The arts possess the sublime power to inspire, engage, and transform. Just as a solitary note holds the ability to captivate, a single voice, gesture, or melody possesses the ineffable power to carry us away.
We invite you to embark upon a new journey with us this season at The Noorda Center—home to inspiring events and an exciting hub for the arts in Utah County. Our mission is to produce and present artistic excellence, which would not be possible without the generous support of our donors and sponsors. We thank them and express our deep gratitude to all patrons, supporters, and friends of The Noorda Center.
Thank you for journeying with us this season to experience the profound and transformative power of the arts! —Courtney R. Davis, Dean, School of the Arts
Courtney R. Davis, J.D., M.A.
Dean, School of the Arts
Winter
“Swifter Than Flame”
Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979)
Travis Lunt, pianist
“O Lord God” (O Teh beh)
Pavel Tschesnokoff (b. 1877)
Brian Southwick, student conductor
O Thee, rejoices, O Blessed One, all creation:
The angelic hosts and the human race.
Thou art the sanctified temple and the spiritual paradise,
the glory of virginity, from Whom God incarnated and became a Child,
the God Who existed before all ages.
For He turned Thy womb into a throne
and made Thy body more expansive than the heavens.
O Thee, rejoices, O Blessed One, all creation, glory to Thee!
Senior Spotlight
Leah Biggs
“Evensong” by Liza Lehman
Thomas Biggs, pianist
Spring
“Psalm 100”
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelink (b. 1562)
You land and peoples of the earth,
Before the Lord your joy show forth,
Serve Him with gladness all your days,
Come to Him with songs of praise.
The Lord is good, and evermore
His love and mercy will endure,
All generations He will bless,
In His unchanging faithfulness.
“Fresh and Fearless”
Daniel Elder (b. 1986)
Travis Lunt, pianist
“All i know of love”
Rob Deitz (b. 1978)
Senior Spotlight
Travis Lunt
“Sopra l'acqua indormenzada” from Venezia
by Reynaldo Hahn
Peter Blackham, pianist
Summer
“Soneto de la Noche”
From Nocturnes
Morton Lauridsen (b. 1943)
When I die I want your hands upon my eyes:
I want the light and wheat of your beloved hands
to pass their freshness over me one more time:
I want to feel the gentleness that changed my destiny.
I want you to live while I wait for you, asleep,
I want your ears to still hear the wind,
I want you to smell the scent of the sea we both loved,
and to continue walking on the sand we walked on.
I want all that I love to keep on living,
and you whom I loved and sang above all things,
to keep flowering into full bloom,
so that you can touch all that my love provides you,
so that my shadow may pass over your hair,
so that all may know the reason for my song.
– Pablo Neruda
“Tuttarana”
Hindustandi, Northern India
Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
Senior Spotlight
Amy Shafer
“Depuis de jour” from the opera Louise
by Gustave Charpentier
Peter Blackham, pianist
Fall
“Faire is the Heaven”
William H. Harris (b. 1883)
“No Time”
Susan Brumfield (b. 1964)
Travis Lunt, pianist
Any Season
“Sing, Sing, Sing”
Louis Prima (b. 1910)
Thomas Biggs, i
SOPRANO I
Megan Benson*
Makinley Brown
Emma Carbine
Alia Rampton
Bethany Rasmussen
SOPRANO II
Boston Bean
Vanessa Melena
Leah Stucki
Savannah Webb
ALTO I
Mallory Keele
Olivia Klausen
Amy Slater
Lissy Stevens
Cambrielle Wright
ALTO II
Jill Campbell*
Samantha Castleton
Madison Partridge
Robin Van Cott
Ava Willis
TENOR I
Danny Di Girolamo*
Anthony Ruiz
Brian Southwick +
TENOR II
Logan Bishop
Trenton Chandler
Jonathan Peterson
BARITONE
Ryan Call
Travis Lunt*
Scott Schilling
BASS
Branden Johnson
Talmage Ricks
Jordan Sabey
Jonah Walker
*Section Leader
+Student Conductor
As we prepare to welcome the community to experience the wonder at The Noorda, I’d like to thank you for making it all possible.
The performing arts inspire us to engage with others, discover new ways of thinking and feeling, and provides us with hope—in short, we believe the arts transform you. As an exciting hub for the arts in Utah County, we produce hundreds of performances by talented students, faculty, and world-renowned visiting artists. We invite everyone to join in connecting through the arts.
As part of UVU’s inaugural EverGREEN fundraising campaign, I invite you to make a gift to UVU’s Department of Music.
Your gift impacts not only students, but everyone who comes to The Noorda by ensuring programming and exciting artistic creation continues.
Please make a gift today by clicking below. Thank you!
Department Chair
JEFFREY O'FLYNN
Associate Chair
MELISSA HEATH
Administrative Assistant
CHRIS GINES
Choirs
REED CRIDDLE
CHERILYN WORTHEN
Orchestra/Cello
CHEUNG CHAU
Violin
DONNA FAIRBANKS
Clarinet
JEFFREY O’FLYNN
Trumpet/Music Theory
RYAN NIELSEN
Percussion
SHANE JONES
Piano
HILARY DEMSKE
Jazz/Commercial
DAVID BAKER
Voice
MELISSA HEATH
ISAAC HURTADO
Commercial Music
CHARLIE HAN
TODD SORENSEN
Theory
BRYCE RYTTING
Musicology
ROSS HAGEN
Director of Bands
CHRIS RAMOS
