The Music Department at Connecticut College

presents

We Shall Overcome!
Songs of Social Change
Peace & Hope
Monday, Dec 11, 2017, 7:30 pm
Harkness Chapel
CHORALE & CAMEL HEARD

Wendy Moy, conductor

Jake Troy, piano
Stephanie Foster 18, assist. conductor
Abigail Schmitt 21, flute
 CAMEL HEARD

Be Like the Bird ............................................................................................................................. Abbie Betinis (b. 1980)

Bring Me Little Water, Silvy ........................................... Huddie Leadbetter (1888-1949)/arr. Moira Smiley

Aint Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around ................................... Traditional/arr. Rollo Dilworth (b. 1970)

From Dusk to Dawn ............................................................................................................. Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)
Megan Aldrich 21, soprano

White Winter Hymnal .............................................................................................. Fleet Foxes/arr. Alan Billingsley
Jozette Moses 21, percussion

Seal Lullaby .................................................................................................................................... Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Suscepit Israel from Magnificat ................................................................................... Johann S. Bach (1685-1750)
Abigail Schmitt 21, flute

Sussex Carol .................................................................................................... Traditional/arr. Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)

Sopranos and Altos of CAMEL HEARD & CHORALE

Famine Song ..................................................................................................... VIDA/arr. Matthew Culloton (b.1976)
Lauren Cress 21, soprano & Jillian Noyes 19, alto

CHORALE

Earth Song ....................................................................................................................................... Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)

Verleigh uns Frieden ................................................................................................ Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Stephanie Foster 18, conductor

Lift Every Voice and Sing .................................................................................................................................... Traditional

Imagine ................................................................................................... John Lennon (1940-1980)/arr. Jay Althouse
Ariel Salerno 21, alto & Khanh Nghiem 19, tenor

Light of a Clear Blue Morning ................................................ Dolly Parton (b. 1946)/arr. Craig Hella Johnson

Stephanie Foster 18, soprano; Abigail Schmitt 21, flute
Clare Loughlin 18, soprano, Jenny Duff 21, soprano, Grace Teixeira Li 21, alto

Combined CAMEL HEARD & CHORALE

Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco ........................... Giuseppi Verdi (1813-1901)

We Shall Overcome ............................................................ Traditional/arr. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (b. 1982)

Please silence your cell phones and refrain from flash photography.
 Wendy Moy, conductor
Jake Troy, piano

CAMEL HEARD PERSONNEL
Soprano 1
Ruby Johnson 21
Emily Suher 21
Sara Van Deusen 21

Soprano 2 Alto
Megan Aldrich 21 Katherine Farr 21
Chloe Hunwick 20 Charlotte Harding 21
Gabby LaFlamme 21+ Jozette Moses 21
Hannah Maki 21 Jillian Noyes 19


CHORALE PERSONNEL

Soprano Alto (continued)
Lauren Cress 21+ Clare Peyton 21
Ashley Dillon 20 Ariel Salerno 21
Cleo Dolde 21 Hyeji Shim 19
Jenny Duff 21 Grace Teixeira Li 21
Stephanie Foster 18 ~ Jing Xu 21
Clare Loughlin 18
Lucy Sandin 20 Tenor
Mara Senecal-Albrecht 21 Scott Leff 20
Sara VanDeusen 21 Khanh Nghiem 19
Emma Weik 21 Max Toscano 21

Alto Bass
Becca Collins 21 Jack Beltz 18
Sara Lawler 21 Boris Chen 21
Emma Niiler 21 Oliver ONeill 21
Rose Oliveira^ Bruce Pick*
Declan Rockett 20
Conor Smith 21

*Community Member
^Conn Staff
~Chorale President/Assistant Conductor
+Choral Librarians


Welcome to our fall concert highlighting music of social change, peace, and hope! We entered this
term on the heels of a lot of turmoil and strife occurring in our nation. In September, I asked our
choir members to share specific issues of social consciousness that were on their hearts and minds.
Included in their responses were racism, prejudice, gender equality, oppression of marginalized
people/minorities, LGBTQIA rights, immigration rights/DACA, environmental protection,
sustainability, climate change, mental health, religious (in)tolerance, economic disparity, domestic
violence, societal pressures/norms, discrimination against HIV patients, and toxic media culture.
They also shared things that they were thankful for in their lives such as friends, family, health,
education, and music. Through a Facebook group, I asked them to share pieces of choral music that
they thought embodied these issues and concepts. We listened to each others suggestions and
voted on the pieces to be placed in this program. What you see and hear in this program represents
in part music that holds our dreams for the future. It also demonstrates the power of music to heal,
inspire, educate, and empower. The slide presentations at the beginning of the concert are from
paper presentations given by the First-Year Seminar: Singing for Social Change.

Wendy Moy, Director

Texts and Translations

Be Like the Bird

Be like the bird that,

Pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight,
Feels them give way beneath her,
And sings, and sings, and sings knowing she hath
wings.

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around

Traditional/additional text by Langston
Hughes

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around There are words like liberty
Turn me around, turn me around That almost make me cry.
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around If you had known what I know
I'm gonna keep on walkin', keep on talkin' You would know why.
Marchin' up to freedom land
I cannot turn around, no!
There are words like freedom Cannot turn around, no turnin back!
Sweet and wonderful to say. No, no, no, no, cant turn around!
On my heartstrings freedom sings
All day, everyday. Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around I'm gonna keep on walkin, keep on talkin',
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around keep on singin, keep on shoutin
I'm gonna keep on singin', keep on shoutin' Marchin' up to freedom land
Marchin' up to freedom land


From Dusk to Dawn White Winter Hymnal

Poem by Martha Greene Eads
Adapted from Mighty Be Our Powers I was following the pack,
by Leymah Gbowee All swaddled in their coats,
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
Gather the women and pray for peace, To keep their little heads
a voice has called me in the night. From falling in the snow.
Could this be a summons from God for me?
I question if the message is right. And I turned 'round and there you go,
And, Michael, you would fall
In mosques on Fridays, after prayers, And turn the white snow red as strawberries
on Saturdays in the market streets, In the summertime.
on Sundays running from church to church,
We call, Women, awake for peace! The Seal Lullaby
Rudyard Kipling
In white t-shirts and white hairties,
from dawn to dusk in the heat, Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us,
we kneel, we sing, we march, with weary And black are the waters
hearts and weary feet. that sparkled so green.
Gather the women for peace. The moon, oer the combers,
looks downward to find us,
O Lord, we give our time to you. At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
You will not let us pray in vain. Where billow meets billow,
Our banners fade in the noontime sun, then soft be thy pillow,
their calls for peace run in the rain. Oh weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
The storm shall not wake thee,
From dawn to dusk in the heat we sit, nor shark overtake thee,
We wait, we pray, for hours. Asleep in the arms of the slow swinging seas!
We watch the rain turn our fields to mud.
Mighty be our powers?

Yes! Mighty be our powers,
Sisters praying, singing, marching. . .
With our hands joined beside us,
we are peace mothers.
The victory is ours!

Suscepit Israel

Suscepit Israel puerum suum, He has helped His servant Israel
Recordatus misericordiae suae. Having remembered His mercy.

Sussex Carol Famine Song

On Christmas night all Christians sing, Ease my spirit, ease my soul,
To hear the news the angels bring, Please free my hands from this barren soil.
News of great joy, news of great mirth, Ease my mother, ease my child,
News of our merciful Kings birth. Earth and sky be reconciled.

Then why should we on earth be sad, Rain, rain, rain.
Since our Redeemer made us glad? Weave, my mother, weave, my child,
When from our sin He set us free, Weave your baskets of rushes wild.
All for to gain our liberty?
Out of heat, under sun,
When sin departs before His grace, Comes the hunger to evry one.
Then life and health come in its place. Famines teeth, famines claw
Angels and all with joy may sing, On the sands of Africa.
All for to see the newborn King.

All out of darkness we have light,
Which made the angels sing this night,
Glory to God and peace to all
Now and forevermore, Amen.

 Earth Song Light Of A Clear Blue Morning

Sing, Be, Live, see It's been a long dark night,
And I've been a waiting for the morning.
This dark stormy hour. It's been a long hard fight,
The wind, it stirs. But I see a brand new day a dawning.
The scorched earth I've been looking for the sunshine
Cries out in vain: cause I ain't seen it in so long.
Everything's gonna work out fine.
O war and power, Everything's gonna be all right,
You blind and blur. Its gonna be okay.
The torn heart
cries out in pain. I can see the light of a clear blue morning.
I can see the light of a brand new day.
But music and singing I can see the light of a clear blue morning.
Have been my refuge, Everything's gonna be all right,
And music and singing It's gonna be okay.
Shall be my light.

A light of song

Shining strong: Alleluia!
Through darkness, pain and strife, Ill
Sing, Be, Live, See

Peace.

Verleih uns Frieden Grant Us Thy, Peace
Martin Luther

Verleih uns Frieden gndiglich, Mercifully grant us peace,
Herr Gott, zu unsern Zeiten. Lord God, in our time.
Es ist doch ja kein andrer nicht, There is none other
der fr uns knnte streiten, Who can struggle for us
denn du, unser Gott, alleine. But you alone, our God.

 Lift Every Voice and Sing Imagine
James Weldon Johnson John Lennon

Lift every voice and sing, Imagine there's no heaven
Till earth and heaven ring, It's easy if you try
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; No hell below us
Let our rejoicing rise Above us only sky
High as the listning skies, Imagine all the people living for today
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Imagine there's no countries
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past It isn't hard to do
has taught us, Nothing to kill or die for
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has And no religion too
brought us; Imagine all the people living life in peace
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won. You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
Stony the road we trod, I hope someday you'll join us
Bitter the chastning rod, And the world will be as one
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Imagine no possessions
Yet with a steady beat,
I wonder if you can
Have not our weary feet
No need for greed or hunger
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people sharing all the world
We have come over a way that with tears has
been watered. You may say I'm a dreamer
We have come, treading our path through the But I'm not the only one
blood of the slaughtered, I hope someday you'll join us
Out from the gloomy past, And the world will be as one
Till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is
cast.

God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who hast by Thy might,
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God,
where we met Thee,
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the
world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land.

 Va Pensiero Go, Thought!
Temistocle Solera

Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate; Go, thoughts on golden wings.
Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui colli, Go and rest upon the slopes, the hills,
ove olezzano tepide e molli Where warm and fragrant and soft
l'aure dolci del suolo natal! Where the breezes carry the sweet smell of our native land!

Del Giordano le rive saluta, The banks of the Jordan we greet
di Sionne le torri atterrate and the toppled towers of Zion.
Oh mia Patria s bella e perduta! O, my homeland, so beautiful and lost!
O membranza s cara e fatal! O memories, so dear and fatal!

Arpa d'or dei fatidici vati, Golden harp of our prophets,
perch muta dal salice pendi? Why do you hang silently on the willow?
Le memorie nel petto raccendi, Rekindle the memories of our hearts,
ci favella del tempo che fu! and speak of the times gone by!

O simile di Solima ai fati, Or, like the fateful Solomon,
traggi un suono di crudo lamento; Send forth a sound of cruel lamentation,
o t'ispiri il Signore un concento or bring for a divine melody
che ne infonda al patire virt! That may bring us strength in our suffering!


We Shall Overcome
We shall overcome someday.
We shall all be free someday.






Bios

Stephanie Foster, a senior music and vocal performance major, has had a vibrant artistic career at
Connecticut College. Over the past three and a half years she has sung with Chorale, Camel Heard,
and the a cappella group The ConnChords, acted in the theater department musicals and several
Wig and Candle shows, and tutored music theory. In the spring, she won the music departments
annual concerto competition, performing selections from Handels Giulio Cesare with orchestra.
Stephanie has spent the last three summers studying voice and opera in Italy and with Connecticut
Lyric Opera, most recently having sung Despina in Cosi fan tutte and both Papagena and Third Spirit
in The Magic Flute. In addition to being a vocalist, Stephanie has been playing piano since the age of
six and served as the interim music director for a childrens musical theater camp at the North End
Music and Performing Arts Center in the summer of 2016. She is currently applying to graduate
programs in vocal performance and will appear as Ilse in Connecticut College's upcoming
production of Spring Awakening.

Conductor Wendy K. Moy is the Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at Connecticut
College and Co-Artistic Director of Chorosynthesis Singers. She is frequently sought as a guest
conductor and clinician for orchestral and choral ensembles at all levels. In March, she will be
conducting the Rhode Island All-State Senior High School Chorus. Recent honors include being
selected as a semi-finalist in the conducting division (professional choruses) of The American Prize
and as a conducting fellow in the American Choral Directors Association International Conductors
Exchange Program. Dr. Moy continues to perform as a soprano soloist and is currently singing in
the professional ensemble, CONCORA. Dr. Moys research focuses on the culture of singing
communities and the factors that contribute to successful choral organizations. She has presented
her research numerous times, including at the National In-service Conference of the National
Association for Music Education and the International Gay and Lesbian Choruses Festival. She holds
a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Seattle Pacific University, a Master of Music Education
from Westminster Choir College, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the
University of Washington. www.wendymoy.com

Abigail Schmitt is a Freshman from Brookfield, Connecticut and has been playing the flute for the
last nine years. As well as her high school concert band and the Danbury Community Orchestra, she
has previously participated in Regional and All State festivals. Abigail is currently taking private
lessons here at Conn and plays in the Orchestra. She loves the flute and plans to continue it for
many more years.

Pianist Jake Troy earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Education with an emphasis in Choral
Conducting and Piano from Central Connecticut State University. He has accompanied a wide array
of choirs, soloists and community ensembles throughout the area and is frequently invited to
accompany choral festivals and conferences across the region. Jake is currently on staff as Choral
Accompanist for Connecticut College, and serves as Organist and Choral Accompanist for The
United Methodist Church of Gales Ferry. He holds membership with the American Guild of
Organists and the American Choral Directors Association, and was invited to participate with
CONCORA during their 2014 Summer Festival as both baritone and collaborative pianist. Most
recently, Jake joined the faculty of Calvary Music School where he instructs students in piano. While
studying at CCSU, Jake was a member of the highly acclaimed CCSU University Singers, and
performed with the group during a concert tour of Spain in 2011.

 First Year Seminar Students
Cleo Dolde, Jenny Duff, Brooklynn Hayes, Meredith Kenny, Emily Kim, Hannah Maki,
KK Patterson, Clare Peyton, Ariel Salerno, Katie Skinner, Emily Suher, Manny Williamson

Acknowledgements
Jim McNeish- Sound & Recording
John Anthony & Dale Wilson-Music Department Co-Chairs

Jurate Svedaite Waller, Samantha Talmadge, Maksim Ivanov, Voice Faculty
Nancy Zuelch-Music Department Administrative Assistant
Whitehall Foundation


About the Music Department
Our department of music seeks to distinguish itself among liberal arts college music
departments in the United States. Our curriculum is modeled on the best features of a
music conservatory, but we are small enough to offer personal attention.
For more information, please visit www.conncoll.edu.

To be notified about upcoming events, please join our mailing list
by emailing Wendy Moy at wmoy@conncoll.edu.


Upcoming Events

New Music Chamber Ensemble Concert
Peter Jarvis, director
Tuesday, Dec. 12 - 7:00PM - Evans Hall
Tickets: $5 General; $3 Seniors & Students

Charles Shackford Memorial Student Composers Concert
Art Kreiger, director
Wednesday, Dec. 13 - 7:00PM - Evans Hall
Free Admission

For more information, please visit
http://www.conncoll.edu/academics/majors-departments-
programs/departments/music/
or call (860) 439-2720

Social Media
www.facebook.com/CCMusicDepartment
http://wordpress.conncoll.edu/choirs/
https://twitter.com/CCChoirs