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WINTER FESTIVAL
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2014 WINTER FESTIVAL
DESERT CHORALE JOSHUA HABERMANN MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Concert Information | 2014 Winter Festival
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Welcome
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A Word from Joshua Habermann
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About the Desert Chorale
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Carols+Lullabies Program
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Desert Chorale On The Road
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Endings+Beginnings Program
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Christmas+Cabaret Program
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Support the Desert Chorale
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Artist Biographies
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2015 Summer Festival Preview
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Donors
The 2014 Winter Festival is underwritten, in part, by the following generous patrons. THE KERR FOUNDATION, INC. NINA HINSON RASMUSSEN & DR. SCOTT RASMUSSEN ARTHUR AND JOHANNA CINADER TED & BETSY ROGERS
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale receives generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodgers’ Tax, The Kerr Foundation, Inc., and other individuals, corporations and foundations. For a full list of donors, please see our website at www.desertchorale.org.
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2014 WINTER FESTIVAL
carols+lullabies
holiday music from around the world
DECEMBER 16 @ 8 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe
DECEMBER 18 @ 8 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe
DECEMBER 19 @ 8 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe
DECEMBER 20 @ 8 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe
CONCERT INFORMATION
DECEMBER 21 @ 4 p.m.
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque
DECEMBER 22 @ 8 p.m. Cristo Rey Church, Santa Fe
DECEMBER 23 @ 8 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe
A WORD ABOUT OUR VENUES The Desert Chorale has the privilege of performing in some of the most beautiful, historic venues in New Mexico that provide the acoustic quality needed for excellent choral performance. While many of the venues and the music we sing represent specific religious or cultural traditions, we celebrate the diversity of faith, thought, artistry and human experiences represented by the music performed in these spaces. We hope that this shared musical experience transcends and binds the audience, as we seek to be inspired by the power of great choral music.
endings+beginnings chilling with VOASIS
DECEMBER 27 @ 4 p.m The Lodge at Santa Fe
DECEMBER 27 @ 8 p.m The Lodge at Santa Fe
DECEMBER 28 @ 4 p.m. The Lodge at Santa Fe
DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS Our facilities can accommodate those with special needs and physical challenges. If you need anything, contact an usher. Please
DECEMBER 29 @ 8 p.m. The Lodge at Santa Fe
advise us in advance if you require other accommodations.
DECEMBER 30 @ 8 p.m.
LOST AND FOUND
DECEMBER 31 @ 8 p.m.
Any items found at the concert will be collected by our staff and
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will be available in our offices. Please contact us if you’ve lost something at (505) 988-2282. RECYCLE AND REUSE To minimize printing costs and save paper, please recycle or reuse your program book (by either keeping it and bringing it to future concerts or by giving it back to an usher).
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christmas+cabaret a benefit for the desert chorale with sarah weiler + jay hill
DECEMBER 9 @ 6 p.m.
Inn & Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe
Daniel morper
Overlooking the Corner, 1983, gouache on board, 16" x 14"
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A Tradition of Excellence. All of us at Thornburg are proud members of the Santa Fe community. We appreciate and support institutions and organizations who, like us, pursue excellence in everything they do. Which is why we are proud to sponsor the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.
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WELCOME WINTER MAGIC
December in Santa Fe is magical. Farolitos burn through the night sky atop adobe buildings. Twinkle lights illuminate the historic Plaza. Toys appear in shop windows. And
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVID BUESCHEL President ROBERT GARDNER Vice President
the mountain snow couples with the smell of piñon to create a coziness like no other.
LYNN BICKLEY, M.D. Secretary
It is a time when we gather with family, friends and other loved ones to enjoy beautiful
SHERYL KELSEY, Ph.D. Treasurer
music, holiday traditions, share special meals and reflect on moments of a year past. This time of year is precious.
This past season has been incredibly wonderful for the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. We’ve welcomed new faces – singers, volunteers, audience members, even a baby or two –
J. Randle Adair, D.O., Ph.D. Nina Hinson Christopher Ihlefeld Lynn Lee William H. Lynn, C.P.A. Laurie Meyer Mary Lou Padilla, Ph.D. Susie Wilson, D.M.A.
into our family. We produced audacious projects such as Mozart’s Requiem in August with Susan Graham and the Santa Fe Symphony. We are in the final planning stages of
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
our first tour through New Mexico, Colorado and Utah in February which will land us on
JOSHUA HABERMANN Music Director
the national stage of the American Choral Directors Association Conference. In short, it has been a whirlwind, so we are thankful to have this opportunity to reflect on our past year as well.
We hope you enjoy our annual seasonal sensation, Carols + Lullabies with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, our Christmas + Cabaret benefit event with Sarah Weiler and Jay Hill,
JERRY NELSON Interim Executive Director DONNA LUKACS Director of Operations CORY KLOSE Director of Marketing JOYCE POHL, C.P.A. Accounting Manager
and our end-of-year jazz spectacular with Endings + Beginnings featuring VOASIS. We
MARY BRZEZINSKI Box Office Associate
ask that you not only consider attending a concert or two, but introduce friends to the
LESLIE RICH House Manager
magic of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. And please don’t forget about our end-of-year giving opportunities where you can help sponsor our singers and our concerts.
From the staff, singers, and board of directors of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, may your holidays be filled with music and magic!
NEWLYN ALLISON Company Manager THE SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 311 East Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 988-2282 WWW.DESERTCHORALE.ORG
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JOSHUA HABERMANN a word from
Of all the traditions associated with the holidays, music stands alone as the essential element. Indeed, at what other season would we take to the streets, bundled up against the winter cold, singing from door to door? Some of my fondest memories of this time of year are of caroling with my friends, up and down the hills of our San Francisco neighborhood. Often surprised by our ability to improvise four-part harmonies, neighbors would give us snacks and sometimes even bottles of wine, most often confiscated by parents when we got home. Now that we are parents ourselves we take our children caroling, and see their faces light up at the smiles and applause. Ever changing yet ever constant, the human voice is the essential instrument, and singing is richly woven into the rhythms of this season. This year the Desert Chorale presents a broad tapestry of vocal music. From our signature program to the latest in cuttingedge a cappella vocal music, there is something for everyone to enjoy and discover. We welcome you to our community, and this, our thirty-second year of bringing glorious choral music to New Mexico. We wish you all the joy of the season, and hope that the music that we share rekindles memories of happy days gone by, and inspires dreams for those yet to come. With warmest wishes,
JOSHUA HABERMANN Music Director, Santa Fe Desert Chorale
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ABOUT THE DESERT CHORALE For more than 30 years, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale has been one of the nation’s preeminent choral ensembles. With nationally recognized, professional singers performing music spanning seven centuries, the Desert Chorale presents a Summer Festival and Winter Festival each season. The organization also conducts educational outreach, commissions new works from international composers and reaches nearly 10,000 people each year from across the country and around the world. Today, music director Joshua Habermann leads the group of 24 singers in a range of concerts featuring eclectic repertoire from Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century masters, as well as new and specially commissioned works by contemporary composers. Founder Lawrence Bandfield (1933–2009) conducted the first season in 1983 and established the Desert Chorale as New Mexico’s first professional choir. A champion of Hispanic music, Mr. Bandfield collaborated with scholars throughout the United States to revive some of the great sacred music that arrived in the Americas via the Spanish Empire. Not only were Mr. Bandfield and the Desert Chorale instrumental in the preservation of Hispanic music, but they also added to the repertoire with commissions of new music representative of the eclectic cultures of northern New Mexico. The values that founder Lawrence Bandfield established sustain the Desert Chorale today: diverse repertory performed by the finest professional musicians, an intimate rapport with audience members and supporters, and strong relationships within the community of Northern New Mexico, including collaborations with the Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus, Santa Fe New Music, Santa Fe Pro Musica, University of New Mexico and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Youth education and community outreach remain an important part of the Desert Chorale’s mission, and have included: All-County Youth Chorus, the Desert Chorale’s Children’s Choir, public lectures, pre-concert lectures, open rehearsals and performances at community events on the Plaza and elsewhere in the city, at schools and at senior residence communities.
SFWE.ORG Linda Raney
musical Director
santa fe women’s ensemble
Songs of Peace 2014 • Our 34th Season
Loretto ChapeL
December 12, 14 and 18 – 7:00 pm
ImmaCuLate heart of mary ChapeL
December 20 – 3:00 pm
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This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. It is partially funded by the 1% Lodger’s Tax and the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission.
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program
CAROLS+LULLABIES DECEMBER 16, 18, 19, 20 8:00 P.M. Cathedral Basilica Santa Fe
DECEMBER 21 4:00 P.M.
TO OPEN Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Traditional Gregorian Chant
Nesciens Mater
Jean Mouton (1459–1522)
Weihnachten
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Immanuel Presbyterian Albuquerque
DECEMBER 22 8:00 P.M. Cristo Rey Church Santa Fe
DECEMBER 23 8:00 P.M. Cathedral Basilica Santa Fe
THE MOTHER Ave Maris Stella
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Salve Regina
Jason R. Bush (b. 1982)
CAROLS AND LULLABIES: EUROPE Lulajže Jezuniu
Traditional Polish, arr. Paul Brandvik
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly This program is underwritten, in part, by Ted and Betsy Rogers. CONCERT DEDICATIONS DECEMBER 16 Chris and Sarah Brauer Ihlefeld
Traditional Polish, arr. David Willcocks
On High
Traditional French, arr. Michelle Hynson
THE GREAT MYSTERY O Magnum Mysterium
Frank LaRocca (b. 1951)
Dr. Paul and Susan Chapin Dr. Lynn Bickley and Randy Schiffer
INTERMISSION
DECEMBER 18 Ralph Osterhout Lynne and Joseph Horning Ted and Betsy Rogers DECEMBER 19 Susan Koehn Habermann David and Rev. Betsy Bueschel Andy and Sally Ritch DECEMBER 20
CAROLS AND LULLABIES: SPAIN Hacia Belén Va un Borrico
arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
El Noi de la Mare
arr. Ernest Cervera
Fum Fum Fum!
arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
CAROLS AND LULLABIES: UNITED KINGDOM & UNITED STATES
Laurie and Dick Meyer
A Christmas Carol
Dr. Sherry Kelsey and George Duncan
Wassail Song
Traditional English, arr. Ralph Vaughan-Williams
Deck the Hall
Traditional Welsh, arr. David Willcocks
Dotty Davis DECEMBER 21 William Lynn and Russell Coffield
Charles Ives (1874–1954)
Dr. J. Randle Adair
JOIN THE CHORUS—SING ALONG!
Pamela and Don Michaelis
Joy to the World
Traditional
The First Nowell
Traditional
Brahna and Janusz Wilczynski DECEMBER 22 Jim and Allegra Derryberry Michael McCafferty and Joe Horton
SPIRITUALS AND JAZZ: AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS
Mary Lou and Alex Padilla
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
DECEMBER 23
Glory Hallelujah to the Newborn King
Susie Wilson
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Nancy Mammel C. Terry Hendrix
O, Jerusalem in the Morning
arr. Ken Berg arr. Mark Butler arr. Douglas Andrews arr. Joseph H. Jennings
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TEXTS+TRANSLATIONS OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the world began to be, He is alpha and omega, He the source the ending He Of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see, Evermore and evermore NESCIENS MATER (sung in Latin) Nesciens mater virgo virum peperit sine dolore Salvatorem saeculorum ipsum regem angelorum Sola virgo pectabat ubere de caelo pleno. A mother, although she had no knowledge of man, The maiden gave birth without pain to the Savior of the world. She alone suckled the very king of the angels with heavenly plenty. WEIHNACHTEN (sung in German) Frohlocket ihr Völker auf Erden und preiset Gott! Der Heiland ist erschienen den der Herr verheissen. Er hat seine Gerechtigkeit der Welt offenbaret. Hallelujah! Rejoice ye people on earth and praise God! The Savior has appeared as the Lord promised. He has revealed his righteousness to the world Halleluja! ••••••••• AVE MARIS STELLA (sung in Latin) Ave maris stella Dei mater alma Atque semper virgo felix caeli porta Solve vincla reis profer lumen caecis Mala nostra pelle bona cuncta posce Vita praesta puram, iter para tutum Ut videntes Jesum semper collaetemur Sit laus Deo patri summo Christo decus Spiritui Sancto tribus honor unus Amen Hail star of the sea, God’s holy mother And eternal virgin, happy gate of heaven Release the guilty from their chains, provide light to the blind Dispel all evil from us and seek for us all that is good Give to us a pure life, prepare a safe way So that seeing Jesus we shall always join in rejoicing Praise to God the Father and Christ the most high Son And to the Holy Ghost glory to the three in one Amen SALVE REGINA (sung in Latin) Salve Regina mater misericordiae Vita dulcedo et spes nostra salve Ad te clamamus exsules filii Evae Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle Eia ergo advocata nostra Illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui Nobis post hoc exilium ostende O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria Hail Queen mother of sorrows Sweet life and our hope, hail We cry to thee, exiled children of Eve We sigh to thee groaning and wailing in this vale of tears Be therefore our advocate Turn your merciful eyes towards us and after this exile Extend to us sweetest Jesus the blessed fruit of thy womb O merciful, o holy, o sweet Virgin Mary ••••••••• LULAJŽE JEZUNIU (sung in Polish) Lulajže Jezuniu, moja perełko Lulajže Jezuniu, me piescidełko Lulajže Jezuniu, lulaj A ty go matuchno wpłaczu utulaj. Zamknijže znužone płaczem powieczki Utulže zemdlone łkaniem usteczki.
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Lullaby baby Jesus, my little pearl Lullaby baby Jesus, my beloved one Lullaby little Jesus, rest now And you, mother, soothe his sobbing. Close your eyes, weary from weeping Relax your lips, tired from crying. INFANT HOLY, INFANT LOWLY Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed a cattle stall Oxen lowing, little knowing, Christ the babe is Lord of all. Swift are winging angels singing, noels ringing, tidings bringing Christ the babe is Lord of all. Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping vigil ‘til the morning new Saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a gospel true. Thus rejoicing free from sorrow, praises voicing greet the morrow Christ the babe was born for you. ON HIGH Ding dong merrily on high in heaven the bells are ringing Ding dong verily the sky is riven with angels singing Gloria, hosanna in excelsis! Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains. Gloria in excelsis Deo! E’en so here below below, let steeple bells be swungen And “Io Io Io” by priest and people sungen. Gloria, hosanna in excelsis! Gloria, hosanna on high! ••••••••• O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM (sung in Latin) O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum Ut animalia viderent Dominum natum jacentem in praesepio O beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Jesum Christum. Alleluia! O great mystery and wonderful sacrament That animals should see the newborn Lord lying in a manger O blessed Virgin, who was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia! ••••••••• HACIA BELÉN VA UN BORRICO (sung in Spanish) Hacia Belén va un borrico, rin rin (Yo me remendaba yo me remendé) Cargado de chocolate. Lleva su chocolatera, rin rin (Yo me remendaba yo me remendé yo me eché un remiendo, yo me lo quité) Su molinillo y su anafre. María, María, ven acá corriendo, Que el chocolatillo se lo están comiendo. En el portal de Belén, rin rin (Yo me remendaba…) Gitanillos han entrado Y al niño que está en la cuna, rin rin (Yo me remendaba…) Los pañales le han quitado. María, María, ven acá corriendo, Que los pañalillos los están cogiendo. María, María, ven acá volando Que los pañalitos los están llevando. Con un sombrero de paja, rin rin (Yo me remendaba…) Al portal llega un Gallego. Mientras adoraba al niño, rin rin El buey se comió el sombrero. María, María, ven acá corriendo, Que el sombrero el buey se lo está cominedo. María, María, ven acá volando Consuela al Gallego que está aquí llorando. Towards Bethlehem a donkey is on its way
(I remember, I remember) Laden with chocolate. It carries its chocolate pot (I remember, I remember, I made myself a reminder, then I forgot) Its windmill and stove. Mary, Mary come running For they are eating up all the chocolate! Through Bethlehem’s gate gypsies have entered And from the child in the cradle (I remember, I remember) They have taken his diapers. Mary, Mary come flying For they are making off with his swaddling clothes! With a straw hat (I remember, I remember) A Galician has come to the gate. As he was worshipping the child An ox ate the hat. Mary, Mary come running For the ox is eating the hat! Mary, Mary, come flying To wipe away the tears of the guest! EL NOI DE LA MARE (sung in Catalan) Qué li darem a n’el Noi de la Mare? Qué li darem que li sàpiga bo? Li darem panses amb unes balances Li darem figues amb un panerò. Qué li darem al Fillet de Maria? Qué li darem al formòs infantò? Panses i figues i nous i olives, Panses i figues i mel i matò. Tampatatam que les figues son verdes Tampatatam que ja madurarán. Si no maduren el dia de Pasqua Madurarán en el dia del Ram. What shall we bring to the Child of the Mother? What shall we bring that he will like? We will bring raisins in scales We will bring figs and bread. What shall we bring for Mary’s little boy? What shall we bring for the handsome baby? Raisins and figs, nuts and olives, Raisins and figs, and fresh cheese with honey. Tampatatam, the figs are green Tampatam, they will ripen in time If they’re not ready for Palm Sunday They will be ripe on Easter day. FUM FUM FUM! On December five and twenty, fum, fum fum! Oh a child was born this night so rosy white Son of Mary Virgin holy in a stable mean and lowly, fum, fum fum! On December’s most important day let us be gay, fum, fum fum! We go first to church and then we have the sweetest buns and candy, fum, fum fum! God will send us days of feasting, fum, fum fum! Both in hot months and in cold for young and old When we tell the holy story, ever singing of His glory, fum, fum fum! ••••••••• A CHRISTMAS CAROL Little star of Bethlehem, do we see thee now? Do we see thee shining through the tall trees? Little child of Bethlehem, do we hear thee in our hearts? Hear the angels singing: peace on earth, good will to men! O’er the cradle of a King, hear the angels sing: in excelsis gloria! From the Father’s home on high, lo for us he came to die. Hear the angels singing: venite adoremus Dominum! WASSAIL SONG Wassail, wassail, all over the town Our bread it is white and our ale it is brown Our bowl it is made of the green maple tree In the Wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee Here’s a health to the ox and to his right eye Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie A good Christmas pie as e’er I did see
In the wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee Here’s a health to the ox and to his right horn Pray God send our master a good crop of corn A good crop of corn as e’er I did see In the wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee Here’s a health to the ox and to his long tail Pray God send our master a good cask of ale A good cask of ale as e’er I did see In the wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best Then I pray that your soul in heaven may rest But if you do bring us a bowl of the small May the Devil take butler, bowl and all! Then here’s to the maid in the lily white smock Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin For to let these jolly wassailers walk in DECK THE HALL Deck the hall with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, fa la la la ‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, fa la la la Fill the mead cup, drain the barrel, fa la la la la, la la la la Troll the ancient Christmas carol, fa la la la la, fa la la la! See the flowing bowl before us, fa la la la la, fa la la la Strike the harp and join the chorus, fa la la la la, fa la la la Follow me in merry measure, fa la la la la, la la la la While I sing of beauty’s treasure, fa la la la la, fa la la la! Fast away the old year passes, fa la la la la, fa la la la Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, fa la la la la, fa la la la Laughing, quaffing all together, fa la la la la, la la la la Heedless of the wind and weather, fa la la la la, fa la la la! ••••••••• JOY TO THE WORLD (SING ALONG!) Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing (Women:) Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns Let men their songs employ! While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy (Men:) No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found (All:) He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love! ••••••••• THE FIRST NOWELL (SING ALONG!) The first nowell, the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields as they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter’s night that was so deep Nowell, nowell, nowell nowell, born is the King of Israel! They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far And to the earth it made great light And so it continued both day and night Nowell, nowell, nowell nowell, born is the King of Israel! •••••••••
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GLORY HALLELUJAH TO THE NEWBORN KING Who do you call the wonderful counselor? Glory hallelujah to the newborn king! Let me tell you he was born in a manger, he was born in Bethlehem Son of the most high God and Jesus is his name, hallelujah! Let me tell you he’s the King of all nations, Savior and Lord of Lords. And he reigns forever, and Jesus is His name, hallelujah! Glory, hallelujah to the newborn King! ••••••••• SWEET LITTLE JESUS BOY Sweet little Jesus boy, born long ago Sweet little holy child, didn’t know who you was. Sweet little Jesus boy, they made you be born in a manger Sweet little holy child, didn’t know who you was. Didn’t know you come to save us Lord, to take our sins away, O Lord our eyes was blin’, we couldn’t see. We didn’t know it was you. Long time ago you was born, born in a manger low, sweet little Jesus boy. The world treat you mean, Lord. Treat me mean too. O Lord, but that’s how things is down here. We simply don’t know you. You Lord, you done told us how, we is a tryin’ Master, you done told us how, even when you was dyin’. Jus’ seems like we can’t do right, look how we treated you, But please sir, forgive us Lord, we didn’t know it was you. Sweet little Jesus boy, born long ago Sweet little holy child, didn’t know who you was. ••••••••• HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light. From now on our troubles will be out of sight. Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the yuletide gay. From now on our troubles will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore. Faithful friends who are dear to us, gather near to us once more. Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow. Hang the highest star upon the highest bow, and Have yourself a merry little Christmas now. ••••••••• O, JERUSALEM IN THE MORNING Mary, Mary what’s the matter? O Jerusalem in the morning O Joseph, Joseph what’s the matter? O Jerusalem in the morning Night is chilly, what’s the matter? O Jerusalem in the morning I hear the oxen bawlin’, lambs a-squalin’, singing, o Jerusalem in the morning I hear the cattle lowin’, rooster crowin’ o Jerusalem in the morning Little baby Jesus born in a stable, o Jerusalem in the morning Little baby Jesus lyin’ in a manger, o Jerusalem in the morning Mary baby, born today, wrapped in swaddlin’ clothes Laid him in a manger, that’s how the story goes Shepherds bidin’ in their fields watchin’ over their sheep Angels singin’ loud and clear woke them from their sleep I’m singin’ O Jerusalem in the morning Little baby Jesus born in a stable, o Jerusalem in the morning Wise men saw the shinin’ star, shinin’ in the east Came on camels from afar bringin’ gifts to the Prince of Peace I’m singin’ O Jerusalem in the morning Little baby Jesus born in a stable Little baby Jesus lyin’ in a manger Little baby Jesus born to be our Savior O Jerusalem in the morning. See the stars a glowin’ their luster showin’, o Jerusalem in the morning Moon in crescent, phosphorescent, o Jerusalem in the morning Now Mary, Mary what’s the matter? O Jerusalem in the morning Dove a-cooin’, cows a-mooin’, asses brayin’, horses neighin’ Goats a-bleatin’, birds a-tweetin’, geese sqwakin’, parrots talkin’ Mice a prancin’, Lupie dancin’, heav’nly choir, singin’ higher! Mary, Mary, Joseph, Joseph, little baby Jesus, what is the matter? O Jerusalem in the morning!
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The Santa Fe Desert Chorale has been invited to perform a complete, 70-minute concert at the prestigious national conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Salt Lake City this coming February. This convention attracts 5,000 people annually and will give the Desert Chorale a chance to perform for a national audience. The Desert Chorale will mark this special invitation with a concert tour through New Mexico and Colorado. The Chorale will perform a revised version of the acclaimed 2012 program, “Dancing the Mystery” which was met with rave reviews at its last performances. This program combines the greatest choral repertoire with the mystical poetry of the great Sufi poets Rumi and Hafiz. More information about the tour and how you can support this endeavor can be found at WWW.DESERTCHORALE.ORG.
CONCERT SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 22ND, 2015 @ 7:00 P.M. Cristo Rey Church Santa Fe, NM *Tickets available at www.desertchorale.org or by calling (505) 988–2282. FEBRUARY 23RD, 2015 @ 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan State University King Center Concert Hall Denver, CO *Tickets available from the King Center Box Office at (303) 556–2296 FEBRUARY 24TH, 2015 @ 7:30 P.M. WITH ST. MARTIN’S CHAMBER CHOIR Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church Denver, CO *Tickets available at www.stmartinschamberchoir.org/concerts FEBRUARY 27TH, 2015 @ 12:00 P.M Cathedral of the Madeleine Salt Lake City, UT *Tickets available for attendees of the National ACDA Conference only. For information, please see www.acda.org FEBRUARY 27TH, 2015 @ 4:30 P.M Cathedral of the Madeleine Salt Lake City, UT *Tickets available for attendees of the National ACDA Conference only. For information, please see www.acda.org
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DECEMBER 27 4:00 P.M. & 8:00 P.M. The Lodge at Santa Fe
DECEMBER 28 4:00 P.M. The Lodge at Santa Fe
program
ENDINGS+BEGINNINGS REPERTOIRE TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
DECEMBER 29 8:00 P.M. The Lodge at Santa Fe
Evening in December
DECEMBER 30 8:00 P.M.
Voicedance
The Lodge at Santa Fe
Grains of Sand
DECEMBER 31 8:00 P.M.
Wanna Be Startin’ Something
The Lodge at Santa Fe
Snowfall
This program is underwritten, in part,
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
Tricia Walker, Arr. David Maddux Greg Jasperse Louis Cole, Arr. Genevieve Artadi Michael Jackson, Arr. Deke Sharon Thornhill/Thornhill, Arr. Jason Smith Whitfield/Holland Jr., Arr. Loren Battley
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Hello Goodbye
Lennon/McCartney, Arr. Daniel Weidlein
Alamos National Bank
Love on Top CONCERT DEDICATIONS
Knowles/Nash/Taylor, Arr. Hannah Juliano
Getaway
Belenky/Taylor, Arr. Fletcher Sheridan
DECEMBER 27 Bob Gardner and Ken Marvel
Here Comes the Sun
DECEMBER 28
Standards Medley
George Harrison, Arr. Deke Sharon Arr. Jennifer Barnes
New Mexico Bank and Trust
Don’t Dream It’s Over
Neil Finn, Arr. Genevieve Artadi
DECEMBER 29 Mardie Norton
Don’t Give Up
Peter Gabriel, Arr. Katherine Hoye
DECEMBER 30
Ain’t Happened Yet
Raul Midon, Arr. Fletcher Sheridan
Say a Little Prayer
Burt Bacharach, Arr. Loren Battley
Careless Whisper
George Michael, Arr. Fletcher Sheridan
Jane Clayton Oakes and Joa Dattilo DECEMBER 31 Dr. Halley and Ruth Anne Faust
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CHRISTMAS+CABARET DECEMBER 9 6:00 P.M. Inn & Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe
REPERTOIRE TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Lo How a Rose/The Rose
arr. Craig Hella Johnson
We Need a Little Christmas from Mame
Jerry Herman (b. 1931)
Besides being a famous musical,
Old Toy Trains
cabaret has a long tradition as a
Believe from Polar Express
Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri
form of entertainment. For the last
My Simple Christmas Wish
David Friedman (b. 1950)
several years we have had pleasure of adding a light-hearted event to
Roger Miller (1936–1992)
The Christmas Waltz
Sammy Cahn & Jule Style
our December Concert menu. This year we share a Winter Cabaret
...and other holiday favorites!
with an intimate trio of performers – thank you to Sarah Weiler, Jay Hill and Robin Holloway, who will share their own take on the Holiday Season through this spectacular evening’s music. The ballroom at the Inn at Spa at Loretto will be transformed into a nightclub for this intimate evening of dining and music. The event will include both a silent and a live auction with the proceeds benefiting the Desert Chorale’s programs.
SARAH WEILER mezzo soprano
JAY HILL tenor
ROBIN HOLLOWAY piano
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JOSHUA HABERMANN
MUSIC DIRECTOR DESERT CHORALE
JOSHUA HABERMANN, Music Director, is in his sixth season with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Since joining the ensemble he has revitalized the ensemble’s artistic profile and broadened its programming to include choral-orchestral masterworks as well as cutting-edge a cappella programs. Habermann has led honor choirs and choral festivals in North and Latin America, Europe and Asia. As a singer (tenor) he has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (Eugene, Oregon), and Conspirare (Austin,Texas). Recording credits include three projects with Conspirare: Through the Green Fuse, Requiem, a Grammy nominee for best choral recording in 2006, and Threshold of Night, a Grammy nominee for best choral recording and best classical album in 2009. In 2011, Joshua Habermann was named director of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where he prepares the 185-voice chorus for classical and pops series concerts. Highlights with the DSO include performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Verdi’s Requiem, Berlioz’ Te Deum, and Britten’s War Requiem for the national meeting of the American Choral Directors’ Association in 2013. From 1996-2008 Habermann was assistant conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and professor of music at San Francisco State University, where under his direction the SFSU Chamber Singers received international engagements in Havana, Cuba, and undertook concert tours in Germany and the Czech Republic, and China. In 2006 he led a collaboration between the SFSU Chamber Singers and the Orchestre des Jeunes de Provence in music of Poulenc and the Requiem of Maurice Duruflé in concerts throughout France. National invitations include the Waging Peace Festival in Eugene, Oregon, multiple appearances at the California Music Educators Convention, and an appearance at the American Choral Directors’ Association convention in 2008. From 2008-2011 Habermann was director of choral studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he led the graduate program in conducting, and directed the Frost Chorale. Notable projects in Miami included an appearance at the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association convention, and collaborations with the New World Symphony and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in music of Ives, Schubert and Beethoven. During this same period Habermann led the Masterchorale of South Florida in performances of masterworks such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn’s Creation, and Mozart’s Requiem. A native of California, Joshua Habermann is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed doctoral studies in conducting with Craig Hella Johnson. He lives in Dallas with his wife Joanna, daughter Kira and son Kai.
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2014 WINTER FESTIVAL DESERT CHORALE SOPRANO Clarisse Colao Julie Keim Rebecca Myers Hoke Phoebe Jevtovic Rosquist Kimberly Soby Shari Alise Wilson
MEZZO SOPRANO Dianna Grabowski Sarah Brauer Ihlefeld Kirsten Kane Heather McMurray Keely Rhodes Sarah Weiler
TENOR Michael Boswell JD Burnett Andrew Crane Bryan Lane Eric Christopher Perry Gregorio Taniguchi
BASS Paul An Aaron Harp Harris Ipock Max Kuzmyak Tobin Sparfeld Brent Wells
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DESERT CHORALE Critically acclaimed bass PAUL AN is a recent graduate of the Juilliard School. In the 2013-2014 season, he has sung the roles of Colline in La Boheme with Nashville Opera, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro with Vital Opera, Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Kyrenia Opera, and Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme with the Loft Opera. While maintaining an active teaching schedule, Paul An is currently in his fourth season performing in the ensemble of the Metropolitan Opera where he can currently be seen performing in Parsifal and Don Carlo. Other recent highlights included appearances with the New York Philharmonic as a soloist singing Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass, debuting in Nashville Opera with the roles of Bonze and Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, recitals with the Brooklyn Art Song Series, a tour to Israel and Austria with the Israel Philharmonic, and singing the role of Colline in La Boheme with the Orlando Philharmonic. Paul served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army where he was a member and soloist of the Soldiers’ Chorus of the United States Field Band where he performed for many dignitaries, including all of the living presidents of the United States. He has also performed solos with the London Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, the Naples Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
MICHAEL BOSWELL, tenor, is Associate Professor of Music at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College where he conducts the choirs and teaches voice. Active as a soloist and chorister, Michael has performed throughout the United States. In addition to his years with the Desert Chorale, he has appeared with Santa Fe Pro Musica in Bach’s St. John Passion and Haydn’s Creation. He has also appeared with Conspirare, Vox Humana, the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Tucson Chamber Artists, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University. As a conductor, he recently led his ensembles from Saint Mary-ofthe-Woods College on a tour of northern France, conducting in historic venues such as Chartres Cathedral, La Madeleine, and the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris, as well as completed regional tours of the midwest and east coast. Michael received his Master of Music degree in Voice from Indiana State University and his Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from East Carolina University. SARAH BRAUER IHLEFELD, mezzo-soprano, enjoys a varied career of opera, oratorio, choral and recital performance. Sarah earned her Master of Music degree from Rice University after completing her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California. Sarah has appeared with the Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, Oregon Bach Festival, Houston Bach Society, Aspen Music Festival and the Salem Chamber Orchestra, among others. Recent local engagements include mezzo soprano soloist for the concert-drama Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín with the University of New Mexico, created and conducted by Murry Sidlin, Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Magnificat with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with the Santa Fe Symphony. Recent recordings include two discs with the Grammy nominated professional chamber choir, Conspirare, and world-renowned classical label, Harmonia Mundi. J.D. BURNETT, tenor, is Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Georgia. He is also the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Kinnara Ensemble, a chamber choir of professional singers based in Princeton, New Jersey. His prior appointments include Assistant Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, Associate Conductor of the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey, Conductor of the Young Men’s Ensemble of the New Jersey Youth Chorus, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Chamber Singers, Assistant Conductor of the Westminster Choir, Music Director of the Houston Masterworks Chorus, Music Director of Men’s Consort Houston. He has served on the choral music faculties at San Jose State University, Montclair State University, and the University of North Texas. Dr. Burnett did undergraduate study at Stanford University and Oklahoma State University and holds advanced degrees in choral music from Westminster Choir College and the University of North Texas. As a professional choral singer, Burnett has performed seasons, concerts, and recordings with the Stillwater Chamber Singers, Cantare Houston, The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Fuma Sacra, the Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street, the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, and Conspirare. CLARISSE COLAO, soprano, holds a Bachelor‘s degree from the University of Tennessee, and a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College. She has performed with many noted ensembles, including the world renowned Westminster Choir, the Glenn Draper Singers, and Kinnara Ensemble. While with the Westminster Choir, she was a featured soloist on the world premiere of a piece by up and coming composer Daniel Elder. As a member of the Glenn Draper Singers, she was a four time performer and featured soloist at the White House during the Christmas Season. Her oratorio performances include the Brahms Requiem, Mozart C Minor Mass, Mozart Coronation Mass, and Haydn‘s The Seasons. As an operatic performer, Clarisse has performed the roles of Zerlina and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Morgana in Handel’s Alcina, Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte, and Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Clarisse also spent some time in Italy at the Centro Studi in Urbania. She now maintains a small studio in Laramie, Wyoming. ANDREW CRANE, tenor, serves as Director of Choral Activities at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He performs regularly as a soloist in the choral/orchestral repertoire, having appeared with such groups as the Los Angeles Bach Festival, North Carolina Master Chorale, San Bernardino Symphony, Utah Valley Symphony, and many others. As a professional chorister, he has appeared with the Yale Choral Artists, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Dallas’ Vox Humana, Spire Chamber Ensemble, Tennessee Chamber Chorus, and also performed Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with the Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus under the direction of Helmuth Rilling. During the 2014-2015 season he will perform as tenor soloist in the Bruckner Te Deum with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Andrew holds BM and MM degrees from Brigham Young University, and the DMA from Michigan State University, where he studied voice with Richard Fracker of the New York Metropolitan Opera. He makes his home in eastern North Carolina with his wife and four children.
Mezzo soprano DIANNA GRABOWSKI, described as “glamorous” and “glowing-toned” by the Dallas Morning News, is a versatile performer experienced in a wide range of classical singing. As a concert soloist, Dianna has performed with le Violon d’Ingres (Paris), Santa Fe Pro Musica, Dallas Bach Society, Mountainside Baroque, and the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus. Dianna sings regularly with professional choruses such as the Orpheus Chamber Singers, Vox Humana, the nationally recognized Santa Fe Desert Chorale, as well as with Grammy-nominated ensemble, Seraphic Fire. Dianna is a founding member of the Baroque ensemble Armonia Celeste, whose debut album, Udite Amanti, is to be released on the Centaur label in February 2015. With Armonia Celeste, Dianna was featured in a documentary entitled “Culture Wars of Venice and the Birth of Public Opera,” and has toured throughout the United States and South America.
Praised by the Dallas Morning News for his “appealingly rich baritone” and “sensitive singing”, AARON HARP is building a reputation around the nation as a stylistic performer of early music. Recent solo engagements include a performance of J.S. Bach‘s St. Matthew Passion with Dallas Bach Society and a program of Purcell music with Seicento Baroque Ensemble. Aaron has performed with the esteemed Orpheus Chamber Singers and he is regularly featured as a soloist with Dallas Bach Society, Denton Bach Society and Orchestra of New Spain. He has performed at various festivals including Boston Early Music Festival, Berkeley Early Music Festival, and American Bach Soloists Festival. Aaron graduated with a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of North Texas where he studied with Jennifer Lane and Stephen Morscheck and performed extensively with the university’s ensembles. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Ouachita Baptist University in vocal performance. HARRIS IPOCK, baritone, serves as Resident Conductor of the Harvard Glee Club at Harvard University, where he also teaches private voice. He is currently finishing a doctoral degree in choral conducting from the Eastman School of Music. Harris enjoys an active career as a soloist and professional chorister. He is a member of Conspirare, a five-time Grammy-nominated ensemble conducted by Craig Hella Johnson. He has also performed with Spire Chamber Ensemble, Publick Musick, Cambridge Concentus, La Donna Musicale, Voices, Vox Lumine, Virginia Chorale, Norfolk Chamber Consort, TodiSingers, and the North Carolina Symphony Baroque Choir. His recent credits as a soloist include Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions, and Magnificat, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart’s Requiem, and Handel’s Messiah. His operatic roles include Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Céphale in Céphale et Procris, Corcoran in HMS Pinafore, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, and John Sorel in The Consul. Harris holds M.M. degrees in choral conducting and vocal performance from East Carolina University, and B.M. and B.A. degrees in vocal performance and economics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. KIRSTEN KANE, mezzo soprano, has been praised as “a consummate artist with a vividly expressive voice and superb musical imagination. Her beautiful singing, her intelligence, and her keen sense of dramatic focus and pacing are a world-class combination” (David Gordon, Adams Vocal Master Class Director– Carmel Bach Festival). An avid recitalist, her collaborations include Sappho, Bantock’s song cycle for mezzo soprano with pianist Irina Nuzova and narration by Jeffrey Duban, author of Ancient and Modern Images of Sappho; a program of French salon song for the Jewish Museum New York’s exhibit of Sarah Bernhardt; a semi-staged presentation of Ravel’s Shéhérazade with pianist Melinda Coffey Armstead; and an evening with Hudson Soirées featuring song settings of Russian romantic poet Mikhail Lermontov. Kirsten made her NY Philharmonic role debut as a Hen in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, and chorus engagements have included NY City Opera, NY City Ballet, Bard Summerscape Opera, Vienna Philharmonic, NY Virtuoso Singers, American Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival, Kinnara Ensemble and NY Choral Artists. A favorite recent role was that of Venus in Grant Herreid’s L’Amour et la Folie (NY Continuo Collective) at the Boston Early Music Festival. She will be featured in a performance of Jani Christou’s Six Songs on Poems of T.S. Eliot in the spring at NY University with pianist Christos Marinos.
Native Santa Fean JULIE KEIM, soprano, is known for her outstanding musicality and vital vocal quality. The Washington Post has praised her for her and “the purity and impressive suppleness of her voice.” She has performed in a variety of venues, including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Washington National Cathedral. She was featured soloist at the White House performing before President and Mrs. Bush for the National Day of Prayer which was broadcast live on national television. Among the varied ensembles with which Ms. Keim has performed are the Santa Fe Symphony, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Charlottesville, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Conspirare. In the Washington, DC area, she has appeared with many of the leading musical organizations including the Washington Bach Consort, the Cathedral Choral Society, Choralis, and the National Philharmonic. Recent concert appearances include Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with Victoria Bach Festival, Bach’s Magnificat with National Philharmonic, a recital of American music for the Exon Festival in Tavistock, England, and the premiere of Gary Davison’s Shadowtides with Choralis. Ms. Keim’s concert repertoire comprises a wide range of works, including Carmina Burana, Ein deustches Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert, and the virtuoso solo cantatas “Exsultate, jubilate,” “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen,” and Vivaldi’s “In furore.” She is a frequent recitalist, distinguished for her sensitive interpretation of art songs. Ms. Keim has won awards from the Oratorio Society of New York, the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition, and the Lola Wilson Hayes Vocal Artists Awards. She studied singing at Trinity University, Southern Methodist University, Temple University and L’Académie
MAX KUZMYAK, bass, is a freelance singer, multi-instrumentalist, and recording engineer, living in Baltimore, Maryland. Max currently sings for several ensembles, including Chantry (DC), the Choir of the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (DC), Kinnara Ensemble (NJ) and the Choir of Saint John’s in the Village (Baltimore). Although his studies were primarily in early and new music as a vocalist, Max is equally comfortable in many genres, including jazz, electronic, hip hop, folk, and country, where he does frequent session work on trumpet, guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums, as well as vocals. Max is half of the electronic/ jazz/soul duo Astronaut Jones, and plays with several other groups, including Gallons to Ounces (keyboards) and Backbeat Underground (trumpet). In addition to performing, Max regularly composes for Selectracks (LA), records Baltimore/DC early music ensembles, and maintains a large private teaching studio.
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Special
thanks for the many volunteers who usher and assist with our festival seasons. We appreciate their willingness to support the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in so many ways. Our artistic endeavors would be impossible without all that you do.
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artist biographies
DESERT CHORALE Tenor BRYAN LANE is currently based in Seattle completing an Artist Diploma in Early Music. Originally from Southern California, he completed his Master’s in Vocal Performance at UCSB where he performed the roles of Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville and Nerone in The Coronation of Poppea. He attended the 2013 Amherst Early Music Festival performing in The Fairy Queen under the direction of Maestro Gary Wedow and Director Drew Minter. Bryan has performed comprimari and chorus roles with Opera Santa Barbara in productions of Le Nozze di Figaro, La Traviata, La Bohème and others. Bryan’s has also performed the role of Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola. On the musical theater stage, Bryan has performed as John the Baptist/ Judas in Godspell and Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden. He has performed choral, operatic, and orchestral music across the United States, Central America, and Europe. On the concert stage, he has performed solo roles in Handel’s Israel in Egypt, Messiah, and Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Virgine. Bryan recently began his studio singing career recording a vocal library for Soundiron Instruments. HEATHER MCMURRAY, mezzo soprano, has been performing and teaching for over 10 years, starting at Brigham Young University where she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in vocal performance. She has sung in stage productions and performed solo work by composers such as Sibelius, Menotti, Brahms, Puccini, Strauss and others. Heather was also a member of BYU Singers for five years under the direction of Dr. Ronald Staheli during which time she toured and recorded multiple albums. Additionally, she has sung professionally with the Mount Marty Choral Scholars, for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Jackson, Michigan and is looking forward to her second season with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. As a pedagogue, Heather has taught in several institutions including time on faculty at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Currently, she maintains a thriving private voice studio in her home of Colorado Springs. Soprano REBECCA MYERS HOKE is a solo and ensemble singer living in Philadelphia who specializes in singing early and new music. She has been featured as a soloist with The Bach Collegium and Choral Arts Philadelphia for their monthly Bach at 7 series. She also recently appeared with Prometheus Chamber Orchestra as a soloist for their inaugural season. A member of the award winning ensemble, The Crossing, Rebecca participated in the world premiere and recording of music by Gavin Bryars with the Prism Quartet and a world premiere performance of John Luther Adams: Sila at the Lincoln Center this past summer. She performs regularly as a chorister with Opera Philadelphia and The Philadelphia Singers and has made appearances with The Laughing Bird, Kinnara Ensemble, Les Canards Chantants, and Fuma Sacra. In addition to her performance career, Rebecca maintains an active private voice studio in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia where she resides. Tenor ERIC CHRISTOPHER PERRY is gaining national recognition for his musical insightfulness and dedication to the art of ensemble; recently praised for his “sweet and appealing tone” by the Boston Globe. In 2010 he made his national symphony debut in Krása’s Brundibár with the Phoenix Symphony. In 2011 he was awarded Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute‘s Ivars Taurins Fellowship, where he sang the role of Evangelist in Bach’s Johannes-Passion. Since, he has performed in Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, and across the United States. Highlights of the 2013-14 season include Monteverdi’s Vespero della Beata Virgine 1610 (one-per-part) conducted by Joshua Rifkin, and as a member of the Oregon Bach Festival Berwick Chorus under Matthew Halls and Helmuth Rilling. Other appearances include Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Cantata Singers, Arizona Bach Festival, Spire Chamber Ensemble, and Renaissance Men (which he a co-founder). Equally active in song literature, his recital of Australian contemporary music was featured in the Ballarat Art Gallery’s Modern Masterpieces Exhibit in conjunction with the Australian Music Centre. As a choral conductor, Mr. Perry led concerts with Plymouth State University’s Chorale and the New Hampshire Music Educators‘ Association All-State Women’s Choir. Mr. Perry earned degrees from Fredonia State University, Arizona State University, and University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He currently serves on voice faculty at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and previously taught at Plymouth State University and Federation University Australia. KEELY J. RHODES, mezzo soprano, received a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory and her Master and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Texas in Austin. In addition to the honor of serving as a Fulbright scholar to Italy during 2006 - 2007, she was the recipient of the Austin Critic’s Table Award for Best Classical Singer - Female, in both 2005 and 2006. Ms. Rhodes taught choirs at the University of Modena-RegEmilia, and at the Accademia Militare of Modena, Italy. Dr. Rhodes now runs a private voice studio in Northern Virginia. She performs as a soloist and collaborative artist for choral, chamber, and symphonic groups and as an opera singer in the United States, Europe, Central America and South America. Keely will be participating in a West Coast concert tour this fall.
Judy Henry Julia Hudson Rose Ann James Chris Johnson Martha Kallejian Jeff Karsh Bo Keppel Gary Krino Margaret Kuhlen Barbara Kuzminska Ruben Lamarque Joan Lamarque
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Soprano PHOEBE JEVTOVIC ROSQUIST’s singing spans repertoire from the medieval to the contemporary, with a specialty in the baroque era. Currently residing in the Los Angeles area, she was born in Germany and grew up in Cleveland, OH. Phoebe began her undergraduate studies at the University of Louisville with the intention of becoming a jazz singer, but soon discovered that early and classical music was her calling. She has appeared as a soloist with the Waverly Consort, American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica, and North Holland Opera. Roles Phoebe has performed include Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Amphitrite in Locke’s Tempest, Cupid in Purcell’s Timon of Athens, and the title role in Rossi’s Orfeo. Among her varied collaborations are the baroque ensemble La Monica; medieval ensemble Cançonièr; art song with celebrated pianist Robert Thies; and early music and dance with Italy’s visionary Art Monastery Project. Phoebe has also toured the US and Indonesia with Gamelan X (a Balinese/hybrid world music ensemble), and sung Balkan & folk music with Kitka and VOCO. Phoebe completed her Master of Arts degree in Early Music Performance at the University of Southern California, and has edited a book of 17th century solo songs by Tarquinio Merula published by A&R Editions. Also a choral conductor, she assists with the preparation of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and leads a church choir.
Praised for her sincere musicianship and heartfelt performances, soprano KIMBERLY SOBY brings an exquisite balance of beauty and intelligence to her vast repertoire. She enjoys a varied career on the concert stage, but is especially passionate about new music. She has premiered and performed works with: Trio de Salzedo, IlluminArts, SoBe Arts (Miami); Callithumpian Consort, Boston New Music Initiative, Boston University Percussion Ensemble, Prism Project Boston, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensembles, New Music Brandeis (Boston); and the University of New Hampshire. An active ensemble singer, she has held permanent and substitute positions with many organizations throughout the country including Handel and Haydn Society, Lorelei Ensemble, Music at Marsh Chapel, Cappella Clausura (Boston); Vox Humana (Dallas); St. Alphonsus Parish (Chicago); Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Miami); Tucson Chamber Artists (Tucson); and Santa Fe Desert Chorale (Santa Fe). In 2009-2010, Ms. Soby was an Opera Fellow with Opera Boston, and starred in the company’s final production, a co-collaboration with First Night Boston, in 2011. She holds dual Masters degrees in Vocal Performance and Opera Studies from New England Conservatory where she studied with Ms. Carole Haber and a B.M. from the University of Connecticut where she studied with Dr. Constance Rock.
VOLUNTEERS (continued) Renate Lewis Barry Lyerly Margaret Lyerly Molly Mackinnon Anne MacVicar Arin McKenna Arlene Mestas Barbara Michael Alia Michaels
TOBIN SPARFELD, baritone, has sung with many ensembles including the St. Louis Children’s Choirs, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and Seraphic Fire, a professional choir in South Florida. During his involvement with choral music over the past thirty years, he has performed under the batons of conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Franz Welser-Möst, Helmuth Rilling, and Michael Tilson Thomas. Tobin remains active as a conductor. In 2014 he will be traveling to China to take part in an international exchange program through the American Choral Directors Association. He is also an award-winning composer — his O sacrum convivium was premiered by the Los Robles Master Chorale in 2012 as the winner of their Young Composers’ Competition. Tobin received his doctoral degree in Conducting from the University of Miami in Coral Gables. He also holds degrees from Illinois State University and Principia College. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Music Division at Los Angeles Mission College, part of the Los Angeles Community College District.
Estelle Miller Shaan Minhas Kathy Moore-Gregory Marie Newsom Barbara Nicholson Edie Nunez Lib O’Brien Tom O’Brien Kate Oldroyd
Tenor GREGORIO TANIGUCHI is an alumnus of the Bob Cole Conservatory at Cal State Long Beach. He performs regularly with many ensembles throughout the LA, Orange County, and San Diego regions, including Pacific Chorale, the John Alexander Singers, Pacific Bach Project, deAngelis Vocal Ensemble, South Coast Chamber Choir, and Orange County Choral Society. He has appeared as a soloist and chorister with the Los Angeles Bach Festival. Gregorio is also a vocal instructor and a studio singer, comfortable across many genres from jazz and musical theater to world music styles.
Steve Oldroyd Carol Olson Tina Ossorgin Nancy Paraskevas Linda Pasternacki Cindy Piat Madeline Pryor Larry Rasmussen
SARAH WEILER, mezzo soprano, is a Santa Fe based artist and teacher active in musical theater, oratorio, chamber music, and choral work. Sarah sings as a soloist and chorister The Figueroa Project, the New Mexico Performing Arts Society, the Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus and Polyphony of New Mexico. She has performed solos in Vivaldi’s Gloria, the role of the Sorceress in Dido and Aenaes and Beethoven’s Mass in C. She is also a featured member of Santa Fe Rep with leads in Working, Pippin, and Company. She is also a Nia Technique Blue-Belt instructor at StudioNia Santa Fe.
Nyla Rasmussen Pat Roach Laura Romero Barbara Roush Anne Salzmann Michelle Sandoval Diana Segara Helen Senesac
BRENT WELLS, bass, is the Director of Choral Activities at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, ID. He frequently performs as a featured soloist and has enjoyed membership in many acclaimed choral ensembles. In addition to the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Brent has sung professionally with the Tennessee Chamber Chorus, Redlands Choral Artists, Mount Marty Choral Scholars, and also performed the Berlioz Grande Messe des morts, with the Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus under the direction of Robert Spano. He received his DMA in choral conducting at Michigan State University, and his MM in choral conducting and BM in music education from Brigham Young University. His publications include a series of articles appearing in the Choral Journal discussing the folk-song collecting methodology and compositions of Percy Grainger.
Mary Jo Sharp Gretchen Shore Deb Smith-Davis Isa Spoonheim Jay Spoonheim Charles Spring Janet Spring Linda Stanford Andrea Steele
Soprano SHARI ALISE WILSON is among the new generation of singers specializing in early and modern music, demonstrating great versatility and stylistic sensitivity. Recent highlights include performances with Sydney Skybetter & Associates and Ear Heart Music in David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Conspirare at the Victoria Bach Festival, Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri with Pegasus Early Music and New York Baroque, a world premiere performance and recording of music by Gavin Bryars with Crossing Choir and Prism Quartet and a world premiere performance of John Luther Adams: Sila at the Lincoln Center. She made her New York City solo debut at Merkin Hall in the world premiere performance of Benjamin C.S. Boyle’s Cantata: To One in Paradise, and has travelled to the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, where she performed in choral concerts and operas, most notably working with Gian Carlo Menotti in Amahl and the Night Visitors. Ms. Wilson is an active ensemble singer, performing with the 5-time Grammy-nominated ensemble Conspirare (Austin), Crossing Choir (Philadelphia), Spire Ensemble (Kansas City), and Boston’s Blue Heron, Handel and Haydn Society, and Emmanuel Music. She can be heard on the newly-released Blue Heron discs of Nicholas Ludford’s “Missa Regnum mundi” and “Missa Inclina cor meum”, Conspirare’s “Sacred Spirit of Russia”, and Kile Smith’s “Vespers” with Crossing Choir and Piffaro.
Allen Steele Jane Steinberg Alice Tinkle Jolanta Tuzel Patricia Whitney Paul Widick Linda Wieseman John Withers Jean Withers
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A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS Loretto Chapel December 19-24, 2014 MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS St. Francis Auditorium December 28-29, 2014 CLASSICAL WEEKEND RECITAL St. Francis Auditorium January 21, 2015 Benjamin Hochman, piano CLASSICAL WEEKEND ORCHESTRA Lensic Performing Arts Center January 24-25, 2015 Benjamin Hochman, piano with the Pro Musica Orchestra SZYMANOWSKI STRING QUARTET St. Francis Auditorium February 8, 2015 MIDORI Lensic Performing Arts Center February 28-March 1, 2015 with the Pro Musica Orchestra BRENTANO STRING QUARTET St. Francis Auditorium March 8, 2015 BAROQUE HOLY WEEK Loretto Chapel April 2-4, 2015 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE TICKETS
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artist biographies
VOASIS DEKE SHARON Born in San Francisco, DEKE SHARON (producer, VOASIS) has been performing professionally since eight years old, and as a child toured North America and shared the stage in operas with the likes of Pavarotti. He is heralded as “The father of contemporary a cappella,” having created, in college, the dense vocal-instrumental sound of modern a cappella, and taking it to the world. As the founder, director and arranger for the House Jacks, the original “Rock Band Without Instruments,” Deke has shared the stage with countless music legends, including Ray Charles, James Brown, Crosby Stills and Nash, Run DMC, The Temptations, LL Cool J and the Four Tops, and has performed for luminaries including President Bill Clinton. The House Jacks have eight albums, and dozens of international tours to their name. They have made multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall, and performed the Monday Night Football Theme with Hank Williams, Jr. in 2011. Deke produces “The Sing-Off” worldwide (USA, Netherlands, China), which had the highest ratings of any new, unscripted television show in the United States in 2009, and was the third-highest rated show on NBC in 2010. In addition, Deke served as arranger, on-site music director and vocal producer for Universal’s Pitch Perfect starring Anna Kendrick (2012). Deke founded the Contemporary A Cappella Society while in college, and is responsible for many seminal a cappella programs, including the CARAs (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, ICCAs (International Championship of College A Cappella), BOCA (Best of College A Cappella Compilation), the first contemporary a cappella conferences (the A Cappella Summit), the new Contemporary A Cappella League, and the YouTube channel “Inside A Cappella.” He is also contemporary a cappella’s most prolific arranger, having arranged over 2,000 songs, many of them in print worldwide with Hal Leonard/Contemporary A Cappella Publishing. His first book, “A Cappella Arranging” was published in 2012. He has produced dozens of award-winning a cappella albums (including Straight No Chaser, Committed, Nota, Street Corner Symphony and the Tufts’ Beelzebubs), created a cappella groups for Disneyland and Disneyworld, and frequently tours the world teaching a variety of topics to students and professional singers. His voice can be heard in commercials and video games, most recently in “Just Dance Kids 2.”
GENEVIEVE ARTADI, mezzo soprano, is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, CA whose music often blends electronic, pop, indie and jazz elements. Her two main projects are Pollyn and KNOWER, electro-pop groups in which she is cofounder and front woman, and has recorded multiple albums. Inspiration for her musical personality comes from growing up with musician parents, studying jazz in school, singing along with the radio and learning from her favorite artists including Björk, Michael Jackson, Goldfrapp, Talking Heads, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Kate Bush, Laetitia Sadlier, The Beatles and James Brown. Genevieve currently teaches in the Bachelor and Certificate Vocal Programs at Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, and is writing and recording new material for her two electro-pop bands as well as her solo album. On the a cappella front, in addition to singing in Voasis, Genevieve is also a member of avant-garde vocal group Arf as a singer and writer-arranger.
2014 WINTER FESTIVAL VOASIS SINGERS SOPRANO Loren Battley Katie Campbell MEZZO SOPRANO Genevieve Artadi Katharine Hoye TENOR Fletcher Sheridan Greg Whipple BASS Greg Jasperse Daniel Weidlein
LOREN BATTLEY, soprano, is an award-winning jazz vocalist and composer whose artistry was cultivated in Downey, CA. Her early exposure to gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop, contributes to her unique singing and songwriting style. Loren has received an Associate of Professional Music degree from the world renowned School for Music Vocations, founded by Phil Mattson, and a Bachelor of Jazz Studies degree from the prestigious Western Michigan University. She has been a member of Downbeat-award winning groups such as First Take, Mas Que Nada, and Gold Company. She has performed or shared the stage with Kurt Elling, Mark Murphy, Roger Treece, The Real Group, The New York Voices, and M-Pact. Through her ample performance and education experiences, Loren has acquired the tools to give back to the community by reaching out to those who have a desire to learn music. Loren has been a guest educator and performer at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, The School for Music Vocation’s vocal jazz camps, and The Keith Hall Summer Drum Intensive. In the city of Downey, she clinics local high school vocal jazz programs and teaches private lessons. Loren is currently attaining her Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies Vocal Performance at California State University, Long Beach.
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CONCERT PROGRAMMING would not be possible without assistance from and support of many individuals, businesses and organizations in our community and beyond. They believe in the vision that the late Lawrence Bandfield had more than 30 years ago. The singers, staff and board of directors would like to extend their gratitude to the following generous advocates of our craft who continue to help make our collective dream a reality. FOR FAVORS LARGE & SMALL Governor Susana Martinez Mayor Javier Gonzalez Page Allen Marilyn Barnes and Santa Fe High School Casa Piazza Fairmont Heritage Place, El Corazon de Santa Fe The Church of the Holy Faith, Rev. Kenneth J. G. Semon, Rector Inn and Spa at Loretto Bobbie Giles Lesley Escobar United Church of Santa Fe, Rev. Talitha Arnold LewAllen Galleries, Ken Marvel and Robert Gardner Bruce and Dorothy Kincaid La Fonda on the Plaza Dan McSpadden Pamela and Don Michaelis and “Sunday Chatter” Santa Fe Concierges Santa Fe Public Schools The Santa Fe Opera Charles McKay Brad Woolbright Gina Dennis Sally Rodgers
Soprano KATIE CAMPBELL’s most recent honor was subbing for Cheryl Bentyne in The Manhattan Transfer. Her experience ranges from singing on Bobby McFerrin’s GRAMMY-nominated album VOCAbuLarieS to touring with Sheryl Crow. She’s sung on film scores including Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Joyful Noise, and television shows including NBC’s The Playboy Club and Universal’s Curious George. She sang on Josh Groban’s All That Echoes, the 49th Annual Grammy Awards with Gnarls Barkley, and also with/for Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Seth MacFarlane and Michael Bublé, among others. In 2011, Katie released a solo album, End of the Beginning. Katie is the soprano in vocal jazz ensemble, True North, and was the female stand-by in Toxic Audio’s off-Broadway show, Loudmouth. Katie has been featured in numerous jazz ensembles between New York and Los Angeles and earned a Downbeat Award for Best Collegiate Jazz Vocalist. She’s traveled throughout the United States, Europe, South Africa, and South Korea as a performer and clinician. Katie earned her Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Western Michigan University and her Master of Arts in Humanities at the California State University, Northridge. She is also a certified yoga instructor. KATHARINE HOYE, mezzo soprano, is a studio singer, performer, songwriter, and arranger based in Los Angeles, best known for her work with the vocals + electronics band ARORA (formerly known as Verve recording artists, Sonos). The band has released three albums, 2009’s SonoSings on Verve Forecast, their winter/holiday album December Songs in 2011, and their brand new album of originals, Bioluminescence, released in 2013. Appearances with ARORA include NBC’s The Sing Off, live sessions on NPR’s Weekend Edition, KCRW, Sirius/XM Radio, BBC Americana, and PRI’s Studio 360, as well as performances at SXSW, Sundance Film Festival, TED TALKS, X Games, ASCAP Film & TV Awards, MojaMoja’s Pre-Grammy Brunch, and UCLA Live. They have sung backing vocals for Sara Bareilles, Kanye West, and The Pet Shop Boys (Katharine appears on the duo’s two most recent albums, 2012’s Elysium and 2013’s Electric). When not on tour with ARORA, Katharine works in Los Angeles as a jack-of-all-trades, whether it’s session singing, writing, performing, or coaching aspiring vocalists. She has done work for Mattell, Hal Leonard, Music Express, and many more. Following eight exciting years in Los Angeles, GREG JASPERSE, baritone, has returned to Kalamazoo as the new Director of Vocal Jazz at Western Michigan University. A world-renowned composer and arranger, he is sought after internationally as a clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor. His conducting credits include all-state jazz choirs in New York, California, Oklahoma, Indiana, Arizona, Missouri, Colorado, New Hampshire, Illinois, Iowa as well as the British Columbia Honors Jazz Choir. His voice can be heard on numerous movie soundtracks including Epic, Oz, The Great and Powerful, The Campaign, Star Trek and Star Trek 2, National Treasure 2, SALT, The Last Airbender, Real Steel, as well as the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Monarchy of Roses and The 2nd Law, the new release from the hit band Muse. Most recently he had the pleasure of singing at the 85th Annual Oscars with Adele on her song “Skyfall.” He also recently arranged, produced and musicdirected “A Gallagher Family Christmas” for William H. Macy and the cast of Showtime Network’s Shameless. He spends his summers teaching at a variety of music camps including the New York Voices Vocal Jazz Camp, the University of North Texas Vocal Jazz Camp, and Showchoir Camps of America. Greg is a member of several professional vocal groups including Sixth Wave, Vertical Voices, and VOASIS. He has also performed with Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Bobby McFerrin, Kirk Whalum, Jennifer Holiday, Jon Secada and Gloria Estefan among others. Greg has released two solo piano CD’s–Tournesol (a collection of contemporary jazz originals) and Crossings (a collection of improvised hymn meditations). He is a graduate of University of Miami and Western Michigan University. FLETCHER SHERIDAN, tenor, has been singing incessantly since the age of 2. Thankfully, he was able to turn that into a career! For the past 17 years, he has been highly active as an LA session singer, with several film and television credits. Recently he was the singing voice of Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover 3, and voiced Sai the O’Hare Delivery guy in Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. Other film credits include Despicable Me 2, Avatar, X-Men: First Class and Monster U. He has also contributed his vocal talents to TV shows like Glee, Two And A Half Men, Family Guy and American Idol. In addition, Fletcher has had the pleasure of working with some of music’s legendary figures, singing on albums for artists like Michael Jackson, Bobby McFerrin, Josh Groban, Randy Newman and David Foster. Outside of the recording world, he sings and tours with the internationally renowned a cappella group m-pact, of which he is also the musical director. On the classical side, Fletcher has been a member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and is currently a member of the Los Angeles Chamber Singers. An accomplished arranger and composer in his own right, Fletcher thrives on pushing the envelope and exploring all he can do with the musical gifts that he’s been given. DANIEL WEIDLEIN, bass, is a singer, composer, producer, and saxophonist originally hailing from Boulder, Colorado and now based in Los Angeles. His career has stretched across many genres and avenues in the music industry from work as a jazz instrumentalist, a multi-genre producer, a composer for musicals and film, and a bass singer. He has been featured on television shows such as The Sing Off (Season 3) and Glee, and his performance credits include shows with Joshua Redman, Bob Mintzer, John Daversa, M-Pact, Kinfolk 9, and many others.
Andrew Schmidt Deke Sharon Andreas Tischhauser
FOR HOUSING WINTER FESTIVAL SINGERS Nina Hinson Rasmussen and Dr. Scott Rasmussen Sally Rodgers and The Santa Fe Opera
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GREG WHIPPLE, tenor, originally from Orlando, Florida, currently resides in LA where he has become an accomplished performer and session singer. His career thus far has allowed him to work with such luminaries as Burt Bacharach, David Foster, Brian McKnight, Roger Daltry and Frankie Valli. Greg received his B.A. in Music from Florida State University and is also an accomplished songwriter and producer, having toured and recorded as a member of the world renowned jazz vocal groups m-pact, Sixth Wave and VOASIS. Greg’s voice can be heard on many projects in file (Avatar, OZ: The Great and Powerful, Ice Age 3 and 4, Epic, Toy Story 3, Star Trek 1 and 2, The Hangover 3, Hop, Horton Hears a Who, Battle: Los Angeles, among many others), TV (Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Neighbors, American Dad, Sophia The First, Futurama), commercials (Subway, Jack In The Box, 21st Century) and major-label recordings (Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Andrea Bocelli and Jackie Evancho). Greg is honored and excited every day that he gets to make music with the amazing singers in VOASIS!
SUMMER FESTIVAL
2015
S A N TA F E
DESERT CHORALE
TRANSCENDENCERequiem,
Showcasing Howell’s reflective and personal stunning repertoire for double choir, and five centuries of great German music including works by Schütz, Brahms, and Buchenberg. JULY 9, 10, 11 JULY 12
8:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M.
CATHEDRAL BASILICA, SANTA FE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN, ALBUQUERQUE
VENETIAN SPLENDOR Sestina Songs of Love and War
Performing excerpts from Monteverdi’s and , double choir music by both Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, and music written by women for women–all of which contributed to Venice’s reputation as the envy of the world. Accompanied by Richard Savino on lute. JULY 21, 24, 28, 30 & AUGUST 4
8:00 P.M.
LORETTO CHAPEL, SANTA FE
SERENADE TO MUSIC
Featuring secular and sacred pieces of English choral literature including Tudor music by Byrd and Gibbons, songs by Finzi, Elgar, Britten, and Pearsall, and, of course, Vaughan Williams masterpiece for choir, piano, and sixteen soloists, Serenade to Music. JULY 23, 25, 29, 31
8:00 P.M.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAITH, SANTA FE
HIDDEN TREASURES OF BYZANTIUM
A divine and meditative experience–the Desert Chorale presents rich sacred music from Russia, a special commission by Orthodox Priest and composer Ivan Moody, and great spiritual works from Greece, Finland and the United States. AUGUST 6, 8 AUGUST 9
8:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M.
CATHEDRAL BASILICA, SANTA FE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN, ALBUQUERQUE
*Summer Festival 2015 details are subject to change. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning January 2nd, 2015 at www.desertchorale.org or by calling (505) 988–2282.
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DONORS VIRTUOSO CIRCLE Christopher and Sarah Ihlefeld Ted and Betsy Rogers FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Ann Aceves Betsy and Dave Bueschel Arthur and Johanna Cinader Nina Hinson and Scott Rasmussen Susan Koehn Habermann Nancy Mammel Evelyn L. Petshek* FESTIVAL CIRCLE Dr. J. Randle Adair Lynn Bickley and Randy Schiffer Dotty Davis George Duncan and Sheryl Kelsey Halley and Ruth Anne Faust Robert R. Gardner and Kenneth R. Marvel Ralph Osterhout Susie Wilson MAESTRO’S CIRCLE Richard and Helen Brandt Paul and Susan Chapin Susan and Conrad De Jong David Ellwanger and Thomas McGuire C. Terry Hendrix Lynne and Joseph Horning Lynn F. Lee William H. Lynn and Russell Coffield Laurie and Dick Meyer Jane Clayton Oakes and Joa Dattilo Mary Lou and Alex Padilla Andy and Sally Ritch Brahna and Janusz Wilczynski DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE David and Katherin Chase Jim and Allegra Derryberry Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein John and Julianne Greenspan Dora and Clinton Horn Robert Kyr Jean and Donald Lamm Michael McCafferty and Joseph Horton Pamela and Don Michaelis CHOIRMASTER Barbara and Bob Basler Elizabeth Boeckman Kathleen Davison and Alan Lebeck George and Marcia de Garmo Dolly Gray-Bussard Henry and Judith Lackner Tom and Margaret Lopez Dick and Lynn Rew Judy and Doug Rhodes Judy and Bob Sherman Edwin and Melanie Peters Thorne PATRON John Ashcraft Patricia Bailey Sue-Ellen and John de Beer Peggy Bonner *in memoriam
PATRON (continued) Janet Braziel and Bob Lynn Chris Calder and Betsey Swan Benjamin F. Crane Isabel and Raul Delgado Mary Dudley Guy and Catherine Gronquist John Haupert Patricia Henning Ron and Mary Lee Hull Christopher and Jan Larsen Rita Leard Barry and Margaret Lyerly Linda Mack and Wynn Berven Karen McKinnon Jim and Roxanne Murphy Jerry Nelson Sue and Bruce Noel Margaret K. Norton Linda Parlin Barry Qualls Larry and Nyla Rasmussen Don and Sally Roberts Dan Rusthoi Andrea and Allen Steele David and Lee Takagi Claudio and Bernadette Taniguchi Brooke Bandfield Taylor Erich Vollmer Alan and Francie Weber Margaret A. Wright Eugene and Priscilla Zimmermann BENEFACTOR Anonymous Debra Ayers and Greg DePrince Trudy Bergen and Don Keenan Daniel Billingsley Elspeth G. Bobbs and Sheila Armstrong James and Nancy Brzezinski George and Carol Burleson George and Jean Callaghan Dr. and Mrs. Max B. Chennault Maile M. Cuddy Alice and Houston Davis Gregory J. Edwards Cindy Ewing Bob and Fran Fosnaugh Gwen and Ralph Fuller John Geffroy and Margaret Vazquez-Geffroy Shelby Gernon Suzan and Julius Glickman Joel Goldfrank Paula Greer Joan Hagen David B. and Mary G. Hartley Bill Hoadley Kay and David Ingalls Peter Ives Norman Kaplan Dr. Patricia Kennedy Alicia Kuhn Anne and Bruce Legler Laurie and Verne Loose Claudia Mader and Patrick Hazard Ed and Anne Maglisceau Marvin and Marlene Maslow Pamela McCorduck and Joseph Traub Timothy Mitchell Mary Piotrowski Fred Ragsdale George Ramsey III Joyce Reszka Leslie Rich Alan and Ann Rolley
The SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE is able to celebrate 32 years of memorable music-making and community-enriching ancillary programs, largely because of our generous family of donors comprised of individuals, businesses, foundations and government agencies. It is a pleasure to recognize cash and in-kind gifts to the Annual Fund received between September 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014. Gifts received after the closing date will be acknowledged in the 2015 Summer Festival program book. Please inform us if we have inadvertently omitted your name or listed it incorrectly on our donor list by calling (505) 988-2282. Thank you. THE LEGACY CIRCLE We salute the forsight and generosity of the following individuals who have choasen to indicate support for the Desert Chorale in their estate plans. Talitha J. Arnold Dorothy B. Davis Margaret Edwards Allison and James Elston Dorothy Harroun Arnold and Evelyn Kupec Lynn Lee Nancy and Raymond Lutz Jerome Nelson Margaret K. Norton Don and Sally Roberts Nadine Stafford Brooke Bandfield Taylor Frances* and Hywel White Margaret Wright *In memoriam The Desert Chorale has been the grateful recipient of the following estate gifts from these generous, late patrons. Margaret Arrott Lawrence Bandfield Martin Dieter Robert Fisher Ian McKee Dorethea Morgan Paul Resnick Joseph P. Schwitter
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BUSINESS PARTNERS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS Aceves-London Family Fund ALH Foundation, Inc. American Choral Directors Association American General Media (KHFM 95.5) Anonymous Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation, Inc. Artichokes and Pomegranates BF Foundation Billops and Associates Boeckman Family Foundation Boeing Company Church of the Holy Faith, Rev. Kenneth J. G. Semon, Rector City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and 1% Lodgers Tax Community Foundation of Louisville Dep., Inc. Creative Travel Esperanza del Corazon Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation Evelyn L. Petschek Arts Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation First Movement of Northern New Mexico, Inc. First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Habermann Koehn Foundation Heritage Hotels and Resorts IBM International Foundation Inn and Spa at Loretto Janice St. Marie Graphic Design The Kerr Foundation, Inc. La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa Lannan Foundation LewAllen Galleries Los Alamos National Bank Madison Opera Trips Mammel Foundation The Mickey Inbody Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Music Mart National Endowment for the Arts New Mexico Arts, A Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs New Mexico Bank and Trust PNM Resources Foundation Robert G. Weiss Family Foundation The Rogers Foundation Santa Fe Business Incubator Santa Fe Community Foundation Santa Fe New Mexican Still Water Foundation The Sorel Organization Susan and Conrad De Jong Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation Thornburg Investment Management Thorne Family Fund, New Mexico Community Foundation United Church of Santa Fe United Way of Central New Mexico Walter Burke Catering
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special thanks
DONORS BENEFACTOR (continued) Janet Sanders Donald and Mary Sandstrom Tony and Sarah Sawtell H. Irving Schweppe The Reverend and Mrs. Kenneth Semon Michael and Kathy Serk John and Sue Shaffer Sarah Squire Christine Strandquist and Bruce Artwick Tom Whitten and Janet Emmons Jane Williams Nancy Zeckendorf SUSTAINER Nancy Ackermann Catherine Allen and Paul Rooker Axel Allgeier Dr. Edward Angus Anonymous Loretta Armer Talitha Arnold Rev. Richard Avery Dr. William L. Bailey Cris and Marilyn Barnes Linda and Bill Bein Marylou and Robert Best Bette Betts James Bishop Martha Blomstrom and Hugh Balaam Martha Braniff Doug Brew Elaine Brewster Leslie Brown Mr. Bill Buchholz Lydia Bueschel and Chris Frumkin Constance Burke William Byers Chip and Trish Byrd Louise and Kirk Casselman Nancy and Joseph Cella Susan Craig and Colston Chandler Delfina and Jose Chavez Mark Edw. Childers Charles Edward Cole Liz Conescu Ann Coulston and Robert Marcus John Crowe Alice Cushman Trayton Davis Patricia Dean Robert DeLeon Judith Dickinson Linda Dillman Cindy Eakin Bobbie Elliott Hal and Martha Erwin Michael and Lynn Evans Gail and Douglas Fine Walter and Laura Ford Bobbi Gallegos David and Tanner Gay M. Charles and Mary Carol Gilbert Charlotte P. Gollobin Fred Graham Ron Gray Jeffrey and Barbara Griffith
SUSTAINER (continued) Madeleine Grigg-Damberger Jessie R. Groothuis, MD Steven Grupe Gerald and Diane Gulseth Susan and Garnis Hagen Elizabeth Harcombe Carl and Kathryn Ann Harris Noah Harris Theresa Helldorfer Sue Hobart Helen Hoffpauir Carr Hornbuckle and Jack Leifer Deirdre Howley and Ira Eisenstadt Ken Hunt Elizabeth Hurst-Waitz Bobby Huskey Pamela Jackson Brenda and Michael Jerome Susan Jewell Reverdy Johnson Christine H. Johnson Tom Johnson Stephanie and David Kauffman Teodora Konstantinova and Konstantin Konstantinov Catherine and Henry Lewis Craig Likness and George Thompson Jane Lipman Jo Ann Lucas and David Steed The Reverend and Mrs. Hampton Mabry Judith and Donald Machen Jim Maloney Karen and Rick McMichael David McNeel Frances and Mike Meier Norman C. Millett David and Ann Millican Ralph Milnes Dalva Moellenberg Annette and Robert Moon Frances Moore Gordon Neufeld Larry Newman Steven Oakey Lib O’Brien Joyce Olson John Pakula Doug and Patsy Peterson John Petricciani Cindy Piatt Robert and Mary Platt Elaine and William Prince Barbara Provus Carol Rabin Deborah Rael-Buckley Robert and Marjorie Reed Lee Rogaliner and Anne Gifford John and Sandra Schroeder Merry Schroeder Barbara Shapiro Jacqueline and Douglas Sklar Glen and Barbara Smerage Jim and Georgia Snead Wendy Solovay Roslyne and Robert Stern Sandy and BobTatge Carroll Thomas and George Baker Rebecca Tobey Carolyn and Walter Trela Carol Tucker Trelease Rebecca Tuttle Alexandra and Mike Ward Lorna Dyer and Jerry D. Watts Pat and Robert Weiler Sarah Weiler
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ST. MARTIN’S CHAMBER CHOIR
2014/2015
TIMOTHY J. KRUEGER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DENVER, COLORADO
COMING OF AGE OUR 21ST SEASON
Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral :: Denver St. Augustine Orthodox Church :: Denver
Holy Cross Lutheran Church :: Wheat Ridge St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church :: Denver St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church :: Denver
A CAMBRIDGE CHRISTMAS Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 pm Sunday, Dec. 14, 3:00 pm Friday, Dec. 19, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30 pm St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church :: Denver
ST. MARTINS CHAMBER CHOIR AND THE SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
THE ART OF IMITATION: PALESTRINA Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:30 pm Sunday, Nov. 9, 3:00 pm
HARDOUIN MASSES VOL. 2
TAKE TWO
MUSIC OF THE TSARS II Friday, Oct. 3, 7:30 pm Sunday, Oct. 5, 3:00 pm
TAKE ONE
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 pm
BEAT BEAT DRUMS
THE CIVIL WAR AT 150 Friday, April 10, 7:30 pm Holy Cross Lutheran Church :: Wheat Ridge Saturday, April 11, 7:30 pm St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church :: Denver Sunday, April 12, 3:00 pm St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church :: Denver
BYRD 4
Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church :: Denver Holy Cross Lutheran Church :: Wheat Ridge Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral :: Denver
Friday, May 29, 7:30 pm Sunday, May 31, 3:00 pm
TICKETS
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Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church :: Denver
Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church :: Denver St. Gabriel the Archangel Episcopal Church Cherry Hills Village
info@stmartinschamberchoir.org 303-298-1970 www.stmartinschamberchoir.org
special thanks
DONORS SUSTAINER (continued) Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Hywel White Sally W. Whiteley John E. and Jean Withers Lyle York Everett and Janet Zlatoff-Mirsky
ASSOCIATE Kim Alderwick John Arango Janice J. Arrott Mary Azcuenaga Ed Barker Carla Barsachs Beth Berger Virginia and Joe Betterton Grace and Tom Bloomfield Diane Boissevain Dorella Bond Yvonne Boyer Gwynne and Joe Brooks Muriel Brown Katie and Ross Burkstaller Penelope Campbell David Carney Nansy Carson Jackson Carter Sheryl Chard Jim and Nancy Clopton Colin Cochran Judy Crocker Lucy and John Draper Will and Betty Drobnick Susan Dunshee Sally Estes Bonnie Farman Frank Farrow Richard Faulkenberry Ms. Linda Fillhardt Mr. Rick Fortner William Foster Charles and Joyce Freuden Carole Gardner John Greenfeld Sharon Gross Astrid Groth Rod Guinn Virginia Hall Smith Chris Haynes Sam and Barb Heeringa Janet and Tom Hirons Tony and Ginger Hirt Wendy Hitt Louis and Georgianna Hoffmann Brad and Kathleen Holian James Ivy Cathleen Jacobson Ann Jeffries George McLaughlin and Tiia Kari Lynn and Michael Kelly Christine Kemper Mary Kircher Stephen and Renee Klein Beth Kuzmyak Ms. Mary Lamy Helen Larsen James Leatherberry
ASSOCIATE (continued) Miriam Lindahl Margot and Robert Linton Peter Litchfield Ann MacVicar Fern Lawrence Richard Mariner Jennifer Martinez Maureen McAndrews Evelyn McClure Catherine McCoy Rosann and Gene McCullough Dr. and Mrs. Arthur McFee Claire McKnight Dr. and Mrs. Avraham Merav Daniel and Vera Metzger Paula Miller Thomas M. Morales Daniel Morrow Kirsten Moy Maria Mynatt Ed Neugebauer Maggie Odell and Linda Zingle David Ockerberg William Oliver Sara T. Orton Luci Osaki Ms. Mary Overpeck Melinne Owen Elise Packard Ms. Eugenia Parry Cecil Parsons Lisa Pence Susan Pickering Elizabeth Pinson Mr. Bill Pollack Therese Quinn Jack and Clare Ratliff Jim Reed Ray Reeder Kathleen Reidy Lynda Reyelts Fred and Marge Ribe Herbert Rickert Jr. Mr. Ray Riess Dale Rogers Patsy Romero Juan Romero Patsie Ross Ann and Bernard Rubenstein Orville Rupell Randy Sadewic Marie Schaffner Joan Scott Barbara Selnick Ed Singletary Dennis and Patricia Smith Mary Ellen Smith Pamela Snow Debra Spurgeon Nadine Stafford Joseph Stampfer Cynthia and Matt Svigals Theodore Townsend Paige Olson and Robert Viharo Robin Ward Twyla Werstein Joan and Truel West Charlotte Whaley Todd and Felicia White James White Kay Whitman M. Wolak and A. Tomedi Christopher Wyndham Art and Cynthia Zapel
IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Lawrence Bandfield Jane Clayton Oakes Fred Ribe Brooke Bandfield Taylor Eugene and Priscilla Zimmermann In Memory of Dorothy and Quincy Cornelius Cathleen Jacobson In Memory of Mickey Inbody Mickey Inbody Charitable Foundation In Memory of Jeanne Leonard Elspeth Bobbs In Memory of Patt Millett Norman Millett In Memory of M. Lynne Neufeld Gordon Neufeld In Memory of Frances White Hywel White HONORARIA In Honor of David Bueschel Cynthia Svigals Matt Svigals Hudson Svigals Lena Svigals Andrea Bueschel Lydia Bueschel Chris Frumkin Olivia Bueschel Sofia Frumkin Patricia Dean Marvin Maslow In Honor of Joshua, Joanna, Kira and Kai Habermann Habermann Koehn Foundation In Honor of Eric Holtan Isabel and Raul Delgado In Honor of Robert Searles, MD Noah Harris In Honor of Andreas Tischhauser Allegra and Jim Derryberry Leslie Rich Nadine Stafford In Honor of Erich Vollmer Helen and Richard Brandt David Ellwanger and Thomas McGuire In Honor of VOASIS Leslie Rich
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