CHORAL REFLECTIONS
Requiem D.S. Isaac
I. Introitus
II. Kyrie
Anna Wright, Soprano
III Graduale: Requiem Aeternam
IV. Tractus Absolve Domine
V. Sequentia: Dies Irae
Megan Hansen, Soprano
VI. Offertorium: Domine, Jesu Christe
VII. Sanctus
VIII. Agnus Dei
IX. Lux Aeterna
X. Pie Jesu
XI. Libera Me
XII. In Paradisum
Virtues and Vices
Heidi Moranski, Soprano
The Two Kinds of People (Generosity & Greed)
The Proud Pebble (Humility & Pride)
Stop Me! (Patience & Wrath)
Jennifer Kitzmiller, Soprano
Little by Little (Diligence & Sloth)
Jonathan Shinn, Tenor
Experience (Love & Desire)
Bethany Watson, Soprano
Daniel Scott Watson
The Cat and the Saxophone (2 A.M.) (Temperance & Gluttony)
Emily Loper, Mezzo-Soprano
Let Us Be Kind (Kindness & Envy)
Betha Smith, Soprano
Alana Tragesser, Mezzo-Soprano
Daniel Scott Watson - Director
Charissa Garrigus - Piano
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024
About the Music
Virtues and Vices by Daniel Watson
Virtues and Vices is a seven-movement choral masterwork that explores the “seven deadly sins” and their associated virtues. This work explores sacred themes through secular texts while utilizing contemporary, folk, and jazz styles. After a decade in the sketchbook, this work invites performers and audiences to explore the presence of holiness and sin in humanity.
Requiem by Darrin Scott Isaac
Darrin Isaac’s Requiem is a large-scale sacred choral composition that is heavily influenced by the meditative hymnody most popularly used in Taizé worship services. In 2017, Isaac spent several months in Taizé, France where he was immersed in this style of worship in the monastery where it originated. This musical genre is categorized primarily by its use of ostinatos, canons, and chant singing. This influence, combined with Isaac’s interest in motets, oratorios, and other large-scale choral works results in this newly composed piece. The requiem is dedicated to the late Father John Beitans, a catholic priest from Indianapolis and champion of the local arts scene, who commissioned Isaac’s previously composed mass setting, Taizé Mass, which was influenced by this same style of worship.
Soprano
Stephanie Bailey
Grace Bertsch
Deb Habing
Olivia Habing
Megan Hansen
Anna Himes
Tabytha Hite
Jennifer Kitzmiller
Rebecca Loman
Ellie Planalp
Samantha Redkey
Betha Smith
Hadleigh Pierce
Alana Tragesser
Bethany Watson
Anna Wright
Alto
Renee Christner
Samantha Fletcher
Denise Fort
Carrie Hawk
Lauren Johnson
Betsy Loper
Emily Loper
Iniecia Miller
Catherine Mobley
Heidi Moranski
Zoe Patrick-Hight
Allison Pena
Lauren Stoffregen
Caity Withers
Tenor
Endy Andrahi
Jeff Braun
Christopher Gillie
Brett Habing
Corbin Huffman
Josh Lamb
Jessica Miller
Adan Porras
Jonathan Shinn
Michael Stauffer
Andy Swenson
Dirk Tomandl
Stephen Weigel
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Robbie Covert
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Luke Garrigus
Caleb Hardman
Andrew Himelick
Nicolas Hood
Benjamin Lasseter
Kevin Moranski
Alan Morrice
Logan Purcell
Alan Stillerman
Calen Van Curen
Dylan Zyrowski
J u n e 2 n d , 2 0 2 4
Circle City Orchestra
w i t h S o u n d E c o l o g i e s
B a s i l e T h e a t r e
a t t h e H i s t o r i c A t h e n a e u m
P r e - C o n c e r t T a l k - 3 : 5 5 p m
C o n c e r t - 4 : 1 5 p m
P r o g r a m O r d e r :
• B y r h t n o t h ' s S w o r d A m a n d a S .
( W o r l d P r e m i e r )
• S a n d C a s t l e E r i c S a l a z a r
( W o r l d P r e m i e r )
• S o m e T h o u g h t s o n M i d d l e A g e . R o b F u n k h o u s e r
( W o r l d P r e m i e r )
I - C o n M o t o
I I - A d a g i e t t o
I I I - C o n M o t o
• C o r n t a s t r o p h e L u k e G a r r i g u s
( W o r l d P r e m i e r )
P r o g r a m N o t e s :
B y r h t n o t h ’ s S w o r d
E a r l B y r h t n o t h l i v e s i n h i s t o r y a s l e a d i n g a g r o u p o f E a s t S a x o n s a g a i n s t a
N o r s e v i k i n g i n v a s i o n i n 9 9 1 . T h e e p i c p o e m , T h e B a t t l e o f M a l d o n , d e s c r i b e s
t h e c o m b a t i n v i v i d d e t a i l . T h e v i k i n g s a n d t h e S a x o n s b e g a n s e p a r a t e d b y a
s t r e a m , b u t w h e n t h e w a t e r l e v e l w e n t d o w n , B y r h t n o t h v a l i a n t l y o f f e r e d t o
g i v e t h e v i k i n g s s a f e c r o s s i n g . T h e S a x o n s w e r e s e v e r e l y o u t n u m b e r e d , a n d
s o m e d e s e r t e d a s i t b e c a m e o b v i o u s t h a t t h e N o r s e m e n w o u l d b e v i c t o r i o u s .
B y r h t n o t h h i m s e l f w a s d e s c r i b e d a s a h u g e m a n , o v e r s i x f e e t t a l l , i n h i s
s i x t i e s , a n d a s s t r o n g a s a n o x . I t t o o k t h r e e v i k i n g s t o t a k e h i m d o w n a n d h i s
g o l d e n s w o r d w a s f o u n d s t i l l i n h i s h a n d s , r e a d y t o f i g h t a n o t h e r d a y . T h e
p o e m d e p i c t s B y r h t n o t h ' s f i n a l s p e e c h t o r a l l y h i s t r o o p s a s ( i n m o d e r n
E n g l i s h ) :
M i n d m u s t b e f i r m e r , h e a r t t h e m o r e f i e r c e ,
C o u r a g e t h e g r e a t e r , a s o u r s t r e n g t h
D i m i n i s h e s . . . .
A m a n d a S .
S a n d C a s t l e
S a n d C a s t l e i s a c h o o s e - y o u r - o w n a d v e n t u r e s t y l e g u i d e d - i m p r o v p i e c e f o r
o r c h e s t r a , w h i c h a i m s t o p r e s e n t a u n i q u e p e r f o r m a n c e e x p e r i e n c e e v e r y t i m e i t i s
p l a y e d . L i k e b u i l d i n g a s a n d c a s t l e i n a s a n d b o x , p e r f o r m e r s h a v e l i b e r t y t o c r a f t
t h e p i e c e t h e i r o w n s p e c i a l w a y - a n d n o t w o p e r f o r m a n c e s o f t h i s p i e c e w i l l e v e r
s o u n d t h e s a m e . T h e c o n d u c t o r g e t s t o b e t h e m a s t e r e n g i n e e r o f t h i s s o n i c s a n d
c a s t l e , a n d e a c h m e m b e r o f t h e o r c h e s t r a c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h i s
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ’ s u n i q u e f o r m . T h e a u d i e n c e , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , g e t s t o e x p e r i e n c e
t h e m a g i c o f c o m m u n a l l y s h a r i n g i n a m e m o r a b l e o n c e - i n - a - l i f e t i m e p e r f o r m a n c e .
M y g o a l i n c r e a t i n g S a n d C a s t l e i s t o a l l o w t h e c o n d u c t o r t o h a v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o
d i g d e e p i n h o w t h e y s h a p e a n i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f a p i e c e o f m u s i c , h a v i n g l i c e n s e t o
i n t e r p r e t d y n a m i c s , m e l o d y , a n d f o r m i t s e l f . F o r t h e o r c h e s t r a , m y g o a l i s t o g i v e
t h e m a c h a n c e t o i m p r o v i s e t o g e t h e r a n d f u r t h e r d e v e l o p t h e i r m u s i c i a n s h i p b y
e n g a g i n g i n a c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t f o r m o f m u s i c - m a k i n g t h e y a r e u s e d t o . A s f o r
t h e a u d i e n c e , I m a i n l y j u s t w a n t t h e m t o h a v e a w o n d e r f u l m e m o r y o f e x p e r i e n c i n g
a s p o n t a n e o u s p e r f o r m a n c e t o g e t h e r , h o p e f u l l y c o m i n g a w a y w i t h t h e n o t i o n t h a t
t h e i r o w n l i v e s d o n ’ t h a v e t o b e f u l l y s c r i p t e d i n o r d e r t o b e m e a n i n g f u l . A f t e r a l l ,
s o m e t i m e s d e v i a t i n g f r o m t h e p l a n c a n h a v e w o n d e r f u l l y u n e x p e c t e d r e s u l t s .
- E r i c S a l a z a r
P r o g r a m N o t e s :
S o m e T h o u g h t s o n
M i d d l e A g e .
S o m e T h o u g h t s o n M i d d l e A g e i s a t o n e p o e m
w i t h a p a i r o f s p i k y b o o k e n d s . I n w r i t i n g t h i s
p i e c e , I w a s r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e a d a g e " y o u ' r e
o n l y a s o l d a s y o u f e e l " a n d p o k i n g a l i t t l e f u n
a t m y s e l f f o r t h e t i m e s I h a v e f e l t o l d o v e r t h e
c o u r s e o f m y l i f e . T h e r e ' s s o m e t h i n g c o m e d i c i n
t h e i d e a o f a w i z e n e d 1 6 y e a r o l d ,
c o n t e m p l a t i n g t h e m y s t e r i e s o f m u s i c a n d t h e
u n i v e r s e w h i l e s t i l l g e t t i n g a l l o w a n c e f r o m t h e i r
p a r e n t s .
I n t h e s p i r i t o f t h i s l i n e o f t h i n k i n g , I h a v e
t a k e n o n e o f m y f i r s t m e l o d i e s , a n d b u i l t a
s m a l l s e t o f l a n d s c a p e s a r o u n d i t , r e i n f o r c i n g
i t s w a y o f p e r s i s t e n t w a n d e r i n g . T h i s m e l o d y
r e c u r s a f e w t i m e s i n t h e s e c o n d m o v e m e n t , b u t
i s m o s t c l e a r l y h e a r d i n t h e g l o c k e n s p i e l . T h e
f i r s t a n d t h i r d m o v e m e n t s a r e a n h o m a g e t o
m a n y l a t e n i g h t s I s p e n t a s a t e e n a g e r l i s t e n i n g
t o l o u d a n g u l a r h a r d c o r e m u s i c i n s u c h e x o t i c
l o c a l e s a s t h e K n i g h t s o f C o l u m b u s , c h u r c h
b a s e m e n t s , a n d s w e a t y c i n d e r b l o c k r o o m s .
R o b F u n k h o u s e r
C o r n t a s t r o p h e
T h e r e ’ s m o r e t h a n c o r n i n I n d i a n a . .
C o r n t a s t r o p h e i s m i s c h i e v o u s , k i t s c h y , a n d
t e r r i f y i n g . T h e m u s i c t a k e s i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m
c l a s s i c G o d z i l l a f i l m s c o r e s , G o l d e n - a g e
B r o a d w a y m u s i c a l s , a n d f e a t u r e s a l i g h t
b u t t e r i n g o f P e n d e r e c k i a n d G l o r i a C o a t e s .
E m b e d d e d w i t h i n t h e w o r k a r e c l a s s i c c o r n -
i n f u s e d m e l o d i e s , f e a t u r i n g a f e w o f o u r o w n
h o m e - g r o w n I n d i a n a l a n d t u n e s :
1 9 9 0 ’ s e r a I n d i a n a B e a c h c o m m e r c i a l s -
“ T h e r e ’ s m o r e t h a n c o r n i n I n d i a n a ”
T a r i q , t h e C E O o f C o r n“ I t ’ s c o r n , a b i g l u m p
w i t h k n o b s ”
O n t h e B a n k s o f t h e W a b a s h“ R o u n d m y
I n d i a n a h o m e s t e a d w a v e s t h e c o r n f i e l d s ”
O k l a h o m a“ T h e c o r n i s a s h i g h a s a n
e l e p h a n t s e y e ”
I ’ m e x c i t e d t o b e i n a t t e n d a n c e f o r t h e C C O ’ s
p r e m i e r e o f t h i s p i e c e ! H o w e v e r , b e
a w a r e t h a t a n y a n d a l l c o m p l i m e n t s w i l l b e m e t
w i t h “ A w w w w , s h u c k s . ”
- L u k e G a r r i g u s
C i r c l e C i t y O r c h e s t r a M u s i c i a n s :
V i o l i n 1 :
E r i n M e i d , C o n c e r t m a s t e r
A m y L a w s o n
E l y s a T h o m p s o n
G e o r g i n a S a n c h e z M o r a l e s
M a t t h e w S p r i n g e r
Y e J i n W i c k e s b u r g
V i o l i n 2 :
B e t h A v i v G o l d h a m m e r
D o n n a C h a n
D o n n a H e n s o n
H a l e y W h a l e n
J o n a t h a n C r u z
V i o l a :
E d e n H a n y
H a n n a h C a t h e r s
J e n i C e c i l
J o h n D i T u s a
C e l l o :
I a n M c N i n c h
J a r o d W i l k e r s o n
K a y l e e M a s s e y
P h i l i p K r a n y a k
S a r a h S c h i k o r a
S t e v e R i n g
B a s s :
D r e w E b e r s o l e
J e s s i c a M i t c h e l l
M i a O c h o a
F l u t e :
A m a n d a P e t e r s
C y n d e e M e y e r
D o n n a O l s e n
K i m G r i f f i t h - F r a l e y
R e c i e J o h n s o n
O b o e , E n g l i s h H o r n :
T r a c i e L i n d q u i s t
C l a r i n e t :
B r i t t a n y S e m l e r
F r e n c h H o r n :
A n d r e w P o l a n d
C h a r l i e H a r t m a n
F o r r e s t O w e n
L e o n a r d D i n t e n f a s s
T r u m p e t :
R a y m o n d N e l s o n
S a n d r a D i T u s a
S t e v e n J u r e k
T r o m b o n e :
J a s o n S h i v e
T u b a :
J i m D e a l
P e r c u s s i o n :
M i c h a e l P o w e r
C a r o l i n e C h e n g
A r t i s t i c D i r e c t o r & C o n d u c t o r : E l l i o t t L e n t z
C i r c l e C i t y O r c h e s t r a S p o n s o r s :
A n d a n t e ( $ 1 0 0 – $ 2 4 9 )
A m y L a w s o n
C a l e b E l l i o t t
D o n n a C h a n
E i l e e n & S t e v e n J u r e k
G r a n t P f i f e r
H a l e y W h a l e n
J o s e p h R e s i s
M a t t h e w S p r i n g e r
R a y m o n d N e l s o n
S t a n l e y W a l t e r
Y e J i n W i c k e s b e r g
A l l e g r e t t o ( $ 2 5 0 – $ 4 9 9 )
D o u g l a s R e i c h l
S a n d r a & J o h n D i T u s a
A l l e g r o ( $ 5 0 0 – $ 9 9 9 )
S t e p h e n R i n g
V i v a c e ( $ 1 , 0 0 0 – $ 4 , 9 9 9 )
A l o h n a W a r r e n
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L U K E G A R R I G U S B R E N N A G R E E N
GEORGE REVILL, TENOR - CHARISSA GARRIGUS, PIANO
GEORGE REVILL, TENOR - BRENNA GREEN, PIANO
GEORGE REVILL, TENOR - CHARISSA GARRIGUS, ORGAN
PERFORMED BY: AMANDA S , HENRY HARTLEY, AND CHARISSA GARRIGUS
GEORGE REVILL, TENOR - CHARISSA GARRIGUS, PIANO
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