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UMKC Conservatory Holiday Special

Dr. Jennifer Sengin leads the UMKC Conservatory Singers and Concert Choir in Helzberg Hall
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Dr. Jennifer Sengin leads the UMKC Conservatory Singers and Concert Choir in Helzberg Hall

The UMKC Conservatory Choirs and Orchestra take you on a journey through holiday favorites and new discoveries. Rodrigo Camargo is your host in this first ever UMKC Conservatory holiday special.

Program

Selected performances from the UMKC Conservatory’s holiday concert “A Season for Giving” (2019, 2021, 2024)

In Dulci Jubilo
by J. S. Bach
Robert Stubbs, organ

O Magnum Mysterium
by Tomás Luis de Victoria
UMKC Chamber singers; Kyle Trombley, conductor

Verbo caro factum est
by Hans Leo Hassler
UMKC Conservatory Choirs and Quintessential Brass Quintet
Jennifer Sengin, conductor;
Rosie Rojas, horn

Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orleans, no. 3 "Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain"
by Claude Debussy
UMKC Conservatory Singers; Jennifer Sengin, conductor
Sierra Richardson, soprano; Annie Kuzma, alto;
Darius Sparks, tenor; Michael Navato, baritone

Dr. Charles Robinson conducts the Conservatory Singers and Conservatory Concert Choir ensembles
Brandon Parigo
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UMKC Conservatory archive
Dr. Charles Robinson conducts the Conservatory Singers and Conservatory Concert Choir in a November 2024 Crescendo performance at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Missa Pastoril para Noite de Natal, Kyrie
by José Maurício Nunes Garcia
Conservatory Concert Choir; Kyle Trombley, conductor

Missa Pastoril para Noite de Natal, Gloria
by José Maurício Nunes Garcia
Conservatory Concert Choir; Kyle Trombley, conductor

“Farandole” from L'Arlesienne
by Georges Bizet
UMKC Orchestra; Kevin Noe, conductor

Overture from Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
by J. S. Bach
UMKC Orchestra; Kevin Noe, conductor

Glory to God from Messiah
by G. F. Handel
Canticum Novum, Conservatory Singers and Orchestra
Matheus Cruz, conductor
Lauren Stokke, soprano

Xicochi
by Gaspar Fernandes
UMKC Choral Union; Bryan Waznik, conductor
Grace Troesser, guitar; Spencer Eiserman, cello

Laudamus Te from Gloria
by Antonio Vivaldi
UMKC Soprano-Alto choir and Strings;
Kellyn Button and Cassie Leon, conductors

Dr. Jennifer Sengin conducts the Conservatory Singers and Conservatory Concert Choir ensembles
Brandon Parigo
/
UMKC Conservatory archive
Dr. Jennifer Sengin conducts the Conservatory Singers and Conservatory Concert Choir in an April 2025 Crescendo performance inside Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Hodie Christus natus est
by Giovanni Gabrieli
University Singers and Canticum Novum;
Gabe Lewis O'Connor and Henry Waters, conductors
Elizabeth Kania, Sarah Palmer, Lyle Simpson, trumpet;
Josh Hermes, Hayden Wahlstrom, Nick Gragg, trombone

Behold a Star from Jacob Shining
by Felix Mendelssohn
Conservatory Singers; Eph Ehly, conductor
James Maverick, piano

And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth
by Felix Mendelssohn
UMKC Choirs and Orchestra; Kevin Noe, conductor

O Come All Ye Faithful
by John Frances Wade
Conservatory Choirs and Audience;
Eph Ehly and Charles Robinson, conductors;
Dale Morehouse, organ

Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional
Conservatory Choirs and Audience
Eph Ehly and Charles Robinson, conductors;
Dale Morehouse, organ

Rodrigo works with Classical KC staff to create programming that showcases UMKC Conservatory students, faculty and alumni.
Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3