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ChristmasDecember 2 – 4, 2019

Let Them Not Say

Let them not say: we did not see it. We saw.

Let them not say: we did not heard it. We heard.

Let them not say: they did not taste it. We ate, we trembled.

Let them not say: it was not spoken, not written. We spoke, we witnessed with voices and hands.

Let them not say: they did nothing. We did not-enough.

Let them say, as they must say something: A kerosene beauty. It burned.

Let them say we warmed ourselves by it, read by its light, praised, and it burned.

—JaneHirshfield

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Season Sustaining Underwriter

December 2 – 4, 2019, 8pmThe Carillon Chapel on Exposition

Craig Hella Johnson Artistic Director & Conductor

Formerly South Texas Money Management

SAN ANTONIO | AUSTIN | HOUSTON | DALLAS

CORPUS CHRISTI | BRENHAM

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O virtus Sapientiae Craig Hella JohnsonO Antiphons: O radix Jesse Chant, arr. CHJO Antiphons: O OriensLauliku Lapsepõli (Singer’s childhood) Veljo TormisO Come Little Children Carolyn JenningsWe Are Ysaye BarnwellThe Prayer of the Children Kurt BestorLitany John MustoSong From the Road Craig Hella JohnsonAngels from the Realms of Glory Henry SmartLet My Love Be Heard Jake RunestadOh Love, how shall I meet youLove came down at Christmas Johann CrügerPastorale Aaron CoplandCandlelight Carol John Rutter

Stars ĒriksEšenvaldsThe Chanukah Song (We are Lights) Stephen Schwartz, arr. Ryan NowlinA Little Lovely Dream Edie HillClose to you/ O Love That Will Not Let Me Go Hal David/ Christopher MinerAnnunciation (from To Touch the Sky) Kevin PutsLove Divine, All Loves Excelling John ZundelThe Lone Wild Bird Walker’s Southern Harmony, arr. CHJThe First Nowell Traditional, arr. Ola GjelloDing Dong Merrily on High arr. Stephen Paulus God Bless America Irving BerlinHymn for America Stephen PaulusLet there be Peace on Earth Jill Jackson-Miller and Sy Miller Silent Night Traditional Departure (Reading) Michael Dennis BrowneAll Together Lance Horne

AnnunciationEven if I don’t see it again—nor ever feel itI know it is—and that if once it hailed meit ever does—And so it is myself I want to turn in that directionnot as towards a place, but it was a tiltingwithin myself,asoneturnsamirrortoflashthelighttowhereit isn’t—I was blinded like that—and swamin what shone at meonly able to endure it by being no one and sospecificallymyselfIthoughtI’ddiefrom being loved like that. — Marie Howe

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(Audience, please refrain from applause until the completion of the program.)

O virtus Sapientiae, quae circuiens circuisti O strength of Wisdom who, circling, circled, comprehendendo omnia in una via, quae habet vitam, enclosing all in one lifegiving path,

tres alas habens, three wings you have:

quarum una in altum volat, one soars to the heights,

et altera de terra sudat, one distils its essence upon the earth,

et tertia undique volat. and the third is everywhere.

Laus tibi sit, sicut te decet, O Sapientiae Praisetoyou,asisfitting,OWisdom. — Hildegard von Bingen

O Radix JesseO Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;

super quem continebunt reges os suum,before you kings will shut their mouths,

quem Gentes deprecabuntur:to you the nations will make their prayer:

veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.Come and deliver us, and delay no longer. — O Antiphons

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O OriensO Oriens,O Rising Sun,

splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:

veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. – O Antiphons

Lauliku Lapsepõli (Singer’s Childhood) Kui ma ol’li väikokõnõ, al’leaa, al’leaa,kas’vi ma sis kaunikõnõ ;al’leaa, al’leaa.Ol’li üte üü vannu, al’leaa, al’leaa, pääle katõ päävä vannu, al’leaa, al’leaa.Imä vei kiigu kesä pääle, al’leaa, al’leaa,pan’de hällü pa lo pää le, al’leaa, al’leaa.Pan’de par’dsi hällütämmä, al’leaa ,al’leaa,suvõlinnu liigutamma, al’leaa ,al’leaa.Par’dsil ol’le pal’lo sõnnu, al’leaa ,al’leaa,suvõlinnul liia’ laalu’, al’leaa ,al’leaa.Par’ts sääl man mul pal’lo lauli, al’leaa ,al’leaa,suvõlindu liiast kõnõli, al’leaa ,al’leaa.Säält mina lat’s sis laulu’ ope, al’leaa ,al’leaa,ul’likõnõ sõna’ osasi, al’leaa ,al’leaa.Kõik mina pan’ni papõrihe, al’leaa ,al’leaa,kõik mina raiõ raamatuhe, al’leaa ,al’leaa.Selle minol pal’lo sõnnu, al’leaa ,al’leaa,selle laajalt laaluviisi, al’leaa ,al’leaa.

When I was very little, I grew so prettily, I was but one night old, just two days old, When mother took my cradle to the meadow, put my crib on the hearth. Put a duck to rock the cradle, the bird of summer to push me. The duck had many words, the bird of summer had lots of songs. The duck sang many songs to me there,

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the bird of summer, it spoke to me a lot. That is where this child learned the songs, this crazy one [got to] know the words, all of them I placed on paper, all of them I hewed into a book. This is why I have so many words, that is why I have lots of tunes. — Estonian Folk Song / Avis Burgeson Christiansen

O Come Little ChildrenO come, little children, O come one and all, (breakable, breakable girls and boys)To Bethlehem haste, to the manger so small,God’s son for a gift has been sent you this night To be your redeemer, your joy and delight. — J. C. von Schmid

We AreFor each child that’s borna morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.We are our grandmothers’ prayers.We are our grandfathers’ dreamings.We are the breath of our ancestors.We are the spirit of God.We are Mothers of courageFathers of timeDaughters of dustSons of great vision.We are Sisters of mercyBrothers of love Lovers of life and the builders of nations.We are Seekers of truthKeepers of faithMakers of peace and the wisdom of ages.We are our grandmothers’ prayers.We are our grandfathers’ dreamings.We are the breath of our ancestors.We are the spirit of God.For each child that’s borna morning star risesand sings to the universe who we are. — Ysaye M. Barnwell

Prayer of the ChildrenCan you hear the prayer of the children?On bended knee, in the shadow of an unknown roomEmpty eyes with no more tears to cryTurning Heavenward, toward the light

Crying Jesus, help me To see the morning light-of one more dayBut if I should die before I wake,I pray my soul to take

Can you feel the hearts of the children?Aching for home, for something of their very ownReaching hands, with nothing to hold on to,But hope for a better day, a better day

Crying Mother, help meTo feel the love again in my own landBut if unknown roads lead away from home,Give me loving arms, away from harm

Can you hear the voice of the children?Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate,Blood of the innocent on their hands

Isa-Masih, help meTo feel the sun again upon my face,For when darkness clears I know you’re near,Bringing peace again

Guiding Wisdom, help meTo feel the sun again upon my face,For when darkness clears I know you’re near,Bringing peace again — Kurt Bestor

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LitanyGather upIn the arms of your pityThe sick, the depravedThe desperate, the tiredAll the scumOf our weary city

Gather upIn the arms of your pityGather upIn the arms of your love–Those who expectNo love from above — Langston Huges

Prayers and Offerings Speaker: Fons et origo, fountainhead, Spring and Source of all of our songs, like a mother, you hold us in your sway. You call forth from us our own song; you lead us to encounters with those whose songs merge with ours in this life. In this moment, we acknowledge our concerns and our sorrows and we offer prayers from a deep place within our silent heart. We ask that this music and this gathering hold these prayers in sacred attention.

(AUDIENCE:Afterthebellringsthreetimes,reflecton anything or anyone that you hold in your concern— family, friends, our nation, the environment, anything that you wish to be held in the core of Peace. After the bell rings three time again, speak the names aloud or quietly to yourself. Repeat as often as you wish. After the bells ring a third time, sing the following chant with the choir).

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheerOur spirits by Thine advent hereDisperse the gloomy clouds of nightAnd death’s dark shadows put to flight — John Mason Neale

Song From the RoadLong on this journey, Long in these shadows,Far from the only home; Low all our hoping,Deep the undoing, Just this forsaken road

Voices we dream of, Echoes remember,We all together there; Heaven was onceOur song to be singing, Hearts’ every wordIn wonder and joy.

I am how your heart discovers All the hopes that sleep in you I am every silence calling I am Fountain I am Meadow I am every secret door Sing your ships into their harborsSing them bring them heal them homeMurmur every holy river I am Harvest I am Blossom I am leaves around your soulCome from the shadows, into the gleaming, Dawn of the day in us;Open our lives to everything growing-- How shall we say this grace?World we are watching, world we are, Keep us in life with you.How do we answer? How do we know? Love bring us closer. Mercy us home.

I am how your heart discovers All the hopes that sleep in you I am every silence calling I am Fountain I am Meadow I am every secret doorSing your ships into their harbors

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Sing them bring them heal them homeMurmur every holy river I am Harvest I am Blossom I am leaves around your soul — Michael Dennis Browne

Angels from the Realms of GloryAngels, from the realms of glory,Wingyourflighto’eralltheearth;Ye who sang creation’s story,Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:

Come and worship, come and worshipWorship Love, now born this day….

Sages, leave your contemplations,Brighter visions beam afar;Seek the great Desire of nations,Ye have seen his natal star:

Come and worship, come and worshipWorship Love, now born this day… — James Montgomery

Let My Love Be HeardAngels where you soarUp to God’s own lightTake my own lost birdOn your hearts tonightAnd as grief once moreMounts to heaven and singsLet my love be heard — Alfred Noyes

O love, how shall I meet You, how welcome you aright? All peoples long to greet you, my Hope, my heart’s Delight. O kindle, Love most holy, a lamp within my breast, To do in spirit lowly all that may please you best. — Matthew 21:1-9

Love came down at ChristmasLove, a lovely love divineLove was born at ChristmasStars and angels gave the sign

Love will be our tokenLove be yours, and love be mineLove from God to all of usLove for plea and gift a sign — Christina G. Rosetti

PastoraleSince you love me and I love youThe rest matters not.IwillcutgrassinthefieldsAnd you will sell it for beasts.

Since you love me and I love youThe rest matters not.Iwillsowmaizeinthefieldsand you will sell it for people. — E. Powes Mathers

Candlelight CarolHow do you capture the windOn the water?How do you count all the starsIn the sky?How can you measure the loveOf a mother?Or how can you write downAbaby’sfirstcry?

Candlelight, angel lightFirelight and starglowShine on his cradle ‘til breaking of dawn

Gloria, gloria, in excelsis deoAngels are singing, the Christ child is born

Shepherds and wise men will kneelAnd adore himSeraphim round him their vigil will keepNations proclaim him their LordAnd their saviorBut Mary will hold him, and sing him to sleepCandlelight, angel lightFirelight and starglowShine on his cradle ‘til breaking of dawn

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Find him at Bethlehem laidIn a mangerChrist our Redeemer asleepIn the hayGodhead incarnate and hopeOf salvationA child with his motherThatfirstChristmasDay

Candlelight, angel lightFirelight and starglowShine on his cradle ‘til breaking of dawn — John Rutter

StarsAlone in the nightOn a dark hillWith pines around meSpicy and still

And a heaven full of starsOver my headWhite and topazAnd misty red;

Myriads with beatingHeartsoffireThe aeonsCannot vex or tire;

Up the dome of heavenLike a great hillI watch them marchingStately and still

And I know that IAm honored to beWitnessOf so much majesty — Sara Teasdale

The Chanukah Song (We are Lights)A lamp that kept on burningA miracle they sayBut the world has kept on turningAre the miracles today?Everyone who lights the candlesHas a bit of ancient sparkWe are miracles lighting up the darkWe are lights, lights of memoryRemembering times long goneWe are glowing (glowing)Growing (growing) miraclesWe are lightsWe are lightsWe are lightsWe are shining on and onA row of burning candles Shines light upon your faceLinking you and me and all of usTo a far off holy placeBut the blazing of the candlesIs not the only lightLook at all of usShining here tonightWe are lights, lights of memoryRemembering times long goneWe are glowing (glowing)Growing (growing) miraclesWe are lightsWe are lightsWe are lightsWe are shining onWe are lightsWe are shining onWe are lightsShining on and on — Steve Young

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A Little Lovely Dream (Hindu cradle song)From groves of spice,O’erfieldsofriceAthwart the lotus streamI bring for you, Aglint with dewA little lovely dream.

Sweet, shut your eyes,ThewildfirefliesDance through the fairy neem;From the poppyholeFor you I stoleA little lovely dream.

Dear eyes, good night,In golden lightThe stars around you gleam;On you I press,With soft caressA little lovely dream. — Sarojini Naidu

Close to you/ O Love That Will Not Let Me GoWhy do birds suddenly appearEvery time you are near?Just like me, they long to beClose to youWhy do stars fall down from the skyEvery time you walk by?Just like me, they long to beClose to youOn the day that you were born the angels got togetherAnd decided to create a dream come trueSo they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blueThat is why everyone in townFollows you all aroundJust like me, they long to beClose to you — Hal David

O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee.IgivetheebackthelifeIowe,thatinthineoceansdepthsitsflow May richer fuller be. — George Matheson

Annunication Even if I don’t see it again — nor ever feel itI know it is — and that if once it hailed meit ever does —

And so it is myself I want to turn in that directionnot as towards a place, but it was a tiltingwithin myself

asoneturnsamirrortoflashthelighttowhereit isn’t — I was blinded like that — and swamin what shone at me

only able to endure it by being no one and sospecificallymyselfIthoughtI’ddiefrom being loved like that. — Marie Howe

Love Divine, all love excelling, Joy of heav’n, to earth come down; Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown. O Thou who art all compassion; Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast; Let us all in Thee inherit, Letusfindthepromisedrest. Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. — Charles Wesley

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The Lone Wild Bird Thelone,wildbirdinloftyflight is still with thee, nor leaves thy sight. And I am thine! I rest in thee, Great Spirit, come and rest in me.

The ends of earth are in thy hand, the sea’s dark deep and no man’s [far off] land. And I am thine! I rest in thee, Great Spirit, come, and rest in me. — Henry Richard McFayden

Ding Dong Merrily on High Ding Dong! merrily on highIn heav’n the bells are ringingDing, dong! verily the skyIs riv’n with angel singingGloria, Hosanna in excelsis

Pray ye dutifully primeYour matin chime, ye ringersMay ye beautifully rimeYour evetime song, ye singersGloria, Hosanna in excelsis. — George Ratcliffe Woodward

The First Nowell ThefirstNowelltheAngeldidsayWastothreepoorShepherdsinfieldsastheylay.Infieldswheretheylaykeepingtheirsheep,In a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

ChorusNowell, nowell, nowell, nowell.Born is the King of Israel.They looked up and saw a starShining in the East, beyond them far,And to the earth it gave great light,And so it continued, both day and night. ChorusAnd by the light of that same StarThree Wise Men came from country far,To seek for a King was their intent,And to follow the Star wherever it went. ChorusThen enter’d in those Wise Men three,

Full reverently upon their knee,And offer’d there, in his presence,Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. Chorus

Audience please remain seated and sing bold text:

Joy to the WorldJoy to the world! The Lord is come.Let earth receive her King;Let every heart prepare Him room;And heav’n and nature sing,And heav’n and nature sing.And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reignsLet men their songs employ.While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joyRepeat, repeat the sounding joy —Isaac Watts

Angels We Have Heard on HighAngels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plainsAnd the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains

Gloria in excelsis Deo….

Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song?Gloria, in excelsis Deo…. — Traditional

In the Bleak MidwinterIn the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan,Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow,In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. — Christina G. Rosetti

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God Bless America God bless America, land that I loveStand beside her and guide herThrough the night with the light from aboveFrom the mountains to the prairiesTo the oceans white with foamGod bless America, my home sweet home. — Irving Berlin

Hymn for America We have loved you for your shores,Every treasure you have shown us,Every seed that you have sown;We have loved you for your mountains,Foryourprairies,foryourfields,All these gifts we have been given,All these glories that we share;Now we thank you for these blessings,We, your people, everywhere.Many are the stars of heaven,Many are the hopes of earth;All around us worlds unfolding,All around these dreams to grow.From the moment of our rising‘Till we rest when day is done,May we tell our hearts’ own story,Hearts that honor and believe,Through our care for one another,For this life and land we love. — Michael Dennis Browne

Audience please remain seated and sing bold text:

Let There Be Peace on Earth Let there be peace on earthAnd let it begin with meLet there be peace on earthThe peace that was meant to beWith God as our fatherBrothers all are weLet me walk with my brotherIn perfect harmony — Jill Jackson & Sy Miller

Silent Night Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin, Mother, and ChildHoly infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace — Traditional

Reading: Departure you lose no voices when you leavethe sacred space goes with you

nowhere for the sacred space to bebut deeper inside you

who is not a traveler?who is not passing through?who not a pilgrim?who does not wake from sleep into the singing of the world?who goes from heregoes never alone

alive in the hidden home in you of musicall your actions scored with the hope you live by

no ordinary sadnessno ordinary joywhat is woven is woventhe waves are Mysteryrunning on beyond this time, this place

those vows alivelet them be woven in you, over and over

Friends, only more radiant departuretoward what we are not to know

endless beginningsthe singing we are soon to be hearing — Michael Dennis Browne

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,

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This little light of mine, Yes, I’m gonna let it shine, Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine — Harry Dixon Loes

All TogetherWe are different and the sameAll together, all togetherWhat we want this holidayIs winter weather, winter weather.

Lots and lots and lots of snowEverysnowflakeperfect,whole.

We are different and the sameAll together, Christmas Day.

We are different and the sameAll together, all togetherWhat we want this holidayIs winter weather, winter weather.

Everyone on earth be friendsPeace on Earth that never endsWe are different and the sameAll together, Christmas Day.

Christmas shows us how to liveHow to love and how to liveWe are different and the sameAll together, Christmas Day. — Philip Littell

Let there be peace earth Let it be begin with me…

Light Will Someday Split You Open Light will someday split you openEven if your life is now a cage.

Little by little, You will turn into stars.Little by little, You will turn intoThe whole sweet, amorous Universe.Love will surely burst you wide openInto an unfettered, booming new galaxy.

You will become so freeIn a wonderful, secretAndpureLoveThatflowsFromaconscious,One-pointed,InfiniteLight.

Eventhen,mydear,TheBelovedwillhavefulfilledJust a fraction, Just a fraction!Of a promise He wrote upon your heart.

For a divine seed, the crown of destiny,Is hidden and sown on an ancient, fertile plainYou hold the title to.

O look again within yourself,For I know you were once the elegant hostTo all the marvels in creation.

When your soul beginsTo ever bloom and laughAnd spin in Eternal Ecstasy-

O little by little, You will turn into God.—Hafiz

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Soprano

Anna Christofaro Mela Dailey Estelí Gomez Julie Keim (Minneapolis, MN) (Austin, TX) (Appleton, WI) (Washinton, DC)

Gitanjali Mathur Stefanie Moore Kathlene Ritch* (Austin, TX) (Los Angeles, CA) (Santa Fe, NM)

Alto

Lara Alami Ana Baida Stella Hastings Lauren McAllister (BloomfieldHills,MI)(Atlanta,GA)(Pittsburg, KS) (Cincinnati, OH)

Laura Elizabeth Pétillot Mercado-Wright * (Bordeaux, France) (Austin, TX)

Tenor

Matt Alber Cole Blume Carr Hornbuckle Michael Jones (Portland, OR) (Salem, OR) (San Antonio, TX) (Peoria, IL)

David Kurtenbach Jason Vest* (San Francisco, CA) (Cincinnati, OH)

Bass

Drayton Eggleson Simon Barrad RIck Gabrillo* Robert Harlan (Sycamore, IL) (San Francisco, CA) (Round Rock, TX) (Austin, TX)

Tim O’Brien John Proft (Austin, TX) (Austin, TX)

*denotes Section Leader

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A B O U T C O N S P I R A R EC R A I G H E L L A J O H N S O N

Craig Hella Johnson is the Founding Artistic Director and Conductor of Conspirare and Music Director of Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble. Known for crafting thought-provoking musical journeys that create deep connections between performers and listeners, Johnson is in frequent demand as a guest conductor of choral and orchestral works.

Johnson joined the faculty at Texas State as Artist in Residence in fall 2016. He is a published composer and arranger, guest conductor and educator.Johnson’sfirstconcert-lengthcompositionConsidering Matthew Shepard was premiered and recorded by Conspirare for a 2016 CD release. Johnson’s accomplishments have been recognized with numerous awards and honors. Notably among them, he and Conspirare won a 2014 Grammy® for Best Choral Performance, Chorus America awarded him the Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art in 2015, and the Texas State Legislature named him Texas State Musician for 2013.

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Conspirare is a professional choral organization under the leadership of Craig Hella Johnson. Inspired by the power of music to change lives, this ensemble engages singers from around the world who join voices to deliver world-class, extraordinary live musical experiences and recordings.Conspirare was awarded the 2019 Texas Medal of Arts. Johnson and Conspirare were awarded a 2014 Grammy® for Best Choral Performance for The Sacred Spirit of Russia album and have been nominated eight other times. Conspirare’s most recent recording, The Hope of Loving, features works of Jake Runestad and received a 2020 Grammy nomination for Best Choral Performance.

Based in Austin, Texas, they perform an annual concert series and tour in the United States and abroad. Conspirare has performed throughout the U.S., including appearances as a featured choir at the American Choral Directors Association annual conference and regional ACDA conventions. At home, Conspirare performs a full annual season in Austin and Central Texas where it has received ongoing recognition from local organizations and critics. Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson was named Texas State Musician. The group is also committed to outreach programs which includes free community Big Sings and performances at Travis County Correctional Facility. In 2013, Conspirare became a Resident Company of Austin’s Long Center for the Performing Arts. Conspirare is known for theflagshipvocalensemble,CompanyofVoices.Theorganizationalsoincludes the Conspirare Symphonic Choir (a large auditioned ensemble that performs works for chorus, often with instrumental ensemble), and Conspirare Youth Choirs, an educational program made up of three choirs (Prelude, Kantorei, and Allegro) under the direction of Nina Revering.

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Board of Directors Nancy Lesch, Chair Robert Harlan, Vice Chair William G. Fivecoat, Treasurer William C. Bednar, Secretary Ken Beck Mark W. BiernerMarvin J. Brittman Carl Caricari Mary Anne Connolly Susanna Finnell Sandy FivecoatElliott Forrest Marcus Cruz Sanchez Joni Wallace

Advisory Board Stephen Aechternacht John Aielli Sue Barnes Ray Brimble David Claflin Tom Driscoll Virginia Dupuy Maydelle Fason JoLynn Free Billy Gammon Vance George Helen Hays Dan Herd William B. Hilgers Wayne Holtzman Judith Jellison Bob Murphy Lynn Murphy Cliff Redd Gayle Glass Roche Nancy Scanlan Angela Smith Bernadette Tasher Louann Temple Eva Womack Midge Woolsey

Artistic & Administrative StaffCraig Hella Johnson Artistic Director

Ann McNair Managing Director

Penny BrandtGrants Manager

Scott Dinger Development Manager

Rick GabrilloAssociate Conductor

Robert Harlan Technical Director & Stage Manager

Sam Henderson Conspirare Concierge

Meri Krueger Artist Relations

Karen Langley Director of Development

Jaime Leighton Production Administrator

Kathy Leighton House Manager

Jane Ramirez Business Manager

Nina Revering Conspirare Youth Choirs Director

Christy StrangeMarketing Manager

Kendall Walshak Production Assistant & Interim CYC Manager

Cameron MasseyProduction Intern

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

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Your Generosity Brings Our Song to Life. 2019/20 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONORS—Conspirare donors support the annual budget of the organization with a yearly gift.

We are deeply grateful to every individual, foundation, business, and government agency for your investments in Conspirare’s mission to change lives through the power of music. This list represents cash and in-kind gifts made from July 1, 2018 through September 15, 2019.* Denotes Hella Circle Member+ Denotes Considering Matthew Shepard donor# Denotes Legacy of Sound 2 donor

$50,000 +Anonymous+Bloomberg PhilanthropiesCAPTRUST | STMMCity of Austin – Cultural Arts DivisionLynne Dobson & Greg Wooldridge*#Tina & Dale Knobel*+Still Water Foundation # $49,999-$20,000Marvin Brittman*+# Fran & Larry Collmann*+#Danna&CrutchCrutchfield*+Lara & Robert Harlan*+H-E-B Tournament of ChampionsRichard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper*+#Wendi & Brian Kushner*+#Gayle & Mike Roche*+Eva & Marvin Womack*+# $19,999-$10,000Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationCasey Blass & Lee Manford*+# Dixie CampEric Copper+Eclectic Philanthropic Fund of the Southwest Community FoundationCarol & Chris Elms*+Susanna & Richard Finnell*+#Keating Family FoundationThe Kodosky Foundation, Gail & Jeff Kodosky*+#National Endowment for the Arts+Per Stirling Group, Monica & JP O’SullivanCoreyProffitt,ToyotaMotorN.A.+Susan & Jack Robertson*+#DeDe Rogers+Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the ArtsShield-Ayres FoundationTexas Commission on the ArtsRachael & Ben F. Vaughan Foundation $9,999-$5,000Anonymous+#Elizabeth Armstrong+

Nancy & Randy Baden*+Joyce & Ken Beck*+Bill Bednar*+#Mark Bierner*+#Paula D’Arcy, Red Bird Foundation+Beverly Dale+Mary & Phil Delk+James K. Ferguson Foundation, Jim Ferguson & Art Sansone+Sandy & Bill Fivecoat*+# Gusto Italian Kitchen, Cameron Lockley Hoisington Investment Management Co.Merick Strategies, Mela Sarajane DaileyTrish & Robert Karli*+# Nancy Lesch & Janet Bezner*+Susan & Craig Lubin*+Dee Anne & Steven Paulson*+Quartz Financial Nancy Quinn & Thomas Driscoll+Nancy Scanlan*+ Johanna & Mitch Vernick*+Joni Wallace*+ Patricia & Chris Yost*+ $4,999-$2,500Randy AdairAnonymous*Karen & Ray Brimble+Brad BuchholzJanis&DavidClaflin*+Catherine Clark+Mary Anne Connolly*+Joanne & John Earls, The John C. Griswold Family Foundation+Cynthia Gonzales & Bill Guajardo*+Carol & Bob Hayden*Sherry & Gary Jacobson*+Ronald Jernigan+Craig Hella Johnson & Phil Overbaugh*+Mary Kevorkian & Tom Holzbach*+Kathleen Kinney*+Angie & Steve Larned*+Kathy & Henry Leighton*Joyce Mayer

Melissa & Andy HopwoodCarr Hornbuckle & Jack Leifer+Pam & Rick Huffman*David Hunt+Guiberteau & D JacksonMarjorie Johnson*Karen Kibler & Tom GrimesKMFADan KrausDina Kuntz+Jodi LazarEric Leibrock*+Gomer Lesch+Marcia & Bruce LevyLiveOak Venture PartnersSheila Lummis*Marcia ManhartLeigh McAlister+Suzanne McAllister*+Amy McCaffrey+Ann McNair*Milton MillerElizabeth & Jerele Neeld*+Suzi & Douglas Nelson+Nona Niland*Cynthia & Lip NorvellLinda & Paul Parrish*+Sonny PayneStu Phillips*+ Rebecca & Phil PowersLynn & Dick RewKarin Richmond*+Teresa Ringness*David RockwoodDuane Roth*Deborah & Ed Rupp*+Senaida San Miguel+Norm Schumaker*Barbara Schutz+Marilyn Sharratt+David Smith+Paula & Ken SmithLiz StewartJames StolpaCason Swindle*Bernadette Tasher*+John C. R. Taylor & Peter Flagg MaxsonSusanne Tetzlaff & Eric TiblierSusan & John Tew+Sandra & Bob Tomlinson*+Dale & Roy Truitt*Anne & William Wagner+Mary WalkerJessica WeaverFrancine WebbAmy & Philip Welsh+Kathleen Wicoff*+

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$999-$500Chris & Ronald AskewMargaret & Robert AyresBarbara & Kevin Barry+Molly BeanBecky BeaverMargaret & Robert BerdahlVictoria & Robert BerginGeorge BrennanLinda & George Brown*+Kyle & Amy BrysonShirley BurgerCarla & Stephanie Burzyk-SmithJudy & John Bush+Viera BuzgovaJames CampbellPatrick Cantilo+Jane & Phil CapronPatricia Cherico*+Cicada LightingOwen ConnellyKatelena & James CowlesCory Cox+ Marie CraneCina CrisaraPaula & Stuart D’AmoreMichael DiLeoMelissa Eddy & Tracy Schiemenz*+Constance & Rex Esau*Patricia & Fred FlorenceMelinda & Robert FloydConstance & Thomas FosterSteven FoxHelen FraserCheryl Fuller*Regan & Billy GammonDeena Graham+William Halverson+Danny Hamilton & Paul Hilliard+Martha & David Harrington*Karen & Leroy Haverlah+Megan & Michael Helmbrecht*Jay Henry & Marc Coté* James Hornbuckle+Peggy Howard & Bill Wood*Joan & Paul Hudson*Judith Jellison & Robert DukeKaren & Donald Kirmis+LynnKnaupp&JohnGriffin+Claire KoriothLou Ann & Bill Lasher+Kati Lewis+Cindy Libera+Emily Little*+Kathleen LowryMary G. Lund+

Aaron MalakoffJoey Martin+Sue & Phil MaxwellRuth McGregor+Debe & Kevin McKeandLisa McLean & Michael Dennis Browne+Vance McMahan+Henry MeadowsSusan & John Meurling+Barbara Miller+Janice MorrisHoward MorrisonChandra MullerLynn & Bob Murphy+William Nemir+Eric NeuvilleMarcia Noebels+Kathie & Peter NycklemoeTamra-Shae OatmanPelton Charitable Foundation, Inc.Carol Ann Pevehouse*Jan & Joseph PickleAndrea Pobanz*+Lynn & Brian PowellJane Ramirez*Flo Ann Randle+Louis RenaudDavid Renner+Kimberly & Dan Renner+Jennifer & Mark RoeLeilani Rose+Michelle Schumann & Matt Orem*April SchweighartGabrielle SigelBea Ann Smith+Carol Smith & Barbara Corbin+Jare & Jim Smith*Katy & Chris Steiner*Les SunadaMeredith Thomas+Faith & Don Trapp*+Anne & Tony Vance*Nancy WhitworthBarbara WilliamsonKarla & James WintleTim Young+

Conspirare is grateful for all donors who contributed gifts under $500 and regrets that space does not permit the listing of each name. Your support is very much appreciated. We strive to publish an accurate donor list. If an error or omission is noted, please let us know by calling Sam Henderson at 512.476.5775.

D O N O R S P O T L I G H T

The Per Stirling Group is an Austin-based wealthmanagementfirmthatplacesthebest interests of its clients above all else. They pride themselves with their acumen and absolute professionalism of every advisor and staff member.

Thefirmisperhapsbestknownforitsaward-winning ethics and expertise. This includes most recently being namedbytheFinancialTimesasoneofonlyfifteenTexas-basedfirmsselected for the prestigious FT 300 list of the top wealth management firmsinAmerica.

PerStirlingfeaturesateamoffinancialadvisors,financialplannersandfinancialconsultantsthatisoneofthemostexpertandcredentialedintheindustry.TheteamincludesCertifiedFinancialPlanners,CPAs,and Chartered Financial Consultants, in addition to Chartered Financial Analyst,AccreditedEstatePlanner,J.D.,CertifiedDivorceFinancialAnalyst, Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist designations.

“Ultimately, Per Stirling is all about improving the quality of life for each of our clients”, noted John O’Sullivan, Per Stirling’s Managing Director. “That is, on many levels, what I love about Conspirare. With each and every performance, Conspirare, is improving the quality of life for everyone the performance touches and that is something we at Per Stirling are happy to support”.

Per Stirling Group proudly sponsors the Conspirare Christmas concert.

PERFORMING NOTE Conspirare has the privilege of performing in a variety of beautiful venues that best enhance choral performances. While our performing venuesandthetextofsomeofourrepertoiremayberepresentativeofspecifictraditions, it is in no way intended to exclude 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. The audience creates the space in which the music is held.

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Christina BairdBrit BarrLaurie BarrJanet BeznerAmy Cook Mary CookAlice DayVickie Dunlevy Marcia EdwardsTim FerchillVivian FerchillMichelle FisherStephanie FosterMary GiffordKathleen GirardKathryn GovierMolly GuzzinoPatrice SullivanSara HilgersJimmie JohnsonHenry LeightonBeverly McCuneKim MosleyCourtney NevaPat ReedKathy TaylorAudrey ThompsonDale Thompson

Carol WalkerKathleen WeitzelEdwin WilliamsConspirare offers opportunities to join its musical circle through gifts of time, energy, and talent. Ambassadors serveastickettakers,ushers,andCDsellers.Office volunteers work at Conspirare headquarters on special projects such as music library upkeep, archiving, and mail outs. Hosting volunteers house out-of-town artists during concerts. We are dedicated to making volunteering a fun opportunity to experience the joy of Conspirare. For more information, please contact House Manager Kathy Leighton at kleighton@conspirare.org.

P R O D U C T I O N C R E WJennifer Braham, Program DesignerViera Buzgova, Stage ManagerWill Pearson, Assistant Stage ManagerIan Lopez MenesesSignal 88 Security Jacqueline SindelarSarah Williams

F R I E N D S A N D S U P P O R T E R SLive Oak Gottesman, Sari Zuhn & Courtney DunlapBen R. King McCarthy PrintPhillip OverbaughSpecial thanks to all of our Conspirare Artist hosts.

F E A T U R E D A M B A S S A D O R S Kim Mosley & Edwin WilliamsWe have been attending Conspirare shows for over ten years and are always inspired by their deeply moving performances. When a friend asked last year if I would help usher at the Conspirare Youth Choir’s Big Sing that our church [Tarrytown UMC] was hosting, I jumped at the chance. It was a pleasure to help such

a wonderful group. I thoroughly enjoyed working with all of the ambassadors and staff. When Kathy Leighton, Conspirare’s House Manager, asked if I would sign up to be an ambassador for Conspirare’s next season, of course I agreed! My husband and I planned to only work one or two performances, but we had so much fun doing it, we ended up volunteering for most of the concerts, and all three Big Sing events. We are glad to able to give back to this amazing group, even if it’s just in a small way. Like all volunteer work that we do, we end up receiving far more than we give. We love getting to greet and meet the diverse audience and experience how the music brings them together in such a powerful way. It is a joy to see all the smiles and hear their grateful comments as they leave. We’ve also enjoyed getting to know some of the singers and the incredible staff that keeps everything running so smoothly. If you are a Conspirare fan, or are just interested in learning more about the group, we would highly recommend becoming an ambassador. It’s a great way to get connected!

C O N S P I R A R E A M B A S S A D O R S

Inspired by what you heard? Ticket sales cover only 31% of the production and program costs each year. You can ensure that Conspirare’s transformative music continues by making a gift.

pired by what you heard? Ticket sales cover only 31% he production and program costs each year. You can ensureConspirare’s transformative music continues by making a gift.

BECOME A SUSTAINING DONOR AND MAKE A MONTHLY GIFT. With your gift of $25 or more a month you will become a member in Hella Circle. HELLA CIRCLE donors help Conspirare remain a vibrant arts organization. You’ll receive many benefits, including free tickets,invitation to rehearsals, pre-event happy hours and house parties.

BECOME OUR CO-CREATOR.Join us in Conspirare’s “Legacy of Sound 2” Creative Capital Campaign and crystallize Conspirare’s reputation as one of the world’ finest choral ensembles with your generous gift.

BECOME A BUSINESS SPONSOR.Receive benefits including concert tickets and an advertisement in our printed programs.

Your Generosity Makes Our Song Come to LifePlease give at Conspirare.org or by calling 512-476-5775.