SHENANDOAH CHORUS
Hillary Ridgley , director

SHENANDOAH VOICES
Richard W. Robbins, director

CONSERVATORY CHOIR
Richard W. Robbins, director

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Shenandoah Chorus

Hillary Ridgley, director
James Newsome, accompanist
Jacob Derges, Luka Mendoza-Felix, Logan Sawyer, percussion

Lumen

Abbie Betinis (b. 1980)

In the Spring Sea

James McCray (1938–2024)

Watane

Mark Sirett (b. 1952)

Hands Are Knockin’

Kyle Pederson (b. 1971)

Shenandoah Voices

Richard W. Robbins, director
Andrew Wood, collaborative pianist

I Will Always Give Thanks

R(obert) King (c.1660–c.1726?)

Beati Mortui, op. 115 No. 1

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)

Maximiliano Fernández Escalona, soloist
José Barrera-Garcia, soloist
William Ashley, soloist
Julian Robbins, soloist

Swing Down Chariot

Traditional Spiritual
arr. André J. Thomas (b. 1952)

Chris Limjuco, soloist
Peter George, soloist

Alway Something Sings

Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

Christian Philbert, soloist
Noah Shenk, soloist
Ishmael Parsons, soloist

Conservatory Choir

Richard W. Robbins, director
Jr. Medina, collaborative pianist

Ave verum corpus

William Byrd (1543–1623)

From Sechs Quartette, op. 112

I. Sehnsucht
II. Nächtens

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Zhávoronok

Victor Kalinnikov (1870–1923)

Veniki

Russian Folk Song
arr. Feodosy Rubtsov (1904–1986)

Alleluia

Randall Thompson (1899–1984)

When the Shining Gates Unfold

James Hott Ruebush (1865–1948)

Idumea

Shape note tune from the Shenandoah Valley (c.1816)
arr. Rick Bjella

Jonathan Toomer, violin
Kaysea Calvert, violin

Combined Choirs

Shenandoah

American Folksong
arr. James Erb (1926–2014)

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