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Combined Youth Choirs Yonder Come Day ................................. Traditional Georgia Sea Islands song; arr. Judith Cook Tucker

Boy Intermediate & Training Choirs Wachet Auf (Wake, Awake for Night is Flying) ............................ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Seize the Day (from Newsies) ......................... Lyrics by Jack Feldman; Music by Alan Menken (b. 1949)

Concert Choir Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’! ................................................................................ Spiritual arr. Mary Goetze

Audience Sing-a-long Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ ...... Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) & Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) arr. Andrew Seifert (b. 1980)

Girl Intermediate Choir Goodnight ......................... Russian Song ascribed to Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987); arr. Doreen Rao

Girl Training Choir Ngam Sang Duan ..................................................... Trad. Thai Folk Song; arr. Audrey Snyder (b. 1953)

Duet

Prayer (from Hänsel and Gretel) ............................................ …………Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921); arr. Bryceson Treharne (1879-1948)

Premier Choir The Seal Lullaby ..............................Text: Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936); Music: Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Combined Youth Choirs Orde-e ..................................................... Madukayan Folk Song; arr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan

Bellevue Chamber Chorus Ecco mormorar l’onde ............................................................................. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Afternoon on a Hill .................................................................................................... Eric Barnum (b.1979)

Goodnight, Moon .....................................................................................................Eric Whitacre (b.1970)

INTERMISSION

Mass of the Children ................................................................................................... John Rutter (b.1945)

Kyrie Gloria Sanctus and Benedictus Agnus Dei Finale (Dona nobis pacem)

Saturday, March 19th 2016, 7:00 pm Bellevue Presbyterian Church

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Program Notes

Combined Youth Choirs Yonder Come Day .................................. Traditional Georgia Sea Islands song; arr. Judith Cook Tucker

Some of the strongest retentions of African culture in the United States are found in the communities of the Georgia Sea Islands. These lush, former plantation lands dot the coastline of Georgia and the Carolinas, on the eastern seaboard of the United States and were a first stop for many African slave ships making their way to the North American mainland. This arrangement is based on a melodic fragment of the original “Yonder Come Day,” as sung by the Sea Island Singers.

Boy Intermediate & Training Choirs Wachet Auf (Wake, Awake for Night is Flying) ............................. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“Wachet Auf,” the first of seven movements of Bach’s masterpiece cantata by the same name is a chorale fantasia, you will hear the cantus firmus sung by the unison choristers while the accompaniment plays independent motifs: one, a dotted rhythm, the other an ascending scale with syncopated accent shifts—both text painting, expression the energy, excitement and “flying.”

Seize the Day (from Newsies) ......................... Lyrics by Jack Feldman; Music by Alan Menken (b. 1949) arr. Roger Emerson (b. 1950)

Open the gates and seize the day. Don’t be afraid and don’t delay. Nothing can break us, no one can make us give our rights away. Arise and seize the day.

Now is the time to seize the day send out the call and join the fray. Wrongs will be righted if we’re united. Let us seize the day.

Friends of the friendless seize the day raise up the torch and light the way. Proud and defiant we’ll slay the giant. Let us seize the day.

Neighbor to neighbor, father to son. One for all and all for one.

“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.” Der Wächter sehr hoch auf der Zinne, “Wach auf, du Stadt Jerusalem!” Mitternacht heißt diese Stunde, Sie rufen uns mit hellem Munde: “Wo seid ihr klugen Jungfrauen? Wohlauf, der Bräut'gam kömmt, Steht auf, die Lampen nehmt! Halleluja! Macht euch bereit zu der Hochzeit, Ihr müßet ihm entgegengehn!”

“Wake, awake, for night is flying.” The watchmen on the heights are crying; “Awake, Jerusalem, arise!” Midnight hears the welcome voices And at the thrilling cry rejoices: “Oh, where are ye, ye virgins wise? The Bridegroom comes, awake! Your lamps with gladness take! Alleluia! With bridal care yourselves prepare to meet the Bridegroom who is near.” Zion hears the watchmen singing

And all her heart with joy is springing; She wakes, she rises from her gloom. For her Lord comes down all-glorious The strong in grace, in truth victorious; Her star is ris’n her light is come. Now come, Thou Blessed One, Lord Jesus, God’s own Son, Sing hosanna! We enter all the wedding hall To eat the Supper at Thy call.

Yonder come day, day is a’breakin’ Yonder come day, Oh my soul

Yonder come day, day is a’breakin’ Sun is a’risin’ In my soul.

Trees are green and the air is sweet The Good earth is singin’ underneath my feet

I’ll point my feet down that freedom line Walkin’ that road I’m feelin’ fine.

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Concert Choir Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’! ................................................................................ Spiritual arr. Mary Goetze

This treasured African American Spiritual employs the typical call and response style found in many songs of the same tradition. Spirituals carried a religious message on the surface with a deeper meaning steeped in the context of slavery. This particular song tells of the Judgement Day and getting to heaven. Judgment Day was a code word for time of escape and Heaven was code word for a better life in the North. Since a cappella singing was one of the few allowances made to slaves, these songs of hope and freedom were greatly cherished and sung with great fervor.

In that great gettin’ up mornin’, fare thee well, fare thee well, In-a that great gettin’ up mornin’, fare thee well, fare thee well.

Stop and let me tell you ‘bout the comin’ of the Savior.

Gabriel, Gabriel, blow your trumpet, Blow it so all the people will know it.

Audience Sing-a-long Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ ........ Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) & Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) arr. Andrew Seifert (b. 1980)

There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow, There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow.

The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, an’ it looks like it’s climbin’ clear up to the sky.

Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, Oh, what a beautiful day.

I got a beautiful feelin’ ev’rything’s going’ my way.

All the sounds of the earth are like music, All the sounds of the earth are like music. The breeze is so busy it don’t miss a tree, and an ol’ weepin’ willer is laughin’ at me!

Girl Intermediate Choir Goodnight ........................... Russian song ascribed to Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987); arr. Doreen Rao

During the ISME World Conference held at Interlochen National Music Camp in 1966, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky taught this song to Doreen Rao as a symbol of their friendship. This arrangement is dedicated to his memory, for the composer’s life-long commitment to the music education of children around the world.

Soon night will come, quieting the sun, silent, the sounds of the night coming through. Hear the wind whisp’ring, whispering to you, sleep, sleep, sleep, good night my sweet one,

good night my dear one, good night my sweet one to you good night. Moonlight shines bright, shining through the night. Clouds floating, stars shim’ring, moon shining through.

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Girl Training Choir Ngam Sang Duan ...................................................... Trad. Thai Folk Song; arr. Audrey Snyder (b. 1953)

This popular folk song from Northern Thailand is one that young Thai children learn and then sing all their lives. It is a favorite song to accompany one of the most common Thai dances, the Lahm Wong.

Duet

Prayer (from Hänsel and Gretel) ............................................. …………Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921); arr. Bryceson Treharne (1879-1948)

In this scene of the fairy tale opera, the forest darkens and Hänsel and Gretel are frightened as they see something approaching—it turns out to be a little man—the Sandman, who has come to tell the children that he loves them dearly and helps them fall asleep by putting grains of sand into their eyes. Gretel reminds Hänsel to say their evening prayer, after they pray, they fall asleep on the forest floor, encircled by fourteen angels protecting them as they slumber.

When at night I go to sleep, fourteen angels watch do keep, Two my head are guarding, two my feet are guiding, Two are on my right hand, two are on my left hand

Two who warmly cover, two who o’er me hover, Two to whom tis given to guide my steps to Heaven

Premier Choir The Seal Lullaby .............................. Text: Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936); Music: Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Whitacre first composed this melody for a proposed animated film based on Kilping’s beautiful story The Seal Lullaby, a dark and rich tale which begins with the mother seal singing softly to her young pup the lyrics you see below. Ultimately the film never went into production—it was passed over for Kung Fu Panda—this lovely melody lives on in this arrangement for children’s choir.

Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.

The moon o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.

Where billow meets billow, there soft be thy pillow; Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!

The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas,

งาม แสง เดือน มา เยือน สอ่ง หลา้ งาม ใบ หน้า มา สู ่วง ร า ร า เลน่ กนั เพือ่ สนุก เปล้ือง ทุกข์ คลาย ระก า ขอให ้เลน่ ฟ้อนร า เพือ่ สามคัคี เอย

Beautiful Moonlight visits the sky. Beautiful ladies visit the dance circle. We dance for fun, to dissipate unhappiness and sorrow. Let’s dance for unity.

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Combined Choirs Orde-e ....................................................... Madukayan Folk Song; arr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan

This arrangement portrays the soundscape of the Cordilleras, a mountainous region in the archipelago in the northern part of the Philippines. The piece starts with a peaceful chant, like the rice fields at sunrise. But the tranquility is soon interrupted by animal calls and festive yells of children playing. Serenity finally returns at sunset.

Bellevue Chamber Chorus Ecco mormorar l’onde ............................................................................. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

One of the most important figures in the history of Western music, Monteverdi led the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque styles of music. Ecco mormorar l’onde (from his Second Book of Madrigals - 1590) is an evocative depiction of dawn, setting an eloquent text from the Italian Renaissance. The music evolves like dawn itself, almost imperceptibly moving from darkness to the bright light of day, with marvelous examples of text-painting along the way.

Here the waves are murmuring, and the treetops gently rustle as morning breezes stir among the branches. On the verdant boughs the birds sing sweetly, and the eastern sky is smiling. Now the dawn appears, and is reflected in the sea, brightens all the heavens, turns the dewdrops to pearls, and clothes the mountains with gold. Oh, lovely and gracious dawn, the breeze is your messenger, and you its envoy, restoring every withered heart. (Torquato Tasso - 1544-1595)

Afternoon on a Hill .................................................................................................... Eric Barnum (b.1979)

Eric Barnum is emerging as one of the finest young choral composers of today. Afternoon on a Hill, written in 2007, is a setting of a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950), a Maine-born writer who in 1923 was the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Her writing is known for its lyrical beauty and intense sensitivity to the simple things of nature. Barnum’s imaginative setting wonderfully captures the mood and images of this afternoon excursion.

Goodnight, Moon .....................................................................................................Eric Whitacre (b.1970) Text by Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952)

Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) wrote her beloved children’s bedtime story, Goodnight, Moon, in 1947, with the then novel idea that children would enjoy reading about their own experiences and feelings as much as fairytales and fables. Eric Whitacre - arguably the most well-known and popular contemporary American choral composer - originally developed his delicate and charming interpretation for soprano solo, harp and string orchestra. In 2012 Bellevue Chamber Chorus took part in an international consortium of choirs to commission the choral setting of the work, and subsequently premiered the piece in the Pacific Northwest.

Come, come let us enjoy singing, Ay, ila ela elalay Ay insi insinali dummaay orde-e (nonsense syllables) As one community, it is good that you came to us. Everyday, everyday we work.

Mantaco, mantaco ganganasan Ay, ila ela elalay

Ay insi insinali dummaay orde-e Payande, payande umameliyan

Agaggaw, agaggaw way mandonnoy

I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds With quiet eyes, Watch the wind bow down the grass, And the grass rise.

And when lights begin to show Up from the town, I will mark which must be mine, And then start down!

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For legal reasons, please do not record the performance of this piece.

~ program notes by Darcy Morrissey and Fredrick Lokken

INTERMISSION

Mass of the Children, by well-known British composer John Rutter, was written for a concert in Carnegie Hall in New York in February, 2003. The piece represents something new in Rutter’s work insofar as it was conceived with an integral role for a children’s choir alongside an adult mixed choir, two soloists, and orchestra. The children’s choir adds a further dimension to the traditional Latin Mass sung by the adult choir, sometimes commenting, sometimes amplifying the meaning and mood.

The Mass itself (a Missa Brevis, that is to say a Mass without a Credo section) is mainly sung by the adult choir or the soloists. The children sometimes sing the Latin text, but elsewhere they and the two soloists sing specially chosen English texts which in some way reflect upon or illuminate the Latin. The work opens with two verses from Bishop Thomas Ken’s 17th century morning hymn for the scholars of Winchester College, which leads into the Kyrie. After the Kyrie comes an exuberant Gloria featuring energetic, unequal rhythms that are typical of Rutter at his liveliest, and then a complete change of mood is introduced with the gently lilting harmonies of the Sanctus and Benedictus.

The Agnus Dei text is divided between the fourth and fifth movements, with the first part being followed by William Blake’s moving poem, “The Lamb”, sung by the children’s choir. The final movement begins with two prayers by John Rutter for the baritone and soprano soloists, based on verses by Lancelot Andrewes and St. Patrick, and it closes with the children singing Bishop Ken’s evening hymn with the timeless melody of Thomas Tallis, as the adults intone the traditional “Dona nobis pacem”, a prayer for peace. This creates a framework from waking to sleeping within which other texts and moods appear in kaleidoscopic succession, like events in a day or landmarks in a life.

~“Mass of the Children program notes by Louise Luegner © Collegium Records; and by John Bawden

(Lyrics on next page)

In the great green room There was a telephone

And a red balloon And a picture of –

The cow jumping over the moon

And there were three little bears sitting on chairs And two little kittens And a pair of mittens And a little toy house

And a young mouse And a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush And a quiet old lady who was whispering “hush”

Goodnight room Goodnight moon

Goodnight cow jumping over the moon Goodnight light

And the red balloon

Goodnight bears Goodnight chairs Goodnight kittens And goodnight mittens

Goodnight clocks And goodnight socks Goodnight little house And goodnight mouse

Goodnight comb And goodnight brush Goodnight nobody Goodnight mush And goodnight to the old lady whispering “hush”

Goodnight stars Goodnight air Goodnight noises everywhere

~Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952)

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Mass of the Children ................................................................................................. John Rutter (b. 1945)

1. Kyrie

Children:

Awake my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.

Redeem thy mis-spent time that’s past, Live this day as if ’twere thy last: Improve thy talent with due care; For the great Day thyself prepare. (Thomas Ken, 1637-1711)

Adults (then children and soloists): Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. (Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.)

2. Gloria

Children, then adults: Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. (Glory be to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.)

Children: Glory be to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth.

Adults: Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te. (We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee.) Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. (We give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory.)

Soloists: Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. (O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father almighty.) Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. (O Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son.) Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, (Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,) Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. (Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.) Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostrum. (Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.) Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. (Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.)

Adults: Quoniam Tu solus sanctus, Tu solus Dominus, Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. (For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only art the most high, Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Ghost in the glory of God the Father. Amen.)

3. Sanctus and Benedictus

Adults: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth, (Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts.) Hosanna! Pleni sunt caeli et terra Gloria tua. (Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.) Hosanna in excelsis. (Hosanna in the highest.)

Children, then adults and soloists: Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. (Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Hosanna!

4. Agnus Dei

Adults: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. (Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.)

Children: Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life and bid thee feed, By the stream and o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice: Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?

Adults and children: Little lamb, I’ll tell thee; Little lamb, I’ll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb: He is meek and he is mild, He became a little child: I a child and thou a lamb, We are called by his name. Little lamb, God bless thee. Little lamb, God bless thee. (William Blake, 1757-1827)

Adults: Miserere nobis. (Have mercy upon us.)

5. Finale (Dona nobis pacem)

Baritone soloist: Lord, open thou mine eyes that I may see thee; Lord, open thou mine lips that I may praise thee; Lord, open thou mine heart that I may love thee, Serve thee with joy, fear none above thee. Christ be my sword and shield, my strong defender; Christ be my light and my Redeemer. Lord, be with me this day in each endeavor; Lord, keep my soul with thee now and for ever. (John Rutter, based on Lancelot Andrewes, 1555-1626)

Adults: Dona nobis pacem. (Grant us peace.)

Soprano soloist: Christ, be my guide today, my guide tomorrow; Christ, in my days of joy, my days of sorrow; Christ in the silent hours when I lie sleeping, Save in his holy angels’ keeping. Christ be within the hearts of all who love me; Christ all around, and Christ above me. Christ in my thought and prayer and my confessing; Christ, when I go to rest, grant me your blessing. (John Rutter, based on St. Patrick’s Breastplate, 5th cent.)

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Adults: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. (Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, grant us peace.)

Children, at the same time: Glory to thee, my God, this night For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath thy own almighty wings.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below, Praise him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. (Thomas Ken)

All: Dona nobis pacem. (Grant us peace.)

Jonathan Silvia (bass-baritone) is a young singer who has been attracting notice with his distinct timbre, secure technique, fine musicianship, and incisive interpretative gifts. Nationally, he has appeared at Des Moines Metro Opera, singing the title role of Carlisle Floyd’s Markheim, and at Opera Tampa as Colline (La Bohème). For Seattle Opera, he has performed several principal roles, most recently as the High Priest of Baal (Nabucco). Appearances with other Northwest opera companies include Colline (La Bohème) and Sam (Trouble in Tahiti) with Tacoma Opera, Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) with Kitsap Opera, Ramfis (Aïda), Sarastro/Sprecher (The Magic Flute), and Alidoro (La Cenerentola) with Skagit Opera, Leporello (Don Giovanni), Zuniga (Carmen) and Basilio (Barber of Seville) with Vashon Opera, Kaspar (Der Freischütz), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra) and Nilakantha

(Lakmé) with Puget Sound Concert Opera, and Filippo (Don Carlo) and Alidoro in (La Cenerentola) with Bellevue Opera. With Music of Remembrance, he portrayed Death in Ullmann's Emperor of Atlantis to critical acclaim. In 2014, Mr. Silvia premiered The Lost Voice, a one-act children's opera composed by Aaron Grad. He also sang the title role in Britten’s Noye’s Fludde at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, where he is a resident soloist. He is a frequent concert artist, performing works such as the Brahms’ Requiem and Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Handel's Messiah, and performs and records regularly with the Byrd Ensemble. As an advocate for singing, he performed three seasons with Northwest Opera In Schools, Etc. and has taught privately and at the university level for over a decade. Mr. Silvia is a graduate of Lawrence University, Wisconsin, with a degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy.

Guest Soloists

After a childhood of music making, Ginger Ellingson (soprano) graduated from the University of Puget Sound on scholarships for academics and music, studying voice in Vienna Austria as a highlight of her training. She has performed with many ensembles in the greater Seattle area, and has been a featured soloist with Seattle Pro Musica, The Redmond Chorale, the University of Washington Chamber Singers, Choral Sounds Northwest, and now the Bellevue Chamber Chorus! Ginger studied Music Education at the University of Washington and now teaches instrumental and vocal music at Eastside Preparatory School, and conducts the Concert Choir of the Bellevue Youth Choirs. Ginger is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Washington State Music Educators Association and firmly believes that music is an integral part of education and humanity, and will always make your day better.

Flute

Sarah Bassingthwaighte

Oboe Selena Gresso

Clarinet Kim Fay

Bassoon Steven Morgan

Horn Sue Perry

Double Bass Jeff Norwood

Harp Naomi Kato

Organ Jason Suchan

Percussion Gunnar Folsom

Timpani Emmy Ulmer

Orchestra

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Come Sing With Us!

Bellevue Chamber Chorus will be holding auditions again in June 2016!

Visit our website or call (425) 881-0445 to let us know of your interest!

Bellevue Chamber Chorus, founded in 1984, per-forms three major concerts each season, encompassing a variety of choral literature from the classical standards and contemporary works to “world music”, Broadway hits, and vocal jazz. The Chorus often joins other ensem-bles in performances of major choral/orchestral works, such as Mozart’s Vespers, Faure’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requi-em, Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Brahms’ Requiem, and currently Rutter’s Mass of the Children with the Bellevue Youth Choirs. The ensemble has premiered works by regional and nationally-known composers, in-

cluding commissioned works for the Washington State Centennial Celebration, the grand opening of the Thea-tre at Meydenbauer Center, and a special 20th anniversary season commissioned piece, That Music Always Round Me, by Seattle composer, John Muehleisen. The Chorus has released three CDs, “Timeframes”, “Retrospective”, and our 2013 holiday CD, “Christmas Visions, Winter Dreams”. Bellevue Chamber Chorus tours often and has performed in Carnegie Hall, various locations in Europe, the International Music Festival (2000) in Sydney, Australia, and twice at the invitational Kathaumixw International Choral Festival in Powell River, British Columbia, where they won first place in 2008 in the adult mixed chorus category. Other performances include the Leavenworth International Choral Festival, the international “Rolling Requiem” in memory of Sep-tember 11th, as one of the regional choruses in the NEA sponsored American Masterpieces Choral Festival in Seattle, and in Kelowna, B.C. as part of the Okanogan Choral Society Series.

Bellevue Chamber Chorus is a non-profit organization, which receives its support from the generous dona-tions of people interested in fine musical experiences on the Eastside.

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PERSONNEL

* denotes Section Leaders ** denotes singers for Rutter’s “Mass of the Children” only ~ denotes Board Member

Soprano: Maria Bayer*~

Lorilee Brasseur Debra Defotis

Shelby Gottberg Shadia Kawa

Sarah MacDonald Mary Meeks** Marci Melvin Kathie Patten Jane Wasell**

Alto: Louise Baldwin Barbara Bridge~ Kristine Bryan~ Melanie Grube*

Melissa Headrick** Mindy Larrison Susan Liechty~ Anna Starikov** Pam Younghans

Tenor: Frederic DeWulf~

Mike Grube* Andy Haslam

Mark Liebendorfer Chang Oh** Jeff Pierce

Kevin Proudfoot** Nathan Shiu** David Williams

Bass: Allan Chartrand~

Dennis Defotis Jan DeWulf~

Jacob Herbert** Andrew Jacobsen**

Don Jones~ James McTernan Frank Trujillo*

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Conductor of collegiate, community, and church choirs in Minnesota, California, and

the Seattle area for over twenty-five years, Dr. Fredrick Lokken is in his sixteenth season as music director and conductor of the Bellevue Chamber Chorus. Under his direction the Chorus has gained a growing reputation for exciting performances of diverse and innovative programs from the traditional classics to contemporary music from around the world. He received his doctoral degree in choral conducting from the University of Washington, where he studied under Abraham Kaplan and Joan Catoni Conlon, and he did further study with renowned choral conductors Joseph Flummerfelt, Helmuth Rilling, and Jon Washburn. Dr. Lokken also holds a degree in vocal performance from the University of Wisconsin and sang with the professional Dale Warland Singers. In addition to his work with Bellevue Chamber Chorus, Dr. Lokken is Director of Choral Music at Shoreline Community College, where he also teaches private voice and conducting. He serves on the board of the Puget Sound chapter of the

National Association of Teachers of Singing, and is in frequent demand as a choral/vocal adjudicator throughout the region.

DIRECTOR

Kristine Anderson, piano: Kristine Anderson graduated with a music degree from the University of Montana at Missoula. She is well-known in the Puget Sound region for her artistic and sensitive work with singers as well as instrumentalists ranging from tuba to piccolo. Equally at home with jazz, pop, and classical, she can adjust her style from Sondheim to Gershwin to Strauss. Her clients include winners in local and national competitions, including the Seattle Young Artist Music Festival, Metropolitan Opera semifinals, and concerto contests. Kristine also serves as accompanist for the Flute and Piccolo Forum, hosted by Seattle Symphony flutist Zart Dombourian Eby. In the fall of 2010, Kristine accompanied a former Flute Forum attendee Justin Lee on his Western

Washington tour, after he won the Ladies Musical Club contest. In addition to holding two church-pianist positions in Seattle, she was music director for the Seattle Musical Theater, formerly known as Civic Light Opera, during their production of High Society, and the pianist for the Seattle Opera Guild’s Preview shows. She has been the accompanist for Bellevue Chamber Chorus for the past eight seasons.

ACCOMPANIST

Executive Director ........................................................................................................................................... Debra Defotis

Rehearsal Accompanist .......................................................................................................................... Kristine Anderson

Costuming ......................................................................................................................... Melanie Grube, Mindy Freeland

Graphic Design ................................................................................. Kristine Bryan, Chris Meierding, Pam Younghans

PR Committee ................................................................................................................... Kristine Bryan, Frederic DeWulf

Program Ads Coordinator ............................................................................................................................ Barbara Bridge

Score Management/Music Librarian ............................................................................................................. Kathie Patten

Stage Manager .............................................................................................................................................. David Williams

Ticket Coordination ................................................................................................................. Mike Grube, Andy Haslam

Special thanks to : Richard Bulpin (Community Board Member ), Chris Meierding of Meierding Designs (season graphics), Jen and Kim Hofer of Plumtree Communications (website design and training),

and all our volunteers who help make our concerts possible!

STAFF AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Bellevue Chamber Chorus

Thanks our Generous Donors

Crescendo - $2500 to 5000 Bellevue Arts Commission

Louise Baldwin Maria and Doug Bayer

Michael and Melanie Grube

Virtuoso - $1000 to 2499 4Culture

** John and Barbara Bridge Rick Bulpin and Kris Bryan

* Microsoft Corporation * Nordstrom Corporation

J. Frank Trujillo Jim and Vicki Walch

Diva - $500 to 999

James and Amelia Bryan ** Debra and Dennis Defotis

Fred Lokken and Marsha Thomas Mindy Larrison

Aria - $250 to 499 ** Frederic DeWulf Sean/Kathie Patten

Bravo - $100 to $249 Anonymous

Allan Chartrand Jan DeWulf Mary Griffin Donald Jones

Mark Liebendorfer Susan Liechty

James McTernan Leslie Moore

Scott/Meredith Selfon Seattle Foundation/GiveBIG **Bob and Karen Swanson

** David Williams

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Bellevue Chamber Chorus is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which means that all donations to the chorus are tax-deductible.

Donations are accepted at performances, online, or via mail at:

Bellevue Chamber Chorus ~ P.O. Box 1714, Bellevue, WA 98009-1714

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Bellevue Girlchoir & Bellevue Boychoir offer unmatched musicianship training, inspired performances, and a joyful, spirited community of girls & boys. Three non-auditioned programs, Preschool, Kinder and Primary Choir, serve choristers ages 4-7. Four auditioned choir levels—Intermediate, Training, Concert and Premier Choirs, serve choristers ages 8-18. Choristers learn musicianship, vocal technique, and performance skills and participate in Main Stage concerts, outreach events, and collaborations. Choristers have the opportunity to par-ticipate in regional, national, and international choral festivals and tours.

www.bellevueyouthchoirs.org For more information about Bellevue Girlchoir & Bellevue Boychoir, including how to join!

Bellevue Girlchoir & Bellevue Boychoir

Boy Intermediate Choir Brennan Charlebois* Ernie Krumm* Theodore Meek* Maxim Starikov* Kelvin Wang* Peter Wasell*

Girl Intermediate Choir Sophia Bai* Michelle Cao Becca Caulton Kira Charoenkul Jade Chen Amelia Crill* Freyja Drover* Asha Frye Darinah Hou Kristen Hwang* Maeve Kiernan* Julia Kroopkin Chloe Kwan Hanting Li Kate McDaniel* Sophie Miller Ava Min Vivian Miyakawa* Sasha Nathani Sim* Olivia Qi Kertan Rajpal Ruth Shan Daniela Snyder Indiana Thain Shriya Thakur Audrey Vale Annika Wanagel Rjas Julia Wang Kelsey Wang Makenna Weins Sophie Wu*

Jessica Xing* Anna Yan Emmy Yang Meymey Zeng Emily Zhang Renee Zhang Lucy Zhao Lily Zhou

Boy Training Choir Owen Anderson* Rahul Bothra* Kyler Li* Samuel Nagel* Matthew Shield* Edwin Taylor* Aaron Zhang*~

Girl Training Choir Tara Bobbarjung Sarah Charlebois~ Jessica Chen* Eden Fray* McKenna George*~ Kaia Goyal~ Ashley Green Anna Grez Kathleen Henneuse Kate Jacobs*~ Gabrielle Jacobson~ Leia Jung Mia Karlinsky Hana Kawaguchi Abby Kroopkin~ Angela Lane Nessa Malin~ Di Mao Josie Marti Hannah Mattson Anna Moskalenko

Sophie Neyrand Teegan Oden Liliana Ponder Mina Shenoy~ Nyla Stephens Sruthi Tammana Bridget Wasell*~ Sophia Xu Julie Yu

Girl Concert Choir Mavis Chan*~ Carter Chorlton*~ Emily Deane*~ Olivia Dorrance Allison Hoff~ Sophie Kashman*~ Hannah Koo Ginger Krumm*~ Abigail Meek* Kate Peterson~ Maggie Peterson~ Isabel Reck*~ Lucille Shield* Alexandra Soong* Zoe Starikov*~ Micah Thompson

Girl Premier Choir Sarah Aptacy Ella Buysse* Sarah Clark*~ Misty Liao* Adrian Mercer Garber*~ Kayla Mitchell*~ Jayna Nishioka* Stephanie Oh* Sarah Shank*~ Lepei Zhao~

* denotes founding choristers ~ denotes NW-ACDA Honor Choir member

PERSONNEL

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Darcy Morrissey During nine years as a professional public school educator, Darcy, a Washington native, taught every age group in the Lake Washington School District and nearly every type of music class, including guitar, general music, orchestra, keyboard, and choir. She is highly sought after as a clinician for local choral festivals and as an adjudicator for Solo Ensemble Festivals. Darcy has mentored student teachers, college students, and colleagues in choral curriculum building and classroom techniques and is the choral conducting instructor for the Kodály Certificate Program housed at Seattle Pacific University. Along with directing various district honor choirs, she also established and coordinated the annual LWSD Tenor Bass Institute, which promotes young male camaraderie through singing. Darcy received Kirkland Junior High's Golden Acorn Award for outstanding educator in 2008 and the 2009 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from the Kirkland Rotary Club. Darcy was a singer and the alto section leader in the two select groups of Seattle Pro Musica under the direction of Karen P. Thomas. Currently, Darcy works as a professional choral singer, recording for movie previews, movie, and video game soundtracks, including the latest installment of World of Warcraft. She also sings with Choral Arts under the direction of Robert Bode, along with earning various awards, this group was honored to sing at the White House this past holiday season. She is a proud mother of two boys, Jack (6) and Aaron (4) and wife to Stephen.

STAFF AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BYC Artistic Staff

Darcy Morrissey, Managing Artistic Director & Girl Training Choir Conductor

Sheryl Erickson, Premier Choir Conductor Ginger Ellingson, Concert Choir Conductor

Andrew Jacobson, Boy Training Choir Conductor Melissa Headrick, Girl Intermediate Choir Conductor

Kevin Proudfoot, Boy Intermediate & Boy Primary Choir Conductor

Anna McLeod, Girl Primary, Kinder Choir Conductor Jason Suchan, Lead Accompanist

Nathan Shiu, Accompanist Gail Erickson, Accompanist Yuh-Pey Lin, Accompanist

Briana Farrell, Accompanist

Acknowledgements

Parent volunteers (tickets, ushers, backstage chaperones) Gretchen Frederick, Regina Ousley: Event Coordinators,

Bellevue Presbyterian Church The Crew, Bellevue Presbyterian Church Concert Recording: Bill Levey, Via Audio

BYC Administrative Staff

Darcy Morrissey, Managing Artistic Director Jason Suchan, Choir Manager

Michelle Brode, Front Desk Admin Girlchoir Cassandra Saxton, Front Desk Admin Boychoir

Martha Jacobs, Concert Administrator Denise Fuentes, Bookkeeper

Stephen Morrissey, Webmaster

BYC Board

Lisa Shank, President Allison George, Secretary

Wendy New, Chair of Development Julie Anderson

Chang Oh Anna Starikov

Jane Wasell Ellen Beardsley, Advisor to the Board

Do you know a boy who loves to sing? Bellevue Boychoir accepting boys ages 6 - 13 for Fall 2016 enrollment starting in June 2016

Unmatched musicianship training, inspired performances, and a joyful, spirited community of boys. Conveniently located in the Overlake neighborhood. No auditions required for boys grades 1 – 2. Auditioned choirs (grades 3 - 7) participate in regional choral festivals and tours.

www.bellevueboychoir.com/audition ---OR--- info@bellevueboychoir.com

Do you know a girl who loves to sing? Bellevue Girlchoir accepting girls ages 4 - 13 for Fall 2016 enrollment starting in June 2016

Unmatched musicianship training, inspired performances, and a joyful, spirited community of girls. Conveniently located in the Overlake neighborhood. No auditions required for girls grades Preschool – 2. Auditioned choirs (grades 3 - 10) participate in regional choral festivals and tours.

www.bellevuegirlchoir.com/audition ---OR--- info@bellevuegirlchoir.com

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Sheryl Erickson has been teaching music for 35 years. She has taught at the elementary and secondary levels and is currently the

Director of Choral Music at Bothell High School. Under her leadership the choirs have continued to uphold the Bothell High School tradition of excellence as they have received superior ratings at festivals and contests in the Northwest. In addition to her work at Bothell, Mrs. Erickson directs the Premier Choir for the Bellevue Girlchoir. She is a frequent adjudicator of choir and solo and ensemble festivals in the greater Seattle area. Mrs. Erickson has sung with the Seattle Symphony Chorale, Northwest Chamber Chorus and has served as the associate director of the Choir of the Sound in the Seattle area. Her professional affiliations include the Washington Music Educators Association, the American Choral Directors Association, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Mrs. Erickson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Master of Arts in Music Education from the University of Washington.

Ginger Ellingson (see soloist biographies, pg. 9)

Andrew Jacobson A choral director and composer, Andrew Jacobson M.M. is currently the Director of Choral Activities at Bellevue

High School in Bellevue, WA. He holds a B.M. in Music Education with emphases in Choral Conducting and Choral Music Education from the University of Washington. He also has an advanced degree in Choral Music Education from Boston University. He is passionate about teaching music reading to students, and is in demand throughout the Northwest as a choral clinician.

Melissa Headrick is thrilled to be joining the Bellevue Girlchoir staff. She has a BA degree from Ithaca College in Music Education

with an emphasis in voice. Melissa is currently 2/3 of the way through her Kodály Certification program and is hoping to complete that program in the summer of 2015. She has been teaching for 9 years. In those 9 years she has taught in both New York State and Washington State with experience at every grade level K-12. For the past 5 years her job has been the K-5 Elementary Music Specialist at Wilder Elementary School which is a part of the Lake Washington School District. She cantors at Holy Family in Kirkland and is the choir director for the 11am Mass and Children's Choir. She also occasionally sings for weddings.

Some of Melissa's favorite choral experience as a chorister was singing Carmina Burana at Lincoln Center in New York City with her college choir, singing Mozart's Requiem Mass with the Tompkins Country Orchestra, singing for Easter Vigil at HFK and singing under Darcy Morrisey in her Kodály Summer programs. Some of her favorite choral experiences as a director have been leading the 2011 and 2012 LWSD honor choirs and organizing and directing the secondary choir for the LWSD Tenor and Bass Institute in 2009 and 2010. She is sure that her experiences working with Bellevue Girlchoir will soon be added to this list. When she is not teaching or conducting, Melissa is busy running the household and "mommy-ing". She has a wonderfully supportive husband, a 3-year old son, Jasper and a 1-year old daughter, Nora and two cats.

Kevin Proudfoot studied children’s choral conducting and methods through the Kodály Levels Program of Seattle housed at Seattle

Pacific University. Currently, he teaches elementary general music in the Renton School district. Kevin is also a professional pianist based in the Seattle Metropolitan area. In 2005, he received an outstanding soloist award at the Essentially Ellington competition in New York. Mr. Proudfoot has performed in several capacities, including as the accompanist for the Wellspring Ensemble choir and as the house pianist for Mo' Jam Mondays at the Nectar Lounge. Kevin holds two Bachelor's Degrees, in Piano Performance and Music Education, from Central Washington University, where he studied with Dr. John Pickett. In 2012, he earned a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, where he studied with Dana Landry. When he's not teaching or making music, Kevin is an avid Sounders fan.

Jason Suchan currently fills the position of Lead Choral Accompanist at Bothell High School under the direction of Sheryl Erickson.

Jason holds his Bachelors Degree in Piano Performance from Montana State University Billings, where he studied with Dorothea Cromley. In 2013 he graduated from the University of Washington with his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance under the direction of Dr. Robin McCabe. After participating in the Music Teacher National Association competition, Jason premiered as a soloist with the Billings Symphony under the baton of Anne Harrigan. Other performances include Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms with the University of Washington Symphony and Choral under the baton of Dr. Jonathan Pasternack and Dr. Geoffrey Boers. In March 2012, Jason performed with the UW Wind Ensemble for the Winds for Hope concert located at Benaroya Hall. Jason's commitment and passion for music while working with others is shown through his hard work and dedication.

Gail Erickson is the training choir accompanist for the Bellevue Girlchoir. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of

Music degree in piano performance from the University of South Dakota and did post-graduate work with John McIntrye at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Gail is a charter member of the Redmond Chorale where she participates as a choir member and sectional accompanist. Gail is thrilled to be re-engaged in the music field after many years in the tech industry and enjoys the vitality and camaraderie of music ensembles.

Nathan Shiu Beginning piano lessons around age seven, Nathan has continued playing piano to this day. Working as a student

accompanist during his years of undergraduate study at Whitman College in Walla Walla introduced him to the pleasure of playing as a collaborative pianist. After graduating with a B.A. in Music Composition he pursued this passion of accompanying for eight years, serving as Staff Accompanist for Whitman College's Music Department. He also served as rehearsal and performance pianist for several productions of opera workshop which included such works as "The Little Sweep" by Benjamin Britten, and "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo Puccini. In conjunction with Whitman College's Harper Joy Theatre, Nathan has served as rehearsal pianist and performance pianist in the pit orchestra of their production of "She Loves Me" by Jerry Bock, Joe Masteroff, and Sheldon Harnick. In May

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of 2015, Nathan finally earned his Master's degree in Music. During his graduate studies, he focused his time on Vocal Pedagogy. When not playing piano for Bellevue Girlchoir, he can be seen singing, conducting, and playing piano around the Greater Seattle Area.

Yuh-Pey Lin was born and grew up in Taiwan. She earned her

Bachelor of Music in oboe performance with distinction from Eastman School of Music and a Masters degree from Rice University. She has received full-tuition scholarships for going to these schools. She has studied with Richard Killmer, Robert Atherholt, Rebecca Henderson and John DeJarnatt. In 2010, she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in oboe performance at the University of Washington in Seattle. Yuh-Pey won the Ladies Musical Club solo competition in 2003 and toured through Eastern Washington. She had an interview with George Shangrow and played live in “Live! By George” at classic KING-FM 98.1. She was also the first-prize winner in the Capital Area Youth Symphony Association’s Concerto competition in Olympia, Washington. Her summer festival experiences have included Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Banff, American Institution of Musical Studies, Round Top, and Sarasota. Yuh-Pey is a freelancers around the Seattle area and has performed with Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Tacoma Symphony, Bellevue Philharmonic, and Chamber Music San Juans. She had been the NorthSounds Orchestra Director and accompanied the Bellevue Girl Choir in its inaugurated season. She currently teaches music in Northshore School District, coaches for Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra and plays the oboe in Spiritus Winds, a new wind quintet based in the Seattle area.

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