THE BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

Dr. Stephen W. Sachs, Chair

presents

Choral and Vocal Arts: Jazz Vibrations

performed by

The Belhaven University Concert Choir The Belhaven University Chorale

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

conducted by Dr. Christopher Shelt & Dr. Paxton Girtmon

Saturday, April 13, 2013 • 7:30 p.m.

Belhaven University Center for the Arts • Concert Hall

There will be a reception after the program. Please come and greet the performers.

Please refrain from the use of all flash and still photography during the concert.

Please turn off all pagers and cell phones.

PROGRAM

Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima • 1910 - 1978

arr. Darmon Meader

The Belhaven Concert Choir and The Belhaven Chorale

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Mr. Tyler Kemp, Pianist

Malcom LaTour, Scat Soloist

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

The Nearness of You Hoagy Carmichael • 1899 - 1981

Sadie Sasser, Soloist; Mr. Tyler Kemp, Accompanist

Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard • 1915 - 2004

Brooke Edwards, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

The Way You Look Tonight Jerome Kern • 1885 - 1945

arr. Julie Knowles

The Belhaven Chorale

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing) Duke Ellington • 1899 - 1974 arr. Mike Carubia

Morgan Robertson, Soloist

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor

Moon River Johnny Mercer • 1910 - 1976 & Henry Mancini • 1924 - 1974

arr. Steve Zegree

The Belhaven Chorale

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael

Grace Anna Randall, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

I Fall In Love Too Easily Jule Styne • 1905 - 1994

Temperance Jones, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

The Man I Love George Gershwin • 1898 - 1937

Jenae’ Brown, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

I’ll Be Seeing You Sammy Fain • 1902 - 1989

arr. Darmon Meader

The Belhaven Chorale

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

INTERMISSION

Tuxedo Junction Erskine Hawkins • 1914 - 1993 arr. Kirby Shaw

Jenae’ Brown, Soloist

The Belhaven Chorale and The Belhaven Concert Choir

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

Prelude to a Kiss Duke Ellington

Poor Butterfly Raymond Hubbell • 1879 - 1954

Lydia Moore, Soloist; Rebekah Saks, Accompanist

Blue Moon Richard Rodgers • 1902 - 1979 & Lorenz Hart • 1895 - 1943

arr. Mike Carubia

The Belhaven Chorale and The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

A Fine Romance Jerome Kern

Jessica Ziegelbauer, Soloist; Megan van der Bijl, Accompanist

At Last Harry Warren • 1893 - 1981

Joy Kenyon, Soloist; Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

Stormy Weather Harold Arlen • 1905 - 1986

arr. Jerry Nowak

Brooke Edwards, Soloist

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor

Respect Otis Redding • 1941 - 1967

arr. Roger Holmes

Cierra Lee, Soloist

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Mr. Jimmy Brown, Accompanist

Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor

Sing, Sing, Sing (reprise) Louis Prima

arr. Darmon Meader

The Belhaven Concert Choir and The Belhaven Chorale

The Belhaven University Jazz Band

Mr. Kemp, Accompanist

Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

THE BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

Mr. Tyler Kemp, Accompanist/Rehearsal Assistant

Andrew Craig, Student Conducting Intern

Cassandra Acker • John Alford • Annie Andrews • Grace Andrews • Kevin Arredondo • Nicole Barkley • Sarah Barnick

•Natalie Boltz • Anna Bryant • Minji Chae • Jessica Charitos • Mary Ansley Chitwood • Kaley Copeland • Stephen Craig •

Katherine Dixon • Hannah Everett • Craig Fairbanks • Andrew Forester • Lindsay Gill • Rachel Gill • Natalie Guillot •

Chellese Hall • Phalen Harris • Amanda Hester • Anna Howard • Jennifer Jones • Lydia Jones • Adrienne Joransen •

Spencer Lee • Rachel Loftus • Sarah McCallister • Christy Mohrman • Daniel Nasif • Madison Parrott • Heather Plyler •

Amber Robinson • Toni Robinson • Tianna Rogers • Kathryn Self • Andrew Sinclair • Brandon Smith • James Stephens •

Nathan Tardo • Caroline Tate • Amanda Thrall • Annie Tolbert • Rebekkah Wesselius • Christopher Wolfe • Julie Wolfe

THE BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY CHORALE Dr. Christopher Shelt, Conductor

Mr. Tyler Kemp, Accompanist/Rehearsal Assistant

Andrew Craig, Student Conductor

Gray Barnes • Nicole Bell • Jenae’ Brown • Elizabeth Christeman • Jill Cromwell • Brooke Edwards • Kathleen Houglum •

Temperance Jones • Joy Kenyon • Brooke Kressin • Malcolm LaTour • Cierra Lee • Spencer Lee • John Mathieu • Rachel

McCartney • Maggie McLinden • Christy Mohrman • Lydia Moore • Thaddeus Morris • Lydia Moore • Jelissa Myers •

Philip Nichols • Grace Anna Randall • Anna Rebmann • Morgan Robertson • Katie Rowan • Rebekah Saks • Missy Samsel

• Sadie Sasser • Trey Self • Megan van der Bijl • Rachel Walczak • Evangeline Wilds • Ellen Wise • Julie Wolfe • Jessica

Ziegelbauer

BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Conductor

Alto Saxophone

Michael Adkins

Alexis Butler

Rachel Gari

Maurice Hillman

Tenor Saxophone

Kristin Boes

Baritone Saxophone

Cory Gray

Trumpet

Kyle Carter

Austin Marascalco

Kathryn Foster

Jonathan Nelson

Trombone

Brianna Brown

John Retherford

Eric James

Drums

Daniel Bravo

Bass

Richard Brown

Piano

Jimmy Brown

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC MISSION STATEMENT

The Music Department seeks to produce transformational leaders in the musical arts who will have

profound influence in homes, churches, private studios, educational institutions, and on the concert

stage. While developing the God-bestowed musical talents of music majors, minors, and elective

students, we seek to provide an integrative understanding of the musical arts from a Christian world and

life view in order to equip students to influence the world of ideas. The music major degree program is

designed to prepare students for graduate study while equipping them for vocational roles in

performance, church music, and education. The Belhaven University Music Department exists to

multiply Christian leaders who demonstrate unquestionable excellence in the musical arts and apply

timeless truths in every aspect of their artistic discipline.

The Music Department would like to thank our many community partners for their support of Christian

Arts Education at Belhaven University through their advertising in “Arts Ablaze 2012-2013.” It is through

these and other wonderful relationships in the greater Jackson community that makes many of our

concerts possible at Belhaven. We praise God for our friends and are truly thankful for their generosity.

Please mention The Arts at Belhaven University when you visit our community partners.

For a complete listing of Music Department scheduled spring semester programs, please visit our

website at http://www.belhaven.edu/music/recitals.htm. A complete listing of major Belhaven

University arts events may be found at http://www.belhaven.edu/arts/schedule.htm.

Thank you to those working behind the scenes to make today’s program a success: music faculty

supervisor, Dr. Stephen Sachs; student workers –house manager, Will Murphy; ushers, Mandy Williams &

Anne Wegener; stage manager, Clay Coward; stagehand, Byron Hammond; recording/sound, Dr. Andrew

Sauerwein; lighting/ videographer/photographer, Joshua Nichols; reception assistant, Alexis Butler.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, April 15, 7:30pm, Concert Hall Best of Belhaven II

Thursday, April 25, 3:00pm, Concert Hall Rebekah Saks Senior Collaborative Piano Rec.

Friday, April 26, 7:30pm, Northminster Baptist Church Joshua Nichols Senior Organ Recital

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, FACULTY AND STAFF

Dr. Stephen Sachs, pianist, chair • Dr. Paxton Girtmon, director of bands, woodwind specialist • Sylvia Hong, pianist

• Dr. Andrew Sauerwein, composer, theorist • Dr. Christopher Shelt, coordinator of vocal activities, director of

choral ensembles, Singing Christmas Tree director • Song Xie, violinist, director of string ensembles • Nancy

Bateman, cello adjunct • Dennis Bonds, jazz guitar adjunct • Richard Brown, string bass adjunct • Melvin Champ,

assistant band director adjunct • Sybil Cheesman, flute adjunct • Lee Craig, drill team instructor • Dr. Dennis

Cranford, music theory adjunct • Tyler Kemp, staff accompanist • Mark Davis, low brass adjunct • Kenneth Graves,

clarinet adjunct • Carol Durham, organ adjunct • Gena Everitt, vocal adjunct • Dr. Rebecca Geihsler, vocal adjunct

• Christina Hrivnak, vocal adjunct • Kenneth Graves, clarinet adjunct • Amy Houghton, classical guitar adjunct,

director of guitar ensembles • Owen Rockwell, percussion adjunct, director of percussion ensembles • Amanda

Mangrum, harp adjunct • Randy Mapes, double reed adjunct • Carolyn Sachs, piano adjunct • Margaret Sprow,

music ministries adjunct • Lloyd Turner, trumpet adjunct • Valerie Tate, administrative assistant

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, MUSIC MAJORS

Michael Adkins • Grace Andrews • Oswald Gray Barnes • Daniel Bravo • Skyler Bready • Jenae’ Brown • Jimmy

Brown • Thomas Kyle Carter • Jessica Charitos • Clay Coward • Andrew Craig • Stephen Craig • Brooke Edwards •

John Farrar • Levi Scott Foreman • Rachel Gari • Dorothy Claire Glover • Cory Gray • Byron Hammond • Eric

Hartzog • Daniel Hause • Daniel Hicks • Andrew Horton • Emmberly Jefferson • Lydia Jones • Temperance Jones •

Joy Kenyon • Brooke Kressin • Cierra Lee • John Mathieu • Rachael McCartney • Joseph McCullough • Thorburn

McGee • Maggie McLinden • Christina Mohrman • Lydia Moore • William Murphy • Daniel Nasif • Joshua Nichols

• Justin Nipper • Ruth Picha • Heather Plyler • Grace Anna Randall • Elisabeth Roberts • Morgan Robertson •

Tianna Rogers • Kaitlin Rowan • Alexandra Sahli • Rebekah Saks • Sadie Sasser • Clarence Smith • Alexia Valente •

Megan van der Bijl • Rachel Walczak • Anne Wegener • Amanda Williams • Ellen Wise • Julie Wolfe • Jocelyn Zhu

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, DECEMBER 2012 GRADUATES

William Anthony Peacock