Christmas with Wartburg 2012 - The Winter Rose Blooms, Rejoice!

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“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit… The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat… and a child shall lead them.” — Isaiah 11 This Isaiah passage served as the inspiration for this 2012 Christmas with Wartburg mural. The Christ child is depicted within the blooming rose as the shoot growing out of the stump of Jesse, which becomes the Tree of Life. The animals are focused on the birth of Christ, and all is at peace. The mural juxtaposes the beauty of the flowers against the thorny gardens. Christ is the winter rose with thorny roots symbolizing the crown of thorns from the crucifixion. Flanking the colorful and peaceful garden centerpiece are two less colorful gardens – the Garden of Eden and the Garden of Gethsemane. The Garden of Eden symbolizes humankind’s fall from grace and the world that now needs God’s compassion and forgiveness. The Garden of Gethsemane represents the end of Christ’s life and the ultimate sacrifice, so the world might know the unconditional love of God. The center portrait, shaped like the Luther Rose, symbolizes the theology of Martin Luther. Typically, the Luther Rose features a black cross surrounded by a red heart and a white rose. In the mural, the Christ child replaces the cross and heart and the rose is red to symbolize his redeeming love for the world. Directly above the rose centerpiece is the ghostly image of the crown of thorns. The depiction of Mary with Gabriel also has a double meaning. A basket of bread and roses at Mary’s feet symbolizes the “miracle of the roses” and St. Elizabeth. According to the legend, Elizabeth smuggled bread and leftovers from the Wartburg Castle kitchen to share with the poor. The practice was forbidden, so she hid the food in her robes. Suspicious courtiers on one of these trips demanded she open her robes. When she did so, the hidden bread had turned to roses. She was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church after her death in 1231.

Presented by the Department of Music

Dr. Lee NelsonChristmas with Wartburg Artistic Director

Wartburg Choir & Ritterchor Conductor

Dr. Craig A. HancockWind Ensemble Conductor, Arranger

Dr. Jane E. AndrewsCastle Singers & St. Elizabeth Chorale Conductor

Aaron HansenHandbell Choir Conductor

Dr. Karen BlackOrganist, Arranger

Joshua A. Evanovich ’07Composer/Arranger

Connor Koppin ’13Composer

Kathryn Koob ’60Narrator

Donald MeyerNarrator

Hans PreglerProduction Manager & Lighting/Set Designer

Chris Knudson ’01Mural Designer

The audience is kindly requested to refrain from applause until the completion of the program. This concert is being recorded. Please deactivate all cell phones, pagers, and watches. No flash photography or recordings are permitted.

Christmas with Wartburg 2012

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Prelude

And the Mountains Echoed: Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Longfield

Chimes

Processional on “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Praetorius arr. Jonathon Veenker/Jan Sandström

NarrationIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. And the Word was God.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And the spirit of God moved over the face of the waters.

Then God created all that dwelled within the firmament and the dry land.

When he saw his creation God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” So God caused a mist to go up from the earth, and formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Then God created woman from the rib of man; and they lived together in the garden the Lord God created called Eden.

In the midst of the garden were the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil which the Lord commanded the man and the woman never to eat. But they tasted the forbidden fruit, and sinned against God. So God cast them out of the garden to work the ground from which they were taken, fallen from grace. And so the generations of man and woman were born into sin.

Generations have cried, “Out of the depths we call to you, O Lord! Forgive our iniquities and hear our voices!”

TheGARDEN OF EDEN


NarrationAll of creation sings your praises, O God, for amid a cold winter’s night, a spotless rose blooms. Its beauty unfolds one petal at a time, bringing salvation to all, so that your holy garden might be restored.

A Spotless Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herbert Howells

A spotless rose is blowing, sprung from a tender root, of ancient seers’ foreshowing, of Jesse’s promised fruit; its fairest bud unfolds to light amid the cold, cold winter, and in the dark midnight.

The rose which I am singing, whereof Isaiah said, is from its sweet root springing in Mary purest Maid; for through our God’s great love and might, the Blessed Babe she bare us in a cold, cold winter’s night.

Narration The angel Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, to a virgin whose name was Mary. And he said, “Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you! You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my savior.”

† There is No Rose of Such Virtue . . . . . . . . . . . . Connor Koppin ‘13

There is no rose of such virtue As is the rose that bare Jesu; Alleluia. For in this rose contained was Heaven and earth in little space; Res miranda (marvelous thing). Leave we all this worldly mirth, And follow we this joyful birth; Amen.

TheWINTER ROSE BLOOMS

And God said, “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.”

Lo, how a rose e’er blooming,And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.

from tender stem hath sprung.The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

Of Jesse’s lineage coming,And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

As men of old have sung.Amid the cold of winter, God sent from heaven’s garden a rose to show his enduring love.

And God Said: the Day Shall Dawn (from King David) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Honegger

And God said: the day shall dawn to bring a flower, newly born; from thy stem in fullness growing, in fragrance sweet, night and morn, all my people shall adorn, with breath of life bestowing. Alleluia!

NarrationArise, O Jerusalem, and look toward the east. Prepare, O Judah, for Eden has been opened to all. Rejoice all the creation! The winter rose blooms!

† Rejoice, Rejoice Believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Karen Black

Audience: Rejoice, rejoice believers, and let your light appear; the evening is advancing, and darker night is near. The bridegroom is arising and soon is drawing nigh. Up, pray and watch and wrestle; at midnight comes the cry.

All Women: The watchers on the mountain proclaim the bridegroom near; go forth as he approaches with alleluias clear. The marriage feast is waiting; the gates wide open stand. Arise, O heirs of glory, the bridegroom is at hand.

All Men: The saints, who here in patience their cross and sufferings bore, shall live and reign forever where sorrow is no more. Around the throne of glory the Lamb they shall behold; In triumph cast before him their diadem of gold.

(Please stand)

All: Our hope and expectation, O Jesus, now appear; arise, O Son so longed for, o’er this benighted sphere. With hearts and hands uplifted, we plead, O Lord to see the day of earth’s redemption that sets your people free!

(Please be seated)

trans. Hancock

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NarrationThe angels paused to wonder upon that holy sight, and kings and shepherds gathered to worship him that night. They all breathed in its beauty, a precious, sweet perfume, and in the bleak midwinter, the rose began to bloom.

† In the Bleak Midwinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Craig Curry

In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Angels and archangels may have gathered there, cherubim and seraphim, they thronged the air but only his mother, in her maiden bliss, worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

What can I give him? Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb. If I were a wise man I would do my part; yet what I can I give him, give him my heart.

Narration In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel shall blossom and bud. The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad. And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as a rose.

Gesu Bambino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pietro Yon, arr. René Clausen

Narration

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. So Joseph went to be enrolled with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Gaudete (from Two Medieval Lyrics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Sametz

Rejoice! Christ is born of the Virgin Mary; rejoice! The time of grace has come for which we have prayed; let us devoutly sing songs of joy. God is made human, while nature wonders; the world is renewed by Christ the King. The closed gate of Ezekiel has been passed through; from where the Light has risen, salvation is found. Therefore, let our assembly sing praises now at this time of purification; let it bless the Lord; greetings to our King. Rejoice!

A Christmas Alleluia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Undine Smith Moore

Alleluia! Oh, Mary, what you going to name that pretty little baby? Glory! Alleluia! Some call him one thing, I think I’ll call him Jesus. Glory! Alleluia! Some call him one thing, I think I’ll call him Emmanuel. Emmanuel! Glory to that newborn King. Alleluia, alleluia!

NarrationThe prophet Isaiah proclaims, “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion shall live together. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for a little child shall lead them.”

When blossoms flowered ‘mid the snows upon a winter night was born the Child the Christmas rose, the King of Love and Light. The angels sang, the shepherds sang, the grateful earth rejoiced, and at his blessed birth the stars their exultation voiced. O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Again the heart with rapture glows to greet the holy night that gave the world its Christmas Rose, its King of Love and Light. Let every voice acclaim his name, the grateful chorus swell, from paradise to earth he came that we with him might dwell, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

trans. Hancock

† denotes a world premiere performance

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All Creatures of Our God and King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anders Edenroth

Celtic Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. W. Smith

NarrationLo, the winter is past; the rains are over and gone. The Spirit is poured upon us from on high, as the fragrance of the winter rose fills our hearts. Be joyful for the garden has been restored! The time for singing has come! Let heaven and nature rejoice!

Let Heaven and Nature rejoice!

Ding Dong Merrily on High

† People Look East

Cold December Flies Away

The Holly and the Ivy

Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming

† Good Christian Friends, Rejoice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Joshua A. Evanovich ‘07

Choirs: Rejoice, rejoice and sing today; Love, the Rose, is on the way. “Christ was born to save, Christ was born to save.”

Audience: Good Christian friends rejoice with heart and soul and voice; give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born today; ox and ass before him bow, and he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today!

Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this! He has opened heaven’s door, and we are blest for evermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!

(Please stand)

Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; now ye need not fear the grave; Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all to gain the everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!

Choirs: Rejoice!

(Please be seated)

NarrationAnd in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to all people.”

Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randoll Bass

All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, thou silver moon with softer gleam, Alleluia! Oh, praise him! Alleluia!

Thou rushing wind that art so strong, Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou rising moon in praise rejoice, ye light of evening find a voice, Alleluia! Oh, praise him! Alleluia!

Thou flowing water pure and clear, make music for thy Lord to hear, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou fire so masterful and bright, that gives to all both warmth and light, Alleluia! Oh, praise him! Alleluia!

Dear Mother Earth, who day by day, unfoldest blessings on our way, Alleluia! Alleluia! The flow’rs and fruits that in thee grow, let them his glory also show, Alleluia! Oh, praise him! Alleluia!


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NarrationLily of lilies, he upon his mother’s knee; rose of roses, soon to be crowned with thorns on leafless tree.

Jesus Christ the Appletree (excerpt ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Poston

The Tree of Life my soul has seen, laden with fruit and always green. The trees of nature fruitless be compared with Christ the appletree.

NarrationJesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane. He took Peter, James, and John with him to pray and as they walked into the garden, Jesus became deeply distressed and said, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, to the point of death.” Going a little farther, Jesus fell to the ground and prayed, “Abba, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet, Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

† I See His Blood upon the Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timothy Tharaldson

I see his blood upon the rose and in the stars the glory of his eyes, his body gleams amid, eternal snows, his tears fall from the skies.

Lo, how a rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!

I see his face in every flower; the thunder and the singing of the birds his voice, carven by his power rocks are his written words.

She bore to us a Savior when half spent was the night.

Lord come set us free.

All pathways by his feet are worn, his strong heart stirs the everlasting sea, his crown of thorns is twined with every thorn, his cross is every tree.

Isaiah ‘twas foretold it the Rose I have in mind. with Mary we behold it the virgin mother kind.

O sacred head now wounded with grief and shame weighed down;

amid the cold of winter when half spent was the night.

I see his blood upon the rose, his cross is every tree.

Narration When Jesus Christ was yet a child, he had a garden small and wild. Wherein he cherished roses fair; and wove them into garlands there.

Now once, as summer-time drew nigh, there came a troop of children by, and seeing roses on the tree, with shouts they plucked them merrily.

“Do you bind roses in your hair?” they cried, in scorn, to Jesus there. The boy said humbly: “Take, I pray, all but the naked thorns away.”

Then of the thorns they made a crown, and with rough fingers pressed it down, till on his forehead fair and young, red drops of blood like roses sprung.

TheGARDEN OF GETHSEMANE



Jesus Christ the Appletree (excerpt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Poston

This fruit doth make my soul to thrive, it keeps my dying faith alive. Which makes my soul in haste to be with Jesus Christ the appletree.

NarrationFor it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith and not by works. And by his grace, you shall walk in endless light.

O Day Full of Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Melius Christiansen

O day full of grace, which we behold now gently to view ascending, thou over the earth thy reign unfold, good cheer to all mortals lending, that children of light in every clime may prove that the night is ending.

How blest was that gracious midnight hour when God in our flesh was given; then flushed the dawn with light and pow’r that spread o’er the darkened heaven; Then rose o’er the world that sun divine which gloom from our hearts hath driven.

Yea, were every tree endowed with speech, and every leaflet singing They never with praise his worth could reach, though earth with praise be ringing. Who fully could praise the light of life who light to our souls is bringing? Who fully could praise the Lord! With joy we depart for the promiseland, And there we shall walk in endless light.

NarrationThen I saw a new heaven and a new earth and I saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. And an angel of the Lord showed me the river of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God. And on either side of the river stood the Tree of Life. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying: “Behold, the dwelling of God is with them.”

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Jonathan Veenker/.John Ferguson

“And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. Nor will there be sorrow or crying and neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things have passed away.” And God who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new. Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true. I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end!”

Audience: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; hearts unfold like flowers before thee, praising thee, their son above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive the gloom of doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.

Choir: All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays, Praise the Lord, all you angels, all you shining stars, let them praise the Lord! All hills, all cattle and birds, field and forest, vale and mountain, flowering meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee.

(Please stand)

Audience: Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, well-spring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our brother, all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine!

(Please be seated)

NarrationJesus said, “The light will be with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.”

TheNEW JERUSALEM

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SoPrano 1 Danni Bilidt Austin, Minn.Ali Brown Cedar RapidsMorgan Dickman Blue Earth, Minn.Kimberly Hesse Sheboygan, Wis.Angela Lau Garner*Andra Peeler Indianola*Chelsea Reisner Appleton, Wis.Mackenzie Walsh San Antonio, TexasDaria Zawierucha Eugene, Ore. SoPrano 2 Emily Bush CleghornErica Bush Fulton, Ill.Katelyn Ewing LeMarsSusannah Gafkjen Spencer†Alexandra Madole Dallas CenterLauren Matysik CliveTeri Mueller ManchesterMarie Sorenson Cedar RapidsSarah Wolf Indianola alto 1 Anne Bomgaars SheldonHannah Crumpton Manchester*Robin Evans DavenportSara Hummel Spirit LakeSadie Kaminski LeClaireBeth Moellers West UnionElissa Musil Ely†*Lexi Spain ClermontCailee Jo Whitefield San Antonio, TexasSarah Wilkin Titonka

alto 2 Mari Butler IndependenceKaily Eaton DavenportAlyssa Hanson VintonMegan LeVasseur Cedar RapidsHannah Lilienthal DurantEmily Musil ElyNicole Person BurtJamie Peterson McGregorCaitlin Retz SheffieldBrittany Reynolds Sumner

tenor 1 Schuyler Bieber Cedar RapidsJeremy Corbett Cedar RapidsKoby Edler FairbankChad Nelsen Rock Valley*Cody Osegard Cushing, Minn.†Kevin Schneider ElginAustin Scholten Rockton, Ill.Austin Siefers MuscatineTrenton Teske New Providence tenor 2 Taylor Boeckholt MilfordBen Engelken ManchesterNate Fratzke WiltonBrady Frieden DonahueKyle Harms Independence*Chris McIntyre MediapolisSamuel Miller Ida GroveJason Neumann Forest CityReed Pedersen JeffersonMichael Sauer LeMars

BaSS 1 Myles Finn ManchesterBrett Gregory Altoona†*Connor Koppin Mason City*Christopher Kurt Independence•Judson Lee IndianolaJoshua Lehman PlainfieldAaron Schendel Brooklyn Park, Minn.Zach Sommers Des MoinesJoe Strong ElginTanner Stutzman Mt. Pleasant BaSS 2 Therin Bradshaw Port Byron, IllWes Carlson Cedar RapidsGreg DiMarco Mason City†Ryan Harms AplingtonCrosby King Northfield, Minn.Adam Kurt IndependenceJoseph Lorenzen West Des MoinesAlex Nicoll West Des MoinesBenjamin Sande AdelAlex Schaefer McHenry, Ill. accomPaniStS Kevin Dou Cedar FallsChristen Pink St. Ansgar

†Wartburg Choir Council *Section Leader •Librarian

Since I arrived on campus, it has been a privilege to participate in such a life-changing choral program. Even though I currently live so far away from home, each person in the Wartburg Choir has treated me like family. At the end of each concert, we sing Give Me Jesus. When we held hands and sang

this song at our first concert, I was overwhelmed by the text, “When I am alone, give me Jesus.” At that moment, it was as if each member was singing those words to comfort and reassure me that I was not alone. Each day, it is such an honor and blessing to be a part of the Wartburg Choir.

Cailee Whitefield Music Education/Music Therapy | San Antonio, Texas

choirWartburgNight of Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Kantor

arr. John Ferguson/Joshua A. Evanovich

Almighty God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through your only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Chimes

S o l i D e o G l o r i a (To God Alone the Glory!)

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Cold are the people, winter of life, we tremble in shadows this cold endless night, frozen in the snow lie roses sleeping, flowers that will echo the sunrise, fire of hope is our only warmth, weary, its flame will be dying soon.

Voice in the distance, call in the night, on wind you enfold us, you speak of the light, gentle on the ear you whisper softly, rumors of a dawn so embracing, breathless love awaits darkened souls, soon will we know of the morning.

Spirit among us, shine like the star, Your light that guides shepherds and kings from afar, shimmer in the sky so empty, lonely, rising in the warmth of your Son’s love, star unknowing of night and day, Spirit we wait for your loving Son.

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, alles schläft; einsam wacht nur das traute hoch heilige Paar. Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh! Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!

(Please join in singing the last verse)

Silent Night, Holy Night! All is calm, all is bright ‘round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in Heavenly peace, sleep in Heavenly peace.

Flute/PiccoloLiz McElligott Brooklyn Park, Minn.Patience Klein Coralville

*#Alex Bokemper Sioux CityCarissa Serbousek Cedar Rapids

*Mollie Emerson Rockford~Nicole Mittelstadt Waverly

oBoe/engliSh hornBenjamin Bogard Oronoco, Minn.#Lauren Baskerville Cedar RapidsSiri Hansen Mason City

BaSSoon*Abbi Mueller GarnavilloSarah Turner Ankeny

e-Flat clarinetKatelyn Schwennen Parkersburg

clarinet#Erika Verburg Orange CityKatie Rice Jefferson+Kate Huffman Osage+Brittany Manning Dubuque

*Chelsea Hill WintersetKatie Aldrich ClarindaRonni Paine Crystal Lake, Ill.Brittanie Lucas Mason CityStephanie Reinert DyersvilleCatherine Wilcox Martelle

alto clarinetStephanie Reinert Dyersville

BaSS clarinetAren Souhrada Allison

alto SaxoPhone*Benjamin Harting BrandonAndy Heckroth DysartAndrea Klein Coralville

tenor SaxoPhoneLevi Endelman Charles City

*#Emily Hogan Earlville

Baritone SaxoPhoneGarrett Heindenreich Stockton, Ill.

French horn#Clara Davidson Onalaska, Wis.Jessica Turnlund Owatonna, Minn.Katie Tressel AnkenyDrew Mades Huntsville, Ala.

trumPetJeremy Idler Fort Collins, Colo.#Erin Korthals BondurantJoe Amsberry WaverlySarah Wickett IndianolaSarah White Central CityColton Thoreson Zumbrota, Minn.Amanda Schares GilbertvilleAlex Harrison Gretna, Neb.

tromBone#Chelsea Brown VintonHannah Shivers BondurantJill Powers OgdenKamryn LaPorte City Kronschnabel Andrea Lohf Belle Plaine

euPhoniumHaley Peters DysartErin Gleason Platteville, Wis.AJ Skinner Davenport

tuBa#David Wedeking WaverlyAdam Kucera SolonAnthony Lynn Hartwick

PercuSSion (listed alphabetically)Peter Campbell Fitchberg, Wis.Tyler Creed UrbanaJessica Hoyng Clive#Brittany Louk Webster CityAlex Valentine La Crosse, Wis.

* Band Council+ Band Librarian# Section Leader

~ Winter Only

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Tenor 1 Koby Edler FairbankAlex Holmstrom CrescoYakin Jaleta EthiopiaDavid Krueger RicevilleChris McIntyre MediapolisSamuel Miller Ida GroveChad Nelsen Rock ValleyReed Pedersen JeffersonAustin Scholten Rockton, Ill.Alex Shockley Cedar FallsAustin Scholten MuscatineTrenton Teske New ProvidenceZach Thorpe Lino Lakes, Minn.Mitchell Zehr Manchester Tenor 2 Daylon Bacot Shorewood, Ill.Taylor Boeckholt MilfordSamuel Christianson Mason CityEric Crow North LibertyJeff Dobrzynski Mason CityBen Engelken ManchesterBrady Frieden DonahueKyle Harms IndependenceWeston Hennings DysartAaron Klein Cedar FallsSam Langfritz Des MoinesJason Lizalek Channahon, Ill.

Jason Neumann Forest CityDerek Norton Prior Lake, Minn.Drew Peeler IndianolaMichael Sauer LeMarsAaron Sackett UrbanaLindokuhle Simelane Mbabane, SwazilandJoe Strong ElginAndrew Tubbs Des Moines

Bass 1 Joe Amsberry WaverlyJustin Cervantes Cedar RapidsReid Cook ArlingtonTyler Creed UrbanaAngelo De Nubbila Barranquilla, ColombiaBrandon Everding DenverMatt Gruemmer DurantMyles Finn ManchesterMitchell Hrovat Lino Lakes, Minn.Connor Koppin Mason CityChristopher Kurt IndependenceSam Lancaster MarionJudson Lee IndianolaJoshua Lehman PlainfieldPaul Masterson Lindsborg, Kan.Jon Nuehring Glen Ellyn, Ill.Stefan Nutt RobinsAJ Rezac Waterville, Minn.

Zac Schrupp Rochester, Minn.Zach Schulz IndependenceZach Sommers Des MoinesAndy Sorensen JanesvilleTanner Stutzman Mt. PleasantJacob Tessmer ClermontTanner Wenger Elkader Bass 2 Jake Ahles Lino Lakes, Minn.Therin Bradshaw Port Byron, Ill.Michael Brown GarnerBrent Christeson RockfordKevin Dou Cedar FallsBen Gansemer BalltownChad Giebelstein BennettEric Harbaugh WaterlooJeremy Harbaugh ElkaderRyan Harms AplingtonMichael Jahn CharlotteAdam Kurt IndependenceDylan Moore ElginMark Polle Sioux CityAlex Schaefer McHenryMax Versteegh Cedar Rapids

sopranoEmily Bell Nora SpringsLanie Crouse MaxwellJena Daubenberger DubuqueHaley Flores DysartEmma Hellevik Medford, Minn.Caroline Lake IndependenceAlyssa Larson MarionLindsay Mickelson Lehigh

alToMackenzie Compton DurantRandene Davis Glenville, Minn.Rachel Ellefson MarshalltownJillian King Northfield, Minn.Hallie Kinman NorwalkTiffany Louk Webster CityAmy Nosbisch New HamptonMarissa Shinstine Tripoli

Tenor Andrew Bartlett NorwalkJustin Buzick PellaWeston Hennings DysartAlex Holmstrom CrescoAndrew Peeler IndianolaAlex Shockley Cedar FallsMitchell Zehr Manchester

BariTone Jackson Anderson New HamptonIan Bee MononaTanner Wenger Elkader

BassMichael Brown GarnerReid Cook ArlingtonMichael Jahn CharlotteNjoroge Nyoike Nairobi, Kenya

rhyThmTiffany Louk Webster City PianoKenei Menning Waterloo PianoChristopher Parson Clarksville GuitarStevie Ray Batchelder LaPorte City Bass GuitarElise Reinert Oelwein Bass GuitarProfessor Alan Jacobson Drums

Adam Kucera Mathematics/Computer Science | Solon

Being a part of the Wartburg bands carries a huge tradition of excellence in the concert hall, but what many don’t see is the tradition of a family that lives within each event and rehearsal.

The time I spend with these amazing musicians not only pushes me to play my instrument better, but pushes me to understand what it means to work with a group of people to develop something great.

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Joshua evanovich ’07, of Downers Grove, Ill., is a music editor/composer/performer at GIA Publishing, Inc., and a prolific composer/arranger for Christmas with Wartburg in recent years. Recordings of several of these arrangements are included on his Christmas CD, Hear the Angels Sing, along with other solo and instrumental settings sure to inspire your heart and soul this Christmas season. His CDs are available for purchase at the Wartburg College Bookstore or through www.joshuaevanovich.com.


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soprano 1 Victoria Berst WaucomaAnne Birtwistle Mason CityMollie Emerson RockfordStephanie Francis ElkaderLindsay Heinen EldridgeEmily Jackson Iowa FallsElizabeth Jewitt Round Lake Heights, Ill.Liz Lockard ReadlynAriel Loosier MilfordStephanie Koresh ElkaderElissa Musil ElySarah Nelson Sioux Falls, S.D.Taylor Peek Albert Lea, Minn.Madi Pote Des MoinesCasey Schroeder St. Louis, Mo.Emily Smith Stevens Point, Wis.Laura Virgl Weston, Neb.Alyssa Vukelich Johnston

piano Catherine Wilcox Martelle

soprano 2 Stephanie Adams Cedar RapidsCera Bauder ElkaderKarieAnne Burke NevadaKelsey Church GrimesMorgan Ciota Albert Lea, Minn.Emily Conn Brooklyn Park, Minn.Ashley Davis Columbus JunctionAlly Diercksen ManchesterAlexis Finder TripoliErin Gleason Platteville, Wis.Jesslyn Hall Washburn, N.D.Katherine Hall SalemAmanda Halvorson Cedar RapidsCaitlin Harbach DelhiGregena Heard East Saint Louis, Ill.Amy Kaschke Inner Grove Heights, Minn.Jennifer Lynes KeokukAshley Owens WiltonElizabeth Pflibsen BelmondAlexandria Plumb Spirit LakeCarolynn Pohlmann Lincoln, Neb.Haley Reiter Centennial, Colo.Laura Tanner NevadaSamantha Vaske WalfordKinsey Wohlers Blue Grass

alTo 1 Laura Adams WaterlooKelsey Brown Washington, Ill.Pascale Bruns DumontMackenzie Compton DurantLibby DeJardin Turtle Lake, Wis.Katelyn Ek Anoka, Minn.Brittany Engstrom Fort Atkinson, Wis.Emily Johannessen Montrose, Colo.JoLisa Johnson AdelMolly Laning WaverlySydney Mackey UrbanaGabrielle Morse Kasson, Minn.Emily Musil ElyRachel Price Forest CityElise Reinert OelweinHaley Rudd ManchesterCarly Sis DenisonMarissa Shinstine TripoliChristina Thompson NewtonBrooke Visser AtkinsJessie Wendland Fredericksburg alTo 2 Emily Banwart AlgonaAshley Dickinson Blair, Neb.Cheyenne Driscoll DeWittMariah Driscoll DeWittKaitlyn Ketelsen DeWittAnna Knapp Sioux CityHaylee Lantz Hayfield, Minn.Ellie Oberheu DenverMia Purnell WaverlyElizabeth Snyder GarnerAren Souhrada AllisonMegan Waddingham Garner

Emma Hellevik Medford, Minn.Michael Jahn CharlotteJoseph Lorenzen West Des MoinesTiffany Louk Webster CityAmber McKain Oconomowoc, Wis.Kenei Menning WaterlooMackenzie Moore La Crosse, Wis.

Sarah Nelson Sioux Falls, S.D.Ellie Oberheu DenverKatie Rice JeffersonColleen Tague DeWittSarah Turner AnkenyErika Verburg Orange CitySarah Wolf Indianola

Haley Flores Art and Communication Design | DysartThe Wartburg music program has shaped my Wartburg experience in a very positive way. I bonded with musical ladies in St. Elizabeth Chorale, acquired confidence and knowledge in lessons with Carita Pfaltzgraff, realized the depth of music and gained a choir family in Wartburg

Choir, and learned how to relax and have fun while performing with Castle Singers. Traveling to Europe with the Wartburg Choir and Castle Singers were two of the greatest experiences of my life. Wartburg College choirs opened my eyes to the power, emotion, and beauty of music.

Friday, dec. 7Knightliters Jazz Band Concert, McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center, 4 p.m.

Sunday, dec. 9Wartburg Community Symphony and Wartburg Players, A Christmas Carol, Neumann Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12Composers Recital, Orchestra Hall, Bachman Fine Arts Center, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 26 Meistersinger Honor Choir Festival Finale Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 27Castle Chamber Series, Hagemann Castle Room, Saemann Student Center, 2 p.m.

tueSday, Jan. 29Artist Series, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Neumann Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 3Meistersinger Honor Band Festival Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9I Heart Music Day, Bachman Fine Arts Center

Wartburg Community Symphony Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15Bach’s Lunch Organ Series, Wartburg Chapel, noon

Sunday, Feb. 17Castle Chamber Series, Hagemann Castle Room, Saemann Student Center, 2 p.m.

thurSday-Saturday, Feb. 21-23Wartburg Opera Workshop, Kiss Me Kate, Neumann Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

WedneSday, Feb. 27Iowa State Singers and Wartburg Choir Concert, Wartburg Chapel

Sunday, March 10Castle Chamber Series, Hagemann Castle Room, Saemann Student Center, 2 p.m.

thurSday, March 14Artist Series, Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian, Neumann Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 15Bach’s Lunch Organ Series, Wartburg Chapel, noon

Sunday, March 17Chapel Choir and Handbell Ensemble Concert, Wartburg Chapel, 5 p.m.

WedneSday-thurSday, March 20-21Wartburg Trumpet Festival

Saturday, March 23St. Elizabeth Chorale High Tea Concert, Knights Ballroom, Saemann Student Center, 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 24Ritterchor Concert, Wartburg Chapel, 4 p.m.

tueSday, March 26St. Elizabeth Chorale and Wartburg Chamber Orchestra, Women’s History Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.

thurSday, april 4Artist Series, The Duttons, Neumann Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, april 6Symphonic Band Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 2 p.m.

Castle Singers Dessert Concert, Knights Ballroom, Saemann Student Center, 3 p.m.

Sunday, april 7Wind Ensemble Tour Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 2 p.m.

Wartburg Choir Home Concert, Wartburg Chapel, 4 p.m.

Friday, april 12Bach’s Lunch Organ Series, Wartburg Chapel, noon

Knightliters Jazz Band Concert, McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, april 13Wartburg Community Symphony Concert, Neumann Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

thurSday-Saturday, May 16-18Wartburg Players, 10-Minute Plays, McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center, 7:30 p.m.

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Student ScholarShiPS A Wartburg College education is a great value, providing students with an excellent education, personalized attention, and the foundation for life and career accomplishments. Numerous scholarship and grant opportunities for students enhance that value.

regents and Presidential Scholarships $14,000 – full tuitionTop merit scholarships awarded to students with outstanding academic credentials; details available on the Wartburg website

meistersinger music Scholarship up to $5,000 per yearOpen to music and non-music majors and awarded on basis of audition

education Partners in covenant (ePic)up to $750 per yearA matching funds program between Wartburg and participating congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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As we rejoice this Christmas season in the gift of God’s son, we also celebrate the gifts of alumni, parents, and friends who support Wartburg College in so many ways.

As the year draws to a close, we invite you to make a difference in the lives of our students through a gift to the college.

• An annual gift will impact all areas of the student experience, from the academic programs that distinguish a Wartburg education to co-curricular programs that encompass music, campus ministry, student organizations, and athletics. This year, the Wartburg Board of Regents Challenge will match all new and increased annual gifts.

• A planned gift to Wartburg can impact lives for generations to come through a bequest, an insurance policy, a charitable remainder trust, a charitable gift annuity, or an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.

• establishing a scholarship or adding to an existing scholarship will provide critical funds to make a Wartburg education possible for current and future students.

For more information, call the Wartburg Development Office toll-free at 866-219-9115 or go online at www.wartburg.edu/give.

www.wartburg.edu/camps

Band campJuly 21-27, 2013More Information: 319-352-8296

eastern iowa clarinet campJune 9-14, 2013More Information: 319-352-8508 or [email protected]

meistersinger all-State choir campsaugust 1-3, 10-12, 2013More Information: 319-269-4974 or [email protected]

www.wartburg.edu/festivals

meistersinger honor choir FestivalSaturday, Jan. 26, 2013Featuring composer Stacey Gibbs and opera star Simon Estes

meistersinger honor Band FestivalSaturday-Sunday, Feb. 2-3, 2013

Wartburg trumpet FestivalFriday, march 21-22, 2013Featuring the kentucky Baroque trumpets

“real men Sing” FestivalSaturday, oct. 19, 2013Featuring Tonic Sol-fa

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9 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, nov. 29-dec. 16Rada-Aleff Classroom Technology Center

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2011 christmas with Wartburg Savior of the Nations, Come dvd/cd set $25

Only select albums are available online

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2012 christmas with WartburgThe Winter Rose Blooms

2010 christmas with WartburgShepherd Us, O Holy Child

Iowa Public Television (IPTV) will air a one-hour program of highlights from Christmas with Wartburg 2011 on IPTV.1 at 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, and 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24. The IPTV taping and production of a commemorative DVD/CD set were made possible by a generous donation from the Sukup Family Foundation and Eugene and Mary Sukup of Sheffield to celebrate the joy of the Savior’s birth and the impact of Christian education.

10 limited-edition mural prints available for purchase

own a limited-edition printRemember Christmas with Wartburg for years to come. Take home a canvas paper print of this year’s custom-designed mural. Suitable for framing. Mural print – $25Print dimensions 21” x 5.75”

Prints and recordings are available in the lobby.


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Wartburg College, named after the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, traces its roots to 1852, when pastor Wilhelm Löhe of Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, sent Georg Grossmann and five students to found a teacher-training school for German immigrants in Saginaw, Mich. The college moved several times before establishing a permanent home in Waverly in 1935.

A liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Wartburg is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning. The college enrolls 1,747 students, who come from 29 U.S. states and 53 countries. Wartburg awards Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. Its more than 50 academic majors include the state’s oldest undergraduate social work major and the only music therapy major offered by an Iowa private college.

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