Hanover High School

Proudly Presents

Songs of dawn
and dusk
Featuring
Treble Voices, Tenor Bass Voices, &
Hanover Mixed Vocal Ensemble

Laura Dodson, conductor

Hayden Klinedinst, piano

Thursday, December 12, 2012

7:00 p.m.
Hanover High School Auditorium
 Songs of Dawn and Dusk
Treble Voices, Tenor Bass Voices
And Hanover Mixed Vocal Ensemble

Laura Dodson, conductor

Hayden Klinedinst, piano

Thursday, December 12, 2012

7:00 p.m.

Treble Voices
Light, my Light Scott AuCoin

O Boundless, Boundless Evening René Clausen

(b. 1953)

Lakeside Lullaby Jacob Navarud

(b. 1986)

Katherine Flaherty, cello

Tenor Bass Voices

Cover Me with the Night Andrea Ramsey
(b. 1977)

All Night Today Christi Jones

The Dawn’s Awake! Laura Farnell

(b. 1975)

Taylor Swift, djembe

Hanover Mixed Vocal Ensemble
Lullaby Daniel Elder
(b. 1986)

Glow Eric Whitacre

(b. 1970)

Finale: Combined Ensemble

Light of a Clear Blue Morning arr. Craig Hella Johnson
(b. 1962)
Courtney Kalbacker, soprano
Alicia Mueller, recorder

Acknowledgements
Principal Hunter
Assistant Principal Sudduth
Hanover High School Music Boosters
Custodian Jett and Custodian Winnie
 Program Notes
Light, my Light Scott AuCoin

This ear catching and sparkling opening song is filled with images of
light, hope, and joy. The charged piano accompaniment creates a feeling
of excitement of what’s to come.

O Boundless, Boundless Evening René Clausen

This text has been famously set by Samuel Barber, though this new
interpretation offers contemporary harmonies, a warm cello solo, and
lush swaths of treble singing.

Lakeside Lullaby Jacob Navarud

With descriptive imagery of a lake at twilight, “Lakeside Lullaby” flows

with sensitivity and peace. This piece has many shimmering, shaped
moments.

Cover Me with the Night Andrea Ramsey

This joyful song uses a prayer text from Ghana translated into English.
Rhythmic and syncopated, this piece is exuberant and welcoming.

All Night Today Christi Jones

Sometimes singing is serious. Sometimes singing is silly. This piece is

both! With conventional writing and not-so-conventional lyrics, “All
Night Today” will bring a smile to your face.

The Dawn’s Awake! Laura Farnell

The text of “The Dawn’s Awake!” paints a beautiful sunrise, with

gleaming light and a waking world. The music, in turn, conveys hope.
Lullaby Daniel Elder

Contemporary composer Daniel Elder’s “Lullaby” is is abundantly

peaceful, loving, and moving. The text creates an ideal scene of nature.

Glow Eric Whitacre

“Glow” premiered at Disney’s California Adventure Park, sung by the

World of Color Honor Choir. Snowy and serene, this advanced piece is
musically magical!

Light of a Clear Blue Morning arr. Craig Hella Johnson

This a capella setting of Dolly Parton’s tune is overflowing with

beautiful singing. This arrangement is a bubbly and high-spirited finish.
 Treble Voices
Student 1 Student 11 Student 21
Student 2 Student 12 Student 22
Student 3 Student 13 Student 23
Student 4 Student 14 Student 24
Student 5 Student 15 Student 25
Student 6 Student 16 Student 26
Student 7 Student 17 Student 27
Student 8 Student 18 Student 28
Student 9 Student 19 Student 29
Student 10 Student 20 Student 30

Treble Bass Voices

Student 31 Student 41 Student 51
Student 32 Student 42 Student 52
Student 33 Student 43 Student 53
Student 34 Student 44 Student 54
Student 35 Student 45 Student 55
Student 36 Student 46 Student 56
Student 37 Student 47 Student 57
Student 38 Student 48 Student 58
Student 39 Student 49 Student 59
Student 40 Student 50 Student 60

Hanover Mixed Vocal

Ensemble
Student 61 Student 71 Student 81
Student 62 Student 72 Student 82
Student 63 Student 73 Student 83
Student 64 Student 74 Student 84
Student 65 Student 75 Student 85
Student 66 Student 76 Student 86
Student 67 Student 77 Student 87
Student 68 Student 78 Student 88
Student 69 Student 79 Student 89
Student 70 Student 80 Student 90
 Narrative Description of Concept and Flow for
Songs of Dawn and Dusk

When selecting this theme, I wanted to choose an idea that is unique, yet relatable and

teeming with repertory options. Common themes, such as love, hope, or nature, would have

worked quite well, in terms of repertoire options, but I find that those topics are used quite often,

and they are not particularly interesting to me. I thought a theme of “day and night”, or “dawn

and dusk”, was narrow enough to be special, but brought enough contrast and interest to

selections. Not only can the theme be represented literally through times of day, but it can also

be interpreted with stages of life.

With the theme of “dawn and dusk” in mind, I wanted to find songs of sunrise, evening,

twilight, and everything in between. I wanted to select poetry that is similar in many ways, yet

expressed and organized differently. I feel that the selections in the concert program accomplish

that. The program is designed to transition frequently between moments of the day.

Also, important to note, I designed this concert program with the intent of creating a

show for primarily the treble and tenor/bass choruses, with an ending feature from the mixed

chorus, and finally the combined piece.

The program begins with “Light, my light”, which is exciting and upbeat. It is quite

intriguing as an opening piece, with sparkling accompaniment and unifying verticalities in the

light treble voices. This piece, of course, fits into the idea of a sunrise, or a beginning, full of

hope and love. The next piece, “O Boundless, Boundless Evening” transitions through the theme
into evening. The harmonies are restful, strange, and flowing. The pacing between these pieces is

not exactly the same, yet similar enough for a smooth and comfortable transition into the second

piece. The final piece for the treble chorus is “Lakeside Lullaby”. This piece is similar in

restfulness, but it has a slight pop music feeling, and is nearly a ballad. This piece offers

opportunity for stronger unison singing.

The program continues with the tenor bass chorus, beginning with “Cover Me with the

Night”. This piece is contrasting to the previous pieces. It is prayerful, exuberant, and joyful. It is

more up-tempo, and it has emphasis on syncopation and rhythms, with a djembe part for timbral

variety. “All Night Today” continues our idea of contrast. This piece is lighthearted and funny

with comedic text alongside more traditional writing. Up next is another lighthearted piece, “The

Dawn’s Awake!”. This piece is more serious, but still playful and uplifting.

The next set contains two pieces for the auditioned mixed chorus. These two are of

slightly higher difficulty and require additional experience of students, but follow the flow and

theme of the concert. This ensemble will begin with “Lullaby” followed by “Glow”. Easily

apparent in their titles, the pieces fit into the “sunrise” and “evening” areas of the theme. These

two pieces bring the audience back to the restful feeling of the first set, with more harmonic

excitement and variety than rhythm. “Lullaby” is lyrical and warm. “Glow” is similarly warm,

with moments of impressiveness, with immense opportunity for shaping, and difficult tuning of

cluster chords.
 Finally, the concert ends with Dolly Parton’s “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”. It is well-

known and popular, and exciting for the audience to hear at the end of the musical journey. This

piece is much less literally in the sense of the theme. This “clear blue morning” is a new

beginning of freedom and hope. This is a “bring it home” piece with opportunities for solos,

clapping in the audience, and all-around shared joy between the ensemble members and the

audience.
 Pedagogical Goals and Challenges
Light, my Light – Scott AuCoin (Time: 4:00)
Pedagogical Goals:
• Phrasing
• Dynamic contrast and variety
• Blend and togetherness of diphthong “light”
• Appropriate syllabic stress
Challenges:
• Changing meter
• Quarter note triplets
• Rubato, freedom, and unity

Difficulty Level: medium

https://www.jwpepper.com/Light%2C-My-Light/11514308.item
https://youtu.be/12h_1CvWkSo?si=6lujMaiTy_wfpZ2S

O Boundless, Boundless Evening – René Clausen (Time: 4:00)

Pedagogical Goals:
• Blended vowels
• Emphasis on melody/moving notes/what’s important?
• Shaping
• Tall diction
Challenges:
• Long phrases
• Breath control
• Intonation

Difficulty Level: medium

https://www.jwpepper.com/O-Boundless%2C-Boundless-Evening/10911588.item
https://youtu.be/sZwLjq-VkZI?si=j6yb-PjL1EZQpo_F

Lakeside Lullaby – Jacob Navarud (Time 4:20)

Pedagogical Goals:
• Musical sensitivity
• Intention piano (dynamics)
• Intonation in unison
Challenges:
• Cluster chords, intonation
• Diction and diphthongs
• Consonant placement

Difficulty Level: medium easy

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-
music/search.jsp?setStickyDepartment=true&suggested=&keywords=lakeside+lullaby
https://youtu.be/YNlZCgF5G9A?si=C415HVDF6WEd7p1d
Cover Me with the Night – Andrea Ramsey (Time 2:50)
Pedagogical Goals:
• Syncopation
• Singing with percussion (djembe)
• Sustained energy
Challenges:
• Tied rhythms
• Quarter note triplets
• Long phrases and breath

Difficulty Level: medium easy

https://www.jwpepper.com/Cover-Me-with-the-Night/10073119.item
https://youtu.be/drwipSPM7Do?si=oFqPvgZ48jT657Na

All Night Today – Christi Jones (Time 2:35)

Pedagogical Goals:
• Clear diction
• Connection to audience
• Shaping
Challenges:
• Variety
• Lightness, softer singing

Difficulty Level: easy

https://www.jwpepper.com/All-Night-Today/10871883.item
https://youtu.be/jDGjpqRAn7I?si=s_sD_XavhOt1sALD

The Dawn’s Awake! – Laura Farnell (Time 3:30)

Pedagogical Goals:
• Togetherness in entrances and cutoffs
• Dynamic variety
• Diction
• Tall, relaxed singing
Challenges:
• Intonation in cluster chords
• Higher range occasionally with lower dynamic level

Difficulty Level: medium easy

https://www.jwpepper.com/The-Dawn%27s-Awake%21/10443513.item
https://youtu.be/luv6PcXYR3U?si=tDwzcXJBRXsenEoP
Lullaby – Daniel Elder (Time 4:20)
Pedagogical Goals:
• Lifted singing
• Evenness in tone throughout whole range
• “Painting a scene”
Challenges:
• Low dynamic level
• Creating dynamic interest
• Balance in B section

Difficulty Level: medium

https://www.jwpepper.com/Lullaby/10372681.item
https://youtu.be/y4ej8sOShJg?si=KJK9XWGIxk4f0MvA

Glow – Eric Whitacre (Time 2:50)

Pedagogical Goals:
• Intonation
• Spectacular dynamic variety
• Shaping and phrasing
Challenges:
• Cluster chords
• Part independence

Difficulty Level: medium

https://www.jwpepper.com/10558643.item
https://youtu.be/9ELo_JRIoQM?si=A1I1GLELLhIYCt1Q

Light of a Clear Blue Morning – arr. Craig Hella Johnson (Time 4:20)
Pedagogical Goals:
• Working with a soloist
• Blend and balance as “background singer”
• Building energy throughout entirety
Challenges:
• Maintaining proper technique for “pop”
• Interest in repetition
• Balance between parts and ideas

Difficulty Level: medium

https://www.jwpepper.com/Light-of-a-Clear-Blue-Morning/10092212.item
https://youtu.be/gpgfF4S5sBQ?si=i0PfJWxlpaVDSmkh
 Ensemble Descriptions
Treble Voices:

This ensemble consists of thirty student treble voices. These singers are grades 9-12. This

is the SSAA ensemble at Hanover High School. The students do not always sing the same part,

but there are generally about 7 to a part (Sop 1, Alto 2, etc.) when dividing SSAA. This ensemble

is open to all and unauditioned. Class meets for 60 minutes daily.

Tenor Bass Voices:

This ensemble consists of thirty student tenor and bass voices. These singers are grades

9-12. This is the TTBB ensemble at Hanover High School. The students do not always sing the

same part, but there are generally about 7 to a part (Ten 1, Bass 2, etc.) when dividing TTBB.

This ensemble is open to all and unauditioned. Class meets for 60 minutes daily.

Hanover Mixed Vocal Ensemble:

This ensemble consists of thirty student soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices. These

singers are grades 11-12. This is the high-level mixed SATB ensemble at Hanover High School.

This ensemble is audition-only and reserved for upperclassmen. Class meets for 60 minutes

daily.