CHRISTMAS WITH WARTBURG 2020

CCHRISTMASHRISTMAS WITHWITH W WARTBURGARTBURG7474THTH ANNUAL ANNUAL

Hope Awakens Veni Emmanuel ...........................................................................................arr. Philip Sparke

Wind Ensemble

Wake, Awake ................................................................................. arr. F. Melius ChristiansenThe Wartburg Choir

O Come, All Ye Faithful ........................................................................... arr. Teresa JenningsSt. Elizabeth Chorale

Silent Night ................................................................................................. arr. Ivo AntogniniCastle Singers

Christmas Concerto, Op. 6, No. 8 (excerpts) ............................................ Arcangelo CorelliKammerstreicher

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks .................................................arr. Craig CourtneyRitterchor

Angels We Have Heard on High .....................................................Traditional French CarolKantorei

Westminster Carol ....................................................................................... arr. James HosayWind Ensemble

My Lord Has Come ................................................................................................... Will ToddThe Wartburg Choir

What Child......................................................................................................Paul W. LohmanSt. Elizabeth Chorale

Sussex Carol ................................................................................................arr. Jason W. KrugHandbell Choir

Love’s New Dawn Ding Dong! Merrily on High ................................................................arr. Carolyn Jennings

Castle Singers

Fantasia on a 13th Century Carol .....................................................................James HosayWind Ensemble

Wonderful Peace .........................................................................................Gustaf NordqvistThe Wartburg Choir

When Christmas Morn Is Dawning ...........................................................arr. Robert ScholzRitterchor

* Night of Wonder ............................................................ Karen Black; text by Paul HoffmanKantorei

Joy to the World ..........................................................................................arr. Lowell MasonCastle Singers

The First Noel ..................................................................................................arr. Dan ForrestThe Wartburg Choir & Castle Singers

Night of Silence ...................................................... Daniel Kantor, arr. John Ferguson, andVirtual Massed Ensembles, friends, and families orch. Joshua Evanovich ’07 Dr. Suzanne Torkelson, accompanist

*World Premiere

Soli Deo Gloria

Soprano 1Hannah Boecker NewtonKayla Boeke Princeton, Minn.Natalie Camp NewtonKaitlyn Feldman PanamaLydia Hobby Fort Wayne, Ind.Jenna McMains Owatonna, Minn.Emersen Smith Kenosha, Wis.Autumn Voyles Kenosha, Wis.Britta Williams Mora, Minn.Kjirsten Zahn Farmington Hills, Mich.

Soprano 2Madalyn Ellingson WaukonJulia Evans Kasson, Minn.Katelyn Kluver PortsmouthGwen McQuaig Wenatchee, Wash.Cam Mears West Des MoinesKatheryn Opperman Mount VernonAmelia Ouverson Mason CityEllie Roquet JohnstonMorgan Schlichting BelmondSam Wieland Dubuque

Alto 1Katriela Caspari Bloomington, Minn.London Dodd JanesvilleCarly Girtz Princeton, Minn.Alex Holden FairfieldNatalie Keenan OgdenMegan McGuigan Story CityEmma Nelson WaverlyKayla Reisch Kenosha, Wis.Abree Russell Appleton, Wis.Natalie Segura Des Moines

Alto 2 Lizzi Barrett JewellArinda Barthel St. Michael, Minn.Grace Becker Bloomington, Minn.Carrie Harper CoralvilleKennedy Hiles OgdenIrelynn McMurphy HarlanGrace Morningstar Cedar RapidsOlivia Ramaekers Des MoinesDelaney Sorem ZearingOlivia Walsh Belgrade, Minn.

Tenor 1Britt Avery Story CityLevi Capesius AlgonaMicah Decker MononaBen Edwards Holly Springs, N.C.Gordy Field EldridgeDaniel Miller CarrollGrant Olson Story CityKeegan Pippett Le MarsBraeden Radke Princeton, Minn.Hayden Stone Woodland Park, Colo.

Tenor 2DaQuevion Burke WaterlooJoey Gutzmann Fond du Lac, Wis.Theo Herbst-Ulmer AlgonaBrenden Hinspeter WaukeeReid Kallenbach NorwalkMarcus Ortiz SolonEthan Peter Stewartville, Minn.Aaron Rothfusz AtlanticKyle Ruckman FairfieldTristan Voelker Manchester

Bass 1Thomas Allen KeokukEthan Beck Story CityAntonio Cadena Mason CityTrenton Clausen West UnionWilliam Dix Shell RockTravis Errthum-Goode KnoxvilleMax Miller Spirit LakeJames Mossman WinthropAndrew Newell WaverlyRece Vining Bettendorf

Bass 2Grant Berends RolandHugh Brown Iowa CityEric Dowe Story CityLevi Feltman PaullinaNathan Hickox-Young Reno, Nev.Derek Jordan Mount VernonRiordan Lujano WashingtonDaniel Novotney RockwellSamuel Yoon Albert Lea, Minn.

THE WARTBURG CHOIR

Dr. Lee Nelson, Conductor | Hugh Brown, Accompanist

WARTBURG COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE

Flute/PiccoloMallory Laube DikeErin Capper SolonRaegen Matthews JohnstonJaki Dembouski St. Paul, Minn.Megan Bywater Iowa City

OboeCarly VanKeulen Rochester, Minn.Jenna Smuszkiewicz Belvidere, Ill.Adam Schmuck Denver, Colo.

BassoonGreta Christianson Shawnee, Kan.Eva Schoell Lisle, Ill.

ClarinetBethany Zenk New HamptonCambria Jacobs Waconia, Minn.Hannah Sprague Mounds View, Minn.Katie Doyle FarleyVivian Browne DeWittJen Diemer Sycamore, Ill.Katie Rinnman Bloomington, Minn.Leah Morrison Mason City

Bass ClarinetZack Merrifield Booneville

Alto SaxophoneNatalie Shroyer Owatonna, Minn.Gavin Foust-Wollenberg Cascade

Tenor SaxophoneAudra Schultz North Liberty

Baritone SaxophoneJohn Hoehn Waseca, Minn.

TrumpetCarlee Bertram DumontCarter Johanningmeier Charles CityJosie Hemesath WaterlooBrenna Hamborg BondurantEmily Reedy Minooka, Ill.Cassie Benge West Des Moines

French HornRachel Green DeWittRidley Mullenbach Beaver Dam, Wis.Michaela Sperry DavenportAnna Galioto UrbandaleAbigail Gerth Ankeny

TromboneSpencer Dodgen Story CityZach Abbey JohnstonTrevor Loewe Bemidji, Minn.Kobe Schmuecker AtkinsNicholas Tremel Newton

Bass TromboneJared Knapp Humboldt

EuphoniumDavid Guetzlaff Clear Lake

TubaDanielle Peterson Watertown, Minn.Ethan DeGroote Corwith

String BassRaeleigh Tripp DeWitt

PercussionEzra Andersen AtlanticChandler Njus FredericksburgJordan Rhine Des MoinesMalena Rumelhart Guthrie CenterIssy Schneider North EnglishAubrey Vitense TiptonVaalik Wachmann Waverly

Prof. Leon Kuehner, Conductor

HANDBELL CHOIR

Annika Anderson New Ulm, Minn.Grace Coffman EldridgeEm Eliasson Monroe, Wis.John Hoehn Waseca, Minn.Emma Huisman Waukee

Gwen McQuaig Wenatchee, Wash.Cam Mears West Des MoinesDanielle Peterson Watertown, Minn.Keegan Pippett Le MarsJenna Troutman Lincoln, Neb.

SopranoMegan Abens HumboldtAnnika Anderson New Ulm, Minn.Samantha Bennett LisbonBrooke Best DunkertonHannah Boecker NewtonEm Eliasson Monroe, Wis.Shayna Engelhardt AllisonBailey Erickson Mason CityChloe Fagerlind Iowa FallsAmanda Ferry BadgerAlyssa Guse Belvidere, Ill.Kaitlyn Hall Kenosha, Wis.Kristin Hoey JesupLauren Holtz Algonquin, Ill.Yukino Kurashina Chiba, JapanSabrina Lalinde Fischer Denver, Colo.Mallory Leisure Clear LakeMaggie Newsom North Mankato, Minn.Emily Reedy Minooka, Ill.Klare Sheley Guthrie CenterTiffany Sherwood KanawhaAmber Sweeney WalcottOlivia Szymke ManchesterJenna Troutman Lincoln, Neb.

TenorBritt Avery Story CitySamuel Bast WaverlyMicah Decker MononaKeegan Pippett Le Mars

AltoKelsey Betterton Atkins Bergan Blommers ManchesterHailey Box Humboldt Leah Cam BondurantDarian Cleveland Charles CityJen Diemer Sycamore, Ill.Katelyn Finnegan OthoLauren Fox WaverlyLeia Hagerman DavenportAlyssa Hoey JesupEmma Huisman WaukeeAngelina Jones St. Louis, Mo.Amber Laube HollandJaydin McMickle Cedar RapidsLeticia Milla Curitiba, BrazilRyleigh Parrack Papillion, Neb.Katie Rinnman Bloomington, Minn.Malena Rumelhart Guthrie CenterAndrea Salow ManchesterHalle Siegler Truman, Minn.Katie Steene Springfield, Va.Sophia Surom Iowa CityAnjela Waterman McGregorMackenzie West Hampshire, Ill.

BassEzra Andersen AtlanticBrady Fox Kingston, Okla.Peace Iteriteka Bujumbura, BurundiJonah Macejkovic Baxter, Minn.Nathan Shultz Charles CityRece Vining Bettendorf

WARTBURG KANTOREI

Dr. Karen Black, Conductor

Dr. Karen Black, Conductor | Leah Cam, Accompanist

WARTBURG CASTLE SINGERS

SopranoTessa Burger Oregon, Ill.Katelyn Kluver PortsmouthAllison Kuehn Champlin, Minn.Amelia Ouverson Mason City Abree Russell Appleton, Wis.Danae Taylor OssianBritta Williams Mora, Minn.

AltoKatriela Caspari Bloomington, Minn.Addyson Clark AllisonNatalie Henriksen ArmstrongGwen McQuaig Wenatchee, Wash.Hanna Peterson Chaska, Minn.Emily Raab Warren, Ill.Cassidy Tweedt Plano, Texas

TenorBraden Daniels NorwalkBen Edwards Holly Springs, N.C.Ty Fall Mount VernonGavin Foust-Wollenberg CascadeDillon Kremer Alburnett Luke Shaffer Cedar RapidsHayden Stone Woodland Park, Colo.

BassJack Bevans Davenport Adam Dettmer Mason CityLevi Feltman PaullinaNathan Hickox-Young Reno, Nev.Riordan Lujano WashingtonEthan Peter Stewartville, Minn.

ViolinMarina Fredregill West Des MoinesBrooke McCoy Ottumwa Andrea Nitz Racine, Wis. * Ethan Pfaltzgraff ReadlynJim Rettenmeier DubuqueNicholas Singleton Cedar RapidsSamantha Woodworth Cottage Grove, Minn.Paul Zelle Waverly

* Featured Performer

ViolaAJ Kendrick Cedar RapidsSally Malcolm WaverlyLydia Revier Owatonna, Minn.

Cello * Andrew Buchheim Sun Prairie, Wis.Haley Lansdown Yorkville, Ill.Nick Van Laningham Kenosha, Wis.Audrey Revier Owatonna, Minn.

BassBen Peters Storm LakeOliviya Caruthers Davenport

WARTBURG KAMMERSTREICHER

Dr. Nicki Toliver, Conductor

Prof. Sam Stapleton, Conductor

WARTBURG RITTERCHOR

Tenor 1Britt Avery Story CityAdam Dettmer Mason CityKevon Edwards Webster CityQuinn Graber Luverne, Minn.Henry Hahn LamontDominic Hanson La Farge, Wis.John Hoehn Waseca, Minn.Jared Knapp HumboldtMax Miller Spirit LakeMarcus Ortiz SolonEthan Peter Stewartville, Minn.Keegan Pippett Le MarsKobe Schmuecker AtkinsHayden Stone Woodland Park, Colo.Thomas Supper Norwalk

Tenor 2Samuel Bast WaverlyDaQuevion Burke WaterlooLevi Capesius AlgonaTy Fall Mount VernonJoey Gutzmann Fond du Lac, Wis.Richard Herra Elburn, Ill.Ethan Lambert Grand Rapids, Mich.Daniel Miller CarrollJames Mossman WinthropJosh Nemitz ToddvilleChandler Njus FredericksburgBen Peters Storm LakeAaron Rothfusz Atlantic

Bass 1Thomas Allen KeokukTheo Herbst-Ulmer AlgonaZach Hiney AnkenyKyle Hoffman Pequot Lakes, Minn.Tate Jones New LondonAlex Kooker Iowa CityTryston Locke Mount VernonRiordan Lujano WashingtonJonah Macejkovic Baxter, Minn.Connor Myers Mount VernonNoah Peyton MarionHenry Powers DysartElijah Price GrimesJack Radke Princeton, Minn.Grant Roedel Loyal, Wis.Ethan Shawgo NevadaNathan Shultz Charles CityAndrew Tomlinson Kaukauna, Wis.Nick Van Laningham Kenosha, Wis.Rece Vining Bettendorf

Bass 2Grant Berends RolandHugh Brown Iowa CitySean Carroll Phoenix, Ariz.Eric Dowe Story CityJoshua Hamlyn WaterlooWeston Helgerson ElkaderDerek Jordan Mount VernonReed Monson Greenwood, S.C.Daniel Novotney RockwellNathan Onsgard Stewartville, Minn.Olajuwon Osinaike Chicago, Ill.Maxwell Weber Manchester

GOLD PARTNER

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SILVER PARTNERS

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BRONZE PARTNERS

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THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS

Dr. Lee Nelson, Conductor | Jen Diemer, Accompanist

WARTBURG ST. ELIZABETH CHORALE

Soprano IAbby Adams CharitonSarah Braverman Windsor HeightsBrianna Carroll Lakeville, Minn.Spensyr Chamberlain Story CityPeyton Emgarten CaseyBailey Erickson Mason CityAudrey Guyer WiltonTori Hofer Illinois City, Ill.Elizabeth Koehler BettendorfMara Nguyen DavenportLexi Retz RunnellsAudrey Revier Owatonna, Minn.Savanna Richardson WaukeeHolly Rubin OelweinAmber Sweeney WalcottAllison Tomlinson Kaukauna, Wis.Jenna Wiese DeWittErin Wisecup Ankeny

Soprano IIMegan Abens HumboldtAnnika Anderson New Ulm, Minn.Gianna Borer Webster CityMarina Fredregill West Des MoinesMeghan Hicks St. Stephen, Minn.Addy Kaune WaterlooGrace McCartan CarrollKaitlyn Parks San Antonio, TexasGrace Pistek PlymouthMorgan Schwery PortsmouthMeghan Sheets Charlotte, Mich.Kimberley Strobel Owatonna, Minn.Abbey Strong Grand MoundJenna Troutman Lincoln, Neb.Lydia Weippert Grand Forks, N.D.Hanna Wolke Mankato, Minn.

Alto IJosie Arganbright PanoraHailey Box HumboldtMarlee Boyle JanesvilleAddyson Clark AllisonTrista Foster CrescoAlyssa Hoey JesupFaith Howard Prairie CityLiberty Ilg Grant Park, Ill.Elizabeth Inselmann Dayton, Minn.Amanda Johnson CrescoCarlea Jones Center PointAlexis Klug Cedar FallsHaley Lansdown Yorkville, Ill.Hayley McNealy HamptonEllie Nabholz BrandonChloe Nixon MadridJacqueline Polglaze Janesville, Wis.Kelsey Ray Lockport, Ill.Allison Smith DavenportCassidy Staudt GreeneJohanna Vander Wilt EldoraHannah Witte Fond du Lac, Wis.Mikki Wolters Ham Lake, Minn.

Alto IIEva Brown San Jose, Calif.Hannah Dutcher OgdenPayton Hass Hickory Hills, Ill.Natalie Henriksen ArmstrongMary McDonough OelweinKatarina Meadowcroft AdelElizabeth Messerschmidt Barrington, Ill.Lexi Monahan La Crosse, Wis.MaryGrace O’Connor Yorkville, Ill.Morgan Pruitt ClarindaHanna Schmitt St. LucasDella Whittaker Oshkosh, Wis.Alyssa Woodward Amana

Dr. Nicki Toliver, Conductor | Emily Raab, Accompanist

PRODUCTION TECHNICAL STAFF

CHRISTMAS WITH WARTBURG ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Lee Nelson

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Caitlin Hurban

LIGHTING DESIGN: Caitlin Hurban, Levi Capesius, Abby Adams

CHRISTMAS DECORATION: Christmas Decor by Ecker’s Flowers and Greenhouses with assistance from Brielle Belden, Emily Raab, and Jenna White

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Samuel Bast, Brielle Belden, Levi Capesius, Katie Claman, Molly Coy, Rose Dietz, Addy Kaune, Abby Lavelle, Hulices Mireles, Mara Nguyen, Klare Sheley, Kris Swanson, Mary Yotter

VIDEO PRODUCTION MANAGER: Roland Ferrie

CAMERA OPERATORS: Addy Kaune, Mara Nguyen

SET UP TEAM: Abby Adams, Brielle Belden, Hannah Boecker, Hailey Box, Kayla Britt, Levi Capesius, Katie Claman, Molly Coy, Micah Decker, Em Eliasson, Alexa Ganzeveld, Zach Heyerhoff, Alex Kooker, Riordan Lujano, Hulices Mireles, Jim Mossman, Nran Nemitz, Mara Nguyen, Keegan Pippett, Emily Raab, Meghan Sheets, Kris Swanson, Jenna Troutman, Olivia Walsh, Anjela Waterman, Jenna White, Mary Yotter

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Chris Knudson ’01

NARRATORS: Stephanie Klemetson, Don Meyer, Travis Toliver

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Named after the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, Wartburg College 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 1,564 students, who come from 38 U.S. states and 61 countries. Wartburg awards Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Music Therapy, Master of Arts in Music Therapy, and Master of Arts in Leadership 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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