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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025 | 8PM SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025 | 8PM SCHWARTZ CENTER for PERFORMING ARTS ERIC NELSON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DANIEL BARA, GUEST CONDUCTOR JON EASTER, PIANO

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PATHWAYS ERIC NELSON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DANIEL BARA, GUEST CONDUCTOR JON EASTER, PIANO

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025 | 8 PM SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025 | 8 PM

Emerson Concert Hall Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

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Audio recording, video recording, and flash photography are prohibited.

The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts is a place where teaching, learning, and performance merge to create a vital arts presence for the entire community.

The concert hall was funded by and is named after Atlanta scientist Cherry Logan Emerson who earned a BA and MA from Emory in the 1930s. It houses a 14-ton Werner Wortsman Memorial Organ built by top North American builder Daniel Jaeckel, which was installed in 2005.

A C C E SS I B I L I T Y: We welcome all guests with special needs. The Schwartz

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P R O G R A M Jubilate Deo (2017)............................................................................Ivo Antognini (b. 1963) Beati Quorum Via (1905)............................................. Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Der Gang Zum Liebchen (1863).............................................Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Dawn (2011)...........................................................................Eric William Barnum (b. 1979) Down in the River to Pray.............................Traditional Folk Song, arr. Eric Nelson (b. 1959) I Ain't Got Long to Be Here (1985)............................................Mervyn E. Warren (b. 1964)

Wide Open Spaces (2014)................................................................. Sarah Quartel (b. 1982) O Whistle and I'll Come to Ye.........................Folksong from The Oxford Scottish Song Book arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955) Mark Lamback, Second Piano When the Earth Stands Still (2016)...............................................Don Macdonald (b. 1966) Entreat Me Not to Leave You (2012).....................................................Dan Forrest (b. 1978) The Road Home...................................................... Tune: "Prospect" from Southern Harmony adapted by Stephen Paulus (1949–2014) Rise, My Soul........................................... Traditional Folk Hymn, arr. Susan LaBarr (b. 1981) I'll be on my Way (2011)................................................................ Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970) Jared Duncan, Soloist Elizabeth Lamback, Violin

JUBILATE DEO

Music: Ivo Antognini (b. 1963) Text: Psalm 65 © 2017 Walton Music Corporation, A Division of GIA Publications, Inc. Jubilate Deo universa terra.

Shout to God, all those on earth.

Psalmum dicite nomini eius.

Sing a psalm to his name.

Venite, et audite, et narrabo vobis, Come and listen, and I shall tell omnes qui timetis Deum all those that fear the Lord quanta fecit Dominus animae meae, what great things he hath done for my soul, alleluia. alleluia.

BEATI QUORUM VIA OP. 38 from THREE MOTETS Music: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Text: Psalm 119:1 © 1905 Boosey & Co. Ltd, © renewed 1933 Beati quorum via integra est Qui ambulant in lege Domini

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

DER GANG ZUM LIEBCHEN, OP. 31, NO. 3 Music/Text: Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) © 1982 National Music Publishers English translation by Richard Stokes Es glänzt der Mond nieder, ich sollte doch wieder zu meinem Liebchen, wie mag es ihr gehn?

The moon shines down, so I should set out again to my love, how is she, I wonder?

Ach weh, sie verzaget und klaget, und klaget, daß sie mich nimmer im leben wird sehn!

Alas, she’s despairing and lamenting, lamenting she’ll never see me again in her life!

Es ging der Mond unter, ich eilte doch munter, und eilte daß keiner

mein Liebchen entführt.

The moon went down, but I hurried off happily, hurried so that no one should steal my love.

Ihr Täubchen, o girret, ihr Lüftchen, o schwirret, daß keiner mein Liebchen, mein Liebchen entführt!

Keep cooing, you doves, keep whispering, you breezes, so that no one should steal my love!

DAWN

Music: Eric William Barnum (b. 1979) Text: Robert Bode (b. 1959) © 2011 G. Schirmer, Inc. From the door’s soft opening And the day’s first sigh, Filling the room, I see before me A life of doors, One opening on another, Doors upon doors, And sighs upon sighs, Rising in a tide of mornings, Rising, until that final sigh, And the last morning, And the last holy breath, Whispering “this…”

DOWN IN THE RIVER TO PRAY

Music/Text: Traditional Folk Song, Arr. Eric Nelson (b. 1959) © 2023 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. CHORUS As I went down in the river to pray, studying about that good old way, and who shall wear the starry crown, good Lord, show me the way.

O sisters let’s go down, let’s go down, come on down.

O sisters let’s go down, down in the river to pray.

CHORUS O brothers let’s go down, let’s go down, come on down.

O sisters let’s go down, down in the river to pray.

Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river Lord, cross over to campground.

O don’t you want to go to that gospel feast, that promised land where all is peace?

O deep river Lord, I want to cross over into campground.

CHORUS

I AIN’T GOT LONG TO BE HERE Music/Text: Mervyn E. Warren (b. 1964) © 1985 Mervyn Warren

CHORUS I ain’t got long to be here, I’m bound for the promised land.

I ain’t got long to be here, got my ticket in my hand.

And when I look around and see the troubles of the day, I don’t take time to pay no mind cause I ain’t got long to stay.

My mama said before she gone, “Child listen what I say.

The savior he be coming soon and take us all away.

He coming in the sky and I confess I don’t know how.

But though I don’t, I know it won’t be too much longer now.”

CHORUS My papa said before he gone, “I’ll see the Lord someday.

The devil done try to stop me, but I’m going anyway.”

And he’s bound to go because as he wiped the sweat from off his brow, His other hand I understand was on the gospel plow.

CHORUS

WIDE OPEN SPACES Music/Text: Sarah Quartel (b. 1982) © 2014 Oxford University Press

There’s part of my story, there’s part of my song.

There’s part of my journey, that’s yet to be found.

With life all around us, there’s so much to see.

Adventure is calling, it’s calling to me.

Out in the wide open spaces around me.

With big sky above me, I’m on my way.

Scanning the horizon of a brand new day.

Feet to the earth now, there’s no turning back.

Into the world now, look at me, look at me go!

Out in the wide open spaces around me.

But as I journey out, I look within and see, the spaces inside of me, yet to be filled.

Filled with what I have seen and what I will be.

I’m filling the wide open spaces inside of me, with something I love, something I would like to be.

Filling the wide open spaces within me.

O WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YE from THREE SCOTTISH FOLKSONGS Folksong from The Oxford Scottish Song Book, arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955) Text: Robert Burns (1759–1796) © 1983 Hinshaw Music O whistle and I’ll come to ye my lad!

My father and mother and all should go mad, O whistle and I’ll come to ye my lad!

But take you great care when you come to court me, And come not unless the back gate be ajee.

Then up the backstyle and let nobody see, And come as ye were not coming to me.

I’ll whistle and you’ll come to me my lass, Though your father and mother all should go mad, I’ll whistle and you’ll come to me my lass.

At kirk or at market when e’er you meet me, Go by me as though that ye cared not a flee, But steal me a blink of your bonnie black eye, Yet look as ye were not looking at me.

Ay vow and protest that ye care not for me, At times ye may laugh at my beauty a wee, But court not another though joking ye be, For fear that she wile your fancy frae me.

O whistle and I’ll come to ye my lad!

My father and mother and all should go mad, O whistle and I’ll come to ye my lad!

WHEN THE EARTH STANDS STILL Music/Text: Don Macdonald (b. 1966) © 2016 Galaxy Music Corporation, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing

Come listen in the silence of the moment before rain comes down.

There’s a deep sigh in the quiet of the forest and the tall tree’s crown.

CHORUS: Now hold me. Will you take the time to hold me and embrace the chill?

Or miss me, will you take the time to miss me when the earth stands still?

Cause there’s no use running cause the storm’s still coming and you’ve been running for too many years.

Come listen in the silence of the moment before shadows fall.

Feel the tremor of your heartbeat matching heartbeat as we both dissolve.

CHORUS So stay with me, held in my arms.

Like branches of a tree, they’ll shelter you for many years.

ENTREAT ME NOT TO LEAVE YOU Music: Dan Forrest (b. 1978) Text: Adapted from Ruth 1:16-17 © 2012 Hinshaw Music, Inc. Chapel Hill NC

Entreat me not to leave you, nor to turn back from following after you.

For where you go, I will go And where you live, I will live Your people shall be my people And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die And there will I be buried.

The Lord do so to me, and more also, If ought but death parts you and me.

Entreat me not to leave you.

THE ROAD HOME

Tune: “Prospect” from Southern Harmony 1835, adapted by Stephen Paulus (1949–2014) Text: Michael Dennis Browne (b. 1940) © 2005 Stephen Paulus Tell me where is the road I can call my own That I left, that I lost, so long ago?

All these years I have wandered, oh, when will I know, There's a way, there's a road that will lead me home.

After wind, after rain when the dark is done, As I wake from a dream in the gold of day.

Through the air there's a calling from far away.

There's a voice I can hear, that will lead me home.

Rise up, follow me, come away is the call, With love in your heart as the only song; There is no such beauty as where you belong.

Rise up, follow me, I will lead you home.

RISE, MY SOUL

Music: Traditional Folk Hymn, arr. Susan LaBarr (b. 1981) Text: Robert Seagrave (1693-1759) © 2018, 2023, Walton Music Corporation, a division of GIA Publications, Inc. Rise, my soul, and take thy wings, Thy better portion trace, Rise from transitory things Toward heaven, thy native place.

Sun and moon and stars decay,

Time shall soon this earth remove; Rise, my soul and haste away To seats prepared above.

Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course; Fire ascending seeks the sun, Both speed them to their source.

So my soul that’s born of God Longs to view his glorious face, Forward tends to his abode To rest in his embrace.

Fly me riches, fly me cares, Whilst I that coast explore; Flattering world, with all thy snares, Solicit me no more.

Pilgrims fix not here their home; Strangers tarry but a night; When the last dear morn is come, They’ll rise to joyful light.

Cease, ye pilgrims cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize; Soon our Saviour will return Triumphant in the skies: Yet a season and you know Happy entrance will be given, All our sorrows left below, And earth exchanged for heaven.

I’LL BE ON MY WAY Music/Text: Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970) © 2011 Shawn Kirchner Publishing

When I am gone, don’t you cry for me, Don’t you pity my sorry soul.

What pain there might have been will now be past And my spirit will be whole.

I’ll be on my way, I’ll be on my way I’ll have left my feet of clay upon the ground I will be glory bound, I’ll be on my way.

When I am gone, please forgive the wrongs that I might have done to you; There’ll be no room for regrets up there, high above, way beyond the blue.

I’ll be on my way, I’ll be on my way I’ll have laid down my frown and all my burdens down I’ll be putting on my crown, I’ll be on my way.

When I am gone, don’t you look for me in the places I have been.

I’ll be alive, but somewhere else I’ll be on my way again!

I’ll be on my way, I’ll be on my way I will lift my wings and soar into the air, There’ll be glory everywhere, I’ll be on my way!

I’ll be on my way, I’ll be on my way I’ll have laid down my frown and all my burdens down I’ll be putting on my crown, I’ll be on my way.

I’ll have left my feet of clay upon the ground I will be glory bound, I’ll be on my way.

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ALTOS SOPRANOS Amy Arnold Claire Berger Holly Botella Michelle Augsten Casey Bagby Emily Boyle Calissa Dauterman Hayley Conroy Samantha Frischling Katie Dial Meg Granum Gurtcheff Stephanie Gilbert Jean Goffaux Lisa Hayes Perry Houck Amelia Gregory Ivy Overcash Audriana Johnson Amy Kuhn Joy Putney Elizabeth Lamback Mary Grace Roark Kira St. Pierre Katie Leverett Meredith Starks Caitlin Norton Claire Pappas Kathryn Stone Megan Schuitema June Webb Sylvia Ware

TENORS Ben Barkley Ameya Gangal Mark King Ryan Koter Bronson Lee Paul McClung Andrew McLeod Ryan Nation Garrett Pace Sam Potts James Ranson Denny Shin James Rashaad Turner

BASSES Jacob Augsten Nick Almand Mark Bost Ben Burgett Stven Carlberg Andre Darvasan-Stanciu Jared Duncan Richard Holz James Jones Mark Lamback Joseph Legaspi Thomas McKean Joseph Ripley Wade Thomas Spence Whitehead Ross Wilcox

ERIC NELSON is artistic director of Atlanta Master Chorale and professor of music and director of choral studies at Emory University. Dr. Nelson’s choirs have performed throughout the world, including London, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Seoul, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Sydney Opera House. He has conducted choirs at eight American Choral Directors Association conferences, including Atlanta Master Chorale’s performance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis for the National Conference in March 2017 and the Emory Concert Choir’s performance at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall for the National Conference in 2011.

Dr. Nelson’s ensembles are characterized by their variety of repertoire and for their ability to fuse technical precision with warmth of musical expression.

He appears regularly as clinician, lecturer, and guest conductor for honor choirs, conventions, symposiums, workshops, and all-state festivals.

Dr. Nelson’s choral compositions and arrangements are sung regularly by ensembles throughout the United States. He is the editor of the Atlanta Master Chorale Choral Series, published by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Group.

His compositions are also published by Colla Voce and Augsburg Fortress. He holds degrees in voice and conducting from Houghton College, Westminster Choir College, and Indiana University.

DANIEL BARA, Guest Conductor | Daniel Bara is the John D. Boyd UGA Foundation professor of choral music and the director of choral activities and professor of music at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia where he oversees seven university choral ensembles as well as the graduate choral conducting program. His university choirs have performed by juried invitation for state, regional, and national conventions of ACDA, MENC, and IMC. In spring of 2014 The UGA Hodgson Singers won the Grand Prix at the International Choral Competition Ave Verum in Baden, Austria and performed at the ACDA Southern Division Convention in Jacksonville, FL. His former MM and DMA conducting students now hold collegiate conducting appointments at Susquehanna University, New England Conservatory, Miami University of Ohio, University of Idaho, William Jewell College, as well as heads of church and school choral music programs throughout the country.

Prior to his appointment at UGA, Dr. Bara was the director of choral activities at East Carolina University, where he received the UNC Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award and the Robert L. Jones Award for Outstanding Teaching, and released two internationally distributed choral recordings, Greater Love (2007) and Eternal Light (2010) with Gothic Records. In 2001, he was a winner of the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize given at the Eastman School of Music, and the ACDA National Student Conducting Competition (Graduate Division) awarded at the National Convention in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Bara is a past president of NC-ACDA, has held the artistic directorship

of the New York State Summer School of the Arts – School of Choral Studies (2007-2009), and has served as conductor of the World Youth Honor Choir at Interlochen Arts Camp (2004-2006). He is in regular demand as a guest conductor and clinician, having conducted all-state and honor choirs in 17 states and Carnegie Hall, and has served as clinician for conferences sponsored by ACDA, AGO, and other school and church musical organizations.

Dr. Bara holds the DMA degree in conducting from the Eastman School of Music, organ and conducting degrees from the University of Michigan, and is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy. He is the repertoire and standards chair for Youth and Student Activities for the Southern Division Chapter of ACDA and has served on conference planning committees for the 2012 and 2016 Southern Division conferences. At UGA, Dr. Bara conducts the UGA Hodgson Singers, the University Chorus, and oversees the graduate conducting student recital choir, The Repertory Singers.

JONATHAN EASTER, Piano | Jon Easter is celebrated for his moving expressivity and musical artistry across multiple instruments and as a conductor.

He performs regularly with Emory’s Concert Choir and Atlanta Master Chorale, serving as both accompanist and assistant conductor. His expertise has also been showcased in performances with Atlanta Master Chorale at American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and American Guild of Organists conventions at regional and national levels.

Throughout his career, Jon has held significant positions as organist and choir director at Saint Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal in Jacksonville, FL, Roswell Presbyterian Church in Roswell, GA, and Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. He now enjoys life as a sought-after substitute and interim organist and is in high demand for his versatility and reliability. His commitment to musical excellence extends to solo and collaborative organ recitals across the Southeast, where he consistently demonstrates both technical mastery and artistic expression.

His collaborations with renowned singers, including multiple recitals with Jamie Barton—featuring a recording of Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit! and participation in the Metropolitan Opera virtual gala—further highlight his distinguished career. Jon's recordings include several Atlanta Master Chorale CDs, the University of North Florida Chamber Singers, and Crossroads Trumpets: Masterworks for Trumpet Ensemble. These contributions solidify his reputation as a dynamic and versatile musician, making significant impacts across various musical landscapes.

Jon holds an undergraduate degree in organ performance from Shorter College, where he studied with Peter Dewitt. He earned double master’s degrees in choral conducting and organ performance from Emory University under Eric Nelson and Timothy Albrecht. He also pursued additional conducting studies with Donald Nally and Martha Shaw and organ studies with Bill Evans and Alan Morrison.

Atlanta Master Chorale proudly marks our 40th anniversary this season, continuing our legacy of crafting one of America's finest choral sounds and bringing singers and audiences to a place "where music touches spirit."

Over the past four decades, we have been known as the Gwinnett Festival Singers, Atlanta Sacred Chorale, and now Atlanta Master Chorale. While there have been many transformations through the years, our mission to sing at the highest level of choral artistry remains.

We have evolved into an auditioned metro-area choir with a repertoire of over 100 pieces from diverse genres and periods. Our choral music series of 23 pieces is published by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Group, and we have commissioned and premiered 8 new choral works and produced 18 recordings (available on CD and digitally). Our inaugural choral composition competition attracted over 400 applications and 250 submissions from across the globe. We continue to be recognized for our superior choral artistry, including invitations to perform live for national audiences of the American Choral Directors Association national convention and the Chorus America convention. And our digital audience continues to grow through our YouTube channel with 8,400 subscribers, 250 music videos, and 3.3 million views.

Our organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a board of directors experienced in finance, engineering, church music, development, business, law, and the performing arts. As a result of our professionalism, artistic excellence, and our strategic pivot during the pandemic, we are a national leader among choral organizations, sought after for workshops and advice.

Whether this is your first, fourth, or fortieth season, Atlanta Master Chorale welcomes you to this year-long celebration of our successful mission: To inspire and enrich the lives of our community through the performance of inspirational choral music, to sing at the highest level of choral artistry and to be a standard of excellence among performing arts organizations.

Mark this important 40th anniversary with a gift in any amount. May we suggest amounts featuring the number 4: $4, $40, $400, or more? As always, Atlanta Master Chorale thanks you for your past, present, and future support.

To give online, scan the QR code or visit AtlantaMasterChorale.org/Give You may also mail a donation to: Atlanta Master Chorale P.O. Box 133201 Atlanta, GA 30333 Atlanta Master Chorale is a registered IRS 501(c)(3) organization.

Your donation may be tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

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Donor lists reflect gifts from January 1, 2024 - February 15, 2025

LEGACY CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous A & J Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation Caterpillar Foundation Sydney and Craig Cleland Collings Family Giving Fund Barbara and Donald Defoe Patty Dontje Sylvia and Samy Naguib Mary Margaret Oliver Ellen and John Yates

ACCOMPANIST CIRCLE ($2,500 – $4,999) Charles Beaudrot, Jr. Carol and Michael Bohannon Ruth C. Brown, MD Jamie Clements Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Cindy and Gary Frischling Sandy and L. Tom Gay Berta and James Laney Susan and James McCabe Helen Motamen and Deepak Shenoy Susan and Eric Nelson Georgia and Stan Segal Jane and Alan Stevenson COMPOSER CIRCLE ($1,000 – $2,499) Anonymous Anne Marie Alexander Lisa and Jack Alexander Mark Barilla Lua Blankenship and Dennis Kemp Emily and T.J. Boyle Pat and Ron Braun Ted Campbell Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault Marge and Gray Crouse Elizabeth and Robert Edge John Eley Janet and Donald Filip Susan and Donald Garrett

Toni and Hardy Gregory Doug Hand Sharon L. and Duncan M. Harle Lisa Hayes Peggy and Rodger Herndon Eric Klem Michael Nifong and John Sartain Larry Owens and Clark Simmons Betsy and Dave Polstra Pam and Stephen Pugh Sally Rhoden Deanna and Vernon Robbins Mary Slaughter Hamilton and Mason Smith Kathryn Stone Richard Stumm Anne and Don Teddlie Sally and Todd Tucker Dr. James L. Waits Stephanie Watkins Donna and Bill Woolf Anna Wright Carol and Bill Yadlosky SOLOIST CIRCLE ($500 – $999) Anonymous Sally Angevine Shauna and Jason Byars Laura and Richard Dyer Lawrence Easter Dorothy and Todd Evans Philip Garrett Sally F. George Harry Gilbert Google, LLC Carol C. Head and Allen Jackson Head Cameron Ives Rita and Chris Johnston Katheryn Klimko Amy and Chris Kuhn Betty Lou Land Joan and Gerald Lord Jerry Loyd Donna and Jack McCoy Lisa and Rich Mistretta

Lori H. Owens and Anthony E. Healy Antoinette and Raymond Payne Elise T. Phillips Debra and Scott Pyron Susan Raven Beth and Mark Roberson Virginia Schenck Becky and Sunny Sundquist Donna and Brian Weatherby Jerry and Tolly Williamson CHORISTER CIRCLE ($250 – $499) Anonymous Casey Bagby Jonathan Bauer Myrna Bauman Katie Bossie Donna Brogan Jan Buchanan The Caldwell Family Kelli Carroll and David Ross Teresa and Thomas Coffey Susan and Jose Couvillion Sharon E. Cregier Susan L. Davidson Adelia Ann Dozier Peggy Easter Janet Fath and Richard Henneman Paul Frysh Christine and Lawrence Fuller Richard Fuller Marti Hagan Betty J. and Travis E. Halford Sarah and Harvey Hill Martha and Mike Holt Joanne and Richard Holz Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM Sally and George Lee Betty Lemmons Sharon and William Luck Barbara and Walter MacGinnitie Alison Main Mark and Sherry Massee Arina Meeuwsen Sharon and Dan Rankin Maggie and Charlie Rogers Stephen Shaver

Liz and Wayne Stewart Cynthia Taylor Joanne and Jim Van Duys Angela M. Verrecchia Nancy and Jim Verrecchia Jana and Brian Williams A CAPPELLA CIRCLE (up to $249) Anonymous Karen Adams and Jeff Pickett Valerie Almand Mary S. Archer Anne Archer Dennington Mona Reiser Armstrong and John T. Armstrong Bonnie Baker Alla Balueva Bob Bauer and Terry Simerly Claire Berger and Branislav Marinkovic Elaine Bradley Nancy and Randall Burkett Chuck Burleson Kathleen and Bernie Cleveland Coca-Cola Foundation Delia Coleman Susan Collins Rebecca and Wayne Conover Randal Davison Linda and William Easterlin Nancy and John Edison Merrill Ellis Sue and Bob Epley B.J. Erb and Bruce Crabtree Vicki and Steve Fey Howard Filston James Fortier Samantha Frischling Mary Galpin Jane and James Gole Rob Grabenkort James Green Meg and Chris Gurtcheff Amanda Hall Nancy Hamilton Faye and Tom Hammett Barbara Hammond Leila L. Hartley and James L. Costlow

Anne and Ken Powell Karen Harwell Teresa and Peter Psyhogios Shay and Ray Herman Gift Fund Cheryl Ranson George Hickman Louise Reaves Pamela Ingram Maria Rispoli Carol Jean and J. Timothy Johnson Terri and Gregory Rosenblatt Oren Johnson Frances St. John Arlene Kim Don Saliers Ardath and Stephen Krist Sue Sandell Alison Lebreton Meredith Schweig Mary Wyche Lesesne Michael Sizemore June Lester Jan and Greg Smith Lynn Linck Maxine and Franklin Smith Marsha and Neal Little Sunny Smith Janet Locke Sara Solla Kay and David Mainor Gayle and Robert Suggs Anh Malloy Carol I. Swisher Janis McBroom Laurie Ann Taylor Nancy McCarty Curtis C. Thompson, Jr. Craig and Becky McClung Giving Fund Theressa Virgil Linda Marr McPherson Teresa and Doug Waterman Laura Meadows Cynthia S. Mendenhall Jeanne Williams Rudy Wilson M. Lew Miller Anne C. Wray Sandra and Simon Miller Carolyn and Max Yost Lisa and Joel Morris Cynthia A. Young and James B. Farmer Alice and Matthew Nelson Jeanne and Richard Young Janice Newsome David Yurko John Nixon Susan and Rhus Palumbo We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing.

If you find an error, please accept our apology and notify us at INFO@ATLANTAMASTERCHORALE.ORG

MONTHLY SUSTAINING DONORS We invite you to consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor, spreading your gift over the year.

Visit AtlantaMasterChorale.org/donate to set up your recurring donation.

Jonathan Bauer Carol and Michael Bohannon Katie Bossie Jamie Clements Kathleen and Bernie Cleveland Lawrence Easter Samantha Frischling Philip Garrett

Doug Hand Amy and Chris Kuhn Alice and Matthew Nelson Susan and Eric Nelson Debra and Scott Pyron Maggie and Charlie Rogers Kathryn Stone Stephanie Watkins

Anonymous Anne Marie Alexander Bonnie Baker Carol and Michael Bohannon Shauna and Jason Byars Sharon E. Cregier Barbara and Donald Defoe Vicki and Steve Fey Sally F. George Philip Garrett

Karen Harwell Barbara and Walter MacGinnitie Michael Nifong and John Sartain Mary Margaret Oliver Sally Rhoden Hamilton and Mason Smith Theressa Virgil Stephanie Watkins Donna and Brian Weatherby

Full details on the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund including how to donate are listed on the next page.

Donors will remain in concert programs for one year from the donation date.

2025 CHORAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION SPONSORS

To support our 2025 Choral Composition Competition through the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund, please list “competition sponsor” in the memo line of your check or in the notes box for online donations.

Carol and Michael Bohannon Bonnie Baker Barbara and Donald Defoe

Mary Margaret Oliver Sally Rhoden Stephanie Watkins

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE needs YOU!

We rely on the generosity of individual donors in our community, like you, who understand and value the extraordinary quality of our music.

Your gifts help us reach thousands of people throughout the year as we inspire and enrich the lives of the people in our community and beyond.

To give online, scan the QR code or visit www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org/Give.

You may also mail a donation: Atlanta Master Chorale | P.O. Box 133201 | Atlanta, GA 30333

THANK YOU! Atlanta Master Chorale is a registered IRS 501(c)(3) organization.

Your donation may be tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

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We welcome the opportunity to honor individuals. Please consider a gift to honor a family member or friend.

Dedications and memorials will remain in concert programs for one year from the donation date.

Anonymous donation in memory of Mildred Hopkins Mainor Sally Angevine in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Mary S. Archer in memory of my beloved friend, Sam Hagan Bob Bauer and Terry Simerly in memory of Sam Hagan Myrna Bauman in honor of Eric Nelson Ruth C. Brown, MD in honor of Elizabeth and Mark Lamback The Caldwell Family in loving memory of our friend and neighbor, Sam Hagan Ted Campbell in memory of Patricia Campbell Sharon E. Cregier in honor of Mary Ann Evangelista Marge and Gray Crouse in honor of Eric Nelson Elizabeth and Robert Edge in memory of Sam Hagan Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Edge in honor of Eric Nelson for his spectacular leadership of Atlanta Master Chorale John Eley in honor of Denny Shin and Ameya Gangal Merrill Ellis in thanks to Stephanie Watkins Vicki and Steve Fey in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Howard Filston in honor of his grandson, Scott Eric Johnson James Fortier in honor of Eric Klem’s 60th birthday Christine and Ben Fuller in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Richard Fuller in memory of Sam Hagan, magnificent tenor, and with condolences to his wife Marti Susan and Donald Garrett in honor of James R. Turner Sally F. George in honor of Eric Nelson Harry Gilbert in memory of Katie Gilbert Marti Hagan in memory of her treasured husband and devoted member of AMC's board, Sam Hagan Barbara Pressley Hammond in honor of Jeffrey Clanton Keith Hand in honor of Doug Hand Sharon L. and Duncan M. Harle in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Karen Harwell in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson and in memory of Genie Patterson Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, in memory of Sam Hagan Ardath and Stephen Krist in memory of Sam Hagan Amy and Chris Kuhn in memory of Pat Campbell Alison Lebreton in honor of Sydney Cleland Janet Locke in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Kay and David Mainor in memory of Mildred Mainor and in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Craig and Becky McClung in honor of Dr. Paul McClung Cynthia S. Mendenhall in memory of Sam Hagan Sylvia and Samy Naguib in memory of Cleo Mansour Betsy and Dave Polstra in honor of Bill and Carol Yadlosky Pam and Stephen Pugh in honor of Mary Evelyn King, daughter of Mark and Edna King Susan Raven in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Stephen Shaver in honor of Eric Nelson, with thanksgiving for his artistry and leadership Gayle and Robert Suggs in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson Joanne and Jim Van Duys in honor of Randy Dobbs Teresa and Doug Waterman in honor of Bill and Sally Waterman Ellen and John Yates in memory of Louise, Paul, and Rosalyn Cobb and Julia Yates Cynthia A. Young and James B. Farmer in honor of Jim Verrecchia

Atlanta Master Chorale established the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund (ENAF) in 2020 to honor Eric Nelson’s incredible talents and twenty-year leadership as our artistic director. The ENAF underwrites chorale travel to special performances, commissioned choral works by new or established composers, our annual composition competition, and expenses for high-caliber guest artists who perform or record with the chorale.

ENAF donations may be made online (choose ENAF from the drop-down menu), by mail (indicate ENAF in the memo section of your check), or at the merchandise table in the lobby.

AtlantaMasterChorale.org/donate Atlanta Master Chorale| P.O. Box 133201 | Atlanta, GA 30333

THANK YOU from Atlanta Master Chorale

A T L A N T A M A ST E R C H O R A L E M E R C H A N D I S E !

Don’t forget to stop by the table in the lobby to check out our Atlanta Master Chorale merchandise! We have 40th anniversary coffee mugs and 30 oz RTIC tumblers available along with our embroidered Land’s End tote bags, notecards, and magnets. And of course, we will have our latest CDs for sale.

Land’s End Tote Bag:

$40 30oz RTIC Tumbler:

$20

Notecards:

$10/ boxed set

Anniversary mugs:

$15 each

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE would like to thank Bridge Catering for their generosity and support this season.

Bridge Catering, owned and operated by Chef Keith Hand, prepares delicious and affordable dishes for wedding receptions, corporate events, lunches, parties, cocktail receptions, church functions, and more. We will develop a unique menu for your event that will fulfill your culinary desires while staying within your budget.

Learn more at BridgeCatering.com or call 404.233.1582.

If your company would like to sponsor a concert or a season or if you have goods or services to donate, please contact Jim Verrecchia, Executive Director, for more information: ExecutiveDirector@AtlantaMasterChorale.org | 404.853.9309

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Atlanta Master Chorale’s six latest CDs are available at our merchandise table in the lobby after the concerts.

The full collection of our CDs and digital downloads may also be purchased on our website at AtlantaMasterChorale.org/Shop.

And Atlanta Master Chorale recordings are available on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other digital and streaming services.

B O A R D of

D I R E C TO R S

Stephanie Watkins, Board Chair Sydney Cleland Sally Rhoden Jamie Clements Charlie Rogers Cindy Evans Stan Segal Tommy Herrington Mary Slaughter Eric Nelson, Artistic Director Kathryn Stone, Secretary Raymond Payne Julie Thompson, Treasurer James Verrecchia, Executive Director

ADV I S O RY

BO A R D

Cheryl Bachelder Charles Beaudrot Ray Chenault Rodger Herndon Dr. James T. Laney

Marianna Magee Toni Myers H. Hamilton Smith William & Carol Yadlosky Ellen & John Yates

ST AFF Eric Nelson, Artistic Director Jonathan Easter, Pianist/Organist James Verrecchia, Executive Director Amy Kuhn, Administrative Manager Nick Almand, Graphic Design and Video

J O I N US for the SEASON FINALE of our 4 0t h ANNI VE R S A RY S EAS O N!

Held at Emory University’s S C H WA R T Z C E N T E R FOR PERFORMING ARTS 1700 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307 Tickets and more information available at AtlantaMasterChorale.org/Concerts WE ’ LL S E E YO U SO O N !

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