present
Songs of Nature
SHENANDOAH CHORUS
Hillary Ridgley , director
SHENANDOAH VOICES
Richard W. Robbins, director
CONSERVATORY CHOIR
Richard W. Robbins, director
Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
SHENANDOAH VOICES
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
When I Rise Up
J. David Moore (b. 1962)
Poem by Wendell Berry (b. 1934)
Clint Curfman, solo
Scarborough Fair
English Folk Song
arr. Michael Higgins (2023)
Christopher Limjuco, graduate conductor
Logan Casto, piano
When the Roses Come Again
Thomas Juneau (2015)
Poem by Arthur W. French (1848–1916)
Canto del Agua
Venezuelan Folk Song
arr. David Hill (2010)
Joshua Klein, guitar
Brodie Meyers, percussion
Logan Casto, piano
SHENANDOAH CHORUS
Hillary Ridgley, conductor
Beda Vining, piano
A Time for Singing
Pat Messick (1956–2021)
Hotaru Koi
Traditional
arr. Roh Ogura (1916–1990)
Eu e Voce
Traditional
arr. J. Edmund Hughes (b. 1947)
Cluck, Old Hen
Traditional
arr. David E. Poole
Riley Taylor, soloist
Grace Ashy, soloist
Jessica Yorke, soloist
Emily Kittlaus, soloist
CONSERVATORY CHOIR
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
Deep River
Spiritual
arr. Harry T. Burleigh (1866–1949)
Lockung (from Gartenlieder), op. 3, No. 1
Fanny Hensel (1805–1847)
kasar mie la gaji (“The Earth Is Tired”)
Alberto Grau (b. 1937)
The Peace of Wild Things
Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
Poem by Wendell Berry
Jr Medina, piano
Selections from The Canticle of the Sun, op. 123
III. Allegro con brio: “Praised be my Lord for our Brother Fire”
IV. Largo espressivo: “Praised be my Lord for our Mother the Earth”
V. Adagio con fervore: “Praised be my Lord for all those who pardon one another”
Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Grace Ashby, soprano
Jr Medina, piano
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