Houston Symphony Chorus.............................................................................. Photo by jeff fitlow
Hausmann 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). Hausmann frequently appears as a guest conductor, lecturer, clinician and soloist. 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 24-year collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, recently performing Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Houston Symphony Associate Conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto. This season, Hausmann prepares the Chorus for Beethoven’s Choral, A Very Merry Pops, Handel’s Messiah, and Orff’s Carmina Burana among others.
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Charles Hausmann, Director Paulo Gomes Assistant Director
Susan Scarrow Chorus Manager
Scott Holshouser Accompanist
Tony Sessions Librarian
First Soprano Ramona Alms Alice Beckstrom Robyn Branning Monica M. Davis Kathleen Forbes Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Allison Jewett Sarah Keifer Veronica Lorine * • Pamela Magnuson Lydia Musher Theresa Olin Megan Owen Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Jennifer Klein Salyer Heidi Sanders Beth Slaughter Deborah Spencer Annie Treverton Lisa Trewin Tania Van Dongen Beth Anne Weidler Megan Welch Natalyn Whitis Jessica L. Williams
First Alto Krista Borstell Jami Bruns Patricia Bumpus Barbara Bush Thea Chapman Nancy Christopherson Robin Clarkson Christine Economides Mary Gahr Susan Hall Judy Hill Kristin Hurter Berma Kinsey Joyce Lewis * • Mary Lopushansky Ashley Maack Heather Maclaughlin Garbes Lisa Morfin Cynthia Mulder Jennifer L. Phan Linda Renner Linda Richardson Carolyn Rogan Holly Rubbo June Russell Maria Schoen Andrea Slack Vicki Westbrook Patsy Wilson Shelby Wilson
First Tenor Robert Browning James R. Carazola Patrick Drake Richard Field • Robert Gomez James Patrick Hanley Steven Hazel Donald Howie Francisco J. Izaguirre Frank Lopez Darrell Mayon * • Jim Moore Peter Peropoulos Douglas Rodenberger David Schoen Tony Sessions Charles Thornburg Aaron Verber Adam White Christopher Young
Clemente Mathis William McCallum Chris Ming Matt Neufeld Kevin Newman Gary Scullin Stephen Shadle Thom Sloan Mark Standridge Sam Stengler Paul Van Dorn Joe Villarreal Kevin Wallace
Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Laura Bohlmann • Nancy Bratic Anne Campbell Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Corita Dubose Karen Fess-Uecker Kellie Garden Lorraine Hammond • Debbie Hannah Alexis Hazel • Megan Henry Sylvia Hysong Yukiko Iwata Natalia Kalitynska Sapna Kumar • Carol Ostlind Linda Peters Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Paige Sommer Veronica A. Stevens Cecilia Sun Caryssa Treider Megan Truelson • Nancy Vernau Jennifer Young
Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams • Sarah Wilson Clark M. Evelyn Clift Rochella Cooper Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Holly Eaton Rachel El-Saleh Thi Ha Juli Herbert Denise Holmes Catherine Howard Lois Howell Crystal Meadows Lynne Moneypenny Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Holly Soehnge * • Mary Voigt Kaye Windel-Garza
Second Tenor * • Bob Alban Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers William Cole Donn Dubois Jorge Fandino Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert John Grady Craig Hill Philip Lewis William L. Mize Dave Nussmann Greg Railsback Rick Selby Lesley C. Sommer Dewell Springer Jonathan Vaughan Tony Vazquez Leonardo Veletzuy Lee Williams First Bass Joe Anzaldua Greg Barra Justin Becker Claude Bitner John Bond Bruce Boyle Christopher Burris Peter Christian Steve Dukes Leigh Fernau Taylor Harper Stephen M. James * • Jay Lopez
Second Bass Steve Abercia * • Wilton T. Adams Bill Cheadle John Colson Roger Cutler Paul Ehrsam Tom Everage Chris Fair Ian Fetterley David M. Fox Yevgeny Genin Michal Gilbert Matt Henderson Terry Henderson George Howe Chuck Izzo Cletus Johnson Nobuhide Kobori • Ken Mathews Scott Mermelstein Clyde L. Miner Greg Nelson Bill Parker John Proffitt • Robert Reynolds Daniel Robertson Doug Sanders Richard White
* Section Leader • Council Member
As of June 15, 2011
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