program - Bridging Voices

Bridging Voices rehearsing
for ROAD SHOW, the first step
on our journey to GALA
Festival 2016!
In March, Bridging Voices
was featured on “Be The
Future Now,” a day long
workshop and concert by
Soromundi Lesbian Chorus
of Eugene.
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Learning new music with
Portland based singer-songwriter and GALA featured
artist Matt Alber. Matt’s
energy and enthusiasm are a
great fit with our youth, and
we are thrilled to be working
with him!
Together we share our love
of music. And we learn that
at least as important is how
much we experience a kind
and supportive community
with one another.
Portland’s GSA Youth Chorus
Bridging Voices
Waverly Heights UCC
3300 SE Woodward Street
Portland, Oregon
Saturday
May 21st
at 7:30 pm
&
Sunday
May 22nd
at 3:30 pm
WAVERLY HEIGHTS UCC, SAT, MAY 21@7:30 & SUN, MAY 22 @3:30
featuring
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Central Catholic High School
Cleveland High School
Franklin High School
Grant High School
Hillsboro High School
Laurelhurst Middle School
MLA Charter School
Ockley Green Middle School
Pacific Crest Community School
Park Rose High School
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Roseway Heights
Sunnyside Environmental
Trillium Charter School
And finally, a very special thank you
to the Rev Sara Rosenau,
Music Director Colin Frey, Marie Brandis and
everyone at Waverly Heights United Church of
Christ, our sponsor, our home and our family.
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Bridging Voices is one of a handful of choruses of its kind in the nation. Before the
formation of our chorus, Portland had very few arts opportunities specifically aimed
at engaging, building confidence, and creating community among queer youth.
Bridging Voices offers hope. We are building a community where youth meet others
like themselves, as well as allies who accept and appreciate them for who they are.
We continue to grow as a chorus and as an organization. Rehearsals this year began
with seven singers, and now at 28 the room on stage is crowded and we continue to
grow. The chorus is traveling to the GALA Festival in Denver in July where 190 North
American LGBTQ choruses comprised of over 6,000 singers come together for their
summer convention (galachoruses.org). We’ve recently incorporated as a 501c3
non-profit charity and had a very busy and fabulous year, as we look to the future.
Lastly, we need your support! You can help financially, volunteer and help spread
the word to let youth and adults alike know we are a welcoming community.
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Thank you very much for joining us for today’s edition of Bridging Voices’ ROAD
SHOW! Road shows are one of the oldest traditions in live performance. In modern
times, the term has often been co-opted by the corporate world, but whether the
goal is to educate, market, or entertain, the road show form has remained remarkably consistent. Find something you love, package it for travel, and take it to the
masses. Our ROAD SHOW is all of these things at once , and 2016 is the year Bridging
Voices takes its Show on the Road!
In early March we took portions of our Connections show down to Eugene, where
we sang with Soromundi on their concert “Be The Future Now,” a wonderful
experience for all 21 youth who made the trip. A huge thank you to the parents who
showed up at 6:30 in the morning to join our caravan, especially to Mark Feuerborn
and family for ensuring that everyone had a great breakfast to start the day off right!
A successful endeavor begets confidence! You may have heard that we are going
to Denver for GALA Festival 2016. It’s true! In addition to the collaborations and
sessions of the Youth Festival, our full chorus is slated to sing on three mainstage
concerts, and we will have members participating in two others—including a
featured soloist! We are also thrilled by our new collaborative relationship with
Matt Alber, a Portland based singer-songwriter, who has been adopted by our youth
as one of their own. Matt is a featured artist at GALA Festival, and has invited us to
join him on stage in Denver at the opening concerts to sing his song “Monarch,” a
testimony to the strength and resilience that our singers share with us every single
week and, today, with you! Welcome to Bridging Voices.
BRIDGING VOICES SHOWCASE
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* Cheyenne Alexander
Miles Anderson
Jamie Carcia
Kiyah Cleveland
Maia Estes
* Lucy Feuerborn
Patience Fletchner
Cameron Getty
Della Godfrey-Langdon
Marco Gray
Ryan Hodge
* A.J. Johnson
Téa Johnson
* Alex Kohlenberg
Aiden Lopez
Warren Meleigy
Claire Miller
Jo Nagle
Shaw Nickle
Kelsey Palmero
Macy Potter
* Christopher Ramirez
* Delenn Sandy
Maya Schilling
Brandon Schumann-Curtis
Fallon Smart
Jace Stephens
Ruby Story
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Trevor Chandler
Mark Clift
Kelly Gutierrez
Matthew Hisel
Cheryl Jones
Tim Liszt
Rev. Nathan Meckley
* section lead
Christine Nagle
Steve Pearse
Jennifer Pearson
Kim Pearson
Kiersten Shaw
Reid Vanderburgh
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Sebastian Eichvalds, Chorus Coach and Inspiration
Jonny Pasillas, Administrative Assistant
Jay Potter, Rehearsal Manager
Kris Garcia and Christine Nagle, Garage Sale Co-Chairs
Bridging Voices parents for transportation and all-around support
BRIDGING VOICES SHOWCASE
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Don’t Be Surprised
David Dabbon and Jill Abramovitz
Closer To Fine
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
Yesterday
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
featuring Della Godfrey-Langdon
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
featuring Della Godfrey-Langdon, Marco Gray, Jo Nagle
Rocket Man
Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Life Is A Highway
Tom Cochrane, Arr. Alan Billingsley
Come Sail Away
Dennis DeYoung, Arr. Kirby Shaw
featuring A.J. Johnson
INTERMISSION
Ease On Down The Yellow Brick Road
Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg and
Charlie Smalls, arr. Sally K. Albrechtd
Closer
featuring Claire Miller, Fallon Smart, Olivia Thorpe, Jo Nagle
Tegan Quin, Sara Quin and
Greg Kurstin
If I Were A Boy
Toby Gad and Brittany Carlson
featuring Maia Estes, Téa Johnson, Miles Anderson,
Christopher Ramirez
Not About A Boy
original Slam Poetry by Téa Johnson
Faithfully
Jonathan Cain
featuring Christoper Ramirez and Alex Kohlenberg
Not The Boy Next Door
Peter Allen
featuring Delenn Sandy
from The Boy From Oz
At The Beginning
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
featuring Kiyah Cleveland, Delenn Sandy, Téa Johnson,
Della Godfrey-Langdon
from Anastasia
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Special Thanks to Our Major Financial Supporters
DOUGLAS AND GLORIA
RUMBERGER
F O U N D AT I O N
Thanks to our Partner Organizations and Selected Financial Supporters
Blue Sky Fund of Equity Foundation/Dennis Johnson
International Court System
McDonald Jacobs
PFLAG Portland, Oregon
Portland Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC)
United Church of Christ Central Pacific Conference
Special Thanks to our GALA Supporters (as of May 10, 2016)
Dale Boss/Bob Mensel
Jennie Bricker
Mark Clift/Jeff Knapp
Maren Curtis
Katie Fitzmaurice
Clay Fouts/Fawn Lengvenis
Elizabeth Gaston
Erik Gullickson
Heidi Herinckx
Cheryl Jones
Sharon Lamoreaux
Ryan and Jwo Fox-Lee
Peggy Long
Nathan Meckley
Jim Ott
Steve Pearse
Kim and Jennifer Pearson
Portland Gay Men’s Chorus
Carrie Strickland
Alicia Tate
Anais Tuepker
Peter Vennewitz
Special Thanks Those Providing Pro Bono Services
Bill Barry Photography
Mark Biedermann — Event Video Production
Delphina’s Bakery
Angela Holm Photography
Tim LisZt Design
MOREL Ink/Bill Dickey
Appreciation for Graphics, Playbill Design and Printing
LisZt Design
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