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The Girl Choir of South Florida 3347 NW 55th St Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 954-533-9227 / [email protected]
OurMissionTheGirlChoirofSouthFloridapresentsthecompellingsoundofyoungwomen’svoicesinoutstandingperformancesthrougha
qualitymusiceducationprogram.
Do you know a girl who loves to sing? Then she’ll love singing with the Girl Choir!
Save the date for one of our open auditions Saturday, May 26, 2012 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, June 9, 2012 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
3347 NW 55th St, Fort Lauderdale, Florida All girls ages 6 through 13 are welcome to audition.
No preparation or prior experience is necessary. For more information about auditions, visit us online at girlchoir.org/audition
Celestial Light Friday,May18,8pmAllSaintsEpiscopalChurchFortLauderdale,FL
Featuring the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in a program that includes music not included in tonight’s performance.
Tickets are online at girlchoir.org/tickets or by phone at 800-838-3006
Become a Subscriber Subscribers receive the best
seats and never pay for parking or wait in the Will Call line.
To become a subscriber for the 2012-2013 season, go online
to girlchoir.org/subscribe
The Girl Choir of South Florida
SunSun MoonMoon StarsStars
Sunday, May 6, 2012 | 4:00 pm Amaturo Theater Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Primes Choir EstherAlbuquerqueAmirahAlexandreGaelleAlexandreArielaAnselmoBrookeBaskinNatalieBezyReaganConnollyRachelCookeCaylaCopelandDeborahCusnirEstherRoseCusnir
RaevinDockeryJuliaEarnestAnagraceFagotGraceFerrelliMirandaFitzpatrickAnnabelleFlambertLouisaGammillLiannaGegersonBrielleGeraghtyNoelleGeraghtySamanthaHarrison
HannaHiranoAmyahHollomanNiveaJensenSnehaJosSakaeKingShelceyLatortueSarahLeighNaissaMichelLilyMilgramAlahnaMonplaisirJuliaMoreira
MelanyNaranjoTessPanceraIsabelaPardoValentinaPiedrahitaMirabelleRileyMayaSalahKiraSandersSarahSanseverinoMadisonSeniorMeganSeniorVanyahServalis
SophiaSheehanEmilySheetsSydneySmithAshleyTaylorGiuliaTobackEmmaYoungBertudeZamor
Apprentice Choir NiaAndersonRachelBarnettGwendolynBraccialargheKarissaBradyNolaBrowneSofıaCastanedaBriannaChavezTatianaClarkeCleoCollado
AbbyGillKailaGumbsValeriaHansenCarinaJonesSadieKopelmanMorganeLabbeZoeLarsonJadaLebertClaireLefortTiahnaLilivois
KaylahLouinyBrittMageeAlexisMaldonadoNatalieMedinaSarahMellingerMichaelaMillerSaraMoonGabriellaMorrisAdinaMujicaMayaNadu
AnaMarıaNunezMariaOrtegaChayannePollardElaReyes-RomanCiaraRodriguez-HoranKaylaSanseverinoLeslieSaraviaVenishaServalisEmmaSheehanAliaSmith
So iaStortiMindyTaftLaVonThomasMeganTirrellYevgeniaTomlinsonChenelleVassellKellyWoodson
Concert Choir IsabellaAlvarezChristaAndersonSylviaAycockRachaelBanachLauraBlankHelenBudowskyGillianCannataroJaVondaCarterEriniChongAlexandraColaizzi
MarianaColmenaresMarciaCuellar-GarciaBrookeD'AvignonSophieGarrettPaigeGieseOliviaGoehrigAmandaGoldbergShannonHarperChristinaHernandezElizaHurst
LeahJohnSeyraJosephSadieKleinJanaLebertFranchescaLinaresAliseLofgrenJessicaLomanCassidyLongDaelaLyewsang-HolnessValerieMartinez
ElizabethMathewTownsMcClainNaijaMurphyCaitlinPayneCristinaPichardoKaylaRaperRebeccaRobertsLillyRogersMaddieRogersKaliRosendo
BryndahlynSilverstromJyothyThomasAshleyVogtKellyWalshRaynaWhyeJennaWorkman
Chamber Singers IsabellaAlvarezSylviaAycockLauraBlankAlexandraColaizzi
MarianaColmenaresBrookeD'AvignonPaigeGieseOliviaGoehrigAmandaGoldbergChristinaHernandezElizaHurstAliseLofgren
JessicaLomanKaylaRaperMaddieRogersBryndahlynSilverstromJyothyThomasKellyWalsh
Instrumentalists Flute:EmmaMellingerOboe:LisaGelfand Clarinet:DavidWelchGuitar:MindyLofgren Percussion:JohnathonJadvaniTrapSet:BradleyPeterson 5
Concert Choir ACelticBlessingofLight EleanorDaley(b.1955)textAnonymous,adaptedbyEleanorDaley
CommissionedbyTheGirlChoirofSouthFloridaalongwithaconsortiumofyouthandchildren’schorusesthroughaprojectsponsoredbyChorusAmerica.
Combined Choirs HereComestheSunSponsoredbyTheCusnirandTheMilgramFamilies
GeorgeHarrison(1943-2001)arr.AlanBillingsley
Allofourchoirmothers,theorygraders,andvolunteers—Youmakeourprogrampossible!
MaryManteiga,ProgramCoverArtwork
Special Thanks To
FundingforthisorganizationisprovidedinpartbytheBrowardCountyBoardofCountyCommissionersasrecommendedbytheBrowardCulturalCouncil.
Aquarius/LettheSunshineInFromthemusicalHair
GaltMacDermot(b.1928)textJamesRadoandGeromeRagniarr.GregGilpin
WhatiftimestoodstillWouldwehavepeaceWhatiftherewasnotimeWouldtherebelifeTimecirclesandsurroundsusItdetermineswhatwecandoIt’sasettinginastoryIt’sthede initionofnightordaySummerwinterspringfallTimeiseverything
But…WhatiftimestoodstillWouldwehavepeaceWhatiftherewasnotimeWouldtherebelifeCaitlinPayne
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LaLuna(SongtotheMoon)
SponsoredbyMarkandEmmaMellinger
Z.RandallStroope(b.1953)textfreelyparaphrasedandinspiredbyJarosolvKvapilaportionofthetextwrittenbyZ.RandallStroopeNochedeLluvia(RainyNight)
SidRobinovitch(b.1942)textJuanadeIbarbourouWait,donotsleepListentowhatthewindissayingAndtowhatthewatersaystappingWithlittle ingersuponthewindowpanesAllmyheartislisteningToheartheenchantedsisterWhohassleptinthesky,Whohasseenthesun,Andnowcomesdown,buoyantandgay.
Letuslistentotherhythmoftherain.CradleonmyheartYoursilentforehead.Iwillfeelthewarmthofyourhearbeat.Howgaythewavingwheatwillbe!Howeagerlythegrasswillthrive!WhatdiamondswillclusternowInthedeepbranchesofthepines!Wait,donotsleep.TonightThetwoofusareaworld,Insideandwarm,Awayfromthewindandrain.
YouAretheNewDaySponsoredbyThePetersonFamilyinhonorofBradleyPetersonalongwiththeGCSFGraduatingClassof2012
JohnDavid(b.1946)arr.PhilipLawsonTheStormIsPassingOver CharlesAlbertTindley(1851-1933)arr.BarbaraW.Baker
Nuitd’étoilles(StarryNight) ClaudeDebussy(1862-1918)textTheodoreFaullindeBanvillearr.AlanRainesAserenemelancholyUnfurlsinthepitofmyheartAndIhearthesoulofmybelovedTremblinginthedreamlikewood.
IseeagaininourfountainYoureyes,blueliketheskies;Thisrose,it’syourbreathAndthesestarsareyoureyes.Starrynight,underyourveilsUnderyourbreezeandyourperfume,Asadlyrethatsighs,Idreamofloveslapsed.
Scânteisolare(SolarFlares)
JonathanR.Pieslak(b.1974)textSabinaPauţaPieslakThewarmwindcarriedthespring,Thedoeonceagainleapsthroughthevalleys.Shedrinksfromthepure,crystalriverthatpoursitselfSmoothlyintothesea;Springtimeisfullyborn.Theseaisrising,waveswithfoam,Migratorybirdsaregathering,Asirensingssweetlytothem,“ladalo…”
Sunandstars,manytinyones,Agameoflightonthemountainpeak,Thesnowhasmeltedeasily,It lowsclearlytowardsthespring.
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The Girl Choir of South Florida
Sun, Moon, Stars Wallis Peterson, Artistic Director
Gretchen Fasulo, Associate Director Gayle Giese and Susan Dodd, Accompanists
Lucia Deus, Choreographer
IDancetotheStarsandtheMoonNo.3fromNightSongs
CaryRatcliff(b.1953)textbasedon“SongsoftheNight”byLeslieD.Perkins
StarsIShallFindJessicaLoman,conductor JessicaLoman(b.1993)textSaraTeasdaleSongsoftheLights1. SongsoftheStars(Algonquin)2. TheSower(Navajo)3. TheSunIsaLuminousShield(Navajo)4. DaybreakSong(Navajo)
ImantRaminsh(b.1943)textAlgonquinIndian,translatedbyNellieBarnesandNavajoIndian,translatedbyEdaLouWalton
Combined Choirs
DanceintotheDay MarkPatterson
Concert Choir
Catchafallingstar BobChilcott(b.1955)textJohnDonne(1572-1631)
RadiantSisteroftheDay DavidL.BrunnertextPercyByssheShelleyChildwiththeStarryCrayonGraceFerelli,solo EleanorDaley(b.1955)textDinushiMunasighe
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Primes Choir and Apprentice Choir
ThePathtotheMoon EricH.Thiman(1900-1975)textMadelineC.Thomas
TheSunsetinMyMind DaveandJeanPerry
InscriptionofHope Z.RandallStroope(b.1953)quotingaRussianfolktunetextfromaninscriptiononacellarwallinCologne,GermanyTheHolocaustisastunningreminderofthetragicresultsofprejudiceandhatetowardotherpeople.Butitisalsoare-minderthathopeheld irmwilleventuallyreignvictoriousoverthegreatestofodds.ThefollowingwordswereinscribedonthewallofacellarinCologne,Germany,whereJewswerehidingfromtheNazisduringWorldWarII.Hopewasalltheyhadtoholdonto;hopewastheironlybridgetoabrightertomorrow.
BedinSummer LarryAllanSmith(b.1955)textfromAChild’sGardenofVersesbyRobertLouisStevensonTheRainbowNo.2fromThreeTwo-PartSongs
BenjaminBritten(1913-1976)textfromSongsofChildhoodbyWalterdelaMare
Primes Choir
CastleonaCloudFromthemusicalLesMisérables
arr.LindaSpevacek(b.1945)musicandtextbyClaude-MichelSchonbergSwingin’onaStarFromthe ilmGoingMyWay
arr.GregGilpin(b.1964)musicJimmyVanHeusen,textJohnnyBurke
Intermission MusicinthedownstairslobbyperformedbySadieKlein,SylviaAycock,LauraBlank,AlexColaizzi,OliviaGoehrig
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Apprentice Choir YonderComeDay arr.JudithCookTucker(b.1960)GeorgiaSeaIslandsspiritual
TheRainbow DavidN.Childs(b.1969)textChristinaRossettiKangDingFlowerSongSponsoredbyMarkandEmmaMellinger
VictorC.Johnson(b.1977)ChinesefolksongLooktotheSky arr.LindaSpevacek(b.1945)basedupontwoIrishfolksongsInterplanetJanetFromthetelevisionseriesSchoolhouseRock!
LynnAhrens(b.1948)
TheSunSaysHisPrayersFromWhatGrandpaToldtheChildren
FranciscoJ.Núñez(b.1965)textVachelLindsay
Chamber Singers
YouAreMadeJessicaLoman,conductor JessicaLoman(b.1993)textSerbianproverbMariaLö berg(b.1968)basedonachantbyHildegardofBingen(1098-1179)Ochoruscansluxstellarum
(Oglisteningstarlight)No.1fromHildegardMotets
TheMendingSong DanielKallman(b.1956)textfromWhiskersandRhymesbyArnoldLobel
Oglisteningstarlight,Oresplendent,special igureoftheroyalnuptials,Ogleaminggem:youaredressedasanoblepersonagewhohasnotaintedwrinkle.Youarealsoacompanionofangelsandacitizenoftheholyplaces.Flee, leethecaveoftheancientdestroyerandcome,comingintothepalaceoftheking.
Wynken,Blynken,andNodRebeccaRobertsandNolaBrowne,motheranddaughter JoanSzymko(b.1957)textEugeneField