![University Chorus A large group of students dressed in formal attire posed casually in front of a University of Texas building.](/sites/bsom/files/styles/utexas_image_style_900w/public/2023-09/11.12-university-chorus_0.jpg?itok=t-YsxZ2N)
JD Burnett, conductor
Choongwoo Steve Ko, conductor
Eric Newell, conductor
Michael Follis, assistant conductor
McKenna King, assistant conductor
Renan Branco, collaborative pianist
Sunbeam Choi, collaborative pianist
Shuyi Xie, collaborative pianist
This concert will last approximately 70 minutes without intermission.
Program
Ernani Aguiar b. 1950
Salmo 150 1975
William Moore 1790-1850 | arr. Unterseher
Sweet Rivers 1848
Amy Beach 1867-1944
Sea Fever 1931
Moses Hogan 1957-2003 | arr. Eklund
The Battle of Jericho 1996
Randall Thompson 1899-1984
The Pasture from Frostiana 1959
William Dawson 1899-1990
Soon Ah Will Be Done 1934
Transition
Jocelyn Hagen b. 1980
We Are Here to Shine 2019
Franz Schubert 1797-1828
The Lord Is My Shepherd 1820
Abbie Betinis b. 1980
From behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez 2007
we have come
suffer no grief
closer to the fire
Tim Brent b. 1975
Peace Song 2020
Transition
Orlando Gibbons 1583-1625
O Clap Your Hands 1622
Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
Un Soir de Neige 1944
De Grandes Cuillers de Neige
La Bonne Neige
Bois Meurtri
La Nuit le Froid la Solitude
Einojuhani Rautavaara 1928-2016
“Suite” de Lorca 1976
Canción de jinete
El Grito
La luna asoma
Malagueña
Kirke Mechem b. 1925
The Lighthearted Lovers 1983
Alice Parker 1925-2023
Wonderous Love 1960
I Got Shoes 1953
Texts & Translations
Salmo 150
Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius.
Laudate eum in firmamento virtutis eius.
Laudate eum in virtutibus eius.
Laudate eum secundum multitudinem
magnitudinis eius.
Laudate eum in sono tubae.
Laudate eum in psalterio et cithara.
Laudate eum in timpano et choro.
Laudate eum in chordis et organo.
Laudate eum in cymbalis jubilationis
Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum. Alleluia!
Praise the Lord in His holiness.
Praise Him in the firmament of His power.
Praise Him in His virtues.
Praise Him according to the multitude
His greatness.
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet.
Praise Him with the psaltery and the harp.
Praise Him with timbrel and song.
Praise Him with strings and organ.
Praise Him with the cymbals of jubilation
Every spirit praises the Lord. Alleluia!
translation by Choongwoo Steve Ko. Reprinted by permission.
Sweet Rivers
Sweet rivers of redeeming love
Lie just before mine eye,
Had I the pinions of a dove,
I’d to those rivers fly.
I’d rise superior to my pain,
With joy outstrip the wind;
I’d cross o’er Jordan’s stormy waves,
And leave this world behind.
O come, my Savior, come away,
And bear me through the sky,
Nor let the chariot wheels delay:
Make haste, and bring it nigh.
I hope to see Thy glorious face,
And in Thy image shine,
To triumph in victorious grace,
And be forever Thine.
A few more days, or years at most,
My troubles will be o’er;
I hope to join the heav’nly host
On Canaan’s happy shore.
My raptured soul shall drink and feast
In love’s unbounded sea:
The glorious hope of endless rest
Is ravishing for me.
John Adam Granade, 1803, public domain
Sea Fever
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a gray dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
public domain
The Battle of Jericho
Joshua fit the Battle, yes, the Battle of Jericho.
Joshua fit the Battle, yes, the Battle of Jericho
Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho
Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbling down
Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho
Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbling down
Talk about your kings of Gideon, (go on you can talk about)
Talk about your men of Saul (go on, yes, you can talk about him)
But none like good old Joshua at the Battle of Jericho, That morning
Right up to the walls of Jericho (Jericho), He marched with spear in hand
Blow that horn, Joshua “Go blow that ramhorn!” Joshua cried
‘Cause the battle am in my hand
God almighty then the Lamb, ram, sheephorn,
begin to blow and the trumpet begins to sound,
Joshua commanded the children to shout,
and the walls come a tumblin’ down
public domain
The Pasture
I’m going out to clean the pasture spring;
I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I sha’n’t be gone long. You come too.
I’m going out to fetch the little calf
That’s standing by the mother. It’s so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I sha’n’t be gone long. You come too.
Soon Ah Will Be Done
Soon ah will be don’ a-wid de troubles ob de worl’,
Goin’ home t’live wid God.
I wan’ t’meet my mother, I’m goin’ t’live wid God.
Soon ah will be don’ a-wid de troubles ob de worl’,
Goin’ home t’live wid God.
No more weepin’ an’ a-wailin’, I’m goin’ t’live wid God.
Soon ah will be don’ a-wid de troubles ob de worl’,
Goin’ home t’live wid God.
I wan’ t’meet my Jesus, I’m goin’ t’live wid God.
In de mornin’ Lord! God, I’m goin’ t’live wid God.
text by William Dawson, public domain
We Are Here to Shine!
Imagine you are the sky
Wake up a little cloudy
Shift from ink to orange to blue
More clouds? Less blue? More blue.
Whistle to the wind. Coax
The seas to dance — nothing wild today
Something rhythmic and steady
The syncopated music of you —
Still we won’t be able to look away.
How the birds sing. How the leafless
Branches sway. Pour golden light
Make it clear; you and me, we
Are made of weather. Today
We are here to shine.
The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh me to rest in green pastures, he leadeth me beside still waters.
He giveth peace unto my soul: He leadeth me in paths of goodness for His Name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk thro’ Death’s dark vale of shadows, no evil will I fear:
For Thou art still with me; Thy rod and staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest here a table for me, in presence of mine enemies:
My head with oil Thou anointest; my cup runneth over.
Yea, surely peace and mercy all my life shall follow me: and I will dwell with God forevermore.
Psalm 23, the Bible, King James version, public domain
From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez
we have come
Mâ, be-din dar, na pey-e heshmato jâh...
âmade-’im; az-bad-e hâdese, ’injâ,be-panâh,
âmade-’im. Rahro-e manzel-e ’eshqimo ze
sarhadde ’adam, tâ, be-eqlim-e vojud, in-hame
râh... âmade-’im. Langar-e helm-e to, ey
kashti-ye tofiq, kojâst? ke, dar in bahr-e
karam, qarq-e gonâh... âmade-’im.
Hâfez, in kherqe-ye pashmine bi-yandâz,
ke mâ az-pe-ye qâfele, bâ-’âtash-e ’âh...
âmade-’im!.
suffer no grief
Yusof-e gom-gashte bâz-âyad be Kan’ân.
Qam ma-khor. Kolbe-ye ahzân shavad, ruzi, golestân.
Qam ma-khor… Dar-biâbân, gar, be-shoq-e Ka’be,
khâhi zad qadam, sar-zanesh-hâ,
gar konad khâr-e moqilân, Qam
Qam ma-khor, qam ma-khor, ey del.
Vin sar-e shuride bâz-âyad be-sâmân.
Qam ma-khor… O ey del, del-e qam-dide, ey! ey!
Qam ma-khor… Hich râhi nist, ka-ân-râ nist pa-âyân.
closer to the fire
Dush didam ke malâ-yek dar-e mey-khâne
za-dand; gel-e âdam be-seresht-and-o
be peymâne za-dand. Jang-e haftâd-o do mellat,
hame râ ozr be-neh; chon nadid-and haqiqat,
rah-e afsâne za-dand. tash, tash!
â! â! Shokr-e izad ke miân-e man-o u solh oftâd,
sufian raqs-konân, sâqar-e shokrâne za-dand.
tash, tash! â! â!
We, to this door, seeking neither pride nor glory...
we have come. For shelter from ill-fortune, here...
we have come. Traveling along love’s journey,
from the borders of nothingness,
Now into states of being, all this way...we have come.
O ship of grace, where is thy anchor of forbearance?
For in this ocean of generosity, immersed in sin...we have come.
Hâfez, throw off your woolen kherqe [Sufi cloak],
for we, from behind the caravan, with the fire of sighing
“ah!”...we have come.
Joseph, forsaken, shall return to Canaan.
Suffer no grief. From the thorny stalks of
family grief, one day, a rose garden.
Suffer no grief… If you desire the Way
and plant your pilgrim foot in the desert,
then if the mighty Arabian thorn makes reproofs,
Suffer no grief… Suffer no grief, suffer no grief,
O heart. Back to reason, comes this distraught head. S
uffer no grief… O heart, despairing heart, O! O!
Suffer no grief… There is no road that has no end.
Last night I saw the angels beating
at the door of the tavern, The clay of Adam they shaped,
and into the mould they cast it.
The churches war among themselves, forgive them;
When they cannot see the truth, the door of fable they beat.
Fire, Fire! Oh! Oh! Thanks be to God, for between me and Him,
peace chanced, Sufis, dancing, cast their cups of thankfulness!
Fire, Fire! Oh! Oh!
public domain
Peace Song
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:7-9, King James Version, public domain
O Clap Your Hands
O clap your hands together, all ye people; O sing unto God with the voice of melody. For the Lord is high and to be feared; he is the great King of all the earth. He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. He shall choose out an heritage for us, even the worship of Jacob, whom he loved.
God is gone up with a merry noise, and the Lord with the sound of the trumpet. O sing praises, sing praises unto our God: O sing praises unto the Lord our King. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with the understanding. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon his holy seat. For God, which is highly exalted, doth defend the earth, as it were with a shield.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 47, King James Version, public domain
Un Soir de Neige
De Grandes Cuillers de Neige
De grande cuillers de neige
Ramassent nos pieds glacés
Et d’une dure parole
Nous heurtons l’hiver têtu
Chaque arbre a sa place en l’air
Chaque roc son poids sur terre
Chaque ruisseau son eau vive
Nous nous n’avons pas de feu
La Bonne Neige
La bonne neige le ciel noir
Les branches mortes la détresse
De la forêt pleine de pièges
Honte à la bête pourchassée
La fuite en flêche dans le cœur
Les traces d’une proie atroce
Hardi au loup et c’est toujours
Le plus beau loup et c’est toujours
Le dernier vivant que menace
La masse absolue de la mort
Bois Meurtri
Bois meurtri
bois perdu d’un voyage en hiver
Navire où la neige prend pied
Bois d’asile bois mort
où sans espoir je rêve
De la mer aux miroirs crevés
Un grand moment d’eau froide a saisi les noyés
La foule de mon corps en souffre
Je m’affaiblis je me disperse
J’avoue ma vie j’avoue ma mort j’avoue autrui
La Nuit le Froid la Solitude
La nuit le froid la solitude
On m’enferma soigneusement
Mais les branches cherchaient leur voie
dans la prison
Autour de moi l’herbe trouva le ciel
On verrouilla le ciel
Ma prison s’écroula
Le froid vivant le froid brûlant m’eut bien en main
Great spoonfuls of snow
Pick up our icy feet
And with a harsh word
We are hit with the stubborn winter.
Each tree has its place in the air
Each rock its feet on the ground
Each stream its living water
We, we have no fire
The good snow, the black sky
The dead branches, the distress
Of the forest filled with traps
Shame on the hunted beast
The flight of an arrow in the heart
The traces of an atrocious prey
Bold is the wolf, and it is always
The most beautiful wolf, and it is always
The last living that threatens
The absolute masse of death
Bruised woods,
lost woods of a winter’s voyage
A ship on which the snow takes hold
Woods of asylum, woods of death
where without hope I dream
Of a sea of broken mirrors
A great moment of cold water seized the drowned
The mass of my body suffers
I weaken, I disperse
I confess my life, I confess my death, I confess all things
The night, the cold, the solitude
They locked me up carefully
But the branches searched for their way
through the prison
Around me the grass found the sky
They locked up the sky
My prison crumbled
The living cold, the burning cold had me well
in its hand
translation by Domonique Sharifi. Reprinted by permission.
“Suite” de Lorca
1. Canción de jinete
Córdoba. Lejana y sola.
Jaca negra, luna grande,
y aceitunas en mi alforja.
Aunque sepa los caminos
yo nunca llegaré a Córdoba.
Por el llano, por el viento,
jaca negra, luna roja.
La muerte me está mirando
desde las torres de Córdoba.
¡Ay qué camino tan largo!
¡Ay mi jaca valerosa!
¡Ay, que la muerte me espera,
antes de llegar a Córdoba!
Córdoba. Lejana y sola.
2. El grito
El eclipse de un grito,
va de monte a monte.
Desde los olivos,
será un arco iris negro
sobre la noche azul.
¡Ay!
Como un arco de viola,
el grito ha hecho vibrar
largas cuerdas del viento.
¡Ay!
(Las gentes de las cuevas asoman sus velones)
¡Ay!
3. La luna asoma
Cuando sale la luna
se pierden las campanas
y aparecen las sendas impenetrables.
Cuando sale la luna,
el mar cubre la tierra
y el corazón se siente isla en el infinito.
Nadie come naranjas bajo la luna llena.
Es preciso comer fruta verde y helada.
Cuando sale la luna de cién rostros iguales,
la moneda de plata solloza en el bolsillo.
4. Malagueña
La muerte
entra y sale de la taberna.
Pasan caballos negros y gente siniestra
por los hondos caminos de la guitarra.
Y hay un olor a sal y a sangre de hembra,
en los nardos febriles de la marina.
La Muerte
entra y sale
y sale y entra
la muerte de la taberna
1. Song of the Horseman
Córdoba, distant and solitude
A black horse, a large moon,
And olives in my satchel.
Although I know these paths,
I shall never make it to Córdoba.
Through the plain, through the wind
A black horse, a red moon
Death is looking at me
from the towers of Córdoba.
Oh, the road is long!
Oh, my horse is brave!
Oh, how death waits for me
Before I make it to Córdoba
Córdoba, distant and solitude.
2. The Scream
The eclipse of a scream goes
from hill to hill
From the olive trees
appears a black rainbow
against the blue night
Ah!
As the bow of a viola
the scream makes the
long strings of the wind vibrate
Ah!
The cave people hold out their oil lamps
Ah!
3. The Moon Rises
When the moon comes out,
The bells disappear
And the impenetrable paths appear
When the moon comes out,
The ocean covers the earth
And the heart itself feels like an island among the infinite
No one eats oranges under the full moon
It is better to consume icy, green fruit
When the moon of one hundred equal faces comes out,
The silver coins begin to sob in the pocket
4. Malagueña
Death
Enters, then leaves the tavern
Black horses and sinister men traverse
the deep roads of the guitar
And there is the smell of salt and
blood of a woman from the feverish
nardo flowers along the shore
Death
Enters, then leaves,
Then leaves, then enters
The death of the tavern
translation by Michael Follis. Reprinted by permission.
The Lighthearted Lovers
Fair Iris I love and hourly I die,
But not for a lip nor a languishing eye;
She’s fickle and false, and there we agree,
For I am as false and as fickle as she.
For Robin I love and hourly I die,
But not for a lip nor a languishing eye;
He’s fickle and false, and there we agree,
For I am as false and as fickle as he.
We neither believe what either can say;
And neither believing, we neither betray.
‘Tis civil to swear and say things, of course;
We mean not the taking for better or worse.
When present we love; when absent agree:
I think not of Iris, nor Iris of me (I think not of Robin, nor Robin of me.)
The legend of love no couple can find,
Easy to part or so easily joined
public domain
Wondrous Love
What wondrous love is this, O my soul,
What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul
When I was sinking down, O my soul,
Beneath God’s righteous frow,
Christ laid aside His robe for my soul
To God and to the Lamb I will sing
To God and to the Lamb who is the great I am,
While millions join the theme I will sing
And when from death I’m free I’ll sing on
And when from death I’m free I will sing and joyful be
And thro’ eternity I’ll sing on
public domain
I Got Shoes
I got shoes ‘n’ you got shoes, All o’ God’s chillun got shoes,
When I get to Heab’n, gonna put on my shoes, I’m gonna walk all over God’s heab’n
Ev’rybody talkin’ ‘bout heab’n ain’tagwine there, I’m gonna walk all over God’s heab’n
I got a robe ‘n’ you got a robe, All o’ God’s chillun got a robe
When I get to Heab’n, gonna put on my robe, I’m gonna walk all over God’s heab’n
Ev’rybody talkin’ ‘bout heab’n ain’tagwine there, I’m gonna walk all over God’s heab’n
I got a wings ‘n’ you got a wings, All o’ God’s chillun got a wings
When I get to Heab’n, gonna put on my wings, I’m gonna fly all over God’s heab’n
Ev’rybody talkin’ ‘bout heab’n ain’tagwine there, I’m gonna fly all over God’s heab’n
I got a harp ‘n’ you got a harp, All o’ God’s chillun got a harp
When I get to Heab’n, gonna take up my harp, I’m gonna play all over God’s heab’n
Ev’rybody talkin’ ‘bout heab’n ain’tagwine there, I’m gonna play all over God’s heab’n
Public Domain
About the Artists
J.D. Burnett
Dr. J.D. Burnett enjoys a varied career as a conductor, singer, and teacher. In the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, he serves as Director of Choral Activities, conducts the UT Concert Chorale, and teaches courses in graduate choral conducting and literature. Additionally, he is the founding Artistic Director of Kinnara, the premier professional chamber choir in Atlanta, Georgia. In March 2021, he was named Artistic Director of Orpheus Chamber Singers in Dallas, and assumed the role on January 1, 2022. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music. He has served as Assistant Director of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, conductor of the New Jersey Youth Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, Associate Conductor of the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey, and Acting Director of Choral Activities at Montclair State University.
Choongwoo Steve Ko
Choongwoo Steve Ko, a native of South Korea, is a second year Doctoral Student in Choral Conducting at the Butler School of Music where he studies with Dr. J.D. Burnett and is conductor of the University Tenor/Bass Chorus. Prior to his doctoral studies, Ko taught secondary music at Keswick Christian School in Florida. Steve, first prize winner of American Choral Directors Association Composition Focus Prize, is also a prolific composer whose compositions focus on biculturalism based on his Korean-American ethnicity. His compositions are published through Choruscenter, in Seoul, Korea and Hinshaw music. Ko’s research is focusing on the pedagogical method of authentic diction on Korean choral music and on the female dominant social phenomena in the Korean choral music composition. Ko holds a Master of Music in Choral music from University of Southern California where he studied with Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe, a Bachelor of Science in Music from Eastern Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
eric Newell
Eric Newell is in his first year pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the Butler School of Music, where he studies conducting with Dr. J.D. Burnett and conducts the University Treble Chorus, as well as assists with the Concert Chorale. Outside of UT, Eric also serves as Assistant Director of Sacred Music at St. Louis King of France Catholic Church, where he works with the King’s Choir, Children’s Choir, Contemporary Choir, and Vespers ensemble. Prior to his time in Austin, he was the Director of Choirs at the Kirby School in Santa Cruz, CA, as well as the Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walnut Creek. He has sung with Volti, the American Bach Soloists, and the Atlanta Master Chorale. Eric holds the Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University and a Master of Music in choral conducting from the University of Georgia. When not conducting or singing, he loves jazz, tennis, cooking and baking.
Michael Follis
Michael Follis is a second year graduate teaching assistant at the Butler School of Music where he is pursuing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting. He returns to the Forty Acres having completed a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance in 2020. Michael served as Instructor of Voice and Associate Director of Choirs at East View High School in Georgetown, Texas for two years. In 2021, Follis was named Director of Music Ministries at Shepherd of the Hills Christian Church in Austin, Texas where he oversees the Chancel and Handbell Choirs. He is currently the Director for the Longhorn Singers and Assistant Director of the University Tenor Bass Chorus. He also serves as the Assistant Conductor of Chorus Austin and the Children’s Choir of St. David’s Episcopal Church. Michael continues to be an active performer in Central Texas. He regularly sings in several professional ensembles including the Ars Longa Ensemble, San Antonio Chamber Choir, Texas Bach Festival Chorus, Austin Cantorum, Texas Early Music Project, and Inversion Ensemble.
McKenna King
McKenna King is pursuing the Master of Music in Choral Conducting under the direction of Dr. J.D. Burnett. Ms. King is currently the Associate Conductor for the University Treble Choir and the Butler Chamber Treble Choir. She previously taught Secondary Music in Bastrop ISD where she was privileged to re-invigorate the Bastrop Middle School choir department with growth and success. Her choirs have received Superior ratings at the University Interscholastic League evaluation and during her tenure, the program nearly doubled in size. During her undergraduate degree, she was a piano primary studying under Dr. AndrewBrownell, a member of the UT Concert Chorale, and studied conducting with Dr. Suzanne Pence. She has sung professionally in the Central Texas area with the Capital City Chamber Choir, the Austin Masterworks Choir, and with Chorus Austin for their collaborations with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. King holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Choral Music Studies from UT Austin, a Texas EC-12 Teacher Certification, and is a member of both TCDA & TMEA
Renan Branco
Renan Branco is a Brazilian collaborative pianist currently based in Austin, Texas. His passion for chamber music and innovative performance possibilities has led him to numerous festivals, masterclasses and ensembles in the past 12 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo (2014). From 2015-2021, he worked actively as a versatile collaborative pianist. As an opera rehearsal pianist, he worked in two of Brazil’s most prestigious theaters in a wide range of operas, including works by Mozart, Verdi, Massenet, Stravinsky, Strauss, Wagner, Puccini and Britten. Prior to coming to Texas in 2021, Renan was an active chamber music performer and collaborative pianist, working mostly with choirs and ballet classes in Manaus, northern Brazil. Most recently, Renan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a master’s degree in collaborative piano performance. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the same university, where he serves as a graduate teaching assistant of Dr. Colette Valentine.
Sunbeam Choi
Dr. Sunbeam Choi started piano at age of five and studied at the prestigious schools including Seoul Arts High School and Yonsei University in Seoul where he received the Bachelor of Music degree. He holds the Master of Music degree at The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University and Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Texas at Austin where he was awarded Teaching Assistantship for teaching Group Piano Class for undergraduates. He has won various competitions including the first prize in the American Protégé International Piano Competition. After his public debut in 1996 at Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, he has performed numerous recitals around the world including Carnegie Hall in New York. He was also featured as a soloist at a live radio show at “Classical 89 station”. As an active lecturer, he taught at Brigham Young University, Sejong University, Gwangwoon University, and Sunhwa Arts High School. Currently, he is a candidate for Master of Music in Collaborative Piano at UT Austin.
Shuyi Xie
Shuyi Xie, is currently a second-year doctoral student in Collaborative Piano at University of Texas at Austin, working as a teaching assistant at Butler School of Music. Ms Xie holds her Masters and Professional Studies Certificate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She also served as a part-time staff pianist in the Pre-College and Continuing Education of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2020 to 2022.
university chorus
SOPRANO
Raneem Alsi
Lindsay Alexander
Shaunna Allett
Pejah Carr
Sheila Chalasani
Hannah Chandy
Aoife Dunne
Kory Rarquhar
Eleora Franklin
Paris Fulks
Jojo Feng
Zofia Graham
Lauren Greenfield
Nicole Huff
Janae Johnson
Sophie Johnson
Greta Lamb
Bela Madrid
Meghan McCutchan
Lillian Olivo
Shannon Perry
Finola Quinn
Hannah Rashid
Sarah Saldaña
Ruchi Shah
Sara Shraim
Elena Sipes
Mishaal Talha
Gretchen Tschetter
Sidney Weaver
ALTO
Josianne Alwardi
Lola Budimir
Sabrina Chuan
Audrey Clayton
Eliana Glenn
Ye-un Go
Jade Granderson
Ainsley Haas
Joselyn Hofer
Ellen Lan
Greta Lamb
Martina Ledesma
Catherine Moreno
Dilara Muslu
Alakananda Nuthalapati
Haley Provost-Goldhamer
Zoe Rocha
Maryfer Rodriguez
Kelsie Salgado
Lilly Schlamp
Genesis Staple
Bella Thornton
Cameron Weger
TENOR
Alex Bao
Malachi Burke
Daniel Chang
Girik Chawla
Nathan Crews
Amrit Ghosh
Nicholas Kao
Nathaniel Loya
John Manon
Tyler Mazzei
Stephen Moreno
Bruno Onwukwe
David Roitberg
Juaquin Salas
Anthony Yeh
Bass
Saylor Black
Wesley Booker
Preston Botik
Siyu Cao
Jacob Gonzaba
Matthew Hanerfeld
Ian Hoff
Christian Jackson
Ahish Jacob
Max Kinser
Alejandro Konrad
William Linton
Sebastian Morales
Alvin Pham
Joan Saldana
Colin Scheuerman
Nikos Warren
Xaiver Williams
William Wu
Concert Chorale
SOPRANO
Carissia Arrazolo
Catarina Contereras
Alexandra Dorantes
Lindsay Dove
McKenna King
Lizzie Marlow
Vilasini Nayar
Rachel Nightingale
Taylor Nguyen
Serena Park
Dominique Sharifi
Heather Stewart
Amruta Thuse
Meredith Winford
ALTO
Jessica Dunlap
Claire Eastman
Rachel Fagerberg
Audrey Garza
Makenzie Gordon
Taylor Harr
Sophia Miller
Sarah Saldaña
Cecily Shield
Vaishnavee Sundararaman
Diana Velasquez
Cameron Weger
Samantha Zamarippa
TENOR
Malachi Burke
Amrit Ghosh
Jade Granderson
Steve Ko
Ben Mera
Mizan Pervaiz
Jesse Rodriguez
David Roitberg
Nathan Rothe
Juaquin Salas
Anthony Yeh
BASS
Preston Botik
Siyu Cao
Michael Follis
Luis Guerrero
Daniel Hopkins
Ethan Montez
Sebastian Morales
Louie Muñoz
Eric Newell
Nate Payan
Justin Phung
Nikos Warren
Xavier Williams
Event Details
Free Admission