CATHEDRAL CHOIR - REPERTOIRE LIST
2005-present
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Dr. Sandra Peter, conductor
(updated August, 2012)
Cathedral Choir is one of six auditioned choirs at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The ensemble is comprised of select singers drawn exclusively from the rich talent of the college’s sophomore class. Cathedral Choir participates actively in campus worship, in the Christmas at Luther concerts, and at special events and concerts during the academic year, including an annual spring tour.
The choir was honored to perform at the 2010 North Central American Choral Directors Association conference in Minneapolis, conducted by Eric Whitacre, in a session focusing on his compositional process. Whitacre also requested that the group premiere a new piece, “Very soon.”
Cathedral has collaborated with Collegiate Chorale, Nordic Choir and the Luther College Symphony Orchestra to perform major choral/orchestral works such as Brahms’ A German Requiem, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and the 2011 premiere of Luther Mass by Stephen Paulus. These performances have been produced and released on DVD by Luther College Recordings.
Active in the creation of new music, Cathedral has premiered choral works by Ola Gjeilo, Mack Wilberg, Daniel Kallman, Sir David Willcocks, Gwyneth Walker, Ben Allaway, Daniel Pinkham, Eric Whitacre, Stephen Paulus and Amy Engelsdorfer.
Cathedral Choir has been conducted by Dr. Sandra Peter since 2005.
Each year’s repertoire list begins with the spring tour concert program, listed in order of performance.
2011-12
PART I
ExultateDeoGiovanni Palestrina
Let all mortal flesh keep silenceEdward Bairstow
I sing as I arise todayJames Fritschel
PART II
RequiemHerbert Howells
I. Salvator mundi
II. Psalm 23
IV. Psalm 121
There will be restFrank Ticheli
PART III
Weeping Maryarr. Brad Holmes
The earth adornedWaldemarAhlén
Amazing grace (premiere)arr. Amy Engelsdorfer
VoiceDanceGreg Jasperse
I’m gonna sing ‘til the spirit moves in my heartarr. Moses Hogan
Beautiful Saviorarr. F. Melius Christiansen
Addition Christmas repertoire
Jegersaa glad (premiere)arr. Sandra Peter
Tour – April 13-15, 2012
First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, IA
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Excelsior, MN
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN
Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
The April 17 Homecoming concert was live-streamed for the first time.
2010-2011
PART I
Fürchtedichnicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228Johann Sebastian Bach
PART II
Jubilate DeoAgnetaSköld
Pilgrims’ hymn (The Three Hermits)Stephen Paulus
Vinea mea electaFrancis Poulenc
Infant holy, infant lowlyarr. Paul J. Christiansen
I believe this is Jesusarr. Undine Smith Moore
WITH COLLEGIATE CHORALE
Luther MassStephen Paulus
Kyrie
Hope for resolutionarr. Paul Caldwell/Sean Ivory
Tour – April 1-3, 2011
Urbandale High School, Urbandale, IA
Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines, IA
Luther Memorial, Madison, WI
Celebrate 150 years with Luther College concert (April 16-17, 2011)
Missa in angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass)Franz Josef Haydn
Luther Mass (premiere)Stephen Paulus
Performances with Collegiate Chorale, Nordic Choir and LCSO
April 16 at the CFL; April 17 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
2009-2010
PART I
CoelosascendithodieCharles Villiers Stanford
Sing we merrily unto God our strengthMartin Shaw
The oneOla Gjeilo
(premiere performed by Cathedral, Christmas at Luther 2009)
The silenceAndrew Bleckner
PART II
When David heard Eric Whitacre
Requiem Eliza Gilkyson, arr. Craig Hella Johnson
PART III
O LilizelaSouth African, arr. Molly Stone
hope, faith, life, loveEric Whitacre
Very soonEric Whitacre
(premiere performed by Cathedral at NC-ACDA)
A boy and a girlEric Whitacre
PART IV
SokombiaTraditional Caprivi song
Lay up your treasuresPepper Choplin
Blue skies arr. Melba Williamson
Additional Christmas repertoire
Joy, joy, joyarr. Robert Page
Special events
December, 2009: Ola Gjeilo visited campus for the premiere of “The one,” commissioned by Luther College for Cathedral Choir, Christmas at Luther 2009.
January, 2010: Several of our singers participated in the J-term course, Choral singing in Namibia and South Africa, taught by Dr. Timothy Peter and Dr. Gregory Peterson. These students helped teach us the first pieces listed in Parts III and IV of our tour program.
March, 2010: North Central-American Choral Directors Association conference;
Cathedral performed for the session entitled “The music of Eric Whitacre,” which was presented in The Loring Ballroom of the Millenium Hotel, Minneapolis, MN. Whitacre conducted the choir in performance of several of his works, including the world premiere of “Very soon.” This marks the first appearance of Cathedral Choir at an academic conference.
Tour – April 17-18, 2010
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN
First Lutheran Church, Red Wing, MN
2008-09
PART I
Cantemus!LajosBárdos
Cantate DominoHeinrich Schütz
ChristusfactusestFeliceAnerio
Choral variations on Ah, holy JesusRoger T. Petrich
I. Ah, holy Jesus
II. Who was the guilty?
V. Therefore, kind Jesus
Be not afraidKnut Nystedt
PART II
Holy, Holy, Holy Felix Mendelssohn
Light everlastingOlaf C. Christiansen
Winds through the olive treesarr. Sandra K. Peter
This arrangement was created for Cathedral Choir and
premiered at Christmas at Luther 2008
Arise, ShinePaul D. Weber
PART III
Sleep Eric Whitacre
Sure on this shining nightMortenLauridsen
Afro-Celtic DiddleMichael Coolen
Nelly BlyStephen Foster, arr. Jack Halloran
Ain’-a that good newsarr. William L. Dawson
Additional spring repertoire
A German RequiemJohannes Brahms
Special events
Christmas at Luther 2008 was taped by Twin Cities Public Television and broadcast nationwide. TPT won a Regional Emmy award for their coverage of this event.
May, 2009: Oratorio performance during commencement weekend; Johannes Brahms’
A German Requiem with Collegiate, Nordic and LCSO; a DVD has been produced
andreleased ofthis event.
Tour – April 4-5, 2009
Friday, April 3 events in St. Michael, MN and Moorhead, MN were cancelled due to floods.
Christ the King Lutheran Church, New Ulm, MN
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Northfield, MN
2007-2008
PART I
Sing joyfully unto GodWilliam Byrd
Nun danketalleGottJohann Pachelbel
Hark! a herald voice is callingOla Gjeilo
PART II
O vosomnesPablo Casals
Song for AtheneJohn Tavener
HvaliteimiaGhospodneSergei Rachmaninoff
PART III
Hard timesarr. Craig Hella Johnson
Shenandoaharr. James Erb
The promise of livingAaron Copland
From this houseBen Allaway
Additional Christmas repertoire
A light where Jesus layJohn Seagard
Special events
March, 2008: Concert with VocalEssence (also including Collegiate Chorale and Nordic Choir), CFL
Tour – April 11-13, 2008
Mason City (IA) High School
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Waukee, IA
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Jackson, MN
First Lutheran Church, Milford, IA
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Austin, MN
2006-2007
PART I
ExsultateDeoGiovanni Palestrina
SicutcervusPalestrina
Come, o blessed Lord, thou light of lifePeter Tschaikovsky
Glory be to GodJean Berger
PART II
Rejoice in the LambBenjamin Britten
Gregory Peterson, organ
PART III
i thank you God for this most amazing dayEric Whitacre
LuxaeternaBrian Schmidt
On a clear day (you can see forever)arr. Steve Zegree
PART IV
Built on a rockarr. F. Melius Christiansen
In Thee is gladnessarr. Daniel Kallman
Canticle of the TurningIrish traditional, arr. S. Peter
(premiere of this arrangement)
By and byarr. Carol Barnett
Additional Christmas repertoire
A child, my choiceRichard Nance
Tour – April 20-22, 2007
LaCrosse (WI) Central High School
Dr. Martin Luther Church, Oconomowoc, WI
Chapel of the Incarnation, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, co-hosted by St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN and Christ the King Lutheran Church, New Brighton, MN (Sunday morning at Christ the King)
Ezekiel Lutheran Church, River Falls, WI, co-hosted by Hope Lutheran, River Falls
2005-2006
PART I
CoelosascendithodieCharles Villier Stanford
For God commanded angelsFelix Mendelssohn
O Heilandreiss die Himmel aufJohannes Brahms
PART II
Lift up your headsOlaf C. Christiansen
O magnum mysteriumCesar Cabrillo
Vinea mea electaFrancis Poulenc
If we believeJohn Goss
Donde hayPaul Page
PART III
VoiceDanceGreg Jasperse
WaternightEric Whitacre
McKayCarol Barnett
PART IV
OwenyogwandjeotaguyuuilukwakuKalungaNdapandaKakuta
Esimanoolya He nolyOmwanaSakariLöytti
Swing Lowarr. Larry Farrow
John saw duh numberarr. Shaw/Parker
Additional Christmas repertoire
As lately we watchedarr. Charles Gray
Special events
Christmas at Luther 2005 was taped and broadcast by Iowa Public Television.
January, 2006: Several of our singers participated in the J-term course, Choral singing in Namibia and South Africa, taught by Dr. Timothy Peter and Dr. Gregory Peterson. These students helped teach us the first two pieces listed in Part IV of our tour program.
Tour – April 7-9, 2006
Albert Lea (MN) High School
United Lutheran Church, Red Wing, MN
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Osage, IA
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Ankeny, IA