Carols by Candlelight 2023 Program

2023-24 SEASON

SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 2023 8:00PM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6, 2023 8:00PM

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church Newport Beach Pacific Chorale Robert Istad, artistic director & conductor Kibsaim Escárcega, assistant conductor Platinum Season Sponsor

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons Concert Sponsor

Trish O’Donnell In loving memory of

John D. O’Donnell

Jung-A Lee, organ David Clemensen, piano

CHORALE PRELUDE on “In dulci jubilo,” BuxWV 197 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Medley of “Away in a Manger” WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE

arr. Jung-A Lee

Jung-A Lee, organ

The Wexford Carol (c. 1170)

Good people all, this Christmas time,

Traditional Irish Carol arr. Michael McGlynn

What our good God for us has done

Chelsea Chaves, soprano

Consider well and bear in mind In sending His beloved Son. With Mary holy we should pray, To God with love this Christmas Day In Bethlehem upon that morn, There was a blessed Messiah born.

Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep To whom God’s angels did appear, Which put the shepherds in great fear.

“Prepare and go,” the angels said, “To Bethlehem, be not afraid, For there you’ll find, this happy morn, A princely babe, sweet Jesus born.”

With thankful heart and joyful mind The shepherds went the babe to find, And as God’s angel had foretold, They did our Saviour Christ behold.

Within a manger he was laid And by his side the virgin maid Attending on the Lord of Life, Who came on earth to end all strife.

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Softly (2014) Will Todd (b. 1970)

Softly sleeping, sent from heaven, Shining light against the cold, You will renew me. Waken my soul.

Bring me out of darkness and waken my soul.

Word of God born in darkness, Gift of wisdom from afar, You will refresh me. Open my heart; Bring me out of darkness and open my heart.

And may your light burn in me; May your love endless be.

May you be always with me.

Child of God, sleeping saviour, As you rest my world awaits, Needing forgiveness, Needing your kindness.

Now you have found me.

Waken my soul.

Bring me out of darkness and waken my soul.

Come, Emmanuel (2022)

O come, O come, Emmanuel,

“O Waly Waly,” Traditional Scottish Folksong

And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here,

and “Veni Emmanuel,” Traditional French Plainsong

Until the Son of God appear.

ARR. MARY MCDONALD TRADITIONAL LATIN HYMN, TRANSLATED BY JOHN MASON NEALE (1818-1866)

David Clemensen, piano

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, Desire of nations, bind All people in one heart and mind.

Bid envy, strife, and sorrow cease; Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!

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SING-ALONG:

The First Nowell Traditional English Carol ARR. DAVID WILLCOCKS

Jung-A Lee, organ

PLEASE JOIN US IN SINGING VERSES 1 AND 3.

1. The first Nowell the angel did say

3. Then let us all with one accord

Was to certain poor shepherds

Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord,

in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, In a cold winter’s night that was

That hath made heav’n and earth of naught, And with his blood mankind hath bought:

so deep: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,

Born is the King of Israel!

Born is the King of Israel!

(Verse 2 sung by Pacific Chorale)

O Beatum et Sacrosanctum Diem Peter Phillips (c. 1560-1628) FROM CANTIONES SACRAE QUINIS VOCIBUS (1612)

Kibsaim Escárcega, conductor

O beatum et sacrosanctum diem,

O blessed and most holy day

in qua Dominus noster de

on which our Lord was born of the

Virgine Maria pro nobis nasci dignatus est.

Gaudeat itaque universus orbis, et cantemus illi, In sono tubæ, cithara, psalterio et organo.

Congratulemur cum multitudine

Virgin Mary for our sake.

Let the whole world therefore rejoice, and let us sing to him to the sound of the trumpet, strings, the harp and the organ.

Let us rejoice with the numerous

angelorum exercitus,

hosts of angels,

semper suas laudes cantantibus.

ceaselessly singing his praise.

Noë

Noel

Virga Jesse floruit:

The rod of Jesse hath blossomed:

Virgo Deum et hominem genuit:

a virgin hath brought forth God and man:

TRADITIONAL MEDIEVAL TEXT, AFTER ISAIAH 11

pacem Deus reddidit,

God hath restored peace,

Kibsaim Escárcega, conductor

in se reconcilians

reconciling in himself the lowest

Virga Jesse Floruit (2017) Michael Austin Miller (b. 1974)

ima summis.

Alleluia.

Angels We Have Heard on High ARR. BENJAMIN HARLAN

Kibsaim Escárcega, conductor David Clemensen, piano

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with the highest.

Alleluia.

Magnificat from First Service (2004) Nico Muhly (b. 1981) Katy Compton, soprano Jung-A Lee, organ

My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.

For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.

He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the hungry with good things, And the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Amen.

The Christ-Child (2009)

The Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap,

Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)

His hair was like a light.

TEXT BY G. K. CHESTERTON (1874-1936)

(O weary, weary were the world,

Joslyn Sarshad, soprano

But here is all aright.)

The Christ-child lay on Mary’s breast, His hair was like a star.

(O stern and cunning are the kings, But here the true hearts are.)

The Christ-child lay on Mary’s heart, His hair was like a fire.

(O weary, weary is the world, But here the world’s desire.)

The Christ-child stood at Mary’s knee, His hair was like a crown.

And all the flowers looked up at Him, And all the stars looked down.

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SING-ALONG:

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Jung-A Lee, organ

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Music: Lewis H. Redner

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Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) and Melchior Velpius (c. 1570-1615)

Of Jesse’s lineage coming,

From tender stem hath sprung!

As those of old have sung.

It came, a flow’ret bright, Amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night.

Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen aus einer Wurzel zart, wie uns die Alten sungen, von Jesse kam die Art. Isaiah ’twas foretold it, The Rose I have in mind; With Mary we behold it, The virgin mother kind.

To show God’s love aright, She bore to men a Saviour, When half spent was the night.

A Spotless Rose (1919)

A Spotless Rose is blowing, sprung from a tender root,

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Of ancient seers’ foreshowing, of Jesse promised fruit;

TEXT BY CATHERINE WINKWORTH (1827-1878)

Its fairest bud unfolds to light

Ryan Thomas Antal, baritone

Amid the cold, cold winter, And in the dark midnight.

The Rose which I am singing, whereof Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springing in Mary, purest Maid; Through God’s great love and might The Blessed Babe she bare us in a cold, cold winter’s night.

The Rose (2017)

The lily has a smooth stalk,

Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

Will never hurt your hand;

TEXT BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (1830-94)

But the rose upon her brier

David Clemensen, piano

Is lady of the land.

There’s sweetness in an apple tree, And profit in the corn; But lady of all beauty Is a rose upon a thorn.

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Solstice (2020) Taylor Scott Davis (b. 1980) TEXT BY MILTON BRASHER-CUNNINGHAM (B. 1956)

come sit in the dark with me and look at that moon that is so at home in the night let us reach deep into the pockets of our souls for scraps of hope and wonder come gaze at the firefly stars sing softly into this silent night oh that we had a ladder to make a constellation of ourselves a consolation of ourselves come sit in the dark with me

Come Healing (2012) Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) and Patrick Leonard (b. 1956) Rebecca Hasquet, soprano Joslyn Sarshad, soprano Denean R. Dyson, mezzo-soprano David Clemensen, piano

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O gather up the brokenness,

O see the darkness yielding,

And bring it to me now.

That tore the light apart.

The fragrance of those promises,

Come, healing of the reason.

You never dared to vow.

Come, healing of the heart.

The splinters that you carry,

O troubled dust concealing,

The cross you left behind.

An undivided love.

Come, healing of the body,

The heart beneath is teaching,

Come, healing of the mind.

To the broken heart above.

And let the heavens hear it,

And let the heavens falter,

The penitential hymn.

And Let the earth proclaim:

Come, healing of the spirit,

Come, healing of the altar,

Come, healing of the limb.

Come, healing of the name.

Behold the gates of mercy,

O longing of the branches,

In arbitrary space.

To lift the little bud.

And none of us deserving,

O longing of the arteries,

The cruelty or the grace.

To purify the blood.

O solitude of longing,

And let the heavens hear it,

Where love has been confined.

The penitential hymn.

Come, healing of the body,

Come, healing of the spirit,

Come, healing of the mind.

Come, healing of the limb.

Auld Lang Syne (1788) Traditional Scottish Folk Melody

Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?

ARR. DESMOND EARLEY (B. 1974) TEXT BY ROBERT BURNS (1759-1796)

REFRAIN:

Emily Border, mezzo-soprano

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.

And surely you’ll buy your pint cup, and surely I’ll buy mine!

And we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.

REFRAIN We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun ‘till dine; But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne.

REFRAIN And there’s a hand my trusty friend! And gi’es a hand o’ thine!

We’ll take a right goodwill draught, for auld lang syne.

REFRAIN

SING-ALONG:

1. Silent night, holy night,

3. Silent night, holy night,

Silent Night

All is calm, all is bright;

Son of God, love’s pure light;

Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)

Round yon virgin mother and child.

Radiance beams from thy holy face,

ARR. BOB CHILCOTT (B. 1955)

Holy infant so tender and mild,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jung-A Lee, organ

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,

Sleep in heavenly peace.

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

PLEASE JOIN US IN SINGING VERSES 1 AND 3.

(Verse 2 sung by Pacific Chorale)

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O Splendour of God’s Glory Bright Toby Young (b. 1990) TEXT BY ST. AMBROSE OF MILAN (C. 340-397),

O splendour of God’s glory bright, From light eternal bringing light, Thou light of light, light’s living spring, True day, all days illumining.

TRANSLATED BY LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON (1855-1930)

Jung-A Lee, organ

Come, very sun of heaven’s love, In lasting radiance from above, And pour the Holy Spirit’s ray On all we think or do today.

And now to thee or prayers ascend, O Father, glorious without end; We plead with the sov’reign grace for pow’r To conquer in temptation’s hour.

Confirm our will to do the right, And keep our hearts from envy’s blight; Let faith her eager fires renew, And hate the false, and love the true.

O joyful be the passing day With thoughts as pure as morning’s ray, With faith like noontide shining bright, Our souls unshadowed by the night.

Dawn’s glory gilds the earth and skies, Let Him, our perfect morn, arise, The Word in God the Father one, The Father imag’d by the Son.

Dona Nobis Pacem (2003) Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) Matthew Kellaway, baritone Stephanie Shepson, mezzo-soprano

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ROBERT ISTAD PHILLIP N. AND MARY A. LYONS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR

ROBERT ISTAD, a Grammy Award-winning conductor who “fashions fluent and sumptuous readings” (Voice of OC) with his “phenomenal” artistry (Los Angeles Times), was appointed Pacific Chorale’s Artistic Director in 2017. Under his leadership, the chorus continues to expand its reputation for excellence for delivering fresh, thought-provoking interpretations of beloved masterworks, rarely performed gems and newly commissioned pieces. In July 2023, he led Pacific Chorale’s first international tour in seven years, conducting performances at leading venues in Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom. His

artistic impact can be heard on two recent recordings featuring Pacific Chorale, including the 2022 Grammy Award-winning “Mahler’s Eighth Symphony” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel on Deutsche Grammophon (2021), for which he prepared the chorus. It won Best Choral Performance and also garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, Classical. Additionally, Istad conducted the Pacific Chorale’s recording “All Things Common: The Music of Tarik O’Regan” released on Yarlung Records (2020). He regularly conducts and collaborates with Pacific Symphony, Berkshire Choral International, and Yarlung Records.

His extensive credits also include recording for Sony Classical and guest conducting Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Bach Collegium San Diego, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Bath Philharmonia, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Tesserae Baroque, and Freies Landesorchester Bayern. Istad has prepared choruses for such renowned conductors as Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Williams, John Mauceri, Keith Lockhart, Nicholas McGegan, Vasilly Sinaisky, Sir Andrew Davis, Bramwell Tovey, Carl St.Clair, Eugene Kohn, Giancarlo Guerrero, Marin Alsop, George Fenton, and Robert Moody. An esteemed educator, Istad is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Fullerton, where he was recognized as CSUF’s 2016 Outstanding Professor of the Year. He conducts the University Singers and manages a large graduate conducting program, in addition to teaching courses on conducting and performance practice. Istad, who is on the Executive Board of Directors of Chorus America and serves as Dean of Chorus America’s Conducting Academy, is in demand as guest conductor, lecturer, and clinician.

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PACIFIC CHORALE

The Grammy Award-winning PACIFIC CHORALE, an Orange County “treasure” with a “fresh viewpoint” that “can sing anything you put in front of it with polish, poise and tonal splendor” (Orange County Register), has “risen to national prominence” (Los Angeles Times) since its inception in 1968. Hailed for delivering “thrilling entertainment” (Voice of OC), the resident choir at Segerstrom Center for the Arts is noted for its artistic innovation and commitment to expanding the choral repertoire. It has given world, U.S., and West Coast premieres of more than 40 works, including numerous commissions, by such lauded composers as John Adams, Jake Heggie, James Hopkins, David Lang, Morten Lauridsen, Tarik O'Regan, Karen Thomas, Frank Ticheli, András Gábor Virágh, and Eric Whitacre. In addition to presenting its own concert series each season, Pacific Chorale, led by Artistic Director Robert Istad, enjoys a long-standing partnership with Pacific Symphony, with which the choir made its highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut in 2018. The chorus also regularly appears 12 pacific chorale

with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with which it won the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for its contribution to the live recording of “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of A Thousand,’” conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, featuring Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus and Pacific Chorale. The choir has performed with such leading orchestras as the Boston Symphony, National Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, and Musica Angelica, among others. In addition to receiving national accolades, Pacific Chorale has garnered tremendous international acclaim. In July 2023, the chorus completed its first international tour in seven years with appearances in Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom in collaboration with Bath Philharmonia, Free State Orchestra of Bavaria, and Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra. Previous tours have taken the choir to 19 countries in Europe, South America, and Asia, including engagements with the London Symphony, Munich Symphony, L’Orchestre Lamoureux and L’Orchestre de St-Louis-en-l’Île of Paris, National Orchestra of Belgium, China National Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Estonian National Symphony, and Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional of Argentina, among others. Deeply committed to making choral music accessible to everyone, the organization has a discography of 14 self-produced recordings and an extensive collection of free digital offerings.

Among other artistic highlights, Pacific Chorale’s “The Wayfaring Project,” an original concert film conceived and conducted by Istad and produced during the pandemic, will be streamed through December 1, 2024 on pbssocal.org, kcet.org and the PBS app, reaching audiences around the globe. Pacific Chorale also places significant emphasis on choral music education, providing after-school vocal programs for elementary school students, a choral summer camp for high school students, and an annual community-wide singing event at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. pacificchorale.org

PACIFIC CHORALE Robert Istad, Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons Artistic Director Chair John Alexander, Artistic Director Emeritus Kibsaim Escárcega, Assistant Conductor SOPRANO Rebecca Hasquet, section leader

Alexandria Burdick Chelsea Chaves Katy Compton Maria Cristina Navarro Joslyn Sarshad ALTO

Stacey Y. Kikkawa, acting section leader

Emily Border Denean R. Dyson Stephanie Shepson Rachel Steinke Emily Weinberg TENOR Nicholas Preston, section leader roger w. johnson memorial chair

Daniel Alvarez Nate Brown Alan Garcia Sammy Salvador

ron gray legacy chair

Yngwie Slassh Zamarippa BASS Ryan Thomas Antal, section leader ron gray legacy chair

Michael Fagerstedt Jens Hurty Matthew Kellaway Jackson McDonald Raphael Poon

KIBSAIM ESCÁRCEGA is proudly serving his third year as the Assistant Conductor for Pacific Chorale.

Kibsaim is also in his third year as the Chancel Choir Director at Tustin Presbyterian Church. Born and raised in Southern California, he continues to be an active member of the choral community as a teacher, conductor, and singer. Kibsaim holds degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting from the University of California, Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton.

He studied voice with Dr. Darryl Taylor and Dubravka Zubovic, and conducting with Seth Houston, Stephen Tucker, Robert Istad, and Kimo Furumoto. While at UC Irvine, Kibsaim served as lead conductor for the student-run BATS choir, assistant conductor for the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, and chorus master for numerous UCI opera productions. As a graduate student at CSU Fullerton, Kibsaim served as the Graduate Assistant Conductor for the Titan Voices, Concert Choir, Opera Theatre, and University Singers. Kibsaim has also recently served as Chorus Master for Lyric Opera of Orange County and has prepared choirs for Carl St.Clair and other conductors in and around the SoCal area.

DR. JUNG-A LEE has performed in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa as an organist, pianist, harpsichordist, and conductor. She currently serves as organist at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California, and sub-dean of The American Guild of Organists Orange County Chapter. Lee is also on the faculty of Biola University and Vanguard University. In 2009 Lee founded Music Mission International to promote classical music focusing on organ. Since 2018 she has played with David Chang (clarinet) and Cynthia Ellis (flute) as Synergy Trio. In addition, she works for Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony as keyboardist.

Lee has given solo organ recitals in venues including the Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in New York; Woolsey Hall at Yale University; The Memorial Church and Rudolph Busch Hall at Harvard University; Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC; Methuen Music Hall in Massachusetts; Grace Cathedral in San Francisco; Renée and Henry Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa; Crystal Cathedral (now Christ Cathedral) in Garden Grove; the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles; and the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.

She completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from

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Boston University. She served as an organ scholar of The Memorial Church, Harvard University from 2001 to 2003. Lee earned her Master of Music degree in organ performance from Yale University with a full scholarship and worked as a collaborative pianist for the Opera School at Yale, receiving numerous prizes including the Charles Ives Prize. From 1996 to 1997 she studied at Humboldt University and Kirchenmusikschule in Berlin, Germany. While studying in Toronto, she served as organist at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.

In addition, she holds a London Trinity College Licentiate Diploma in piano performance. Her teachers include Thomas Murray, Martin Jean, Gerre Hancock, John Tuttle, Karl Hochreither, Michael Bloss, William Wright and Lori Loftus. She has also participated in master classes with Olivier Latry, Marilyn Keiser and Susan Landale. Lee has worked with many fine conductors including Christopher Hogwood, Doreen Rao, Carl St.Clair, John Alexander, Robert Istad, Bramwell Tovey, Murray Somerville, James Melton, Joseph Huszti, Chai-Hoon Park and Locky Chung. Lee can be heard as organist on Rorem: Works for Choir and Organ/Harvard University Choir (Black Box 1102), on the recordings of the Men in Blaque of UC Irvine, and the recordings of the Concert Choir of Vanguard University of Southern California. Music Mission International’s first DVD, Beauty in the Wind, was released in 2010, from which several pieces were broadcast on the radio program Pipedreams,

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hosted by Michael Barone. Her 2012 recording Precious Lord includes numerous hymn arrangements and features David Washburn (trumpet), Valerie Geller (violin), and Lori Loftus (piano). In 2013 she was also featured at KUSC, 91.5 FM MHz, South Carolina ETV and Kookdong Korean Christian Radio. In 2014 her 90-minute organ solo recital was broadcast at KVPR, 89.3 FM. Her CD, Amazing Grace was recorded at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on the organ built by Rosales/Glatter-Götz. In 2018 her CD recorded at Walt Disney Concert Hall was released by Grammy Award winning Yarlung Records. www.musicmissioninternational.org

DAVID CLEMENSEN is active as a pianist, teacher, church musician and composer. A native Californian, he holds degrees from Chapman University, CSU Fullerton, and the Doctorate of Musical Arts in collaborative piano from USC. 2023-2024 marks his 21st season as pianist for Pacific Chorale. He may be heard on several of Pacific Chorale’s recordings, including American Voices and The Radio Hour: Choral Music of Jake Heggie.

He is in demand throughout Southern California as a collaborator and coach. Dr. Clemensen has taught at Biola University and Fullerton College, and maintains a private studio as an accompanist and teacher. Often called upon to lead music for events of the C. S. Lewis Foundation, he directed the Service of Dedication for the Study Center at Lewis’ home, the Kilns, at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, England. A lifelong church musician, he is Director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Ontario. His compositions have been performed by many choirs throughout the U.S, and he won the American Orff-Schulwerk competition for his William Blake setting The Tyger and the Lamb.

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AT THE RENÉE AND HENRY SEGERSTROM CONCERT HALL: Tis the Season!

Chichester Psalms SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2023 MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let Pacific Chorale set the mood for your holiday festivities with our traditional musical extravaganza, featuring your favorite seasonal selections and some fun surprises waiting under the Christmas tree!

AT MENG CONCERT HALL AT CSU FULLERTON: Language of Love

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Through emotional prayers, mesmerizing harmonies, and hopeful libretto, experience Sarah Kirkland Snider’s glorious and riveting Mass for the Endangered, followed by Holst’s crystalline Psalm 148 and finally Bernstein’s spirited and dynamic Chichester Psalms.

From Morten Lauridsen’s passionate Les Chansons des Roses, a masterful setting of Rilke’s poetry, to love songs from the classical, jazz, Broadway and cabaret traditions. Pacific Chorale’s incredible artists will step out of the chorus for featured solos that will take your breath away.

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MONTEVERDI’S VESPERS OF 1610 On March 4, 2023, Pacific Chorale’s chamber ensemble gathered at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach to perform Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. Featuring the accomplished period instruments of Bach Collegium San Diego and Tesserae Baroque, and Ruben Valenzuela’s masterful artistry on the organ, Pacific Chorale’s chamber choir captivated the audience. Scan the QR code to watch the full concert today.

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PACIFIC CHORALE DONORS Pacific Chorale gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous contributions since July 2022. These contributions enable Pacific Chorale to continue serving the community with performances of the highest artistic quality, and providing exceptional educational programs designed to continue the tradition of choral artistry in Orange County.

GIFTS OF DISTINCTION We gratefully acknowledge the following donors, whose total gifts are in excess of $1 million, for their exceptional generosity and commitment to the success of the nationally recognized Pacific Chorale.

William J. Gillespie*

$100,000 AND ABOVE Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons Charles and Ling Zhang Lenora Meister and Salt-Away Products, Inc.

$25,000 TO $99,999 Hans and Valerie Imhof John and Lori Loftus Trish O’Donnell Dennis and Marcía O’Hern

$10,000 TO $24,999 Mary Ester Blakley Karl and Marilyn Forsstrom Janice Johnson Thomas and Bonnie Pridonoff Loraine Reed

$5,000 TO $9,999 Mike Andrews Margaret Gates Nels and Andrea Klyver Peter and Bonnie Kremer Chris and Susan Lindley Kenneth and Carla Neeld

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons

Deborah Pasarow Kirsten and Craig Springer Li Hong Wang and Christopher Zhao $2,500 TO $4,999 Brian D. Bates, CPA Jan Landstrom Pat and Craig Newton Dr. Robert Stroup C. Arthur Wardner Peter and Martha Wetzel Jun Yao

$1,000 TO $2,499 John Alexander Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman Chris and Susan Anderson John and Marcia Cashion Terry and Phyllis Clark Stan Dendinger John Forsyte and Michele Moe-Forsyte George and Deborah Foster Kathryn Gibson Tom and Anne Henley Diana Hensley Mark and Donna Hoover

Lenora Meister

Lynne and Mike Istad Nancy Lyons John and Elaine McClintic Jerry and Betsy* Moulton Robert and Christie Narver Dr. Andrei Novac and Dr. Bonita Jaros Coy Purkey and Lacye Martini Robert E. Romney Richard Stein Diane Stovall Michael Sumuel Dr. Deborah Then Fram and Julie Virjee Karen Zfaty Charles Zhao

$100 TO $999 Karen and Christopher Ahola Dennis Aigner and Camille Bertolet Ryan and Adrianna Antal Thomas and Joyce Antal Steve and Jennifer Baker Marleena Barber Cynthia Barnett David L. Bates Wanlyn Bejach pacific chorale 17

Margaret and Kenneth Blair Carl and Regina Blankenorn Patrick Brien Andrew and Michelle Brouwer Andrew Brown and Karen Hogle Brown Jeff Brown John and Kay Brown Alice Browne Christine Browne Marshall Bull Margie Carrigan Joseph and Julie Chien Denise B. Chilcote Mikki Cichocki Irene Cohn John and Denise Corcoran Logan Crow Marjorie Davis Charles and Darlette Dexter Jerry and Kathy Dunlap Denean R. Dyson Robert and Elaine Elliott Judi Elterman Phil and Jan Enns Norm Evangelista David and Jacline Evered Richard H. and Sharon Fair David Falconer Brooks Firestone Larry Gates Nancy Gerhard Rhona Gewelber David and Rebecca Gibbons James and Sharon Givens Keith Goode Joseph Gregorio Edward Gutierrez William D. and Bonnie Brittain Hall Michael and Janet Hards William Helm Dr. Robert Istad and David Navarro Drew and Katherine Jacobs Donna Janes Eileen Jeanette Barbara Kingsbury 18 pacific chorale

Craig and Deborah Kistler Curtis and Varla Knauss Tommie Kozlov Jonathan Krauss Mary and Bill Langsdorf Randi W. Larsen Michael D. Lawler Kim Le Joann Leatherby Patricia Liu Laura A. Long Tiffany Ana Lopez Barbara Macurda Amira Mansour Goran Matijasevic Deb Matsumoto James and Karen McBride James and Becky McGaugh Dr. William C. and Lynn McMaster Ryan McSweeney Joyce Medford Richard Montgomery Jim Murphy Harish Murthy Kimberly Nason Alexander Nelson Tricia Nichols Mark J. Nielsen Jean Oelrich Dorothy A. Peralta Tina and Chris Peterson Joan S. Petty Sandy Possehl Dr. Kathleen and Nicholas Preston Ryan Ratcliff George H. I. Reiss Casey and Naomi Reitz Thomas Ringland Kathryn Ryan P. A. Sefton Stan Sholik and Linda Wells Sholik Carol Smith Wendy Sobeski Diana Stonecipher Forrest Suchey Gary and Marjie Toops

Thelma Valenzuela Edmund Velasco Ruthanne Walker Rice Terri Wedell Dorothy Whitham Amanda and Andrew Whiting Linda Widdowson Debora Wondercheck Janice V. Workman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zevnik

GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORT $25,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous The Capital Group Salt-Away Products, Inc The Segerstrom Foundation $10,000 TO $24,999 California Arts Council Colburn Foundation National Endowment for the Arts $5,000 TO $9,999 Lon V. Smith Foundation Newport Beach Cultural Arts Commission $1,000 TO $4,999 American Feel Young Chorus City of Costa Mesa Robert & Doreen Marshall Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation Technology Innovation & Civilization Foundation $100 TO $999 The Kroger Co.

ENDOWMENT FUND

ENCORE SOCIETY

IN-KIND GIFTS

Contributions to Pacific Chorale’s Endowment Fund are invested in perpetuity.

The interest generated from the Endowment helps to provide the Chorale with long-term financial stability. The Chorale is delighted to acknowledge its generous Endowment Fund donors. We are deeply grateful to them for their belief and investment in the organization’s future.

The Encore Society recognizes and honors those who have included Pacific Chorale as part of their estate planning. Pacific Chorale gratefully acknowledges the following benefactors for their visionary support, ensuring the preservation of quality choral music and education.

Pacific Chorale wishes to thank the following business and individuals for their generous in-kind donations of goods and services over the last year.

Anonymous

Avenue of the Arts Hotel

COMMITMENTS OF $1,000,000+

Mark E. Aldrich

William J. Gillespie* Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons, Artistic Director Chair

John Alexander Percy Brotherton* Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Campbell Phyllis and Terry Clark

COMMITMENTS OF $100,000 & UP

Warren Coy

Ron Gray*

Jacline R. Evered

James and Karen McBride

Roger and Geri Gibb*

COMMITMENTS OF $50,000 & UP

George W. Haas*

Mike Andrews Janice Johnson

Ron Gray* George Hatchard* Tom and Anne Henley

in memory of Roger W. Johnson

Mark and Donna Hoover

John* and Jan Landstrom

Dennis L. Houser

John* and Elizabeth Stahr

Michael and Susan Jacobs Barbara Kingsbury

COMMITMENTS OF $25,000 & UP

John* and Jan Landstrom

Marilyn and Tom Nielsen

Randi W. Larsen

George H. I. Reiss

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons

COMMITMENTS OF $10,000 & UP

Richard Messenger

Wells Fargo Bank Greg and MarJane* Christofferson Dr. Edward and Mrs. Helen Shanbrom*

Karen M. and James S. McBride Jeanette Moon Thomas C. Moore Trust* Ann and Steve Morris

in memory of David Lee Shanbrom

Betsy* and Jerry Moulton

Vina and Barry Williams*

Patricia Newton Elizabeth Pearson

COMMITMENTS OF $5,000 & UP

Sandy and Val Policky

Anne B. Nutt

Thomas A. and Bonnie J. Pridonoff

COMMITMENTS OF $1,000 & UP Michael Carroll Dr. James* and Yuko Kawai Dunning Margaret Gates Michael and Eleanor Gordon John and Lori Loftus Dennis V. Menke Richard Messenger Richard McNeil Jeanette Moon Donna Morse

Loraine Reed George H. I. Reiss Ron Rudderow Jane Shepherd Susan Van Wig Martha and Peter Wetzel Vina Williams* * deceased

Aquarium of the Pacific ARTime BARRO Capital Genealogy City Club LA DAOU Winery Home Chef Barbara Kingsbury Long Beach Symphony Lumiere Skyn Carla and Kenneth Neeld Newport Beach Film Festival Nico’s Restaurant Ra Yoga Studios Rancho Capistrano Winery Segerstrom Center for the Arts Silver Trumpet Restaurant & Bar South Coast Plaza STARK Fitness The Tea House on Los Rios Trim Fitness Studio

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF BETSY MOULTON Mary Bacon Deborah Butera Cosette Ctvrtlik Barbara Hintz Steven Klein Randi Larsen Lyons Share Foundation Chris Newman Peter and Martha Wetzel

Very special care has been given to the preparation of donor listings. This list is current as of October 30, 2023.

We deeply regret any errors and omissions, and appreciate your phone call to Pacific Chorale at (714) 662-2345 or email to Thelma@PacificChorale.org with needed corrections.

Thank you for your support of Pacific Chorale.

If you have already remembered Pacific Chorale in your estate plan, or are interested in doing so, please contact us at (714) 662-2345. All inquiries will be strictly confidential.

Carl and Susan St.Clair in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair

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PACIFIC CHORALE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PACIFIC CHORALE PERSONNEL

Volunteer Administration Barbara Kingsbury

Craig Springer, board chair

Robert Istad

Ryan Ratcliff artists’ council president

Executive Committee Amanda Whiting

John Alexander

vice chair

Susan Lindley secretary

Brian D. Bates, CPA treasurer

Mary A. Lyons Thomas A. Pridonoff immediate past chair

Directors David Bunker Maria Hall Brown Christopher Lindley Rick McNeil Marcia O’Hern Stephane Quinn Ryan Ratcliff artists’ council representative Michael Vantrease Julie Virjee Li Hong Wang Distinguished Emeritus Directors Mary A. Lyons, chair emeritus Michael J. Carroll Stanley Cochran Bonnie Brittain Hall Janice M. Johnson Karen Johnson Jan Landstrom Marcus Lussier Thomas H. Nielsen Anne B. Nutt George Reiss Elizabeth D. Stahr

artistic director & conductor artistic director emeritus

Administration Molly Buzick Pontin, DMA vice president, director of education & community programs

historian

Consultants & Support Ad Lib Communications, Libby Huebner Arts Laureate Studio Fuse

Abby Manaye controller

Ryan McSweeney director of patron services

Alex Nelson director of artistic production

Natalie Hunter director of marketing

Thelma Valenzuela director of development

Michaela Teissere administrative assistant

Artistic Staff Kibsaim Escárcega assistant conductor

David Clemensen, DMA collaborative pianist

Rebecca Hasquet soprano section leader

Jane Hyun-Jung Shim alto section leader

Nicholas Preston tenor section leader

Ryan Thomas Antal bass section leader

Robert Brader teaching artist

Tomas Kaco teaching artist

Grace Park teaching artist

Rose Taylor teaching artist

www.PacificChorale.org MISSION STATEMENT We inspire our community through artistry and innovation in choral music performances and education programs.

PACIFIC CHORALE 3303 Harbor Blvd., Suite E5 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 662-2345 ContactUs@PacificChorale.org Pacific Chorale is a member of Arts Orange County and Chorus America.