Ave Maria: England’S Rose Saturday, May 4, 2019 Lakewood Congregational Church Lakewood Sunday, May 5, 2019 St

Jay White, Artistic Director

Ave Maria: England’s Rose Saturday, May 4, 2019 Lakewood Congregational Church Lakewood Sunday, May 5, 2019 St. Peter Catholic Church Cleveland

Quire Cleveland is generously sponsored by the Ohio Arts “Like” Quire’s Facebook page, Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. and visit the Quire Cleveland website at https://www.quirecleveland.org This concert series is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.  About Quire Cleveland  With the vision of building global harmony through performance and education, Quire Cleveland is dedicated to exploring, preserving, and breathing new life into nine centuries of extraordinary choral music.

Quire Cleveland is a professional chamber choir established in 2008 to explore the vast and timeless repertoire of choral music over the last nine centuries. The members of Quire are highly-trained musicians, collectively representing 500 years of choral experience. Quire Cleveland plays a part in the rich musical milieu of northeast Ohio by enhancing the larger choral community and cultivating the highest artistic standards. Now in its eleventh season, Quire Cleveland is managed by a working volunteer Board of Directors. Through concerts, recordings, broadcasts, and more than one million views on YouTube, Quire reaches people in 217 countries around the world. Since 2008, Quire Cleveland has earned both critical and popular acclaim for their “stunning panache” (Cleveland- Classical.com) and “rich mosaic of music” (Early Music America Magazine), as they “combine stylistic truth with vocal elegance” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).

 About the Artistic Director  Countertenor Jay White joined Quire Cleveland in 2012 and as- sumed the position of Artistic Director in July of 2018. Jay has held choral positions with ensembles that include the Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, Grace Cathedral San Francisco, Maryland Handel Festival, Washington Bach Consort, Folger Consort, Spire, Carmel Bach Festival Chorale, and Apollo’s Fire Singers. Sought after as an interpreter of repertoire from medieval to baroque and beyond, he has appeared at national and international early music festivals. In all, as a choral singer, soloist, and chamber singer, he has participated in more than 1,400 perfor- mances around the globe.

Jay sang eight seasons with the internationally acclaimed ensemble, Chanticleer, with which he traveled to more than 40 states and 15 foreign countries, performing more than 150 concerts each year. A unique aspect of his time with Chanticleer was engagement with a vast amount and diver- sity of repertoire, from chant to contemporary, interaction with more than a dozen living compos- ers, and numerous US and world premieres of innovative new works for the choral ensemble. No stranger to the recording process, Jay can be heard on more than 45 albums, including three nom- inations and two GRAMMY® Award-winning recordings with Chanticleer. He has been heard on National Public Radio and Public Radio International programs such as Harmonia, St. Paul Sunday, Around New York, Weekend Edition, Performance Today, and The Today Show, as well as radio and television broadcasts in more than 10 countries.

Jay received his training at the Early Music Institute at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Mu- sic and the University of Maryland School of Music and Maryland Opera Studio. He holds Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees, with studies in vocal performance, musicology and performance practice, and pedagogy and vocology. Jay has served on the faculties of the University of Maryland, University of Delaware, and DePauw University. He is currently Professor of Voice at the Kent State University Hugh A. Glauser School of Music with a full studio of music education, vocal performance, and musical theatre voice students, along with courses in diction, language, opera, and related undergraduate and graduate subjects in the voice curriculum. Jay has also served as Music Director for the Kent State Opera since 2012, working with productions of literature from the 17th to 21st centuries. Jay White, Artistic Director Ave Maria: England’s Rose Ave regina caelorum Gregorian Chant John Dunstable (c1390–1453) Leonel Power (1370–1445) Ave Maria, mater Dei William Cornysh (1465–1523) Ave maris stella John Dunstable William Byrd (1538–1623) Ave verum corpus Richard Dering (c1580–1630) William Byrd Peter Philips (1560–1628)

INTERMISSION Regina caeli Gregorian Chant John Dunstable Robert White (c1538–1574) Alma redemptoris mater Gregorian Chant John Dunstable Peter Philips Ave Maria, gratia plena Gregorian Chant Robert Parsons (1535–1572) Assumpta est Maria Peter Philips Beata es Virgo Maria William Byrd  Director’s Message 

Inspiration and Introspection

With our title Ave Maria: England’s Rose, it isn’t too difficult to discern our focus. Our offering takes us from foundation to flourishing of the English Renaissance. The choice for such repertoire honoring the mother of Christ comes from a childhood memory. My mother wrote a children’s Easter cantata when I was around 8 years old. The moral of the short piece was, “Without Easter, there would be no Christmas.” My young mind found this concept a bit challenging. I kept insisting there couldn’t be an Easter without Christmas. After all, Jesus had to be born first, right? And in my school year, Christmas was always celebrated BEFORE Easter!

As time passed, I began my work as a professional chorister. I periodically pondered just how my mother’s inter- pretation of the prophecy of Christ’s death and resurrection laid the foundation for my personal understanding of the Christian faith. Not surprisingly, she was right; the fulfillment of the prophecy at Easter is the sole reason for the celebration of Jesus’ birth at Christmas.

The focus on Jesus’ role in this grand story has been told through countless settings of the Gospels in both words and music. No choral season is truly void of Handel’s Messiah or a cantata or Passion of J. S. Bach. It was during a rehearsal for one of these masterpieces where I said in an audible voice that Jesus must be the one human who has had the most music written about him in all of the western canon. Within a beat or two, the internal presence of my mother’s voice said, “Without Mary, there would be no Christ.”

Throughout this performance, we will travel from the musical foundations of the English Renaissance (Dunsta- ble and Power) to its greatest heights (Byrd and Philips). Each composer offers confirmation of the importance of Mary’s role as the mother of Christ, intermediary for his followers, and claim as the second human for whom so much music is written.

I invite you to become familiar with these unique and powerful texts. You may choose to do so prior to your hearing the works or perhaps while experiencing them. Listen to how Dunstable uses complex rhythms in three- part harmony to excite the soul to praise. Glory in the expressive and expansive polyphony of Parsons as he conveys veneration of the Virgin. Find comfort in the three settings of Ave verum corpus that again remind us of Mary’s essential role in shaping the story of Jesus.

Thank you, Mom, for continuing to inspire the work you have supported since my 1973 debut of Jesus loves me, this I know. To all those who give motherly devotion and care, we send our loudest AVES!

— 4 — Gratitude and Generosity

Quire Cleveland is honored to continue the work of our founding Artistic Director Emeritus, Dr. Ross Duffin, and Executive Director Emerita, Dr. Beverly Simmons, who retired from Quire Cleveland in 2018. Generous contributions to the Duffin-Simmons fund have facilitated Quire’s transition through the 2018–2019 concert season with new artistic and administrative leadership. With funding from the Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC), the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), and the wonderful response to our recent donation appeal, we are able offer this, and select future concerts, for FREE. We invite you to consider contributions through the specific sponsorship opportunities described in this program. This will enable us to expand our current 2019–2020 season of two projects to three! To entice you, more information for Quire’s next season may be found on our new website (www.quirecleveland.org) and our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/quirecleveland).

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Speaking of volunteers, Quire runs off of the tireless work of such people and we thank them all! From our all-volunteer working board to our concert staff, we are a strong army of givers. We would be de- lighted to have you volunteer YOUR skills. Please contact us at [email protected] or speak to a board member. A great way for you to excite our volunteers right now is to fill out the survey on the back of this program and give it (perhaps with a donation) to one of them as you depart.

It is for the betterment of society that the arts are experienced and shared. Without a doubt, the reason for Quire Cleveland’s existence is simple: YOU the listeners! It is for our audiences and the greater good that we present our vocal art.

GRATIAS TIBI!

Jay White, DMA Artistic Director

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— 5 —  About the Singers 

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Kristine Caswelch Megan Kaes Long Bryan Munch Ian Crane Melanie Emig John McElliot Tyler Skidmore Daniel Kenworthy Donna Fagerhaug Courtney Popp Robert Stark Nathan Longnecker Elena Mullins Malina Rauschenfels Bradley Upham Brian MacGilvray Gail West Joseph Schlesinger Michael McKay

Kristine Caswelch made her choral Donna Fagerhaug holds a Master of debut singing Ein Deutsches Requi- Arts degree in Church Music from em as a nine-year-old. In Cleveland, Trinity Lutheran Seminary and a Kristine has sung as a Young Artist Bachelor of Music from the Conserva- Apprentice with Apollo’s Fire and is tory at Capital University. She is the the Artistic Director and Co-Found- soprano soloist at Lakewood Congre- er of Cleveland Transgender Choir. gational Church and has sung with She has appeared as a soloist for the Apollo’s Singers and Contrapunctus. Westminster Choir College Summer Donna also works as a vocal coach in Festival, most recently in Montever- the Rocky River City Schools. di’s Vespers of 1610.

Ian Crane currently teaches music Daniel Kenworthy teaches vocal and at Cuyahoga Falls High School and instrumental music at Bard Early Col- spent five years on faculty at Edin- lege in Cleveland. He earned his MA boro University of Pennsylvania, as at Case Western Reserve University, instructor of bagpipes. He has per- where he studied historical musicol- formed as both a vocalist and in- ogy and vocal performance. Daniel strumentalist with Apollo’s Fire. Ian holds a BM from The College of New earned a bachelor’s degree in music Jersey in music education and trom- education from Cleveland State Uni- bone performance. He currently sings versity and a master’s in conducting with Trinity Cathedral’s Chamber from Kent State University. Singers.

Melanie Emig holds Bachelor’s and Megan Kaes Long holds a Ph.D. in Master’s degrees from the Oberlin Music Theory from Yale University Conservatory of Music. Locally, she and a B.A. in Music from Pomona performs with Apollo’s Fire and Trin- College. She teaches music theory ity Cathedral. In addition to her per- and aural skills at the Oberlin Col- forming credits, she teaches at The lege Conservatory of Music and re- Music Settlement in University Cir- searches popular song in the late cle, where she maintains a studio of Renaissance. Megan has performed Suzuki piano students. with Audivi and the Yale Schola Can- torum and has collaborated with the Bach Collegium Japan and Juilliard 415. — 6 — Nathan Longnecker studied voice Elena Mullins is co-manager of early and organ, has sung as chorister in music ensembles Alkemie and Trobár, several ensembles, and has directed a and Director of the Early Music Sing- few church choirs. He most recently ers at Case Western Reserve Univer- sang in a production of Israel in Egypt sity, where she also teaches medieval with The Kings Counterpoint in music history and baroque dance. Charleston, SC. When he is not sing- She has performed with Les Délices, ing, he tends gardens as The Quiet The Newberry Consort, Apollo’s Fire, Gardener. and Three Notch’d Road. Elena holds a DMA in Historical Performance Practices from CWRU.

Brian MacGilvray is currently teach- Bryan Munch received his engineer- ing music history at Case Western ing degree, music minor, and MBA Reserve University and the Cleve- from Case Western Reserve Univer- land Institute of Music. He holds a sity, where he participated in Early Ph.D. in musicology from CWRU Music Singers, Case Concert Choir, and degrees in voice from North- and the all-male a cappella octet western University and the Universi- Speakeasy. He has sung with St. ty of Kentucky. Brian sings regularly Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Tem- with the Trinity Cathedral Choir and ple-Tifereth Israel, and Apollo’s Fire. Chamber Singers. Bryan is an analyst at Progressive In- surance in Mayfield Heights.

John McElliott holds undergraduate Courtney Popp is a graduate of Bald- degrees in voice and organ perfor- win Wallace University’s music edu- mance from the University of Akron. cation program and currently teaches He spent a year abroad as a choral choir at Learwood Middle School and scholar at Winchester Cathedral in directs the Chancel Choir at the Unit- the UK. John is a soloist/section lead- ed Methodist Church of Berea. Court- er at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in ney sings with Trinity Cathedral’s Cleveland and sings with Apollo’s Chamber Singers and performs every Fire and the Trinity Chamber Singers. summer at the Westminster Summer He is president of Karen McFarlane Choral Festival. Artists, Inc., where he manages concert careers for many of the world’s great concert organists and choirs.

Michael McKay is office manager Malina Rauschenfels, an Eastman in the Performing Arts, Music, and and Juilliard graduate, is a soprano, Film department at the Cleveland multi-instrumentalist, and composer Museum of Art. He holds a bachelor who specializes in early and brand- of music degree in vocal and organ new music. She is co-founder of performance from Cleveland State Burning River Baroque and performs University. Michael has performed in with Duo Mignarda, El Fuego, and various Cleveland-area chamber en- other groups around the country. She sembles. has performed professionally and coached emerging musicians in mul- tiple countries. — 7 — Joseph Schlesinger played principal Bradley Upham holds a B. Music trumpet in the Augustana College from Cleveland State University. A Symphony, where he completed a tenor sectionalist and soloist at Trin- Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Asian ity Cathedral since 1990, Mr. Upham Studies. After earning his Master of has also sung with Cleveland Cham- Music from DePaul University, he ber Choir, Exsultet in England, and is received a Netherlands-America/Ful- a deputy lay clerk at both Ely and St. bright Fellowship to study baroque George’s Chapel, Windsor. Bradley music at the Royal Conservatory (The is a retired deck officer from Great Hague). Joe has sung with Chicago’s Lakes merchant marine vessels. Music of the Baroque, Madison Bach Musicians, Seattle Pro Musica, - Con trapunctus, and Apollo’s Fire.

Tyler Skidmore directs six choirs and Gail West has worked with such em- teaches music appreciation and theo- inent artists as Julianne Baird, Emma ry at Medina High School. He holds a Kirkby, Suzie LeBlanc, Paul Hillier, bachelor’s degree in music education and Benjamin Bagby. Currently a from Mount Vernon Nazarene Uni- voice student of Ellen Hargis, she has versity and a master’s in voice per- been a member of Apollo’s Fire since formance from Kent State University. its founding. Gail has been a member Tyler has sung with Apollo’s Fire, of CWRU’s Early Music Singers for Contrapunctus, Opera Cleveland, over 20 years and is a soprano soloist and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. at Church of the Good Shepherd. Tyler is the music director at the Wad- sworth Church of the Nazarene.

Robert Stark is a student at Case Western Reserve University studying for his M.S.M in Operations Research and Supply Chain Management. A lifelong church chorister, Rob grew up singing in the children’s choir at St. James Episcopal Church in New York City before graduating to the adult choir. He currently sings with Trinity Chamber Singers, Trinity Ca- thedral Choir, and the Case Men’s Glee Club.

— 8 —  Texts and Translations 

Ave regina cælorum

Ave, regina cælorum, Hail, queen of the heavens, ave, Domina angelorum: hail, lady of the angels: salve radix sancta, hail holy root, ex qua mundo lux est orta. from whom a light arose over the earth.

Gaude (Ave) gloriosa, Glorious joy, super omnes speciosa, above all others, vale, valde decora, farewell, you most fair, et pro nobis semper Christum exora. and always pray for us to Christ.

Ave Maria, mater Dei

Ave Maria, mater Dei, Hail Mary, mother of God, regina cæli, queen of heaven, domina mundi, mistress of the world, imperatrix inferni, empress of hell: miserere mei have mercy on me et totius populi Christiani; and on all Christian people; et ne permitas nos and do not allow us mortaliter peccare; to commit mortal sins; sed tuam sanctissimam voluntatem but help us to fulfil adimplere. Amen. your most holy will. Amen.

— 9 — Ave maris stella

Ave, maris stella, Hail, star of the sea, Dei mater alma, nurturing mother of God, atque semper virgo, and ever virgin felix cœli porta. happy gate of heaven

Sumens illud «Ave» receiving that “Ave” Gabrielis ore, from the mouth of Gabriel, funda nos in pace, establish us in peace, mutans Evæ nomen. transforming the name of “Eva”.

Solve vincla reis, Loosen the chains of the guilty, profer lumen cæcis, send forth light to the blind, mala nostra pelle, our evil do you dispel, bona cuncta posce. entreat for us all good things.

Monstra te esse matrem, Show thyself to be a mother: sumat per te precem through you may he receive prayer qui pro nobis natus who, being born for us, tulit esse tuus. undertook to be your own.

Virgo singularis, O unique virgin, inter omnes mitis, meek above all others, nos culpis solutos make us, set free from our sins, mites fac et castos. meek and chaste.

Vitam præsta puram, Bestow a pure life, iter para tutum, prepare a safe way: ut videntes Jesum that seeing Jesus, semper collætemur. we may ever rejoice.

Sit laus Deo Patri, Praise be to God the father, summo Christo decus, to the Most High Christ be glory, Spiritui Sancto to the Holy Spirit tribus honor unus. Amen. Be honor, to the three in one. Amen.

Ave verum corpus

Ave verum corpus, natum Hail true body, born de Maria Virgine, of the Virgin Mary, vere passum, immolatum who truly suffered, sacrificed in cruce pro homine, on the cross for man, cuius latus perforatum, from whose pierced side, unda fluxit sanguine: flowed blood: esto nobis prægustatum be for us a foretaste in mortis examine. in the trial of death.

O dulcis, O pie, O sweet, O holy, O Iesu, fili Mariæ. O Jesus son of Mary. Miserere mei. Have mercy on me.

— 10 — — intermission —

Regina cæli

Regina cæli lætare, alleluia: Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia: quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia: for he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia: resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia: has risen, as he said, alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. pray for us to God, alleluia.

Alma redemptoris mater

Alma Redemptoris Mater, quæ pervia cæli Loving mother of the Redeemer, gate of heaven, porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti, star of the sea, assist your people surgere qui curat populo: tu quæ genuisti, who have fallen yet strive to rise again, natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator, virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore yet remained a virgin after as before, sumens illud ave, peccatorum miserere. You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting, have pity on us poor sinners.

Ave Maria, gratia plena

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Hail Mary, full of grace, Dominus tecum, the Lord is with you, benedicta tu in mulieribus, blessed art you among women, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Sancta Maria, mater Dei, Holy Mary, mother of God, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, pray for us sinners, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Amen.

Assumpta est Maria

Assumpta est Maria in cœlum: Mary is taken up into heaven, gaudent angeli, laudantes benedicunt Dominum. the Angels rejoice, praising, they bless God.

Maria virgo assumpta est ad æthereum thalamum, Mary the Virgin is taken up into the heavenly chamber, in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio. in which the King of kings sits upon His starry throne.

Beata es Virgo Maria

Beata es Virgo Maria, Blessed are you, Virgin Mary, quæ omnium portasti creatorem: who carried the creator of all things: genuisti qui te fecit, you brought forth him who made you, et in æternum permanes Virgo. and remain forever a virgin. Alleluia. Alleluia.

— 11 —  Quire Cleveland thanks our generous donors  (Gifts received 3/15/2018 – 4/15/2019)

$2,500 and up Lloyd Max Bunker & $50–$99 Drs Ross W. Duffin* & Anthony Bianchi* Anonymous (3) Beverly Simmons* Nanette Canfield & Jeff Green Philip & Angela Bak Beth Cooper & Paul Herrgesell Elizabeth Coffman Kathleen Considine John McElliott Matt & Virginia Collings Drs Roman & Diana Dale Gerald P. Weinstein Anne J. Cook Paul & Mary Kay Ferguson Jay White Mary Dunbar Adrian G. Krudy, MD Doreen A. Ziska* In honor of Beth Cooper Antoinette S. Miller* Eaton Corporation Charitable Edmund J. Mowka, Jr. $1,000–$2,499 Fund Thomas & Valerie Piatak Arthur V. N. Brooks* Timothy and Susan Gall Gay & Quentin Quereau Robert Conrad* Peter & Ann Gerhart* Dean & Tammy Shaffer Ursula Korneitchouk R.M. Hanson* Millie Sretenovic Elizabeth Ring Mather and Robin Herrington-Bowen In honor of Diane Schwartz William Gwinn Mather Fund Mary & Tom Holmes Jean S. Toombs* David & Florence Schlesinger In honor of Diane Schwartz Gail & John West* Diane & Lewis Schwartz The Holtkamp Organ Company* Edith Yerger* Sarah Jaquay* $500–$999 Paul & Mary Jenks Up to $49 Steve & Sally Hotchkiss James Jagger Juknialis & Anonymous (3) Stephen & Elizabeth Kaufman* Becky Morgan Anonymous* (4) Eric & Marian Klieber Eric & Sue Kisch* Ms Anne Biermann* Dr Valerie Powers* Harriett Logan* Frank & Leslie Buck* Kim Sherwin Carmina Mares & Radu Mirodon Katarina Cerny* Joseph Sopko Geraldine McElliott* Sheila Cooley* Gregory Videtic* Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin* Dale J & Cheryl M. Corlew* $250–$499 Catherine C. Miller* Andrew Dobay Robert H. Doll* Anonymous (2) In memory of Geraldine McElliott Lynette Filips* John & Laura Bertsch Craig & Kay Muhlbaier Kimberly and Douglas Fry Patricia Brownell & James Collins Don & Sharon Mullins Justine Giannetti* Ruth & Paul Hardwig* Bryan Munch* Charles Griffith* Frederick Lautzenheiser* William Johnston & Cynthia Peck Craig Matis* Michael McKay Gail & Joseph Rinderknecht* Janice Maund* James & Virginia Meil* Greg Ristow* Lillian Mills* Donald W Morrison* Margaret & Keith Robinson* Paula Mindes Charlotte Newman Ken & Rebecca Rocco Betty Jo Mooney* E William Podojil* Jan Curry & Richard Rodda Carol Nesper & Bruce Onutz* Peter Politzer & Jane S. Murray* Jane & Justin Rogers* Fran Norris* Larry Rosche & Judy Semroc Howard & Laurel Rowen* Joanne M. Poderis* Dr Daniel & Ruth Shoskes Michael Seider* Gregory & Marcia Polyak* Mary Warren* Shirley Simmons* Laura Sims & Nancy Stemmer Donna Ruther* $100–$249 Andrew & Daniel Singer-Sords* Earl & Jackie Seedhouse* Eleanor & Richard Aron* Kemp & Nancy King Smith* Dean & Judith Sieck Terry Boyarsky Ralph & Barbara Trepal* Kent & Nancy Spelman* Tracy E. Brubaker Ann Waters Philip & Sarah Taylor* Steven & Jean Bucchieri* Mary Wehrle Bruce Taylor* Frank & Patricia Wiley* *Duffin-Simmons Fund donor Nancy H. Zambie — 12 —  Acknowledgements 

Quire Cleveland is grateful to Lakewood Congregational Church, Ben Malkevitch, Director of Music Ministry, and The Rev. Joanna d’Agostino, Senior Pastor; and to Historic St. Peter Church, Fr. Robert Kropac, Pastor, for hosting Quire Cleveland for this concert series.

Photos in this concert program were taken by Roger Mastroianni, Roger Mastroianni Photography.

This concert program was designed by Michael McKay.

The postcard for the Ave Maria concert series was designed by Jerry Jezek, Cubicle Dreams Design.

 Board of Directors  Beth Cooper, President John McElliott,Secretary Gerald P. Weinstein, Treasurer Fr. Robert Kropac, Community Outreach Elena Mullins, Educational Outreach Diane Schwartz, Development Director Jay White, Artistic Director Doreen Ziska, Concert Manager

Quire Cleveland is grateful for the services of Stephen Hotchkiss and Elena Mullins, who served during 2018 as President of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of Quire Cleveland, respectively.

— 13 —  Quire Cleveland’s 2019–2020 Season 

Spring Again: Carols for Quire X In Celebration of New Beginnings

December 2019 May 2020 Downtown Cleveland Cleveland and Akron and Near West Side

We return to our ensemble’s much This program takes inspiration from beloved series of programs featuring the season, focusing on themes of Christmas music from around the rebirth, renewal, and resurrection. It world and throughout the centuries. will celebrate music written for grand This tenth iteration draws its spaces by featuring some of the local inspiration from the O Antiphons, architecturally magnificent structures Vespers songs for the Advent season in our area. that meditate on the imminent arrival of Emmanuel.

Special Sponsorship Western Reserve Chorale

David Gilson, Artistic Director Opportunities 27th Season 2018-2019 Quire Cleveland welcomes donations of any amount, and sonic sunrise - music of the spheres Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo we also offer these special plus sponsorship opportunities: A tribute to the poetry of e e cummings on the 125th anniversary of his birth Concert – $5000 With choral settings by Whitacre, Dickau, Section – $2000 Persichetti, Stroope and others Singer – $500 Sunday, June 2, 3:30 p.m. If you would like to speak to someone Reception following the free concert about sponsoring Quire Cleveland, call Church of the Gesu us at 216.223.8854 or send us an email at 2470 Miramar Blvd., University Hts. [email protected].

Quire Cleveland is a 501(c)(3) non-profit westernreservechorale.org organization. Your contributions are 216-791-0061 tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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