Holiday Festival of Music Program by Commonwealth Catholic Charities

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C O M M O N W E A LT H C AT H O L I C C H A R I T I E S P R E S E N T S T H E 3 0 TH A N N U A L

Holiday Festival of Music CHRISTMAS CLASSICS & CAROLS NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Happy Holidays From the Kelleher Team!

3 5 YEARS

1968 - 2021

Our Boards board of

directors

The Very Reverend Shay W. Auerbach, S.J., V.F. Stephen J. Benedetti Colleen R. Berry Joseph Boisineau Gerald D. Brittle Damien Cabezas Sharon M. Dajon James J. DePasquale Randal J. Gatzke Daniel Hand Patrick F. Heinen Dane Honrado Mary Margaret Kastelberg Michael Kelleher TuLinh Le Nikola Lucas Charles G. Marlowe Kathleen M. McCauley Michael D. Metzger Monica B. Molony Kelly J. Mortensen Christine Petri The Very Reverend Sean M. Prince, V.F. John Puccinelli Cliona Mary Robb Ernesto V. Sampson Susan Schneider Paul Sinclair Kelly Stuart David Whitehead Marie D. Yascko-Rosado Jay Brown

c o m m o n w e a lt h h u m a n s e r v i c e s f o u n d at i o n b o a r d

Carey Bliley Robert C. Courain, Jr. John G. Dane Lloyd C. Dunnavant Jeffrey M. Gill Ellen Gortler Michael T. Hadank Louise Hartz Scott Horchler Charles G. Marlowe Mallory McCune Kathleen Mortensen J. Kevin Muldowney Samuel Patterson, III Brenda P. Poggendorf John Puccinelli Christine N. Thomas Dianne Thompson Jay Brown h o u s i n g c o r p o r at i o n b o a r d

Rosann Bocciarelli Joseph Boisineau James P. Carreras James J. DePasquale Scott Horchler Joyce M. Knight Rev. Mr. Ronald A. Reger Michael Shaia Paul Sinclair Lucia Anna Trigiani Jay Brown

About Commonwealth Catholic Charities S ince 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) has grown into one of the

largest and most comprehensive human service providers in the state, offering over 30 programs and services in eleven locations across eastern, central, and southwestern Virginia. Last year alone, CCC impacted the lives of over 42,000 individuals. CCC’s diverse array of services holistically address the complex needs of our most vulnerable neighbors. CCC programs include Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling, Developmental Disabilities Support, Food Pantries, Foster Care, Homeless Services, Housing and Financial Counseling, Immigration and Interpreter Services, Mental Health Counseling, Refugee Resettlement, and Senior Services. Learn more at www.cccofva.org.

About the Richmond Symphony F ounded in 1957, the Richmond Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Central Virginia. The organization includes an orchestra of more than 70 professional musicians, the 150-voice Richmond Symphony Chorus and more than 260 students in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra programs. Each season, more than 200,000 members of the community enjoy concerts, radio broadcasts, and educational outreach programs. The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Special Thanks T hank you to the Holiday Festival of Music Committee for making this event possible. Joseph Boisineau  Lloyd Dunnavant  Michael Hadank  Louise Hartz  Nikola Lucas Mallory McCune  Kathleen Mortensen  John Puccinelli  Dianne Thompson Our sincere gratitude to the Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree for their volunteer efforts on behalf of Holiday Festival of Music.

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Holiday Festival of Music November 29, 2021  7:00 PM  Erin R. Freeman, Conductor

Welcome

Joy to the World!

Overture to Merry Christmas

Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Diocese of Richmond Jay Brown, CCC Chief Executive Officer Richmond Symphony VCU Commonwealth Singers Richmond Symphony

Richmond Symphony VCU Commonwealth Singers

Glow

A Christmas Alleluia

Our Lady of Nazareth Parish Choir

HANDEL, arr. RUTTER

WENDEL

WHITACRE

MARTIN/BARRETT

Patrick and Nicole Gallagher

An English Christmas

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Richmond Symphony Richmond Symphony VCU Commonwealth Singers

Rest

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

Richmond Symphony VCU Commonwealth Singers

HARRELL

WILLIAMS, arr. RALPH BURTON

Our Lady of Nazareth Parish Choir

White Christmas

Richmond Symphony VCU Commonwealth Singers

BERLIN, arr. CHASE

Home for the Holidays

Richmond Symphony VCU Commonwealth Singers

STILLMAN, arr. HAYES

The use of cameras and/or recording devices in the cathedral is strictly prohibited.

violin

The Richmond Symphony bass

Adrian Pintea Stacy Matthews Anna Rogers Susy Yim Alana Carithers Susan Spafford Ellen Cockerham Riccio Catherine Cary Alison Hall Justin Gopal Treesa Gold Susanna Klein

Andrew Sommer Rumano Solano flute

Mary Boodell Jennifer Debiec Lawson

Samuel Huss Brian Strawley trombone

Scott Winger t i m pa n i

oboe

James Jacobson

Shawn Welk percussion clarinet

David Lemelin Eddie Sundra

Clifton Hardison harp

Alicia Romeo

viola

Molly Sharp Stephen Schmidt Zsuzsanna Emödi Jocelyn Smith

trumpet

bassoon

Thomas Schneider Matthew Lano

organ

Daniel Sañez

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Jason McComb Schuyler Slack Ryan Lannan Barbara Gaden

Devin Gossett Erin Lano

Commonwealth Singers Erin Freeman, conductor David Kim, pianist

Asa Abbot* Collin Aloi* Philip Anderson Olivia Carlton* Abigail Córdova* Annabella Cox* Caroline Gryder* Erik Haugen Katarina Izdepski* Travis Krickovic*

Connor Loftis* Lauren Maho* Kayro Mendoza-Ibarra Helena Nuckols* Jordan Osborne Shuvojeet Paul Ariela Press Holly Ramia* McAllister Reed Jesse Roberts

Nathaniel Roper* Zachary Short* Jeffery Simon* Alexei Staruk* Claire Sutliff Chance A. Szabo-Bordé* Caitlyn Vidra* Alexys Weihl Allison Yablonski* * Leadership Team

Erin R. Freeman

Versatile, engaging, and spirited conductor and artistic leader Erin Freeman serves in multiple positions throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and maintains a national presence through guest conducting engagements. Freeman is Director of the award-winning Richmond Symphony Chorus, Artistic Director of Wintergreen Music, Director of Choral Activities at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Resident Conductor of the Richmond Ballet, the State Ballet of Virginia. Guest conducting engagements include the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, Savannah Symphony, Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and additional ensembles in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, and Illinois. She has conducted at Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, La Madeleine in Paris, and the Kennedy Center, and has conducted and/or prepared the Richmond Symphony Chorus for multiple recordings, including the 2019 GRAMMY-nominated release of Mason Bates’ Children of Adam on the Reference Recording label. After a year of creating online experiences for multiple organizations and leading the 2021 in-person Wintergreen Music Festival, in 2021-2022, Freeman returns to the podium in engagements with the Virginia, Portland, Williamsburg, and Richmond Symphony Orchestras, choral preparation for the Defiant Requiem Foundation, a performance of Faure’s Requiem in Carnegie Hall with Distinguished Concerts International New York, two productions with the Richmond Ballet, and the Richmond Symphony Chorus’ long-awaited 50th anniversary celebration, featuring Haydn’s The Creation. A recent finalist for Performance Today’s Classical Woman of the Year, Freeman has also been named one of Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s “50 Most Influential Women in Virginia” and an “Extraordinary Woman Leader” by the VCU School of Business. Freeman holds degrees from Northwestern University (BMus), Boston University (MM), and Peabody Conservatory (DMA).

Dominic Rotella

Dominic Rotella is currently Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony. Prior to this appointment in 2018, he served as Principal Horn of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago (Chile) and has held positions with the Louisville Orchestra, New World Symphony, and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He performs occasionally as guest principal horn with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has played with numerous premier ensembles, including the Chicago, Cincinnati, and Houston Symphony Orchestras. Dominic’s past summer engagements include the Sun Valley Music Festival, Charlottesville Opera, Lake Placid Sinfonietta, and, since 2013, an annual appearance at the Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, Minnesota. Initially a trumpet player, Rotella first played the horn at age 14 under the guidance of John P. Little. He later studied with professor D. Bruce Heim at the University of Louisville, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in horn performance. More recently, he returned to school and completed three semesters of graduate coursework at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University under the tutelage of world-renowned horn pedagogue William VerMeulen. Rotella was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, grew up in the small town of Holderness, New Hampshire, then spent 12 years in Louisville, Kentucky. He has now lived in seven states and two countries and finds it increasingly difficult to answer the question, “Where are you from?”

Evan Williams

A native of Georgia, Evan Williams holds a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from Columbus State University, a Master of Music Degree from the University of Texas at Austin (UT), and he is currently working towards a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Trombone Performance at UT and worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Trombone Studio. His principal teachers include Nathaniel Brickens and Bradley Palmer. Prior to working with the Richmond Symphony, Williams served as Principal Trombone in the Central Texas Philharmonic as well as Trombonist with the Mid-Texas Symphony. Williams has also been named winner in several international competitions, including the International Trombone Association Alto Trombone Competition, the ITA Van Haney Orchestral Tenor Competition, ITA Frank Smith Solo Tenor Competition, as well as the Steven Zellmer Orchestral Trombone Competition, which is hosted by the Minnesota Orchestra. As a soloist, Williams has also been featured with the University of Texas, Columbus State Trombone Choir, the Fort Benning Army Brass Band, and the Victoria University Wind Ensemble. 9

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