The Sacred Spirit of Russia January 31-February 3, 2013
1 The Sacred Spirit of Russia
Thursday, January 31, 2013, 7:30 pm St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fredericksburg
Friday, February 1, 8:00 pm Saturday, February 2, 8:00 pm Sunday, February 3, 3:00 pm St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin
Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & Conductor
Pre-Concert Talk by Vladimir Morosan, President, Musica Russica
Season Sustaining Underwriter and Sponsor of the Holiday Gala
2 3 PROGRAM
performed without intermission SACRED CONCERTOS please refrain from applause except where indicated by ++++++++ A Wondrous Birth (No. 7 from the cycle A Wondrous Birth)...... Georgy Sviridov We Should Choose to Love Silence CHORAL ENTRANCE (Concerto for the Nativity of Christ)...... Andrei Ilyashenko (1884-1954) Now the Powers of Heaven (No. 6 from Passion Week, Opus. 58)...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff Come, Let Us Worship (No. 3 from Liturgy, Opus 41)...... Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Do Not Cast Me Off in My Old Age (Opus 40, No. 5)...... Pavel Chesnokov Praise the Name of the Lord ++++++++ (Znamenny Chant, from All Night Vigil, Opus 37).... Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
LITURGY FROM A RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL ++++++++
FROM THE MATINS SERVICE CLOSING OF THE LITURGY
The Great Doxology...... Alexander Kastalsky (1856-1926) Let Our Mouths Be Filled (from Liturgy, Opus 31)...... Sergei Rachmaninoff Blessed Be the Name of the Lord (from Liturgy, Opus 31)...... Sergei Rachmaninoff FROM THE LITURGY OF THE WORD Preserve, O Lord, for Many Years (from Liturgy, Opus 79)...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff
Bless the Lord, O My Soul (from Liturgy, Opus 37)...... Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935) ++++++++ Glory...Only Begotten Son (from Liturgy, Opus 29)...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff (1864-1956) The Beatitudes...... Vladimir Martynov (b. 1946) ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS Come, Let Us Worship, Opus 8, No. 2...... Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944) Christmas Troparion The Cherubic Hymn...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff (No. 4 from the cycle Inexpressible Wonder)...... Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998) Our Father...... Nikolai Kedroff, Sr. (1871-1940) Today the Virgin (Christmas Kontakion)...... Alexander Kastalsky As Many Have Been Baptized (Znamenny Chant)...... Alexander Kastalsky The Litany of Fervent Supplication (from Liturgy, Opus 79)...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff Performance editions of these pieces are available from musicarussica.com. FROM THE LITURGY OF THE FAITHFUL
Cherubic Hymn, Opus 7, No. 1...... Pavel Chesnokov Performances of The Sacred Spirit of Russia are being recorded. The Creed (from Liturgy, Opus 29)...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff Please help us keep the concert hall as quiet as possible A Mercy of Peace (Znamenny Chant)...... Alexander Kastalsky We Praise Thee (Znamenny Chant)...... Alexander Kastalsky except where applause is indicated. Nativity Hymn to the Mother of God ...... Znamenny Chant The Lord’s Prayer (from Liturgy, Opus 29)...... Alexandre Gretchaninoff The Sunday Communion Hymn (from Liturgy, Opus 42)...... Pavel Chesnokov
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For a brief moment in time, things of instrumental music, the Russians continued to adhere to their ancestral heaven are mystically made one with things of earth, as sublime, poetic legacy of unaccompanied choral sound, the musically-declaimed word, as words are joined to chant melodies, sometimes clothed in rich harmonies, the primary vehicle for liturgical worship and soulful, poetic expression. The in a “sacrifice of praise.” The various arts—music, poetry, iconography, and mighty Russian choral tradition endured the vicissitudes of the turbulent architecture—are enlisted to engage all the human senses in creating an twentieth century, overcoming the suppression of sacred music and religion image of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. under the Communists, as evidenced by the works of Sviridov and Martynov; being preserved and perpetuated in the works of Russian émigrés such as In the late tenth century, the pagan Slav emissaries sent by Prince Vladimir Ilyashenko and Kedroff; and influencing the course of choral music throughout of Kiev to find a new religion experienced this divine beauty when they set the world—in places as diverse as Scandinavia and the United States. foot into the Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople. They reported: “We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth. One Of all the numerous festal celebrations on the Orthodox church calendar, thing we do know is that God dwells here among His people.” Based on this the Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas) is second only to Easter report, St. Vladimir adopted the Byzantine form of Christianity and had his (called Pascha, or the “Passover” from death to life). On such occasions, people—the common ancestors of Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians— Orthodox liturgical celebrations take on exceptional solemnity and baptized in the year 988. Along with the Christian faith and liturgy, the Slavs splendor, marked by the insertion of special hymns (propers) as well as by adopted the Orthodox Church’s well-established prohibition against the use a greater degree of musical elaboration in the fixed (ordinary) hymns of the of instruments. worship service. While the mystical nature of Orthodox worship does not allow a “re-enactment” of the Divine Liturgy on the concert stage, it has Over the next ten centuries, the continuous development in Russia of been the practice for at least the last 150 years (in Russia and elsewhere) a purely vocal tradition of sacred liturgical chant and choral singing to present musical selections from a liturgical service in a concert setting. constantly referenced this image of beauty and majesty of heavenly Tonight’s program draws upon this practice, offering a stellar lineup of the worship. Unison chants received initially from Byzantium were re-invented, primary musical selections constituting a Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the sometimes rendered, on extra-solemn and festive occasions in other-worldly- Nativity of Christ, particularly as it might be heard in the elaborate setting sounding polyphony. As the centuries went on, Russian church singing was of a Russian cathedral. enriched by stylistic borrowings from the Polish Baroque, the Italian stile antico, Viennese Classicism, and Germanic Romanticism. Choral ensembles —Vladimir Morosan grew in size and came to include treble boys’ voices (and, starting with the musicarussica.com 1880s, women’s voices as well). Musical settings grounded in chant gave way to the more florid style of the “sacred concerto,” in which contrasts of color among the various vocal groups and the octave doubling of voices fully exploited the expressive capabilities of the human vocal ensemble. Towards the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these numerous influences came to be synthesized in the creations of the “New Russian Choral School.” Led by Tchaikovsky, composers such as Kastalsky, Gretchaninoff, Chesnokov, Rachmaninoff, and a host of others reached into 18 19 Artistic Personnel About Vladimir Morosan Craig Hella Johnson Dr. Vladimir Morosan, founder and president Artistic Director & Conductor of Musica Russica, is one of the leading experts SOPRANO TENOR outside Russia in the fields of Russian choral Nancy Curtis Michael Boswell Mela Dailey Dann Coakwell*^ music and Orthodox liturgical music. After Melissa Givens Paul D’Arcy completing his undergraduate degree in music at Nicole Greenidge Joseph* Luke Frels Julie Keim Carr Hornbuckle Occidental College in Los Angeles, he received Gitanjali Mathur Eric Neuville his master’s and doctoral degrees in choral music Julie McCoy* Stefan Reed Nina Revering* Todd Teske and musicology from the University of Illinois. Kathlene Ritch^ Matt Tresler Sonja Du Toit Tengblad* Combining his Russian heritage with an abiding Janeene Williams BASS love for choral music, he undertook groundbreaking research in Europe and the Shari Wilson* James K. Bass* Cameron Beauchamp former Soviet Union under the auspices of fellowships from the Thomas J. Wat- ALTO Dashon Burton son Foundation, IREX/Fulbright-Hays Exchange Program, and the National En- Janet Carlsen Campbell* Charles Evans Cina Crisara Rick Gabrillo dowment for the Humanities. In the process, he compiled one of the largest and Pam Elrod Huffman*^ Bradford Gleim* most complete reference collections of Russian choral scores, which became the Sarah Ihlefeld* Robert Harlan Helen Karloski Harris Ipock^ basis for the ongoing series Monuments of Russian Sacred Music published by Emily Lodine Glenn Miller* Katherine Murray* Craig Peterson Musica Russica. His book Choral Performance in Pre-Revolutionary Russia Elizabeth Petillot Thann Scoggin (1986) is considered the definitive study of the topic. Keely Rhodes Paul Max Tipton Cecilia Shinn* *Soloist ^Section leader Morosan is also the founder and artistic director of Archangel Voices, a professional-level choral ensemble dedicated to producing CDs of Orthodox Faith DeBow, rehearsal pianist liturgical music in English. He is also the composer and editor of numerous Vladimir Morosan, Program Advisor & Consultant choral arrangements, chiefly for Orthodox liturgical use, and program director of The Rudder, an internet radio program that airs on the Orthodox Christian Network. He serves as consultant to the music departments of the Orthodox Church in America and the Antiochian Orthdodox Christian Archdiocese, and is Director of Liturgical Music at St. Anthony Antiochian Orthodox Church in San Diego, California. 20 21 Conspirare made its first commercial recording,through the green fuse, in 2004 on the Clarion Records label. A second CD, Requiem, also on Clarion and since About Conspirare ® reissued by Harmonia Mundi, was released in 2006 and received two Grammy nominations. Harmonia Mundi released Requiem internationally in 2009, and it received the Netherlands’ prestigious 2010 Edison Award in the choral music category. The Edison is the Dutch equivalent of the U.S. Grammy. A third recording, Threshold of Night, was released worldwide in September 2008 on the Harmonia Mundi label, Conspirare’s first title for the distinguished recording company. Threshold of Night received two Grammy nominations. In October 2008, in cooperation with Austin’s public television station KLRU, Conspirare filmed a PBS television special, “A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert.” The program was broadcast nationally in March 2009, is available on both DVD and CD, and received a Grammy nomination. Conspirare’s latest recordings, Sing Freedom! African American Spirituals and Samuel Barber: An American Romantic were released in September 2011 and September 2012 respectively, both on Harmonia Mundi. In 2005 Conspirare received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from national service organization Chorus America. In 2007, as one of the se- lect choruses to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts under The word “conspirare” derives from the Latin “con” and “spirare” its American Masterpieces initiative, Conspirare presented a four-day festival translated as “to breathe together.” with a distinguished gathering of composers and conductors, performances of three world premieres, and a gala closing concert with a 600-voice choir. Founded in 1991 to present a summer classical music festival in Austin, Texas, Conspirare has grown to become an internationally recognized, professional In July 2008 Conspirare represented the U.S. at the Eighth World Symposium choral organization now celebrating its twentieth season. Led by founder and on Choral Music in Copenhagen, joining invited choirs from nearly forty artistic director Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare is comprised of two perform- countries. The choir has performed at the American Choral Directors Associa- ing ensembles and an educational program. A professional chamber choir tion annual convention and for several regional ACDA conventions. Conspirare (“Company of Voices”) of extraordinarily talented singers from around the received the 2010 Dale Warland Singers Commission Award from Chorus country is presented in an annual concert series in Austin, other Texas com- America to support the commission of a new work by Seattle composer Eric munities, and locations in the U.S. and abroad. The Conspirare Symphonic Banks. In February 2011 Conspirare gave three invited performances in New Choir of both professional and volunteer singers performs large choral/orches- York City under auspices of the Weill Music Institute of Carnegie Hall. In tral works, often in collaboration with other organizations such as the Austin March 2012 the ensemble toured several Midwestern states, and in fall 2012 Symphony. The Conspirare Youth Choirs is an educational program for singers traveled to France for six invited performances at the Polyfollia Festival and a ages 8-17, who learn and perform in two separate ensembles, Kantorei and the public concert in Paris. Conspirare Children’s Choir. 22 23 Beloved by audiences, lauded by critics and composers, and revered by vocal About Craig Hella Johnson and instrumental musicians, Johnson is known for crafting musical journeys that create deep connections between performers and listeners. A unique aspect of Johnson’s programming is his signature “collage” style: programs that marry music of many styles from classical to popular to create profoundly moving experiences. The Wall Street Journal has praised Johnson’s ability to “find the emotional essence other performers often miss.” Distinguished composer John Corigliano wrote, “I believe that [Johnson] has understood my music in a way that I have never experienced before. He is a great musician.” Composer and collaborator Robert Kyr observed, “Craig’s attitude toward creating a commu- nity of artists … goes beyond technical mastery into that emotional depth and spiritual life of the music.” Johnson was Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas at Aus- tin (1990-2001) and remains an active educator, teaching and giving clinics statewide, nationally, and internationally at conferences and universities. In Craig Hella Johnson brings unparalleled depth of knowledge, artistic sensitiv- fall 2012 he became the first Artist in Residence at the Texas State University ity, and rich imagination to his programs. As founder and artistic director of the School of Music. As composer, arranger, and music editor, Johnson works with five-time Grammy®-nominated, Austin-based professional choir Conspirare, G. Schirmer Publishing and Alliance Music Publications; his works have sold Johnson assembles some of the finest singers in the country to form a world- thousands of copies. class ensemble. Johnson is also artistic director of the Victoria Bach Festival, a major regional summer festival that attracts audiences from all over the state. Johnson has been honored with numerous awards, including 2008 induction into He has also served as guest conductor with the Austin Symphony, San Antonio the Austin Arts Hall of Fame, Chorus America’s 2009 Louis Botto Award for Symphony, and others in Texas, the U.S., and abroad. Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal, and the 2011 Citation of Merit from international professional music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon. Johnson studied at Through these activities as well as Conspirare’s recordings on the internation- St. Olaf College, the Juilliard School, and the University of Illinois, and earned ally distributed Harmonia Mundi label and performances in multiple Texas his doctorate at Yale University. He has been a Texas resident since 1990. communities and beyond, Johnson brings national and international recognition to the Texas musical community. 24 25 Supporters Board of Directors Staff Robert J. Karli, Chair Craig Hella Johnson Mary Anne Connolly, Secretary Artistic Director Season Sustaining Underwriter Larry Collmann, Treasurer Doug Bain David C. Smith Ken Beck Interim Managing Director William C. Bednar Fran Collmann Tamara Blanken Patrick DeLaune Online Services Manager Toya Cirica Haley Robert Harlan Melissa J. Eddy Richard Hartgrove Publications & Grants Manager Eric Leibrock Business & Foundation Supporters Hope Morgan Rick Gabrillo E. Stuart Phillips Associate Conductor, Production Manager Bina The Aaron Copland Marion Lear Swaybill Consulting Fund for Music Sheila Wojcik Wravan Godsoe Sheila Youngblood Office Manager In memoriam: David Clark Tenh An & Gordon David Hammond The Keating Director of Patron Relations Getty Foundation Family Foundation Robert Harlan Advisory Board Production Coordinator The Kodosky The Mattsson McHale Stephen Aechternacht Ben King Foundation Foundation John Aielli Production Assistant Sue Barnes Mark Bierner Meri Krueger Ray Brimble Russell Hill Rogers Tillhe St Water The Rachael & Artist Relations David Burger Fund for the Arts Foundation Ben F. Vaughan David Claflin Foundation Kristie McCune Virginia Dupuy Director of Finance Maydelle Fason JoLynn Free Ann McNair Billy Gammon Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director Vance George Director of Artistic Operations Helen Hays Public Funding Agencies Dan Herd Nina Revering This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the William B. Hilgers Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Austin through the Wayne Holtzman Cultural Arts Division, believing an investment in the arts is an Judith Jellison Jennifer Tynan investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com. Bob Murphy Director of Marketing and Public Relations This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Lynn Murphy Manager, Conspirare Youth Choirs Endowment for the Arts. Art Works. Gayle Glass Roche Nancy Scanlan Nicki Turman Angela Smith House Manager Bernadette Tasher Media Sponsors Louann Temple Ashton Wingfield Eva Womack Administrator, Conspirare Youth Choirs In memoriam: Cassandra James 26 27 annual fund Support Conspirare ANNUAL FUND FOCUS: BEHIND THE PODIUM - THE COMPANY OF VOICES Craig Hella Johnson assembles some of the finest singers in the country to form Company of Voices, the award-winning chamber choir committed to creating dynamic choral art. The singers typically gather in Austin shortly before each concert. Under Johnson’s direction, the ensemble rehearses and shapes each program to world-class performance standard within a matter of days. the reach of Conspirare: where our singers live and tour Inspired by the power of music to change lives, conspirare engages audiences in extraordinary musical experiences through world-class choral performances and recordings. YOUR ANNUAL FUND GIFT AT WORK Your Annual Fund gift will help bridge the gap between ticket sales and operating expenses. Your contribution is a sound investment: • Over 70 cents of every dollar contributed goes directly towards programming • Allows Conspirare to offer $10 tickets to any student • Keeps ticket prices affordable for all lovers of choral music in our community Learn more about each singer at Conspirare.org/our-choirs. Turn to Conspirare’s Revenue Sources page 20 in this program to read more about Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson. WE SING THANKS Music creates a living circle that links the hearts of composer, performer, conductor, and listener. We invite you to be yet another important part of this dynamic circle: the supporter. The music itself – and its promise to inspire and enrich lives – calls Conspirare to a bold and courageous artistic vision, and we invite supporters to join the musical adventure. We ask you to engage with us and invest in music that has the power to transform. Every gift you share energizes and sustains us as we make music together and share it with the GIVE TODAY at Conspirare.org/Support broadest audience possible. See the insert in this program or visit us online for more information about giving levels and benefits. 28 29 LEGACY OF SOUND Donors Gifts to Conspirare provide financial support for concerts, recordings, tours, educational programs, and outreach activities. The following roster of donors CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS AND SHAPING CONSPIRARE’S FUTURE includes cash and in-kind gifts received from individuals, family and private foundations, businesses, and government agencies between January 1, 2012 and As we launch our third decade, we are excited and challenged by the opportunity to build January 7, 2013. We express our gratitude to each and every one of our donors. upon the successes of the past 20 years. MAESTRO CIRCLE Marion Lear Swaybill City of Austin Cultural Arts Division Susanne Tetzlaff & Eric Tiblier Conspirare now seeks to secure its future and solidify its reputation as one of the world’s Fran & Larry Collmann Texas Commission on the Arts The Kodosky Foundation, Sandi & Bob Tomlinson Jeff & Gail Kodosky Sheila Wojcik finest choral instruments with an ambitious building effort. Our “building,” however, will The Mattsson McHale Foundation Eva & Marvin Womack The National Endowment for the Arts not be one of bricks and mortar. Rather, we invite our friends, patrons and supporters to South Texas Money Management SILVER BATON CIRCLE Still Water Foundation Anonymous Sheila & Ryan Youngblood Shannon Armstrong join us in building A Legacy of Sound. Nancy & Randy Baden IMPRESARIO CIRCLE Katherine Brooks Anonymous Dan Bullock & Annette Carlozzi Robert & Pat Brueck Ernest & Sarah Butler The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Chris & J. Dennis Cavner The goal of this initiative is $2.2 million and we are delighted to announce a total of $1.7 mil- Robert & Lara Harlan David & Janis Claflin Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper Mary Anne Connolly lion already raised! A roll of donors to this special effort is listed on page 33 of this program. Michael & Jeanne Klein Jerry Craft Wendi & Brian Kushner Marie Crane Gayle Glass Roche & Mike Roche Crutch & Danna Crutchfield Rev. Dr. Ann Fields BENEFACTOR CIRCLE Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods This special campaign, over and above annual operating support, focuses on five priority Mark Bierner & Cassandra James R. John & Susan Fox Helen & Bob Hays Rick & Evelyn Gabrillo The Georgia B. Lucas Foundation Fund of the Austin Commu- Susan & Jerry Gatlin areas that, with your help, will take Conspirare to a new level musical excellence: nity Foundation for the Capital Area Kim & Steve Gilbert Jack & Susan Robertson Jeanne & Van Hoisington Nancy Scanlan Impact Austin Marc & Carolyn Seriff Cynthia Keever • Expanded Recording Program: $1 million to increase the number of com- TesCom Joan & Thomas Kobayashi mercial releases to two or more per year Angie & Steve Larned PLATINUM BATON CIRCLE Lou Ann & Bill Lasher Anonymous Thomas Lukens • Fund for Artistic Innovation: $500,000 to support groundbreaking pro- Bain Consulting Sheila Lummis Ken & Joyce Beck Mary Matus & Carole Taxis grams and new works Vera Bowen John & Marcy Melanson Catherine & David Clark Janet Miller Patrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan Milton D. Miller II • Classics of the Repertoire: $125,000 for performances of choral/orchestral The Fetzer Institute Hope Morgan & Mike Taborn Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation William Nemir masterworks, especially Baroque Robert & Trish Karli Brian & Lynn Powell Carolyn J. Keating Claire Proft • Expanded Touring Program: $375,000 to meet increased demand for the Eric Leibrock & Ellen Justice Linda & Robert Ramsey Joyce Mayer Red Bird Foundation choir’s appearances throughout Texas, nationally and internationally Dawn Moore & Kerry Tate Forest & Susan Rees Louise Morse Scott & Pam Reichardt Louise N. Reeser Karin Richmond • Financial Stability: $200,000 to retire debt and establish a cash reserve Dick & Lynn Rew Peter & Alice Rose Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts William Schleuse & Virginia McDermott Jeffrey L. Taylor & Janelle Curlin-Taylor Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann The Rachael & Ben Vaughan Foundation Max & Gene Alice Sherman If you would like to help expand the musical mission of Conspirare with a gift to the Legacy Jeanie & Bill Wyatt Angela & Charles Smith David C. Smith GOLDEN BATON CIRCLE Michael & Carol Stehling of Sound, or learn more about this special initiative, please contact Fran Collmann, Twentieth William C. Bednar & Flo Ann Randle James Stolpa Jeri DeAngelis Bernadette Tasher Anniversary Committee Chair, at 512-422-4746 or visit Conspirare.org/support. Thank you for Thomas Driscoll & Nancy Quinn Ben & Daphne Vaughan Susanna & Richard Finnell William & Anne Wagner JoLynn & Gregory Free Kathleen & Jim Wicoff helping to expand Conspirare’s stature as an internationally-renowned local treasure. Mary Nell Frucella Catherine & David Wildermuth Cheline Jaidar Jerele & Elizabeth Neeld SPONSORS Doug & Suzi Nelson Anonymous Carlisle Pearson Robert & Patricia Ayres Celebrate Conspirare’s 20th Anniversary at wondernight. E. Stuart Phillips Frank Bean & Carolyn Boyd Rebecca & Phil Powers Becky Beaver & John Duncan All proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the Legacy of Sound initiative. The Honorable Bea Ann Smith Klaus Bichteler & Mary Parse Dian & Harlan Stai Kyle Bryson See the inside back cover of this program for more information. 30 31 Richard Campbell Bonnie & Sidney Lanier Karen Hale & Al Lindsey Pablo Cardenas Nora Lieberman Randy & Suzie Harriman David & Nathasha Collmann Emily Little Jane Hembree Robert F. Dailey Thomas & Alaire Lowry Robert Hollingsworth Legacy of Sound Stuart & Paula Damore Susan & Craig Lubin Martin & Celeste Hubert Conspirare thanks these donors for their generous gifts Dorothy Drummer & Greg Eden Drs. Krzysztof & Teresa Lyson Jeffrey Hudson & Robert Blodgett and pledges, made over and above ongoing annual Melissa Eddy & Tracy Schiemenz Peter Martino Meta Hunt & Trent Miller giving. For more information, please see page 30. Maydelle & Sam Fason Debe & Kevin McKeand Todd Jermstad Cheryl Fuller Bert & Phyllis McNelly Caroline Jones Anonymous Susan Gregerson Suzanne M. Mitchell & Richard A. Zansitis Beth & Greg Judd Bain Consulting Toya Cirica Haley & Stephen Bell Sean & Beverly Moore James Kelly & Mariam Noland William C. Bednar & Flo Ann Randle David & Martha Harrington Evan Morgan Dina Kuntz Robert & Pat Brueck Janet Hendricks Weston Noble Thomas & Necya Lawnsby David & Catherine Clark Dr. & Mrs. Walter E. Herbst Steven & DeeAnne Paulson Michael Levy Fran & Larry Collmann Hornaday Design Anne Praderas & Tony Vance Emily Lodine & Gary Overgaard Patrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan Diane Ireson Elaine Salazar & Edwin Ramos Steve & Diane Loeschen Thomas Driscoll & Nancy Quinn Julie Keim Randalls Jane-Elizabeth Madison & Judd Rogers Robert & Lara Harlan Ellen Key Bev & Milbrey Raney Devra Marcus & Michael Horowitz Helen & Bob Hays Eva & Chris Laskaris Louis Renaud McAllister Piano Studio Robert & Trish Karli Lawrence Lawver Hamilton & Joanne Richards Karen McLaughlin The Kodosky Foundation Karen & Paul Leeke Andy & Sally Ritch Mary McLeod Wendi & Brian Kushner Mark & Lauren Levy Martha P. Rochelle Connie McMillan Lou Ann & Bill Lasher Kati Lewis Michal Rosenberger Janis McSwain Eric Leibrock Carolyn & Jack Long Dan Seriff Phyllis Miller The Mattsson McHale Foundation Kelly Loudenslager & Christopher Goodpastor Marilyn Sharratt Betty Shelton Mills Louise Morse Phil & Sue Maxwell Carole & Charles Sikes Susan & Jerry Mitchell E. Stuart Phillips Marjorie McClurg Derald Skeen Elizabeth Hansing Moon Rebecca & Phil Powers Ivan Milman & Janie Keys Jeffrey & Sandy Smith Nancy Moore Jack & Susan Robertson Linda Monk John & Janice Spence Susan Morgan Nancy Scanlan Ann Moody Elizabeth Stewart Chip & Jan Morris The Hon. Bea Ann Smith Stefanie Moore & Todd Keister Robert & Eileen Sudela Rebecca Muniz Still Water Foundation Michele Morrison Grant & Margot Thomas Judith & William Munyon Catherine & David Wildermuth Cynthia Norvell Nicki & Scott Turman Richard Orton Sheila Wojcik Oregon Community Foundation Barbara Vervenne Thomas Overbaugh Sheila & Ryan Youngblood Graydon Parrish Ben Wear Paul & Barbara Park Anna Renken Lafrenz Susan Zolla-Pazner Cathie Parsley Augustin Rubio Karen Pope Donna & Christy Salinas SUSTAINERS Diane Post Rick & Jill Salwen Peter & Jonnet Abeles Anita Prewett Amy Shipherd Joe & Peggy Annis Rose Taylor & Russ Prickett Margo Smith Brent Baldwin Gary & Cheryl Pyle Honors & Memorials Dr. Anna Sorensen & Mr. Don Sorensen Scott Ballew Melissa Rae Received between Nov. 22, 2012 and Jan. 7, 2013 Chris & Chesney Szaniszlo Janette Barlow B.M. Ray Patti Troth Black Steven Beebe Daniel Ray & Ellen Gould In memory of David Clark, Carol Dochen Lois VanLaningham Anne Bertholf Gerhild B. Rogers Marc & Suzanne Winkelman Andrea Black Leilani Rose In memory of Joseph & Vivian Doering William Wood & Elsa Vorwerk Grace Blair Deborah Rupp Susan Doering & Dieter Wulfhorst Wendy Bloom John & Jacqueline Schmidt PATRONS Carolyn Brinkman Tom & Claudia Schurr In honor of Beth Hellstedt, John Neumann Molly Anderson Billye Brown April Schweighart Bob & Marcia Bailey George Brown Jackie & Bob Shapiro In honor of Pam Elrod Huffman, Robert Emery Brenda Berstis Betsy Busby John & Carol Sharp Pat Fatter Black Nancy Campbell Cise Hanchett Beverly Spicer In memory of Cassandra James Ann & Jeff Bomer Janet Carlsen Campbell Don & Karen Stabeno William & Mary Lynn Cohagan Casey Boyter Grayson Cecil Scott & Carol Stine Karen Brinkmann & Fred Johnsen Nathaniel & Elizabeth Chapin Eva & Roy Strasburger In honor of Craig Hella Johnson Joe & Cynthia Cain Fleur Christensen Katherine Sutherlin Vera Bowen Dean & Gwen Collmann Janet Cobb John C. R. Taylor III & Peter Flagg Maxson Stefanie Moore & Todd Keister Eric & Lisa Craven Terry & Barbara Collier Emily Tracy & Berthold Haas Karel Dahmen Cina Crisara Susan Trautmann In honor of Craig Hella Johnson & Phil Overbaugh Paula D’Arcy Patricia Culver Kathryn Turpin Martin & Celeste Hubert Andrew Deskins Brad Cummins John Uglum Dr. Paul Dlabal Donald Davis Carla Umlauf & Cass Cheesar In honor of Meri Krueger, Eva Strasburger Rena & Richard D’Souza Richard J. Davis Cynthia & Mark Vanderberg Sharon Duboise Stephen Davis Debra Watkins In honor of Carolyn Nuelle, Jim & Crystal Fox Joanne & John Earls Mary Alice & Michael J. DeBow Kendra Welton-Lipman Susan Nash Fekety Peter & Carol Deninno Ginny & Geoff Willig In honor of Claire Proft, Valerie Ellis Gwen & Bruce Flory Lory & Fred Denson Martin Wojciechowski Billy & Regan Gammon James Deskins In honor of Kathleen Ritch, Peter & Jonnet Abeles Barbara Gibbs & John Driggers Nina & Jeffrey Di Leo Conspirare also thanks all donors of gifts under $100 Glenda Goehrs Sandy Dunn & Paul Harford and regrets that space does not permit the listing of each In honor of Gayle & Mike Roche, Peter & Alice Rose Harvey & Kathleen Guion Carl & Kathryn Ehlert name. Your support is equally appreciated. We strive to Carolyn Harris-Hynson Scott Elkin publish an accurate donor list. If an error or omission is In honor of Marion Swaybill, Peter & Jonnet Abeles Brian Hencey & Chuck Ross Pam Elrod Huffman & Rick Huffman noticed, please let us know. Wayne & Joan Holtzman Bert & Elaine Enriquez In honor of Sonja DuToit Tengblad Carr Hornbuckle & Jack Leifer Lot Ensey Doree DuToit & Tim Tengblad Debbie Horne Sally Estes Melissa Huebsch Mary Anne Flournoy In honor of Sharon Watkins, Beverly Spicer Karen & Peter Jakes Caroline Frommhold Craig Hella Johnson & Phil Overbaugh Christa Burns In honor of Jeanie Wyatt, Lawrence Lawver Morris & Marge Johnson Nelsa Gidney Bobbie Kaye Jones & David Gilliam Mary Gifford Tom Grimes & Karen Kibler Dr. & Mrs. David Goff David Kendrick Kathryn Govier Ann & William Klock Jim & Jo Green Greg & Cynthia Kozmetsky James & Mary Louise Gwynn 32 33 Thank You SPECIAL THANKS Austin American Statesman Trish O’Day We thank the Fredericksburg Friends of Conspirare whose Austin Chronicle Philip Overbaugh generous gifts support the January 31 performance: Roland Barrera Betsy Pharis Cameron & Beth Beauchamp* Diana Phillips Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods William Bednar* Sarah Presson Chica Greenlee Taja Beekley Dean & Nina Revering* Bruce Biermann Gerhild Rogers & Joe Stewart* Timothy Koock Pat Black Regina Rosenwinkel Forest & Susan Rees Blanton Museum of Art Karen Sachar Photography Dian & Harlan Stai Bob & Pat Brueck* Cathy Seddon Chez Zee South Texas Money Management Chris Cavner – Jeanie Wyatt, Josie Dorris Catherine Clark* Jerry & Regina Southard* Celinda Coakwell* Patrice Sullivan Special Appreciation Larry & Fran Collmann* Bernadette Tasher* The Grasshopper and Wild Honey Mary Anne Connolly* TesCom, Inc. Donna Croy Teresa Tice-Boggs* Judy Hickerson Billy Davis Veryan and Greg Thompson Saint Mary’s Catholic Church - Msgr. Enda McKenna, Pastor Alicia Denney University Federal Credit Union Sandy & Carol Dochen* Lois Vanlaningham Ann & Ray Ellison Victoria Bach Festival – Nina Di Leo Dale Elmshaeuser Carol Walker James Elrod Sheila & Ryan Youngblood* Marion Elrod* Yasser Farra & Meri Krueger* *Special thanks to Artist Hospitality Volunteers Tim & Vivian Ferchill Michelle Fisher Caroline Frommhold Mary Gifford Glenda Goehrs* Kathryn Govier Cyndi Griesser Bobbie Grimmer Helen Hays Jeanne Henry Ed & Sara Hill* Hornaday Design Virginia Hyde Stan & Biruta Kearl* Ben King KMFA-FM KUT-FM Chris & Eva Laskaris* Kathy Leighton Ed & Eileen Lundy* Andrea Lyons John & Jill McFarland * Ann McNair* Deborah Meleski Nancy Michalewicz Susan Morgan Mary Ann Murchison Bill Nemir* Linda Nevels Christopher Novosad, Tiki2.com Kay Nunn 34 35 MUSIC at the BLANTON Bach Cantata SoundSpace: Alt-classical A joint program with the UT Butler Sunday, March 10 | 2pm School of Music. Performances held Exciting visual and sonic experiences in the Blanton’s Rapoport Atrium. in simultaneous performances Tuesday, January 29 | 12pm throughout the museum. Featuring Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid BWV 3 music by young composers who transcend distinctions between Tuesday, February 26 | 12pm Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut BWV 117 classical and rock. Tuesday, March 26 | 12pm Brass Ensemble: Renaissance Missa Brevis in F BWV 233 Sunday, March 3 | 2pm Scott Hanna conducts an ensemble Tuesday, April 30 | 12pm Freue dich, erlöste Schar (St. John Baptist from the Butler School of Music June 24) BWV 30 performing compositions from the Renaissance era. Media sponsor: Jazz Trio: Expressionism Sunday, May 5 | 2pm Jeff Hellmer leads a faculty trio from The University of Texas at Austin | MLK at Congress the Butler School of Music through Austin, TX 78701 | blantonmuseum.org | (512) 471-7324 improvisations inspired by the facebook.com/BlantonMuseumofArt expressionist era in art and music. 36 37 Calibration Services • Come celebrate • Certified Metrologists the wonder that is Conspirare. • Local Pickup & Delivery • Expedite Service Available Stand with us in awe • Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 & ANSI/NCSL Z540.1.1994 of this authentic expression of song. • Repair Depot Of humanity. Of joy. • Sale of New & Refurbished Equipment Be part of a magical monumental evening of feasting, voices, experiential delight, Since 1999 immersive musical moments and a joining together of Love tonight’s concert? those who lovingly Then mark your calendar for... contribute to the wonder of it all. 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