“MUSICA NOVA”

SUN, APRIL 17, 2016

5:00 PM

FERST CENTER

G e o r g i a i n s t i t u t e o f t e c h n o l o gyS c h o o l o f M u s i c

Georgia Tech symphony orchestra, chorale, chamber choir, women’s choir, glee club

Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Chorale, Women’s Choir, Glee Club

Chaowen Ting & Jerry Ulrich, conductorsTimothy Hsu & Janice Folsom, Directors

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Georgia tech symphony orchestra

“MUSICA NOVA”

Georgia tech symphony orchestra, Chorale, Chamber choir, women’s choir, glee club, Atlanta Young Singers, Centennial Academy Choir, Lovett Middle School Choir

First Essay for Orchestra, Op.12 Samuel Barber(1910-1981)

Fluorescence of Moss Hsin-Lei ChenGTSO Commission; World Premiere (b. 1982)

The Irresistible Embrace of Singularity Timofey BuzinaGTSO Commission; World Premiere (b. 1977)

Stockholm GTSO Commission; World Premiere Ian Dicke(b. 1982)

Chaowen Ting, conductor

Requiem, Op.30 Georgia Premiere Jerry Ulrich I. Introit (b. 1955) II. Kyrie III. Gradual IV. Tract V. Sequence VI. Interpolatus VII. Offertorium VIII. Santus IX. Benedictus-Interpolatus X. Agnus Dei XI. Communion XII. Compline XIII. Libera Me XIV. Antiphon XV. Epilogue

Francisca Vanherle Maxwell, soprano Jerry Ulrich, conductor

Intermission

Fluorecence of Moss is the second movement of a four-movement suite, depicting different lights: Aurora Borealis in Sky, Fluorecence of Moss, Moonlight on Seashore, and Sunshine at Mountain. This movement is inspired by moss of Kyoto’s temple and Matsuo Basho’s haiku (poem).

When I walked into the temple in Kyoto, there was moss instead of grass. It was glowing. Not shining like stars but in a very subtle, peaceful yet mysterious way. Time frozed. I can even imagine how it was five hundred years ago. The beauty of stillness. Basho’s haiku was written in Kyoto, “An old pond... A frog jumps into the pond, Splash! Silence again.” Time changes, things happen. What matters is the moment, this right moment. Every note we share, every breath we take, and every silent moment we listen to. While the time I was about to finished this movement, tragedy happened in Paris. I deleted the more dramatic part of the movement, so the music is purely peaceful, like a lullaby for wounded souls.

Hsin-Lei Chen A native of Taipei, Taiwan, the young rising composer and columnist of Muzik Taiwan and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Hsin-Lei Chen received her Bachelor degree from National Taipei University of the Arts (NTUA) studying Composition with Prof. Hung, Chung-Kuen. She studied her Master’s in composition from College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati (CCM) with Prof. Michael Fiday, Prof. Mara Helmuth and Prof. Joel Hoffman. While still a student at NTUA and CCM, Chen has composed numerous instrumental and vocal works for various ensembles, among which Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Deep made finalist in the 2004 Formosa Competition held by the Council of Cultural Affairs in Taiwan. In 2007, her orchestral work, Ebb and Flow, won ERM Media’s competition and recorded by Kiev Philharmonic. Chamber orchestral work, “Renaissance” won a composition competition of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.

Her works have been widely performed in major concert halls including National Concert Hall and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Werner Hall in Cincinnati, Carnegie Performing Art Center’s Weill Hall in New York, Sam Sung Music Hall in Seoul, as well as National Performing Art Center in Beijing.

This performance is supported by the Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Performance Grant.

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The Irresistible Embrace of Singularity According to the theoretical physics, a black hole is an object with such a powerful gravity that it attracts and absorbs everything getting too close to it. Even light is unable to escape this gravitational trap and that is the reason these things are called black – we actually cannot see them because once embraced, light already cannot run away. Time itself stops right at the black hole’s porch called event horizon. The gravitational attraction inside black holes is so powerful, it compresses matter and space to an infinite density where no separation between objects is possible anymore – all becomes one and one is all, known lows of physics cease to rule, all information is erased. So we don’t actually have any direct tool to study singularity, can’t recreate, hold and observe it, can’t even calculate it, we only can witness the effect it causes to the universe around and try to imagine what’s inside of it or is there any inside at all. And in the meanwhile the black holes float out there, consuming stars and putting galaxies together; terrifying, majestic and mysterious.

Timofey Buzina was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. He began his musical studies on the cello and later continued with studies in Music Theory at the Tchaikovsky Music College (Chelyabinsk) where he also began studying composition with Professor Anatoly Krivoshey. His formal lessons in composition continued at the Musorgsky Ural State Conservatory (Yekaterinburg) with Professors Nikolay Puzey, Anatoly Nimensky and Vladimir Kobekin. He completed his postgraduate studies with Professor Sergei Slonimsky at the Rimsky Korsakov State Conservatory (St. Petersburg).

Timofey has participated in numerous modern music festivals and concerts in Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg. His works include pieces in symphonic, choral, chamber, solo and electro-acoustic genres and the full score for Antigone, a dance-theater piece that was premiered in

2006 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia. In 2005, Timofey received a full scholarship for the Fontainebleau Summer Music Festival in Fontainebleau, France where he studied with Allain Gaussin and Andre Bon. In May 2010 after the premier of Rocking Shadows Overture, commissioned by the Symphony Space, NYC, for its Wall To Wall: Behind the Wall music marathon, New York Times defined his style as “exuberantly pulsating”. Also in 2010 his work won the 1st prize at the Electroacoustic Music competition in Yekaterinburg. His suite for accordion solo is currently being published by the “Composer” publishing house, St. Petersburg.

Stockholm is an orchestral work inspired by August Strindberg’s Staden (1903) oil painting and my own personal experiences as a Fulbright scholar living in Sweden’s capital during 2012-13. Strindberg’s painting depicts a stormy sea landscape with a glittering, mirage-like city in the far distance. The limited view of the faint metropolis suggests a sense of estrangement from urban civilization and culture. The harsh, thick strokes of Strindberg’s brush reflect the notoriously violent swing between dark and light experienced by all who call Scandinavia home.Having personally experienced Sweden’s extremely dark winter days and contrasting long summer nights, I feel a direct connection with Strindberg’s stunningly visceral painting. Musically, Stockholm tries to capture my memories and impressions of Sweden, such as the absolute beauty of the surrounding forests and shimmering archipelagos, the detached, yet warm (and sometimes neurotic, but always endearing) character of its people, and the palpable anxiousness we all had for Spring’s arrival.

Ian Dicke (b. 1982) is a composer inspired by social-political culture and interactive technology. Praised for his “refreshingly well-structured” (Feast of Music) and “uncommonly memorable” (Sequenza 21) catalogue of works, Dicke currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Digital Composition at the University of California, Riverside. His music has been commissioned and performed by ensembles and festivals around the world, including the New World Symphony, Alarm Will Sound, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, ISCM World New Music Days, and the Atlantic Coast Center Band Director’s Association. He has received grants, awards, and recognition from the Barlow Endowment, Fulbright Program, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, New Music USA, New York Youth Symphony, ASCAP, and BMI, among others. In addition to his creative activities as a composer, Dicke is also the founder and curator of the Outpost Concert Series in Riverside, CA and co-directs Fast Forward Austin, a music festival held annually in Austin, TX. For more information on works in progress, upcoming performances, commissioning, and score rentals, please visit www.iandicke.com.

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Requiem (Op. 30) by Jerry Ulrich, for winds, chorus, children’s chorus, and soprano solo was composed in January, 2001. It was subsequently revised for symphonic orchestra in 2003. The present performance is an expanded version (2016) of the original that includes five additional movements from the Requiem Mass. It is a compilation of texts from the Latin Requiem Mass, the evening service of Compline, and interpolated poems of children in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in modern-day Czech Republic. Dedicated to the memory of children who have been victims of violence, it is a riveting and poignant reminder that the hope of children, even in the face of insurmountable adversity, is more powerful than death itself. It is a moving and fitting memorial to children of all cultures and all ages who have been subjected to human suffering as a result of violence.

Jerry Ulrich ASCAP award-winning arranger/composer Jerry Ulrich is originally from Illinois, where he received his early training in music and developed an interest in songwriting. His compositions and arrangements are in the catalogs of seven publishers in the US and abroad. He has composed commissioned works for professional choirs and orchestras, including the Grammy-award winning Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and has written music for colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad.

Dr. Ulrich is currently Director of Choral Activities at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he directs the Chamber Choir and the all-male Georgia Tech Glee Club. Dr. Ulrich came to Atlanta from LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (the Fame school) in New York City. His choirs have been featured in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Barclay’s Center, Madison Square Garden, and on national and international television and radio.

Dr. Ulrich’s prior teaching experience includes university positions in Ohio and New York. During 1990-1991 he was Visiting Fulbright Professor of Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. His early training included four years singing with legendary conductor Robert Shaw in the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Chamber Chorus.

Requiem

I. IntroitRequiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiem. and let perpetual light shine upon them.

II. Kyrie Kyrie Eleison Lord, have mercy upon usChriste Eleison Christ, have mercy upon usKyrie Eleison Lord, have mercy upon us

III. Gradual Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiem. and let perpetual light shine upon them.

IV. TractAbsolve, Domine, Forgive, O Lord, animas omnium fidelium defunctorum the souls of all the faithful departed

V. Sequence Pie Iesu Domine, Merciful Lord JesusDona eis requiem. Amen. Grant them rest. Amen

VI. Interpolatus – “The Garden” A little garden, Fragrant and full of roses. The path is narrow And a little boy walks along it. A little boy, a sweet boy, Like that growing blossom. When the blossom comes to bloom, The little boy will be no more. Franta BassVII. Offertorium Hostias et preces tibi, Sacrifices & prayers of praise,Domini laudis offerimus: fac eas, O God, we offer to you. Grant them,Domine de morte transire ad vitam. O Lord, to pass from death unto life.

VIII. SanctusSanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy, Holy, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts.Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

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IX. Benedictus Benedictus qui Blessed is the one who venit in nomine Domini comes in the name of the LordHosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

Interpolatus – “Birdsong” He doesn’t know the world at all Who stays in his nest and doesn’t go out. He doesn’t know what birds know best Nor what I want to sing about, That the world is full of loveliness. Anon.

X. Agnus DeiAgnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the worlddona eis requiem, grant them rest,Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,dona eis requiem, grant them rest, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them eternal rest.

XI. CommunionLux aeterna luceat eis, Domine: May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord.Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,et lux perpetua luceat eis. and may perpetual light shine upon them.

XII. Compline In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum Into your hands I comend my spirit [Psalm 31, vs. 5 – from the Office of Compline]

XIII. Libera MeRequiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiem. and let perpetual light shine upon them.

XIV. AntiphonIn paradisum deducant te Angeli: May the angels lead you into paradise;aeternam habeas requiem. may you have eternal rest.

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XV. Epilogue – “I’d Like to Go Away Alone” I’d like to go away alone Where there are other, nicer people, Somewhere into the far unknown, There, where no one kills another.

Maybe more of us, A thousand strong, Will reach this goal Before too long.

Alena Sunkova

A total of around 15,000 children under the age of 15 passed through Terezin.Of these, around 100 came back.

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Meet the Artist

Francisca Vanherle Maxwell, soprano was born in Argentina but grew up in Belgium where she started her musical education at the age of 5. She attended the Royal Conservatorium in Brussels and obtained a Bachelors and a Master’s degree in Vocal Arts and a degree in Vocal Pedagogy. In 1997, she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to continue her education at the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance in 2002. Currently living in Atlanta, she teaches voice in her private studio and at Agnes Scott College. Francisca also works as a freelance soloist in a versatile repertoire comprising all ages. She has been staged in lead roles of many operas and operettas, among which L’Incorronazione di Poppea, Rinaldo, Alcina, Die Fledermaus and Paganini . She equally portrays herself in oratorio and as a chamber music vocalist. She is a member of the Atlanta based early music group Harmonie Universelle. Her concert life has taken her all over Europe, Russia and the United States.

ROSTER

VIOLIN INathan Holliday - Biomedical Emgineering co-concertmasterMyungjin Ro - Electrical Engineering co-concertmasterIngrid Cai - Industrial Engineering Hailey Avis - Biomedical EngineeringHelena DeGrazia - BiologyBharat Kanwar - Mechanical EngineeringHope Hong - Computer EngineeringZeya Luo – Chemical Engineering Brittany Tyson – Civil Engineering Robert Leon - BiologyDarren Leung – Computer ScienceKarena Fiore - Aerospace Engineering

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George Tang – Biochemistry principalKevin Sholl - Computer ScienceJeffrey Teng – Electrical Engineering Krithik Srithar – Biomedical EngineeringVikram Sundar - Chemical & Biomolecular Emily Backer – Electrical Engineering Ziad Ammar – Mechanical EngineeringSurya Narayanan - International Affairs & Modern LanguageAbhijith Sundararaman – Aerospace EngineeringRaffi Yang - Conputer ScienceEngineering

VIOLANick Pelletier – Biomedical Engineering principalNicole Redder - Industrial EngineeringJosiah Davidson - Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringRichard King – Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz – Computer Engineering Alexandra Muscalus - Civil Engineering

CELLOThomas Evans - Biochemistry principalSamuel Marder – Computer Science Frances Tsenn – Biomedical EngineeringJustin Cole - Mechanical EngineeringDavid Herszenhaut – Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering Bryan Ki - Mechanical EngineeringLance Lu – Mechanical EngineeringMargaret Hyde – Mechanical Engineering John Faught - BiochemistryMargaret Murphy - Biochemistry

bassDennis Frank – Electrical Engineering principalBlake Macnair - Aerospace Engineering

symphony orchestradirector: Chaowen Ting

rosterssymphony orchestradirector: Chaowen Ting

fluteSarah Corpe - Business Administration Megan Thoreson - Applied MathematicsRachel Zhu - Industrial Engineering

oboeAndrew Aldrich - Aerospace engineeringChristopher Wang - Computer engineeringXenia Wirth - Civil Engineering

clarinetRichard Li - Computer ScienceKarie Yamamoto - Environmental Engineering

bassoonCarter Culwell - Electrical EngineeringAustin Matthews - Mechanical Engineering

hornAngela Berry – Business AdministrationHanna Corpe - History, Technology & SocietyJason Kahei Tam - Civil EngineeringNathan Whitley - Computer ScienceWilliam Woolery – Civil Engineering

trumpetMichael Lee - Computer ScienceAlan Yeh - Biomedical Engineering

tromboneSean Gilfether - Aerospace EngineeringBrendan Kemple - Biochemistry Thomas Quinn - Computer ScienceJonathan Yaeger - Material Science & Engineering

Timpani/PercussionAndy Chen - Chemical Engineering Cheng Hann Gan - Computer ScienceAaron George – Biomedical Engineering Benjamin Long - BiologyNeil Viswanathan – Biomedical Engineering

Ying Zhan, Graduate AssistantZhongran Wang, Graduate Assistant

tubaHunter Vallejos - Applied Mathematics

HARPDeidre Augustin

PianoRiley Osborn - Computer Science

ROSTER Choraledirector: Timothy Hsu

sopranoKrissy Aruca Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Chattanooga, TNAnnie Dang Biomedical Engineering Katy, TXAlex Goodman Excel Program Student Fayetteville, GAKathryn Harbin Biology Dalton, GASam Martin Biomedical Engineering Duluth, GATheresa Mayo Computer Science Atlanta, GAAmy McCormick Industrial Engineering Atlanta, GAMirna Nath Industrial Engineering Marietta, GAErica Peek Biology Atlanta, GAEmily Phillips Environmental Engineering Decatur, GACatherine Stephens Psychology Roswell, GA

altoSobia Bhatti Biomedical Engineering MontezumaChristy Fitzmaurice Business Administration Savannah, GALan Gan Environmental Engineering Beijing, ChinaEmma Hamilton Industrial Engineering Winston Salem, NC Ruth Kacher Alameda, CAJulie Leonard-Duke Biomedical Engineering Moorestown, NJLeann Mayberry Electrical Engineering Vicksburg, MIRachel Miller Biochemistry Roswell, GAIjeoma Okoro Civil Engineering Houston, TXJessica Pujols Industrial Engineering Winder, GAPamela Shwayri Industrial Engineering Savannah, GAJudy Xie Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering China

tenorDamian Dhanaraj Aerospace Engineering Lansdale, PAJohnathan Johnson Mathematics Miami, FLRyan Loushin Chemical Engineering Alpharetta, GAChristopher Pubillones Aerospace Engineering Calhoun, GABrady Roose Civil Engineering Cumming, GAWilliam Rosser Computer Science Marietta, GA

Tom Bongiorno Bioengineering East Islip, NYJacob Calvert Industrial Engineering Rabun Gap, GAKeith Cartledge Computer Science Petaluma, CATim Dawson Aerospace Engineering Atlanta, GADavid English Industrial Engineering Flowery Branch, GATag Garibay Electrical Engineering Austin, TX Samuel Mohr Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Atlanta, GAScott Nealon Aerospace Engineering Naperville, ILTobias Seidel Jonny Wang Music Technology Millburn, NJ

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rostersChamber Choirdirector: Jerry Ulrich

soprano

Logan Brafford Mechanical Engineering Roswell, GANicole Cabrera Astronomy Santiago, ChileBeatrice Domingo Materials Science & Engineering Houston, TXTheresa Mayo Computer Science Stone Mountain, GAElianna Paljug Biomedical Engineering Pittsburgh, PACorinna Slater Civil Engineering Madison, ALCatherine Stephens Psychology Roswell, GA

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Kate Bosen International Affairs & Modern Languages Savannah, GAAradhana Chandra International Affairs Alpharetta, GAEmma Cohen Algorithms, Combinatorics, & Optimization Acworth, GA Annalise Kirby Computer Science Austin, TXEmilie Kundycki Materials Science & Engineering Canton, GANikki Wyman Biology Johns Creek, GAGiuliana Rose Stovall Civil Engineering Savannah, GA

tenorElie Diaz Computer Science Groveland, FLJeffrey Lin Aerospace Engineering Alpharetta, GAZachary Redford International Affairs & French Atlanta, GAEvan Steele Aerospace Engineering Raytown, MOCaleb Wikle Physics Atlanta, GABrice Williams Biomedical Engineering Atlanta, GAJames Zhang Electrical & Computer Engineering Taiyan, China

Mateo Atwi Mechanical Engineering Broussard, LAMatthew Daigle Industrial Engineering Lumberton, TXSean Flanagan Computational Media Alpharetta, GAJT Herndon Computer Science Decatur, GARichard Huckaby Computer Engineering Columbus, GADhamma Kimpara Industrial & Systems Engineering Bangkok, Thailand Thomas McKean Chemical Engineering Atlanta, GACharlie Rogers Business Roswell, GADavid Thomson Computer Science Alexandria, VAJonanthan Wang Music Technology Millburn, NJ

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Asst director:Timothy Hsu

ROSTER Women’s Choirdirector: Janice Folsom

soprano 1Ashley Park Aerospace Engineering Mobile, ALBeatrice Domingo Materials Science & Engineering Houston, TXNicole Davis Aerospace Engineering Beavercreek, OHMorgen Scott Computer Engineering Arlington, VA

alto 2

Soomin Lee Computational Media Seoul, KoreaChelsea Park Industrial & Systems Engineering Marietta, GAMaddi Stein Aerospace Engineering Denver, CO

soprano 2Cristina Couvvillion Psychology Newnan, GASarah-Catherine Dannelly Biomedical Engineering Peachtree City, GAMandy Davis Business Administration Beavercreek, OHJunqi Hu Industrial & Systems Engineering Wuhan, ChinaErin Thompson Business Administration Dahlonega, GAXiofan Wu Industrial & Systems Engineering Wuhan, China

alto 1Alice Drake Architecture Dunwoody, GARachel Miller Biochemistry Roswell, GA

rosters Glee Clubdirector: Jerry Ulrich

Tenor 1Samuel Copeland Computer Science Knoxville, TNAndrew Fernandez Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Fayetteville, GASatchel Holmes - Williams Computer Engineering Savannah, GAShehmeer Jiwani Computer Science Chicago, ILEric Lopresti Material Science Engineering Philadelphia, PANiall Stanczak Mechanical Engineering Palatine, ILSamuel Wiley Physics Atlanta, GABrice Williams Biomedical Engineering Atlanta, GAZachary Williams Mechanical Engineering Buford, GA

Tenor 2Ricardo Carlos Abad Juan Biomedical Engineering Novelda, EspañaMadison Alibakhsh Computer Science Marietta, GA Christopher Fox Electrical Engieering Dallas, TXJonathan Johnson Applied Mathematics Miami, FLAlexander Lewis Material Science Engineering Orlando, FLAniruddha Nadkarni Computer Science Lansdale, PAZachary Riedford International Affairs & Modern Languages Atlanta,GADevon Rogers Electrical Engineering Atlanta, GADavid Smith Chemical Engineering Cumming, GA

BaritoneSuvrat Bhooshan Computer Science Goniana, IndiaGeorge P. Burdell Ceramic Engineering Atlanta, GASean Furgiuele Aerospace Engineering Philadelphia, PATomas Garibay Electrical Engineering Austin, TXCarson Heady Mechanical Engineering Johns Creek, GATimothy Hsu Mechanical Engineering - Acoustics Birmingham, ALJoshua Ingersoll Aerospace Engineering Caledonia, NYSagar Mandal Computer Engineering Chittagong, BangladeshAhmed Mansour-Elsayed Mechanical Engineering Atlanta, GAWilliam Martin Earth & Atmospheric Science Jefferson, GAThomas McKean Chemical Engineering Atlanta, GANikhil Sethi Computer Science Alpharetta, GAJoshua Valdez Computer Science Marietta, GA

Keith Cartledge Computer Science Petaluma, CATimothy Dawson Aerospace Engineering Vinings, GAMatthew Drexler Material Science Engineering Dunwoody, GAChristopher Ernst Music Technology Peachtree City, GAJames Johnson Computer Science Mableton, GAMichael Lee Computer Science Morris Plains, NJMichael Lewis Computer Engineering Gainesville, FLRobert Meynardie Applied Mathematics Atlanta, GASamuel Mohr Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Atlanta, GAMatthew Schauer Computer Science Los Alamos, NMWill Scott Computer Engineering Dallas, TXJonathan Wang Music Technology Millburn, NJ

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Guests Children’s chorus

ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS – Atlanta’s premier choir for children and youth – provides a diverse, challenging learning environment that inspires intelligent thought, artistic creativity, and personal growth for 200+ talented Singers ages 7-18.

The Choir has traveled extensively, singing in all the cultural capitals of North America and Europe and winning invitations to the most prestigious choral festivals. Most recently, AYS Choirs won gold and silver medals and gold diplomas at the 2014 World Choir Games.

Since 1975, AYS has promoted music literacy, commissions of American choral works, support of local musicians, innovative concert formats, free workshops for educators, and outreach to underserved children.

Today’s ensemble has been prepared by AYS Assistant Music Director, Brianne Turgeon. Ms. Turgeon is a Music Educator at Springdale Park Elementary School in Atlanta Public Schools. Her choirs consistently receive Superior ratings at adjudicated events and most recently, she served as clinician for the Gwinnet County Schools Elementary Honor Chorus. Ms. Turgeon also maintains an active schedule as a singer and she is a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus.

The Centennial Academy Choir is based in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. The choir is composed of students from Kindergarten to 8th Grade. Under the direction of Leandra Lawrence, participating students perform a variety of musical literature throughout the school year. She has served as Co-Director of Centennial Academy’s Black History programs for the past two years. Ms. Lawrence is a classically trained pianist and guitarist who can be found performing throughout the city of Atlanta. She is a graduate of New York University, where she earned a Master of Arts in Literacy Education. In addition, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Georgia State University.

The Lovett Middle School choirs are comprised of students in grades 6, 7 & 8. Under the direction of Deborah Ulrich, they perform the annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, a spring concert, and a Spring Broadway Showcase featuring solos and ensembles. The Middle School choirs also present the Middle School Invitational Choral Festival every May, now in its 3rd year.

guests

Atlanta Young Singers

Mary Catherine AbowdOlivia Alleyne

Jonathan Bacote Amanda Carter Amiyah Carter Veronica Else

Addelyn Esposito Gigi Fisher

Bethany Gibson Arden GipsonAudrey Howell

Tipton May Sailor Moore

Ciboney Pennyman Kyra Pegues

Haley Poelker Isabel Pruitt

Aditi Shankar Sarah Halle Sinks

Mariana ValenzuelaPayton VermeerAdrian Walker

Centennial Academy Choir

Layla ReidKyndall Weathers

Nyhila SilvaJordynn Skinner

Tislim SadikMakira Page

Freedom ArchieKaliyah Crane

Christina SheltonGabriel Domengeaux

Lovett Middle School Choir

Vinay NeelyKiley Jones 

Kent MorganAddie VohsLeah EilandSanci SmithMia Coker

Avery Bargeron

Director: Brianne Turgeon

Director: Leandra Lawrence

Director: Deborah Ulrich

Children’s Chorus

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faculty

Frank Clark, Ph.D.

Cameron Crotts, D.M.A.

Benjamin Diden, M.M.

Janice Folsom, M.m.

Jason Freeman, D.M.A.

Timothy Hsu, Ph.D.

Alexander Lerch, Ph.D.

Chris Moore, M.M.

Chaowen Ting, D.M.A.

Jerry Ulrich, D.M.A.

Gil Weinberg, Ph.D.