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Welcome back to the Great American History Theatre for the finale of Building community One Voice Mixed Chorus’ eighteenth concert season! We’re nearing two and creating social change decades as an organization and we’ve got the stretch marks to prove it. by raising our voices in song Our programming continues to expand through greater Minnesota and in schools throughout the metro area. Our first annual One Voice, Many One Voice Mixed Chorus Hearts breakfast in April exceeded expectations for donor gifts, thanks to PO Box 2290 your generosity. After eighteen years of volunteers and staff working out Minneapolis MN 55402 of their homes and, literally, closets, we are on the verge of securing office 612.332.1302 space for the chorus. We have lots to celebrate as a chorus and as a non- [email protected] profit organization working for social change. www.ovmc.org One Voice has been on the move this year, starting with November outreach concerts in southern Minnesota, January’s Road Less Travelled concerts at Sundin Hall and a day of concerts in Twin Cities’ middle and high schools in April. Coming back to the History Theatre for our June concerts feels a bit like coming home.

We especially welcome our honored guests, members of Mu Daiko, the One Voice Mixed Chorus is a professional taiko ensemble of Mu Performing Arts. Their movement and member of GALA Choruses. art has inspired our singers during our four months of rehearsal together. The mission of the Washington, DC-based GALA Choruses is to Their pounding, heart-stopping sound is an awe-inspiring complement to change our world through song. a concert celebrating the power and wonder of bodies. Founded in 1982 by fourteen choruses, GALA Choruses is the only international choral Welcome, and thanks for joining us! association for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied choruses. For more information about GALA Choruses and its programs, call (202) 467-5830 —Jane Ramseyer Miller or visit www.galachoruses.org. Artistic Director

Get the best seats in the house by ordering your season tickets for our 2006-2007 concert series. Our fall begins with a full-length concert by One Voice’s a cappella ensemble, OVation. After a November outreach tour to northern Minnesota and Winnipeg, One Voice returns to the Twin Cities for our annual January concerts: Faith, Hope, Love and … Justice explores music and stories of spiritual communities who are taking positive, radical stands in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals. On June 16 & 17 we present our spring concert, Wisdom and Hope, a celebration of youth and elders in our community. We hope to see you there!

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Artistic Director Jane Ramseyer Miller Philip Everingham Accompanist Philip Everingham Executive Director Shannon Pierce Resource Development Director Sherene Judeh OVation Ensemble Coach Randi Grundahl Assistant Director Kevin Wojahn Assistant Accompanist Earl Moore ASL Interpreter Catharine Van Nostrand Poetry Coach Kate Lynn Hibbard

Members of Mu Daiko Holly Hee Won Coughlin, Jennifer Weir, Al Zdrazil Randi Grundahl Percussion Pat Hucheson Easter Island Vocal Percussion Martha Bentley, Lynn Larsen, Joy MacArthur, Ashley Schumacher, Kelli Sillanpa, Allison Thielen, Tee Thomas, Liz McClear

Stage Manager Amanda Zercher Production Assistant Allan Warrior Lighting Designer Andy Kedl House Manager Sherene Judeh Shannon Pierce Program Design Keith Campbell  Aspen Design Program Coordinator Linda Coffin/PageCrafters Advertising/Print Coordinator Scott Griesbach Braille Programs Jennifer Dunnam Ticket Manager Bradley Hanson Ad Sales Elaine Voboril Web Master – ovmc.org James Gottfried Web Master – member site Anne Breckbill Editor – OVMC News Duane Dial & Angie Galik Music Librarian Erin Oberdorfer Rehearsal Manager Guy Stridsigne Sherene Judeh STAFF PHOTOS: JANA NOONAN 4 Artistic Director Jane Ramseyer Miller is in her Executive Director Shannon Pierce spent the eleventh year as Artistic Director for One Voice first fifteen years of her career in the entertain- Mixed Chorus. She holds a Master of Music ment industry, working as the Entertainment degree in Choral Conducting from the Univer- Manager for Valleyfair Amusement Park, as sity of Minnesota and a BA in Psychology from well as The Mall of America’s theme park, Camp the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Snoopy. She worked for five years at Jack Morton Ramseyer Miller has served as Music Director Worldwide, a marketing communications for several church choirs as well as for Trans- agency, where she was an Account Manager. Voices, Calliope Women’s Chorus, Fierra Voce In addition to her role as Executive Director Femmina, and Voices for Peace, a multi-cultural for One Voice, Shannon also owns and oper- youth choir. Ramseyer Miller’s compositions are ates Stagetime Productions, a music and event published by Yelton Rhodes Music and Pilgrim company. Some of her recent projects include Press, and her choral setting of Langston Hughes’ the Ivey Awards, The University of Minnesota A Dream Deferred was premiered in 2004 as a Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Tee Up commission awarded by the DaCapo Chorus of for Equality, the HRC Women’s Golf Tourna- Waterloo, Ontario. She especially enjoys creative ment and The Great Clips Convention. Shannon arts collaborations and has created choral music has a background in fundraising, working as the with 15-Head Theater Lab, The Women’s Cancer Director of Development and Operations for the Resource Center, Shakopee Women’s Correctional 2004 Saint Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace and Facility, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and numerous non-profit organizations such as the Mask Theatre, and District 202, among others. Herb Brooks Foundation and the Ann Bancroft Foundation. Shannon holds a degree in music Accompanist Philip Everingham, a native of and is an accomplished musician and musical Springfield, Ohio, has collaborated with singers arranger. In addition to playing the drums and throughout the United States and Austria, special- the piano, she also is a trumpet player and horn izing in a variety of art song and opera repertoire. arranger in the Roxxy Hall Band, a nine-piece He has served as coach/accompanist for various all-woman rock and roll band. opera companies, including the Fargo/Moorhead Opera productions of Carlyle Floyd’s Susannah, Resource Development Director Sherene Judeh Mozart’s Die Zauberflote and their upcoming is an experienced community organizer and production of Bizet’s Pearl Fishers, as well as several activist. She has worked on a variety of commu- productions at the University of Minnesota and nity and youth organizing projects pertaining Opera in the Ozarks. Currently, he is concluding to issues of social justice. Sherene has worked his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University with many radical arts groups performing orig- of Minnesota where he is researching Finnish inal pieces for diverse audiences in Iowa and composer Yrjö Kilpinen’s songs set to the text of Minnesota. She also has experience recruiting Swedish poet Erik Blomberg. His research will volunteers to work on community projects to take him to Finland in the fall of 2006 to perform enhance queer rights and safety. In her spare a concert series beginning at the Sibelius Academy time, Sherene volunteers with several commu- in Helsinki with baritone Peter Halverson. nity organizations and practices speaking Mandarin. OVation Ensemble Coach Randi Grundahl is very pleased to be working with OVation and has enjoyed singing with this talented group of singers. She is also a choir director at the Visita- tion School in Mendota Heights and is music directing several shows in Hudson, Wisconsin and at Macalester College. When she’s not conducting, teaching, or directing, she’s arranging and composing while trying to perform. 5 About the Composer About Mu Performing Arts

Holly Hee Won Coughlin was born in Gwangju, Mu Performing Arts is the Midwest’s foremost South Korea, and currently lives in Minne- pan-Asian performing arts organization, and apolis. She is a member of Mu Daiko, one is home to Theater Mu, an Asian American of the premiere taiko theater company, and Mu Daiko, a Japanese performance groups taiko drumming group. Founded as Theater in the Midwest. Holly Mu in 1992, Mu has come to be known for its has been playing taiko unique blending of Asian and Western artistic since 2001. forms in the expression of Asian and Asian American stories and music. Besides taiko drumming, singing is one About Mu Daiko of Holly’s great joys. From 1999–2001 she Led by Artistic Director Rick Shiomi, Mu Daiko sang in One Voice is the thirteen-member professional taiko Mixed Chorus. She ensemble of Mu Performing Arts. The group then studied voice performs yearly concerts featuring original with Jeanie Brindley- compositions and has hosted such internation- Barnett at MacPhail ally renowned guest artists as Kenny Endo, the Center for the Arts San Francisco Taiko Dojo, On Ensemble and after receiving the Fubuki Daiko. 2001 Asian American Renaissance Emerging Members have performed with the St. Paul Coughlin Artist Grant. Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota. In July 2005, Mu Daiko ALL MU DAIKO PHOTOS: Holly is delighted to have the opportunity to was selected as one of only four taiko groups in CHARISSA UEMURA collaborate with One Voice Mixed Chorus, North America to perform at the annual North bringing together the earth-shaking sound of American Taiko Conference in Los Angeles, taiko with the vibrancy of choral singing. California. Mu Daiko’s performance style and original compositions are inﬂuenced not only She would like to thank the following people by Shiomi’s study with Tanaka Sensei and work- who have helped and supported this project: shops with Kenny Endo, Hanayui, and Fubuki Jane Ramseyer Miller, One Voice Mixed Chorus, Daiko, but also by its parent company’s theatrical Rick Shiomi, Mu Performing Arts and Mu aesthetic and its connection to Korean Mask Daiko, Mary Ellen Childs, Aaron Barnell, Jen Dance. Mu Daiko performs over one hundred Weir, Al Zdrazil, her partner Rich, and her times each year for schools, community orga- friends and family. nizations, arts institutions and corporations. In addition Mu Daiko reaches hundreds of taiko Holly is also the recipient of a 2006 Creative enthusiasts through its ongoing taiko classes Connections grant awarded by Meet the and elementary, secondary and college-level Composer for this commission. workshops and residencies.

6 Mu Daiko is the professional ensemble of Mu Performing Arts • 612-824-4804 www.muperformingarts.org

About Taiko Drumming

Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. Taiko have, so Artistic Director of Mu Daiko Rick drumming goes back to the earliest Japanese Shiomi was able to give his blessing for me to communities where it was a part of daily life use it as springboard for this collaboration. and rituals. Its roots stem from the drums that priests played to banish evil spirits and farmers One of the biggest challenges was how to trans- played to celebrate bountiful harvests. Samurai late Matsuri into notes. Taiko drummers often used to carry taiko into battle to bolster their learn by kuchishoka, or mouth notes. We learn courage while instilling fear in the hearts of using words, “Don” or “Do ko,” which tells us their enemies. Taiko were also used to carry the exactly how to hit the drum. Singers, of course, prayers of the people to their gods. need something different. So not only have I worked on refreshing my Western notation Today, taiko has become a dynamic perfor- skills, but I have also tried to notate Matsuri into mance art form of musical drumming and a form both the choir and the taiko drummers choreographed movement based upon tradi- can understand. tional Japanese styles and techniques. The development of taiko in North America is owed Another challenge was how to balance the largely to the efforts of one man: Grandmaster two — the choir cannot be the focus with drum- Seiichi Tanaka. While taiko was originally mers being mere accessories, and vice versa. So performed by a solo male artist, contemporary I’ve tried to write a piece where the strengths of taiko is performed by groups including both both can be highlighted, as well as allowing for male and female players. It is loud, strenuous, the two to play with each other and have fun and pulsating with adrenaline. Rooted in the interacting. heart and spirit of Japan, taiko lives today as an evolving art form that is permeating the world. Matsuri has never been set to melody before and I am delighted with the sound. In composing About Matsuri Uta this piece, I thought a lot about how happy we drummers feel when playing it, and how joyous Matsuri Uta is based upon the song, Matsuri, it is. Like anything that travels to another part often played in Japanese obon festivals. Obon of the world, Matsuri Uta has roots in its begin- honors the ancestors, and it is believed that nings, but it also is expansive enough to include during obon, ancestors return to the world to something new — the addition of singers, which visit their relatives. Often, lanterns are lit and transitions the song into a whole new arena. sent down a river or out to sea to guide the spirits back to their world. However, obon is not I’m so excited to work with One Voice and all solemn. Matsuri is fun, joyful and light. The the drummers from Mu Daiko. I’m thankful rhythms are well known to Japanese children, Jane Ramseyer Miller and Rick Shiomi like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is to American believed in this project. This opportunity children. from One Voice and Mu Daiko is the greatest one I’ve ever had and I am thrilled to share Matsuri, being a popular song, as well as having it with the general public. Thank you! I hope many permutations, didn’t have the copyright you enjoy Matsuri Uta. and permission strictures most taiko songs — Holly Hee Won Coughlin 7 It has been many years since One Voice repertoire has provoked so much conversation among singers as heartbeat has inspired. There is something vulnerable about singing about bodies and body image. But while we wiggled uncomfortably at times in rehearsal, we also experienced many enlightening conversations, the release of laughter, the hearty from the Artistic Director cheers of high school youth who first heard these songs, and the invigo- rating, inspiring rhythms of taiko. To Holly Coughlin for planting the seed and heartbeat opens with Tjak, inspired by a Balinese musical ceremony taking this crazy taiko-choral idea known as “The Monkey Chant.” Stephen Hatfield’s arrangement imitates far beyond what we imagined hordes of chattering monkeys that, according to the original story and in our initial conversations. ritual, came to the aid of the noble Prince Rama. It is believed that demons  can only move in straight lines and so the cross-accents and syncopations of this chant are intended to bewilder the forces of evil and keep them at To Jennifer Weir, Al Zdrazil, bay, creating a purging, cathartic effect. Stephanie Lein Walseth, Rick Shiomi and the staff at Mu Performing Arts. In selecting music for this concert I wanted to bring focus to social and It has been a delight working with internal messages about appearance and bodies in ways that would reso- all of you on this project. nate with many individual experiences. Ysaye Barnwell’s No Mirrors  in My Nana’s House captures the experience of a young black woman growing up in a home where outward appearances were irrelevant to the To Sherene beauty of internal experience and family. In Set Two, Son de Camaguey for your sense of humor, is performed by One Voice’s a cappella ensemble, OVation. The text of no-nonsense approach to life this traditional Cuban song praises the naturally good-looking people and incredible attention to detail. who reside in Camaguey. Emily Dickinson’s embodied poetry comes alive It has been an honor to work with with Eric Whitacre’s dissonant and haunting setting of I Hide Myself, and you in this organization. Seeley’s lovely tribute to aging bodies is present in Naked in the Leaves.  As a GLBT chorus, programming songs that address experiences of To outgoing board members gender is central to our mission; however, songs that address the expe- Elaine Voboril and Barbara Van Deinse rience of genderqueer individuals are few. So Assistant Director Kevin for hours and years of volunteer Wojahn composed a new choral piece for One Voice based on a simple contributions, your incredible quatrain by Sham Tabriz, a teacher of Rumi, from the 12th century ce. commitment to our mission, Distinctions was composed to be performed alongside the poem, and your superb organizational skills. The Swingset.  Humor is an effective tool for topics that make us squirm and the To the singers of One Voice second half of Set One borrows mightily from this genre. Judy Small’s for your willingness to struggle A Song for the Roly Poly People portrays life from the vantage point of a with the music beyond the notes and large woman, while Eventual Dentures explores the inevitable demise of rhythms and to grapple deeply an aging body that has consumed too much junk food. MPR’s Morning with the emotions that our Show fans will recognize the quirky and absurd Easter Island Head, made concert topics and mission inspire. famous by the vocal group, Throat Culture, and sung here by the tenors  and basses of the chorus. The sopranos and altos return in this set to present These Are My Own, a tribute to all individuals who stand against our culture’s need to “upgrade” our bodies. 8 Set One closes with a song composed for our April concerts in St. Paul middle and high-school classrooms. Frustrated by the lack of appropriate songs on body image for students, I spent an afternoon in conversation with the girls’ choir and boys’ choir at Central High School in Saint Paul. These students offered a wealth of poignant observations on the topic of bodies and There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With All This is based entirely on Come sing with us! their words and experiences. Auditions for our Fall 2006 season It has been truly inspirational working with members of Mu Daiko, will be held on August 28 and September 5. the professional taiko ensemble of Mu Performing Arts. Their stunning You can sign up for auditions in the lobby, art form infused our rehearsals with exuberant energy. Mu Daiko’s set or call the One Voice hotline includes three original taiko pieces composed by Mu Performing Arts to schedule an audition and receive Artistic Director, Rick Shiomi. Descriptions of these pieces are included an information packet. in the program outline. One Voice rehearses from 7:00–9:30 pm We are honored to premier Holly Hee Won Coughlin’s commission, on Monday nights. For a complete Matsuri Uta, based on a traditional Japanese taiko song and composed for performance schedule, ticket, volunteer One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mu Daiko. As far as we know, this concert and audition information, contact us: marks the first time a vocal chorus has ever worked in collaboration with taiko drummers, making this composition truly a world premier experi- 612.332.1302 • [email protected] ence. It has been a delight to watch this piece emerge from Holly’s initial ideas to a full-blown performance piece. Congratulations, Holly! www.ovmc.org Shadows on the Rock was composed in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was first performed as part of a peace demonstration at the gates of the U.S. Navy’s ELF project in Wisconsin and was accompanied by an assortment of drums and noise- makers. We offer it tonight as a reminder of the sacredness of all human life and in honor of the thousands of Japanese families decimated by the 1945 bombings.

Like Matsuri Uta and Shadows on the Rock, the last two songs in our concert honor those whose bodies have left this world as their spirits pass on to another realm. The familiar African-American spiritual,Deep River, was a song of longing and hope of a better life for those battling slavery and persecution. Gate Gate is a setting of a Buddhist mantra honoring those who have “gone over” to the shore of enlightenment. Fittingly, it was this piece, performed by One Voice in 2000, that inspired Holly’s idea of combining taiko and singers! Special thanks to Liz Pierce, Attorney at Law, for donating her time assisting us with the revision of our by-laws and to Morrie Hartman, Attorney at Law — Jane Ramseyer Miller for his help negotiating contracts.

9 Sopranos Tenors Fifth Section On Leave Ana Silva Allan Henden Adam Hamilton Angela McColley Ashley Schumacher Allen Christian Allan Warrior Anita McColley Britt Abel Benjamin Lamb Allen Blaich Betty Perry Carla Peck Brian Geving Amy Barankovich Chris Dart Cecilia Miller Cate Hesser Angie Nielson Connie Nyman Darcy Juhl Duane Dial Anita Wheeler Dale Schumacher Jane Sage Earl Moore Anna Marie Johnson Dennis Kearney Jennifer Andrade-Ward Guy Stridsigne Anne Breckbill Elizabeth DeWitt Jennifer Arnott John Bagniewski Barbara Satin Emily Talley Joy MacArthur† John Whalen Barbara Van Deinse Erin Oberdorfer Julie Swift Kevin Reardon Bernadette Murphy Jay Wiesner Kelli Sillanpa Kevin Wojahn† BJ Andrade-Ward Jen Blecha Marisa Geisler Michael Bredenkamp Carolee Lindsey Jennifer Hayes Marnie Milbert Paul Petrella Cathy Sherwin Jennifer Swift Martha Bentley Sam Bullington Chris Phillips Jim Slater Molly Keenan Chris Svare Katrina Johnson Penny Haney Basses Cyndi Hopper Keith Campbell Steph Pederson Brian Lewis Darolyn Gray Kevin Doyle Tania Jackson Brian Millberg David Ulrich Krista Hennig Christian Schissel Dorothy Williams Michael Dodson Altos Dean Ottman Ema Peltola Michael Kiesow Moore Allison Thielen Ed Leaf Gary Burseth Michael Moore Angie Galik Galen Smith Ina Edminster Michael Sonnarborg Anita Bradshaw Joel Mugge James Gottfried Mike Snyder Caro Smith Joseph Kestel Jason Fredin Russ Lovaasen Cheryl Winch Lane Skalberg Jo Ann Jones Shannon Flood Colleen Watson Michael K. Mlinar Jon Novick Sharlene Johnson Deborah Rasmussen Scott Burglechner Kate Reilly Steve Greenberg Elaine Voboril Shawn Erwin Katie Lewsader Ginger Kranz Spencer Putney Kayla Johnson Jessie Eastman† Theo Park Lee Silverstein Kate Lynn Hibbard Lesley Diamond Katie Rasmussen †Section Leader Linda Alton Kelley Benyo Mary Cleary Kim Makie Marya Hart Kristen Schweiloch Matthew Peak Linda Coffin Max Gries Liz McClear Melanie Ayers Lynne Larsen Michelle Zwicky Mary Ellen Kavanaugh Misha Oneby Pat Hutcheson Pat Levine Robin Keck Patricia Murphy Sara Pecor Paul Pederson Shari Pleiss Rachel Groth Sharon Barnd Rachael Kroog Tee Thomas Randy Okan Ron Brunk Scott Griesbach Scott Johnston Sian Nelson Stephani Booker Theresa Pierce 10 Board of Directors Membership & Diversity Committee Colleen Watson, co-chair Robin Keck, chair Paul Petrella, co-chair Brian Lewis Kim Makie, secretary Darcy Juhl Anita Wheeler, treasurer Mike Bredenkamp Elaine Voboril, board liaison: Development Robin Keck Mary Ellen Kavanaugh, board liaison: Marketing Stephani Booker Max Gries, board liaison: Production Tee Thomas Barbara Van Deinse, at-large member Sherene Judeh, staff Carolee Lindsey, at-large member Music Selection Committee Finance Committee Jane Ramseyer Miller, chair Anita Wheeler, chair Joy MacArthur Carolee Lindsey Kevin Wojahn Jessie Eastman Lane Skalberg Mary Cleary Phillip Everingham Sara Pecor Development Committee Elaine Voboril, chair D E S Nominations Committee Barbara Van Deinse, co-chair Dynamic Donors D Colleen Watson Spencer Putney, co-chair Dynamic Donors D Paul Petrella Betty Perry, co-chair Events E Sherene Judeh, staff Jane Sage, co-chair Events D E Shannon Pierce, staff G D E S Personnel Committee John Whalen, chair Development Subcommittee Members Britt Abel Anna Johnson G Colleen Watson Cecilia Miller E Shari Pleiss Colleen Watson D Jane Ramseyer Miller G Production Committee Joann Jones D Cathy Sherwin, chair Kristi Anderson D Allan Warrior Marnie Milbert E Andy Kedl Robin Keck E Angie Galik Anita Wheeler G Grants Subcommittee Brad Hanson D Dynamic Donors Subcommittee Duane Dial E Events Subcommittee Katrina Johnson S Sponsorship & Program Ads Subcommittee Max Gries Robin Keck Jane Ramseyer Miller, staff Marketing Committee Scott Griesbach, co-chair Cheryl Winch, co-chair James Gottfried Kate Lynn Hibbard Keith Campbell Linda Coffin Mary Ellen Kavanaugh Michael Dodson Rick Sacowitz Shannon Pierce, staff

11 One Reason I Like Opera Marge Piercy, from Colors Passing Through Us, 2003 readers: Molly Keenan & Michael Mlinar

Tjak Arr. Stephen Hatﬁeld, inspired by a Balinese monkey chant soloists: Darcy Juhl, Angie Galik, Jane Ramseyer Miller

No Mirrors in My Nana’s House Ysaye M. Barnwell

The Swingset Andrea Gibson • readers: CJ Michurski, Galen Smith

Distinctions text based on a quatrain by Shams Tabriz (1200 ce), music by Kevin Wojahn Featuring OVation and conducted by Kevin Wojahn

“By listening to ourselves, Growing Up, Growing Older Cheryl Winch our bodies, we tap into ancient wisdom that I Hide Myself has been long forgotten. poetry by Emily Dickinson, music by Eric Whitacre When we dance [sing] Naked in the Leaves without fear, words by Robert Espindola, music by Robert Seeley duet: Joel Mugge & Joseph Kestel we begin to remember that our dancing is linked A Song for the Roly Poly People to the deep well of Spirit. Judy Small, arr. Jane Ramseyer Miller soloists: Angie Galik, Kate Lynn Hibbard, Joy MacArthur, The sweep of our arms, Deb Rassmussen, Katie Rassmussen • introduction: Darcy Juhl the undulations of our spine Eventual Dentures and the small gesture of our hand Dan Schumacher/Monkey Puzzle are connected through bone OVation – an ensemble of One Voice Mixed Chorus: and sinew to the ones before us, Jennifer Andrade-Ward, Britt Abel, Cheryl Winch, Ginger Kranz, Duane Dial, Benjamin Lamb, Shawn Erwin & Spencer Putney the ones behind us and the ones we shall never see. Queer Bodies We are part of the old songs Darcy Juhl • reader: Jennifer Andrade-Ward our ancestors sang, Easter Island Head the swaying of the Redwoods, Stefan Farrenkopf soloists: Allan Henden, Scott Burglechner, Shawn Erwin, Spencer the arcing over the sea Putney, Lane Skalberg, Guy Stridsigne • conductor: Kevin Wojahn of the Orca whales. We are part of the beauty.” Media Messages readers: Linda Coﬃn, Mary Ellen Kavanaugh, Galen Smith, — Maria Genné Colleen Watson Kairos Dance Theatre Artistic Director These Are My Own Cheryl Webb, arr. Ellen Chase

12 There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong with All This! words by Central High School choir members Gay men and athletes are particularly music by Jane Ramseyer Miller vulnerable to poor body images and readers: Molly Keenan, Benjamin Lamb, Ashley Schumacher, Guy Stridsigne low self-esteem. One study showed that 27% of men with eating disorders reported homosexual orientation and INTERMISSION 42% of bulimic patients identiﬁed as homosexual or bisexual.

Son de Camaguey traditional Cuban, arr. Stephen Hatﬁeld • Performed by OVation The text of this traditional Cuban song praises not only the music and scenery of Camaguey, but also the naturally good-looking the people who reside there.

Pounding Hooves by Rick Shiomi • Performed by members of Mu Daiko, the professional taiko drumming ensemble of Mu Performing Arts: Holly Hee Won Coughlin, Jennifer Weir, Al Zdrazil Pounding Hooves imagines horses gathering in an open ﬁeld. They start slowly and run faster and faster to a sudden ﬁnale. The rhythm is based upon the horse beat which is long associated with the Tokyo area of Japan.

Kumano by Rick Shiomi The Kumano shrine is a beautiful shrine in the mountainous forests of the Wakayama province of Japan. The temple is situated at the top of a long wooded staircase and this song reflects that walk upward. “Wide hips and bottoms were once so prized Nidan that women hid their unfashionably slim hips by Rick Shiomi beneath bustles, an undergarment that tied at Nidan is based upon the song Yodan which was created by the group Tsukeroku the waist and padded their backsides with rolls Taiko of Tokyo Japan. It was taught to Rick Shiomi by grandmaster Seiichi Tanaka stuffed with cork, horsehair or down. In the who performed with Tsukeroku and who leads the San Francisco Taiko Dojo. 1880’s bustles were so flamboyantly huge that Matsuri Uta ‘it was popularly declared a tea-tray could be based on a traditional taiko song, composed by Holly Hee Won Coughlin comfortably rested on it.’ At one time, smaller Commissioned by One Voice Mixed Chorus, June 2006. breasts reigned as the ideal. Women did not Premier performance June 17 & 18, 2006. wear push up bras or get breast implants: they sought breast flatteners. Early corsets Deep River traditional spiritual, arr. René Clausen flattened breasts and pushed them to the side, the better to highlight the beauty found further Shadows on the Rock south in wide hips. In the 1920s, the ideal of Jane Ramseyer Miller • reader: Robin Keck beauty for the flappers was the flat chest; to the Composed for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki newly emancipated women of the 1920’s breast implants would have been hideous.” Gate Gate Brian Tate — Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., Translation: Gone, gone all the way over (from suffering to liberation, from forget- The fashionable body: a brief history fulness to mindfulness), everyone gone to the other shore, enlightenment. Svaha!

13 Crescendo Society Founding Members, April 2006

In April of 2006, One Voice Mixed Chorus introduced a multi-year giving society to ensure our financial stability for expanding the reach of our mission of social justice. These chorus members, board members, and volunteers were the first to step forward with a five-year pledge of support. A broader audience of individuals then joined us at our first annual fundraising breakfast, “One Voice, Many Hearts.” To mark this historic occasion, each of these names will be engraved on a commemorative plaque to forever honor their forward-looking commitment to ensuring a better future for our GLBT community. Our deepest appreciation to these generous donors:

Christi Anderson Martha Bentley & Becky Sechrist Crescendo Society Major Donors: Neec Bowyer & Amy Gifford Anita L. Bradshaw Enlightening Individuals – $1000 Scott Burglechner & Britt Abel Linda Coffin & Kathy Webster When we introduced the option of Marisa Squadrith Geisler & Chris Geisler multi-year giving, we also wanted to have a Max Gries special way to acknowledge Scott Griesbach our major donors. Kyle Gunderson Cate Hesser & Laurie Dickinson These individuals have pledged this level of Jo Ann Jones support for each of the next five years: Katrina Johnson Joe Kestel Robin Keck & Cecilia Miller Neec Bowyer & Amy Gifford Rachael Kroog & Shannon Pierce Scott Burglechner & Britt Abel Lynne Larsen & Linda Alton Kyle Gunderson Carolee Lindsey Katrina Johnson Kim Makie Rachael Kroog & Shannon Pierce Jane Ramseyer Miller & Anne Breckbill Carolee Lindsey Joel Mugge & Adam Hamilton Jane Ramseyer Miller & Anne Breckbill Matthew Peak & Spencer Putney Joel Mugge & Adam Hamilton Paul Petrella Karen & Jay Rusthoven Carla Peck Colleen Kay Watson & Mary McDougall Betty Perry Anita Wheeler Kevin Reardon & Tim Hansen Cheryl Winch & Christine Hazel Karen & Jay Rusthoven Jane Sage Barbara Van Deinse & Gwen Wilson Elaine Voboril & Maren Milbert Allan Warrior & Duane Dial Colleen Kay Watson & Mary McDougall Anita Wheeler John Whalen in memory of Bernice Whalen Cheryl Winch & Christine Hazel

14 DONATIONS FROM AUGUST 1, 2005 TO MAY 15, 2006

From year to year, One Voice Mixed Chorus has relied on the generous gifts of individuals whose hopes and dreams harmonize with our mission to build community and create social change by raising our voices in song. In our 2005-2006 season, we have been blessed with many gifts and wish to express our profound gratitude to these supporters:

Fortissimo: $2500 and up Betty Perry + Paul Petrella + Anonymous (multiple) Rena Rogers Laura A. Westphal – in honor of Jason Sheedy my friend, Paul Petrella Marisa Squadrith Geisler & Chris Geisler + Pete Bissonette John Sullivan Janis Verruso in honor of Mark Bingham + Forte: $1000–$2499 Allan Warrior & Duane Dial + Anonymous – in honor of the John Whalen – in honor of Bernice Whalen + GALA Chorus movement Neec Bowyer & Amy Gifford + Mezzo Piano: $100–$249 Scott Burglechner & Brit Abel + Christi Anderson + Kyle Gunderson + Les Bendtsen Katrina Johnson & Anita Wheeler + Allen Lee Blaich Rachael Kroog & Shannon Pierce + Daniel Boyer + Carolee Lindsey + Emilie Britton & Bill Norman Daniel Mahowald & warren mosier Bob Brandt Jane Ramseyer Miller & Anne Breckbill + Mary Cleary + Joel Mugge & Adam Hamilton + Barbara Van Deinse & Gwen Wilson + Spencer Putney & Matthew Peak + Sandra Coffin Karen & Jay Rusthoven + Lesley Diamond & Linda Cole Elaine Voboril & Marnie Milbert + John & Susan Dunlop Colleen Kay Watson & Mary McDougall + Becky Elbing Cheryl Winch & Christine Hazel + Mary Kay Fortier-Spalding & George Spalding + Heidi Gesell + Darolyn Gray Mezzo Forte: $250–$999 Deborah Graves Susan Albrecht & Nancy Desmond Roger Grusznski Anita L Bradshaw + Kathleen Hagen & Chernah Coblentz – Susan Born & Carol E Cummins in honor of Janet Dawson + William A. Brown Mirja Hanson + Linda Coffin & Kathy Webster + Gary Hargroves Leah Cooper Jennifer Hayes Chris Dart Alice Holst Danny Eitingon Ph.D. + Robin Keck & Cecilia Miller + Brian Gilligan & Steve Pospisil + Evan Kelley Scott Griesbach + Sheldon Klugman + Thomas W. & Diane M. Haines Susan Langlee & Carol Curoe Nancy Heimer John Larsen & Mike Stewart Krista Hennig Lynne Larsen & Linda Alton + Cate Hesser & Laurie Dickinson + Cheryl Leitschuh + Kimberly Howard & Paula Larson Paula Lehman & Andrea Northwood + Sherene Judeh Lisa Lunde Joe Kestel + Marcheta & Terrance Madden + + identifies those Tom Knabel & Kent Allin + Vernon Maetzold Dynamic Donors Kyle Kossol Bruce McManus who have pledged Paul Kranz & Jason Patalonis + William & Phyllis Miller multi-year support Gil Lautenshlager & Karen Mead Earl D Moore Kim Makie + Molly Morton & Barbara Schubring + John W McConnell MD + Katherine Murphy Jon Moger Barbara Olson Matthew Peak & Spencer Putney + Carla Peck + continued next page → 15 Mezzo Piano, continued Jo Ann Jones Catherine Jordan Ann Potter + Philip & Jaqueline Juhl Kevin Reardon & Tim Hansen + Kim Juhl Erica Rogers + Dennis Kearney Susan D. Rostkoski – in honor of friends Kristine Kosek and loved ones who have yet to come out + Timothy G Kruesel & Kelee Reisenbigler Bonnie Russ Deanna Lackaff & Michael Gilligan +

continued Sharon Sandeen Chuck Larson Barbara Satin Ronald Loen & David Seed Lane Skalberg Abigail Mackenzie Heidi Schreiber Sharon Maurer-Grau Fred & Kristi Shepherd Sue Minor & Patrick McCabe Joseph Stanley Kathleen Murphy & Deborah Thorp Eleanore J Troxel Gay Noble Richard & Sandra Westby + Betsy O’Berry Clarice Westall Colleen O’Brien Ron Zweber Raymond & Jackie Overland Pattie & Jan + Ruth Palmer Piano: $10–$99 E.K. Pilsbury Elizabeth Alexander + Sue Punch H Andrew Andersen Rick & Kathy Purcell + Claudia Anderson Darcy Rowe & Charlene Greenwald Rebecca Monroe Armitage Jim Sauder & Paul Hogrefe Martha Bentley & Becky Sechrist + Barbara Simmonds Ryan J Bolin Michael Snyder Jeerald Bonstrom Doug Stevens Michael Bredenkamp Judith J. Strand – in honor of Paul Petrella Gary Burseth Kate & Martin Thomas Barbara Coffin Danny Van Hook William R Cooper Maryann Watters Sally & Leigh Countryman David Wells Jr. John C Dawson Robert W Winters Tom DeGree & Dean Schlaak Daniel Wozney Jan-Michael Denfeld Michael DeZurik Megan Dushin James & Charyl Eckmann Foundation & Grant Support Amy Gabriel Anonymous Kristin Garwick Meet the Composer Creative Connections Cathy Gasiorowicz Metropolitan Regional Arts Counsel (MRAC) from Dave & Marilyn Garwood + an appropriation by the MN Legislature Dawn Gelle St Paul STAR Max Gries + St Paul Travelers Foundation Cheryl Hagen & Gay Noble Xcel Energy Foundation Kaaren Hensrud & Carol Hubbard Anne Hodson Ruth Hograbe Corporate Sponsors Kevin Horne Merrill Lynch, The McDougall Group + identifies those Herbert & Katherine Isbin Lavender Dynamic Donors Anna & Nathan Johnson – Big Event Productions who have pledged in honor of Soren Johnson + Infinity Real Estate and Mortgage Services multi-year support Charles M Johnson Xcel Energy

16 One Voice Calendar 2006 August 3, 2006 One Voice and OVation perform for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministers Conference

August 28 & September 5, 2006 New singer auditions

October 7, 2006 OVation in Concert!

November 9-12, 2006 One Voice outreach tour to Northern MN & Winnipeg

January 20, 21 & 27, 28, 2007 Faith, Hope, Love and … Justice – One Voice winter concerts

June 16 & 17, 2007 Wisdom and Hope – One Voice spring concerts Stay up to date on the One Voice web site: www.ovmc.org

Queer Music Consortium Thank you for 2006 Calendar

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June 25 • Twin Cities �� Pride Parade �� 11:00 am, Hennepin Avenue �� July 8-15 • Twin Cities �� Gay Men’s Chorus Great Southern Exposure Tour ��

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