JCC Program Example

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL

Saturday, February 24, 2024 2:00pm Sponsored by:

Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church

Jacksonville Children’s Chorus

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Thank You For Bringing Harmony Into The World We Live In

Henry and Lucy Gooding Endowment

David A. Stein Charitable Trust

Laura Lee Pattillo Norquist Charitable Foundation Stephanie and Tim Cost

The Towe Family Fund Hardwick Electrical

JoAnn Tredennick and Jack Meeks

Guidewell Group Inc

The Gooding-Bell Endowment

The Jess and Brewster J. Durkee Foundation

Jesse Shimp

Idsia and Will Smith

Beatheadz LLC

Sharon and John C. Myers, III

Virginia and Jim Dickert

Ron Moody

Grune Family Foundation

John Harman

Mark Bennett

Rotary Club of Deerwood

Regency Group

Delores Barr Weaver TCF Staff Giving Fund

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PF Smith Consulting LLC

Kathleen Shaw

Terry Family Foundation

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Gasper And Irene Lazzara Emily and Lawrence Lisska

The Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts Foundation

From the President & Artistic Director

Dear Friends of the Chorus, Welcome to the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus’ 15th Annual “Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing” concert! We are honored to be presenting this concert at the beautiful Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church (HAB). The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus (JCC) is grateful for our continued partnership with HAB and for the generous sponsors of today’s performance, The Jacksonville Transportation Authority, VyStar Credit Union, and Florida State College of Jacksonville. This season brings to fruition the rewards of years of hard work and perseverance as we celebrate the first anniversary of moving into our headquarters in downtown Jacksonville. All of the JCC staff, singers, and friends extend a huge thank you to VyStar Credit Union for making this dream come true.

Each year we invite a choir from a Historically Black College or University to join us for the "Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing" concert event. This year, the JCC is thrilled to welcome back the Tuskegee University "Golden Voices" Concert Choir as guest artists for today's concert.

The repertoire of today’s concert invites both our singers and our audience to contemplate the importance of understanding and relating to others, regardless of their circumstances. We hope that we can collectively draw lessons from past adversity and embrace the significance of maintaining hope and resilience in the face of contemporary challenges. As Langston Hughes urges us in his poem "Dreams", “Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.”

Our concert starts with the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. This national treasure is a beloved poem and song penned by Harlem Renaissance writer, James Weldon Johnson, and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. The Johnson brothers were born and spent their early years in Jacksonville, Florida. It is here in Jacksonville that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written and first performed by a choir of 500 schoolchildren at the Stanton School. Since first performed in 1900, this song has influenced the culture of our community and nation. It is a continuing source of comfort and strength for those in the ongoing fight for social justice and an inspiration to the myriad of artists who have performed the song and those who have heard it sung. We ask that you will stand to witness our choirs singing this beautiful hymn—one voice reaching toward a world that never stops respecting, welcoming, and honoring all people.

With deepest gratitude,

Darren Dailey, President and Artistic Director Jacksonville Children’s Chorus

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Our Performance Choir Members

Intermezzo Choir

Training Choir Mary Schelldorf Piper Felix India Upshaw Torrin Drake Ivy Boone AKyra Worrell Marley McNeill Claudia Insuasty Mia Medina Roodmia Lucceus Afomiya Alebel Elysse Floyd Aubree Supinsky Piper Supinsky Desmond Nielsen Addison Alfant Thalía Cruz Easton Snyder Isabella Starks Josiah Ross

Finley Foster Quinlan O'Bannon Rielle Parker Leonard Mccray Zoe Breeding Nancy-Kate Henley Caleb Meyers Evaan Chatterjee Maxwell McFarland Juniper Murphy Adalyn Siu Skylyn Zilla Lia Perez Longo Julia Pajares Gabrianna Durante Abishai Altenor Georgia Whittemore Maya Wachira Audrey Garvis Mi'Chaela Lay

Riley Spencer Ava Grace Anum Kelia Loria Zahira Hadzic Elliott Combs Arisa Vukich Erzuly Reeves McCai Wiggins Cayla Diaz Aaliyah Reynolds

Hamin Baek McKayla Baker Mia Davis Trinity Dingle Gabrielle Gibson Scarlett Green-Turner Khloe Gulcharan

Katie Altman Sarah Bernardo Alyssa Casullo Zianna Curtis Maura DeFullers Elizabeth Jones

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Aubrey Kellow Elizabeth Pekarek Gwendolyn Raspberry Erin Trull Sophia Zhang

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Nadine Nesbeth Joyaline Pallepogu Kearsen Perry Lauren Scarbrough Eli Snyder Lucille Teten

Concert Choir Christian Borne Lisa Baek

Touring Choir

Ameenah Haden Jasmine Houston Rumjana Kurteva Avigail Landis Oliver Lyle Jackson McCarthy Kiley Nagrosst

Emmalee Gurganus Olivia Rodgers

Voices Of Jacksonville Sarah Bernardo Julian Bryson Taylor Despars Harmony Hurt Ryan Justice Silas Lewis Stacey Menton Rebecca Minor Ted Munn

Shayla Nelson Daniel Pesante Faith Powell Jeff Royal Kip Taisey Dee Dee Tamburrino Rebecca Turngren Clinton Weinberg

JCC Leadership

Artistic Staff

Darren Dailey President & Artistic Director

Sachiko Frampton Collaborative Pianist

Melissa Barnes Primary & Training Choir Conductor

Roseanna George Assistant Choreographer

Katherine “KT” Boling Choreographer

Faith Powell Primary & Training Choir Conductor

Susanne Dailey Primary & Training Choir Conductor

Jessye Russom First Steps in Music Instructor

Marissa Dickerson Virtual Preschool Instructor Virginia Barnett Dickert Primary & Training Choir Conductor

Administrative Staff

Kiera Bates Marketing, Recruitment, & Special Events Assistant Katherine “KT” Boling Business & Development Manager Joyanne Goronal Business Coordinator

Board of Directors

Dorothy Leitch Program Manager Daniel Lopez Development Associate Dale Patrick Program and IT Coordinator

Susana Cruz, Chair

Jesse Shimp

Allison Hollander, Vice Chair

John Thompson

Arend Dorsett, Treasurer Yvonne McClain Gomes, Secretary Amanda Hegeman Ryan Hesser

Advisory Board

Richard Hadden, Chair

Marsha Oliver

Jackie Cornelius

Craig Smith

Dane Grey

Amanda Warford Videll

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Artistic Excellence. Accomplishment. Pride.

Founding and Leadership In 1995, several colleagues at Jacksonville University met to discuss the possibility of making a shared dream come true. Local conductor Jim Taylor, with guidance from then-University President Dr. Frances B. Kinne and vocal conductor Dr. Jon Carlson, developed the framework for a Jacksonville University Children’s Chorus. The program’s first choir served 16 children, but through word of mouth, the program grew, and in 1998, Taylor and a brand-new Board of Directors worked to reorganize it into The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus (JCC).

Though there were pitfalls, and even moments when the fledgling organization almost ceased to exist, the shared

enthusiasm of children, parents, and staff carried it forward.

In 2006, Darren Dailey, Artistic Director of the Boston Children’s Chorus, was recruited to become the Artistic and Executive Director of the JCC. Today the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus is a national leader in music education and performance.

Major Accomplishments Since its inaugural season in 1995, The Chorus has grown to serve as many as 1,000 children annually, ages 18 months to 18 years. These gifted young singers represent not only 180 of our local schools, but also extend to 14 counties of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. The Chorus draws from diverse racial, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds, transcending differences and emphasizing similarities and common goals.

Major Accomplishments Timeline 1995 • A chorus of 16 singers is founded at Jacksonville University.

2000-2004 • JCC is named “the designated children’s chorus of the Jacksonville Symphony.”

• Twila Miller was hired in 2000 as the first full-time Artistic Director.

• Produces its first large-scale benefit concert in Jacoby Hall.

• Concert Choir performs in the Jacksonville Symphony’s production of Carmen and La Boheme.

• Launches a new outreach program, the First Coast Honors Choir Festival.

• Featured as the lead chorus in the World’s Largest Concert, broadcast nationally on PBS.

2005-2010 • Performs in Carmina Burana and in the Jacksonville Symphony’s first professional recording.

• Appoints Darren Dailey as its new Artistic and Executive Director.

• A Scholarship Endowment Fund is opened through a major donation from Wayne and Delores Weaver.

• Creates two recordings with Roseanne Cash, “How Many Christmases” and “Voices for Voices,” for her holiday CD. • Touring Choir returns to New York for a performance in Lincoln Center.

• Produces the 1st Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration in Jacoby Hall along with community guest choirs.

• Free preschool music classes begin for children ages 18 months through three years using a Kindermusik format of parent and child participation.

2011-2015 • Adds Young Men’s Chorus to its curriculum.

• Touring Choir performs in Ireland with the National Children’s Choir of Ireland.

• Produces a spring concert with guest artist, Amy Grant.

• Touring Choir tours Italy and Greece, performing at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, St. Mark’s in Venice, St. Jacob’s Cathedral in Corfu, and in Greece with the Corfu Children’s Choir.

• Establishes Dr. Frances B. Kinne Scholarship Endowment Fund and the Jon O. Carlson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

• Tours in New York City, Portland, Maine, and Halifax and St. John in Canada.

• Hosts and performs with the African Children’s Choir.

• Performance collaborations with Chicago Children’s Choir, Spelman College, and the Jacksonville Zoo.

• Touring Choir performs at Carnegie Hall with Darren Dailey conducting

• Self-produces a fall concert with guest artist, Kristin Chenoweth.

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Performance

The Chorus has taken the stage at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, has hosted and performed with Grammy-

and Tony-winner Audra McDonald, Grammy-winner Amy Grant, Grammy-, Tony- and Emmywinner Kristin Chenoweth, Christina Bianco, the Westminster Choir, the St. Olaf Choir, the African Children’s Choir, Grammy-winner David Holt, and local university and church choirs. Since 1995, the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus’ singers have been recording and performing. As our singers take a bow this season, we celebrate you, our supporters and our chaperones, who have given so generously of their time — straightening uniforms with care, providing snacks and juice with love, and soothing last-minute stage jitters with grace.

To our singers, our supporters, and our volunteers — we salute you!

• Hosts guest conductor Christina Kalliaridou of the

2020-2023

• Corfu Children’s Choir at the 13th Annual First Coast Honors Choir.

• Performing choirs premiere in a special episode of Florida Frontiers TV broadcasted statewide on PBS.

2016-2020

• JCC presents The Annual Cool Side of Yuletide as a drive-in movie in 2020 and 2021

“The kids in the red vests and blazers” have become a recognized group at major community events and celebrations, including inaugurations, City Hall Christmas parties, and events benefiting local charities, such as Dignity You Wear, Women's Center of Jacksonville, and the Nonprofit Center. Its children have sung in Holiday Pops performances with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, performed in five major operas, over 120 concerts, commissioned 22 musical compositions and arrangements, and sung in every genre of music from Bach to Bluegrass.

• Darren Dailey publishes a Choral Series through Galaxy Music featuring music compositions appropriate for children’s voices.

• Touring Choir travels and performs in Croatia, Greece, Malta, and Slovenia.

• Touring Choir is invited to participate in the 2018 Choir Festival in Rome and to sing at the Vatican for the New Year’s Day Papal Mass on January 1, 2018.

• Collaborates with world-renowned composer, Dr. Michael John Trotta, to commission a multi-movement choral composition using the poetry of Sara Teasdale.

• Voices of Jacksonville, JCC's professional adult ensemble is founded.

• Touring Choir tours Ireland, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

• Touring Choir is invited to perform at the American Choral • Director's Association Southern Division Conference in Mobile, AL. • JCC receives the 2020 Chorus America’s Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award, recognizing the organization’s commitment to diversity, and inclusiveness.

• Touring Choir premieres "Hamilton: A Choral Medley" music video.

• JCC celebrates its 25th anniversary.

• Concert Choir participates in North Carolina Summer Institute in Choral Art. • Touring Choir tours Italy, Spain, and France.

• JCC performs at the City of Jacksonville's Bicentennial Celebration.

• Touring Choir wins the American Prize for Choral Performance in the youth/school division of 2022.

• JCC receives Bronze Telly Award for the “Songs of the Sunshine State” episode with the Florida Historical Society.

• JCC moves back downtown into a new state-of-the-art facility located in the Vystar Parking Garage.

• Touring Choir attends the International Children’s Choir Festival in Canterbury and London.

• JCC and Voices of Jacksonville are finalists for The American Prize 2023 and receive honorable mentions.

• Touring Choir and Voices of Jacksonville head to NYC to perform at St. Patrick's Cathedral for The 24th Annual “A City Singing at Christmas” concert. They are the first non-NYC-based choirs to be invited.

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Welcome, Emcees Cleve Warren and Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick

Voices of Jacksonville and Touring Choir Lift Every Voice and Sing Music by J. Rosamond Johnson Arranged by Roland Carter

Training Choir Count On Me Words and Music by Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, and Philip Lawrence Arranged by Janet Day

Sing to Martin Luther King

By Jill Gallina

Road to Freedom

By Teresa Jennings

Intermezzo, Concert, and Touring Choirs Dreams Text from “Dreams” by Langston Hughes Music by Rollo Dilworth

Let Me Ride Arranged by Rollo Dilworth

Touring Choir I Sing Because I’m Happy Arranged by Rollo Dilworth

Let Me Listen Arranged by Charles Anthony Silvestri

Voices of Jacksonville Higher Ground Words and Music by Stevie Wonder Arranged by Paul Langford

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Touring Choir and The Voices of Jacksonville Reconcile Teresa Jennings

Bridge Over Troubled Water

By Paul Simon Arranged by Kirby Shaw Soloist, Brandon Hines

I Need You to Survive Music and Lyrics by David Frazier Arranged by Rollo Dilworth Soloist, Brandon Hines

Intermission The Tuskegee “Golden Voices” Concert Choir Thou Art God Arranged by John Ness Beck

Glory to God in the Highest Arranged by James Furman

God, and God Alone Arranged by Tom Fettke

Abide with Me Arranged by Moses G. Hogan

His Name So Sweet Arranged by. Hall Johnson

I Don’ Feel No Ways Tired Arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs

Don’t You Let Nobody Turn You Aroun’ Arranged by Eric O. Poole

All Choirs The Journey of Hope Arranged by Jim Papoulis

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Emcees

Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick Chief Information Officer, CSI Companies Regarded as one of the First Coast’s most prolific technology leaders, Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick has dedicated her more than 25-year career to driving change and merging innovative technology solutions with collaboration-based leadership.

Her initiatives have skyrocketed operational efficiency, reduced the IT footprint, and bridged exciting technologies with operational objectives.

Melissa credits much of her success to the teams she has recruited and cultivated over the years. Powered by knowledge and ideas, these teams have been integral in the projects upon which Melissa has built her career from complex cloud strategies to groundbreaking Agile-based development initiatives.

Melissa started off by serving in the U.S. Army as a Commissioned Officer and later launched her career as an accountant. It was this early experience that instilled a respect for standardized processes. She soon discovered how technology can enhance these processes and improve the world around us. Melissa then shifted to IT and moved up the ranks as Oracle consultant, change management leader and then business applications director, while also developing as a leader to motivated teams, both on-site and remote.

Today, Melissa continues her passion for technology as a CIO for The CSI Companies in Jacksonville, Florida.

Her industry experience has spanned financial, retail and manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, aerospace, marketing, and services industries, as well as the U.S. Federal Government.

Melissa is recognized as a refreshingly personable and engaging leader whether she is chatting with an entrylevel developer or addressing a boardroom of executives. She is a prominent presenter, having served as keynote speaker and panelist for numerous Northeast Florida trade organizations and charities.

She holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of South Florida and an Executive MBA from Jacksonville University.

Giving back to the community helps Melissa to create balance, inspire young people and champion emerging talent. She is the Founder of recently launched Brown Girls in the Boardroom, Inc and maintains several board positions, hosts workshops to help young women get excited about their career and helps underserved youth throughout Northeast Florida. Melissa is a devoted member and leader in her church.

When she is not working to make a difference in the world, Melissa can be found engaging her husband and adventurous, super-hero son or taking in a few minutes of meditation.

Melissa learned at an early age what it means to be a Servant Leader and her service to the community is welldemonstrated through the various organizations in which she is a part of.

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Emcees Cleve E. Warren Executive Director, Florida State College at Jacksonville Cleve is a native of Jacksonville, Florida; having received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Florida, and a Masters in Business Administration from Jacksonville University. Cleve is a proud graduate of William M. Raines Senior High School, a member of the Raines High School Outstanding Alumni Hall of Fame, and a recipient of the Raines High School 2010 Valiant Viking Award.

Cleve is recognized in the Jacksonville community for his tireless engagement in civic and philanthropic activities and for his sober approach to community leadership. He is an alumnus of both Leadership Jacksonville and Leadership Florida, and an alum of the Northeast Florida Nonprofit Center’s Community Coaches Program.

Cleve has served on the board of directors for several local and statewide civic, educational, non-profit, and forprofit organizations. He currently serves on the board of the Tournament Players Championship Advisory Board, the Leadership Jacksonville Board of Directors, the Eartha M.M. White Legacy Fund Advisory Board, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund Advisory Board, and the Baptist Health Systems and Baptist Health Foundation Board of Directors.

Cleve is a former Chair of the Board of Trustees for Florida A&M University, was former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida and is a former Commissioner of the 4th Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission.

Among Cleve’s other awards and recognitions, he is a recipient of the University of North Florida; Coggin School of Business, Outstanding Alumni Award, the OneJax Humanitarian of the Year Award, the Police Athletic League Award for Community Service, the First Coast Business Hall of Fame Award, the Jacksonville Business Journal Veterans of Influence award, the Leadership Jacksonville Community Trustee Award, the City of Jacksonville’s 2015 UNCF Champion of Education Award, and was recently selected to receive the 2024 Award.

Cleve is currently Chief Investment Officer for Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), and Chief Investment and Advancement Relations Officer for Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation. He has also served as the College’s Chief Financial Officer, it’s Vice President of Finance and Administration, and as the Foundation’s Executive Director.

Cleve’s professional experiences also include his tenure as Vice President and Corporate Banking Officer with the Barnett Bank of Jacksonville, a National Banking Officer with Wachovia Bank and Trust, and a former Senior Vice President and Manager of Commercial Lending with Community First Bank of Jacksonville. Cleve also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Essential Capital Finance, Inc., a Vice President at Captrust Financial Advisors, and as founder, majority partner, and Chief Operating Officer for The Players Group International, LLP. Cleve’s varied experiences also include his senior management service in state and local government where he served as Executive Director of the Florida Black Business Investment Board under Florida Governor Bob Martinez, and as Chief of Economic Development for the City of Jacksonville under Mayor Ed Austin. Cleve is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, having served with distinction on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and in the U. S. Army National Guard and Reserve. He is a recipient of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal for his service to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Command Authority during “Operation Nobel Anvil” in Kosovo.

Of Cleve’s many accomplishments, he counts as his most significant his marriage to his loving and supportive wife Pat, and their two adult children, Errika and Brian.

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Tuskegee University “Golden Voices” Concert Choir Conductor, Dr. Wayne A. Barr The Tuskegee Choir is an organization steeped in more than a century of pride and the richest of choral traditions. Since its inception, the Tuskegee Choir has served as an artistic model while carving its place in American history. The school choir was developed in 1886 because Dr. Washington had determined that the Institute needed a group of singers who could lead vesper services and sing for special campus occasions.

A new era began for the Tuskegee Choir in 1930 under its most renowned director and educator William L. Dawson, the “Dean of African-American Choral Composers”. His tenure was marked by performances for the grand opening of Radio City Music Hall, for United States presidents (Herbert Hoover and president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt), at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and for a host of television and radio programs.

The Tuskegee Choir has since appeared at Carnegie Hall, has been invited to the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony (1962) by President John F. Kennedy, and the National Prayer Breakfast (1994) and the White House (1997) by President William J. Clinton.

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On January 18, 2015, in celebration of the release of the movie Selma, the choir was invited to sing the Grammy Award winning song “Glory” with John Legend and Common on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The Tuskegee University Golden Voices Concert Choir continues its mission of campus service and ambassadorship through leadership at weekly AllUniversity Worship Services and appearances in the community and across the nation. The Choir tours annually. The 2012 Northeastern tour included a March 1 performance at the United negro College Fund banquet in New York. The choir also returned to the Lincoln Center during that tour, marking the fortieth anniversary of its 1972 performance there as the first all- black choir to do so. In 2018 the Tuskegee Choir toured Ontario, Canada.

The choir’s 2020 Southwest Spring Tour concluded just as the COVID-19 Pandemic shutdowns began. After a twoyear hiatus, we are happy to be touring again. Our 2023 tour included Indianapolis, IN, Cincinnati, OH, and Detroit, MI. The choir also repeated its 2018 Ontario, Canada tour with concerts in London, Toronto, Kingston, and Ottawa.

Our Generous Donors Presenters ($50,000+) Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund

State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture JoAnn Tredennick and Jack Meeks

Conductors ($10,000-$49,999) Burr & Forman LLP CSI Companies David A. Stein Charitable Trust Delores Barr Weaver Forever Event Fund est. 2015 The Dianne T. and Charles E. Rice Family Foundation Florida Blue Florida Blue Foundation Hardwick Electrical The Haskell Foundation

Henry and Lucy Gooding Endowment Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Inc. Jacksonville Transportation Authority Kids Hope Alliance Laura Lee Pattillo Norquist Charitable Foundation Live Oak Contracting Sharon and John C. Myers, III PNC Foundation

Benefactors ($5,000-$9,999) Bank of America Beatheadz LLC The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Congruent Wealth Stephanie and Tim Cost Danis Construction Florida State College at Jacksonville

The Gooding-Bell Endowment Guidewell Group Inc The Jess and Brewster J. Durkee Foundation Miriam's Jewlery Publix Super Markets Charities Jesse Shimp Idsia and Will Smith Southeastern Grocers

Platinum ($2,500-$4,999) Baker Design Build Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mark Bennett Delores Barr Weaver TCF Staff Giving Fund Virginia and Jim Dickert The Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts Foundation Earth M.M White Charitable Foundation Furniture Liqiudators, Inc. GATE Hospitality Group Grune Family Foundation

John Harman Her Heart Gardens Jacksonville University Gasper And Irene Lazzara Emily and Lawrence Lisska Ron Moody One Call Care Management PF Smith Consulting LLC Ponte Vedra Club Realty, Inc.

Regency Group Rotary Club of Deerwood Kathleen Shaw Terry Family Foundation Towe Family Fund

Gold ($1,000-$2,499) Andrea Watts Sparling Fund For Children Linda and William Bainbridge Sherry Bennetts Berg Family Charitable Foundation Howard Bernstein Elizabeth and James Bolling Matthew Carlucci Giselle and Jeff Carson Kathleen Cold Melinda and Peter Darbee Nancy and Mike Darragh Bonnie Davis Jennifer and David Decamp JC Demetree Kardelina Diaz John Dinneen Lory Doolittle Kareen and Arend Dorsett Carol and John Fryer Soo Gilvarry John Godfrey

Lee and Drew Haramis Tionna and William Hatchett Injury Care Centers Monica Jacoby Jax Chamber JW Building Construction, LLC Jaime and Chris Kalin Matthew F. Carlucci Insurance Agency, Inc. MCB Radiology Yvonne McClain Tina Meskel Melanie and Will Messer Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida Jamie Oehmann Patty and John Otterson Pajcic and Pajcic PGA Tour, Inc. Matthew Posgay Kelly Pourciau Susan and John Pugh Republic National Distributing Company, LLC

Daniel Rourke Kimberly Rowland RS&H Elevate Fund William Shafnacker Maureen Shea Penny Smith Amy Sondrup Lee Ann Thornton Neely Towe William H. Walton, III Patrick Zalupski

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Our Generous Donors Silver ($500-$999) Margaret Alston AON Foundation Teresa and Scott Bradley Charles Schwab & Co. Rachel Cocciolo Jean Coker Corporate Education Systems, Inc. Thomas Coughlin Crowley Cares Foundation Susanne and Darren Dailey David L and Deborah P Pierson Advised Fund Daniel Davis Deborah Jean Foundation Karthik Dega Shannon Farling Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fortitude Management

Cora Fulmore Inger and Patrick Geraghty Deborah Giardina Christopher Hill Joe Honeycutt Bryan Howard Voncile Jackson Jacksonville Beaches Women's Club Keyboard Connection Kids First Dentistry Lawrence Knight Dorothy Leitch Jila Mahajan Edwin Malesky Vivian Moreland Richard Nichols Jackie Pawlick Anita Rice

Rotary Club of Mandarin Paul Sifton Patricia Small Smarter Remodeling Pamela Smith Joann Stephens Mary Tappouni The Terry and Nancy Sullivan Fund Katherine and Henry Thomas Lisa Tjaden Cyndy Tomassetti Liby and George Varghese Suzanne and Kerry Varkonda Justin Vianello Michael Whitmer Steven Wyman Roger Zhang and Teresa Feng

Nashwan Haddad Lynn and Mike Israel John Kenny David Landis Phillip Lee Sherry Manning John McCarthy Laurie and Dennis Mcdonagh Shelita McGowan Dana Meyer Manuel Miranda Brian Morris Paul Poirrier Kellie and Drew Prusiecki Juan Pulido Nick Pulignano, Jr.

Carmen and Tim Queen Paula Rosenbloom John Rowland Amy Ruth Dean Scott Sheldrick, Mcgee & Kohler Doug Sherard Darnell Smith Timothy Snyder Susan and Jim Towler Charitable Fund Diane and David Tuttle Catherine Warfield Nini Washburn Daniel Zicari

Katie Borghese Elaine Borne Hillary Bracken Lawrence Bradley Susan Brandenburg Michael Braz Janet Brittingham Jody Brooks Karen Brown Henry Brown Caitlin Brunell Kim Bunn Ivan Canic Jamie Cargill Robert Carlson Kami Casullo Chalstrom Eva Chancy Kim and Mark Cheiken Gretchen E. Claflin Barbara Cocciolo Michael Coleman Peggy Collins Elizabeth and Kevin Conklin Matt Connell Cynthia Corwin

Betsy Cosgrove Stacy Cowen Joanna Crain Sheila Cribb Kelly Crowell Nancy and Tom Crowley Daniel D'alesio Evangeline Dailey Sharon Davidson Rebecca Davis Holly Davis Heather and Todd Davis Joseph Debs Tina Decker Melissa Deese Dental Admin Assistance Andrea Dingle Downtown Vision Alliance Inc. Susan Dubow Nancy and Spence Edwards John Ellis Susan Erdelyi Ruxia Feng Kathleen Ferrullo Rebecca Flaherty Rose Fotia

Bronze ($250-$499) John Allen Michel Balanky BBF Anesthesia Services Blue Ocean Title Care Resources Mary Jo and Don Carlson Teresa Ciszek Joseph Clay Meux, Jr. John Crawford Laura and James Crooks Amy and Eric Defullers Rob Dejesus Ankit Desai Roxana Dronca Seidah Durante Diana Fanning

Friend ($100-$249) Joetta Aaron Christian Abrahamson Fernando Acosta-Rua Advos Legal Air-Tite Insulation Sally Albrecht Miriam and Terry Alexander Jennifer Alligood Emmanuella Altenor June Ambush Sharon Andrews Marcy Ashby Bobby Austin Shelia Bailey Gloria Bailey Christine Bailey Jessica Baker Oliver Barakat Karen Barakat Colin Barnes Michelle Barnett William Bartol Patti Begg Jennifer Berkowitz Laurie Bischof Jeff Blount

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Our Generous Donors Friend Continued ($100-$249) Margo and Jack Fraleigh Rebecca and Woody Garner Biruk Gebremedhin The Gina Dart Fish Charitable Gift Fund Keith Goldfaden Stephen Goldman Jacob Gordon George Govathoti Andrew Gowen Ashley Greaves Laura Grippa Tonia Ann Haden Carolina Hadzic Heidi Hansen Jeff Hansopn Jackson Hardwick Deborah Harper Elizabeth Hart Cindy Hartig Jordan Hayward Janet Herrick Steven Hicks Bruce Humphrey Katherine and John Isaacs Shakawn Jones Coley Jones Kimberly Jordan Danielle Joseph Baylee Joseph Robert Kellow Kevin Kenney Fred Kent Raeann Keyser Casey and Ronnie King Michael Knox Kimberly Kobey Pretto Jean and Ross Krueger Ryan Lahey Helen M. Lane Charlie Lane Roxanne Lao Pernille Lenger Steven Libman Joyce Little-Jones Elane Loadholtes Coral Longo Richard Loria Diane Ludwig Donna Lundgren Anna Lynch Branita and Eric Mann

Marks Gray, P.A. Robert Massey Lorrie Mathews Trina Medarev Esra Memili Christopher Miller Elizabeth Millinor Molly Milner Elizabeth Miranda Julie Moleski Wanda and Eugene Montgomery Liz Morgan Drew Murfin Rosa Murphy Christpoher Murphy Nadeene Nesbeth Lidija Nikolic Juan Ocharan Cody Oelkers Maria Orduna Natalie and Joe Otwell R Thomas Owen Dean Painter Krishna Pallavi John Pallepogu Davalu and John Parrish Melanie Patz Freeman Paul Jessica Payne Gail and Charles Perniciaro Bob Personette Mary Phelan Carla Philcox Jean Pincus Ravindranath Pokuru Stephen Pollan Deepti Pusapati Jin Qiu Mary Queen Therese Quinn Peter Racine Kelly Ranney Pamela Raspberry Tommie Reilly Kimberley Renner Kristin Richmond Lana and William Rinaman Lorraine Roettges Lee Rosen Larissa Ross Tracey Rossin

John Sadler Joseph Scarbrough Judith Schneider Craig Schoninger Alex Schuster Gracie Simendinger Deidra Simon Laura Skiles Diamond D. Jax Smith Darnell Smith Christine Snow Lacey Spencer Isobel Spink Wesley Stanard Julie Stanton Mary and Dale Starr Brett Stewart Cindy and Dan Stover Noemia and Cesar Strapazzon Catherine Stupski Alexis Sykes Arlene Thompson Carmine Torruella-Thillet Virginia Travis Nochole Tribune Cynthia Trimmer Adam Turteltaub Liby and George Varghese Emmanuel Vianzon Sorcha Vogelsong Jill and Robert Von Trebra Amy Walter Alicia Warkentien James Webb Sheondra Wells Crandy and William Wheeler Stephenie Whitfield Stephen Wickersham Edie Williams Lisamarie and Scot Winslow Tina Wirth Cheryl Wood Michelle Wright Max Zahn Ali Zenati Erin Zitka

Contributor ($25-$99) Will Ackland Nathan Adams Kristi and Jim Aiello Jennifer Akin Helen Albee Amber Amaru Amazon Smile Connie Andry Bob Armacost Tamara Baker Michelle Baker

Brendan Ball Christina Barcellona Jessica Barker Marianne Barnes Dina Barone Colin Begg Jacqueline Bellido Edgar Bennett Cynthia Bennett Mary Berger David Bernstein

Gretchen Bielmyer Ernest Bio Carol Bishop Tara Blair Carolyn Blake Lynn Bledsoe Katherine Boling Alletha Boling Stephanie Bonnett Sharon Borrelli Sheri Bronstein

George Brower Julian Bryson Terry Bunch Bowman Burton Anita Campbell Barry Case Andrea Cavendish Youn Joo Choi Libby Claggett Annie Clayton Jeff Clements

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Our Generous Donors Contributor Continued ($25-$99) Dorinda Cole Chandler Cole Joseph Colsant Adam Corfee and Kendra Moss Karen Culler Thomas Culverwell Andre Curry Barbara Davis Bernice Davis-Jackson Larry and Ann Decamp Robert Decomo Leidy Delli Compagni Romero Gabriele and Bruce Dempsey Regina and Gerald Deters Judy Donaldson Shannon Dougherty Clare and Peter Driscoll Iva Eikner Jarette Enright Buck Fannin Wendy Fejzo Heidi Felix Brenda Grooms Ferreira Reginald Fields Frank Fiota Cindy Firth Lori Foskey Rick Foster Jill and Michael Gallina Deborah and Steve Ganoe Stephanie Garry Stacy Gilder Edrin Gjeka Mark Gordon Joyanne Goronal Grace Gravelle Stephanie Griffith Sylvia Grossman Lori Hall Kathleen Halperin Katherine Hardwick Rebecca Harkness Ellen Heekin Stacy Hendershot Holly Hepler Jean Hileman Daniel Hileman Suzanne Honeycutt

Adam Hooper Houses & Hounds Wendy Hughes Bill Hughes Kristen Inman Marc Jackson Tom Johnson Timothy Keatley Luba Kh Emily Kiser Robbie Knieberg Christy Knight Teresa Koufonikos Mary Kramer Kieffer Kathleen Krenn Jean Little Suzanne Loretan Melissa MacFarland Michael Manopla Jasmin Marie Maria Martinez Kara Mathias Robert Maxwell Amy Maynor Leah McCarthy Teya McDermand Patrick Mcelhaney Alex Mcinnis Mike McLean Drew McLean Sue McNeil Lilliam Medina Scott Meide Dayanara Miranda Samira Mirzai-Smith Luigi Montolio Ted Munn Maria and Alex Munoz Marianne Murphy Joyce Nelson Marian New Jessie Norman Mollie O'Neill Allison Obannon Kathy Ornstein Leelynn Osborn Jamie Peters Robert Peterson

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Craig Pichanick William Pietrzak Hong Potomski Leigh Ann and Mark Powell Charlotte Prom Elizabeth Rafferty Audrey Reiley Ron Richards Chris Ricke Sandra Roth Shigeko Sams William Schaefer Margery and Craig Schneider Laura Scholl Helen Schott Fred Schramm Lisa Schubert Bob Seyfarth Rowena Shelenberger Joseph Sherin Lynn Sherman Wesley Slier Brian Small Amanda Small Cynthia and Robert Smartschan Phillip Smith Jimmy Smith Arlene and Stewart Smith Faith Snyder Julie Song Michelle Stallings Kimberly Stephens Mary Steward Michelle Stone Madrina Stroup Shannon Swanson Patty Sweisberger Ashley Szczukowski Athby Tamburrino Catherine Tappouni Scott and Genelle Thomas John Thompson Inga Tiffany June Tipton John Tisbert Susan Towler Virginia Travis Leanne Trednick

Dylan Turnman Kim Vojtech Voya Foundation Lee Vukich Susan Walker Amanda Warford Betty Lou Watson Alisan Weakland Jessica Weber Stephanie Westerman Sheila Wetherell Carol Hope Whitefield Linda Wilkinson Barbara Williams Courtney Wisecarver Elaine Wood Kim Worley Shamika Wright Amatista Wunder Eva Zahn Edith Zewadski-Bricker David Zikeli

Artistic Staff

DARREN DAILEY President & Artistic Director

Darren Dailey came to Jacksonville in 2006 and since then has been shaping The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus into a world-class organization. Under his artistic leadership, The Chorus has grown to serve over 1,000 First Coast children annually with five core performance choirs, multiple satellite rehearsal locations, and outreach throughout the region.

A nationally recognized clinician and conductor, Mr. Dailey has served as guest conductor in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center and the ACDA Honor Choir in Seattle. He has presented workshops for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, Organization of Kodály Educators, American Choral Directors Association, and Music Educator’s National Conference. As the founding artistic director of the Boston Children’s Chorus, Mr. Dailey and his chorus performed at the 2004 Democratic Convention, and appeared as the host chorus on the television special, “Raising the Roof: A Celebration of the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Song,” broadcast nationally on WGN, and performed internationally in Japan. He is the 2014 recipient of the Reinhold ard and currently serves on the Jacksonville University Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts Advisory Board.

Mr. Dailey was honored in 2017 by Galaxy Music to create a Choral Series specifically for children’s voices.

Under his leadership, the JCC received the 2017 Diversity and Inclusion Award for the State of Florida.

Mr. Dailey has produced four recordings: “Come and Rejoice” (Cantate), “Sing!” (Boston Children’s Chorus) and “Voices for Voices” (Jacksonville Children’s Chorus). His work may also be heard on “A Boston Christmas” (Back Bay Chorale), “Building Bridges” (Mystic Chorale) and “Amani Celebration,” a limited-edition compact disc of holiday songs from 15 children’s choirs to benefit African children who have been orphaned because of the HIV/ AIDS epidemic.

In 2019, Mr. Dailey was honored with the distinguished Alumni Merit Award by Westminster Choir College. In 2020, Chorus America presented Darren with the Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award in recognition of his dedication to diversity and his contributions to the African American Choral Tradition. The Jacksonville Children's Chorus, under Darren Dailey's direction, achieved significant recognition in 2022, winning the American Prize for Choral Performance. Furthermore, in the same year, the ensemble was bestowed with the David C. Brotemarkle Award for their outstanding presentation of 'Songs of the Sunshine State.'

Mr. Dailey received a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a concentration in Voice from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music Education in Choral Conducting from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music.

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Welcome to

HENDRICKS AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH!

Enjoy the show!

Leave A Legacy A GIFT OF MUSIC FOR GENERATIONS TO COME Do you have a will? If not, the state will determine how your estate is distributed. In your will you can arrange to have assets you need today gifted to your favorite charity tomorrow such as real estate, vehicles, life insurance contributions, and much more.

A bequest to the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus is a commitment to the musical education of Northeast Florida’s children for generations to come.

For more information, contact President & Artistic Director, Darren Dailey at 904.353.1636 ext. 111 or ddailey@jaxchildrenschorus.org.

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62 NORTH MAIN STREET • JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

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(904) 353-1636 • WWW.JAXCHILDRENSCHORUS.ORG

PRIMARY CHOIR kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade

No Audition Required REHEARSALS IN CLAY, ST. JOHNS, AND DUVAL COUNTIES REGISTER AT JAXCHILDRENSCHORUS.ORG | 904-353-1636 EXT. 3

SUMMER DAY CAMP

JUNE 3-7 AND JULY 22-26

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2024 APRIL 13, 2024

UNF LAZZARA PERFORMANCE HALL, 6:30PM Partnering with All About Ballroom Dance Studio, local celebrities are partnered with professional ballroom instructors to learn to dance, and compete to be named River City’s favorite dancer. Visit rivercitydwts.com for more information.

MAY 11, 2024

ST. JOHNS CATHEDRAL, 10AM

Celebrate the joy and fun of choral music with a day of rotating choral performances from The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and other local choral ensembles at this free event

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