Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 • 2:30 p.m.
Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, OH 43210
OHIO STATE CHORALE
Robert J. Ward, conductor
Casey L. Cook, associate conductor and pianist
Christopher R. Dent, assistant conductor and doctoral conducting student
Jodi Baxter, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
UNIVERSITY CHORUS
Colin Knoth, conductor
Casey L. Cook, associate conductor and pianist
University Chorus
The Ohio State University Chorus presents a program of peace — specifically with children in mind. Each day, it seems, we are told of children across the world who are hurting, starving, and even being killed. Many children have lost too quickly their innocence and been robbed of the essence of what it means to be a child — laughing, dancing, playing, singing, and experiencing the beauty of the world free of worry. Today, we offer music that promotes peace for children who are suffering, with the hope that those responsible for their well-being might learn to see the world through the eyes of a child.
The Dreamers of Dreams
Gwyneth Walker
The Seal Lullaby
Eric Whitacre
Sing, My Child
Sarah Quartel
Ella Rudkin and Jaylin Powell, soloists
Birdsong
Paul Read
Gonna Build a Mountain
arr. Norman Leyden
Garret Travers, tenor soloist
For the Sake of Our Children
Jeffrey L. Ames
Jake Eyink, cello
Brody Fogle, Mary Paydock, Haydn Veith, percussion
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Ohio State Chorale
Exsultate, justi
Lodovico da Viadana (1564–1627)
Two Songs of Peace
How lovely are the messengers
(from St. Paul )
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Imagine
John Lennon (1940–1980), arr. Kirby Shaw
Christopher R. Dent, conducting
Lauren Meadows, soloist
Tuttarana
Rene Esmail (b. 1983)
A Silence Haunts Me
Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
Eric Gibson and Ava Gilley, stage and lighting design
Personnel
Chorale
Soprano/Alto
Kya Angle
Maria DiPaolo
Ava Gilley
Holly Hamilton
Alison Hamm
Sophia Haws
Maddy Herzog
Maddy Lee
Savanna Lenze
Mya Luca
Marissa Maxwell
Lauren Meadows
Evelyn Mignanou
Imaya Perera
Makenna Peterson
Helena Radford
Meghan Rogozinski
Alana Sayat
Abby Spatt
Stephanie Speck
Donnie Whitman
Lily Wiford
Tenor/Bass
Luke Allen
Kellan Behrens
Ryan Bieryla
Micah Bradshaw
Brent Campbell
Enerald Carter
Riley Christopher
Ben Cutarelli
Nathan DeRodes
Jake Eyink
Raul Garcia-Fernandez
Marlon Haughton
Matthew Hebert
Logan Henry
William Hughes
Wyatt Kerns
Griffin Mykel
James Rheinfrank
Greg Smith
Julius Tabery
Keegan Wells
Ian Wiksell
Brayden Williams
Eric Zhang
University Chorus
Soprano
Jessica Aezen
Megan Barnes
Chelsea Calvin
Lillian Cardillo-Heathcock
Gemma Dotts
Bree Edinger
Natalie Griffith
Emma Hatcher
Hannah Huisman
Eliana Kogan
Morgan Massey
Riley McDade
Ava McGill
Lily Smith
Autumn Sylvestri
Vija Tessman
Abi Traverse
Ruby Tennison
Elizabeth Weber
Katherine Wenrick
Alto
Mel Ahn
Jayne Allison
Jessina Amaya
Gwyneth Baer
Anne Bartos
Bernice Chen
Desiree Gailes
Gabrielle Hardisky
Isabella Hegland
Morgan Johnson
Olivia Lamancusa
Gee Linard
Alexis McClain
Kate Ruff
Ella Rudkin
Maggie Wehrle
Tenor
Sam Chandler
Craig Foulkrod
Brandon Hudepohl
Troy Malone
Jaylin Powell
Darian Rollison
Sam Rosen
Garret Travers
Jack Turner
Kai Yang
Bass
Derek Boge
Andrew Carter
Christian Clark
Kai Ellsworth
William Fink
Lukas Hammer
Alex Jolly
Justin Kumar
Jake Liu
Avery Mongold
Curtis Nutter
Ignacio Ortega
Haydn Veith
Adam Wall-Conner
31st Annual Music Celebration Concert
Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N. High St.
Join us for our annual community celebration featuring student bands, choirs, jazz bands, orchestra and more.
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Celebrate 100 years of music at Ohio State by naming a seat in the new Recital Hall. With a gift of $2,500, honor someone special and secure your place in our history, helping ensure the next century of extraordinary music. give.osu.edu/SOM100
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