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Visions of
Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018
“OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN
ERE THE WORLDS BEGAN TO BE,
HE IS ALPHA AND OMEGA
to Christmas in Christ Chapel. HE THE SOURCE, THE ENDING HE…”
AURELIUS PRUDENTIUS, 4TH CENTURY ROMAN CHRISTIAN POET
One of the hallmarks of this worship service is having the Advent and
Christmas story presented through music, scripture, readings, dance, and
visual arts that bring the theme to life. This year we consider how God
has been visible through angels, prophets, and the birth of Jesus; and how “The prodigious expanses of time which preceded the first
God continues to work in ways that may be visible or mysterious. Christmas were not empty of Christ: they were imbued with
The visual theme for this program is one with personal meaning to me.
the influx of his power…when Christ first appeared in the
Our family has been blessed to have seen the northern lights on display arms of Mary he had already stirred up the world.”
many times at our cabin in northern Minnesota. Yet there is one time that From “Hymn of the Universe” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955),
stands out. Even though it was over 30 years ago, the image is still clear French philosopher and priest
in my memory because it was the most visually amazing experience I have
witnessed. As I looked north over the lake from the cabin the entire sky The voices of Prudentius and Chardin, separated in time by centuries yet
in all directions was dancing in streaks of every color imaginable. impossibly similar, provide a theological framework for this year’s Christmas
in Christ Chapel services as we again gather in this space to contemplate
In that instance, I felt the Divine and was awestruck by the beauty of the eternal nature of Christ, witness the wonder of the physical universe,
God’s creation. While that experience was particularly powerful, I feel the and give thanks for one of the great mysteries of faith—the prophecy and
presence of God in little moments each day, during family get-togethers, nativity of Jesus, the triune God, the Messiah.
during sacred times such as weddings and funerals, and during Christmas
in Christ Chapel each year when the trumpets sound the opening notes of Tonight, under a canopy of the shimmering aurora borealis, we become
O Come, All Ye Faithful. participants in the mystic interaction of the Divine with humanity
through a seamless thread of scripture and poetry, music, and movement.
We are grateful to the student performers and the faculty and staff who The timeless lament of the prophet Jeremiah mirrors our longing for
work to make this celebration happen. This year we give special thanks to world healing, peace, and freedom from hate and fear; Gabriel—God’s
two music faculty members who are retiring. Michael Jorgensen, who has messenger— brings inexplicable tidings of wonder and expectation to the
taught voice and other music courses for 28 years at Gustavus, is a soloist humble Mary; a chorus of angels fills the heavens with songs of Hosanna
in this year’s service. Also, we are grateful to Gregory Aune for 24 years and announces to the world the Messiah’s birth; and Simeon, the God-
of leading the Gustavus Choir and serving as musical director for this receiver, beholds the Christ as revealed to him by the Holy Spirit.
event. His gift of music and mentoring of generations of Gusties have left
an enduring legacy of excellence on the Gustavus community. Blessings and peace to each of you this Advent season. As we worship
and welcome the Christ Child, let us strive to be part of the continuing
May you have a blessed holiday season and surround yourself with the unfolding of the divine. In the words of Thomas Merton, the 20th-century
beauty and mystery of the Divine. Catholic mystic and thinker, “The Advent mystery is the beginning of the
end of all of us that is not yet Christ.”
Rebecca Bergman
President, Gustavus Adolphus College Dr. Gregory Aune
Christmas in Christ Chapel Artistic Director
Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Endowed Chair in Music
Visions of
Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018
THE SOLITARY CITY
FROM FOUR PROPHECIES
Paul Christiansen (1914–1997)
IN THE BEGINNING Siri Erickson
The ways of Zion do mourn,
How doth the city sit solitary,
that was full of people!
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction.
All her gates are desolate.
Her former beauty is departed PERSONET HODIE Arr. Lara Hoggard
and she is in bitterness.
Sung in Latin
Lamentations 1:1, 4
Personent hodie voces puerulae Let youthful voices resound today
laudantes iucunde qui nobis est natus, Joyfully praising Him who is born for us,
summo Deo datus, Who is given unto us by the most high God,
et de virgineo ventre procreatus. And brought forth from a virgin.
In mundo nascitur, pannis involvitur, He is born in the world, is wrapped in swaddling
THE GLORY OF THE FATHER praesepi ponitur stabulo brutorum, cloths and placed in a manger in a stable of beasts.
Egil Hovland (1924–2013) rector supernorum. He is ruler over all things.
perdidit spolia princeps infernorum! The prince of darkness has lost his prey!
The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.
Magi tres venerunt munera offerunt, Three wise men come, bearing gifts.
We beheld the glory of the Father, full of grace and truth.
parvulum inquirunt, stellulam sequendo, They have found the Child by following a little star.
In the beginning was the Word.
ipsum adorando, Adoring the Lord,
The Word was with God.
aurum, thus et myrrham ei offerendo. They offer Him gold, incense, and myrrh.
In Him was life; and the life was the light of all.
John 1:1, 4, 14 Omnes clericuli, pariter pueri cantent ut angeli, Let all young choristers now sing as did the angels,
advenisti mundo, Praising Him who has come into all the world:
Gloria in excelsis Deo! Glory to God in the highest!
Piae Cantiones
PEOPLE LOOK EAST Arr. Craig Courtney
People, look East, the time is near
of the crowning of the year,
Make your house fair as you are able,
Trim the hearth and set the table.
People, look East, and sing today:
Love, the Guest, is on the way.
Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare,
one more seed is planted there:
Give up your strength the seed to nourish,
That in course the flow’r may flourish.
People, look East, and sing today:
Love, the Rose, is on the way.
Birds, though ye long have ceased to build,
guard the nest that must be filled. VENI, VENI EMMANUEL Michael John Trotta (b. 1978)
Even the hour when wings are frozen
Sung in Latin
He for fledging time has chosen.
People, look East, and sing today: Veni, veni Emmanuel! O come, o come the “I am” that is with us!
Love, the Bird, is on the way. Captivum solve Israel! Break the bond of the captive people!
Qui gemut in exsilio, Who mourn in exile,
Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim
Privatus dei filio. Derived of the incarnation of the Father.
one more light the bowl shall brim.
Shining beyond the frosty weather, Refrain:
bright as sun and moon together. Gaude, gaude Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! The great “I am”
People, look East, and sing today: Nascetur pro te, Israel. Will be born for you.
Love, the Star, is on the way.
Veni, veni O Oriens, O come thou light of life,
Angels, announce to man and beast solare nos adveniens, to shine on us by your coming,
Him who cometh from the East. noctis depelle nebulas, dispel the clouds of night,
Set every peak and valley humming dirasque mortis tenebras. drive away the shadows of death.
With the word the Lord is coming. 18th century Latin hymn
People, look East, and sing today:
Love, the Lord, is on the way.
Eleanor Farjeon
“Up to Him” series (detail); Thomas Andrew
LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE
Arr. Cathy Moklebust
Please stand as you are able and join in singing.
OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN Arr. Chad Fothergill
Commissioned for Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018.
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Lord Hosanna the Son of David!
all 1. Of the Fa - ther’s love be - got - ten ere the worlds be -
Blest he that comes in the name of the Lord!
women 2. Oh, that birth for - ev - er bless - ed, when the vir - gin,
men 3. This is he whom seers in old time chant - ed of with Lord Hosanna in the highest!
all 4. Let the heights of heav’n a - dore him; an - gel hosts, his Matthew 21:9
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gan to be, he is Al - pha and O - me - ga,
full of grace, by the Ho - ly Ghost con - ceiv - ing,
one ac - cord, whom the voic - es of the proph - ets
prais - es sing; pow’rs, do - min - ions, bow be - fore him
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he the source, the end - ing he, of the things that are, that ISAIAH 7:10-14
bore the Sav - ior of our race, and the babe, the world’s re -
prom - ised in their faith - ful word; now he shines, the long - ex -
and ex - tol our God and King; let no tongue on earth be
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have been, and that fu - ture years shall see, THE ANNUNCIATION
deem - er, first re - vealed his sa - cred face, FROM FOUR PROPHECIES
pect - ed; let cre - a - tion praise its Lord
Paul Christiansen (1914–1997)
si - lent, ev - ’ry voice in con - cert ring
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And so it was that the angel Gabriel was sent from God to
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ the virgin Mary. And the angel said unto her, “Fear not,
Mary, for thou hast found favor with God. And behold,
ev - er - more and ev - er - more.
thou shalt bring forth a Son, and shalt call Him Jesus. He
ev - er - more and ev - er - more.
ev - er - more and ev - er - more. shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest:
ev - er - more and ev - er - more. and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His
father David: And He shall reign over the house of Jacob
Please be seated. forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”
Luke 1:26
SANCTUS FROM WAR REQUIEM, OP. 66 Please stand as you are able and join in singing.
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Sung in Latin ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy, Holy,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra Heaven and earth are full
gloria tua. of thy glory.
Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.
Benedictus qui venit Blessed is he who comes
in nomine Domine. in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.
The Ordinary of the Mass
AN ADAPTATION OF LUKE 2 Siri Erickson
MY LORD HAS COME Will Todd (b. 1970)
Shepherds, called by angels, called by love and angels;
no place for them but a stable. My Lord has come. Please be seated.
Sages, searching for stars, searching for love in heaven;
no place for them but a stable. My Lord has come.
His love will hold me, his love will cherish me,
love will cradle me.
Lead me, lead me to see him, sages and
shepherds and angels; SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN E MINOR, OP. 98 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
no place for me but a stable. My Lord has come. III. Allegro giocoso
“Up to Him” series (detail); Thomas Andrew
RIVERS OF LIGHT Eriks Esenvalds (b. 1988)
LET ALL THINGS THEIR
CREATOR BLESS Arr. Hart Morris
Sung in Sámi and English
Kuovsakasah reukarih tåkko teki, Northern Lights slide back and forth,
sira ria (similar to fa–la–la…)
tåkko teki back and forth
sira ria, sira siraa ria (similar to fa–la–la…)
Guovssat, guovssat radni go Northern Lights, Northern Lights, blanket shivering
libai libai libaida (similar to fa–la–la…)
ruoná gákti green coat [gákti is a traditional Sámi costume]
nu nu nu. (similar to fa–la–la…)
Winter night, the sky is filled with symphony of light, the sky is flooded with rivers of light. The
THE AURORA BOREALIS Hannah Flagg Gould
doors of heaven have been opened tonight. From horizon to horizon misty dragons swim through
the sky, green curtains billow and swirl, fast-moving, sky-filling, the tissues of gossamer. Nothing
can be heard. Light shakes over the vault of heaven, its veil of glittering silver changing now to
yellow, now to green, now to red. It spreads in restless change, into waving, into many-folded
bands of silver. It shimmers in tongues of flame, over the very zenith it shoots a bright ray up until
the whole melts away as a sigh of departing soul in the moonlight, leaving a glow in the sky like
the dying embers of a great fire.
SILENT NIGHT Arr. Peter Anglea
Sámi Folk Songs; Charles Francis Hall, Fridtjof Nansen, and compilation by the composer after
Silent night, holy night, various writings on the northern lights
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night, UNTIL EVEN THE ANGELS
Shepherds quake at the sight. FROM DOROTHY POEMS Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1963)
Glories stream from heaven afar;
What the heart wants is to follow its true passion to lie down with it near the reeds beside the
Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia.
river, to devour it in the caves between the desert dunes, to sing its notes into the morning sky
Christ the Savior is born!
until even the angels wake up and take notice and look around for their beloved.
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth! Know who you are.
Silent night, holy night, Carry it in your heart.
Wondrous star, lend thy light. A flame of love.
With the angels let us sing Walk in silence.
Alleluia to our King; The moment will come,
Christ the Savior is born. in your heart.
Joseph Mohr Dorothy Walters, from A Cloth of Fine Gold and Marrow of Flames
Please stand as you are able and join in singing.
LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING Arr. Chad Fothergill
Commissioned for Christmas in Christ Chapel 2018. O DAY FULL OF GRACE Arr. F. Melius Christiansen
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O day full of grace, which we behold,
now gently to view ascending;
Thou over the earth thy reign unfold,
unison 1. Love di - vine, all loves ex - cel - ling, Joy of heav’n, to earth come down!
harmony 2. Breathe, oh, breathe thy lov - ing Spir - it in - to ev - ’ry trou - bled breast; good cheer to all mortals lending,
That children of light in every clime may
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prove that the night is ending.
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when God in our flesh was given;
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Then flushed the dawn with light and pow’r,
œ œœ that spread o’er the darkened heaven;
Then rose o’er the world that sun divine,
Fix in us thy hum - ble dwell - ing, all thy faith - ful mer - cies crown. which gloom from our hearts hath driven.
let us all in thee in - her - it; let us find thy prom - ised rest.
Yea, were ev’ry tree endowed with speech,
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let us see thy great sal - va - tion per - fect - ly re - stored in thee!
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and ev’ry leaflet singing,
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They never with praise His worth could reach,
though earth with their praise be ringing.
Who fully could praise the light of life
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who light to our souls is bringing,
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Je - sus, thou art all com - pas - sion, pure, un - bound - ed love thou art; With joy we depart for our fatherland.
Take a - way the love of sin - ning; Al - pha and O - me - ga be; And there we shall walk in endless light.
Changed from glo - ry in - to glo - ry, till in heav’n we take our place,
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Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig
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vis - it us with thy sal - va - tion, en - ter ev - ’ry trem - bling heart.
end of faith, as its be - gin - ning, set our hearts at lib - er - ty. Siri Erickson
till we cast our crowns be - fore thee, lost in won - der, love, and praise!
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Please be seated.
“Up to Him” series (detail); Thomas Andrew
NUNC DIMITTIS Arr. Gregory Aune
Lord, now let your servant depart in peace:
according to your word;
For my eyes have seen your salvation:
which you have prepared for all the people;
A light to lighten the Gentiles:
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Luke 2:29-32, Doxology
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
Arr. G. Winston Cassler
Commissioned for Christmas in Christ Chapel 1976.
Please remain seated for the first three stanzas.
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him, born the king of angels.
Refrain: O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, The 2018 and 2016 Christmas in Christ Chapel services
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord! are showing on public television stations around the country this
God of God, light of light, holiday season. Check your local listing for a full schedule.
Lo, he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Deep appreciation is extended to the Paul and Susan Breckner family
Very God, begotten not created: Refrain
for underwriting the cost of the public television broadcast.
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God in the highest: Refrain
Please stand as you are able during
the instrumental interlude.
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning.
Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n; The Saturday evening service will be livestreamed
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing: Refrain and archived online at gustavus.edu/ccc.
John F. Wade
Brandon Dean, conductor Brandon Dean, conductor
Drew Weis ’19 and Paige Reiners ’20, collaborative pianists Drew Weis ’19 and Paige Reiners ’20, collaborative pianist
Andy DeLuca ’19, jaw harp Andy DeLuca ’19, jaw harprado
Soprano I Soprano II Tenor I Tenor II
Heather Blahut ’19 Apple Valley, Minn. Mallory Arnold ’19 Morris, Minn. Jack DeGonda ’22 Marine, Minn. Cole Anderson ’22 Eagan, Minn.
Erin Bornholdt ’20 Prior Lake, Minn. Sofia Boda ’20 Bloomington, Minn. Logan Geer ’22 Lonsdale, Minn. Zander Boettcher ’20 Mankato, Minn.
Callie Coleman ’22 Ormsby, Minn. Anna Duong-Topp ’21 Apple Valley, Minn. Brandon Guenther ’22 Owatonna, Minn. Henry Dammeyer ’22 Benson, Minn.
Gigi deGrood ’22 Edina, Minn. Madison Engbrecht ’21 Rochester, Minn. Adam Hoff ’20 St. Francis, Minn. Caleb Gampson ’21 Shakopee, Minn.
Alyssa Hegde ’22 Eau Claire, Wis. Emma Goebel ’21 North Mankato, Minn. Nick Kerbeshian ’21 Plymouth, Minn. Shaun Gilyard ’19 Santiago, Minn.
Julia Jacobs ’21 St. Paul, Minn. Katie Hoglin ’19 Edina, Minn. Jared Nelson ’21 Maple Grove, Minn. Bryan Khoo ’19 Penang, Malaysia
Kristi Manning ’19 Apple Valley, Minn. Allison James ’22 Eden Prairie, Minn. Thomas Prahl ’21 Lake Crystal, Minn. Jayden Luikens ’20 Savage, Minn.
Erin Oberle ’20 Mankato, Minn. Shelby Klomp ’20 Maplewood, Minn. Lucas Thurston ’22 Bloomington, Minn. Nick Schultz ’20 Bemidji, Minn.
Andraya Parenteau ’20 Hawley, Minn. Elizabeth Langan ’21 Benson, Minn. John Vanstrum ’20 Mahtomedi, Minn. Tommy Self ’19 White Bear Lake, Minn.
Tasha Saxena ’19 Racine, Wis. Anika Morsching ’20 Madison Lake, Minn. Matthew Williams ’19 Hastings, Minn. Sandesh Sukhram ’21 Bloomington, Minn.
Hannah Schroeder ’22 Waite Park, Minn. Tate Peterson ’20 Owatonna, Minn. Christian Thoen ’20 Dawson, Minn.
Amy Specker ’19 St. Paul, Minn. Madisyn Plumhoff ’20 Fairmont, Minn. Riley Thoen ’19 Bloomington, Minn.
Kylah Sutton ’22 Georgetown, Texas Alannah Rien ’22 Sioux Falls, S.D. Anh Tran ’20 Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
Bethany Tennis ’21 Albert Lea, Minn. Maria Schirado ’22 Loretto, Minn. Jack Wiessenberger ’22 Rosemount, Minn.
Sam Walters ’21 St. Michael, Minn. Corinne Stremmel ’21 Brookings, S.D.
Stephanita ZumBerge ’19 Little Falls, Minn. Emily Wagner ’19 Webster, Minn.
Bass I Bass II
Katelyn Yee ’20 Decorah, Iowa
Ryan Anderson ’22 Oak Grove, Minn. Kenny Cully ’22 St. Francis, Minn.
Ben Hylen ’20 St. Francis, Minn. Carter Hemstock ’20 Mankato, Minn.
Alto I Alto II Blaine Johnson ’21 Andover, Minn. Alex Horgan ’22 Robbinsdale, Minn.
Hannah Armstrong ’19 Stanton, Minn. Abbie Biegner ’20 Alexandria, Minn. Matthew Keeley ’22 Eden Prairie, Minn. Adam Johnson ’20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Jayna Davis ’19 Stillwater, Minn. Ellie Cargill ’22 Rogers, Minn. Ethan Kubesh ’22 Willmar, Minn. Thomas Jorgensen ’19 Lake Elmo, Minn.
Rose Eerdmans ’21 Champlin, Minn. Kyara Craven ’21 Minneapolis, Minn. Carrlin Meier ’21 North Mankato, Minn. Bryce Knutson ’22 Owatonna, Minn.
Raye Engquist ’22 Cokato, Minn. Hannah Deyo ’20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Nate Murray ’22 Minneapolis, Minn. Jonathan Listul ’22 Jamestown, N.D.
AnnMarie Engebretson ’19 Savage, Minn. Kristen Eggler ’19 Hayfield, Minn. Isaac Olson ’20 Cokato, Minn. Ryan McGowan ’19 Monticello, Minn.
Hannah Goecke ’20 Cottage Grove, Minn. ReAnn Eidahl ’20 Farmington, Minn. Erik Rischmiller ’19 Chanhassen, Minn. Thomas Nelson ’21 Woodbury, Minn.
Leigh Hanefeld ’19 Windom, Minn. Anika Gust ’22 Luverne, Minn. Michael Roy ’20 Janesville, Minn. Nathaniel Mench ’22 Annandale, Va.
Lydia Kalenze ’21 New Brighton, Minn. Izzy La Marca ’22 Waconia, Minn. Jesse Sanders ’22 Glenburn, N.D. Andrew Peterson ’19 Minong, Wis.
Sierra Kruythoff ’19 Victorville, Calif. Elizabeth Mellgren ’19 Long Prairie, Minn. Andrew Stumbo ’21 Ogden, Iowa Garrett Schwartz ’20 Le Sueur, Minn.
Ella Laurent ’21 Eagan, Minn. Amy Rose ’20 Minnetonka, Minn. Coleden Wedge ’20 Waconia, Minn. Dimitry Stallings ’21 Cambridge, Minn.
Abby Meger ’20 Belle Plaine, Minn. Emma Silber ’19 Mankato, Minn. Ben Wicklund ’22 Marine, Minn. Thomas Sullivan ’19 Woodbury, Minn.
Anya Menk ’22 Le Center, Minn. Kayli Stanger ’22 Fargo, N.D.
Rachel Mueller ’19 Racine, Wis. Isabel St. Dennis ’21 Edina, Minn.
Meagan Nowariak ’19 Owatonna, Minn. Kayla Thoen ’21 Coon Rapids, Minn.
Calli Sizer ’19 Saint Peter, Minn. Alyssa Welle ’19 Alexandria, Minn.
Maia Trombley ’21 Sartell, Minn. Courtney Wolfe ’19 Eagan, Minn.
Sofie Wicklund ’19 Marine, Minn.Gregory Aune, conductor Brandon Dean, conductor
Paige Reiners ’20, collaborative pianist
Soprano I Soprano II
Abby Carsten ’21 Cottage Grove, Minn. Ariana Campanaro ’19 Oakdale, Minn. Soprano I Soprano II
Cassidy Coats ’19 Hopkins, Minn. Ellie Croonquist ’21 New Hope, Minn. Kae Baird ’22 Burnsville, Minn. Candy Owusu Amankwah ’22 Apple Valley, Minn.
Catherine DeRemee ’21 Ely, Minn. Annie Fox ’21 Hastings, Minn. Melanie Eggler ’20 Hayfield, Minn. Mariah Geer ’19 Lonsdale, Minn.
Alexis Fleming ’22 Sioux Falls, S.D. Jocelyn Jaimez ’21 Bloomington, Minn. Hannah Groseth ’22 Altoona, Wis. Rachel Hahn ’20 Shoreview, Minn.
Jamie Jennissen ’19 Sauk Centre, Minn. Sophia Kortemeier ’20 Oak Grove, Minn. Emily Jesmer ’21 Stillwater, Minn. Melanie Hoffa ’22 Chanhassen, Minn.
Elizabeth Z. Johnson ’21 Roseville, Minn. Mycah Lerum ’19 Coon Rapids, Minn. Kat Kramer ’22 Sioux Falls, S.D. Maria Jennissen ’22 Sauk Centre, Minn.
Grace Tibben-Lembke ’20 Reno, Nev. Emma Myhre ’19 Lake Okoboji, Iowa Grace Lee ’20 Lodi, Wis. Elizabeth Johnson ’21 Spring Grove, Minn.
Britta Lundgren ’21 Cannon Falls, Minn. Elizabeth Neuenfeldt ’19 Cottage Grove, Minn. Emily Loken ’20 Robbinsdale, Minn. Bekah Klingberg ’21 Blaine, Minn.
Kali Malaski ’19 Lindstrom, Minn. Paige Reiners ’20 Stillwater, Minn. Grace Matson ’22 Monticello, Minn. Reidun Kubisa ’21 Hopkins, Minn.
Mary Nyhus ’20 Winona, Minn. Anya Rogers ’22 Mankato, Minn. Krystalin Neary ’21 Saint Peter, Minn.
Jaycie Rohlik ’19 Redwood Falls, Minn. Cassie Paulsen ’21 Grand Meadow, Minn.
Alto I Alto II Mari Shumaker ’22 Paynesville, Minn. Sonja Quimby ’22 St. Paul, Minn.
Abigail Fischer ’19 Edina, Minn. Carrie Bather ’21 Golden Valley, Minn. Teagan Shumaker ’22 Paynesville, Minn. Jenny Stageberg ’22 Stewartville, Minn.
Rachel Larson ’19 Eagan, Minn. Iriah-Simone Benedict ’20 Maplewood, Minn. Alexis Tasker ’21 Albert Lea, Minn. Julia Stathopoulos ’22 Minnetonka, Minn.
Nora Mohamed ’21 Bloomington, Minn. Ana Chavez ’20 Omaha, Neb. Maura Swan ’22 Plymouth, Minn.
Haley Moran ’20 Appleton, Wis. Aleah Felton ’20 Lake Elmo, Minn. Lauren Towley ’22 Farmington, Minn.
Megan Nipe ’21 Burnsville, Minn. Holly Fitterer ’21 Sioux Falls, S.D.
Audrey Powell ’20 Rosemount, Minn. Emmie Peroutka ’22 Bloomington, Minn. Alto I Alto II
Lauren Rosenberg ’21 Bloomington, Minn. Sami Ponder ’19 Northfield, Minn. Habeke Bekele ’21 Washington, D.C. Kjerstin Anderson ’22 Owatonna, Minn.
Maddy Smerillo ’21 Minnetonka, Minn. Sydney Sutherland ’22 Minneapolis, Minn. Carly Benusa ’22 Moorhead, Minn. Sally Bodlovick ’22 Somerset, Wis.
Rachel Soukup ’22 Eagan, Minn. Claire Wallace ’20 Albertville, Minn. Chelsea Boyden ’21 Northwood, Iowa Lydia Brekke ’20 Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Nicole Waskosky ’19 Maplewood, Minn. Tessa Westlund ’20 Roseville, Minn. Brie Bushlack ’22 Shakopee, Minn. Lenora Combs ’22 Noonan, N.D.
Kylee Brimsek ’20 St. Cloud, Minn. Claire Drapeau ’22 Chanhassen, Minn.
Tenor I Tenor II Alex Colbeth ’21 North St. Paul, Minn. Gillian Duncan ’22 New Prague, Minn.
Adam Bakken ’19 Moorhead, Minn. Brendan Hermerding ’19 Brainerd, Minn. Theadosia Cox ’22 St. Paul, Minn. Lily Engebretson ’22 White Bear Lake, Minn.
Jack Fischer ’20 Roseville, Minn. Sam Kast ’20 Hudson, Wis. Samantha Dalluge ’22 Cologne, Minn. Ashley Evans ’22 Silver Bay, Minn.
Nathan Habben ’21 Benson, Minn. Will Ristow ’20 Farmington, Minn. Nora Hagestuen ’22 Wayzata, Minn. Markell Gagné ’20 Mahtomedi, Minn.
Ryan Huxford ’20 Owatonna, Minn. Tyler Rooks ’19 Rogers, Minn. Paige Kamin ’21 Eden Prairie, Minn. Anna Gambill ’22 La Grande, Ore.
Eli McMahon ’22 Hartford, S.D. Ben Rorem ’19 Mankato, Minn. Emma Lohman ’21 Chaska, Minn. Ava Gross ’22 Warroad, Minn.
Garrett Meier ’19 North Mankato, Minn. James Santiago ’20 Chaska, Minn. Marissa Marsolek ’21 Burnsville, Minn. Gena King ’22 Indianapolis, Ind.
Nathan Thompson ’21 Roseville, Minn. Theodore Vitale ’22 Grantsburg, Wis. Mackinzee Miest ’22 St. James, Minn. Maddi McChesney ’22 Mason City, Iowa
Bradley VanTatenhove ’20 Minnetonka, Minn. Ryan Weber ’22 Ames, Iowa Leah Meyer ’21 Wells, Minn. Morgan Nelson ’19 Canton, S.D.
Jessica Petersen ’22 New Ulm, Minn. Emma Neus ’21 St. Paul, Minn.
Bass I Bass II Sophie Pfluger ’22 Woodbury, Minn. Annalee Olson–Sola ’22 Northfield, Minn.
Nicholas Hagen ’22 Owatonna, Minn. Zach Croonquist ’19 New Hope, Minn. Anna Teurman ’22 Minneapolis, Minn. Maddie Schut ’21 Litchfield, Minn.
Alex Jeon ’19 Apple Valley, Minn. Zach Diedrich ’20 Bloomington, Minn. Nicole Urbaniak ’21 White Bear Lake, Minn. Solveig Stafford ’22 Hartland, Minn.
Duncan Matthew ’19 Pueblo, Colo. Noah Iverson ’21 Hayward, Minn. Elizabeth Woerpel ’22 New Glarus, Wis.
Peter Neuman ’22 Chaska, Minn. Jacob Koshiol ’20 Paynesville, Minn.
Andrew Peterson ’20 Owatonna, Minn. Michael McKenzie ’19 Belchertown, Mass.
George Stein ’20 Cloquet, Minn. Henri Santelman ’21 Alexandria, Minn.
Joren Tengesdal ’19 Appleton, Wis. Adam Ward ’22 Minnetonka, Minn.
Chad Winterfeldt, conductor
Andy DeLuca ’19 Maple Plain, Minn. Emily Loken ’20 Robbinsdale, Minn.
Greta Dupslaff ’20 Harris, Minn. Tasha Saxena ’19 Racine, Wis.
Emma Gnotke ’20 Frontenac, Minn. Ellen Stoll ’19 Maple, Wis.
Michael Jorgensen, Professor of Music
Katy Hagen ’19 Stillwater, Minn. Grant Stramer ’20 Rothsay, Minn.
Melissa Williams, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Jonathan Hickox-Young ’20 Reno, Nev. Joren Tengesdal ’19 Appleton, Wis.
Sarah Knutson ’19 Eagan, Minn. Caity Wright ’21 Apple Valley, Minn.
Rachel Larson ’19 Eagan, Minn.Ruth Lin, conductor Michele Rusinko, choreographer Candle Lighting
Annie Carlson ’20 Savage, Minn. Madelyn Schwartz ’19 White Bear Township, Minn.
Flute Violin II
Claire Drapeau ’22 Victoria, Minn.
Sydney Hedberg ’20 Apple Valley, Minn. Emily Hannan ’19 Dalbo, Minn.
Kelly Montgomery ’21 Apple Valley, Minn.
Kristi Manning ’19 Apple Valley, Minn. Emee Jagielski ’21 Saint Joseph, Minn.
Alena Paulson ’20 Waconia, Minn.
Emily Schneider ’21 Waite Park, Minn. Carlos Balbuena ’21 Minneapolis, Minn.
Olivia Doeden ’20 Waconia, Minn.
Oboe
Madeline Nee ’20 Bloomington, Minn.
Anthony Afful ’15 Minneapolis, Minn.
Alex Krueger ’21 Coon Rapids, Minn.
Natalie Johnson ’21 Maywood, Ill.
Anna Lund ’17 Fresno, Calif.
Clarinet Rhett Schwichtenberg ’15 Manktao, Minn.
Andy DeLuca ’19 Maple Plain, Minn. Readers Organist
Viola Rev. Siri Erickson Chad Winterfeldt
Avery Wood ’19 Saint Peter, Minn.
Lauren Lowe ’20 Minneapolis, Minn. Rev. Maggie Falenschek
Emily Woodard ’19 Anoka, Minn.
Emily Monicken ’22 Fairbanks, Alaska Kjerstin Anderson ’22 Owatonna, Minn.
Bassoon Avery Laffey ’22 LaCrosse, Wis. Jayden Luikens ’20 Savage, Minn.
Dalton Myers ’19 Saint Peter, Minn. Callie Attwood ’22 Roseville, Minn. Madelyn Smerillo ’21 Minnetonka, Minn.
Grace Tobin ’21 Olympia, Wash. Alicia Lhotka ’19 Eden Prairie, Minn.
Jesus Trujillo ’21 Soso, Miss.
Cello
Horn Katelyn Yee ’20 Decorah, Iowa
Karin Anderson ’19 Owatonna, Minn. Hayley Lhotka ’19 Eden Prairie, Minn.
Haley Kaul ’19 Eagan, Minn. Hailey Concepcion ’21 Stillwater, Minn.
Mike Roy ’20 Janesville, Minn. Planning Team
Sophia Gottlick ’21 Rockford, Ill.
Jill Shoen ’22 Plymouth, Minn. Gregory Aune, Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Endowed Chair of Music, Artistic Director
Reagan Larson ’22 Rapid City, S.D.
Brandon Dean, Associate Professor of Music, Music Director
Trumpet Adam Lohr-Pearson ’21 Plainsboro, N.J.
Matt Dobosenski ’99, Assistant Director of Institutional Events, Event Technical Services
Emma Fischer ’21 Minneapolis, Minn. Bass Siri Erickson, Chaplain of the College
Matt Guilette ’20 Appleton, Wis. Zander Boettcher ’20 Mankato, Minn. Lydia Francis ’11, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
Devin Makey ’20 Baxter, Minn. Mitchell Donoughue ’21 The Woodlands, Tex. Ruth Lin, Associate Professor of Music
Trombone Matt Wichlen ’22 Coon Rapids, Minn. Michele Rusinko, Professor of Dance
Tyler Delmain ’22 Minnetrista, Minn. Barb Larson Taylor ’93, Senior Director of Communication Services and Institutional Events
Kyle Langer ’22 Otsego, Minn. Chad Winterfeldt, Cantor of Christ Chapel
Jakob Larson ’21 Sioux Falls, S.D. Jon Young ’77, President and CEO of Heroic Productions
Katie Weiland ’19 Plymouth, Minn. Lighting, Sound Services, and Live Stream
Tuba Jon Young ’77 and staff, Heroic Productions
Oran Clay ’19 Tony, Wis. Matt Dobosenski ’99, Assistant Director of Institutional Events, Event Technical Services
Herald Trumpet Dan Oachs ’97, Associate Director of Core Services
Percussion Matt Guilette ’20 Appleton, Wis. Paul Hanson ’03, Associate Director of Core Services and Network Administrator
Hannah Deyo ’20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Melanie Johnson ’21 Belle Plaine, Minn.
Owen Ellingson ’20 Powder Springs, Ga. Chapel Set Design and Décor
Devin Makey ’20 Baxter, Minn.
Jonathan Hickox-Young ’20 Reno, Nev. Lydia Francis ’11, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
Sarah Knutson ’19 Eagan, Minn. Horn
Costume Design and Facilitation
Lydia Spann ’21 New Harmony, Ind. Theodore Wilson ’22 Minneapolis, Minn.
Larissa McConnell, Theatre and Dance Continuing Faculty
Piano Trumpet
Construction, Installation, and Custodial
Drew Weis ’19 Mankato, Minn. Allison James ’22 Eden Prairie, Minn.
Dale Flemming, Chris Blaschko, Cheryl Lind, and Staff, Facilities Management and Building Services
Melanie Johnson ’21 Belle Plaine, Minn
Violin I Antoni Soroka ’20 North Mankato, Minn. Program and Poster Design
Caitlin Steffen ’19 Baxter, Minn. Neely Prenzlow, Office of Marketing and Communication
Lindsay Concepcion ’19 Stillwater, Minn. Euphonium
Alexander Chou ’22 Fairbault, Minn. James Miller ’21 Northfield, Minn. Production
Clara Hedman ’22 Fairbanks, Alaska Stacy Koerner and Andy Biedermann, Office of Print and Mail Services
Amy Crawford ’20 Burnsville, Minn. Ticketing and House Management
Emma Gasterland-Gustafsson ’19 St. Paul, Minn. Lynnea Eckhoff, Mara Klein, Dana Lamb, Barb Larson Taylor ’93, and Ann Volk H’18, Office of Marketing
Michael Gutman ’20 Marshall, Minn. and Communication
Elizabeth Froden ’16 McFarland, Wis.
The Smörgåsbord
Steve Kjellgren ’86, Margi Willmert H’17, and Staff, Dining ServicesThe College is appreciative for all of its benefactors who care for the tradition of Christmas in Christ Chapel by
establishing endowments in support of this worship service. These donors include: Randal Schreiner ’78 and Cynthia Gustavus Friends of Music support, celebrate, and advance student and faculty
Bittner, Patricia Haugen ’70, and Ray ’51 and Lorraine Lundquist as well as the Josefson family for the support of the
greenery used at Christmas in Christ Chapel and throughout the holiday season through the J.A. and Gladys Josefson
musicians of the College. Our mission is to ensure the strong tradition of music
Endowment Fund. Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the live stream and TPT Broadcast: excellence at Gustavus and provide opportunities for all students who want to express
Meishon Behboudi ’15, Paul ’82 and Sue ’83 Breckner Family, Steve ’69 and Betsy Hogberg, George Torrey ’55, themselves through music. We invite you to become a Friends of Music member.
Jon and Anita Thomsen Young ’77, and Heroic Productions. If you would like more information about how you
You may do so at gustavus.edu/giving/friendsofmusic.
can include Christmas in Christ Chapel in your philanthropy or estate plans, please contact Thomas Young ’88, Vice
President for Advancement, by calling 1-800-726-6193 or emailing tyoung3@gustavus.edu.
Christmas in Christ Chapel is Gustavus Adolphus College’s community celebration of Jesus’ birth. It provides an
opportunity for students who participate and students who attend to gain new insights about the feast of the Nativity.
In an extended classroom, Christmas in Christ Chapel has academic/educational, liturgical/spiritual, and musical/
dramatic components and is a creative work of the unique Gustavus talents and resources.
Many people have given of their time and resources to make Christmas in Christ Chapel a reality. Thank you to
the student musicians, conductors, readers, and dancers who present this annual Christmas gift to the College and
community, and to the many people who work behind the scenes to create, prepare, and host.
Congratulations to Heroic Productions for winning a Hermes Award,
the highest award given for a livestream production, for each of the last two years.
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The rights of works reproduced in this program are held by the creators, their estates, or their representatives. Where
efforts to contact those who hold the rights were successful, we acknowledge their permission.
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (DIVINUM MYSTERIUM). Text: Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius. Music:
Plainsong mode V, 13th cent. Text and Music in Public Domain. Arrangement ©2018 Chad Fothergill. Used by
permission.
Angels From the Realms of Glory (REGENT SQUARE). Text: James Montgomery, alt., sts. 1–3; Salisbury Hymn
Book, 1957, st. 4. Music: Henry T. Smart. Text and Music in Public Domain.
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (HYFRYDOL). Text: Charles Wesley. Music: Rowland H. Prichard. Text and
Music in Public Domain. Arrangement ©2018 Chad Fothergill. Used by permission.
O Come, All Ye Faithful (ADESTE FIDELIS). Text and Tune: John Francis Wade. Public Domain. The setting
of O Come, All Ye Faithful used in this service was commissioned from G. Winston Cassler (1906–1990) for
Christmas in Christ Chapel 1976.ARTISTIC.
INDIVIDUAL.
DISTINCTIVE.
Defining the liberal arts musician.
Thomas Andrew Findlay
“I am a true colorist at heart. I love color because it can conjure deep emotions.
I am inspired by it and hope to inspire with it.
The color of a painting is far more important to me than the complexity of the image.”
I am a self-taught painter who began painting full-time on and how many lives would be touched. The stories of
in 2004. I quickly became known for my dramatic angelic the recipients and what a difference it made to have an angel
figures. As all the angels are unique, so will be your experience show up on their doorstep came flooding back to me. The
when viewing them. Some may evoke a spiritual connection, outpouring of appreciation ignited a passion within me to
while others bring comfort and peace in difficult times. For keep offering hope and remind people that we are never alone.
me personally, they represent goodness and reaching higher
Each angel painting is inspired from the love of my family,
and deeper within ourselves to make the world a better place.
faith, and personal journey as an artist. Life is precious and
It is my sincere belief that we can all be an angel to one another, I believe in the power of paying it forward and that we can
so I have created a way that you can send free postcards to change the world through acts of kindness. With all the
people you love and those who may need encouragement. darkness in today’s world, I am committed to bringing light
and helping others to spread it as well. Enjoy these Angels of
This has been a project in the making for a long time. Eight Light and spread the hope!
years ago, I thought it would be nice to have an angel painting
giveaway at Christmas to people that were nominated who Blessings,
need spiritual uplifting. Little did I know how it would catch Tom
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