john finney, music director and conductor darryl hollister ......darryl hollister, piano ... ,...

John Finney, Music Director and ConductorDarryl Hollister, Associate Conductor and Accompanist

withChristian Figueroa, tenor

Darryl Hollister, piano

Jessica Lizak, fluteRichard Shaughnessy, clarinetSandi-Jo Malmon, violoncello

Eric Galm, percussion

Sunday, November 18, 2018 St. Mark’s School, Southborough, MA 4:00 p.m.

The audience is respectfully asked to turn off electronic devices and refrain from taking flash photography during the performance. If accompanying children under seven years of age, please be seated with them in the back half of the performance hall. Thank you.

MASS (selections) arr. Doreen RaoChristian Figueroa, tenor

DEVOTIONS BEFORE MASS                        Hymn and Psalm: “A Simple Song”                        Responsory: Alleluia SECOND INTROIT                        Prayer for the Congregation (Chorale: “Almighty Father”) CONFESSION                        Trope: “I Don’t Know” GLORIA                        Gloria tibi                        Gloria in Excelsis                         Trope: “Half of the People” CREDO                        Trope: “I Believe in God” THE LORD’S PRAYER                        Our Father                        Trope: “I Go On” SANCTUS AGNUS DEI PAX: COMMUNION (“Secret Songs”)

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Sonata for Clarinet and PianoRichard Shaughnessy, clarinet

Darryl Hollister, piano  

Take Care of This House / My House (A Choral Suite)                     arr. Rob Fisher 

West Side Story (Choral Suite)                                                       arr. Mac Huff             Something’s Coming – Tonight             Maria – One Hand, One Heart             I Feel Pretty – Cool – America             Somewhere

Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide)                                  arr. Robert Page

CONCERT PROGR AMALL MUSIC BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN

JOHN FINNEyHeritage Chorale Music Director and Conductor

JohnFinneyiswidelypraisedasamusicianofgreatvitalityandversatility.HehasconductedtheHeritageChoralesince1987inperformancesofchoralrepertoirefrommorethansixcenturies,rangingfromtheRenaissanceeratothepresentday.WorksperformedbytheHeritageChoraleunderJohnFinney’sdirectionincludeMendelssohn’s Elijah,Handel’s Israel in Egypt,Orff’s Carmina Burana,andthe RequiemsofMozart,Brahms,Fauré,andDuruflé.HehasconductedmembersoftheHeritageChoraleduringthreeinternationalconcerttours,toEuropeinJuly2010(withconcertsinPragueandVienna),toCanadainJuly2012(withconcertsinMontréalandQuébecCity),andtoIrelandinJuly2015(withconcertsinGalway,Derry,andDublin). JohnFinneyhasservedformorethan30yearsasDirectorofMusicattheWellesleyHillsCongregationalChurchinWellesleyHills.HeholdsthetitleofDistinguishedArtist-in-ResidenceatBostonCollege,whereheisConductoroftheUniversityChoraleofBostonCollegeandtheBostonCollegeSymphonyOrchestra.HetoursregularlywiththeUniversityChorale,andhasconductedthatensembleinconcertsinmajorcitiesthroughouttheworld,includingRome,Prague,Vienna,Dublin,andBarcelona.Since2013,hehasperformedasharpsichordist/organistandconductorattheacclaimedBachFestivalinBlueHill,Maine. HewasAssociateConductorandChorusmasteroftheworld-renownedHandel&HaydnSocietyinBostonfrom1990until2014.HehasbeenamemberoftheorganfacultyofTheBostonConservatory,andtaughtforsixyearsattheAcademyforEarlyMusicinBressanone,Italy.HeholdsdegreesinorganperformancefromtheOberlinCollegeConservatoryofMusicandTheBostonConservatory. 

DARRyL HOLLISTERAssociate Conductor and Accompanist

DarrylHollisterwasborninDetroit,Michigan.HereceivedhisB.Mus.fromMichiganStateUniversity,wherehestudiedwithRalphVotapekandDeborahMoriarty,andhisM.Mus.fromNewEnglandConservatoryofMusicwherehestudiedwithPatriciaZander.HeisanactiveaccompanistandperformerintheBostonarea.HeservesasassistantconductortotheDedhamChoralSociety,CoroAllegro,TheHeritageChorale,andCommonwealthSchoolChorusandChorale. SincehestartedchampioningtheworksofAfricanandAfrican-Americancomposers,Mr.Hollisterhasperformedpremieresofworksbyvariousleadingcomposers.AttheFestivalofAfricanandAfrican-AmericanMusicinSt.Louisin2000hepremiered The Spring of EsentrebyGyimahLabi,Concertino Africana for Piano and OrchestrabyPaulKonye,andparticipatedintheNorthAmericanpremiereof Baptism of Fire – Symphony Concertante for

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Three Pianos and OrchestrabyGyimahLabi.InDecember2002heperformedarecitalofAfricanPianoMusicatHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts.InApril2003hegavetheworldpremiereof Three Ivory Magnolia Fantasies byGaryNashinarecitalatMississippiValleyStateUniversity.InAugust2003atTheInternationalSymposiumandFestivalonCompositioninAfricaandtheDiasporaatChurchillCollege,Cambridge,England,heperformedpremieresofworksbyPaulKonye,WallaceCheatham,AkinEuba,GaryNash,RobertKwamiandJoshuaUziogwe.InMay2007hewasfeaturedaspianosoloistintheHeritageChorale’sperformanceofBeethoven’s Choral Fantasia. 

CHRISTIAN FIGUEROATenor

PuertoRicansingerandactor ChristianFigueroahasdelightedaudienceswithhisuniquecombinationofvocalanddramaticskillsinperformancesrangingfromthestage,television,movies,totherecitalhall.ChristiangraduatedfromSyracuseUniversityandreceivedhisMastersinMusicfromtheNewEnglandConservatoryofMusic.HehasbeenprofiledonCNN’sCareerConnectionsandonthePeopleEnEspañolWebsite.Christianwasrecentlynamedby“ElPlaneta”NewspaperofBostonasoneofthe“100MostInfluentialPeoplefortheHispanicCommunityofMassachusetts”.HehasbeenaguestvocalistatCarnegieHallonseveraloccasionsandhasperformedasasoloistinTheOrchestraSings,TheOrchestraMoves,TheOrchestraRocks,&TheOrchestraSwings concerts. ForthePeaceCorps50thAnniversaryCelebrationsChristianwasaskedtosingtheNationalAnthematFenwayPark.HehasperformedandrecordedtheroleofAntigonusintheopera Winter’s Tale withtheBostonModernOrchestraProject.ItcanbeheardontheBMOPSoundRecordLabel. ChristianalsostaysactiveinthecommercialandfilmworldandcanbeseenintheGermanmovies Ways Of Love asDanteFarinelli,and Why Did I Say Yes? asAndrewtheHotelManager.Hecanbeseennextinthenewshow Castle RockonHULU.Hecanalsobeseenas“Chris”thesingingstoreclerkfor theConnecticutStateLottery,andinspotsforKFC,UnitedAirlines,BankofAmerica,TJMaxx,LEGO,PearlVision,OrbitGum,VistaPrint,andAnton’sCleanersamongothers. SomeofChristiansoperaandtheatercreditsincludeCamilleDiRosillonin The Merry Widow,Taminoin Die Zauberflote, ElToreadorin Ainadamar,EzekielCheeverin The Crucible,ElRemendadoin Carmen,TobyHigginsinThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, IlConteIvreain Un Giorno Di Regno,Alphonsein La Vie Parisienne,Vitellozoin Lucrezia Borgia,Patachain L’etoile,ElSeñorAlcadein The Summer King,Chein Evita,GiuseppeNacarelliin The Light in the Piazza,MannyMunozin City of Angels,IkeSkidmorein Oklahoma,andLt.PeterWrightin The Secret Garden.Upcomingengagements includesoloworkwiththeStamfordSymphony,MarylandSymphony,andBostonMusical Theater.

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Bernsteincouldhavebeenthinkingofhimselfwhenhesaid:“Everyauthorspendshisentirelifewritingthesamebook”.Hewasanunrelentingandpersuasivecommentatorontheworldinwhichhelived,tirelesslyusinghismanytalentstounderstandthecomplexitiesofhislifeandtimes.Hedeployedmusicandlanguagetodobattlewithanger,doubt,faith,andhumanfrailty.Consequently,therearethemes,melodies,harmonies,andrhythmsthatrecurinhiswork,explodingcomplacenceandsowingbeauty. LeonardBernstein’spersonaandaccomplishmentsmadehimaniconof20thcenturyAmericanmusic.Heissaidtohaveregrettednothavingcomposedmore,buttheconcerthallandmusicaltheaterpieceshedidcreategainedhimconsiderableacclaim.Hissuccessesasapianist,conductor,educator,andsocialactivistfurtherenhancedhiscelebrity. BernsteinwasborninLawrence,Massachusetts,in1918.At13hebegantakingpianolessonsattheNewEnglandConservatoryofMusic,andappearedforthefirsttimeasaconcertpianistat16.ThreeyearslaterhemetAaronCopland(onCopland’s37thbirthday).TheirfriendshiplastedforalmosthalfacenturyandhadasignificantimpactonBernstein’smusicandcareer.At21,hegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywithaBachelor’sdegreeinMusic,andayearlaterhemadehisfirstappearanceasasymphonicconductorattheTanglewoodMusicFestival.At23,hereceivedhisdiplomainconductingfromtheCurtisInstituteofMusic,andinthesameyearconductedaprofessionalorchestraforthefirsttime–theBostonPops. Bernstein’srelationshipwiththeNewYorkPhilharmonicbeganin1943,whenhesubstitutedforitsconductor,BrunoWalter.HewasappointedDirectorforits1958-59concertseason,becomingthefirstAmerican-bornandtrainedmusicdirectorofamajorworldorchestra.Duringthatseason,heconductedthefirstofhis53CBS-televisedperformancesofthePhilharmonic’sYoungPeople’sConcerts. Aftermorethan1,000performances,Bernstein’stenurewiththePhilharmonicendedin1969.HeconductedtheOrchestraforthelasttimein1989,theyearbeforehediedattheageof72.Hehadbecomeaninternationalsuperstar–arecipientof22honorarydegrees,13decorationsbyforeigngovernments,23GrammyAwards,17Platinum/Goldandinternationalrecordawards,10EmmyAwards,andmanydozensofothertelevision,arts,andcivicawards. Thoughsuchrecognitionmusthavebeenpersonallygratifying,Bernsteinwouldlikelyhavebeenmostpleasedbytheimpactofhismusiconthelivesofgenerationsofyoungpeople,musicians,andmusiclovers.Hisstage,ballet,film,orchestra,andchorusworksaboundwithdynamic,cutting-edgethemesandsound,providingalastingtestamenttohiscompassionategenius.

PROGRAM NOTES

LEONARD BERNSTEIN…if enough hearts would open themselves to the beauty of great music,

there would be no room left in any of those hearts for evil, greed or hate…1

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Mass Bernsteinwrote Mass attherequestofJacquelineKennedyOnassisfortheSeptember1971inaugurationoftheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArtsinWashington,D.C.Tohelpwiththelyrics,herecruitedlyricistandcomposer,StephenSchwartz(Godspell and Pippin).Toegether,theyenvisionedafullystaged,dramaticpageant.Thefulloriginalversionfeatured32movements,on-stageandpitorchestramusicians,threechoirs,and20-30soloistspresentinganunforgettablemusicaltheaterexperienceabouttradition,belief,doubt,sacrilege,andblessing.MASShasalsobeenperformedovertheyearsinaconcertsetting.InthisCentennialCelebrationprogram,theHeritageChoralepresentsDoreenRao’s40-minuteadaptationforsoloistsandchorus. ThoughJewishbybirth,BernsteinchosetheRomanCatholicMassforthecontextofhisMASS. Hetransformeda400-yearrite“intoa tense,dramaticdialogwithmusicandlyricsofthe20thcenturyvernacular”2thatechotheturbulenttimesandrestlessyouthcultureofthe1960sandthecrisisoffaithspawnedbytheassassinationsofJohnKennedy,RobertKennedy,andMartinLutherKingJr. Bernsteincreatesacacophonyofcomplaintsthatgrowintoarage,eventuallyarrestedbyaflutesoloandthenasingleclearnote,apreludetoafinaleinwhichthesingerspraiseGodandrequestGod’sblessing.

sonata for Clarinet and Piano Bernsteincomposedthissonatainhisearlytwenties.Itbecamehisfirstpublishedcompositionandpremieredin1942attheInstituteofModernArtinBostonwithDavidGlazeronclarinetandBernsteinonpiano.Abouttenminuteslong,theworkhastwomovements–thefirstlyricalandthesecondmorelively,endingwithaflourish. ThemusicisreminiscentofBernstein’searlyexperiencesatTanglewoodin1941-42,hiscontactswithHindemithandCopland,andjazzelementspossiblyinspiredbytimespentinKeyWest.ItresonateswiththeiconicmelodiesandrhythmsthathavecometotypifyBernstein’swork.

“TAkE CARE OF THIS HOUSE”/”My HOUSE” ThesetwoselectionsarefromlesserknownBernsteinmusicaltheaterprojects.“MyHouse”isfromthelittleknown1950adaptationofJ.M.Barrie’sPeter PanforwhichBernsteinwrotesongsandincidentalmusic.HehadlittledirectinvolvementwiththeoriginalBroadwayproductionthatstarredBorisKarloffandJeanArthur,buthedidwritethemusicandlyricsforsevenofitssongs. “TakeCareofThisHouse”isagemfromthe1976Broadwaymusical1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Afteronlysevenperformancesand13previews,theproductionclosed,thoughthescorebyAlanJayLernerandBernsteinwasreviewedfavorably.

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West side story (stage and film) Thestageproductionwasacreativecollaboration–Bernstein(music),JeromeRobbins(conceptionandchoreography),ArthurLaurents(book),andStephenSondheim(lyrics).ItopenedattheNationalTheater,WashingtonD.C.onAugust12,1957,andonBroadwayonSeptember26,1957attheWinterGardenTheatre.Itsawardsinclude:  1958 –1TheatreWorldAwardand2TonyAwards 1980 –1DramaDeskAward 2009 –1BroadwayRevivalAward,1GrammyAward, 1TheatreWorldAward Thefilmwasaspectacularsuccess,earningarangeofawards: 1961 –10AcademyAwardsinits11nominatedcategories, includingBestPicture 1962 –1GrammyAwardforBestSoundtrackAlbumand #1ontheBillboardchartfor54weeks The20-minuteChoralSuiteof West Side Story presentedbytheHeritageChoraleincludes “Something’sComing”,“Tonight”,“Maria”,“OneHand,OneHeart”,“IFeelPretty”,“Cool”,“America”,and“Somewhere.” Thisimpressivelistofunforgettablesongsisonlypartofthereasonthat West Side Story issuchanationaltreasure.Audiencesbondwithitsmusicandstory,cheeringforlovetoovercometheuglinessofclassandracialprejudice.

“MAkE OUR GARDEN GROw” In1953,LillianHellmanproposedtoBernsteinthathecreateamusicaltheaterpiecebasedonVoltaire’s1758novella,“Candide”.HisCandidewasfirstperformedin1956,butovertheyears,thepiecewassignificantlychangedbyavarietyofplaywrightsandlyricistswithonlyoccasionalinvolvementbyBernstein.MakeOurGardenGrowsurvivesthesemutations,giftinguswithBernstein’soptimisticresponsetothedoubtsandquestionsthatbothtroubledandfascinatedhimthroughouthislife,infusingthosewhoperformitandthosewhohearitwithasenseofquietgloryandtimelessbeauty.

We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good We’ ll do the best we know. We’ ll build our house and chop our wood And make our garden grow... And make our garden grow.

1EssaybyJamieBernstein;https://leonardbernstein.com/about/humanitarian2LeonardBernsteinat100

Sopranos

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֍ Past Presidents § Section Leaders

ClaudiaAbramson,ActonJudyCadorette,FraminghamMarieCosma,FraminghamCindyCourtney,HopkintonKathyDuckett,TownsendMarianneFaling,NatickLoisFinstein,Framingham§AnnHarris,HopedaleJaniceJohnson,Northborough֍OlgaKouchpil,FraminghamJillMcGee,MelroseLizMegerle,BedfordKarleenMohn,MendonWendyMoran,Holliston

LoisNovotny,WaylandErinPerry,FraminghamJanetPetren,Holliston֍ElaineRecklet,Hudson֍ToniSmit,FranklinMonicaSpencer,HopkintonAnnSwanson,WellesleyHillsJeannetteTaylor,ConcordBarbaraTimko,HopkintonHeidiTrefonas,MedwayDiannaVosburg,HollistonNancyWestbom,WaylandMeaganWhelihan,Framingham

ChristineBeach,WellesleyLizBorths,SherbornJanetBuerklin,Framingham֍DebbieChase,FraminghamPatriciaCollins,WaylandJaneeConnor,HollistonLindaFoley,ActonRitaH.Ghilani,AshlandJudyHall,SudburyJessHaugsjaa,FraminghamLauraHelliwell,FraminghamRobertaJackson,AshlandSarallynKeller,NatickJudyKramer,ActonCathyLeonard,Holliston

AnneLysaght,WellesleyDeborahMarion,NatickEveL.Mertens,SouthboroughJoyceMiller,BoltonRoseNeuman,FraminghamMarilynPaterno,SouthHadley֍MarthaRemington,BoltonWendyRobbins,NatickPamRoberts,FraminghamNancySchaad,MedfieldAndreaSeiver,NewBraintreeDeborahSilen,AuburndaleAnneTenEyck,Framingham§MaryWeinstein,HopkintonDebbieWolozin,Sudbury

BarbaraBertram,NatickBarbaraBolten,NatickMartinEverett,AshlandJonathanGuest,Natick§MichaelMcGee,Woburn

JoeMcIlwain,FraminghamCraigParker,WoburnRobertSeraphin,FranklinChrisVagnini,Medfield

LauryAshin,NatickAllanBeth,NewtonNeilCudmore,WoburnZenonCybriwsky,MarlboroughStéfaneCahillFarella,FraminghamWayneHall,Sudbury§TedHatch,Wayland

LesKramer,ActonEricKuo,FraminghamBurtPayne,WaylandDennisPioppi,WellesleyKeithSims,WaylandMikeZarin,Natick

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CHORALE HISTORy — A PROUD TRADITION

82 years young TheHeritageChoralecelebratesits82ndseasonin2018-2019.Thoughmuchhaschangedoverthepasteightdecades,ourresolvetoenrichourselvesandourcommunitywithsongremainsstrong. OriginallynamedtheFraminghamChoralSociety,theChoralewasfoundedinthefallof1937byasmallgroupofFraminghamresidentsonabudgetof$62!ExceptforabrieftimeduringWorldWarII,theChoralehasrehearsedandperformedinFraminghamandnearbycommunitieseversince.Thenumberofsingershasfluctuatedfromagroupof40toourpresentmembershipofabout85frommorethantwodozenMetrowestcommunities.Since1987,we’vebeenledbyMusicDirectorJohnFinney,aidedbyAssociateConductorandAccompanistDarrylHollister.Mr.Finney,partofalongandproudtraditionofoutstandingdirectors—Dr.EdwardGilday(theChorale’sfounder),AllenLannom,JohnOliver,andChrisCarlson—hasencouragedhighstandardsofmusicalexcellenceandledustoaseriesofinvigoratingsuccesses. Duringits82-yearhistory,theChoralehasperformedawiderangeofbothclassicalandcontemporarychoralworks.Initsearliestseasons,itsannualproductionsofMessiahwereperformedtosold-outaudiences.Mostrecently,theChoralehasperformedworksofBach,Handel,Haydn,andFauré,aswellascontemporarycomposersDanielPinkham,MortenLauridsen,RandallThompson,andEricWhitacre. InFebruary,1988,theChoraleaddedaPops-styleconcerttoitsseason.Thislightermusicalfare,oftendesignedaroundthemes,presentspopularpiecesfromopera,movies,andmusicaltheater. AbroadrangeofcollaborationshasenrichedChoraleprogramming.In2015,theChoralecollaboratedwithMonroeCrossing,oneofthefinestBluegrassbandsinAmerica,topresent The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass byCarolBarnett.Laterinthesameyear,theChoralepresentedRutter’sMass of the Children incollaborationwithVOICESBoston,thesuperbchildren’schorusthatfrequentlyperformswiththeBostonSymphonyOrchestra.OurShakespeareandFriendsprogramin2016wasacollaborationwiththeHandelandHaydnSociety’sYoungWomen’sChorus(YWC),directedbyAlysonGreer.TheChoralealsohascollaboratedwithsymphonicgroupsincludingtheNewPhilharmoniaOrchestraforMahler’s Symphony No. 2 andBrahms’ A German Requiem, theWellesleySymphonyOrchestra forBeethoven’s 9th Symphony, andtheBostonCollegeSymphonyOrchestraforMendelssohn’s Lobgesang. 

Visitwww.HERITAGECHORALE.ORG —optimizedforviewingfromanydevice[phone,tablet,computer]—foradditionalinformationaboutconcerts,membership,organization,andactivities.RegistertoreceiveemailednewslettersandsharecommentsbycompletingtheWriteUsformontheContactpage.

SECURING THE CHORALE’S FUTURE

TheHeritageChoralehasbeenprovidingtheMetrowestcommunitywithhighqualityperformancesofoutstandingmusicalworkssinceitsformationin1937.Eachyear,thegenerosityofvaluedFriends,Supporters,Advertisers,Sponsors,andgrant-providingorganizationshelpstheChoralebuildonitsproudhistory.

Thecoststopresentwonderfulmusicwithappropriatemusicalaccompanimentcontinuetoincrease,however,andthelong-termfinancialhealthoftheorganizationrequiresourattention.Tohelpmeetever-increasingchallenges,financialsupportmaybeofferedthroughgiftsandbequestsofmoneymadetotheTargetedFunds,andthroughgiftsandbequestsofmoneyorsecuritiesmadetotheHeritageChoraleFund.

ThreeHeritageChoraleTargetedFundsareavailableforcontributorsofcashgiftsof$250ormore.Donationsmaybemadeto:

• TheConcertFundtocoverthepresentationofmusicthatwouldordinarilyexceedannualoperatingbudgetcapabilities

• TheCapitalFundtoenableone-timepurchasesofmaterialgoodsfortheChorale

• TheOutreachFundtoassistinbringingmusictothosewhomightotherwisebeunabletoattendChoraleconcertsandtoprovidescholarshipmoneyfordues

TheHeritageChoraleFund–apermanent,unrestrictedendowmentfundmanagedbytheFoundationforMetrowest–acceptssignificantgiftsofcashorotherpropertyreceivedthroughcurrentgivingorbybequest.IncomefromthisFundsupportstheChorale’soperations,whiletheprincipalisinvestedtoproducebothgrowthandincomeandremainsuntouched.

LearnmoreaboutdonationoptionsandtheChorale’sGiftAcceptancePolicybyemailingdevelopment@heritagechorale.orgorbycalling508-270-3999andaskingthatthechairpersonoftheDevelopmentCommitteecontactyou.

YourcontinuingsupportisgreatlyappreciatedbythemembersoftheChoraleandhassubstantialimpactonfellowmusic-loversintheMetrowestcommunity.

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MarianneFalingJohnFinneyJonathanGuestLes&JudyKramer

JeannetteH.TaylorAnne&ChrisTenEyckNancy&TomWestbom

FrancesAmesJanetBuerklinBarbara&CraigBurleyJoyceMiller&RobertBuschNeilCudmore&CraigParkerMartin&JackieEverettLaura&PeterHelliwellLizMegerle

MargaretF.MullinMarilynPaternoJanet&StephenPetrenElaine&PeterReckletRobert&KathleenSeraphinJohnandMaryStasikHeidi&PeterTrefonas

BarbaraBertramBarbaraBolten&AllanGreenJudith&EdmundCadoretteMarie&RichardCosmaRobertDownsKathy&LeeDuckettLois&ArthurFinsteinRitaGhilaniAnnHarris

SarallynKellerRoseNeumanLois&SchlomoNovotnyDonnaParutiErinPerryNancySchaadDeborahA.Silen,M.D.Ann&BillSwansonCarol&JeffreyTraenkle

Claudia&BobAbramsonJaneeConnorCindyCourtneyRobertDiefenbacherDonnaDrvaricLinda&PeterFoleyTed&MaryHatch

LindaJ.LivingstoneNannetteMacPhailBurt&FeliciaPayneDennisPioppiMatthew&LaurieSmithMaryWeinsteinJuliaWestbom

Heritage Chorale Friends and Supporters 2018-2019

The Heritage Chorale is grateful to the following individuals and businesses for their generosity. Their support is critical to the Chorale’s performance of major choral works at an affordable price.

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Christine&StephenBeachElizabethBorthsAnneP.CookDon&DorothyGoddardJayA.GoldsteinMDWayne&JudyHallRobertaJacksonCarolineKiesslingCathyLeonardAnneLysaghtSusanMacDonald

DeborahMarionEveMertonsWendyMoranHarry&BarbaraMorganMarthaRemingtonAndreaSeiverDr.&Mrs.WilliamSilenKeith&PatSimsToniSmitDiana&JohnVosburgMichaelZarin

HERITAGE CIRCLE

ORCHESTRA CIRCLE

BENEFACTORS

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

PATRONS

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MichelleL.CadoretteBarbaraDownsMr.&Mrs.L.J.FalingSelma&JosephFinsteinAnnFriedmanTom&DorrisHoodIreneLaScala

TheChoraleishonoredtorecognizedonationsthathavebeenmadeinmemoryofthefollowingindividuals:

HankLysaghtAnneM.PollockJeanette&MeyerSavalBill&GabrielleSeiverTheRev.&Mrs.HerbertTobabenLouisM.Trefonas

EliLillyandCompanySunLifeThermoFisherScientific

MATCHING GIFTS

THANk yOU Successfullyproducinghigh-qualityconcertseachyeardependsnotonlyonthefinancialsupportofsponsorsandgrantors,butalsoonnon-monetarygenerosity.TheChoralesincerelyappreciatesMaryAnnMorseHealthcareCorporationforitscontinuingsupport.

“The Fifth Section” EachseasonthecallgoesoutforvolunteerstohelpwithconcertactivitiesthatrequireattentionwhileChoralemembersarerehearsingorperforming.Thankfully,thoughthelistofneedsseemstoexpandeachyear,thenumberofhelperswhodonatetheirtime,talents,andresourcesalsoincreases.TheChoraleextendsheart-feltappreciationtoits“FifthSection”volunteerswhodosomuchtoenhancetheenjoymentandcomfortofconcertaudiences.

TheChorale’scommitmenttocreatingbeautifulmusicisconstant,butitssingersdochange.Wearethrilledthatsomanyreturnyearafteryear,butfromtimetotimesomeour15+yearmembersdobecomealums.Thisseason,weextendourmostsincereappreciationandbestwishestotwomembersofourChoralefamily–IreneMorthhasleftthesopranosectionafter26yearsandDonGoddardhasleftthetenorsectionafter35years. Wehopetheirfutureisfilledwithharmonyandhappiness.

“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity,

to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music.

I like the teamwork. It makes me fee l optimistic

about the human race when I s ee them

cooperating like that.” — Paul McCartney

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ACTIvITy AREA LEADS Membership: (continued)

Member Communications ToniSmit

New Member Reception MarianneFalingSection Leaders LoisFinstein–soprano AnneTenEyck–alto JonathanGuest–tenor WayneHall–bass

Production:AnneTenEyckCD Orders & Distribution JanetPetrenChorus Manager AnneTenEyckFront of House BillSwansonReception Coordinator LizBorthsRisers MichaelMcGeeScott Hall Rehearsal Setup HeidiTrefonasStage Setup ChrisVagniniVenue Contact MarilynPaterno

Programming:JudyKramerLibrarian JudyKramer

MusicDirectorandConductor:JohnFinneyAssociateConductorandAccompanist:DarrylHollister

(in activity alphabetical order)

Development:LauraHelliwellCraft Fair JanetBuerklinFriends & Supporters SarallynKellerGrants AnnHarrisSilent Auction LauraHelliwell

Finance:NancyWestbomGovernance:JonathanGuestMarketing:ClaudiaAbramson

Creative Services ClaudiaAbramsonOnline Calendars BarbaraBoltenSocial Media (Facebook) BobSeraphinSocial Media (Instagram) DiannaVosburgTickets ClaudiaAbramsonWebsite & Newsletter ClaudiaAbramson

Membership:ElaineReckletMember Breaks AnnSwanson

GOvERNANCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS — OFFICERS President Treasurer Clerk KathyDuckettNancyWestbomHeidiTrefonas

DIRECTORSClaudiaAbramsonBarbaraBoltenJohnFinney(ex-officio)

AnnHarrisLauraHelliwellJonathanGuest

JudyKramerBobSeraphinAnneTenEyck

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Coming next from the Heritage Chorale:

46th AnnualHeritage Craft Fair March23,2019KeefeTechHighSchool750WinterStreet,FraminghamSaturday,10a.m.-4p.m.www.heritagefair.org

Spring Concert & 3rd Annual Silent Auction at

A Festival of Psalms May11,2019NevinsHall,MemorialBuilding150ConcordStreet,FraminghamSaturday,4p.m.www.heritagechorale.org