“Voices of Joy,” Spring 2011 - Conspirare

Voices of Joy
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Voices
of Joy
Conspirare
Youth Choirs
Friday, May 6............................ 7:30 pm
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin
Saturday, May 7....................... 7:30 pm
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin
Nina Revering & Rick Gabrillo,
CYC Artistic Directors
Maimy Fong, Accompanist
1033 La Posada Drive
Suite 130
Austin, Texas 78752
512.476.5775
www.conspirare.org
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From The Directors
Dear CYC Families,
As we draw a close on our sixth year in the Conspirare Youth Choirs, we can’t
help but beam with pride on all of the accomplishments our young singers
have made over the past nine months. After a wonderful summer excursion
to Hawaii, we were tired but ready to begin a new year! After welcoming
our newest members to the CYC during Kick-Off, we were off and running.
With our collaborative performances with Carmina Burana and La Follia,
our singers were put right into the middle of professional performances and
expectations, and WOW, did they rise to meet the challenges. Our winter
concert was beautifully moving once again. The spring semester was filled with
a new collaboration with The University of Texas Butler School of Music and
the St. John’s College Choir from Cambridge, England. It was a special sightseeing
some of our young singers laughing and eating lunch with their British
counterparts... building new bridges, indeed!
As we now close with our final spring performances, we count ourselves so
fortunate again for the families and singers who believe in the CYC and
invest their time and skills with our ensemble. We appreciate everything
that you have done to redirect your lives in carpools, changing your work
schedules, fundraising, keeping up with multiple e-mail, phone, and handout
communications. We appreciate the graceful way that you encourage your
children to make beautiful music each week. And most importantly, we
appreciate our young artists, our singers, for making a pledge to us each week
of giving the best of yourselves in creating art together. It is with humble hearts
and gratitude that we look back on this year. Thanks to all of you for making
it a special one!
Sincerely,
Rick Gabrillo
CYC Co-Director
Director of Kantorei
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Program
Conspirare Kantorei, Rick Gabrillo, Conductor
Old Dan Tucker
American Folksong arr. Susan Brumfield
The Piper* Mary McAuliffe (b. 1947)
Nina Revering, Recorder
Mouth Music
Dolores Keane and John Faulkner
Windy Nights
arr. Kirk Aamot
God be in My Head Andrea Ramsey (b. 1977)
Conspirare Children’s Choir, Nina Revering, Conductor
O-YO-YO (Les femmes de maris aux vignes)
French-Canadian Folksong
arr. by Stephen Hatfield
Nacht und Träume Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Gott Ist Mein Hirt (Psalm 23), Op. 132 Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Creation’s Praise Ruth Watson Henderson (b. 1932)
She Shall Have Music
Nick Page
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies Mary McAuliffe (b. 1947)
Bonny Bobby Shafto
English Sea Shanty arr. Edmund Walters
Away from the Roll of the Sea
arr. Stuart Calvert
*U.S. Premiere
Combined Choirs
Simple Gifts Shaker Song arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Oliver Cromwell Suffolk Nursery Rhyme arr. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Finale from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Soloist: Kimberly Newcomb
Ching a Ring Chaw American Folksong arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
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Texts & Translations
Old Dan Tucker...................................................................... Arr. Susan Brumfield
Old Dan Tucker’s a fine old man
Washed his face in a frying pan
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel
Died of a toothache in his heel
Get out the way for old Dan Tucker
He’s too late to get his supper
Supper’s over and the cook’s in bed
And old Dan Tucker’s got a pain in his head
Old Dan Tucker went to town
Riding a horse and leading a hound
The hound got loose in the middle of the street
Dan couldn’t catch him for his number ten feet!
Get out the way for old Dan Tucker
He’s too late to get his supper
Supper’s over, breakfast is a-cookin’
And old Dan Tucker stands a-lookin’
Old Dan Tucker sang for his supper
What shall we eat? White bread and butter
How can we eat without a knife?
How can he marry without a wife?
Old Dan Tucker’s back in town
Swingin’ them pretty girls all around
First to the right and then to the left
Then to the pretty girl you love best
Get out the way for old Dan Tucker
He’s too late to get his supper
Supper’s over and the dishes washed
And all that’s left is a piece of squash
Get out the way for old Dan Tucker
He’s too late to get his supper
Supper’s over, breakfast is a-cookin’
Old Dan stands a-lookin’
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*U.S. Premiere*
The Piper from Songs of Innocence by William Blake.......Music by Mary S. McAuliffe
Piping down the valleys wild,
Piping songs of pleasant glee,
On a cloud I saw a child,
And he laughing said to me:

“Pipe a song about a lamb.”
So I piped with merry cheer.
“Piper, pipe that song again!”
So I piped, he wept to hear.
“Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe!
Sing thy songs of happy cheer!”
So I sang the same again
While he wept with joy to hear.
“Piper, sit thee down and write
In a book that all may read!”
So he vanished from my sight,
And I plucked a hollow reed.
And I made a rural pen,
And I stained the water clear,
And I wrote my happy songs,
Ev’ry child may joy to hear.
Mouth Music...............................................................Dolores Keane/John Faulkner
Dance to your shadow
When it’s good to be livin’ lad
Dance to your shadow
When there’s nothin’ better near ye
There are tunes in the river
Otter pools in the river
Water pools in the river
And the river calls him
Windy Nights..................................................................................arr. Kirk Aamot
Whenever the moon and stars are set
Whenever the wind is high
All night long through the dark and wet
The man goes riding by
Late in the night when the fires are out
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Why does he gallop and gallop about? Why?
He comes again, he comes again,
High on the gallop he comes again.
Whenever the wind is high
Whenever the trees are crying out loud
And ships are tossed at sea
Ride on the highway low and loud
By at the gallop goes he
By at the gallop he goes
And then by he comes back at the gallop again
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God be in my Head..........................................................................Andrea Ramsey
God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in my eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my heart…
God be at my end, and at my beginning,
And all the days in between.
O-YO-YO...........................French Canadian Folk Song, adapted by Stephen Hatfield
(Les femmes de maris aux vignes)
1. J’ rentre dans un’ église I ‘go into a church
Là où il n’y avait rien (bis)
Where there was nothing (repeat)
J’ai aperçu plus loin
I saw further
Yoyo Yoyo
Yoyo Yoyo
Un p’tit moine dans un coin
A little monk in a corner
Et puis tiens! tiens tiens!
And then my my my!
Su’ Madame lon-la Su ‘Madame la lon Tomorrow I will go to see Madame tra-la
Puis lundi je reviens (bis)
Then Monday I go back (repeat)
2. J’ai aperçu plus loin I saw further
Un p’tit moine dans un coin (bis)
A little monk in a corner (repeat)
Qui confessait trois femmes
Three women who confessed
Yoyo Yoyo
Yoyo Yoyo
Et le verre à la main
And glass in hand
Sur la rin! Rin on!
tin! tin! tin! tin!
3. ...Commence par la plus jeune ... Start with the youngest
Yoyo Yoyo
Yoyo Yoyo
Parce qu’elle restait plus loin
because it remained far
Et puis tiens! tiens tiens!
And then my my my!
4. ...Et il dit aux deux autres … And he said to the other two
Yoyo Yoyo
Yoyo Yoyo
Vous reviendrez demain
you come back tomorrow
Et puis tiens! tiens tiens!
And then my my my!
5. ...Demain à la même heure ... Tomorrow at the same time
Yoyo Yoyo
Yoyo Yoyo
Ou un peu plus le matin
Or a little more in the morning
Et puis tiens! tiens tiens!
And then my my my!
6. ...Nous irons aux noisettes ... We will go with hazelnuts
Yoyo Yoyo
Yoyo Yoyo
Et nous boirons du vin
And we’ll drink wine
Et puis tiens! tiens tiens!
And then my my my!
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Gott Ist Mein Hirt (Psalm 23), Op. 132.........................................Franz Schubert
Mein Hirt ist Gott, der Herr.
My shepherd is the Lord God.
Er wird mich immer weiden.
He shall feed me forever.
Darum ich nimmermehr kann
That’s why I never can

Not und Mangel leiden.
suffer hardship and shortage.
Er wird auf grüner Au’,
He is on the green
sowie ich ihm vertrau’ mir Rast
and I trust him to catch me
und Nahrung geben
and will give me food
und wird mich immerdar an Wassern, and will give me forever to waters
still und klar, erfrischen und beleben. still and clear, refreshing and revitalizing.
Nacht und Träume...................................................................... Franz Schubert
Heil’ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder;
Holy night, you sink down;
Nieder wallen auch die Träume
Dreams, too, drift down
Wie dein Licht durch die Räume, Like your moonlight through space,
Lieblich durch der Menschen Brust. Through the quiet hearts of men;
Die belauschen sie mit Lust;
They listen with delight
Rufen, wenn der Tag erwacht:
Calling out when day awakens:
Kehre wieder, heil’ge Nacht!
Return, holy night!
Holde Träume, kehret wieder!
Fair dreams, return!
Creation’s Praise.................................................................. Ruth Watson Henderson
O all ye works of the Lord, Bless ye the Lord
O ye angels of the Lord, Bless ye the Lord
O ye heavens, Bless ye the Lord
Praise Him and magnify Him, Forever.
O ye waters that be above the firmament, Bless ye the Lord
O all ye powers of the Lord, Bless ye the Lord
O ye sun and moon, Bless ye the Lord
O ye stars of heav’n, Bless ye the Lord
O ye showers and dew, Bless ye the Lord
O ye first and heat, Praise Him and magnify Him
O ye winter and summer,
Ye dews and frosts,
O ye frosts and cold,
Ye ice and snow.
O ye nights and days,
O ye light and darkness,
O ye lighnings and cloud,
Praise Him and magnify Him forever.
O let the earth bless ye the Lord,
O ye mountains and hills,
All ye green things upon the earth,
Bless ye the Lord.
O ye wells ye seas and floods, Bless ye the Lord
O all ye that move in the waters, Bless ye the Lord
O all ye fowls of the air, Bless ye the Lord
O all ye beasts and cattle, Bless ye the Lord
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Praise Him and magnify Him forever.
O ye children of men, Bless ye the Lord
O let Israel bless ye the Lord, O ye priests of the Lord,
Bless ye the Lord
O ye servants of the Lord, Bless ye the Lord
O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, Bless ye the Lord
O ye holy and humble men of heart, Bless ye the Lord
She Shall Have Music..............................................................................Nick Page
She shall have music wherever she goes
With plenty of rhythm to tickle her toes
Wherever she goes, she shall have music
She shall have songbirds to sing her to sleep
With plenty of dream birds to count up her sheep
Awake or asleep, she shall have music
And while she’s dreaming
I’ll write a dream song
And I’ll be hoping that
It will be our theme song
She shall have church bells to ring out in rhyme
So we can go marching in honeymoon time
She shall have music wherever she goes
Wraggle Taggle Gypsies..................................................................Mary McAuliffe
Three gypsies stood at the castle gate,
they sang so high, they sang so low,
the Lady sat in her chamber late,
her heart it melted away as snow.
They sang so sweet, they sang so shrill
that fast her tears began to flow,
and she laid down her silken gown,
her golden rings, and all her show.
She plucked off her high-heeled shoes
amade of Spanish leather, o.
She would in the street, with her bare, bare feet
all out in the wind and the weather, o.
Run along, Wraggle Taggle gypsies, oh!
Saddle to me my milk-white steed
and go and fetch me my pony o,
that I may ride and seek my bride
who is off with the Wraggle Taggle gypsies, o.
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He rode high and he rode low,
he rode through the woods and the copses too
until he came to an open field
and there he espied his lady, o.
What makes you leave your house and land,
your golden treasures for to go?
What makes you leave your new wedded Lord
to follow the Wraggle Taggle gypsies oh?
“What care I for my house and land
What care I for my treasure oh?
What care I for my new wedded lord?
I’m off with the Wraggle Taggle gypsies o!”
“Last night you slept on a goose feather bed
with the sheets turned down so bravely o.
Tonight you’ll sleep in a cold open field
along with the Wraggle Taggle gypsies oh!”
“What care I for a goose feather bed
with the sheets turned down so bravely o?
Tonight I’ll sleep in a cold open field
along with the Wraggle Taggle gypsies oh!”
Bonny Bobby Shafto .................................English Sea Shanty arr. Edmund Walters
Bobby Shafto’s gone to sea,
Silver buckles at his knee,
When he comes back he’ll marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shafto.
He is my Bonny, my Bonny Bobby Shafto.
Bobby Shafto’s fat and fair,
He’s my love for evermair,
He is my Bonny Bobby Shafto.
If he turns his back on me,
Broken hearted I shall e;
There is none I love like he,
He is my Bonny Boby Shafto.
Away from the Roll of the Sea................................................arr. by Stuart Calvert
Small craft in a harbour that’s still and serene,
Give no indication what their ways have been;
They rock at their moorings all nestled in dreams,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Their stern lines are groaning a lullaby air,
A ghost in the cuddy, a gull on the spar;
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But never they whisper of journeys afar,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Oh, had they the tongues for to speak,
What tales of adventure they’d weave;
But now they are anchored to sleep,
And slumber alee.
Come fair winds to wake them tomorrow, we pray,
Come harvest a-plenty to them ev’ry day;
Till guided by harbour lights they’re home to stay,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)......................................................Arr. Aaron Copland
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be free,
‘Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
It will be in the valley of love and delight.
Refrain: When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed.
To turn, turn will be our delight,
‘Til by turning, turning we come round right.
Oliver Cromwell (Suffolk Nursery Rhyme)..........................Arr. Benjamin Britten
Oliver Cromwell lay buried and dead,
Hee-haw, buried and dead,
There grew an old apple-tree over his head,
Hee-haw, over his head.
The apples were ripe and ready to fall,
There came an old woman to gather them all,
Oliver rose and gave her a drop,
Which made the old woman go hippety hop,
The saddle and bridle, they lie on the shelf,
If you want any more your can sing it yourself,
Finale from Midsummer Night’s Dream.....................................Felix Mendelssohn
Thro’ this House give glim’ring light
By the dead and drowsy fire
ev’ry elf and fairy sprite
Hop as light as bird from brier!
And this ditty after me
Sing and dance it trippingly.
First, and rehearse then sing by rote:
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To each word a whirling note,
Hand in hand with fairy grace,
Will we sing and bless this place.
Trip away, make no stay, meet him all by break of day!
Ching-a-ring Chaw..........................................................................Aaron Copland
Ching-a-ring-a ring ching ching,
Ho a ding-a-ding kum larkee,
Brothers gather round,
Listen to this story,
‘Bout the promised land,
An’ the promised glory.
You don’t need to fear,
If you have no money,
You don’t need none there,
To buy you milk and honey.
There you’ll ride in style,
Coach with four white horses,
There the evenin’ meal,
Has one two three four courses.
Nights we all will dance
To the harp and fiddle,
Waltz and jig and prance,
“And Cast off down the middle!”
When the mornin’ come,
All in grand and splendour,
Stand out in the sun,
And hear the holy thunder!
Brothers hear me out,
The promised land’s a-comin’
Dance and sing and shout,
I hear them harps a strummin’.
Ching-a-ring-a ching CHAW!
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2010-2011
Conspirare Youth Choirs
Kantorei
Rick Gabrillo, Conductor
Grace Bassett
Carly Boerst
Samantha Bruno
Colman Butler
Shaye Cantu
Anna Carey
Elizabeth Chen
Dustin Coronado
Avery Davis
Elizabeth Driggers
Sam Dubin
Saylor Fielder
Matthew Flinchbaugh
Tucker Folsom
Isabella Grossling
Flora He
Sarah Hollis
Sofia Hsu
Ingrid Kinney
Elisabeth Klein
Eva Lynch
Juliana Marshall
Gabriel Martin
Lauren Massey
Kate McClellan
Sarah McDonald
Hannah Mitchel-Gevirtz
Aldo Ordonez
Carter Parsons
Raina Parsons
Amanda Phares
Lucy Pickens
Asha Rao
Lucas Revering
Bailey Rider
Jill Schreiber
Taylor Sims
Gemma Smith
Anne Marie Stapper
Lucy Tiblier
Omar Webb
Lily Wendt
Nora Windham-Waite
Angela Zhang
Conspirare
Children’s Choir
Nina Revering, Conductor
Katherine Albin
Chiara Alvisi
Maria Alvisi
Lexi Anderson
Mary Barnett
Stephanie Bradley
Kali Bramble
Scott Burns
Cara Campos
Marielle Catolos
Stephen Chao
McKenna Cosway
Elena Cox
Clare Edgar
Rachel Eidenschink
Valeria Elizondo
Claire Freeby
Reilly Havranek
Miles Holmes
Elisabeth LeDoux
Sophie Levy
Sophie Lillis
Mikaela Manion
Olivia Martens
Kay McAnally
Julia McDonald
Sesha McMinn
Max McWitz
Deanna Melder
Sarah Nehring
Kimberly Newcomb
Carolyn Nuelle
Janetta Parker
Ella Pettichord
Gracen Pizzitola
Natasha Ponomareva
Gabrielle Sanchez
Irene Smith
Libby Smith
Alex Stapper
Elizabeth Stapper
Maria Tangarova
Elena Villalon
Pierce Waldrop
Molly Wear
Alyssa Wixson
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Conspirare
Youth Choirs Staff
Nina Revering. Ms. Revering’s choral music experience
began at an early age. While growing up in Brazil, she
performed in the Coro Infantil do Teatro Municipal
under the direction of Elsa Lakschevitz. After moving
to Canada, she joined the Toronto Children’s Chorus,
directed by Jean Ashworth-Bartle, and performed with
noted directors Andrew Davis and Sir David Willcocks.
Ms. Revering’s musical training included six years
of study in Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music
in baroque recorder as well as piano. Ms. Revering’s
educational background includes work at the Youth
Performing Arts School, and Boston University. She
studied baroque recorder with John Tyson of the New England Conservatory and
performed with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus under conductors Seiji Ozawa,
John Williams, and John Oliver.
Nina Revering has performed widely as a soloist and chorister throughout the
region and around the country. Soloist at St. Mary’s Cathedral from 1994-1997,
she was also Victoria Bach Festival’s New Young Artist in 1994. Ms. Revering
has been a member of Conspirare since 1995 and was a soloist in the Grammynominated
Requiem CD, as well as the Threshold of Night CD, recently released
under the Harmonia Mundi label.
Ms. Revering taught music in Eanes schools from 1996-2003 and recently returned
to the elementary music classroom. A frequent clinician, guest conductor, and vocal
adjudicator around the state of Texas, Nina Revering was one of eight conductors
selected for participation in the International Symposium for Children’s Choir
Directors held in Toronto, Canada in May 2005. Professional affiliations include
ACDA and TMEA.
Rick Gabrillo. In addition to his work with the
Conspirare Youth Choirs, Rick Gabrillo is currently
the Assistant Conductor for Craig Hella Johnson and
Conspirare and the Choir Director of the Traditional
Choir at St. Louis Catholic Church in Austin. Most
recently, he has accepted the position of Choral Director
at St. Stephen’s Epsicopal School in Austin for 2011-
2012.
Active in the choral music education field throughout
Texas, he is in frequent demand as an adjudicator and
clinician for regions across the state. Mr. Gabrillo was
selected to be a co-presenter of a workshop on music literacy at the 2009 Texas
Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, and he presented a
workshop on children’s choirs at the 2010 Eastern Division American Choral
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Directors Association Convention in Philadelphia. He was selected to be a
Conducting Fellow for the Chorus America Conducting Masterclass in January,
2010 with the Houston Chamber Choir.
After attending the New England Conservatory of Music and Boston University,
Mr. Gabrillo completed his undergraduate and masters degrees in choral music
education and choral conducting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1996 and
1999 under Craig Hella Johnson.
He was the choral director at Clint Small Middle School in Austin from 1999-
2005. During his time at Clint Small Middle School, Mr. Gabrillo was selected as
the 2003 2004 CSMS Teacher of the Year, and he was a finalist for the 2004 Austin
ISD Middle School Teacher of the Year. From 2002 to 2005, he served as the
Region 18 Middle School Vocal Coordinator and UIL Contest Chair, which served
the greater Austin area. In 2005, the Clint Small Middle School Concert Choir was
selected to perform for the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San
Antonio. Mr. Gabrillo is a member of TMEA, ACDA, and TCDA.
Dr. Maimy Fong, pianist & vocal coach, earned a
Bachelor’s degree in piano with a concentration in vocal
accompanying from the University of the Pacific in
Stockton, California. She also completed Master’s and
Doctoral degrees in piano performance at the University
of Texas at Austin School of Music. She has worked for
the Des Moines Metro Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, and
was the first pianist-coach in El Paso Opera’s Artist-in-
Residence Program. In Austin, she maintains an active
schedule of playing chamber music, instrumental and
voice recitals, teaching, and coaching. Dr. Fong had been
an accompanist for CYC since its inception. She also
expanded her role this year as the CYC Opera Coordinator.
Robin Kate Turman Administrative Manager. Robin
Kate Turman was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She is
an experienced performer and educator, having graduated
Magna Cum Laude from Texas State University in 2008
with a degree in Music Education, with a vocal emphasis.
At Texas State, under the tutelage of Juli Wood, Robin
Kate performed with the Opera Workshop in such
productions as Die Fledermaus, The Crucible, and The
Magic Flute (as Queen of the Night). She also won first
place at the National Association of Teachers of Singing
(NATS) regional competition in 2005 and 2006.
In 2006, Robin Kate studied abroad at Salzburg College
and performed as a soloist in the Mirabel Palace in Salzburg, Austria, as well as
studied at the Bratislava Conservatory in Slovakia in 2007. After graduation, she
taught music at P.S. 182 in the Bronx, New York with the NYC-based non-profit
organization Education Through Music. Currently, she teaches high school voice
lessons in Round Rock ISD and is enjoying working with the Conspirare Youth
Choirs, as well as planning her October wedding!
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Shining Star
Scholarship Program
The Scholarship Program: The Conspirare Youth Choirs is fully
committed to finding and training young musicians with a deep focus and
love for choral singing, regardless of the obstacles that may prevent their
participation. In 2006-2007, the CYC created the Shining Star Scholarship
Program to support singers in the CYC. With generous donations, the CYC is
currently supporting full tuition and uniform costs for three singers.
During the spring, singers who are interested in being considered for this
scholarship will complete an application and participate in an audition with
the Conspirare Youth Choirs. Following the audition, a scholarship committee
will review the applications and audition results and select the singers who
best meet the criteria of the scholarship fund based upon skill, teacher
recommendations, prior musical experience, and financial need.
Support a Shining Star: Currently, we are seeking donations of $750,
which will provide tuition fees, transportation costs, uniform costs, music,
and rehearsal supplies for one singer for the entire 2010-2011 season (August
2010 to May 2011). We hope you will consider “adopting” a singer through
the Shining Star Scholarship Program. Your tax-deductible $750 contribution
to Conspirare will be a life-changing gift for one young singer who would not
have this opportunity without your generosity. If a full donation of $750 is not
possible for your family at the present time, we are always pleased to accept any
donation amount you make to this fund.
Other Ways to Support a Shining Star: It may also be possible
that a scholarship recipient may need transportation assistance. If you are
passionately committed to the goal of this scholarship fund but cannot
financially contribute at the present time, we invite you to become a volunteer
driver for this program. As a volunteer driver, you would be responsible for
the transportation of the singer from their home or school to each Conspirare
Youth Choirs rehearsal and performance. Volunteer drivers are vital to the
success of this program. You will ensure that our scholarship recipients have
consistent attendance, thereby receiving the highest possible musical training
and vocal instruction.
We hope you will consider joining these generous families and
organizations who have already contributed to the Shining Star
Scholarship Program: Anne, Manny, and Brennan Martinez; Lois
VanLaningham in Memory of Todd VanLaningham; Anonymous (2)
To contribute or volunteer for the Shining Star Scholarship Program or
for more information, please contact Rick Gabrillo at 512.476.5775 or
conspirareyouthchoirs@gmail.com.
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Acknowledgements
The Conspirare Youth Choirs gratefully acknowledges the contributions and
generosity of the following individuals and organizations:
Craig Hella Johnson
Fran Collmann and Conspirare Board of Directors
Ann Hume Wilson
Katie Apple, David Hammond, Tamara Blanken, Cynthia Densmore,
Melissa Eddy, Wraven Godsoe, Meri Krueger, and Nicki Turman
Robert Harlan
Lois Vanlaningham
James Brown and Jane Bassett, First Presbyterian Church
Thom Pavlechko & Yolanda Alvarez
Steve Wager & St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Will Hornaday and Shoehorn Design
Christopher Novosad
Jeff Marrow and Michael Smith
Holly Dawson
All the parent uniform volunteers
Any other CYC parent who has helped out throughout the semester
Singers, Parents, Volunteer Ushers, and Family Supporters of the CYC
Conspirare Performing Note
Conspirare has the privilege of performing in a variety of beautiful venues. We
seek out acoustical and aesthetic environments that can best enhance choral
performances and we are deeply grateful to our hosts. While our performing
venues may represent specific traditions and the texts of some of our repertoire
may also be representative of specific traditions, it is in no way intended to be
exclusive of any individual whose experience or set of beliefs is not represented.
Conspirare respects and celebrates the great diversity of religious, artistic, and
human experiences represented among our singers and audience members. Our
shared musical experiences are intended to bring us together as we all seek to
be inspired by the power of great choral music. The audience creates the space
in which the music is held.
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Board of
Directors
Fran Collmann, Chair
Robert J. Karli, Vice Chair
Catherine Wildermuth, Treasurer
Mary Stephenson, Secretary
William C. Bednar
Jack Brannon
David Clark
Larry Collmann
Jeri DeAngelis
Patrick L. DeLaune
Tom Driscoll
Ann Fields
Robert Harlan
Lou Ann Lasher
Karen Leeke
Eric Leibrock
Hope Morgan
Louise Morse
E. Stuart Phillips
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
Marion Lear Swaybill
Sheila Youngblood
Advisory Board
Stephen Aechternacht
John Aielli
Sue Barnes
Mark Bierner
Ray Brimble
David Burger
David Claflin
Virginia Dupuy
Maydelle Fason
JoLynn Free
Billy Gammon
Vance George
Helen Hays
Dan Herd
William B. Hilgers
Wayne Holtzman
Cassandra James
Judith Jellison
Bob Murphy
Lynn Murphy
Gayle Glass Roche
Nancy Scanlan
Russell Schulz
Angela Smith
Louann Temple
Eva Womack
Artistic &
Administrative Staff
Craig Hella Johnson
Artistic Director
Ann Hume Wilson
Executive Director
Katie Apple
Director of Special Projects
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Tamara Blanken
Ticketing & Online Services Manager
Cynthia Densmore
Finance Manager
Melissa J. Eddy
Communications & Grants Manager
Rick Gabrillo
Associate Conductor, Production Manager
Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs
Wravan Godsoe
Operations/Ticketing Assistant
David Hammond
Operations Manager
Robert Harlan
Production Coordinator
Debbie Kenkel
Accounting Assistant
Meri Krueger
Artist Relations
Nina Revering
Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs
Nicki Turman
House Manager
Robin Kate Turman
Administrative Manager
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Support Conspirare
Conspirare invites you to join our family of donors. Your contribution supports
our gift of music through performances of the highest artistic quality and through
educational and outreach programs, including the Conspirare Youth Choirs.
Leadership Circle
Maestro Circle.....................................$25,000+
Impresario Circle................$15,000 — $24,999
Benefactor Circle................$10,000 — $14,999
Platinum Baton Circle............$5,000 — $9,999
Golden Baton Circle...............$2,500 — $4,999
Silver Baton Circle..................$1,000 — $2,499
Circle of Friends
Sponsors.......................................$500 — $999
Patrons..........................................$250 — $499
Sustainers......................................$100 — $249
Donors................................................Up to $99
enclosed is my tax-deductible gift in the amount of $
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date
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need a different pledge plan? please call us at (512) 476-5775 to arrange.
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Does your employer support the arts with matching gifts? If so, please enclose the completed form along with your payment.
Mail to Conspirare, 1033 La Posada Drive, Suite 130, Austin, TX 78752. Conspirare is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Thank you for your generous support of Conspirare.

Season Sustaining Underwriter
Supporters
Business & Foundation Supporters
The Kodosky
Foundation
The
Mattsson-McHale
Foundation
The Meadows
Foundation
Russell Hill Rogers
Fund for the Arts
The Rachael & Ben
Vaughan Foundation
Public Funding Agencies
Conspirare is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin
through the Cultural Arts Division, the Texas Commission on the Arts,
and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that
a great nation deserves great art.
Media Sponsors
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Donors
Gifts to Conspirare provide financial support for concerts, recordings, educational
programs, and outreach activities. The following roster of donors includes cash
and in-kind gifts received from individuals, family and private foundations,
businesses, and government agencies between December 1, 2009 and January 7,
2011. We express our gratitude to each and every one of our donors.
Maestro Circle
City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
Fran & Larry Collmann
The Kodosky Foundation
The Mattsson-McHale Foundation
The Meadows Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
South Texas Money Management
Impresario Circle
Anonymous
Jeri DeAngelis
Robert & Lara Harlan
Wendi & Brian Kushner
Gayle & Mike Roche
Carolyn & Marc Seriff
Still Water Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts
Benefactor Circle
Louise N. Reeser
Tescom, Inc.
Platinum Baton Circle
American Composers Forum/Chorus America
Ray & Karen Brimble
David & Janis Claflin
David & Catherine Clark
Alvin & Penny Cowan
Crutch & Danna Crutchfield
Bill Dickson
Thomas Driscoll & Nancy Quinn
Mary Nell Frucella
Robert & Trish Karli
Michael & Jeanne Klein
Jeff & Gail Kodosky
Eric Leibrock & Ellen Justice
Joyce Mayer
Louise Morse
Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts
Al Stowell
The Rachael & Ben F. Vaughan Foundation
Catherine & David Wildermuth
Bill & Jeanie Wyatt
Sheila & Ryan Youngblood
Golden Baton Circle
William C. Bednar & Flo Ann Randle
Joe & Cynthia Cain
Helen & Bob Hays
Carolyn Keating
Lou Ann & Bill Lasher
Karen & Paul Leeke
Hope Morgan & Mike Taborn
William Nemir
Linda Ramsey
Max & Gene Alice Sherman
David Smith
In honor of Craig Hella Johnson
Mary Stephenson & David Minter
Marion Lear Swaybill
Silver Baton Circle
Eva King Andries
Anonymous (3)
Shannon Armstrong
Ken & Joyce Beck
Jack Brannon & Brian Miller
Robert & Pat Brueck
Amelia Bullock & Bill Krumpack
Dan Bullock & Annette Carlozzi
CenTex Beverage
Jerry Craft
Robert F. Dailey
Virginia & Robert Dupuy
Melissa Eddy & Tracy Schiemenz
Lot Ensey
Sam & Maydelle Fason
The Fetzer Institute
Rev. Dr. Ann Fields
Fischer & Weiser Specialty Foods
R. John & Susan Fox
Steve Gilbert
Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper
John Hogan
Hornaday Design
Cynthia Keever
Joan & Tom Kobayashi
Timothy Koock
Angie & Steve Larned
Sheila Lummis
Milton D. Miller II
Ivan Milman & Janie Keys
Suzanne M. Mitchell & Richard A. Zansitis
Linda Monk
Paul Mowry
Bob & Lynne Murphy
Jerele & Elizabeth Neeld
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Carlisle Pearson
Stu Phillips
Forest & Susan Rees
Scott & Pam Reichardt
Nancy Scanlan
William Schleuse & Virginia McDermott
Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann
The Honorable Bea Ann Smith
James Stolpa
Virgil & LaFern Swift
Target
Bernadette Tasher
Cindy Taylor & Chic Bain
Ben & Daphne Vaughan
William & Anne Wagner
Eva & Marvin Womack
Lucia & Paul Woodruff
Tricia Yost
Sponsors
Margaret & Robert Ayres
Patricia & Robert Ayres
Bob & Marcia Bailey
Cindy & Pat Behling
Anne Bertholf
Klaus Bichteler & Mary Parse
Ann & Jeff Bomer
Nancy Bowman
Paul & Toni Burns
Richard Campbell
Pablo Cardenas
Mike Chesser
Stuart & Paula Damore
James & Debbie Dunn
Mary Margaret & Ray Farabee
Susan Finkelstein
Susanna & Richard Finnell
Gwen & Bruce Flory
Cheryl Fuller
Glenda Goehrs
Susan Gregerson
Balie & Beverly Griffith
Tom Grimes & Karen Kibler
Gerre & Judith Hancock
Harlan Motors Corporation
Carolyn Harris-Hynson
Walter & Ann Herbst
Jeanne & Van Hoisington
Ann Hume Wilson & Evan Wilson
Eric Hungate
Morris & Marge Johnson
May Latson
Mark & Lauren Levy
Kathryn Lewis
Carolyn & W. Jackson Long
Thomas & Alaire Lowry
Manuel & Anne Martinez
Trish Merrill
Janis Monger & Tom Mason
Susan Nash Fekety
Susan Negley
Leslie Oster & Daniel Rodriguez
Robert Patterson & Diana Sellers
Jim & Nicole Pizzitola
Forrest Preece, Jr. & Linda Ball
Caren Prothro
K.C. Ptomey & Carol Tate
Louis Renaud
Kimberly & Dan Renner
Dick & Lynn Rew
Jonathan & Kari Riemer
Andy & Sally Ritch
Rikky Rivers & Jim Schultz
Jack & Susan Robertson
Michal Rosenberger
Donna & Christy Salinas
Lindsay & Joan Sharpe
Anna Sorensen
Dian Stai
Harlan Stai
Mrs. Louis Stumberg
Syzygy Marketing
Martha Faye Terry
Lois Vanlaningham
Cynthia L. Walsh
Patrons
Stan & Debbi Adams
Sandi Aitken
David Andrew
Ola Bell
Leah Billingsley
Mike & Ginger Blair
Duane Boyd
Mary Bray
James Campbell
Chris & J. Dennis Cavner
Jo Anne Christian
Eric & Lisa Craven
Nell Dale
Nina & Jeffrey Di Leo
Door Number 3
Dorothy Drummer & Greg Eden
Barbara Durham
Robert & Susan Epstein
Rhiannon Gammill
Barbara Gibbs & John Driggers
Dolly Gray-Bussard
In honor of Wendi & Brian Kushner
Stephen & Stefanie Griffith
Lynette Heckmann
Carr Hornbuckle & Jack Leifer
Jeff Hudson & Bob Blodgett
Melissa Huebsch
H. David & Jan Hughes
In honor of Bea Ann Smith
Bobby & Nancy Inman
Judith Jellison & Robert Duke
Craig Hella Johnson & Phil Overbaugh
Bill & Ann Kleinbecker
Greg & Cynthia Kozmetsky
Eva & Chris Laskaris
Lawrence Lawver
Michael Nussbaum & Jodi Lazar
Albert Lin
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In honor of Bea Ann Smith
Lee Manford
Mary Matus & Carol Taxis
In memory of Dave Bowman
Debe & Kevin McKeand
Vance McMahan
Bonnie Mills
Ann Moody
Douglas Nelson
Cynthia Norvell
Jim & Joyce Parrish
Michael & Candace Partridge
Brian & Lynn Powell
Flo Ann Randle
Bev & Milbrey Raney
Joanne & Jerome Ravel
Nina & Dean Revering
Dennis Schaffer
Marilyn Sharratt
Kay Sherrill
Carole & Charles Sikes
Mary Smith & Walter Stewart
John Spence
Michael & Carol Stehling
Paul Stone
Connee & Kent Sullivan
Kerry Tate
Meredith Thomas & Walter Stroup
Don Trapp
Joy Turman
Marie Van Roekel
Erich Vollmer
In honor of Wendi & Brian Kushner
Robert & Connie Webb
Bill Wood & Elsa Vorwerk
Sustainers
Stephen & Claudia Aechternacht
Ginny Agnew
Irene Eibenstein Alvisi & Lorenzo Alvisi
Anonymous
Erika Bacon
Janette Barlow
Ross & Kristin Bassinger
Mim & Garrett Beauvais
Pat & Margene Beckham
Steven Beebe
Dawn & Dusty Black
Pat Fatter Black
Wendy Bloom
John Briggs
Billye Brown
George Brown
Bette-Jo Buhler
Barbara J. Burnett
In memory of Jake Foster
Ann Byrd
J Carlos / M Serrato Foundation
Rita & Merrill Carlson
Harvey Caughey
Tom & Marsha Caven
Gene & Rosalie Chiles
Nancy & Jack Collins
Janie Cook
Ralph Coonrad
Cheryl & Eric Cosway
Marie Crane
Cina Crisara
Karel Dahmen
Mela Sarajane Dailey & Peter Bay
Richard Davis
Patrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan
Kay Delcher
Robin & Karl Dent
Jerry & Shar Diercks
Paul Dlabal
Sharon Duboise
Sandy Dunn & Paul Harford
Dan Dworin
Sally Estes
John & Barbara Fibiger
Laura Fielder
Carol Fleming
Claire Flynn
Robert & Anneliese Geis
Sue George
Mary Gifford
Eliza Gilkyson
William & Marlene Glade
James & Jo Green
Gus & Greta Gutman
Ronda Hall
David & Martha Harrington
Mary Hatchette
Janie Hayes & Jimmy Bisese
Zhongli & Wendy He
Lewis Hoffacker
Robert Hollingsworth
Wayne H. Holtzman & Joan K. Holtzman
Lauren Hughes
Todd Jermstad
In honor of Robert Karli
Elizabeth & Gregory Judd
Steve Kahle
Lisa Kastleman
Stan & Biruta Kearl
Julie Keim
Marguerite & Hugh Kelly
Elinor Kliewer
Jessica & J.J. Lagowski
Nora Lieberman
Catherine & David Light
Emily Little
Virginia Livesay
L & L Investment Company, LLC
Kathryn & Don Lougheed
John & Suzanne Lowe
Cynthia Lux
Mike Maine
Jerome Malek
Dell Marcoux
Jennifer Martens
Amanda Masterson
Bradley & Elizabeth Maxim

Peter Flagg Maxson & John C. R. Taylor III
Jim Maxwell
Marsha McCary
Jerrald & Barbara McCollum
In honor of David Farwig
Karen McLaughlin
Connie McMillan
Janis McSwain
Glenn A. Miller
Betty Shelton Mills
Becky Mitschke
John & Elizabeth Hansing Moon
Holly Moore
Nancy Moore
Chip & Jan Morris
Rebecca Muniz
Judith & William Munyon
Fred Myers
Anne Nagelkirk & Jason Orr
Neil & Maria Nehring
Tom & Mary Sue Koontz Nelson
In honor of Nina DiLeo
Richard Orton
Margaret & Philip Overbaugh
Thomas Overbaugh
Cathie Parsley
Terry Parsons Smith
Pete & Elizabeth Paul
Homer Payne
Ann Phipps & Michael Cannatti
William Pickens & Lindsey Falconer
Ponomarev Family
Karen & Alex Pope
Anne Praderas & Tony Vance
Gary & Cheryl Pyle
Katherine Race
Robert & Deirdre Ragan
Edwin Ramos & Elaine Salazar
Gail Randall
Amy Randolph
Manohar Rao
Rose Ann Reeser
In honor of Louise Reeser
Sara Reichardt
Hamilton & Joanne Richards
Gerhild B. Rogers
In honor of Glenda Goehrs
Leilani Rose
Beverly Ross
Deborah Rupp
Donna & Arthur Rutherford
Randalls
Mary Sanger
Nora & Andrew Sansom
Pete & Frances Schenkkan
Rhonda Schleicher
Paul Schraider
David Schwarz
Mitzi Scott
Nan Seiden
Linward & Beverly Shivers
James Shultz
Donald Skirvin
Kirk Smith
Margo Smith
John & Bess Sommer
Jim Sotiros
Patty Speier & Charles Woodruff
Don & Nancy Spencer
Bryan & Cindy Sperry
Barbara & Bruce Stevenson
Virginia Stotts
Keith Stucky
Robert & Eileen Sudela
Kate & James Sulester
Rose & Joe Sullivan
William & Mary Ellen Sullivan
George & Nancy Sutton
Jack Swanzy
Rosera Tateosian
Gayle & Thomas Toler
Agatha Torku
Nancy Townsend
Susan Trautmann
Nicki & Scott Turman
In memory of Norma Turman
Cynthia & Mark Vanderberg
Fred & Shirley Viehweg
Karla & Augusto Villalon
Jeanette Walker
In honor of Carolyn Harris-Hynson
Ted Wardlaw
Hiroko & Max Warshauer
Sandra Waycott & James Phares
Ben Wear
Robbie Webb
Frankie Westbrook
Alex & Veda White
Jay & Glaucia Vasconcelos Wilkey
Stewart & Marianne Wilkinson
Jean Rogers Winchell
Joyce Zehr & Marvin Burke
David Zersen
Conspirare also thanks all donors of gifts
under $100 and regrets that space does not
permit the listing of each name. Your support
is equally appreciated.
We strive to publish an accurate donor list.
If an error or omission is noticed, please let
us know.
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Congratulations CYC
2010-2011 Season

Gabriel,
Congratulations on ACDA
and another wonderful
year in Conspirare. We are
all so proud of you!
Love,
Aunt Theresa, Gma, Mom,
Molly, and Savannah
Congratulations Mikaela!
We couldn’t be more proud of all your dedication,
hard work and beautiful music! And congratulations
to all the CYC singers, directors & musicians on another
season of bringing the joy of music to so many lives.
Dad, Mom and Amanda
Tom and Beth Manion
Proud Parents & Owners of Floor Coverings International
(512) 335-8310 AustinFlooring.FloorCoveringsInternational.com
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Bravo to the Conspirare Youth Choirs!
The physicians and Staff of the South Austin Medical Clinic
Mark Levy, MD
Amy Easterling, MD
Todd Canon, MD
Ian Alward, MD
DD Smith MD
Eric Weidman, MD
Manuel Martin, MD
Joe Malleske, MD
Glenn Graves, MD
Welcoming patients of all ages
512-892-6600
www.southaustinmed.com
Eric S. Tiblier, MD, FACC
Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease
Midtown Medical Office
901 West 38th Street, Suite 400 - Austin, TX 78705
Ph: 512.206.2988 Fx: 512.206.2983
www.austincardiac.com
Specializing in Cardiovascular Disease
and Cardiac Wellness and Prevention
Dr. Tiblier and his staff salute
Conspirare Youth Choirs!
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Sweet Alexandra!
Congratulations on your
Conspirare successes!
We love you and we are
very proud of you.
Dad, Mom, Sierra, Andrea
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“Voices of Joy”
We love
you Carly!
Mom & Dad
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Isabella,
You bless us each time
you sing in that
“choir of angels” that
comes floating down
from heaven.
Sweet Sarah,
Sing so all the angels
in Heaven can hear you.
I love you,
Mom
We love you,
Mammy & Papa
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Sing it, Sophie!
Love, Mom, Pop,
Aaron and animals
Sophie Rae:
You Go, Girl!
Love you,
Eric and GJ
Sophie, you make
my heart sing!
Love you much,
Grandma
Charlotte
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We love to hear
you sing, Anna!
Love, Mom, Dad,
Miles and Maggie
Lezioni d’Italiano
Carlos Capra - 512-498-9681
Private instruction in Italian language
ccapra@lezioniditaliano.com
www.lezioniditaliano.com
One-on-one lessons, group lessons,
Italian diction for singers,
conversation lessons for travelers
“I highly recommend Carlos as an Italian teacher/
coach. He’s a gifted teacher who’s personable and
patient, no matter what your skill level is.”
- Maimy Fong, pianist and vocal coach
How to
Join CYC
The Conspirare Youth Choirs are
auditioned treble ensembles for boys
and girls ages 9-17 who love to sing.
A musical background is preferred,
but not required. To schedule an
audition, please visit our website at
www.conspirare.org/CYC to submit
an online audition request form.
Additional information regarding
audition materials and expectations can
also be found on our website. If you
do not have internet access, you can
also contact the CYC at 512.476.5775
to schedule an audition.
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