BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE

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1 BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE LEANNA WILLMORE conductor GEOFF ANDERSON associate conductor Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18, :30 p.m. Salt Lake Tabernacle

2 BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE Assistant to the President, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Randy Gailey Assistant to the Conductors Ken Willmore Ringers Emma Boynton Jennifer Probert Shelli Boynton Elizabeth Richey Jennae Bunker Janeen Scott Aaron Curry Shaury Searle Julie Dacus Teresa Shaver Ferris Derbidge Elizabeth Shields Melanie Dewey Liana Sorenson Brittany Erickson Travis Stevens Paige Erickson Andrew Thorum Jonathan Hardy Natasha Thorum Scott Hixson MaryAnne Uribe Elizabeth Houskeeper Janssen Vanderhooft Scott Huff Aaron Waite Addison Humphrey Emily Whitchurch Jeremie Jones Darrell Wilcox Sabra Jones Cortney Wright Ryan Kunz Temple Square Organists Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square Nancy Toone, flute Matt Nickle, Spencer Frohm, percussion David Featherstone, guest percussion

3 PROGRAM PROGRAM Welcome and Prayer Toccata Ritmica.... Michael Joy Jesu, Priceless Treasure.... Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Jason W. Krug If You Could Hie to Kolob... English melody arr. James Kasen Bonnie Goodliffe organ solo Nearer, My God, to Thee.... Lowell Mason arr. Susan E. Geschke Autumn Leaves... Joseph Kosma arr. Andrea Handley Malagueña, from Suite Andalucia.... Ernesto Lecuona arr. Martha Lynn Thompson Scherzo, from Suite for Flute, op Charles-Marie Widor Nancy Toone flute solo Handel in the Strand.... Percy Grainger arr. Dean M. Estabrook Tempest....Kevin McChesney I Saw Three Ships.... English carol arr. Richard Elliott Linda Margetts organ solo Deck the Halls.... Welsh melody Fantasy on The Wexford Carol.... Three English tunes arr. Derek K. Hakes A Holly Jolly Christmas... Johnny Marks arr. Joel Raney Carol of the Birds.... Catalonian carol arr. Deborah Carr Sleigh Ride... Leroy Anderson arr. Matt Nickle Matt Nickle, Spencer Frohm, David Featherstone percussion ensemble The Little Drummer Boy....Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone arr. Joel Raney Trepak, from The Nutcracker Suite... Pyotr Tchaikovsky arr. by William H. Griffin

4 BIOGRAPHIES BIOGRAPHIES BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE LEANNA WILLMORE, CONDUCTOR LeAnna Willmore was named conductor of the Bells on Temple Square in June 2011 after serving as the associate conductor since the formation of the group in She holds a bachelor of science degree from Weber State University and a master of music degree from the University of Utah. Mrs. Willmore taught choir in the Utah area for nearly 40 years and has served in many state and national leadership positions. Having won many national and state awards as a music educator, she is a frequent guest conductor and adjudicator. Her husband, Ken Willmore, is a retired structural engineer. GEOFF ANDERSON, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR In March 2005, a new sound was added to the musical tradition of Temple Square with the creation of the Bells on Temple Square, part of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir organization. Like the members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Temple Square Chorale, all the bell ringers are volunteer musicians. The bell choir holds weekly rehearsals under conductor LeAnna Willmore and associate conductor Geoff Anderson for a variety of performances. Eagerly anticipated twice yearly concerts by the Bells on Temple Square showcase the broad spectrum of the handbell repertoire. In addition, the Bells on Temple Square often take part in the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcasts of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and play a major role in the Choir s annual Christmas concerts. Geoff Anderson was appointed associate conductor of the Bells on Temple Square in May He earned his bachelor s degree from Southern Utah University and master s degree from Boston University. Mr. Anderson is currently the director of choirs at Fremont High School with responsibility for vocal ensembles, handbell choir, as well as advanced placement and concurrent enrollment music courses. He is an active member of the Handbell Musicians of America and the National Association for Music Education and currently serves as the Utah Music Educators Association All-State Chair. He and his wife Marita are the parents of three daughters. By special request, the Bells on Temple Square performed the closing concert of the Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar held in Anaheim, California during July of this year. The National Seminar provides master classes in conducting and educational bell classes, and features some of the best bell choirs in the Nation.

5 BIOGRAPHIES BONNIE L. GOODLIFFE Bonnie Goodliffe has an extensive background in organ performance, music theory, and composition. She has served as an organist on Temple Square for more than 30 years and has held key positions with the American Guild of Organists. She studied piano and organ at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria; and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She received both her bachelor s and master s degrees in music from Brigham Young University. LINDA S. MARGETTS Linda Margetts has taught at two universities, lectured at Church music workshops for over 20 years, traveled to Europe and the Middle East to perform organ recitals, and served as an organ judge and held leadership positions in state and local chapters of the American Guild of Organists. A Tabernacle organist since 1984, she has been a member of the music faculty at Utah State University and is currently an organ instructor at the University of Utah, where she also teaches theory and musicianship classes. She received both her bachelor s and master s degrees from Brigham Young University and has a PhD in music composition from the University of Utah. Find us on social media at by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Bells on Temple Square is an ambassador for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Printed in the USA. English approval: 10/17. PD