse interests and ethnicities within the college community.
The choir’s mission is to proclaim the hope and word of God in song, uniting believers
in this common purpose. In fulfilling this mission, the choir represents Calvin College
and its varied worship styles. The repertoire consists of spirituals, African music,
anthems, contemporary, jazz, and African-American gospel music. The Calvin College
Gospel Choir also provides a forum in which gospel singers and musicians are able
to transcend cultural differences. Along with American English, the choir sings in
Spanish, Korean, and African languages. This choral ensemble draws from diverse
academic programs and musical skills and is open to all students, staff, faculty, and
alumni of Calvin College.
Calvin Gospel Choir is a vehicle for ministry that educates and supports diversity
outreach and minority recruiting efforts. It adheres to the For Every Nation (FEN)
document advanced by the dean of multicultural affairs and the multicultural
academic committee at Calvin College. Embracing the rich culture of the AfricanAmerican heritage through a variety of genres and styles, the success of the choir’s
mission continues.
The Conductor
Charsie Randolph Sawyer is a very versatile, exciting, and
gifted soprano with many performances to her credit with
orchestra, oratorio, opera, and in recital throughout the United
States, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Professor Sawyer
joined the music faculty at Calvin in 1996. In addition to
conducting the Calvin Gospel Choir, she chairs the voice area
and teaches applied voice and vocal literature. Professor Sawyer
holds degrees in vocal performance from Youngstown State
University (BM) and the University of Michigan (MM and
DMA).
Professor Sawyer has accrued an impressive list of awards and prizes during her
career as an artist. Among the most notable of these are the Leontyne Price Vocal Arts
Award, the Cultural Heritage Award, Giants Award, Community Cultural Awareness
Award, Phi Kappa Lambda, the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award, the Christine
Witter Award from the San Francisco Opera Merola Program, the Legacy Award from
the Grand Rapids Symphony (2008), and most recently, the 2010 West Michigan
Destiny Award. She was also a finalist in the Chicago Lyric Opera American Artist
Competition. She toured with the North Carolina Opera Company and appeared with
the San Francisco Opera (as part of the Merola Program), the Michigan Opera Theater,
Opera Grand Rapids, and a host of other regional organizations. Professor Sawyer is
not only a professional soloist but has utilized her God-given musical talents in many
other ways, which include church organist, minister of music, worship leader, worship
and arts director, and clinician.
Professor Sawyer is active in the ongoing research of the music of African-American
composers. She has a special interest in the music of women composers from within
this group. She was awarded a McGregor Fellowship Grant to continue work on
a book she is compiling of African-American women classical composers. Her
recordings include a solo CD entitled The Unknown Flower: Song Cycles by American
Women Composers. She has been featured on three other CD’s: Fare Ye Well, Art Songs
by Black American Composers, and most recently, Religious Music for Voice and Piano
by Lettie Beckon Alston. Professor Sawyer recently published Gospel Vocalises & Warm
Ups: Engaging, Mind, Body and Spirit with a grant from the Calvin Center for Christian
Scholarship (2015).
Assistant Conductor
Nate Glasper is a member of Grace for the Nations Church in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he serves as worship leader and
executive assistant, as well as the worship arts and media liaison.
Outside of his membership at GFTN Church, he serves as the
assistant conductor of the Calvin College Gospel Choir. Nate
is currently the director and founder of Camp Judah Fine Arts
Camp, in partnership with The Growth Center Inc., a faithbased non-profit 501c3. Camp Judah is a summer day camp
designed to reach youth from various backgrounds, cultures,
and denominations. Through this ministry inner-city youth are
provided the opportunity to perfect their gifts and talents in the area of creative and
fine arts. Nate is also the founder of I Live 2 Praize Ministries, which exists to impact
the world by offering true ministry that reflects God’s glory, seeking God with a heart
of worship, and offering songs of healing, restoration, and hope that will advance the
Kingdom of God. In 2010 Nate released his first CD project entitled I Live to Praise.
His second live recording CD project was released on December 2, 2011.
Nate has been blessed with opportunities to minister in various places throughout
the country. He is known for his dynamic strength in leading God’s people in heartfelt
praise and worship. He has also ministered with various gospel recording artists. God
is continuing to open doors for Nate, and he is thankful for the unmerited gift of
God’s favor.
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