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1Table of Contents 2 From our President, Eva Johnson 3 From our Artistic Director, Tim Westerhaus 5 Master Chorale of Flagsta Artistic Director 6 Master Chorale of Flagsta Assistant Directors 7 Master Chorale of Flagsta Accompanist 9 Master Chorale of Flagsta History 11 Master Chorale of Flagsta Board of Directors 11 Master Chorale of Flagsta Members 16 Concert 1: Let Me Listen: A Journey Across Borders 25 Concert 2: Carols in the Mountains 38 Concert 3: Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus 58 Concert 4: Visionaries in Sound and Motion 68 Master Chorale of Flagsta Donors 71 Advertiser Index 72 AcknowledgementsWe come from dierent places,You and I,on dierent paths we journey;let me walk beside you for a while –let me listen.- Charles Anthony Silvestri

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2From our PresidentEva JohnsonWelcome to the Master Chorale of Flagsta’s (MCF) 2023-2024 season, Dreams of Peace and Liberty! ank you for your ongoing support of our mission, to enrich the quality of life in northern Arizona through excellent choral music performance, education, and outreach. e MCF Board of Directors, singers, and sta are thrilled you are here with us today.We had a banner 45th season last year. In his rst year as Artistic Director, Dr. Tim Westerhaus led us through a journey of demanding repertoire that challenged each of us musically and emotionally as we connected with our audience on new levels. Collaborations with fellow northern Arizona musicians expanded our reach and highlighted the amazing network of the arts community across the region. We started o the season with another great Big Sing!, bringing almost 400 people together in Flagsta’s Heritage Square. roughout the season we were blessed with partnerships in music including many phenomenal individuals, Coconino Center for the Arts, Elden Brass Quintet, the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Community and Dance Academy, the NAU Wind Symphony, and choirs from many local schools. A special highlight of the year, Master Chorale won the coveted Viola Award for Excellence in Music for our concert, Safe Harbor: Songs of Refuge & Home. We were also nominated for the Excellence in Collaboration award for our collaboration with Coconino Center for the Arts and their exhibit, “25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee”.Our 2023-2024 season will provide new opportunities for connection and discovery for our singers as well as our audience. Once again, our stage will be graced by some of the most amazing talent across northern Arizona, including a long-awaited collaboration with the Flagsta Symphony Orchestra and NAU’s Shrine of the Ages. Join us as we journey across borders, as carols ring through the mountains, as we Go for Baroque, and discover the secrets of da Vinci. We invite you to be inspired, be moved, be curious, and share your experience with those around you. As our organization continues to rebuild from the disturbance of the COVID pandemic, we are seeing renewed dedication from our singers, as well as reenergized support from our community. Many thanks to our sponsors and donors who help us keep the stage lights on. To our phenomenal sta, thank you for continuing to inspire our dreams. Of course, so much gratitude to the singers of the Master Chorale of Flagsta for your time and talent. My sincere thanks to the members of the MCF Board of Directors. Finally, we couldn’t do any of this without you, our loving and dedicated audience. Please visit our website, www.masterchorale.net, to stay apprised of the most up-to-date information about our concerts, details about upcoming opportunities to connect with Master Chorale of Flagsta, donation/sponsorship information, organization contacts, and any updates about this exciting season. Our deepest appreciation to all of you for your interest and support.President’s letterupdated 10/10/22

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3From our Artistic DirectorTim WesterhausWelcome to Master Chorale’s 2023-2024 Season! Aer last year’s rich season of collaborations, educational focus with schools, and diverse musical projects, I am delighted to embark upon my second season with this excellent choral community. Our season’s title, Dreams of Peace and Liberty, has echoes in each of our four major concerts. However, it taps also into dreams common to our human family across the globe. We dream to live our lives with a spirit of peace in our daily lives, to be safe and secure, free from fear. We desire to exercise liberty, living where and how we choose but not without disregard for others; rather, the bonds of our common humanity impel us to look out for one another with care, and we welcome that same kindness from others. Our rst concert, Let Me Listen, invites a spirit of openness as we cherish music and stories from Mexico and Latin America. Our collaboration with Coconino Center for the Arts is a “musical journey across borders” that echoes Tom Kiefer’s photographic exhibition from Ajo, Arizona, titled El Sueño Americano (e American Dream). In this program, we explore folkloric Latin American music and heartfelt music by U.S. composers. Our Carols in the Mountains December concert rings in a season of holidays, with festive music accompanied by the Elden Brass Quintet and joined by both Coconino and Flagsta High School choirs. In addition to music celebrating Chanukah, we feature Kevin Memley’s setting of the Magnicat, a text with messages of social justice and mercy. In our March Go for Baroque concert, we perform Handel’s oratorio, Judas Maccabaeus, which depicts the story of Israelites achieving freedom from the oppressive rule of the Seleucid Empire. One of Handel’s most famous oratorios, his music portrays the dramatic journey from mourning to jubilation in a celebration of liberty and peace. We are grateful for the partnership of Dr. Bjorn Korndorfer (NAU Martin-Springer Institute), who joins us as an integral partner in cultivating understanding of works of art and histories of Aryanization. We close our season with living composer Jocelyn Hagen’s e Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in a dynamic performance with the Flagsta Symphony Orchestra and NAU’s Shrine of Ages Choir. Renaissance dreams of Leonardo da Vinci come alive—from engineering feats to the Vitruvian Man, and from virtues of practice to beauty in nature—in a multimedia symphony with synced visual projections that will spark our imaginations.We are grateful that you have joined us this season and hope that this music inspires Dreams of Peace and Liberty. President’s letterupdated 10/10/22

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5Artistic DirectorTim WesterhausTim Westerhaus is passionate about transforming humankind through choral music that fosters empathy, builds inclusive community, and deepens understanding through diverse programming and collaborations. He seeks to advocate for singing among all ages and to engage choral beauty with contemporary issues relevant to society, justice, and culture in local and global communities. In 2021, he joined Northern Arizona University’s Kitt School of Music as Director of Choral Studies, conducting Shrine of the Ages Choir and directing the graduate choral conducting program. In Fall 2022, he began serving as Artistic Director of Choral Arts Northwest in Seattle and Master Chorale of Flagsta.From 2010 to 2021, he served as Director of Choirs and Vocal Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He has served as President of the Northwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and on the boards of the Washington Music Educators Association and the National Collegiate Choral Organization. Dr. Westerhaus has conducted choirs in Europe, Colombia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Korea, and ensembles under his leadership have performed at regional ACDA and National Association for Music Education (NAfME) conferences. As a tenor, he sings professionally in the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus; he performs as a solo and collaborative pianist; and he leads baroque performances from the harpsichord. Dr. Westerhaus received his music degrees from the University of Saint omas, studying with Angela Kasper, and from Boston University, where he studied with Ann Howard Jones.An outdoor enthusiast, Tim enjoys running, cross-country skiing, and backcountry camping, whether in the Washington Cascades or Arizona San Francisco Peaks.Master Chorale of FlagstaAbove: Safe Harbor, 2022

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6Master Chorale of FlagstaAssistant DirectorEric BetzAssistant DirectorChristina NelsonEric Betz is from the Pacic Northwest. His love for choral singing began in the Northwest Boychoir, which aorded him opportunities to perform with the Seattle Symphony Chorale at a young age. He attended Whitworth University for an undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance and is pursuing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at Northern Arizona University. Eric worked in Spokane, Washington as the choir director at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute since the end of 2018. Mukogawa is a program for Japanese women to study abroad and improve their English skills. He was also the bell choir director at St. John’s Cathedral in Spokane since 2021. In addition to directing Eric has performed in many ensembles as a tenor soloist, specializing in Baroque oratorio repertoire. When not singing or conducting, Eric can be found cooking delicious food or trail running.Christina Nelson is in her second year of graduate studies at Northern Arizona University, working toward her Master of Music in Choral Conducting. In 2018, she received her Bachelor of Music Education in Secondary Choral Studies from Pacic Lutheran University (PLU), where she studied conducting with Brian Galante and Richard Nance. She sang soprano in PLU’s community chorus, Choral Union, and is an active member of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA). at same year, she participated in conducting masterclasses with Dr. Robert Bode and Dr. Andrea Ramsey and served as Site Manager for NW ACDA Regional Conferences in 2020 and 2022. Before moving to Flagsta last year, Christina taught junior high choirs, directed church choirs, and most recently taught elementary general music in Auburn, Washington.When she is not rehearsing or studying, Christina can oen be found out in nature or curled up with a good book. is summer, Christina had the opportunity to perform the National Anthem for the Clark County Fair Rodeo in Washington State, an experience she says is one of the Top 3 performances of her career. She lived in Washington State her entire life and would oen go camping and hiking in the North Cascades, specically near Diablo Lake. She thoroughly enjoyed exploring the trails of Arizona last year and is excited to see how many more adventures she can experience before graduation.

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7Master Chorale of FlagstaAccompanistAimee FincherDr. Aimee Fincher serves as Assistant Professor of Practice in collaborative piano at Northern Arizona University (NAU), where she performs with students and faculty, facilitates collaborative piano assignments, coaches chamber music, and co-teaches piano ensemble. An experienced chamber musician, collaborator, and large ensemble pianist, she is comfortable performing wide-ranging styles and genres. Recent orchestral performances include premieres by William Price and Amir Zaheri, Credo in US by John Cage, and the Alabama premiere of Absolute Jest by John Adams. Prior to her work at NAU, Aimee worked at Oakwood University and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Together with her duo partner, violinist Hannah Leland, Dr. Fincher released Duo Odéon’s debut album, Specter, in 2018 on the Sono Luminus label. e album features premiere recordings of unpublished manuscripts by the composer George Antheil and the violinist Werner Gebauer. She can also be heard on Summit records’ album, Table for ree at Chez Janou, in collaboration with Arizona State University brass professor John Ericson and professor emeritus Douglas Yeo. Dr. Fincher earned her doctorate in collaborative piano at Arizona State University, and performance and pedagogy degrees from the University of Alabama and the University of South Carolina, where her professors included Andrew Campbell, Russell Ryan, and Scott Price.Weatherford Hotel

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9e Master Chorale of Flagsta (MCF) has brought exceptional vocal performance into the heart of northern Arizona since 1977, showcasing a wide variety of musical styles, traditions, and innovations. Comprised of adult singers across many occupations from Flagsta and surrounding communities, our award-winning chorus is a leader in musical collaboration. Recognizing the value of music as a healing, unifying, and educational tool, the Master Chorale draws from the experiences of the performers, the surrounding community, and global inuences and mindsets. Our repertoire reects the value of music as both a constant and constantly evolving entity, spanning from historical choral treasures to music by underrepresented composers that engages with contemporary concerns and causes. By joining in song with long-cherished ensembles such as the Flagsta Symphony Orchestra and the vocal and instrumental musicians of Northern Arizona University, as well as budding performers from Flagsta’s K-12 schools, each concert is craed to move audiences to joy, heartfelt reection, and even action. e Master Chorale of Flagsta auditions new singers each semester and sustains more than seventy members annually. Every musical experience is made possible by countless people but could not happen without dedicated and tireless sta including Artistic Director, Dr. Tim Westerhaus; Assistant Directors, Christina Nelson and Eric Benz; Accompanist, Dr. Aimee Fincher; and Business Manager, Jody McKay. We are grateful to enjoy inspiring collaborations with musical and interdisciplinary partners made possible by the support of donors, sponsors, and the Flagsta community. We foster a culture of an actively working Board of Directors, comprised of volunteers, and gratefully share music with regular and new audience members.Master Chorale of FlagstaMission To enrich the quality of life in northern Arizona through excellent choral music performance, education, and outreach.History

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11Master Chorale of FlagstaBoard of DirectorsStaEva Johnson, PresidentLauren Carson, Vice-PresidentCindy Kelly, SecretaryIsabella Zagare, TreasurerLiz Grobsmith, MemberDebbie Hill, MemberPenni Honey, Memberomas Phelan, MemberStephanie Stallings, MemberStephanie Hammond, Soprano Section LeaderMaryLynn Quartaroli, Alto Section LeaderTyler Conlon, Tenor Section LeaderJamie Shontz, Bass Section LeaderArtistic Director: Tim WesterhausAssistant Directors: Eric Betz and Christina NelsonAccompanist: Aimee FincherManaging Director: Jody McKayMembersSoprano I Kathy AllanDeborah BellSarah CaseyMay CongdonStephanie Hammond*Hannah HohensheltJill KimballSally KruegerAmelia MasonBetty MorganLina WallenAudrey ZanniniSoprano II Meredith BrownKimberly ByrumLauren CarsonBrandi FairbanksLauren FawleyColleen KeeganChristina NelsonJoan ScottDeborah SheehanDawn SutherlandBernadette VidaAlto I Carrie BiegingStephanie GallowayEva JohnsonBeryl KelleyKatie KingHannah KolusFrances KrugerJessica MageeKathy McConnellCallie OchsMaryLynn Quartaroli*Isobel RombergerAlto II Ilean CaseyLiz GrobsmithBetsy HaleCindy KellySonya KennedyMary KuskinKate RoseSharon SkeerMarcia WiesnerTenor I Rick AllanEric BetzTyler Conlon*Deborah RobertsHolly TaylorTenor II lore dickeySteven GraysonLarry McFatterSteve Meadomas PhelanGered RyanDavid ShaerCharles SpiningStanley SutherlandBass Iomas ClemanMark HinelineDouglas RiddleJamie Shontz*Nathan SmithAlec WalshEric WetzelRick WidnerEvan WorthingtonBass II Geo BarnardSteve CaldwellMichael CaseyJoseph MyersNorm PihBuck SanfordCarl Taylor* Section Leaders

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17LET ME LISTENA JOURNEY ACROSS BORDERSPresented with: Dominic Campos, violin Josh Moore, guitarAimee Fincher, pianoProgram“Our Paths Converge”Jocelyn Hagen (b. 1980) A Path to Each OtherTimothy Takach (b. 1978) Dan Forrest (b. 1978) let me listen“Flowers from My Country”Jesús Echevarría ¡Cantaré! (I will sing!, Mexico) Inocente Carreño (1919-2016) Mañanita Pueblerina (Little Village Morning, Venezuela)Diana Syrse (b. 1984) Cara de Pingo (Face of the Mischievous, Mexico) Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) Pueblito, mi pueblo (Little Village, My Village, Argentina)Scott Ainslie (b.1952) e Land that I Love (United States) Rolando Alarcón (1929-73) Si Somos Americanos (If We Are arr. Alejandro Pino González Americans, Chile) “I Will Arise and Go”Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) e Lake IsleAbundio Martínez (1875-1914) La Barca de Oro (e Golden Boat) arr. Ahmed Anzaldúa

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18Let Me Listen: A Journey Across Borders Guest ArtistsDominic Campos, violinDominic Campos is a rst year graduate student at the NAU Kitt School of Music pursuing a degree in violin performance. As a native of Phoenix, they have taken part in many musical staples of Arizona including performances with the Flagsta Symphony, Verde Valley Sinfonietta, Alpine Early Music Ensemble, and the Phoenix Symphony. Dominic has also been a participant in masterclasses by leading violinists such as Soonvin Kim, Jung-min Amy Lee, and Rachel Barton Pine. ey have had further opportunities to study the violin at the Brevard Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, Fresno Philharmonic Festival, and the Luby Violin Symposium on scholarship. Apart from performing, Dominic has also taught and run music studios both in Flagsta and Phoenix. Outside of the practice room, they enjoy being on the other side of the stage as an audience member of many concerts and spending time in cities discovering the art scene.Josh Moore, classical guitarJosh Moore is a Classical and Jazz guitarist based in Flagsta, Arizona. He is a frequent performer as both a solo classical guitarist and as a member of chamber groups and jazz/contemporary groups. He has performed throughout the US and Canada for many guitar societies and classical music series, including concerts for the Sacramento Guitar Society, the Great Lakes Guitar Society, the Ventura Guitar Society, M&T First Fridays at the Albright Knox, the Interference Series and many others. As a competitor Josh has received 1st prizes in multiple guitar competitions including, the Pacic Guitar Festival, ASTA Aaron Green Guitar Competition, and the Bualo State Young Artists Concerto Competition, performing with the Bualo State Philharmonia. Josh holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California where he studied under Scott Tennant and Bill Kanengiser. Josh holds a Professional Studies Diploma from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under Sergio Assad, a Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California under Scott Tennant, and a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Bualo State College under Evan Drummond. Josh is a member of the faculty of the Northern Arizona University Kitt School of Music, where he directs the guitar program and teaches classes in the Jazz Studies department.

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19Let Me Listen: A Journey Across Borders Texts and TranslationsA Path to Each OtherEach word a stoneWe can build a wallOr a path to each other. - Julia Klatt Singerlet me listenWe come from dierent places,You and I,on dierent paths we journey; let me walk beside you for a while –let me listen.So briey do our lonely paths converge,Yours and mine,along this human journey;what hollow loss to never hear your song –let me listen.Let me listen,let me listen as you tell your story:Your triumphs and your tears,Your trials and your fears.Your story never has been mine to tell –so let me listen.And if a silence is your choice to keep,then I will keep it with you;as long as we walk together,You and I,I will listen.Too long you’ve waited, too long,to share your journey, your song –so let me listen.     - Charles Anthony Silvestri¡Cantaré! (I will sing!)I will sing, I will sing, To the beat of this happy song, I will sing, I will sing, I will sing with my heart. Voice of wood, voice of metal,Voice of the seas, voice of the choir,I come to sing to you. To my brothers who are here I brought owers and songs,Songs from my country, Flowers from my country. Mañanita Pueblerina (Little Village Morning)Beautiful morning in my home townperfumed with sun and fresh milk,let me feel the caress of your breezeand feel your joy in my soul.White like the face of the onewho was the great love of my life.I sing for you, beautiful morningbecause you remind me of my beloved.Be always my only companion,the only one to know of my sueringand my aiction.I wish you would bring to my hearthappiness and consolation.Beautiful morning, perfumed with sun and fresh milk,be kind to me.Cara de Pingo (Face of the Mischievous) I would like to know, what she is saying.I would like to know, what is she talking about.I see her from far away, moving gracefully.Walking beside a boy in a very attractive way. - Michoacán text: Tata Trinidad -Original melody: Silvino Chávez

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20Pueblito, mi pueblo (Little Village, My Village)Little village, my village,I miss your aernoons.My beloved little village,I cannot forget you. How much strained nostalgiaI have in my soul this aernoon!Ah! If I could once moreunder your willow trees dream,seeing the clouds that pass. Ah! And when the sun is leaving,to feel the breeze passingfragrant from the orange blossoms.- Francisco Silva y Valdés (1873-1940)- Translation: Lorena Paz Nietoe Land that I LoveFor Grecia Cruz, who crossed into the Tohono O’odham Reservation desert and was lost June 23, 2007.I go to the market – in the town, ‘ I was born.It’s full of cheap clothes from China – and American corn.But we have a small farm – that we water with tears.How can we compete? e gringo farms are so big. Now we cannot stay here.And why would I leave – the land that I love?Consuela, Rosalita? Mama y Papa?My grandfather’s bones are up on the hill.If it weren’t for low wages – I’d be living there still.So, we paid the coyotes. We rode in the van.We walked in the desert; lost in this land.Her feet were so blistered – that she could not go on.When I le her I kissed her. When I came back, she was gone.Who cares if your markets are free?Look what you’ve done to my wife and me.Who cares if your markets are free?Jésus was a poor man – who suered and died:A crown of thorns – spear in his side.He said, ‘Father forgive them. ey don’t know what they do.’But I’m sorry my friends, when we come to the end, how can we say that of you.Performed with generous permission of Scott Ainslie: http://CattailMusic.com | Https://Patreon.com/ScottAinslieSi Somos Americanos (If We Are Americans)If we are americans,then we are brothers, gentlemen.We have the same owers,we have the same hands.If we are americans,then we will be good neighbors,we will share the wheat,we will be good brothers.We will dance the marinera, the refalosa,the zambaand the son. If we are americans,then we will be one song.Let Me Listen: A Journey Across Borders Texts and Translations

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21If we are americans,then we will be one song.If we are americans,we will not see borders,we will take care of the seeds,we will see the ags.If we are americans,we will all be equal,the white, the mestizo, the nativeand the black are all alike.e Lake Isle I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,And live alone in the bee-loud glade.I will arise and go now, for always night and dayI hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,I hear it in the deep heart’s core.- William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) La Barca de Oro (e Golden Boat)I am leaving now to the portwhere the golden ship is that must take me;I am leaving now, I’m only here to say farewell,goodbye, my love, goodbye, forever goodbye.Your eyes will not see me again,nor will your ears hear my song again;I will increase the season with my weeping,goodbye, my love, goodbye, forever goodbye.Let Me Listen: A Journey Across Borders Texts and Translationsyou aRe Loved Faithfully serving the Flagstaffcommunity for over 125 years.sfdaparish.orgNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel | SFdA Catholic Church & School | Our Lady of Guadalupe ChapelSan Francisco de Asís Catholic Church

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27ProgramEnglish Carol (brass) Sussex Carolarr. Luther Henderson (1919-2003) Elizabethan Carol Drive the Cold Winter awayarr. Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974) from Wassail! Carols of Comfort and JoyHanukah Song (brass), arr. Chris Hajian SevivonElliot Z. Levine (b. 1948) Lo V’chayil (Not by might) Michael Isaacson (b. 1946) Light the Legend Sarah Quartel (b. 1982) On this Silent NightEnglish Carol, arr. Josh Sparkman (b. 1993) Here we come a-carolingFrench Carol (brass), arr. Henderson Bring a Torch, Jeannette, IsabellaSelections from School ChoirsEnglish Carol (brass), arr. Henderson God Rest Ye, Merry GentlemenMaster Chorale of FlagstaKevin Memley (b. 1971) Magnicat I. Magnicat II. He has come to aid his servant III. Gloria PatriCombined Choirsarr. Audrey Snyder, John Moss A Holiday Sing-AlongCarols in the Mountains

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28Carols in the Mountains Texts and TranslationsDrive the Cold Winter away All hail to the days that merit more praisethan all the rest of the year,and welcome the nights that double delights,as well for the poor as the peer!Good fortune attend each merry man’s friend,that doth but the best that he may;forgetting old wrongs, with carols and songs,to drive the cold winter away.is time of the year is spent in good cheer,and neighbors together do meet,to sit by the re, with friendly desire,each other in love do greet.Old grudges forgot, are put in the pot,all sorrows aside they lay,the old and the young do carol this song,to drive the cold winter away.To mask and to mum kind neighbors will comewith wassails of nut-brown ale,to drink and carouse to all in the house,as merry as bucks in the dale.Where cake, bread and cheese is brought for your ease,to make you the longer stay;at the re to warm will do you no harm,to drive the cold winter away.When Christmas’s tide comes in like a bride,with holly and ivy clad,twelve days in the year, much mirth and good cheer,in every household is had.e country sport is then to resortsome gambols of Christmas play,Where everyone does the best that they can,To drive the cold winter away.We’ll spend the long nights in merry delights,with a song and a tale or a cup of good ale,with mirth and good cheer to end the old year,to drive the cold winter away.Lo V’chayil (Not by might)Not by might nor by power but My spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts. - Hebrew Book of ZechariahLight the Legend Candles ashing in the night, tapers gleaming diamond bright, golden arabesque of light, Hanukka. Sparkling facets shimmering ame, gaily dance a ery game, celebrate the ancient name, Hanukka. Light the candles, say the blessing, tell the age-old story. Maccabeans went to battle, now we praise their glory. Shining beacons pierce the dark, beaming joy in every spark, bright reections on the Ark, Hanukka. Shadows dancing on the wall, waxen sentries ten feet tall, light the legend for us all, Hanukka. - Susan Nurenberg

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29Carols in the Mountains Texts and TranslationsOn this Silent NightFrosty elds are laid to rest.in the air, an arctic breath brings snow,blowing snow is driing deep.Frozen trees, protectors, see me safe in sleep,Wrapped in dreams while the cold winds blow.Cloaked in slumber with relight dancing,and all is calm on this silent night.Frosty elds, frozen trees,sleep in heavenly peace.Cloaked in slumber with relight dancing,yet all is calm while the storm blows on.Cloaked in slumber with relight dancing,wrapped in sleep with dreams enchanting,yet all is calm while the storm blows on,on this silent night.Here we come a-carolingHere we come a-carolingamong the leaves so green;Here we come a-wand’ringso fair to be seen. Love and joy come to you,and to all your fam’ly too,And God bless you and send you a happy new year.And God send you a happy new year.We come to bring a song of cheerto neighbors far and wide;a carol of the season for all who here abide.Set for us a table fullof hearty winter fare;Sing with us a carol in glad celebration there!God bless the master of this house,likewise the mistress too,and all the little childrenthat round the table go. Magnicat (Gospel of Luke 1:46-55)I. MagnicatMy soul magnies the Lord,and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for He has looked with favor on His humble servant.Behold, from henceforth, all generations will call me blessed,For the Mighty One has done great things for me,and holy is His name.He has mercy on those who fear Himfrom generation to generation.He has shown the strength of his arm,He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,and lied up the lowly.He has lled the hungry with good things,and sent the rich away empty.

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30II. He has come to aid his servantHe has come to aid his servant, Israel. He has come to remember his promises of mercy.According to the promise He made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to His descendants forever.III. Gloria PatriGlory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.My soul magnies the Lord, Amen! A Holiday Sing-AlongPlease join the choirs in singing!Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la …‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la…Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la…Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la…Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la…Hail the new ye lads and lasses, Fa la la…Sing we joyous all together, Fa la la…Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la…Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,O’er the elds we go, laughing all the way;Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright;What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight!Oh Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! Jingle all the way!Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, how lovely are your branches.O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, how lovely are your branches.Not only green in summer’s glow, but ever green ‘mid winter snow,O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas,We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin,Glad tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!Carols in the Mountains Texts and Translations

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31Carols in the Mountains Program NotesStephanie Galloway, conductorFlagsta High School ChoirStephanie Galloway is in her eighth year teaching at Flagsta High School, where she teaches choir, piano, and music theory. She has a wide and diverse span of choral and instrumental teaching experience in grades K-12 and beyond, including work in middle school jazz band, high school orchestra, and musical theater through the NAU eater Department. She continues to work as a professional pianist, accompanist, organist, and music director within the Flagsta community, playing all styles and genres. A certied tness professional, Stephanie has taught all levels and styles of tness at the Flagsta Athletic Club for over 30 years. Happily married since 1992 to Steve Galloway, she is the mother of three sons, Luke (24), Max (22), and Paul (20), and daughter Melanie (22).Karen Whitaker, conductorCoconino High School ChoirKaren Whitaker is currently in her third year at Coconino High School, where she directs the band, orchestra, and choir. She graduated from Marywood University with a Bachelor’s in Music Education. Aer graduating in 2021 she moved from Pennsylvania to Flagsta, Arizona for her current job at CHS. She also teaches Percussion, AP Music eory, and also runs chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra, and percussion ensemble at CHS.Flagsta Nail Salon

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32Carols in the Mountains Program Notese Elden Brass Quintete Elden Brass Quintet is the faculty brass quintet at Northern Arizona University. is exciting ensemble performs a wide variety of musical styles including modern masterworks, jazz arrangements, Christmas tunes and pops programs. e Elden Brass Quintet performs concerts on the campus of NAU, has toured throughout the Southwest, and has also performed in China, at the International Tuba and Euphonium Association’s 2010 international conference, and at the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructor’s national conference. e members are: Kevin Tague and Cindy Gould: Trumpets, Nancy Sullivan: Horn, David Vining: Trombone and Ben Ordaz: Tuba.Southwest Fencing Club (Flagsta Branch)

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33Carols in the Mountains Program NotesAbby Fisher, percussionAbby Fisher is a percussionist and educator, focused on performing and supporting continued growth of new music, with expertise in contemporary and classical percussion. National and international performances include Stony Brook University’s TEDx, Transplanted Roots Percussion Symposium, New Music Gathering, Big Ears Festival, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and One World Trade Center. Abby is a co-founder of the percussion duo Fisher/Lau Project with Matthew Lau, and she regularly collaborates with composers and musicians on new works.Abby is a dedicated educator and is the Assistant Professor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies at Northern Arizona University. She currently serves on the Percussive Arts Society New Music/Research Committee. Abby served as the Managing Director for Nief-Norf for seven years, and worked with the NN team to produce the annual Nief-Norf Summer Festival. Abby is supported by Marimba One, Black Swamp Percussion,Vic Firth, and Zildjian. Please visit her website: www.abbysherpercussion.comOwen Davis, percussionOwen Davis is a composer, percussionist, improvisor, noise artist, educator, and curator based in Flagsta, AZ. He is currently the general music teacher at Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School in Flagsta Unied School District. He also maintains a growing private percussion studio teaching the percussive arts weekly to over 30 students of all ages at the Flagsta School of Music. His artistic work is animated by noise—searching out ways to nd and make it in composition, improvisation, and other artistic endeavors. He is an active recording artist, improvisor, and new music performer nationally and internationally frequently collaborating or composing for projects and performances. He holds degrees in Music Education (Northern Arizona University studying with percussion professor Steven Hemphill) and a master’s degree in Music Composition (DePaul University). Owen founded and currently co-curates the Interference Series, a improvised/avant/experimental performance series and Non-Prot Organization.

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39HANDEL’S JUDAS MACCABAEUS 1747 VERSIONMusic by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)Libretto by omas Morell (1703-84) Dramatis Personae Israelitish Woman Christine Graham, soprano Israelitish Man & Priest Kimberly Gratland James, mezzo soprano Judas Maccabaeus Ricardo Pereira, tenor Simon, Judas’s Brother Robert Allen Saunders, bass Chorus of Israelites Master Chorale of Flagsta Chorus of Youths Marshall Elementary School Linda Stamer, directorProgramPART Ie people mourn the death of their leader Mattathias, but his sonSimontries to restore their faith and calls them to arms. Simon’s brother,Judas Maccabaeus, assumes the role of leader and inspires the people with thoughts of liberty and victory.IntermissionPART IIe people have been victorious, but Judas worries that vanity will cause the people to claim victory for themselves. When news arrives that the Seleucid commander Gorgias is preparing to enact revenge, the people’s joyous mood gives way to wailing and dejection. Judas again rallies the people to resist false religions.PART IIIVictory has nally been achieved for the Jewish people. News arrives that Rome is willing to form an alliance with Judas against the Seleucid empire. e people rejoice that peace and liberty has at last come.

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40Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Baroque OrchestraFluteJeannette Hirosawa MooreRebecca RomoOboeRebecca ScarnatiRuth SolinBassoonBradley JohnsonTrumpetKevin TagueCindy GouldDean GarnerTimpaniAbby FisherHarpsichord, OrganAimee FincherViolin ISteven Moeckel, concertmasterDominic CamposAllison O’BryantLoralyn StaplesViolin IICarla Ecker, principalVanessa MillerBranan HarrisonLoralyn StaplesViolaJacquelyn SchwandtCindy BinkleyDavid KoernerCelloEric LenzKarlos RodriguezContrabassChristopher FinetMembers15 E Cherry Ave. Downtown Flagsta 928-773-9300 realtyexecutivesﬂagsta.comFor 46 years, Realty Executives of Flagsta has been the longest-running, locally owned brokerage in Northern Arizona. Our REALTORS® live and work here, donating and supporting local programs like Master Chorale. We’ve always been close to home. where the experts are™OF FLAGSTAFFPROUD SUPPORTER OF MASTER CHORALE OF FLAGSTAFFRealty Execuves of Flagsta

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41Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus SoloistsChristine Graham, sopranoChristine Graham, coloratura soprano, received a Bachelor of Music from Northern Arizona University, and a Master of Music from the University of Washington, before attending the young artists program at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. A native of Tucson, Arizona, she performed in Germany for nearly 20 years – the rst performance being Mozart’s C minor Mass, and most recently as Ariel in Henry Purcell’s e Tempest. She sang roles from traditional operas, like Mozart’s Queen of the Night (e Magic Flute) or Richard Strauss’ Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), to works of living composers, such as Peter Eötvös’ Love and Other Demons in Bremerhaven and Helmut Lachenmann’s Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern at Oper Frankfurt, gaining her a reputation as an excellent interpreter of 20th and 21st century music. She was a two-time winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at the district level, and winner of the Northwest Regional District. She returned to Arizona to join the voice faculty at NAU in 2016, and has since appeared with the Faculty Chamber Players, in solo recitals, and as a guest artist of the NAU Lyric eatre, as well as with the Flagsta Symphony.Kimberly Gratland James, mezzo sopranoKimberly Gratland James, Mezzo-Soprano, enjoys an active performance career in concert, recital, and operatic venues. Ms. James’ tone has been described as “well-rounded,” “deep, rich,” and “resonant.” Her performances have been noted for vocal strength, nuance, musicality, and convincing dramatic portrayals. She made her Lincoln Center debut in 2003 in John Adams’ Grand Pianola Music with John Adams conducting the London Sinfonietta and previously performed the piece with the New World Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Recent concert and chamber music performances include Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass (Classical Music Festival, Austria), Mahler’s 2nd Symphony (UNLV Symphony Orchestra), Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and orchestral songs by Ethel Smyth (Great Falls Symphony), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Idaho Falls Symphony), & Ravel’s Chansons madécasses (UNLV Chamber Series). Ms. James is an active recitalist having performed with her colleagues at national and international festivals, conferences, and national recital venues. She is equally at home in operatic repertoire having performed leading roles in a broad range of productions, most recently performing the world premiere of Behold the Man with Opera Las Vegas.James currently serves as the Acting Associate Director of the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Music and Associate Professor of Music. She earned advanced degrees from Rice University (MM) and Indiana University (DM).

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42Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus SoloistsRicardo Pereira made his professional operatic debut in 1992 in the world premiere of Ronaldo Miranda’s opera Don Casmurro at the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo. His performance repertoire includes Chamber Music, Art Song, Opera and Oratorio and world premieres of works by contemporary composers including Mozart’s Coronation Mass, C minor Mass and Requiem; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9; Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz; Puccini’s La Bohéme and Gianni Schicchi; Verdi’s La Traviata and Nabucco; Massenet’s Werther; Oenbach’s Barbe-Bleue; Bach’s Johannes Passion; Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Handel’s Messiah; Gomes’ A noite do Castelo; Or’s Carmina Burana; James DeMars’ An American Requiem. He appears in the CD Art Songs of Judith Cloud: Letting Escape a Song, performing songs that Cloud composed specically for him.Dr. Pereira, joined the NAU School of Music in 2001. He received his Doctorate of Musical Arts Vocal Performance degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, studying with Elizabeth Mosher. In Europe he studied privately in Turin with renowned Italian Maestro Elio Battaglia and in courses at Acquasparta, Naples, and Salzburg. Between 1992 and 1998 he was singer with the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo. In 1995 he was awarded rst prize in the Carlos Gomes Singing Competition in Campinas, Brazil.Ricardo Pereira, tenorRobert Allen Saunders, bassRobert Allen Saunders, bass, holds Masters and Doctoral degrees in voice from the renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, with an undergraduate degree in vocal performance from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He maintains an active performing schedule, recently singing recitals in Paris, France in October 2022 and in Mondavio, Italy in July 2023. Past performances in the genre of oratorio include the bass solos for two performances of Mozart’s Requiem Mass in Russia with the State Orchestra of Russia in Moscow and with the St. Petersburg State Orchestra in St. Petersburg. Saunders also performed as the bass soloist in Frigyes Hidas’ Requiem at Middle Tennessee State University, Raphael in Joseph Haydn’s e Creation with the Lubbock Choral, and the bass soloist in works by J.S. Bach and Orlando Gibbons with e Viola da gamba Dojo of New York, directed by John Mark Rozendaal. Saunders has also performed as a soloist with the Toledo, Ohio, Lubbock, Texas, and Flagsta, Arizona symphonies. Saunders is an Associate Professor in the Northern Arizona University School of Music where he teaches private vocal lessons, master classes, vocal pedagogy, and lyric diction.

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43Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Program NotesExcerpted from notes by Bruce LamottPolitical BackgroundEight of Handel’s previous dramatic oratorios composed in London had been based on the history of the Old Testament Israelites, but the heroic exploits of Judas Maccabaeus were particularly relevant to the contemporary circumstances of his audience. Leader of the eponymous Maccabean Revolt in 160-167 BCE against the Greek Seleucid Empire, Judas recovered the Second Temple of Jerusalem and preserved the Jewish religion against the encroachment of Hellenistic culture. Similarly, the Duke of Cumberland – to whom Handel dedicated Judas Maccabaeus – had recently quashed the Jacobite Rising of 1745 at the Battle of Culloden, thereby protecting the monarchy from James Francis Edward Stuart and his French allies. Handel’s audience could readily identify with the anxieties and triumphs of a “chosen people” under the threat of rebellion at home and invasion from abroad, as did audiences for the next two centuries who made it–second only to Messiah – Handel’s most popular oratorio.Synopsise story is taken from the First Book of Maccabees in the Apocrypha and the Antiquities by the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus. In Part I, the Israelites lament the death of Mattathias, father of Judas Maccabaeus and previous leader of the Jewish resistance to persecution under Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King of Syria. Accepting the role of leader, Judas incites a rebellion, resolving to face liberty or death.In Part II the Jews celebrate their victory over Apollonius and all of Samaria but are interrupted by the news that the troops of Antiochus are on the march from Egypt to “root out Israel’s strength, and to erase /Ev’ry memorial of the sacred place,” i.e., the Second Temple in Jerusalem, sacred center of Judaism for centuries. Judas summons the people to arms while Simon, Judas’s younger  : J MG. F. H (-)Composed: July 8 – August 11, 1746Premiere PerformanceApril 1, 1747, Royal Opera House, LondonText1 Maccabees & Antiquitatum Judaicum by 1st century Jewish historian JosephusLibretto by omas Morell (1703-84)ForcesSATB Chorus and Youth ChorusS, A, T, B soloists2 utes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani and side drumViolins I and II, violaBasso continuo: cello, bass, bassoon, harpsichord, organDuration (1 hour, 48 minutes)First Part: ca. 42 minutesSecond Part: ca. 38 minutesPart the ird: ca. 28 minutes

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44brother and later high priest of Jerusalem, and the representative Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man, invoke God to drive out the profane worship.Part III begins in Jerusalem with the celebration of the Feast of Lights in the reconsecrated sanctuary of the Temple. A messenger arrives “with tidings of impetuous joy” that Judas has vanquished enemies of Israel’s peace and liberty. e people greet the conquering hero, and Judas pauses to prepare “obsequies for those who bravely fell in war.” e Jewish Ambassador to Rome (Eupolemus) enters with a treaty from the Roman Senate, guaranteeing the freedom and independence of Judaea, and the grateful people welcome the arrival of “lovely peace.”e LibrettoJudas Maccabaeus marks a departure from Handel’s previous London oratorios, both in its tone and construction. It is the rst libretto written by Rev. omas Morell, D.D. (1703-84), who would continue to write the books for four to six more of Handel’s nal oratorios. ough less sophisticated in his poetry than Handel’s previous librettists, Morrell was a good t with the new and less sophisticated audience. Handel had recently opened ticket sales to the general public, making his performances more accessible to a greater cross-section of Londoners than his previous aristocratic subscribers, and Morrell responded with less subtlety, more pageantry, and closer connection with current events. e dedication to Judas makes this clear: “e plan was designed as a compliment to the Duke of Cumberland upon his returning victorious from Scotland… Had not the Duke carried his point triumphantly, this Oratorio could not have been brought on.”e MusicA singular feature of Judas is its generic characterization, and the majority of the work is given to an allegorical duo, Israelitish Woman (soprano), Israelitish Man (mezzo-soprano) who give voice to the personal feelings of their people, and to the Chorus of Israelites, without the multiple roles of friends and foes that they portray in other oratorios. Recitatives introduce the solo airs, but there is no dialogue as is found Handel’s more operatic oratorios, further supporting the observation thatJudas is more pageant than drama.e Overture (instrumental introduction) begins with solemnity betting the opening obsequies for Judas’s father, a French overture with dotted rhythm in G minor. Its fugal Allegro with its rapidly reiterated sixteenth-notes introduces an element that will be heard throughout the work: a style calledconcitato (agitated). Handel employs it frequently in the orchestral accompaniments to the martial music that lies ahead.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Program Notes

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45Part One begins with two mournful lamentations by the “aicted children” of Zion, mourning the death of Mattathias, who had led the resistance against the suppression of Jewish religion and the imposition of pagan rites in the Temple. e choruses vacillate between expressions of misery, oppression, piety, and triumph. Following a hymn-like invocation (“Hear us, oh Lord”) the chorus rallies around Judas “resolv’d on conquest or a glorious fall” with optimistically rising scales of hope. e churning arpeggios suggesting a “battle symphony” that opens Part Two abruptly halt when the singers, in a downward arpeggio, proclaim in unison, “Fall’n is the foe.” Twice Handel interrupts their mounting jubilation with a startlingly sympathetic reection the defeated: “fall’n” sungsotto voce over string pulsations. e most famous tune in Judas Maccabaeus is actually a chorus in Part ree he wrote for his oratorio,Joshua. It proved so popular that he added it toJudas in 1751, but Beethoven’s title for twelve variations for cello and piano on “‘See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes’ fromJudas Maccabaeus permanently xed its identication with the later work. (Although Master Chorale’s performance is primarily the earlier 1747 version, we’ve including this spectacular chorus of jubilation as well.)AerwordJudas Maccabaeus was performed at least 54 times in Handel’s lifetime, undergoing a variety of modications, transpositions, and adjustments in roles. It earned the composer net prots of nearly £3,000, and, according to Dean, “For once the whole royal family and all classes of opinion except the Jacobites were found in the same camp.” Long aer the Duke of Cumberland was buried, Handel’s oratorio not only transcended current events but even its central topic. Its themes of liberty, courage, triumph over oppression, and peace found resonance with revolutionaries well into the twentieth century. Even Nazi Germany could not resist Handel’s musical appeal, but had to disguise one of the greatest Jewish heroes asWilhelm von Nassau. Master Chorale of Flagsta oers this performance of Judas Maccabaeus in solidarity with all those across history who have striven for liberty and freedom, resonating with the common desire for peace.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Program Notes

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46LibrettoFIRST PART 1. Ouverture (Chorus of Israelites, lamenting the death of Mattathias, the father of Judas Maccabaeus.)2. Chorus of IsraelitesMourn, ye aicted children, the remainsof captive Judah, mourn in solemn strains;Your sanguine hopes of liberty give o’e r,Your hero, friend and father is no more.3. Recitative (Israelitish Man)Well may your sorrows, brethren, owIn all th’expressive signs of woe:your soer garments tear,and squalid sackcloth wear;your drooping heads with ashes strew,and with the owing tear your cheeks bedew.(Israelitish Woman)Daughters, let your distressful criesand loud lament ascend the skies;your tender bosoms beat, and tear,with hands remorseless, your dishevell’d hair.For pale and breathless Mattathias lies,sad emblem of his country’s miseries!4. Duet (Israelitish Woman and Man)From this dread scene, these adverse pow’rs,ah, whither shall we y?O Solyma! thy boasted tow’rsin smoky ruins lie.5. Chorus of IsraelitesFor Sion lamentation make,with words that weep, and tears that speak.6. Recitative (Simon)Not vain is all this storm of grief,to vent our sorrows, gives relief.Wretched indeed! But let not Judah’s racetheir ruin with desponding arms embrace.Distractful doubt and desperationill become the chosen nation,chosen by the great I AM,the Lord of hosts, who, still the same,we trust, will give attentive earto the sincerity of pray’r.7. Air (Israelitish Woman)Pious orgies, pious airs,decent sorrow, decent pray’rs,will to the Lord ascend, and movehis pity, and regain his love.8. Chorus of IsraelitesO Father, whose almighty pow’rthe Heav’ns, and earth, and seas adore!e hearts of Judah, thy delight,in one defensive band unite.And grant a leader bold, and brave,if not to conquer, born to save.9. Accompagnato (Simon)I feel, I feel the Deity within,who (the bright cherubim between)his radiant glory erst display’d;to Israel’s distressful pray’rhe hath vouchsafe’d a gracious ear,and points out Maccabaeus to their aid:Judas shall set the captive free,and lead us all to victory.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and Translations

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4710. Air (Simon)Arm, arm, ye brave! A noble cause,the cause of heav’n your zeal demands.In defence of your nation, religion, and laws,the almighty Jehovah will strengthen your hands. Chorus of IsraelitesWe come, we come, in bright array,Judah, thy sceptre to obey.11. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus)‘Tis well, my friends; with transport I beholdthe spirit of our fathers, fam’d of oldfor their exploits in war. Oh, may they rewith active courage you, their sons, inspire:as when the mighty Joshua fought,and those amazing wonders wrought,stood still, obedient to his voice, the sun,till kings he had destroy’d, and kingdoms won.12. Air (Judas Maccabaeus)Call forth thy pow’rs, my soul, and darethe conict of unequal war.Great is the glory of the conqu’ring sword,that triumphs in sweet liberty restor’d. 13. Recitative (Israelitish Woman)To heav’n’s immortal King we kneel,for blessings on this exemplary zeal.Bless him, Jehovah, bless him, and once moreTo thy own Israel liberty restore.14. Air (Israelitish Woman)O liberty, thou choicest treasure,seat of virtue, source of pleasure;life, without thee, knows no blessing,no endearment worth caressing.17. Duet (Israelitish Woman and Man)Come, ever-smiling liberty,and with thee bring thy jocund train.For thee we pant, and sigh for thee,with whom eternal pleasures reign.18. Chorus of IsraelitesLead on, lead on! Judah disdainsthe galling load of hostile chains.19. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus)So will’d my father, now at restin the eternal mansions of the blest:“Can ye behold,” said he, “the miseries,in which the long-insulted Judah lies?Can ye behold their sore distress,and not, at least, attempt redress?”en, faintly, with expiring breath,“Resolve, my sons, on liberty, or death.”We come! O see, thy sons preparethe rough habiliments of war;with hearts intrepid, and revengeful hands,to execute, O sire, thy dread commands.20. Semi-chorus of Israelitish MenDisdainful of danger, we’ll rush on the foe,that thy pow’r, O Jehovah, all nations may know.21. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus)Ambition! If e’er honor was thine aim,challenge it here:the glorious cause gives sanction to thy claim.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and Translations

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4822. Air (Judas Maccabaeus)No unhallow’d desireour breasts shall inspire,Nor lust of unbounded pow’r.But peace to obtain:free peace let us gain,and conquest shall ask no more.26. Chorus of IsraelitesHear us, O Lord, on thee we call,resolv’d on conquest, or a glorious fall.SECOND PART 27. Chorus of IsraelitesFall’n is the foe. So fall thy foes, O Lord,where warlike Judas wields his righteous sword.28. Recitative (Israelitish Man)Victorious hero! Fame shall tell,with her last breath, how Apollonius fell,and all Samaria ed, by thee pursuedthrough hills of carnage and a sea of blood.While thy resistless prowess dealt around,With their own leader’s sword, the deathful wound.us, too, the haughty Seron, Syria’s boast,before thee fell with his unnumber’d host.29. Air (Israelitish Man)So rapid thy course is,not numberless forceswithstand thy all-conquering sword.ough nations surround thee,no pow’r shall confound thee,‘till freedom again be restor’d. 33. Recitative (Israelitish Woman)Oh, let eternal honors crown his name:Judas! rst worthy in the rolls of fame.Say, “He put on the breast-plate as a giant,and girt his warlike harness about him;In his acts he was like a lion,and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his p r e y.”34. Air (Israelitish Woman)From mighty kings he took the spoil,and with his acts made Judah smile.Judah rejoiceth in his name,and triumphs in her hero’s fame. 35. Duet & Chorus of IsraelitesHail, hail, Judea, happy land!Salvation prospers in his hand.36. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus)anks to my brethren; but look up to heav’n;to heav’n let glory and all praise be giv’n;to heav’n give your applause,nor add the second cause,as once your fathers did in Midian,saying, “the sword of God and Gideon.”It was the Lord that for his Israel fought,and this our wonderful salvation wrought.37. Air (Judas Maccabaeus)How vain is man, who boasts in ghtthe valor of gigantic might!And dreams not that a hand unseendirects and guides this weak machine. Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and Translations

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4940. Recitative (Israelitish Messenger)O Judas, O my brethren!New scenes of bloody warIn all their horrors rise.Prepare, prepare,Or soon we fall a sacriceTo great Antiochus; from th’Egyptian coast,(where Ptolemy hath Memphis and Pelusium lost)he sends the valiant Gorgias, and commandshis proud, victorious bandsto root out Israel’s strength, and to eraseev’ry memorial of the sacred place.41. Air (Israelitish Woman) & ChorusAh! wretched, wretched Israel! fall’n, how low,from joyous transport to desponding woe.42. Recitative (Simon)Be comforted, nor think these plagues are sentfor your destruction, but for chastisement.Heav’n o in mercy punisheth, that sinMay feel its own demerits from within,and urge not utter ruin. Turn to God,and draw a blessing from his iron rod.43. Air (Simon)e Lord worketh wondershis glory to raise;and still, as he thunders,is fearful in praise.44. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus)My arms! Against this Gorgias will I go.e Idumean governor shall knowhow vain, how ineective his design,while rage his leader, and Jehovah mine.45. Air (Judas Maccabaeus)Sound an alarm! Your silver trumpets sound,and call the brave, and only brave, around.Who listeth, follow: to the eld again.Justice with courage is a thousand men. ChorusWe hear, we hear the pleasing dreadful call:and follow thee to conquest; if to fall,for laws, religion, liberty, we fall.46. Recitative (Simon)Enough! To heav’n we leave the rest.Such gen’rous ardor ring ev’ry breast,we may divide our cares. e eld be thine,O Judas, and the sanctuary mine;For Sion, holy Sion, seat of God,in ruinous heaps, is by the heathen trod;such profanation calls for swi redress,if e’er in battle Israel hopes success.47. Air (Simon)With pious hearts, and brave as pious,O Sion, we thy call attend.Nor dread the nations that defy us,God our defender, God our friend.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and Translations

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5048. Recitative (Israelitish Man)Ye worshippers of God,Down, down with the polluted altars, down.Hurl Jupiter Olympius from his throne,Nor reverence Bacchus with his ivy crownand ivy-wreathed rod.Our fathers never knewhim, or his beastly crew,or, knowing, scorn’d such idol vanities.(Israelitish Woman)No more in Sion let the virgin throng,wild with delusion, pay their nightly songto Ashtoreth, yclep’t the Queen of Heav’n.Hence to Phoenicia be the goddess driv’n,or be she, with her priests and pageants, hurl’dto the remotest corner of the world,ne’er to delude us more with pious lies.50. Duet (Israelitish Woman and Man)O! never, never bow we downto the rude stock or sculptur’d stone.But ever worship Israel’s God, ever obedient to his awful nod.Chorus of IsraelitesWe never, never will bow downTo the rude stock or sculptur’d stone.We worship God, and God alone.THIRD PART 51. Air (Israelitish Priest)Father of Heav’n! from thy eternal throne,look with an eye of blessing down;while we prepare with holy rites,to solemnize the feasts of lights.And thus our grateful hearts employ;and in y praisethis altar raise,with carols of triumphant joy. 52. Accompagnato (Simon)See, see yon ames, that from the altar broke,in spiry streams pursue the trailing smoke.e fragrant incense mounts the yielding air;sure presage that the Lord hath heard our pray’r.53. Recitative (Israelitish Woman)Oh, grant it, Heav’n, that our long woes may cease,and Judah’s daughters taste the calm of peace;sons, brothers, husbands to bewail no more,tortur’d at home, or havock’d in the war.54. Air (Israelitish Woman)So shall the lute and harp awake,and sprightly voice sweet descant run,seraphic melody to make,in the pure strains of Jesse’s son.55. Recitative (Israelitish Messenger)From Capharsalama, on eagle wings I y,With tidings of impetuous joy.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and Translations

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51Came Lysias, with his host, array’din coat of mail; their massy shieldsof gold and brass, ash’d lightning o’erthe elds,while the huge tow’r-back’d elephants display’da horrid front; but Judas, undismay’d,met, fought, and vanquish’d all the rageful train.Yet more, Nicanor lies with thousands slain;the blasphemous Nicanor, who deedthe living God, and, in his wanton pride,a public monument ordain’dof victories yet ungain’d.But lo! the conqueror comes; and on his spear,to dissipate all fear,he bears the vaunter’s head and hand,that threaten’d desolation to the land.56. Chorus of YouthsSee, the conqu’ring hero comes,sound the trumpet, beat the drums.Sports prepare, the laurel bring,songs of triumph to him sing.(Maidens)See the godlike youth advance,breathe the utes, and lead the dance.Myrtle wreaths, and roses twine,to deck the hero’s brow divine.(Israelites)See, the conqu’ring hero comes,sound the trumpets, beat the drums.Sports prepare, the laurel bring,songs of triumph to him sing.57. March58. Soli (alto, tenor) & Chorus of IsraelitesSing unto God, and high aections raise,to crown this conquest with unmeasur’d praise.59. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus)Sweet ow the strains, that strike my feasted ear.Angels might stoop from heav’n to hearthe comely song we sing,to Judah’s Lord and King.But pause awhile: due obsequies prepareto those who bravely fell in war.to Eleazar special tribute pay.rough slaughter’d troops he cut his wayto the distinguish’d elephant, and, whelm’d beneaththe stabbed monster, triumph’d in a glorious death.62. Air (Judas Maccabaeus)With honor let desert be crown’d,the trumpet ne’er in vain shall sound;but, all attentive to alarms,the willing nations y to arms,and, conquering or conquer’d, claim the prizeof happy earth, or far more happy skies.61. Recitative (Eupolemus, Jewish Ambassador to Rome)Peace to my countrymen; peace and liberty.From the great senate of imperial Rome,with a rm league of amity, I come.Rome, whate’er nation dare insult us more,Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and Translations

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52will rouse, in our defence, her vet’ran pow’r,and stretch her vengeful arm, by land or sea,“to curb the proud, and set the injur’d f r e e .”62. Chorus of IsraelitesTo our great God be all the honor giv’n,that grateful hearts can send from earth to heav’n.63. Recitative (Israelitish Woman)Again to earth let gratitude descend.Praiseworthy is our hero and our friend.Come then, my daughters, choicest art bestow,to weave a chaplet for the victor’s brow;and in your songs for ever be confess’dthe valor that preserv’d, the pow’r that bless’d,bless’d you with hours, that scatter, as they y,so quiet, gentle love, and boundless joy.64. Duet (Israelitish Woman and Man)O lovely peace, with plenty crown’d,come, spread thy blessings all around.Let eecy ocks the hills adorn,and valleys smile with wavy corn.Let the shrill trumpet cease, nor other soundbut nature’s songsters wake the cheerful morn. 65. Air (Simon)Rejoice, O Judah, and, in songs divine,with cherubim and seraphim harmonious join!Chorus of IsraelitesHallelujah! Amen.Go for Baroque: Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus Text and TranslationsAbove: Cantemos Performance, 2023

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59Presented with Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra & NAU Shrine of the Ages ChoirVisionaries in SOUND AND MOTIONCharles Latshaw & Timothy Westerhaus, conductorsProgramMary D. Watkins (b. 1939) Five Movements in Color1. Once Upon a Time2. Soul of Remembrance3. Urban Suave4. Slow Burn5. Drive by RunnerIntermissionJocelyn Hagen (b. 1980) e Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci*1. Painting and Drawing2. Practice3. Ripples4. e Greatest Good5. e Vitruvian Man6. Invention7. Nature8. Perception9. Look at the Stars *is multimedia performance uses synchronizing technology of MUSÉIK soware from Ion Concert Media for video projections.

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60Visionaries in Sound and Motion Featured ComposersMary D. Watkins is a prolic composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and recording artist. She has won critical praise and awards for her numerous symphonic works, lm scores, songs, and pieces for classical and jazz instrumentalists. Soul of Remembrance is one of her most popular orchestral works. It has been recorded by the New Black Music Repertory Ensemble of Chicago (Albany Records 2009), and it has been performed recently by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, and many other orchestras.She has also composed three full-length operas on historical themes: Queen Clara (about Clara Barton, 2005); Dark River: e Fannie Lou Hamer Story (2009); and Emmet Till, the Opera (2019). She has recently completed a segment of an opera about mass incarceration for White Snake Projects, which premiered online in May 2021.Watkins has a degree in classical composition from Howard University, and she has composed both classical and jazz music, oen fusing the styles and incorporating other forms of American music including gospel, spiritual, and pop genres. She won a Female Composer grant from Opera America in 2020, and she has previously won composer fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Gerbode Foundation, Meet the Composer Foundation, California Arts Council and the City of Oakland. She received a 2021 Artist Legacy Award from the California Arts Council and she was recognized with a 2022 Composers Now Visionary Award. To learn more and watch video excerpts of her work, please visit www.marydwatkins.com.Mary D. Watkins (Five Movements in Color, 1994)e Stitch Fix Flagsta

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61Visionaries in Sound and Motion Featured ComposersJocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). She is a pioneer in the eld of composition, pushing the expectations of musicians and audiences with large-scale multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, opera, and publishing. Her rst forays into composition were via songwriting, still very evident in her work. e majority of her compositions are for the voice: solo, chamber and choral. Her melodic music is rhythmically driven and texturally complex, rich in color and deeply heartfelt. In 2019 and 2020, choirs and orchestras across the country are premiering her multimedia symphony e Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci that includes video projections created by a team of visual artists, highlighting da Vinci’s spectacular drawings, inventions, and texts. Hagen describes her process of composing for choir, orchestra and lm simultaneously in a Tedx Talk given at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, now available on YouTube. Hagen’s commissions include Conspirare, the Minnesota Opera, the Minnesota Orchestra, Voces8, the International Federation of Choral Music, the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota, Georgia, Connecticut and Texas, the North Dakota Music Teachers Association, Cantus, the Boston Brass, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the St. Olaf Band, among many others. Her work is independently published through JH Music, as well as through Graphite Publishing, G. Schirmer, EC Schirmer, Fred Bock Music Publishing, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and Boosey and Hawkes.Jocelyn Hagen (e Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 2019)reshold Choir

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66I’m so proud to announce Chamber Music Sedona’s 41st season. Hot off the glow of our anniversary year, we are presenting a tremendous lineup of programs and star artists. From celebrating the romantic glory of Rachmaninoff, to welcoming back the popular Tessa Lark and the venerable Orion String Quartet, to introducing new faces like saxophone phenomenon Steven Banks, this season has something for everyone. See you at the concerts! - Nick Canellakis, Artistic DirectorOur 41st Anniversary begins this November!Visit our website and sign up for updatesRachmaninoff: A Two-Piano CelebrationNovember 5, 2023Roman Rabinovich, piano | Orion Weiss, pianoLark & Thurber with Charles OvertonJanuary 7, 2024Winter Salon: Whimsical StringsSaturday, Feb 10, 2024The Art of the Piano QuartetFebruary 11, 2024Gloria Chien, piano | Arnaud Sussmann, violinMilena Pajaro De Stadt, viola | Nicholas Canellakis, celloOrion String Quartet Farewell TourMarch 24, 2024Spring Salon: Adam Golka in RecitalApril 23, 2024Star of the SaxophoneApril 28, 2024Steven Banks, saxophone | Xak Bjerken, pianoMagniﬁcent Musicin the Majestic Red RocksChamber Music Sedona

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68With gratitude to all Master Chorale of Flagsta DonorsGis received September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023Friend (up to $49)Issac Avenia-TapperFae BieglerCarrie BiejingSarah Caseylore dickeyStacy FergusonAimee FincherSteve & Stephanie GallowayStephanie HammondKatie KingLarry McFatterBetty MorganIvan OschsnerDouglas RiddleKate RoseCharly SpiningEvan WorthingtonContributor ($50 - $99)Linda AngersteinJohn & Kathleen EastwoodJake & Donna JacobsonNorman & Karen JohnsonMary KuskinElizabeth A. LaGroNancy PaxtonJim & Debbie SchmelzleStan & Dawn SutherlandMarcia WiesnerAlycia WinchesterSponsor ($100 - $199)Jerey Munn & Suzanne AldrichRichard & Kathy AllanDebbie BellRichard & Benita BoydDavid BrimhallMichael & Ilean CaseyScott & Jill ConlonTyler ConlonKaren CookDeborah HillBarbara HoeneckeNorman Pih & Kathy McConnell Tom PhelanRobert SanfordDebbie SheehanSharon SkeerBernadette VidaLina WallenNancy Wiechec2023 Master Chorale of Flagsta Donors

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69Patron ($200 - $299)Ramsey BecksteadDavid HeacockCindy KellyHannah KolusSuzanne MotsingerSteve & Deb RobertsKaren UnderhillBenefactor ($300 - $499)Geo Barnard & Diane VosickDavid & Mary BestTim & Jody McKayJoan ScottJamie ShontzKaren UnderhillCarl & Holly Taylor Isabella ZagareConductor’s Circle ($500 and above)A Texas AngelArizona Commission on the ArtsArizona Community Foundation of FlagstaHonorable Mark AspeyCity of Flagsta / BBB RevenuesJames & Lauren Carsonomas J. Cleman & Sonya KennedyCreative FlagstaLiz GrobsmithEva JohnsonSally E. KruegerDrs. John & Marina Little Richard & MaryLynn QuartaroliDavid Shaer & Donna WeistropDavid & Patricia ShontzLeslie SchulzDr. Tim Westerhaus2023 Master Chorale of Flagsta Donors

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70Please call 928-864-5887 or email info.masterchorale@gmail.com if you are interested.masterchorale.netStep up Your Support of Master Chorale—Be a SponsorNow in its 46 season under strong leadership, the Master Chorale is committed to providing excellent choral music performances, education, and outreach to enrich the quality of life in northern Arizona. Reasons to partner with MCF• Advertise your business: As a sponsor, your name and your message will be communicated eectively to community members to help promote your business• Foster a vibrant community: Help foster a vibrant and diverse community by supporting a local nonprot arts organization• Inspire creativity: Individuals exposed to the arts can expand their creative skills in the workplace, community, and homeSponsorship LevelsSeason Sponsor ($5000)• Recognized by name on front cover of season program • Receive full-page ad inside program plus a full-page color ad on program cover • Public ‘ank You’ at all concerts; listing under ‘Sponsors’ in our season program • Logo on MCF website, MCF social media, and in print media advertis-ing for all concerts • Banner exposure for all concerts Concert Sponsor ($2500)• Receive full-page ad in season program plus a full-page ad on program cover (back, inside front, inside back, if available)• Public ‘ank You’ at the concert you are sponsoring; listing under ‘Sponsors’ in our season program• Logo on MCF website and in print media advertising for relevant concert• Receive thanks on MCF social media including your logo prior to your sponsored concert.• Banner exposure for relevant concertOrchestra Sponsor (Amount varies by concert)• Receive full-page B&W ad in season program• Public ‘ank you’ at the concert; listing under ‘Sponsors’ in our season program• Logo on MCF website and in print media advertising for relevant concert• Receive thanks on MCF social media including your logo prior to the relevant concert• Banner exposure for relevant concert

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71Advertiser IndexPlease patronize and thank our advertisers who support e Master Chorale of FlagstaAcionado Framing 10Arizona Music Pro 37Aspen Financial Strategies 34Aspey, Watkins, & Diesel PLLC 12Chamber Music Sedona 66Coconino Center for the Arts 62Dawn Sutherland Fine Art 24Edward Jones 4Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 8Faithworks 15Flagsta Endodontics 13Flagsta Federated Community Church 8Flagsta Nail Salon 31Flagsta Shakespeare Festival 23Flagsta Symphony Orchestra 57Gold Wol Jewelers 34Heath’s Auto Service Inc. 36Heath’s Paint Center 35KNAU Arizona Public Radio 55Lancaster Leadership 53Laura Chamberlin Professional Chef 53Little Music Makers of Flagsta, LLC inside back cover Lowell Observatory 67MCF Alto Section 10MCF Bass Section 12MCF Soprano Section 13MCF Tenor Section 13Northern Arizona Dermatology 24Northern Arizona Orthodontics 53Orchestra Northern Arizona 56Realty Executives of Flagsta 40Renewal by Andersen 63San Francisco de Asís Catholic Church 21Sedona International Film Festival 14Southwest Fencing Club (Flagsta Branch) 32Tesano Contracting, LLC back covereatrikos eatre Company 22e Stitch Fix Flagsta 60reshold Choir 61UPDESIGN Studio Architects 35Verde Valley Voices 54Weatherford Hotel 7West, Christensen, DeGomez, & Ignace PLLC 8Westside Veterinary Clinic 35Z and G Emporium inside front coverAbove: Big Sing! Flagsta, 2022 / Photo credit: Jordyn DeAnda

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72Funding for the Master Chorale of Flagsta provided in part byCreative Flagsta & City of Flagsta BBB RevenuesArizona Community Foundation of FlagstaArizona Commission on the ArtsConcert Sponsor Arizona Music Pro-Big Sing! Flagsta 2023Renewal by Anderson-Big Sing! Flagsta 2023Little Music Makers of Flagsta- Carols in the Mountains Tesano Contracting- Go For Baroque Z and G Emporium-Let Me ListenOrchestra SponsorA Texas Angel-Carols in the Mountains, Elden Brass QuintetDrs. Donna Weistrop & David Shaer-Go For Baroque, Voc al Soloists SponsorBig Sing! Participating GroupsSechrist Elementary Choir, Kaitlyn LeungPuente de Hózhó Elementary School, Joe Rauschenbach, Fernanda RoblesBASIS School Choirs (6th Grade 2-part & 8-12 SATB), Christian MartinMt. Elden Middle School, Tim McKayFlagsta High School, Stephanie GallowayMaster Chorale of Flagsta, Tim WesterhausNAU Choral Union: Christina Nelson, Eric Betz, Brett Friedman, Ryan Holder, Tim WesterhausSpecial thanks to: Rachel Dueck, Graphic Designer and Program LayoutJody McKay, Web DesignNancy Wiechec, Chorale Program Photography PS Printing-Posters and Club CardsArizona Litho-Program Printing David Shaer-Photography, Graphics, and more!Northern Arizona UniversityDr. Björn Krondorfer, Martin-Springer Institute DirectorDr. Eric Lenz, Kitt School of Music DirectorJennifer Saunders, Academic Program CoordinatorFlagsta Symphony OrchestraCharles LatshawStephanie Stallings Coconino Center for the ArtsJulie ComnickSarah DowningJay GallegosJonathan StoneFlagsta Unied School DistrictStephanie Galloway, Flagsta High SchoolKaren Whitaker, Coconino High SchoolSteven RhodesArdrey AuditoriumStephanne LHommedieu, Manager, eater & Public EventsLen Truelsen, Technical DirectorLily Bartholomew, eater & Public Events CoordinatorRob Cannon, Technical Director, SeniorAcknowledgementsWith gratitude to

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