IS PLEASED TO SPONSOR

THE SOUTH WINDSOR COMMUNITY CHORUS

In Their Efforts to Provide Cultural Music Programs

For the Community

42 Rumsey Road

East Hartford, CT 06108

Servicing the Automotive, Commercial &

Industrial Markets

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A 501c3 Non-Profit Organization

Presents

Saturday, January 9, 2016 South Windsor High School

161 Nevers Road

South Windsor, CT 06074

About The Chorus

Director:

Susan Leach - Hebert

Accompanist: David Wallace

About The Chorus The South Windsor Community Chorus members share a desire to provide entertainment, musical growth and education, personal challenge, creativity, and community service. The Chorus welcomes voices (with or without musical background) from South Windsor and the surrounding towns. This organization originally began in 1971 as “Friends of Music.” Bobbie Reeves (Director) and Karen Krinjak (Accompanist) volunteered their services to help raise money for band uniforms for the South Windsor High School. Today, membership ranges from 40 to 50 singers from towns throughout the region. The Chorus performs two major concerts a season, winter and spring, as well as shorter programs throughout the community. Our repertoire consists of light classical, popular show tunes, and traditional numbers. The group is sponsored in part by the Recreation Department of the Town of South Windsor, through the generosity of companies and organizations in the community, as well as by members of the chorus themselves. The Chorus awards its’ “Friends of Music” scholarship each year, to a graduating Senior of South Windsor High School, pursuing a career in music.

For more information on how you can join us on our musical

adventures, please call Lehman A. Mann Sr at 875-2589.

Please visit us at our web site:

http://swchorus.org

Chorus Members

Sopranos

Rachel Axler Carol Klock

Carol Ballard Linda Lahart Marlene Bennett Nancy Lohmann

Joyce Bonelli Patricia Miele Ursula Clark Carol-Lynn Miller

Sharon Cunningham Divina Montebon Sara Duttweiler Shirley Nanci

Eileen M. Flannelly Eileen Nelli Roberta Howd Barbara Picard Hannah Huot Sowmya Ramesh

Janet Huot Karen Wagner

Michelle Karasik Laurel Wrynn

Connie Karpen Linda York

Altos Theresa Bennett Donna Gerrity Donna Brown

Meredith Clark Debbie Griswold Vanessa Johnson

Cheryl Cormier Diane Lajoie Kelly Coyne Louise Neary

Kathleen Gaedje Nancy Gaines

Janet Querido Jennifer Richard

Meghan Westbrook

Tenors Jonathan Clark

Julia Cote William Kelly

Janet Kremidas Glenn Miller Carol Obee

Wade Signor

Basses Alan Embleton Richard Karpen Alex Karpen

Lehman A Mann, Sr.

John Pelkey .

We Need Your Support Ticket sales cover only a portion of our operating costs. It is through the generosity of friends like you the South Windsor Community Chorus is able to present quality programs. While your contribution in any amount is greatly appreciated, the following is a list of suggested donation levels

Enclosed is my check for $_____________ To the order of South Windsor Community Chorus.

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

I wish my gift to be anonymous

Does your company have a matching gift program? Please check with your employer to see if your gift qualifies for matching funds.

My company will match my gift. My company’s matching gift form is enclosed. I would like to sing in SWCC, please call me at __________________

South Windsor Community Chorus c/o Eileen Nelli, Treasurer

88 Old Farm Rd South Windsor, CT 06074

Directors $ 1,500 and up Listing in each concert program, inclusion on our website, and ten tickets to our winter and spring concerts.

Conductors $ 1,000 Listing in each concert program, inclusion on our website, and six tickets to our winter and spring concerts.

Producers $ 500 Listing in each concert program, inclusion on our website, and three tickets to our winter and spring concerts.

Performers $ 100 - $ 250 Listing in each concert program and two tickets to our winter and spring concerts.

Patrons $ 5 - $ 75 Listing in each concert program (up to 45 characters)

My gift is in memory or (please type or print clearly):

Susan Leach-Hebert , Director

Susan Leach-Hebert grew up in Southington, Connecticut. She received her Masters of Music Education at the University of Connecticut, studying under the nationally known children’s choir director Mary Ellen Junda. While at UCONN she conducted select pieces for the Women’s Choir and studied voice with Constance Rock. Susan conducted the “Treble Makers” - a children’s choir at the Community Music and Arts School in Storrs. For several years, she conducted the adult Folk Group at St Mary’s church in Windsor Locks, CT and spent some time teaching Musikmakers birth-5 music in Manchester. Ms. Leach Hebert has spent 20 years teaching general and vocal music to elementary and middle school students, the past 12 years at Eli Terry Elementary School (the best school ever!) in South Windsor. She currently resides in South Windsor with her husband and two teenage children

David Wallace, Pianist

David Wallace studied piano in Melbourne and Orlando, Florida, as well as in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He lent his diverse musical talent to numerous school bands, choruses, jazz bands, and churches as a vocalist, instrumentalist (playing trumpet and piano), and director. In addition to serving as our pianist since 1995, he is the music director of the 2nd Congregational Church of Manchester. David and his family are residents of South Windsor.

South Windsor Community Chorus Officers

President Lehman A. Mann Sr. Vice-President Janet Rataic Huot

Business Manager Janet Querido Treasurer Eileen Nelli Librarian Julia Cote Secretary Diane Lajoie

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With Our Appreciation

Performers

First Niagara Bank Imperial Oil

Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home

Patrons

Dzen Realty, Inc.

In Memorium

In Memory of Frank McGinley

Donna Brown

Janice McGinley

In Honor

In Honor of Lisa Burch

James Burch

2016 / 2017 CONCERT SEASON REGISTRATION FORM

Please complete this form and return it along with your registration fee of $30.00 for the Fall / Winter Concert Season, to our Treasurer Eileen Nelli, 88 Old Farm Rd. South Windsor,CT. 06074. *********************************************************************** Full Name _______________________________________________________________ Address ___________________ City _______________ State _____ Zip _______ Home Phone __________________ Work Phone ___________________ Company Name ________________________ E-Mail Address _____________________________________

1. If different from above, please indicate how you would like your name to be listed in our

concert programs. _____________________________________________________________ Are you a returning member? Yes No if not, how did you hear about the chorus?

� Other Member � Attended a Performance � SWCC Web Site

� Journal Inquirer � Hartford Courant � Other

What voice part do you sing? Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Don’t Know 2. Are you interested in doing a solo or participating in a trio, quartet, or other small

ensemble? Yes No If you would like, please list any previous singing experience you may have.

3. There is a lot that goes into keeping our chorus running. Would you be willing to help

with:

� Membership � Special Events � Program � Publicity � Tickets � Other

4. Is there anyone you know that might also be interested in joining our chorus? We need

both men and women singers. (Please list name and phone so we can contact them.)

5. Does your church chorus or other organization have a music library that they might be

willing to share with the South Windsor Community Chorus? Yes No Don’t Know (Please list name of organization.).

6. Does your company have a foundation grant , matching gift or volunteer incentive

program? Yes No What are the requirements ??

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this form. If you have any questions, please call Lee Mann (860) 875-2589 or Visit our Web Site: WWW. SWCHORUS.Org

With Our Appreciation

Allied Printing for printing the programs

Our Savior Lutheran Church for providing rehearsal space

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for providing rehearsal space

We would like to recognize and thank the following individuals

who have contributed extra time supporting the chorus

Joyce Bonelli Art Querido

Art Dunham Rob Nelli

Lehman A Mann Sr. Wade W.Signor

Janet Querido

S.W.H.S. Stage, Lighting, Sound and Video Crews

The South Windsor Recreation Department

A Note from the Director … Happy New Year to all of you and THANK YOU for coming out and supporting our South Windsor Community Chorus. In keeping with our recent practices of including students from our very own community, we welcome Gabe Milluzzo. Gabe has been singing and performing in the South Windsor Schools since elementary schools and many have watched him and his voice grow and mature. It is such a treat for us to have a large pool of talented young people in South Windsor. It certainly makes me proud to live, teach and conduct in this wonderful town. As for the South Windsor community chorus, we welcomed many new members this session as well as seasoned veteran singers of all ages. Singing a variety of styles and genres, my hope is that each audience member will find a piece (or pieces) that moves them and connects with them in some way. I leave you with this: “Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.”

A Note from the President … I hope you’ll remember all you’ve shared with the South Windsor community chorus in this evenings performance. We, the SWCC enjoy every moment that we are performing for you, our “Friends in music” from all of the surrounding communities. This season, The South Windsor Community Chorus had the wonderful opportunity to share its music at the South Windsor Historical Society’s annual Holiday House Tour and Tea Cup Silent Auction. Our voices rang through the hall like a chorus at a grand auditorium. We also performed Our National Anthem and God Bless America at the American Legion’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park. We bring you this season, Joyful Songs with the hope that you find JOY in our music. Our message is one of Joy and Hope, that music can heal and it can bring joy to the hearts for all who hear us sing. It is our wish that you will continue supporting us as we continue on the road ahead and feel these thanks we are sending with our music. Thank You and Happy New Year to ALL of YOU, our “FRIENDS IN MUSIC”.

The National Anthem

(The Star-Spangled Banner) lyrics by Francis Scott Key

music by John S. Smith

Joyful Songs We Sing In Celebration

lyrics and music by Wolfgang A Mozart

arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen

Winterlight lyrics and music by Amy F, Bernon

Soloist: Alto Theresa Bennett

While Christmas lyrics and music by Irving Berlin Guest Soloist: Gabriel Milluzzo

Zol Zain Sholem arranged by Joshua Jacobson

Lirum, Lirum lyrics and music by Thomas Morley

Three Hungarian Folk Songs

lyrics by A. L. Lloyd music by Matyas Seiber

River in Judea

lyrics by Linda Marcus music by Jack Feldman

arranged by John Leavitt

~ Intermission ~

Part 2 Fill-A Me Up lyrics and music by Pepper Chopin

Soloists: Basses Richard Karpen and Alex Karpen

Wakati wa Amani lyrics and music by Sally K. Albrecht Winter Canon

lyrics and music by Thomas Tallis arranged by Andy Beck

Let It Snow, Let It Snow,

Let It Snow

lyrics by Sammy Cain music by Jule Styne

arranged by Richard Carlyle

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day lyrics and music by M. Hall Guest Soloist: Gabriel Milluzzo

Jingle Bell Rock

words and music by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe

Jing-a-ling, Jing-a-ling

lyrics by Don Raye music by Paul Smith

arranged by Mac Huff Soloists: Alto Meghan Westbrook, Soprano Hannah Huot

Please join us for a light reception following the performance