Motet Masters

MOTET MASTERS

03.09.2024

SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM Wellshire Presbyterian Church 2999 S Colorado Blvd, Denver

03.10.2024

SUNDAY @ 3:00 PM First Plymouth UCC

3501 S Colorado Blvd, Cherry Hills Village

MOTET MASTERS

Kantorei’s Vision:

To elevate the human experience through choral excellence

Our Mission:

APOSTOLE GLORIOSO DA DIO ELECTO

GUILLAUME DUFAY (1397-1474)

AVE MARIA, VIRGO SERENA

Beryl Fanslow Wilson, Christina Graham, Stacie Hanson, Shannon Lemmon-Elrod, Leah Tracy , Chelsea Kendall, Allison Pasternak, Kaleigh Sutula, Bryce Kennedy, Alex Menter, Safia Ahmed, Desiree Deliz-Morales, Jennifer Moore, Andrea Ware-Medina, Matthew Eschliman, John Bartley, Jordan Black, Scott Horowitz, John Ludwig, Kirk Schjodt

JOSQUIN DES PREZ (1450-1521)

Kantorei is an inclusive community of volunteer singers that invites audiences to experience the richness and diversity of the choral art form, joyously executed at the highest standard of musical excellence. We are innovators: we responsibly leverage our resources to commission work by living composers, perform music by underrepresented and emerging artists, encourage future talent through educational engagement, and nurture the choral community.

REGINA CAELI

VICENZO LUSITANO (1520-1561)

Our Values:

Sara Michael, Erin Greenfield, Sarah Branton, Seth O’Kegley, Matt Weissenbuehler

Beryl Fanslow Wilson, Shannon Lemmon-Elrod, Christina Graham, Stacie Hanson, Sara Michael, Leah Tracy, Kaleigh Sutula, Chelsea Kendall, Safia Ahmed, Seth O’Kegley, Bryce Kennedy, Matthew Eschliman, Scott Horowitz, Kirk Schjodt, Matt Weissenbuehler

SICUT CERVUS

GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (1525-1594)

Beryl Fanslow Wilson, Christina Graham, Stacie Hanson, Shannon Lemmon-Elrod, Sara Michael, Leah Tracy, Emily Alexander, Lindsey Aquilina, Desiree Deliz-Morales, Erin Meyerhoff, Allison Pasternak, Andrea Ware-Medina, Kai Berry-Helmlinger, Matthew Eschliman, Bryce Kennedy, Alex Menter, Seth O’Kegley, John Bartley, Jordan Black, Scott Horowitz, John Ludwig, Kirk Schjodt, Matt Weissenbuehler

ELOHIM HASHIVENU

SALOMONE ROSSI (1570-1630)

Stacie Hanson, Sara Michael, Leah Tracy Shannon Lemmon-Elrod, Christina Graham, Emily Alexander, Erin Greenfield, Erin Meyerhoff, Jennifer Moore, Andrea Ware-Medina, Kai Berry-Helmlinger, Matthew Eschliman, Bryce Kennedy, Alex Menter, Seth O’Kegley, John Bartley, Jordan Black, Scott Horowitz, John Ludwig, Kirk Schjodt

LOBET DEN HERRN (BWV 230) Sarah Biber, cello; Frank Nowell, harpsichord

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

-- INTERMISSION --

WARUM IS DAS LICHT GEGEBEN (OP. 74 NO. 1)

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1883-1897)

OS JUSTI

ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896)

BEATI QUORUM VIA

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852-1924)

RISE UP, MY LOVE, MY FAIR ONE UBI CARITAS

HEALEY WILLAN (1880-1968) MAURICE DURUFLÉ (1902-1986)

THE DEER'S CRY O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM

ARVO PÄRT (B. 1935) MORTEN LAURIDSEN (B. 1943)

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Musical Excellence – We maintain the highest possible standards.

We hold ourselves and each other accountable for putting in the necessary effort. We take on artistic challenges that many choirs cannot. We provide our audiences with unique musical experiences performed with professionalism, accuracy, passion, and finesse. We are a volunteer choir with world-class aspirations and achievements.

Inclusion – We strive to create a singer community where individuals from all backgrounds and experiences can be their best. We celebrate and perform composers that have been underrepresented in the choral tradition alongside those who have historically enjoyed the spotlight. We amplify voices that should be heard, and seek to bring our voices to new places. We connect diverse audiences through the power of music.

Joy – We make music because it brings us joy and we are passionate about sharing that joy with others. Audiences feel our connection to each other and the music; through our work they experience intellectual and emotional expansion. Sharing this joy with each other and our audiences is a privilege.

Community – We provide an opportunity for singers, artists, students, and audiences from many different backgrounds and identities to share in musical experiences that allow us to transcend the world we live in. Our singers show up for each other, both musically and personally. We are in community with the composers who partner with us. We create nurturing relationships with other choirs so we can collectively thrive. We show young and emerging artists what their musical future can look like.

Innovation – As an organization, we are never stagnant. We feel a responsibility to use our funding to educate, delight, and amaze, which is evident through every aspect of our work: programming, recordings, concerts, and community impact. We move the art form forward by celebrating the full diversity of modern choral composition, and juxtaposing it with treasured work of the traditional canon. Our audiences can feel the musical past resonating with wisdom in the present, and the present reaching back to seek guidance from the past.

Land acknowledgement Kantorei honors and acknowledges the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho), Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Sioux) Tribes, and all of the original Indigenous peoples of the land upon which we rehearse and perform.

PROGRAM NOTES Apostole glorioso da dio electo compiled by Sara Michael Guillaume Dufay was a composer and music theorist of early Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered the leading European composer of his time, his music was widely performed and reproduced.

Most of Dufay's motets were relatively early works, and he seems not to have written any during the last thirty years of his life. His motets were apparently not intended for liturgical use, but instead were written for specific occasions, sometimes considerably ceremonial ones. In style, they are isorhythmic, using a structural method which had been in use already for more than a hundred years. Additionally, they are compositions of considerable complexity, with the isorhythm often occurring in all voices.

Ave Maria, Virgo serena compiled by Sara Michael Regarded as regarded as Josquin's most famous motet and one of the most famous pieces of the 15th century, the piece rose to extreme popularity in the 16th century. Its revolutionary open style featuring early imitative counterpoint has added to its acclaim as one of the most influential compositions of its time. Even today, it is considered one of the most nearly perfect compositions of its era.

The opening section summarizes the first four lines of text in a simple structure. Clear imitation of each phrase, in the style of litany, dramatically echoes from the highest to lowest voice, almost resembling Gregorian chant. While the phrases are identical in length, the counterpoint's turbidity increases, climaxing where all four voices sing together. This climax turns to an imperfect, deceptive cadence.

While the regularity of imitation initially articulates the phrases, the middle verses exemplify the articulation

from contrasts in texture. Duets alternate between voices and often break off into trios. The lines are punctuated by structural cadences, presenting the text in a temporary repose. Josquin locates each of these structural cadences in progressions of increasing power, placing the strongest, most perfect cadence for the very end of each line. The unity of musical sound, representing the spiritual unity of prayer, completes the act of worship which has been the rhetorical goal of the text. The final lines are sung in homophony, as if the four, once separate voices have aligned under the grace of God. Regina Caeli compiled by Sara Michael This medieval antiphon to the Virgin Mary was one of four Marian antiphons appointed to be sung at the end of Compline (Night Prayer) during various seasons of the Church year, Regina caeli being sung during the Easter season.

Vicente Lusitano was a Portuguese composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance. Lusitano was for a time a Catholic priest and taught in several Italian cities, but later converted to Protestantism.

Little is known of his life. He was born in Olivença, likely around 1520. Lusitano is described as pardo, a Portuguese term indicating he was of mixed European and non-European heritage. It has been suggested that his mother may have been of African descent, and since the 1980s he has been described as the first published black composer.

Sicut cervus © James Olesen Sicut cervus is likely the best known of Palestrina's motets. In it is embedded the beauty and dignity for which Palestrina's music is known and judged to be the ideal of Renaissance counterpoint. The motet's polyphonic flow and gentle melodic arches contain

a quiet drama. While the motet's word-painting is not overt, neither is it hidden. There is a deep feel for the words' meaning as the voices begin quietly in imitation for the words "Sicut cervus" (As the hart).

At the word "desiderat" (longs), rhythm quickens and the line rises to its peak at the word: "fontes" (streams); as the words seek their object, so the melodic lines seek their goal. As the text's thought turns toward the self with the words "ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus" (Thus longs my soul for Thee, God), shorter motives in closer imitation and intensifying dissonance patterns express the human soul's fervent desiring and end the motet.

Elohim Hashivenu compiled by Sara Michael Salamone Rossi was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer. He served at the court of Mantua from 1587 to 1628 as concertmaster where he entertained the ducal family and their highly esteemed guests.

Rossi was so well-thought of at this court that he was excused from wearing the yellow badge that was required of other Jews in Mantua. He composed the only substantial collection of synagogue motets before the classical period. He wrote in an early Baroque style, reminiscent of Lassus. Of all the motets, this one has the most polyphonic (contrapuntal) texture.

Rossi died during the War of the Mantuan Succession, probably either in the invasion of Austrian troops, who defeated the Gonzagas and destroyed the Jewish ghetto in Mantua, or in the subsequent episode of plague which ravaged the area.

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (BWV 230) © Michael Beattie Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230, is perhaps the most mysterious in terms of its date and occasion of composition. It is certainly good enough to have

been composed by Bach which makes the argument against its authenticity less compelling. The text comes from Psalm 117:1-2. It is the only motet set for four voice parts and an independent continuo line.

Typically, each line of text is treated in a unique and colorful way... The opening text is trumpeted out in an impressive fugue starting with the sopranos and working its way down to the basses. Billowing roulades on the word 'preiset ihn' (praise Him) soften up the edges a bit and one has to listen carefully for the sneaky reappearance of the opening line of text buried in the lower three voices. For the third and fourth line of text, Bach chooses first to set them as supple homophony, giving way to a gracious fugal writing. An infectious, dancing Alleluia concludes the motet.

Warum ist das Licht gegeben (Op. 74, No. 1) © John Harbison Johannes Brahms composed this motet in the village of Pörtschach in 1877, one year after the effortful completion of his First Symphony. He begins the summer by quickly composing his Second Symphony, generally held to be his most cloudless, ebullient piece. He then proceeded immediately to this motet (a few phrases of which had actually been composed twenty years before). He dedicated it to the great Bach scholar Philipp Spitta, with whom he was collaborating on the first complete Bach edition (the relationship of Brahms’ composing to the serial appearance of those volumes is a large and fascinating subject).

When an admirer, Vincenz Lachner, writes to Brahms about the strange shadows (trombones and tympani) in Brahms sunny Second Symphony (he is among the first to notice them) Brahms responds as follows: “I would have to confess that I am…a severely melancholic person. That black wings are constantly flapping above us, and that in my output – perhaps

PROGRAM NOTES not entirely by chance – that symphony is followed by a little essay about the great ‘Why.’ If you don’t know this [motet] I will send it to you. It casts the necessary shadow on the serene symphony and perhaps accounts for those timpani and trombones.”

musical renaissance it was Charles Stanford was one the most influential. This musical revival reached its full flowering with Elgar and continued with Vaughan Williams and a whole new generation of talented composers.

So the motet, Warum, its powerful sequence of texts assembled by Brahms himself, is the ‘necessary’ response, and for us a shadowed gateway to the new light of Advent.

As a teacher of composition, Sir Charles Stanford was without equal. A list of his many pupils at the Royal College of Music reads like a Who’s Who of early twentieth-century British music: Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Herbert Howells and Arthur Bliss to name only the most well-known. He was a prolific and highly regarded composer himself, with seven symphonies and five concertos to his name, as well as string quartets, operas, oratorios and numerous other compositions. Although there has been a revival of interest in some of the symphonies and chamber music, most of these works are now largely forgotten. In the field of church music, however, Stanford’s music has consistently been held in the highest regard.

Os justi - © Ryan Turner Anton Bruckner, most famous today for his vast, sprawling symphonies, was also a significant church musician, becoming the organist of the Linz cathedral and eventually the court in Vienna.

Bruckner subscribed to the Cecilian Movement in choral music, which attempted to restore Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony to Austrian sacred music.

The text of Os justi comes from Psalm 37: 3031. This four-part setting, completed in 1879, is an extraordinary motet in the Lydian mode. It is remarkable in that it achieves its harmonic power and lushness without ever using a single sharp, flat, seventh chord, 6-4 chord or chordal combinations of more than five simultaneous notes. Bruckner's infusion of Romantic feeling into a spare choral language in the spirit of the Cecilian Movement is truly unique. Composed in ABA’ form, the central main section in counterpoint is interrupted by a chordal passage, and the work ends with a chantlike "Alleluia."

Beati quorum via © John Bawden Following the death of Purcell in 1695, English music went into a long period of decline that was not reversed until the late 19th century. Of the many musicians who helped to bring about the English

Beati quorum via comes to us from a set of three motets that were published in 1905, but probably date from 1892. It is in six parts with divided sopranos and basses used antiphonally and homophonically.

The meditative text from Psalm 119 shows Stanford at his most lyrical.

Rise Up, My love, My Fair One compiled by Sara Michael While serving as the organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's, Bloor Street, Canadian composer Healey Willan became interested in the music of another Anglican parish, that of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. By 1920, Willan was assisting with choir practice. In 1921, he resigned his post at St. Paul's and turned his attention to St. Mary Magdalene's.

He set about creating a great many liturgical works

for use in the church's services including this motet which was for Easter or for Feasts of Our Lady.

He remained at St. Mary Magdalene's until shortly before his death, last directing the choir in 1967.

Ubi caritas compiled by Sara Michael Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) was an introspective and highly self-critical musician. As a result, he only published fourteen works in his lifetime. Ubi caritas composed in 1960, is based on the Gregorian chant of the same name. The meditative text is set so that the freely flowing motion of the chant, first heard in the altos, is always at the forefront. It is primarily homophonic, with each voice moving together in hymn-like fashion. (© Ryan Turner) This early Christian antiphon is traditionally used in the Maundy Thursday service during the washing of feet, an act of Jesus from the Last Supper. The antiphon has become closely associated with the Eucharist and is sometimes also used at weddings.

The Deer’s Cry compiled by Sara Michael The Deer’s Cry was commissioned by the Louth Contemporary Music Society. The text is the final part of a traditional prayer for protection, Saint Patrick's Breastplate, attributed to St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland. The text is known as "The Deer's Cry,” "The Breastplate of St Patrick,” or "Lorica" and is often attributed to the saint. Pärt wrote his setting in modern English, beginning with "Christ with me.”

The music is in A minor, consisting of slow, marked quarter notes. The measures contain different even numbers, from two to eight. The lower voices begin with divided altos and basses, which sing "Christ

with me" four times in homophony with long rests in between. While they keep that pattern, the sopranos enter in the seventh measure to deliver the following text. A climax is reached in measure when all the voices sing in homophony, and everyone divided: "Christ in the heart ..." After the text is completed, followed by a general rest, all voices sing, similarly to the beginning: "Christ with me”…

O Magnum Mysterium compiled by Sara Michael Morten Lauridsen says of his setting: “For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beautiful O magnum mysterium text depicting the birth of the new-born King amongst the lowly animals and shepherds. This affirmation of God’s grace to the meek and the adoration of the Blessed Virgin are celebrated in my setting through a quiet song of profound inner joy.”

The composer said that he was inspired by a 1633 painting from the Norton Simon Museum, Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose (1633), which has been interpreted as symbolism for the Virgin Mary. Morten Lauridsen wrote in the Wall Street Journal: “...the objects in this work are symbolic offerings to the Virgin Mary. Her love, purity and chastity are signified by the rose and the cup of water. The lemons are an Easter fruit that, along with the oranges with blossoms, indicate renewed life. The table is a symbolic altar.”

The popular setting is often performed and recorded and became one of Lauridsen's signature pieces.

Joel led Kantorei in performances at the 2019 National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association, and has prepared Kantorei as the primary chorus for the Aspen Music Festival, with Maestro Robert Spano conducting, in the summers of 2021 and 2022. More recently, he conducted Kantorei along with the Canadian Brass in December of 2022, and commissioned and prepared Kantorei for the world premiere of the string orchestra version of Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil, conducted by the composer, and guest conducted The Sacred Veil with the Washington (DC) Choral Arts Society in May of 2023.

A passionate advocate for the professional choral art form, Joel frequently consults with choral arts organizations around the country. Because of his leadership in his field, he received the Louis Botto Award for “Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal” from Chorus America, the industry’s advocacy, research, and leadership development organization for choruses, choral leaders, and singers.

Photo courtesy of Williams Pérez

JOEL M. RINSEMA Managing Artistic Director

Joel M. Rinsema joined Kantorei (Denver, Colorado USA) in 2014, becoming the second conductor in its 25-year history.

During his tenure, Kantorei has experienced tremendous audience growth, nearly quadrupled its budget, and launched an ambitious recording strategy. A frequent collaborator and champion of new works for chorus, Joel has commissioned and premiered works by many of today’s leading composers, including Kim André Arnesen, Mason Bates, René Clausen, Jean Belmont Ford, Ola Gjeilo, Jocelyn Hagen, Mark Hayes, Cecilia McDowall, Sarah Quartel, Jake Runestad, Christopher Tin, and Eric Whitacre.

In the summer of 2022, Joel conducted the Central American premiere of Jake Runestad’s El Último Hilo (The Last Thread) in Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala with Kantorei and the Guatemalan choir Vocalis. He returned in May of 2023 to conduct Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil and serves as Artistic Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor of Vocalis.

Under Joel’s direction, Kantorei has released two recordings on the Naxos label. Sing, Wearing the Sky: Choral Music of Jake Runestad (2020) was the #3 best-selling classical album on iTunes, reached #4 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Charts, and was in the top ten in both the best-selling classical album and new classical release categories on Amazon. Infinity: Choral Works of Kim André Arnesen (2018) climbed to the #2 bestselling classical album on iTunes, #6 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Charts, and #19 on the overall Classical Billboard charts. Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc., publishes the Joel Rinsema / Kantorei Choral series.

Joel is an accomplished conductor of major works for choir and orchestra and was one of eighteen conductors chosen nationally through audition to participate in master classes and workshops presented by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and Chorus America. As a tenor soloist, Joel performed across the United States as well as in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic.

Joel also serves as Director of Music and Technology in Worship at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. He was also the North American Choral Promotion Manager for Oxford University Press based in Oxford, England from 2017 to 2020, a tenure during which he worked closely with and represented roster composers John Rutter, Mack Wilberg, Bob Chilcott, Sarah Quartel, Cecilia McDowall, Gabriel Jackson, and Will Todd among others.

He holds music degrees from Arizona State University and Whitworth University and is a member of the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammys), and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).

Joel came to Kantorei from the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale. Throughout his 23-year tenure with the Phoenix Chorale, he served in nearly every capacity with the organization, including his last 15 years as President & CEO and Assistant Conductor. He negotiated an ongoing recording contract with the prestigious U.K.-based Chandos Records, and Phoenix Chorale recordings received a total of eight Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards during his tenure. Joel appears on all Phoenix Chorale recordings and was a soloist on the Grammy Award-winning “Spotless Rose: Hymn to the Virgin Mary.” In addition to his work with the Phoenix Chorale, Joel served as the Director of Music at Church of the Beatitudes United Church of Christ in Phoenix for 15 years, and he was the founding chorus master of the Arizona Musicfest Chorus.

He and his wife Sarah Branton (Choir Director at Cherry Creek High School) and stepson Simon Harrison live in Centennial, Colorado along with their miniature Dachshund Lucia. They enjoy all that Colorado has to offer outdoors, including camping, fishing, golfing, and snow skiing.

Kantorei is a Denver-based, choral ensemble comprised of volunteer singers under the direction of Managing Artistic Director Joel M. Rinsema.

Formed in 1997 under the leadership of six friends and artistic director Richard Larson, Kantorei has established itself as one of the nation’s premier choral ensembles.

Our choral artists have studied at schools with strong music programs across the United States such as Baylor University, Brigham Young University, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, St. Olaf College, Wartburg College, and Westminster Choir College. Kantorei’s singers reside throughout the greater Denver area. Some serve as choral music educators, church choir conductors, and vocal instructors. Others are doctors, social workers, optometrists, counselors, clinical psychologists, accountants, realtors – all brought together in weekly rehearsals for shared artistic excellence and community.

Kantorei has performed for major choral conventions across the U.S. and with The Aspen Music Festival, toured the world, and has commissioned and premiered new choral works from such renowned composers as Kim André Arnesen, Eric William Barnum, Abbie Betinis, René Clausen, Ola Gjeilo, Jocelyn Hagen, Sarah Quartel, Jake Runestad, Joshua Shank, and Eric Whitacre. In the summer of 2022, Kantorei performed the Central American premiere of Jake Runestad’s “El Último Hilo” in Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala, along with Guatemelan choir Vocalis. In the fall of 2021, Kantorei began its three-year collaboration with M. Roger Holland, II as Artistin-Residence.

Kantorei has released two recordings on the Naxos label.

“Sing, Wearing the Sky” (2020) choral music of Jake Runestad reached the #3 best-selling classical album on iTunes, #4 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Charts, and the top ten in both the best-selling classical album and new classical release categories on Amazon. “Infinity: Choral Works of Kim André Arnesen” (2018) climbed to the #2 best-selling classical album on iTunes, #6 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Charts and #19 on the overall Classical Billboard charts.

Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc. publishes the Kantorei Choral series.

Kantorei’s vision is “to elevate the human experience through choral excellence.”

“Thank you for the joy you have brought into my life.”

“I've been smiling all day long. I'm so glad I got to experience the beauty of Kantorei's performance. It was truly heartwarming.”

“What an incredible experience…words cannot convey the magnitude of the program…spellbinding. Not soon to be forgotten.”

THE CHOIR SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

Beryl Fanslow Wilson Riley Jayne Gallivan Christina Graham Heather Gunnerson Stacie Hanson * Becca Hyvonen Shannon Lemmon-Elrod Sara Michael * Lexie Orvin Martina Richardson Alicia Rigsby ◊ Pearl Rutherford Christianna Sullins Leah Tracy

Safia Ahmed Emily Alexander Lindsey Aquilina Lyn Berry-Helmlinger Sarah Branton * Desiree Deliz-Morales Erin Greenfield Chelsea Kendall Melissa Menter Erin Meyerhoff Jennifer Moore Allison Pasternak * Kaleigh Sutula Andrea Ware-Medina Jane Wright

Kai Berry-Helmlinger * Ben Corwyn Joshua Corwyn Matthew Eschliman Keith Ferguson Mason France Keith Harrison Bryce Kennedy Samuel Low Alex Menter Chad Nelsen Seth O'Kegley-Gibson * Zachariah Smith Jonathan Von Stroh John Wright

John Bartley Michael Bizzaro * Jordan Black Michael Boender Adam Cave Garth Criswell Scott Horowitz Brad Jackson Brad Larson Bryan Lastrella John Ludwig John Schaak Kirk Schjodt * Griffin Sutherland Matt Weissenbuehler

* Section leader ◊ Collaborative Pianist

STAFF MEMBERS Sarah Branton

Becca Hyvönen

Alicia Rigsby

Courtney Huffman

Sara Michael

Ximena Wheeler

Assistant Conductor

Social Media Marketing & Communications Manager

Accompanist, Collaborative Pianist

Director of Community Engagement

Business Manager

Concert Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jennifer Moore

Desiree Deliz-Morales

John Bartley

Melissa Menter

President

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

MEMBERS AT LARGE Mark Aquilina Judy Bloomberg Schenkein

Leslie Britton Josh Corwyn

Scott Horowitz

SPECIAL THANKS

TO OUR INAUGURAL SEASON MEMBERS! Alex Barba Robert Blauvelt & Michael Corrigan Leslie Britton Joanie Calhoun Tom Carlock David & Bonnie Carlson William Chumley Susan Clasen Edwin Deliz Judy Douglass Elizabeth Duke Burna Dunn Kaye Edwards Paul Eschliman Beverly Fest Eleanor Finlay Judy Fredericksen Laura Gaul Even Griffiths Patricia Gunckel Richard Halgren Lynn Hardcastle Carole Hedrick Jennifer A Heglin Marjorie Hofer Deanna Johnson Kathryn Johnson Carol Lanaghen Susan Lewkow Terri LInk Ann Ludwig Pamela Mahonchak Elizabeth Mascitelli Elaine Menter Margaret Oconnell Linda Pasternak Ruth Peterson Fred Pittroff Jenifer & J Scott Pusey Susan Seiler Shelly Smith Kelley Southerland Barb Stone Bria Vogt Rev. Dr. S. Patrice Von Stroh Theresa Wallace

Sarah Biber has played the cello and viola da gamba across the United States, Australia, and China. She studied the cello at Oberlin Conservatory with Peter Rejto, and then at the Sydney Conservatorium with Georg Pederson, where she performed in the Opera House with the Sydney Symphony and as a member of the Sydney Sinfonia, the training orchestra of the Symphony. After returning from Australia, she founded, directed, and taught the string orchestra program at KIPP DC: AIM Academy, a charter school in the Anacostia neighborhood of DC, at the time, grades 5-8.

ARTISTS Organist and harpsichordist Frank Nowell performs frequently throughout the region as a soloist, collaborator, and continuo artist. In 2005 he founded the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado (BCOC), and the ensemble quickly garnered acclaim for its “artistic vision, authenticity, and devotion” under his leadership as Artistic Director.

BCOC has “built a national reputation as a first-rate periodinstrument ensemble”(EMag), offering fresh new takes of familiar favorites like Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, uncovering rarely performed gems, and expanding the repertoire to include music from the Latin American Baroque.

Nowell has also developed a thriving apprentice program to help nurture the next generation of musicians in the historical performance field. An active performer as a Baroque keyboard specialist and “early music entrepreneur,” Nowell was previously co-founder of the ensemble Diverse Passions and founder of the Denver Handel Festival.

Recent guest appearances include the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Wyoming Baroque, Cottonwood Music Festival, Colorado Music Festival, Boulder Bach Festival, Pro Musica Colorado, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. As an organist he earned Associate certification (AAGO) from the American Guild of Organists and has recorded on the Cygnus label.

He is also a board member of Early Music America, whose mission is to develop, strengthen, and celebrate early music in North America.

FRANK NOWELL Featured Harpsichordist

Photo courtesy of Frank Nowell

Nowell takes joy in introducing people of all ages and backgrounds to Baroque music and in collaborating with a wide range of art forms -- including contemporary dance, mime, and spoken word -- to bring new dimensions to music from this era. He received the Master of Music degree in choral conducting and music history from the University of Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Princeton University, where he served as University Organist.

SARAH BIBER Spotlight Cellist

Sarah received her last degree, a Doctorate of Musical Arts in cello performance, at Stony Brook under renowned cellist Colin Carr. From 2010 to 2011, she was an assistant professor of cello performance and pedagogy at Montana State University, teaching music theory and string pedagogy to future music educators and founded Second Strings, an orchestra based in DC of adult amateur string players and Hill Harmony, an organization providing string classes and instruments to public schools in SE DC. Since 2015 Sarah has lived, performed, and taught in Colorado.

She lives in Golden with her partner Keith Bradley, their two daughters, three cats and a parakeet named Birdie.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Biber

Keep the melody alive and enjoy your musical journey!

The Alison N. Roman Memorial Scholarship is dedicated to assisting a senior BIPOC, Asian, or Latinx student in pursuing their musical dreams. Minimum award of $1000 to cover expenses related to continued choral ensemble participation.

Application deadline: April 1, 2024 Please apply here: Recipients will be announced by May 1, 2024, and the scholarship will be presented at our Spring Concert on May 19, 2024.

Questions? scholarship@kantorei.org

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PLANNED GIVING Leave a Legacy.

Making a gift to Kantorei through your will or estate is a beautiful way to create a lasting legacy and to ensure that our music and our mission will live on well into the future. Join the Legacy Society today and be a part of the inaugural group of individuals who have decided to remember Kantorei in their planned giving.

Learn more at kantorei.org/legagcy. For questions, contact Courtney Huffman, Director of Community Engagement courtney@kantorei.org.

Kantorei's Legacy Society Joel Rinsema Judd & Linda Rinsema John Ludwig Bryce Kennedy and Josh Daniel Andrea Ware-Medina

SALON: AN ENCHANTED EVENING April 13, 2024 @ 7:00 PM

Supporting Choral Education ~ Salon: An Enchanted Evening. Join us for a night of cocktails, hors d'œuvre s, and beautiful music at the home of founding members Melissa and Alex Menter. Funds raised support Kantorei's Classroom Grant, which provides grants to underfunded high school choral programs, and the Alison N. Roman Memorial Scholarship dedicated to assisting a talented senior BIPOC, Asian, or Latinx student in pursuing their musical dreams.

Buy tickets at https://kantorei.org/overview-23-24/ Did you know that Kantorei supports choral education through the Elevate Classroom Grant for educators? The Elevate Classroom Grant supports underfunded high school choral programs by offering classroom grants to teachers to be used for expenses such as sheet music, uniforms, festival attendance costs, etc.

Apostole glorioso da dio electo Trans. David Wyatt © 2012

Apostolo glorioso, da Dio electo A evangelegiare al populo Greco La sua incarnacion che vera ceco, Et cusi festi senza alcun suspecto, Et eligisti Patrasso per tuo lecto, Et per sepulcro questo sancto speco: Prego te, preghi me retrove teco, per li tuoi merci, nel devin conspecto.

Cum tua doctrina convertisti a Cristo Tuto el paese, et cum la passione et morte Che qui portasti in croce in su lo olivo.

Mo é prolasso in errore et facto tristo, Si che rempetraglie gracia si forte Che recognoscano Dio vero et vivo.

Andreas famulus Christi.

Glorious apostle, chosen by God To bring the Good News to the Greek people Of his incarnation to which they were truly blind, You who did this without any shame And chose Patras for your bed And this holy cave as your tomb: I pray to you, please take me with you By your mercy into God's sight.

With your teaching you converted to Christ The whole country, and with the suffering and death Which you bore on a cross above the olive tree.

Now they have fallen into error and sad misdeeds, So grant them again your grace so strongly That they will recognize God as true and living.

Andrew servant of Christ.

Ave Maria, Virgo serena Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, virgo serena.

Ave cujus conceptio, Solemni plena gaudio, Coelestia, terrestria, Nova replete laetitia.

Ave, cujus nativitas, Nostra fuit solemnitas, Ut lucifer lux oriens, Verum solem praeveniens.

Ave, pia humilitas, Sine viro fecunditas, Cuius annunciatio, Nostra fuit salvatio.

Ave, vera virginitas, Immaculata castitas, Cuius purificatio Nostra fuit purgatio.

Ave praeclara omnibus, Angelicis virtutibus, Cujus fuit assumptio Nostra glorificatio.

O Mater Dei, memento mei.

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with you, gentle Virgin.

Hail, whose conception, Full of solemn joy Fills the heaven, the earth, with new rejoicing.

Hail, thou whose birth Was our festival As our luminous rising light, Coming before the true sun.

Hail, pious humility, Fertility without a man, Whose annunciation, Was our salvation.

Hail, true virginity, Unspotted chastity, Whose purification Was our cleansing.

Hail, famous with all, Angelic virtues, Whose assumption Was our glorification.

O Mother of God, Remember me.

Amen.

TEXT & TRANSLATIONS Regina Caeli Regina coeli laetare, Alleluia.

Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluia.

Resurrexit sicut dixit, Alleluia.

Ora pro nobis Deum. Alleluia.

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.

For He whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia.

Now has risen, as He said, alleluia.

Pray for us to God, alleluia.

Sicut Cervus Psalm 42:1

Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.

As a hart longs for the flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

Elohim Hashivenu Psalm 80: 4, 8, 20

Elohim, hashivenu; v'haer panecha, v'nivvashe`a.

Elohim tsevaot, hashivenu; v'haer panecha, v'nivvashe`a.

Adonai elohim tsevaot, hashivenu; haer panecha v'nivvashe`a. ‫;ּונ ֵבי ִ ׁש ֲה ם יִ ה ֹל ֱא‬ ‫ ָך י ֶ נּ ָפ ֵרא ָ ה ְו‬, ‫ה ָע ֵ ׁש ּ ָ וִ נ ְו‬. ‫;ּונ ֵבי ִ ׁש ֲה תֹו א ָ ב ְצ ם יִ ה ֹל ֱא‬ ‫ ָך י ֶ נּ ָפ ֵרא ָ ה ְו‬, ‫ה ָע ֵ ׁש ּ ָ וִ נ ְו‬. ‫;ּונ ֵבי ִ ׁש ֲה תֹו א ָ ב ְצ ם יִ ה ֹל ֱא ה ָוה ְי‬ ‫ ָך י ֶ נּ ָפ ֵרא ָה‬, ‫ה ָע ֵ ׁש ּ ָ וִ נ ְו‬.

O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O God of hosts, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O Lord God of hosts, restore us; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden Psalm 117:1-2; trans. © Pamela Dellal

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, und preiset ihn, alle Völker!

Denn seine Gnade und Wahrheit waltet über uns in Ewigkeit.

Alleluja!

Praise the Lord, all nations, and praise him, all peoples!

For his grace and truth rules over us for eternity.

Alleluia!

Warum ist das Licht gegeben Johannes Brahms; Martin Luther (“Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin”); trans. © Pamela Dellal

Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen, Und das Leben den betrübten Herzen? Warum?

Die des Todes warten und kommt nicht Und grüben ihn wohl aus dem verborgenen; Die sich fast freuen und sind fröhlich, daß sie das Grab bekommen. Warum?

Und dem Manne des Weg verborgen ist, Und Gott vor ihm denselben bedecket?

Warum?

Lasset uns unser Herz samt den Händen aufheben zu Gott im Himmel.

Siehe, wir preisen selig, die erduldet haben.

Die Geduld Hiob habt ihr gehöret, Und das Ende des Herrn habt ihr gesehen; Denn der Herr ist barmherzig und ein Erbarmer!

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, in Gottes willen, getrost ist mir mein Herz und Sinn, sanft und stille.

Wie Gott mir verheißen hat, der Tod ist mir Schlaf worden.

Why has light been given to the weary of soul, And life to the troubled hearts? Why? They who wait for death, and it doesn’t come; They who dig for it even out of secret places; Those who almost rejoice and are happy That they achieve the grave. Why? And to the man whose way is hidden, And from whom God himself has been concealed?

Why? Let us lift up our hearts, together with our hands, to God in heaven.

Behold, we value them as blessed who have endured.

You have heard of the patience of Job, And the Lord’s conclusion you have seen: For the Lord is merciful and has compassion!

With peace and joy I depart in God's will, My heart and mind are comforted, calm, and quiet.

As God had promised me: death has become my sleep.

Where charity and love are, God is there.

Christ's love has gathered us into one.

Let us rejoice and be pleased in him.

Let us fear, and let us love the living God. And may we love each other with a sincere heart. Amen.

Os justi

The Deer’s Cry

Psalm 37:30-31

Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, et lingua ejus loquetur judicium.

Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius: et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.

Alleluia.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.

The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps will not be impeded.

Alleluia.

Beati quorum via Psalm 119:1

Beati quorum via integra est, qui ambulant in lege Domini.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One Song of Solomon

Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.

For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.

The flowers appear upon the earth.

The time of singing of birds is come.

Arise my love, my fair one, and come away.

Ubu caritas Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.

Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.

Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur.

Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.

Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Amen.

The Lorica of St. Patrick

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in me, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

Christ with me.

O Magnum Mysterium From the Matins of Christmas in the Roman Breviary

O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio!

Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Iesum Christum.

Alleluia!

O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger!

Blessed is the virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Alleluia!

YOUR DONATIONS & SUPPORT

DONORS DIAMOND BATON $50,000 - $99,000 SCFD - Arapahoe County SCFD - Denver County GOLD BATON $15,000 - $24,999 Judy Fredericksen Olson-Vander Heyden Foundation SILVER BATON $10,000 - $14,999 Linda & Randall Chilcote Lynn Hardcastle SCFD - Adams County DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE $5,000 - $7,499 Lindsey* & Mark^ Aquilina Keith* & Sue Ferguson

Photo courtesy of John Ludwig

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Donors who contributed between February 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024 are recognized in this program * Singers ^ Board & Staff ~ Volunteers

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Emily Spencer Susan Spencer Tim Stiles Mevlin D Stolzenburg Charles & Ellen Sullins Peter Sutherland Jeff & Lisa Swenson Anu Tate Horst & Lisa Tebbe Judi Thomas Amanda Torp Patricia Tribby Amy Turner Robert & Jill von Trebra Laura Waligorski Lynn Wearden Matt* & Annell Weissenbuehler Sarah Weissenbuehler Pamela & Stanley Whitaker Kathy Whitney Bruce Wiley Janet Willson Karen Witt Debbie Wyss Karen & Scott Yarberry ENSEMBLE Up to $99 Diana Aberchah Carolyn Abrahamson Andrea Ackerman Whitney Adair Lynn Albuquerque Angela Alderson Emily* & Zach Alexander Marty Almquist David Alpha Kelsey Anders Lori Anderson Lindsay Andrew Lise Anthonissen Liesja Antieri Karen Antram Lynda Aquilina Deborah Arca Jessica Armijo Craig Arnold Heidi Arnold Kara Arnold Elizabeth Arnold Chad Atkins Alyssa Avenatti Peter Badger David Bailey Cassidy Baker Stephanie Banks Latisha Baraka Abbie Barash

Emily Barber Kathleen Barlow Kate Barston Nicole Bartels Daal Penny Bartko Carol Bartley William Bartley Miriam Battson Mary Beck & Dan Garvin Mayra Benitez Geof Benson Davis Benson Danita Berg Elisa Berman Brooke Berry-Wolf Daniel Berve Sarah Biber Sherilyn Bidinger Phil Bierman Dirk Biermann Ruby Bilbró Christina & Nick Bishop Jill Blacksmith Sessoms Darcie Blanton Terry Bloomberg Jacqui Bloomberg Jane-Marie Bloomberg Jill Bloomberg Christian Boddy Stephan Bontrager Marc Bourzutschky Jenni Bova Susan Bowles Michael Bradford Anna Branton Christine Breedlove Kevin Breithart Maureen Brennan Kate Broekemeier Mary Brook Dan Brosseau Jeffrey Brothers Deby Brown~ Shelley Brown Lara Bruce Virgilio Brunet Karin Bruns Craig Bruse & Lauri Skoge Bruse Richard Buelter Jill Burgchardt Lucy Burgchardt Alex Busbey Joy Butler Melissa Butler Andrew Butler Ellen Bywaters Pat Babcock & Dianne Calhoun Rebecca Cantwell Louise Carnachan

Stephanie Carr Josephine Carreon Wade Carroll Francis Castro Emily & Adam* Cave Marianne Cedillo Kelli Chan Cindy Cheadle Chicago Cares Mary O'Neill Christ Mary Priscilla Christ Allie Christ William Chumley Diana Ciancio Joey Clark Dinah Claytor Orrie Clemens Anna Clements Skylar Clifton Koryeh Cobb Cindy Cochran Mackenzie Cohen Rebecca Cohen Ruth Connors Pat Conrad Emmy Conroy Barb Cornell Joseph Cretella Terry Crews Mark Curtis & John Maring Darla Dakin Claudia Dakkouri Nolibeth Dale Jackie Davies Carson De Fries Maria de los Reyes Diana Decker Paula DeCrescentis Carmeliza Dela Paz Ivy Deliz Tarah Demant Theresa Derr Stacy Dille Ariana DoTrolio Bob & Marcia Dodgion David & Gloria Doty Judy Douglass Rosemary Downs Amanda Draheim Jessica Duffey Burna Dunn Irma Dunninger Katie Durham Jaci Durrie Jon Dustin Cinnamon East Paul Ebert Sarah Ecker Kaye Edwards

Colleen Egan Sara Elias Merrilee Elizalde Tammie Elliott Marilyn Elrod Kendra Elrod Jey Enriquez William Erickson Marian Eschliman Julie Eschliman Myrna Esguerra Mary Ann Evancheck Amy Evancheck James Fahey Robert & Ruth Fanslow Rob Fasman Sara Ferguson Kayla Ferguson Josiah Fernandez Nessara Fernandez Penny Fest Lindsey Finn Karin Fischer Mary H Fischer Sara Fischer Insley Flaig Elizabeth Flavin Kyle Fleming Diana Flesner Cliff and Margie Florentin Thomas Folkert Lise Foyston Shana Fraley Mason France* Steve Francis Erika Fowler Lorrie Freeman Elaine Friday Mary Frinell Mary Ann Fritz Dave Fry Mary Fulghum Jared Fuller Kacie Fuller Michael Gabbard Nina Gabianelli Caitlin Gallagher Riley Jayne Gallivan* Jay Gardner Laura Gardner Lily Gardner Chuck Gargotto David & Jacqueline Garner Cindy & Craig Garrett Marsha Garrett Jerry & Catherine Garrison Janet Gassman Katherine Gaston Dave and Laura Gaul

Donors who contributed between February 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024 are recognized in this program * Singers ^ Board & Staff ~ Volunteers

DONORS Katie Gauss Elizabeth Gergel Karen Gerstenkorn Jesse Gichuru Cheryl Gillett Sunny Giron Kourtney Goebel Susan Gonzales Grey Gorman John Gottschalk Sarah Graham Liz Gray Michael Green Nicole Greene Erin Greenfield* Nancy Gregory Abraham Grijalva Noah Gross Wendi Sue Grover & Larry Meerdink Jason Gruhl Gayle Gunderson Lauren Gunter Ankush Gupta Amanda Gurr Andrew Hafner Jocelyn Hagen David Halais Holly Haley Richard Halgren Christine Hall Andrew & Rachel Halladay Andrea Hallis Andreas Halusa Nicholas Hamilton Olivia Han Maria Handley Sarah Haney Janet Hanlon Rachel Hanson Lorien Hanson Mikaela Hanson Michael Hardey Robin Harms Alexis Haro Simon Harrison~ Beverly Hart Olivia Hartmann Liam Harty Karli Haugom Jamie Hay Barbara Haynes Megan Heath Jennie Heineman Doug Heller Travis Henry Jo Ann Heppermann Christina Heppermann JJ Hernandez

Virginia Herrick Rachael Herrick Mary Herrin Dara Hessee Kim Hewitt Zach Hickman Esther Hicks Jane Hilleren Jenna Hintz Ashley Hoffman Sarah Holder Brett Holker Evelyn Hollingworth Gabriel Holloway Karen Hopper Scott Horowitz*^ & Leah Weinberg Cathy Horvath Jeannie S Hosier Steve Howie Deborah Hubbard Courtney Huffman^ Carolyn & Lanny Hunter Lynn Hutchinson Kathy Hutchinson Clark Hyvonen Becca Hyvonen*^ Scott Isaacs Jackie Ives Manny J Natalie Jacobson Jennifer James Kelly Jarmuzek Paula Jaworski Terry Lee Jeddeloh Kelly John Elizabeth Johnson Kathryn Johnson Graham Johnson Juhi Johnson Calvin Johnson III James Johnson Natalie Jones Mark Justus Olivia Kalmanson Shelley Kauffman Jennifer Kaufman Alison Kaufman Marti Kelley Carol Kenney Mary Kay Kernan Sarah Kiel Julie King Charlie Kinnison Nathan Klein Nancy Knoll Phyllis Koenig Nora Kohler Teresa Kohler

David Krell Lyssa Krumholz Kelli Kubala Solina Kuhn Joe Kulikauskas Colleen Lampron Carol Lanaghen Jayne Langsam Erlinda Laolagi Richard & Judy Larson Ian Bailey & Siri Larson-Bailey Bryan Lastrella* Julia Lazure Julia Lega Carl Leichthammer Steve Leighton David Lesevoy Jacob Levine Holly Lewis Jasmine Liddington Dominic Lim Henry Lindsey Deanna Link Dennis~ & Nancy~ Lintvedt Beverly Lintvedt Cristina Lioy Lilian Lope Candida Lorenzana Hannah Love Sam Low* Debi & Pete Ludwig Kathy Ludwig Jennifer Lyttle Debbie MacGilvray Colin Mack Steve Mack Steve Mackey David Mackinnon Judy Macomber Sarah Malarik Kimberly Mallett Jacob Malpocker Jose Marcano Carmen Maret Scott Margason Elizabeth Marrero Caroline Martin Quinn Martin Jocelyn Martinez Heidi Martinez Anthony Martini Annie Masarie Liz and Chris Mascitelli Rosalie & Tegan Masoero-Palmer Laurie Massa Emily Maxfield Mike May Evan McClaugherty

Catherine McClaugherty Pamela McClune Sherri & Mike McCullough Dave & Jan McGaw Erin McLeese Barbara McLenon Elle McMahon Katherine McMurrary Wendi McPike Allison McQueen Lisa Medina Barbara Medina Renee Meriwether Todd & Maria Messenger Leah Metra Jonathan Meyer Konnie Middleton Kerri Miller Aaron Miller Heather Miller Karl Miller Stephanie Mills Carolyn Mimbs Scott & Candice Minks Edie Mitchell Emily Mizuki Laura & Mike Moes Brian Moody Dany Moore R. Z. Moore Waldemar Morales Irina Moreland Zachary Moreno Kelsey Morgan Molly Morkoski Cathy Motter Ricki Moyer Jill Moynihan Eric Mulfinger Alan Murray Bonnie & John Murray Ivan Murray Eric Myers Niki Nadlonek Josh Nannestad Ryan Neal Crystal Needham Kimberly Neeley Liem Nguyen My-Van Nguyen Juliet Nilprabhassorn David Norman Rebekah Nowak Bill & Suzanne Nugent Karla Ocak Margaret Oconnell Drew Oliveira Lisa Olsen

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Hannah Ring Janice Rising Susan Rivedal Tracy Ro Jera & Mike Robertson Alice & Dan Robinson Jennifer Robinson Becky Robinson Kathleen Robinson Brett Robison Christopher Rodriguez A'sha Roe Maggie Rogers Jeff Rollins Rocío Rosado Ricardo Rosaod Erin Rose Carol Ruckel Burt Rutherford Evan Rutherford Susan & Glenn Rutherford Rudy & Suzanne Saenz Vicki Sakata Marsha Savin Heather Schenck Casey Schenkel Kyle Scherer Jillian Schillaci Kirk Schjodt* Jennifer Schlatter Morgan Schmehl Sarah Schmiege Carolyn Schrader Pete Schwartz Connor Scott Sue Seiler Jeremy Selvidge Juan Serrano Wilfred Serrano Peter Severson Joy Shearman Kathryn Sheffer Aaron Shelley Brian Shelley Wilma Shepherd Ronda Sherman Victoria Shotwell Jenny & Shannon Shultz-Thomas Mario Sierra Tim Simplot Larry Simpson Youmna Sirgi MaryKay & Rodney Skoge Katie Skovholt Leib Smason Kelley Smilkstein Sydney Smith Wendy Smith

Donors who contributed between February 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024 are recognized in this program * Singers ^ Board & Staff ~ Volunteers

DONORS Michael & Jane Smith Amy Smith Rebekah Smith Zachariah Smith* Madeline Gardner & Nema Sobhani Ahmda, Mahvash & Nusha Sobhani Negin Sobhani Megan Spaulding Kimberly A Spikes Jason Spillman Paul Spooner Amanda Spratt Sue & Kelly Stacy Megan Stacy Holly Stanton Benjamin Stark Stefanie Stevens Thomas Stevens Bry Stewart Jamie Stewart Michael Stewart Roberta Stewart Michael Stickels Janie Stoddard Arthur Kraus & Michelle Stone Kraus Carl Straka Sherry Stueven Brenda Lee Suazo Christianna Sullins* James Summerton Griffin Sutherland* Marleen Swanson Andrew Swenson Tim Takach Eric & Judy Talla Liza Tamashunas Jennifer Taylor Darlington

Nelson Tebbe Felice Tebbe Ken Thompson Oliver Thornton Shayna Tisdall Jordan Tjaden Rafy Tosado Leah Tracy* Spencer Traylor Laura Tribby Karen Trout Shelly Trumbull Anthony Truong Tom Tunner Tara Turk-Haynes Gary Turnquist Amanda Tuzzeo U.S. Bank Foundation Marjory Ulm Kyla Umemoto Frank Valdez Sarah Valentine Traci VanHyning Paul Vastola Jessica Vaughn Robert Victoria Monika Vischer Carlos Vivaldi Janice Vlachos Bria Vogt Randi Ellefson Chad Vorthmann Janice Vue Kyle Waggoner Mark Wagstrom Eden Walker Carol Wallace

Naomi Ware Liz Warner Valerie Watkins Nancy Weaver Tim Weaver Heather Hawkins Weinland Lonnie Wescott Melissa West Mary West Bonnie Wetherbee Ximena^ & Corey~ Wheeler Alaina Whitney Kenneth Wiig Cindy Wilkinson Dana Willett LeeAnn & Laurence Williams Catherine Williams Tricia Williams Anne Williams Erin Williams Meredith Williams Clara Winter Abbey Winter Eric Winterrowd Patty Witshtun Karen & Ian Wolfe Kristie Wolff Margie Wood Clara Woodmansee Margot Wright Mindi Wright Vanessa Wynne Xcel Energy Foundation Erin Yokomichi Rochelle Ziegler Matt Znidarsic

THE MUSIC OF M. ROGER HOLLAND, II 05.17.2024

Friday @ 7:30 pm Wellshire Presbyterian Church

05.19.2024

In Memoriam and Honorarium Barker Law Firm, in honor of Dr. Christ, ina Graham Penny Bartko, in honor of Joel R, insema Stephan Bontrager, in honor of Jeff Bontrager Kelli Chan, in honor of Jenn Moore Judy Fredericksen, in honor of Alex & Melissa Menter Ela, ine & Mike Gardner, in honor of Alicia Rigsby Jim & Annette Gunnerson, in honor of Kev, in & Heather Gunnerson Roberta R. Larson, in honor of Bryce Kennedy Bryan Lastrella*, in honor of everyone whose lives are touched by music Basil LeBlanc, in honor of Brad Larson Henry L, indsey, in honor of Matthew Eschliman Donald & Sharron Neufeld, in honor of Judy Fredericksen Alice & Dan Robinson, in honor of Heather Gunnerson Jerry Roemer, in honor of John Ludwig

The Sabatier Family Charitable Fund, in honor of Sarah Branton Christina Von Stroh, in honor of Jonathan Von Stroh Patricia Wheeler, in honor of Ximena Wheeler Margot Wright, in honor of Shannon Lemmon-Elrod Michael Bizzaro*, in memory of Bill & Gay Eustice Paul Munsch, in memory of Estelle Nadel Donald & Sharron Neufeld, in memory of Jack Fredericksen Kimberly & Michael Dunninger, in memory of Judy Scheiber Gabriel Arquilevich, in memory of Ken Atkinson Nancy Atkinson, in memory of Ken Atkinson Kevin & Heather* Gunnerson, in memory of Ken Atkinson Beth McDowell Baldwin, in memory of Ken Atkinson Dan & Cathy Rudmann, in memory of Ken Atkinson Bria Vogt, in memory of Ken Atkinson

In Kind

Alison N. Roman Memorial Scholarship Donors

Safia Ahmed* Kai Berry-Helmlinger* Steve & Martha~ Cearley Cherry Creek High School Josh Corwyn*^ First Plymouth UCC Susan Lewkow~ Metropolitan State University of Denver J Scott Pusey John Schaak*

Victoria Bailey* & Philip Drozda William Blyth Linda & Randall Chilcote Mike Coppes & Michelle Tucker Wendy Cromley Jim & Debby Dalfonso John Fleming Andrew & Rachel Halladay Travis Henry C. Stephen Hooper Richard & Judy Larson Kathe Lujan Kristin Raney Bill Roman Carol Roman Bill & Teri Sears Eric & Julie Sears SJ & Matt Selby Karen Sutherland Clara Winter

Elevate Classroom Grant Kai* & Lyn* Berry-Helmlinger Eric & Leslie^ Britton Elizabeth Duke Kimberly & Michael Dunninger Even Griffiths Rebecca Shay

Sunday @ 3:00 pm First Plymouth UCC

As the finale of our three-year relationship with Roger Holland as our Artist-in-Residence, Kantorei will present the world premiere of a new ambitious multi-movement work blending styles and techniques drawn from both Euro-American art music and African American choral traditions.

Sponsored by: Bonfils Stanton Foundation & Virginia Hill Foundation

“Kantorei is an outstanding choir…excellent ensemble balance, fine intonation and musical expression…high level of energy.”

– Bruce McCollum, MusicWeb International, January 2021 (Read the full review here) "...Always engaging and colorful...sung with depth and conviction by Kantorei."

- Karl W. Nehring, Classical Candor, December 2020 (Read the full review here)

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30 DONORS IN 30 DAYS FEBRUARY 10 – MARCH 10, 2024

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• Commissioning a new multi-movement work for Kantorei

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• The premiere performance in October 2024 • Recording an album of Christopher Tin’s new choral works in January 2025 (to be released on the DECCA label later in 2025) We’ve made a lot of progress, but costs for the remaining commission, the performances, and the recording exceed $75,000 – we need your help! Every single dollar counts!

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Sept. 29 & Oct. 1

My Soul Rejoices: Advent Magnificats

Nov. 25 & 26

Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Dec. 16 & 17

Carmina Burana

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Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil

March 15 & 17

Columbine Memorial Concert 25-Year Remembrance

April 20

Mystical Resonance

June 1

MARK YOUR CALENDARS KANTOREI 2023-24 CONCERT SEASON

SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024

Salon @ 7:00 pm, The Home of Alex & Melissa Menter, Greenwood Village

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024

The Music of M. Roger Holland, II @ 7:30 pm, Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Denver

SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024

The Music of M. Roger Holland, II @ 3:00 pm, First Plymouth UCC, Cherry Hills Village

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

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