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Sunday, May 16, 2021 Eliza Rubenstein, Artistic Director
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Let’s go. When I’m not making music, I spend a lot of time exploring the world with a camera strapped around my neck. Until this past year, “zooming” to me just meant extending my long lens to focus on a bird or a flower from a distance; now it’s come to mean communing in choppy sentences with a computer screen full of faces in rectangles. Either way, zooming (or Zooming) is an indispensable way to connect more closely with the world around us....and an easy way to miss out on it. Fixate on the distant songbird, and we may miss the bobcat crossing the path in front of us. Spend too much time at the computer during this year of retreat and remoteness, and we may forget that there’s a whole colorful, pulsing planet outside our windows (or Windows!) still to be experienced. We can’t travel for real just yet, but in this program, we invite you to widen your lens, bust out of your pandemic rectangle, and journey with us in song to destinations all around the world. I’m beyond proud of the work our singers have done this year to keep making music and reaching toward new artistic destinations...even when they’re feeling all Zoomed out. Thank you for joining us, and enjoy the trip!
Eliza and the Orange County Women’s Chorus
Eliza at Tintern Abbey during the OCWC’s 2015 United Kingdom tour
How does it work? Use the arrows at the sides of each page spread to scroll through this “living program” just as you would a regular program! You’ll find videos, photos, notes on the music and the performers, and more. You can play the videos right in the page (use the “full screen” icon in the lower right corner of the video to enlarge it), or you can click the linked song titles to play them in a new browser tab. You may also click here to load the entire progam playlist on YouTube. The program includes a combination of virtual-choir videos (created by combining individual recordings made by our singers at home), live performances filmed in a safe and socially-distanced recording session, and performances produced at home by our singers. This program is offered free of charge. If you’d like to support our music-making with a contribution, please click here!
The Orange County Women’s Chorus in Huntington Beach, December 2019
Singing together....7,000 miles apart There aren’t many benefits of having to hold choral rehearsals online, but here’s a big one: We had the extraordinary opportunity to sing with some incredible musicians from the Republic of Georgia without getting on a plane! On a Saturday morning in January, composer Shergil Pirtskhelani and his colleagues in Zedashe, an ensemble dedicated to the performance and preservation of Georgian music, joined us and members of the University of Chicago Women’s Ensemble on Zoom to teach us one of his own compositions. The experience was facilitated by University of Chicago choral director Mollie Stone and Patty Cuyler through Village Harmony, an organization dedicated to creating authentic cross-cultural musical experiences. On the facing page, Shergil offers some background on his composition; on the following page, you’ll hear our virtual-choir rendering of this beautiful and melancholy song.
Composer Shergil Pirtskhelani speaks about “Mival Guriashi”
Left: Mollie Stone (second from left, with daughter Bee) and members of the University of Chicago choirs on a prior trip to Georgia; above: the members of Zedashe.
Shergil Pirtskhelani: Mival Guriashi The Orange County Women’s Chorus and the University of Chicago Women’s Ensemble Elizabeth Bjornsti, Adriana Gomez, Amanda Bistolfo, trio • Video by Mollie Stone
mival guriaSi mara sulma damicyo kleba erTi Cemi sayvaerli Cemi gulis mcvelia RmerTo mome wyaloba vai imas romelsac Tavi didi hgonia siyvarulTan Serkineba saxumaro hgonia
I’m going to Guria and my soul begins to shrink My lover makes my heart burn Refrain: Lord have mercy Shame on the person who thinks he’s special and believes that being in love seems very easy and simple, Refrain: Lord have mercy
We’re “baque”....with Men in Blaque! We were all set to perform an all-Brahms program with our friends Men in Blaque (Joseph Huszti and Benjamin Johns, codirectors) last March, but COVID shut down live music just days before the concert. We’ve dusted off a few of the songs we learned for that concert, and we’re pleased to present them here in virtual-choir style! These three selections come from Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder. “Lieder” means “songs”; “Zigeuner” is usually translated as “gypsy,” though we now recognize that word as an outdated, pejorative term for the Romani people of the Balkans and central Europe. In Brahms’s 19th-century western-European world, the imagined Romani lifestyle—peripatetic, passionate, free-wheeling—was a popular and seductive topic for composers and poets, who enthusiastically wrote tunes and lyrics that purported to capture “Zigeuner” culture. Most, predictably, were exoticized and romanticized to a regrettable degree. (Listen for the extra-lusty swings of emotion in these songs!) This sort of cultural appropriation, all too common in the choral repertoire, demands that we consider whether the virtues of the music outweigh the somewhat problematic circumstances of its creation. We believe Brahms’ music is worth the discussion and worth the performance, and we’re grateful to Men in Blaque (and, of course, Janelle Kim on the famously, fiendishly difficult piano part!) for helping us salvage some part of our cancelled concert!
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Three selections from Zigeunerlieder The Orange County Women’s Chorus and Men in Blaque (Joseph Huszti and Benjamin Johns, directors) • Janelle Kim, piano • Video editing by Scot Hanna-Weir
I. He, Zigeuner, greife in die Saiten ein! Spiel das Lied vom ungetreuen Mägdelein! Laß die Saiten weinen, klagen, traurig bange, Bis die heiße Träne netzet diese Wange!
I. Hey, gypsy, sound your strings! Play the song of the faithless maiden! Let the strings weep, moan, sadly despair Till hot tears wet these cheeks!
III. Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen Am allerschönsten ist? Wenn ihr süßes Mündchen Scherzt und lacht und küßt. Schätzelein, du bist mein, Inniglich küß ich dich, Dich erschuf der liebe Himmel Einzig nur für mich! Wißt ihr, wann mein Liebster Am besten mir gefällt? Wenn in seinen Armen Er mich umschlungen hält. Schätzelein, du bist mein, Inniglich küß ich dich, Dich erschuf der liebe Himmel Einzig nur für mich!
III. Do you know when my dear one Is at her loveliest? When her sweet little mouth Jokes and laughs and kisses. Sweetheart, you are mine, Tenderly I kiss you, Dear heaven made you For me alone! Do you know when my beloved Pleases me most? When he holds me In his arms’ embrace. Sweetheart, you are mine, Tenderly I kiss you, Dear heaven made you For me alone!
IV. Lieber Gott, du weißt, wie oft bereut ich hab, Daß ich meinem Liebsten einst ein Küßchen gab. Herz gebot, daß ich ihn küssen muß, Denk so lang ich leb an diesen ersten Kuß. Lieber Gott, du weißt wie oft in stiller Nacht Ich in Lust und Leid an meinen Schatz gedacht. Lieb ist süß, wenn bitter auch die Reu, Armes Herze bleibt ihm ewig, ewig treu.
IV. Dear God, you know how often I’ve regretted That little kiss I once gave to my dearest. My heart decreed I had to kiss him, As long as I live I’ll think of that first kiss. Dear God, you know how often in silent nights I’ve thought of my love in joy and pain. Love is sweet, however bitter the regret, My poor heart will ever be faithful to him. Translations provided courtesy of Oxford Lieder (www.oxfordlieder.co.uk)
OCWC and Men in Blaque, March 2017
Two songs from the Americas Few other living Cuban musicians have matched Tania León’s achievements as a composer, a conductor, a teacher, and an advocate for the arts both at home and around the world. “La guitarra” is the last of three songs in her set Rimas tropicales (“tropical rhymes”); the festive text-painting, as performed here by our “choir of Megans,” conjures both the sound of a guitar and the mood of a celebration. On the following page, Sarah, Lizz, and Janelle combine talents— digitally—to perform “Pueblito, mi pueblo,” a famous nostalgic gem from Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino. You can hear the wistful sighs of homesickness and longing written into the vocal parts as the poem’s speaker recalls her faraway homeland.
Street in Havana, Cuba (photo by Emanuel Haas, via Unsplash.com)
Tania León (b. 1943): “La Guitarra” from Rimas tropicales Performed and produced by Megan Waters
Cuando canta la guitarra Es una isla bailando, Una sirena soñando Que en otra vida es cigarra. Canta ella y alguien narra El esplendor de la palma, Suena el tambor, ya no hay calma, La fiesta no tiene fin: ¿Será que un dulce clarín, Está sonando en el alma?
Carlos Pintado (b. 1974)
When the guitar sings It is like an island dancing, a mermaid dreaming that she In another life is a cicada. She sings and someone tells Of the splendor of the palm tree, The drum resounds, calm is ended, The party goes on and on: Is it a sweet bugle call That is sounding from the soul?
Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000): Pueblito, mi pueblo Sarah Hughes and Elizabeth Bjornsti, duet • Janelle Kim, piano Produced by Sarah Hughes
Pueblito, mi pueblo. Extraño tus tardes. Querido pueblito no puedo olvidarte.
Little village, my village, I miss your afternoons. My beloved little village, I cannot forget you.
¡Cuánta nostalgia ceñida tengo en el alma esta tarde! ¡Ay! si pudiera otra vez, bajo tus sauces soñar, viendo las nubes que pasan.
How much nostalgia I have in my soul this afternoon! Ah! If I could once more Under your willow trees dream, Seeing the clouds that pass.
¡Ah! y cuando el sol ya se va, sentir la brisa al pasar fragante por los azahares.
Ah! And when the sun is leaving, To feel the breeze passing Fragrant from the orange blossoms.
Pueblito, mi pueblo. Extraño tus tardes. Querido pueblito no puedo olvidarte.
Little village, my village, I miss your afternoons. My beloved little village, I cannot forget you.
Garden in Rosario, Argentina (photo by Lucia Alvis, via Unsplash.com)
Linda Hirschhorn: I Have a Million Nightingales Claire Stoneman, Megan Waters, Felicia Lee, Brittany Chen, and Amanda Bistolfo Tasha Miller, director • Filmed and edited by Nathan Staph and Michael Kroh
Singer/songwriter Linda Hirschhorn specializes in creating and performing music that reflects her Jewish upbringing, and this brief minor-key work exemplifies two of her interests: writing canons, and writing for women’s voices. The text is adapted from the all too timely words of exiled Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (19422008), whose poem “Defiance” ends with “I shall proclaim in my detention cell, / in the bathroom, / in the stable, / under the lash, / manacled, / in the violence of chains, / that a million birds / on the branches of my heart / are singing fighting songs.” This performance was prepared and directed by OCWC Conducting Intern Tasha Miller, who could not have imagined when she accepted her position in the summer of 2019 that she would be spending two such adventurous seasons with the OCWC. We stand in awe of her resourcefulness and resilience! I have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart, singing “Freedom.”
East, West, and close to home Over the years, the OCWC’s membership has included singers from around the world, and they’ve been gracious and generous in sharing their music, languages, traditions, and potluck dishes with the rest of the chorus! On the next pages, two of our current singers will introduce you to songs from their countries of origin. First, alto Mariko Takahashi illuminates the poetry of the charming Japanese children’s song “Hotaru koi” (“Ho, firefly”), performed by the chorus in virtual-choir style and produced by OCWC member Jessica Cosley. The repeated “ho, ho, ho” canon of the song’s refrain summons the image of fireflies illuminating one after another in the dark. Next, alto Boska Dzida directs a small ensemble (which she also prepared and rehearsed, chiefly via Zoom!) in two gentle lullabies—originally in-
tended for Christmastime, but captivating year-round— from her native Croatia. Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, by night (photo by Zhaoli Jin, via Unsplash.com)
Traditional Japanese, arr. Ro Ogura: Hotaru Koi The Orange County Women’s Chorus • Video by Jessica Cosley
OCWC alto Mariko Takahashi speaks about “Hotaru Koi”
ほ ほ ほたるこい あっちのみずは にがいぞ こっちのみずは あまいぞ ほ ほ ほたるこい ほ ほ やまみちこい ほたるのおとさん かねもちだ どうりでおしりが ぴかぴかだ ほ ほ ほたるこい やまみちこい ひるまはくさばの つゆのかげ よるはぼんぼん たかじょうちん 天ぢくあがりしたれば つんばくらにさらわれべ ほ ほ ほたるこい あっちのみずは にがいぞ ほ ほ ほたるこい こっちのみずは あまいぞ ほ ほ ほたるこい やまみちこい あんどのひかりを ちょとみてこい ほ ほ ほたるこい ほ ほ やまみちこい ほ ほ ほ ほ ほ ほ ほ
Ho, ho, fireflies come! Over there the water is bitter Over here the water is sweet Ho, ho, fireflies come! Ho, ho, come by the mountain road! The fathers of the fireflies are rich It’s natural, their glittering backs, Ho, ho, fireflies come! Ho, ho, come by the mountain road. At daytime, behind leaves with dew, At night, high up like a lantern, If it goes up to heaven It will be kidnapped by swallows. Ho, ho, fireflies come! Over there the water is bitter, Ho, ho, fireflies come! Over here the water is sweet. Ho, ho, fireflies come! Ho, ho, come by the mountain road, Take a glance at the light of the lantern, Ho, ho, fireflies come! Ho, ho, come by the mountain road!
Fireflies in the forest (photo by Toan Phan, via Unsplash.com)
Traditional Croatian, arr. Tihomir Petrovic: Two Lullabies Boska Dzida, director • Filmed and edited by Nathan Staph and Michael Kroh
OCWC alto Boska Dzida speaks about “Oj djetesce moje malo” and “Spavaj Sinko”
I. Oj djetesce moje malo (“O My Little Child”): A Folk tune from the Adriatic area called Primorje (“By the Sea”) O my little child, you make me very happy You are my treasure My sweet and lovely son, Go and sleep, my dear little dove! You are my all, you are my all. Your Father loves you above all Because you are His only son. My sweet and lovely son, Go and sleep, my dear little dove! You are my all, you are my all.
II. Spavaj Sinko (“Sleep, My Son”): A traditional Croatian tune dating from 1723 Sleep my son, your mother is singing! Sleep my one and only newborn. Sleep my baby, your Father is singing! Sleep my little one. Thousands will sing praises to you With clear and strong voices. Sleep my love, my sweet, my heart; Whatever you wish I will give you And sprinkle in your cradle. Thousands will sing praises to you With clear and strong voices.
Translations by Boska Dzida
Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia (photo by Kévin Pottier, via Unsplash.com)
A memorable night in Wales Our OCWC trip to England and Wales in July 2015 was full of magic moments, but none was more special than the night we sang an outdoor concert alongside the Chepstow Male Voice Choir at the 11th-century Chepstow Castle. The wind whipped and the seagulls screamed, but when Claire sang the traditional Welsh lullaby “Suo Gân” (in flawless Welsh!), the audience fell silent...and then erupted in tears and cheers afterward. Those of us who were there will never forget it, and we’re glad to recapture a sliver of that memory here. Huna blentyn ar fy mynwes, Clyd a chynnes ydyw hon; Breichiau mam sy’n dynn amdanat, Cariad mam sy dan fy mron; Ni chaiff dim amharu’th gyntun, Ni wna undyn â thi gam; Huna’n dawel, annwyl blentyn, Huna’n fwyn ar fron dy fam.
Sleep, child, upon my bosom; It is cozy and warm. Mother’s arms are tight around you; A mother’s love is in my breast. Nothing shall disturb your slumber, Nobody will do you harm; Sleep in peace, dear child, Sleep quietly on your mother’s breast.
Huna’n dawel, heno, huna, Huna’n fwyn, y tlws ei lun; Pam yr wyt yn awr yn gwenu, Gwenu’n dirion yn dy hun? Ai angylion fry sy’n gwenu, Arnat ti yn gwenu’n llon, Tithau’n gwenu’n ôl dan huno, Huno’n dawel ar fy mron?
Sleep peacefully tonight, sleep; Gently sleep, my lovely; Why are you now smiling, Smiling gently in your sleep? Are angels above smiling on you, As you smile cheerfully, Smiling back and sleeping, Sleeping quietly on my breast?
Trad. Welsh: Suo Gân Claire Stoneman, soprano • Brian Noel, harp Filmed and edited by Nathan Staph and Michael Kroh
OCWC members in Llangollen, Wales, in July 2015
Harry Warren & Mack Gordon, arr. Mac Huff: Chattanooga Choo Choo Nancy Burke, soloist • Produced and accompanied by David Burke
The COVID era has brought out some truly inspiring artistic creativity and technological wizardry from our singers! Soprano Nancy Burke enlisted her brother David to assist her in the production of this delightful video. “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” originally written in 1941 for Glenn Miller and his orchestra, was a featured number in the movie Sun Valley Serenade, a number-one hit on the Billboard charts, and the first song to earn a gold record for topping one million sales. The song has been recorded dozens of times in dozens of versions; Nancy’s performance is inspired by that of the famous Andrews Sisters. The lyrics were inspired by a real-life train called The Birmingham Special, upon which the composers, it’s said, were traveling when they wrote it. They take some liberties with the route and its timing, but that’s one of the beauties of imaginary journeys—no wrong turns and no delays!
OCWC altos Mary and Laurie at Multnomah Falls, Oregon, in July 2018
Cary Ratcliff: I Will Wind Thee In My Arms The Orange County Women’s Chorus • Janelle Kim, piano Video by Julie Fischer and Eliza Rubenstein
There are a few songs that have become part of our collective soundtrack over the years, and “I Will Wind Thee In My Arms” has traveled with us through joys and heartbreaks. We’ve sung it for memorial services when we’ve lost members of the OCWC family; we sang it in Bristol Cathedral on our 2015 United Kingdom tour to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the London Underground bombings; and we offer it here as a reflection upon a year of finding light, laughter, and love even amid great loss. This video combines a live 2015 performance of the song with videos and photos contributed by our singers to represent the moments of cheer and comfort we’ve found this year, to thank the people and pets who have gotten us through the dark days, and to remember the loved ones who have left us during the pandemic.
OCWC alto Amanda with her mom, Ann, in Davis, California, June 2020
Eliza in the Carnegie Hall maestro suite, June 2017
Are we there yet? As you’ve probably heard by now, we thought we’d be spending this spring preparing for our Carnegie Hall debut. That was just one of the many plans and dreams that were spoiled this past year. But as our nation moves toward health and normalcy, we’re thrilled to announce that our New York trip and our Carnegie debut are back on the calendar for June 2022! Assuming that the nationwide health outlook is positive and travel is safe, we’ll take the stage for a featured program of our own, followed by a performance of Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass (under the baton of OCWC Artistic Director Eliza Rubenstein, making her third Carnegie appearance as a conductor), for which we’ll be joined by an array of other choruses and a professional orchestra. You’ll hear lots more about our New York adventure in the months ahead! Thanks in advance for supporting us along the way.
The blooper reel No journey goes off entirely without a hitch. We saved a few of ours. Special thanks to Nathan Staph, our longtime videographer, who has so often made us look and sound fantastic, and who agreed to capture a few of our less stellar moments here. Thanks also to the rest of our video editing team—Scot, Jessica, Mollie, Michael, and more—for rising to the occasion of this unexpectedly challenging season. They’ve helped us keep our music alive, and we’re grateful.
The Orange County Women’s Chorus Eliza Rubenstein, Artistic Director • Janelle Kim, Pianist Sarah Hughes, Assistant Director • Tasha Miller, Conducting Intern Erin Allen Kelly Arnold Kathy Baldasari Marjorie Beale Amanda Bistolfo Elizabeth Bjornsti Janet Bratton Nancy Burke Candice Carvalho Brittany Chen Laurel Chowdhury Lisa Claborne Jessica Cosley Boska Dzida Allison Gibbons Adriana Gomez Samantha Gossage Ako Harada Lindsie Hardy
Autry Harper Allison Hieger Sarah Hughes Chardette Jameson Amanda Kim Cynthia DeVries Knell Amy Komins Cinthia Kush Mary Langsdorf Felicia Lee Shauna McFadden Tasha Miller Carole Mintzer Emily Mizuki Patricia Morgan Leslie Mulford Jennifer Phillips Emma Price Ellen Quandahl
Julie Roberts Lisa Roetzel Krista Scharf Martha Selby Laurie Soderberg Cathryn Starr Claire Stoneman Mariko Takahashi Katrina Veldkamp Petrina Walker Marie Washington Megan Waters Mary Watson Bruce Jessie Wirkus Stephanie Wright Allison Zema Board member Executive Director
Men in Blaque singers: Zachary Aldana, Dave Gower, Joseph Huszti, Ben Johns, Edward Johnson, Anthony Kaneaster, Michael Liu, Steven Michel, Michael Morales, Richard Paul, John Romine, Michael Ushino Eliza Rubenstein, Sarah Hughes, Janelle Kim, Tasha Miller
We’re looking for “singin’ women”! It’s our hope that we’ll be singing in person again by fall, and we’ll be looking for talented new singers to join us! If you’re a woman who has choral/vocal experience, reads music, loves a challenge, and enjoys the company of other like-minded women, we’d love to meet you! (Even if you’re not a prospective OCWC member yourself, you may know someone who is!) We normally rehearse on Tuesday evenings in Newport Beach. Auditions are held in August by appointment, and complete audition information for the 2021-22 season will be finalized during the summer and posted at ocwomenschorus.org. Please e-mail us at info@ocwomenschorus.org to learn more or to schedule an audition! OCWC altos Julie and Allison in Llangollen, Wales, in July 2015
We extend our deepest appreciation to the following people and organizations for helping us make this virtual program possible: The Rev. Paul Hegele, Anna Shafer, and the staff and congregation of Newport Harbor Lutheran Church; Kara Adams, Ernst & Young, LLP; Maggie Boland; Canterbury Consulting; Jessica Cosley; Robin Fadtke; Julie Fischer; Buddy James; Scot Hanna-Weir; Nicole Kirshner Photography; Allan Laino; Arlie Langager; Matthew Martinez; Jennifer McKinney, Jem Creative Co.; Heather Mitchell; Marcela Molina; Brian Noel; David Stoneman; Mauricio Zavala, Orbit Printing; Nathan Staph and Michael Kroh; Mollie Stone, Patty Cuyler, Shergil Pirtskhelani, and Zedashe; and all the spouses, partners, family members, and friends who help bring our music to life.
OCWC members in Seattle, 2018
Thank you for traveling with us! We hope that our next performance will take place in person and that our next tour won’t be only in our imaginations, but we’re enormously grateful to everyone who’s kept us singing and dreaming during the past year, and to you for sticking with us on this unexpected journey. Our donors, listed on the next pages, have amazed us with their kindness this year. Not only has their generosity kept us singing throughout the COVID-induced shutdown, but it’s ensured that we’ll be ready to return to full programming, better than ever, as soon as it’s safe to do so. If you’d like to become a donor to the Orange County Women’s Chorus, please click here to visit our donation page. Your belief in us and in our music is a year-round gift. Thank you, now and always.
The Orange County Women’s Chorus in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2018
Contributors to the Orange County Women’s Chorus • May 1, 2020-May 3, 2021 Dame Ethel Smyth’s Suffragist Army (Gifts of $2,500 and more) Janet Bratton and Tom Nichols Laurel and Debashis Chowdhury County of Orange District 5 Small Business Grants (CARES Act) Mary and Bill Langsdorf Orange County Community Foundation, Robert and Doreen Marshall Fund Orange County Community Foundation, Stahr Family Fund Ellen Quandahl and Larry Wheeler Clara Schumann’s Musical Family (Gifts of $1,500 to $2,499) AYCO Charitable Foundation, Jeffrey A. and Susan L. Berkel Fund, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Kathy and Nick Baldasari The Horowitz Group Elizabeth Stahr Hildegard von Bingen’s Community of Vision (Gifts of $500 to $1,499) Anonymous Kelly and Philip Arnold Marjorie Beale and Bill Meyerhoff Boeing Corporation Jean and Rob Bowman, in honor of Eliza Rubenstein Nancy Burke and Dominic Holzhaus Kristin Byrnes Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC, Morris Family Foundation Faith and Steven James Jill Johnson-Tucker and Larry Tucker Cynthia and David Knell C. Douglas Kranwinkle, in memory of Bill Rubenstein Daniel McCarthy Jennifer McLean, in memory of Ken Morgan Pat Morgan Leslie and Robert Mulford Julie and Ben Roberts Lisa Roetzel and Alan Terricciano Kristen Soderberg and Luke Goebel Laurie Soderberg Heather Spickard and Alexander Demetrescu Dr. Sharon Stevenson, in memory of Donald R. G. DeOreo Vanguard Charitable, The Newell Family Giving Fund, in honor of Heather Spickard Katrina Veldkamp and Michael Fischer Mary Watson Nick and Debbie Williams Fanny Mendelssohn’s Musical Salon (Gifts of $150 to $499) Sue and Nick Alexopoulos Erin and Jon Allen Amazon Carole Arvidson, in memory of Karyn Borg Norma Lee Kerns Barnhart, in honor of Martha Selby David Bean, in memory of Ken Morgan Benevity, Inc. Amanda Bistolfo Lizz Bjornsti and Christopher Persichilli Michael and Susan Canham, in honor of Laura Feja Canham JoJo and Mike Caprini Candice and Kenny Carvalho Lisa and Robert Claborne Antoinette and Jack Coble, in honor of Heather Spickard Jessica Cosley
Elizabeth Cowan and Rebecca Chadwick Agnes Demetrescu Holly Demetrescu Braddie and David Dooley, in honor of Kathy Baldasari, Ellen Quandahl, and Mary Langsdorf Jody Drew Ernest Duarte, in honor of Mary Watson Bruce Andrew Dzida Boska and Joseph Dzida Maryloie and Norman Espinoza Julie Fischer Merrilee J. Gardner, in honor of Mary Langsdorf, Ellen Quandahl, and Kathy Baldasari Pat and Dick George, celebrating the choir and their gifts Janice and Paul Goodwin Samantha and Tom Gossage Nancy J. Gould, in memory of Rev. Lucretia Uhrich Elizabeth Guthrie Ako Harada, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Lela and Scott Hardy Lindsie Hardy Allison and Nathan Hieger Randall Hodges John Holcombe and Jeff Whittiker Martha and Darrell Hughes, in honor of those “St. Louis” ladies....Sarah and Eliza Joseph and Melinda Huszti, in memory of Howard Swan Chardette Jameson Susan Jarratt, in memory of Jim Funderburgh Judith Jelinek Lynne Kabaczy Genie Kirchner Cheryl Knudsen, in memory of Blair Knudsen Tracy and Barry Kogen Amy Komins Tommie Kozlov, in honor of Martha Selby Cinthia and Adam Kush Mary and Bill Langsdorf, in memory of Ken Morgan Felicia Lee Shauna McFadden and Shanna George Theresa McManigal Barbara Metzger Tasha Miller Carole and Alex Mintzer Darlene Moen, in honor of Laurel Moen Chowdhury Joe Morgan Michael and Joan Neuscheler, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Patsy R. Nichols, in honor of Janet Bratton Brian Noel PERC Water Dolly A. Platt, Ph.D, in honor of Marjorie Beale Emma Price Anne Rosse Paul Sandorff Martha Selby Carroll S. Seron, in memory of Carolyn Boyd Rachel and Joe Sosta Gai Spickard, in honor of Heather Spickard Cathryn Starr and Ronald Banks David and Claire Stoneman Mariko Takahashi Barbara and James van Gaasbeek, in honor of Eliza Rubenstein Barbara and James van Gaasbeek, in memory of Ken Morgan Petrina Walker Anne Walthall Marie Washington Bertrand Weidberg, in honor of Mary Watson Bruce
Jessie Wirkus Stephanie and Keith Wright Chiara Margarita Cozzolani’s Chorus (Gifts up to $149) Lorna Adkins, in honor of Claire Stoneman and Mary Bruce Libby and Prosper Aeschbacher, in honor of Allison Hieger Ladan Akbarnia Erin and Jon Allen, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Susan Anderson Joseph Anguiano Lea Armenta Diane and Chimo Arnold, in memory of Ken Morgan Catherine Bailey Kathy and Nick Baldasari, in honor of Allison Hieger Kathy and Nick Baldasari, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Kathy and Nick Baldasari, in memory of Ken Morgan Jayne and David Baldwin, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Patricia Balen, in honor of Candice Balen Carvalho Patricia Balen, in memory of Robert Balen Sari Barron Betsy Bartholomew, in honor of Megan Waters Linda and George Bauer Stacia Beppu Kieran and Marilyn Bergin, in memory of Frank Pooler Susan and Jeffrey Berkel, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Rudi Berkelhamer Nancy and Nick Beyer Ann and Deane Bistolfo Robert Bjornsti Jessica Blair Christopher Blank Mildred Bonca, in honor of Marilyn Wright Patricia Bonner, in honor of Mary Watson Bruce Sandie Borthwick and Gloria Souza Tina Bradley Joan and Ron Breuch Kay Brown Peter and Melissa Browning, in honor of Mary Langsdorf, Ellen Quandahl, and Kathy Baldasari Gina Broz Emily Bruce, in honor of Mary Watson Bruce Olga and Amadeus Burger Ali Burns, in memory of Robert Bellis Michael Burton and Ellen Greenberger Sherry Caldwell, in honor of Alie Gibbons Geoffrey Carlson, in honor of Allison Hieger Margaret Carrigan Kathryn and Lyle Cartelli, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Jean Cayanni Luke and Carrie Cheng Helen Chenut Laurel and Debashis Chowdhury, in honor of Mary Langsdorf Laurel and Debashis Chowdhury, in honor of Allison Hieger Linda Cintron, in memory of Ken Morgan Mary Lee Clark Lindsey Clopp, in memory of Ken Morgan Chuck and Janet Coe continued on next page
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