Peace and Reconciliation

RICHARD EATON SINGERS

Founded in 1951 by the late Richard S. Eaton, Edmonton’s symphonic choir, Richard Eaton Singers (RES), has played a leading role in the cultural community of the city for seven decades. Celebrating their seventieth anniversary this December, RES has always been dedicated to the enjoyment, study and performance of great choral music to an international standard of excellence, and to fostering the appreciation and future of this music. RES performances have included Edmonton premieres of many choral masterpieces such as Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Britten’s War Requiem, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Haydn’s Creation, Schubert’s Mass No 5, and Duruflé’s Requiem as well as many shorter sacred and secular works. RES has commissioned and produced premiere performances by Canadian composers, including Allan Bevan’s No Mortal Business and Last Light Above the World, as well as works by John Estacio, Christos Hatzis, Ruth Watson Henderson, Stephanie Martin, Imant Raminsh and Mark Sirett. They have also participated in several ESO premieres, including Malcolm Forsyth’s A Ballad of Canada and Robert Rival’s Delights and Discords.

participated in choir exchanges, including with Calgary Philharmonic Choir and Vancouver Bach Choir. RES also regularly performs with other Edmonton area choirs, most recently with Kappella Kyrie in a concert of sacred music of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Often partnering with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra RES has created many memorable choral events in our city, including the performance of Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand to celebrate the opening of the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. RES & ESO have a long history of performing Handel’s Messiah together since our first collaboration in 1968, and we co-produced a performance in 2021. In recent years RES has also joined forces with the Alberta Baroque Ensemble to perform a number of masterpieces from the Baroque and Classical periods, including oratorios of Handel, sacred works of Mozart and Haydn, and Bach’s Passions and his Mass in B Minor.

The choir has traveled extensively across Canada, to the Netherlands, Britain, and Germany, and has

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ARTISTIC STAFF Conductor, Leonard Ratzlaff joined the Department of Music at University of Alberta in 1981, and at the same time was appointed the Music Director of Richard Eaton Singers, and now is celebrating his 40th year in that position. In addition to conducting and preparing Richard Eaton Singers in many of the great symphonic/choral masterworks, Ratzlaff has also conducted numerous premieres of commissions by Canadian composers. Under his direction choirs have toured both nationally and internationally, with recent tours to Germany, Greece, Ireland and the UK. A native of Alberta, Ratzlaff took his music training in British Columbia and Manitoba, and his doctoral studies in conducting at the University of Iowa, where his dissertation on the Te Deum of Anton Bruckner was awarded the American Choral Director Association’s Julius Herford Dissertation Prize. As a member of the faculty at U of Alberta, he has been instrumental in developing the most established graduate program in choral conducting in Canada, which has graduated well over 60 students in its 30 year tenure, many of whom are now very active in the Edmonton choral community as well as nationally and internationally. He has directed the UofA Madrigal Singers to successes in several national and international competitions, and produced 5 CD recordings with this ensemble, two of which earned them the National Choral Award in the Recordings category (Balulalow, 2000, and The Passing of the Year, 2006). Leonard Ratzlaff makes frequent appearances across Canada as a guest conductor, clinician and bass soloist. He has been inducted into the Order of Canada and the Alberta Order of Excellence, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Conductor, Melanie Turgeon began studying conducting at the age of 16, under the tutelage of Wolodymyr Kolesnyk, former conductor of Kyiv State Opera and Ballet Theatre. She completed her post-secondary education at the University of Alberta (BAMus and MMus), followed by the University of Illinois, graduating with a Doctor of the Musical Arts Degree in Choral Music. Dr. Turgeon is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at The King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta, and Adjunct Professor at Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia. She has conducted many choirs and ensembles and has presented research at several academic institutions and conferences both in Canada and internationally. Melanie has also toured extensively with her choirs, including three successful European tours. Being of Ukrainian descent, she has devoted herself to researching and promoting Ukrainian music, primarily sacred music. From 20022018, she served as Music Director and Cantor at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton. She is a member of the Eparchial Liturgical Commission, a role that results in organizing workshops and creating publications to educate and assist cantors in the Ukrainian Catholic Church. She hopes to formally establish a Certificate of Eastern Christian Worship Program at The King’s University in the near future. Highlights in Dr. Turgeon’s research endeavors include the publication of a book entitled, Composing the Sacred in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia (2008), and the creation of the first bilingual hymnal for the Ukrainian Catholic Church, entitled Sing to our God (2008), which has been distributed worldwide. Melanie has released three recordings with Heruvymy Ukrainian Female Quartet, and one with King’s Choirs. In 2010 she founded Kappella Kyrie, an award-winning chamber choir primarily devoted to Slavic sacred music. Melanie has been heavily involved with the Ukrainian Art Song Project for more than a decade. She is honoured to be a faculty member and the co-director of this year’s Summer Institute in Toronto, Ontario.

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KAPPELLA KYRIE

Kappella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir was founded in the spring of 2010 by Dr. Melanie Turgeon and others in a conscientious effort to explore, highlight and uphold the rich, centuries-old musical tradition of the Christian East, with a particular focus on Slavic sacred music as it is performed in the concert hall as well as in the liturgical context. To date, Kappella Kyrie has delighted audiences with several wide-ranging and collaborative initiatives and has performed with Chorale Saint-Jean, The King’s University Chamber Choir and the Calgary Youth Orchestra, among others. In June 2015, Kappella Kyrie marked their fifth anniversary with Rachmaninoff’s famous All-Night Vigil, celebrated as an actual church service. November 2017 saw Kappella Kyrie perform with renowned Canadian tenor, Benjamin Butterfield and in June 2019 they proudly staged the North American premiere of Ukrainian Baroque composer Artem Vedel’s sacred concerto with orchestra, Помолихся лицу Твоему всем сердцем моим, along with Vivaldi’s spectacular Gloria, both performed on period instruments at Baroque pitch (415 Hz). In February 2020, Kappella Kyrie celebrated its 10th anniversary with “A Journey Through Lent,” collaborating with The King’s University Chamber Choir and faculty guest performers Dr. Joachim Segger and Dr. Charles Stolte to prayerfully showcase pieces sung in the Eastern Church during the Great Fast. Beyond the concert hall, Kappella Kyrie toured Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary in May of 2014. They gained national recognition, placing second in the Pan-Cultural Traditions category of the Choral Canada National competition in 2015 and first in 2019. Their community service includes performances at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, the Edmonton’s Maximum Security Institution, the Marian Centre, Edmonton City Hall and Newman Theological College. Twice, Kappella Kyrie has had the distinct privilege to work with American Baroque Orchestra conductor and composer Mark Bailey, most recently in a three-day workshop last month with Richard Eaton Singers. Kappella Kyrie is deeply honoured to partner once again with RES for this special performance today in support of those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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PROGRAM & TEXT Richard Eaton Singers present

Peace and Reconciliation

Fundraising Concert in Support of Ukrainian refugees in Edmonton Richard Eaton Singers Leonard Ratzlaff, Conductor Kappella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir Melanie Turgeon, Conductor Jeremy Spurgeon, Organ Leanne Regehr, Piano Instrumental Ensemble Prayer to the Most Holy Mother of God (Пресвятая Богородице)

Hanna Havrylets (1958-2022)

Namisha Greening, soloist Most Holy Mother of God, hear us. Be our protector! With your almighty hand help us to defeat the enemies that have attacked us. Selections from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

First Antiphon: Благослови душе моя, Господа

Kyrylo Stetsenko (1882-1922)

(Bless the Lord, O My Soul) Bless the Lord, O my soul, Blessed are You, O Lord. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all that is within me bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Bless the Lord, O my soul, Blessed are You, O Lord.

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PROGRAM & TEXT The Beatitudes: У царстві Твоїм (In Your Kingdom)

Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921)

Caleb Nelson, soloist Remember us, O Lord, in Your kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil word against you falsely because of Me. Rejoice and be glad for your reward will be great in Heaven.

Trisagion: Святий Боже (Holy God)

Kyrylo Stetsenko (1882-1922)

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. (Sung 3 times) Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen. Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.

Херувимська пісня (Cherubic Hymn) No. 7

Dmytro Bortniansky (1751-1825)

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim and sing the Thrice-holy Hymn to the life-giving Trinity, now lay aside all cares of life. That we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by ranks of angels. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

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PROGRAM & TEXT Достойно є (It is Truly Right)

Lesia Dychko (b. 1939)

Jodi Penner and Caleb Nelson, soloists It is truly right to bless you, O God-bearing One, As the ever-blessed and immaculate Mother of our God. More honorable than the cherubim And by far more glorious than the seraphim; Ever a virgin, you gave birth to God the Word, O true Mother of God, we magnify you.

Kontakion

Rupert Lang (b. 1948)

RJ Chambers, Josiah Maxfield, Jodi Penner, soloists Give rest unto your servants with your saints, O God, where there is neither pain or sorrow, neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Let naught afflict you with grief; be calm as God ordains, so be content, my will. Why take thought for the morrow? The one (God) who gives you what is yours watches for all. In all your doings be steadfast and true. What God decrees is, and is acknowledged, the best. Amen.

Verleih uns Frieden

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Graciously grant us peace, Lord God, in our time; there is no one else who could fight for us except you, our God, alone.

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PROGRAM & TEXT Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Word of the Highest, our only hope, Eternal day of earth and the heavens, We break the silence of the peaceful night; Saviour Divine, cast your eyes upon us! Pour on us the fire of your powerful grace, That all hell may flee at the sound of your voice. Banish the slumber of a weary soul, That brings forgetfulness of your laws! O Christ, look with favour upon your faithful people Now gathered here to praise you. Receive their hymns offered to your immortal glory May they go forth filled with your gifts.

Greater Love hath no Man

John Ireland (1879-1962)

Many waters cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it. Love is strong as death. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Who His own Self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins should live unto righteousness. Ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus; ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, that ye should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness. I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies, a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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PROGRAM & TEXT Selections from the Oratorio, Святий Дніпро (Sacred Dnipro)

Valeri Kikta (b. 1941)

Libretto by Sophia Majdanska

Movement 4: ,,Назавтра вийшов Володимир на Дніпро’’ (The Next Day Volodymyr Went to the Dnipro) Lesley Dolman, soloist “…The next day Volodymyr went to the Dnipro. People without number came, entered the waters, and a great joy was seen in heaven and on earth at so many souls seeking salvation.” And Volodymyr, eyes raised to heaven, said: ‘God, who are great, who created heaven and earth, look on Your new people! Grant them, O Lord, to know You, strengthen in them a faith that is true and unchanging!’…”

Movement 5: ,,На цій землі, освяченій Дніпром’’ (On This Land Made Holy by Dnipro) Lesley Dolman, soloist Thus, on this land made holy by Dnipro, in the Words of God we came to know ourselves. The Golden palaces of Yaroslav opened to us. We came to know ourselves. The fertile field was sown with the Lord’s seeds. And Saint Sophia blessed us into wisdom!

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PROGRAM & TEXT Movement 10: ,,Десь між лататтям’’ (Somewhere Amid the Lily Pads) Jodi Penner, soloist Somewhere amid the lily pads of starry worlds, I floated on a tarred-bottom boat and listened to an aged fisherman. He still remembered when the land was fertile. He said: Right there where magma now congeals into a black scab, there once Dnipro played on the white sand with the children, and fish trusted his waters. I awoke from my own weeping that throbbed, beat like a wasteland, in me. And can it be that all that’s left now is the unmeasured muteness of despair? Oh, no! Dnipro, takes me, a little girl, by the hand and folds me to his bosom.

Богородице Діво (Hail Mary)

Myron Fedoriv (1907-1996)

Rejoice, Mother of God, Virgin Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb; for you have borne Christ, the Saviour and Redeemer of our souls.

Всі язиці восплещіте руками (O Clap Your Hands, All Ye People)

Maksym Berezovsky (1745-1777)

Jodi Penner, Janet Smith, Mona Holton, Lesley Dolman, Caleb Nelson, RJ Chambers, Graham Fast, and Josiah Maxfield, soloists O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of the trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

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PROGRAM & TEXT A Ukrainian Prayer

John Rutter (b. 1945)

Janet Smith, soprano Good Lord, protect Ukraine. Give her strength, courage, faith and hope, our Father. Amen.

Benedictus (The Armed Man: The Mass for Peace)

Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)

Julian Savaryn, cello soloist Blessed be the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Dona nobis pacem (Mass in B Minor)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Grant us peace.

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PROGRAM NOTES

Richard Eaton Singers (RES) and Kappella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir had planned to perform Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil in June 2022; however, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, this plan changed entirely. Despite the fact that Rachmaninoff fled Russia in 1918, following the Russian Revolution, there was still a strong unwillingness to perform music by a Russian composer at this time. Therefore, Richard Eaton Singers and Kappella Kyrie embarked on a new path, a fundraising concert in support of Ukrainian refugees in Edmonton, entitled “Peace and Reconciliation”. With less than three months to the concert date, the choirs began rehearsing an entirely different program consisting of Ukrainian choral music, complimented by classical choral repertoire on the theme of peace and reconciliation.

The Ukrainian choral music included in this concert spans from Bortniansky through to more contemporary Ukrainian female composers Lesia Dychko and Hanna Havrylets. Very suitably the concert begins with a heartfelt supplication to the Mother of God. The text implores: “Be our protector… help us to defeat the enemies that have attacked us.” Ukrainians have a steadfast devotion to Mary and they have clung to their faith during this turbulent time; thus, it is appropriate to include a few selections from the Divine Liturgy, the central worship service in the Eastern Church. You will hear true classics of Liturgy repertoire: Bortniansky’s Cherubic Hymn No. 7 and Leontovych’s U tsarstvi, balanced with an ambitious and grand setting of Dostoino ye by Lesia Dychko. In the Baroque period the term “concerto” was imported from Western music to describe a new a cappella style in which soloists or a smaller group of singers alternated with massive tutti choruses. A typical sacred concerto consisted of three or four separate movements with contrasting tempi. The texts were non-liturgical, yet they were sacred and most commonly taken from the Psalms. In particular, three Ukrainian composers brought the choral concerto genre to unprecedented heights: Bortniansky, Berezovsky and Vedel’. Despite being written in the 18th century, today’s concert features the North American premiere of a recently published sacred concerto by Maksym Berezovsky.

Three movements from Valeri Kikta’s oratorio, Sviatyi Dnipro (Sacred Dnipro) will open the second half of the concert. In 1993 the Dnipro Choir of Edmonton celebrated its 40th Anniversary, and to commemorate this event they commissioned Kikta to write a piece, resulting in an 11-movement oratorio. The Dnipro River celebrates the very essence of life in Ukraine; it is the backbone of the country. Each movement in this oratorio depicts a different epoch of Ukraine’s history, viewed from the banks of the Dnipro River. Movement 4 describes the acceptance of Christianity as the national faith of Ukraine in 988. Prince Volodymyr took the people of the nation into the waters of the Dnipro and baptized them. The fifth movement portrays the results of Christianity. In addition to its newfound faith, Ukraine reached its cultural and political zenith. In 1019, the Prince of Kyiv, Yaroslav the Wise, began a 35-year reign in which he built cities, several churches, and schools. We then move ahead several centuries and movement 10 expresses how Ukraine became a desolate, barren wasteland due to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. A metaphor illustrates how Ukraine sobs, like a young child awoken from a deep sleep. But the river Dnipro embraced her and shields her from despair just as a mother would. Cherished works from classical choral repertoire are among the selections by non-Ukrainian composers. This half of the program includes music by Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Ireland, as well as contemporary composers Karl Jenkins, John Rutter, and Canadian Rupert Lang. Shortly after the war in Ukraine began, John Rutter composed A Ukrainian Prayer. The text pleads for protection on Ukraine and entreats strength, faith, and hope. Many choirs worldwide have embraced and performed this work in recent weeks to show their support for and solidarity with Ukraine. Showing support for Ukraine and particularly for those who have been forced to flee Ukraine is the primary goal of this concert. We hope this event yields crucial financial support and that the Ukrainian refugees present with us are truly touched and inspired hearing their Ukrainian music passionately sung by both Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians. We want them to feel welcomed, embraced and supported by their new community.

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Melanie Turgeon

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Soprano I

Alto I

Tenor I

Bass

Anne Brereton Anne Campbell Bev Chappell Barbara Duncan Carolyn Eggert Louise Fairley Tammy Farkes Kaitlynd Hiller Mona Holton** Cathryn Landreth* Donna McGonigle Mary Nelson Kimberly Oviatt Tina Parker Jodi Penner** Carole Rody-Wu Janet Smith** Catherine Taylor

Jo-Anne Bacon Sara Bacon Joan Baker Rita Butts Pam Gowing-Ellenberger Janet Graham Trudy Grienauer Thalia Hartson Kathleen Harvey* Roswitha Heidorn-Knoefel Lindsay Johnston Dorothea Korthuis Mini Kurian Nancy Neumann Barbara Sadler Wells Heather Starke Mackenzie Steer Maryan Threndyle Colleen Vogel

RJ Chambers** Marlow Christensen Bob Gagnon Grant Harrison* Jeremy Keenan Manoj Mathew Myles McIntosh Naomi Rankin Steven Sayers Bernie Semenjuk John Soong Ken Sutley Joe Watt

Stan Backs Reint Boelman Jochen Eggert Hans Forbrich Mark Freeman Brian Haliburton Tom Love Josiah Maxfield** Ed Riediger Eric van Walsum Arnold Voth* Mike Wayman

Soprano II Julia Boberg Connie Braun Sabina Fassbender Deb Gerow Lori Giesbrecht* Leia Gillespie Andrea Hamilton Nancy Kim Pat Korthuis Manjula Kuruvilla Christina Magnusson Lynn Penrod Lorene Ryhard Judith Slomp Heidi Stenabaugh Margaret Ward-Jack

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Alto II Patricia Beazer Marcia Bercov Lesley Dolman** Elizabeth Green Barbara Halladay* Renee Hardy Josephine Huedepohl Barbara Kallay Ann Lukey Sheila Macdonald Johann Mann Sandra Newman Kathy Robinson Kathryn Steed Mary Stephens Alison Wood

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Section Captain Section Leader

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Tenor II Len Gierach* Leroy Hiller Claus Knoefel Michael Otto David Selleck Sten Thomson Mark Vogel Daryl Weisenburger** Wayne Wright

Baritone Barry Biglow Paul Cachia Graham Fast** Dan Hodges Walter Hsu* Troy Janzen John Maxfield Paul Melançon David Sommerfeldt Julian Wigg Markus Wilhelm Fraser Young

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KAPPELLA KYRIE Slavic Chamber Choir

Melanie Turgeon, Artistic Director Katherine Tilbury, Accompanist

Soprano

Bass

Connie Braun Julia Dytyniak Rachel Friesen Namisha Greening Josina Leder-Sears + Luba Lubinsky Natalia Onyschuk Micha Poworoznik Cara-Joy Roeseler + Lois Sandrowski Sharon Tarnawsky +

Paul Batz + Ivan Fedyna Alvin Hewko * Taras Nohas Rigel Rendón Orest Soltykevych Vlodko Tarnawsky Rafael Tian

Alto Luba Bilash (Rev) Chelsy Bouwman Raina Cornelsen Olivia Elel Enanga + Ksenia Fedyna Andrea Leader Anna Lodewyk Johann Mann Ksenia Maryniak * Donna Noton Maryan Threndyle Darcia Wasarab-Rolland

Tenor

+ on leave * unable to participate in this concert ** section leader

Instrumentalists Jeremy Spurgeon, organ Leanne Regehr, piano Anna Kozak, violin Viktoriia Grynenko, violin Clayton Leung, viola Amy Nicholson, cello Julian Savaryn, cello Liz Faulkner, flute and piccolo Joel Gray, trumpet Mark Segger, percussion Court Laslop, percussion Andrij Hornjatkevyc, bandura

Greg Fedor Doug Laver Caleb Nelson ** Joe Weleschuk

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KAPPELLA KYRIE President Ivan Fedyna Vice-President Natalia Onyschuk Treasurer Sharon Tarnawsky Secretary Vlodko Tarnawsky Director Ksenia Fedyna

Doug Laver Joe Weleschuk Artistic Director Melanie Turgeon Librarian Andrea Leader Social Media Micha Poworoznik Ticket Administrator Anna Lodewyk

List of Donors and Acknowledgements Ukraine Millennium Foundation Shevchenko Foundation Temerty Foundation “Funded in part by the Shevchenko Foundation, Boris Horodynsky Music Fund and the Temerty Covid 19 Relief Fund” Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society Edmonton Community Foundation Edmonton Arts Council City of Edmonton Alberta Foundation for the Arts Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts

Kappella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir sincerely thanks the Ukrainian Dnipro Choir of Edmonton for allowing us to borrow the full score and orchestral parts for Valeri Kikta’s oratorio, Sviatyi Dnipro.

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RES STAFF & VOLUNTEERS President Cathryn Landreth

Past President Kate Steed Treasurer Thalia Hartson Board Member Jochen Eggert

Bob Gagnon Mary Stephens Manoj Mathew Ken Sutley Artistic Director Leonard Ratzlaff Assistant Conductor RJ Chambers Resident Accompanist Leanne Regehr Alternate Accompanist Jeremy Spurgeon General Manager Vicky Smith Educational Outreach Tammy Farkes, Kelvin Jones, Walter Goetz, Kate Steed Programming Jochen Eggert, Thalia Hartson, Barbara Sadler Wells, Kate Steed Archivist Jochen Eggert New Member Support Team Tammy Farkes, Kathy Harvey, Walter Hsu, Kim Oviatt, Kate Steed,

Arnold Voth

Auditors Leroy Hiller, Kathy Harvey Stage & Concert Manager Graham Fast Costume Manager Kate Steed Fundraising Jochen Eggert Social Committee Coordinator Barbara Halladay Marketing Kate Steed, Cathryn Landreth Membership Mike Otto Music Librarian Louise Fairley Photography Marcia Bercov RES Songsters Conductor: Tammy Farkes, Guitarist: Len Penner,

Songsters: Barry Biglow, Julia Boberg, Marcia Bercov, Anne Campbell, Sabrina Fassbender, Bob Gagnon, Anne Grant, Charles Grant, Walter Hsu, Lindsay Johnston, Mary Phillips Rickey, Heather Starke, Mary Stephens, Ken Sutley, Doug Taylor

Recording Secretary Jeremy Keenan Treasurer’s Assistant Mike Wayman

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Dr. Melanie Turgeon, conductor

KAPPELLA KYRIE SLAVIC CHAMBER CHOIR

Seen the True Light

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022, 7:30PM WEST END CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 10015-149 STREET, EDMONTON

Dr. Leanne Regehr, piano and harpsichord Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht, organ Dorothy Beyer, recorder Joel Gray, trumpet Josephine Van Lier, baroque cello

www.kappellakyrie.org

Including works by Dolly Parton Frank Sinatra Handel Hurko Tavener Vedel’ Volynsky and others

Tickets available from www.eventbrite.ca and from choristers Advance: $20/adult; $15/student & senior | At the door: $25/adult; $20/student & senior Children 12 and under - free ALBERTA UKRAINIAN COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY

Funded in part by the Shevchenko Foundation, Boris Horodynsky Music Fund and the Temerty Covid 19 Relief Fund

UPCOMING EVENTS AUGUST 16, 2022 7:00PM | LOUISE MCKINNEY PARK

SING WITH RES SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2022 7.30PM | WINSPEAR CENTRE

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS-GRANT US PEACE CO-PRODUCTION WITH EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DECEMBER 9 AND 10, 2022 7.30PM | WINSPEAR CENTRE

HANDEL’S MESSIAH CO-PRODUCTION WITH EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA