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A survey of the choral arrangements of Mack Wilberg and musical analyses of representative arrangements
No full textThe purpose of this study is to examine and describe the published choral arrangements of Mack Wilberg and to analyze a representative sample of his arrangements. Chapter one is a biography of Wilberg. Chapter two is a discussion of the composer's perspective on his own works and the arranging process. Chapter three contains a survey of Wilberg's thirty-six currently published arrangements. Chapter four is a study and conductor's analysis of the eleven arrangements that make up the representative sample.Appendices include transcripts of the author's interviews with Mack Wilberg, a catalogue of Wilberg's choral arrangements, and a discography. The author conducted a performance of the eleven representative arrangements on April 26, 2000.</p
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The original choral music of Mack Wilberg
No full textIn this document I examine the compositional process in the original choral music of Mack Wilber, (born 1955) in preparation for a performance of representative works. The paper will be limited to only a discussion of Dr. Wilberg's original choral compositions and will not touch upon his arrangements, as these have been dealt with in a previous document. An analysis of selected works will demonstrate how Wilberg uses text, form, meter, rhythm and harmony to create choral works that are wonderfully varied in style and application and that cover a full range of capabilities and tastes. Special attention will be given to commissions and how commissioned works have influenced Wilber's output. This study will point out the stylistic characteristics that make Wilber's music distinctive. The paper begins with a short biographical sketch, and a discussion of Wilberg's professional accomplishments. This is followed by the main body of the paper in which the musical elements listed above are analyzed to determine how Wilberg uses them in order to satisfy the intent of specific commissions. The following works have been selected for study in this document. Jesu the Very Thought is Sweet, The Grateful Concert Round, In Monte Oliveti from "Season Songs", and Jubilate Deo, movement one from "Tres Cantus Laudenti.
Oral Historyl History Interview with Dr. Seth G. Bott, February 10, 2025
No full textThe oral history interview with Dr. Seth G. Bott, a renowned organist and music director, covers his musical journey from growing up on a family farm in Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah, through his academic degrees in Organ Performance (Brigham Young University and the University of Kansas), to his professional career directing music at St. James Episcopal Church and freelancing nationally. He discusses the musical influences of his first piano teacher, his Aunt Pearl Barton, and fellow Emery County natives, including former Tabernacle Organist Clay Christiansen and Tabernacle Choir Director Mack Wilberg. Dr. Bott emphasizes the importance of his parents\u27 support and education, while also recounting significant personal experiences like his Tabernacle Organ Virtuoso concert and recitals he performed on his LDS mission.
Oral History Interview with Dr. Mack Wilberg January 21, 2025
No full textThe interview chronicles the life and musical career of Dr. Mack Wilberg, Music Director and Composer. He recounts his upbringing in Emery County, Utah, his early musical aptitude for playing piano by ear at age four, and his formal training in piano and clarinet starting around age six. His education includes degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Southern California, where he received his Master\u27s and Doctorate. He details his 15 years as a faculty member at BYU, followed by his 25-year tenure with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, serving as Associate Music Director and then Music Director from 2008 to the present. He also shares formative experiences, including winning the PTA Reflections contest, performing Rhapsody in Blue for the Farm Bureau, and a providential mission to South Korea where he was part of a musical group and performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Busan Symphony Orchestra. Wilberg emphasizes the importance of his rural Utah heritage in his compositions, which often incorporate hymns and folk music
Boston University Singers, December 10, 1992
Get PDFThis is the concert program of the Boston University Singers performance on Thursday, December 10, 1992 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Fire, Fire by Thomas Morley, The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons, Adieu sweet Amarillis by John Wilbye, Damon and Phyllis by T. Morley, If Ye Love Me by Thomas Tallis, I Will Not Leave You Comfortless by William Byrd, Locus iste Deo factuss est by Anton Bruckner, Os Justi meditabitur sapientiam by A. Bruckner, Christus factus est pro nobis obediens by A. Bruckner, The Shepherdess by Mack Wilberg, Who Is Crying? by M. Wilberg, What Would You Do If You Married A Soldier? by M. Wilberg. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund
Memo from John E. Mack to Wilbert E. Locklin (February 19, 1969)
No full textA memo from John E. Mack to Wilbert E. Locklin, President of Springfield College, dated February 19, 1969. The subject of the memo is the demand by Black students to admit more minority students. On the back are hand-written notes. The author of the notes is not known
A Survey of Modern Companion Pieces Outlining Specific Compositional Similarities Between Ralph Vaughan Williams\u27 Dona Nobis Pacem and Mack Wilberg\u27s Requiem Aeternam and Let Peace Then Still the Strife
Get PDFCompanion compositions can best be described as musical works composed to specifically coordinate in conjunction with a preexisting musical work. For the sole purpose and intention of complementing or coalescing with another work, the two companion compositions could share similar subject matter, choral/vocal or orchestral themes, and motifs, length, text treatment, context. Evidence in this survey will expound upon various examples of companion compositions from prominent modern-day composers.
The primary objective of this research is to study specific compositional characteristics, correlations, and relationships between Mack Wilberg’s two original compositions – Requiem aeternam and Let peace then still the strife with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem. Although additional findings and evidence of companion compositions will be presented, the researcher will largely focus on the two original compositions by Mack Wilberg for the basis of this study and survey
Boston University Choral Ensembles, October 8, 2011
Get PDFThis is the concert program of the Boston University Choral Ensembles performance on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m., at Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were "Heilig" from Die deutsche Liturgie, WwO27 by Felix Mendelssohn, Missa Brevis St. Johannes de Deo ("Kleine Orgelmesse"), Hob. XXII: No. 7 in B-flat by Franz Joseph Haydn, Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Welten singen" chorus from Christus am Olberge, op. 85 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Seven Poems of Robert Bridges by Gerald Finzi, Three Shakespeare Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Three Scottish Folksongs by Mack Wilberg. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund
Tiny beginnings. Catastrophic endings. One unforgettable night - Public Lecture featuring Dr Katie Mack
No full textThe Big Bang theory tells us how the universe began—but how does it end?
In this talk, Dr Katie Mack dives into modern astrophysics to uncover the ultimate fate of the cosmos. From heat death and vacuum decay to the Big Crunch and more, she takes us on a journey through the wildest physics, catastrophic scenarios, and mind-bending possibilities that await the universe. If you’ve ever wondered how reality itself might unravel—and what it would look like to those still around to witness it—this is the lecture for you.
This lecture took place on Tuesday 15th July 2025 at Swinburne's Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre (AMDC), located at Hawthorn campus.
About Dr Katie Mack
Dr Katherine (Katie) Mack holds the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Her research focuses on dark matter, the early universe, and the fate of the cosmos. A passionate science communicator, she’s the author of the book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) and a regular contributor to Scientific American, Slate, BBC Science Focus, and Cosmos Magazine. Katie is also a recognisable voice in science communication online, with hundreds of thousands of followers across BlueSky, Instagram, and Facebook.
Learn more about Katie's work: https://www.astrokatie.com/boo
Boston University Choral Ensembles, April 2, 2011
Get PDFThis is the concert program of the Boston University Choral Ensembles performance on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 8:00 p.m., at Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were In ecclesiis by Giovanni Gabrieli, from the Missa In illo tempore by Claudio Monteverdi, Die mit Tränen säen by Heinrich Schütz, Die mit Tränen säen by Johann Hermann Schein, from the Missa In illo tempore by Claudio Monteverdi, Selig sind die Toten by Heinrich Schütz, Three Scottisch Folksongs by Mack Wilberg, Early American Folk Songs and Hymns, Shenandoah by Marshall Bartholomew, Wondrous Love by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw, Come Away to the Skies by Alice Parker, and Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities Library Endowed Fund
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