80th thru Season Highlights 1939 2019 Season 80 seasons of service in the arts, adding to the quality of life in our culture.
Ongoing Annual Events: MasterWork performance collaborations with orchestra and other arts institutions, including youth ensembles • Local & Outreach Christmas Concerts • Holiday events including Fanfare for the 4th multimedia patriotic 4th of July events • Valentine Dinner Show, Dancing & Silent Auction
2009 6/09—Return of Daniel Spurlock as Music Director 2009 Filming for perpetual INTERNATIONAL Broadcast on EWTN, largest global religious media network
2006 Collaborative concerts of Brahms: A German Requiem with Jewish Comm Ctr Orchestra and YPAS Concert Choir Release of Love Song CD entitled If Music Be the Food of Love 2005 Inauguration of Fanfare for the 4th historical multimedia presentation 2003 Appointment of S. Timothy Glasscock as Artistic Director Release of double disk Christmas CD entitled The Art of Christmas 2002 A “9/11” Memorial Musical Tribute 2000 “60th” Anniversary feature concert - Mozart Requiem + with members of The Louisville Orchestra 1999 “60th” Anniversary season opening performance of the Fauré Requiem with The Louisville Orchestra Daniel Spurlock 1998 Release of Sacred CD entitled Voices To Heaven Music Director 1997 Iroquois Amphitheater Diamond Jubilee Season Opener and Kickoff Concerts 1996 Release of first CD entitled Christmas from the Heart 1995 First annual “Unforgettable” Valentine Dinner Concert 1994 Host Chorus for the Mahler Symphony of A 1000 The Louisville Orchestra-Daniel Spurlock, Chorus Master 1993 Lonesome Pine Special Celebration of Irish Folk Music Concert with Mick Moloney 1992 My Old Kentucky Home, sung in Russian, to 300 million former Soviet citizens, during a KY Derby telecast Host Chorus for the Kentucky Bicentennial Concert 1991 Appointment of Daniel Spurlock as Music Director 1989 Designation of Richard Spalding as Conductor Emeritus 1988 First Super Pops with The Louisville Orchestra/Induction into Chorus America, as a professional chorus 1987 Name change to The Louisville Chorus/Mahler Resurrection Symphony with The Louisville Orchestra 1985 European Sister Cities Concert Tour to Germany and France/Carmina Burana with the Louisville Ballet 1984 Official Brown & Williamson sponsored “Light Up Louisville” Entertainment for the next 10 years 1972 Name change to The Choral Club of Louisville. Chorus becomes non-denominational. 1970 Verdi Requiem with The Louisville Orchestra 1967 Appointment of Richard Spalding as Music Director 2018-2019 1958 Appointment of Joseph Herde as Music Director 80th 1957 Selected to record for the Naitonal Sacred Heart Program and the Hour of the Crucified Season 1942 Recruitment of Catholic women. Began concerts at the Iroquois Amphitheater with proceeds to the US.O 1940 First performance in Columbia Auditorium (Knights of Columbus - now Spalding Auditorium) Annual Report 1939 Founding of the Holy Name Band and Choral Club (orig. all male Catholics) by Father Joseph Emrich 80th 80th Chorus Roster Season Financial Statistics Season
2018-2019 Operating Revenues 75,122
Earned Income* Unearned Income** 80th Season Concerts CD Sales/Royalties31% 1,152 25% Corporate/Bus 694 .9% Daniel Spurlock, Music Director Traditional Series Tickets 3,256 70% Foundations 18,139 26% Therese Davis, Pianist Other 240 05% Fund for the Arts 6,351 09% Fund Raising $4,648 Concert Events 23,207 33% Gifts Individual 14,224 20% Government 4,000 06% KY Arts Council 1,527 02% Uncat 2,332 03.1%
$70,474
Soprano Lynn K. Carrie Sookyoung Choi Alto Tenor 2014-2015 Operating Expenses Beverly Drake Victoria Ball Paul Culbertson $74,734 Kayla Fedak Lina Barrett Charles A. Davis Administrative 16,502 22% Angela Higdon Betty Bennett Bradley Mann
Tish Kimbel Alicia Davis Neil Nagaraj Program Artistic 28,856 38% Lisa Lanning Betty Gabhart John E. Trueblood Marilynn McCormick Program Concert Marketing 12,448 17% Joan Gilezan Colleen McGuirk Donna Love Bass Program General 11,663 16% Ruth Newman Linda Maultsby David Blount Rachael Peters Fund Raising 2,940 04% Patricia Perry Paige Gahhart Bonnie Rhule UnCat 2,325 03% Stephanie Quinn Stuart Hale Gail Ronayne Colleen White Jon Jacoby Rose Pinotti Smith Season P/L: 388 Marva Watkins Robert McDowell Darlene Welch Lee Overpeck Paul Peterson Total Net Assets: ($109,689) 80th 80th Contributors Season Mission, Status, Board, Staff, Season
Concert/Coroporate Patricia Perry Horseshoe Casino & Hotel Hurstbourne Country Club Friends of The Chorus Level Partners Rachael Peters Pfizer Foundation Irish Rover Cralle Foundation J Harrod’s Restaurant & Bar Bonnie Rhule Kentucky Opera Fund for the Arts Lori Rhule Kern’s Kitchen Gail Ronayne KY Peerless Dist. Co. The Mission of The Louisville Chorus: The Gheens Foundation Tracy Snow Larceny Bourbon Lazer Blaze To enrich the spirit of the community and the Kentucky Arts Council Daniel & Debbie Spurlock John E. Trueblood Lost River Cave lives of its citizenry by offering a wide variety of Louisville Metro Government Louisville Chorus Singers Marva Watkins Louisville Philharmonia musical performances in regionally diverse venues. Mary Anne Kaelin Darlene Welch Louisville Salt Cave Colleen White Louisville Stoneware Co. Special attention is given to broadening the appeal Nicole White Louisville Zoo Patron Malibu Jack’s of the choral arts form for new and existing audiences. Jane Younger Victoria Ball Marengo Cave Canoes Mark’s Feed store Lina Barrett Gifts In Kind David Maultsby Betty Bennett Actors Theatre of Louisville oard of irectors Friends of The Chorus MESH B D Lynn K. Carrie African Safari Wildlife Park Mojito Tapas Robert McDowell, President Cindy Blount Court Clayton Against the Grain Brewery Moss Hill Community Foundation Lou Altitudes Trampoline Park Muhamed Ali Center Tracy Snow, Vice President Jessica Carpenter Angel’s Envy Distillery Crowe Foundation Napa River Grill Bonnie Laughlin, Treasurer Aspen Creek Grill National Corvette Museum Susan Haynes Paul Culbertson Beargrass Christian Church Newport Aquarium Bryce Lanham Charles A. Davis Terry Haynes Belle of Louisville Noosh Nosh Jeffrey McCaffrey Beverly Drake Bernheim Forest O’Charley’s Janna Woodfork Vivien Jacoby Betty & Paige Gabhart Blount Family Dentistry 0ld 502 Winter GE Foundation Bonefish Grill P.F Chang’s David Maultsby Bourbon Raw Joan Gilezan The Pine Room Brasserie Provence Pinot’s Palette Chuck Nix Stuart Hale Bravo Rafting in the Rockies June Hampe Linda Overpeck Bristol Bar & Grill River House Music Director Angela Higdon Buffalo Trace Ronaldo Designer ewelry Daniel Spurlock Tracy Snow Humana Foundation Captain’s Quarters Ruth’s Chris Steak House Jon & Vivien Jacoby Church of the Annunciation The Seelbach Hilton Debbie Willis Churchill Downs Kendra Scott SkyZone Trampoline Park Executive Director Chuy’s Sports & Social Club Tish Kimbel Cincinnati Reds Speed Art Museum Therese Davis Charles kinberger Copper & kings Squire Boone Caverns Kroger Derby Dinner Playhouse St Brigid Catholic Church Lisa Lanning Dee’s Crafts Stoney River Steakhouse/Grill ianist P Bonnie Laughlin Del Frisco’s Sweet Fanny Adams Theater Domino’s Therese Davis Donna Love Tito’s Vodka Elijah Craig TNT Recording Bradley Mann/Susan Stewart Falk Audio Uptown Art Linda Maultsby Conductor Emeritus Forest Edge Winery Vincenzo’s Jeffrey McCaffrey Four Roses Bourbon Volare Richard Spalding Robert McDowell French Lick Resorts WLCR AM 1040 Martha Miller Friends of The Chorus —Holy Family Radio The Fun Farm Neil Nagaraj Woodhaven Country Club Grate Balls Afire Anne Yeiser Ruth Newman Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse Yoga on Baxter Lee Overpeck Heine Bros. Coffee Za’s Pizza Drs. Kevin & Pat Pernicano Hidden River Cave Park 2 80th Accolades Season
Louisville Chorus, the longest-thriving most frequently A professional chorus of auditioned singers, Louisville performing choral arts agency in the Commonwealth of Chorus thrills audiences with a wide repertoire ranging Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and neighboring states. from choral masterworks with orchestra to pops, family-oriented, Broadway, and celebrations of Savoring Lives through the Power of Music! Christmas, Valentine’s Day, 4th of July, and more. Under the skilled baton of Daniel Spurlock, they sang the most gorgeous pianissimos and the most chilling fortissimos! Evening of pure magic . . . emotional, inspirational, and fun . . . —theartslouisville.com
Fetching choral elegance . . . Vigor and clearly delineated dynamics . . . sumptuous well- blended sound that easily filled the spacious sanctuary . . . balanced evenly from section to section and reflecting appreciation for whatever idiom came to the foreground . . . crystal clear articulation, exquisite balance, subtlety of timbre, and a detailed approach to dynamics . . . real attention to shifting styles . . . All selections emerged with consider- able interpretive sympathy. . . . most distinctive reading of a core work (Mozart: Requiem . . . same sensation as The Chorus sang Dvorak’s Mass in D Major, Op. 86 . . . fresh, vigorous, and deeply affecting . . . responded with unflagging enery and tonal detail . . . Daniel Spurlock had prepared them well and it showed again and again. . . . He and his colleagues have every right to be proud. —Courier-Journal
Patron Comment Extracts—Fanfare for the 4th ‘17 “Wonderful in every way! The program was very moving and the singing was beautiful . . . brought me to tears on several occasions..” “What a magnificent 4th of July Concert! Tears began to flow with the opening drum roll and Sons of the Revolution Color Guard and kept on coming all the way through the Salute to our Armed Forces and families at the end. The multimedia images served to enhance, enchant, and magnify the voices and the songs. “Outstanding! Wonderful! It made everyone with me so refreshed and up.” “The performance was absolutely breathtaking. “Needs to be televised and streamed across the country.” “So incredibly moving”