BYU Fall Choral Showcase BYU Concert Choir BYU Women’s Chorus BYU Singers BYU Men’s Chorus Mountain Strings Brent Wells, Andrew Crane, Sonja Poulter, Mark Geslison conductors Shawn Kirchner, guest artist
7:30 PM | OCT. 3, 2025 | CONCERT HALL | MUSIC BUILDING
CONCERT CHOIR
Laudate Nomen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CARLYLE SHARPE Macy Miller, organ
b. 1965
Zion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER b. 1970
I Was Glad, from Songs of Ascent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER
WOMEN’S CHORUS
Song of Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER In My Distress I Cried unto the Lord, from Songs of Ascent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER A New Jerusalem Arise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KYLE PEDERSON Lizzie Weber, piano; Andrew Fellows, organ
b. 1971
BYU SINGERS
Ehre sei dem Vater, MWV B 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FELIX MENDELSSOHN 1809–1947
Intimation of Immortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER Go the Distance, from Hercules . . . . ALAN MENKEN AND DAVID ZIPPEL b. 1949; b. 1954 arr. Aaron Dale
MEN’S CHORUS
Miser on a Pile of Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER
Ca’ the Yowes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER Sixteen Tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARR. BRIAN PAPPAL
COMBINED CHOIRS
I’ll Be on My Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAWN KIRCHNER Shea Owens, soloist
BYU CONCERT CHOIR
Soprano I
Elise Farmer Brynne Ferguson Aubrey Fry Alondra Gutierrez Grace Jones Becca Miess Ellie Sanchez Kaci Simonsen Ella Theurer Bella Thurgood Cami Whiting
Soprano II
Emalyn Bailey Kylee Duron Lydia Hall Missy Hoggard Lauren Jacob Charlee Maloy Lenora Mohlman Mylee Montag Maddie Perry Colette Sorensen Brooke Thatcher
Alto I
Kjerstin Cope Sarah Crockett Sanae Fujii Olivia Heder Clara Henriod Haley Johnson Adelaide Lake Grace Soelberg Rachel Sowa Ray Rachel Wittwer
Alto II
Alaina Bell Rachel Foutz Anna Housley Savannah Jordan Daisy Linford Lovina Morrison Rachel Oldham Camille Finch Richardson Kate Snarr Samantha Somes Gaby Soto Mandy Wright
Tenor I
Dallin Anderson Noah Foist Ben Jorgensen Stuart Law Kenneth McNiven Kent Palmer Miles Perrine Sam Petersen Elijah Stewart
Tenor II
Daniel Alger Kasen Bruce Will Dunn Sterling Griffin Drew Hagen Jake Hagen Gavin Hatch Ethan Reese Boyd Schnepf Matt Snyder Jahari Williams
Baritone
Alex Alleweireldt Todd Applegate Caleb Hwang Carter Jansson Eric Johnson Josh Marley Sam Marley Tyler Price Jorge Rojas Ethan Smith Benjamin Tessem Zach Zaugg
Bass
Mitch Bell Isaac Brockbank Nate Burbank Mason Gilliland Raymond Kelly Dawson Mills Carter Noh James Perkes Evan Price David Wells Loren Yancey Jashub Young
BYU WOMEN’S CHORUS
Soprano I
Claire Anderson Hannah Arnold Amelia Bond Katelyn Clark Amber Denison Kyla Denney Carson Dudley Corynn Estes Jenni Hurst Robyn Johnson Mikayla Jonas Ella Jones Elle Linkous Liv Maloy Sophie Riggs Katie Robbins Lily Santos Eliza Sitze Ella Smith Kennedy Taintor Ellena Thompson Macy Torrie Madi Van Valkenburg Camille Vance Chloe Weaver Elanor Wilcox
Soprano II
Shanny Abadia Flores Brooke Ault Anna Bott Rebecca Brandt Cambri Burgon Emma Christensen Lillian Cook Hallie Davidson Melissa Een Hannah Hacking
Elsa Hardy Lisa Hart Eliza Hirschi Audrey Klein Grace Machado Chloe Mastny Emma Maughan Rosie Mildenhall Madeline O’Neil Bria Parma Sarah Richter Megan Rosevear Cienna Sieverts Analeigh Sims Mimi Smith Mikkel Smyth Eliza Stewart Ahnyka Stone Nara Stott Katie Stull Abbey Sutherland Annie Taylor Charly Thrap Eden Tomlinson Emily Turnbow Kira VanDam Avery Wayment Clara Weed Elisabeth Williams
Alto I
Abby Allred Anny Andrews Lauren Brockbank Elisabeth Bushman Miriam Call Sydney Carroll Diana Chase Julia Collings Elise Collins
Anna Dalley Kaylie Davis Makenna Dockter Sophie Dyreng Hannah Evans Abby Frei Kate Gabrielsen Myesha Gilliland Paige Gunther Lauren Gurney Sydney Hastings Megan Haynie Bethany Hendershot Sarah Heywood Hannah Keen Megan Kirk Clara Lathen Sydney Lewis Savanna Lindsay Mari Magalei Victoria Martinez Lilly Modrell Ella Morley Maddie Morris Ellie Moser Stephania Muro Munoz Paige Nelson Brooke Nielsen Rachael Nufer Mikayla Peacock Claire Plowman Capri Runyan Aubrey Salyards Lily Schellhous Brooke Seeley Natalie Seymore Genevieve Simmons Raegan Smith Ella Stacey
Claire Uryan Ellie Wanamaker Marie Wells Elise Westbrook Rachel Weyhreter Lizzy Wilson Jane Winward Emma Wride
Alto II
Emma Alexander Kellie Bevan Mimi Bowman Kathryn Brockbank Sarah Brousseau Mikaela Burtch Abbey Burton Aimee Caldwell Angela Chock Annika Cottam Hadley Danielson Ella Dellenbach Mikaela Dubreuil Katie Elgan Lucy Farmer Rylie Fuhriman Gwen Gee
Kalina Gilliland Elizabeth Goodrich Leah Greenhalgh Liza Hakanson Natalie Hanna Dani Harper Emi Harrison Leah Hicks Emily Hoopes Savannah Hughes Holly Huntington Emma Hyde Lauren Jackson Mynoa Jacob Kara Jansson Savannah Klepko Sariah Melin Lily Merrill Ashley Morrison Elsa Papenfuss Natalie Parkinson Chloe Payne Zoe Reed Paige Reed Anna Robertson Isabel Rowan Sadie Rowberry
Taya Rowley Anna Bella Shimazaki Lily Snow Ataya Southwick Marjorie Souza Sadie Staker Emma Stark Brooklyn Staten Lena Suckow Cadence Torres Kezia Tripp Mckenna Uffens Eleanor Van Boerum Claire Vance Addy Wagner Jane Westover Emily Whipple Kathleen Williams Kimmy Williams Maile Williams Kaisa Woodruff
BYU SINGERS
Soprano I
Sydney Crandall Becca Miess Emmeline Sevey Allie Smith Ashley Stewart
Soprano II
Emma Bursell Juliet Ingram Kelsey Snyder Lizzie Stein Marianne Wood
Alto I
Emmie Burch Avery Gunnell Maya Nelson Morgan Scott McKayla Walker Angie Whiting
Alto II
Holly Dixon Katelyn Edgeworth Alenda Evans Peterson Macey Fisher Julia Gee Jessie Olsen
Tenor I
Tavita Ah Loe Zach Durgin Dallin Hwang Daniel Suckow
Tenor II
Mark Hansen David Mitchell Trevor Smith Brixtin Walker
Baritone
Trace Glick Taylor Imbler David Kime Justin Palmer Samuel West Tanner Whitehead
Bass
Adam Bell Andrew Fellows Monte Gardiner Ryan Kasparian Jason Oliphant Braden Traasdahl Michael Wells
BYU MEN’S CHORUS
Tenor I
Russell Affleck Luke Allen Matthew Anderson Dallin Anderson Eli Barnes Tucker Bass Hyrum Blauer James Burk Sam Call Colin Cantwell AJ Colling Kian Darrington Ryan Davis Brady Dickerson James Finlayson Johnny Flanagan Adam Gardner Matthew Ginter Ethan Hunt Ian Livingston Jacob Lyons Nathan Naillon Marek Nettesheim Ryan Skyles Noah Smith Peter Stewart Matthew Taylor Andrew Turner William Turner Jensen Underwood
Tenor II
Nathan Anderson Neal Baird Hunter Banks Keegan Bedell Will Bennion Andrew Bevan Tyler Bingham
Tyler Blevins Frankie Cappello Ben Carlson Beldon Clark Adam Clarke Peter Evanson Shawn Furstenau Evan Hardy James Hilton Carson Hunter Andrew Israelsen Isaac Kaufman Noah Keeler Preston Knudsen Grant Lemon Luke Ludwig Max Lund Calder McDonald Aidan McIntosh Will Meeker Charlie Mergens Joseph Patterson Hewitt Peterson Hunter Rawlings McKay Reed Sam Sebring Jonah Settle Tac Shepherd Matt Squire Merrik Stewart Jason Sullivan Isaac Woolley Peter Young
Baritone
Aley Auna Adam Awerkamp Hyrum Bacon Trey Bauer Steve Brousseau
Douglas Chapple Mathew Collis James Creer Samuel Davidson Brayden Dickerson Travis Ferrin Caleb Ford Josh Gillespie Josh Hanosek Teddy Hatala Henry Hughes Preston Jarvis Drake Johnson Joohun Kang David Kime Andrew Lamb Aaron Lehikoinen Kaden Liddell Jared Logan Seth Ludlow Leo McLean Dylan Naatjes Adam Norton Jacob Oman Owen Parkinson Josiah Parrish Carter Perry Isaac Richardson Derek Roper Talmage Sell Zachary Smith Brock Steenblik Max Stewart Bennett Stout Seth Strickland Sam Traverso Liam Webber Jacob Well Parker White Ridge Williams
Matt Wilson Joseph Winters Joseph Yorgason Ammon Zaugg Taige Zimmerman
Bass
Travis Allen Tanner Andersen Erik Baer Tanner Brinton Ben Brower Hyrum Brown Ezra Casalegno Mitch Coombs Robert Cope Ethan Cox Carter Crafton Luke Creed Henry Curtis David Easthope David Gill Sam Gonthier
Joe Guymon Bryan Hamson Andrew Hawkins Noah Hecker Spencer Henstrom Spencer Hess Liam Hillyard Bryan Hilton Everett Hyde Hayden Ingram Zach Jessop Cameron Johnson Crew Jones Joseph Jones Zac Larsen Kent Lau Haden Leavitt Spencer Lee Daniel Lin Darik Lindh Ben Madsen Simeon Matosich Spencer Melton
William Meyer Gavin Nelson Thomas Owen Eldon Perkins Ethan Petersen Jacob Pincock Ben Reader Carter Rich Adam Sagers Zackery Schaub Luke Sorensen Alex Southworth Josh Speth Nathan Stilovich Alex Stringham Fielding Toronto Brandon Turner Owen Weibell Dalton White Quinn Wood Brad Woods Jashub Young
Biography Shawn Kirchner Shawn Kirchner is a composer, arranger, and songwriter based in Los Angeles whose choral works are performed throughout the world. His long creative relationship with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and artistic director Grant Gershon culminated in his tenure as the ensemble’s Swan Family Composer in Residence from 2012 to 2015. Equally active as a performer, Kirchner has sung twenty seasons as a tenor with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in concerts featuring the world’s leading conductors, composers, and soloists. As a pianist, Kirchner appears throughout the country in performances of his music with collaborating choirs and is celebrated for his wide stylistic range, improvisation, and musicianship. Kirchner’s composing commissions have included numerous premieres with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at LA’s Disney Hall, as well as writing for Conspirare, San Antonio Chamber Choir, Atlanta Master Chorale, Fort Worth Chorale, Lorelei Ensemble, Tonality, Princeton Chapel Choir, Rockefeller Chapel Choir, Golden Bridge, Choral Arts Northwest, and WomenSing. His work has been performed by such acclaimed international choirs as Ansan City Choir (Rep. of Korea), Elektra Women’s Choir, the Vancouver Youth Choir, Montreal’s Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul for the CBC’s Christmas Sing-In broadcast, and by the Nairobi Chamber Choir for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee Pageant events at Windsor Castle. Kirchner’s music can be heard on recordings by the LA Master Chorale, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Tonality, Oasis Chorale, Wartburg Choir, and Sacra/Profana, and his publishers
are Boosey & Hawkes, Oxford University Press, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and Shawn Kirchner Publishing. Kirchner’s music finds a middle ground between classical choral and instrumental traditions and the inheritance of the folk, carol, and hymn traditions. He is best known worldwide for his lively, contrapuntal setting of the Kenyan song “Wana Baraka,” which went flash-mob viral on YouTube, and for Heavenly Home: Three American Songs, praised by the LA Times as “arranged with mastery.” His reimagined “America the Beautiful” was spotlighted in the New York Times piece “Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Choral Music.” He has also written imaginative choral cycles on the poetry of Pablo Neruda (Sonetos de Amor), Sylvia Plath (Plath Songs), Gerard Manley Hopkins (Inscapes), William Blake (Songs of Innocence), and the Psalms (Songs of Ascent). Kirchner’s most recent concert-length work is the Solstice oratorio The Light of Hope Returning, featuring the texts of British-American novelist Susan Cooper, known for her award-winning Dark Is Rising sequence. His original songwriting ranges in style from jazz and gospel to folk and bluegrass, the latter featured on his CD Meet Me on the Mountain. As a singer since 2001 with the LA Master Chorale under Grant Gershon, Kirchner has sung the full span of the Western choral tradition, featured as a soloist on Sederunt principes of Pérotin (c. 1199) as well as in contemporary works of Meredith Monk and Arvo Pärt. He has sung in hundreds of performances with the music directors of the LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Zubin Mehta. Career highlights include a post-encore choral/piano chamber music concert with András Schiff, and touring John Adams’s The Gospel According to the Other Mary with the LA Phil. Kirchner has sung on LA Master Chorale’s recordings of the music of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, David Lang, Henryk Górecki, and Nico Muhly, and also sang countertenor in LAMC’s multiyear touring production of Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro. This groundbreaking, fully staged version of the Renaissance masterpiece directed by Peter Sellars was featured at the Salzburg Festival and around the world in Melbourne, Auckland, London, and Mexico City, and
at Cité de la Musique in Paris. As a session singer, Kirchner has sung on four dozen feature film soundtracks including Avatar, La La Land, The Lorax, and Frozen. Raised with his triplet brother and sister in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kirchner’s musicianship was shaped through intensive piano study with Joan Smalley and George Katz, as well as at church, where he accompanied the choir and played organ. He has continued to be a church musician alongside his other musical pursuits, providing local and national music leadership for the Church of the Brethren (a historic peace church). Kirchner’s principal creative mentor is the banjo-playing poet Steve Kinzie, with much owed as well to the trail blazed by American choral matriarch Alice Parker. Kirchner earned a BA in peace studies (Manchester University) and an MA in choral conducting (University of Iowa), where his teachers included William Hatcher, Richard Bloesch, and Donald Jenni. Kirchner’s outside interests include organic gardening, foreign languages, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Enneagram. He also works with Dr. Lucy Jones in the Tempo: Music for Climate Action leadership group, and serves on the board of Tonality, an innovative and dynamic choir committed to presenting concerts that reflect current struggles for social justice and environmental care, founded by Alexander Lloyd Blake.
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