Notes on the Program - Cantata Singers

Classroom Cantatas Foundation, Corporate,
Government Support
Cantata Singers’ 2012-2013 concert season marks the
19th anniversary of Classroom Cantatas, an education
outreach initiative that has helped over one thousand
of Boston’s children find their voices. Through our
residencies in underserved schools in Boston, we
have been privileged to facilitate the creation and
performance of over 300 original songs closely tied
to core academic subjects. Our primary objective has
always been to share with students the joy and expressive
potential that active participation in music-making
imparts: the opportunity to connect with individuals and
the world around us in new and profound ways.
Teaching the tools for creative self-expression is the
core mission of Classroom Cantatas. In each residency,
students work with Teaching Artists from our acclaimed
ensemble. First they explore the fundamentals of music:
melody, rhythm and text. With this new knowledge,
students break into groups of four or five to begin writing their own songs. For most students, the
leap from talking to singing—sharing their voices—is no small feat. Creativity demands courage,
and the Classroom Cantatas experience is no exception.
At our May 2012 Classroom Cantatas concert, 120 students premiered 24 original songs on
topics ranging from math and the regions and resources of our country to turn-of-the-century
immigration to America. Each residency concluded with a performance within the school
community, followed by this city-wide performance at the Roland Hayes School of Music. At the
end of the term, each participant was presented with a bound copy and professional recording of
his or her class’ cantatas.
This year will see continued partnerships with Ellis Mendell Elementary in Roxbury, and the
Mather and Neighborhood House Charter Schools in Dorchester. In each school, song texts will be
drawn directly from the core curricula, so as to support the instruction already underway in these
classrooms.
Through Classroom Cantatas, Cantata Singers inspires the next generation of musicians, great
thinkers and music enthusiasts. No words can adequately convey the magic that happens when
young minds are encouraged and empowered to express their own ideas and come to understand
their expressive potential and the impact their voices can have on the world around them.
Warmly,
Josh Taylor, Cantata Singers Education Coordinator
cambridge trust company
cedar tree Foundation
clipper Ship Foundation
covidien Matching Gift Program
Edmund and Betsy cabot Foundation
IBM corporation Matching Gifts
JP Morgan chase Foundation
Massachusetts cultural council
Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP
Nokia Employee Matching Program
Partners for a Better World
Rhoda Ross & Joseph Solomon Fund of the
New hampshire charitable Foundation
Schrafft charitable trust
Maestro’s Circle • $10,000+
Dr. Robert J. henry
David Rockefeller, Jr.
Composer Circle • $5,000+
Louise and Loring conant, Jr.
Donald and Margaret hornady-David
charles and Nan husbands
Kathryn and Edward Kravitz
Joy Lucas
Epp Sonin
Mary Beth and Robert Stevens
Majie Zeller and David Kravitz
Anonymous
Conductor Circle • $2,500+
David and harriet Griesinger
Marcia Nizzari
David Rockefeller
Elizabeth Strong-cuevas
Anonymous
Virtuoso • $1,000+
christa and Gordon Bennett, Jr.
Katherine and Paul Buttenwieser
David James cooper and Adelaide
MacMurray-cooper
Mary Drozda
carey Erdman and carl Kraenzel
Melville and Elizabeth hodder
Ann Marie Lindquist and Robert Weisskoff
Peter MacDougall, Esq.
Marjorie Merryman
harold I. Pratt
CoNtributors
catherine Radmer
Dan Scharfman and Merle Kummer
christine Swistro
Elizabeth Wilson
Anonymous
Associate • $500+
David Berman and Margaret Bell
thomas and Luellen Best
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick c. cabot
Dr. Alfred Goldberg
Dr. and Mrs. John Graef
David hoose and Amy Lieberman
Kathy howard
Bernard E. Kreger, MD
Dr. Peter Libby and Dr. Beryl R. Benacerraf
Lorraine Lyman
Emily Walsh Martin and Greg Martin
Michele Millon
Frank and Gail Linzee Reitter
Diane Sokal and Ralph Meiklejohn
Patron • $250+
charles and Birgit Blyth
Blair and carol Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Richard chasin
catherine chvany
Fay Dabney
Paula Dickerman
Kitty Sides Flather
Fred Franklin
Eugene and Lidia Gover
Mary and Philip hamilton
John and Rosemary harbison
Dr. cyrus hopkins
Jennifer Ritvo hughes and Marcus hughes
Diana and Lee humphrey
Gloria and Laurence Lieberman
Susan Jarvis
William Miniscalco
Kyra Montagu
Joseph L. Solomon
Geoffrey Steadman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Street
Diane c. tillotson
charles turner
t. Wally Williams III
Andrea Wivchar
Norma Wyse
Anonymous
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