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2637 32nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55406 www.singersinaccord.org
Singers in Accord is proud to announce the collabora ng directors for the 2011‐2012 Season!
November2011
Dr.DavidMennicke
February2012J.D.Steele
MacPhailCommunityYouthChoirMacPhailSuzukiStringEnsemble
May2012
NancyGrundahl
Please visit www.singersinaccord.org for concert details & updates.
Singers in Accord Fundraising Garage Sale Fri. June 3rd & Sat. 4th from 9‐4, 3824 Beard Ave. South, Minneapolis
(between Xerxes & France near Lake Calhoun)
Audi ons for 2011‐2012 Concert Season Would you like to join us as a singer next season?
Visit our website and click on the “Request an Audi on” bu on for more details!
WendyZaro‐Mullins,AssociateProfessorofVoiceatUniversityofMNSingersinAccordFrenchdictioncoach
FaithLutheranChurchofForestLake‐Riserprovider
UniversityLutheranChurchofHopeProvidingrehearsalandperformancespacetoSingersinAccord
asArtistsinResidenceforthe2010‐2011Season
MusicConnectionPianorental&tuningprovider
forSingersinAccordwww.ConnectWithMusic.com
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SpecialAcknowledgments
Saturday,May14,2011‐7:30p.m.UnityChurch—Unitarian
St.Paul,MN
Live Laugh Love
Sunday,May15,2011‐4:00p.m.SpiritofHopeUnitedMethodistChurch
GoldenValley,MN
Singers in Accord with Conductor Jerry Rubino
Singers in Accord is uniquely structured as a singer‐led organiza on, dedicated to exploring our humanity through performances of culturally diverse choral music. The audi oned chorale collaborates with a new conductor, performing ar st or ar s c ensemble in each concert, to create dis nc ve concert experiences for its singers and audience members. Singers in Accord strives to enrich the cultural life of Minnesota communi es through
outreach, educa on and innova ve performances. The chorale was founded in 2009 by several members of the former World Voices ensemble. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corpora on that does not employ paid staff. Singers in Accord is administrated en rely by volunteers, most of whom are from within the chorale. Because of this, financial support given is tax deduc ble and goes directly to suppor ng its ar s c mission and community outreach efforts. To that end, the ensemble strives to make concerts free, where possible, or extremely affordable, so anyone who wishes to experience a high‐quality musical performance has the opportunity to do so without an economic barrier. For more informa on, please visit: www.singersinaccord.org.
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Rachel Christensen + Jan Ackley Malecha Mark Countryman Niels Billund Gloria Fredkove Judy Arnstein Dean Miller + Mike Borg * June Griffin E a Bernstein Michael Mullins Terry Burk Jan LeClair * Linda Burk * William Munson Phil Davis Penny Meier * Jessie Clausen Jim Norquist Dan Digre * Lisa Munson Monica Degeneffe Paul Skavnak Chris an Hanninen Becky Pansch Rosalie Eldevik Tad Thompson Michael Karlsrud Maria Reichow Leanne Hansen Ken Williams * Kevin Larsen Schele Smith Elizabeth Mangold Dana Skoglund *+ Kim We eland Jody McCormick + Sheri Williams + Sec on Leader Stephanie Young‐Teske * Leadership Team
Exploring our humanity through choral music
BillMunson,Pianist/SingersinAccordAccompanist
Bill Munson is the Music Coordinator at Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake, MN, where he leads the music ministry program. A Minnesota na ve, Munson holds a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Minnesota and a Masters of Music in Collabora ve Piano from the University of Colorado. Bill has studied piano with Dr. Alexander Braginsky and Professor Robert Spillman and has served as a Vocal Coach at Metro State College of Denver in Colorado. Bill and his wife, Lisa, and their dogs, Schubert and Chopin, currently live in Saint Paul.
Individual Donors Con nued:
Theresa Marrs Steve Ramsey Tracy Terbell Andrea Mar n & Bob Williams Carmen & Anthony Rangel Merine Thomas & Aju Kurakkaram Jody McCormick Berni Reardon Tad & Michelle Thompson Penny & Ellio Meier Virginia Redman Ann Thurber Clayton Miller Steve & Tressa Reise er Roger & Sue Towler Dean & Sue Miller Sco Rohr Nancy Vaids Gerald & Frida Mindrum Ron & Pat Rollins Bob & Janet Vedell Jen Morgans Wade Savage Ann Wachtler Ann & Sco Mullinix Katherine Schafer Gwen & Michael Waite Michael Mullins Duane & Donna Schechinger Clara Walter‐Marche Bill & Lisa Munson Mary Schneider Marie & Brian Walton Lisa Nabbefelel Gloria Schultz Ka e Wareham Jim Norquist Edward Schwarz & Marsha Haagenson Leila Wenzel Laverne Norquist Holmes Kim Senne Dave West & Kris Schoephoerster Andrea Olson Mary & Dennis Senne Kim & Eric We eland Nancy O Deborah Silver Margot Wille & Bob Miller Ruth Palmer Joel Skarp Dorothy Williams Becky Pansch & Ron Germundson Paul & Cindy Skavnak Ken & Sheri Williams Jim Pansch & Margie Fargnoli Pansch Dana & Cheryl Skoglund Kenneth & Kathy Williams Carolina Pastene Saldias Margaret Skoglund Jordan Wilson Don Patere Schele & Phil Smith Kris & Sco Woelber Fred Pielert & Trudy Marshall Steph & Steve Smith Ramdev & Padma Wudali Victoria Pikkarainen William & Jill Somrock Stephanie Young‐Teske Kris & Michael Po er Michael Stolz Lyne e Ziegler Myra Quale Charles Stuart Shona Ramchandani & Ma Sherman Nellie & Tim Suess
GuestMusicians
JesseReimer,BassJesse Reimer is a versa le bass player who has been playing since age 9. He obtained a bass performance degree from MusicTech college (now McNally Smith College of Music), studying electric bass under Charles Fletcher and Terry Burns, and upright bass under Gary Raynor. Jesse plays for local indie‐pop personality Nikki Howe and the jazz group “Seven,” as well as the Bethlehem Bap st Church orchestra and worship ministries. He has also played for local theater company Minneapolis Musical Theater. He considers himself to be “Low‐end for hire.”
PaulDavidStanko,PercussionPaul David Stanko has been an ac ve percussionist, composer, arranger, recording ar st, singer, drum instructor and performer around the Twin Ci es area for over 20 years. You can download Paul David’s music for free at his website: h p://www.soundclick.com/PaulDavid.
Corporate Donors: Jen & Brian Christopherson Jim & Sharon Gullickson
Fred Pielert & Associates Jim Clark & Lisa Barnes Missy & Chad Habeck
MISCO Tom Clausen & Chris Ulrich Chris an & Kirsten Hanninen
Team Personnel Joanna Cortright Marilyn Hansen Thomson Reuters Tom Cotroneo Steve Hanson & Susan Cary‐Hanson Linda & Frank Countryman Bonnie Haug Individual Donors: Margaret Countryman & Richard Parranto Tim Hearn Jan Ackley Malecha Mark & Melanie Countryman Marg Walker & Eric Hendrickson Mark Allen Mary Cowden W. Randolph & Angeline B. Herman Genvieve Anderson Dorothy Dahle Becky & Ted Hollan Erin Appel Carol Daly Jenny Holte
Pa Arntz Donald & Michelle Dehn John Hunt Audrey & Jeffrey Banwart Chris Denton & Sean Nugent Danielle Hruska & Bre Nelson Holly Barr Ken & Arlene Denzer Donna & Tom Idstrom Rob Barros & Keri Schultz Amy & Troy Diede Susan Jenkins Lee Bayer‐Shapiro Clifford & Bernice Digre Marilyn Jeukens Dr. Willarene Beasley Dan Digre & Luz Paz Allen Johnson Helen Berg Kathleen Digre & Michael Varner Joel & Roxanne Johnson E a & Don Bernstein Bob & Susan Doerr Ma Jones & Lisa Lynch James Be endorf Sara & Mahadev Dovre Wudali Paul Karlson Pa y Bjorklund Michele J. Edwards Margaret Karsten Linda & Charles Block Joanne Eklund Gholam & Raha Kiyan Ruth Blom John Eldevik Ted Klein Emily Blue Rosalie & Bruce Eldevik Sheldon Klukas Tom Bodine Diane Erickson Duane & Mavis Knu Ray & Rhonda Bonnabeau Dan and Sue Filbin Wendy & Bruce Koenen Mike & Margaret Borg Heidi & Dale Ford Bryan & Kathryn Kufus Jeff Bowar Julie Fossell Jodi Kyllonen Lowell & Linda Brandt Joe & Gloria Fredkove Bernadine Langguth Sarah & Kurt Brandt Pat & Wayne Funk Mona & Fred LaPlant Kris & John Brennan Michael Gaspar Kevin Larsen Hiroko & Chris Bretz James & Sandra George Marlys Larsen Deborah Buchman Walters Gordon Gerriets Dana Larson Don Bulfer Erin & Amy Gislason Dave & Dorothy La erell
Noreen Carlson Stephanie Gober Kris n & Peter Lee Susana & Ma hew Carpenter Janne & Karl Gossman Heather & Michael Legris
Kent & Marlys Christensen William & Lois Gulbrandsen Lee Mahoney
Digital Audio Labs Tim Christopherson & Caroline Cochran Julie Gurewitz
Hoel Design Jessie & Casey Clausen Krista & James Hagen
Precision Gasket Ronald & Nell Collier Paula Hanninen Qwest Linda & James Comb Leanne Hansen & Phil Davis
Judy & Peter Arnstein Monica & Dennis Degeneffe Allen & Lenice Hoversten
Linda & Terry Burk Walter & Raeanna Gislason Jan LeClair
John Christensen June Griffin Jennie & Jim MacFarlane Don & Rachel Christensen Carol & Doug Greven Cheryl Luebke Dan & Katrin Christensen‐Cowan Sherry Greenhagen Joanne Lovold Clark Christensen Kim Granger Marc Light & Jill Gaulding
Please support Singers in Accord Without your generous dona ons, our mission in the community
simply would not be possible.
Dona on envelopes can be le today at the Singers in Accord dona on table. Dona ons are also accepted online at www.singersinaccord.org
You may also mail a contribu on to: 2637 32nd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
We are grateful for the support from these generous donors:
CollaboratingDirector,JerryRubino
Jerry Rubino is a conductor, pianist, singer and coach regarded for his diverse musical interests, engaging ar stry and passionate enthusiasm for performing arts. Jerry founded and directs VOICES 360, a vocal and instrumental ensemble that priori zes the collabora ve process of the singer/actor and dancer to present mul ‐disciplinary performances of repertoire including early music, classical music, gospel, pop and jazz. His group appears in diverse venues, from Macy’s to Orchestra Hall. He is a music editor with Oxford University Press and the Hal Leonard Corpora on and is the assistant
conductor of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale. His workshops and music direc ng have taken him to Australia, Asia, Europe, Canada and throughout the United States. In Minneapolis, he has taught at Northwestern, Augsburg and Carleton Colleges, and he recently served as music director for “Swing” at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters, Nau lus Music Theater’s produc on of “Man of La Mancha,” and “Carousel” at the Southern Theater. More informa on on Jerry Rubino can be found at: www.jerryrubino.com.
Iampleasedandexcitedtowelcomeyoutothe inalconcertofoursecondseason.TheuniquestructureofSingersinAccord,collaboratingwithadifferentconductorforeachconcert,hasyieldedatremendouslyexcitingandmemorableseasonforouraudiencesandsingers.
Webeganinthefallwith“ASerenadeoftheHeart,”exploringchoralmusicoftheGermanromanticmastersunderthedetailedandexpressiveconductingofKathyRomey.OurwinterwasanythingbutcoldaswecelebratedBlackHistoryMonthwith“IgnitetheSpirit,RealizetheDream.”Wesanggospel,jazz,andpopandevendidanEastAfricanjumpdancewiththeinspiringandspiritedJ.D.Steele.WewerejoinedbytheenergeticandtalentedMacPhailCommunityYouthChoirandSuzukiStringEnsemble.
Thisevening,wecloseourseasonwith“Live,Laugh,Love,”andwelcomebackourirstcollaboratingconductor,themulti‐talentedanddynamic,JerryRubino.Jerryhasawonderfulabilitytocreatehighmusicalstandardsandatthesametimeinteractwithallsingersascollaborativepartners.ThankyouJerry,foronceagainsharingyourpassionandinspirationwithus.
Tocontinueourmissionofcollaborativechoralmusic,werelyonyou,ouraudience,tosupportusthroughyour inancialgifts.BecauseSingersinAccorddoesnotemployapaidstaff,any inancialsupportyougivegoesdirectlytofundingourartisticmissionandcommunityoutreach.ThankyouforbeinghereandthankyouforsupportingSingersinAccord!DanDigreChairmanoftheBoard/SingersinAccord
MessagefromSingersinAccord
ProgramnotesfromJerryRubino
Itisajoyformetoreturnasartisticcollaboratorafterconductingthegroup’sdebutconcertsin2009.Thecommitment,enthusiasmandattentiontodetailofthisorganizationareinspiringandcontagious!
Mypersonalvaluesformusicmakingincludemusicalaccuracyandacommitmenttostylisticdiversity.Atthesametime,werealizethatmusichastheabilitytotouchthesoulandoftenexpressthingsthatwordscannot.Thatsparkisignitedeverytimethatthisgroupmeetstorehearseorperform.
Theconcerttheme“Live,Laugh,Love”createsanopportunitytojourneythroughorre lectonlifeexperiencesthatweallshare.Therepertoirerepresentsmanycompositionalandstylisticperiods,fromMozarttotheGreatAmericanSongbook,andwehaveenjoyedtheprocessofworkingthroughmusicalchoicesthathelptode ineandexpresstheenergycontainedinthetext,musicandemotion.
Wehopethatyouwillvalueandenjoythejourneyoftoday’sconcert!
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Awake the Harp ....................................................... Franz Joseph Haydn The Crea on (1732–1809) Can que de Jean Racine .................................................... Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Alleluia ........................................................................ Randall Thompson (1899–1984)
II Aloue e ......................................................... French‐Canadian Folk Song arr. Robert Sund (b. 1943)
ConcertProgram
WordofGodthemosthigh,ouronlyhope,eternaldayofheavenandearth;webreakthesilenceofthispeacefulnight.DivineSavior,castyoureyesuponus!Filluswiththe ireofyourgreatmercy,forallhell leesatthesoundofyourvoice.Dispelfromthelistlesssoultheslumberthatcausesustoforgetyourlaws.OhChrist,lookwithfavoruponyourfaithfulpeoplewhohavegatheredtogethertoblessyou.Receivethesongsthathavebeenofferedtoyourimmortalglory,andmaytheyreturn illedwithyourgifts.
Skylark,sweetSkylark,Iwillpluckyourheadandmouthandnoseandeyes.
Shenandoah .............................................................. American Folk Song arr. James Erb (b. 1926)
III Regina Coeli .................................................. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Solo Quartets Becky Pansch—soprano Penny Meier—soprano Jessie Clausen—alto Stephanie Young‐Teske—alto Paul Skavnak—tenor Paul Skavnak—tenor Dana Skoglund—bass Chris an Hanninen—bass
IV
A Sondheim Sampler .................................................. Stephen Sondheim Soloist: Beth Mangold (b. 1930) arr. David Maddux (b. 1954)
Everybody Says Don’t (Anyone Can Whistle) Broadway Baby** (Follies) I Remember (Evening Primrose) You Could Drive a Person Crazy** (Company) Send in the Clowns (A Li le Night Music) Anyone Can Whistle (Anyone Can Whistle) **Small Ensemble Judy Arnstein E a Bernstein Mark Countryman Phil Davis Rachel Christensen Beth Mangold Dean Miller Dan Digre Gloria Fredkove Jody McCormick Ken Williams Maria Reichow Sheri Williams
V
You Must Believe in Spring** ........................................ Michel Legrand (b. 1932) arr. Phil Ma son (b. 1938) They Say It’s Wonderful ....................................................... Irving Berlin Annie Get Your Gun (1888–1989) arr. Steve Zegree (b. 1953) It’s a Grand Night for Singing ........................................ Richard Rodgers State Fair (1902–1979) arr. Jerry Rubino (b. 1952)
Queenofheavenrejoice,Alleluia!ForHewhomyouwereworthytobear,Alleluia!HasrisenasHesaid,Alleluia!PrayforustoGod,Alleluia!