FEATURING CHOIRS. AND WIND ENSEMBLE PEPPERDINE ORCHESTRA.

RYAN BOARD ANO LONG-TAO TANG. DIRECTORS

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5 SMOTHERS THEATRE

7:30 PM

A MARY PICKFORD-STOTSENBERGPERFORMANCE

PEPPERDINE CONCERT CHOIR

Ding, Dong! Merrily on High .......................... arr. Ryan Murphy (2019)

Louise Lofquist and Pierre Tang, pianists Marco Leong, chimes

Behold a Star from Jacob Shining ......... Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Pierre Tang, piano Abigail Gast, student conductor

PEPPERDINE CHAMBER CHOIR

Frozen December .................................................. Thomas Miller (1973)

La Blanche Neige ........................................ Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

La Blanche Neige The White Snow Les anges Les anges dans le ciel The angels the angels in the sky L'un est vetu en officier One's dressed as an officer L'un est vetu en cuisinier One's dressed as a chef today Et Les autres chantent And the others sing

Bel officier couleur du ciel Fine sky-coloured officer Le doux printemps longtemps Sweet Spring when Christmas is apres Noi/l long gone Te medaillera d'un beau soleil Will deck you with a lovely sun D'un beau soleil A lovely sun

Le cuisinier plume Les oies The chef plucks geese Ah ! tombe neige Ah! The snow falls Tambe et que n'ai-je Fall , and how I miss Ma bien-aimee entre mes bras My beloved in my arms

-KlineA.S.

The Snow ....................................................... Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Emma Ujifusa, student conductor Alexa Birt and Jonathan Vu, violinists

Pierre Tang, piano

PEPPERDINE CONCERT CHOIR

The Holly and the Ivy ................................................. John Rutter (1979)

Pierre Tang, piano

Joy to the World ............................. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Arr. Frank Kuykendall (1964)

Jacob Foley and Mason Pope, trumpets Noah Shaw and Everett Boudrieau, trombones

Estella Melendez, timpany Pierre Tang, organ

PEPPERDINE WIND EMSEMBLE

Festive Overture, Op.96 .................... Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Arr. Donald Hunsberger (b. 1932)

0 magnum mysterium (1995) ....................... Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) Arr. H. Robert Reynolds (b. 1934)

0 magnum mysterium, 0 great mystery, et admirable sacramentum , and wonderful sacrament , ut animalia vederent Dominum that animals should behold natum, jacentem in praesepio! the newborn Lord lying in a manger! Beata Virgo, cujus viscera Blessed Virgin, whose womb meruerunt portare was worthy to carry Dominum Christum. Alleluia! the Lord Jesus Christ. Allelujah!

Sleigh Ride (1948) ..................................... Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

PEPPERDINE ORCHESTRA

Three Dances from The Nutcracker ............................... Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Ed. Clark McAlister (b. 1946) Chinese Dance Waltz of the Flowers

COMBINED PEPPERDINE CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA

Selections from Messiah, HWV 56 .................... George Frideric Handel For Unto Us a Child is Born (1685-1759) Hallelujah

Christmas Angels Sing-Along ........................... Matt Naughtin (b. 1947)

0, Holy Night ............................................... Adophe Adam (1803-1856)

Angelo Silva, soloist

SING-ALONG TEXTS JOY TO THE WORLD! THE LORD HAS COME: LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING; LET EVERY HEART PREPARE HIM ROOM, AND HEAV'N AND NATURE SING. AND HEAV'N AND NATURE SING. AND HEAVEN AND HEAVEN AND NATURE SING.

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, SWEETLY SINGING O'ER THE PLAIN. AND THE MOUNTAINS IN REPLY, ECHOING THEIR JOYOUS STRAINS. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO.

AWAY IN A MANGER, NO CRIB FOR A BED, THE LITTLE LORD JESUS LAY DOWN HIS SWEET HEAD, THE STARS IN THE SKY LOOKED DOWN WHERE HE LAY, THE LITTLE LORD JESUS ASLEEP ON THE HAY.

WHAT CHILD IS THIS, WHO LAID TO REST ON MARY'S LAP IS SLEEPING? WHOM ANGELS GREET WITH ANTHEMS SWEET, WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCH ARE KEEPING? THIS, THIS IS CHRIST THE KING, WHOM SHEPHERDS GUARD AND ANGELS SING; HASTE, HASTE TO BRING, HIM LAUD, THE BABE, THE SON OF MARY

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING, "GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING; PEACE ON EARTH AND MERCY MILD, GOD AND SINNERS RECONCILED!" JOYFUL ALL YE NATIONS RISE, JOIN THE TRIUMPH OF THE SKIES; WITH ANGELIC HOSTS PROCLAIM "CHRIST IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM!" HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING, "GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING!"

0 COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL, JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT 0 COME YE, 0 COME YE TO BETHLEHEM COME AND BEHOLD HIM, BORN THE KING OF ANGELS. 0 COME, LET US ADORE HIM (X3) CHRIST THE LORD SING CHOIRS OF ANGELS, SING IN EXULTATION, SING ALL YE CITIZENS OF HEAV'N ABOVE. GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST 0 COME, LET US ADORE HIM (X3) CHRIST THE LORD.

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS (X3) AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! GOOD TIDINGS TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE; GOOD TIDINGS FOR CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

PEPPERDINE CONCERT CHOIR Soprano Bethany Adamski Emily Audras Malone Blaich Lauren Burton Anahi Casas Perez Clara Darlington Anika DeLong Sydney DeMaria Lauren Drake Paige Eivins Sakeenah Godfrey Caroline Hammett Morgan Hess Andy Hupman Jessie Kendall Alison Kiasaleh MinjiKim Jolie Lowe Kelle Marshall Allie McMullen Brooke Moltrum Samantha Nolan Madison Sprague Sydney Swearengin Emma Ujifusa Brittany Weinstock Kaytlin Withers

Soprano Bethany Adamski Emily Audras Anahi Casas Anika DeLong Sakeenah Godfrey Andrea Hupman MinjiKim Jolie Lowe Sydney Swearengin Emma Ujifusa Brittany Weinstock

Alto Sarah Anderson Alexa Birt Kaitlyn Chui Julia Clark Mackenzie Dawson Molly Day Penelope Devlin Sara Eakman Carmen Edano Zoe Forbes Abigail Gast Amanda Huang Jennie Jung Michelle Kim Abrianna Lawrence Gabrielle Meacham Hannah Miller Rachel Park Samantha Proctor Jeany Ryu Jillian Smith Sahara Thomas Isabella Tsai Michaela Wall Haily Watson Indiana Wilson Sophia Zummo

Tenor Joshua Bowman Julian Duncan Brandon Gille Joe Hebel Britain Hope Alexander Kolm Liam Nixon Angelo Silva Don Thompson Eric Xu

Bass Nicolas Barron Eston Falley Theodore Flunker Dawson Foster Sheldon Fraley Jack Gerding Nathan Heard Carter Lentz AJ Muonagolu Luke Oldroyd Adrian Patino Christian Romo Jonathan Samson Stephen Sullivan Nathaniel Thompson

PEPPERDINE CHAMBER CHOIR

Alto Alexa Birt Malone Blaich Kaitlin Chui Molly Day Carmen Edano Abigail Gast Alison Kiasaleh Abrianna Lawrence Hannah Miller Jillian Smith Haily Watson Kaytlin Withers

Tenor Julian Duncan Brandon Gille Brit Hope Angelo Silva

Bass Nicolas Barron Eston Falley Theodore Flunker Jack Gerding Carter Lentz TJ Marxer Luke Oldroyd Christian Romo Nathaniel Thompson

PEPPERDINE WIND ENSEMBLE

Piccolo Alto Saxophone Yoona Lee Benjamin Miller

Vince Trombetta $ Flute Yoona Lee Tenor Saxophone Chelsey Yang Jeremy Stein' Chrysa Kovach'

Baritone Saxophone Oboe Brileigh Glass Chrysa Kovach'

Bassoon Clarinet Lieza Hansen ' Stephanie Burris % Kelly Kasie' Dacia Hannel Kai Nakkim Trumpet

Dave Etterbeek ' Bass Clarinet Jacob Foley Ashley Jarmack ' Jack Gerding

Joseph Hertz

Dustin McKinnel Tuba Mason Pope Christian Romo

Bradley Moller$ Horn Joshua Edward % String Bass Clara Keuss Tyler Fehrman Matthew McDougal Colton Russell Chris Wilson '

Timpani Trombone Estella Melendez Everett Boudrieau Noah Shaw Percussion

Abigail Gast Bass Trombone Seth Hoskins RamiNaji Marco Leong

Spenser Rapier Euphonium Eston Falley

PEPPERDINE ORCHESTRA

Violin Cello Alexa Birt** Kat Castro* Corinne Campbell Miles Goosby Elizabeth Chang* Lauren Elizabeth Lee Lydia Cho Edward Li Kate Dalforno Pierre Viallant Ryan Dalforno Cera Riveland Victoria Dulemba Bryan Kaleta Bass Sean Karl Tyler Fehrman* Stanford Kim Colton Russell Samuel Sun Michelle Vu Harp Jonathan Vu Danica Christy Andre Warwar Taylor Zinn Piccolo

Yoona Lee Viola Chrysa Kovach' Isabella Mendoza* Rachel Miner Flute Daja Robinson Yoona Lee Hannah Samson % Chelsey Yang

Chrysa Kovach'

Oboe Trumpet Chrysa Kovach' Jacob Foley

Dustin McKinney Clarinet Stephanie Burris % Trombone Dacia Hannel Everett Boudrieau KaiNakkim Noah Shaw

Bass Clarinet Bass Trombone Ashley Jarmack ' Rami Naji

Bassoon Tuba Kelly Kasie' Eston Falley Lieza Hansen '

Timpani Horn Estella Melendez Joshua Edward % Clara Keuss Percussion Matthew McDougal Abigail Gast Chris Wilson ' Marco Leong

** Concertmaster Wind Ensemble Manager Orchestra Manager * Section Principal Eston Falley Alexa Birt $ Faculty Member Wind Ensemble Librarian Orchestra Librarian % Alumnus Marco Leong Taylor Zinn # External Musicians