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Sunday Afternoon, November 27, 2016, at 2:00 Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage
Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director
presents Messiah…Refreshed! (Approx. 2 hours 22 minutes)
George Frideric Handel Messiah Thomas Beecham/Eugene Goossens’ 1959 Re-Orchestration for Full Symphony Orchestra
JONATHAN GRIFFITH , DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor PENELOPE SHUMATE , Soprano CLAUDIA CHAPA , Mezzo-Soprano JOHN MCVEIGH , Tenor CHRISTOPHER JOB , Bass DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL
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Part One
1. Orchestra Sinfonia (Overture) 2. Recit. (Tenor) Comfort ye my people 3. Air (Tenor) Ev’ry valley shall be exalted 4. Chorus And the glory of the Lord 5. Recit. (Bass) Thus saith the Lord 6. Air (Bass) But who may abide the day of his coming? 7. Chorus And he shall purify 8. Recit. (Mezzo) Behold, a virgin shall conceive 9. Air (Mezzo) O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion and Chorus 10. Recit. (Bass) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth 11. Air (Bass) The people that walked in darkness 12. Chorus For unto us a child is born 13. Orchestra Pifa (“Pastoral Symphony”) 14. Recit. (Soprano) There were shepherds abiding in the field 15. Recit. (Soprano) And the angel said unto them 16. Recit. (Soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel 17. Chorus Glory to God 18. Air (Soprano) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion 19. Recit. (Mezzo) Then shall the eyes of the blind 20. Air (Mezzo/Soprano) He shall feed his flock 21. Chorus His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
Please hold your applause until the end of each part .
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Part Two
22. Chorus Behold the Lamb of God 23. Air (Mezzo) He was despised 24. Chorus Surely he hath borne our griefs 25. Chorus And with his stripes we are healed 26. Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray 27. Recit. (Tenor) All they that see him laugh him to scorn 28. Chorus He trusted in God 29. Recit. (Tenor) Thy rebuke hath broken his heart 30. Air (Tenor) Behold, and see if there be any sorrow 31. Recit. (Tenor) He was cut off out of the land of the living 32. Air (Tenor) But thou didst not leave his soul in hell 33. Chorus Lift up your heads, O ye gates 37. Chorus The Lord gave the word 38. Air (Soprano) How beautiful are the feet 39. Chorus Their sound is gone out 40. Air (Bass) Why do the nations so furiously rage together? 41. Chorus Let us break their bonds asunder 42. Recit. (Tenor) He that dwelleth in heaven 43. Air (Tenor) Thou shalt break them 44. Chorus Hallelujah
Part Three
45. Air (Soprano) I know that my redeemer liveth 46. Chorus Since by man came death 47. Recit. (Bass) Behold, I tell you a mystery 48. Air (Bass) The trumpet shall sound 53. Chorus Worthy is the lamb that was slain
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Notes ON THE PROGRAM by Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685 –1759) Messiah Re-orchestrated for full symphony orchestra by Eugene Goossens
Messiah is a collection of biblical Handel composed Messiah in a little extracts compiled as a complement over three weeks, typically dipping and response to the story of Christ’s into earlier compositions when it suit - incarnation, death and resurrection. ed his taste and probably his schedule: There are no dramatic characters, the “And He shall purify,” “For unto us a soloists adopt a primarily prophetic child is born” and “His yoke is easy” voice and the chorus responds as a were originally Italian secular cantatas kind of universal congregation. for two voices. Remnants of mori - bund opera seria style can be heard in The first part of Messiah deals pri - the da capo aria Rejoice greatly,” but marily with the prophecies of Christ’s the repeat of the first part is by no birth, mainly from the Book of means exact, driving to an emotional Isaiah, and more meditative psalm and musical climax that ends the aria. texts. The texts are optimistic, focus - Another distinction in this aria is that ing on redemption through accept - Handel notated the ornamentation ance of a merciful and gentle savior. instead of allowing the singer carte The actual Christmas story is told blanche to improvise, as was the cus - only in the three central numbers, the tom with the castrati who dominated chorus, “For unto us a child is born,” the operatic stage. the recitative, “There were shepherds abiding in the fields,” and the chorus Always attentive to matching words “Glory to God,” in which the soprano and music, Handel, like Bach, fre - soloist serves as “Evangelist” and the quently used tone painting to accen - chorus as “Mankind” and the, tuate important textural elements: “heavenly Host” respectively. Note the melisma on the word “shake” in the bass recitative, “Thus Part Two is distinct from the Passion saith the Lord” and the twisting oratorios in that it does not tell the chromatic vocal line in the bass aria story of the crucifixion but is rather a to portray, “The people that walked meditation of Christ’s death and in darkness.” On the other hand, mankind’s need for redemption. Once note how difficult it is for the chorus again, the texts are taken primarily to sing the word “easy” in “His yoke from the Hebrew Scriptures, in which is easy.” The instrumental “Pastoral the events of Christ’s sacrifice are symphony” portrays the shepherds believed to be anticipated. Part Two through the use of the drone in the ends with the “Hallelujah” chorus, cel - bass, representing a simple rural bag - ebrating the redemption of man rather pipe and the lilting rhythm of tradi - than the tragedy of Christ’s death. tional Italian folk music. Equally non-dramatic is Part Three, a musical consideration of the signifi - Messiah was commissioned by the cance of the resurrection for mankind. Lord Lieutenant of Dublin and was 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 5
an enormous success at its premiere oboes (English horn), two clarinets performance in 1742, but it fell flat (bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contra - the same year in London. Only after bassoon, four horns, two trumpets, it had been revised and presented in three trombones, tuba, timpani, three concert for the benefit of the Found - percussionists (including cymbals), ling Hospital in London (which con - harp, and strings. Goossens also tinued to make over 600 pounds at omitted several movements from the each of its annual benefit perform - original orchestration. ances) did it take off on the way to its current popularity. But nothing Beecham recorded the new version in boosted the work so much as its 1959 with great success (It is still adoption every Christmas by tradi - available on CD). But then the story tional English civic choral societies, gets murky. After the conductor’s in which “casts of thousands” con - death, Lady Beecham—the Royal tinue to belt out the choruses that at Philharmonic’s former telephone oper - its premiere comprised only 33 ator who was 57 years Beecham’s jun - instrumentalists and 32 singers. ior and whom he married in 1959— became the guardian of all her hus - About this Orchestration band’s manuscripts and discouraged attempts to perform the arranged Handel’s original modest orchestra - Messiah or even to allow an examina - tion did not remain pristine for long. tion of the score. In fact she claimed Handel himself had performed it using that Goossens’ work was unaccept - an enlarged orchestra. Mozart and able to her husband and that he had various others have re-orches trated it been obliged to “re-re-orchestrate” it for their own times and orchestral himself with the help of a member of forces. In 1959 conductor Sir the orchestra and had actually used Thomas Beecham (1879 –1961), near - “his own” version for the recording. ing the end of his career, decided that That claim was, in fact, stated in the he wanted to conduct and record insert when the recording was reissued Handel’s Messiah one more time, on CD in 1992. Finally, in the early taking advantage of the full force of 1990s, Lady Beecham sold her hus - his Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. band’s manuscript collection to He hired conductor and composer Sheffield University where it became Eugene Goossens (1893 –1962) for possible to examine the score €1,000 (a tidy sum at the time) to do Beecham had used for the recording. It the re-orchestration, explaining rea - was pure Goossens with only a few sonably that over the years Messiah minor alterations. had played to larger and larger houses, and that proportionately larger forces Goossens’ Messiah was not per - were needed to push the sound out. formed again in Britain until 1999. DCINY presented the Lincoln Center Handel’s original orchestration con - premiere of this orchestration on sisted of two oboes, two clarinets, November 27, 2011, under the baton two trumpets, timpani, continuo and of Jonathan Griffith and the strings. In Goossens’ hands, this Distinguished Concerts Orchestra. became: three flutes (piccolo), four 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 6
THE Artists JONATHAN GRIFFITH, DCINY Co-Founder, Artistic Director, Principal Conductor Luigi Boccherini’s Villancicos , and Eugene Goossens’ orchestration of Handel’s Messiah , along with world premieres by Eric Funk, Seymour Bernstein, and Robert Convery. His additional conducting credits include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City; Manhattan Philharmonic and New England Symphonic En - semble, both at Carnegie Hall; the European Symphony Orchestra in Spain; Bohuslava Martin Philharmonia and Philharmonia Chorus, Virtuosi Pragensis Chamber Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and Dvo rˇák An acclaimed conductor, educator and Chamber Orchestra, in the Czech lecturer, Jonathan Griffith has led per - Republic; and the Bialystok State Phil - formances across North America, harmonic in Poland, as well as numer - Europe, and Asia. Maestro Griffith is ous regional orchestras and choruses co-founder and artistic director of across the United States. Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), which has The Jonathan Griffith Singers, an ensem - brought together, under his artistic ble drawn from singers across North leadership, thousands of musicians and America and founded in 1987, has made choral singers in concert at prestigious its mark internationally. In recent years venues across the United States, includ - Maestro Griffith has led the Singers on ing Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and highly acclaimed tours to Uruguay and Disney Hall. The founder and music Argentina; to the People’s Republic of director of the Distinguished Concerts China, premiering Karl Jenkins’ The Orchestra, Maestro Griffith also over - Armed Man: A Mass for Peace in Beijing sees DCINY’s mentoring program and Shanghai; and to Pisa, Italy. Dr. for conductors. Griffith and the Jonathan Griffith Singers toured Turkey in June of 2013 He made his Carnegie Hall conducting performing the acclaimed Turkish orato - debut in 1989 and has since conducted rio Yunus Emre by A. Adnan Saygun in well over 65 performances at Carnegie Istanbul with the Cemal Re it Rey Hall and Lincoln Center combined. In Orchestra and in Ankara and Eskinehir addition to the major works of the clas - with the Presidential Orchestra at the sical repertoire, conducting highlights invitation of the TURKSOY governmen - include the U.S. premieres of Karl tal agency. Maestro Griffith along with Jenkins’ Stabat Mater and Te Deum , the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra is Sergei Taneyev’s Upon Reading a the 2014 winner of The American Prize Psalm , Miloš Bok’s Missa Solemnis , in Conducting, professional orchestra 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 7
division, and a semi-finalist in the 2015 Music/University of Missouri-Kansas competition. City, a master’s in music education from Wichita State University, and Dr. Griffith received his DMA in con - bachelor of music education from the ducting from the Conservatory of University of Kansas.
PENELOPE SHUMATE, Soprano Penelope Shumate received critical acclaim for her recent performance in Messiah with DCINY at Avery Fisher Hall: “Penelope Shumate sang the sopra - no solos with appealing bell-like clarity and surpassing sweetness ( The New York Times ), and “the clear tones were true and expressive, one of the best “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” that I have ever heard live.” ( New York Concert Review ). She has also performed in Alice Tully Hall as well as her many appearances at Carnegie Hall. This spring she was the recipient of the 2016 Chicago Oratorio Award. Her recent soloist debuts include performances with Symphony Orchestra, Berkshire Choral Quincy Symphony Orchestra Associ - Festival, Chamber Orchestra of ation, Chicago Bar Association Philadelphia, and the Kennett Symphony Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Orchestra, among others. She has also Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, been an award winner with the Gerda Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, The Lissner Foundation, Marie E. Crump Virginia Consort, Acadiana Symphony Vocal Arts Competition, MacAllister Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orches - Awards, New Jersey Association of tra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Verismo Opera Vocal Competition, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition, the Canterbury Choral Society. She has Kennett Symphony Orchestra Vocal also performed with opera companies Competition, and the Altamura/Caruso and orchestras across America, including International Vocal Competition. In Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opera addition to her active performance Roanoke, Lake George Opera, Des career, she serves as assistant professor of Moines Metro Opera, Utah Festival voice at Western Illinois University. Opera, Annapolis Opera, Santa Fe (www.PenelopeShumate.com). 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 8
CLAUDIA CHAPA, Mezzo-Soprano Old Lady ( Candide ) with Glimmerglass Festival 2015.
Other roles in Ms. Chapa’s operatic repertoire include Dryade ( Ariadne auf Naxos ), Alisa ( Lucia Di Lammer - moor ), Gertrude ( Roméo et Juliette ), and Aunt Cecilia ( Little Women ). Her performance of Madame de Croissy in Les Dialogues des Carmélites earned her the prestigious Silverman Award from the International Vocal Arts Institute, Tel Aviv. On the concert plat - form, Ms. Chapa has been heard in the Verdi Requiem , Manuel de Falla’s El Mexican mezzo-soprano Claudia Chapa Amor Brujo , and Handel’s Messiah, has recently been seen in such theatrical ly including performances at Carnegie dynamic roles as Azucena ( Il Travatore ) Hall with the Distinguished Concerts with Winter Opera St. Louis and Opera International New York series. in Williamsburg, Madame Flora ( The Medium ), and the Witch ( Hänsel Und She received her training from the Gretel ) with Opera in the Heights. Butler School of Music at the University Upcoming engagements include Azucena of Texas-Austin, where she performed (Il Travatore ) with the St. Petersburg Beatriz ( La Hija De Rappaccini ) in the Opera Company, Mary ( The Flying world premiere of the late Daniel Dutchman ) with Austin Opera, Catán’s revised version. Her other roles ConciertOH! de Invierno with Opera in included La Zia Principessa ( Suor the Heights, Verdi’s Requiem with the Angelica ), the title role of Rodriguez’s Alabama Symphony, and Dryade La Curandera , Gertrude ( Hänsel Und (Ariadne auf Naxos ) with Austin Opera. Gretel ), and Mrs. Herring ( Albert Other recent engagements include Dame Herring ). She is an alumnus of the pres - Quickly ( Falstaff ) with Winter Opera St. tigious young artist programs, includ - Louis and Opera in the Heights, Marthe ing the International Vocal Arts (Faust ) with Indianopolis Opera, the Institute (both in Blacksburg, VA and Third Lady ( Die Zauberflöte ) with the Tel Aviv, Israel), Des Moines Metro Glimmerglass Festival in 2015, Portland Opera, and the Glimmerglass Festival, Opera To Go, and Ms. Chapa’s profes - for which she was chosen as a young sional operatic debut in 2011 with artist for two consecutive seasons. Austin Lyric Opera, and covering the 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 9
JOHN MCVEIGH, Tenor Acclaimed for his “fresh-toned and touching portrayal” by Opera News , John McVeigh continues to garner atten - tion for his countless world-class per - formances at the most revered houses throughout the United States and world - wide. This season, Mr. McVeigh will per - form the tenor solo in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Portland Sym - phony Orchestra, and Händel’s Messiah with Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, and DCINY. Additionally, he will perform the role of the Footman in Der Rosen - kavalier with Boston Symphony Orchestra and will return to The Concert Series; Händel’s Messiah with Metropolitan Opera for their produc - Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, tion of Eugene Onegin . Boston Baroque, Winston Salem Symphony, and Charlotte Symphony Mr. McVeigh is in high demand as a con - Orchestra; Acis in Acis and Galatea with cert artist, bringing his strong stage pres - Macau International Music Festival, ence and dynamic characterizations to Glimmerglass Opera, Detroit Oratorio oratorio repertoire nationwide. Most Society, and Concert Radio Kamer recent concert engagements include The Filharmonie in Amsterdam; Bach’s St. Blind at Lincoln Center Festival; Matthew’s Passion under the baton of Händel’s L’allegro with Mark Morris Jaap van Zweden with Dallas Symphony; Dance Group at the Kennedy Center and Bach’s St. John’s Passion with Winston- Lincoln Center; Lackey in Der Salem Symphony; Orff’s Carmina Burana Rosenkavalier with National Symphony with Memphis Symphony; and Vaughan Orchestra; Haydn’s Creation with the Williams’ On Wenlock Edge with Portland Symphony; Mozart’s Mass in C Arizona Music Festival and Portland minor with St. Catherine of Siena Chamber Music Festival.
CHRISTOPHER JOB, Bass Praised for his “commanding sonority” (Opera News ) and described as “hand - some, agile, and with a voice to match” (Boulder Daily Camera ), Bass-baritone Christopher Job is a “rising star on the American opera scene” ( Grand Junction Free Press ). This season, Mr. Job takes on the roles of Leporello in Don Giovanni at Bar Harbor Music Festival, Alidoro in La Cenerentola with Opera Fort Collins, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Virginia Opera, and Petr Fedorovi Basmanov in Dvo rˇák’s Dimitrij with Odyssey Opera; sings 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 10
Händel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall and Escamillo in Carmen with Lyric Opera Verdi’s Requiem with DCINY in Virginia, the creation of the role of Barcelona; and returns to The Metro - Senator Thomas Jordon in the world politan Opera for the roles of Brühl - premiere of Pulitzer Prize –winner Kevin mann in Werther and 4th Waiter in Der Putz’ The Manchurian Candidate with Rosenkavalier and for their produc- Minnesota Opera, Angelotti in Tosca tions of Roméo et Juliette and Eugene with New York City Opera and Des Onegin . Moines Metro Opera, Hobson in Peter Grimes at the Princeton Festival, Colline Recently, Mr. Job appeared in produc - in La bohème and a production of tions of some of opera’s best-known Nabucco with Lyric Opera Baltimore, titles throughout the country. Some Baron Douphol in La Traviata in his highlights include his debut in the title debuts with Syracuse Opera and Lyric role of Le nozze di Figaro with Fargo- Opera Virginia, and Fifth Jew in Salome Moorhead Opera, his debut as with Palm Beach Opera.
DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL
*Appleton Thorn Village Choir (UK), Sally Peterken, Administrator Cantare Chorale of the Sierra Foothills (CA), Mariia Pechenova, Director D.M. Davis Choirs (OH), Rick D. Noel, Director Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus (FL), Katie Jo McGuire Menges, Director Golden Isles Community Messiah Chorus (GA), Christopher D. Goodson, Director Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Chorus (MI), Peter D. Sims, Director Holy Family Cathedral Choir (OK), Ernest R. Neal, Director Hope Chancel Choir (MT), Carol Mathew, Director Le Choeur de la Cité (Canada), Carole Bellavance, Director Lincoln-Way Area Chorale (IL), Gregory L. Day, Director Masterworks Choir of Enterprise (AL), Roy Hoobler, Director *Phoenix Singers (Hong Kong), Celia Leong, Director St. Helena Chamber Choir (CA), Craig R. Bond, Director *The Joyful Band of Singers (NC), Finley Woolston, Director The New Tecumseth Singers/The Dufferin Concert Singers (Canada), Johannes S. Wervers, Director The Orem Chorale (UT), Russell Oliphant, Director The Washington International Chorus (MD), Joshua Brown, Director Utah Conservatory Choral Society (UT), Debra Cook, Director Valley Voices Community Choir (MT), Allyson Kuechmann, Director And Individual Singers from around the globe
*Denotes DCINY Alumni
PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS
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DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL Susan Albor Richard Chabot Suzanne Ferland Al Huizinga Joseph Alfini Martine Chalut Douglas S. Fleeton Mary Huizinga Charlotte Allen Mary Anna Jesse Flores Carol Hulcoop Lisa Marie Andersen Christensen Tammy Fode Nancy Humphrey Annika Andersson Pamela Church Pascale Forgues Tom Hunter Brenda Knowlton Nancy Claridge Majorique Fortin Ingrid Iverson Ann Tom Claridge Jean Fought Millie Janka Larry Applegate Kevin Cobb Sandra Fowler Julie Johnson Shayna Armer Cindy Cockerell John Franklin Kerri Johnson Linda Babiak Marielle Coeytaux Dianne Fraser Tim Johnson Nathalie Bacon Britton Pat Friday Allyson Johnston Miryam Baeza Mary E. Cole Jeff Furlong Kathleen Johnston Dan Bailey Debra Mitchell Kyle Gallien François Jolicoeur Joseph Bailey Cook August Garritano Paula Jones Bethe Baravetto Rachel Cook Laura Gasboro Angela Jordan Calvin Barrett Mary Cooper Andrew Gerber Sherry Jourdan Evelyn Barrett Lauren Corbitt Matthew Gerlach Janice Jowers Keith Barrett Darlene Corey Robert Gibbs Gerry Lou Kania Aicha Bartly Gisèle Côté Susan Gibbs Jan Kappmeyer Richard Baumann Sue Cottrell Celine Gluth Jenny Karnezis Cynthia Bayne Diane Cowan Sarah Gluth Joe Keefner Tamara Beardall Debbie Cox Sue Goetz Kathy Keleshian Laura Beatty Jack Cummings Rebecca Goff Bec Kimpton Kirk Beckstrom Judy Cummings Evie Goltz Joan Kimpton Carole Bellavance Barbara Damon Elly de Graaff Dave Knol William Benjamin Keith Robert Kath Gradwell Christopher Koenig Judith Bennett Damon David Graham Junko Komatsubara Linda Benton Cailly Danahy Jim Graves Kate Krause Angie Berglund Paula Darby John Griffin Vicki Kreis Sylvia Bergman William Dawson Ardell Grimm Sarah Krumbach Larry Bettinelli William Dawson Daniel Hadley Allyson Kuechmann Robin Biggs Greg Day Margi Hafer James Kuechmann Kim Blecke Jane Day Chris Hall Glenn Kueltzo Rosemarie Bloomer Gretchen De Limur Dan Hall Shannon Kuleto Carolyn Bond Carmelina Gladys Haney Carol Lambert Craig Bond DeLorenzo-Crowe Lori Hanzelka Michel Langevin Eileen Booth Donald Deschênes Christina Hardaway Louise Laprise Assunta Borrelli Louise Deschênes Mary Hartl Sue Leavy Claude Bourret Daniel Dickman Imants Hausmanis R. Lee Laura Bowman Rebecca Dickman John Hawkins Larry LeFaiver Mary D. Bowman Carmen Disho Marianna Hawkins John Lemke Nicky Bradley Mary Dixon Mary Haydon Mary Leonard Taelor Brett Priscilla Dominguez Sue Heaton Martine Lévesque Wilene Bridger Lily Douglas Nadine Hendricks Joan Libsack- Donna Brisby Sylvie Dubé Anges Hermanson Maynard Angela Broeckel Myriam Dupont Anges Hermanson Jennifer Benson Deborah Bruning Dawnine Dyer Melissa Hilton Lopansri Brenda Butts Marilyn Eberly Angela Hodge Tami Losoncy Joy Bynum Debbie Ernisse Nicole Holt Debbie Luff Michael Caldarola Dorothy Evans Sharon Holzknecht Curtis Lund Regina Carlisle John Evans Robin Holzner Joan Lundy Bethe Carpenter Nanette Fahler Kim Hoobler Harvey Lyon Barb Castaneda James Favero Roy Hoobler Marsha Maggio Charlene Caughman Randy Favero Lynn Hooper Anne Mahoney Charlene aughman Timothy Felchle Suzanne Houde David Mahoney Giguère Céline Felipe Feldmar Linda Hughes Pierre Marcoux 11-27 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 11/11/16 10:54 AM Page 12
William Martin Lindsey Ostermiller Jean-Yves Roy Darren Thomson Carol Mathew Shelley Ostermiller Andris Rubenis Bonnie Thoreen Sue Mathews Karen Osuch Teresa Ryan Laura Thorne Marjorie Mathieu Judith Overbeek Steve Sargent Melissa Thornock Sylvain Matte Lisa Owens Lina Sawaqed Erik Torkelson Joyce McClurg Steve Parrish Rachel Scanlon Denise Tousignant Jeanne McConnell Mary Helen Parsons Wanda Scharmen Donna Trevino Daniel McFee Mariia Pechenova Ryan Schmidt Valerie Tripp Michael McGinn Bob Pechinski Annette Schmit Jennifer Trottman Katie McGuire Jenny Penttila Alexander Schweim Diane Turnbough Menges Sally Peterken Andrea Schweim Karen Tustin Heather McInnes Dorothy Petersen Randy Seiss Sharon Tuttle Melissa McInnes Edith Picard Julie Sellers Janet Ulrich Weedell McIntosh Vivian Pirchner Stephen Shoff Bob Utter Carole McNab Jamie Platte Cindy Shrader Carolyn Vale Cathy McLain Drury Jackie Pletsch Peter D. Sims Vivian Van Donk Elizabeth McNair Tonya Plummer Kendra Slatten France Villeneuve Elayne Merla Barbara Pollari Mary Smigulec Lorainne Villeneuve Lisa Messaglia Chantal Pouliot Marcia Smiley Mary Jo Vinquist Eric Meyer Taylor Powell Chauncey Smith Michael Vivrette Dave Mezykowski Maria Wirkus Deborah Smith Jodee Vragel Katherine Mierop Priesley Jonathan Smith Deborah Wagoner Toni Miller Ann Pritchard Linda Smith Caroline Waldmann Denis Milonas Sharon Proudfoot Pamela C. Smith Mary Wallace Jan Minardi Debra Pylypiw Phyllis Smith Mary Lou Warfield Collin Mohney Aline Racine Sharon Smith Kathy Warner Beverly Moon Frank Rago Alan Smithee Callie Welstead Deloma Moore Helen Rago Maria Snow Bryce Werntz Jacqueline Moore Martha Rago Caroline Sparks John Wervers Denis Morin Sylvie Rancourt Linda Stagg Jason Westen Kay Mosher Jason Randall Lily Staker Don Whittaker Diane Muller Ally Randolph Debbie Steele Jeannine Whittaker Abigail Nase Ken Reed Cindy Stetins Mary Wieter-Hord Mary Ellen Marianna Reed Gary Stewart Sandy Wilkin Naumczik Sarah Reilly Sue Stewart Heather Will Earnest Neal Emma Rentz Mary Stockwell Kathleen Williams Ann Nelson Catherine Ann Reyes Deanna Stroth Lynn Williams Isidore Neubecker Wirkus Michelle Sutter Robert Williams Josephine Neubecker Barry J. Rice Cynthia Swanson Beclee Wilson Bob Nieland Teresa Richards Timothy Swanson Cathy Wilson Jeanne Nitz Shelley Rink David Sydlik Katherine Anne Rick Noel Bob Robertson Sussanna Taarea Wintersgill Terri Normand Cody Marshall Tanya Taylor Ken Witowski Jennifer Nugent Robinson Suzette Tenefrancia Noreen Wood Daniel Oakes Mackenzie Robinson John Texter Sylvie Wood JoAnna Odom Carrie Rock Tracy Texter Al Woods Diana Ohlson Donna Roesel Denis Thériault Erma Woolsey Mike Oliver Joseph Romano Hannah Thomas Finley Woolston Mary Ellen Organ Judy Romano Michelle Thomas Julie Worthington Marilyn O’Rourke Fran Ross Andrea Thompson Hal Yarbrough Ruth O’Shea John Rothenberger Rosella Thompson Robbie Zinn
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