• •• • • • • +. the •• + •• • Dale Warland Singers ••• • February 22, 1986 April 20, 1986 OCLQVO 1 _ THE PROGRAM MAGAZINE OF THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS February 22,1986 April 20, 1986 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARTISTIC STAFF Margaret D. Ankeny Dale Warland tDuane Bell Music Director Dixon Bond Sigrid Johnson t Arland D. Brusven Assistant Conductor James L. Davis Jerry Rubino Thelma Hunter Rehearsal Accompanist Jon N. Kietzer tTerry S. Knowles ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Michael W. McCarthy Estelle Sell Patrick Romey Boake A. Sells General Manager Mary K. Steinke Amy Thirsten John R. Thomas Assistant Manager James R. Treanor Paul William Gerike tDale Warland Librarian t Executive Committee SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Rolaine Green Roxanne L. Bentley Paul J. Anderson David Benson "Sigrid Johnson "Joanne Halvorsen Larry Bach Ronald J. Brace Joanna Johnston Vicki R. Hultine James Fiskum Steve Burger Denise Konicek Karen M. Johnson Paul William Gerike Waynne Deborah J. Loon Lois Laitinen "John William Hornicke Barbara Nelson Christine Ludwig Henley Arthur LaRue Sandra Oltman Mary Maiden Muller Tim Johnson Fredrick Lokken Lea Anna Sams- Joan Quam- John T. Opsata "Jerry Rubino McGowan MacKenzie Steve Pearthree Julian Sellers Marie Spar Kay E. Sandeen David Reece Frank Steen "Linda Steen Rica Van Paul A. Theisen Denise Wahlin "Section leader Today's performance is being recorded. No cameras or recording devices may be used during performances. Please turn off any electronic beeping devices (watch' pagers, etc.) or leave them with an usher prior to the performance. Latecomers v be seated at the discretion of the house manager. As a courtesy to other patrons, please be aware that the excellent acoustics of this hall magnify sounds such as rustling programs; cellophane wrappers, and whispering. Published 1986 by The Dale Warland Singers, Inc., P.O. Box 16207/Elway Station, St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 612/292-9780 2 DALE WARLAND Dale Warland, founder and music Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. director of The Dale Warland Singers. is During the summer of 1985 he was Professor of Music at Macalester College choral clinician for the Great River in St. Paul and music director for the Festival of Arts (University of Rapid City Festival Chamber Singers. A Wisconsin-LaCrosse). Haystack '85 graduate of St. Olaf College. Warland (Portland State University). and the received his master of arts degree from Pacific Lutheran University Workshop the University of Minnesota and his for Choral Conductors. doctor of musical arts degree from the Under his leadership. Dale Warland's University of Southern California. His choirs have received national and inter- academic honors include a Tanglewood national acclaim and have concertized Scholarship. a Ford Foundation grant in Romania. Sweden. Norway. Poland. which enabled him to study choral and Germany. He appears frequently music in England. Sweden. and Norway with The Dale Warland Singers on during 1971, and a 1984 Bush National and American Public Radio. Foundation grant to research English including the popular "A Prairie Home choral literature. Companion Show" with Garrison Dr. Warland is in demand as a clini- Keillor. To date. he has produced ten cian. lecturer. and guest conductor. He recordings with his Singers and has has conducted the Swedish Radio Choir distinguished himself as a composer (Stockholm), the Danish Radio Choir and arranger. He is a member of the (Copenhagen). and many All-State American Society of Composers. Choral Festivals throughout the United Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). and States and Canada. This season he will former co-chair of the National Endow- ~rve as guest conductor with the ment for the Arts Choral and Recording ouston Concert Chorale. the Danish Panels. Dr. Warland is currently a Radio Choir. the choirs of the University member of the board of directors for the of Ohio. and will prepare the Los Association of Professional Vocal Angeles Master Chorale for its perfor- Ensembles (APVE), and is a life mance of Krzysztof Penderecki's The member of the American Choral Passion According to St. Luke with the Directors Association (ACDA). 3 THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS Paul J. Anderson is a charter Steve Burger has been featured as a member of the Singers. A graduate of soloist with the S'ngers as well as with Mankato State University. he holds a the Minnesota Chorale. A graduate of bachelor of science degree in music Luther College. he continued his education and history. and a master's studies with Donald Hoiness at St. Olaf in guidance and counseling. College. During 1973-74. Steve traveled through Europe as a member of the Larry Bach teaches at North Central Seventh Army Chorus while he was Bible College and conducts the college's stationed in Germany. chorale. which toured Europe last summer. He holds a vocal performance James Fiskum is the vocal music degree from West Virginia Wesleyan director at Big Lake High School in Big College. has studied at the American Lake. He holds a bachelor of science Institute for Musical Studies in Graz, degree in vocal music education from Austria. and is working to complete a Bemidji State University. and is the master of music degree in conducting choir director at Trinity Lutheran at the University of Minnesota. In addi- Church. He has sung with the Bemidji tion to his musical pursuits. Larry is an Chorale under the direction of Lyle avid golfer. Jewell, and has served as the assistant conductor of the Bemidji State Univer- David Benson is a graduate of Trinity sity Choir. Jim has attended the Europa College in Deerfield. Illinois. where he Cantat in Namur, Belgium. received a bachelor of arts degree in music education. He is presently pursuing a graduate degree in choral conducting at the University of Minnesota. He teaches vocal music at AUDITIONS Watertown High School. and directs the for the 1986-87 Season choir at Cross of Glory Baptist Church in Hopkins. In his spare time, David of enjoys reading. sketching. and The Dale Warland Singers composing. will be held April 2-5 Roxanne Bentley has been a member For more information of The Dale Warland Singers for six call 612/292-9780 years. She has been an alto soloist for several Twin Cities churches as well as for the Macalester College Festival Chorale. the Bemidji Oratorio Society, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. and the Europa Cantat in Lucerne. Switzerland. This space Ronald J. Brace is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and donated by holds a bachelor of music education degree. Currently a teacher at Alliance Target Stores Christian Academy in Elk River. Ron is interested in computer programming. farming. and photography. 4 Paul William Gerike works as a free- the MacPhail Center for the Arts with lance musician, performing, arranging, LeRoy Lehr. Waynne has sung with the and composing. He also is the director Bach Society and the Minnesota of music at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Chorale, and is frequently called upon Church in Minneapolis and sings with as a guest artist throughout the Twin Cantante di Camera and Adelphoi. Paul Cities. Presently with the Edina School received a bachelor of music degree District, Waynne is a soloist at Grace- from Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Trinity Community Church in Connecticut, and an associate of arts Minneapolis. He has been a member of. degree from St. Paul's College in The Dale Warland Singers since 1976. Concordia, Missouri. He is also the librarian and stage manager for The Vicki R. Hultine received a bachelor Dale Warland Singers. of arts degree in music education from St. Olaf College and has served as a. Rolaine Green received a bachelor of music specialist with the Minneapolis arts degree in piano from Hendrix Public Schools. Vicki conducts the adult College in Arkansas, and a master of choir at Our Redeemer Lutheran nustc education and vocal performance Church. She has received a master of om Louisiana State University. The divinity degree from Luther Theological recipient of a Rotary Fellowship for a Seminary, and is currently finishing a year's study in Graz, Austria, Rolaine master of theology degree, and enjoys teaches voice in the Twin Cities area. A photography as a hobby. member of Playworks Theatre Co., she has appeared in community and dinner Karen M. Johnson is a charter theatre productions, and was chosen as member of The Dale Warland Singers. a member of the cast for a comedy She has been featured as a soloist, and which is being filmed locally. A bike has also sung with The Dale Warland enthusiast, Rolaine also enjoys knitting, Chamber Singers and Family Singers. baking, and reading. Karen studied voice with her father, Edwin G. Amundson, Paul J. Alto section leader Joanne Halvorsen Christiansen of Concordia College, holds a bachelor of arts degree in music Moorhead, and at Bemidji State College. education from Hamline University. She She has been a soloist with church has been a soloist at St. Paul's United choirs, has appeared in oratorio produc- Church of Christ, the Oratorio Society tions, and currently serves as alto of Hamline University, and the Saint soloist with the Twin Cities Catholic Paul Chamber Orchestra. Joanne has Chorale at The Church of St. Agnes in also performed with the Lakeshore St. Paul. Players, Patchwork Theatre, Masquers Theatre, and is currently singing with Sigrid Johnson is the assistant Paragon, a variety dance band, and the conductor of The Dale Warland Singers quartet Fourte .. and also serves as a soprano section leader. A resident of Northfield, Sigrid John William Henley is the tenor teaches at St. Olaf College where she section leader. He has studied music at conducts the Manitou Singers. A gradu- St. Olaf College, UCLA, the Aspen ate of St. Cloud State University where School of Music, and the University of she received a bachelor of music Minnesota.