Water: A Celebration in Song
Water is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of streams, lakes and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms. It is vital for all known forms of life, even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients. –Wikipedia
We join with community partners for a program celebrating the lakes and rivers that define Madison’s landscape and enrich its resident’s lives, while drawing attention to water issues in Madison and beyond. Our program includes a new commissioned work by local composer Scott Gendel, classic folk song favorites (including an original by Madison folk legends Lou and Peter Berryman!), and beautiful melodies and poetry ranging from the Renaissance to the present day.
The Program
- Water (A Edenroth)
- Miniwanka or the Moments of Water (R M Schaefer)
- Sicut Cervus (GP da Palestrina/Psalm 42)
- Wade in the Water (Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan)
- Floating Moon on the Water (Wei-Pin Chen)
- *A Little Water (P & L Berryman)
- By the River (S Gendel/H Hoyt)**
- *Shenandoah (M Bartholomew/J Erb)
- *Roll On, Columbia (H Ledbetter/W Guthrie)
- Boatmen Stomp (M Gray/)
- Ecco mormorar l’onde (C Monteverdi/T Tasso)
- Jardins sous la pluie (C Debussy) – Yana Avedyan, piano
- Deep River (Spiritual/D Patriquin)
- The Peace of Wild Things (J Runestad/W Berry)
Music Director: Mikko Rankin Utevsky – Accompanist: Yana Avedyan
Performed at: Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago St, Madison Wisconsin 53704. April 28, 2019.
*Audience sing-along
**By the River was commissioned by Choral Arts Chorale and completed by Scott Gendel in 2019.
Scott Gendel
St Raphael’s Cathedral, 222 W. Main St. The choir rehearsed weekly in the choir loft of the church and performed there (both in the loft and on the sanctuary floor) from 1999 until 2005. 
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1021 Spaight St. The choir rehearsed in the choir room in the basement and performed from Spring 2005 through Fall 2011. The choir resumed rehearsals (in the sanctuary) in Fall 2017. Performances were held there from Spring 2015 through Spring 2017.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave. The choir rehearsed and performed here from Spring 2012 through Fall 2013.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago St. The choir performed here Spring and Fall 2014, Fall 2017 to Spring 2018, and Spring 2019 to Fall 2019.
