University Singers
Departing
Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 7:30pm CST
Galvin Recital Hall
A.J. Keller, conductor; Tim Lambert and Victoria Marshall, graduate assistant conductors; Charles Foster, collaborative keyboardist
A program reflecting on arrivals and departures in the many seasons of life, including music of Henry Purcell, Johannes Brahms, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as arrangements of beloved poetry and folk songs including “Loch Lomond,” “Weep No More,” and “The Parting Glass.”
Henry Purcell, Magnificat in G Minor
R. Nathaniel Dett, “Ave Maria”
Urmas Sisask, Stabat Mater
Zdeněk Lukáš, “Lacrymosa” from Requiem
William Dawson, “There is a Balm in Gilead”
Karin Rehnqvist, “När natten skänker frid”
Johannes Brahms, “O schöne Nacht!”
Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Rest”
Traditional Scottish (arr. Jonathan Quick), “Loch Lomond”
David Childs, “Weep No More”
Traditional Scottish (arr. The Wailin’ Jennys), “The Parting Glass”
Ysaÿe Barnwell, “Wanting Memories”
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.