The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Presents

The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Presents

The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club Presents: Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 8PM Hill Auditorium $20 General Admissions $5 Student Tickets NOTE FROM THE CONDUCTOR Warm Greetings to All-- The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club is honored to offer our 160th Annual Fall Concert for you this evening, titled, “You Are Enough”. Tonight’s concert features music spanning over 200 years with songs representing numerous cultures and singing traditions. Most notably, a portion of our program this evening was inspired by multiple conversations with members of the Glee Club over the course of last year focused on the topic of mental health. I was so moved by the vulnerability of these Clubbers and their desire to create a caring culture in the Glee Club to support each person’s mental health journey. I felt we had an opportunity to use our artistic platform as a way to elevate conversations regarding mental health for the sake of the Glee Club, the University and the broader community. The Glee Club members embraced this focal point wholeheartedly, and we commissioned three brand new pieces to speak to this topic head on. Aron Accurso, a composer, conductor and Broadway music director from New York City, partnered with us to bring this new music to life. The simple, yet profound statement, “You are enough, you are so enough, it’s unbelievable how enough you are” became the core message behind the commissioning project. Beyond music, we’ve formed strategic partnerships with mental health organizations this fall, including The Chalkboard Project, Wolverine Support Network, CAPS, Garrett’s Space, and the MyVoice study on Mental Health to name a few. All of this with the aim to serve our community through song and end the stigma associated with mental health. As you walked into HIll Auditorium this evening, you saw pictures brought to us by our friends at The Chalkboard Project, of our Clubbers holding chalkboards containing words representing the negative labels they have believed to be true about themselves at points within each of their lives. As you leave tonight, we invite you to take part in helping to transform these negative labels by writing positive and true words for each Clubber. Words matter when it comes to our mental health and we thank you for helping us be mindful to change the way we speak to one another. Additionally, following our concert, we will be hosting a “concert talk-back” featuring a panel of people deeply invested in advancing conversations and critical care for all people in their mental health journey. This panel will include the composer of the “You Are Enough” Mental Health Suite, Aron Accurso, along with other significant influencers and scholars from across the University community. This “talk-back” will be held right here inside the auditorium immediately following the concert. Whether this is your first concert with the Men’s Glee Club, or you’ve lost count of how many you’ve attended over the years, we are truly grateful for your presence with us this evening. Our hope is that you will leave here encouraged and strengthened for life’s journey through the message of our music and our passion for singing. In Tradition, Camaraderie and Musical Excellence, Mark Stover 2 YOU ARE ENOUGH 160TH ANNUAL FALL CONCERT Reprinted from programs in London’s Royal Festival Hall: “During a recent test in the hall, a note played mezzo forte on the horn measured approximately 65 decibels of sound. A single ‘uncovered’ cough gave the same reading. A handkerchief placed over the mouth when coughing assists in obtaining a pianissimo.” Please refrain from coughing until each piece is finished and be sure personal electronics are in silent mode or switched off during the concert. 3 2019-20 GLEE CLUB MANAGEMENT The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club 1100 Baits Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 www.ummgc.org [email protected] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President . Jacob Emery Vice-President . Owen Nakatani Parliamentarian ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Parker Schaub Alumni Relations Manager Emeritus . Arthur Mengozzi Alumni Relations Manager . Britton Michmerhuizen Business Manager Emeritus . Zion Jackson Business Manager ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Matthew Lichtinger Operations Manager Emeritus ������������������������������������������������������������������Josh Partridge Operations Manager . Michael Klettner Assistant Operations Manager ������������������������������������������������������������������������David Yang Publicity Manager Emeritus . Jack Riley Publicity Manager ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Spencer Orlando Faculty Advisor . Daniel Washington Music Director . Mark Stover STAFF Brothers in Song Coordinator ��������������������������������������������������������������������Parker Schaub Archivist ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Jacob Lusk Campus Publicity Manager �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Jess Schmidt Librarian ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Alex Forrest Major Media Manager ������������������������������������������������������������������������George Gotfredson Merchandise Managers . Adam Ley, T-Bone Rehwoldt “New Guy” Coordinators �������������������������������������������������������Donovan Jewell, Joe Isaac New Technology Manager ���������������������������������������������������������������������������Tommy Wong Programs Manager ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Michael Ngan Small Group Sing Coordinator ������������������������������������������������������������� Patrick Lovelace Social Chair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Ryan Lynch Social Team Lead ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Owen Nakatani Stage Manager. .Alex Forrest Ticket Manager . Max Rotenberg Women’s Glee Club Liaison �������������������������������������������������������������� Ryan Montgomery Community Outreach Manager �������������������������������������������������������������� Jordan Lippert Recreational Sports Manager ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Ben DeVries 4 YOU ARE ENOUGH 160TH ANNUAL FALL CONCERT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEN’S GLEE CLUB HISTORY T Founded in 1859, The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club is one of the oldest RADI collegiate choruses in the United States and has been long acclaimed as one of the finest male choruses in the world. The Glee Club is known for its wide repertoire of music that incorporates selections from different musical styles and periods including Renaissance motets, Romantic anthems, opera choruses, folksongs, T spirituals, contemporary works, and, of course, Michigan songs. Since 2011, the club ION has premiered over twenty new arrangements and compositions. In 1959, Michigan Men’s Glee Club was the first American male chorus to win the International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales, (and has since won three C more first prizes at the same competition). In 1967, the Glee Club circled the globe in celebration of the University’s sesquicentennial year. Recent international tours have included Southeast Asia (1989), Eastern and Central Europe (1992), South AMARADERIE America (1996), Australia (2000), the British Isles (2004), Spain (2008), Cuba (2011), China (2012), and South Africa (2016). The Club has made appearances at Avery Fisher and Alice Tully Halls at Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and the pre-game festivities for the 1984 World Series. Other notable appearances include the 1986 and the 2004 IMC National Seminar at Harvard University, the American Choral Directors Association Central Division Conventions in 1992, 2000, 2010, and the ACDA National Convention in San Diego in 1997. The Club was also honored to be featured on Mannheim Steamroller’s double platinum CD Christmas Extraordinaire in 2001. Recently, they gave two performances at the esteemed National American Choral Directors Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah (2015) and appeared at the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses National Seminar at the University of Illinois (2016). M In 2016, the Michigan Men’s Glee Club recorded and premiered its documentary film, “Love, Life & Loss.” This film documents the Club’s performance of “Seven USI Last Words of the Unarmed,” a multi-movement work by Joel Thompson commemorating the lives of African American men lost due to brutality. The film won five Michigan Emmy awards, was featured in a broadcast on Detroit Public C Television, and has been submitted to film festivals worldwide for screenings. In AL June 2017, the documentary received seven Michigan Emmy Awards for directing, performance and compositions. E The scope of the Men’s Glee Club reaches far beyond rehearsals and performances; X the Club is a vibrant social organization with a national outreach program to C diverse communities called “Brothers in Song.” Through this program, the Glee Club ELLEN partners with organizations such as Detroit School of Arts, Chicago Children’s Choir, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and others. In addition, the group frequently collaborates with Glee Clubs around

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