Jennifer Heder (2017 - 2019)

 Jennifer Heder

She received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University in 2022. Previous to her studies, she was the director of choirs at Spanish Fork High School in Utah. Dr. Heder also directed the choirs at Albion College in Michigan in 2021 and led the community organizations Ingham Festival Chorale from 2020-2022 and Wasatch Chorale from 2017-2019.

Dr. Heder serves on the advisory board for the California Choral Director’s Association and is an active guest conductor, clinician, presenter, and adjudicator. She sings professionally with mirabai, a professional ensemble led by Sandra Snow to enhance the artistic expectations of women’s choral singing. 

Dr. Heder holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University (2022), a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Brigham Young University (2016), and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Brigham Young University (2013).

2017

May 2017, Provo Library Director: Jennifer Heder

Theme: Dream

Three Hymns Adrian Batten

We Gather Together arr. Stephen Paulus

Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates William Mathias

Gloria form Heiligmesse Franz Joseph Haydn

Vesperae Solennes de Confessoare Mozart

Laudate Dominum Mozart

Lebenslust Franz Schubert

She Sat and Sang Christina Rossetti, arr. Lane Johnson

Dream Johnny Mercer, arr. Jay Althouse

Come Fly with Me Sammy Cahn, arr. Mac Huff

Precious Lord, Take My Hand George N. Allen, arr. Roy Wingwold

Praise His Holy Name Keith Hampton

2017–2018 Season

9 November, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Director: Jennifer Heder

Theme: Sacred * Hebrew * Folk

Springville High School Chamber Singers

Unclouded Day Josiah Kelly Alwood, arr. Shawn Kirchner

Light of a Clear Blue Morning Dolly Parton

I Thank You God Gwyneth Walker; poetry by e.e. Cummings

Wasatch Chorale

On Living and Death

The Music of Living Dan Forrest

Grant Us Thy Peace Felix Bartholdy-Mendelsson 

Requiem, Dies Irae Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Two Sacred Hebrew Pieces

Sim Shalom, Jewish Folksong arr. John Leavitt

Hine ma Tov Allan Naplan

Three Pieces from Early Americana

Shout, O Glory! The Sacred Harp arr. Lloyd Larson

Were You There? African-American Spiritual arr. Elizabeth Campbell

Take Me to the Water Rollo Dilworth 

Folk Songs from the Sixties and Seventies

You’ve Got a Friend Carole King, arr. Mac Huff

If I Had a Hammer Pete Seeger, arr. Kirby Shaw

Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon, arr. Roger Emerson

2018

27 February 2018, Covey Center Director: Jennifer Heder

Wasatch Chorale

Mass in G Franz Schubert

Provo High School Chamber Singers

Jubilant Song John Leavitt

Spanish Serenade Edward Elgar

Dreams Rollo Dillworth

Rockin’ Jerusalem Andre Thomas

Wasatch Chorale

O Christ Who Art the Light and Day Robert Whyte

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing Ryan Murphy

Sure on This Shining Night Marten Lauridsen

O Sinner Man, a Jive Spiritual Arr. Buen Suete

Yes Indeed! Sy Oliver, Arr. Greg Gilpin

March 2018, Orem Invitational Choral Festival, Orem High School

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing Ryan Murphy

Let This Be Heaven Clifford W. King

Yes, Indeed! (A Jive Spiritual) Sy Oliver

10 May 2018, Provo Library Director: Jennifer Heder

Theme: British Invasion

For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter

If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis,

Antiphonal Alleluia George Frederick Handel

Almighty and Everlasting God Orlando Gibbons

Sine Nomine Ralph Vaughn Williams

With Drooping Wings Henry Purcell

The Dance Edward Elgar

Green Grow the Rushes O Arr. Dave and Jean Perry

Shule Aroon (Traditional Irish Folk Song0 Arr. Ruth Elaine Schram

Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye (Traditional Scottish Folk Song) Arr. Mack Wilberg

Beatles in Concert Arr. Paris Rutherford

A Clare Benediction John Rutter

2018–2019 Season

9 November 2018, Provo Community United Church of Christ Director: Jennifer Heder

Theme: Come and Sing

Sego Lily Singers

Seize the Day (from Newsies) Jack Feldman and Alan Menken

Sing from Sesame Street/Carpenters Joe Raposo

Let’s Go Fly a Kite from (Mary Poppins) Richard and Robert Sherman

Glorious Stephanie Maybe

Why We Sing Greg Gilpin

Wasatch Chorale

Festival of Praise Molly Ijames

Lead Me Home Eric Barnum

We’ll Shout and Give Him Glory Mack Wilberg

Three Selections from the Bernstein Mass Leonard Bernstein

Gloria

Almighty Father

Agnus Dei

Two selections from Sweeny Todd Stephen Sondheim, arr. Andy Beck

The Ballad of Sweeny Todd

Not While I’m Around

Music from around the world

Abreme la Puerta, Puerto Rican Cristian Grases

  Black Swana, traditional aborigine Stephen Leek

Bring Me a Little Water, Silvie, African American Kirby Shaw

All My Trials, Lord, Bahamian Norman Luboff

Hlonolofatsa, South African Daniel Jackson

Combined

Hymn to the Eternal Flame Stephen Paulus

2019

7 March 2019, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Orem , Utah Director: Jennifer Heder

Theme: Finding Peace in War; Finding Peace through God

Third Mass (The Imperial or Lord Nelson) Joseph Haydn

Alleluia, Christ Is Alive! Joel lRaney

Worthy Is the Lamb that Was Slain (from The Messiah) G.F. Handel

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Arr. Joseph Hoffman

Great Day Arr. Rollo Dilworth

We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace Adapt. By William Appling

Let Everything that Hath Breath Jeffery L. Ames

9 May 2019, Provo City Library Ballroom, Provo, Utah Director: Jennifer Heder

Theme: From the Screen and Stage

On Joy and Hope

Hallelujah, Amen (from Judas Maccabaeus) George F. Handel

Kyrie from Memorial René Clausen

Zion’s Walls Aaron Copeland arr. Glenn Koponen

Three American Songs

He’ll Make a Way Byron J. Smith

Hold On! (Traditional spiritual) Arr. Jester Hairston

I Sing Because I’m Happy Civilla D. Martin, Charles H. Gabriel

Arr. Kenneth Paden, adapted Rollo Dillworth

Music from Screen and Stage

Under the Sea (from Little Mermaid) Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

Arr. Alan Billingsley

Remember Me (from Coco) Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez

Arr. Roger Emerson

Singin’ in the Rain (from Singin’ in the Rain) Nacio Herb Brown, Authur Freed

Arr. Ruth Elaine Schram

Pure Imagination (from Willie Wonka) Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley

Arr. Mark Hayes

You’ve Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story) Randy Newman, Arr. Crisit Cary Miller

The Lonely Mountain (from The Hobbit) Neil Finn, David Donaldson, Janet Roddick

Arr. Jay Althouse

No One Is Alone (from Into the Woods) Stephen Sondheim, Arr. Mark Brymer

Seventy-six Trombones (from The Music Man) Meredith Wilson, Arr. Ed Lojeski