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Bourbon Baroque

Founded in the summer of 2007, Louisville-based Bourbon Baroque specializes in the historically informed performance of 17th and 18th-century music, inspired by the art and culture of the royal House of Bourbon. Led by historical keyboardist John Austin Clark and violinist Alice Culin-Ellison, the ensemble varies in size based on a given programme, performing chamber music to full operatic spectacles throughout the year in a variety of venues. Through music, Bourbon Baroque holds collaboration and outreach as its mission.

John Austin Clark, Co-Artistic Director

Director of Music and keyboardist John Austin Clark serves as founding Producing Artistic Director for Bourbon Baroque. Mr. Clark operates a private piano studio (#musicbox1532), is an active accompanist, recitalist, vocal coach, and directs/produces musical theatre and opera including work with Louisville Ballet (Louisville, Kentucky), CenterStage (Louisville, Kentucky), Music Theater of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky), Pandora Productions (Louisville, Kentucky), and Gulf- shore Playhouse (Naples, Florida). Mr. Clark made his debut at Commonwealth Theatre Center this Fall directing William Finn's "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and will direct Kander and Ebb's "Cabaret" this Spring. He enjoys the musical rendezvous of the Baroque and Broadway and finds great influence between the two genres.

Alice Culin-Ellison, Co-Artistic Director

Alice Culin-Ellison, violinist and co-Artistic Director of Bourbon Baroque, is a versatile historical performer with training in over 400 years of repertoire. As concertmaster, Alice has led productions of Handel’s Acis and Galatea and Purcell’s King Arthur, and soloed with various ensembles. Other professional engagements include Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Chatham Baroque, Apollo’s Fire, and Les Délices. Also passionate about education and scholarship, her current research focuses on 19th-century American chamber music and she has lectured and given masterclasses on Historical Performance. Alice recently co-founded Incantare | An Ensemble of Violins and Sackbuts, specializing in lesser-known repertoire from the late 16th to 17th centuries. Bourbon Baroque

John Austin Clark, Co-Artistic Director

Alice Culin-Ellison, Co-Artistic Director

Part One Behold the Lamb of God (chorus) He was despised and rejected of men (Grabowski) Isaiah's prophecy of salvation Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrow (chorus) And with his stripes we are healed (chorus) Sinfony All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus) Comfort ye my people (Reese) All they that see him laugh him to scorn (Bradshaw) Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Reese) He trusted in God that he would deliver him (chorus) And the glory of the Lord (chorus) Christ’s Death and Resurrection The coming judgment He was cut off (Bradshaw) Thus saith the Lord of hosts (Schwartz) But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Bradshaw) But who may abide the day of His coming (Grabowski) And he shall purify the sons of Levi (chorus) Christ's Ascension

The prophecy of Christ's birth Lift up your heads, O ye gates (chorus)

Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Dodson) Christ's reception in Heaven O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Dodson and chorus) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Schwartz) Unto which of the angels (Soph) The people that walked in darkness (Schwartz) Let all the angels of God worship Him (chorus) For unto us a child is born (chorus) The beginnings of Gospel preaching The annunciation to the shepherds Thou art gone up on high (Lagasca) Pifa The Lord gave the word (chorus) There were shepherds abiding in the fields (Myers) How beautiful are the feet (Sutherland) And lo, the angel of the Lord (Myers) And the angel said unto them (Myers) The world’s rejection of the Gospel

And suddenly there was with the angel (Myers) Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Lagasca) Glory to God in the highest (chorus) Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)

Christ's healing and redemption He that dwelleth in heaven (Soph)

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Myers) God’s ultimate victory

Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Sutherland) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Soph) He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Sutherland and Beebe) Hallelujah (chorus) His yoke is easy (chorus) Part Two Messiah, HWV 56 Georg Frideric Händel (1685-1759) Christ’s Passion

The prophecy of Christ's birth Lift up your heads, O ye gates (chorus)

And suddenly there was with the angel (Myers) Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Lagasca) Glory to God in the highest (chorus) Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)

Christ's healing and redemption He that dwelleth in heaven (Soph)

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Myers) God’s ultimate victory

The promise of eternal life Rebecca Myers, hailed for her “vulnerability and grace” by the San Francisco Chronicle performs a wide variety of repertoire across North America. Last I know that my Redeemer liveth (Beebe) year’s solo performances included singing the role of Parthenope in the world Since by man came death (chorus) premiere of David Hertzberg’s The Wake World with Opera Philadelphia as a part of the inaugural O17 Festival. She also performed in a joint recital with The Day of Judgment composer Benjamin C.S. Boyle with Opus Opera at the Opera Guild Home in

New Orleans. Rebecca returned as soprano soloist with Philadelphia’s Prome- Behold, I tell you a mystery (Cerin) theus Chamber Orchestra to sing Britten’s seldom performed masterpiece, The trumpet shall sound (Cerin) Les Illuminations and sang on a program of the music of Debussy with the Philadelphia art song series, Lyric Fest. Equally at home as an ensemble singer The final conquest of sin Rebecca sings regularly with The Crossing, the GRAMMY winning vocal

ensemble fully dedicated to the performance of new music under the direction Then shall be brought to pass (Dodson) of Donald Nally. In 2015 she was one of three featured female soloists on the O death, where is thy sting (Dodson and Bradshaw) GRAMMY nominated recording of Thomas Lloyd’s Bonhoeffer sung the The But thanks be to God (chorus) Crossing. An avid lover of early music as well, Rebecca is a soprano soloist with If God be for us, who can be against us (Moyer) Choral Arts Philadelphia for the monthly Bach @ 7 series. Rebecca appears regularly with Seraphic Fire, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, True Concord, and The acclamation of the Messiah The Santa Fe Desert Chorale.

Worthy is the Lamb (chorus)

Amen (chorus) Mezzo-soprano Dianna Grabowski, described as “glamorous” and “glowing- toned” by the Dallas Morning News, is an active performer of music spanning the Renaissance through the 21st century. Dianna particularly values the collaborative nature of classical singing and is constantly inspired by the generosity of her musical colleagues. As a concert soloist, Dianna has performed with such groups as TENET vocal artists, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Dallas Bach Society, Mountainside Baroque, and the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus. Dianna sings frequently with professional choruses including Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Grammy-winning ensemble The Crossing, and the Grammy- nominated Seraphic Fire. Dianna is also a founding member of Armonia Celeste, an ensemble specializing in the expressive vocal music of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque. The group's debut album, "Udite, Amanti - Lovers, Beware!" will be followed by a 2018 release of “The Rebel Queen,” both released by Centaur Records. With Armonia Celeste, Dianna was featured in a documentary presented by Early Music Television entitled “Culture Wars of Venice and the Birth of Public Opera,” and has toured throughout the United States. Dianna received her M.M. from the University of North Texas in Voice Performance with a related field in Early Music Performance. In addition to performing, Dianna teaches in the Voice department at Susquehanna University and serves as Music Director at Christ Community United music, she has premiered works with the Contemporary Music Ensemble at Methodist Church. She lives (and cooks and gardens) in Lewisburg, PA with Northwestern University, and performed with the Rowan University Wind her husband, conductor Gregory Grabowski, and two sons, Ben, and Sam. Ensemble. She has sung with LyricFest, Philadelphia's premiere art song concert series curated by Laura Ward. In addition to winning the Philadelphia District of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 2015, Elisa is the 2014 Acclaimed to have “a beautiful sound” (New York Times), Filipino-American winner of the Lynne Harvey Cooper Award, and was the first-place winner of Enrico Lagasca is enjoying a career in Oratorio, Opera, Chamber Music, and the inaugural Handel Aria Competition at the Madison Early Music Festival in Recitals with repertoire from Early to Contemporary Music both as Soloist 2013. Recent opera roles include Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Dorabella in Cosi and Chorister. Regular performances with The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, fan tutte, Meg in Little Women, Ottavia in L'incoronazione di Poppea, and Nancy Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola, Bach Choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, in Albert Herring. Elisa is also remembered for her Blazing Saddles - Madeline St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Musica Sacra New York, Choir of St. Kahn impression in a production of Die Fledermaus. John the Divine, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, TENET Vocal Artists, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, Ensemble VIII, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Bach Collegium San Diego, and Seraphic Fire. Appearances with notable With a voice hailed as “vivid” (Wall Street Journal) and “unusually sparkling” orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, American Symphony, (Kansas City Star), Doug Dodson is making his mark on opera and concert Orchestra of St. Luke's, American Classical Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, stages throughout the United States in repertoire ranging from the Baroque Israel Philharmonic, to name a few. Recent solo performance highlights to the contemporary. Notable recent engagements include the role of Cupid in include Beethoven Symphony no. 9, Haydn The Creation, Bach Mass in B Blow’s Venus and Adonis with the Oregon Bach Festival, Speranza in Monteverdi’s Minor, Haydn Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart Requiem, Rossini Stabat Mater, L’Orfeo with Pacific MusicWorks, Arion in the American premiere of Jonathan Operatic roles as L’arbre/Fauteuil (L’Enfant et les sortilèges), Collatinus Dove’s Arion and the Dolphin with the Harvard Summer Chorus, The United (Rape of Lucretia), Lorenzo (I Capuleti e I Montecchi). Festival appearances Way in the American premiere of Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers with include the Salzburg Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Virginia Arts Festival, American Repertory Theater, and Ottone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Mostly Mozart Festival, Twelfth Night Festival, and the Bard Summerscape Poppea at the Aldeburgh Music Festival as a member of the prestigious Festival. Enrico has been a guest vocalist with the Mark Morris Dance Com- Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme. As a soloist he can be heard on the pany, Idan Cohen Dance Company, Baltimore Choral Arts, among others. world-premiere recordings of Nicolas Vines’ opera Loose, Wet, Perforated He has recorded discs with the Philippine Madrigal Singers, ACRONYM, (Navona Records), James Kallembach’s oratorio The Most Sacred Body Bach Choir of Holy Trinity, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, American Symphony (Gothic), and Viva Italia (featuring works by Charpentier and Sances) on Orchestra, and Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Enrico studied at the University of MSR Classics. Mr. Dodson also performs regularly with some of the country’s the Philippines and at Mannes College of Music. He currently resides in most acclaimed choral ensembles, including Seraphic Fire, Skylark, the South Queens, New York, is active on social media and you may find him @enricolee. Dakota Chorale, and the chorus of the Handel and Haydn Society. A native

of Spearfish, SD, Mr. Dodson earned a degree in anthropology from the

University of South Dakota and a master's in vocal performance from the Elisa Sutherland is a mezzo-soprano known for her detailed, stylistic interpre- University of Missouri - Kansas City. He recently made his television debut as tations of both early and new music. This upcoming season, she will perform a three-day champion on season 35 of Jeopardy! with Philadelphia's contemporary music choir The Crossing, New York ensembles Ekmeles and TENET, New Chamber Ballet, Grammy-award winning octet Roomful of Teeth, Cleveland's Apollo's Fire, Santa Fe Desert Lauded as having a “honey-colored tone” and “the most radiant solo singing” from Chorale, and her own early and new music sextet, Variant 6. Elisa has Opera News, soprano Jessica Beebe is steadily gaining international attention performed as a soloist with the American Bach Soloists, Apollo Chorus of as an affecting interpreter of repertoire from the Renaissance to contemporary Chicago, and Quicksilver Baroque, singing Bach's Mass in b minor, Handel's American opera. Ms. Beebe has performed as a guest soloist with several Messiah, and Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri. In the realm of contemporary major orchestras across the country including The New York Chamber Texas and Yale School of Music, where he studied with renowned tenor Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, The James Taylor. He was a 2012 American Bach Soloists Academy Artist, 2014 Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, The Folger Consort, The Princeton Festival Carmel Bach Festival Adams Fellow, and 2016 Oregon Bach Festival Young Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra and more. Opera roles performed Artist. www.stevensoph.com include Zerlina, Despina, Barbarina, Gluck's Euridice, Humperdinck's Gretel; First Niece in Peter Grimes with The Princeton Opera Festival, First Daughter in Akhnaten with The Indianapolis Opera Theatre, La Gloire in Lully's Alceste Known for her “purity and flawless range” (South Florida Classical Review), and Purcell's Dido. Highlights of her operatic activity include covering the role soprano Sarah Moyer has been a soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles of Lila in the 2016 East Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon's Cold Mountain with such as Aspen Symphony Orchestra, Lost Dog New Music Ensemble, Boston Opera Philadelphia, joining Norway's Bergen National Opera to cover the Modern Orchestra, Emmanuel Music, Les Bostonades, Boston Masterworks role of the Angel in Netia Jones' hi-tech staged production of Messiah, and in Chorale, Andover Choral Society, Music at Marsh Chapel, and Trinity 2017 debuting the role of Luna in David Hertzberg’s The Wake World. Most Boston, among others. As a soloist, she has performed world premieres by recently, Ms. Beebe covered the role of Winnie in Lembit Beecher’s Sky on Christopher Theofanidis, James Kallembach, and Jake Runestad, as well as Swings with Opera Philadelphia. Ms. Beebe looks forward to her 2018-2019 American premieres by Melani and Per Nørgård. She also tours nationally season which includes engagements with The Crossing, Clarion, and Variant with choral ensembles Skylark, GRAMMY® nominated Seraphic Fire, Santa 6, and return solo appearances with Choral Arts Philadelphia, The Folger Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, GRAMMY® nominated True Concord, The Consort, a west coast tour with Piffaro, and a Los Angeles Philharmonic solo Thirteen, Spire Chamber Ensemble, and Ensemble Origo. This season’s solo debut in Meredith Monk’s opera, Atlas. For more information on Ms. Beebe engagements include Mozart’s Requiem and Theofanidis’ Four Levertov Settings please visit www.jessicabeebesoprano.com at Aspen Music Festival, Handel’s Messiah with Variant Six + Bourbon Baroque, Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia where she delivered a “golden-toned, note-perfect, and expressively pure” “time-stopping” performance (Boston A "superb vocal soloist" (The Washington Post), tenor Steven Soph performs Classical Review) with Emmanuel Music, Handel’s Messiah with Handel music spanning the medieval to modern day. In the 2018-2019 season, Steven Society of Dartmouth College, Bernstein’s Glitter and be Gay with Mistral makes his Bourbon Baroque and Variant 6 debuts in this program, as well as Music, and a solo recital about Celestial Sprites in the Skylark Spotlight his Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Series. She enjoys spending time outdoors, visiting quirky museums and Arkansas Symphony, and Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra debuts. roadside attractions, and expanding her refrigerator magnet collection. In recent seasons, Steven joined The Cleveland Orchestra for several www.sopranosarahmoyer.com programs including the Severance Hall premier performances of Stravinsky's Threni id est Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, an all-Handel program led by Ton Koopman, and Mozart's Requiem led by James Reese is an avid ensemble, chamber, and solo musician whose singing Patrick Dupré Quigley. An active Bach interpreter, Steven has performed as has been praised for its “intensity and sensitivity...spirituality and eloquence.” the Evangelist in the St. Matthew Passion with Chicago Chorale, Seraphic Fire (Chestnut Hill Local) Highlights of James' 2018-19 season include his Canadian (Mendelssohn version), Bach Society of St. Louis, Brown University Chorus and Austrian debuts with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Gallicantus, and Schola Cantorum of Boston, and Boston University's Marsh Chapel. He and his solo debuts with TENET Vocal Artists, Bourbon Baroque Orchestra, has performed as the Evangelist in the St. John Passion with the University of Delaware Choral Society, St. George’s Choral Society, and the Duke Chapel North Texas Collegium (1725 version), Concord Chorale, Chicago Chorale, Evensong Singers. In addition this year, James will appear with The Crossing, and Boston University's Marsh Chapel. Steven appeared in Bach's B minor Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, and Variant 6. Earlier this season, Mass with Symphony Orchestra Augusta, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, James sang an all-Mozart program with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Chicago Chorale; Bach's Magnificat with Voices of Ascension, True about which Michael Anthonio of Parterre wrote: “the biggest discovery of the Concord Voices & Orchestra, and Seraphic Fire; and BWV 34 with The night for me was tenor James Reese. His clear voice was so effortless.” Cleveland Orchestra. Steven holds degrees from the University of North Previously, James has appeared in concerts with Philharmonia Baroque major orchestras across the country including The New York Chamber Texas and Yale School of Music, where he studied with renowned tenor Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, The James Taylor. He was a 2012 American Bach Soloists Academy Artist, 2014 Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, The Folger Consort, The Princeton Festival Carmel Bach Festival Adams Fellow, and 2016 Oregon Bach Festival Young Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra and more. Opera roles performed Artist. www.stevensoph.com include Zerlina, Despina, Barbarina, Gluck's Euridice, Humperdinck's Gretel; First Niece in Peter Grimes with The Princeton Opera Festival, First Daughter in Akhnaten with The Indianapolis Opera Theatre, La Gloire in Lully's Alceste Known for her “purity and flawless range” (South Florida Classical Review), and Purcell's Dido. Highlights of her operatic activity include covering the role soprano Sarah Moyer has been a soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles of Lila in the 2016 East Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon's Cold Mountain with such as Aspen Symphony Orchestra, Lost Dog New Music Ensemble, Boston Opera Philadelphia, joining Norway's Bergen National Opera to cover the Modern Orchestra, Emmanuel Music, Les Bostonades, Boston Masterworks role of the Angel in Netia Jones' hi-tech staged production of Messiah, and in Chorale, Andover Choral Society, Music at Marsh Chapel, and Trinity 2017 debuting the role of Luna in David Hertzberg’s The Wake World. Most Boston, among others. As a soloist, she has performed world premieres by recently, Ms. Beebe covered the role of Winnie in Lembit Beecher’s Sky on Christopher Theofanidis, James Kallembach, and Jake Runestad, as well as Swings with Opera Philadelphia. Ms. Beebe looks forward to her 2018-2019 American premieres by Melani and Per Nørgård. She also tours nationally season which includes engagements with The Crossing, Clarion, and Variant with choral ensembles Skylark, GRAMMY® nominated Seraphic Fire, Santa 6, and return solo appearances with Choral Arts Philadelphia, The Folger Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, GRAMMY® nominated True Concord, The Consort, a west coast tour with Piffaro, and a Los Angeles Philharmonic solo Thirteen, Spire Chamber Ensemble, and Ensemble Origo. This season’s solo debut in Meredith Monk’s opera, Atlas. For more information on Ms. Beebe engagements include Mozart’s Requiem and Theofanidis’ Four Levertov Settings please visit www.jessicabeebesoprano.com at Aspen Music Festival, Handel’s Messiah with Variant Six + Bourbon Baroque, Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia where she delivered a “golden-toned, note-perfect, and expressively pure” “time-stopping” performance (Boston A "superb vocal soloist" (The Washington Post), tenor Steven Soph performs Classical Review) with Emmanuel Music, Handel’s Messiah with Handel music spanning the medieval to modern day. In the 2018-2019 season, Steven Society of Dartmouth College, Bernstein’s Glitter and be Gay with Mistral makes his Bourbon Baroque and Variant 6 debuts in this program, as well as Music, and a solo recital about Celestial Sprites in the Skylark Spotlight his Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Series. She enjoys spending time outdoors, visiting quirky museums and Arkansas Symphony, and Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra debuts. roadside attractions, and expanding her refrigerator magnet collection. In recent seasons, Steven joined The Cleveland Orchestra for several www.sopranosarahmoyer.com programs including the Severance Hall premier performances of Stravinsky's Threni id est Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, an all-Handel program led by Ton Koopman, and Mozart's Requiem led by James Reese is an avid ensemble, chamber, and solo musician whose singing Patrick Dupré Quigley. An active Bach interpreter, Steven has performed as has been praised for its “intensity and sensitivity...spirituality and eloquence.” the Evangelist in the St. Matthew Passion with Chicago Chorale, Seraphic Fire (Chestnut Hill Local) Highlights of James' 2018-19 season include his Canadian (Mendelssohn version), Bach Society of St. Louis, Brown University Chorus and Austrian debuts with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Gallicantus, and Schola Cantorum of Boston, and Boston University's Marsh Chapel. He and his solo debuts with TENET Vocal Artists, Bourbon Baroque Orchestra, has performed as the Evangelist in the St. John Passion with the University of Delaware Choral Society, St. George’s Choral Society, and the Duke Chapel North Texas Collegium (1725 version), Concord Chorale, Chicago Chorale, Evensong Singers. In addition this year, James will appear with The Crossing, and Boston University's Marsh Chapel. Steven appeared in Bach's B minor Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, and Variant 6. Earlier this season, Mass with Symphony Orchestra Augusta, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, James sang an all-Mozart program with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Chicago Chorale; Bach's Magnificat with Voices of Ascension, True about which Michael Anthonio of Parterre wrote: “the biggest discovery of the Concord Voices & Orchestra, and Seraphic Fire; and BWV 34 with The night for me was tenor James Reese. His clear voice was so effortless.” Cleveland Orchestra. Steven holds degrees from the University of North Previously, James has appeared in concerts with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan, the American Classical Orchestra, and at distinguished ensembles such as Piffaro, Tempesta di Mare, and is a founding the Ad Astra Music Festival. He recently made his Carnegie Hall solo debut member of Variant 6. He has appeared as a Bach soloist with The Choristers in Bach's B Minor Mass with the New York Choral Society, about which the and Choral Arts Philadelphia. He recently performed the role of Captain New York Classical Review wrote, "the high, easy tenor of James Reese...floated Belville with Brandywine Baroque in William Shield’s opera Rosina. Last beautifully on its own over the long, gentle lines of the Benedictus." An advocate year he made his debut as a soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra for Pat for new music, James is a founding member of Philadelphia vocal sextet Metheny and the American Beat. In addition to singing, he holds several con- Variant 6 (variantsix.com). He appears on The Crossing's release of Gavin ducting positions, including Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Voices of Pride. Bryars' The Fifth Century, which won a Grammy for Best Choral Performance in 2018. He is also a soloist on 2016 Grammy-Nominated Bonhoeffer, released by the Crossing. He holds degrees from Northwestern University’s Bienen Praised for his “burnished tones and focused phrasing,” baritone Jean School of Music and the Yale School of Music. Bernard Cerin has charmed audiences throughout the United States, France, Austria, and his native Haiti. A gifted recitalist, Mr. Cerin won the Gerard Souzay Prize for best performance of a French Melodie in the 2018 Joy in A graduate of The University of the Arts, Steven Bradshaw is a professional Singing International Song Competition. With his Duo 1717 partner, pianist vocalist and visual artist based in Philadelphia. He appeared as a soloist with Veena Kulkarni-Rankin, he gives recitals throughout the country redefining The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Tempesta Di Mare, Bang on a Can, the limits of a traditional song recital. This season, the two appear at the The Bach Collegium of Philadelphia, and Network for New Music. He is Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Art among other scheduled to appear as a soloist with the LA Philharmonic for the premier of venues. On the oratorio platform, the music of J.S. Bach has played a significant Pulitzer finalist: Ted Hearne’s PLACE. In addition to recording and performing role in Mr. Cerin's recent output. This summer, he sang the bass solos in all over the country with Roomful of Teeth, Steven performs regularly with Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the American Bach Soloists in San Francisco. Seraphic Fire,Trinity Wall Street, Ekmeles, Spire, Blue Heron, Yale Choral Other oratorio highlights include bass solos in Monteverdi’s Vespers, Handel’s Artists, and Apollo’s Fire. He is a founding member of The Crossing: winner Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s C Minor Mass, and Kodaly’s Missa of the 2018 Grammy for Best Choral Performance. Steven premiered Pulitzer Brevis. This season, Mr. Cerin debuts with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Prize winner David Lang’s work “Lifespan" for three whistlers and a four Society's Gamut Bach Ensemble and appears with the Philadelphia Bach billion year-old fossil, and gave over 300 performances of the work. In addition Festival, the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, and Piffaro Rennaissance to his singing career, Steven is a dedicated visual artist. His artwork has been Wind Band. Mr. Cerin did his undergraduate studies in Economics & featured at Arch Enemy Arts, Stephen Romano Gallery, Gristle Gallery (NYC), Performing Arts at St. Joseph's University. He holds a Master of Music degree GrindcoreHouse, Philamoca (Philadelphia) Baker-Hezelden (Tucson AZ) and from the New England Conservatory and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree La Luz De Jesus gallery in Los Angeles California. from the University of Michigan. He serves on faculty at Lincoln University in southern Pennsylvania. ▪

Daniel Schwartz, bass-baritone, obtained his bachelors degree in percussion performance and masters in choral conducting at Temple University, Daniel studied voice with retired Metropolitan Opera baritone David Arnold. Since graduating, he has sung with the Opera Philadelphia chorus where he has performed a number of bit roles such as The Foreman in the east coast premiere of Oscar. Daniel also sings with The Crossing, a Grammy winning new music The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, choir, and has been featured as a soloist on their radio broadcasts. In 2014 he provides operating support to Bourbon Baroque, traveled to California to perform Louis Andriessen’s De Materie with the Los Inc. with state tax dollars and federal funding from Angeles Philharmonic and seven other singers from The Crossing, who also the National Endowment for the Arts. made their Carnegie Hall debut that year. Daniel has performed with many Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan, the American Classical Orchestra, and at distinguished ensembles such as Piffaro, Tempesta di Mare, and is a founding the Ad Astra Music Festival. He recently made his Carnegie Hall solo debut member of Variant 6. He has appeared as a Bach soloist with The Choristers in Bach's B Minor Mass with the New York Choral Society, about which the and Choral Arts Philadelphia. He recently performed the role of Captain New York Classical Review wrote, "the high, easy tenor of James Reese...floated Belville with Brandywine Baroque in William Shield’s opera Rosina. Last beautifully on its own over the long, gentle lines of the Benedictus." An advocate year he made his debut as a soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra for Pat for new music, James is a founding member of Philadelphia vocal sextet Metheny and the American Beat. In addition to singing, he holds several con- Variant 6 (variantsix.com). He appears on The Crossing's release of Gavin ducting positions, including Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Voices of Pride. Bryars' The Fifth Century, which won a Grammy for Best Choral Performance in 2018. He is also a soloist on 2016 Grammy-Nominated Bonhoeffer, released by the Crossing. He holds degrees from Northwestern University’s Bienen Praised for his “burnished tones and focused phrasing,” baritone Jean School of Music and the Yale School of Music. Bernard Cerin has charmed audiences throughout the United States, France, Austria, and his native Haiti. A gifted recitalist, Mr. Cerin won the Gerard Souzay Prize for best performance of a French Melodie in the 2018 Joy in A graduate of The University of the Arts, Steven Bradshaw is a professional Singing International Song Competition. With his Duo 1717 partner, pianist vocalist and visual artist based in Philadelphia. He appeared as a soloist with Veena Kulkarni-Rankin, he gives recitals throughout the country redefining The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Tempesta Di Mare, Bang on a Can, the limits of a traditional song recital. This season, the two appear at the The Bach Collegium of Philadelphia, and Network for New Music. He is Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Art among other scheduled to appear as a soloist with the LA Philharmonic for the premier of venues. On the oratorio platform, the music of J.S. Bach has played a significant Pulitzer finalist: Ted Hearne’s PLACE. In addition to recording and performing role in Mr. Cerin's recent output. This summer, he sang the bass solos in all over the country with Roomful of Teeth, Steven performs regularly with Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the American Bach Soloists in San Francisco. Seraphic Fire,Trinity Wall Street, Ekmeles, Spire, Blue Heron, Yale Choral Other oratorio highlights include bass solos in Monteverdi’s Vespers, Handel’s Artists, and Apollo’s Fire. He is a founding member of The Crossing: winner Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s C Minor Mass, and Kodaly’s Missa of the 2018 Grammy for Best Choral Performance. Steven premiered Pulitzer Brevis. This season, Mr. Cerin debuts with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Prize winner David Lang’s work “Lifespan" for three whistlers and a four Society's Gamut Bach Ensemble and appears with the Philadelphia Bach billion year-old fossil, and gave over 300 performances of the work. In addition Festival, the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, and Piffaro Rennaissance to his singing career, Steven is a dedicated visual artist. His artwork has been Wind Band. Mr. Cerin did his undergraduate studies in Economics & featured at Arch Enemy Arts, Stephen Romano Gallery, Gristle Gallery (NYC), Performing Arts at St. Joseph's University. He holds a Master of Music degree GrindcoreHouse, Philamoca (Philadelphia) Baker-Hezelden (Tucson AZ) and from the New England Conservatory and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree La Luz De Jesus gallery in Los Angeles California. from the University of Michigan. He serves on faculty at Lincoln University in southern Pennsylvania. ▪

Violin Oboe Alice Culin-Ellison Sung Lee Sarah Cranor Sarah Schilling Anna Maberry Evan Few Bassoon Reynaldo Patiño Kelsey Andrew Schilling Kathie Raymond Trumpet Viola Kris Kwapis Allison Monroe Shannon Walsh Michael Hill Timpani Cello David Davenport Lara Turner Erica Rubis Harpsichord John Austin Clark Violone Phil Spray

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Soprano Tenor Jessica Beebe Steven Bradshaw Rebecca Myers James Reese Sarah Moyer Steven Soph

Alto Bass Doug Dodson Jean-Bernard Cerin Dianna Grabowski Enrico Lagasca Elisa Sutherland Daniel Schwartz

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Membership Circle (as of 11/15/2018)

Rond-Point du Roy | $5000+ Lully Lane | $500+

The Owsley Brown, II Family Benjamin J. Evans Foundation Dean M. Karns Mr. & Mrs. John H. Clark, IV Mary and Bob Rounsavall The Robert W. Rounsavall, Jr. Family Foundation Handel Heights | $250+

Mrs. G. Hunt Collins Rue Rameau | $1000+ Mark Huebsch Anonymous Michael Kirk Mrs. Harry S. Frazier, Jr. Barbara and Paul Ogden Mary Moss Greenebaum In memory of Nicolas Fortin Mark Huebsch Myrna Payne Mr. Robert E. Kulp, Jr. Gary Pope Stephanie and Charles Sarasohn Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Tillett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Tyler

CDs are available for purchase at the ticket table. All proceeds go to cover the cost of programming.

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Helen Blasi Mrs. Gretchen G. Clark and Kathy Burr Mr. Taisuke Yamashita Elizabeth and Patrick Geri Fridy Bruenderman In memory of Nicolas Fortin Eric Fulton Lola Burdine Carroll Rachel and Kevin Gries In memory of Nancy Albrink Rosanne Hoffmann Leigh Walton Clark Alex Kah Barret H. Collins Jan Kottke Cassandra Culin Mary Larew Dr. and Mrs. Bobby M. DeWeese Ellen Miller Timmons Sally MacDonald In memory of Jack Roby Marilyn Meredith Rosalind Streeter In memory of Nicolas Fortin Michael Swansburg Bourbon Baroque | $25+ Delia and Hugh Walker Laura H. Chipe Edgar Wallace and William Paula Fangman Bippus Kris Kwapis Jonathan York

Special thanks to our hosts: Garrett and Lane Adams Joan Lindop Pat Bricking Judith McCandless Jane and Mike Brown Ellen McKnight Louise Brown Marilyn Meredith Kathy Burr Stephanie and Chuck Sarasohn Stephen Buss Anita Streeter Margaret Carreiro Pris Tillett Grace Carswell Carol Toner Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clark IV Fran Weinstock and Craig Kaviar Cassandra Culin and Kyle Ellison Stephen Wesley John Gray and Brent Gettelfinger Ralph Will Angie Hopperton Wendy Yoder Kathy and Joe Kremer

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