I. IN JOY AND IN LONGING

Ye Shall Go Out With Joy (from Three Isaiah Prophecies)

John Ness Beck

Sicut Cervus (As the Deer)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Deep River (in memory of Lester “Buzz” Sawyer)
Hastings Reeves, bass-baritone
Dr. Phil Norris, trumpet
Seoyon Lim, piano

arr. Phil Norris
(premiere performance)

II. IN LIFE AND IN DEATH

Neither Angels, Nor Demons, Nor Powers

Timothy K. Takach

God, Thou Art Love
Julia Clearman, piano

Craig Courtney

I Love the Lord (Psalm 116)
Bethany Jackson, Jessi Laeger, Michele Seiffert,
Ryan Anderson, Matt Hagestuen soloists

Jonathan Harvey

Offertory:

Prof. Carol Eikum, soprano
“His Eye is on the Sparrow”
Seoyon Lim, piano

arr. Luigi Zaninelli

III. BECAUSE OF GOD'S LOVE

He Never Sleeps
Anthony Potts, bass-baritone
Seoyon Lim, piano

arr. William David Brown/Fred Bock

To God: In Memoriam M. B.
Dr. Phil Norris, trumpet

Dominick Argento

 IV. THROUGHOUT ETERNITY

Love Him and Live On
Prof. Carol Eikum, soprano
Dr. Phil Norris, trumpet

Charles Forsberg

O Day Full of Grace

arr. F. Melius Christiansen

Great Day!
Brad Halbersma and Jason Meyer, tenors
Jillian Aydelotte, soprano

Moses Hogan

Jesus, I Adore Thee

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Cry Out and Shout

Knut Nystedt 

I. CREATION AND NATURE

The Heavens Are Telling
(from The Creation)

Franz Josef Haydn

The Earth Adorned (Sommarpsalm)
(sung in English)

Waldemar Åhlén

Trees
(Midwest premiere)

David DeLyser 

II. LOVE AND LIGHT

Christ the Apple Tree

Stanford Scriven

Ubi Caritas et amor

Maurice Duruflé

In the Light of His Glory and Grace

arr. Mark Shepperd

True Light

Keith Hampton

 III. PURITY AND COURAGE

Make Thou in Me, God, a pure heart, Opus 29, No. 2
(sung in German)

Johannes Brahms

Be Not Afraid

Knut Nystedt

Shout Glory

Byron Smith

 IV. SERVICE AND CARE

Kasar mie la gaji (the Earth is tired)

Alberto Grau

Earth Song

Frank Ticheli

For the Beauty of the Earth

arr. Mark Hayes

This is My Father’s World

arr. P. J. Christiansen

Benediction

Jesus I Adore Thee

13th century chant
arr. Stephen Caracciolo

I - Faith

Cantate Domino (sung in Latin)

Vytautas Miskinis (Lithuania)

Christus Factus Est (sung in Latin)

Anton Bruckner (Germany)

O Crux Splendidior (world premiere)
Dr. Jeremy Kolwinska, trombone

John Orfe (USA) 

O Crux

Mark Jennings (USA)

II - Hope

Processional: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten

American Shaker Hymn arr. William Hawley (USA)

Otche Nash (Our Father) sung in Russian

Nikolai Alexandrovich Kazakov (Russia)

The Lord’s Prayer

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Finland)

Beautiful River

American folk hymn arr. William Hawley

 III – Light

Lux Aurumque

Eric Whitacre (USA)

How Can I Keep From Singing? (from Three American Folk Hymns)

American folk hymn
arr. Ronald Staheli (USA)
 

look up…

Eric William Barnum (USA)

 IV – Joy

III. Alleluia (from Gloria Patri)

Urmas Sisask (Estonia)

Alleluia

Jukka Kankainen (Finland)

Ukrainian Alleluia

Craig Courtney (USA)

Transfiguration
poem by Florence Johnson

Robert Berglund (USA)

V –Truth

Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho
Dr. Jeremy Kolwinska, trombone

Spiritual arr. Phil Norris (USA)

I’ve Been in the Storm So Long

Spiritual arr. Jeffery L. Ames (USA)

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

Spiritual arr. Albert McNeil (USA)

This Little Light of Mine

Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan (USA)

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel

Spiritual arr. Kirby Shaw (USA)

 Benediction – Love

Jesus I Adore Thee

13th century chant arr. Stephen Caracciolo (USA)

Additional Repertoire

Dziedot Dzimu, Dziedot Augu
(I Will Sing, I Will Always Sing)
 

Alfreds Kalnins (Latvia)

El Hambo

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Finland)

 Humankind’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever
(Westminster Catechism)
I wish to see all arts, principally music, in the service of God who gave and created them.
Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I would not for the world forego my humble share of music...the Devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God.
(Martin Luther – foreword to the Wittenberg Gesangbuch, 1524)
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
(Johann Sebastian Bach)
 

 To the Glory of God Alone (Soli Deo Gloria)

Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise the Lord

Jeffery L. Ames

Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations (Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden) motet BWV 226

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Ehre Sei Gott in der Höhe (sung in German)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
(200th anniversary of birth)
 

Gloria (from the Masque of Angels)

Dominick Argento

Word Alone (Sola Scriptura)
The Bible is the inspired and authoritative Word of God

Organ solo: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Dr. Leonard Danek

J. S. Bach 

Speak, O Lord

Keith Getty & Stuart

Townend

arr. John Ferguson

 Faith Alone (Sola Fide)
Justification by faith in Christ

Be Still and Know That I Am God

Linda Tutas Haugen

Steal Away

Spiritual arr. Howard Helvey

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal

arr. Alice Parker

Christ Alone (Solus Christus)
Christ is the Savior and only mediator between God and humankind

Our Great Savior

arr. Robert Berglund

Ukrainian Alleluia

Craig Courtney

Transfiguration

Robert Berglund

 Grace Alone (Sola Gratia)
Salvation comes by grace alone

In Peace and Joy (I Now Depart)

James Fritschel

words by Martin Luther

A Rose Touched By the Sun’s Warm Rays

Jean Berger

Amazing Grace

arr. Jackson Berkey

Praise His Holy Name

Keith Hampton

Choral Benediction: Jesus, I Adore Thee

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Additional Repertoire ’08–09:

Amor de mi alma

Z. Randall Stroope

Animal Crackers: Set I

Eric Whitacre

Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
(from Music to Hear)

music by George Shearing
words by William Shakespeare

Cantata BWV 80: Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott

Johann Sebastian Bach

"I wish to see all arts, principally music, in the service of Him who gave and created them. Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I would not for the world forego my humble share of music......the devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God.” (Martin Luther – from his foreword to the Wittenberg Gesangbuch, 1524)

Laudate (Choral Fanfare)

Leland B. Sateren (1913–2007)

 Seek Not Afar for Beauty

Leland B. Sateren 

Singet Dem Herrn (Sing to the Lord a New Song)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’

Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872-1958)

Psalm 100

René Clausen
arr. Drew Collins

There is No Rose

René Clausen

God Thou Art Love

Craig Courtney

Jesus, I Adore Thee

13th century Chant arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1
I. A tempo giusto
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
V. Allegro

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Let All The World in Every Corner Sing
(Antiphon from Five Mystical Songs)

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Cantique de Jean Racine, Opus 11

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
ed. by John Rutter

In Christ Alone

Stuart Townend and Keith Getty
arr. David Angerman

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Four hands piano arr. Howard Helvey

Stay With Us (From Captive and Free)

Egil Hovland

Congori Shangó

Arr. William Belan

Quien Fuéra Como el Jasmín (from Indianas)

Carlos Guastavino

What a Wonderful World

Arr. René Clausen

Praise His Holy Name

Keith Hampton

Seeing (The Light of God's Presence)
…I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. (Isaiah 6:1) 

 Processional - Holy (Heilig)

 Felix Mendelssohn

 Cry Aloud
(from Three Prophecies of Isaiah)

John Ness Beck 

Warum ist das Licht gegeben, Op. 74, No. 1

Johannes Brahms

Lux Aeterna

Brian Schmidt

Adonai, Adonai (from Triumph of the Spirit)

Srul Irving Glick

Experiencing (The Truth of God)
And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Isaiah 6:3)

Holy

African-American Gospel Song
setting by A. Jeffrey LaValley
 

Light Everlasting

Olaf C. Christiansen 

Agnus Dei

(transcribed from Adagio for Strings, Op. 11)
Samuel Barber

Adonai, Roi (Chichester Psalms)

Leonard Bernstein

Wana Baraka

Kenyan praise song
arr. Shaun Kirchner

Hearing (The Voice of God)
The seraph touched my mouth with the coal and said:  “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” (Isaiah 6:7) 

Amazing Grace

arr. Ron Smail

Thou Shalt Know Him When He Comes

Mark Sirett 

His Voice as the Sound

arr. Alice Parker/Robert Shaw
Warner Brothers

How Deep the Father’s Love (for Us)

Stuart Townend and Keith Getty
arr. Lynette Port Peffley

My Heart Is Longing to Praise My Savior

Norwegian hymn
arr. Dan Oie

Going (In God's Service)
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I, send me!” (Isaiah 6:8) 

I’m Gonna Sing ‘Till the Spirit Moves in My Heart

Moses Hogan

Here I Am, Lord

Daniel L. Schutte, arr. Craig Courtney

Elijah Rock

arr. Moses Hogan

Jesus, I Adore Thee

13th century Gregorian chant
arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Famine Song

arr. Matt Culloton

Stars I Shall Find

David C. Dickau

“A marked change in disposition, heart, character, or the like; conversion.”
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
(2 Corinthians 5:17)

E'en so Lord Jesus Quickly Come

Paul Manz (USA)

The Exaltation of Christ

Charles Forsberg (USA)

Adoramus te, Christe
(sung in Latin)

Guiseppe Corsi (ITA)

And the Glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle...
(world permiere of revised version)
(sung in Hebrew and English)

Eric Barnum (USA)

Sanctus
(sung in Latin)

Craig Courtney (USA)

Za stupnik nash gahspohd Eesus
(Jesus Christ, Our Intercessor)
(sung in Russian)

Pavel Chesnokov (RUS)

Blahoslovy dushe moya hopoda
(Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul)
(sung in Ukrainian)

Kyrilo Stetsenko (UKR)

Lux Aeterna (2002; revised 2006)
(sung in Latin and English)
new poem We Call Them Blessed" by Michael Dennis Browne (2006)
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster (April 26, 1986)

David C. Dickaue (USA)

Pilgrims' Hymn (from the Three Hermits) (1997)
(poem by Michael Dennis Browne)

Stephen Paulus (USA)

Dresden Canticles (1997)
(sung in German, English and Latin)
For the celebration of the completion of the Frauenkirche
and the 800th anniversary of the city of Dresden

David C. Dickau (USA)

Witness

Spiritual arr. Jack Halloran (USA)

City Called Heaven

Spiritual arr. Josephine Poelinitz (USA)

Dnieper River
poem by Taras Shevchenko
(sung in Ukrainian)

Ukrainian folk song
arr. Rod Staheli (USA)

Prayer for Ukraine
poem by Taras Shevchenko
(sung in Ukrainian)

Mykola Lysenko (UKR)

Wade in the Water

Spiritual arr. Allen Koepke (USA)

Choral Benediction
Jesus I Adore Thee

13th century Gergorian chant (FRA)
arr. Stephen Caracciolo (USA)

American Chroal Festival - Leipzig, Germany

Alleluja (from motet BWV 260)

Johann Sebatian Bach

There Shall A Star Come Out of Jacob

Felix Mendelssohn

My Lord, What A Mornin'
African-American Spiritual

Arr. Harry T. Berleigh

Elijah Rock
African-American Spiritual

Arr. Moses Hogan

A Spiritual Journey: Worship Through the Seasons of Life
"The use of a good life is to spend it for that which will live beyond it." -Anonymous

Life as an Act of Worship

I Will Praise Thee, O Lord

Knut Nystedt

 Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden, BWV 230
(sung in German)

Johann Sebastian Bach  

Thou Who Art Over Us

Eskil Hemberg

Psalm 150
(world premiere performance)

Barbara Rogers

Prayers from the Heart

 Pilgrim's Hymn (from The Three Hermits)

Stephen Paulus 

The Lord's Prayer

Aleksandr Vujic'

Karin Boye's Evening Prayer

Egil Hovland

Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace

Mary MacDonald

A Life of Love and Service in God's Care: Loving, Receiving, and Giving

 Not One Sparrow is Forgotten

arr. William Hawley  

Alleluia

Ralph Manuel

Set Me As A Seal (for women's voices)

Richard Nance

Witness

arr. Jack Halloran

A Journey with a View: The Destination

 Amen

Jester Hairston 

The Lord is an Everlasting God

Kenneth Jennings

Come Sing to Me of Heaven (for men's voices)

arr. J. Aaron McDermid

Wade in the Water

arr. Allen Koepke

Choral Benediction

 Jesus, I Adore Thee

arr. Stephen Caracciolo  

A celebration of music by Minnesota composers (and friends)

Laudate (A Choral Fanfare)

Leland B. Sateren

Seek Not Afar for Beauty

Leland B. Sateren

The Lord is the Everlasting God

Kenneth Jennings

Deep River

spiritual
arr. René Clausen

To God (In Memorial M.B.)
Wade Schroeder, trumpet

Dominick Argento

Joshua
for chorus, two shofars, jazz trumpet and baritone and alto solos

arr. Phil Norris

Be Joyful, O Earth

Dale Warland

Fairest Lord Jesus

setting by Charles Forsberg

The Old Church (from Prairie Songs)

Stephen Paulus

Batter My Heart

Jonathan Veenker

Ride On, King Jesus

spiritual
arr. Moses Hogan

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

American hymn arr. Dan Kallman

He Never Failed Me Yet

Robert Ray

Choral Benediction:
Jesus, I Adore Thee

13th century chant
arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Cantate Domino (sung in Latin)

Josef Swider

Be Not Afraid

Knut Nystedt

Thou Who Art Over Us

Eskil Hemberg

Aftonen

Hugo Alfvén

Ride On, King Jesus

arr. Moses Hogan

Vøren (Spring)

Edward Grieg
arr. Paul J. Christiansen

Lux Aeterna (premiere)

David C. Dickau

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

arr. Dale Adelmann

I Love the Lord

Jonathan Harvey

Great Day

arr. Warren Martin

Love Him and Live On (premiere)

Charles Forsberg

Kjerringa med staven (The Old Woman With a Cane)

Norwegian folksong
arr. Leland B. Sateren

Sommarpsalm (The Earth Adorned)

Waldemar Åhlén

Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho (premiere)

arr. Phil Norris

Jesus, I Adore Thee (Adoro te devote) 13th century Gregorian chant

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

America, The Beautiful

arr. Timothy Sawyer

Loch Lomond

arr. Jonathan Quick

O Magnum Mysterium

Morten Lauridsen

All that Hath LIfe and Breath, Praise Ye the Lord

René Clausen

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden

Johann Sebastian Bach

Ngana

Stephen Leek

Praise His Holy Name

Keith Hampton

Lo, How A Rose

arr. Daniel Gawthrop

Fire of the Spirit, You are Lustrous

Janika Vandervelde

How Great Are Thy Wonders, Opus 52, No. 2

Georg Schumann

At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

Williametta Spencer

My Spirit Sang All Day

Gerald Finzi

Jesu, Dulcis Memoria

Pierre Villette

Ich will dich lieben, meine Krone, Opus 11, No. 2

Peter Cornelius

Thee Will I Love

Craig Courtney

Water Night

Eric Whitacre

Beautiful River

arr. William Hawley

Ride the Chariot

arr. William Henry Smith

Jesus, I Adore Thee (Adoro te devote) 13th century Gregorian chant

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Of Crows and Clusters

Norman Dello Joio

Dirait-on (from Les Chansons des Roses)

Morten Lauridsen

Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair

arr. Stuart Churchil

I Believe in God the Father

Haec Dies (sung in Latin)

William Byrd

Beati Quorum Via (from Three Motets, sung in Latin)

Charles Villiers Stanford (birth centenary)

Talismane, Opus 141, No. 4 (for double choir, sung in German)

Robert Schumannt

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

arr. F. Melius Christiansen

I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Son

Jesu, Dulcis Memoria

Pierre Villette

Fairest Lord Jesus

arr. Charles Forsberg

The Best of Rooms

Randall Thompson (birth centenary)

I Thank You, Jesus

spiritual song arr. Robert L. Morris

I Believe in the Holy Spirit

Come Thou, Holy Spirit

Pavel Tschesnokov

Kasar Mie La Gaji

Alberto Grau

Alleluia

Ralph Manuel

I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing

spiritual arr. Don Besig

I Believe in the Communion of Saints

Psalmo 150 (sung in Latin)

Ernani Aguiar

City Called Heaven

spiritual arr. Josephine Poelinitz

Amen

spiritual by Jester Hairston

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

spiritual arr. Albert McNeil

Jesus I Adore Thee

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Sure on this Shining Night

composed and adapted by Samuel Barber

Zion's Walls

early American song arr. Aaron Copland

Tangueando

Oscar Escalada

O Happy Day

gospel song arr. Larry Farrow

Praise the Name of the Lord with a Song

Allen Koepke

The Glory of the Father

Egil Hovland (b. 1924)

Verbum Caro Factum Est

Hans leo Hassler (1564-1612)

"Richte mich, Gott"
(Psalm 43), Opus 78, No. 2
(sung in German)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

Alleluia

Randall Thompson (1899-1984)

With a New Song

 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
motet BWV #225 for double choir
(sung in German)

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) 

For God is Love

 Be Not Afraid

Knut Nystedt (b. 1915) 

Ubi caritas et amor

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

View Me, Lord A Work of Thine (piano)
(fromThoughts and Remembrances)

Jackson Berkey

Set Me As A Seal
(from A New Creation)

René Clausen (b. 195?)

I Love the Lord

Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939)

In the Heritage of Our Faith: Old and New

 I'm Gonna Sing 'til the Spirit Moves in My Heart

Moses Hogan 

Deep River (piano)

arr. Marvin Gaspard

My God, How Wonderful Thou Art

arr. Oscar Overby

I Thank You, Jesus

arr. Robert L. Morris

Jesus I Adore Thee

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Cantate Domino

Guiseppe Pitoni (1657-1743)

Adoramus Te, Christe

Guiseppe Corsi (1659-1681)

Jubilate Deo (for double choir)

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)

Pilgrim's Hymn

Stephen Paulus (b. 1949)

Ehre Sei Gott in der Höhe (for double choir)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

I Believe This Is Jesus spiritual arr.

Undine Smith Moore

O Crux

Knut Nystedt (b. 1915)

From Life to Life

Petr Eben (b. 1929)

The Exaltation of Christ

Charles Forsberg (b. 1942)

Dresden Canticles (World premiere)
(Commissioned by the Northwestern College Choir in celebration of the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche of Dresden, Germany, and the reunification of Germany)
Carol Eikum, soprano soloist (b. 1955)

David Dickau

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel–spiritual

arr. Kirby Shaw

My Lord, What a Mornin' spiritual

arr. H.T. Burleigh

Witness–spiritual

arr. Jack Halloran

The Battle of Jericho–spiritual

arr. Moses Hogan

Worthy To Be Praised–gospel song

Byron Smith

Jesus I Adore Thee (Adoro Te Devote)–chant

arr. Stephen Caracciolo

Were You There?–spiritual

arr. Russell Mauldin

Danny Boy–Irish folksong

arr. Dan Bukvich

Alleluia

Randall Thompson