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    Davis Chamber Choir: Around The World in 80 Minutes

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    The document provides details about the Davis Chamber Choir concert "Around the World in 80 Minutes" including the choir members and officers, background on the choir, and the full program listing over 20 songs from around the world to be performed. The concert will take place on March 18, 2017 at the Davis Community Church and will feature pieces from countries including Bangladesh, South Africa, England, the Philippines, Sweden, Russia, and more. Bailey Cooke, Kelly Chang, and Steven Ilagan will serve as conductors.

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    The Choir

    Soprano
    Ashley Arias, Mira Huang*, Helen Lamb, Alice Lu, Ailsa Song, Marissa Yzaguirre

    Alto
    Lisa Bell, Kelly Chang*, Nicole Daghighian, Leila Hoenicke, Denise Kuo, Maddy Pettit,
    Ashley West Davis Chamber Choir
    Tenor presents
    Sean Ang, Steven Ilagan*, Jed Pak, Xander Skinner, Eric Quintanar, Christian Quiwa,
    Wesley Wong

    Bass
    Michael Brito, Jing Guo, Nathan Halbur*, Russell Hawkins, Gabriel Reynolds, Christopher
    Around the World in 80 Minutes
    Walton, Dean Watson

    *section leaders

    Officers

    Musical Director – Bailey Cooke


    Assistant Musical Directors – Kelly Chang, Steven Ilagan
    Administrative Director – Lisa Bell
    Treasurer – Ashley Arias
    Communications Coordinator – Ashley West
    Music Coordinator – Dean Watson

    About the Choir

    Davis Chamber Choir, founded in 2011, is a small student-run mixed vocal


    Saturday, March 18, 2017 ~ 7:00 PM
    ensemble that operates as a club at UC Davis. We strive to perform challenging
    and innovative repertoire at a high level of technical and stylistic execution,
    Davis Community Church
    and to advance our abilities as singers and musicians. University of California Davis
    Davis Chamber Choir is a self-sustaining student enterprise; as such, proceeds
    from ticket sales and donations are greatly appreciated to help offset our basic Bailey Cooke, Conductor
    operating expenses (e.g. purchasing sheet music, renting concert venues, etc.).
    Kelly Chang, Conductor
    Email [email protected] or visit us on the web at Steven Ilagan, Conductor
    DavisChamberChoir.weebly.com for information about auditioning or to book a
    performance. Hannah Yan, Piano
    PROGRAM
    The Battle of Jericho (USA) – Traditional Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
    Gitanjali Chants (Bangladesh) – Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), music by Craig Hella
    Johnson (1962-) Driving rhythms are in the men’s voices while the altos and sopranos tell the
    story of Joshua bringing down Jericho’s walls by way of a trumpet. The women
    Remarkable setting of verses by the poet and noble-laureate Rabindranath Tagore and men recreate the battle musically, with each section trying to out-do the
    creating a mesmerizing effect with music that is both ancient and modern. other through dynamics, texture, and range.

    Tshotsholoza (South Africa) – Traditional, arr. Jeffery Ames (1969-) INTERMISSION


    Soloist: Russell Hawkins
    Let the River Run (USA) – Carly Simon, arr. Craig Hella Johnson (1962-)
    This song of freedom was sung by the ancient miners who toiled in the South Featuring: Percussionists from the UC Davis Campus Band
    African diamond and gold mines, and by those celebrating Nelson Mandela's
    release from prison. Furthermore, it was included in the soundtrack from the Vibrant choral textures are supported by a dancing keyboard and percussion
    Oscar-nominated movie "Invictus." accompaniment for a spectacular choral showcase of the classic pop hit.

    Haec Dies a 6 voci (England) – William Byrd (1543-1623) Blow Ye the Trumpet (Scotland) – Kirk Mechem (1925-)
    Featuring: The Men of DCC
    th
    14 century English motet written in 6 voices exemplifying renaissance
    polyphony. The text heads: Hail, feast day! From Kirk Mechem’s opera John Brown, “Blow Ye The Trumpet” was the name
    of Brown’s favorite hymn.
    David’s Lamentation (USA) – Joshua Shank (1980-)
    Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas (The Philippines) – Willy B. Cruz, arr. Robert Delgado
    The text, one single, devastating sentence, is from the King James Bible; II Featuring: Ashley Arias, Lisa Bell, Kelly Chang, Jing Guo, Nathan Halbur, Steven Ilagan,
    Samuel, 18:33. The closing whisper of the piece is meant to symbolize the last Christian Quiwa, Marissa Yzaguirre
    words King David speaks before falling asleep.
    Composed in the name of giving everything, and overcoming everything, in the
    Voice Dance (USA) – Greg Jasperse (1964-) name of love. The song was an inspiration for the movie of the same name.
    Featuring: Ashley Arias, Jing Guo, Denise Kuo, Ailsa Song, Dean Watson, Wesley Wong
    Audition (The Fools Who Dream) – Justin Hurwitz, arr. Steven Ilagan (1995-)
    A wordless vocal dance, celebrating the human voice and the joy of singing Soloists: Mira Huang and Ashley Arias
    together - this goes beyond vocal jazz into the realm of sound painting. Unlike
    most vocal jazz, the syllables used are virtually all open vowel sounds. Arranged by our very own Steven Ilagan, this choral arrangement of the hit song
    from La La Land evokes the stirring beauty embedded in the words.
    Words (Sweden) – Anders Edenroth (1963-)
    Featuring: Sean Ang, Nathan Halbur, Mira Huang, Xander Skinner, Ailsa Song, Dean Watson Let it Go (England) – James Bay, arr. Nathan Halbur

    Sung by The Real Group, this witty and sophisticated examination of the nature Arranged by our very own Nathan Halbur, a rising current of despondency,
    of 'words' discusses their sense, their social role, and the varied ways they can be heartache and powerhouse vocals are tastefully conflated with violin and guitar.
    sung and spoken.
    落水天(Taiwan) – 客家民歌
    Trashin’ the Camp (USA) – Phil Collins, arr. Kelly Chang
    Featuring: Ashley Arias, Lisa Bell, Kelly Chang, Bailey Cooke, Denise Kuo, Alice Lu, Meant to characterize rain, this lush piece uses subtle onomatopoeia to convey
    and Xander Skinner light drizzles and torrential downpours. The text is Hakka, a dialect from Taiwan

    Song featured in Disney's Tarzan as the gorilla friends find the human camp. Õhtul (Estonia) – Pärt Uusberg (1986-)

    Dawn (USA) – Eric William Barnum (1979-) Published just this year, this is an incredibly beautiful work by well-loved
    Estonian composer Pärt Uusberg. The poem speaks of evening and of the
    Meditation on the coming light-filled day and all the possibilities that it images we associate with dusk. Tonalities that are both familiar and other-
    possesses. The music has a Scandinavian flavor with the final moments worldly.
    depicting clouds of color forming and disappearing, ending in a tranquil silence.
    Baba Yetu (Swahili/USA) – Christopher Tin (1976-)
    Cпасение Coдeлaл (Russia) – Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944) Featuring: Sean Ang and Denise Kuo, soloists; UC Davis Campus Band percussionists

    Known in English as Salvation is Created; this motet was one of the very last This Grammy Award-winning title track from the video game Civilization IV has
    sacred works Chesnokov composed before he was forced to turn to secular a unique world-fusion sound, including chanting, strong rhythmic choral
    arts by the Soviet government. sections, and a Swahili text setting of the Lord’s Prayer.

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