presents our Annual Spring Benefit Concert
in support of
Saturday, May 18, 2024
@3:00pm
The United Baptist Church Annandale, VA
Thank you for joining us this afternoon to support The Arc of Northern Virginia, a 61-year-old non-profit organization working to promote and protect the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities!
Our program today focuses on uplifting and inspiring stories of persistence despite attempts to stifle boldness, finding hope and joy in the face of fear, and reaching for the unreachable stars!
If this is your first Sopranessence experience, you’re in for a treat! Our performances are made to break the stereotype of classical music being stuffy and distant. One of the fun ways we do this is by unconventionally taking melodies, typically sung by one voice, and trading off musical lines like runners in a relay race. Or maybe we’ll “mash” together a couple of songs and see what new story evolves. It’s all about having fun with music and bringing you, our audience, along for the ride!
We sincerely hope you enjoy today’s performance. Be sure to join our email list (scan the QR code below) or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube (search for Sopranessence) so you can stay updated on our 2024-25 season, when we’ll celebrate our 10th Anniversary!
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Wishing you a wonderful Summer!
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Dream for Your Inspiration
Sing Your Own Song
The Muppets Take Manhattan Scott Brownlee
Dear Edwina Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich
Un moto di gioia (A Rush of Joy) Le Nozze di Figaro
W. A. Mozart
arr. Nicole Lamm
I feel a rush of joy in my bosom, which announces delight in the midst of my fears. We hope that the trouble will end happily - Fate and Love are not always tyrants. Sometimes goodness is born from pain. When one believes the danger is the greatest, an even greater calm shines forth.
You’ll Never Walk Alone Carousel
Emily Davis
Corner of the Sky Pippin
They All Laughed
Nicole Lamm
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Bobby Heath
RKO Radio Pictures’ Shall We Dance George & Ira Gershwin
Il sogno di Cenerentola (Cinderella’s Dream)
Luigi Gordigiani
Always left to stoke the fire…a barbaric life. While my sisters go to parties with their father, I remain to sigh alone. Yet, I had a blissful dream – my fate changed, and maybe I’ll be happy tonight! Every woman will die of envy! No longer can they call me the little ash-girl. I’ll be as beautiful as Venus, have fancy clothes, diamonds and a crowd of suitors falling at my feet! But, I have to stay and stoke the fire. Love tells me not to tremble.
No One is Alone
Jenna Stein
Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim
The Ugly Duckling The Motion Picture Hans Christian Andersen Frank Loesser
I Have Confidence
Maggie Ramsey
The Impossible Dream
The Sound of Music Rodgers & Hammerstein
The Man of La Mancha
Joe Darion & Mitch Leigh
Speaker: The Arc of Northern Virginia Howard Stregack
The Kite
Bharati Soman Soprano
Nicole Lamm Soprano
Ramsey
Emily Davis Soprano
Jenna Stein Soprano
Kathleen Allen Soprano
Allysa Packard Soprano
Ruth Locker Pianist Unsung Hero