Concert Choir and Chamber Choir Concert: "This Path"

Students in the WashU Concert and Chamber Choirs will perform a concert under the direction of Dr. John McDonald. “This Path” is a choral concert that tracks life’s journey and the importance of the relationships we make along the way. This concert features The Lighthouse Keeper by Jake Runestad for choir, piano, and strings, an incredibly powerful and timely work.

Program:

Concert Choir
Der Tanz (1828) by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

The Road Home (2005) Tune: “Prospect” from Southern Harmony 1835 by Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
Brittany Rogus, soloist

Temporal (2023) Traditional Puerto Rican Plena, Arr. Diana V. Sáez (b. 1962) & Suzzette Ortiz (b. 1937)
Matthew Sullivan and Jake Page, percussion

Chamber Choir

Hela Rotan (2022) Indonesian Folk Song, Arr. Ken Steven (b. 1993)

Good Night, Dear Heart (2008) by Dan Forrest (b. 1978)

Time (2022) by Jennifer Lucy Cook (b. 1984)

Big Yellow Taxi (1970/2023) by Joni Mitchell (b. 1943) Arr. Matt Podd (b. 1986) & Adam Podd (b. 1986)
Matthew Sullivan, percussion

Look Back on Time (2017) by Matthew Lyon Hazzard (b. 1989)

Wade in the Water (1997) Traditional Spiritual, Arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Meghan Elliott, Nicholas Chiu, and Crystal Lovato, soloists

INTERMISSION

Concert Choir
The Lighthouse Keeper – Midwest Premiere by Jake Runestad (b.1986)
     I. Carve An Endless Moment (Middle Palisade)
     II. Shifting Sand (Joshua Tree)
     III. Beauty Is Life (Mediterranean, Medianoche)
     IV. The Lighthouse Keeper (Point Reyes)
     V. Mariposa (Yosemite)
Violin I: Jo Nardolillo, Noah Kennedy
Violin II: Manuela Topalbegovic, Matthew Du
Viola: Amy Greenhalgh, Delia Zacks
Cello: Kimberly Jeong, Frances Fang
Double Bass: Timothy Weddle
Piano: Sandra Geary