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    USC Thornton Chamber Singers & Concert Choir concert program

    October 25, 2024
    8:00 p.m.

    The USC Thornton Chamber Singers and USC Thornton Concert Choir share the bill with a choral program.
     
    The USC Thornton Chamber Singers, USC Thornton’s longstanding choral ensemble, is led by chair of the Choral & Sacred Music department, Tram Sparks. The Chamber Singers have performed works by Meredith Monk, William Byrd, Ko Matsushita, Joel Thompson, Johannes Brahms, Michel Richard de Lalande and Benjamin Britten.
     
    The USC Thornton Concert Choir, under the leadership of faculty member Cristian Grases, explores the music and traditions of countries from around the world with an emphasis on the music of Latin America.
     
    The USC Thornton Chamber Singers features associate conductors Ann Chen and Michael Raleigh with collaborative pianist Elaine Lin. The USC Thornton Concert Choir features associate conductor Marisa Rawlins-Bradfield and collaborative pianist Cathy Yang.

    Program

    USC THORNTON CHAMBER SINGERS

    Song for Athene
    Ann Chen, conductor

    Sir John Tavener
    (1944-2013)

    “Kyrie” from Messe pour double Chœr a cappella
    Michael Raleigh, conductor

    Frank Martin
    (1890-1974)

    “Angele Dei” from Carmina mei cordis
    Ann Chen, soloist

    Abbie Betinis
    (b. 1980)

    O Schöne Nacht, op. 92, no. 1
    Michael Raleigh, conductor

    Johannes Brahms
    (1833-1897)

    In the Middle
    Ann Chen, conductor

    Dale Trumbore
    (b. 1987)

    Abide With Me
    Michael Raleigh, conductor

    Moses Hogan
    (1957-2003)

    World O World

    Jacob Collier
    (b. 1994)

    USC THORNTON CONCERT CHOIR

    Mid-Winter Songs
    1. “Lament for Pasiphaë”
    2. “Like Snow”
    5. “Intercession in Late October”

    Morten Lauridsen
    (b. 1943)

    Pater Noster

    Alberto Grau
    (b. 1937)

    “Gloria” from Mass in C Major, K. 317, “Coronation”
    Ryann Anderson, conductor
    Karah Rhoades, soprano
    Kayla Campbell, alto
    Leverett Wilson, tenor
    Colin Cunningham, bass

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    (1756-1791)

    I Si Lan E Bo Bwe (She Is Our Darling)
    Marisa Bradfield, conductor
    Ayanda Fuzane, soloist

    Chen Ming-Chang
    (b. 1956)
    arr. Yu-Shan Tsai

    One Voice
    Marisa Bradfield, conductor
    Sophie O’Shea, Vishaala Wilkinson, Penelope Cotter, soloists

    Ruth Moody
    (b. 1997)
    arr. Carl Crossin

    Alma Llanera (Soul of the Plains)

    Pedro Elias Gutierrez
    (1870-1954)
    arr. Angel Sauce

    Swilo Yini
    Ayanda Fuzane, Cheyenne Simon, Kayla Campbell, soloists

    trad. Tsonga
    arr. Michael Barrett
    (b. 1983)

    Ensemble

    USC THORNTON CHAMBER SINGERS
     
    Soprano
    Elizabeth (Lily) Lochhead, BA Psychology – Palo Alto, CA
    Ashleigh Conner, BM Vocal Arts – Bronx, NY
    Sophia Thompson, BM Choral Music – Pasadena, CA
    Victoria Lowe, BM Composition – Inglewood, CA
    Phoebe Rosquist, DMA Choral Music – Cleveland, OH
    Kayla (Jong Sook) Kim, MM Choral Music – Seoul, Korea
    Julia Ruddy, BM Vocal Arts – Lawrence, KS
     
    Alto
    Ann Chen, DMA Choral Music – Taichung, Taiwan
    Leah Taylor, BM Choral Music – Arcadia, CA
    Olivia Knowles, BM Choral Music – Newport Beach, CA
    Lalaina Rabetsimba, BM Vocal Arts & Opera // BS Psychology – Clovis, CA
    Nnenna Onwe, BS Business Administration – Columbus, OH
    Han-Ah Park, DMA Choral Music – Surrey, BC Canada
    Ali Sandweiss Hodges, DMA Choral Music – Ferndale, MI
     
    Tenor
    Evan Fox, BM Music Industry – Phoenix, AZ
    Andrew Powell, BA Music // BA Economics – Billings, MT
    Josh Feldman, BM Choral Music – Denver, CO
    Benjamin Thai, BA Philosophy, Politics & Law – Santa Ana, CA
    Christopher Renfro, BM Vocal Arts – Houston, TX
     
    Bass
    Brandon DiNoto, DMA Choral Music – San Diego, CA
    Michael Raleigh, DMA Choral Music – Boston, MA
    Ryan Liddy, BM Vocal Arts – Pasadena, CA
    Jason Yang, BM Choral Music – Palo Alto, CA
    Jason Torres, BM Vocal Arts – Allen, TX
    Ryan (Wai Hei) Cheung, MM Choral Music – Hong Kong

    USC THORNTON CONCERT CHOIR
     
    Soprano
    Chelsea Ackman, BS Accounting – Denver, CO
    Lauren Bondurant, BM Vocal Performance – Glendale, CA
    Natalie Bradley, BM Choral Music – San Diego, CA
    Kayla Campbell, BA Dramatic Arts – Cartersville, GA
    Ayanda Fuzane, BM Vocal Arts – Beaumont, CA
    Lindsay LaFollette, BM Vocal Arts – Houston, TX
    Brook Lebron, BM Vocal Arts – Simi Valley, CA
    Sophie O’Shea, BM Choral Music – Palos Verdes, CA
    Julianna Othmer, BM Choral Music – West Covina, CA
    Karah Rhoades, BM Vocal Arts – West Linn, OR
    Cass Sobota, BM Choral Music – Madison, WI
    Kristine Thompson, BA Dramatic Arts – Perris, CA
    Mykaila Valdez-Hebert, BM Vocal Arts – Houston, TX
    Vishaala Wilkinson, BA Cognitive Science
     
    Alto
    Ryann Anderson, MM Choral Music – Noblesville, IN
    Jade Bacon, BM Jazz Studies – Atlanta, GA
    Brianna Birkel, Ph.D Earth Sciences – Seattle, WA
    Marisa Bradfield, DMA Choral Music – Montebello, CA
    Abi Bridgeman, BS Human Biology – Columbia, MO
    Madison Burkhart, BS Music Industry – Danville, CA
    Aileen Conner, BM Vocal Arts – Lexington, KY
    Shreeya Chand, BS Computer Science
    Charlotte Richey, BM Jazz Studies – Santa Clarita, CA
    Camila Ruiz, BM Vocal Arts – Tijuana, Mexico
    Cheyenne Simon, BA Psychology – Houston, TX
    Gianna Vignale, BA Psychology – Sherman Oaks, CA
    Abby Wood, BS Chemical Engineering – Charlotte, NC
     
    Tenor
    Penelope Cotter, BS Economics – Austin, TX
    Diego Delgado, BM Vocal Arts
    Dylan Dempsey, BM Composition – Napa, CA
    Julian Gajewski, BS Legal Studies
    Phineas Kelly, BS Astronautical Engineering
    Jiwoo Kim, BA Psychology – Horseheads, NY
    Ivy Liu, BFA Design – Beijing, China
    Blaise Moynihan, BS Natural Sciences // BS Mathematics – Saint Robert, MO
    Leverett Wilson, BM Vocal Arts – Wenham, MA
     
    Bass
    David Cerna, BM Piano Performance – Anaheim, CA
    Colin Cunningham, BM Vocal Arts – Pawleys Island, SC
    Caleb Dehn, BS Neuroscience // BA Music – Orange, CA
    Luc Eldridge, BM Composition – Eastvale, CA
    Geneho Hong, BA Communication – San Diego, CA
    Tyler Milliren, BS Industrial & Systems Engineering – Tacoma, WA
    Lucca Salazar, BS Neuroscience – Sylmar, CA
    Christian Thomas, DMA French Horn Performance – Cartagena, Spain
    Violet Wang, BS Computer Science Games – Temple City, CA