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Fall Choral Concert Presented Oct. 20 at WIU
October 18, 2022

MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Fall Choral Concert, "Take My Hand," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.
The Concert Choir, under the direction of Assistant Director of the School of Music and Assistant Professor of Music Education Jason Hawkins, programmed three pieces by Kyle Pederson and recently spent time, via Zoom, speaking with the composer about those works and his creative process.
The University Singers, under the direction of Associate Professor and Director of Choral Studies Brian J. Winnie, was part of a commission consortium of choirs with Argentinian composer Santiago Veros. The composer will be in attendance at this World Premiere performance of I Will Dream With You.
This performance is open free for general audience seating and the performance will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
PROGRAM
Alleluia - Paul Basler (b.1963)
Assistant Professor Jena Gardner, horn
Better is One Day - Trey McLaughlin (b. 1984)
Hands Are Knockin' - Kyle Pederson (b. 1971)
Zander Eckermann, tenor
Sydnee Osgood, alto
Angel Perez, djembe
If You Wanna Hold My Hand - Kyle Pederson
Heather Hartvigsen, soprano
Dallas Foss, tenor
Alex Mateo, guitar
Bend - Kyle Pederson
I Will Sing - Michael Engelhardt (b. 1974)
Angel Perez, drums
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR
Hawkins, conductor
Yeon-Kyung Kim, collaborative pianist
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Last March of Destiny (Midwestern Premiere) - Santiago Veros (b. 1990)
Joshua Massey, Bass
Kaleidoscope Hearts - arr. Allison Girvan
You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen - arr. Mac Huff
Matthew Butler, baritone
Racquel Rawlins, alto
Abigail Domann, soprano
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
Winnie, conductor
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, collaborative pianist
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I. Thou May'st Know if Thou Wilt Notice from The Consolation of Apollo - Kile Smith (b.1956)
Associate Professor Kevin Nichols, percussion
I Will Dream With You (World Premiere) - Santiago Veros (b. 1990)
Emma Bachman, soprano
Mackenzie Glasmann, speaker
Eric Ginsberg, clarinet
Ioana Popescu, violin
Gisselle Sánchez Díaz, violin
Benjamin Lorentzen, viola
Tomás Estigarribia, cello
Matthew Sulla, bass
Chiang, collaborative pianist
When the Sun Rises from I Share Creation - Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
Awake My Soul - Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1978)
Precious Lord – arr. Arnold Sevier
If I Had a Hammer – arr. Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962)
Nichols, percussion
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Winnie, conductor
Chiang, collaborative pianist
For more information, visit wiu.edu/recitalhall or call the COFAC Recital Hall office at (309) 298-1843.
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