An Evening with the Choral & Sacred Music Program
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About the Event
The Choral & Sacred Music program presents an evening of choral works, including original student compositions, featuring the USC Thornton Chamber Singers, USC Thornton Concert Choir, the Apollo and Oriana Choruses, and the University Chorus.
*All performances adhered to required health & safety guidelines regarding social distancing. Featured ensembles have chosen to quarantine together.
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Program
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“Blackbird”
Composed by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Arranged by Matthew Brown
Conducted by Jo-Michael Scheibe
Performed by USC Thornton Chamber Singers
Soloist: Anna Wright
Collaborative Keyboard Artist: So-Mang Jeagal
“Salve Regina”
Composed by Joseph Rheinberger
Conducted by Nicholas Tham
Performed by USC Thornton Concert Choir
“Soleram” (Traditional Riau)
Arranged by Yu Hang Tan
Conducted by Yu Hang Tan
Performed by USC Thornton Oriana Choir
Soloist: Shahad Baaboud
“Requiem: Introit and Kyrie”
Composed by Gabriel Fauré
Conducted by Laura Leigh Spillane
Performed by USC Thornton University Chorus
Audio & Video Editing by Laura Leigh Spillane
“Darest, O Soul”
Composed by Mari Esabel Valverde (she/her)
Text by Walt Whitman (“Darest Thou Now O Soul” from Leaves of Grass
Conducted by Stevie J. Hirner (she/her)
Performed by USC Thornton Apollo Chorus
“De Los Álamos Vengo, Madre”
Composed by Juan Vasquez
Conducted by Colston Rienhoff
Performed by USC Thornton Chamber Singers
“Geographical Fugue”
Composed by Ernst Toch
Conducted by Cristian Grases
Performed by USC Thornton Concert Choir
“Sea Fever”
Composed by Daniel Brinsmead
Text by John Masefield
Conducted by Duncan Tuomi
Performed by USC Thornton Apollo Chorus
“Negro Speaks of Rivers”
Composed by Margaret Bonds
Text by Langston Hughes
Conducted by Jo-Michael Scheibe
Performed by USC Thornton Chamber Singers
Collaborative Keyboard Artist: Sky Lee
“The Olive Tree”
Composed by Li Tai-Hsiang
Arranged by Emily Sung
Conducted by Emily Sung
Performed by USC Thornton Oriana Choir
"If Ye Love Me"
Composed by Thomas Tallis
Arranged by Jacek Sykulski
Conducted by Hyejin Jung
Performed by USC Thornton Concert Choir
Soloists: Sofia Cholewczynski, Kate Crellin, Sang Park, Sujin Park, Duncan Tuomi
“Crucifixion”
Composed by Adolphus Hailstork
Conducted by Jo-Michael Scheibe
Performed by USC Thornton Chamber Singers
“Die Erste Walpurgisnacht: Finale”
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Conducted by Laura Leigh Spillane
Performed by USC Thornton University Chorus
Soloist: Brandon DiNoto, Baritone
“I Wish I knew You (not on zoom)”
Composed by Townsend Losey
Text by Townsend Losey, Gabrielle Losey and Stevie J. Hirner
Conducted by Townsend Losey
Performed by USC Thornton Chamber Singers
Audio & Video Editing by Josh Munnell
“Twa Tanbou”
Composed by Sydney Guillaume
Conducted by Cristian Grases
Performed by USC Thornton Concert Choir
Audio Editing by Hyejin Jung, Linda Diaz and Cristian Grases
Video Editing by Linda Diaz
“Zigeunerleben”
Composed by Robert Schumann
Conducted by So-Mang Jeagal
Performed by USC Thornton Chamber Singers
Audio & Video Editing by So-Mang Jeagal
“Earth Song”
Composed by Frank Ticheli
Conducted by Nicholas Tham
Performed by USC Thornton Concert Choir
Audio Editing by Heeseong Lee and Nicholas Tham
Video Editing by Nicholas Tham
“Joyful Joyful!”
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Arranged by Mervyn Warren
Text adapted by Henry Van Dyke
Conducted by Shelby Stroud
Performed by USC Thornton Oriana Choir
Soloists: Olivia Du, Irene Chen, Preethi Chaudhari, Shahad Baaboud, Eva Prappas
Audio & Video Editing by Shelby Stroud