NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
June 7, 2015 Glenview Community Church Glenview, Illinois
SWING! Julia Davids, music director North Branch Jazz Ensemble, Joe Lill, director and trumpet Felicia Patton and Jeff Hedberg, soloists Sharon Peterson, piano
Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima arr. New York Voices, Darmon Meader
A Gershwin Portrait George and Ira Gershwin arr. Mac Huff Gershwin at the Opera Summertime • It Ain’t Necessarily So • I Got Plenty of Nuttin’ • My Man’s Gone Now A Gershwin Swing Set They Can’t Take That Away From Me • Nice Work If You Can Get It • ‘S Wonderful Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off • They All Laughed
Splanky Neal Hefti arr. Sammy Nestico
Lullaby of Birdland George Shearing and George Weiss arr. Marty Paich
~ Brief Intermission ~
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Hughie Prince and Don Rae arr. Alan Glasscock
Moonlight Serenade Glen Miller and Mitchell Parish arr. Mike Carubia
Sway (Quien Será) Pablo Beltran Ruiz and Norman Gimbel arr. Kirby Shaw
When the Sun Comes Out Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler arr. Marty Paich
April in Paris Vernon Duke and E.Y. Harburg transcr. Jeff Hest
Give Me Jesus L.L. Fleming
My Soul’s Been Anchored Glenn Jones
Try Jesus Robert Ray arr. Rollo Dilworth
He Never Failed Me Yet Robert Ray
The North Shore Choral Society thanks Gary Wendt and staff at Glenview Community Church. Thank you to The Saints for ushering at today’s concert. PROGRAM NOTES
Could there be a better place to combine a choir and a jazz ensemble than in the Chicago area? For jazz, Chicago is its "second home" after New Orleans. When Prohibition took effect in that city, most of the venues that aided the birth of jazz had been closed, and many of the finest musicians left to find work elsewhere. Since Prohibition was little more than a theoretical concept in Chicago, that work was found right here in northeastern Illinois. King Oliver, Kid Ory, and, soon after, Louis Armstrong all found Chicago to be a place where there was a burgeoning market for the new art form.
Another place where musicians found (and still find) employment was in the church. Thomas A. Dorsey was one of the finest blues pianists on the planet, and he came to Chicago for the same reasons as many other jazz musicians: for the work. However, he also had a strong spiritual side and would go directly from performing at a blues club on a Saturday night to playing at his South Side church on a Sunday morning. He brought the jazz/blues vocabulary to the spirituals and hymns, resulting in the fusion that became known as Gospel Music. While jazz was indisputably born in New Orleans, Gospel Music is a Chicago creation. The ability to combine a jazz ensemble with a full choir makes for the perfect opportunity to include a genre that will be right at home: Gospel Music.
This afternoon you’ll hear a wide variety of music for band and choir with some Chicago references. Dr. Robert Ray, the composer of our final two numbers, graduated from Northwestern University and is best known for his Gospel Mass and Gospel Magnificat, pieces that marry traditional church liturgy with contemporary gospel style music. And, of course, the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was from ‘out Chicago way’! The NSCS is grateful to Joe Lill, Felicia Patton and Jeff Hedberg, and the North Branch Jazz Ensemble for inspiring us to ‘Swing’ with you today!
~ Julia Davids and Joe Lill
LYRICS
Sing, Sing, Sing
Sing, sing, sing, sing. It’s callin’ me, callin’ you. All you got to do is sing. The harmony’s comin’ through, Girls and boys, make a noise; I guarantee that it’s true: Just try singin’ with a swing. The melody gets to you. Sing, sing, sing, sing, Ev’rybody likes to sing, Throw all caution through the window; Summer, fall, winter, spring, That’s the only thing you gotta do These are all good times to sing. To let it all begin now. I can never get enough. When the music comes around, Just join in with your own sound. I used to sit around feelin’ like a lump; Here’s the thing you need to know: Was nothin’ in the world Just make it all up as you go. Ever make me jump; Shakespeare said, “The song’s the But then I got the bug; thing,” You should see me now: When you sing it with a swing. Pontificating more than the law allows.
You gotta try to sing it out, I’m singing’ in the shower Ring it out, get a reaction. And it’s soundin’ so nice; If it don’t swing, I’m hummin’ by the hour You know it don’t mean a thing. And my hummin’ delights. Trumpets blare, cymbals ring; I’m gonna do my singin’ They all got their way to sing. Till the end of the day. Come on!
Sing, sing, sing, sing; Hey! Feelin’ better; Got to make the rafters ring. Oh! So much better. Slow down; why you in a hurry? Light as a feather. Relax; there’s no need to worry. My blues are gone forever. Got no use for second guessing. No more denying, so dulcifying, You’ve got notes that need expressing. Electrifying. Come on!
Stop all your tiptoein’; One, two, three, we’re swinging, And once you get goin’, As you see, with no apology, There’ll be no stopping the melodies, So you might as well swing it, Fillin’ your heart an’ soul. It’s a kick in the pants. Now you’re singin’ with a swing.
A Gershwin Portrait
Gershwin at the Opera
Summertime Oh, your daddy's rich, An’ the livin' is easy, And yo’ ma is good lookin'. Fish are jumpin' So hush little baby An’ the cotton is high. Don't you cry.
It ain't necessarily so. Wadoo, zim bam boddle-oo, De things dat yo' li'ble Hoodle ah da wa da, scatty wah. To read in the Bible, Oh Jonah, he lived in a whale. It ain't necessarily so. For he made his home in Li'l David was small, but oh my! That fish's abdomen. He fought Big Goliath Oh Jonah, he lived in a whale. Who lay down and dieth! I'm preachin' this sermon to show, Li'l David was small, but oh my! It ain't necessarily so.
Oh, I got plenty of nuttin' I got no lock on my door; And nuttin's plenty for me. That's no way to be. I got no car, got no mule. Dey can steal de rug from de floor. I got no misery. Dat's O.K. with me, De folks with plenty o' plenty 'Cause de things dat I prize, Got a lock on the door. Like de stars in de skies, 'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em Are all free. While they's out makin' more. I got my gal, got my song, got my lord, What for? Got heaven the whole day long.
My man's gone now, Climbin' up the stairs. Ain't no use a listenin' Old Man Sorrow's For his tired footsteps Come to keep me comp’ny, Whisperin' beside me Tellin' me I'm old now When I say my prayers. Since I lose my man. Ain't that I mind workin'; Old Man Sorrow sittin’ by the fireplace, Work and me is travelers Lyin’ all night long, by me in the bed. Journeyin' together Tellin’ me the same thing, To the promised land. Mornin’, noon, and evenin’, But Old Man Sorrow’s That I’m all alone now since my man is Marchin' all the way with me, Dead.
A Gershwin Swing Set
They Can’t Take That Away From Me The way you wear your hat, We may never, never meet again The way you sip your tea, On the bumpy, bumpy road to love, The mem’ry of all that, Still I'll always, always No they can't take that away from me. Keep the memory of: The way your smile just beams, The way you hold your knife, The way you sing off key, The way we danced till three, The way you haunt my dreams, The way you changed my life, No they can't take that away from me. No they can't take that away from me.
Nice Work if You Can Get It Holding hands at midnight Just imagine someone 'Neath a starry sky… Waiting at the cottage door. Nice work if you can get it, Where two hearts become one, And you can get it, if you try. Who could ask for anything more. Strolling with the one girl, Loving one who loves you, Sighing sigh after sigh... And then taking that vow... Nice work if you can get it Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it, if you try. And if you get it, won't you tell me how.
‘S Wonderful 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous! You’ve made my life so glamorous. You should care for me. You can't blame me for feeling 'S awful nice, 'S paradise, amorous. 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous! 'S what I love to see! That you should care for me!
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off You say ee-ther and I say eye-ther, Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto, You say nee-ther and I say ny-ther; Better call the calling off off. Ee-ther, eye-ther, nee-ther, ny-ther, Ee-ther, eye-ther, nee-ther, ny-ther, Let's call the whole thing off. Tomato, tomahto, potato, potahto, You like potato and I like potahto, Let's call the whole thing off. You like tomato and I like tomahto;
They All Laughed They all laughed at Christopher It's the same old cry. Columbus They laughed at me wanting you. When he said the world was round. Said I was reaching for the moon; They all laughed when Edison recorded But oh, you came through, sound. Now they'll have to change their tune. They all laughed at Wilbur and his They all said we never could be happy. brother They laughed at us and how! Ho, ho! When they said that man could fly. Who's got the last laugh? Hee,hee,hee. They told Marconi Let's at the past laugh. Ha, ha, ha! Wireless was a phony. Who's got the last laugh now!"
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
He was a famous trumpet man But then his number came up, From out Chicago way. And he was gone with the draft. He had a boogie style He's in the army now, a blowin' That no one else could play. reveille; He was the top man at his craft, He's the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B! They made him blow a bugle And when he played his For his Uncle Sam; Boogie woogie bugle, It really brought him down He was busy as a bee. Because he couldn't jam. And when he plays he makes The Captain seemed to understand, The Company jump eight to the bar; Because the next day the “Cap” He's the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Went out and drafted a band. Company B! And now the comp’ny jumps when Dah toot! Diddle ah-dah toot! He plays reveille; he’s the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B! He puts the boys to sleep with “boogie” ev’ry night, A toot, a toot, a toot diddle-ah-da-toot. And wakes them up the same way in He blows it eight to the bar the early bright. In boogie rhythm. They clap their hands and stamp their He can't blow a note unless feet, A bass and guitar is playin' with ‘um. Because they know how he plays He makes the comp’ny jump When someone gives him a beat. When he plays reveille; He's the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of He really breaks it up Company B! When he plays reveille; He’s the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of He was some Boogie Woogie Company B! Bugle Boy of Company B!
Moonlight Serenade
I stand at your gate, and the song that I sing is of moonlight. I stand and I wait for the touch of your hand in the June light. The roses are sighing a moonlight serenade.
The stars are aglow and tonight how their light sets me dreaming. My love, do you know that your eyes are like stars brightly beaming? I bring you and sing you a moonlight serenade.
Let us stray ‘til break of day in love's valley of dreams, You and I, a summer sky, a heavenly breeze kissing the trees.
So don't let me wait, come to me tenderly in the June night. I stand at your gate and I sing you a song in the moonlight, A love song, my darling, a moonlight serenade.
Sway
When marimba rhythms start to play, Only you have the magic technique: Dance with me, make me sway. When we sway I go weak. Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, Hold me close, sway me more. I can hear the sound of violins, Long before it begins. Like a flower bending in the breeze, Make me thrill as only you know how: Bend with me, sway with ease. Sway me smooth, sway me now. When we dance you have a way with me, Sway me, squeeze me, kiss me, Stay with me, sway with me. Thrill me, bend me, please me; You have a way with me. Other dancers may be on the floor, Dear, but my eyes will see only you.
Give Me Jesus
When I am alone, give me Jesus. When I come to die, give me Jesus. Refrain: And when I want to sing, give me Jesus. You may have all the rest, give me Jesus. And when I am alone, give me Jesus
My Soul’s Been Anchored in de Lord
In de Lord, in de Lord, Let me to Thy bosom fly. My soul's been anchored in de Lord. While the nearer waters roll, My hope is built on nothing less While the tempest still is high. Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. Hide me, oh my Savior, hide, I dare not trust the sweetest frame, ‘Til the storm of life is past. But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. Safe into the haven guide, Jesus lover of my soul, Oh, receive my soul at last.
Try Jesus
I was lost in sin; I had no peace within; Stops by when I need Them most. Sin had left a crimson stain. Call Him ev’ry day and ev’ry hour. He heard my feeble cry, He will hear your call; Dried my weeping eyes; He’ll never let you fall. Everyday He’s still the same. When I’m troubled He will hear your call; And don’t know what to do, He’ll never let you fall. I tell Jesus and He will see me through. Now I serve the Lord According to his word. Just trust, never doubt Day by day he gives me power. He will surely bring you out! He will hear your call, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, And He’ll never let you fall. Try Jesus!
He Never Failed Me Yet
I will sing of God's mercy; every day, every hour, He gives me power. I will sing and give thanks to Thee For all the dangers, toils, and snares that He has brought me out. He is my God, and I'll serve Him, no matter what the test.
Refrain: Trust and never doubt; Jesus will surely bring you out. He never failed me yet.
I know God is able to deliver in time of storm. I know that He'll keep you safe from all earthly harm. One day when my weary soul is at rest, I'm going home to be forever bless’d.
Didn't my God deliver Moses from King Pharaoh? And didn't He cool the fiery furnace for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? When I think of what my God can do, He delivered Daniel; I know He will deliver you.
The North Shore Choral Society reaches out to … … the Evanston community. NSCS performed at 7:00 p.m., in Nichols Concert Hall at the Music Institute of Chicago on December 31, 2014, as part of “First Night Evanston.” … other performing arts groups. NSCS joined the Evanston Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Evanston Township High School in its annual Christmas program. … music lovers in retirement communities. NSCS presented a holiday concert again this season at 3 p.m. on December 14, 2014, at Three Crowns Park Retirement Community. … college students. The NSCS Choral Scholars program targets university students who have a desire to pursue choral singing. This season, long-time NSCS member Tracy Kim has returned to music school and is a Choral Scholar. … talented young Chicago singers. The Donald Chen Young Artist Award was established to reward talented young singers with solo roles in one of our concerts each season. Our 2014 DCYAA winner, Ashley Nicole Johnson, was a soprano soloist in our March 22, 2015 concert.
For information about any of these outreach programs, please call 773-741-NSCS/773-741-6727 PROFILES
Felicia Patton was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois to a family full of singers. She grew up in the Church singing gospel music and hymns and graduated from Marie Curie High School with a degree in fine arts. While there, she was a part of a gospel choir that won many awards. In her senior year, she had the honor of performing Noye’s Fludde at the Civic Opera House in Chicago.
Immediately following graduation, she joined the U.S. Army where she had the pleasure of singing every week for the graduates of Army Basic Training, by special request of the General.
A few years after returning home, Felicia felt a need to advance her education, for herself and for her family. She attended Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois for two years studying fine arts and music. She studied voice under the direction of Mr. Dan Detloff for two years. She also studied classical guitar under the direction of Mr. Michael Adamcyzk. Felicia transferred to and eventually graduated from North Park University in Chicago with a Bachelor of Music in Music and Worship degree.
She was very active while at North Park and has been on the worship teams, gospel choir, jazz choir, jazz band, and guitar ensemble. Felicia was one of the featured soloists for the Oratorio Messiah. She toured Sweden with the North Park Gospel Choir under special request of the director, Dr. Helen Hudgens. She is currently the featured soloist for Second Baptist Church in Evanston, Illinois where she also serves as the director of both the Children's Choir and the Senior Singers. Felicia is currently enrolled at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary working towards a Masters in Music Ministry degree. In her spare time, she solos all around the city of Chicago by special request and gives voice and guitar lessons. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois with her devoted husband and two daughters.
Jeff Hedberg is a Chicago-based, jazz vocalist, flugelhorn and trumpet player, band leader, and educator. Jeff currently teaches at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, working with vocal jazz and trumpet students. As Grammy-winning Jazz Critic, Neil Tesser notes, “Hedberg sounds a great deal like Tormé. To which I can only ask, ‘What’s wrong with that?’ At his peak, Tormé was the most artistically accomplished male jazz singer in history. Anyone who can reference that achievement, without wilting in the comparison, gets my vote."
Jeff's musical training includes a Master of Music in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Elmhurst College. Jeff has studied with Doug Beach, Mark Colby, Jackie Allen, Brenda Lualdi, Bob Rummage, Rob Parton, and Mike Kocour. Jeff has performed with jazz luminaries such as Bobby Shew, Lanny Morgan, Mike Abene, Orbert Davis, New York Voices, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Frank Mantooth, Kevin Mahogany, Maria Schneider, and Clark Terry.
Jeff is also the leader and founder of JEFF HEDBERG & C11. This unique 12-piece, Chicago-based jazz group, founded in April 2008, is dedicated to preserving and performing the legendary "dek-tette" arrangements of master arranger, Marty Paich. Grammy winning Jazz Critic, Neil Tesser notes, "They re-create, with fidelity and precision, selections from several albums that the jazz genius Mel Tormé recorded in the mid-50s ... and lives up to its inspiration, reeling off Paich’s writing with exuberance as well as care ... Hedberg’s C11 makes these charts sound nearly as fresh as they did six decades ago."
Jeff and C11 have released two recordings as part of their "Pages of Paich" project entitled "Too Darn Hot" and "Nice Work ... If You Can Get It."
Trumpeter and conductor Dr. Joe Lill has been a faculty member at North Park University since 1988. Among his many teaching duties, he directs the Jazz Ensemble, conducts the Concert Band, and teaches trumpet.
An active performer in a variety of idioms including jazz, classical, and popular, Dr. Lill has been leading his own band, Six of One, since 1979. He has performed with such Chicago- area orchestras as the Ravinia Festival Orchestra, the New Philharmonic, and the Elgin Symphony, and with a variety of area big bands. Along with the North Park Chamber Players, he appeared multiple times on WFMT's Live from Studio One, including a live performance of Enescu's Legende, collaborating with pianist Elizabeth Buccheri. He has appeared as lead trumpet on two CD releases by Jeff Hedberg & C11: Too Darn Hot and Nice Work if You Can Get It. During a recent performance as soloist, in 2014, Joe performed the Hummel trumpet concerto with the Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band, and returned after intermission as featured soloist with their jazz band. In 2012 Joe was the trumpet soloist with the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra in the world premiere of Daniel Golden's Likht un Shotn (Light and Shadow), a klezmer concertante.
A lifelong Chicagoan, he holds a B.A. in secondary education (music) from Northeastern Illinois University, an M.M. in trumpet performance from DePaul University, and a D.M. in trumpet performance from Northwestern University where his primary teacher was Charles Geyer. He is frequently called on as a guest soloist, clinician, and adjudicator.
The North Shore Choral Society is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, an agency of the State of Illinois. Dr. Julia Davids has been the Music Director of the North Shore Choral Society since 2009. She enjoys a thriving career as a versatile musician. She is Associate Professor and the Stephen J. Hendrickson Chair of Choral Activities at North Park University Chicago where she directs the choirs and teaches conducting and music education. As a soprano soloist, she specializes in early music. This season includes solo appearances with Bach Week, Bella Voce, and the Callipygian Players. Julia also serves as Director of Music Ministries at Trinity United Methodist Church, Wilmette. Julia has been the Artistic Director of the Canadian Chamber Choir, Canada’s national professional chamber choir since 2004. She has led the CCC on concert and workshop tours from coast to coast and produced their debut recording “In Good Company.”
Julia is co-author with Stephen LaTour of the book “Vocal Technique – A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers” published by Waveland Press and is in demand as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor. She holds degrees in Education, Conducting, and Voice Performance from the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario), the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and a D.M. from Northwestern University. Julia resides in Skokie with her husband, baroque violinist Martin Davids, and their two children, Judith and Solomon.
Pianist for the Chicago Symphony Chorus since auditioning as a college student in 1978, Sharon R. Peterson continues as Rehearsal Pianist for the CSC as well as at Northwestern University, North Park University, and, for 29 years, the North Shore Choral Society. Sharon served as Accompanist for several years for Chicago Symphony Singers and CSC’s ensembles. She was recently the Score Reader for the filming of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and CSC. During the seven years spent living in Sweden and Norway, Sharon developed a specialty in Scandinavian Piano Repertoire and worked as Staff Accompanist at the Royal Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway. Studying with Elizabeth Buccheri at North Park College, BM degree, and Robert Weirich at Northwestern University, MM degree, Sharon accompanied the Lyric Opera Chorus for eight seasons, was Music Director of the Lyric’s “Opera In the Neighborhood” touring production of The Magic Flute, and she worked as Ballet Accompanist for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2014 production of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito.
Sharon has been Staff Accompanist at Roosevelt University, and Accompanist in the studios of soprano Maria Lagios and saxophonist Frederick L. Hemke, as well as performing regularly with singers Kathleen and Peter van de Graaff, including touring Hawaii. She recently completed many years as Organist at North Park Covenant Church in Chicago, Illinois. Sharon coaches voice privately, specializing in Swedish and Norwegian languages and repertoire, is Organist at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Interim Organist at Chicago’s St. James Cathedral, and serves on the North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
About the NSCS Choral Scholars Program
The Choral Scholars program targets university students who have a desire to pursue choral singing in their community. Choral Scholars have a strong background in music and choral singing and are auditioned for this program by Music Director Dr. Julia Davids. North Shore Choral Society provides Choral Scholars with music and waives their membership dues to enable their participation. Choral Scholars work directly with Music Director Dr. Davids and the Board of Directors on special assignments related to the operations of the Choral Society.
The Choral Scholars' experience provides students with an understanding of both the musical and business aspects of the choral organization. Participation in the program demonstrates that choral singing can be a lifelong pursuit.
We are currently accepting applications for Choral Scholars. Please contact General Manager Karen Rigotti at 773-741-6727 for more information.
MEMBERS OF THE NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
SOPRANO Mei Aden Christine Hoffmeyer Mary Perrin Pam Anderson Mary Johnson Claudette Rasmussen Lauren Bauerschmidt Jean Joslyn Ginny Roeder Marcia Maus Bollo Jane Kenamore Sally Ryan Cristina Brown Tracy Kim Karen Fish Schurder Debbie Buesing Martha Kinzel Dorothy Scott Teri Chadd Laura Koroski Phoebe Segal Patricia English Bethany Lindner Marjorie Skelly Lorena Estrada Melissa Lindner Kathryn Skelton Beth Galfer Julie McDowell Roxann Specht Leah Gistenson Lisa McGowan Sylvia Speredes Betsy Gladfelter Christine McGuire Cynthia Thompson Maria del Rosario Gomez Mande Mischler Kathleen Tolisano Judith Greene Cynthia Mollner Kathleen Trusdell Anne Harkonen Donna Nitahara
ALTO Barbara Brantigan Fran Faller Marjorie Lundy Katie Cassara Linda Faller Carol Marinch Jennifer Chertow Nancy Friday Stephanie McDaniel Liz Costello-Kruzich Lucinda Fuller Joan Merchan Pam Coster Debbie Geismar Pauline Michael Arlene Cwynar Jo Anne Gerules Lorena Neal Else-Britt DeLong Sally Hakes Kristina Nyberg Susan Demaree Anne Heider Myrna Orenstein Barbara Dershin Jill Horwitz Mindy Pierce Antje Draganski Inge Kistler Elena Repp Lenore Dupuis Marie Kroeger Alicia Resnick Chris Erenberg Melinda Kwedar Karen Rigotti Fusayo Errico Marilyn Leipsiger Emily Rivera
ALTO, CONTINUED Kay Rossiter Joan Soper Barbara Weiner Jane Schieber Barbara Struthers Trish Winter JoAnn Seager Erica Sufritz Lisa Wojnovich Caitlin Sellnow Beth Sullivan Julie Wygodny Nancy Slichenmyer Judy Taylor Ann Yankee Loretta Smith Stacey Watson Anne Zald
TENOR Douglas Aden Theresan Kaefer Ken Rasinski Stuart Bard Brian Keady Jonathan Rivera David Betzold Carl Kettler Milly Silverstein David Crumrine Jeff Kinzel David W. Taylor John Darrow Nicholas Krupp Scott Vogl Bill Erenberg Sanna Longden Jim Whittle Eric Johnson Tom Olkowski David Wojtowicz
BASS & BARITONE John Arpan Kent Fuller Charles Olson Don Bally Bob Gelber Scott Paine Len Barker Bruce Gladfelter Marshall Rasof Ryan Bell Anthony Green Eric Robison Gordon Berry David Hunt John Summerhays James Caldwell Thomas Keller Harry Vroegh Ron Diehl Glen Lindemann Steve Warner Terry Duchow Jim Miller Dan Woodard Andrew Fisher
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ALTO SAX TENOR SAX BARITONE SAX David Creighton Shelley Yoelin Chip Gdalman Bob Rzeszutko Joe Palumbo
TRUMPET TROMBONE TUBA
Michael Stewart Steve Duncan John Blane Nick Drozdoff Audrey Morrison Joe Lill John Blane
PIAN0 BASS DRUMS
Bobby Schiff Richard Armandi Darren Scorza
Felicia Patton Jeff Hedberg
Finding a common ingredient among North Shore Choral Society members is almost impossible – except, of course, their love of choral singing. These members are proof of this diversity.
Music has played an important role in the life of Christine Hoffmeyer, who began playing violin in elementary school and went on to study music therapy at Western Michigan University, where she played in the orchestra for four years. After her graduation, she went to New York City for an internship in music therapy, then continued to work there with mentally challenged persons and became a registered music therapist. After a year in Massachusetts, Chris returned to New York and earned her Master of Divinity degree at Union Theological Seminary. She served as pastor at three churches on Long Island before moving to Evanston in 1997 with her husband and two children, where her children grew up and she and her husband still live. In the Chicago area, she has served as a spiritual director, pastored five different churches, and taught at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. Chris trained as a hospital chaplain at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and then was hired to serve there as a chaplain. Last year she added part-time Palliative Care Chaplaincy at Alexian Brothers Medical Center. In 2007 Chris joined the NSCS second soprano section. When not working, she is learning music, tinkering at the piano, and singing in choirs. “Music,” she says, “has been a lifelong source of spiritual nurture and expression for me.”
Growing up in Evergreen, Colorado, Mande Mischler did a lot of singing – with her family, with the Colorado Children’s Chorale, and with multiple choirs in high school. She continued singing in college – first at Stanford, where she did her undergraduate work, then at Duke, where she earned an MBA. After graduate school, she moved to Chicago, where she worked for Leo Burnett on the Reebok and Hallmark businesses, until she left to spend time at home with her children while they were young. Now she works as an account director for Simple Truth, a branding and marketing firm that helps companies articulate and then express the core of their brand – their “simple truth.” In addition to the NSCS second soprano section, Mande also sings with an a cappella group, Sheridan Singers, and periodically with the Yale Alumni Chorus, which tours extensively and performs with local choirs. These experiences, she says, “create a sense of shared purpose and community – even if we don’t often speak the same language.” Mande describes herself as a “voracious reader,” particularly fond of science fiction and fantasy novels. She and her husband Dave, a marketing consultant, live in Wilmette with their two children: seventeen-year-old Gavin and fifteen-year-old Meriel.
To call Claudette Rasmussen a small-town girl would hit the nail on the head, for she grew up in a southern Minnesota village of 35 people. Throughout her childhood, singing was a daily activity, and the country school, the church, and the neighboring farmhouse were the venues. In high school, like her two older brothers, she sang in choirs, madrigal groups, and musicals. At Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, she joined the college choir. One of her most memorable experiences was a five-week tour in which this choir performed in several European countries. Graduate school at National Louis University brought Claudette to the Chicago area in 1972. Since then, she has made Evanston her home, establishing her career in education as a teacher and educational consultant, and raising her daughter Kelsey, who now works in the field of human services in Boston. Claudette currently works for the American Institutes for Research. She has been active in school and community work and has traveled frequently for both business and pleasure. After a 20-year hiatus, she joined a church choir and rediscovered the joy of weekly singing. And in 2007, she became a member of the NSCS second soprano section.
MANY THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
MUSIC DIRECTOR ACCOMPANIST GENERAL MANAGER Julia Davids Sharon Rich Peterson Karen Rigotti
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Anne Harkonen, President
Marcia Bollo Linda Faller Scott Paine John Darrow Carl Kettler Emily Rivera Susan Demaree Julie McDowell Steve Warner Fran Faller
COORDINATORS
Pam Anderson Anne Heider Dorothy Scott Len Barker Jane Kenamore Phoebe Segal Marcia Bollo Melinda Kwedar Myra Sieck Debbie Buesing Marj Lundy Milly Silverstein David Crumrine Stephanie McDaniel Kathryn Skelton Ron Diehl Julie McDowell Ron Tolisano Antje Draganski Jim Miller Harry Vroegh Kent Fuller Tom Olkowski Steve Warner Bruce Gladfelter Ellen Pullin Dan Woodard Jamie Godshalk Emily Rivera Anne Zald Rose Gomez Ginny Roeder
80TH SEASON 2015 - 2016 SONGS OF PEACE Sing, Share, Inspire
Find out why this organization has been thriving for eight decades! Join us as we celebrate!
Music of Peace from our 80 years of singing in community, and looking ahead to the future! November 22nd, 2015, 3 pm Glenview Community Church
International Friendship Concert From Japan, the Kyoto Concert Choir, and the Evanston Children’s Choir join NSCS for an exciting exchange of musical and cultural traditions. April 3rd, 2016 3 pm Regina Dominican High School
Requiem for Peace by Larry Nickel This Chicago premiere performance will feature full orchestra and soloists for this stunning work, being performed worldwide to rave reviews. Poetry and musical styles of war-torn nations are combined in a powerful and transcendent work calling for reconciliation. The composer will join us for a preconcert talk. May 14, 2016, 8 pm Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University
In addition to these concerts, we have planned events involving schools, community organizations, and peace groups. In the fall we’ll hold an 80th anniversary party for members, alumni, family, and friends, and in the spring the Block Museum will host our exciting benefit. Follow us on our website (www.northshorechoral.org) or on Facebook for more details of how you can get involved!
P.O. Box 103, Evanston 60204-0103•Info 773-741-6727 (NSCS)•Tickets 773-956-8400