Key Chorale Season 39 Brochure

Welcome to Key Chorale’s 39th Season

When we say, “One of a Kind,” we are highlighting what makes Key Chorale unique. Our creative ingenuity and collaborative spirit are the special sauce that goes into each and every program. These are programs you cannot experience anywhere else in the country. They are cultivated and crafted into imaginative collaborations that linger well after the final curtain call. They are performances that entertain and enlighten in powerful ways and fill your soul with joy.

This season you can experience a U.S. premiere by an Iranian composer based on an ancient Persian love story, be swept away by the Argentine Tango, be immersed in the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach, and awe-struck by the spine-tingling harmonies of Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen. Combine that with dynamic collaborations with The Sarasota Ballet, The Circus Arts Conservatory, Artist Series Concerts, Modern Marimba, and The Venice Symphony and I know you will agree, Season 39 is truly “One of a Kind.”

Maestro Joseph Caulkins

MISSION STATEMENT

Key Chorale, the Suncoast’s premier symphonic chorus, is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative programming, artistic excellence, educational outreach and service to the community.

ARTISTIC

PROFESSIONAL

Given in memory of Marcia D. Corrigan

ORCHESTRAL

Ernest Kretzmer

Our Community Partners

Community Outreach Underwriters: Katherine & Frank Martucci

September 23 4:00 PM

CHURCH OF THE PALMS

Co-Presenting Sponsors:

Deborah & Sean Mahony

Phil Butler & Nadine Thomas

Billboard Top 10 Duo Ben & Winnie join Key Chorale to celebrate the passion and sizzle of the Argentine Tango. Bandoneonist Ben Bogart, pianist Winnie Cheung, and 4 traditional tango dancers take you to the streets of Buenos Aires. Together they present Martín Palmeri’s Misatango, a Latin mass incorporating the harmonies, rhythms and sensual qualities of the tango. Martín Palmeri’s Misatango, works by Ástor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Juan de Dios Filiberto

Ben Bogart Winnie Cheung

Junior Cervila & Guadalupe Garcia

Fernanda Ghi & Silvio Grand

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Bach and Beer – a perfect combination! Key Chorale Chamber Singers and Church of the Redeemer present a unique take on Oktoberfest, with a 3-day festival celebrating the music and genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. Enjoy four amazing concerts featuring the stunning virtuosity of soprano Mary Wilson, trumpeter Aaron Romm, vocalists, and chamber orchestra, concluding with a Biergarten Experience of German food, beers from Calusa Brewing, and music from Bill Milner’s Oompah Band.

Festival Presenting Sponsors: Jim & Charlie Ann Syprett

Festival Guest Artists Sponsors: Peter & Francine Gray, Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier

Festival Corporate Sponsor: Calusa Brewing

Mary Wilson

Aaron Romm

Sam Nelson

Thea Lobo

Matt Morgan

David Tinervia

Glenn Priest

Day One

Oct 13 • 7:30 PM

Opening Night Concert

Church of the Redeemer

Presenting Sponsors: Walton & Deborah Beacham

A quartet of soloists, trumpet, flute, oboe and violin provides a festive sparkle to one of Bach’s most popular orchestral works, his Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. The Key Chorale Chamber Singers perform Bach’s joyful double choir motet and one of Bach’s earliest and most intricate cantatas written.

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 BWV 1047

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing unto the Lord a new song) BWV 225 Cantata No. 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (My heart was deeply troubled) BWV 21

Oct 14 • 11:30 AM

Organ Recital & Bach’s Lunch

Goewey Hall at Church of the Redeemer

Oct 14 • 7:30 PM

Period Instruments

Chamber Concert

Church of the Redeemer

Day Two Day Three

Oct 15 • 4:00 PM

Closing Night Concert

Church of the Redeemer

Presenting Co-Sponsors: Peter Kretzmer & Melody D. Genson

Charlotte Perret

Oct 15 • 5:30 PM

Biergarten Experience

Gillespie Hall & Courtyard at Church of the Redeemer

Organist Sam Nelson comes from a long lineage of red-blooded Bach interpreters. This concert will feature Sam playing some of Bach’s most well-known organ works in a way that you’ve never heard before; all on Church of the Redeemer’s pipe organ—the largest pipe organ in Sarasota. Forget all your preconceptions about organ music and bask in the kaleidoscope that is the music of Johann Sebastian Bach!

A rare opportunity in Sarasota—baroque music on instruments made during the time of J.S. Bach. Gut strings, musical delicacy and nuance, and buttery tonalities will all be a part of this special chamber music concert. Featuring multiple harpsichords and a baroque chamber ensemble on period instruments. The concert concludes with Bach’s most musically complex motet for SSATB and continuo, Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227, performed using one voice per part.

Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy) Featuring soloists Mary Wilson, Lily Wohl, Thea Lobo, Matt Morgan and David Tinervia

Voices, trumpets and timpani ring out with joy as we celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach’s mighty Magnificat. Soprano Mary Wilson’s dazzling coloratura extends to a heavenly high C in Bach’s only cantata scored for solo trumpet and soprano. Plus, the Chamber Singers’ luminous voices soar bringing out Bach’s dramatic and antiphonal effects in his double choir motet.

Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! (Shout for joy to God in all lands!) BWV 51

Featuring Guest Artists Aaron Romm & Mary Wilson

Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (The Spirit gives aid to our weakness) BWV 226 Magnificat in D Major BWV 243

A Biergarten Experience of German food, beers from Calusa Brewing, and music from Bill Milner’s Oompah Band.

$5,000 Luncheon Presenting Sponsor (8)

$1,200 Outreach Patron (4)

$250 Chorale Patron (2)

$100 Single Ticket (1)

Monday, November 6, 2023 • 11:30 AM

SARASOTA YACHT CLUB

Luncheon Presenting Sponsor: The Huisking Foundation

Enjoy performances by Key Chorale’s Chamber Singers, 2023/24 Student Scholars and a special operatic tribute to Maestro DeRenzi. There will also be opportunities to learn more about our awardwinning community and educational outreach as well as how to sponsor a Student Scholar for the season

November 18 4:00 PM

CHURCH OF THE PALMS

This concert is not included with the season subscription

2023

Perfect Pitch Honoree: Maestro Victor DeRenzi

Celebrating 40 seasons as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Sarasota Opera

ARTIST SERIES CONCERTS COLLABORATION

Key Chorale Chamber Singers and Booker High VPA Choir collaborate with the Artist Series Concerts for a truly unique program. Violin phenom Alexander Markov has wowed audiences playing his gold electric violin. This program unites him with his gifted violinist parents, as the “first family of the violin” presents classical favorites and Alexander Markov’s original composition Caesar, for electric violin, organ, choir, percussion, rhythm section and orchestral musicians.

CAESAR – Alexander Markov

UNTRAVELED WORLDS – Paul Halley

LUX BEATA TRINITAS – Ola Gjeilo

PERFECT PITCH AWARD

November 26 4:00 PM

SARASOTA OPERA HOUSE

Presenting Sponsor: The Exchange

Ballet Co-Sponsors:

Harry Leopold & Audrey Robbins

Lorraine Murphy & Lee Holden

February 10 4:00 PM

CHURCH OF THE PALMS

Commsission Sponsor:

Larry D Patton

Guest Artist Sponsors:

Phil Butler & Nadine Thomas

Composer in Residence Sponsors: Judy & Bill Plerhoples

Wintertide blends Spanish and Mexican carols in Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies with John Rutter’s chilly choral cycle When Icicles Hang. Key Chorale and The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company entwine dance and music for this uncommon program celebrating the blue nights of winter and the magic of the season.

Featuring Classical Guitarist Paul Moeller

CAROLS AND LULLABIES – Conrad Susa WHEN ICICLES HANG – John Rutter

Guest Musician Sponsor: Carol Myers

Paul Moeller

Witness the U.S. Premiere of The Legend of Bijan and Manijeh by Iranian composer Farhad Poupel, for piano, choir, and orchestra, with concert pianist Jeffrey Biegel. This evocative work is based on an ancient Persian love story taken from the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), an epic poem by Persian poet Ferdowsi written between 977 and 1010 CE. Other love stories, mythical and historical, are brought to life through music of the great composers.

THE LEGEND OF BIJAN AND MANIJEH – Farhad Poupel

THE CAPTIVE QUEEN – Jean Sibelius

ADAGIETTO FROM SYMPHONY NO. 5 – Gustav Mahler

Jeffery Biegel

February 20 7:30 PM

RIVERVIEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Presenting Sponsor: The Exchange

February 23 7:30 PM

February 24 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM

VENICE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Celebrate the power of choral music through an inspired performance by more than 200 singers of all ages, from high school students to seniors. This intergenerational choral festival has inspired countless high school students by encouraging music-making at the highest level. Hear some of the very best repertoire of the season from the Booker, Riverview, and Sarasota High School choirs performing separately and alongside Key Chorale.

A VENICE SYMPHONY COLLABORATION

A concert of modern classics from Alan Menken, the award-winning composer of the music from Disney’s Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Little Mermaid and of course, Beauty and the Beast. Bring your family to relive these classic scores that have shaped generations of music and movie lovers alike.

This concert is not available in the season subscription

Troy Quinn, Conductor

March 4 5:30 PM

WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE, MAINSTAGE

Presenting Sponsor: Barbara Heistand

March 22 7:00 PM

March 23 2 PM & 7 PM

Student Scholar Soirée showcasing Key Chorale’s Student Scholars in recital. Come support and cheer our musicians of tomorrow as they present classical and musical theater selections demonstrating the culmination of their studies with voice teachers and masterclasses with guest artists. Enjoy great music with cocktails and light bites.

Experience a brand-new show combining dramatic, heart stopping circus acts with riveting music by the 110+ voices of Key Chorale and the mastery of the incomparable Cirque Orchestra. Cirque des Voix® is an unforgettable fusion of the circus and musical arts in a performance unlike any other. Don’t miss this dynamic collaboration with The Circus Arts Conservatory.

Now included in Season Subscription!

Tickets: 941.355.9805. On Sale November 2023.

April 7 5:00 PM

ST. BONIFACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Guest Artist Sponsor: Bob Wennberg

April 26 7:30 PM

April 27 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM

VENICE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen are two of the most popular and performed choral composers of our time. Join the Key Chorale Chamber Singers and Modern Marimba as they present some of their most hauntingly beautiful works full of memorable, spine-tingling harmonies. Hear the Florida premiere of Whitacre’s All Seems Beautiful to Me and Lauridsen’s masterpiece inspired by light, Lux Aeterna

LUX AURUMQUE, SEAL LULLABY, HOME, SING GENTLY – Eric Whitacre LUX AETERNA – Morten Lauridsen

A VENICE SYMPHONY COLLABORATION

The Venice Symphony’s 50th anniversary season concludes with their biggest concert ever as they welcome Key Chorale and acclaimed vocalists Deanna Breiwick and Dashon Burton. You will feel like royalty as the orchestra serenades you with Hans Zimmer’s Main Title from The Crown, William Walton’s Crown Imperial, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite, and the choral masterwork Dona nobis pacem by Vaughan Williams.

This concert is not available in the season subscription

Deanna Breiwick Dashon Burton

Glenn Priest Modern Marimba

2023 / 2024 Campaign

Performance Support

Presenting Sponsor $10,000

Co-Presenting Sponsor $5,000

Sponsor one of our 2023-2024 concerts

Guest Artist Support

$2,500 - $5,000 Sponsor our Guest Artists

Perfect Pitch Annual Luncheon

$5,000 Luncheon Presenting Sponsor

Community Outreach

Presenting Sponsor $5,000

Co-Presenting Sponsor $2,500

Sponsor one of our Community Outreach projects

Key Chorale Planned Giving

Sostenuto Legacy Society acknowledges the generosity of individuals who have included Key Chorale in their estate plans as an important philanthropic commitment to the future of symphonic choral music and civic life in Sarasota.

• Recognition from podium at performances

• Lobby signage at venue

• Recognition on website

• Recognition on printed pieces (time constraints applicable)

• Invitation to closed rehearsals

• VIP performance seats

• Recognition in event program

• Invitation to VIP receptions

• Introduction to soloists at either pre or post performance

• Invitation to closed rehearsals

• VIP performance seats

• Recognition on printed pieces (time constraints applicable)

• Recognition in event program

• Invitation to VIP receptions

• Eight VIP seats at luncheon

• Recognition from podium at luncheon

• Recognition on website

• Recognition on printed pieces (time constraints applicable)

• Invitation to VIP receptions

• Recognition from podium at OUTREACH events

• Recognition on website

• Recognition on printed pieces (time constraints applicable)

• Invitation to OUTREACH rehearsals and exhibitions

• Invitation to VIP receptions

• Recognition in luncheon program

Outreach Patron $1,200

• Four VIP seats at luncheon

• Invitation to VIP receptions

• Recognition in luncheon program

Student Scholar Program

Scholar Support $2,000

Underwrites one Student Scholar

• Invitation to Student Scholar Soirée

Sostenuto Legacy Society members enjoy exclusive benefits throughout the season, including recognition in the performance program books and an invitation to Sostenuto Legacy Society’s annual cocktail party.

There are many ways to join Sostenuto Legacy Society including naming Key Chorale as a beneficiary of your estate, retirement plan, or life insurance policy.

If you have already included Key Chorale in your plans, kindly let us know so that we

may thank you and invite you to become a member of this special group.

Please contact Johnette Cappadona, Director of Community Engagement, for more information at 941-921-4845 or development@keychorale.org

WHERE ARE MY KEYS? CHORALE

Providing positive and joyful experiences for those living with Alzheimer’s and memory loss. The group explores the potential of people living with memory loss to experience renewed purpose, learning, friendships, and happiness.

OFF-KEY CHORALE

Offering the healing and life-enriching power of music. This choral group is comprised of people living with Parkinson’s, family members, caregivers, and volunteer singers from Key Chorale.

Key Chorale is making a difference in the lives of people through music.

STUDENT SCHOLAR PROGRAM

The Key Chorale Student Scholar Program is designed to prepare gifted juniors and seniors for college-level success in music. Student Scholars sing a full performance season with Key Chorale as well as part of several other performance opportunities.

A new collaborative educational initiative of Key Chorale and Upward Notes to provide interactive choral and instrumental music experiences to underserved elementary students at the Desoto Boys and Girls Club of Manatee.

HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL

Annual partnership with the Sarasota Public Schools culminating in an intergenerational performance with more than 200 singers.

SEASON 39 SUBSCRIPTION

Choose 6 or more unique performances and SAVE 20%* Preferred seating at every performance!

NEW BENEFITS THIS SEASON!

• Includes VIP seating to Cirque des Voix®

• Purchase additional single tickets for friends and save 5%

• Complimentary mailing of all tickets and welcome packet with discounts and offers from our community partners!

Offer valid until September 1, 2023

*Does not include Perfect Pitch luncheon, CAESAR, or Venice Symphony concerts

Choose 3 or more unique performances and SAVE 15%*

Offer valid until November 24, 2023

*does not include Cirque des Voix, Perfect Pitch luncheon, CAESAR or Venice Symphony concerts

Please consider an Annual Donation at this time.

Performance Support

o Presenting Sponsor $10,000

o Co-Presenting Sponsor $5,000

Guest Artist Support ($2,500-5,000)

o $___________ Individual Gifts

o $___________

Community Outreach

o Presenting Sponsor $5,000

o Co-Presenting Sponsor $2,500

Perfect Pitch Annual Luncheon

o Luncheon Presenting Sponsor $5,000

o Outreach Patron $1,200

Student Scholar Program

o Scholar Support $2,000

Every gift is appreciated and contributes to our success now and in the future.

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