Christmas a T T H E C a R I L L O N

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2009-2010 eighteenth season

Christmas a t t h e C a r i l l o n

with special guest artist patrice pike

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Thursday, December 3, 7:30 pm Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Victoria Friday, December 4, 8:00 pm Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, San Antonio Saturday, December 5, & Sunday, December 6, 2:30 & 8:00 pm The Carillon, Austin Monday, December 7, 8:00 pm Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin

Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & Conductor Patrice Pike, Special Guest Artist

The San Antonio performance is sponsored by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

The Long Center performance is sponsored by the generous support of

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Conspirare dedicates our performances with love and gratitude to our cherished friend and supporter Cassandra James.

WHERE TO START (come)

Veni, Emmanuel ��French Processional Chant Come Darkness, Come Light ��Mary Chapin Carpenter, arr. Craig Hella Johnson

I LOST (my way)

I Lost a Sock ��David Lang Slave Song ��Sade Adu Rorate Caeli ��Jacob Handl

DARKNESS, DARKNESS (emptiness with light)

Darkness, Darkness ��Jesse Colin Young Higher Ground ��Stevie Wonder Is a Light Shinin’ in the Heavens? ��Arr. Robert L.Morris Soñaba ��Stephen Paulus Here Comes the Light ��Patrice Pike Changed ��James MacMillan And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah) ��G. F Handel

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LIGHTHOUSE (taste and see)

Gaudete ��Michael McGlynn Lighthouse/O Morning Star ��Antje Duvekot/ harm. J. S. Bach Dawn ��Eric Barnum I Need You ��Mark Batson/Alicia Cook Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing ��Paul Siskind

4 ALL TOGETHER (sing we)

Angels We Have Heard on High ��French Carol Hark the Herald Angels Sing ��Felix Mendelssohn Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day ��John Rutter Carol of the Bells ��Ukranian Carol Lullaby, Sweetest Child ��Polish Carol O Holy Night ��Adolphe Adam Wishes and Candles ��Stephen Paulus The First Noel ��English Carol Down to the River to Pray ��Traditional Silent Night ��Franz Gruber

ETERNAL DANCE (I am)

Christmas Time is Here ��Vince Guaraldi, arr. Cynthia Gonzales Munus ��Steven Sametz I Won’t Give Up (excerpt) ��Patrice Pike I Could Have Danced All Night /Dance With Me �� Lerner, Loewe/ arr. Craig Hella Johnson

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WHERE TO START (come)

Veni … Veni … Veni…

(Veni, veni Emmanuel; Captivum solve Israel, Qui gemit in exilio, Privatus Dei Filio.)

Come darkness, come light Come new star shining bright Come love to this world tonight Allelujah

Come broken, come whole Come wounded in your soul Come any way that you know Allelujah

Come doubting, come sure Come fearful to this door Come see what love is for Allelujah

Come running, come walking slow Come weary on your broken road Come see him, shed your heavy load Allelujah

Come darkness, come light…..

- Mary Chapin Carpenter

I LOST (my way)

I lost a sock I lost a sock I lost an umbrella I lost a sock I lost a tooth I lost my teeth 6 I lost a leg I lost my dog I lost an earring I lost my father I lost my voice I lost my ticket I lost the keys I lost the map I lost my wits I lost my way I lost my tongue

I lost my heart I lost faith I lost weight I lost my hair I lost my hand I lost my eye I lost my house I lost my tongue I lost my name I lost my book I lost my glasses I lost my ring I lost the store I lost the farm I lost a sock I lost the eggs

(O come thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by your advent here; Love stir within the womb of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight….)

I lost my cow I lost my memory I lost my teeth I lost my color I lost my hair I lost my sight I lost my way I lost my balance I lost my mother I lost my shoe I lost the business I lost my carpet 7 I lost my language I lost my god I lost my pants I lost my tan

- Deborah Artman

Slave Song I see them gathered, see them on the shore I turned to look once more And he who knows me not Takes me to the belly of darkness

Tears will run swift And tears will come that fall like rain I pray that it’s swift though Tears will fall as cold as pain

I pray to the almighty Let me not to him do As he has unto me Teach my beloved children Who have been enslaved To reach for the light continually

So many times I prayed So many times I’ve prayed for you Prayed for you

Wisdom is the flame Wisdom is the brave warrior (O Sapientia, veni, ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.) Who will carry us into the sun I pray that it’s swift though Tears will come that fall like rain (Tears will come and fall like rain…)

- Sade Adu

Rorate Caeli Rorate caeli desuper Pour out dew from above, you heavens, Et nubespluant justum. And let the clouds rain down the Just One. Aperiatur terra et terra Salvatorem. Let the earth open and bring forth a Savior 8 DARKNESS, DARKNESS (emptiness with light)

Light and life….

Light and life to all he brings….

(risen with healing in his wings)

Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep …

People keep on learnin’ Soldiers keep on warrin’ World keep on turnin’ Cause it won’t be too long

Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning, For the things I cannot see Keep my mind from constant turning, To the things I cannot be…

Powers keep on lyin’ While your people keep on dyin’ World keep on turnin’ Cause it won’t be too long

Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome, Is the day that brings me here I have felt the edge of sadness, I have known the depths of fear

(God rest you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay… healing grace from Love itself is born upon this day…

to save us in our darkest hours as we have gone astray…

tidings of comfort and joy.)

Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with this endless night Take away the pain of knowing, fill the emptiness with light

- Jesse Colin Young

- O come, Desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind….

Higher Ground People keep on learnin’ Soldiers keep on warrin’ 9 World keep on turnin’ Cause it won’t be too long

Powers keep on lyin’ While your people keep on dyin’ World keep on turnin’ Cause it won’t be too long

I’m so darn glad he let me try it again Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin’ Till I reach the highest ground

(Hosanna …hosanna in the highest Gloria in excelsis deo!)

Teachers keep on teachin’ Preachers keep on preachin’ Hosanna… World keep on turnin’ Cause it won’t be too long Oh no

Lovers keep on lovin’ Believers keep on believin’ Gloria… Sleepers just stop sleepin’ Cause it won’t be too long Oh no

I’m so glad that he let me try it again Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin’ Till I reach my highest ground... Till I reach my highest ground No one’s gonna bring me down Oh no

- Stevie Wonder

Is a light shinin’ in the heavens? Is a light shinin’ in the heavens? Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?

10 Is a light shinin’ in the heavens? Please shine for me.

I come this night I come to fight I bring no weapon I bring the light

On my knees The light pass by Thought my soul was gonna rise To rise and fly

Is a light shinin’…

God made the stars to show their light And the moon to glow by night God made the sun to shine by day From heaven’s gate it shows the way

Oh my good Lord, is a light shinin’ in the heavens?

- African American Folk Song

It came a flowret bright. Amidst the cold of winter When half-spent was the night.

Soñaba I dreamt that my heart was happy but by my faith, Mother dreams are just dreams

- 16th century Spanish, anonymous

(...this is to mother you, to comfort you, to get you through through when your nights are lonely through when you dreams are only blue this is to mother you…)

Here Comes the Light I’m moving through the water I’m bringing out what’s best The birds are singing peaceful I’m forgetting all the rest

11 I give myself forgiveness For all the times I would not stop the pain

On my way to a brighter day Hope will not delay We will make our way Here comes the light

Here comes the morning Here comes the light Here comes the morning Light up

I’m opening my back door I’ll change the barren land I’m watering my garden I’m governing the man I’ll take apart the pieces Making them into a useful thing

On my way to a brighter day Hope will not delay We will make our way Here comes the light

Here comes the morning Here comes the light Here comes the morning Light up

What do you think you’re made of The stars are in your eyes Where do you think we’ve come from I’m beckoning the brightness, shine, shine, shine

On my way to a brighter day Hope will not delay We will make our way Here comes the light

Here comes the morning Here comes the light Here comes the morning Light up

- Patrice Pike 12 Changed The man bent over his guitar, a shearsman of sorts. The day was green.

They said, “You have a blue guitar, you do not play things as they are.”

The man replied, “Things as they are are changed upon the blue guitar.”

And they said then, “But play. You must, a tune beyond us, yet ourselves,

A tune upon the blue guitar of things exactly as they are.”

- Wallace Stevens

(changed from glory into glory, ‘til in heaven we take our place, ‘til we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.)

(love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down;)

And the Glory of the Lord And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

- Isaiah 40:5

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LIGHTHOUSE (taste and see)

Gaudete Gaudete, Gaudete! Rejoice, Rejoice! Christus et natus Christ is born Ex maria virgine, Of the virgin Mary, Gaudete! Rejoice!

13 Tempus ad est gratiae, It is now the time of grace Hoc quod optabamus; That we have desired; Carmina laetitiae, Let us sing songs of joy, Devote redamus. Let us give devotion.

Deus homo factus est, God was made man, Natura mirante; And nature marvels; Mundus renovatus est The world was renewed A Christo regnante. By Christ who is King.

Ezechiellis porta The closed gate of Ezechiel Clausa pertransitur; Has been passed through; Unde lux est orta From where the light rises Salus invenitur. Salvation is found.

Ergo nostra cantio, Therefore let our assembly now sing, Psallat iam in lustro; Sing the Psalms to purify us; Benedicat Domino: Let it praise the Lord: Salus Regi nostro. Greetings to our King

(Will there really be a Morning?)

Lighthouse You You’re not the first to ask Probably not the last And I don’t expect you to understand

14 Why I stayed upon that rock After the birds had gone And all of the waves turned to sand

But I am a lighthouse In the desert and I stand alone I dream of an ocean That was here a long time ago And I remember his cool waters And I glow

These days The sunlight has bleached my face Moonlight has made it plain That nobody needs me to call them home

But I swear There was a time when I Would shine for him through the night He was the only ocean That I have known I am a lighthouse In a desert and I stand alone I dream of an ocean That was here a long time ago And I remember his cool waters And I still glow

My lantern bears a crack And I know he won’t be back But I will leave the light on forever

Cause I am a lighthouse In a desert and I stand alone I dream of an ocean That was here a long time ago And I remember his cool waters… I remember his cool waters… I remember his cool waters… And I still glow.

- Antje Duvekot

15 Come heavenly brightness, light divine, And deep within my heart now shine There make yourself an altar! Fill me with joy and strength to be Your member joined eternally In love that cannot falter. Longing for you does possess me; Turn and bless me, here in sadness Eye and heart long for your gladness.

Dawn From the door’s soft opening And the day’s first sigh, Filling the room,

I see before me A life of doors, One opening on another; Doors upon doors, And sighs upon sighs, Rising in a tide of mornings.

Rising, until that final sigh, And the last morning, And the last holy breath, Whispering “this, this, this...”

- Robert Bode

(Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. As the hart yearns after the water brooks, so yearns my soul after thee, O God.)

I Need You The sand loves when the waves come The sky can’t wait for the light of the sun So how could you look me in my eye And not see what I feel inside Tell me how could you doubt the fact that I I love you I love you

Don’t you ever think like that? Don’t you ever never do that? There will never be two things ... that go together better Than you and me 16 North needs south east needs west No needs yes yes yes Up needs down life needs death No needs yes yes yes

I need you I need you I need you You...I need you

So how could you look me in my eye And not see what I feel inside Tell me how could you doubt the fact that I I love you I love you

Don’t you ever think like that? Don’t you ever never do that? There will never be two things that go together better Than you and me

North needs south east needs west No needs yes yes yes Up needs down life needs death No needs yes yes yes

I need you Oh baby I need you Everyday… I need you You ... I need you

Like the desert needs the rain Like joy needs pain

- Mark Batson/Alicia Cook

Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing Everyone suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom, Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dark-green fields; on – on – on – and out of sight.

Everyone’s voice was suddenly lifted; And beauty came like the setting sun:

17 My heart was shaken with tears; and horror Drifted away … O, but Everyone Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.

- Siegfried Sassoon

AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND SING BOLDFACE TEXT:

Gloria… in excelsis Deo! Gloria… in excelsis Deo!

ALL TOGETHER (sing we)

Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains.

Refrain Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heavenly song?

Refrain

Hark the herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled” Joyful, all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With the angelic host proclaim: “Christ is born in Bethlehem” Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King!”

Hail the bearer of God’s peace! Hail the Sun of righteousness, Light and life to all he brings, Ris’n with healing in his wings. Mildly lay his glory by, 18 Born that we no more may die. Born to raise us all from earth, Born to give us second birth Hark the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new born king!”

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Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; I would my true love did so chance To see the legend of my play, To call my true love to my dance;

Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love, This have I done for my true love

Then was I born of a virgin pure, Of her I took fleshly substance Thus was I knit to man’s nature To call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh! my love…

In a manger laid, and wrapped I was So very poor, this was my chance Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass To call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh! my love…

- English Traditional Carol

Carol of the Bells Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away

Christmas is here, bringing good cheer, to young and old, meek and the bold,

19 Oh how they pound, raising the sound, o’er hill and dale, telling their tale,

Gaily they ring while people sing songs of good cheer, Christmas is here,

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas, Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas, On, on they send, on without end, their joyful tone to every home Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong

- Peter Wilhousky

Lullaby, Sweetest Child Sleep little Jesus, my diadem fairest Sleep holy child Thou of all pearls the rarest

Lullaby, Jesus Child, Sweet be thy sleeping.

Mary is tenderly watch O’er thee keeping.

- Transl. Ella Hjertaas Roe

Oh Holy Night O holy night! the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, ‘Til He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! O, hear the angels’ voices! O night divine, O night when Christ was born; O night divine, O night, O night Divine.

20 Led by the light of faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here come the wise men from Orient land. The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger, Behold your King! before Him lowly bend! Behold your King, behold your King.

- Transl. John Sullivan Dwight

Wishes and Candles We have a wish for each candle we light Making the holidays shiny and bright, A wish for the children, the young and the old, To never go hungry, to never be cold.

Wishes and candles and love and laughter, Mem’ries we’ll treasure forever after. Families are gathered with presents to share. The best gift of all is that everyone’s there.

A wish for the people who walk all alone, A roof overhead and a bed of their own. A candle for those in the need of a friend, A hand and a smile by the holiday’s end.

Wishes and candles they warm the season, Hope for a world filled with peace and reason. Think of the love that is waiting for you, When all of our holiday wishes come true.

- Marily and Alan Bergman

(AUDIENCE REMAIN SEATED AND SING BOLD-FACE TEXT)

The first Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay In fields where they lay a keeping their sheep On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel. 21 Down to the River to Pray As I went down to the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall wear the starry crown? Good Lord show me the way!

O sisters let’s go down Let’s go down, come on down O sisters let’s go down Down to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall wear the robe & crown? Good Lord show me the way

O brothers let’s go down Let’s go down, come on down Come on brothers, let’s go down Down to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall wear the starry crown? Good Lord show me the way

(AUDIENCE PLEASE SING BOLDFACE TEXT)

O mothers let’s go down Come on down, don’t you wanna go down? Come on mothers, let’s go down Down to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall wear the robe and crown? Good Lord show me the way

O fathers let’s go down Let’s go down, come on down O fathers let’s go down Down to the river to pray

22 As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall wear the starry crown? Good Lord show me the way

O sinners, let’s go down Let’s go down, come on down O sinners, let’s go down Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall wear the robe and crown? Good Lord show me the way

- Traditional

Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.

ETERNAL DANCE (I am)

Christmas Time is Here Happiness and cheer Fun for all that children call Their favorite time of the year

Snowflakes in the air Carols everywhere Olden times and ancient rhymes Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air Beauty everywhere Yuletide by the fireside And joyful memories there

Christmas time is here We’ll be drawing near Oh, that we could always see Such spirit through the year 23 Oh, that we could always see Such spirit through the year...

- Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson

Munus Delitasque poli semperque Let us seek the delights manentia regna quaramus and ever-enduring realms of heaven toto pectore, mente, manu. with whole heart, mind and hand.

Poli nunquam disiungit amicum; The blessed hall of heaven never separates semper habet, quod amat, friends; a heart warmed by love always pectus amore calens. has what it loves.

Aspice laetifico grantanter corde Look with joy and gladdening heart, precamur, parvula quae I pray, at these little offerings which magnus munera misit amor. great love sends you.

- Alcuin (ca. 770), transl. Stehling

I Won’t Give up Open my eyes in the morning And see I’m alive again Lights go out and you never know If you wake up In another dimension It’s true There a chance you’ll dance in another world In a moment But I want this time with you While I’m right here

- Patrice Pike

24 I dream of an ocean That was here a long time ago And I remember his cool waters And I glow…)

I am a lighthouse…

I…am….

I Could Have Danced All Night/Dance in the Mouth of God

On Christmas night we hear the angels singing…

I could have danced all night… And still have begged for more

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright

I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things I’ve never done before

Gloria…..

I’ll never know what made it so exciting Why all at once my heart took flight

(Dance with me, dance with me darling, into the mouth of God. You’re not here now but I can see you. I can feel you turning. Dancing in the mouth of God...)

(Sway with me, sway with me darling. Here by his sharp sharp teeth. Lights are reflecting, night comes a calling. Floating like a leaf... singing in the shadows, Love isn’t a lie, like water isn’t fire. Dancing in the mouth of God)

I only know when he began to dance with me I could have danced, danced, danced…

All night… Dance then wherever you may be… Dance.

- Alan Jay Lerner 25 At rtis ic Personnel

Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & Conductor Rick Gabrillo, Assistant Conductor C ompany of Voices Soprano Cynthia Gonzales Abigail H. Lennox Gitanjali Mathur Stefanie Moore Jennifer Pavlovich Kathlene Ritch Sonja Tengblad

Alto Wendy Bloom Dorea Cook Pamela Elrod Stella Hastings Linda Ramsey Keely Rhodes

Tenor Cole Blume Paul D’Arcy Carr Hornbuckle Jos Milton Jonathon Subia

Bass Cameron Beauchamp David Farwig Rick Gabrillo Robert Harlan Ed Snouffer

Thomas Burritt, percussion

26 ben aqua

Abu o t patrice pike

Patrice Pike is a multi-dimensional artist who has dedicated her life to mastering authentic live performance and sincere studio recordings. Since her early roots playing guitar, percussion, and singing lead in the band Sister Seven to her current melding of rock, pop, and soul, she has brought together people from all different walks of life in her process.

Patrice attended the arts magnet high school in Dallas, Texas, studying classical, jazz, and spiritual music. Her collaboration with Grammy®-nominated Conspirare this holiday season brings Patrice back to these roots. Through the years she also has shared stages with Sarah Mclachlan, Natalie Merchant, Soul Asylum, Cake, Stone Temple Pilots, the Neville Brothers, Ray Charles, and many more.

As one of the youngest artists to be inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame via the Austin Music Awards for 2006-2007, Patrice garnered many other awards including Musician of the Year, Best Rock Artist, Song of the

27 Year, and Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been seen around the world when she performed for two months on prime time CBS television on the show “Rockstar: Supernova,” where she was deemed an unusual breath of fresh air.

Also an accomplished recording artist, Patrice has been featured on twelve CDs with several different bands and as a solo performer. After her work with Conspirare in December 2009, she will go into the studio to finish her newest recording for release in 2010.

In October 2008 Patrice was involved in a most unusual project, when she was one of a select few people invited to include digital samples of her DNA for Richard Garriott to launch into perpetual orbit during his trip to the international space station. Other participants included were Stephen Hawking and various people from different walks of life and diverse professional and artistic backgrounds.

Ms. Pike is also known for creating the Grace Foundation of Texas, providing health and wellness services and education scholarships for young adult survivors of childhood homelessness. The Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas. Learn more about its work at www.gracetexas.org.

Visit Patrice on the web at www.patricepike.com.

28 ndrew Yates A

Abu o t Conspirare

The word “conspirare” derives from the Latin “con” and “spirare” translated as “to breathe together.”

Conspirare was founded in 1991 as the New Texas Festival to present a summer classical music festival in Austin, Texas. Since then, the organization has grown rapidly to become an internationally recognized, professional choral organization that combines outstanding vocal artistry with innovative programming. Led by founder and artistic director Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare is comprised of two performing ensembles and an educational program. A chamber choir (“Conspirare”) of extraordinarily talented singers from around the country is presented in an annual concert series in Austin, other Texas communities, and locations in the U.S. and abroad. The Conspirare Symphonic Choir of both professional and volunteer singers performs at least one large choral/orchestral work annually. The Conspirare Youth Choirs is an education and performance program for singers ages 8-16, who learn and perform in two separate ensembles, Kantorei and the Conspirare Children’s Choir.

Conspirare produced its first commercial recording,through the green fuse, in 2004 on the Clarion Records label. A second CD, Requiem, also on Clarion, was released in 2006 and received two Grammy® nominations (Best Choral

29 Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical). A third recording, Threshold of Night, was released worldwide on September 9, 2008 on the Harmonia Mundi label, Conspirare’s first title for the distinguished recording company. Threshold of Night received two Grammy nominations, Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Album. In October 2008, in cooperation with Austin’s public television station KLRU, Conspirare filmed a PBS television special, “A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert,” that was broadcast nationally in March 2009 and is available on both CD and DVD.

Conspirare has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. In 2005, the organization received the “Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence,” presented by Chorus America. As one of the select choruses in the country to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for its American Masterpieces initiative, Conspirare presented “Crossing the Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice.” The four-day festival in January 2007 featured a distinguished gathering of composers and conductors, performances of three world premieres, and a gala closing concert with a choir of 600 singers. In July 2008 Conspirare represented the United States at the Eighth World Symposium on Choral Music in Copenhagen, joining invited choirs from nearly forty countries.

The Conspirare ensembles’ 2009-2010 season consists of 25 performances of eight different programs, in Austin, Wimberley, Fredericksburg, San Antonio and Victoria. In February 2010 Conspirare will be a special guest choir at the annual convention of the American Choral Directors Association/Eastern Division in Philadelphia.

30 ndrew Yates A Abu o t Craig Hella Johnson

Renowned as one of the most influential voices in choral conducting in the United States, Craig Hella Johnson brings a depth of knowledge, artistic sensitivity, and imagination to his programs. As founder and artistic director of Conspirare, Johnson has assembled some of the finest singers in the country to form a world-class, award-winning organization committed to creating dynamic choral art.

In addition to his work with Conspirare, Johnson also serves as Creative Director and Conductor of the Victoria Bach Festival, an annual event that draws musicians and critical praise from around the country. Of Johnson’s performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Mike Greenberg of the San Antonio Express-News wrote: “Through all the amazing ebbs and flows of dynamics, the radiant balances, the seamless connection of episodes, the theatrically astute tempo relations, the unified structural arc, the music shone forth with organic naturalness. Nothing sounded fussed over. Everything just sounded right.”

31 Johnson served as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas in Austin (1990-2001) where he led the graduate program in conducting. He was artistic director of San Francisco-based Chanticleer (1998-1999) and has served as guest conductor with the Austin Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Santa Fe Symphony, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque, and the Berkshire Choral Festival. In September 2009 Johnson travelled to Taiwan to conduct the Taipei Male Choir.

Praised by audiences and critics, Johnson’s programs are hailed as thought- provoking musical journeys. One unique aspect of Johnson’s programming is his signature “collage” style: through-composed programs that marry music and poetry to seamlessly blend sacred and secular, classical and contemporary, classical and popular. In 2006 he was engaged to create a special peace-themed collage program for the North Central ACDA convention. He was also engaged by the St. Olaf Choir to create and conduct a collage program during a five- week residency with the choir in spring 2007.

A composer and arranger, Johnson is an editor with G. Schirmer Publishing. He is working on a choral series featuring specially selected composers as well as some of his original compositions and arrangements. His works are also published by Alliance Music Publications. Also an accomplished vocalist and pianist, he released his first solo CD, “Thorns on the Rose,” in 2008 on the Booker Music label.

Johnson’s distinctive style and commitment to the choral art have led him to be honored with several awards, including 2008 induction into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame and the 2009 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal, given by Chorus America.

A native of Minnesota, Johnson studied at St. Olaf College, the Juilliard School, and the University of Illinois and earned his doctorate at Yale University. As the recipient of a National Arts Fellowship, Johnson studied with Helmuth Rilling at the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart, Germany.

32 Board At rtis ic & of Directors Administrative Fran Collmann, Chair Robert J. Karli, Vice Chair Staff

Bernadette Tasher, Treasurer Craig Hella Johnson

Robert Harlan, Secretary Artistic Director Jack Brannon David Clark Ann Hume Wilson Larry Collmann Executive Director Jeri DeAngelis Katie Apple Patrick L. DeLaune Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director Tom Driscoll Ann Fields Tamara Blanken Katie Curran-Lavendoski Ticketing & Online Services Manager Hope Morgan Louise Morse Cynthia Densmore E. Stuart Phillips Finance Manager Hon. Bea Ann Smith Melissa J. Eddy Mary Stephenson Communications & Grants Manager

Rick Gabrillo Adv isory Production Manager Board Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs Stephen Aechternacht Wravan Godsoe John Aielli Operations/Ticketing Assistant Sue Barnes Mark Bierner Robert Harlan Ray Brimble Production Coordinator David Burger Meri Krueger David Claflin Artist Relations Virginia Dupuy Maydelle Fason Niamh Marnell JoLynn Free Operations Manager Billy Gammon Vance George Nina Revering Helen Hays Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs Dan Herd William B. Hilgers Nicki Turman Wayne Holtzman House Manager Cassandra James Judith Jellison Bob Murphy Lynn Murphy Gayle Glass Roche Nancy Scanlan Russell Schulz Angela Smith Louann Temple Eva Womack

33 Cn o spirare Audio & Video Recordings

“A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert” – available on CD and DVD PBS show, nationally broadcast in March 2009

“Thorns on the Rose” – Craig Hella Johnson’s first solo CD

“Threshold of Night” – Two 2009 Grammy nominations Conspirare sings the music of Tarik O’Regan

“Requiem”– Now reissued on the Harmonia Mundi Label Two 2007 Grammy nominations

“through the green fuse” – A favorite collection featuring several spirituals

“Angel Be” (2 CDs) – A collection of favorite live recordings by Cynthia Clawson and Craig Hella Johnson, including four previously unreleased selections

“Crossing the Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice” (2 CDs) – Recorded during the NEA sponsored American Masterpieces Festival in January 2007

Christmas at the Carillon “Lay Me Low” (2008) “Love Again” (2007) “Love Calls You” (2006) “I Still Love You” (2 CDs - 2005) “Always” (2 CDs - 2004) “Nearer” (2003) “Where Does Morning Lie?” (2002) “Back to the Garden” (2001) “Home” (2000)

American Choral Directors Association National Convention (New York, 2003) Concert CD Concert DVD

American Choral Directors Association-North Central Division Convention (Omaha, 2006) “Peace Concert” CD (2 CDs) Closing Concert CD Closing Concert DVD

“Hidden Music” (2006 - mono)

To order, please call (512) 476-5775; hear samples at www.conspirare.org. 34 2009-2010 teeEigh nth Season

A New Year’s Conspirare Classic Conspirare ushers in the new decade with a splash of virtuosity. Be amazed as they perform Deutsche Motette by Richard Strauss — a Romantic a cappella monument — plus works by Bach, Barber, and more. Friday, January 8 & Saturday, January 9, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 10, 2:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin.

Rush Hour Big Sing II Thursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m., St. Martin’s Lutheran Church

The Mystic and the Storyteller: Both Sides Now From a mystical, stunningly beautiful requiem to a contemporary setting of a children’s fable, Conspirare explores life’s mysteries in music. Featuring David Lang’s beguiling Little Match Girl Passion, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in music. Thursday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fredericksburg Friday, May 7 & Saturday, May 8, 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 9, 2:30 p.m., at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church.

Conspirare Youth Choirs: Invitation to the Voyage The words of French poet Charles Baudelaire and the music of Romantic composer Henri Duparc meet in the beloved French art song “L’invitation au Voyage,” inspiration and framework for this unique spring concert. Also featuring music by David Childs, Imant Raminsh, and Eleanor Daley. Friday, May 14, & Saturday, May 15, 7:00 p.m. at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church

Dynamic Convergence The Conspirare Symphonic Choir and organists Judith and Gerre Hancock perform the beloved Duruflé Requiem and Cantos Sagrados, a powerful, dramatic work by brilliant Scottish composer James MacMillan. Saturday, June 5, 8:00 p.m. at University Presbyterian Church, Austin. Sunday, June 6, 6:00 p.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi

Return to the Oracle: A Shining Masterpiece ( J.S. Bach – Mass in B minor) Bach’s crowning achievement delivers a profound listening experience every time you hear it. Conspirare and a period-instrument orchestra from the Victoria Bach Festival perform the iconic work with soloists from the ensemble. Saturday, June 12, 8:00 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Victoria Sunday, June 13, 7:00 p.m. at The Long Center for the Performing Arts

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36 Support Conspirare

Conspirare invites you to join our family of donors by supporting the 2009-10 season. Your contribution supports our gift of music through performances of the highest artistic quality and through educational and outreach programs, including the Conspirare Youth Choirs. L eadership Circle C ircle of Friends Maestro Circle...... $25,000+ Sponsors...... $500 — $999 Impresario Circle...... $15,000 — $24,999 Patrons...... $250 — $499 Benefactor Circle...... $10,000 — $14,999 Sustainers...... $100 — $249 Platinum Baton Circle...... $5,000 — $9,999 Donors...... Up to $99 Golden Baton Circle...... $2,500 — $4,999 Silver Baton Circle...... $1,000 — $2,499 enclosed is my tax-deductible gift in the amount of $

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Gifts to Conspirare provide financial support for concerts, recordings, educational programs, and outreach activities. The following roster of donors includes cash and in-kind gifts received from individuals, family and private foundations, businesses, and government agencies between July 1, 2008 and November 15, 2009. We express our gratitude to each and every one of our donors.

Maestro Circle Perkins-Prothro Foundation Tracy Schiemenz City of Austin Cultural Susan & Forest Rees Rev. Dr. Ann Fields Arts Division Louise Reeser Balie J. & Beverly Griffith Fran & Larry Collmann Shoehorn Design Tom Grimes & Karen Kibler The Kodosky Foundation The Rachael & Carolyn Harris-Hynson National Endowment Ben F. Vaughan Foundation Richard Hartgrove & for the Arts Ben & Daphne Vaughan Gary Cooper South Texas Helen & Bob Hays Money Management Golden Baton Circle Jane Hilfer Anonymous (1) Timothy Koock Impresario Circle Cindy & Chic Bain Wendi & Brian Kushner William R. Dickson William C. Bednar & John & Katie Lavendoski Robert & Lara Harlan Flo Ann Randle Jodi Lazar & Michael Nussbaum Gayle Glass Roche Clark, Thomas & Winters Eric Leibrock Carolyn & Marc Seriff Jeri DeAngelis Lee Manford Tescom, Inc. Patrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan Joyce Mayer Texas Commission on the Arts In honor of Robert Harlan Kevin & Debe McKeand The Fetzer Institute Janet Miller Benefactor Circle Cindy Keever Hope Morgan Anonymous Louise Morse Bob & Lynn Murphy Austin Community Foundation Stu Phillips Anne Nagelkirk & Jason Orr Ray & Karen Brimble Linda Ramsey William Nemir Ken & Joyce Beck Family Fund Sara & Scott Reichardt Carlisle Pearson Joe & Cynthia Cain Donna & Christy Salinas E. Stuart Phillips GE Foundation William Schleuse Ann Praderus & Tony Vance Helen & Bob Hays Honorable Bea Ann Smith Nancy Scanlan Robert & Trish Karli Texas Commission on the Arts Gene Alice & Max Sherman Carolyn J. Keating Angela & Charles Smith Jeff & Gail Kodosky Silver Baton Circle David C. Smith Caren Prothro Anonymous (2) Dian & Harlan Stai Russell Hill Rogers Fund Eva Andries Mary Stephenson for the Arts Margaret & Robert Ayres James Stolpa Rick & Jill Salwen Robert & Pat Brueck Syzygy Marketing Still Water Foundation Amelia Bullock & Bill Bernadette Tasher Krumpack Kerry Tate & Susan Rieff Platinum Baton Circle Dan Bullock & Annette Carlozzi tiki2.com, Christopher Novosad CenTex Beverage David Burger Anne & William Wagner David & Catherine Clark Richard Campbell WaxmanCavnerLawson Thomas Driscoll & Janet Carlson Campbell Eva & Marvin Womack Nancy Quinn Pablo Cardenas Lucia & Paul Woodruff Mary Nell Frucella Janis & David Claflin Robert & Trish Karli David & Catherine Clark Jerry Craft Circle of Friends Keating Family Foundation Sponsors Crutch & Danna Crutchfield Cynthia Keever Susan Barnes Wendi & Brian Kushner Rena & Richard D’Souza Bryan Dunkin Klaus Bichteler & Mary Parse KMFA – 89.5 FM Karen & Mike Blizzard KUT – 90.5 FM Robert & Virginia Dupuy Melissa Eddy & Jeff & Ann Bomer Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Jack Brannon & Brian Miller 38 John & Trina Braun Bob & Marcia Bailey Patty Olwell Dan Bullock Ken & Joyce Beck Brian & Lynn Powell Chez Zee Mark Biemer & Flo Ann Randle Kathy & David Clem Cassandra James Lari & Tom Rogge Gwen & Dean Collmann Linda Ball & Forrest Preece Brian Sands Natasha & David Collmann Patrick & Cindy Behling HQ83 In memory of Robert Dailey Ola Bell Rick Reynolds Nell & Al Dale Leah Billingsley Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann Rena & Richard D’Souza Pat Black Russell E. Schulz Pam Elrod Nancy Bowman Suzanne & John Shore Greg Edens & Dorothy Evelyn Boyer James Shultz MD Drummer Pierre & Nancy Bulhon Brenda Smith In honor of the Toni & Paul Burns Margo Smith Hon. Bea Ann Smith Judy Cardinale Jim Sotiros Cassandra Ewer Rita Carlson Janice & John Spence Sam & Maydelle Fason David & Kathy Clem Mary Stumberg Gwen & Bruce Flory Frances & Robert Kushing Meredith Thomas & R. John & Susan Fox Paula & Stuart Damore Walter Stroup Gregory & JoLynn Free Peggy Daniel Thomas Graphics Cheryl Fuller Nancy & Jimmy Davis Erich Vollmer Walter & Ann Herbst Nina Di Leo Connie & Robert Webb Van & Jeanne Hoisington In memory of Dottie Welton Frankie Westbrook Robert E. Hollingsworth Will Dibrell & Beverly Bajema Nancy & Bobby R. Inman Susan Nash Fekety Sustainers Diane Ireson Steve Gilbert Claudia & Stephen Jane Jackson Homer & Glenda Goehrs Aechternacht Eric Leibrock John Griffin & Lynn Knaupp Shannon Armstrong In memory of Helen Lea Paul Guttrey Ann Bahan Mark Levy Janet Harman Brick & Laura Balvanz Kati Lewis Leroy & Karen Haverlah Janette Barlow Sheila Lummis Anne & Jim Hester Steven Beebe Micro-Bac International Joan & Wayne Holtzman Bridgette Beinecke Linda Monk Carr Hornbuckle & Jack Leifer Anne Bertholf Tom & Mary Sue Koontz H. David & Jan Hughes Amy Blair Nelson In honor of the Bette & Whitney Bodman Karen Ann Norris Hon. Bea Ann Smith Pam Boerst Richard E. Orton IBM Billye Jean Brown Honorable Robert Pitman Judith Jellison & Robert Duke Jo & George Brown The Prodicus Group Morris & Marge Johnson Tracy Bruno Milbrey & Bev Raney Steve Kahle Amy Bumpus Jerome Ravel In honor of Glenda Goehrs Judy Bush Dick & Lynn Rew Janie Keys & Ivan Milman James Campbell Sally & Andy Ritch Joan & Tom Kobayashi Chris & J. Dennis Cavner Jack & Susan Robertson Cynthia & Greg Kozmetsky Patricia Cherico Michal Rosenberger Nicole Lamartine Thomas Collins Larry Sager Jill & Roger Lane Maria Corbett Pieter & Frances Schenkkan Bill & Lou Ann Lasher Becky & Cory Cox Nan Seiden May Latson Marie Crane & Bill Kelly Gene Alice & Max Sherman Josh Lauer Lisa & Eric Craven Kay Sherrill Nora Lieberman Cina M. Crisara Mary Smith & Walter Stewart W. Jackson & Carolyn Long James & Glenda Crout Anna Sorensen Sue & Mike Maine Karel Dahmen Patty Speier & Arthur & Patricia McCormick Paula D’Arcy Charles Woodruff In honor of the Richard J. Davis Brenda & Larry Smith Hon. Bea Ann Smith Faith DeBow LaFern & Virgil Swift Vance McMahan Dell Lois VanLaningham Margaret Menicucci & Robin & Karl Dent Catherine & David Wildermuth Michael Whellan Derrick Dodge James Winkle Glenn Miller Dianne Donovan & Ann Moody Mitch Watkins Patrons Laura Moore Robert M. Draper Anonymous Rebecca A. Muniz Sharon Duboise Sandi Aitken Douglas Nelson James Dunn 39 Barbara Durham Margaret H. & We strive to publish an accurate James Elrod Philip J. Overbaugh donor list. If an error or omission Janet Faulkner Jim Parrish is noticed, please let us know. Merle & Ginna Franke Pete & Elizabeth Paul Joetta & Gregg Freeby Thom Pavlechko The 2009 Dana Friis-Hansen & Dean Perkins & Debbie Peden Carillon Gala Mark Holzbach Jeff Pettit Angels* Caroline Frommhold Alex & Karen Pope Cindy & Chic Bain Anneliese & Robert Geis Mary Pozorski Joyce & Ken Beck Sue George Cheryl & Gary Pyle Jack Brannon & Brian Miller Marlene & William Glade Cliff Redd Chip Buerger David & Kay Goff Nina & Dean Revering Amelia Bullock & Graves, Dougherty, Hearon Hamilton & Joanne Richards Bill Krumpack & Moody Cheryl Ridall Cynthia & Joe Cain Andrew Gray Gayle & Mike Roche Kathy & David Clem In memory of Dottie Welton Gary Greenblum Jane Cohen & Larry Sager Stephen & Stefanie Griffith Gayle & Mike Roche Fran & Larry Collmann In memory of Miriam Kaye Sam & Suzanne Haddad Gwen & Dean Collmann

Sally Hamilton Gayle & Mike Roche Marie Crane & Bill Kelly In memory of Helen Lea Lewis Hoffacker Jeri DeAngelis Betty Holmes Leilani Rose Bill Dickson Jeffrey Hudson & Beverly Ross Bryan Dunkin Robert Blodgett Arthur & Donna Rutherford Jenelle Edwards Melissa Huebsch Safeway, Inc. Helen & Bob Hays B.J. & Constance Ihlenfeldt Nona & Andrew Sansom Cindy Keever Cassandra James & Dennis Schafffer Joan & Tom Kobayashi In memory of Mark Bierner Rhonda Schleicher Wendi & Brian Kushner Karen Kuykendall Thomas & Claudia Schurr Eric Leibrock & Ellen Justice Robert Jensen David Schwarz Ann Moody Todd Jermstad Joan & Lindsay Sharpe Nancy Quinn & Ellen Jockusch Marilyn Sharratt Thomas riscollD Phil Overbaugh & Katharine B. & Gregory Shields Sandra & Smith Ray Craig Hella Johnson Amy & Norman Shipherd Pam & Scott Reichardt Elizabeth Judd Ted Smith Gayle & Mike Roche Stan & Biruta Kearl Dan Spence Donna & Christy Salinas Marguerite Kelly D. C. (Don) & Nancy Spencer Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann Ellen King Robyn Sperling Carolyn & Marc Seriff Cecilia Kittley Cindy & Bryan Sperry Gene Alice & Max Sherman Ann & Bill Kleinebecker Barbara & Bruce Stevenson Bea Ann Smith Elinor Kliewer Virginia Stotts Peter Tingberg Jacqueline Lain Keith Stucky Francis Vestal Eva & Chris Laskaris Joe & Rose Sullivan Catherine & David Wildermuth Elaine Doherty Leach Mollie Tower Ann Hume Wilson & Catherine & David Light Nancy Townsend Evan Wilson Chien-Chun & Hui-Lan Lu Marie Van Roekel Eva & Marvin Womack Cynthia Lux Cynthia Vanderberg Sheila Youngblood Jerome Malek Fred Viehweg Marsha McCary Debra & Alan Waldrop Cherubs* David McClellan Carol Walker Sarah & Ernest Butler Sandra McKenzie Ben Wear Trish & Bob Karli Connie McMillan Kendra Welton Karen & Paul Leeke Ricky McSwain Alex & Veda White E. Stuart Phillips Vicki L. Moffatt Marianne & Stewart Wilkinson Linda Ball & Forrest Preece John & Jean Rogers Winchell Cliff Redd Elizabeth Hansing Moon Barbara Yarbrough Brenda & Larry Smith Nancy Moore Hilary & Stan Young Janice & Chip Morris *as of November 23, 2009 Conspirare also thanks all donors Andy Mozisek of gifts under $100 and regrets Judith Munyon Bob & Lynn Murphy that space does not permit the Rosie & John Nieman listing of each name. Your support Nona Niland is equally appreciated. 40 th ank you

Aha Communications Nancy Michalewicz Andrew Yates Photography Patty Monical Austin American Statesman – Bill Nemir* Jeanne Claire van Ryzin Christopher Novosad, Tiki2.com Austin Chronicle – Robert Faires, Philip Overbaugh Michael Kellerman St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Austin – Austin Lyric Opera Jean Fuller Bruce Biermann South Texas Money Management – Blanton Museum of Art Jeanie Wyatt, Josie Coiner Cherie Burt Mary Smith Anne & Sam Byars* Mary Stephenson & David Minter* Ann Byrd Sterling Events at the Long Center Capital Music Center Bernadette Tasher * Chris Cavner TesCom, Inc. Chez Zee Texas Choral Consort Clark, Thomas & Winters Texas Performing Arts at UT-Austin Fran & Larry Collmann* Veryan & Greg Thompson Vicki Dunlevy-Kenady Twin Liquors – David Jabour Michelle Fisher Victoria Bach Festival Dick & Janet Funderburk Carol Walker KT Gardner Mary Gifford 2009 Carillon Gala Committee Kathryn Govier Catherine Wildermuth, Chair Jeanne Henry Jeri DeAngelis Heritage Title, The Carillon Diane Ingram Sara Jo Hilgers Gail Kodosky Will Hornaday, Shoehorn Design Wendi Kushner KGSR-FM – Max Appling, Gary Weaver, Elizabeth Neeld Bryan Beck Eva Womack KMFA-FM – Joan Kobayashi, Dianne Donovan, Jeffrey Blair KUT-FM – John Aielli * Special thanks to Artist Nora Klier Hospitality Volunteers David Kurio Design Laurel Heights United Methodist Church – Jerome Malek Long Center for the Performing Arts Joy Lucke conspirare honors the Ed & Eileen Lundy memory of john gregory - Marquee Rentals patron, donor, and friend. Aloysius & Leslie Martinich* Marty McAllister

41 42 43 44 45 Cn o spirare Performing Note

Conspirare has the privilege of performing in a variety of beautiful venues. We seek out acoustical and aesthetic environments that can best enhance choral performances and we are deeply grateful to our hosts. While our performing venues may represent specific traditions and the texts of some of our repertoire may also be representative of specific traditions, it is in no way intended to be exclusive of any individual whose experience or set of beliefs is not represented.

Conspirare respects and celebrates the great diversity of religious, artistic, and human experiences represented among our singers and audience members. Our shared musical experiences are intended to bring us together as we all seek to be inspired by the power of great choral music. The audience creates the space in which the music is held.

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A New Year’s Conspirare Classic

January 8, 9, & 10, 2010 St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin

Celebrate the new decade with magnificent music! Richard Strauss: Deutsche Motette J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herr ein neues Lied Max Reger: Selections from Acht Geistliche Gesaenge Samuel Barber: Sure on this shining night Robert Schumann: An die Sterne and Zigeunerleben Selections from arrangements of the Comedian Harmonists

Tickets & information at (512) 476-5775 or www.conspirare.org