40 TH ANNIVERSARY SPRING CONCERT
Susan Bialek, Artistic Director Patricia McKewen Amato, Piano
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016
Gordon Center for Performing Arts 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave., Owings Mills
40th Anniversary Spring Concert Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM Gordon Center for Performing Arts Owings Mills, Maryland Susan Bialek, Artistic Director Patricia McKewen Amato, Piano
320 E. Towsontown Blvd. Terrace Level • Towson, MD 21286 410-494-1480 • www.ccmsings.org
Children’s Chorus of Maryland is funded in part by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Program design by Kathrine Forster Kuo, katkuo.design@gmail.com
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From the Artistic Director
A heartfelt welcome to Children’s Chorus of Maryland’s 40th annual Spring Concert! Thank you so very much for coming and celebrating with us this afternoon!
As one might throw a birthday party for a dear one and invite friends and family to celebrate together, we have in store for you a musical birthday celebration! We happily commemorate this major milestone in CCM’s long history by sharing the occasion with a choir of CCM singing alumni, returning from far and wide to be with us today, and 20 sopranos and altos from our friends the Handel Choir of Baltimore, who have just celebrated their 80th year of singing! In addition, superb instrumentalists from our area will join us on stage for our grand presentation of Baldasarre Galuppi’s Dixit Dominus in its entirety. Harpist Julia Martyn Frazier will join our Concert Choir and the HCB women to help us to fill Gustav Holst’s third set of Choral Hymns to the Rig Veda, part of a sacred text from the Hindu tradition, with magical mystery and awe. Our treble choir will present their most ambitious set yet, even venturing into three parts. Happy 40th Birthday, CCM! Our greatest collaborator of all, our dear Ms. Patti, joins us of course, sending celebratory joy to each singer with her beautifully sensitive playing, always modeling for the singers each week her amazing balance of meticulous discipline and sense of musical fun! Thank you, Ms. Patti!!! Our program today is comprised of songs that celebrate salient features of CCM’s mission; playful learning, dedication to excellence, persistence, musical exploration, and endless possibility. Intellectually, the music challenged our understanding of music notation and theory. Vocally, it challenged us to sing with great care, careful technique and attention to detail. The traditions represented here are from diverse places in the world, cultures, musical styles and faiths. Some of these pieces even challenge us as citizens of our world, asking that we be more aware of others and examine situations from different points of view. Finally, some of what we’ll sing for you today is just good fun. Each choir has at least one piece that made the singers giggle while they rehearsed it; silly lyrics, crazy rhythms that incited near giddiness once finally mastered, or suave body percussion that wasn’t always so suave. Whether a Beginner 1 or a Solfa 3, whether age 6 or age 16, we as “CCMers” are all committed to musical excellence, to hard work and to having fun together on our musical journey. We count on one another in vast and nearly indescribable ways. Although we are delighted to share our concert with you, I wish I could also share with you the many moments of intense focus, eye-popping discovery, the collective cheers when we master something for the first time, or spontaneous musical humor the singers share that other peers or even family members might not understand or appreciate. The rehearsal hall is a work room for sure, but it is also where the magic happens, slowly, unfurling over time. continued on page 3
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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR continued from page 3
There is no shortcut, no instant, no microwave. Thank goodness these students are our future! They value that lengthy process, as musicians and as people who do and will continue to contribute to society in tremendous ways.
I extend my sincere gratitude to our singers, teachers, alumni, collaborators and guests, parent volunteers and CCM staff. It is my pleasure and honor to welcome you to this 40th Anniversary Spring Concert! Happy, Happy Birthday, CCM!!!
—Susan Bialek
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FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT CCM – 40 years Young!
Forty years ago, when Dr. Betty Bertaux developed the CCM model, it filled a void that was sorely evident in musical education. Choruses and choirs readily existed for performance purposes, but without a clear understanding of the principles of vocal music. The quality of performance was limited by the ability to rotely memorize parts and hopefully regurgitate them accurately in the performance venue. Though learning rotely was less than ideal, years of commitment were required to gain training in music theory, and true fluency in the ability to read music. The children and families of CCM have made this commitment: Congratulations! Forty years later, we now live in a world of high tech speed and distractibility. How fast can I get it done and what shortcuts exist for this purpose? Our kids are heavily (over)scheduled with activities and we are prone to making decisions to streamline the family schedule. Though understandable, at what costs? I want to congratulate the CCM students and families on their insight into Betty’s vision. There is a great commitment of family time and resources — but with great payoff. Enjoy today’s performance and I personally thank our benefactors as we could not exist without their generosity. Long live CCM! Jack Vaeth President and Parent Representative CCM Board of Directors
FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR Dear CCM Friends, As I consider the import of everyone here at CCM celebrating our 40th year, I am humbled by the pure, unadulterated vision, dedication, commitment, fortitude, and loyalty of the many, many people who have supported CCM’s mission, and literally made the continuation of CCM possible, over four decades. For any nonprofit to survive the departure of its founder is a statistical anomaly, and a stupendous achievement. For a small, stand-alone arts nonprofit to reach its 40th year is an absolute miracle! Our achievements stand in testimony to the impact and value of what CCM brings to our students, as well as to the community at large. I am infinitely proud to be associated with CCM, and I am deeply honored to serve the missions, programs and people of CCM in whatever way I can. Here’s to you — if you are reading this, you are part of the very heart and soul of CCM, and we bless you for your invaluable part in it! Thank you. Much love, Ramona 40 Years of Song: Spring Concert 2016
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Did you know…
• That a recent study shows that the average American listens to music four hours per day—which equals 60 full days a year, and 13 full YEARS of musiclistening in an average lifetime? • That childhood music training is associated with gains in spatial and mathematical reasoning and complex language-use, in addition to the joy and fulfillment of music-making? • That people who continue their choral singing into their later years report higher morale, more social engagement, fewer falls and less need for medication than their non-choral-singing counterparts? • That music is so beneficial to the brain and body that it’s used in the treatment of many neurological dysfunctions, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and stroke?
• That relatively few people are still engaging in team sports by the time they’re 40, but a high percentage of those who participate in group musicmaking as children remain involved throughout their lives? • That according to a 2014 study of nonprofit organization longevity, CCM has outlived the majority of nonprofits registered with the IRS, and has survived twice as long as the median NPO lifespan? • That despite these statistics, the nonprofit arts sector is suffering declines in public support, corporate, foundation and private donorship, and admissions revenue? • That ticket sales and performance fees make up only 5% of CCM’s revenue? • That tuition covers only 50% of the cost of a CCM education? • That for 40 years, CCM has maintained founder Betty Bertaux’s commitment that no qualified child would be turned away due to inability to pay?
Music matters! Please visit http://www.ccmsings.org/donate/ right now! (Then turn off your cellphone and enjoy the concert!)
2015–2016 Roster Concert Choir
Laney Plimpton Emmy Pratt Samuel Schuler Emma Shannon Grace Vaeth Elizabeth Volpe Charlotte Zang
Malia Bailey Lily Batchelor Madison Cote Campbell DiCarlo La’Mya Flowers Edwin Harmon
Sophia Kessenich Marlo Lacson Claire Lamoureux Meredith Pepin Jesse Plank Abraham Plimpton
Lyric Choir
Janet Gosnell Eileen Gregory Marin Harris Autumn Husband Sophia Justen Zoe Kazanzides Eli Lehman Meredith Moore Abigail Morris Mattie Mueller Inshera Opoku Sara Orlinsky
Timothy Pepin Jeremy Plimpton Noelle Plimpton Wilson Pratt Michelle Reynoso Morgan Sessa Peter Vashchilko Malaika Walker Harrison Wimms Zoe Zsebenyi
Sevil Kallam Olivia Kasperski Dennis Kupchenko Natalie Labrique Jonathan Lee Zaria Mayo Megan McCormick Lydia Montcalmo Eve Moran Amalia Nelson Zoe Niessen Scarlett O’Comartun Ayeyi Opoku Audrey Ort
Gabriella Pangborn Mercy Pantzer Connor Pratt Arthur Schugam Jada Segall Kaitlyn Seibel Pyotr Sergeevykh Colette Vannier Marta Vashchilko Finnegan Wagner Jamison Washington Berlyn Wells-Huber Alaya Zsebenyi
Christian Bechmann Caroline Boteler Molly Bugg Caroline Cook Kierstin Cummings Mairead DeBrabander Julija DeVance Julia Gaevsky Emily Georgiou Autumn Gilliam
Treble Choir Marlena Althouse Lydia Aus Joselyn Belcher Joey Blank Morgen Christian Alexandra Corwell Heaven Davis Madelyn Dwyer Madisyn Flowers Anna Fugelso Caroline Guest Calleigh Johnson
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Staff Ramona Galey
Christina Owens
Susan Bialek
Meryem Ahmadian
General Director Artistic Director
Andrea Burgoyne
Marketing Director
Program Coordinator
Operations Director
Faculty Patricia McKewen Amato Piano
Vocal Coach/Accompanist, Towson University Voice Division B.M. Ed., Catholic University of America M.M., University of Houston Certificates in Lieder, Opera, and Chamber Music, American Institute of Musical Studies, Graz, Austria Faculty, American Institute of Musical Studies, Graz, Austria
Susan Bialek
Artistic Director, Teacher – Solfa I
B.A. Music, Vassar College M.A.T., Music Education, Manhattanville College Kodály Certification Level 1 & 2, Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford Director of Music, Dutchess Day School, 1992-2014 Co-founder and Director, Cappella Festiva Treble Choir, 2006-2014 President, Dutchess County Music Educators Association, 2012-2014
Lyndsay Davies
Teacher – CCM Outreach Program at Stoneleigh Elementary School
B.M.Ed., Grove City College M.M.Ed., Kodály Emphasis, American Kodály Institute, Loyola University Teacher, Children’s Chorus of Maryland Conservatory Program (2009-2013) Music Teacher, Harford County Public Schools (2000-2010) 8
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Len Langrick
Early Childhood Program Director; Teacher – Crickets, Beginner II; Summer Day Camp Coordinator Music Teacher, Indian Creek School B.M.Ed., Western Michigan University M.M., Indiana University Kodály Certification Level III, Silver Lake College Orff-Schulwerk Certification, Level III, West Chester University Musikgarten Certification (early childhood)
Lauren McDougle
Education Director Teacher – Beginner I, Intermediate II, Solfa II
Music Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools Director, American Kodály Institute B.M. Mus. Ed., Bowling Green State University Orff-Schulwerk Level I, Eastman School of Music M. M. Ed., Kodály Emphasis, Loyola University President, Maryland United Specialists in Kodály
Jennifer Miller
Teacher – Beginner III, Intermediate III, Solfa III
Kodály certification, Loyola University B.S. Mus Ed, Towson University M.M.Mus Ed, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Choral Director, Loyola Blakefield (1999-2013)
Angela Pope
Teacher – Beginner I, Intermediate I
Music Teacher, Atholton Elementary School B. M. Ed. University of Delaware Student Loyola University, American Kodály Institute
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music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn Assistant Director Michael Zellhofer
Music Director Eliza van Kan
Choreographer Mea Holloway
Dance Captain Carly Victor
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5801 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214
SHOW DATES
Friday, May 13, Saturday May 14, Sunday, May 15
Friday/Saturday Evenings 7:30 PM, Sunday Matinée 2:00 PM
Friday, May 20, Saturday May 21, Sunday, May 22 Friday/Saturday Evenings 7:30 PM, Sunday Matinée 2:00 PM For more information or to purchase tickets please visit us at: www.thirdwall.org or e-mail info@thirdwall.org
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Board of Directors Dr. Jack Vaeth, President CCM Parent Liaison; Psychiatrist Andrea Burgoyne, Secretary CCM Operations Director; CCM Alumni Parent Ramona Galey, Treasurer CCM General Director
Susan Goetze CCM Alumni Parent; Owner, Sinclair Leasing
Patricia McKewen Amato Music Coach and Accompanist, Towson University, American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria), and Children’s Chorus of Maryland
Advisory Board James R. Glover, Chair Ronald Gretz Retired financial planner and college professor, Artistic Director, Annapolis Opera Company CCM Alumni Parent Patricia McKewen Amato Pianist, Conductor
Carol Bogash Director of Education, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Goldman, Esquire Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman Hoffberger and Hollander, L.L.C. Hilda Perl Goodwin Philanthropist
Nancy Grasmick, Ph.D. Retired State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland Department of Education
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Thomas Hall Music Director, Baltimore Choral Arts Society WYPR Radio Program Host Edward Polochick Music Director, Concert Artists of Baltimore
Dr. Elam Ray Sprenkle Retired Professor of Music History, Composition, and Theory, Peabody Conservatory
Barry Tuckwell Retired Conductor, Clinician, Horn Soloist
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Sing your beautiful heart out, Sara! We love you! Mom, Dad, Lexi, Charlie and Rachel XOXO
Dear Berlyn, Congratulations on your final year of Treble Choir. We are looking forward to seeing you grow in Lyric Choir. Love, Your Moms XOXOXO
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Concert Donors List 2015–2016 Season as of April 2016
Children’s Chorus of Maryland wishes to thank the following donors for their generous support of our programs and for their dedication and commitment to our children. We can’t do it without you!
Director’s Circle ($10,000+) Ramona Galey & The Estate of Betty Bertaux JS Plank and DM Dicarlo Family Foundation Maryland State Arts Council Jayne H. Plank
Benefactors ($5,000 - $9,999) Wendy Scheinberg & Steve Scheinberg
Patrons ($1,000 - $2,499) This performance is made possible in part through sponsorship of the Baltimore County Executive, County Council and Commission on Arts and Sciences.
Patti Amato Assocated Catholic Charities Andrea Burgoyne Susan Goetze Jewish Community Center
Helen Otell St. Andrews Christian Community Church TRowe Price Foundation Jack Vaeth
Sponsors ($500 – $999) Carol Bogash Community Foundation of New Jersey Guozhang Cheng & Yan Jiang
Keith May Mary Weller
Contributors & Sustainers ($250 – $499) Yara Cheikh & Firmin DeBrabander Creating Equity, LLC Len & Cindy Levering 40 Years of Song: Spring Concert 2016
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Donors ($100 – $249)
Associated Jewish Charities Joyce Stevens Brown Kelly Emerson Christina Feliciano Kelley & Richard Feliz Marian Goetze Heidi Grundmann Elisa Hartman Jonathan Jensen Teodoro Katinis Richard Kemper Dennis & Katherine Kuo Leslie Margolis Michael Meyers
($50 – $99)
Michael Alto Capital One Carol Baumerich Alan Bertaux Drew Bostwick Terry Brashears Josephine DeVincenzi George Dickey George & Agatha Diver Pace Kessenich Carol McCurdy Michael Mauro
(up to $49)
Amazon Kristen Appel Jeri Devance Kelly Griffin GSN of Southwest Florida Kathleen Jackson Jared Mandell
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Phyllis & Barry Miller Diane & Eric Orlinsky Christina Owens David Page David Power Mary Riordan Megan Leah Roberts Susan Robinson Amelia Schuler Linda Sholl Trung Vo Dorothy Wade Nadine & Eric Zsebenyi
Melaleuca Marianne Meyers Diane Mezzanotte Diane Moran Stacy Plimpton Dr. Karl Sachs Susan Safford Charles & Ruth Spivak Carolyn Tancock Noreen Victor Viridian Energy
Mary Kathleen McGuire Melinda Oneal Deborah Stambaugh Barbara Tagg Christine Wells Judi Wolf
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Program Susan Bialek, Conductor Patricia McKewen Amato, Piano
Concert and Lyric Choirs, Handel Choir of Baltimore Women Dixit Dominus
Baldasarre Galuppi
I. Dixit II. Juravit III. Judicavit Eric Allard, Julia Fitzgerald, Patrick Hoge, Lindsey Zimmerman, violin Magdalena Svirlova, viola • James McGonigle and Laurie Meeder, cello
Interlude Allemande from French Suite #1
JS Bach
Patricia McKewen Amato, piano
Treble Choir Let us Rejoice
Natalie Sleeth
Samuel Schuler, Patricia McKewen Amato, piano
Orpheus with his Lute Text by William Shakespeare Old Joe Clark Marienwürmchen Everlasting Melody
R. Vaughn Williams American folk song Arranged by Mary Goetze German folk song Arranged by Brahms Rollo Dilworth
Lyric Choir Dream Keeper Text by Langston Hughes
Music by Rollo Dilworth
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Can You Hear Me?
Bob Chilcott
Birdsong Text by an unknown child in Terezin concentration camp, Czechoslovakia
Music by Paul Read
Intermediate III Class The Nightingale
Thomas Weelkes Arranged by Henry Leslie
Christian Bechmann, Kierstin Cummings, Julija DeVance, Julia Gaevsky, Abigail Morris, Sara Orlinsky, Timothy Pepin, Jeremy Plimpton
Ol’ Dan Tucker
American Folksong Arranged by Robert DeCormier
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION Concert and Lyric Choirs Peace Mass, continued*
Bob Chilcott
4. Sanctus 5. Benedictus Campbell DiCarlo, Grace Vaeth, Elizabeth Volpe, Charlotte Zang, soloists 6. Agnus Dei
Interlude Gigue from French Suite #1
JS Bach
Patricia McKewen Amato, piano
Concert Choir Beautiful Bright Star of Belle Isle
Newfoundland Folksong Arranged by Eleanor Daley
Concert Choir and Handel Choir of Baltimore Women Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
Gustav Holst
IV. Hymn to the Dawn V. Hymn to the Waters VI. Hymn to Vena (The Sun Rising Through the Mist) Julia Martyn Frazier, harp
* See Artistic Director’s message on page 3
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Concert Choir City Called Heaven
Arranged by Josephine Poelinitz
Malia Bailey, Lily Batchelor, Madison Cote, Edwin Harmon, soloists
Bring Me Little Water Silvie
Arranged by Moira Smiley
Interlude Arabesques no. 1
Claude Debussy Julia Martyn Frazier, harp
Children’s Chorus of Maryland Alumni Choir To Music 16th Century German Chorale melody Text and arrangement by Betty Bertaux
Treble, Lyric, Concert And Alumni Choirs Blessing
Katie Moran Bart Please join us for a light reception in the lobby immediately following the concert.
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texts & translations
As a point of clarification (and further illustration of our students’ persistence) the fourth movement of Bob Chilcott’s Peace Mass (not included in our December performance) will be presented today, sandwiched between the third and fifth movements heard in December for continuity. The Lyric Choir has finished learning the entire work and the two choirs together presented the entire Mass at the Charlestown Retirement Community Chapel last month and will again next weekend when we join the Handel Choir of Baltimore for their spring concert. Further, our Lyric Choir does not typically sing in four parts, but worked so very hard to learn the first movement of Galuppi’s Dixit Dominus so as to be able to join our Concert Choir and our guest artists for even a portion of this glorious work for our special anniversary concert.
Dixit Dominus I.
Dixit Domino meo “Sede a dextris meis donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum deum tuorum
The Lord says unto my Lord; “Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies Your footstool.”
Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splendoribus sanctorum. Ex utero ante luciferum Genui te.
Your people will offer themselves freely on the day you lead your host in holy array From the womb of the morning Like dew your youth will come to you.
Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion Dominare in medio inimicorus tuorum!
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The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter Rule in the midst of your foes!
Juravit Dominus, Et non poenitebit eum,
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind
Dominus a dextris tuis; Confregit in die irae suae Reges.
The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
“Tu es sacerdos in aeternum Secundum ordinem Melchisedech.”
“ You are a priest forever after The order of Melchizedeck.”
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Judicabit in nationibus; implebit ruinas: conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
He will execute his judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses he will shatter the head over the wide earth
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritu Sancto.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit
De torrente in via bibet; Propterea exaltabit caput.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
He will drink from the brook by the way Therefore he will lift up his head.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end Amen
Let Us Rejoice Today! Oh be joyful, O be jubilant Put your sorrow far away Come rejoice and sing together this happy day. Oh be joyful on this day! Oh be joyful, put your sorrow away!
Orpheus with his Lute Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves when he did sing: To his music plants and flowers Ever sprung; as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring. Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing, die. continued on page 22
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Old Joe Clark Round and round, Old Joe Clark Round and round I say Round and Round, Old Joe Clark Ain’t got long to stay.
Old Joe Clark he had a house, sixteen stories high Ev’ry story in that house was full of chicken pie. Joe Clark’s bed measured eight by four He took the feather bed and me, I got the floor
I went down to Joe Clark’s house, never been before He slept on the feather bed and I slept on the floor Joe Clark had a violin, he fiddled all the day Anybody start to dance and Joe would start to play.
Marienwürmchen Marienwürmchen, setze dich, Auf meine Hand, auf meine Hand, Ich tu dir nichts zu Leide. Es soll dir nichts zu Leid geschehn, Will nur deine bunten Flügel sehn, Bunte Flügel, meine Freude.
O little ladybug come sit upon my hand, upon my hand: I do not wish to frighten you. I will cause you no harm, I want to see your colorful wings. Colorful wings! My delight!
Marienwürmchen, fliege hin Zu Nachbars Kind, zu Nachbars Kind, Sie tun dir nichts zu Leide! Es soll dir ja kein Leid geschehn, Sie wollen deine bunten Flügel sehn, Und grüß sie alle beide!
O little ladybug, fly onward To the neighbor’s child, to the neighbor’s child No harm will come to you! You will not suffer They too want to see your colorful wings And say hello to you!
Marienwürmchen, fliege weg, Dein Häuschen brennt, die Kinder schreien. So sehre; ach so sehre Die böse Spinne spinnt sie ein, Marienwürmchen flieg hinein, Deine kinder shreien sehre!
O little ladybug fly away! Your cottage burns, your children cry. So much, ah so much The mad spider spins close by. Fly ladybug, fly! Your children cry so!
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Sing a song ev’ry night and day, everlasting melody! A melody that will last always, everlasting melody! I will forever sing my song, everlasting melody! A melody that lives on and on, everlasting melody!
Dream Keeper The Dream Keeper Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamers, Bring me all of your Heart melodies That I may wrap them In a blue cloud-cloth Away from the too-rough fingers Of the world.
Can you Hear Me? I look around me as I grow, I’d like to tell you all I know. I see life with all its energy, the city streets, the rush of time. This is my world, it’s where I like to be, so much to see, so much to find. I sometimes sit and wait a while, I see the sun, it makes me smile. Can you see it? Can you see it too?
I feel life with all its energy, the joy of waking ev’ry day. This is my world, it’s where I like to be, so much to do, so much to say. I sometimes sit and feel the sun, its warmth is there for ev’ryone. Can you feel it? Can you feel it too?
My world’s a silent one, but it’s enough for me, I hear you through your hands, the movement sets me free, But it could be a special thing to hear your voice, to hear you sing. Can you hear me? Can you hear me too? I look around me as I grow, I’d like to tell you all I know. Can you hear me? continued on page 24
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Birdsong He doesn’t know the world at all. Who stays in his nest and doesn’t go out He doesn’t know what birds know best Nor what I sing about: That the world is full of loveliness. When dewdrops sparkle in the grass And earth is a-flood with morning light A blackbird sings upon a bush. To greet the dawning after night. Then I know how fine it is to live.
Hey, try to open your heart to beauty: Go to the woods someday And weave a wreath of memory there. Then if tears obscure your way, You’ll know how wonderful it is to be alive. He doesn’t know the world at all. Who stays in his nest and doesn’t go out He doesn’t know what birds know best Nor what I sing about: That the world is full of love, And how fine it is to live Oh how wonderful to be alive.
The Nightingale The nightingale, the organ of delight The nimble lark; The blackbird and the thrush, And all the pretty choristers of flight That chant their music notes on ev’ry bush; Let them no more contend who shall excel; The cuckoo is the bird that bears the bell.
Ol’ Dan Tucker Went to town the other night To hear a noise and see a fight. All the people were jumpin’ around Said ol’ Dan Tucker’s a comin’ into town. Hey, get out the way for ol’ Dan Tucker Too late to get his supper Supper’s over, dinner’s cookin’ 24
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Ol’ Dan Tucker just stand there lookin’.
Ol’ Dan Tucker come to town, Ridin’ on a billy goat, leadin’ a hound, Hound bark, and the billy goat jump, Throw’d Dan Tucker right straddle of a stump. Hey, get out the way for ol’ Dan Tucker Too late to get his supper Supper’s over, dinner’s cookin’ Ol’ Dan Tucker just stand there lookin’.
Ol’ Dan Tucker is a mighty fine man, Wash his face in a fryin’ pan, Comb his hair with a wagon wheel, Run a-long home with a toothache in his heel. Hey, get out the way for ol’ Dan Tucker Too late to get his supper Supper’s over, dinner’s cookin’ Ol’ Dan Tucker just stand there lookin’.
Ol’ Dan Tucker he got drunk, Jumped in the fire and kicked up a hunk, He got a live coal in his shoe, Holy gosh almighty how the ashes flew. Hey, get out the way for ol’ Dan Tucker Too late to get his supper Supper’s over, dinner’s cookin’ Ol’ Dan Tucker just stand there lookin’. from
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Sanctus Sanctus, Dominus Deus, Sabbaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra, Gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis.
Holy Lord God of hosts Heaven and earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highest
Benedictus Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis
Blessed who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Agnus Dei Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi Miserere nobis, dona nobis pacem
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Grant us peace.
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Beautiful Bright Star of Belle Isle One evening for pleasure I rambled, To view the fair fields all alone; Down by the banks of Loch Erin, Where beauty and pleasure were known. I spied a fair maid at her labour, Which caused me to stay for a while; I thought her the goddess of beauty, The blooming bright star of Belle Isle. I humbled myself to her beauty, “Fair maiden, where do you belong? Are you from the heavens descended, Abiding in Cupid’s fair throng?”
“Young man, I will tell you a secret, It’s true I’m a maid that is poor; And to part from my vows and my promise, Is more than my heart can endure.” “Therefore I’ll remain at my service, And go through all hardship and toil; And wait for the lad that has left me, Alone on the banks of Belle Isle.” “Young maiden, I wish not to banter, ‘Tis true I came here in disguise; I came to fulfill my last promise, And hoped to give you a surprise.”
“I own you’re the maid I love dearly. You’ve been in my heart all the while; For me, there is no other damsel, Than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
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Bring to her your off ’ring Bow before her, Raise your songs or welcome, As she comes in splendor.
2. Hymn to the Waters Flowing from the firmament, forth to the ocean, Healing all in earth and air, never halting. Indra, Lord of Heav’n formed their courses, Indra’s mighty laws can never be broken. Cleansing waters flow ye on, hasten and help us. Lo, in the waters, dwelleth one, Knower of all on earth and sea, Whose dread command no man may shun, Varuna, Sovran Lord is He. Onward ye waters onward hie Dance in the bright beams of the sun, Obey the ruler of the sky Who dug the path for you to run. continued on page 28
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3. Hymn to Vena (The sun rising through the mist)
Vena comes, born of light, He drives the many colour’d clouds onward Here, where the sunlight and the waters mingle Our songs float up and caress the newborn infant.
Vena comes, the child of cloud and mist appeareth on the ridge of the sky, He shines on the summit of creation The hosts proclaim the glory of our common father
Vena comes, He hath come to the bosom of his beloved Smiling on him, she beareth him to highest heav’n. With yearning heart, on thee we gaze, O gold-wing’d messenger of mighty Gods. Wise men see him in their libations As the sacrifice mounts to the eternal heights, Mingling with our solemn chant. He stands erect in highest heav’n, Clad in noble raiment, Arm’d with shining weapons Hurling light to the farthest region, Rejoicing in his radiant splendour.
City Called Heaven I am a pilgrim, a pilgrim of sorrow, I’m left in this wide world, this wide world alone! Ain’t got no hope, got no hope for tomorrow Trying to make it, make heaven my home. Sometimes I’m tossed and I’m driven, Lord. Sometimes I just don’t know which way to turn I heard of a city called heaven I’m trying to make it, make heaven my home.
Bring Me Little Water, Silvy Bring me little water Silvy, Bring me little water now Bring me little water Silvy, Ev’ry little once in a while Silvy come a runnin’ , bucket in her hand I will bring a little water, fast as I can
Bring it in a bucket Silvy, Bring it in a bucket now Bring it in a bucket Silvy, Ev’ry little once in a while Can’t you see me comin’ Can’t you see me now I will bring a little water, Ev’ry little once in a while 28
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Blessing May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, And the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again. May God hold you, May God hold you Ever in the palm of His hand.
Look around you today— You will see many people sporting various CCM pins. The oval, “Sponsor” pins are given to honor those people who have made an extraordinary financial contribution to CCM, of five hundred or more dollars to CCM in any one year. CCM could not exist without their generosity. Some of our volunteers will be wearing pins earned for service far beyond that required of CCM families. Many of these volunteers have given dozens, even hundreds of extra hours to CCM. No concert, no fundraiser, no newsletter, no tour, no CCM event could be produced without the generosity of our volunteers. Finally, you will see many pins proudly worn by our choristers. Every pin represents a period of extraordinary commitment, on the part of the student and the family, to braving the elements, overcoming illness, and laying other opportunities aside, in order to achieve exemplary attendance at CCM’s classes and rehearsals. Good attendance is the backbone of a polished performance, and while perfect and near-perfect attendance isn’t always possible, we honor those students who accomplish it. And look how many have accomplished it again and again! Taken together, CCM’s pins tell the story of a tremendous commitment—of time, effort, funds, determination and talent—all of which come together to produce today’s concert. If you’re reading this program, chances are that some of that commitment has come from you. So thank you, to all who have made today’s concert possible. We couldn’t have done it without you!
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collaborators
Children’s Chorus of Maryland warmly welcomes our guest performers in this afternoon’s concert. We are grateful for their collaboration and artistry! Pianist Patricia McKewen Amato’s extensive operatic experience includes duties as conductor, coach, and accompanist at the AIMS Institute in Graz, Austria, Brevard Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Peabody Institute, and the Young Victorian Theatre. She served as assistant music director of the Baltimore Opera Company and music director of its touring company; music director/conductor for Annapolis Opera, Maryland Lyric Opera, Brevard Music Festival, Opera Americana, Washington Savoyards, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and Rep Stage; and assistant conductor/chorus master for Washington Summer Opera. A versatile pianist, Ms. Amato frequently performs with the Children’s Chorus of Maryland, Annapolis Opera, Annapolis Chorale, Baltimore Choral Arts, Baltimore Symphony, Maryland Symphony, Baltimore Opera, Prince George’s Opera and Philharmonic, and Metropolitan Opera regional competitions. Ms. McKewen Amato is a first place winner in the Houston Chamber Music Society Competition; she recently performed The Carnival of the Animals with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Carmina Burana with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society. She made her Lincoln Center conducting debut in 1999 in an all-Charles Loeffler program, subsequently recorded on Koch International. Ms. McKewen Amato is a coach/accompanist for the voice division at Towson University, the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and the Children’s Chorus of Maryland. She holds a BM from the Catholic University of America (magna cum laude), a MM from the University of Houston (magna cum laude), and certificates in lieder, opera, and chamber music from The American Institute of Musical Studies, in Graz, Austria.
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CCM Alumni Choir 2016 Meryem Ahmadian Angelo Badolato Rebecca Berger Kim Waters Bonnette Anna Brashears Lisa Diver Rachel Ellis
Janet Flenniken Jason Herring Jennifer Miller Zinna Moore Veronica Page Abigail Pepin Madeline Pepin
Christopher Plimpton Jamila Purnell Martha Robichaud Nadia Steel Ryan Stevens Katharine Villegas
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Now in its 81st season, Handel Choir of Baltimore is regarded as one of the region’s top choral ensembles. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Arian Khaefi, the ensemble brings together excellent singers and players from across the Mid-Atlantic to perform repertoire ranging from early music to newly commissioned works by some of the field’s best current practitioners. Tim Smith of The Baltimore Sun has praised the Choir for its “clarity of articulation, smoothness of tonal blend and expressive warmth,” noting as well, “since Khaefi’s arrival in 2013, the repertoire has expanded steadily and imaginatively, and so [have] the group’s abilities.” (March 2016) Handel Choir also actively promotes the artistic health and growth of the community through its collaborative work with other organizations, recently including Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with Camerata of University of Maryland Baltimore County, and performances with Children’s Chorus of Maryland, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Baroque Band, Harmonious Blacksmith, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and Peabody Early Music.
Soprano Lisa Avolio Eloise Bensberg Katie Chen Kathy Fleming
Heather Hostetler Natalie Hung Sally Lawton Lien-Ying Liu Shih
Dawn Richards Katie Stout
Laurie Bacon Alejandra Ferguson Leslie Greenwald Bonnie Hamalainen
Emily Henning Carolyn Koch Catherine Koch Casey Lane
Cindy Levering Jeanne Sevigny Trina Torkildsen
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Arian Khaefi was named Artistic Director and Conductor of Handel Choir of Baltimore in 2013. He serves as Director of Choral Activities at Towson University, where he conducts the University Chorale and Men’s and Women’s Choruses, teaches applied lessons in conducting, and administers a choral program of six choirs. 40 Years of Song: Spring Concert 2016
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Before coming to Baltimore, Khaefi served as Conductor of the Windsor Classic Chorale in Windsor, Ontario, and as Assistant Conductor of the University Choral Society at the University of Michigan. He has prepared choruses for leading conductors including Peter Grunberg, Martin Katz, Christopher Warren-Green, Leonard Slatkin, and James Conlon. Khaefi’s guest conducting has taken him across the Mid-Atlantic, and he has presented lectures and master classes both nationally and internationally. His ensembles at Towson University have been invited to perform at prestigious concert halls across the East Coast, most recently including Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and Carnegie Hall in New York City. His primary conducting teachers include Jerry Blackstone, Donald Neuen, Paul Salamunovich, and Paul Rardin. He has received additional mentoring from Peter Phillips, Ragnar Bohlin, David Hayes, Jacques Lacombe, and Neal Stulberg. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the University of California, Los Angeles. Julia Martin Frazier, harpist, maintains an active freelance and teaching schedule throughout the Baltimore / Washington DC areas. She has worked with various orchestras and music ensembles throughout the region, including the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony and the Annapolis Symphony. She sits on the boards of and the Baltimore Chapter of the American Harp Society. Julia completed her Master’s Degree in Music under Jeanne Chalifoux at the Peabody Institute of Music of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where she studied with Alice Chalifoux (Principal Harpist for the Cleveland Orchestra 1931-1974), and received Bachelor’s Degrees both in Music and Art History. She spent numerous summers at the renowned Salzedo Harp Colony in Camden, Maine under the direction of Alice Chalifoux. Magdalena Svirlova, violist, has a Master of Music Degree in violin and viola performance from the Lviv State Conservatory in Ukraine. For 15 years, she held the position of Assistant Principal viola in the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater. Since 2001, she has lived in Baltimore. She performs with the Lancaster, Harrisburg, Amadeus, and Delaware Symphonies and the Baltimore Opera, among others. She also teaches violin and viola. Eric Allard studied violin at the Manhattan School of Music before switching careers and going into art education. He then attended the Maryland Institute College of Art’s five-year program, earning his Bachelors in Fine Arts in 2010 and his Masters in Teaching in 2011. Eric has been the art teacher at Glyndon Elementary School for four years 32
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now but regularly performs with a number of groups on violin. He is the concert master of the Hunt Valley Symphony orchestra, he plays with many community theater groups, and performs for church services. Julia FitzGerald began studying the violin in Tacoma, Washington where she participated in school groups, as well as in the Tacoma Youth Symphony Associations programs, including orchestras, chamber ensembles, Evergreen Music Festival, and Bach Festival. She gained additional experience in the University of Puget Sound chamber music program, in All State and All Northwest orchestras, and the State Solo Contest. She graduated from The Northwest School in Seattle, where she was the orchestra’s concertmaster. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland to attend The Johns Hopkins University and continued her violin studies at Peabody Conservatory. After graduating from Hopkins, Julia embraced the world of Irish traditional music. During the intervening years she has performed extensively in that genre in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., in such venues as the Baltimore Irish Festival, the Washington Irish Festival, the Philadelphia Irish Festival, and Traditional Irish Music Weeks in New York and Nova Scotia. She joined the Hunt Valley Symphony in the year of its formation and continues to enjoy rehearsing and performing with this dynamic group, once again in a classical setting. Lindsey Zimmerman, a graduate of Towson University with a B.S. in Music Education specializing in strings, serves as the Orchestra Director at Parkville Middle School & Center of Technology in Baltimore County. An active freelance musician, she enjoys performing with the Hunt Valley Symphony Orchestra and the HVSO String Quartet. She maintains a private violin studio in White Hall, Maryland, and is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree from Loyola University. Patrick Hoge is a northern Virginia native and a graduate of James Madison University, where he played in the first violin section of the JMU Symphony Orchestra and the Camerata ensemble. Patrick studied violin with Allison Bailey, has served as concertmaster of several orchestras, been a featured soloist, and played in prestigious venues including the John F. Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. He currently resides in Baltimore and plays in various local orchestras. A native of Glen Rock, PA, James McGonigle has been playing cello since 1998 and enjoys many styles of music. He’s studied with teachers from all over the country, including Jan Nemshick, Ilya Finkelshteyn, Dariusz Skoraczewski, and Zuill Bailey at the University of Texas at El Paso. In 2007, James won the associate principal chair of the National Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Benjamin Zander. 40 Years of Song: Spring Concert 2016
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Solo performances include the First Baptist Encore series and winning the YYSO Concerto Competition in 2008. James substitutes in the York Symphony, and holds the principal chair in the YCP Orchestra and the Hunt Valley Symphony. An active chamber musician, James believes ensemble playing to be a vital part of any musician’s life. Laurie Meeder (cello) studied with Donald Watts and Cecylia Barczyk at Towson University and Evelyn Elsing at University of Maryland, College Park, and received a Masters Degree in music education from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. She has taught elementary, middle and high school orchestra in Maryland and Maine, private lessons in Baltimore and New Hampshire and has enjoyed several guest conducting engagements across northern New England. Laurie has played with several orchestras and ensembles in Maryland and New England. She has recently returned to Maryland to teach orchestra, private lessons and coach ensembles. She now has playing engagements in both Maryland and New Hampshire.
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concert volunteers Auction Coordinators Chris Wells, Sue Goetze Backstage Helpers Box Office Concert Parents F.I.P.
Hall Monitoring Indispensable Troubleshooters
Elisa Hartman, Amy Johnson, Kim Labrique, Kristen McCormick, Carole Vannier, Leslie Wagner
Sasha Harris, Elisa Hartman, Viktoriya Kudryavtseva, Marissa Reynoso, Lisa Washington, Harriette Wimms
Beth Bugg, Jeanine Christian, Amy Cote, Staci Georgiou, Kristen McCormick Ray Lacson, Coordinator
Lisa Bechmann, Coordinator
Meryem Ahmadian, Robert Dix, Chris Wells
Merchandise
Lauren Morris, Coordinator
Photography Team
David Cook, Laurie Cook, Joanna Guest, Wolfgang Justen, Elena Lee, Chris Wells
Music Library
Reception
Set-up/Clean-up & Riser Crew
Chris Wells, Coordinator
Quentina Harmon, Coordinator
Joshua DeVance, Dwight Nelson
Stage Management
Daniela Amzel, Tim Christian
Web Developer
Amelia Schuler
Uniforms
Kelly Ort, Theresa Volpe, Co-Coordinators
…And many thanks to all those who pitched in to help after this program went to print!
acknowledgements Children’s Chorus of Maryland wishes to thank: • CCM Parents and community volunteers for their generous service. • CCM Faculty for their excellent instruction, musicianship, and caring respect for children. • The Board of Directors for their time, devotion, and guidance. • Numerous Donors who have faithfully supported CCM’s operation and development. 40 Years of Song: Spring Concert 2016
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save the date! Saturday, May 7, 7:30 pm CCM in Concert with Handel Choir of Baltimore Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore Lyric and Concert Choirs
Saturday, May 21 11:00 am – 2:00 pm CCM End of the Year Family Picnic! Towson Manor Park
Thursday, June 16, 7:00 pm CCM Touring Choir Send-Off Concert Grace United Methodist Church 2016 CCM Touring Choir
Tuesday, June 21 – Wednesday, June 29 Tour to PICFEST, Eugene, Oregon 2016 CCM Touring Choir
Monday, August 1 – Friday, August 5 Music in the Meadow Summer Day Camp Maryland Presbyterian Church Schedule is subject to change.
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