HOUSTON SYMPHONY CHORUS Photo by jeff fitlow
CHARLES HAUSMANN, director Dr. Charles S. Hausmann was named director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 1986. He has prepared the group for more than 600 concerts, led them on numerous tours to Mexico and Europe and worked with more than 40 acclaimed conductors, including Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor and Robert Shaw. His extensive repertoire includes most of the major choral/ orchestral masterworks. As director of graduate choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music since 1985, Hausmann supervises the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting, teaches choral conducting and literature and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists, a graduate chamber choir. An active church musician, he has conducted church choirs in Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas. He currently serves as director of Choral Music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston where he led the Houston Symphony and Chorus in a performance of Mendelssohn’s St. Paul (Spring 2008). He led the Chorus on its fourth European tour in 2007, appearing as guest conductor during the Prague Spring Festival. He and the Chorus share a collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, and performed Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.
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Charles Hausmann, Director Hyeok Lee Assistant Director
Sarah Berggren Chorus Manager
First Soprano Ramona Alms Sarah Berggren Robyn Branning Alicia Cox Konstantina Dimitropoulou Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Tokiko Kato Sarah Keifer Gillian Kruse Kat Kunz Pam Magnuson Janet Menzie Rita Minter Theresa Olin** Amy Rebenack Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Beth Slaughter Deborah Spencer Lisa Trewin Tania Van Dongen Heidi Walton Beth Weidler Pam Wilhite
Nancy Christopherson Robin Clarkson Rochella Cooper Lorri Curto Corita Dubose Christine Economides Mary Gahr Kelly Goodin Susan Hall* Linda Herron Judy Hill Holly Johnson Berma Kinsey Cindie Lavenda Joyce Lewis Mary Lopushansky Lisa Morfin Cynthia Mulder Linda Renner Carolyn Rogan* June Russell Maria Schoen Andrea Slack Shelby Stratmann Vicki Westbrook Kat White** Patsy Wilson
Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Lauren Bass Laura Bohlmann Nancy Bratic* Anne Campbell Diana Candida Christine Crespo Chelsea Curto*** Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Kellie Garden Debbie Hannah* Megan Henry Yukiko Iwata Natalia Kalitynska*** Sapna Kumar*** Melissa Mathews Carol Ostlind* Jennifer Paulson Linda Peters Belinda Rossiter** Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Megan Kennedy Shedden Elizabeth Snelling Paige Sommer Veronica Stevens Cecilia Sun Suzanne Thacker Nancy Vernau First Alto Krista Borstell Pat Bumpus Barbara Bush Elizabeth Chitwood
Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams Sarah Clark* Evelyn Clift Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Dana Dupont Holly Eaton Rachel El-Saleh Katura Gilmore Thi Ha Catherine Howard Lois Howell Helen Hughes Kali Jett Miriam Lenon Crystal Meadows Judy Morehouse** Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Linda Richardson Holly Soehnge Mary Voigt Carolee Weber Bonnie Wilson Kaye Windel-Garza First Tenor Adam Britcher** Robert Browning James Carazola Patrick Drake Richard Field Robert Gomez* Donald Howie Francisco Izaguirre Kevin Lewis*** Darrell Mayon Jim Moore Peter Peropoulos
Scott Holshouser Accompanist
Tony Sessions Librarian
Douglas Rodenberger Gottfried Schiller David Schoen* Tony Sessions Charles Thornburg
Matt Henderson* Terry Henderson George Howe Cletus Johnson Nobuhide Kobori Alan MacAdams Bryan McMicken Scott Mermelstein Greg Nelson Bill Parker John Proffitt Daniel Robertson Doug Sander Eric Skelly James Wilhite**
Second Tenor Bob Alban Amir Bel-Ami Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers Matt Coffey Nicholas DeMaio Donn Dubois Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert Sajju George John Grady Craig Hill Michael McCarver** Will Mize Greg Railsback Dewell Springer Tony Vazquez Stuart Woodard Lee Williams
*Council Member **Section Leader *** Grand Chorus Member s of A November 1, 2013
First Bass Steve Abercia Jonathan Aigner Joe Anzaldua Rich Arenschiedlt Jon Bauer Justin Becker Eldo Bergman Brandon Bingham Claude Bitner John Bond Bruce Boyle Peter Christian Paul Davis David Doerr Steve Dukes Will Hailey Taylor Harper Scott Hassett Stephen James Max Locher Jay Lopez Ken Mathews* Will McCallum Gary Scullin Mark Standridge Sam Stengler Paul Van Dorn Michael Vaughn Joe Villareal Kevin Wallace Sean Warley** Second Bass Wilton Adams Bill Cheadle John Colson Roger Cutler Paul Ehrsam Chris Fair Ian Fetterley David Fox Mike Gilbert December 2013 35