George Mason University
College of Visual and Performing Arts
School of Music
Department of Modern and Classical Languages

present

“Freedom Without Walls” Gala Concert

“Die Wende im Rückspiegel” (The Turning Point in Hindsight)
Poster exhibit in the Lobby of the Center for the Arts by
Carol Petty, Rodger M. Wood, and Adam Phillips
Dr. Anja Apitz and Dr. Francien Markx, faculty advisors, Department of Modern and Classical Languages

Program

Presentation of the Colors and National Anthems

George Mason University Army ROTC Color Guard

Deutschland Lied Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

National Anthem, The Federal Republic of Germany Arrangement courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense
George Mason University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs

Dr. Dennis Layendecker, conductor

The Star‐Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith (1750‐1836)
Arr. Walter Damrosch

National Anthem, The United States of America
George Mason University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
Dr. Dennis Layendecker, conductor

Welcome and Introduction

Dr. Marion Deshmukh, AssociateProfessor of History and Art History; Campus Coordinator, Freedom Without Walls, George Mason University

Dr. Alan G. Merten, President, George Mason University

Dr. Hans-Ulrich von Schroeter, Deputy Directory, German Information Center USA

Ermutigung (Encouragement) Wolf Biermann (b. 1936)

Josh Renne, voice
Adam Phillips, guitar
German and English Texts read by Carol Petty and Rodger M. Wood
Dr. Anja Apitz and Dr. Francien Markx, faculty advisors, Department of Modern and Classical Languages

The Wall, a movement project

Artists in Action, dancers
Jacob Kohut (b. 1986), composer
Linda Miller, Karen Reedy, Boris Willis, project directors; in collaboration with the artists.

The Wall Jumper Peter Schneider (b. 1940)

Carina Czipoth and Philip Dallmann, readers

Setting the Scene: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and the Berlin Wall

Remarks by Dr. Hans‐Ulrich von Schroeter, Deputy Director, German Information Center USA

Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 Ludwig von Beethoven (1770‐1827)

Movement IV: “An die Freiheit”*
George Mason University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
Dr. Stan Engebretson, conductor
Professor Lisa Berger, soprano
Linda Maguire, mezzo‐soprano
Dr. Rick Novak, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, bass

* The original title of this movement is An die Freude, or Ode to Joy, based on a poem by Friedrich Schiller. At the 1989 Concert in Berlin celebrating the fall of the Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted a multi‐national orchestra and chorus in the slightly retitled An die Freiheit, or Ode to Freedom.

The audience is cordially invited to a reception in the main lobby following the performance.

PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO TURN OFF PAGERS, CELLULAR PHONES, AND SIGNAL WATCHES DURING PERFORMANCES. THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE USE OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE THEATRE.

George Mason University Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Dennis Layendecker, conductor
Kevin McCarthy, Graduate Assistant, Orchestra Manager
Vincent Oppido, Graduate Assistant Conductor