Gathering Roses in Winter - Madison Youth Choirs

FUNDED INPART BYLETTER FROM THE DIRECTORS“Memories are the mind’s way of gathering roses in winter”—attributed to J.M. BarrieThroughout the semester, singers have been focusing on thisquote. The ability of memories to help us in times of greatestneed (our “winter”) and generate hope where hope seemsimpossible (“gathering roses in winter”) is quite powerful.We’ve learned, discussed, sung, studied, and in the process discoveredthings about ourselves and others.DANE COUNTYCULTURALAFFAIRSCOMMISSIONPleasant T. RowlandFoundationAs part of this process, MYC established a partnership with theInterfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) of Madison. Singersfrom MYC and IHN co-wrote a song withsinger/songwriter/storyteller Stuart Stotts at an IHN breakfastevent. MYC families learned about IHN’s programs and waysthey could volunteer to help. And today, MYC familiesbrought items for a supply drive for IHN—donating the itemsfamilies served by IHN need the most.Throughout today’s concert, you’ll music describing the powerof memory to help us in our greatest need—for some, thosepowerful memories are of home and the people that lovethem. But for many families, the power of memory is notenough. They need more—they need our understanding, ourrespect, and our help. During the concert you’ll hear MYCsingers talk about what it is like for some families to be withoutthis power—without a home—and what IHN does forthose families in greatest need.Weaving together all of this—the music, the words, the stories—isa song by Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s JosephShambalala. You’ll hear the melody throughout the concert,and then finally, the entire song at the close of today’s program.Thanks for joining us for “Gathering Roses in Winter—Memory, Hope, and Home”.Madison Youth Choirs is proud to be able to provide oursingers with interesting, educational performance projects and

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORS CONTINUED...are grateful for the many “roses”who have provided financial support to make ourwinter concerts possible. MYC’s 2007-2008 Season has been made possible withthe generous support of the American Girl Fund for Children and the WisconsinArts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin. The winter concerts are fundedin part by the grants from the Madison Arts Commission, with additional fundsfrom the Wisconsin Arts Board, and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission,with additional funds from the Evjue Foundation, the Overture Foundation, and theAmerican Girl Fund for Children. Additionally, MYC would like to thank all of ourdonors, volunteers, parents, and staff who work tirelessly to provide our singers withexcellent music education and performance opportunities throughout the year.Mike RossArtistic DirectorEmily GruenewaldExecutive Director

GATHERING ROSES IN WINTER:MEMORY, HOPE, AND HOMESunday, January 20, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.CANTABILE AND RAGAZZIMichael Ross, conductorWanting Memories Ysaye M. Barnwell (b. 1946)We open our concert with this beautiful song about the importance of memory andthe lessons those memories can teach us. This song, first sung by the a cappella groupSweet Honey in the Rock, has been recorded and performed countless times.PURCELLMargaret Jenks, conductorDavid Anderson, pianoWho Can SailTraditionalArranged by Jeanne Julseth-HeinrichThe first verse of this Norwegian folk song poses some seemingly impossible challenges:Who can sail without wind? Who can row without oars? Who can leave a friendwithout tears?The second verse provides some answers. The boys discussed ways that it would besomehow possible, as the song claims, to sail without wind or row without oars. Asone Purcell member wisely observed, “The first two questions are problems to besolved and we can figure out a different way to complete the task. The third questionisn’t really a problem. Who would want to leave a friend without feeling somesadness?”As we reflected on friendships separated by time and distance, the boys shared awealth of memories of humor, joy and pain.

Express TrainAlasdair NicolsonThe Robert Louis Stevenson poem “From a Railway Carriage” is the text for thisselection that captures the excitement of an accelerating locomotive. The gallopingrhythms and expansive vocal range portray the sensation of a high-speed trip throughtowns and countryside. Every Purcell boy could remember some time that they spentlooking out the window of a fast moving car or train, wondering about the glimpses ofstories they saw on their journey. We explored the question, how is “Express Train” ametaphor for our life memories?“Big long stories become little pictures in my head over time.”“Things that seem long—like they will never end—almost seem like they took just asecond when you look back on them.”“We have grown up so fast, even though when I was five, it seemed like I would befive forever!”“Being on a train gives you one perspective on a lot of different stories. It’s kind of likewe are all on our own train rides and each have a slightly different pictures of whathappened.”BRITTENRandal Swiggum, conductorDavid Anderson, pianoLittle MoragSally BeamishThis text is adapted from an old Gaelic poem translated by Alexander Carmichael forhis 1900 collection Carmina Gadelica (Gaelic Songs). Its pentatonic, folk-like melodyhas a sense of pity and pathos and, underscored with a restless accompaniment, bothcreate a sense of urgency.We knew very little about the history of this text, which caused us to speculate on thequestions the song raises. One clue: “Morag” was a secret code name among thedefenders of Bonny Prince Charlie of Scotland during the Jacobite wars. Is the poemto be read metaphorically then? One of the features of good art is its ability to posequestions and make us ponder, rather than merely providing information.

Winter’s Night (Vinternatt)Frode FjellheimAndrew Telsmann, saxophoneThis jazz-inflected piece comes from the set Norwegian Sámi Songs, all based on orinspired by the traditional Sámi “yoik.” Yoik is a very old vocal tradition among theSámi people of Scandinavia. Typical of this tradition is the use of short melodicphrases that repeat endlessly with small variations. The Sámis themselves say that theYoik has no beginning or end. It often describes a specific person, emotion, or elementof nature with very few words. This piece describes the stillness and darkness of anorthern winter.Two Britten SongsThe Bonnie Earl of MorayTraditional Scottish TuneArranged by Benjamin BrittenBritten’s fondness for folk melodies resulted in his setting of dozens of them in artsong arrangements with imaginative piano accompaniments. For this one, a lamenton the death of the Earl of Moray, he created a funeral march with bagpipe effects.The story that inspired the song is a true one. On February 7, 1592, during the reign ofJames VI of Scotland, the Earl of Huntly was given a commission from the king to huntdown his rival James Stewart, the Earl of Moray. He tracked him down to his house inFife, but Moray would not surrender. The house was set on fire and entire householdmurdered, but Moray escaped, only to be pursued, captured, and killed by Huntlyhimself. The popular Moray’s untimely death was much lamented in painting, poem,and song. The Morays were hereditary keepers of the Castle Doune.Begone, Dull Care! Benjamin Britten (1917-1976)Britten’s collection of songs for boys, Friday Afternoons, was written between 1933-35for his brother Robert who directed the boychoir at Clive House School, Prestatyn,which rehearsed on Fridays. This sassy trifle of piece—less than a minute long—bothacknowledges the mind’s power to worry and fret, and then thumbs its nose at it.

HOLSTRandal Swiggum, conductorFreedom is ComingSouth African Freedom SongMany vigorous freedom songs are associated with the apartheid era in South Africaand “Freedom is Coming”is still one of the most famous.Should Fancy Cease Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)from Three Canons for Voices, op. 31We have talked about the many ways that our mind can sustain us—especiallythrough difficult times. Persichetti sets the Sanskrit line, “Should fancy cease, theworld would be a desert, dead and dry”with hollow, open harmonies and moments ofvery little rhythmic motion to depict how barren the world would be without thepower of imagination.Miri it is(sung in Middle English)Anonymous, 13 th centuryMerry it is while summer lasts, with bird’s song.But now draws near winter’s blast and harsh weather.Ah! How long this night is!And I, most unjustly, must sorrow and mourn and fast.Being one of only a handful of pieces which have survived from the 13 th century, thissong is justly famous, and typical of medieval pieces which complain about winterweather. The original manuscript—now in the Oxford library—is only a single melodyline. Our “arrangement” includes some vocal drones and the Holst members singingin both their treble and bass ranges.El Grillo(The Cricket) Josquin Des Prez (1440-1521)(sung in Italian)The cricket is a good singer, who can hold a long note.Go ahead, drink and sing, cricket,But don’t be like the other birds who, after they’ve sung a little bit,take off for somewhere else.The cricket always stands firm.When it is hottest, he sings only for love.

Josquin’s most famous frottola (a precursor to the madrigal) is a charming example ofmusical puns: the long bass note on “hold a long note,” and the alternating high andlow voices, the large leaps, and the fast patter, all of which imitate the squeaking of thecricket. “Per amore” (for love) receives a flourish of vocal melisma. Even withoutunderstanding this saucy Italian text, the sheer sound of the vocal texture delights theear.MADISON BOYCHOIRPalomita(sung in Spanish)Akornefa Akyea, fluteTraditional Lament from PeruArranged by Randal SwiggumLittle dove, where are you? Because I am looking for you.Lonely, perhaps you cry, without a way to come back.My dove, I’ve lost you. I don’t know where you went.Desolate, I search for you, perhaps never to find you.A poignant melody which captures the melancholy and desolation of the text, Palomitahas been a favorite of the boychoir since we started learning it at Fall Camp. The flutepart is reminiscent of a lonely Andean panpipe player.Johnnie CopeKen JohnstonThe subject of this text is Sir John Cope (d. 1760), commander in chief of the Englisharmy defeated by Bonnie Prince Charlie of Scotland at the Battle of Prestonpans, 22September 1745. According to legend, Cope secretly deserted his troops the nightbefore the battle and has been “skeired”(mocked) in this famous poem ever since. Thepoem, well-known by Scottish schoolchildren, was composed by a literate farmer,Adam Skirving, whose fields were trampled in the battle. The martial music, with itsfanfares and marching beat, was composed by Scottish composer Ken Johnston for theNational Youth Choir of Scotland in 2001. Learning to sing the piece in Scots was awelcome challenge for the boychoir. “Hey, Johnnie, are ye waukin’ yet?” means “Areyou awake yet?”

RAGAZZIMichael Ross, conductorApril Kang, pianoWhither Must I Wander Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)Drawn from the poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson, this movement from VaughanWilliams beloved Songs of Travel paints a picture of memory and wistful regret. Thegorgeous, soaring melody is supported by an accompaniment that varies just enoughwith each successive verse, adding a musical background of simplicity and beauty.Song of Peace Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)American composer Vincent Persichetti’s work spans many musical mediums: hewrote works for piano, instrumental solos, symphonies for orchestra, and major worksfor concert band. Here, he weaves a simple melody throughout, treating it as the literalsense of peace.Seigneur, je vous en prie Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)(sung in French)Lord, I beseech you, may the sweet and burning strength of your love absorb my soul andremove it from everything terrestrial, so that I might die from the love of your love, since youdeigned to die because of the love of my love. (St. Francis of Assisi)This piece, from a set of four short gems set to short prayers of St. Francis of Assisi,paints a picture of devotion. The unexpected harmonic turns at the conclusion areespecially effective.Chickens in the GardenTraditional British Folk SongArranged by Stephen HatfieldThis humorous song comes from the tradition of the broadside ballad. At the start ofthe 19 th century in England, the mechanization of the printing industry led to anincrease in cheaply printed “street literature” (a precursor of today’s tabloids). Mostwere only one sheet of paper, meant to be read and posted in public places. First usedfor royal proclamations, acts, and notices, they later became used in popular culture forpolitical songs and speeches, or as here, just for entertainment.

CANTABILEMichael Ross, conductorApril Kang, pianoUtopiaMoira SmileyIn the United States in the 19th century, singing schools, led by itinerant musicinstructors, concentrated on improving congregational singing. Instead of concentratingon European composers, these amateur musicians learned the music of earlyAmerican composers like Williams Billings, who used English parish church modelscombined with free counterpoint and loose harmonic rules.In the Southern United States, Sacred Harp (the title of a collection of these songs)singing found a permanent cultural home. Singers learned to read music by using afour-note system of shapes. This shape-note tradition continues today, with shapenotesinging groups still active throughout the country (including Madison!) andenjoyed a rediscovery as part of the Cold Mountain soundtrack. Utopia, is a newer composition(1994), written in the shape-note style by Moira Smiley, a member of theVermont ensemble Village Harmony.from Dreizehn Kanons (op. 113 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)7. Wenn die Klänge nah’n12. Ich weiß nicht7. When the tones come near and then flee, in waves of sweet desire, ah, how often yearns theheart for deeper melodies!12. I know not why the dove coos in the grove. Does she lament, like my soul, waiting for thefriend who has strayed away from her?These two rounds are a testament to the compositional skills of Johannes Brahms.Each is a simple melody, reflecting the text expressively, and fitting together into awonderful three or four-part round.Five Hebrew Love Songs Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)Beth Larson, violinCaitlin Mead, Andrea Shaw, sopranos; Lauren Schell, mezzo-sopranoI. TemunáA picture is engraved in my heart;Moving between light and darkness:A sort of silence envelopes your body,And your hair falls upon your face just so.

II. Kalá kalláLight brideShe is all mine,And lightlyShe will kiss me!III. LárovMostly”, said the roof to the sky,“the distance between you and I is endlessness;But a while ago two came up here,And only one centimeter was left between us.IV. Éyze shéleg!What snow!Like little dreamsFalling from the sky.V. RakútHe was full of tenderness;She was very hard.And as much as she tried to stay thus,Simply, and with no good reason,He took her into himself,And set her downIn the softest, softest place.Eric Whitacre is one of the most widely performed choral composers of his generation.The piece was written in 1996 for his girlfriend (now his wife, who wrote the poems)and his friend, violinist Friedemann Eichorn. Whitacre notes: “Each of the songscaptures a moment that Hila and I shared together…these songs are profoundly personalfor me, born entirely out of my new love for this soprano, poet, and now mybeautiful wife, Hila Plitmann.”No TimeTraditional Camp Meeting SongsArranged by Susan BrumfieldAn important influence on the development of gospel hymns was the camp meetingsong. These were (musically) simple songs associated with the camp meetings, whichtook place on the frontiers of Kentucky and the Carolinas in the early and middle1800’s. An outgrowth of 19th century American Revivalism, these outdoor gatheringsdrew people from a radius of a hundred miles (or more) to a camp area, usually in the

wilderness, where people of both sexes and all races mixed and sang and socializedand worshiped together.The words speak of an acceptance of death and a concern for those left behind—andalso, more generally, dealing with change (eg. graduation!).I Got Rhythm George Gershwin (1898-1937)Arranged by Ward SwingleOne of the most famous songs written by George and Ira Gershwin, I Got Rhythm is asimple melody that has become a permanent part of our popular culture. We presentit here in an arrangement by the great vocal jazz arranger and group leader WardSwingle.CANTABILE AND RAGAZZIMichael Ross, conductorO Magnum Mysterium Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)(sung in Latin)O great mystery and wondrous sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lordlying in their manger! Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the LordJesus Christ. Alleluia!Countless composers have set this nativity text to music, but Victoria’s setting is one ofthe most stunning and well-known. The simplicity of the opening motive (short fragmentof the melody) represents the amazing wonder in the text. The second section(“O beata”) is incredibly humble and serene, echoing the sentiment of the text. Thefinal “alleluia section”moves from triple meter to a final explosion of celebration beforecoming to its final resting place.In the Bleak Midwinter Gustav Holst (1874-1934)British composer Gustav Holst’s setting of this beautiful Christina Rossetti poem hasbecome a beloved carol.

Apple-Tree WassailTraditional British CarolArranged by Stephen HatfieldWassail comes from the Anglo-Saxon wes hael—to be healthy. Originally, wassailswere taken seriously as blessings on farms and farmers that would help ensure thehealth of the coming year. The Apple-Tree Wassail comes from the cider country ofDevon and Somerset, where it might be sung in the orchards or at the farmer’s door.The references to “lily white pins” and “lily white smocks” are meant to flatter thefarmer’s family by listing the fine clothes and ornaments they could supposedly affordto wear. (Notes by the arranger)That Lonesome RoadEntsmingerSoloists: Kristen Lucas, Aman AlemJames Taylor and Don GrolnickArranged by Deen E.Recorded by James Taylor as an a cappella end to his 1981 album Dad Loves His Work,this is a simple declaration of memory and regret.COMBINED CHOIRSThula Klizeo Joseph Shabalala (b. 1941)(sung in Zulu)Be still my heart, even here I am at home.This song was written by Joseph Shabalala, leader of the South African groupLadysmith Black Mambazo. He wrote this song during a visit to New York, when hemissed his family (and 14 children!) and was unsure if he would be able to see themagain because of the Apartheid laws of the time. He was calmed by the text, whichbecame the lyrics to this simple but powerful song.Although memories of family, of music, of home, can provide hope in the midst ofhorrible times, memories alone are not enough. There are people in our world, ournation, our city that do not have a home; they don’t have the basic things we can easilytake for granted. As we close today’s concert we hope you’ll join us in helping thosefor whom memories are not enough. Volunteer, donate, help out, bring items to oursupply drive, do what you can.

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OUR CHOIRSChoraliers is our youngest performing choir, for girls in grades three to five. It focuseson unison singing skills, beginning two-part singing, note reading, and rehearsal techniques.Con Gioia (kawn-JOY-ah) means “with joy”in Italian and includes girls in grades fiveto seven. It further develops part-singing, vocal techniques, and sight-reading.Capriccio offers girls in grades seven to nine a more advanced choir experience.Music from a variety of choral traditions is studied; girls perform challenging two andthree part literature in a variety of languages. Their name refers to a free-flowing andlively piece of music.Cantilena (kahn-tih-LAY-nah) is an Italian term referring to a smooth flowing melodyor vocal style. Girls in this choir are in grades nine to twelve and study and performchallenging three to four part literature in a variety of languages.Cantabile (kahn-TAH-bee-lay) literally means “in a singing style” and is our mostadvanced treble choir, with girls in grades nine to twelve. Singers focus on advancedliterature and vocal technique.The Madison Boychoir for boys with unchanged voices maintains the centuries-oldtradition of a treble boychoir through the study of a wide range of repertoire. Itincludes three performing choirs, all named after famous British composers:Purcell (boys, grades 3-6)Britten(boys, grades 5-8)Holst (boys, grades 6-9), a select group of boys chosen for their skill andcommitment. These boys have unchanged, changing and newly changed voices. Theliterature they sing varies with their vocal needs but they often sing SATB music.Ragazzi (rah-GAH-tsee) literally means “guys”in Italian and is our choir for boys withchanged voices. Singers explore a variety of musical styles and occasionally combinewith Britten or Cantabile to present SATB literature.And…Tallis (TA-lihs) and Colla Voce (KO-la VO-chay) are our two introductory choirs; youmight see some of those singers (who will join our performing choirs in the spring)here today.

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS MEMBERSChoraliersMeghan Elizabeth BayerAllison BellClaire CloughMeredith DahlkElizabeth DiTullioLizanne DodsworthHeidi DongAshley DuncanSarah Irene EngleNatalie FabbriMolly GrindleSerena HollandTalia IvryCecelia JabsAlexis JohnsonSung Yune KimYoungzie LeeEmily MarckesanoEliza McPikeKelly MeadSamantha PickelKirsten QueoffNicole SatterlundDeana SchmidtLoren SkibbaMadeleine SmithMeredith SullivanAnnika WellerAnna Welton-ArndtElizabeth WhalenSarah WoodyJenine YbanezCon GioiaKatelyn AdzimaSarah AliJazmin AndersonAvery Rice ArnesenCatherine BartzenAnna BowmanSophia CanonElizabeth ChenEva CornwellSerra CrawfordAnna Mee DeLongBrooke DollCourtney DornMaya FabianShawnte FeilerGrace FerencekFiorella FernandezEden GirmaKaitlyn HamersMalia HansenZoe HansenEmily LawsonSamara LernerIsabella LescayAbbie LevenickOctavia LightningTatiana LyonsMaren MadsenWendy MartinKatherine Mary McCarthyNoelle Grace McNeillTatum MillerArielle MitchellShara Bassler MortensenSavanna MurphyEmilee OyamadaMadeleine PierceAlicia Jean PopeSloan PotterCarolyn RaihalaEmily SchmidtSarah StatzEmily StephensonAlice Jankowski SullivanEmma TrabandSara TriggsClaire Van Fossen

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS MEMBERSSydney VandervestMargo Von WilleyVivian WashingtonLauren Welton-ArndtCora WieseSophie WolbertSamantha YaegerAngela YuCarly Jo ZieglerCapriccioLuella Allen-WallerCara ArgusKelsey BreenMeghan ButlerAddison ClearwoodAbigail DiamondSophia FoldvariAbigail Frank-TaylorAllison GothardNicole GreenEmme HarmsKayla HuemerBerti Jan-McMahonElizabeth KaiserOlivia KlewinKatie KozaElizabeth LargetErica LarsenHeidi LashAbby LawrenceMelanie LoppnowAlly MarckesanoEleanor NesimogluAlicia OlanderAnusha RamaswamiMadeline ReillyKaya RosenthalIvy SanderfootNatalie SarconaAlannah SpencerSonia UrquidiSamantha WebsterKate WellensteinHailey WendtCantilenaGlenna AndrewsAbigail CahillKatherine CanonRachel ChismanKelsey CochemsLily CornwellAmy DornerPhoebe Jan-McMahonClaire KimSarah KretschmannAllison KubekElaine LuongErin MillerAmy OetzelMargie OstbyMegan PadleySarah PopovichHannah RatherBailey R. RobertsLia RosenbergSasha SigelElan SimpsonDianna SomaNatalie SordenKelly TauschekMonica TrevinoIlana WeberCantabileAarushi AgniCora Allen-ColemanRita ArgusAlison BestKythie BoydFiona Cahill

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS MEMBERSEmma CornwellAlison DodsworthAllie DyerMartha FerrisStephanie FrankMaria FuschinoClairanne GodfreyAnastasia GrindleCarolyn JuergensGina KimRobyn KrauseMegan LarkinMolly K. LinsKristen LucasMarsha Danielle MabieEva MarleyJessica MartinCaitlin MeadAngela MillerRachel MonroeSierra NibbeMarie NorrisHannah PostelAmy RasmussenKate RifkenLauren SchellAnna SchmiedickeAndrea ShawMadeline ShnowskeCaitlin TimminsNicole WanerJane WeesnerHannah WestAlyssa WirthMadeleine YoungRagazziAman AlemJoey BorgwardtAaron ColemanStefan DeLongEvan ElderbrockSam FactorDaniel GirmaNeal JavenkoskiDouglas KimJamie KoldenKyle KretschmannTony LattisConor MurphyKetan RamakrishnanMax ReadKristoffer SladkyGraham StoddardKolin WalkerMatthew WeissSun YuPurcellTheodore AndersNoah ArgusGillis Benson-ScollonDane ChristensenSam CibulaScott CloseJoshua FalkosAnders FrankBenjamin HembelMatthew HembelBarrett KarstensBen KilleenNathaniel LanglieCaylan LaundrieYuLang LuoMatthew MarslandBen NesslarColman O’ConnellRansom RoteringKarlo Miguel Santos-BracerosNoah SauerJacob Paul SieglerWill Sobol

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS MEMBERSSeth WeaverWill ZocherBrittenMorgan Lee AlexanderReid AnninNoah BeaversOliver CardonaHenry EllingAdam FischerBenjamin GellmanJoshua Allen HeimsothNathan HemmingNoah HollandAdam JiumalehMatthew KaiserMitchell LattisAndrew LiuNicholas MillerNate NesslarMason RatherKellen RiceDerek RottWilliam Glen SandvoldAbe TapiaAndrew TurnerSimon WeaverJeremiah WebsterEthan WhiteHolstChaitannya AgniGabriel BentonKyle ConnorsTristan FrankEmory HagemeyerThomas HeinerSimon HenriquesRoss McElroyAza Alton MuzorewaFrankie Pobar LayErik QueoffReinhand Josiah Santos-BracerosAnthony Olusina SchleicherPatrick SissonDane SkaarKarsten SladkyJustin P. WoodworthRoy YarochTallisChristian FischerAlbert Shoshany GlosserEllis MayneDaniel O’ConnorCaleb RandallJohn Joseph Unertl, 4 thColla VoceJosephine BaierMarissa BarbosaNatalie BarrettLauren BobeckCoral CarlsonTalitha CheesemanElizabeth EverittJennifer GisiGracie KaldorEmily KichefskiAlexandra KuentzelOlivia Scott-LantzGrace LittleCelia MayneBette Nowak

BIOGRAPHIESArtistic StaffMichael (Mike) Ross, Artistic Director and Conductor of Cantabile and RagazziMichael Ross is the first full-time Artistic Director of the Madison Youth Choirs. He waspreviously the Music Department Chair and Vocal Music Teacher at Madison West HighSchool. Michael was the Tallis (training choir) instructor for the former MadisonBoychoir for ten years. He has both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Educationfrom UW-Madison, where he studied with Robert Fountain, Beverly Taylor, Julia Koza,and Anthony Barresi. Michael has also taught at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonSummer Music Clinic, conducted the University Chorus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and led the former Basso Continuo choir of the Madison Boychoir.Michael has extensive accompanying and music directing experience, including havingbeen accompanist for both the Madison Boychoir and Madison Children’s Choir,department accompanist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison choral program, andmusic director for several University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Theatre productions.Michael has been active in state music organizations, having been the choral chair forthe Wisconsin Music Educators Association, accompanist for the Wisconsin ChoralDirectors Association’s Next Direction conference, and both section leader and accompanistfor various WSMA and WCDA State Honors Choirs. Michael is a member of theVoice Care Network, and has been named several times to “Who’s Who AmongAmerica’s Teachers”.Margaret Jenks, Colla Voce, Tallis, Purcell and Holst conductorMargaret Jenks graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lawrence University Conservatoryof Music with degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance. She has performedextensively as a choir member and soloist in the Milwaukee area. She has taught inFreiburg, Germany; Eagan, Minnesota, and most recently in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In2001, she received the WCDA “Young Choral Director of the Year”award. Her teachinghas ranged from young children through college students. She has also directed theadult and children’s choirs at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Waukesha. Ms. Jenkshas two young boys and is having fun exploring Madison with them after moving herein November 2004.Lisa Kjentvet, Choraliers and Capriccio ConductorLisa conducted the Capriccio Choir of the Madison Children’s Choir for three years andserved as artistic director of MCC for two years. This year, she conducts the Choralierschoir and again is conductor of the Capriccio choir. She holds a Bachelor’s degree inGeneral and Choral Music Education from UW-Madison. As a teacher, Lisa has servedas choral director at Kettle Moraine Middle School and Madison’s Memorial HighSchool, among other Madison schools, and has worked with community groups such asChildren’s Theater of Madison and Madison Theater Guild, as well as maintaining a privatestudio as a piano and voice instructor. Lisa has sung professionally with theMilwaukee Symphony Chorus and as a freelance musician.

BIOGRAPHIESMarcia Russell, Cantilena ConductorMarcia Russell has taught choral music students in the Platteville School District since1997, teaching seven years at Platteville High School before making the move toPlatteville Middle School in 2004. She received a Bachelor of Music Degree in VoicePerformance and Choral and General Music Education from Lawrence University in1994. Marcy also directs the Choristers, a choir of 40 auditioned singers with thePlatteville Children’s Choir.Ms. Russell is an active member of ACDA and MENC, and has held many leadershiproles. She is the current Wisconsin School Music Association Middle Level HonorsChoir Alto Coach, and served the WSMA High School Honors Project as Treble ChoirSoprano 1 Coach in 2000 and 2001, and again as Treble Choir Coordinator and Alto 2Coach in 2002 and 2003. She is the past chair for NextDirection: The National Conferencefor High School Students Considering Careers in Choral Music, and has served two terms asthe Southwest Representative to the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association. She is anactive performer and soloist with the Platteville Chorale and the Heartland Singers, andhas performed leading roles in numerous musical theatre productions with the UW-Platteville Heartland Festival, the Dubuque, Iowa Grand Opera House and the PopFactory Players. She is a WSMA certified adjudicator and a member of Sigma AlphaIota, Pi Kappa Lambda, Mortar Board and The VoiceCare Network.Randal Swiggum, Britten and Holst ConductorBesides conducting Britten and Holst, Randal Swiggum is in his ninth season as MusicDirector of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. He is also Associate Conductor for theElgin Symphony Orchestra, creating and conducting their education concerts. He wasArtistic Director of the Madison Children’s Choir from 1996-2000, and has also taughtat Whitefish Bay High School, UW-Milwaukee, and Lawrence University.A frequent guest conductor of orchestral and choral festivals, he most recently conductedthe first ever Pennsylvania All-State Junior High Choir, as well as the SingaporeAmerican Schools Choral Festival, MENC All-Northwest Honor Choir in Portland,American Mennonite Schools Orchestra Festival, Northern Arizona Honors Orchestra,and both the Wisconsin Middle Level Honors Choir and Orchestra. Next month, hewill conduct the Mansfield (PA) University Choral Festival and the New York CityInterschool Choral Festival.A passionate advocate for a richer learning experience in the rehearsal, Randy serves onthe Wisconsin CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance) Project. Herecently addressed the Pennsylvania MENC on “The Art of Rehearsing,” as well as theMinnesota ACDA, Iowa ACDA, Maryland MENC, the ACDA North Central Division,the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, and MENC National Conventions in Phoenixand Kansas City.Swiggum has led concert tours throughout Europe, Canada, and the Americas includingthe first international tour for Ragazzi and Cantabile to Brazil in 1998. He hasmusic directed over thirty stage works including the 1991 premiere of the Theatre Xopera, Liberace. He created the music for celebrated director Eric Simonsen’s new pro-

BIOGRAPHIESduction of Moby Dick for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, named by TIME magazineas one of the 10 Best Theatrical Productions of 2002. He is author of Strategies forTeaching High School Chorus (MENC 1998), and co-author of Shaping Sound Musicians(GIA 2003). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in musicology at the University ofWisconsin-Madison.Heather Thorpe, Con Gioia ConductorHeather has been the choral director at Badger Ridge Middle School since 1997 whereshe is responsible for all choral activities and is the Cultural Arts Activities Chair. Inaddition to her duties in Verona, she directs two children’s choirs and the high schoolyouth choir and is a featured singer and soloist at the First Unitarian Society ofMadison. Ms. Thorpe has worked with the Madison Children’s Choir and MadisonBoychoir since 1996 as conductor, voice coach and clinician. Her intermediate trebleand advanced women’s choirs with MCC toured throughout Wisconsin, Chicago, andNew York State.Ms. Thorpe is a member of ACDA, MENC,VoiceCare Network, is a member of WMEA’sComprehensive Musicianship Through Performance committee, has served as WCDAExhibits Choir, and the College Fair Chair of NextDirection: The National Conference forHigh School Students Considering Careers in Choral Music. Ms. Thorpe has been a guestconductor, clinician and teacher at many honors festivals, workshops and campsthroughout Wisconsin.A 1996 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ms. Thorpe was recognized asan outstanding teacher in the October 2000 national publication of Teaching Music in anarticle entitled “A Standing Ovation for Music Teachers”. In the spring of 2004 she wonthe 2004 Herb Kohl Fellowship for excellence in education. Heather and her husbandScott live in Madison with their children, Emily, Benjamin and Daniel.AccompanistsDavid AndersonA native of Clovis, New Mexico, David Anderson received his initial musical instructionat the piano. He attended Baylor University, where he earned two degrees in pianoperformance (B.M., summa cum laude and M.M., with distinction) studying withKrassimira Jordan. During his residence at Baylor, David performed extensively as asolo pianist and chamber musician, receiving numerous awards. He pursued additionalstudy with Martin Canin at the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival in Brunswick, Maine,and Wolfgang Watzinger at the Bösendorfer International Piano Academy in Vienna. Inhis final years at Baylor, David began conducting studies under the guidance of StephenHeyde.At the University of Illinois, David earned an M.M. in orchestral conducting withDonald Schleicher; during his residence he served as ensemble manager for theUniversity of Illinois orchestra program and as Assistant Conductor for the Quad CitySymphony. He was awarded the Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship for the 2006-07 academic year, which funded travel throughout the country to study with master

BIOGRAPHIESconducting teachers. In 2006, David was a finalist for the Conductor?s Guild?s prestigiousThelma A. Robinson award.David is currently the conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra and the director of theChamber Music Institute in the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. He is on the pianofaculty at Beloit College where he teaches private and class piano, and accompanies theChamber Singers. He is also an active freelance accompanist in the SouthernWisconsin area.Rachel BittnerRachel Bittner is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota. She received music degrees fromLawrence University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied withAnthony Padilla and Catherine Kautsky.Rachel is an active piano teacher and accompanist in the Madison area. She has been ateacher at the Arboretum Music School since 2005 and is the pianist and accompanistfor Crossroads United Methodist Church in Waunakee, WI.April KangApril Kang received the Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University ofGeorgia in 2004, where she studied with Dr. Martha Thomas. She then received aMaster of Music in piano performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in2006 after piano studies under Dr. Catherine Kautsky. She was the recital winner ofGeorgia Music Educators Association Piano Competition in 2003. In the summer of2005, she participated Castelfranc Summer Piano School in France to study with Frenchpiano music expert, Paul Roberts. In addition, she worked with other prominent pianistsas she participated in master classes with Anne Schein, Gilbert Kalish, Jeffrey Siegel andAngela Hewitt. While pursuing piano performance degrees, she also studied harpsichord,organ and choral conducting.Throughout her high school and undergraduate years, she was an active choir memberas an alto section leader, a piano accompanist and a student director. During her highschool senior year, she was invited as a piano accompanist for Cumberland County’s AllCounty Middle School Choral Festival in North Carolina. She was also an officialaccompanist for MTNA Regional Competition in 2005.Currently, she is a piano teacher around the Madison area and serves as a churchorganist at Lakeview Moravian Church in Madison.Administrative StaffEmily Gruenewald, Executive DirectorEmily Gruenewald attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where shereceived her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in Theatre Arts with a BusinessAdministration minor. Emily began her career in arts administration with the newlyformed University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater Bachelors of Fine Arts Actor Training

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFProgram and in 2002 returned to Madison to work with CTM Madison Family TheatreCompany as Education and Community Involvement Director.Emily joined the MYC staff in July 2004 as Executive Director and although she singspoorly herself, she is proud to be a part of an organization that provides exceptionalmusic education for area youth from beginning singers to the accomplished.Emily is a board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and lives outsideof Edgerton with her husband Dan and their two cats.Dan Lyons, Membership DirectorHolding piano performance degrees from DePaul University and a doctoral performancedegree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Daniel Lyons has performed insolo, chamber and concerto performances throughout the Midwest. His teachersinclude Dmitry Paperno, Howard Karp and Mary Sauer.Dan is a member of Con Vivo Chamber Group, performing in and around Madison. Hewas also the founder of Madison Academy of Music, a private music studio in Madisonthat provides private instrumental instruction along with one of the country’s largestand most successful Kindermusik programs. He serves on the faculty of the Universityof Wisconsin-Whitewater Summer Piano Clinic and continues to perform as a soloistand accompanist.In his spare time, he tries to brush up on his limited Mandarin Chinese, and enjoysteaching his children and their friends how to play Chicago-style 16-inch softball – thekind without the mitt. He lives in Madison with his wife, Monica, and three children,Kenny, Tatiana and Alexander.Michelle Stellner, Marketing and Development ManagerMichelle Stellner has over thirty years of sales, marketing, customer service and qualityimprovement experience in the corporate world.Michelle has always been an active community volunteer through her sons’schools, inher neighborhood, and with local nonprofit and professional development associations.She studied business and marketing education at the University of Wisconsin–LaCrosseand Western Wisconsin Technical Institute and is currently a member of the Associationof Fundraising Professionals.Michelle is the parent of a former Madison Boychoir singer. She served on their Boardas President and was on the Madison Youth Choir Advisory Board from 1997 to 2007.Her two sons are grown and she lives in Madison with her husband, Jim.Madison Youth Choirs517 North Segoe Road • Madison, WI 53705608-238-SING (7464)www.madisonyouthchoirs.org or info@madisonyouthchoirs.org

STAFFMichael Ross, artistic directorconductorMargaret Jenks, conductorLisa Kjentvet, conductorMarcia Russell, conductorRandal Swiggum, conductorHeather Thorpe, conductorDavid Anderson, accompanistRachel Bitner, accompanistDavid Anderson, accompanistRachel Bitner, accompanistApril Kang, accompanistEmily Gruenewald, executive directorDaniel Lyons, membership directorMichelle Stellner, marketing and developmentmanagerBOARD OF DIRECTORSMary Kaiser, PresidentKay Gies, Past PresidentPaul Hauseman,Vice PresidentAndrew Turner, SecretaryEvan Richards, TreasurerMary Stoffel, Advisory Board ChairDeb Anken-DyerEric BakerHardin ColemanElizabeth HeinerDani LuckettKathleen OttersonMartha ScalesElizabeth WellsJohn YoungADVISORY BOARDMary Stoffel, ChairVictor BakunovichElizabeth BurmasterRichard DavisCarol DiamondTerry HallerGwen JeSchonekBob MillerCarrel PrayMarin RabinJerry SalvoCarol “Orange”SchroederDavid Wandel

FRIENDS AND DONORSMadison Youth Choirs would like to express its sincerethanks to the many foundations, businesses, and individuals that support our programs.Thank you for supporting youth choral music in our community!Sustainer ($5,000 and up) • Benefactor ($1,000 to $4,999) • Sponsor ($500 to $999)Contributor ($250 to $499) • Supporter ($100 to $249) • Friend ($1 to $99)SustainerDane County Cultural Affairs CommissionPleasant T. Rowland FoundationArthur W. Strelow TrustMadison Community FoundationWisconsin Arts BoardBenefactorAlliant Energy FoundationAmerican Family InsuranceCap Times Kids FundEdenfred/The Terry Family FoundationWilliam T. Evjue FoundationMike and Mary Kaiser (P)Dean and Orange SchroederMr. and Mrs. James SloanWisconsin State Journal Youth ServicesSponsorAnonymousMary Stoffel, Sam and Eva Marley (P)Sub-Zero FoundationContributorHerbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.Lois and Gordon KrunnfuszKurt Sladky and Debbie Neff (P)In honor of Michael RossMichael St. Clair (A)Charles Dyer and Deb Anken-Dyer (P)SupporterAnonymousDr. and Mrs. C. J. AndersonBarnes & NobleAlumnea Chapter of Sigma Alpha IotaBill and Elaine BethkeWilliam and Joyce Bethkein honor of Emily GruenewaldLynn ChristensenHoward Rowley and Carol Diamond (P)Wes and Ankie FoellDan and Linda Foley (P)Allen and Judith Frankin honor of Tristin and Anders FrankTim and Kay GiesEmily and Dan GruenewaldKate and Jeff Henriquesin honor of Simon HenriquesRuth HindPaul HousemanNola JacobsonNizar and Elma Sia Jarjour (P)Prof. Rob Maher (A)Mattel Children’s FoundationValerie and Jonathan MetcalfKathleen OttersonDonald and Joyce SchultzeWalter and Joyce SchultzeBette TheisenVeridian HomesJohn Young (P)

FRIENDS AND DONORSFriendEmy Andrew (P)Marian AshmanStephanie Basslerin honor of Shara Bassler MortensenBrennan’sPaul and Abby DeLong (P)Arne DullumMadison Schubert ClubMichael and Anne FaulhaberJim and Jeanne FruitHelen HayNick Hodapp (A)Gwen and Kenn JeSchonek (P)John and Ginny Moore KruseMarcia LangstonLexisNexisMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMelinda and Thomas MetcalfJames and Patricia Palecekin honor of Jacob SieglerSheila and Richard PlotkinCarolann PusterBob Factor & Kris Rasmussen (P)Jim and Carol Rossin honor of Mike RossJannette ScheerSchubert ClubPrudence Stewart (P)Ms. Elyn L. WilliamsGeorge Austin and Martha Vukelich-AustinPhyllis BoydenEllen Bunnin honor of Carolyn RaihalaMeghan CavanKristine and Robert ChapadosDianne Cook and Hans Ipin honor of Carolyn RaihalaGene and Bea Dewey (P)Ruth Anne DykmanTina and Leonard EderNancy Enderlein honor of Carolyn RaihalaKaren P. FalknerCharlotte GibsonLynn and Michael Granitzin honor of Elizabeth LargetThe Hamers Family (P)in honor of Carolyn RaihalaDoris IngoldBrenda KnipferRosanne and Malcolm Lindsayin honor of Carolyn RaihalaDani LuckettJennifer and Jeff McFarlandCynthia MetcalfTyler and Jonathan MetcalfPatrcia MetcalfeSuzanne and Richard NiedrichRoberta OffordBetsy and Gregory OstranderWilliam and Maria Rattundein honor of Samara LernerDean and Mary RockstadRichard SchefflerHeidi J. SonnenburgJames and Michelle Stellner (P)Shirley SundquistJudith and Christopher Taberin honor of Carolyn RaihalaLynn Walliserin honor of Mary Stoffel, Eva andSam MarleyRonald Wanek, D. D. S.Kirsten Wolfin honor of Carolyn RaihalaCharlotte & Harold Woolf

FRIENDS AND DONORSIn-KindAnonymousPaula Apfelbach, breathing roomApplied TechBrennan’sKaren Holland (P)Lake Edge Lutheran ChurchSandy WysockRichard S. Russell(A) = Alumni(P) = ParentSing-a-Thon Donors – 2007MYC singers recently participated in their second annual Sing-a-Thon campaign—afun evening at Hilldale Mall where all choirs performed. Singers collected donationsfrom family and friends to help keep costs affordable and to support singer scholarships.This concert spreads community awareness of our organization while it earnsmoney to support our mission. We gratefully thank the many donors who supportedthis special event.Contributor ($250 to $499) • Supporter ($100 to $249) • Friend ( $1 to $99)ContributorAnonymous (P)John and Elizabeth Heiner (P)Madsen & Hirsch, S.C.Karen Stuesser and Richard Cornwell (P)SupporterMary Beth Bayer (P)in honor of Meghan BayerSarah and David Canon (P)Peggy and Greg (P)Judy and Dale Faesiin honor of Noah BeaversJill Fisherin honor of Caitlin and Kelly MeadR. D. FortneyFSBO MadisonGlen and Sandra Heaglein honor of Will SobolGeorge and Kristen HenriquesJo Johnsonin memory of Cindy PoulsonJee Young Kim (P)Kisun and Seongil Lee (P)Donna and Marty Rifken (P)Mary Stoffel, Sam and Eva Marley (P)in honor of MYC StaffDon and Jane Stoffelin honor of Mary Stoffel and EvaMarley

SING-A-THON DONORS 2007FriendSolange AndrewsCharles Dyer and Deb Anken-Dyer (P)in honor of Allie DyerJohn and Bridget Bassettin honor of Gabe BentonJohn and Joutte BasslerElizabeth and Arthur Bentonin honor of Gabe BentonJoanne Borgwardt (P)Beverly BragerJanet Breidel (P)in honor of Neal JavenkowskiSandra CarlsonMs. Edna CashArdith Lawson CiparLinda Garfuri ClarkGretchen and Chris Cudakin honor of Hailey WendtGeorge and Edna Dyckin honor of Simon WeaverProud Grandparents of CatherineBartzenin honor of Catherine BartzenKate and Jeff HenriquesPeter and Gladys HowellGail and Steve Humphreysin honor of Claire Van FossenRebecca Karoff and George Wolbert (P)Karen Kretschmann (P)Kim Marheinein honor of Meredith DahlkRichard and Myrtle Marleyin honor of Eva MarleyStewart and Robin McElroy (P)Glenn McNeillLibby and Mack - Proud Cousins ofCatherinein honor of Catherine BartzenSusan and Russell Popein honor of Alicia Pope & BarrettKarstensMary Ellen and Steve SchloughRobert Waldoin honor of Natalie FabbriJulie Waner (P)Jerry and Nancy Wendtin honor of Hailey WendtNate Wendtin honor of Hailey WendtAnonymous (P)in honor of the great conductors atMYC!Ann AllenKelly AltschwagerSusan AltschwagerStuart and Rose Marie Ankenin honor of Allie Dyer and inmemory of Phillip GuilianoArne ArnoldJennifer Arnold (P)in honor of Sloan PotterKaren Bassler and Daniel Mortensen (P)Beth Beavers (P)in honor of Noah BeaversJane Boutellein honor of Addison ClearwoodCarol Breidelin honor of Neal JavenkowskiKelly BremnerKim BrilowskiJill BroughtonMerle and Pat Brumbaugh in honor ofAnna & Stefan DeLongJohn and Jeane BuggyFiona CahillDarren and Shawn CarlsonJohn and Elaine ChristensenGerri CinaMerrill and Anne CinaJean ClackJoanne CloughJulie CloughMartha Clough (P)

SING-A-THON DONORS 2007in honor of Claire CloughMichele ColebourneJim and Mary Ann Connorsin honor of Kyle ConnorsPat and Susan Connors (P)in honor of Kyle ConnorsJody ConryKarel and Jim CripeBob DahlkGayle DirksenJennifer and Michael DobbinsEmogene DodsworthKimberly Dorcasin honor of Avery Rice-ArnesenLouise Dyerin honor of Allie DyerGregg and Cheryl EbersohlC. M. and L. Jean EbersohlShannon EliaSusan and Mick Fabbri (P)Judy Feroin honor of Hailey WendtDee FisherJeri FisherSteve and Sonya Foldvari (P)Heather FrostBill Gausin honor of Catherine BartzenMary and John GianakopoulosScott Fero and Lisa Grafin honor of Hailey WendtJulie GreiberMr. and Mrs. Richard GruberJim and Patti Hansonin honor of Hailey WendtChristina Hatchin memory of Ruth KellyHelena HavlovicTamera HellenbrandDebra Henkein honor of Noelle McNeillScott and Beverly HenriquesLoretta Himmelsbachin honor of Addison ClearwoodJanet Sayre Hoeftin honor of Madeleine SmithYoung-joo Hong (P)Charlotte HowellTom HowellMichele Jabs (P)Rachel JennensCarl JohnsonRoland JohnsonJoni Juergens (P)Bob and Marge KaetherChristina KangJeff KnierMike and Amy Knoth in memoryof Ruth KellyKirk KobrigerColette Kreuserin honor of Addison ClearwoodMaureen LaBrechein honor of Addison ClearwoodMark and Andrea LanglieMary and Steve Langlie (P)in honor of Nathaniel LanglieRoger LanglieAnna LeeJin Sook Lee (P)Richard and Martha LewisLexisNexisDebra LoveCarol MalmgrenMary MarkielewskiDan Marley (P)in honor of Eva MarleyCatherine & William McCarthyValerie McCarthy (P)Janet McDermedJennifer and Jeff McFarlandGrandma Katiein memory of Grandpa BillLarry and Jennilyn McNeillin honor of Noelle McNeillMrs.Viola McNeill

SING-A-THON DONORS 2007Alice Bayer Middletonin honor of Meghan BayerHarold and Darlene Milesin honor of Hailey WendtLinda Milesin honor of Hailey WendtJames and Hy MillerMr. and Mrs. Leslie D. Mitchellin honor of Noelle McNeill reachingher fundraising goal!Bulut and Ronnita NesimogluRichard and Anna NovotneyRichard NovotneyShaun O’Keefein honor of Addison ClearwoodMrs. Edna OlneyDon OlsenEunyoung ParkThe Parksin honor of Addison ClearwoodRose Parladein honor of Meghan BayerWalt and Kris PepplerJayne Perrinin honor of Addison ClearwoodJudy and Chas PierceDave and Tricia PotterMarry PulvermacherAnn Ras in honor of Meghan BayerBecki and Jim Reilly (P)Evan and Catherine Richards (P)Chris Riesein honor of Addison ClearwoodAnn RooneyHelen and Jim SauerColleen Schmidt (P)in honor of Deana SchmidtKathy and Rick SchoeppDoris and George SchroederJohn F. SchusterChristine SeroogyBarbara Sklar and Jeffery CinaElizabeth Christians and Mark Smith (P)Beatriz Somoza-Mitchell (P)in honor of Arielle MitchellJill and Steve Sorden (P)James and Jean SpilbergCathy Statz and Tom Pamperinin honor of Sarah StatzTony and Claire Statzin honor of Sarah StatzEd and Helene SullivanMargaret SullivanLucille Swinltin honor of Anna & Stefan DeLongMr. and Mrs. Steve TadevichJudy and Darius Van Fossenin honor of Claire Van FossenTodd Van Fossen (P)in honor of Claire Van FossenColleen VolkerTom WaldoHannah WestRachel WiansMonica Wightmanin honor of Addison ClearwoodWildflower Antiques & Giftsin honor of Eleanor NesimogluGordie and Dorothy Witzelin honor of Nathaniel LanglieGeorge Wolbertin honor of Sophie WolbertThe Wynne’sin honor of Addison ClearwoodIt is always our intention to thoroughlyand appropriately credit our generouscontributors. The above listing reflectscontributions received from January 1,2007 to December 18, 2007. Errorsshould be brought to our attention forexpedient correction.

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