Savior

of the Nations,

Come

Christmas at Luther 2015

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Christmas at Luther, a time to

announce with great joy the birth of the Christ child.
This years theme, Savior of the Nations, Come, is the name of a hymn
written by the colleges namesake, Martin Luther. Luther extolled music
as one of Gods greatest gifts to humanity. We agree, as evidenced by
the talented 627 student musicians you will hear today who come from
across the United States and around the world.
The theme invites us to celebrate the gift of the global community.
The Christ child comes as savior of all nations, all peoples. At Luther,
students from many nations share in the life of faith and learning
together on campus. Seventy years ago, Knut Gunderson of Norway
arrived on the Luther campus, our first undergraduate international
student. Today, 147 students from 65 countries attend Luther College,
6.3 percent of our total enrollment. Their contributions and insights
enrich the community in profound ways.
Each year nearly 500 Luther students venture out to study in places
around the world. Luther ranks among the top baccalaureate colleges
in the United States for the percentage of students who study abroad
prior to graduation. More than two-thirds of Luther students participate
in our international studies programs.
The rich diversity on our campus and our strong commitment to global
learning experiences allow Luther College to fulfill its mission to move
beyond immediate interests and present knowledge into a larger
world.
What good news that God has come to dwell with us and to love
the whole world. May that love, expressed magnificently through
Christmas at Luther, fill your heart with peace and joy.
Soli Deo Gloria!

Paula J. Carlson, Ph.D.,

President

Christmas
at Luther 2015

Thursday, December 3, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 6, 2:30 p.m.
Center for Faith and Life
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

Luther College will be audio-recording all performances.

We ask that all electronic devices be turned off and silenced.
No recording devices or cameras are permitted.
If for any reason you need assistance during the performance,
please find an usher, located near each entrance.
We request that the audience hold its applause until the
completion of the concert.

Enhancing the theme, Savior of the Nations, Come, this years backdrop
focuses our attention upon the Christ figure, bringing light and salvation
to the nations. Like Josephs coat of many colors, the Christ figure
is cloaked in a brilliant garment that displays the Saviors love for
all of humanity. Throughout the building you will encounter 66 flags
representing the nations of all current Luther students, and further
reminding us of Gods redemptive love for all the peoples of the Earth.
Special thanks to Karen Martin-Schramm, the Office of the President, and
the American Legion for their guidance and implementation of proper
flag protocol with the displaying of all the nations flags for this years
celebration of Christmas at Luther.

Program

Savior of the Nations,

Come: Prologue
arr. Jennaya Robison 96

Savior of the nations, come,

Come, Thou long expected Jesus.
O come, O come Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel.
Savior of the nations, come,
Christ our God to earth descending.
Marvel now, O heavn and earth,
God has chosen such a birth.

Jess Nasciera (Ru Ru

Chu)

arr. Brett Stewart

Text: sung in Spanish
Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra,
and guitars

Wake, Awake, For Night is

Flying
arr. F. Melius Christiansen
Nordic Choir

Wake, awake, for night is flying,

The watchmen on the heights are crying,
Awake Jerusalem, arise!
Midnights solemn hour is tolling,
His chariot wheels are nearer rolling,
Prepare, ye virgins wise.
Rise up with willing feet,
Go forth, the Bridegroom meet,
Hallelujah!

The rabid wolf wanted to bite her,

But Almighty God knew how to defend
her.
He willed to make her pure,
Sin this virgin did not embrace.

Bear through the night your well trimd

light,
Speed forth to join the marriage rite.
Hear Thy praise, O Lord ascending,
From tongues of men and angels,
Blending with harps and lutes and
psaltery,
By Thy pearly gates in wonder.
We stand, and swell the voice of
thunder,
In bursts of choral melody:
Hallelujah!

The one who is born is the Great

Monarch:
Christ the Patriarch clothed in flesh.
He has redeemed us by making Himself
small,
Though He was infinite, He became
finite.

No vision ever brought,

No ear hath ever caught,
Such bliss and joy:
We raise the song,
We swell the throng,
To praise Thee ages all along.
Hallelujah!

The riverbank is protected;

God has kept the wolf
From our ewe lamb.

He comes to give life to the dead;

He comes to repair the fall of all
mankind.
This Child is the light of day;
He is the Lamb of whom St. John spoke.
I saw a thousand Angels who were
singing,
Flying around, chanting in a thousand
voices,
Saying to the shepherds: Glory in
Heaven
And peace on earth, for Jesus is born!
Now we have what we desire:
Let us go together to present Him gifts.
Let us all give Him our will,
For He came as our equal.

Narration: Psalm 67:1-5

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych

(18771921)
arr. Line/McChesney
Luther Ringers

Savior of the Nations,

Come

arr. Gregory Peterson 83

Audience is invited to stand and sing.
Savior of the Nations, come;
Virgins Son, make here your home.
Marvel now, O heavn and earth:
God has chosen such a birth.

Program

Not by human flesh and blood,

but the mystic Breath of God,
was the Word of God made flesh,
fruit of woman, blossom fresh.
Wondrous birthO wondrous Child
From His throne, a virgin mild!
Very God, and Marys Son,
eager now his race to run!
From Gods heart the Savior speeds,
back to God His pathway leads;
out to vanquish deaths command,
back to reign at Gods right hand.
Now your manger, shining bright,
hallows night with newborn light.
Night cannot this light subdue;
let our faith shine ever new.
Praise we sing to Christ the Lord,
Virgins Son, incarnate Word!
To the holy Trinity
praise we sing eternally!

I Wonder As I Wander
arr. Jennaya Robison 96
Aurora

I wonder as I wander, out under the sky,

How Jesus the Savior did come for to
die,
For poor onry people like you and like I.
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky.
When Mary birthed Jesus, twas in a cow
stall,
With wise men and farmers and
shepherds and all.
But high in Gods heaven a stars light
did fall,
And the promise of ages, it then did
recall,
Promised to save us all.
If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,
A star in the sky or a bird on the wing,
Or all of Gods angels in heavn to sing,
He surely could have it cause He was
the King.

Mbiri Kuna Mwari

(Shona Gloria)
Lee Kesselman (1951)
Text: sung in Shona
Norsemen, percussion

O My Dear Heart
Eleanor Daley (1955)
Cantorei

O my dear heart, young Jesus sweet,

prepare thy cradle in my spreit,
and I shall rock thee in my heart,
And nevermore from Thee depart.
Balulalow.
But I shall praise Thee evermore,
With songes sweet unto thy gloir.
The knees of my heart shall I bow,
And sing that right Balulalow.
Balulalow.

Lullaby (from Three

Nocturnes)
Daniel Elder (1986)
Collegiate Chorale, piano

Lullaby, sing lullaby,

the day is far behind you.
The moon sits high atop the sky,
now let sweet slumber find you.
Away,
the day is done, and gone the sun
that lit the world so brightly.
the earths aglow with speckled show
of twinkling stars so sprightly.
Away,
where the sunlight is beaming
through a deep, cloudless blue,
and the treetops are gleaming
with a fresh morning dew;
where the mountains are shining
at the meadows below,
in a brilliant white lining
of new-fallen snow.
Close your eyes, breathe in the night;
a softer bed Ill make you.
The trial is done, all danger gone;
now let far dreaming take you.
Away,
Child of wonder reclining,
kings and shepherds rejoice.
High above, stars are shining,
bringing peace through Your voice.
Now the dark night approaches,
Yet so soft and so mild.
Lullaby, sing lullaby,
sleep now my child.

Glory to God in the highest

And peace to His people on earth.

Program

Nun komm, der Heiden

Heiland, BWV 661
J.S. Bach (16851750)
Organ Solo

Joy to the World

arr. Mack Wilberg

Audience is invited to stand and sing.
Verse 1: All
Joy to the world, The Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing...
Verse 2: Women
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let all their songs employ,
While fields and floods,
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Verse 3: Men
No more let sin and sorrows grow
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make
His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
Verse 4: All
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love...

Polonaise (from
Christmas Eve Suite)

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (18441908)

Symphony Orchestra

Narration: Isaiah 52:7

How Lovely are the
Messengers (from Saint
Paul)

Felix Mendelssohn (180947)

Combined Choirs, Symphony Orchestra
How lovely are the messengers
that preach us the gospel of peace.
To all the nations is gone forth the sound
of their words,
throughout all the lands their glad
tidings.

6. This Little Babe (from

A Ceremony of Carols)
Benjamin Britten (19131976)
Cantorei, harp

This little Babe so few days old,

Is come to rifle Satans fold;
All hell doth at His presence quake,
Though He Himself for cold do shake;
For in this weak and unarmed wise
The gates of hell He will surprise.
With tears He fights and wins the field,
His naked breast stands for a shield;
His battering shot are babish cries,
His arrows looks of weeping eyes,
His martial ensigns Cold and Need,
And feeble Flesh his warriors steed.
His camp is pitched in a stall,
His bulwark but a broken wall;
The crib His trench, haystalks His
stakes,
Of shepherds He His muster makes;
And thus, as sure His foe to wound,
The angels trumps alarum sound.
My soul, with Christ join thou in fight;
Stick to the tents that He hath pight.
Within His crib is surest ward;
This little Babe will be thy guard.
If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy,
then flit not from this heavenly Boy.

Allelujah Sasa

Ben Allaway (1958)

Text: sung in Swahili and English
Cathedral Choir, percussion
Shall we go see the Child?
Now, now!
The little King is waiting for us!
Get going, now!
Take heart!
The little King, born for us!
Hurry, hurry, dont delay!
He is born!
The angels just told us!
The angels in the heavens said,
look for Him in a manger.
The star, the star, follow it.
Alleluyah, Praise God on your way!

Program

Walking in the light of the one star!

Where is it leading us?
Wheres our little King?
Can a baby save us?
Trust in Him, believe!
Yes? Really? Okay, okay!
We must trust.
Okay, okay, now!
Right!

O children of the forest free, O sons of

Manitou
The holy Child of earth and heaven is
born today for you.
Come kneel before the radiant boy who
brings you beauty peace and joy.
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born,
in excelsis gloria.

Walking in the light of the one star

There is the star over a manger!
In His manger He lays.
Only a few more steps to get there now!
Til we see the Son of God!

Nol Ayisyen
(A Haitian Nol)

He is born! Alleluyah! He is born!

Alleluyah! God is great! Alleluyah!

Huron Carol

arr. Andy Hillhouse

Norsemen, guitar, pennywhistle,
and violin
Twas in the moon of wintertime when all
the birds had fled
That mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel
choirs instead;
Before their light the stars grew dim and
wandering hunters heard the hymn,
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born,
in excelsis gloria.
Within a lodge of broken bark the tender
babe was found;
A ragged robe of rabbit skin enwrapped
his beauty round
But as the hunter braves drew nigh the
angel song rang loud and high
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born,
in excelsis gloria.
The earliest moon of wintertime is not so
round and fair
As was the ring of glory on the helpless
infant there.
The chiefs from far before Him knelt with
gifts of fox and beaver pelt.
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born,
in excelsis gloria.

Emile Desamours (1941)

adapted by Jennaya Robison 96
Text: sung in Haitian Creole
Aurora
It was in Bethlehem,
A little corner of Judea,
That Mary had a baby boy
At midnight in a stable.
He was the Son of God
And He was the King of Kings.
Since I was a little child
Ive known this story.
There were three wise kings
Who followed a great star
With gifts in their hands
To come worship the Child.
And they were quite amazed
When they saw little Jesus
Lying between a cow
And a donkey.
Hear that, my friends!
Noel is a strange story indeed!
Jesus, Son of God, King of Kings,
Doesnt even have a cradle.
He sleeps on the straw among animal.
Oh my!
They called Him Wonderful,
Counselor, Mighty God;
The Everlasting Father, too;
And He was the Prince of Peace.
Both shepherds and wise men
Bowed down to worship Him.
They gave Him gifts
According to what they had.

Program

Back then, if wed been there,

Wed have done something fitting,
Wed have offered Him music
Of the best Haitian kind.
Wed have brought drums,
Manniboulas, vaccins, maracas
With fine banjo strums
Wed have charmed little Jesus.
Jesus, Jesus, our little Jesus,
We love you greatly.
You bring peace to all people
And you offer us grace.
Noel, Noel, Noel, long live Noell!

Angels, from the Realms

of Glory
arr. Mark Patterson
orch. Brooke Joyce
Audience is invited to stand and sing.
Angels, from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight oer all the earth;
You who sang creations story,
Now proclaim Messiahs birth:
Refrain:
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!
Shepherds, in the fields abiding,
Watching oer your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing,
Yonder shines the infant Light;
Refrain
Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great desire of nations,
You have seen His natal star;
Refrain

Before the Marvel

of the Night

Carl Schalk (1929)

Cathedral Choir, organ, strings,
and Luther Ringers
Before the marvel of this night,
adoring, fold your wings and bow;
then tear the sky apart with light
and with your news the world endow.
Proclaim the birth of Christ and peace,
that fear and death and sorrow cease:
sing peace; sing peace; sing gift of
peace;
sing peace; sing gift of peace!
Awake the sleeping world with song:
this is the day the Lord has made.
Assemble here, celestial throng,
in royal splendor come arrayed.
Give earth a glimpse of heavnly bliss,
a teasing taste of what they miss:
sing bliss; sing bliss; sing endless bliss;
sing bliss; sing endless bliss!
The love that we have always known,
our constant joy and endless light,
now to the loveless world be shown,
now break upon its deathly night.
Into one song compress the love
that rules our universe above:
sing love; sing love; sing God is love;
sing love; sing God is love!

Where Riches is
Everlastingly

Bob Chilcott (1955)

Collegiate Chorale, percussion
Into this world this day did come
Jesus Christ both God and Man,
Lord and servant in one person,
Born of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
I pray you be merry and sing with me
In worship of Christs nativity.
He that was rich, without a need
Appeared in this world in right poor
weed
To make us that were poor indeed,
Rich without any need truly.

Program

A stable His Chamber, a crib was His

bed,
He had not a pillow to lay under His
head;
With maidens milk that babe was fed,
In poor clothes was lapped the Lord
Almighty.
A noble lesson here is us taught,
To set all worldly riches at naught,
But pray we that we may be thither
brought
Where riches is everlastingly.

Serenity (O Magnum
Mysterium)
Ola Gjeilo (1978)
Text: sung in Latin
Nordic Choir, cello

O great mystery,
and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the new-born
Lord,
lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb
was worthy to bear Christ the Lord.
Alleluia!

The First Nowell

arr. Mack Wilberg

Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra
The First Nowell, the Angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields
as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their
sheep
On a cold winters night that was so
deep.
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night.
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!
Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavnly Lord
That hath made heavn and earth of
nought
And with His blood our lives has bought.
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!

Narration:
Revelation 22: 1-2
Antiphon (from Five
Mystical Songs)

Ralph Vaughan Williams (18721958)

Combined choirs, Symphony Orchestra
Let all the world in every corner sing,
My God and King!
The heavens are not too high,
His praise may thither fly:
The earth is not too low,
His praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
My God and King!
The church with Psalms must shout.
No door can keep them out:
But above all, the heart
Must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
My God and King!

Recordings

You may purchase a recording of this

years concert by filling out the order
form in the back of this program.
Previous Christmas at Luther CDs and
DVDs are also available on the order
form and through the Luther College
Book Shop at lutherbookshop.com or
(888) 521-5039.

Broadcasts

This years concert will air on Iowa Public

Radio and Minnesota Public Radio.
The Emmy-nominated holiday special
Christmas at Luther 2012: Tidings
of Comfort and Joy, videotaped and
produced by Twin Cities Public Television
and Luther College, will air again on
many PBS stations. Please check local
listings for broadcast dates and times,
or go to luther.edu/christmasbroadcast
after December 12.

Production

Choirs

Aurora
Cantorei
Cathedral Choir
Collegiate Chorale
Nordic Choir
Norsemen

Instrumentalists

Luther College Symphony Orchestra

Luther Ringers (Luther Ringers performs on
a five-octave set of Schulmerich handbells
generously donated by Blanch Kangas of
Spokane, Washington.)

Conductors

Daniel Baldwin, Symphony Orchestra

Allen Hightower, Nordic Choir
Andrew Last 97, Collegiate Chorale,
Norsemen
Gregory Peterson 83, Luther Ringers
Jennaya Robison 96, Aurora, Cathedral
Choir
Jill Wilson, Cantorei

College Organist
Gregory Peterson 83

Narrators

Jenny Woods, Clear Lake, Iowa

Janet Ikranunda, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Derek Barnhouse, El Paso, Texas
Marie Sauze, Le Cannet, France
Pyi Phyo Aung, Yangon, Myanmar
Fred Scaife, Rushford, Minn.
Nam Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tiwonge Chirwa, Lilongwe, Malawi
Gillian Constable, Sydney, Australia

Music Credits

Guitar Ensemble

Juan Tony Guzmn, advisor

Members of the choirs along with:
Branch Johnson, St. Louis Park, Minn.

Dancers

Members of the choirs along with:

Inga Aleckson, Coralville, Iowa
Rachel Harder, Des Moines, Iowa
Laura Martin, Boone, Iowa
Deveny Miles, East Bethel, Minn.
Mara Owecke, Trempealeau, Wis.
Haley Steffen, North Liberty, Iowa
Abigail Suhr, Altoona, Iowa

Choreography

Andrea Vazquez-Aguirre, visiting

assistant professor of dance

Artistic Director
Allen Hightower

Technical Staff

Paul Atkins, CFL technician

Michael Bartels, program design,
set design
Michael Blair, campus pastor
Eric Ellingsen 99, production manager
Tanya Gertz, director of campus
programming
Susan Peterson, CFL staff
Bradley Phillips, ticket office manager
Kendall Thompson 86, CFL technician

Savior of the Nations, Come, ELW, Augsburg Fortress; Riu Riu Chiu, Millennial Music Publishing; Wake,
Awake, for Night is Flying, Augsburg Publishing House; Carol of the Bells, Lorie Line Music, Inc.; I Wonder
As I Wander, Manuscript; Mbiri Kuna Mwari, Boosey & Hawkes; O My Dear Heart, Warner / Chappell Music
Canada Ltd.; This Little Babe, Boosey & Hawkes; Lullaby from Three Nocturnes, GIA Publications, Inc.; Joy
to the World, Oxford University Press, Inc; Polonaise, Lucks Music Library; Alleluyah Sasa! He Is Born,
Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.; Huron Carol, Cypress Choral Music; Nowell Ayisyen, Shawnee Press,
Inc.; Before the Marvel of This Night, Augsburg Publishing House; Where Riches is Everlastingly, Oxford
University Press; Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium), GIA Publication, Inc.; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,
Barenreiter; The First Nowell, Oxford University Press, Inc.; Antiphon, ECS Publishing.

Participants

Aurora
Soprano

Helen Arneson, Minnetonka, Minn.

Amanda Brobst, Lees Summit, Mo.
Rebecca Buse, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Hannah Carmon, Cambridge, Iowa
Mayalyn Cott, Custer Park, Ill.
Emily DeJong, Marion, Iowa
Olivia Enquist, St. Paul, Minn.
Cynthia Heck, Maple Grove, Minn.
Carlie Johnson, Chicago, Ill.
Abigail Kraus, Rochester, Minn.
Hailey Mork, Dawson, Minn.
Elizabeth Morton, Zimmerman, Minn.
Natalie Nelson, River Falls, Wis.
Kahri Nestingen, Evergreen, Colo.
Anna Reimann, Cottage Grove, Minn.
Olivia Sauer, Ames, Iowa
Steffani Sea, Sioux City, Iowa
Brenna Sherman, Rochester, Minn.
Sarah Smallfield, Bloomington, Minn.
Kate Sorenson, Farmington, Minn.
Marta Williams, Woodbury, Minn.
Emily Youel, Edina, Minn.

Soprano II

Anna Becker, Robbinsdale, Minn.

Alesha Berger, St. Paul, Minn.
Gabrielle Blair, Osceola, Wis.
Brooke Bockenstedt, Dyersville, Iowa
Tiwonge Chirwa, Lilongwe, Malawi
Hanna Christopher, Reinbeck, Iowa
Lauren Eakes, Broomfield, Colo.
Michelle Finger, Sun Prairie, Wis.
Alijah Goetting, Carrollton, Mo.
Michaela Gyure, Urbandale, Iowa
Katie Hancock, Iowa City, Iowa
Jordan Honken, Rushford, Minn.
Taylor Jackson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Eleanora Johnson, Little Chute, Wis.
Laura Judd, Adel, Iowa
Melissa Kirby, Troy, Mo.
Lydia Kratovil, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Elsa Leyhe, Davenport, Iowa
Claire Lunning, Austin, Minn.
Caitlin Maly, Plymouth, Minn.
Haley Nelson, Farmington, Mich.
Claire Palmquist, Cloquet, Minn.
Annika Peterson, Hastings, Minn.
Chi Pham, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tessa Radcliff, Storm Lake, Iowa
Lauren Sather, Spencer, Iowa
Emma Schlabach, Indianapolis, Ind.
Deirdre Sheldon, Western Springs, Ill.
Marta Springer, St. Peter, Minn.
Haley Steffen, North Liberty, Iowa

Alto

Vicky Agromayor, Boadilla del monte,

Madrid, Spain
Demetria Armatas, Centennial, Colo.
Shaunessey Crozier, Amana, Iowa
Anna Englin, Hayward, Minn.
Katy Fier, Clinton, Iowa
Emily Fuller, Bettendorf, Iowa
Grace Gibson, Knoxville, Iowa
Gracie Griffiths, Braidwood, Ill.
Paige Harris, Eagan, Minn.
Claire Hess, Bourbonnais, Ill.
Elizabeth Johnson, Spring Grove, Minn.
Linnea Kephart, Decorah, Iowa
Abigail Korenchan, Lone Rock, Wis.
Sarah Lodge, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lauren McDonald, Minnetrista, Minn.
Meghan McGinnis, Hudson, Wis.
Katrina Meyer, Mount Prospect, Ill.
Ash Osmond, Norwalk, Wis.
Anna Phearman, Watertown, Minn.
Hannah Riedinger, Urbandale, Iowa
Laura Schueler, Zumbrota, Minn.
Mareda Smith, North Liberty, Iowa
Annika Vande Krol, Decorah, Iowa
Casey Weber, Carroll, Iowa
Elizabeth Wiebke, Owatonna, Minn.
Anna Zittergruen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bethany Zrucky, Harmony, Minn.

Alto II

Tatiana Adams, New Hampton, Iowa

Jessica Carey, Morris, Ill.
Krysta Chroninger, La Crosse, Wis.
Samantha Clements, Aurora, Ill.
Stevie Dedina, West Concord, Minn.
Genevieve Ehlers, Clinton, Iowa
Claire Eichhorn, Minneapolis, Minn.
Kia Feia, Hudson, Wis.
Elizabeth Fischer, Iowa City, Iowa
Rebecka Green, Decorah, Iowa
Ashley Hertter, Bettendorf, Iowa
Janet Irankunda, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Lily Kime, Sac City, Iowa
Payton Knutson, Owatonna, Minn.
Ana Lopez, Jalisco, Mexico
Jacqueline Ommen, Laredo, Texas
Laura Paradis, Chanhassen, Minn.
Jane Pea, Minneapolis, Minn.
Allison Peters, Mankato, Minn.
Cydney Rose, Reinbeck, Iowa
Alexandria Shaw, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Julia Trandahl, Corcoran, Minn.
Savannah Van Sant, Apple Valley, Minn.
Sarah Webb, St. Paul, Minn.

Participants

Cantorei
Soprano I

McKenzie Brace, Janesville, Iowa

Grace Enloe, Rewey, Wis.
Katelyn Evenson, La Crescent, Minn.
Elizabeth Hurley, Rochester, Minn.
Danica Kafton, Mapleton, Iowa
Mariah Nechuta, Mosinee, Wis.
Megan Plapp, Delavan, Wis.
Rachel Rem, Winona, Minn.
Carrie Rye, Esko, Minn.
Adrianna Vazquez, White Bear Lake,
Minn.
Kate Wessels, Wausau, Wis.

Soprano II

Lindsey Ahlers, Maple Grove, Minn.

Leslie Brandt, Swea City, Iowa
Christina Byrne, Marion, Ill.
Siobhan Chantigian, Byron, Minn.
Julia Curtis, Chesterfield, Mo.
Cassie Hagen, Lakeville, Minn.
Laura Kalsow, Dayton, Minn.
Jamie Linert, Woodbury, Minn.
Makayla Marinack, Plainfield, Wis.
Morgan Mortenson, Dexter, Minn.
Samantha Ohlson, West Union, Iowa
Cat Olson, Lakeville, Minn.
Katelynn Pankratz, St. Peter, Minn.
Britta Petersen, Mankato, Minn.
Elizabeth Primmer, La Farge, Wis.
Megan Roozeboom, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Bethany Seavers Templeton, Eagan,
Minn.
Mary Simpson, Chatfield, Minn.
Abigail Suhr, Altoona, Iowa
Marissa Wales, Rochester, Minn.

Allie Martin, Woodbury, Minn.

Linh Nguyen, Vung Tau City, Vietnam
Jacque Simays, Slinger, Wis.
Nicole Weber, Mapleton, Iowa
Anne Wermedal, West Salem, Wis.
Anne Willey, Bothell, Wash.

Alto II

Anna Beamsley, Joliet, Ill.

Morgan Benthin, Clinton, Iowa
Rachel Brooks, Evergreen, Colo.
Meredith Bruster, Bettendorf, Iowa
Eva Gemlo, St. Paul, Minn.
Julia Johnson, Falcon Heights, Minn.
Ashley Kappers, Spring Valley, Minn.
Katie Patyk, Milladore, Wis.
Becca Rye, Baxter, Minn.
Christine Skogen, St. Paul, Minn.
Erin Steward, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Emma Stivers, Fridley, Minn.
Olivia Toal, Monona, Wis.
Leah Williams, Woodbury, Minn.

Cathedral Choir
Soprano I

Desiree Bradshaw Chicago, Ill.

Elizabeth Budahn, Elk River, Minn.
Micah Cabbage, Iowa City, Iowa
Elizabeth Daly, Duluth, Minn.
Evangeline Hoff, Hortonville, Wis.
Alexis Hove, Decorah, Iowa
Abby Mark, Bloomington, Minn.
Lizzy Myra, Louisville, Colo.
Miranda Poncelet, Hastings, Minn.
Halina Pyzdrowski, Minnetonka, Minn.
Christie Van Nevel, Roseville, Minn.
Jenny Woods, Roatan, Honduras

Alto I

Halena Allen, Villa Park, Ill.

Lara Bacon, Alma, Wis.
Berit Breed, Eau Claire, Wis.
Gillian Constable, Sydney, Australia
Emily Crowe, Davenport, Iowa
Natalie Fitzgerald, Elkader, Iowa
Bitta Gordon, Racine, Wis.
Joy Harris, Rochester, Minn.
Erika Hinz, Rushford, Minn.
Avery Jamison, Stoughton, Wis.
Madi Johnson, Clinton, Iowa
Marissa Kot, Chicago, Ill.
Rebecca Lahey, Mount Horeb, Wis.
Ellen Larsen, Galesburg, Ill.
Averie Manke, Wauwatosa, Wis.

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Soprano II

Emma Deihl, New Prague, Minn.

Anna Balk, Rothschild, Wis.
Baylee Bowman, Fairfield, Iowa
Heather Lindell, Center Point, Iowa
Isabella Newman, Madison, Wis.
Samantha Ohlson, West Union, Iowa
Emily Osborne, Esko, Minn.
Iloria Phoenix, Pella, Iowa
Elle Ross, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Emilyn Ryski, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Marie Sauze, Le Cannet, France
Samantha Tollefson, Burnsville, Minn.
Maddie Williams, Des Moines, Iowa
Hannah Wright, Bloomington, Ill.
Kristen Wuerl, Indian Head Park, Ill.

Participants

Alto I

Johanna Beaupre, Maple Grove, Minn.

Cierra Buckner, Robbinsdale, Minn.
Kristen Carlson, Austin, Minn.
Carrie Cibula, Tama, Iowa
Kirsten Elstad, Owatonna, Minn.
Kyla Grau, Ankeny, Iowa
Anne Holtz, Austin, Minn.
Kristina Johnson, Rochester, Minn.
Amy Pham, Davenport, Iowa
Kathryn Roets, Ellington, Conn.
Laila Sahir, Dyersville, Iowa
Forrest Schrader, Bloomington, Minn.
Sydney Scooler, Richmond Hill, Ga.
Rachel Stoddard, Tower, Minn.
Ali Turnquist, Alta, Iowa
Kathleen Woods, Savanna, Ill.

Alto II

Michelle Brown, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Christen Foster, Hampton, Iowa
Hillary Gardner, Milo, Iowa
Annalise Johnson, Decorah, Iowa
Gabrielle Laske, New Berlin, Wis.
Marcella Meza, Apache Junction, Ariz.
Rachel Miller, Dubuque, Iowa
Linnea Peterson, St. Paul, Minn.
Hannah Ward, Shakopee, Minn.
Jordyn Willemssen, Waverly, Iowa

Tenor I

William Cook, Hector, Minn.

Ethan Harris, Waunakee, Wis.
Tanner Huppert, Jim Falls, Wis.
Scott Kleeman, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Karl Nycklemoe, St. Paul, Minn.
Jay Puffer, Rochester, Minn.
Aaron Shouse, Gladbrook, Iowa
Jared Barnes, Fort Worth, Texas

Tenor II

Isaac Ashby, Guthrie Center, Iowa

Collin Boyle, Hallandale, Florida
Eric Coughlin, Burnsville, Minn.
Erik Duethman, Iowa City, Iowa
Kelvin Li, Minnetonka, Minn.
Josh Rupprecht, Rochester, Minn.
Sam Scheidt, La Crosse, Wis.
Jacob Schwartz, Watertown, Wis.
Jason Sczypiorski, Galesville, Wis.
Michael Spear, St. Peter, Minn.
Ian Stuelke, Center Point, Iowa
Sean Trewin, Decorah, Iowa
Aren St. Louis, Rochester, Minn.

Bass I

Benjamin Bear Altschuler, Hartford,

Conn.
Derek Barnhouse, El Paso, Texas

Samuel Haefner, Byron, Minn.

Nathaniel Hemming, Madison, Wis.
Billy Jeide, Golden Valley, Minn.
Erik Nelson, Evansville, Wis.
Lukas Phillips, Decorah, Iowa
Nathan Riley, Dubuque, Iowa
Ross Ruehmann, Cochrane, Wis.
Peter Scott, Verona, Wis.
Nick Vande Krol, Decorah, Iowa
Josh Vidervol, Andover, Minn.

Bass II

Matt Amann, La Crosse, Wis.

Isaiah Cammon, Plymouth, Minn.
Geoffrey Dyck, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Joseph Gamache, Minnetonka, Minn.
Devin Hanggi, Woodbury, Minn.
Kevin Honz, Barnhart, Mo.
Matt Hotvedt, Maquoketa, Iowa
Daniel Melaas-Swanson, Port Byron, Ill.
Jacob Warehime, Owatonna, Minn.
Lucas Wilson, Rochester, Minn.
Blake Taylor, Decorah, Iowa
Michael Wagner, Coralville, Iowa
Hayes Durbin, Grinnell, Iowa

Collegiate Chorale
Soprano I

Penelope Barbour, Oconomowoc, Wis.

Kelly Dawson, Cambridge, Wis.
Lisel Edberg Caldwell, Stillwater, Minn.
Emily Garst, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Bryn Hedlund, Iowa City, Iowa
Connor Hoff, Hendrum, Minn.
Genevieve Kalland, Edina, Minn.
Kalli Kistenmacher, Holstein, Iowa
Maggie Priola, Rockford, Ill.
Alexa Schroeder, Plymouth, Minn.
Saydi Stewart, Spencer, Wis.
Alyssa Wildenauer, Woodbury, Minn.

Soprano II

Janna Akkerman, Austin, Minn.

Ellen Badger, Duluth, Minn.
Callie Baumeister, West St. Paul, Minn.
Sarah Bowman, Fergus Falls, Minn.
Anna Jeide, Golden Valley, Minn.
Marlene Jones, Madison, Wis.
Ramsey Jones, Thompson, N.D.
Jenna Lemieux, Brainerd, Minn.
Hannah Miller, Roseville, Minn.
Emily Mueller, Woodbury, Minn.
Greta Schmitt, Wayzata, Minn.
Ashley Tewes, Albert Lea, Minn.
Kaitlin Thune, Mount Vernon, Iowa

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Participants

Alto I

Maddie Bouslog, Urbandale, Iowa

Erin Bradley, Grand Forks, N.D.
Shayla DeJong, New Sharon, Iowa
*Presser Scholar

Alyssa Dutkanych, Chicago, Ill.

Rachel Fyfe, Pella, Iowa
Katelyn Janssen, Lanark, Ill.
Sylvia Kaare, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ally Klug, Spring Valley, Wis.
Katie Kovacovich, Bemidji, Minn.
Nicole Lussier, South Pasadena, Calif.
Bethany Noltner, Eau Claire, Wis.
Christie Owens, Fullerton, Calif.
Sheri Schwert, Gay Mills, Wis.
Erika Storvick, Woodbury, Minn.
Laura Thoms, Bellevue, Iowa

Alto II

Allison Bansen, Monmouth, Oreg.

Katharine Bergman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Megan DesRochers, Appleton, Wis.
Sarah Doreza, Fontana, Wis.
Brittany Engstrom, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Kate Gerike, Chaska, Minn.
Hailey Johnson, Centennial, Colo.
Verime Kimmelshue, Durham, Calif.
Dagny LeMunyon, Edina, Minn.
Caitlin Marschall, Waukesha, Wis.
Melissa Newhouse, Conroe, Texas
Solveig Orngard, Pilot Mound, Iowa
Lianna Stewart, De Forest, Wis.
Jessica Tan, Austin, Minn.
Annie Waniger, La Crosse, Wis.
Elena Zarecky, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tenor I

Pyi Phyo Aung, Yangon, Myanmar

Brett Blattner, Eyota, Minn.
Tim Burianek, Ames, Iowa
Philip Hanson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ben Jerke, Lakeville, Minn.
Carter Johnson, Hudson, Wis.
Dan Kibat, Bloomington, Minn.
Alvin Kim, Prior Lake, Minn.
Joshua Olson, Spencer, Wis.
Greg Trahan, Shoreview, Minn.
Tim Walch, Port Washington, Wis.

Tenor II

Cody Arndtson, Hastings, Minn.

Zachary Gerlach, Farmington, Minn.
Michael Hagstrom, New Hope, Minn.
Ryne Hanson, Albertville, Minn.
Benjamin Henson, Herrin, Ill.
Mike Holst, Lanesboro, Minn.
Isaac Johnson, Hastings, Minn.
Martin Kulstad, Hopkins, Minn.
Jesus Lucero, Broomfield, Colo.

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Max Rooney, St. Michael, Minn.

Jack Ross, Plymouth, Minn.
Nick Thorp, Plymouth, Minn.

Bass I

Steven Abdo, Iowa City, Iowa

Matt Borchart, Savage, Minn.
Nathan Christensen, St. Paul, Minn.
Grant Goss, Des Moines, Iowa
Nathan Johnson, Shakopee, Minn.
Ehren Kluge, Hudson, Wis.
Gideon Matchey, Arcadia, Wis.
Samuel Nunnikhoven, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Ryan Pierce, Altoona, Iowa
Colin Robinson, Clinton, Iowa
Nick Shaw, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Josue Silva, Chicago, Ill.
Casey Tecklenburg, Dysart, Iowa
Evan Woodard, Bettendorf, Iowa

Bass II

Brady Brinkmeyer, Ames, Iowa

Matt Christopherson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Kevin Hash, Appleton, Wis.
Hans Holkesvik, Decorah, Iowa
Peter Krumm, Iowa City, Iowa
Jason Leuthold, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Eddie Shimkat, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Ben Sides, Des Moines, Iowa
Andrew Sorenson, Decorah, Iowa
Stephen Ster, Marion, Iowa
Jacob Sund, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Isak Swanson, Duluth, Minn.
Ethan Taylor, Fergus Falls, Minn.
*Theodore Presser Award

The Presser Scholarship is funded by The Presser

Foundation of Haverford, Pennsylvania and is
awarded annually to an outstanding senior student
majoring in music at Luther College. The student is
selected by the music faculty solely on the basis of
excellence and merit. Luther is proud to have more
than 50 Presser Scholars among our music alumni.

Luther Ringers
Jonathan Baccam, Andover, Minn.
Elizabeth Budahn, Elk River, Minn.
Tricia Glotfelty, Victor, Iowa
Greta Greisinger, Fitchburg, Wis.
Elizabeth Hardy, Hastings, Minn.
Kristina Johnson, Rochester, Minn.
Jamie Linert, Woodbury, Minn.
Landon McNamer, Ettrick, Wis.
Rebekah Sandgren, Fargo, N.D.
Alex Sekora, Denmark, Wis.
Saydi Stewart, Spencer, Wis.
Cassidy Woods, La Crescent, Minn.

Participants

Nordic Choir

Tenor II

Betsy Austin, Overland Park, Kan.

Emily Chlapik, La Grange Park, Ill.
Emma Deignan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Taylor Dengler, Iowa City, Iowa
Nicole Gaunitz, Lansing, Iowa
Danielle Johnson, Lakeville, Minn.
Mollie Mickelson, Austin, Minn.
Emily Secor, Westfield, Wis.

Tyler DesRochers, Appleton, Wis.

Luigi Enriquez, Racine, Wis.
Wesley Frye, Tinley Park, Ill.
Quinton Griffith, Waterloo, Iowa
Isaac Heins, Mantorville, Minn.
Will Heller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
David McVay, Davenport, Iowa
Brandon Peck, Stillwater, Minn.
David Stagg, Lino Lakes, Minn.
Forrest Winstead, Stillman Valley, Ill.

Soprano II

Bass I

Soprano I

Hannah Butler, Independence, Iowa

Madeline Craig, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Meredith Diebold, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Clara Knutson, Onalaska, Wis.
Genevieve Myran, Eagan, Minn.
Julia Reimann, Cottage Grove, Minn.
Barbara Stier, Jordan, Minn.
Anna Streeper, Roseville, Minn.

Alto I

Emily Dirks, Monticello, Iowa

Kristy Housholder, West Des Moines,
Iowa
Jessi Kauffmann, Ankeny, Iowa
Megan Kundel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Hannah Leeper, Decorah, Iowa
Lexie Polk, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Sarah Rickertsen, Eagan, Minn.
Isabela Rosales, Decorah, Iowa
Natalie Rumer, Walford, Iowa
Hannah Sackett, Becker, Minn.
Aidan Spencer, Decorah, Iowa

Alto II

Christy Emanuelson, Rosemount, Minn.

Hayley Frodl, St. Ansgar, Iowa
Emma Hohulin, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Kaia Monson, Urbana, Iowa
Leah Rasmussen, Mount Horeb, Wis.
Cecilia Shutt, Grimes, Iowa
Rachel Wiebke, Owatonna, Minn.
Kaitlyn York, Lees Summit, Mo.

Tenor I

Andrew Botz, Rochester, Minn.

Jacob Bunge, Vinton, Iowa
Lucas Jackson, Des Plaines, Ill.
Logan Larson, Waukee, Iowa
Mason Montuoro, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nathan Moore, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Jonathan Springer, Plymouth, Minn.
Seamus St. Clair, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Kenneth Wicklund, Crystal, Minn.

John Doorenbos, Grinnell, Iowa

Sam English, Iowa City, Iowa
Jonathon Kaupa, Owatonna, Minn.
Jonathan Kobbs, Chilton, Wis.
William Krageschmidt, Dakota, Minn.
Jake Kruse, Marshfield, Wis.
Jeffrey Lackman, Fargo, N.D.
Isaiah Mayerchak, Princeton, Minn.
Avery Mossman, Iowa City, Iowa
Patrick Pauloski, Indianapolis, Ind.
Fred Scaife, Rushford, Minn.
Kirby Stalley, Vernon, Conn.
Maxwell Tiedemann, Blairstown, Iowa

Bass II

Ben Beaupre, Maple Grove, Minn.

Ryan Ehrhardt, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Maxfield Elliott, Mendota Heights, Minn.
Colin Eral, Hudson, Wis.
Grant Holsinger, Stillman Valley, Ill.
Robert Marston, Plymouth, Minn.
Zachary Souhrada-Rogers, Cedar Falls,
Iowa
Brandon Whitish, Fennimore, Wis.

Norsemen
Tenor I

Nathan Baldwin, Marion, Iowa

Parker Fretheim, Decorah, Iowa
Steven Holkesvik, Decorah, Iowa
Alex Lau, Lake Mills, Iowa
Andrew Lindstrom, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Brendan Londergan, La Crosse, Wis.
Cordell May, Mendota, Ill.
Jackson Mulgrew, Dubuque Iowa
Sam Naumann, Peosta, Iowa
Tyler Puettmann, Solon, Iowa
J.J. Schrick, Moline, Ill.
Isaac Stivers, Fridley, Minn.
Sam Strohmyer, Excelsior, Minn.
Brandon Trueblood, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Trent Wolfe, Arcadia, Wis.

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Participants

Tenor II

David Blackstad, Lakeville, Minn.

Curtis Cook, Urbandale, Iowa
Elliot Douma, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Matthew Espey, Clinton, Iowa
Ryan Foreman, Urbandale, Iowa
Harry Hoffman, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Zane Kittleson, Westfield, Wis.
Zane Larson, Solon, Iowa
Oliver Leafblad, Watkins, Minn.
John Mai, Beaverton, Ore.
Noah Manternach, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jake Mester, Andover, Minn.
Nam Nguyen, Vietnam
Riley Peters, Marion, Iowa
Brady Pierce, Cuero, Texas
Samuel Poppen, West Union, Iowa
Ben Rieckhoff, Waukesha, Wis.
Zach Smith, Fairfield, Iowa
Alex Streitz, Minneapolis, Minn.
Andrew Tiede, River Falls, Wis.

Bass I

Kurt Anderson, Maple Grove, Minn.

Caleb Bendull, Vinton, Iowa
Arlen Bonson-Anderson, Minneapolis,
Minn.
Austin Bullard, Oakdale, Minn.
Xavier Conzet, New Richmond, Wis.
Jason Erbst, Bettendorf, Iowa
Mitchell Gage, New Hampton, Iowa
Ben Haerther, Atkins, Iowa
Jason Hu, Suzhou, China
Adam Knight, Decorah, Iowa
Sean Krummel, Iowa City, Iowa
Alex Lapinski, Oak Brook, Ill.
Caleb Linville, Golden, Colo.
Tyler Mattson, Indianola, Iowa
Brian Murman, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Jacob Noble, Plymouth, Minn.
Gavin Schaeferle, Chanhassen, Minn.
Jacob Schulz, Minnetonka, Minn.
James Sinclair, Chicago, Ill.
Andrew Tank, Hastings, Minn.
Henry Zheng, Decorah, Iowa

Bass II

Wyatt Anians, Wheatland, Iowa

Will Blain, Evansville, Wis.
Gabriel Brovege-Trossen, Buffalo, Minn.
Joseph Cowan, La Crosse, Wis.
Tyler Dostal, Decorah, Iowa
Austin Flieder, Marion, Iowa
Cory Hummel, Minneapolis, Minn.
Jack Jagielski, Minneapolis, Minn.
Andy Johnson, Hudson, Wis.
Noah Johnson, Randolph, Wis.
Nathan Kelleher, Dubuque, Iowa

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John Kuntz, Eagan, Minn.

Caleb Kvale, Decorah, Iowa
Noah Lauer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jonah Luebke, Davenport, Iowa
Peter Mathistad, Minot, N.D.
Landon McNamer, Ettrick, Wis.
Anders Nyberg, Minnetonka, Minn.
Garrett OConnell, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Matthew Rossler, Mason City, Iowa
Lucas Ruge-Jones, San Marcos, Texas
Thomas Specht, Minneapolis, Minn.
Michael Vann, Menlo Park, Calif.

Symphony Orchestra
Flute

*Emily Green, Dubuque, Iowa

Lindsay Getschel, River Falls, Wis.
Ziggy Mustain, Wilmette, Ill.

Oboe

*Rebecca Keller, Brighton, Colo.

Anna (Kemp) and Russell Norris Chair

Kierra Blackstad, Lakeville, Minn.

Grant Preheim, Freeman, S.D.

Clarinet

*Charles Craig, Maquoketa, Iowa

Joel Denney, Byron, Minn.
Elisabeth Hartmark, Minneapolis, Minn.
Samantha Rabang, West Des Moines,
Iowa

Bassoon

*Stephen Shatzer, Woodridge, Ill.

Joseph Cowan, La Crosse, Wis.
Emma Kolterman, Libertyville, Ill.

Horn

*Anneliese Braaten, Winona, Minn.

Erik, Kari, Maren Engebretson Chair

Alex Carpenter, Appleton, Wis.

Carrie Cibula, Tama, Iowa
Nathan Fippinger, Aledo, Ill.
Sydney Scooler, Richmond Hill, Ga.

Trumpet

*Michael Winkler, Sheboygan, Wis.

Liam Fraser, Urbandale, Iowa
Madison Ihde, Decorah, Iowa

Trombone

*Chris OConnell, Rochester, Minn.

Dorothy (Bonnell) and Russell Ziemer

Chair

Christopher Lange-Pearson, Rochester,

Minn.

Participants

Bass Trombone

Mason Donnohue, Eagan, Minn.

Tuba

Elena Zarecky, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Percussion

*Sylvia Kaare, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Samuel Haefner, Byron, Minn.
Johnathan McMichael, Wever, Iowa
Josh Olson, Spencer, Wis.
Casey Tecklenburg, Dysart, Iowa

Harp

*Emilie Lenz, Plymouth, Minn.

Katharine Bergman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

First Violin

Namuun Tsend-Ayush, Ulaanbaatar,

Mongolia
Torgerson Concertmaster

Elizabeth Shoemaker, Olympia, Wash.

Fiona Edberg, Iowa City, Iowa
Nathan Parsons, St. Paul, Minn.
Benjamin Henson, Herrin, Ill.
Amanda Eby, Dubuque, Iowa
Jeremy Maas, Appleton, Wis.
Eric Hansen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Matt Lagus, Lake Elmo, Minn.
Katie Koenning, Stillwater, Minn.
Amanda Jenkins, St. Paul, Minn.
Andrea Carpenter, Appleton, Wis.
Devin Hedlund, Iowa City, Iowa
Abby Carter, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Second Violin

*Daniel Ray, Hillsboro, Wis.

The Dorothy M. Ansett Chair,

^
Richard C. and Joann M. Hemp
Scholar

Mari Jorgenson-Rathke, Waconia, Minn.

Joie Tanaka, Memphis, Tenn.
Shannon Taylor, Loretto, Minn.
Bryn Hedlund, Iowa City, Iowa
Eva Peterson, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Ellen Cooper, Shoreview, Minn.
Emily Alcock, Decorah, Iowa
Hannah Sutcliffe, Stillwater, Minn.
Sam Poppen, West Union, Iowa
Kristen Carlson, Austin, Minn.
Celia Gould, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Hannah Potter, Chaska, Minn.
Annie Harriman, Carmel, Ind.

Viola

*Marissa Eckberg, Gaylord, Minn.

The Andrea Nelson and Kathryn Nelson

Chair

Isak Swanson, Duluth, Minn.

Kristin Lake, Kenosha, Wis.
Gabrielle Bruns, Decorah, Iowa
Natalie Delcorps, Batavia, Ill.
Lucas Ruge-Jones, San Marcos, Texas
Jarret Quale, Wausau, Wis.
Jennifer Martin, St. Paul, Minn.

Cello

*Peter Swanson, Duluth, Minn.

The Dorothy M. Ansett Chair

Sarah Bauer, Waupaca, Wis.

Andrew Emrick, Appleton, Wis.
Sam Naumann, Peosta, Iowa
Sara Ranscht, La Crosse, Wis.
Matt Dosland, St. Paul, Minn.
David Lee, Woodbury, Minn.
Emma Tebben, North Oaks, Minn.
Katrina Meyer, Mount Prospect, Ill.
Kyle Burke, Toddville, Iowa

String Bass

* Nathan McPhetres, Hudson, Wis.

Adam Graf, Monona, Wis.
Josh Vidervol, Andover, Minn.
Hannah Miller, Roseville, Minn.
Emma Hyatt, Boone, Iowa
* principal
^ Richard C. and Joann M. Hemp Prize for
Orchestral Performance
The Richard C. and Joann M. Hemp Prize for
Orchestral Performance is funded through an
endowment established by Richard 64 and Joann
(Harr) Hemp 65 of Reno, Nevada, and Decorah,
Iowa. Awarded annually to a senior student in the
Luther College Symphony Orchestra, selection is by
audition and recognizes exceptional performance,
talent, musicianship, and leadership. Mr. Hemp is
a regent emeritus, former chair of the Luther Board
of Regents, and former Interim President of Luther
College.

Seven chairs in the Luther College Symphony

Orchestra benefit from endowed scholarships
generously provided by Luther donors. Selection
is by audition and recognizes exceptional
performance, talent, musicianship, and
leadership.

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Music Faculty

GREGORY PETERSON 83. D.M.A.,

University of Iowa. Department Head,
College Organist, organ, Luther Ringers.

JAMES GRIESHEIMER. Ph.D., Indiana

University. Associate Professor Emeritus.

JON AILABOUNI 10. M.M., Western

Florida State University. Music

education, ethnomusicology, Jazz
Orchestra.

EDWIN ANDERECK. D.M.A., University

MARK GRUETT. D.M.A., University of

Michigan. Voice, opera. [sabbatical/
leave replacement]

Michigan University. Jazz Band,

improvisation.

of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of
Music. Coordinator of Voice and Opera,
voice, vocal literature.

HEATHER ARMSTRONG. D.M.A.,

Eastman School of Music. Oboe, theory,

double reeds methods.

ERIC ASHCRAFT. M.M., University of

Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of
Music. Voice, opera.

DANIEL BALDWIN. D.M.A., University

of Texas at Austin. Symphony Orchestra,

Chamber Orchestra, conducting.
MELANIE BATOFF. Ph.D., University of
Michigan. Music history.

CARLA HANSON. M.M., Northern

Arizona University Flagstaff. Voice.
LYNNE HART. M.F.A., University of
Iowa. Saxophone.
CAROL HESTER. D.M., Florida State

University. Flute, flute methods.

ALLEN HIGHTOWER. D.M.A.,

University of California, Los Angeles.

Weston H. Noble Endowed Chair in
Music. Director of Choral Activities,
Nordic Choir, conducting.

XIAO HU. D.M.A., State University of

KATHERINE BEANE 15. M.M.,

University of Northern Iowa. Voice.

New York-Stony Brook. Piano, class

piano. [sabbatical spring 2016]

REBECCA BOEHM SHAFFER. D.M.A.,

University of Northern Colorado. Horn,
brass methods, ear training.

DU HUANG. D.M.A., State University

of New York-Stony Brook. Piano, class
piano.

RACHEL BRANDWEIN. D.M.A., State

HELEN JAMES. D.M.A., University of

Oregon. Bassoon.

University of New YorkStony Brook.

Harp.

JASON BRITTON. Ph.D., University of

Oregon. Theory, ear training.

MARGARET BRITTON 10. M.M.,

University of Texas at Austin. Theory, ear

training.
MICHAEL CHESHER. D.M., Indiana
University. Clarinet, woodwind methods.
JOHN CORD. D.M.A., University of

North Texas. Trumpet, brass methods.

JOAN deALBUQUERQUE. D.M.A.,

University of North Texas. Concert Band,

Wind and Percussion Ensemble, Varsity
Band.
AMY ENGELSDORFER. Ph.D., Indiana
University. Theory, ear training.
RONALD FOX. D.M., Indiana University.

Professor Emeritus.

MICHAEL GEARY. M.A., University of

Iowa. Percussion, Percussion Ensemble,
percussion methods.

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JUAN TONY GUZMN 90. Ph.D.,

BROOKE JOYCE. Ph.D., Princeton

University. Ear training, composition.
DAVID JUDISCH. D.M.A., University of

Iowa. Professor Emeritus.

IGOR KALNIN. D.M.A., Michigan State

University. Violin, string methods.
KAREN KANAKIS. D.M.A., University of

North Texas. Voice, opera.

MIKO KOMINAMI. M.M., The Juilliard

School. Piano, class piano, theory.

WILLIAM KUHLMAN. M.M., Syracuse

University. Professor Emeritus.

JACOB LASSETTER. D.M.A., University

of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of
Music. Voice, opera.
ANDREW LAST 97. D.M.A., University of
NebraskaLincoln. Collegiate Chorale,
Norsemen, conducting, Dorian Music
Camp Director.
PETER LINGEN. Guitar, lute, class

guitar.

Music Faculty and Staff

LINDA MARTIN. M.M.E., University of

St. Thomas. Theory, ear training, music
education.

JONATHON STRUVE 02. M.M.,

Northwestern University; A.B.D.,
University of Iowa. Voice.

SPENCER MARTIN. D.M.A., University

COLE TUTINO. M.M., Indiana

University. Cello, string methods, theory.

of Minnesota. Coordinator of Strings,

viola, Philharmonia.

TARA MEADE 08. M.M., University of

Iowa. Flute.

MAURICE MONHARDT. Ph.D.,

University of Iowa. Professor Emeritus.

MICHAEL VAN RYN. M.M.,

Northwestern University; Graduate
Certificate, University of Southern
California. Double bass.
MARJORIE WHARTON 66. D.M.A.,

GARY MOSS. D.M.A., University of

University of Iowa. Associate Professor

Emerita.

WESTON NOBLE 43. M.M., University of

Michigan. Professor Emeritus.

ANDREW WHITFIELD. D.M.A.,

Louisiana State University. Voice, opera.
[sabbatical/leave: 2015-16]

Michigan. Voice.

FREDERICK NYLINE. M.A., University

of Minnesota. Professor Emeritus.
JESSICA PAUL. D.M.A., University of

Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. Vocal

coach, collaborative arts, vocal and
instrumental accompanying.

JILL WILSON. D.M.A., Boston University.

Music education, Cantorei.

BENJAMIN YATES 08. M.M., University

of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Low
brass.

JILL PHILLIPS 10. M.M., University of

Cincinnati, CollegeConservatory of
Music. Voice, opera.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

BETH RAY WESTLUND 89. D.M.A.,

University of Oregon. Coordinator for

Music Organizations and Marketing,
Instrumental.

University of Texas at Austin. Associate

Department Head, voice, diction.

KATE AILABOUNI 10. M.M.,

KATHRYN REED. M.A., University of

JAMES BUZZA. B.A., St. Olaf College.

Coordinator of Dorian Festivals and
Camps.

JENNAYA ROBISON 96. D.M.A.,

University of Arizona. Aurora, Cathedral
Choir, conducting, vocal pedagogy.

ERIC ELLINGSEN 99. B.A., Luther

Michigan. Ear training, harpsichord,

Collegium Musicum.

College. Coordinator for Music

Organizations and Marketing, Choral.

BRAD SCHULTZ 07. M.M., Emory

University. Organ, church music, ear
training, music history, class piano.

Assistant.

MICHAEL SMITH. D.M.A., University of

Digital Media Producer.

Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. Low brass,

brass ensembles, brass methods.
STEVE SMITH 95. M.M., University of

North Texas. Composition, electronic

music.

CHAD SONKA 12. M.M., Manhattan

KRISTI KNUTSON. Administrative

MICK LAYDEN 04. B.A., Luther College.
DORIS PATTERSON. Administrative

Assistant.

MICHAEL REITER. B.M., Pacific

Lutheran University. Keyboard

Technician.

School of Music. Voice, opera.

JOHN F. STRAUSS. D.M.A., University

of Texas at Austin. Coordinator of Piano,

piano.

VIRGINIA STRAUSS. D.M.A., University

of Texas at Austin. Violin.

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Music at Luther music.luther.edu

The Luther campus is alive with the
sounds of six choirs, three bands, three
orchestras, and two jazz bands. Nearly
1,000 student musicians participate in
our large ensembles, faculty-coached
chamber groups, private lessons, and
master classes. More than 300 students
pursue the rigorous Luther music major,
studying music theory, ear training, history,
music education, composition, church
music, and performance. It all adds up
to one of the largest collegiate music
programs in the world!
Martin Lutherour namesakebelieved
music to be one of the most magnificent
and delightful presents God has given us.
For more than 130 years, Luther students
have been sharing this marvelous gift with
audiences across the country and around
the globe.

Luther College luther.edu

Founded in 1861 by Norwegian
immigrants, Luther College provides its
2,350 students with a classic liberal arts
education.
Luther offers more than 60 majors and
preprofessional and certificate programs
leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The colleges strong academic program
includes internships, professional
semesters, and extensive study-abroad
opportunities. Dedicated and talented
faculty help Luther students develop solid
research, writing, and critical-thinking
skills, while the close-knit community
imbues its members with an environmental
and service ethos.
The Phi Beta Kappa college is bolstered
by its Lutheran foundation, celebrated for
its vibrant music and arts tradition, and
enriched by its strong athletic program.

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