Echoes of the Heart - Zenith 2024

On behalf of all of the ringers in Zenith, we welcome you to the 2024 concert! Born out of a desire to provide an opportunity for handbell ringing at a virtuosic level, Zenith was created as an ensemble where musicians could come together to create extremely high levels of performance excellence and musicality. Led by Alex Guebert and Matthew Compton, this unique ensemble is made up of 32 musicians from across the world. Selected by audition, this ensemble will meet in a different part of the country every year and we’re thrilled to see where this new journey might take us!
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About the host: Landon School in Bethesda, MD are our gracious hosts for this year’s concert! Thank you to Brian Seemann, and the Landon staff for their support! Thank you to Landon, the Potomac School, Virginia Bronze, and many others for the loan of their equipment for this year!
Concert Program:
Vortex - Susan Nelson
Jounetsu Tairiku - Taro Hakase, arr. Hirotaka Arai (Amber Hitchcock, violin; Alex Guebert, drum set)
Shenandoah - Traditional American Folk Song, arr. Sondra Tucker
Heartscape - Matthew Compton (John Asmus, clarinet)
Te Recuerdo - Jason Krug
Intermezzo in A major - Johannes Brahms, trans. Alex Guebert
J’entends le Moulin - arr. Donald Patriquin, adapt. Carlos Enrique Rivera
Antiphonal Alleluias - Hart Morris
Manhã de Carnaval - Luiz Bonfá and Carl Sigman, arr. Cathy Moklebust (Kylie Johnson, Nick Hanson, Melissa Kuhns, Carol Pickford, Matthew Compton, percussion)
The Love Which Makes Us One - Matthew Compton (Michael Lopez, piano; Kathryn Jurado, oboe; Amber Hitchcock, Juan Ramirez, violin; Matthew Gau, viola; Stephen Czarkowski, cello)
The Innocence from "Considering Matthew Shepard" - Craig Hella Johnson (Kim Whitehead, piano; Juan Ramirez, violin; Matthew Gau, viola; Stephen Czarkowski, cello; John Asmus, clarinet; Matthew Compton, tenor solo; Zenith members, vocal ensemble)
Determination - Alex Guebert
Ringers:
Kim Almandmoss - Muncie, IN
John Asmus - Appleton, WI
Josh Billings* - Vancouver, WA
Cameron Carter - Gainesville, FL
Kathe Cunningham - Arvada, CO
Elizabeth Eggleston - Reno, NV
Gillian Erlenborn* - Bridgewater, NJ
Lori Fenton* - Des Moines, IA
Genevieve Hanson - Falls Church, VA
Nick Hanson* - Falls Church, VA
Amber Hitchcock - Raleigh, NC
Kylie Johnson - Sterling, VA
Kathryn Jurado - Tampa, FL
Amanda Kosloski* - Annandale, VA
Melissa Kuhns - Hawthorne, CA
Lois Leong* - Hong Kong
Michael Lopez* - Charleston, SC
William Murphy* - Tampa, FL
Arthur Pascual - Vancouver, WA
Carol Pickford - Santa Ana, CA
Kristen Russo* - New Britain, CT
Andrew Scher* - Carlsbad, CA
Kate Seely - Mooresville, NC
Brian Seemann - Washington, D.C.
Cynthia Seputis - Arlington Heights, IL
Jeanne Tsui* - Hong Kong
Cyndi Tully - Tustin, CA
Greg Urban - Salem, MA
Kim Whitehead - Milford, NH
Cathy Wood* - Colorado Springs, CO
Justin Wooten* - Union Grove, SC
Laura Wrubel - Alexandria, VA