Pursuit of Peace & Bach Vocal Artists: The Marriage of Music and Poetry

JOHN V. SINCLAIR, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

88 TH SEASON

PURSUIT OF PEACE BACH VOCAL ARTISTS: THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY PRESENTED BY THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK

AT ROLLINS COLLEGE SINCE 1935

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ABOUT THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park’s mission is to inspire the human spirit through extraordinary music, featuring powerful choral performances and innovative programming that celebrates the legacy of J.S. Bach. The 88th Season offers a dynamic array of world-class musicians and vocalists performing classical masterworks and contemporary compositions that will delight, challenge, and inspire listeners. Founded in 1935 at Rollins College, the Bach Festival Society continues to secure critical acclaim for its artistic excellence and its commitment to elevating new music while celebrating traditional composers.

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JOHN V. SINCLAIR

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR John V. Sinclair enjoys a national reputation as a conductor of choral masterworks while locally being known as one of the hardest-working and in demand artists of the Central Florida cultural community. In his 33rd season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Festival Society, he continues his imaginative programming, creative interpretations, and expressive conducting.

Dr. Sinclair, known as a master teacher, is Director of Music at Rollins College and holds the John M. Tiedtke Endowed Chair. As a career educator, Sinclair keeps the Society’s educational focus vital by providing a broad range of musical programs and experiences for individuals of all ages. As a conductor who is equally adept at directing choral and orchestral music, he has been referred to as Central Florida’s “resident conductor.” He has appeared as conductor for more than a thousand performances in addition to his work as clinician and lecturer throughout the United States and other countries. The Bach Festival, under his leadership, has achieved international recognition by touring in Europe, producing nationally released CDs and broadcasts, and performing with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dr. Sinclair holds a masters and doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music. His undergraduate school, William Jewell College honored him with its most prestigious Citation for Achievement. In addition to editing and interpreting historical choral works through the Moravian Music Foundation, he has authored an anecdotal book entitled Falling Off the Podium, and Other Life Lessons. The late Wall Street Journal’s arts critic, Terry Teachout wrote, “John is a gifted conductor, a great educator, and the best of all possible colleagues.” For more than three decades, John Sinclair has shared his talent and dedication to musical excellence with the Central Florida community and beyond.

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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents

PURSUIT OF PEACE Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra John V. Sinclair, Artistic Director and Conductor Caitlin Mohr, soprano | Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano Brian Giebler, tenor | Thaddaeus Bourne, bass Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 7:30pm | Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 3:00pm Knowles Memorial Chapel

PROGRAM The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace 1. L’homme armé (The Armed Man) 2. The Call to Prayers

Imam Bassem Chaaban 3. Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) 4. Save me from bloody men 5. Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy) 6. Hymn before action 7. Charge 8. Angry flames 9. Torches 10. Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) 11. Now the guns have stopped 12. Benedictus (Blessed is he…)

13. Better is peace

Sir Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)

INTERMISSION Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace

John Rutter (b. 1945)

Ukrainian Silent Prayer

Mikail Shukh (b. 1952)

Prayer for Peace (Hatikvah) from Munich

John Williams (b. 1932)

Song for Justice from Tuvayhun (Beatitudes for a Wounded World)

Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980)

Munera Pacis from Illuminare

Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979)

Imagine

John Lennon (1940-1980) arr Maclane Schirard (b. 1995)

Please turn off cell phone and electronic devices prior to the start of this performance. The Bach Festival Society’s policies strictly prohibit photography, filming, or recording of any kind during performances without the express written permission of the Society.

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TEXT & TRANSLATION The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace SIR KARL JENKINS

1. The Armed Man L’homme, l’homme, l’homme armé, LL’homme armé douter, dout douter.

On a fait partout crier, Que chacun se Viengne armer D’un haubregon de fer.

The armed man must be feared: Everywhere it has been decreed that every man should arm himself with a coat of iron mail.

2. The Call to Prayers (Adhaan, the Muslim call to prayer) Allah is greater. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. I bear Witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Come to prayer. Come to Success.

3. Kyrie Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

4. Save Me from Bloody Men Be merciful unto me, O God: For man would swallow me up. He fighting daily oppresseth me, mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me. O thou most high. Defend me from them that rise up against me.

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

5. Sanctus Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth, Pleni sunt Caeli et terra Gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy Lord God of Hosts.

Heaven and earth full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

6. Hymn Before Action (Rudyard Kipling) The earth is full of anger, the seas are dark with wrath, the Nations in their harness Go up against our path: Ere yet we loose the legions – ere yet we draw the blade, Jehovah of the Thunders, Lord God of Battles, aid!

High lust and forward bearing, proud heart, rebellious brow – deaf ear and soul uncaring, we seek Thy mercy now! The sinner that forswore Thee, the fool that Passed Thee by, our times are known before Thee – Lord, grant us strength to die!

7. Charge!

(John Dryden and Jonathan Swift) The trumpets loud Clangor Excites us to Arms, With shrill notes of anger and mortal alarms.

How blest is he who for his country dies, the double double beat of the Thundering drum cries Hark! The foes come. Charge, ‘tis too late, too late to retreat. Charge – Ah.

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TEXT & TRANSLATION 8. Angry Flames (Togi Sankichi, a Hiroshima survivor who died of radiation exposure in 1953) Pushing up through smoke from a world half darkened by overhanging cloud, the shroud that mushroomed out and struck the dome of the sky, black, red, blue, dance in the air, merge, scatter glittering sparks already tower over the whole city.

Quivering like seaweed the mass of flames spurts forward. Popping up in the dense smoke, crawling out wreathed in fire, countless human beings on all fours, in a heap of embers that erupt and subside, hair rent, rigid in death, there smoulders a curse.

9. Torches (Hindu 6-century epic Sanskrit poem Mahàbhàrata) The animals scattered in all directions screaming terrible screams.

Many were burning others were burnt. All were shattered and scattered mindlessly, their eyes bulging.

Some hugged their sons, others their fathers and mothers, unable to let them go, and so they died, and so they died.

Others leapt up in their thousands, faces disfigured and were consumed by the fire.

Everywhere were bodies squirming on the ground, wings, eyes and paws all burning.

They breathed their last as living torches.

10. Agnus Dei For our Lord God almighty reigns alleluia, alleluia for our Lord God almighty reigns Alleluia. Holy, holy are You Lord God almighty? Worthy is the lamb, worthy is the Lamb, you are holy, holy.

Are You Lord God almighty? Worthy is the lamb, worthy is the lamb.

Amen, Alleluia 11. Now the Guns Have Stopped (Guy Wilson, Master of the Royal Armouries) Silent, so silent now, now the guns have stopped.

I have survived all, I who knew I would not.

But now you are not here. I shall go home alone; and must try to live life as before and hide my grief.

For you, my dearest friend, who should be with me now, not cold too soon, and in your grave, alone.

12. Benedictus Soprano: Benedictus Tenor: Benedictus Alto: Qui venit in nominee Domini Bass: Benedictus qui venit in nominee domini Tutti:

Hosanna in excelsis Hosanna in excelsis Hosanna in excelsis Hosanna in excelsis

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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TEXT & TRANSLATION 13. Better Is Peace (Alfred Lord Tennyson, Karl Jenkins, Sir Thomas Malory, Revelation 24:1) Better is peace than always war, and better is peace than evermore war, always war, always war, better is peace than evermore war, and better and better is peace.

L’homme armé doit on douter?

Everywhere it has been decreed?

Better is peace than always war, and better is peace than evermore war, always war, always war, better is peace than evermore war, and better and better is peace.

Ring, ring, ring, ring! Ring out the thousand wars of old.

Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring happy bells across the snow.

The year is going, let him go.

Ring out the false, ring in the new, ring out old shapes of foul disease.

Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free, the larger heart, the kindlier hand.

Ring out the darkness of the land, ring in the Christ that is to be.

The year is going; let him go.

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring, ring, ring, ring!

God shall wipe away all tears and there shall be no more death, Neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord.

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PROGRAM NOTES The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace SIR KARL JENKINS

The Mass begins with a marching army and the beat of military drums, the orchestra gradually building to the choir’s entrance, singing the 15th century theme tune – The Armed Man. After the scene is set, the style and pace changes and we are prepared for reflection by first the Moslem Call to Prayer (Adhaan) and then the Kyrie, which pays homage to the past by quoting (in the Christe Eleison) from Palestrina’s setting of L’Homme Armé. Next, to a plainsong setting, we hear words from the Psalms asking for God’s help against our enemies. The Sanctus that follows is full of menace, and has a primeval, tribal character that adds to its power. The menace grows in the next movement as Kipling’s Hymn Before Action builds to its final devastating line “Lord grant us strength to die.”

War is now inevitable. Charge opens with a seductive paean to martial glory which is followed by the inevitable consequence – war in all its uncontrolled cacophony of destruction, then the eerie silence of the battlefield after the battle and, finally, the burial of the dead. Surely nothing can be worse than this? But think again. At the very centre of the work is Angry Flames, an excerpt from a poem about the horrors of the atom bomb attack on Hiroshima written by a poet who was there at the time and died in 1953 of leukemia brought on by exposure to radiation. But if we think that the obscenity of this mass destruction is new to our consciousness, we must reconsider as we listen, to the eerily similar passage from the ancient Indian epic The Mahàbharàta From the horror of mass destruction the work turns to remember that one death is one too many, that each human life is sacred and unique. First the Agnus Dei, with its lyrical chorale theme, reminds us of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice and this is followed by an elegiac setting of some lines I wrote (to accompany one of the dramatic interpretations we use in the museum) about the feelings of loss and guilt that so many of the survivors of the First World War felt when they came home but their friends did not.

Even the survivors can be hurt to destruction by war. The Benedictus heals those wounds in its slow and stately affirmation of faith and leads us to the final, positive, climax of the work. This begins back where we started in the 15th century with Lancelot and Guinevere’s declaration, born of bitter experience, that peace is better than war.

The menace of the ‘Armed Man’ theme returns and vies for a time with Malory’s desire for peace. But time moves on and we come to our moment of commitment. Do we want the new millennium to be like the last? Or do we join with Tennyson when he tells us to “Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace”? It may seem an impossible dream, we may not have begun too well, but the Mass ends with the affirmation from Revelations that change is possible, that sorrow, pain and death can be overcome. Dona nobis pacem.

- Guy Wilson, former Master of the Armouries

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PROGRAM NOTES Lord Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace JOHN RUTTER

John Rutter perfectly captures the sense of compassion and contrast between light and darkness that is expressed in the text of this poignant setting of the well-known Christian prayer for peace formerly ascribed to St Francis of Assisi.

Text Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace; Where there is hatred Let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy; And all for thy mercy's sake.

O divine Master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Ukrainian Silent Prayer MIKAIL SHUKH God of infinite mercy and peace, we pray for the people of Ukraine who are experiencing fear, violence and death. We entrust all their families to You, and we pray that they may not yield to discouragement or despair but be heralds of hope. Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Zarvaniza, spread your maternal mantle over all people of goodwill who live in the great nation of Ukraine.

We pray in this moment of crisis that people throughout the world may reach out in solidarity to our brothers and sisters in need through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Bring peace to all troubled hearts We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer for Peace (Hatikvah) from Munich JOHN WILLIAMS

The text of Hatikvah was written in 1878 by Naftali Herz Imber, a Jewish poet from a town nicknamed "The City of Poets", which at that time was in Austrian Poland, today Ukraine. His words expressed the aspiration “to return to the land of our forefathers”. Imber’s nine-stanza poem, was titled “Tikvatenu” “Our Hope”.

In 1882, Imber emigrated to Ottoman-ruled Palestine and read his poem to the pioneers of the early Jewish villages. In 1887, Shmuel Cohen, a very young (17 or 18 years old) resident of Rishon LeZion with a musical background, sang the poem by using a melody he knew from Romania after witnessing the emotional responses of the Jewish farmers who had heard the poem. Cohen's musical adaptation served as a catalyst and facilitated the poem's rapid spread throughout the Zionist communities of Palestine. Hatikva is now the national anthem of the State of Israel and symbolises for many Arab-Israelis the struggle of loyalty that comes with having to dedicate oneself to either their historical or religious identity. For the award-winning motion picture Munich, John Williams created a poignant and emotionally charged lyrical ballad. Also known as “Avner’s Theme”, the hauntingly beautiful melody is the dramatic focal point of this work for strings by the master of cinema music, John Williams. This music of intense suffering and sacrifice can be heard in the films Exodus, Schindler’s List, and Saving Private Ryan.

Text “O while within a Jewish breast, Beats true a Jewish heart, And Jewish glances turning East, To Zion fondly dart; O then our Hope—it is not dead, Our ancient Hope and true, To be a nation free forevermore Zion and Jerusalem at our core.”

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PROGRAM NOTES Song for Justice from Tuvayhun (Beatitudes for a Wounded World) KIM ANDRÉ ARNESEN

Our world is wounded. All around us we see the cracks: the effects of environmental crisis, mass migrations, global pandemic, political polarization, growing income inequality, the rise of authoritarian regimes, unprecedented social change, and reticence or resignation on the part of many to do anything about any of it. And yet, our world is also a place of wondrous beauty, a beauty that surrounds us if we have eyes to see it. More than ever we need messages of hope and unity, messages that remind us of what we already know—that the world is beautiful, that people are beautiful, and if we come together, respect one another, bless one another, and open our hearts to be blessed in return—we might heal the despair, and repair the fractures that are threatening our fragile world. The texts, ancient and new, are woven into a colorful tapestry of music inspired by a variety of traditions, highlighting the universality of the human experience.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled"

Text In all that we are, it is better by far to follow our star, and sing out our truth.

When things can’t get worse, we hunger and thirst for the last to be first; and so we sing out our truth.

We sing for the poor. We sing for the weak. We sing for the helpless, the hopeless, the meek. We sing out the truth against hunger and hate.

We sing out for justice before it’s too late!

And in all that we do for these, and for you, the whole dark night through we’re gonna sing out our truth!

Munera Pacis, from Illuminare ELAINE HAGENBERG

The fourth movement of Illuminare’s Latin text is attributed to St. Gregory, who’s given credit for developing, appropriately enough, Gregorian chant, a certain style of what is called in general terms “plainchant,” music with only one melodic line and no harmony. Chant was used for centuries in Roman Catholic liturgy and is enjoying somewhat of a resurgence today. Gregory’s musical output is just a small part of his resumé, though, what with his being a pope and saint and a prolific writer and a reviser of the liturgy, among other accomplishments.

Hagenberg’s text describes the coming of dawn; we don’t see the full sunrise. She has used the first two verses of a Gregorian hymn that celebrates the canonical hour of “lauds,” that is, “dawn.” The Christian practice of dividing the day into seven sections, each with its own set of prayers, hymns, and Scripture readings, grew out of the Jewish practice of set prayers in the Temple at Jerusalem and in synagogues. These hours were observed in monasteries and convents for centuries, with one of those hours, “matins,” actually occurring while it was still dark, perhaps as early as 2:00 am. Sometimes everyone would get up and go to the chapel to hold the service and sometimes private prayer was the rule. As our friend Wikipedia says, “Outside monasteries few rose at night to pray.”

Surely, though, no one follows that grueling and exacting schedule of the canonical hours anymore!

Au very much contraire. While there are indeed very few monastic houses that follow these hours, there are some holdouts. Here’s a quotation from a monastery in, of all places, Alabama:

The sun rises, light appears and the day is born as Lauds is being sung... The time and the spirit of Lauds recalls the resurrection, the dawn of the new day, a new creation, as Christ dispels the darkness. Our Savior and all of nature rise, and so do we in this great act of praise – every sunrise an Easter BachFestivalFlorida.org

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PROGRAM NOTES On to the text itself. Many Latin words here should remind you of English ones: Jam — means “now” or “already” Tenuator — “tenuous” or “attenuated” can be seen here.

Rutilans — ruddy or red; as in “rosy-fingered dawn” Coruscat — that first “gleam” or “flash” of light as the sun comes up Miseratus — “misery” and “mercy” have the same Latin root. As the dawn of a new day breaks, the worshipers ask for a new start, a banishment of guilt and blame and the bestowment of health and spiritual blessings, and, most important, the gift of peace.

But the text doesn’t end there. Hagenberg has added a lovely ending with the words of Jesus from the Gospel of John chapter 14, promising his disciples peace.

—Debi Simmons

Text From Pope Gregory (540-604) Ecce jam noctis tenuatur umbra, Lux et auroræ rutilans coruscat: Supplices rerum Dominum canora Voce precemur:

Behold, already night and shadows taper off, Light and dawn sparkle and quiver, We humbly beg the Lord through song Our voices pray:

Ut reos culpæ miseratus, omnem Pellat angorem, tribuat salutem, Donet et nobis bona sempiternae Munera pacis.

Though we are guilty, view us with compassion. Banish anguish, bestow health; grant us everlasting goodness Give us peace.

​John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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PROGRAM NOTES Imagine JOHN LENNON People typically attempt to analyze a message, figurative vocabulary, and other aspects of a poem or music. The overall sense of this piece is the poet's text which is a declaration of hope for world peace and democracy, in which the world can be unified and happy. Any differences between individuals or countries in the world should not create a chasm dividing people, nor cause a war or major conflict. A war simply manifests itself as hatred, rage, pain, crying, terror, and trauma; but a conflict can be resolved by diplomatic or peaceful mean. Equality, unity, and differences should strongly and warmly enrich the lives of people everywhere allowing them to live peacefully. And lastly, the message is about "realizing humans as social and different creatures" in which humans cannot survive without other humans. In other words, they can be mutually beneficial, supporting one another and sharing their lives together as social beings.

Imagine went on to become a tribute to the late Beatle John Lennon following his death in 1980 and has been adapted as an anthem of hope and peace.

—unknown

Text Imagine there's no heaven, it’s easy if you try; No hell below us; above us, only sky Imagine all the people livin' for today; Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for and no religion, too. Imagine all the people livin' life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one. Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can; No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people, sharing all the world.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one.

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FEATURED ARTISTS CAITLIN MOHR, soprano Caitlin Mohr’s "powerful and expressive" (Boston Musical Intelligencer) voice, combined with her expertise in vocal pedagogy make the east coast native a sought after performer, vocal technician, and teacher of singing.

Mohr uses her vibrant soprano voice, magnetic personality, and highly qualified expertise to share rarely told stories through song.

Mohr was featured as the soprano soloist in Faure's Requiem at the 20th Anniversary Commemoration of 9/11 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Mohr is a regular concert soloist with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. Mohr was the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Messiah Choral Society of Central Florida in 2018. Her vocal, artistic, and theatrical versatility allow her to flourish in many musical genres including opera, chamber music, early music, and musical theater.

An avid performer of dynamic contemporary compositions, Mohr has premiered works by composers Erica Glenn and Paul Sayed Mohr and starred as several of America's most beloved ingénues in an Enid Symphony Orchestra program entitled A Tribute to the Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber. In 2018, Mohr performed several Bernstein selections with the State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan in Central Asia, commemorating Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial. Mohr coached professional Turkmen singers and conducted outreach workshops for the American Embassy.

As a result of her solo recital in 2015 entitled Ladies of Note, Mohr developed an affinity for works by female composers. Mohr showcased highlights of her recital program at the Celebrating Women of 2018 event in Orlando with Kristine Griffin at the piano. Her passion for this music sparked the development of her course called Women in Music, for which she curated a lecture recital of Art Songs and Spirituals of African American Women Margaret Bonds, Florence Price, and Undine Smith Moore sung by Rollins alumni. In Fall 2021, she and Kristine Griffin performed a recital called A Celebration of Women Composers featuring compositions by Barbara Strozzi, Cécile Chaminade, Alma Mahler, Libby Larsen, Rebecca Clarke, Molly Conole and Sara Bareilles.

Caitlin Mohr completed her undergraduate musical studies at Davidson College (BA), earned a MM at Longy School of Music of Bard College, and completed her DMA at the University of North Texas.

She currently teaches at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida as an Assistant Professor of Music.

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FEATURED ARTISTS AMANDA CRIDER, mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider has been recognized for her “gleaming vocalism” (Boston Globe), “star acting” (Urban Milwaukee), and “superbly clear diction and warmly burnished timbre” (South Florida Classical Review). In demand for performances of classical and contemporary opera alike, Ms. Crider created the role of Alma in Keeril Makan and Jay Scheib’s Persona in its world premiere with the Beth Morrison Projects and later at LA Opera, about which the New York Times remarked, “Amanda Crider made a winsome, vulnerable, and when the story turns dark, wildly volatile Alma,” and San Francisco Classical Voice declared, “Crider’s performance was a tour-de-force for its sustained vocal luster, dramatic variation, and sheer amount of singing.”

Performances in the 2022-23 season include Handel's Messiah with Apollo's Fire and the Helena Symphony and multiple appearances with the GRAMMY® nominated ensemble Seraphic Fire, including Haydn's Creation in performances with the Fort Worth Symphony under the baton of Robert Spano. Most recently, Crider performed as mezzo soloist In Mozart's Requiem with Amarillo Symphony, Elgin Symphony and Winter Park Bach Festival. In the 2020-21 season, she appeared with Apollo’s Fire in Allure: The Three Amandas with sopranos Amanda Forsythe and Amanda Powell.

Additional recent appearances included a debut with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Jacksonville Symphony and a duo recital with countertenor, Reginald Mobley.

A busy soloist and recitalist, Crider has appeared regularly with Seraphic Fire, Apollo’s Fire, the Bach Festival Society of Florida, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, the Symphony Orchestras of Eugene, Savannah, Charlotte, Syracuse, Charleston, Amarillo, Southwest Michigan and Jacksonville. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in the fall of 2007 in Messiah with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. She has performed as a soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Bach’s B minor Mass, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C minor, Britten’s Phaedra, Bach’s St. John Passion, Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony, Haydns’ Lord Nelson Mass, and Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses, and has been a featured recitalist on the Trinity Church Concerts at One Series and with Five Boroughs Music Festival.

Ms. Crider was a grant recipient from the Pittsburgh Concert Society, and a finalist in both the Joy in Singing Debut Artist Competition and the Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition. She was a finalist in the José Iturbi International Voice Competition, the Second Place Winner in the Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Competition, Recipient of the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition David and Ingrid Kosowsky Award, Finalist in the Oratorio Society of New York Vocal Competition and Center for Contemporary Opera Competition, and a Recipient of a Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation. Crider was a 2022 Alumni Enterprise Award from Music Academy of the West and is the Founder and Artistic Director of Miami’s Art Song concert series, IlluminArts.

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FEATURED ARTISTS BRIAN GIEBLER, tenor Praised for his “lovely tone and deep expressivity” by The New York Times, GRAMMY® nominated tenor Brian Giebler radiates “shine and clarity” (Opera News) in every phrase using “his high-placed tenor with great skill” (Opera Magazine). His debut solo album a lad's love (Bridge Records, 2020) garnered high praise from significant industry publications, debuted on the Billboard charts, and earned him his first GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.

His 2022/23 season includes a fully staged production of Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard with Music at Trinity Wall Street.

Mr. Giebler will debut with the Rhode Island Philharmonic singing Handel’s Messiah and make return appearances with Santa Fe Pro Musica, Boston Early Music Festival, Baltimore Choral Society, and at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of NY in a performance of Bach’s B Minor Mass.

“The sweetness of Giebler's impressive high tenor” and his "expressive and elegant phrasing" (Cleveland Classical) have been heard with The English Concert and The Clarion Choir in an international tour under Harry Bicket at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées, the Barbican, and Carnegie Hall. Last season highlights included a tour of the Ravinia and Caramoor Festivals singing Monteverdi with Apollo’s Fire, Haydn’s Creation with Santa Fe Pro Musica, and returning with Mark Morris Dance Group, this time to sing the choreographer’s iconic version of Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

He has performed Stravinsky with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst; Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Trinity Wall Street; Mozart at both Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center; and Bach Cantatas with the Grand Rapids Symphony and Handel & Haydn Society.

Regularly engaged for Handel’s Messiah, he has performed the work with Music of the Baroque (available on recording), the Charlotte, Memphis, and Virginia Symphonies, as well as at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of NY and Musica Sacra. Mr. Giebler sang and recorded the role of Iff the Water Genie in Wuorinen's Haroun and the Sea of Stories with Boston Modern Orchestra Project and made his debut with Boston Early Music Festival in Germany singing in Charpentier’s

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FEATURED ARTISTS THADDAEUS BOURNE, baritone 2022 Latin GRAMMY® Award winning album vocalist Thaddaeus Bourne currently serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Florida. Praised for his rich baritone (Brooklyn Discovery), his lyrical and touching singing (Parterre Box) and his suave stage presence (Opera News), Dr. Bourne has sung over forty roles performing in the USA, Europe, and Latin America. Maintaining an exciting performance itinerary within operatic, musical theater, global jazz, and concert artist appearances, Dr. Bourne is a sought-after collaborator with numerous GRAMMY® winning artist including Sophia (Mexico's #1 children's music artist). Dr. Bourne performed at the Voice Foundation's Awards Gala honoring American singer/songwriter Jon Bon Jovi, Russian operatic baritone Vladimir Chernov, and Brazilian news anchor William Bonner.

This season’s appearances include performances with the Bach Vocal Artists and Bach Festival Choir of Winter Park, the Blue Mountain Ballads for the Baroque on Beaver Island Music Festival, Dr. Malatesta in Opera MODO’s Don Pasquale, Traci Mendel’s Images for baritone and horn at Colorado State University, King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors and with Encore Musical Productions of Hartford. At the University of Florida he will perform Scott Lee’s Tiger Oil Memos with the UF New Music Ensemble and joint faculty recitals with Paul Basler, Marshall Haning, and Evan Mitchell. This spring he will sing Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen at the Center for Performing Arts.

His 2021-22 performances included Fauré’s Requiem, Bach’s Cantata Wahrlich, wahrlich ich sage euch, the titular role of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Händel's Messiah, a recital with pianist Tatiana Lokhina (Shoreline Music Society of Grand Rapids), the Multicultural Art Song Concert at the National Opera Center to promote positive artistic collaboration between Korean and American artists, as well as masterclasses for Saginaw Valley State University, Marshall University, the Longy School of Music at Bard College, and the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. In the 201819 Season he soloed in the Masterson Ensemble's At Dusk concert, was bass soloist in the Mozart Requiem, Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy), rouble in Tahiti (Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra), and Dandini in La Cenerentola (Opera MODO).

His previous faculty appointments include Troy University, Butler University, Earlham College, and the University of Connecticut. An accomplished flutist, Dr. Bourne completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in flute performance, embarking on his DMA in voice after training as a singer to improve his breath support. Dr. Bourne completed graduate degrees in voice at the University of Connecticut and Indiana University. His research areas include voice classification, bel canto singing beyond the western classical tradition, and expanding the traditional lens of opera for greater access, equity, and participation. He recently joined José Valentino and Silviu Ciulei in a presentation on the intersections between the bel canto vocal technique and music of the Latin and African diasporas for the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship’s (CAME) 2022 conference. Their research will be included as a chapter in the forthcoming CAME book published through Library Press of the University of Florida. In the summer of 2021 he joined the teaching artists of Broadway for Arts Education in their collaboration with the Shanti-Bhavan Children’s Project bringing

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BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR

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Ashley Ackson

Emily Cole

Minet Gregory, 8

Isabel Acuna, 3

Tom Cook, 34

Regunia Griggs, 22

Bryan Adames*, 2

Vivian Cook, 3

Gregg Gronlund, 24

Kristin Adames*, 2

Athalia Cope, 60

James Guild

Kristen Algero, 6

Bob Cope, 51

Jeanné Hall, 2

Katie Anderson

Michael Creighton, 1

Jennifer Hallenbeck, 6

Stewart Anderson, 2

Carl Davis, 20

Rebecca Hammac

Morgan Anderson*, 1

Tim Delcavo, 6

Diane Hansen, 8

Catalina Arias, 4

Kerren Dieuveille*, 1

Grant Hayes, 3

Liz Ausburn, 2

Mirjana Dimitrovska, 3

Pia Hernandez*

Meg Baldwin, 3

Jodi DiPiazza*, 1

Richard Horn

Barby Barbara, 3

Theresa Dulong, 13

Ariel Hudak, 5

Will Barbara, 3

Karen Dunscomb

Rebecca Hull, 12

Samantha Basso

Dante Duphorne, 14

Silvia Ibañez, 6

Jim Beck, 10

Ashley Duvé, 7

Howard Jaffe, 3

Frederick Blanchard*

Cynthia Dybas, 7

Elisabeth Johar

Richard Bump, 2

Tabitha Dybas, 3

Heather John, 6

Michael Burridge, 22

Dana Eagles, 11

Charlotte Johnson

Gayle Burton

Jolie Eichler, 14

Eltavious Johnson*

Laurie Calhoun, 3

Mary Frances Emmons, 1

Andrea Jones, 15

Sofia Cardi, 1

Jonathan Erick, 26

Sondra Jones, 11

Julia Carpenter, 11

Bob Fields, 3

Beth Kassander, 6

Christine Carter, 12

Jay Forsythe*, 1

Amanda Kinder, 5

Tripp Carter*, 2

Alice Fortunato, 2

James T. Kitchens, 3

Ellen Huey Cassel, 11

Larry Fortunato, 7

Yen-Yen Kressel, 15

George Chandler, 5

Brad Gant, 1

Rob Landry, 2

Paul W. Chilcote, 4

Elicia Garcia, 4

Wendy Landry, 2

Maya Clausen, 2

Alexander Goity, 3

Rachel LaQuea, 5

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BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR Juliana Lind,2

Isabelle Perez*

Samantha Torres*, 1

Kathleen LoPresti, 20

Cara Pfost Brown

Cezarina Vintilla, 18

Leyse Lowry, 7

Kurt Plotts, 16

Matt Walker, 5

Julie Mathews

Dan Preslar, 10

William Wang*, 1

Cody Mathewson*, 2

Veronica Prevost*, 1

Gayle Warren, 34

Nicholas Matthews*, 1

Bj Price, 17

Diana Webb, 8

David Mattson, 16

Gabriel Quijano, 4

Carolyn Maue, 1

Ale Quintana*

Margaret Elise Wendelburg*, 3

Elizabeth Maupin, 4

Anaba Reyes Ramirez*

Jane White, 40

Margaret McMillen, 29

Beverly Rich, 9

Patty White, 5

Rita Merlot, 13

Angelina Richardson*, 1

Susan Whritenour, 12

Luiz Mestrinho, 4

David Romaine, 3

Wave Wildman*

Janice Meyer, 6

Mikaella Romero*

Gwendolyn Williams, 17

Diego Mihelic, 1

Sebastian Sanchez*

Elizabeth Wright

Susan Miller, 1

Joseph Sapora, 6

Jack Wright, 1

Aleitha Morgan, 10

Jane Scamehorn, 7

Elizabeth Yantomi

Natalie Morgan, 1

John Maclane Schirard, 7

Mary Lou Zobel, 5

Beth Nagle, 13

Amanda Schoopman, 3

Jack Nagle, 13

Russell Scott, 8

Donald Nash, 43

Edward Searl

John Niss, 27

Daniel Sharp, 2

Luke Noles, 6

Karyll Shaw, 7

Bill Oelfke, 32

Taylor Sinclair, 7

Harry Otero-Rivera*, 3

Diana Sisley, 15

Betsy Owens, 10

Beverly Slaughter, 47

Jesus Pacheco*

Jodi Tassos, 47

William Parrish-Talk

Charles Thatcher, 1

Kirsten Paulson, 2

Alexander Tiedtke, 4

Number denotes years of service * Rollins College student

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BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I

CELLO

TRUMPET

Routa Kroumovitch Gomez*

Brenda Higgins

Teresa Linn

Alvaro Gomez*

Shona McFadyen-Mungall

John Copella

Shelley Bareham Matthews

Maureen May

Olga Ferroni

Amie Tishkoff

TROMBONE

Julia Gessinger

Jonathan Stillwell

Jeff Thomas Aaron Lefkowitz

Kathleen Beard Olivia Skaja

VIOLIN II Joni Roos

STRING BASS Tye Van Buren Lee Eubank Michael Hill

Rhonda Burnham Victor Ferroni Dina Fedosenko Christina Gant Jennie Rudberg

VIOLA

Alex Regazzi

FLUTE Katie Mess Nicole Scott

OBOE

TUBA Robin Sisk

TIMPANI Kirk Gay

PERCUSSION

Sherwood Hawkins

Thad Anderson

Lora MacPherson

Jeffrey Moore Jeremy Katalenic

Susan Christian Daniel Flick

BASSOON

Jesus Alfonzo

Ashley Heintzen

HARP

Rich Ervin

Dawn Edwards

HORN

PIANO

Kathy Thomas

Kristine Griffin

Ben Lieser Pam Titus

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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents

BACH VOCAL ARTISTS

THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY John V. Sinclair, Artistic Director and Conductor John Grau, Co-Artistic Director Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 7:30pm Tiedtke Concert Hall

PROGRAM Good Night, Dear Heart Dan Forrest | Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), poet Warm summer sun, shine kindly here, Warm southern wind, Blow softly here.

Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear heart, good night, good night.

The Burial of the Stars Michael Creighton | Walt Whitman, poet On the beach at night alone, as the old mother sways her to and fro, singing her husky song, as I watch the bright stars shining, I think a thought of the clef of the universes, and of the future. A vast similitude interlocks all, all spheres, grown, ungrown, small, large, suns, moons, planets all distances of place however wide, all distances of time, all inanimate forms, all souls, all living bodies, though they be ever so different, or in different worlds, all gaseous, watery, vegetable, mineral processes, the fishes, the brutes, all nations, colors, barbarisms, civilizations, languages, all identities that have existed or may exist on this globe, or any globe, all lives and deaths, all of the past, present, future, this vast similitude spans them, and always has spann’d, and shall forever span them and compactly hold and enclose them.

Choose Something Like a Star Randall Thompson | Robert Frost, poet O Star (the fairest one in sight), we grant your loftiness the right to some obscurity of cloud - It will not do to say of night, since dark is what brings out your light.

Some mystery becomes the proud. But to the wholly taciturn in your reserve is not allowed. Say something to us we can learn by heart and when alone repeat.

Say something! And it says, 'I burn.' But say with what degree of heat.

Talk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade. Use language we can comprehend.

Tell us what elements you blend. It gives us strangely little aid, But does tell something in the end and steadfast as Keats' Eremite, not even stooping from Please turn off cell phone and electronic devices prior to the start of this performance. The Bach Festival Society’s policies strictly prohibit photography, filming, or recording of any kind during performances without the express written permission of the Society.

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THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY Choose Something Like a Star, cont. its sphere, it asks a little of us here. It asks of us a certain height, so when at times the mob is swayed to carry praise or blame too far, We may choose something like a star to stay our minds on and be staid.

A Song of the Road John Maclane Schirard | Madison Julius Cawein, poet Whatever the path may be, my dear, let us follow it far from here, Let us follow it back to Yester-Year, whatever the path may be: Again let us dream where the land lies sunny, and live, like the bees, on our hearts' old honey, away from the world that slaves for money Come, journey the way with me.

However the road may roam, my dear, through sun or rain, through green or sere, Let us follow it back with hearts of cheer, however the road may roam: Oh, while we walk it here together, what care we for wind and weather, When there on the hills we'll smell the heather, and see the lights of home!

Whatever the path may seem, my sweet, let us take it now with willing feet, And time our steps to our hearts' glad beat, whatever the path may seem: Though the road be rough that we must follow, what care we for hill or hollow, While here in our hearts, as high as a swallow, we bear the same loved dream!

However the road may roam, my sweet, let it lead us far from mart and street, Out where the hills and the heavens meet, however the road may roam: So, hand in hand, let us go together, and care no more for the wind and weather, And reach at last those hills of heather, where gleam the lights of home.

Sure on this Shining Night Morten Lauridsen | James Agee, poet Sure on this shining night of starmade shadows round Kindness must watch for me this side the ground The late year lies down the north all is healed, all is health High summer holds the earth Hearts all whole Sure on this shining night I weep for wonder Wandering far alone of shadows on the stars.

Heart We Will Forget Him

Aaron Copland | Emily Dickinson, poet Melissa Attebury, mezzo-soprano Heart, we will forget him you and I, tonight! You must forget the warmth he gave I will forget the light when you have done pray tell me then I, my thoughts, will dim. Haste! ‘lest while you’re lagging I may remember him!

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THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY Carolina Cabin

Jean Berger | Langston Hughes, poet Stephen Mumbert, bass There’s hanging moss and holly and tall straight pine about this little cabin in the wood.

Inside a crackling fire, warm red wine, and youth and life and laughter that is good.

Outside the world is gloomy, the winds of winter cold, as down the road a wandering poet must roam.

But here there’s peace and laughter and love’s old story told– where two people make a home.

As Torrents in Summer Edward Elgar | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet As torrents in summer, half dried in their channels, suddenly rise, tho' the sky is still cloudless.

For rain has been falling. Far off at their fountains;

So hearts that are fainting grow full to o'erflowing, and they that behold it, marvel, and know not That God at their fountains far off has been raining!

A Red, Red, Rose James Mulholland | Robert Burns, poet O my luve’s like a red, red rose, that’s newly sprung in June: O my luve’s like the melodic, that’s sweetly play’d in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, so deep in luve am I; and I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry. And I will luve thee still, my dear.

Sweet and Low Joseph Barnby | Lord Alfred Tennyson, poet Sweet and low, sweet and low wind of the western sea, Low, low, breathe and blow, wind of the western sea!

Over the rolling waters go, come from the dying moon, and blow, Blow him again to me, while my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.

Sleep and rest, sleep and rest, Father will come to thee soon; Rest, rest, on mother's breast, Father will come to thee soon; Father will come to his babe in the nest, silver sails all out of the west Under the silver moon! Sleep my little one, sleep my pretty one, sleep.

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THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY Crossing the Bar Jamey Ray | Lord Alfred Tennyson, poet Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar, when I put out to sea, but such a tide as moving seems asleep, too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep turns again home!

Twilight and evening bell, and after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, when I embark; For though from out our bourn of time and place the flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face when I have crost the bar.

Down Among the Dead Men Ralph Vaughn-Williams | John Dyer, poet Here's a health to the King and a lasting peace To faction an end, to wealth increase.

Come, let us drink it while we have breath, For there's no drinking after death.

And he that will this health deny, Down among the dead men, down among the dead men, Down, down, down, down; Down among the dead men let him lie!

Here's a health to the King and a lasting peace To faction an end, to wealth increase.

Come, let us drink it while we have breath, For there's no drinking after death.

And he that will this health deny, Down among the dead men, down among the dead men, Down, down, down, down; Down among the dead men let him lie!

Let charming beauty's health go round, With whom celestial joys are found.

And may confusion yet pursue, That selfish woman-hating crew.

And he who'd woman's health deny, Down among the dead men, down among the dead men, Down, down, down, down; Down among the dead men let him lie!

In smiling Bacchus' joys I'll roll, deny no pleasure to my soul.

Let Bacchus' health round briskly move, for Bacchus is a friend to Love; And they that would this health deny, down among the dead men, down among the dead men, Down, down, down, down; down among the dead men let him lie!

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THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY Dirge for Fidele Ralph Vaugh-Williams | William Shakespeare, poet Fear no more the heat o' the sun, nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, home art gone, and ta'en thy wages: Golden lads and girls all must, as chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

Fear no more the frown o' the great; thou art past the tyrant's stroke; Care no more to clothe and eat; to thee the reed is as the oak: The sceptre, learning, physic, must all follow this, and come to dust.

Fear no more the lightning flash, nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone; Fear not slander, censure rash; thou hast finish'd joy and moan: Allovers young, all lovers must consign to thee, and come to dust.

No exorciser harm thee! Nor no witchcraft charm thee!

Ghost unlaid forbear thee! Nothing ill come near thee Quiet consummation have; and renowned be thy grave!

Bitter for Sweet John Chorbajian | Christina Rosetti, poet Summer is gone with all its roses, its sun and perfumes and sweet flowers, It’s warm air and refreshing showers: and even Autumn closes.

Yea, Autumn's chilly self is going, and winter comes which is yet colder; Each day the hoar-frost waxes bolder and the last buds cease blowing.

Rest Ralph Vaughan-Williams | Christina Rosetti, poet O Earth lie heavily upon her eyes; seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth.

Lie close around her, Leave no room for mirth with its harsh laughter, nor for sound of sighs. She hath no questions, she hath no replies, hushed in and curtained with a blessed dearth of all that irked her from her hour of birth; with stillness that is almost Paradise.

Darkness more clear than noon-day holdeth her, Silence more musical than any song; Even her very heart hath ceased to stir; Until the morning of Eternity her rest shall not begin nor end, but be, and when she wakes she will not think it long.

Come to Me, My Love Norman Dello Joio | Christina Rosetti, poet Come to me in the silence of the night; Come in the speaking silence of a dream; Come with soft rounded cheeks and eyes as bright as sunlight on a stream; Come back in tears, o memory, hope, love of finished years.

Oh dream how sweet, too sweet, too bitter sweet, whose wakening should have been in Paradise, where souls brimfull of love abide and meet; Where thirsting longing eyes watch the slow door that opening, letting in, lets out no more.

Yet come to me in dreams, that I may live my very life again though cold in death: Come back to me in dreams, that I may give pulse for pulse, breath for breath: Speak low, lean low, as long ago, my love, how long ago!

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THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY The Year’s at the Spring

Amy Beach | Robert Browning, poet Anna Eschbach, soprano The year’s at the spring, and day’s at the morn; Morning’s at seven; The hill-side’s dew-pearl’d; the lark’s on the wing; the snail’s on the thorn; God’s in His heaven – all’s right with the world!

Love’s Philosophy

Roger Quilter | Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet Catherine Psarakis, soprano The fountains mingle with the river and the rivers with the ocean, The winds of heaven mix for ever with a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine in one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine?—

See the mountains kiss high heaven and the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven if it disdained its brother; and the sunlight clasps the earth and the moonbeams kiss the sea: What is all this sweet work worth if thou kiss not me?

Dirait-On Abandon entouré d'abandon, tendresse touchant aux tendresses...

C'est ton intérieur qui sans cesse se caresse, dirait-on;

se caresse en soi-même, par son propre reflet éclairé.

Ainsi tu inventes le theme du Narcisse exhaucé.

Morten Lauridsen | Rainer Maria Rilke, poet Abandon surround abandon, tenderness touching tenderness, Your oneness endlessly caresses itself so they say;

self-caressing thru its own clear reflection Thus you invent the theme of Narcissus fulfilled.

Falling Into Mercy Kim André Arnesen | Euan Tait, poet To fall into mercy is to keep falling, endlessly, the one fall that cannot be stopped Since love’s depths have never been sounded. No wonder, the wonder that saints, The everyday ask for the mercy of emptiness, to be filled with mercy such as this, To be loved this way.

This Marriage Eric Whitacre | Jaial al-Din Rumi, poet May these vows and this marriage be blessed. May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halvah. May this marriage offer fruit and shade like the date palm.

May this marriage be full of laughter, our everyday a day in paradise.

May this marriage be a sign of compassion, a seal of happiness here and hereafter.

May this marriage have a fair face and a good name, an omen as welcomes the moon in a clear blue sky. I am out of words to describe how spirit mingles in this marriage.

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THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY Double Double Toil and Trouble Jaakko Mantyjarvi | William Shakespeare, poet Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined Harpier cries 'Tis time, 'tis time Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter'd venom sleeping got Boil thou first i' the charmed pot

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble Fillet of a fenny snake In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog Wool of bat and tongue of dog Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting Lizard's leg and owlet's wing For a charm of powerful trouble Like a hell-broth boil and bubble Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf Witches' mummy, maw and gulf Of the ravin'd salt-sea shark Root of hemlock digg'd i' the dark Liver of blaspheming Jew Gall of goat, and slips of yew Silver'd in the moon's eclipse Nose of Turk and Tartar's lips Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-deliver'd by a drab Make the gruel thick and slab: Add thereto a tiger's chaudron For the ingredients of our cauldron Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.

Open, locks, Whoever knocks!

It was a Lover and His Lass John Rutter | William Shakespeare, poet It was a lover and his lass, with a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino that o'er the green corn-field did pass. In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, when birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.

Between the acres of the rye, with a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, These pretty country folks would lie, In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; sweet lovers love the spring.

This carol they began that hour, with a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, How that a life was but a flower In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, when birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.

And therefore take the present time with a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, For love is crownéd with the prime In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; sweet lovers love the spring.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS Melissa Attebury* Jessica Beebe* Thaddaeus Bourne* Brian Ming Chu* Amanda Crider Dann Coakwell* Brad Diamond Meg Dudley* Anna Eschbach* Brian Giebler John Grau* Erik Gustafson* Brandon Hendrickson* Mary Jane Knight* Jos Milton* Stephen Mumbert* Rebecca Myers Morgan Davis Peckels* Jacob Perry Catherine Psarakis* Margot Rood Clara Rottsolk Kunya Rowley Angela Young Smucker* Gabriela Estephanie Solís Steven Soph* Kyle Stegall Laura Choi Stuart* Patricia Thompson* Joseph Trumbo* *Artists for this concert

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS MELLISSA ATTEBURY, alto Praised by the New York Times as a “rich-toned alto who brought a measure of depth to her performance,” Melissa Attebury appears regularly in oratorio concerts where her skill in music of the Baroque is in particular demand. Recent appearances include Messiah, Christmas Oratorio, the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, and Elijah. Venues where she has recently appeared include Carnegie Hall with conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, The Washington Chorus and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Ms. Attebury is featured on the Grammy-nominated Israel in Egypt with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street and as a skilled ensemble musician, appears on Julia Wolfe’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning work Anthracite Fields, recorded with Bang on a Can All-Stars. Melissa is the Associate Director of Music at Trinity Wall Street, is on the faculty of the Berkshire Choral Festival, and manages Trinity’s music outreach program in the public schools.

JESSICA BEEBE, soprano Jessica Beebe interprets repertoire spanning four centuries from the Renaissance to the contemporary and has a voice that “bounced like a beam of light throughout the sanctuary” (Broad Street Review). She has performed with New York City Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Utah Symphony.

Jessica’s concert and oratorio repertoire includes major works by Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, and Orff. She also performs modern works such as John Adam's El Niño, Rutter's Requiem, and Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light. She is a member of many Grammy-nominated and winning vocal ensembles, such as Clarion Society, Seraphic Fire, The Crossing, Lorelei Ensemble, and Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia. Earning her BM from the University of Delaware, her MM in Early Music from Indiana University, and a Performance Certificate from London's Royal College of Music she currently serves on the faculty at both Muhlenberg and Franklin & Marshall Colleges.

THADDAEUS BOURNE, baritone Thaddaeus Bourne currently maintains an active performing schedule, having sung over forty roles in the US and abroad.

Praised for his rich baritone, appearances include Fauré’s Requiem, Bach’s Cantata BWV 86, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, and Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, as well as recitals and masterclasses with the Longy School of Music at Bard College, the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, and EIU Concert Series at the National Opera Center. An accomplished flutist, Dr. Bourne completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in flute performance embarking on his DMA in voice after training as a singer to improve his breath support.

His dissertation focused on Zwischen voices and vocal faults that impact voice classification and was presented this summer at the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Dr. Bourne is on the faculty of the University of Florida.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS BRIAN MING CHU, baritone Hailed by the Washington Post for his “rich, authoritative tone” and “range, agility, and expressive storytelling ability”(Monterey Herald), Brian Ming Chu has established himself onstage and in recital as a dynamic interpreter of music of the Baroque to the 21st century. An oratorio soloist with the Bethlehem Bach Choir, Brandywine Baroque, the Dryden Ensemble, The King’s Noyse, Piffaro, Portland Baroque, and the Washington Bach Consort, he has performed the title role of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the Bach Passions, Haydn’s Creation, the Brahms, Mozart and Verdi Requiems, and Handel’s Messiah on three continents. Additional credits include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Finzi’s In terra pax, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. On the operatic stage, he has performed with opera companies around the country, in signature roles including Marcello (La Bohème), the Count in Le nozze di Figaro, and Figaro (The Barber of Seville). Recent engagements include the title role of Anton Rubinstein's opera, The Demon, Mahler’s songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with the Choral Arts Society of Washington at the Kennedy Center.

A dedicated teacher and advocate for contemporary art song, Mr. Chu has been cited for “vocal and interpretive confidence” (Philadelphia Inquirer) with the ensemble Network for New Music, collaborating with composers such as Aaron Jay Kernis, Lori Laitman, Daniel Asia, and Steven Stucky. He has appeared in recital at Carnegie’s Weill and Merkin Halls in New York, Washington's Phillips Collection, and as a US Embassy Cultural Mr. Chu did his graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory, and has a bachelor’s in architecture from Cornell University. He has served on the voice faculty of Muhlenberg College (PA) for 18 years.

DANN COAKWELL, tenor Dann Coakwell has been praised as a “clear-voiced and eloquent … vivid storyteller” (The New York Times) and frequently performs the Bach’s major oratorios, including St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Christmas Oratorio, and Mass in B minor. He can be heard on numerous Grammy-nominated and-winning recordings, such as Conspirare: A Company of Voices. Internationally, he has performed under Helmuth Rilling, Masaaki Suzuki, Nicholas McGegan, and Matthew Halls. His repertoire includes prominent works by Rameau, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven. Dr. Coakwell holds an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and masters and doctorate degrees from Texas Tech University. Dr. Coakwell serves on the Ithaca College voice faculty.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS AMANDA CRIDER, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider has been recognized for her “superbly clear diction and warmly burnished timbre” (South Florida Classical Review).

As a busy soloist and recitalist, Crider has appeared regularly with Seraphic Fire, Apollo’s Fire, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, the International Contemporary Ensemble, and the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in the fall of 2007 in Handel’s Messiah and returned the following season for Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. She has performed in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Bach’s B minor Mass, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C minor, Britten’s Phaedra, Bach’s St. John Passion, Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony, and Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses, and has been a featured recitalist on the Trinity Church Concerts at One Series and with Five Boroughs Music Festival. Ms. Crider is a grant recipient from the Pittsburgh Concert Society and the Oratorio Society of New York Vocal Competition. Crider is the Founder and Artistic Director of Miami’s Art Song concert series,

BRAD DIAMOND, tenor Brad Diamond, known for his musicianship and style, has an active professional career in the United States and Canada, appearing regularly with Seraphic Fire and the Santa Fe Chorale. A specialist in oratorio repertoire, he has sung the Evangelist role in Bach’s St. John Passion and St. Matthew Passion with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park and Trinity Wall Street. Dr. Diamond completed his Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College and received his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music.

While attending Westminster, he soloed under the baton of the late Leonard Bernstein. Dr. Diamond, whose recording discography includes multiple Grammy nominations, is a Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy at Samford University.

MEG DUDLEY, soprano Hailed for her “full-toned soprano,” Meg Dudley has established herself as a versatile vocal artist in a variety of genres. She is a featured soloist with Trinity Wall Street, the Berkshire Bach Society, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Manhattan Concert, St. George Choral Society, and the renowned Bach Vespers series at Holy Trinity.

Ms. Dudley’s recent solo appearances include Debussy’s Nocturnes with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with the New York City Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall; Poulenc’s Gloria with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Hudson Valley Singers; and Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Dudley sings regularly with renowned vocal ensembles, including the Lorelei Ensemble, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, New York Polyphony, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Oregon Bach Festival, New York Virtuoso Singers, New York Choral Artists, Bard Festival Singers, Manhattan Chorale, and the Collegiate Chorale.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS ANNA ESCHBACH, soprano Highly sought-after as a performer and private voice instructor in Central Florida, Anna Eschbach earned her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Appalachian State University and a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee.

Born and raised in Orlando, Ms. Eschbach has performed with numerous companies throughout Florida, including the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Opera Orlando, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, and the Orlando Philharmonic. Known for her performance in oratorio, guest solo appearances include Saint-Saens’ Oratorio de Noel, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes, Poulenc’s Gloria, Rutter’s Gloria and Magnificat, and Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony, as well as Orff’s Carmina Burana. Ms. Eschbach has toured internationally in Switzerland, the UK, and Kenya. Since moving back to Orlando in 2013, Ms. Eschbach has maintained a thriving private voice studio in the Orlando area, serves on the voice faculty at Rollins College, and performs full time with the Basilica Choir of Mary, Queen of the Universe.

BRIAN GIEBLER, tenor Praised for his “lovely tone and deep expressivity” (New York Times) Brian earned his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal with his debut album a lad’s love in 2020. He has appeared with Music at Trinity Wall Street (Bach’s St. Mathew Passion), Apollo’s Fire, Santa Fe Pro Musica (Haydn’s Creation), and the Oratorio Society of NY (Bach’s Mass in B minor) at Carnegie Hall. He has performed Stravinsky with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst; Mozart at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center; Bach cantatas with the Handel & Haydn Society; Musica Sacra (Handel’s Messiah); and made his debut with Boston Early Music Festival in Germany singing in Charpentier’s Les Plaisirs and de Lalande’s Les Fontaines.

JOHN GRAU, tenor John Grau, a specialist of oratorio and opera from the Baroque to 20th-century music, has performed at the Boston Early Music Festival, the Ravinia Music Festival, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, the Boulder Bach Festival, the Colorado Bach Ensemble and Oratory Bach in Minneapolis, Minnesota. John, a strong advocate for contemporary music, received his BA from St. Olaf College, a master’s degree from Northern Arizona University, and his doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota. Having taught at the University of ColoradoBoulder and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Dr. Grau is currently head of the voice division at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and appears with many professional vocal ensembles.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS ERIK GUSTAFSON, tenor Erik Gustafson, tenor, is highly active across the nation as an oratorio soloist and choral artist. A native of Portland, OR he received his education from Arizona State University, and currently resides in Sewanee, TN, where he is a voice instructor at Sewanee: The University of the South. Previously, he worked as a voice instructor at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. Erik has collaborated on two Grammy-winning recordings with the Phoenix Chorale, as well as albums with Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Bach Collegium San Diego, Conspirare (Austin, TX), True Concord Voices and Orchestra (Tucson, AZ), Spire Chamber Ensemble (Kansas City, MO), and Sounding Light (Detroit, MI). He also currently performs with acclaimed ensembles such as Seraphic Fire (Miami, FL), Skylark Vocal Ensemble (Boston, MA), Brevitas (Salt Lake City, UT) and Kinnara (Atlanta, GA). He was a founding member of the ensembles Quadrivium (Durango, CO) and Helios (Phoenix, AZ). While living in New York City, Erik performed with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Collegiate Chorale in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall.

As a soloist, Erik has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival, the Phoenix Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Idaho Falls Symphony, the renowned Bach Vespers series at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City, Colorado Bach Ensemble, the Delaware Valley Chorale, Abendmusik (Lincoln, NE), Phoenix Opera, Bach Society Houston, West Valley Chorale (Sun City, AZ), and the Arizona Bach Festival.

BRANDON HENDRICKSON, baritone As a performer on the concert stage, Brandon is hailed for his “mellifluous,” and “beautiful baritone.” His credits include performances at Carnegie Hall, the Piccolo Spoleto Music Festival, the Canterbury Choral Society, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, and the American Festival Chorus. Recently he has performed Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mozart’s Requiem, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Duruflé’s Requiem, and Mahler’s 8th Symphony. An active recitalist, Hendrickson has been invited to perform in Italy, Malaysia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and throughout the United States. Hendrickson was in the Emmy Award Winning Production of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd and the American Prize in Musical Theater First Place Prize Winning production of Titanic: The Musical. Dr. Hendrickson was the recipient of an SEC Travel Grant for master classes and a recital titled “I Was There,” at the University of South Carolina. Currently, Dr. Hendrickson is an Assistant Professor of Voice at Louisiana State University.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS MARY JANE KNIGHT, mezzo-soprano Considered a “renaissance woman of music,” Mary Jane Knight is noted for her warm, rich vocal tone, versatile style, soulful connection, and magnetic stage presence. As a concert soloist, she has sung with the Memphis Symphony in Bach’s B Minor Mass as well as Jennifer Higdon’s Ruminations, featured on a PBS special Articulate, and a live film score showing of Joan of Arc with the composer George Sarah. Other major works include Bach’s Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, Handel’s Messiah, and a performance of Haydn’s Harmonie Messe at Carnegie Hall. A talented and diverse musician, Mary Jane is an opera and musical theater performer, director, choral conductor, pianist, organist, and a graduate of Simpson College (BM) and the University of Nebraska (MM).

She currently teaches voice at Kirkwood College and maintains a private voice studio in her historic home in Iowa City.

JOS MILTON, tenor Jos Milton’s vigorous schedule includes a vast array of diverse programs with the Carmel Bach Festival Chorale, and he is a professional chorister with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble, Conspirare.

Milton’s debut solo album, Southerly - Art Songs of the American South has garnered critical acclaim “…one of the most enthralling art song releases of the last twenty years” (Journal of Singing). A graduate of Trinity University (BM), the University of Massachusetts (MM), and the Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University (DMA), he is a respected pedagogue who gives master classes at many universities, has presented his research to College Music Society conferences, and has been published in The Choral Scholar journal. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Music at the University of Mississippi, where he teaches studio voice as well as various courses in vocal literature.

STEPHEN MUMBERT, baritone Quickly gaining attention on the concert and opera stage throughout the United States and England, Stephen was recently praised for being vocally the most promising singer and for possessing an assured and stylish technique at the Aldeburgh Festival in England. Recent performances have included Amahl and the Night Visitors and Mozart’s Requiem with the Dakota Valley Symphony (which was broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television) and several appearances in Handel’s Messiah, including the Oratorio Society of Minneapolis. Mr. Mumbert is active in the Central Florida area as a voice adjunct professor for the Rollins College Department of Music and is a frequent guest soloist with the Messiah Choral Society of Orlando and the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. Stephen earned his BA from Stetson University, his MM degree at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and is currently working toward a doctorate at the University of Minnesota.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS REBECCA MYERS, soprano Rebecca Myers, soloist, vocal chamber singer and recording artist specializes in vocal repertoire from the Medieval to scores written especially for her and has gained a reputation for her “timbral clarity and flawless pitch.” This season includes her New World Symphony debut in Carmina Burana, performances with Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra in Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, the Enlightenment Festival with Seraphic Fire, and performances with Lorelei Ensemble and the Boston Ballet.

Rebecca is a core member of the Crossing, the country’s premiere chamber choir dedicated to new music that include world premieres, commercial recordings, a Grammy-winning award (best choral performance 2018), and many Grammy nominations. Rebecca is co-artistic director and founding member of the genrebending, cutting-edge vocal ensemble, Variant 6, and will join Filament Baroque in a program of recently discovered French Baroque Music from a Ursuline Manuscript in a Louisiana abbey.

MORGAN DAVIS PECKELS, mezzo-soprano Residing in Florida, Morgan is an educator and concert soloist and is active in many ensembles in Central Florida including the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, the Messiah Chorale Society, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Orlando.

Most recently she was seen with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park in Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans and Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light where she was praised for her “hauntingly lamenting tones” and was a soloist in Bach’s B Minor Mass. On the opera stage she was most recently seen in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Opera Orlando and has an extensive background in musical theatre. Morgan earned her bachelor’s degree from Elon University and her MM from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She is currently on the voice faculty at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL and runs a thriving private studio out of her home in Winter Springs, FL.

JACOB PERRY, tenor Praised for his “gorgeous and stylish” interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire, Jacob Perry is a tenor based in the Washington metro area. He has been featured as a soloist with Apollo’s Fire, Les Délices, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Tempesta di Mare, Washington Bach Consort, and the Washington National Cathedral. Deeply immersed in vocal chamber music, Mr. Perry enjoys playing with Les Canards Chantants, a soloist-ensemble based in Philadelphia of which he is the core tenor, as well as engagements with ensembles such as the Art of Early Keyboard, Cathedra, New Consort, Seraphic Fire, and TENET Vocal Artists. As Co-Artistic Director of Bridge, a genre-defying vocal collective based in Washington, he draws on his instincts for theatricality and story-telling, as the group explores the connections between early masterpieces and ground-breaking new works.

Jacob was the tenor Virginia Best Adams fellow at the 2022 Carmel Bach Festival.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS CATHERINE PSARAKIS, soprano Noted for her “precise and focused coloratura”, Catherine Psarakis has appeared with the Chicago Summer Opera and the New England Conservatory production of Bernstein’s Candide. As an advocate of intimate performance through art song and chamber music, Catherine has performed in NEC’s Liederabend Series and the Boston Art Song Society.

Catherine made her oratorio debut in Handel’s Messiah with the Messiah Choral Society in Orlando, FL, conducted by Dr. John Sinclair. She recently performed with the European Orchestral and Choral Association in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. She is a recipient of the Presser Award, and she was a first place winner of the Medici International Music Competition, the Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition, the London Classical Music Competition, and the Constantine the Great International Solo Singing Competition. She was a finalist in the Vienna Summer Music Festival Competition and the International Brahms Competition. Catherine received her BA from Rollins College on a full merit scholarship and her MM from the New England Conservatory of Music.

MARGOT ROOD, soprano Margot Rood performs a wide range of repertoire that includes return appearances with Washington Bach Consort, Handel & Haydn Society, Seraphic Fire, True Concord, and Kinnara Ensemble.

Solo appearances include Handel’s Messiah with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Bach Collegium San Diego. Margot has been featured in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Edinburgh’s Dunedin Consort, Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Handel and Haydn Society, and Vivaldi’s Gloria with Seraphic Fire. She has recorded with Boston Early Music and Blue Heron, whose recording of Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks Vol. 5 won the Gramophone Award for Early Music. She is a recent recipient of the St. Botolph Club Foundation's Emerging Artist Award for her work in new music as a core member of Boston’s Lorelei Ensemble, an all-female vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of new music. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in the world premiere of Shawn Jaeger’s Letters Made with Gold. Margot holds performance degrees from the University of Michigan and McGill

CLARA ROTTSOLK, soprano Clara Rottsolk has been lauded by The New York Times for her “clear, appealing voice and expressive conviction.” With repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the contemporary, her appearances have taken her across the United States, the Middle East, Japan, and South America. She specializes in historically informed performance practice, singing with ensembles that include American Bach Soloists, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Colorado Bach Ensemble, Trinity Wall Street Choir, and Seraphic Fire. Clara’s Bach repertoire includes his Mass in B minor, St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, and the Easter, Ascension, and Christmas Oratorios along with Mozart’s Grand Mass and Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, and Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light. She has performed at the Carmel Bach Festival, Philadelphia Bach Festival, Whidbey Island Music Festival, and Boston Early Music Festival. A native of Seattle, Ms. Rottsolk earned music degrees at Rice University and Westminster Choir College and was awarded recognition for musical excellence by the Metropolitan Opera National Council. Currently she is based in Philadelphia and teaches voice at Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr Colleges.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS KUNYA ROWLEY, tenor Director of Music Access, Arts, and Culture at The Miami Foundation, Kunya Rowley leads focused efforts on bringing access to music for all youth in Miami. Kunya holds a Bachelor of Music from The University of Florida and is an alum of the New World School of the Arts. A 2017 recipient of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge Grant for his performance series Hued Songs, which explores and celebrates black history through the lens of black music and artists, he serves on the National YoungArts Foundation’s voice program.

Prior to joining the Miami Foundation, his experience in overseeing key strategic technologies and marketing and sales initiatives helped develop the skills needed to successfully increase access to the arts.

ANGELA YOUNG SMUCKER, mezzo-soprano Bringing her “robust, burnished timbre” (Chicago Classical Revue) to the stage, arts administration, and education, Angela has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and Chicago’s WFMT and WTTW. As a classical singer, Angela has soloed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival, Bach Collegium San Diego, Carmel Bach Festival, Newberry Consort, and Haymarket Opera Company as well as professional vocal ensembles such as Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, Seraphic Fire, and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Angela serves as executive director at Chicago’s Third Coast Baroque, and along with her co-founders uses 17th- and 18th-century repertoire as a tool to explore 21st-century lives. Angela received her BM from Valparaiso University and MM from the University of Minnesota. At Stetson University and Valparaiso University, she mentors students in developing their vocal technique and the skills needed to be an entrepreneurial artist. Angela is pursuing her doctorate at Northwestern University where she is currently working on a lecturerecital on Vivaldi’s rarely heard opera Orlando furioso.

GABRIELA ESTEPHANIE SOLÍS, mezzo-soprano Noted for her “rich tone” and “seemingly effortless melismatic lines” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Gabriela Solís enjoys a varied performance career throughout the US. A committed ensemble musician and concert soloist, she has performed with Seraphic Fire, Border CrosSing, the American Bach Soloists, JSB Ensemble Stuttgart, and the Weimar Bach Cantata Academy. Concert highlights include Bach’s B Minor Mass, Copland’s In the Beginning, Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody, and Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri. She is a frequent soloist with the California Bach Society and Chora Nova in the San Francisco Bay area and has been featured at the Boston Early Music Festival Young Artist Training Program and the Amherst Early Music Festival. Gabriela received her BA from Santa Clara University, magna cum laude, and was recognized by the university for artistic growth and dedication. As a graduate of the Sacred Music Program at the University of Notre Dame, she received the program’s vocal performance award.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS STEVEN SOPH, tenor A “superb vocal soloist” (The Washington Post) with “impressive clarity and color” (The New York Times), tenor Steven Soph performs concert repertoire spanning the Renaissance to modern day. In 2022, Steven debuts with the Seattle, Fort Worth, and Aiken Symphony Orchestras in Handel’s Messiah, with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, in the Baldwin Wallace University Bach Festival as Evangelist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, and as a member of Vancouver, B.C.’s The Leonids and Louisville’s Artefact. Steven returns to the Charlotte Bach Festival as Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion, to Baltimore Choral Arts to perform and record Anthony Blake Clark’s completion of Mozart’s Requiem, to Providence’s Ensemble Altera for their debut recording, to the Oregon Bach Festival covering St. John and St. Matthew Passion Evangelists, and to the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Summer Festival. Steven holds degrees from the University of North Texas and Yale School of Music where he studied at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music with renowned tenor James Taylor.

KYLE STEGALL, tenor Kyle Stegall has garnered praise around the world for his “lovely tone and ardent expression” (The New York Times). A specialist in music of the baroque, Kyle’s interpretations of Bach, Handel, and Charpentier are characterized by an unfailing attention to style and detail. He made his Lincoln Center debut in Bach's St. John Passion under the direction of the Bach Collegium Japan’s artistic director, Masaaki Suzuki. In demand as a symphonic soloist, his seasons often include the great masses of Mozart and Beethoven. Holding a special relationship with the music of Benjamin Britten, Kyle has twice participated as a fellow at the Aldeburgh Music Festival in Suffolk, England, and each season he curates recitals which reveal vast colors and emotional range. Mr. Stegall is a dedicated teacher of singing and maintains a private studio year-round.

LAURA CHOI STUART, soprano Hailed as “a lyric soprano of ravishing quality” by the Boston Globe, Laura Choi Stuart appears regularly with the Washington Bach Consort and the Washington Master Chorale in addition to solo appearances with many area ensembles. She was honored for art song performances at the National Association of Teachers Singing Artist Awards and as one of the Art Song Discovery Series winners for the Vocal Arts Society. Solo highlights include Messiah and St. Matthew Passion at the Washington National Cathedral, and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with the New Orchestra of Washington. Laura has appeared with Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, and Annapolis Opera. She received her training at The New England Conservatory and Dartmouth College as well as the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers. Laura is Head of Vocal Studies at the Washington National Cathedral, maintains a private teaching studio, and shares resources for adult recreational choral singers at The Weekly Warm-Up.

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BACH VOCAL ARTISTS PATRICIA THOMPSON, mezzo-soprano Patricia Thompson is a much sought-after adjudicator and is active as an oratorio specialist, appearing with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, the Louisville Choral Arts Society, the Masterworks Chorale of New Jersey, the Hale Library Concert Series, and the Bloomington Early Music Festival. A dedicated professional choral artist and a member of the international Carmel Bach Festival and the Spire Chamber Ensemble of Kansas City, she is a founding member of the award-winning Luminous Voices in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With a special interest in jazz and cabaret singing, she performs regularly with the Thundering Cats Big Band in Manhattan, KS, and in solo cabaret shows at the Manhattan Arts Center.

Her debut jazz album, It’s Only Natural, is available on iTunes, Spotify, and other music platforms.

Dr. Thompson holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (DM and MM) and St. Olaf College (BM) and is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Kansas State University.

JOSEPH TRUMBO, bass Joseph Trumbo is a young, upcoming singer hailed for his “smooth, deep voice.” Recent and notable choral work has included performances with the Rockford Music Collaborative, the Illinois Bach Academy as a Young Artist under Dr. Andrew Megill, and as a former member of San Francisco’s elite new music ensemble, Volti. Trumbo received both a BA and BM from Oberlin College & Conservatory and an MM from the University of Illinois, where he was a recipient of the Howard A. Stotler Voice Fellowship. Joseph has been featured in the Mars Symphonic Men’s Choir as part of the Soundiron Olympus Symphonic Choral Collection and has just completed a festival in New York with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble.

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JOHN V. SINCLAIR ENDOWMENT FUND FOR ARTISTIC EDUCATION Established in 2020 in honor of Dr. John V. Sinclair’s 30th anniversary as Artistic Director, this fund will help ensure that future Artistic Directors will have sufficient resources to maintain a level of artistic excellence.

We invite all Bach Festival patrons to join the generous donors listed below to build this important resource. Contact Jane Newnum at JNewnum@BachFestivalFlorida.org for details.

GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF $20,000 AND ABOVE Cynthia and Alex Mackinnon The Rev. and Mrs. Eric Ravndal, III Sally and Jack Schott The Tiedtke Family $10,000-$19,999 S. Blair and Diane Murphy Bill and Sheila Oelfke Leila Edgerton Trismen $5,000-$9,999 Kathy Johnson Berlinsky Brock and Sarah McClane Gerard and Nichola Mitchell Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter $1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Brian Ainsley and Candice Crawford P. Andy and Autumn Ames John D. Boulden Michael and Mabel Burridge Susan and Robert Christian Dana and Diana Eagles Alvaro and Routa Gomez Leyse Lowry Katie Mess Janice and George Meyer Beth and Jack Nagle Donald A. Nash Liana and Fred Pacilli Dan and Barbara Preslar Bj Price

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Ann Morgan Saurman Vivian Southwell Edward and Virginia Ubels BettyJane and Cecil Wilson, M.D. UNDER $1,000 John Adams Stewart Anderson Meg Baldwin Will and Barby Barbara Jim Beck Marianne Franus Beck Mary Berglund-Bos Bill and Becky Brown Marcia and Michael Brown Tim and Rhonda Burnham Laurie Calhoun Paul and Janet Chilcote Tom Cook and Patricia Simmons Grant and Peg Cornwell Alan and Susan Davis Daniel Flick Alice and Larry Fortunato Bill and Joanne Frederick Elizabeth Gwinn and Michael Galletta Lee and Diane Hansen Kathleen Hartung Sherwood Hawkins and Brenda Higgins Amanda Kinder Wendy and Rob Landry Karen and Mickey Lane Aaron Lefkowitz Kay and Gerald Marin

Lora MacPherson Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen David Odahowski Bill and Sherry Orr Maurice O’Sullivan Liana and Fred Pacilli Martin Phillips Dan and Barbara Preslar Dr. Mark and Beverly Rich in honor of our favorite conductor Lisa and David Rosen Joe Sapora and Carol Ducas Dr. Daniel and Nancy Sharp Karyll Shaw Amanda Shoopman Diana and Tim Sisley Brian Solomon Jessica Hall Speak Matthew Swope Jodi Tassos Charles Thatcher Jeff and Kathy Thomas Susan and Michael Tucker Jeanine Viau Cezarina and Ray Vintilla Kathleen Wassum-Hame Diana Webb and T.J. Trapp Jane R. White Patty White Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whritenour Gwendolyn and Wilford Williams

IN MEMORIAM

Eric Ravndal after receiving his Honorary Choir Medal from John Sinclair in 2022

The 88th Annual Bach Festival was Dedicated to the Memory of

THE REV. ERIC RAVNDAL, III The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park mourns the passing of The Rev. Eric Ravndal III who served this organization with distinction as President, Chairman of the Board, Trustee Emeritus, honorary Choir member, faithful patron, benefactor, and friend. The trademarks of his two decades of service were his wisdom, leadership, and integrity, but the staff and all the musicians will remember him for his gentle spirit. He exuded kindness and genuine love for the music and all who make it.

We are a better organization and better people for having had Eric among us these many years. To honor him we humbly and thankfully dedicate this, our 88th Festival, to his memory. We believe the Bach Festival’s “best advocate” would hope you are enjoying the program.

We request that you keep Eric’s dear wife Sarah and the entire Ravndal family on your hearts and in your prayers, and join us in celebrating the life and service of this remarkable man.

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CONTINUO SOCIETY The Continuo Society recognizes patrons who have chosen to provide for the Bach Festival Society through their estate plans. These thoughtful legacy gifts will help sustain the Society’s mission for many years to come.

For more information about major and planned gift opportunities, please contact Executive Director Kathy Berlinsky at 407.691.1056 or KBerlinsky@BachFestivalFlorida.org CONTINUO SOCIETY MEMBERS Anonymous (2) Leyse Lowry in honor of John W. and John V. Sinclair Linda Cone Allen Pat McKechnie P. Andrew and Autumn Ames Dr. Blair and Diane Murphy in honor of John M. Tiedtke Kenneth* and M. Elizabeth Brothers* Ann Hicks Murrah Dana and Diana Eagles The Rev.* and Mrs. Paul M. Harmon Eric Ravndal, III Karen and Mickey Lane in Drs. John and Gail Sinclair memory of Bernice and Bosco R. and Stanley Levy Beverly J. Slaughter Rob and Wendy Landry Dr. Walter Stamm Bonnie B. and Heather and David Torre Robert M. Larsen

In honor of John V. Sinclair on his 25th Anniversary Anonymous (4) Athalia and Robert Cope Tim Delcavo Michael and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Susan D. Tucker *deceased

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is delighted to announce

THE ELIZABETH AND JOHN NAGLE ENDOWMENT FOR BASS SOLOISTS IN HONOR OF BASS-BARITONE KEVIN DEAS Long-time Bach Festival Choir members Beth and Jack Nagle understand the enormous contribution a world-class soloist brings to a choral work and have established an endowment to help ensure that the Bach Festival Society will always have the resources to engage the very best talent. Income from the endowment will be used for the financial support of bass soloists singing with the Bach Festival Society. The Nagles have chosen to name their endowment in honor of bass-baritone Kevin Deas, who is featured in this afternoon’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem.

“We have had the joy and privilege of singing with Kevin with the Bach Festival Choir and the Berkshire Choral Institute for over 25 years. We so admire his wonderful voice, hard work and kind heart, and are so pleased to honor and immortalize him through this gift!”

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THANK YOU 2022–2023 SEASON DONORS The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park would like to thank the individuals and community partners below who have generously made a pledge or contribution in support of the dynamic artistic and educational programming and community engagement for the 88th Season.

BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY VISIONARIES $100,000 AND ABOVE Bach Festival Choir Orange County Government through the Arts and Cultural Affairs Program State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture Beth and Jack Nagle Rollins College United Arts of Central Florida

J. S. BACH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL $50,000 - $99,999 Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $25,000 - $49,999 Jessie Ball duPont Fund Mr. Alex and The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon Richard Russell and Thomas Ouellette Winifred J. Sharp Templeton World Charity Foundation Leila Edgerton Trismen

COMPOSERS CIRCLE $15,000 - $24,999 Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation John V. Frank The Joe and Sarah Galloway Foundation Ginsburg Family Foundation Thomas P. and Patricia A. O'Donnell Foundation

Massey Services Inc. Borron and Beppy Owen Anonymous in honor of John Sinclair Wayne and Robin Roberts Sally and Jack Schott The Tiedtke Family Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation City of Winter Park

SAINT CECILIA CIRCLE $10,000 - $14,999 Michael and Aimee Kakos Bonnie B. and Robert M. Larsen Chesley G. Magruder Foundation Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter John Templeton Foundation Welsh Charitable Trust

CHORAL CIRCLE $7,500 - $9,999 The Rev. Eric and Sarah Ravndal III in honor of Dr. John Sinclair

PATRON’S CIRCLE $5,000 - $7,499 Anonymous Kathy Johnson Berlinsky Nicki and Jeff Bromme Charity Challenge, Inc. Dana and Diana Eagles Festival of Orchestras Endowment Kathryn Grammer Sheryl Kerr Beverly M. King Andrea and Philip Kobrin

Jeanette G. Leinbach Bj Price Kelly Price and Doug Sealey George and Eleanor Taylor Drs. John and Gail Sinclair Dr. Joe and Sue Warren Marchetta Tate Wood

ARTISTIC CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous David and Judy Albertson John W. and Linda Cone Allen Andy and Autumn Ames, in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Mr. And Mrs. P. Andy and Autumn Ames, In Memory of John M. Tiedtke Ellen Arnold Jay H. Berlinsky M. Elizabeth Brothers Leon and Larissa Glebov Allan and Linda Keen in honor of Alex and Deanna TIedtke's Wedding Karen and Mickey Lane in memory of Jean Murphy Karen and Mickey Lane in memory of Estera Toaxen Karen and Mickey Lane David R. Mattson The Mayflower Retirement Center, Inc. Ann Saurman Joel H. Sharp, Jr. Dr. Tracy Truchelut and Mr. Robert A. White The Wideman Family in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding

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THANK YOU BENEFACTORS $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (4) Keith and Eleanor Ackermann Tim and Sue Antonition Richard Baldwin Dr. Rita Bornstein John D. Boulden John D. Boulden in honor of Murray Forbes Somerville Tim and Rhonda Burnham Michael and Mabel Burridge Tom and Kathy Cardwell David Caudle and Gil Villalobos Butch and Renee Charlan O'Ann and Pat Christiansen Robert and Athalia Cope Alan and Susan Davis Dr. Patsy Duphorne Lee and Carolyn Eubank Susan and Randolph Fields Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Flick Barbara and Richard Fulton Linda Modrak and Bill Gallo Freddi and Jim Goodrich David and Jackie Green, Green Appraisal Group, Inc. Mrs. Janice Granier Gruber Anonymous in memory of Clifford and Marilyn Lee Paul M. Harmon Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation Lars and Julie Houmann Dr. Mimi Hull Allen and Dana Irwin Allen and Dana Irwin in honor of Dr. John Sinclair Patrick J. Knipe Ann Kurth in memory of Sylvia Kurth Susan C. Lackman Rob and Wendy Landry The Lee Foundation Leyse Lowry

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Edward Manning Jody and Craig Maughan Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen Dr. Margaret McMillen Jeff and Mindy Moore Gary and Eileen Morgenthaler in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Jan Moss John Niss and Lisa Mouton William and Sheila Oelfke Leslie King O’Neal Dr. F. Robert and Norene Rolle Joan Ruffier and Edward Manning Joe Sapora and Carol Ducas Jim and Pat Schroeder Sara and Bill Segal Dr. Karyll N. Shaw Karyll Shaw in honor of Charlie and Noreen Shaw Sidhu Family Diana Sisley Fred Lyndon Stone John and Beatriz Struck Jodi Tassos Jodi Tassos in memory of John Tassos Kathryn Chicone Ustler Dr. Nancy van den Berg Lee and Judy Van Valkenburgh Hardy Vaughn and Betty Brady Harold and Libby Ward Michael and Kimberly Weathers BettyJane and Cecil Wilson, MD Armand and Alison Zilioli

FRIENDS $500 - $999 Anonymous (6) Jocelyn Amalong Oehmler George and Leslie Andreae David B. Baer

Donald and Rhonda Bartlett in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Donald and Carol Beyer in memory of Dr. Don Beyer Carolyn Blice Diane G Boswell in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Lawrence D. Brown, M.D. Guy and Donna Colado Drs. Gary and Gloria Cook Thomas Cook and Patricia Simmons Raphael Arenas Fernandez and Family The Honorable and Mrs. William Frederick Alvaro and Routa Gomez Debra Brown Hagan Wallace H. Hall The Mark and Lori Harris Charitable Fund Allison and Peter Hosbein Nigel John and Heather Badawi John Bette Jore Frank and Etta Jean Juge Rita Lowndes Dr. Jim Madison Sally McHenry Edward Meyer Susan Miller Lois H. Mills Cecil and Carol Moore D'Arcy Murphy D'Arcy Murphy in memory of Charles E. Murphy, Natalie Murphy and Patricia Murphy Donald A. Nash in memory of Marie D. Nash Jane Secrist Newnum Jane Secrist Newnum in honor of Ruby Abreu and Stephanie Rivera Dr. and Mrs. James F. Niss

THANK YOU Deede Sharpe and John Parker Gregory and Barbara Phillips Dr. Daniel and Lesley Podberesky Dan and Barbara Preslar Joy Roney Frank Rynd Dr. Richard Sandler George and Joan Schiele Taylor Sinclair Keith McIntyre and Richard J. Skaggs Dale Smith Joan and Harry Travis Donna and Keith Van Allen Paul and Madeleine Vilmos Frank and Karell Voelkl in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Wagers William Walker, In honor of Peter Schreyer, Crealde's Executive Director Katy Moss Warner Diana Webb in memory of Sylvia Kurth Diana Webb in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Diana Webb and Dr. T.J. Trapp Craig and Jeanne Weeks Bruce A Whisler Gwendolyn B. and Wilford J. Williams Mike and Gartrelle Wilson

SUPPORTERS $250 - $499 Anonymous (2) Judy Alper Phil and Jennifer Anderson Billy Aylward Cecelia Bonifay Claudia Breese Kimberly and Charles T. Brumback, Jr. Dale and Patricia Burket

Minter LN Byrd in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Nancy Constant Grant and Peg Cornwell Margaret W. Cruickshank Howard Davis Michael Dively Carrie Duvall Katrina and Ray Eaton Mary Anne Elwood Endean Fund - Mr. Jeffrey Endean and Dr. Myrna Endean Candice Turner Erick Daniel Flick Christina and Brad Gant Penny S. Gilman Stan and Regunia Griggs Gregg Gronlund Family Marty and Mike Haddad Debbie and Larry Halye Amine and Paula Harb in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding John and Marianna Hawkins in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Patricia Higginbotham Marc Himel Dr. and Mrs. G. Wyckliffe Hoffler Rebecca Hull, In Memory of Norman L. Hull, Esquire, Awesome Dad! Silvia S. Ibanez Beth and Jack Isler Toni Jennings Kyle, Pat, and Mason Kanny in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Kenneth and Ann Murrah Hicks Endowment Carol Klim Paul and Nola Knouse in honor of Dr. John V. Sinclair Paul and Nola Knouse

Yen-Yen Kressel John and Ku Dr. Mubarak Shah and Ms. Becky Lee Gerald and Kay Marin Carol McKelvey Walter and Carol McKelvey Mr. and Mrs. Peter Minderman Ann Hicks Murrah Mark Nevins in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Perry and Jane Nies Liana and Frederick Pacilli Nancy F. Peed Martin Phillips Roger D. and Rosalind Ray Magdalena and Clemens in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Bradley Roberts Dr. Ante Rudez and Giulia Rudez M.J. Schmid in memory of Dr. Don Beyer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Sichler III Tyler Simonton in memory of Susie Stone Vivian Southwell in memory of Sylvia Kurth and Dr. Donald Beyer Jeffrey T. Spoeri Rene Stutzman Jackie and Rod Sward Dr. and Mrs. James Talcott in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Amie H. Tishkoff Beatriz Truax Susan and Michael Tucker in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Susan and Michael Tucker Barbara L. Turner Rebecca Hull and Jeremy Udell Drs. Jeanine Viau and Ann Gleig

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THANK YOU Cezarina and Ray Vintilla in honor of Stela and Dumitru Toaxen Kenneth Ward Jane R. White William C. Schwartz Fund Art and Louise Yergey Legacy Charitable Fund

CONTRIBUTORS $100 - $249 Anonymous (14) Anonymous in honor of Tim Delcavo Rossana Abate in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Ruby Abreu in honor of Miguel Abreu Millicent Adams and Michael Anthony Giovanna Adimari in memory of Daniel B. Leonard David Aiken Stewart Anderson Meg Baldwin Mary D. Balk Mr. and Mrs. Will and Barby Barbara Beverly and Wayne Bargren Jim D. Beck Jerry Janesick and Cheryl Bollinger Bill and Becky Brown Brenda Bullock-Paget in memory of Tom T. Cole Susan J. Burdette Leslie Ann Chiarello Anne Claiborne Ellie Clark Carolyn G. Coleman Martin and Susan Collins Francis and Giselle Conway Terry and Paul Creighton George Dappert and Judy Wixted

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Edward and Janet Davenport Katie and Ari in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Janet de Guehery Jason Dewrell in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dante Duphorne Sharon K. Dwyer in memory of George and Marie Kramer Sharon K. Dwyer Hoyt and Charlene Edge Marjorie and Harold Emmert Mary Frances Emmons and Roger Roy John and Nancy Engle Elizabeth and Philip Eschbach Carolyn M. Fennell Anonymous Deirdre and Shayne Floyd in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Larry and Alice Fortunato Nicole Fournier Elicia Garcia Betsy Gardner Eckbert Gary L. Geipel Gail Graham Mike and Ceil Graham Katherine and Justin Green in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dr. Scott Greenwood and Dr. Pamela Freeman Ben and Nancy Grzeslk Donald and Mary Pat Guske in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Lawrie Platt Hall Mr. and Mrs. John Hallenbeck James and Nancy Hannah Kathryn Harbaugh Barbara Hillerman Lieske Elizabeth Hyden Mrs. Patricia E. Jenkins Ann Johnson Leslie and Sondra Jones

Sandy Jordan William Jordan Donna and Ed Kania Marc and Henrietta Katzen Richard and Martha Kessler Felice Koscinski Ms. Phyllis Lachman Lancaster Family Fund Aaron Lefkowitz Chad LeMeur in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dr. Michael and Diane Levine Nancy P. Lewis M.J. Lowitz Chris Ludemann-Davis in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Elisabeth J Luke Dr. Ken and Mrs. Trisha Margeson Paul Massimiano Carolyn Maue Justin McGill Drs. Bill and Neva Meek Friend of the Bach Festival Choir Congressman John L. Mica Carolyn Minear Karen Morin in honor of Dan and Nancy Sharp Joseph Mundy J. Michael Murphy Augustus Myers in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Linda Naughtin Roxanne Niles Luke M. Noles Thomas O’Meara Dr. Mary Palmer The Mary Palmer Family Foundation M. Carmela Pantano in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Jolene and Justin Patrou Oliver and Kim Peters

THANK YOU Dr. Calvin and Pamela Peters Edwin and Susan Peterson Rose E. Quinlan in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer David Rea Tom and Cathy Regan Shyla Reich in honor of David Albertson Peter Riddleberger in memory of Philip Springer Dr. Arnetta Rodgers in honor of Rev. Katrina Jenkins Dr. Arnetta Rodgers Holly Rogers Dr. Mark and Leslie Sand Jane and Bruce Scamehorn Denise Schabacker Barnes Paul Schmalzer Nancy Seaman in loving memory of Hod Seaman Seminole Spokes, Inc. Arthur Shevchenko

William and Dorothy Silverman Susan Slemons Judith Smelser Celnah Smith in memory of my husband Leon Smith Dennis Sobeck Sue and Allan Solomon Scott and Nancy Stegall in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dawn and George Sumrall Vernon Swartsel Patricia Torbert in memory of her husband Duke Torbert Connie Trama in loving memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Tamara Trimble Edward and Virginia Ubels Ben and Nicole Vallowe in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Tye Van Buren

Kim van Nymegen Carrie and Kevin Wendelburg Susan Whritenour Laura M. Woodbury Meredith Woodend Clark and Emily Woodsby in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Nicholas Yarnold Ruth Young and Donald Rice Mary Lou Zobel

*Donors recognized for their gifts and pledges received in support of the 2022–2023 Season prior to publication date of this program guide.

We apologize for any errors or omissions.

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UNITED ARTS DONORS

Collaborative Campaign for the Arts & United Arts of Central Florida Donors United Arts of Central Florida is your arts agency uniting the community and fueling the arts. With the help of individual donors, corporations, foundations and public funding, United Arts inspires creativity, builds community and strengthens the economy in Central Florida. United Arts is proud to facilitate arts education programs for all ages and provide critical funding and comprehensive marketing for local art, science, and history organizations and individual artists. Leading one of the largest collaborative fundraising campaigns in the country and uniting the regions cornerstone arts and cultural organizations, United Arts is dedicated to ensuring the arts are for all. United Arts is deeply grateful to its donors and community partners for their investment in and support of Central Florida’s creative community and the enormous impact it has on our lives every day.

The following contributions were made to United Arts or the 2022 Collaborative Campaign for the Arts between July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022. www.UnitedArts.cc | 407.628.0333

Corporate and Government Donors $100,000+

City of Orlando and Employees Darden Restaurants, Inc. and the Darden Restaurants Foundation Dr. Phillips Charities Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation and Employees Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Inc. The Massey Services Family and Team Members National Endowment for the Arts Orange County, Florida and Employees Orange County Public Schools University of Central Florida Walt Disney World Resort and The Walt Disney Company Foundation

$50,000 – $99,999

Friends of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Florida Department of State

$25,000 – $49,999 Bank of America City of Winter Park Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation 48

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Florida Blue Frontline Insurance Orlando Magic

$10,000 – $24,999

Arts Bridge Charity, Inc. The Ballet Academy of Central Florida Charity Challenge, Inc. Donors of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Greater Orlando Aviation Authority John Willis Law Firm Lake County, Florida Lowndes OUC-The Reliable One and Employees Universal Orlando Foundation Window World

$7,500 - $9,999

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits KPMG, LLP and Employees Team Ten 4 Kids, Inc.

$5,000 - $7,499 Crystal Photonics, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Fairwinds Credit Union Employees Get Off the Bus, LLC

Guignard Company In Memory of Shellie-Ann M. Braswell Orlando Health Tampa-Orlando-Pinellas Jewish Foundation, Inc. Upshot

$2,500 - $4,999

77 Trust Me Brand Dean Mead Employees Different Perspective Eric Horner Interiors, Inc. F/X Group IATSE Local 631 Kidsville Pediatrics MSL CPAs & Advisors NFTorium, LLC Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs RB Advisory LLC Santa Monica Travel & Tourism UCF College of Arts and Humanities United Arts of Central Florida Employees Wayne Dictor / Dictor Financial LLC Winter Park Publishing Company LLC

UNITED ARTS DONORS Corporate and Government Donors ((cont. cont.)) $1,000 - $2,499

Akerman LLP AmFund The Balmoral Group, LLC Charities Aid Foundation of America The Earl and Bettie Fields Automotive Group Foundation, Inc. G R Bridges Jewelry

Hubbard Construction Company The Joelson Foundation MatWorkz Pilates Studio Nulman Mediation Services Orchid Medical Orlando Science Center Employees Pineloch Management Corporation

Seay Business Solutions, LLC Spraker West Wealth Management Inc Urban on Plant Kitchen & Bar Valencia College Foundation Westminster Winter Park The Woman’s Club of Winter Park

Individual and Family Foundation Donors $100,000+

Anonymous J. Laurence and Susan K. Costin Ginsburg Family Foundation The Mary Palmer Family Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 Anonymous The Basel-Kiene Family John and Lee Benz Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation Frank J. Doherty Robert and Melissa Kohn Harold and Rosy Mills Frank Santos Mr. and Mrs. Bob Yarmuth

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous David and Judy Albertson Jim and Barbara Caldwell Tom and Kathy Cardwell Dr. Stephen F. Heller Lawrence Kellogg Andrea and Philip Kobrin Rita Lowndes Mr. Alex and The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon Dr. Ken and Mrs. Trisha Margeson Wayne and Robin Roberts John and Audrey Ruggieri Richard Russell and Thomas Ouellette Jim and Valeria Shapiro and The J & V Shapiro Family Fund at the Central Florida Foundation Chuck and Margery Pabst Steinmetz Elaine Berol Taylor & Scott Bevan Taylor Foundation The Tiedtke Family

Dr. Joe and Sue Warren John and Lisa Westlake Gail and Michael Winn Larry and Laura Zirbel

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous Keith and Eleanor Ackermann John W. and Linda Cone Allen Colonel Christian J. Becht and Mrs. Elizabeth M. Becht Joe and Carol Bert Caroline Blydenburgh Susan K. Bright and Lawrence W. Stevenson M. Elizabeth Brothers Chicone Family Foundation Hillary and Jay Cohen Valerie and Paul Collins Elizabeth Nerius Conklin Judy Duda Andrea Eliscu Jeff and June Flowers Giving Fund Marilyn S. Goldman Stephen H. Goldman Charitable Foundation Freddi and Jim Goodrich Sheila Greenspoon Bea Hoelle-Hawes Sonya C. Hough Mary F. Kelsh Pat and Audrey Knipe Dr. Mitch and Swantje Levin Melody and Brendan Lynch David and Eydie MacInnis McIntyre and Skaggs Charitable Trust The Melrose Foundation Grant Gribble Jeff and Mindy Moore Whitney Morse William and Kyra Muntan Laurie Nicoletti Paul Oppedisano

Fred and Jeanie Raffa Shyla G. Reich Maria Ruiz-Hays Dr. Rick Schell and Mr. Scott Joseph Sally and Jack Schott Ann and Charles Simpson Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter Diane and Robert Smedley Ellen and Simon Snyder Daisy and Jan Staniszkis Rebecca and Blaine Sweatt Marilyn Terborg Kathryn Chicone Ustler Hardy Vaughn and Betty Brady Lance and Patricia Walker Leslie Warrington Bailey Alan Whittaker Lori Pearson Wise and Daniel Wise Wisne Charitable Foundation Gary W. Young

$7,500 - $9,999

Anonymous Debbie and Larry Cappleman Brian Carwile Dr. Chris Crotty and Ms. Janie Brownlee Dykes and Lisa Simonton Everett Barbara and Richard Fulton Mrs. Janice Granier Gruber Marc and Henrietta Katzen Francille MacFarland MD Larry Gutter and Debbie Meitin Steven and Kathleen Miller Blair and Diane Murphy Rosemary O’Shea The Rev. Eric and Sarah Ravndal III in honor of Dr. John Sinclair Geanne and Adrian Share

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UNITED ARTS DONORS Individual and Family Foundation Donors (cont. cont.)) $5,000 - $7,499

Anonymous Lindsay and Dan Abt The Bob Allen Family Foundation John and Catherine Amein Carlos Asse Miguel Asse Jim and Elli Atchison Atchison Family Fund Margaret Atkins Sally Blackmun and Michael Elsberry Kirt and Cheryl Bocox Nicki and Jeff Bromme Bettina Buckley Drs. Lynn Le and Wei-Shen Chin Francie and Wayne Dear Susan M. DeNardis Kristy Doyle and Bob Turner Duane Duncan Linda Ferrone Susan and Randolph Fields Sarah B. Flynn Lillian Garcia Dr. Matt Gay Drs. Lloyd and Pamela Gillet Bruce Gould Dr. David Gurney Don and Mary Ann Harrill Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Herzog Donna and Bill Hoffman Elizabeth and Justin Horn Jacquelyn Hughes Dr. Diane M. Jacobs Michael and Aimee Kakos George A. Kalogridis and Andrew G. Hardy Cathy Karunaratne in memory of Dr. H. B. Karunaratne Harry and Marcie Katzen Skip Kirst and Eric Hogan John P. Klumph Dr. Susan Cohn Lackman and Dr. Richard D. Knapp Gary Lambert and Shawn Hunt Serein Lambert William and Barbara Lynch Jay and Traci Madara Meghan and Alex Mannella Jody and Craig Maughan Suzanne McGuire The Munro Family Beth and Jack Nagle William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation 50

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Merlin I. Olson Mark and Jennifer O’Mara Borron and Beppy Owen The Andy Pargh Endowment Fund Christina and Gabriel Preisser Kelly Price and Doug Sealy Chris Ranck John and Monica Rivers John Daniel Ruffier Dr. Richard Sandler Marco J. Santoro and Kimberly Dorsett Philip and Susan Sargent Family Charitable Fund Deede Sharpe and John Parker Paula Shives Drs. John and Gail Sinclair Larry Slung Andrew Snyder and Christopher Nemethy Bryan and Marjorie Thomas Phillip Tischer Joan and Harry Travis Lee and Lindsey Alley Turvey Donna and Keith Van Allen Paul and Madeleine Vilmos Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Wagers Waggoner Foundation in memory of Robert Waggoner Robert and Nancy Wahl Ann & Bill Wallace Foundation John Webb Louise and Richard Weiner Barbara Weinreich Bill and Alice Weir Al and Brea Weiss Robert B. White and Linda Riley Teresa Williams Bickley C. Wilson Scott H. Wilson Dr. Vonda Wright and Peter Taglianetti

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous Rita & Jeffrey Adler Foundation Russell P. Allen Mr. and Mrs. P. Andy and Autumn Ames, In Memory of John M. Tiedtke Jennifer and Phil Anderson George and Leslie Andreae Susan and Gorden Arkin Kim Ashby in honor of Bob and Katy Ashby Aunt Jeanie

Andy and Phyllis Ayoob Fund David B. Baer Beth Barnes and John Crocitto Jay H. Berlinsky Kathy Johnson Berlinsky Carol-Lynn and Frank Bevc John and Diane Bishop Carolyn Blice Daniel Patrick Blumberg Albert and Cheryl Bogdanowitsch Dr. and Mrs. Gregory N. Boger Cecelia Bonifay Regine Bonneau and Elyh Saint-Hilaire Jill and Dean Bosco Sara R. Brady Howard Britt Jane and Roger Cheever Yan Chen O’Ann and Pat Christiansen Bonnie and Van Church - In Loving Memory of Dorothy Martin and Rispa Church Michael and Jennifer Coleman Cheryl Collins, CFRE Carol and Ted Conner Steve Coon Kathy K. Cressey Dan and Jill Croom Susan M. Curran Alan and Susan Davis Drs. Ronald and Nancy Davis Curt and Carol DiPasqua Donna Dowless Michael Dwulit Dana and Diana Eagles Jennifer Clark Evins James Farrell and Andrea Massey-Farrell George S. Fender in honor of American military forces Clive Frazier Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. George Jane and Charlie Gibbons Leon and Larissa Glebov Marcia Goodwin Matthew Gorney Kathryn Grammer Jean Grono-Nowry and Ian Robinson Dr. and Mrs. H.E. Gross Barbara Grossman Debbie and Larry Halye Roseann Harrington Jeffrey Hartog

UNITED ARTS DONORS Individual and Family Foundation Donors (cont. cont.))

Germaine Brugere Haserot Fund Harvey Heller Jim Helsinger and Suzanne O’Donnell Larry Henrichs Rob and Michael Highfill-Spradlin Diane and Allan Horowitz Joseph Robert House Dr. Mimi Hull Maen and Michelle Hussein Mimi Hwang Steven Igou Mrs. Patricia E. Jenkins Patricia A. Johnson Myron R. Johnston Arts Endowment Fund Bette Jore Frank and Etta Jean Juge Eliza and Matt Juliano Eva Krzewinski Karen and Mickey Lane Shelley Lake Dr. Michael and Diane Levine Margaret Lezcano and Rick Hartker James R. Lussier and Nancy C. Jacobson Embry J. Kidd and A. Noni Holmes-Kidd John and Pamela Lyle James and Sarah Martin Paul and Sue Allison Massimiano David R. Mattson Judy and John Mazzotta Community Impact Fund Deborah L. Mead Margaret G. Miller Ann Hicks Murrah Steven D. Nakagawa John Niss and Lisa Mouton Michael A. Nocero, Jr. in memory of Mary Jo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ott in memory of Richard David Ott Beverly and Glenn Paulk David and Michelle Peck Dr. David and Darbee Percival Celeste Pertz Dr. Gloria Pickar Dr. Daniel and Lesley Podberesky Alexis C. Pugh Bill and Joan Randolph Richard C. Riccardi

John and Virginia Rigsby Nicholas Riippa and Dominic Del Brocco Dr. Cheryl Robinson The Roper Family Foundation Corrine K. Roy Joan Ruffier and Edward Manning Steve and Melanie Ruta Joe Sapora and Carol Ducas Ann Saurman Eileen Schein Winifred J. Sharp and Joel H. Sharp, Jr. Wayne Sheffield Robert T. Shutts Sidhu Family William Slot Dew Smith Dennis Sobeck Dr. Stephen Summers Jackie and Rod Sward Winston Taitt Leslie J. Temmen Cynthia Tomlinson Leila Edgerton Trismen Dr. Jessica Vaught-Aviles and Mr. Juan Aviles Lindsay Vermuth Stacia L. Wake Harold and Libby Ward Neil and Malka Webman Craig and Jeanne Weeks Peter and Frances Weldon John and Amy Wettach Len and Marilyn Williams Tom and Penny Yochum Armand and Alison Zilioli Bob and Janet Ziomek

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous Anonymous in memory of Clifford and Marilyn Lee Abernethy Pickar Family Millicent Adams and Michael Anthony Jeanne Bray Ailes Theresa Aleguas Joseph Ales, Jr. and Stephanie Curry Ales Kay Allen Dr. Mike and Janet Loveland Allen Rachel C. Allen Phil and Jennifer Anderson Melinda Antalek

Ellen Arnold Tony and Sharon Arroyo Jeffrey Artzi Sandra Asse Maria-Elena Augustin Tom and Lara Baker James and Deborah Balaschak Nathan and Lynda Balint Richard and Nancy Banks Donna Barley Cathy and Carlos Barrios Dick and Andrea Batchelor Mr. Dave Berelsman and Mrs. Lyn Berelsman Jane Berg Cissy Bergman, in loving memory of Rocky Bergman Gina Bernandini Aaron Bert Daniel Betancourt Paul and Collette Beuther Amogh Bhonde and Sukhada Gokhale Christine Billis Jacques D. Blais Ann and Derek Blakeslee Darryl and Mary Bloodworth Lauren and Barry Bloom Theresa and Angelo Boer Lauren and C. Thomas Bolick IV Dr. Rita Bornstein John D. Boulden Carolyn E. Bourne Jacqueline Bozzuto Berl and Katherine Brechner Sherry Bremer Marian and Edward Bromberg Lawrence D. Brown, M.D. Mary A. and Roger D. Brown Randall S. Brown Ted and Ruthanne Brown Dr. and Mrs. William J. Brown Paul F. Bryan Karen G. Buchan Christine and Hans Bucheli Verna Buchs in memory of Dr. Andy Buchs Dale and Patricia Burket Tim and Rhonda Burnham Michael and Mabel Burridge David Buxton, MD Kay and John Cappleman Alexander and Melinda Cartwright James P. Caruso and Christine S. Caruso Charitable Fund Inc BachFestivalFlorida.org

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UNITED ARTS DONORS Individual and Family Foundation Donors (cont. cont.))

Mr. Scott Cassidy and Ms. Trish Titer Rafael Castillo David Caudle and Gil Villalobos Mahesh Chaddah Amy and Chris Chapman Frank and Ellie Chase Jason Chepenik Jason Chilton Julia Chinnock and Richard Champalbert Dr. Jeff Cohen and Luci Belnick Kelly Cohen Dr. Anthony and Joan Colandrea, Jr. Beryl R. Colbourn Carolyn G. Coleman Teresa Colling Martin and Susan Collins Judith and Richard Conk Tracey Conner Sharon Conway Hal Cooper Robert and Athalia Cope David S. and Carol A. Cowan Fred and Gayle Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Noriko and Tom Davatelis Keith M. Davenport and Jared V. Walker Diane Davey and Dave Wiebe Doug Davis and Jeri Weigandt Silva Deakins in memory of my husband Jim Debby DEM Guys Michelle DeVos Mr. Duncan DeWahl and Dr. Juliet Burry Patty and Jim DeYoung Cara and Alex Dobrev Jim and Gail Downing Dr. Patsy Duphorne Lisa Durant Gontran and Isabelle Durocher Sheldon Dutes Dr. Perry and Eileen Dworkin Bill and Jennifer Dymond Barbara Tiffany and Jerry Eans Ted Edwards and Nikki Seybold Paula and Buddy Eidel Rex and Kathy Elbert Endean Fund - Mr. Jeffrey Endean and Dr. Myrna Endean Catherine M. Engelman 52

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Lee and Carolyn Eubank Dr. Jay and Randye Falk Dr. Adrianne Ferguson Kerry Ferguson Steve Fessler and Randy Lord Laura M. Firth Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Flick Nancy Ellen Flint Steven and Melanie Forbrick Julia L. Frey and Dr. David J. Carter Dawn Frye Garber/Collins Charitable Gift Fund Rachel and Rob Gebaide Stephanie Ghertner Nancy and Fiona Gibbons Jon Gibbs and Carolyn Salzmann Suzanne E. Gilbert Mike and Vicki Gillett Biff and Kathy Godfrey Neal Goldner Eduardo Gomez Lambert Steven W. Grant Christopher and Pamela Greening Dr. Scott Greenwood and Dr. Pamela Freeman Chuck and Lisa Gregg Christopher Grim and Melissa Queen-Grim Barbara Grodin Jessica and Vance Guthrie Marty and Mike Haddad Rob and Jacki Hale Andrew and Monica Hand Michael and Terri Harding Paul M. Harmon Dave and Nancy Harvey Gary Heath Marty and Jim Heekin Sheri Heitker and Mark Dixon Paul Helfrich and Jessica Hung Marjorie Hill Nathan Hill John and Gale Hillenmeyer Danielle Saba Hollander Bob and Marty Hopkins David Horgan Mike and Kitti Hornreich Allison and Peter Hosbein Andrew and Kara Howell Bonnie Hubbard Jacqueline and Vincent Hughes Rebecca Hull

Daniel W. Humphress and Enrique J. De La Torre The Hurckes Foundation Ellen S. Hurwitz In honor of Peter Schreyer, Crealde’s Executive Director In memory of Toeknee Caporelli Allen and Dana Irwin Beth and Jack Isler Libby Jackson Eric Jacobsen and Aoife O’Donovan Harvey and Janice Jacoby David and Lisa Jasmund Toni Jennings Darrell and Lynda Jobman Mark and Jessica Jones Les Josephson Daun and Lisa Junkerman Hal Kantor RK Kelley Maureen and Mark Kennedy Richard and Martha Kessler Sheri Kettula and Denise Marra Charles and Olga King Bud Kirk Carol Klim Rachael Kobb Harvey Kobrin and Faye David Christina and George Kotsonis Dr. Les and Mrs. Lynn Kramer Holly M. Kreisler The Labelle Family Alyson and Michael Laderman Deborah and Donald Lake Patricia Lancaster Linda Landman González Rob and Wendy Landry Paul Lartonoix Dr. Sarah Layton Mark and Noreen Levitt Miriam Levy and Dennis Pope Mark K. Lewis Jack Lord Jennifer Lowndes and Tim Boeth Leyse Lowry John MacDougall and Jame Lee Mann Dr. Jim Madison Sheila Mahone Jim and Wendy Malcolm Fund Maria Manoso Louise M. Manry Kevin and Ditian Dai Martin Hilary and Ming Marx

UNITED ARTS DONORS Individual and Family Foundation Donors (cont. cont.))

Kyle and Sarah Mattingly Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen Jay and Alison McClelland Donald R. McGee, DMD, PA Daniel and Elizabeth McIntosh Dr. Margaret McMillen Scott R. McMillen John and Rebekah McReynolds Toby Mendelsohn Congressman John L. Mica Mrs. Arthur L. Miller Ryan and Lucas Miller Lois H. Mills Sally Milton Mr. and Mrs. Peter Minderman Dr. Andrew Minear Carolyn Minear Clay and Kim Mitchell in memory of Lucy Lane Mitchell Jan Moss Mari Moye Karla Muniz Mr. Sumanth Neelam Alicia and Jay Nevins Kailey and Robert Newkirk JoAnn Newman Andrea and Van-Tam Nguyen Jessica Nguyen Donna Nickel Walter Ronald Nock David Oigarden Odd-o-Ts’ Entertainment in honor of all those who keep us performing!

Dan and Dana O’Keefe Eric O’Neal Leslie King O’Neal Molly O’Neill Dr. Ron and Nina Oppenheim Jenise Osani Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan O. Partain Dr. Patricia Patterson Ronald and Carrie Patterson Beth Pendleton Dw Phineas Perkins John and Anne Perry Dr. Calvin and Pamela Peters Peter and Nancy Pfaff Eddie and Melanie Pipkin Lizz and Tony Pittsley Dave Plotkin

George Poelker and Judy Black Carol Ann Pohl Michael and Leslie Poole Jennet Pozzuoli Steven and Nancy Price Mark Pulliam and Judy St. Peter Patricia and Bert Ramsay Debby Randall Bruce and LeAnne Rapée James and Beverly Rawlings Roger D. and Rosalind Ray Douglas and Carole Reece Bill “Roto” Reuter Mr. and Mrs. Rice Mr. and Mrs. Mills Riddick Patricia Rixmann Ian D. Robinson Lenore and Howard Roland Dr. F. Robert and Norene Rolle Robert and Tara Rollins Joy Roney Lesley and Barry Rubin Donald Rudolf Judy Russell Ellen C. and Allan W. Ryan Michael and Theresa Ryan Joan E. Sanchez Diane L. Sandquist Maria Isabel Sanquírico Rocky Santomassino The Sanz-Guerro Family Patty Schmidt Frank Schornagle Jim and Pat Schroeder Ryan Scordato Sara and Bill Segal Samuel W. Seymour and Karen Patton Seymour Rebecca Shanahan James G. Shepp Arthur Shevchenko William and Dorothy Silverman Diana Sisley Dr. Paul Skomsky Scott and Tina Skraban Charlie and Becca Sloan Brenda and Stan Smith Keith Smith and Marc Caglia Robert and Janan Smither Mary and Rick Solik Tony and Rebecca Sos Matthew Soss

David Spiegel Paula Stuart Carol Studer Rene Stuzman Randall M. Sumner and George B. Mabry Dr. Stella Sung Vernon Swartsel Thomas C. Taffinder Jodi Tassos in memory of John Tassos George R. and Eleanor C. Taylor Patrick Terry Michael Thomas John and Nancy-Lee Thompson Mark E. Thompson Clinton and Renee Thompson James William Tivy Larry Tobin Tamara L. Trimble Anthea M. Turner Jerry and Barbara Twedt Benjamin Urrutia Lee and Judy Van Valkenburgh Bernie Vatter Ms. Sterling S. Vestal Massimo and Louise Villinger Keith Walls Robert Waltman Katy Moss Warner Tim Warzecha and Bill Neighbors David Kevin Weaver Todd C. Weaver Mr. Randy Welsch Miriam Weston The Honorable David Wheeler George and Cynthia White Michael and Diane White Trudy Wild Jennifer Williams and James Yannucci Jayne and John Willis Betty Jane and Cecil Wilson, MD Bill and Suzy Wilson David and Diane Withee Nancy and Jonathan Wolf Leighton and Phyllis Yates Michael J. Young Edward and Phyllis Zissman JL Zucco

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OUR HISTORY

Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Archives The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park was founded in 1935 at Rollins College to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach’s birth by presenting the composer’s orchestral and choral music to the public for its “enlightenment, education, pleasure, and enjoyment.” The Society decided early on to operate in partnership with Rollins College while still maintaining its status as a fully independent non-profit organization.

Mrs. Isabelle Sprague-Smith, a former New York artist and school principal, was the president and driving force behind the Bach Festival Society from 1935 until her death in 1950. At Mrs. SpragueSmith’s death, the future of the Bach Festival Society was uncertain. Rollins President Hugh McKean asked John M. Tiedtke, the treasurer of Rollins College, a music lover and an astute businessman, to fill the opening and he agreed. Mr. Tiedtke served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in December 2004. Under his leadership, the Bach Festival Society expanded its programming to include two additional choral programs beyond the Annual Festival, top-tier visiting soloists and ensembles, and community events in Winter Park.

Following Mr. Tiedtke’s death, the Society began a period of modernization and growth. Today, the Society maintains an all-volunteer choir of over 185 singers from throughout Central Florida and a professional orchestra of nearly 50 members. We present nearly 30 ticketed performances, dozens of in-school educational programs, a high school choral festival, and several community concerts; we produce recordings, present the Young at Heart Chorale, and form high-level artistic partnerships reaching approximately 50,000 people annually.

The Bach Festival Society is the third-oldest continuously operating Bach Festival in the United States and Central Florida’s longest-running performing arts organization. We maintain a strong partnership with Rollins College and provide high-quality performance and learning opportunities to students, faculty, and staff.

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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH The Bach Festival Society offers music-making and educational opportunities for all ages.

The renowned Bach Festival Choir is comprised of auditioned singers, enjoying weekly rehearsals and specializes in singing choral masterworks in partnership with the Bach Festival Orchestra.

The Young at Heart Chorale is a volunteer singing group for those 55+ years young. The group has weekly rehearsals and performs outreach concerts at local community centers.

The Bach Youth choir will make their highly anticipated return this fall. Young musicians will refine their musicianship skills through weekly rehearsals and performances.

The Bach to the Future initiative provides programs for primary and secondary school students.

The FreshStARTS program brings unique musical learning experiences into the schools featuring professional musicians who present a variety of musical genres. The newly formed Bach Vocal Artists offer educational outreach through open rehearsals, and/or school visits when available.

Our popular High School Honors Choral Festival provides valuable workshop/clinic feedback from collegiate choral directors recruited from across the country. This festival helps prepare high school choirs for their annual Music Performance Assessments.

The Bach Festival Society brings in world renowned visiting artists who often provide Master classes to students and patrons, giving a unique insider’s perspective of the process of fine-tuning musical excellence.

A new initiative, the Choir of Distinction, offers area high school choirs a chance to compete for this honor. The carefully selected choir will receive many benefits including choral mentorship, educational opportunities, an invitation to perform, and a trophy.

Announcing our 2023 Choir of Distinction

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