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A N O T E F R O M WC U P R E S I D E N T M A R Y C A R VA L H O
Waukesha Choral Union is pleased to present Handel’s “Messiah” as a
free concert featuring community singers, a full orchestra and wonderful
soloists. This concert is sponsored by the Fred and JoAnn Portz
Foundation, representing a special couple that believed that live music
enriches us all.
“Messiah” is one of the best known and most frequently performed
choral works in western music today. Mention Handel’s Messiah and
everyone thinks of the rousing Hallelujah chorus that brings everyone
to their feet! Handel wrote the Messiah Oratorio in 24 days of feverish
concentration. Part one is a prophesy of the birth of Jesus Christ, the
second exalts his sacrifice for humankind and the final section his
Resurrection.
We hope you enjoy Handel’s “Messiah.” We also invite you to continue
connecting with Waukesha Choral Union. Our next and final concert
of this season, “Classics and Folk Songs,” will be presented at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 at Humphrey Chapel/Art Center on the Carroll University
campus.
Please also consider lending your voice to our choral group, either as a
regular singing member or as a member of the community singers who
will be part of our spring, 2017 concert.
Mary Carvalho
President, Waukesha Choral Union
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A B O U T WAU K E S H A C H O R A L U N I O N
Waukesha Choral Union has been musically active in the community
for over 60 years. WCU was featured in WISN-TV’s Season to Celebrate
broadcast during Christmas of 2011. Originally a combination of Carroll
College students and community singers, WCU took its present form
as an auditioned choir in 1978. Recent collaborative partners include
the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee
Choristers, Carroll University Choirs, and the choirs of Waukesha South
High School, Muskego High School, and Hartford Union High School.
MISSION
The Waukesha Choral Union will challenge, enrich, and engage its singing
members, audiences, and community through the pursuit of excellence
and a variety of programming. The WCU mission includes expansion of the
effectiveness of its educational efforts throughout Waukesha County through
collaboration.
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Katie Truax‡...................................................................................................................................................President-Elect
Barbara Miller.......................................................................................................................................................... Treasurer
Susan Wallenslager............................................................................................................................................... Secretary
Phyllis Cramer.........................................................................................................................Immediate Past President
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Alex Hummel
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A B O U T T H E A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R
Michael Chapel, Artistic Director of the Waukesha Choral Union, is a
graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Music and a Master’s Degree in Music Education – with
an emphasis on choral conducting. He is the director of choral
activities and musical theatre at Brown Deer Middle/High School;
he is also the fine arts coordinator for the School District of Brown
Deer. Additionally, Mr. Chapel is the choir director and lead service
accompanist at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Saukville, WI.
Michael has served as an adjudicator for the past 15 years at concert and solo-ensemble
festivals sponsored by the Wisconsin School Music Association. He is currently the Choir
Coordinator for the WSMA Middle-Level State Honors Project, and is also active as a
clinician for middle and high school choral groups.
F R O M T H E A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R
Welcome to the Waukesha Choral Union’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah. We are
pleased to continue our tradition of bringing this free performance to our community, a
tradition that dates back more than 30 years.
Messiah premiered in Dublin, Ireland in April of 1742, where it was enthusiastically
received. It remains as Handel’s best known work; however, that was not the case until
the last few years of his life, when it became a part of his charitable concert series – with
proceeds benefiting an organization for underprivileged children.
At that time in his life, Handel had suffered several bouts of serious illness (speculation
is either strokes, or lead poisoning to his central nervous system – or both). Yet, he
was composing large scale works at a prolific pace. Messiah was composed in August
and September of 1741 - in only 24 days. And after writing out the “Hallelujah” chorus,
Handel is reported to have exclaimed to his servant with tears in his eyes:
“I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself seated on His
throne, with his Company of Angels.”
We are indebted to the many generous benefactors in our community for their support
for today’s performance; we would be unable to present this concert without their
contributions.
Thank you so much for your continued patronage and support of the Arts in our
Community!
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MESSIAH
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Shallece Peters Stewart, Soprano | Jillian E. Bruss, Alto
Alex Gmeinder, Tenor | Thomas Weis, Bass
Waukesha Choral Union – and Community Members
Michael Chapel, Artistic Director
PART I
Sinfonia.......................................................................................................................................... [Overture]
Comfort ye my people............................................................................................................Recit. (Tenor)
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted......................................................................................................Air (Tenor)
And the glory of the Lord..................................................................................................................Chorus
Thus saith the Lord.................................................................................................................... Recit. (Bass)
But who may abide the day of his coming?........................................................................... Air (Alto)
Behold, a virgin shall conceive..............................................................................................Recit. (Alto)
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion.......................................................... Air (Alto) and Chorus
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth..................................................................... Recit. (Bass)
The people that walked in darkness .......................................................................................Air (Bass)
For unto us a child is born.................................................................................................................Chorus
Pifa..............................................................................................................................[“Pastoral Symphony”]
There were shepherds abiding in the field /
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them...................................................... Recit. (Soprano)
And the angel said unto them / And suddenly there was with the angel.... Recit. (Soprano)
Glory to God...........................................................................................................................................Chorus
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion................................................................................. Air (Soprano)
Then shall the eyes of the blind.............................................................................................Recit. (Alto)
He shall feed his flock.......................................................................................... Air (Alto and Soprano)
INTERMISSION
PART II
Behold the Lamb of God....................................................................................................................Chorus
He was despised................................................................................................................................ Air (Alto)
Surely he hath borne our griefs......................................................................................................Chorus
Thy rebuke hath broken his heart.....................................................................................Recit. (Tenor)
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow................................................................................Air (Tenor)
Lift up your heads, O ye gates.........................................................................................................Chorus
How beautiful are the feet................................................................................................... Air (Soprano)
Why do the nations so furiously rage together?.................................................................Air (Bass)
He that dwelleth in heaven..................................................................................................Recit. (Tenor)
Thou shalt break them................................................................................................................Air (Tenor)
Hallelujah................................................................................................................................................Chorus
PART III
I know that my redeemer liveth........................................................................................ Air (Soprano)
Since by man came death.................................................................................................................Chorus
Behold, I tell you a mystery.................................................................................................... Recit. (Bass)
The trumpet shall sound...............................................................................................................Air (Bass)
Then shall be brought to pass................................................................................................Recit. (Alto)
O death, where is thy sting?................................................................................Duet (Alto and Tenor)
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain................................................................................................Chorus
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BIOGR APHIES
Shallece Peters
Stewart, soprano
holds a Bachelor of Fine
Arts Degree from UWMilwaukee’s Peck School
of the Arts and will be
starting her Master of Music degree in fall 2016.
She is the recent 1st place winner at the Wisconsin District NATS Competition in the Advanced Women’s Division and previously a
finalist, receiving 3rd place in the Senior
Women’s Division. She has the honor of
studying under the tutelage of Dr. Tanya
Kruse Ruck.
Currently active in oratorio, art song, and
opera, Shallece has most recently played
the Queen of the Night in UWM Opera’s Die
Zauberflöte, La Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro)
in UWM opera scenes, La Bergère (L’enfant et
les sortileges) with UWM Opera & Milwaukee
Opera Theatre, Amina (La Sonnambula) with
Kalliope Vocal Arts, Violetta (La Traviata) with
Kalliope Vocal Arts, and Dew Fairy (Hansel
and Gretel) with UWM Opera.
In January 2016 Shallece joined OperaWorks in Los Angeles, CA to participate in a
two week intensive training program, where
she performed in Arias in Motion. In summer
2015 she performed with the Rolling Stones,
as a backup singer, in their “Zip Code” North
American Tour. She also studied abroad in
summer 2014 at Academia Vocale Lorenzo
Malfatti in Lucca, Italy where they performed
multiple concerts throughout Italy.
In addition to performing, Shallece has
been a member of the voice and piano faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts for
over 3 years, where she continues to teaching private voice and piano lessons. She is
also the music director at the United Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Waukesha,
WI since Spring 2015.
Jillian Hansen Bruss,
mezzo-soprano. Jill has
sung throughout the
greater Milwaukee area,
Midwest and Texas including solo performances
with Dallas Opera, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee
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Choral Artists, Bel Canto and Milwaukee Opera Theatre. She has toured both Denmark
and Norway with Paula Foley Tillen performing their recorded concert, Voyage. Jill performs with colleagues at both Festa Italiana
and the summer opera nights at the Italian
Community Center. She holds a Bachelors in
Music Education from UW-Stevens Point and
a Masters in Vocal Performance from the
University of Illinois. Jill has a voice studio in
Elm Grove and has taught at Pius XI High
School and UW-Parkside. Currently, she is
the Development Manager for the Florentine
Opera. Previously, Jill was the General Manager of the Milwaukee Opera Theatre from
2005 – 2011. She has conducted the women’s ensemble, Women of Note.
Alex Gmeinder,
tenor has been praised by
the Madison Isthmus for
his “…powerful tenor
voice…” in UW-Madison’s
production of Don
Giovanni.
In 2014 he joined Sarasota Opera as an Apprentice Artist performing in numerous outreach and donor events
as well as the chorus in the main stage
operas.
Mr. Gmeinder holds a Masters degree in
Opera Performance from the School of Music
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
While at Madison he performed the roles of
Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Giasone in Cherubini’s Medea, and the title role
of Fritz Kobus in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz.
In the summer of 2013 Mr. Gmeinder
spent five weeks in Novafeltria, Italy at La
Musica Lirica where he studied with Rossini
Festival coaches from Pesaro, Italy. While
in Italy he performed the roles of Arturo in
Donzetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Edoardo
Milfort in Rossini’s La Cambiale di Matrimonio.
Other opera roles include King Ouf the 1st
in Chabrier’s L’Etoile, the title role in Bernstein’s Candide, Eisenstein in Strauss’ Die
Fledermaus, Vašek in Smetana’s The Bartered
Bride, and Reverend Parris in Ward’s The
Crucible.
Not a stranger to the concert stage Mr.
BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
Gmeinder has performed Bach’s Magnificat, Mendelssohn’s Magnificat, Schubert’s
Mass in E flat Major, Mozart’s Requiem, and
Mozart’s Regina Coeli with the Janesville
Choral Union. With Southern Lakes Masterpiece Chorale he has performaned Handel’s
Messiah, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War, and
will soon be performing Puccini’s Messa di
Gloria and Ralph Vaughan Williams Serenade
to Music. Most recently Mr. Gmeinder was a
soloist with the Wisconsin Chamber Choir
where he sang Mozart’s Requiem.
He has the privilege of studying under
the tutelage of Julia Faulkner from the Ryan
Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
This spring he will be performing various
gigs in the Chicago area as well as Wisconsin.
Thomas J. Weis,
lyric bass
Showing his vocal versatility, Dr. Thomas J. Weis
has appeared as leading
man in Kiss Me Kate and
The Music Man with The
Heartland Festival in Platteville, Wisconsin, Grandpa Moss in Skylight
Opera Theater’s production of The Tender
Land, which aired on Wisconsin PBS in January 2003, and as Bass Soloist in Handel’s
Messiah with the Milwaukee Symphony. Mr.
Weis has also sung as Bass Soloist in Bach’s
Magnificat, Haydn’s The Creation, Verdi’s
Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Dvorak’s Stabat
Mater, Brahms’ Requiem, Baritone soloist in
Orff’s Carmina Burana, and more.
Rena Archwemety Beyer from The Capital
Times, in a classical review of Dvorak’s Stabat
Mater wrote, “Weis gave a moving bass solo
in ‘Fac ut ardeat cor meum’. From his strong
entrance with the brass section to the emotion
he conveyed, his interpretation of the text was
outstanding”.
Mr. Weis embodied the title role of Figaro
in the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Opera program’s Le Nozze di Figaro of W.A.
Mozart. In the Opera Review for the Wisconsin State Journal, Jay Rath stated “As
Figaro, Thomas Weis has a voice that is warm
and mellow but with an edge like good black
coffee”.
Thomas has been an active voice teacher
and performer at Carroll University in
Waukesha, Wisconsin for the past fifteen
years, offering recitals, master classes, and
numerous faculty collaborations. Dr. Weis is
a member of NATS (National Association of
Teachers of Singing), and has served on the
Wisconsin NATS board. Thomas is currently
teaching voice at Carroll University and the
Waukesha County Conservatory of Music in
Hartland. Dr. Weis is the director of the Carroll University Men’s Chorus, founded the fall
semester of 2014. Other spring 2016 engagements include bass soloist in Mozart’s
Requiem with the Concord, New Hampshire
Chorale.
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WAU K E S H A C H O R A L U N I O N
Michael Chapel, Artistic Director
Alejandro Alumbreros, Accompanist
ALTO
Nancy Bertram
Mary Carvalho
Connie Farrow
Maureen Hair
Andi Jaspersen
Ann Lambert
Wendy Muller
Maureen Olszewski
Michele Rinka
Judy Rosynek
Susan Till
Christy Walker
Sue Wallenslager
Anne Wandler *
TENOR
John Clausz *
Alex Hummel
Paul McCoy
Jacob Strelitzer
SOPRANO
Karen Bieszk
Diane Bleke
Chris Budish
Tami Cook
Phyllis Cramer
Theresa Gamble
Abbie Hoffman
Patricia Hummel *
Barbara Miller
Rena Pett
Carol Slaybaugh
Patty Smith
Mary Stephani
Wendy Stippich
Kathi Stoiber
BASS
Richard Berner
Richard Bishop
Richard Blauvelt
Norm Goeschko
Charlie Hummel
Bryan Previte
Tom Smith *
Scott Westbrook
* DENOTES SECTION LEADER
The Bach Chamber Choir
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presents
at WCU in
are part
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TheWeBard
Spring
In that spirit, we invite you to see what is coming up soon presented
Music set to words by Shakespeare and other English poets
(on the 400th anniversary of by
Shakespeare’s
death)at Bach Chamber Choir.
our friends
Texts from:
Much Ado About Nothing
Measure for Measure
As You Like it
Hamlet
Othello
Twelfth Night
The Winter’s Tale
Two Gentlemen of Verona
and more…
Works by:
Vaughan Williams
Orlando Gibbons
Henry Purcell
John Rutter
Thomas Morley
Franz Schubert
Emma Lou Diemer
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“The Bard in Spring,” music set to words by
Shakespeare and other English poets will be
presented at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at Pius
XI High School in Milwaukee and at 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 1 at St. Christopher’s Episcopal
Church in River Hills.
~ 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2016 ~
Fr. Robert V. Carney Performing Arts Center
Pius XI High School
135 N. 76th St., Milwaukee
~ 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016 ~
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
7845 N. River Road, River Hills
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For WCU’s Final Performance of the 2015-16 Season
“Classics and Folk Songs”
Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Humphrey Chapel/Art Center | Carroll University
238 N. East Ave., Waukesha, WI 43186
Featuring Faure’s “Requiem & folk songs from North, Central and South America
Adults - $15 / Seniors over 60 - $13 / Students- $8 / Youth under 12- $4
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the joyful choral music you have loved for 40+ years! Making your final gift to WCU would help
to ensure continued quality performances in your community for years to come.
Email President@choralunion.org to discuss this thoughtful donation.
Waukesha Choral Union is a tax-exempt 501.C.3 non-profit organization.
Your donation may be tax deductible, consult your financial advisor.
S H OW YO U R S U P P O R T
Keeping the Waukesha Choral Union singing takes money as well as time, effort and
audiences. Show your support by coming to our performances, singing with us, liking us
on Facebook, making a donation, or advertising in our print programs. We are a 501(c)(3)
organization and your donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
REHEARSALS
Tuesday nights at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2016 Center Road, Waukesha, WI
VO L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S
The Waukesha Choral Union is always in need of an extra pair of hands.
Call (414) 297-9310 or email marketingdirector@choralunion.org to help out.
S I N G W I T H WAU K E S H A C H O R A L U N I O N
The Waukesha Choral Union derives its strength and quality from its members’ passion
for singing and is always seeking new voices interested in:
• Improving your singing ability
• Performing Handel’s Messiah with an orchestra
• Exploring new musical genres
• Socializing with other singers
• Being a part of a growing, dynamic arts organization
To schedule an audition please call (414) 731-8428 or email membership@choralunion.org.
A DV E R T I S E W I T H WAU K E S H A C H O R A L U N I O N
Our audience is encouraged to support those businesses that advertise in our concert
programs. All ads include a link on our website. Single concert advertising available.
Messiah
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AMAZON SMILE PROGRAM…
HOW YOU CAN KEEP
US SINGING!
Those of us who use Amazon or Amazon Prime for
online purchases can now utilize their “Smile” program
and designate Waukesha Choral Union as your non-profit
group to receive “Smile” dollars!
The Amazon Smile and Amazon Prime Smile programs
return 0.5% of eligible purchase amounts to registered
charities/non-profits as chosen by an individual. WCU
recently registered with “Smile” and it’s time to get the
word out to members, friends, and family of WCU. There is
no additional product cost to the consumer to participate.
Rather, this is a community give-back initiative from
Amazon that is much appreciated by groups like
us! These dollars will supplement, not replace, “direct
giving” donations that we have depended on for over 40
years! Simply start shopping at
www.smile.amazon.com.
You can also learn more about the “Smile” program, and
how you can choose WCU as your non-profit of choice by
pasting this link for their FAQ page into your browser:
http://smile.amazon.com/about
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