presents October 16, 2020 Macel Falwell Recital Hall MUSIC 305 7:30 PM Keyboard Sonata in B minor Allegro Moderato Arabesque No Before the Last Leaf Falls How Great Thou Art Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) David Lanz (b 1950) Stuart K Hine (1899-1989) arr Amber Grete Kerygma Amber Grete and Noah McLeroy Kaylan Frier, Chrissy Hoss, and Laurel Fogle, vocals; Evan Hasker, drums; Ryan Townsend, electric guitar; Dalton Shaffer, bass Koinonia Amber Grete and Noah McLeroy Kaylan Frier, Chrissy Hoss, and Laurel Fogle, vocals; Evan Hasker, drums; Ryan Townsend, electric guitar; Dalton Shaffer, bass Leitourgia Amber Grete, Noah McLeroy, and Cassia Gilbert Kaylan Frier, Chrissy Hoss, and Laurel Fogle, vocals; Evan Hasker, drums; Ryan Townsend, electric guitar; Dalton Shaffer, bass Keyboard Sonata in B Minor: Allegro Moderato Franz Joseph Haydn was hired to serve the Esterhazy family in 1761, and his job was to write music to please the prince of the estate So generally, he wrote music that was pleasant and happy However, there were exceptions, this keyboard sonata being one of them The exposition begins harshly in B minor, transitions to the relative major, and then concludes on a cheerful cadence The development reverts back to the minor key and features some familiar motives that appeared in the exposition Finally, the recapitulation brings back the main theme, and the piece concludes with a fierce B minor cadence Arabesque no The term arabesque originally described Middle Eastern architecture that featured complex, intertwined designs with no focal point Debussy’s Arabesque No is the musical equivalent of this concept Debussy pairs polyrhythms with simple consonance to create a memorable opening theme The melody is subtle, almost hidden in the colorful harmonic runs Debussy also hides many harmonic surprises in this piece, many of them happening suddenly It is clear that Debussy wrote with the intention to create something new and rather mysterious Unlike classical music, the impressionistic genre presents complex emotions which are entirely decided by the listener Before the Last Leaf Falls Before the Last Leaf Falls is one of the final tracks on the album, Sacred Road by David Lanz While Lanz’s overall style has been difficult to define, many have settled on describing it as “New Age” Because “New Age” isn’t necessarily a musical term, he jokingly coined the term “heavy mellow” to describe the genre of his music, as a contrast to “heavy metal” Before the Last Leaf Falls is characterizes by a lush, lyrical melodies that proves to be unforgettable In an interview Lanz said, “The melody is the heart of the song and my goal is to connect with the listener heart to heart.” How Great Thou Art When he was a missionary in Ukraine, Stuart K Hine heard a translation of the German poem “O Store Gud”, which means “O Great God.” He took on the task of translating the poem into English, and added several verses in the meantime The fourth and final verse was written after Hine left Ukraine and settled in Britain to serve Polish Refugees during World War II The refugees has experienced great loss, but were still holding onto the hope that they would rejoice again with their loved ones in heaven The final verse reads, “When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation to take me home, what joy shall fill my heart Then I shall bow in humble adoration, and then proclaim, ‘My God, how great Thou art!’” ~~~~~~~~~ These next three songs are original worship songs that are based on the early church gathering in Acts 2:42 This verse reads, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Kerygma is a Greek word that means “proclamation” and refers to the apostles proclamation of the gospel Koinonia means “fellowship”, and relates to the gathering of believers and the breaking of bread Lastly, Leitourgia represents “prayer”, and illustrates the personal relationship believers can have with their heavenly Father Kerygma Jesus Christ, God’s Own Son Prince of Peace, Holy One He calmed the stormy clouds, the frantic waves were bound Lives were healed, His love revealed to a world hopeless in doubt You are holy, You are holy Lifted up and robed in majesty, the Way, the Truth the Life You are worthy, You are worthy, yet you gave us heaven’s light Now I see you with my eyes Perfect Love was hated still The spotless One bore our guilt Crucified, the Lamb was slain Laid inside a dismal grave But the stone was rolled away, hope was found that day God’s creation coming home to offer endless praise All praise, to the holy, righteous One All praise, to the essence of all love All praise to the One who brings shalom All praise to the King of Kings enthroned Koinonia I know a God who loves the broken, my broken life He made His own I know a God who heals the hurting, He restores my soul We sing Hallelujah from this side of heaven, hear the joyful song of Your children We the Kingdom will worship You here below Hallelujah from this side of heaven, God, ignite our hearts in Your presence We the Kingdom will worship You here below, ’til heaven becomes our home Let Your Spirit fall upon us, turn our eyes to things above Show us how to reach the broken, let us imitate Your love Leitourgia Heavenly Father, Protector, Provider I’m prone to wander from You Your joy is higher than empty desire, soften my heart with Your truth Your goodness surrounds me and surely your mercy will follow me all of my days The source of my safety, my rock when I’m breaking, oh how could I run from this place? Heavenly Father, Heavenly Father Heavenly Father, Protector, Provider All that I have comes from You I have strength for the dark nights, and peace at the sunrise My soul finds rest in Your truth I worship You, a wonderful mystery the world never knew I worship You, my life ever changed now Your glory’s in view First, I wanted to give a special thanks to my piano instructors, Dr Rumrill and Mr Werking I’m so grateful for your guidance and encouragement during my time in your studios Also, thank you to my family for being here tonight! And thank you for supporting me and my music throughout the years, I love you all To my band, you are all amazing and I had so much fun working with you To everyone else, hey thanks for coming to my recital! Amber Grete is a student of Professor Jon Werking This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music: Publishing and Producing Concentration degree We would like to thank the Liberty University Administration for their faithful support of the School of Music Dr Jerry Prevo, Acting President Dr Scott Hicks, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr Stephen Müller, Interim Dean, School of Music The School of Music Administration, Faculty, and Staff