Gryphon is proud - Cantus Youth Choirs

CANTUS YOUTH CHOIRS AND GRYPHON PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT PRESENT SEASON 2014-2015
FINALE CONCERT AT HARVEST CHURCH ON FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015
PART 1
A TRIBUTE TO FRIENDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Credits
Gryphon is proud
to support
Cantus Youth Choirs
Erika McCauley, Artistic Director and Founder
Keith McCauley, Associate Director
Melody Paskett, Associate Director
Michelle Pedersen, Associate Director
Michelle Hutchings, Instrumental Director
Nanette Jensen, Chief Accompanist
Rylee Smullin, Intern
Erin Todd, Intern
Duane Reno, guest vocalist
Adam Heimbigner, guest vocal percussionist
Holly Casos, Marc Herring, Camille Hutchings,
Michelle Hutchings, Nanette Jensen, Linnea Johnson, Nathan Knox, Keith McCauley,
Michelle Pedersen, Lauren Rawlings, Nathan
Walker; instrumentalists
Adam Garbey, Sound Technician
Clark McCauley, videographer and photographer
Harvest Church Staff, lighting/recording/visual
Keith McCauley, interview videos
Welcome
Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons,
and you will find that it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
ivia Osguthorpe, Brennen Porter, Ethan Simpson,
Kate Starita, Hannah Starratt, Alyssa Van Wagenen
and Emily Walker
We're Having Twins
Jake and Lisa Bernhardt
Video: Jake and Lisa have seven children. Their four
oldest are in Cantus. They share some stories about
their twins who have special needs.
Worn
VoiceOver
Arr. Keith McCauley, OPB Tenth Avenue North
Featuring: Colette Kofoed, Krista Kofoed, Jared
Montierth, Berkley Spencer, Sydney Stephan, Brent
Wissenbach; Landon Paskett, vocal percussion
Asperger's Syndrome
Kyle Wintersteen
Kyle, a junior at Rocky Mountain High School,
shares some experiences about living with Asperger's Syndrome.
Sarah Foutz
Introduction
McCauley Family
Video: Keith, Erika and Brock introduce the theme.
Stand Together
Concert Choir
By Jim Papoulis
Featuring: Adilyn Blaine, Kaylee Brinton, Hallie
Dowdle, Madison Eberhard, Ethan Jensen, Lucy
Johnson, Kade McCallister, Gavin Peterson, Brandon Walton
You'll Be In My Heart
By Phil Collins
Annelise Gardiner and Lauren Rausch
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Duet
Glorious
Presto
Arr. Jesus Gomez, OPB David Archuleta
Featuring: Abigail Atkinson, Collin McKinley, Olphone 208-938-5557
Angels
Solo
By Robbie Williams
Kyle Wintersteen
Narration
Let The River Run
Arr. Craig Hella Johnson, OPB Carly Simon
Rylee Smullin
Virtuoso Singers
Narration
Rylee Smullin
Fly to Paradise
Concordia
By Eric Whitacre
Featuring: Krista Kofoed and Sarah Walker
And all she ever thinks about is being in any other
place than this, 'Cause she remembers having wings
but she's forgotten what it's like to feel a paradise
of bliss. And all I want to do is fly, just fly, Just fly.
And all she ever thinks about is memories of soaring
through the sky, 'cause she remembers having wings
but she's forgotten what it feels like to fly, and all I
want to do is fly, and all I want to do is fly, just fly!
expressing themselves, I feel like there is a huge gap
in the choral music world that represents a growing
segment of society (it is estimated that 1 in 49 boys
now have Autism). I would love for my singers to
be able to perform a piece that reflects the constant
joy and love that my son and people like him bring
to everyone around them ... We have tried through
our choirs to help our youth expand their vision,
feel hope, and appreciate virtue and beauty. In the
past, we have done benefit concerts for non-profits
that help children in need. Last year we focused
on raising awareness and funds to help a mother
of 4 who has terminal brain cancer. Helping these
youth see beyond their typical lives, develop empathy, and help others has been sweet and rewarding. This spring (2015), I would love to help raise
their awareness for people with disabilities. We have
many youth in our choir program who either have
a disability or a sibling with a disability, and I know
this would mean a lot to them to be honored in this
way."
Mr. Courtney quickly replied. He rarely takes comission requests, but this request resonated with
him because he has a son with Down syndrome,
who succumbed to leukemia at the age of four. Ms.
Susan Bentall Boersma wrote the lyrics. This piece
has been a labor of love for all of us. It has been deep
and meaningful to the Cantus singers, over 80% of
whom have said that either they or someone close
to them has special needs. We are thrilled to share
the Idaho premiere of The Image of God with you
tonight.
Life with Hunter
Jacob, Carson and Hunter Smith
Video: Jacob and Carson share stories about their
little brother, Hunter.
Happy
Duane Reno, Chorale,
Concert Choir, and VoiceOver
Arr. Masa Fukuda OPB Pharrell Williams
YouTube video HAPPY World Down Syndrome Day
produced by britundpaul and published on March
19, 2014 for World Down Syndrome Day (March
21) is used with permission. This video has had over
1.8 million views.
The Image of God
Cantus Youth Choirs
By Craig Courtney and Susan Bentall Boersma
Lauren Rawlings, violin
Note from the Artistic Director: I am grateful to
introduce a brand new piece by respected composer Craig Courtney and commissioned by Cantus
Youth Choirs. The following is an excerpt from the
letter I sent to Mr. Courtney with the commission
request:
"In 2008, my son Brock was born. He has Down
Syndrome, Autism, a Sensory Processing Disorder,
and an immune deficiency ... And he is the most
beautiful, glorious, resilient, optimistic person I
have ever known. In his five short years he has already survived 8 surgeries or procedures. He is a
fighter, and has changed my husband and me for
the better, and given us fresh lenses through which
to see and appreciate the beauty in life. Because
people like my son have difficulty advocating for or
Featuring: Zachary Carroll and Thomas Haven;
Jacob Hutchings, vocal percussion
Thanks and Recognition
Rockin' Robin
Ensemble
By Jimmie Thomas
Warren Bodily, Heidi Kofoed, Kylie Linton and Karli
Moss; Dancers: Damon Callister, Shaylin Carroll, Ben
Earl, B.J. Foutz, Emma Larson, Cole McCauley, Madeline Paskett, Emily Sawyer, Ethan Simpson, Cameron
Todd, Alyssa Van Wagenen and Rebecca Walker
You're Beautiful Hope Will Lead Us On
Cantus Youth Choirs
Arr. Jesus Gomez, OPB BarlowGirl
Featuring: Colette Kofoed and Erin Todd; Slideshow: photos of loved ones with special needs
ONE HIT WONDERS
Never Ending Story
Cantus Band
By G. Moroder and K. Forsey, OPB Limahl
Featuring: Hailey Carroll, Clayton Earl, Madeline
Eidson, Dillyn Hadley, Haylee Hutchings, Devyn
Hymer, M.K. Judd, Jacquelyn Kofoed, Emmery
Leach, Aleah Salyards, Eden Smart & Eva Young
Chorale
Duet
More Today Than Yesterday
Presto
Arr. Hac Huff, OPB Spiral Staircase
By Bruce Channel
B.J. Foutz, Royal Madison and Cameron Todd
You Gotta Be
Arr. Michelle Pedersen, OPB Des'ree
Iko Iko
Arr. Mark Brymer, OPB The Dixie Cups
What I Really Meant to Say
By Cyndi Thomson, Chris Waters and Tommy Lee Jones
Alexis Jensen and Lauren McGerty
Hey! Baby
Adam Heimbigner
and Bella Visi
By Norman Greenbaum, Stan Vincent, Mark James
Preston Naylor, Caden Chandler and
Landon Paskett
Video Killed the Radio Star
Trio
Bella Visi
Guardians of the Galaxy Medley
VoiceOver
Arr. Keith McCauley, OPB James Blunt
Damon Callister and Emmelyn Redd; Adam Heimbigner, vocal percussion
PART 2
WipeOut
By Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller
and Ron Wilson; OPB The Surfaris
Cantus Directors
Trio
Virtuoso Singers
Arranged for Cantus by Kelsey Pratt, OPB The Buggles
Take On Me
Adam Heimbigner
Arr. Robert Dietz, OPB A-ha
and VoiceOver
Annelise Gardiner, Krista Kofoed, Landon Paskett,
Micah Starita, Paige Simpson, Brennen Stimpson,
Sarah Walker and Brent Wissenbach
Vocal Percussion Solo
Lady In Red
Duane Reno
and Bella Visi
By Chris de Burgh Play That Funky Music
By Robert W. Parissi He Lives In You By Dave Metzger
DUANE RENO is a seasoned performer whose versatile range and dynamic stage presence have captivated
audiences throughout the world. Mr.
Reno recently returned as a member of
the elite 2014 U.S. Army Soldier Show, a
live Broadway-style variety performance
show with the motto: “Entertainment for
the Soldier, by the Soldier.” As a featured
soloist, Mr. Reno toured with his 21 fellow castmates to over 31 installations in
the continental United States, as well as
Germany, Korea, Japan and, for the first
time in the Army Soldier Show’s modern
history, to the soldiers in combat, traveling to Kuwait and Afghanistan.
Mr. Reno was a Distinguished Honor Graduate of the Military Police Company in 2005 and serves on active duty
for the Oregon National Guard in Clackamas, Oregon while also performing regularly in his church and community. Mr.
Reno performs with the music worship
team at Court Street Christian Church in
Salem, Oregon, and even worked as their
Interim Worship Pastor from 2009 to
2011. Equally comfortable as a classical
bass or contemporary tenor, Mr. Reno
has performed in a variety of capacities
and shows, ranging from classical solo
work to musicals, jazz and traditional
choral ensembles, community events
and weddings. His passion for music and
performing transcends genres and allows
him to enjoy a rich and diverse performing life.
Mr. Reno’s love of the arts was ingrained in him as a young child. As the
Adam Heimbigner
Duane Reno, Adam
Heimbigner and VoiceOver
Duane Reno and
Cantus Youth Choirs
son of a professional ballet dancer, he received great encouragement and support
in the arts throughout his childhood. His
passion grew faster than he did watching
performers like Billy Joel, John Cougar,
Michael Jackson, Boys II Men, Aerosmith, and he was especially influenced
by Bobby McFerrin’s Don’t Worry Be
Happy.
Mr. Reno met his lovely wife Sarah
while working at Court Street Christian
Church. She keeps his craziness in balance, while helping to raise their lively,
loveable, and memorable girls: Lily, 7
and Maci Jo, 3.
ADAM HEIMBIGNER, also
known as “Gigantor,” is from South Jordan, Utah and stands an amazing 6’11”
tall (we knew you were wondering). He
is a highly-skilled vocal percussionist
(beat-boxer) and has been a member of
BYU’s award-zwinning a cappella group
Vocal Point since 2012. His involvement
in music started from his boyhood when
Mr. Heimbigner’s mother threatened to
put him in a boys’ choir every time he
misbehaved. She never made good on
her threat, so he enrolled himself, leading to a lifelong love affair with singing.
Mr. Heimbigner is also an accomplished
percussionist, having played with drum
lines, symphonies, orchestras, bands,
and jazz ensembles. Eventually he discovered the coalescence of his two passions: vocal percussion. He’s honed his
signature sound in various a cappella
groups and solo acts, winning awards for
his masterful mouth skills.
CANTUS YOUTH CHOIRS (244)
CORA ABERCROMBIE, 5
MCGWIRE ALLEN, 5
AUSTIN ALVI, 5
ETHAN ALVI, 8
ALEXIS ALVI, 10
SAMANTHA ALVI, 12
AIDAN ANDERSEN, 5
MADELINE ASHTON, 10
DALLIN ATCHLEY, 10
HAYDEN ATCHLEY, 12
ABIGAIL ATKINSON, 8
BODEN BARRUS, 7
BRONX BARRUS, 7
SIERRA BEAN, 8
LAUREN BEAN, 10
RACHEL BERNHARDT, 4
LACEY BERNHARDT, 6
BRIANNA BERNHARDT, 9
TODD BERNHARDT, 10
KIERAN BIBERSTON, 6
JADEN BIBERSTON, 11
HALLE BIGELOW, 8
LILY BINGHAM, 5
ABBY BINGHAM, 7
ADILYN BLAINE, 6
WARREN BODILY, 6
ANNA BRADBURN, 9
ABIGAIL BRADFORD, 7
SUSANNAH BRADFORD, 10
ELIZA BRADFORD, 12
KAYLEE BRINTON, 6
ZHENYA BULYCHEVA , 11
JAMES BURTON, 11
DAMON CALLISTER, 12
ALLISON CALVERLEY, 10
HAILEY CARROLL, 5
ZACHARY CARROLL, 8
SHAYLIN CARROLL, 9
CAPRI CASOS, 8
CADEN CHANDLER, 10
IZABEL CHISHOLM, 7
MADISON CHIU, 11
T.J. CLARK, 4
COLETON CLARK, 7
HANNAH CLARK, 8
MCKAY CLARK, 9
TAYLIE CLARK, 9
TYLOR CLARK, 11
COLE CLEGG, 5
CATHERINE CLIVE, 8
NATALIE CUNDICK, 10
REAGAN DAVIS, 10
OLIVIA DAY, 9
BRADEN DAYTON, 9
ABBIE DENNIS, 6
HALLIE DOWDLE, 6
CAMILLA DUKELOW, 7
PHOEBE DUNKLEY, 9
CLAYTON EARL, 5
REBECCA EARL, 7
BENJAMIN EARL, 8
MADISON EBERHARD, 7
ALLYSA EBERHARD, 11
MADELINE EIDSON, 5
LUCY ELDREDGE, 7
MYRIAH ELLISON, 7
BRIANNA ELLISON, 9
EASTON FABRIZIO , 6
KANDACE FELLER, 7
HOLLY FELLER, 10
EMILY FOUTZ, 7
B.J. FOUTZ, 9
CONNOR FROGLEY, 6
PRESTON FROGLEY, 6
HAILEY FROGLEY, 10
JULIA GARDINER, 6
EMMA GARDINER, 7
ANNELISE GARDINER, 12
BENJAMIN GARDINER , 10
REBECCA GEORGESON, 11
SARAH GOLD, 7
STEPHANIE GROSS, 4
DILLYN HADLEY, 5
WESLEY HALE, 10
AMANDA HARRIS, 10
RACHEL HART, 9
ELIZA HAVEN, 7
THOMAS HAVEN, 9
EMMY HAVEN, 11
SUMMER HILTON, 10
PAIGE HOLYOAK , 9
AVA HULLINGER , 6
HAYLEE HUTCHINGS, 4
JACOB HUTCHINGS, 8
RACHEL HUTCHINGS, 12
DEVYN HYMER, 4
CONNOR JENSEN, 4
ETHAN JENSEN, 6
ZACHARY JENSEN, 8
ALEXIS JENSEN, 11
LUCY JOHNSON, 6
LINNEA JOHNSON, 10
KAYLI JONES, 6
MK JUDD, 4
XAVIER JUDD, 8
SOFIA KING, 7
EMILY KING, 10
DARBY KNUDSEN, 10
JACQUELYN KOFOED, 5
HEIDI KOFOED, 9
COLETTE KOFOED, 12
KRISTA KOFOED, 12
JACOB KOZLOWSKI, 11
TENNEY KUNKA, 7
SAVANNAH LARSEN, 5
SARIAH LARSEN, 7
ANNABELLE LARSEN, 10
SETH LARSEN, 10
ERIC LARSON, 6
EMMA LARSON, 8
EMMERY LEACH, 5
KARSYN LEACH, 10
SEVIAH LIMB, 6
ISAAC LIMB, 9
CALEB LIMB, 11
KYLIE LINTON, 9
ROYAL MADISON, 8
BRIANNA MAURER, 6
MORGAN MAURER, 9
TANNER MAURER, 12
KADE MCCALLISTER, 7
JOSH MCCAULEY, 5
COLE MCCAULEY, 7
JAKE MCCAULEY, 11
MELISSA MCDONALD, 9
LAUREN MCGERTY, 12
MADDIE MCKINLAY, 6
COLLIN MCKINLEY, 8
FINN MCPHERSON, 6
PORTER MCPHERSON, 9
KARA MEASE , 11
RYAN MECK , 6
RORI MERCER, 7
AURORA MILLER, 12
JOSHUA MONTIERTH, 7
JARED MONTIERTH, 10
HAILEY MORTENSEN, 9
TYLER MORTENSEN, 10
RILEY MORTENSEN, 12
ELLIE MOSS, 5
KARLI MOSS, 9
OLIVIA MOSS, 12
RILEY MOWER , 10
PRESTON NAYLOR, 10
GABRIEL NEWMAN , 7
ROMAN OLSEN, 4
HALLIE OLSON, 4
LEXIE OLSON, 7
OLIVIA OSGUTHORPE , 8
GRAYSON PASKETT, 5
MADELINE PASKETT, 9
LANDON PASKETT, 12
MARISA PEMSLER, 9
GAVIN PETERSON, 7
DEREK PINDER, 7
GLORIA PINEDA, 4
CALVIN PINEDA, 7
ELLEN PINEDA, 9
AMMON PLUIM, 7
CHELSEA PLUIM, 12
MAKAYLAN PORIZEK, 4
MICHAEL PORIZEK, 6
BRENNEN PORTER, 9
MAKENA PORTER, 11
ASHLYNN PREECE, 8
ALYSSA PREECE, 11
SAMANTHA PRICE, 8
SARAH PRICE, 9
LAUREN RAUSCH, 10
SARA RAWLINGS, 8
LAUREN RAWLINGS, 11
HYRUM REDD, 5
ADAM REDD, 7
EMMELYN REDD, 10
ANNA ROTH, 8
ALEAH SALYARDS, 4
AUBREY SALYARDS, 6
CALEB SALYARDS, 9
ESTHER SCHOFIELD, 8
HEIDI SCHOFIELD, 11
KORINNE SCHULTZ, 10
ELLIE SIMPSON, 8
ETHAN SIMPSON, 8
PAIGE SIMPSON, 12
EDEN SMART , 4
MCKENZIE SMITH, 5
HUNTER SMITH, 6
CARSON SMITH, 7
JACOB SMITH, 9
RYLEE SMULLIN, 12
BODEN SPARKS, 12
BERKLEY SPENCER, 12
KATE STARITA, 7
MICAH STARITA, 10
HANNAH STARRATT, 9
ZOE STEEVES, 6
SCOTLIN STEEVES, 7
KALEIGH STEEVES, 10
JADEN STEEVES, 12
SYDNEY STEPHAN, 10
KATE STEPHERSON, 10
SARA STEPHERSON, 10
EMILY STIMPSON, 7
BRENNEN STIMPSON, 10
MEYAH SWIFT, 5
NATALIE TANNER, 10
JARED THOMPSON, 5
JESSICA THOMPSON, 8
CAMERON TODD, 9
ERIN TODD, 12
NATALIE TWEDE, 11
ALYSSA VAN WAGENEN, 8
WESLEY VANE , 9
LIVIE VENTURI , 6
BRYAN WALKER, 4
REBEKAH WALKER, 7
REBECCA WALKER, 8
EMILY WALKER, 9
SARAH WALKER, 11
LIVY WALTON, 4
BRANDON WALTON, 6
CADEE WAMBOLT, 8
CHARLEE WAMBOLT, 10
CHRISTIANA WARNER, 10
DALLIN WHIPPLE, 5
ELIZABETH WHIPPLE, 8
EMILY WHIPPLE, 9
CORA WILLIAMSON, 8
ABIGAIL WILLIAMSON , 10
KYLE WINTERSTEEN, 11
BRENT WISSENBACH, 12
JEREMY WOODWORTH, 10
KRISTEN YORGASON, 8
EVA YOUNG, 5
VICTORIA YOUNG, 8
Erika McCauley is founder and artistic director of
Cantus Youth Choirs, a nonprofit community choir program for Idaho’s Treasure Valley youth. She is a talented
individual with an unrivaled passion for working with
young people.
Mrs. McCauley taught in the Salem-Keizer School
District, a district with schools repeatedly earning
GRAMMY® Awards and recognized by the NAMM Foundation as one of the nation’s “Best Communities for Music
Education.” She taught at the elementary, middle and high
school levels from 2001-2003 and 2005-2007.
In four short years and with regionally and nationally recognized colleagues, Mrs. McCauley was nominated twice as “Music Educator of the Year.” Her choirs
repeatedly earned superior ratings at choral competitions,
including 1st Place, the Festival Sweepstakes Award, Adjudicators Award, and a Festival of Gold Certificate at a
Heritage Festival in 2007, and 1st Place at the prestigious
Best in the Northwest Choir Competition in 2003 and
2007 under such acclaimed judges as Joseph Flummerfelt,
chorus master of the New York Philharmonic, William
Hatcher, former national president of The American Choral Directors Association, and Andre de Quadros, artistic
director of the Tanglewood Institute.
Mrs. McCauley’s passion for choral arts stems from
a lifelong pursuit of both solo and choral music performance. She earned a Master of Arts with an emphasis in
Music Education from Oregon State University in 2005
and a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Vocal Performance from Brigham Young University in 2001.
As an undergraduate student, she held lead and supporting roles in university operas, earned 1st place in the
NATS Vocal Competition, and performed as a soloist with
the elite 40-member choral ensemble BYU Singers, directed by Dr. Ronald Staheli. As a graduate student, Mrs. McCauley served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, a soloist
and section leader with the OSU Chamber Choir, and received the “Music Education Award.”
Since 2010, Mrs. McCauley has worked as a private
vocal instructor in Meridian, Idaho, with voice students
winning and placing at the IMEA District III Solo Contest.
Mrs. McCauley has also worked with secondary school
choirs in Oregon and Idaho as a guest choral clinician.
Cantus Youth Choirs is a non-profit community choral program for youth of the Treasure Valley. This concert
season marks its fifth year and features over 230 singers
from Meridian, Eagle, Boise, Emmett, Middleton, Star,
Nampa, and Kuna. Cantus youth represent students from
over 30 different public and private schools.
VP/Associate Director
Secretary/Associate Director
MELODY PASKETT
MICHELLE PEDERSEN
CHRISTOPHER YORGASON
D. KEVIN CARLSON
MARY C. JENSEN
Keith McCauley earned a BA in Marketing
Communications with minors in Music
Performance and Japanese from Brigham
Young University in 2004. Since 2007, he
has been Executive Vice President and
part-owner of Container & Packaging
Supply, a packaging distribution company
with fulfillment centers in Idaho, Utah
and Kentucky, servicing all 50 states and
70 foreign countries.
Melody Paskett earned a Bachelor of Arts
in Music, with Choral Education emphasis, and a minor in Japanese from Brigham
Young University.
Michelle Pedersen is the director of music
at the Amity campus of The Cathedral of
the Rockies, and associate director of music at the Boise campus. Ms. Pedersen is
the former director of secondary choirs at
North Star Charter School (Eagle, Idaho)
and choirs at Howard St. Charter School
in Salem, OR; a middle school with a student body of 155, 135 of whom were in
Ms. Pedersen’s choirs. She concurrently
worked as the Director of Choral Music
at First Congregational Church of Salem,
and adjunct voice instructor at Oregon
State University.
Chris Yorgason earned his Juris Doctor
from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, graduating in 1998.
Mr. Yorgason earned a Bachelor of Science
in Business Management with International and Finance emphases, and a second major in Political Science. His minor
was Business Comp.
D. Kevin Carlson earned his Juris Doctor
from Harvard Law School in 1980 and a
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a
minor in Economics from Brigham Young
University in 1977. Mr. Carlson was a litigation attorney for Stoel Rives from 19801988 in Portland, Oregon.
Mary C. Jensen is the co-director of Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater. She has a BA
in Theater and Secondary Education from
Boise State University with an emphasis in
acting and directing. She has worked with
numerous non-profits in the area to establish educational theater programs including, The Treasure Valley Family YMCA,
McCall Arts and Humanities Council, and
Meridian Parks and Recreation.
KEITH R. McCAULEY
Prior to CPS, Mr. McCauley worked as
the art director of seven radio stations in
Portland, Oregon for Entercom, the largest radio-only company in the US, and did
projects for the NFL, Toyota, Miller Genuine Draft, Saatchi & Saatchi, MercedesBenz, and Vitamin Water, and has had his
work displayed across the US and featured
in the New York Times.
Mr. McCauley met his wife in the internationally-renowned BYU Singers, directed
by Dr. Ronald Staheli. He sang under the
direction of Rosalind Hall and Mack Wilberg in the BYU Concert Choir and Men’s
Chorus, respectively. He spent a week with
Eric Whitacre recording the highly acclaimed CD, Eric Whitacre: The Complete
A Cappella Works, 1991-2001 with the
BYU Singers. Mr. McCauley was a founding member of two a cappella ensembles:
Inside Out and Moose Butter. His most recent role was playing Rapunzel’s Prince in
Music Theater of Idaho’s Into the Woods.
Mr. McCauley co-directs his church choir
and Concordia with Mrs. McCauley and
VocieOver with Ms. Pedersen. He lives in
Eagle with his wife and son.
Mrs. Paskett has enjoyed performing all
of her life, dancing and singing from a
young age in numerous musical theater,
ballet, jazz, and choral ensembles, including High School All-Northwest Choir, the
BYU Women’s Chorus, BYU International
Folk Dance Ensemble’s Performing Arts
Company and the Utah Symphony Chorus. As an active supporter of community
arts programs, she has performed in various music and theater groups in Oregon,
Arizona, Utah and Idaho.
She is active in church music as a choir
member, conducting instructor, and has
served as administrative director of music and of cultural arts. In her broad range
of experiences organizing, performing in,
and directing ensembles and events, she
has been responsible for large-scale projects requiring extensive organization, fiscal management and accountability, and
communication. Mrs. Paskett directs Chorale, and co-directs Virtuoso Singers with
Mrs. McCauley. She has been involved in
school music programs in Boise and Meridian.
Prior to her involvement in Cantus Youth
Choirs, Mrs. Paskett was a full-time homemaker who also taught part-time private
music lessons in piano and voice. Mrs.
Paskett has been married to Mark Paskett
since 1994, and they have five children.
Associate Director
Ms. Pedersen has degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education from OSU,
where she was a featured soloist in Oregon,
Costa Rica, China, Canada, and Taiwan.
Ms. Pedersen is a flexible and polished
performer, comfortably singing classical
and contemporary styles. She has recently
played Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance),
Susannah (Le Nozze di Figaro), Adelaide
in (Guys and Dolls), Gertrude McFuzz (Seussical the Musical), a member of the Angel City 4 (City of Angels), Mimi Marquez
(Rent), and Olive Ostravosky (25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee).
Ms. Pedersen has been a two-time featured
guest soloist for Cantus Youth Choirs: Season 1 Finale Concert and Season 3 Finale
Concert. Ms. Pedersen is enjoying her second year as Associate Director of choirs at
Cantus Youth Choirs. She directs Presto,
the new all-female Bella Visi ensemble and
co-directs VoiceOver with Mr. McCauley.
Treasurer
Mr. Yorgason recently opened his own law
firm, Yorgason Law Offices, PLLC, and
works part-time as a manager at Capital Development, Inc. (2006 to present).
From 2001-2006, Mr. Yorgason worked as
an Associate Attorney for the law practice
of Moore, Smith, Buxton & Turcke. From
1999-2001, he was an Associate Attorney
for Elam & Burke.
Mr. Yorgason has worked several years
as an attorney for municipalities, governmental agencies and public charter
schools. He volunteers many hours weekly
for his church, recently overseeing the
program for young men (ages 12-17), and
currently as a financial clerk.
While a student, he spent two years in
Bangkok, Thailand on a church service
mission from 1989 to 1991. Also while a
student he traveled to Jerusalem and spent
his spring semester of 1995 studying and
traveling Israel.
Mr. Yorgason, a native of Idaho, has spent
most of his life living in the Treasure Valley. Mr. Yorgason has been married for
five years and has a four-year-old son and
a two-year-old daughter.
Board Member
He has worked with the Oregon Department of Justice since 1988, and is a Senior
Assistant Attorney General. Mr. Carlson’s
legal background includes emphases in
contract preparation and review, finance,
administrative law, and litigation.
Mr. Carlson is committed to improving his
community by actively engaging in service
to help youth and adults in need. He has
assisted with marketing in high profile political and service campaigns focused on
children and families’ issues.
Mr. Carlson has served in church administrative, welfare and employment volunteer positions, as well as taught Sunday
School classes to children ages 10-18. He
has coached elementary, middle and high
school-age football, basketball and baseball teams, and is the former Vice President of his local Little League. Mr. Carlson
has also spent countless hours volunteering in school classrooms and serving as
a chaperone for youth musical activities,
festivals and tours.
Mr. Carlson has been married to Janet
Lynn Carlson for 35 years. He has three
grown children and four wonderful
grandchildren.
Board Member
Mrs. Jensen co-founded Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater, Inc as a nonprofit
organization dedicated to empowering
youth through the performing arts. TVYT
produced their first program in October
2013 with 16 kids. Since then, they have
expanded to three programs each season
that involve over 150 kids. Through their
leadership-development and performance
based programs, performers learn skills
including marketing, goal setting, team
work, creative problem solving, set design,
creating props, and costuming. During
her time with TVYT Mrs. Jensen has directed Peter Pan, Seussical, and Annie, and
served as the musical director for School
House Rock!
Mrs. Jensen is currently serving as the
chair-person for the Meridian Arts Commission. She has been instrumental in
establishing city-sponsored theatrical
and musical opportunities for youth and
adults. In her spare time she enjoys playing
the violin with The Hymns of Thanksgiving Orchestra and the Serenata Chamber
Orchestra. Mrs. Jensen lives in Meridian
with her three amazing children and incredibly supportive husband.
We bid Sarah Foutz a fond farewell
We are so grateful to Mrs. Foutz for her 5
½ years of dedication to the creation and development of Cantus Youth Choirs. She was
there at the beginning—brainstorming names
for the organization, picking out outfits, creating bylaws, scoping out venues, chaperoning,
accompanying, enduring late-night (VERY
late-night) board meetings, our fashionable
and articulate Mistresss of Ceremonies and
much more.
So much of what Cantus has become, with
its warm environment and focus on involving
the whole family, is because of her.
We thank her for being an advocate for the
singers and their families, for helping Cantus
to become solvent, and for showing us some
killer dance moves on the San Francisco tour.
We love Mrs. Foutz and will miss her on the
Cantus Board of Directors.
Welcome Mary Jensen
Mary Jensen has graciously accepted the vacated position on the
Cantus Youth Choirs Board of Directors. Please read Mrs. Jensen's
bio on the preceding page to get to
know her better.
Beating The Odds
According to Bloomberg, eight
out of ten startups fail in the first 18
months. Some Gallup studies show
that half of startups fail in their first
five years. Regardless of the source,
the outlook for startups doesn't
look good.
But we are still here!
At five years old, we're still a
young organization. We've been
pleased to discover that we knew
more than we thought we did. But
we've also discovered a whole lot of
what we didn't know too!
As we’ve thought about why
we've made it to year five, we've
also thought a lot about what has
made us successful. We don't think
it's been our venues, our music selection, our policies, or our tours.
Sure, these things may contribute,
but we believe it all comes down to
the people.
Community is formed by people who value or love the same
things. Cantus is a community of
people who love excellence and
work together to create a place
where everyone can belong. Because of our board, our directors,
our volunteers, work-study staff,
the parents, youth, and the families
that have all come together, we have
not only survived, but sur-thrived
year over year for the last five years.
It is because of all of YOU that we're
still here, and we look forward to a
bright future together.
Special Thank Yous
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Our Origination
In the beginning, we spent a full
year actively planning and developing this concept, and for the longest
time, we referred to it as “the choir.”
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Cantus is Latin for "chant,"
or "sing." We loved this name,
and having sung a lot of Latin, we
thought nothing of how it might
be pronounced! We've heard a lot
of fun pronunciations of this word:
can-toos, or can-tuss, and Keith’s
personal favorite can't-us.
The best way to remember how
to pronounce this word is to put the
emphasis on the first syllable and
say kahn (like Genghis Khan) and
then toose (rhymes with noose).
Go ahead, try saying it out loud
... unless of course the lights have
dimmed and the concert's already
begun.
The Cantus Coin
Another season is drawing to a
close and at the end of each season,
we present our graduating seniors
with a Cantus Coin.
Season 2011-2012 was our second season, and first season for our
high school division. Cantus Youth
Choirs commissioned a coin to be
presented to all graduating seniors.
The Cantus Coin is made of
iron and coated in antique brass.
Wrapping the circumference of the
Cantus Coin is the Cantus motto
for seniors: Semper Canimus, “always we sing.” We have chosen this
as our motto for graduating seniors
because we hope that they'll continue to sing as they move on to the
next phase of their lives.
Our Mission
Cantus Youth Choirs is a community choral program for youth
of Idaho’s Treasure Valley. Cantus
Youth Choirs strives to provide
quality music education with the
goal of attaining the highest level of
artistic excellence in choral music
performance.
The organization endeavors to
enrich the lives of youth from all
cultural, economic, musical, racial,
and religious backgrounds. Cantus
strives to foster the personal and
social growth of its members and to
promote their sense of self-worth,
discipline, and accomplishment.
Singers in Cantus Youth Choirs
work hard and love music. They
can trust their directors to provide
safe, nurturing environments and,
in turn, the directors can expect
the singers to respect the music,
the director and each other. They
come to rehearsal prepared, ready
to learn and eager to have transcendent musical experiences.
Singers in Cantus Youth Choirs
have high expectations of themselves and their directors, both
personally and musically. And, because of this, they achieve success.
A Look At Winter Semester
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1 Brock and his dada Keith pose in the newly-arrived Anaheim, California tour shirts. 2 Cantus Youth Choirs, under
the direction of Michelle Pedersen, do vocal warm ups with Garden Grove High School at the clinic/exchange done
with the Garden Grove High School choirs. 3 Cantus Youth Choirs and chaperones assemble at Disneyland resort,
awaiting the commencement of the awards ceremony.
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Season V started with a bang!
Rehearsals began the second week
of September and after 15 weeks of
intensive rehearsal at our new rehearsal venue (Boise First Community Center), Cantus Youth Choirs
and Gryphon Private Wealth Management presented our Season
2014-2015 Winter Concert.
Soprano Melissa Heath made
a reprise appearance from season
two, and performed our traditional
Winter Concert mass finale number, O Holy Night. Organ, piano,
orchestra and nearly 250 voices
joined her for this breath-taking
performance.
Preceding this selection, Ms.
Heath favored us with The Lord's
Prayer, sung with the Cantus Youth
Choirs Chorale, and Deck The Hall,
a spritely selection requiring vocal
acrobatics that Ms. Heath made
look easy. Both selections were accompanied by our virtuosic guest
organist David Young from Boise's
Cathedral of The Rockies.
Mr. Young also played an unbelievably athletic arrangement of
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4 A frivolous group shot after the awards ceremony. 5 An attempt at a more "distinguished" group portrait after the
awards ceremony. 6 Colette Kofoed received one of two soloist awards for her solo on Hope Will Lead Us On. 7
Hunter Smith accepted our trophy with his brothers Carson and Jacob. 8 Tour planning geniuses Dana Walker and
Melody Paskett pose with trophy (and photobomber Grayson Paskett).
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Rylee Smullin and Erin Todd as intern directors of Child of God and
Night of Silence/Silent Night.
SUPERIOR rating for Tour V!
Cantus Youth Choirs just returned from tour to Southern California on March 29, 2015. There
were 123 youth, 15 chaperones, 5
staff members, 2 instrumentalists,
3 buses, and a partridge in a ... oh,
wait, we left him behind.
Tour began with loading charter buses at Boise First Community Center in the wee hours of the
morning. Nearly 17 hours later, the
buses arrived, the tourists ate a late
meal and then headed to bed.
Early the next morning, Cantus
loaded the buses and left for Disneyland and California Adventure
Resort. After a full day of frivolity,
Cantus returned to the hotel for a
much-needed night's rest.
The next morning, we again
loaded the buses and headed off
to Garden Grove High School for
our exchange/clinic with director
Kari Galeener. Mrs. Galeener and
Mrs. McCauley and Ms. Pedersen
were all colleagues in Salem/Keizer
School District in Oregon.
Cantus performed The Image
of God and Hope Will Lead Us On
for Mrs. Galeener and the choirs of
Graden Grove High School. After
many compliments, Mrs. Galeener then cliniced (choir-speak for
evaluated) Cantus and provided us
with some valuable advice and refined a few phrases in The Image of
God.
We made our way back to the
hotel to change into our concert
outfits and rehearse prior to our
performance at the festival.
Cantus loaded the buses, yet
again, and drove to the festival.
Cantus performed The Image of
God, directed by Erika McCauley
and accompanied by Keith McCauley (piano) and Lauren Rawlings
(violin). We then closed with Hope
Will Lead Us On, directed by Melody Paskett, accompanied by Keith
and Erika McCauley (piano duet),
Michelle Pedersen (cajon), Alyssa
Pinder (shaker), Heather Pinder
(bass), Elijah Reyes (guitar) and
featuring Erin Todd and Colette
Kofoed as soloists.
The next morning, we returned
to Disneyland and spent the day
making memories with our Cantus
friends. That night we assembled at
the Big Thunder Ranch amphitheater to hear how we ranked/rated.
We received a SUPERIOR rating, the highest possible rating to
be awarded. In addition, Miss Kofoed was awarded one of two soloist awards for her solo on Hope Will
Lead Us On.
After a full day, we loaded the
buses (at 12:30) and began the long
journey home. We arrived at 5 pm
and had everyone returned safely
to their families and the parking lot
cleared by 5:45pm.
We express our heart-felt gratitude to our Tour Coordinators
Dana Walker and Melody Paskett.
Truly, without them, tour would
not have happened. Every detail
was planned for and executed with
near perfection.
We also would like to thank our
wonderful parent volunteers who
chaperoned this trip. Thank you for
your sacrifice and effort to make
sure the kids had a positive experience.
How to enjoy a concert
For the uninitiated, attending a
formal concert can be intimidating.
We rarely have the opportunity to
attend formal gatherings, and we
occasionally feel uncomfortable
at them because we don’t want to
commit the proverbial faux pas and
reveal our uncouthness.
Concert etiquette doesn’t mean
we wear tuxedos and evening
gowns and talk down our noses at
others and poo poo them because
we are so much more cultured than
they. This is far from what concert
etiquette is all about!
Conforming to the rules of concert etiquette allows you and your
neighbors to enjoy the show. It’s as
simple as that...and over the years,
“enjoying” the show has come to
mean that we take care to do nothing that would distract from the
performance. This includes: suppressing all noise, refraining from
eating and drinking, dressing appropriately, and applauding correctly.
Applause is the way that we
show our appreciation to the performers. Applauding at the right
time can get a bit tricky … because
depending on the concert, the ap-
propriate time to applaud can
change.
At a rock concert people often
talk, scream, shout, laugh and even
sing along. This is all appropriate
in this setting. This is usually why
rock concerts are so loud ... the
band is trying to be heard over the
din!
In the formal concert setting,
however, participating in these behaviors is a sure ticket to getting
kicked out! The secret is to sit quietly while the performers perform,
(that IS why you came, right?).
Once they're done, applaud.
In a formal concert, here are
the best times to applaud:
1. When the conductor takes
the stage. It is customary to applaud when the conductor first
comes out onto the stage. This
draws everyone's attention to the
show and recognizes the conductor's efforts at having prepared the
ensemble to perform.
2. After a piece is concluded,
AND the conductor has lowered
their hands. A good rule of thumb:
if the conductor’s hands are up,
yours should probably stay down.
The conductor may want the audience to enjoy a few seconds of
silence before accepting applause.
Sometimes the conductor may
wish to perform a set of songs before accepting applause. This is often done for artistic reasons (and in
some cases, to use less time!)
3. For a soloist. In a formal
concert, applause for a soloist
should be deferred until the end
of the piece. The conductor may or
may not direct the soloist to take a
bow. To ensure that the piece is finished, see 2.
4. After the final piece. Standing ovations, or standing while
clapping, is appreciated if you think
the performance is deserving.
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