Christmas at the Carillon

2009-2010
eighteenth season
C hristmas
at the
Carillon
with special guest artist patrice pike
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C hristmas
at the
Carillon
Thursday, December 3, 7:30 pm
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Victoria
Friday, December 4, 8:00 pm
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, San Antonio
Saturday, December 5, & Sunday, December 6, 2:30 & 8:00 pm
The Carillon, Austin
Monday, December 7, 8:00 pm
Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin
Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & Conductor
Patrice Pike, Special Guest Artist
The San Antonio performance is sponsored by the
Russell Hill Rogers
Fund for the Arts
The Long Center performance is sponsored by the generous support of
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progr am
Conspirare dedicates our performances with love and gratitude to our
cherished friend and supporter Cassandra James.
WHERE TO START
(come)
Veni, Emmanuel ����������������������������������������������������������������������French Processional Chant
Come Darkness, Come Light ����������������������������������������������Mary Chapin Carpenter,
arr. Craig Hella Johnson
I LOST
(my way)
I Lost a Sock ����������������������������������������������������������������������������David Lang
Slave Song ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������Sade Adu
Rorate Caeli ������������������������������������������������������������������������������Jacob Handl
DARKNESS, DARKNESS
(emptiness with light)
Darkness, Darkness ����������������������������������������������������������������Jesse Colin Young
Higher Ground ������������������������������������������������������������������������Stevie Wonder
Is a Light Shinin’ in the Heavens? ��������������������������������������Arr. Robert L.Morris
Soñaba ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Stephen Paulus
Here Comes the Light �����������������������������������������������������������Patrice Pike
Changed ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������James MacMillan
And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah) �������������������������������G. F Handel
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LIGHTHOUSE
(taste and see)
Gaudete �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Michael McGlynn
Lighthouse/O Morning Star �����������������������������������������������Antje Duvekot/
harm. J. S. Bach
Dawn ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Eric Barnum
I Need You ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������Mark Batson/Alicia Cook
Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing �����������������������������Paul Siskind
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ALL TOGETHER
(sing we)
Angels We Have Heard on High����������������������������������������French Carol
Hark the Herald Angels Sing ����������������������������������������������Felix Mendelssohn
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day ������������������������������John Rutter
Carol of the Bells ��������������������������������������������������������������������Ukranian Carol
Lullaby, Sweetest Child ���������������������������������������������������������Polish Carol
O Holy Night ��������������������������������������������������������������������������Adolphe Adam
Wishes and Candles ���������������������������������������������������������������Stephen Paulus
The First Noel ��������������������������������������������������������������������������English Carol
Down to the River to Pray ����������������������������������������������������Traditional
Silent Night ������������������������������������������������������������������������������Franz Gruber
ETERNAL DANCE
(I am)
Christmas Time is Here ��������������������������������������������������������Vince Guaraldi,
arr. Cynthia Gonzales
Munus ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Steven Sametz
I Won’t Give Up (excerpt) ����������������������������������������������������Patrice Pike
I Could Have Danced All Night /Dance With Me�������Lerner, Loewe/
arr. Craig Hella Johnson
Please refrain from applause except where indicated by *******
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TEXTS
WHERE TO START
(come)
Veni … Veni … Veni…
(Veni, veni Emmanuel;
Captivum solve Israel,
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.)
Come darkness, come light
Come new star shining bright
Come love to this world tonight
Allelujah
Come broken, come whole
Come wounded in your soul
Come any way that you know
Allelujah
Come doubting, come sure
Come fearful to this door
Come see what love is for
Allelujah
Come running, come walking slow
Come weary on your broken road
Come see him, shed your heavy load
Allelujah
Come darkness, come light…..
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
I LOST
(my way)
I lost a sock
I lost a sock
I lost an umbrella
I lost a sock
I lost a tooth
I lost my teeth
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I lost a leg
I lost my dog
I lost an earring
I lost my father
I lost my voice
I lost my ticket
I lost the keys
I lost the map
I lost my wits
I lost my way
I lost my tongue
I lost my heart
I lost faith
I lost weight
I lost my hair
I lost my hand
I lost my eye
I lost my house
I lost my tongue
I lost my name
I lost my book
I lost my glasses
I lost my ring
I lost the store
I lost the farm
I lost a sock
I lost the eggs
(O come thou Dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by your advent here;
Love stir within the womb of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight….)
I lost my cow
I lost my memory
I lost my teeth
I lost my color
I lost my hair
I lost my sight
I lost my way
I lost my balance
I lost my mother
I lost my shoe
I lost the business
I lost my carpet
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I lost my language
I lost my god
I lost my pants
I lost my tan
- Deborah Artman
Slave Song
I see them gathered, see them on the shore
I turned to look once more
And he who knows me not
Takes me to the belly of darkness
Tears will run swift
And tears will come that fall like rain
I pray that it’s swift though
Tears will fall as cold as pain
I pray to the almighty
Let me not to him do
As he has unto me
Teach my beloved children
Who have been enslaved
To reach for the light continually
So many times I prayed
So many times I’ve prayed for you
Prayed for you
Wisdom is the flame
Wisdom is the brave warrior
(O Sapientia, veni, ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.)
Who will carry us into the sun
I pray that it’s swift though
Tears will come that fall like rain
(Tears will come and fall like rain…)
- Sade Adu
Rorate Caeli
Rorate caeli desuper
Pour out dew from above, you heavens,
Et nubespluant justum.
And let the clouds rain down the Just One.
Aperiatur terra et terra Salvatorem.
Let the earth open and bring forth a Savior
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DARKNESS, DARKNESS
(emptiness with light)
Light and life….
Light and life to all he brings….
(risen with healing in his wings)
Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep …
People keep on learnin’
Soldiers keep on warrin’
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning, For the things I cannot see
Keep my mind from constant turning, To the things I cannot be…
Powers keep on lyin’
While your people keep on dyin’
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome, Is the day that brings me here
I have felt the edge of sadness, I have known the depths of fear
(God rest you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay…
healing grace from Love itself is born upon this day…
to save us in our darkest hours as we have gone astray…
tidings of comfort and joy.)
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with this endless night
Take away the pain of knowing, fill the emptiness with light
- Jesse Colin Young
- O come, Desire of nations, bind
all peoples in one heart and mind….
Higher Ground
People keep on learnin’
Soldiers keep on warrin’
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World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Powers keep on lyin’
While your people keep on dyin’
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
I’m so darn glad he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin’
Till I reach the highest ground
(Hosanna …hosanna in the highest
Gloria in excelsis deo!)
Teachers keep on teachin’
Preachers keep on preachin’
Hosanna…
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Oh no
Lovers keep on lovin’
Believers keep on believin’
Gloria…
Sleepers just stop sleepin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Oh no
I’m so glad that he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin’
Till I reach my highest ground...
Till I reach my highest ground
No one’s gonna bring me down
Oh no
- Stevie Wonder
Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?
Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?
Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?
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Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?
Please shine for me.
I come this night
I come to fight
I bring no weapon
I bring the light
On my knees
The light pass by
Thought my soul was gonna rise
To rise and fly
Is a light shinin’…
God made the stars to show their light
And the moon to glow by night
God made the sun to shine by day
From heaven’s gate it shows the way
Oh my good Lord, is a light shinin’ in the heavens?
- African American Folk Song
It came a flowret bright. Amidst the cold of winter
When half-spent was the night.
Soñaba
I dreamt
that my heart was happy
but by my faith, Mother
dreams are just dreams
- 16th century Spanish, anonymous
(...this is to mother you, to comfort you, to get you through
through when your nights are lonely
through when you dreams are only blue
this is to mother you…)
Here Comes the Light
I’m moving through the water
I’m bringing out what’s best
The birds are singing peaceful
I’m forgetting all the rest
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I give myself forgiveness
For all the times I would not stop the pain
On my way to a brighter day
Hope will not delay
We will make our way
Here comes the light
Here comes the morning
Here comes the light
Here comes the morning
Light up
I’m opening my back door
I’ll change the barren land
I’m watering my garden
I’m governing the man
I’ll take apart the pieces
Making them into a useful thing
On my way to a brighter day
Hope will not delay
We will make our way
Here comes the light
Here comes the morning
Here comes the light
Here comes the morning
Light up
What do you think you’re made of
The stars are in your eyes
Where do you think we’ve come from
I’m beckoning the brightness, shine, shine, shine
On my way to a brighter day
Hope will not delay
We will make our way
Here comes the light
Here comes the morning
Here comes the light
Here comes the morning
Light up
- Patrice Pike
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Changed
The man bent over his guitar,
a shearsman of sorts. The day was green.
They said, “You have a blue guitar,
you do not play things as they are.”
The man replied, “Things as they are
are changed upon the blue guitar.”
And they said then, “But play. You must,
a tune beyond us, yet ourselves,
A tune upon the blue guitar
of things exactly as they are.”
- Wallace Stevens
(changed from glory into glory,
‘til in heaven we take our place,
‘til we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.)
(love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down;)
And the Glory of the Lord
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
- Isaiah 40:5
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LIGHTHOUSE
(taste and see)
Gaudete
Gaudete, Gaudete!
Rejoice, Rejoice!
Christus et natus
Christ is born
Ex maria virgine,
Of the virgin Mary,
Gaudete!
Rejoice!
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Tempus ad est gratiae,
It is now the time of grace
Hoc quod optabamus;
That we have desired;
Carmina laetitiae,
Let us sing songs of joy,
Devote redamus.
Let us give devotion.
Deus homo factus est,
God was made man,
Natura mirante;
And nature marvels;
Mundus renovatus est
The world was renewed
A Christo regnante.
By Christ who is King.
Ezechiellis porta
The closed gate of Ezechiel
Clausa pertransitur;
Has been passed through;
Unde lux est orta
From where the light rises
Salus invenitur.
Salvation is found.
Ergo nostra cantio,
Therefore let our assembly now sing,
Psallat iam in lustro;
Sing the Psalms to purify us;
Benedicat Domino:
Let it praise the Lord:
Salus Regi nostro.
Greetings to our King
(Will there really be a Morning?)
Lighthouse
You
You’re not the first to ask
Probably not the last
And I don’t expect you to understand
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Why
I stayed upon that rock
After the birds had gone
And all of the waves turned to sand
But I am a lighthouse
In the desert and I stand alone
I dream of an ocean
That was here a long time ago
And I remember his cool waters
And I glow
These days
The sunlight has bleached my face
Moonlight has made it plain
That nobody needs me to call them home
But I swear
There was a time when I
Would shine for him through the night
He was the only ocean
That I have known
I am a lighthouse
In a desert and I stand alone
I dream of an ocean
That was here a long time ago
And I remember his cool waters
And I still glow
My lantern bears a crack
And I know he won’t be back
But I will leave the light on forever
Cause I am a lighthouse
In a desert and I stand alone
I dream of an ocean
That was here a long time ago
And I remember his cool waters…
I remember his cool waters…
I remember his cool waters…
And I still glow.
- Antje Duvekot
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Come heavenly brightness, light divine,
And deep within my heart now shine
There make yourself an altar!
Fill me with joy and strength to be
Your member joined eternally
In love that cannot falter.
Longing for you does possess me;
Turn and bless me, here in sadness
Eye and heart long for your gladness.
Dawn
From the door’s soft opening And the day’s first sigh,
Filling the room,
I see before me
A life of doors,
One opening on another;
Doors upon doors,
And sighs upon sighs,
Rising in a tide of mornings.
Rising, until that final sigh,
And the last morning,
And the last holy breath,
Whispering “this, this, this...”
- Robert Bode
(Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.
As the hart yearns after the water brooks, so yearns my soul after thee, O
God.)
I Need You
The sand loves when the waves come
The sky can’t wait for the light of the sun
So how could you look me in my eye
And not see what I feel inside
Tell me how could you doubt the fact that I
I love you
I love you
Don’t you ever think like that?
Don’t you ever never do that?
There will never be two things ... that go together better
Than you and me
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North needs south east needs west
No needs yes yes yes
Up needs down life needs death
No needs yes yes yes
I need you
I need you
I need you
You...I need you
So how could you look me in my eye
And not see what I feel inside
Tell me how could you doubt the fact that I
I love you
I love you
Don’t you ever think like that?
Don’t you ever never do that?
There will never be two things that go together better
Than you and me
North needs south east needs west
No needs yes yes yes
Up needs down life needs death
No needs yes yes yes
I need you
Oh baby I need you
Everyday… I need you
You ... I need you
Like the desert needs the rain
Like joy needs pain
- Mark Batson/Alicia Cook
Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing
Everyone suddenly burst out singing;
And I was filled with such delight
As prisoned birds must find in freedom,
Winging wildly across the white
Orchards and dark-green fields; on – on – on – and out of sight.
Everyone’s voice was suddenly lifted;
And beauty came like the setting sun:
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My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away … O, but Everyone
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.
- Siegfried Sassoon
AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND SING BOLDFACE TEXT:
Gloria… in excelsis Deo!
Gloria… in excelsis Deo!
ALL TOGETHER
(sing we)
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Refrain
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Refrain
Hark the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled”
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem”
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
Hail the bearer of God’s peace!
Hail the Sun of righteousness,
Light and life to all he brings,
Ris’n with healing in his wings.
Mildly lay his glory by,
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Born that we no more may die.
Born to raise us all from earth,
Born to give us second birth
Hark the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the new born king!”
AUDIENCE PLEASE BE SEATED
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day;
I would my true love did so chance
To see the legend of my play,
To call my true love to my dance;
Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love,
This have I done for my true love
Then was I born of a virgin pure,
Of her I took fleshly substance
Thus was I knit to man’s nature
To call my true love to my dance.
Sing, oh! my love…
In a manger laid, and wrapped I was
So very poor, this was my chance
Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass
To call my true love to my dance.
Sing, oh! my love…
- English Traditional Carol
Carol of the Bells
Hark how the bells,
sweet silver bells,
all seem to say,
throw cares away
Christmas is here,
bringing good cheer,
to young and old,
meek and the bold,
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Oh how they pound,
raising the sound,
o’er hill and dale,
telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
while people sing
songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,
On, on they send,
on without end,
their joyful tone to every home
Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong
- Peter Wilhousky
Lullaby, Sweetest Child
Sleep little Jesus, my diadem fairest
Sleep holy child
Thou of all pearls the rarest
Lullaby, Jesus Child,
Sweet be thy sleeping.
Mary is tenderly watch
O’er thee keeping.
- Transl. Ella Hjertaas Roe
Oh Holy Night
O holy night! the stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
‘Til He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! O, hear the angels’ voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night, O night Divine.
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Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friend.
He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, behold your King.
- Transl. John Sullivan Dwight
Wishes and Candles
We have a wish for each candle we light
Making the holidays shiny and bright,
A wish for the children, the young and the old,
To never go hungry, to never be cold.
Wishes and candles and love and laughter,
Mem’ries we’ll treasure forever after.
Families are gathered with presents to share.
The best gift of all is that everyone’s there.
A wish for the people who walk all alone,
A roof overhead and a bed of their own.
A candle for those in the need of a friend,
A hand and a smile by the holiday’s end.
Wishes and candles they warm the season,
Hope for a world filled with peace and reason.
Think of the love that is waiting for you,
When all of our holiday wishes come true.
- Marily and Alan Bergman
(AUDIENCE REMAIN SEATED AND SING BOLD-FACE TEXT)
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay
In fields where they lay a keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
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Down to the River to Pray
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown?
Good Lord show me the way!
O sisters let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
O sisters let’s go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe & crown?
Good Lord show me the way
O brothers let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
Come on brothers, let’s go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown?
Good Lord show me the way
(AUDIENCE PLEASE SING BOLDFACE TEXT)
O mothers let’s go down
Come on down, don’t you wanna go down?
Come on mothers, let’s go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe and crown?
Good Lord show me the way
O fathers let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
O fathers let’s go down
Down to the river to pray
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As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown?
Good Lord show me the way
O sinners, let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
O sinners, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe and crown?
Good Lord show me the way
- Traditional
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
ETERNAL DANCE
(I am)
Christmas Time is Here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We’ll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
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Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year...
- Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson
Munus
Delitasque poli semperque
Let us seek the delights
manentia regna quaramus
and ever-enduring realms of heaven
toto pectore, mente, manu.
with whole heart, mind and hand.
Poli nunquam disiungit amicum;
The blessed hall of heaven never separates
semper habet, quod amat,
friends; a heart warmed by love always
pectus amore calens.
has what it loves.
Aspice laetifico grantanter corde
Look with joy and gladdening heart,
precamur, parvula quae
I pray, at these little offerings which
magnus munera misit amor.
great love sends you.
- Alcuin (ca. 770), transl. Stehling
I Won’t Give up
Open my eyes in the morning
And see I’m alive again
Lights go out and you never know
If you wake up
In another dimension
It’s true
There a chance you’ll dance in another world
In a moment
But I want this time with you
While I’m right here
- Patrice Pike
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I dream of an ocean
That was here a long time ago
And I remember his cool waters
And I glow…)
I am a lighthouse…
I am a lighthouse…
I…am….
I Could Have Danced All Night/Dance in the Mouth of God
On Christmas night we hear the angels singing…
I could have danced all night…
And still have begged for more
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things
I’ve never done before
Gloria…..
I’ll never know what made it so exciting
Why all at once my heart took flight
(Dance with me, dance with me darling, into the mouth of God.
You’re not here now but I can see you. I can feel you turning.
Dancing in the mouth of God...)
(Sway with me, sway with me darling. Here by his sharp sharp teeth.
Lights are reflecting, night comes a calling.
Floating like a leaf... singing in the shadows,
Love isn’t a lie, like water isn’t fire.
Dancing in the mouth of God)
I only know when he began to dance with me
I could have danced, danced, danced…
All night…
Dance then wherever you may be…
Dance.
- Alan Jay Lerner
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Artistic Personnel
Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & Conductor
Rick Gabrillo, Assistant Conductor
Company of Voices
Soprano
Cynthia Gonzales
Abigail H. Lennox
Gitanjali Mathur
Stefanie Moore
Jennifer Pavlovich
Kathlene Ritch
Sonja Tengblad
Alto
Wendy Bloom
Dorea Cook
Pamela Elrod
Stella Hastings
Linda Ramsey
Keely Rhodes
Tenor
Cole Blume
Paul D’Arcy
Carr Hornbuckle
Jos Milton
Jonathon Subia
Bass
Cameron Beauchamp
David Farwig
Rick Gabrillo
Robert Harlan
Ed Snouffer
Thomas Burritt, percussion
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ben aqua
About patrice pike
Patrice Pike is a multi-dimensional artist who has dedicated her life to
mastering authentic live performance and sincere studio recordings. Since her
early roots playing guitar, percussion, and singing lead in the band Sister Seven
to her current melding of rock, pop, and soul, she has brought together people
from all different walks of life in her process.
Patrice attended the arts magnet high school in Dallas, Texas, studying classical,
jazz, and spiritual music. Her collaboration with Grammy®-nominated
Conspirare this holiday season brings Patrice back to these roots. Through the
years she also has shared stages with Sarah Mclachlan, Natalie Merchant, Soul
Asylum, Cake, Stone Temple Pilots, the Neville Brothers, Ray Charles, and
many more.
As one of the youngest artists to be inducted into the Texas Music Hall of
Fame via the Austin Music Awards for 2006-2007, Patrice garnered many
other awards including Musician of the Year, Best Rock Artist, Song of the
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Year, and Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been seen around the world when
she performed for two months on prime time CBS television on the show
“Rockstar: Supernova,” where she was deemed an unusual breath of fresh air.
Also an accomplished recording artist, Patrice has been featured on twelve
CDs with several different bands and as a solo performer. After her work with
Conspirare in December 2009, she will go into the studio to finish her newest
recording for release in 2010.
In October 2008 Patrice was involved in a most unusual project, when she
was one of a select few people invited to include digital samples of her DNA
for Richard Garriott to launch into perpetual orbit during his trip to the
international space station. Other participants included were Stephen Hawking
and various people from different walks of life and diverse professional and
artistic backgrounds.
Ms. Pike is also known for creating the Grace Foundation of Texas,
providing health and wellness services and education scholarships for young
adult survivors of childhood homelessness. The Foundation is a statewide
nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas. Learn more about its work
at www.gracetexas.org.
Visit Patrice on the web at www.patricepike.com.
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Andrew Yates
About Conspir are
The word “conspirare” derives from the Latin “con” and “spirare”
translated as “to breathe together.”
Conspirare was founded in 1991 as the New Texas Festival to present a
summer classical music festival in Austin, Texas. Since then, the organization
has grown rapidly to become an internationally recognized, professional
choral organization that combines outstanding vocal artistry with innovative
programming. Led by founder and artistic director Craig Hella Johnson,
Conspirare is comprised of two performing ensembles and an educational
program. A chamber choir (“Conspirare”) of extraordinarily talented
singers from around the country is presented in an annual concert series in
Austin, other Texas communities, and locations in the U.S. and abroad.
The Conspirare Symphonic Choir of both professional and volunteer singers
performs at least one large choral/orchestral work annually. The Conspirare
Youth Choirs is an education and performance program for singers ages 8-16,
who learn and perform in two separate ensembles, Kantorei and the Conspirare
Children’s Choir.
Conspirare produced its first commercial recording, through the green fuse,
in 2004 on the Clarion Records label. A second CD, Requiem, also on Clarion,
was released in 2006 and received two Grammy® nominations (Best Choral
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Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical). A third recording,
Threshold of Night, was released worldwide on September 9, 2008 on the
Harmonia Mundi label, Conspirare’s first title for the distinguished recording
company. Threshold of Night received two Grammy nominations, Best Choral
Performance and Best Classical Album. In October 2008, in cooperation with
Austin’s public television station KLRU, Conspirare filmed a PBS television
special, “A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert,” that was broadcast
nationally in March 2009 and is available on both CD and DVD.
Conspirare has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
In 2005, the organization received the “Margaret Hillis Award for Choral
Excellence,” presented by Chorus America. As one of the select choruses
in the country to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
for its American Masterpieces initiative, Conspirare presented “Crossing the
Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice.” The four-day festival
in January 2007 featured a distinguished gathering of composers and
conductors, performances of three world premieres, and a gala closing concert
with a choir of 600 singers. In July 2008 Conspirare represented the United
States at the Eighth World Symposium on Choral Music in Copenhagen,
joining invited choirs from nearly forty countries.
The Conspirare ensembles’ 2009-2010 season consists of 25 performances of
eight different programs, in Austin, Wimberley, Fredericksburg, San Antonio
and Victoria. In February 2010 Conspirare will be a special guest choir at the
annual convention of the American Choral Directors Association/Eastern
Division in Philadelphia.
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Andrew Yates
About Craig Hella Johnson
Renowned as one of the most influential voices in choral conducting in the
United States, Craig Hella Johnson brings a depth of knowledge, artistic
sensitivity, and imagination to his programs. As founder and artistic director
of Conspirare, Johnson has assembled some of the finest singers in the country
to form a world-class, award-winning organization committed to creating
dynamic choral art.
In addition to his work with Conspirare, Johnson also serves as Creative
Director and Conductor of the Victoria Bach Festival, an annual event that
draws musicians and critical praise from around the country. Of Johnson’s
performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Mike Greenberg of the San
Antonio Express-News wrote: “Through all the amazing ebbs and flows
of dynamics, the radiant balances, the seamless connection of episodes, the
theatrically astute tempo relations, the unified structural arc, the music shone
forth with organic naturalness. Nothing sounded fussed over. Everything just
sounded right.”
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Johnson served as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas in
Austin (1990-2001) where he led the graduate program in conducting. He
was artistic director of San Francisco-based Chanticleer (1998-1999) and has
served as guest conductor with the Austin Symphony, San Antonio Symphony,
Santa Fe Symphony, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque, and the Berkshire Choral
Festival. In September 2009 Johnson travelled to Taiwan to conduct the Taipei
Male Choir.
Praised by audiences and critics, Johnson’s programs are hailed as thought-
provoking musical journeys. One unique aspect of Johnson’s programming is
his signature “collage” style: through-composed programs that marry music
and poetry to seamlessly blend sacred and secular, classical and contemporary,
classical and popular. In 2006 he was engaged to create a special peace-themed
collage program for the North Central ACDA convention. He was also engaged
by the St. Olaf Choir to create and conduct a collage program during a fiveweek residency with the choir in spring 2007.
A composer and arranger, Johnson is an editor with G. Schirmer Publishing.
He is working on a choral series featuring specially selected composers as well
as some of his original compositions and arrangements. His works are also
published by Alliance Music Publications. Also an accomplished vocalist and
pianist, he released his first solo CD, “Thorns on the Rose,” in 2008 on the
Booker Music label.
Johnson’s distinctive style and commitment to the choral art have led him to
be honored with several awards, including 2008 induction into the Austin Arts
Hall of Fame and the 2009 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and
Entrepreneurial Zeal, given by Chorus America.
A native of Minnesota, Johnson studied at St. Olaf College, the Juilliard School,
and the University of Illinois and earned his doctorate at Yale University. As the
recipient of a National Arts Fellowship, Johnson studied with Helmuth Rilling
at the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Board
Artistic &
of Directors Administrative
Fran Collmann, Chair
Staff
Robert J. Karli, Vice Chair
Bernadette Tasher, Treasurer
Robert Harlan, Secretary
Jack Brannon
David Clark
Larry Collmann
Jeri DeAngelis
Patrick L. DeLaune
Tom Driscoll
Ann Fields
Katie Curran-Lavendoski
Hope Morgan
Louise Morse
E. Stuart Phillips
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
Mary Stephenson
Craig Hella Johnson
Artistic Director
Advisory
Board
Rick Gabrillo
Production Manager
Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs
Stephen Aechternacht
John Aielli
Sue Barnes
Mark Bierner
Ray Brimble
David Burger
David Claflin
Virginia Dupuy
Maydelle Fason
JoLynn Free
Billy Gammon
Vance George
Helen Hays
Dan Herd
William B. Hilgers
Wayne Holtzman
Cassandra James
Judith Jellison
Bob Murphy
Lynn Murphy
Gayle Glass Roche
Nancy Scanlan
Russell Schulz
Angela Smith
Louann Temple
Eva Womack
Ann Hume Wilson
Executive Director
Katie Apple
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Tamara Blanken
Ticketing & Online Services Manager
Cynthia Densmore
Finance Manager
Melissa J. Eddy
Communications & Grants Manager
Wravan Godsoe
Operations/Ticketing Assistant
Robert Harlan
Production Coordinator
Meri Krueger
Artist Relations
Niamh Marnell
Operations Manager
Nina Revering
Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs
Nicki Turman
House Manager
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Conspir are Audio
& Video Recordings
“A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert” – available on CD and DVD
PBS show, nationally broadcast in March 2009
“Thorns on the Rose” – Craig Hella Johnson’s first solo CD
“Threshold of Night” – Two 2009 Grammy nominations
Conspirare sings the music of Tarik O’Regan
“Requiem”– Now reissued on the Harmonia Mundi Label
Two 2007 Grammy nominations
“through the green fuse” – A favorite collection featuring several spirituals
“Angel Be” (2 CDs) – A collection of favorite live recordings by Cynthia Clawson
and Craig Hella Johnson, including four previously unreleased selections
“Crossing the Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice” (2 CDs) – Recorded during
the NEA sponsored American Masterpieces Festival in January 2007
Christmas at the Carillon
“Lay Me Low” (2008)
“Love Again” (2007)
“Love Calls You” (2006)
“I Still Love You” (2 CDs - 2005)
“Always” (2 CDs - 2004)
“Nearer” (2003)
“Where Does Morning Lie?” (2002)
“Back to the Garden” (2001)
“Home” (2000)
American Choral Directors Association National Convention (New York, 2003)
Concert CD
Concert DVD
American Choral Directors Association-North Central Division Convention (Omaha, 2006)
“Peace Concert” CD (2 CDs)
Closing Concert CD
Closing Concert DVD
“Hidden Music” (2006 - mono)
To order, please call (512) 476-5775; hear samples at www.conspirare.org.
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2009-2010 Eighteenth Season
A New Year’s Conspirare Classic
Conspirare ushers in the new decade with a splash of virtuosity. Be amazed as they
perform Deutsche Motette by Richard Strauss — a Romantic a cappella monument —
plus works by Bach, Barber, and more.
Friday, January 8 & Saturday, January 9, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 2:30 p.m.
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin.
Rush Hour Big Sing II
Thursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m., St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
The Mystic and the Storyteller: Both Sides Now
From a mystical, stunningly beautiful requiem to a contemporary setting of a children’s
fable, Conspirare explores life’s mysteries in music. Featuring David Lang’s beguiling
Little Match Girl Passion, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in music.
Thursday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fredericksburg
Friday, May 7 & Saturday, May 8, 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 9, 2:30 p.m., at St.
Martin’s Lutheran Church.
Conspirare Youth Choirs: Invitation to the Voyage
The words of French poet Charles Baudelaire and the music of Romantic composer
Henri Duparc meet in the beloved French art song “L’invitation au Voyage,” inspiration
and framework for this unique spring concert. Also featuring music by David Childs,
Imant Raminsh, and Eleanor Daley.
Friday, May 14, & Saturday, May 15, 7:00 p.m. at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Dynamic Convergence
The Conspirare Symphonic Choir and organists Judith and Gerre Hancock perform the
beloved Duruflé Requiem and Cantos Sagrados, a powerful, dramatic work by brilliant
Scottish composer James MacMillan.
Saturday, June 5, 8:00 p.m. at University Presbyterian Church, Austin.
Sunday, June 6, 6:00 p.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi
Return to the Oracle: A Shining Masterpiece
( J.S. Bach – Mass in B minor)
Bach’s crowning achievement delivers a profound listening experience every time you
hear it. Conspirare and a period-instrument orchestra from the Victoria Bach Festival
perform the iconic work with soloists from the ensemble.
Saturday, June 12, 8:00 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Victoria
Sunday, June 13, 7:00 p.m. at The Long Center for the Performing Arts
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donors
Gifts to Conspirare provide financial support for concerts, recordings, educational
programs, and outreach activities. The following roster of donors includes cash and
in-kind gifts received from individuals, family and private foundations, businesses,
and government agencies between July 1, 2008 and November 15, 2009.
We express our gratitude to each and every one of our donors.
Maestro Circle
City of Austin Cultural
Arts Division
Fran & Larry Collmann
The Kodosky Foundation
National Endowment
for the Arts
South Texas
Money Management
Impresario Circle
William R. Dickson
Robert & Lara Harlan
Gayle Glass Roche
Carolyn & Marc Seriff
Tescom, Inc.
Texas Commission on the Arts
Benefactor Circle
Anonymous
Austin Community Foundation
Ray & Karen Brimble
Ken & Joyce Beck Family Fund
Joe & Cynthia Cain
GE Foundation
Helen & Bob Hays
Robert & Trish Karli
Carolyn J. Keating
Jeff & Gail Kodosky
Caren Prothro
Russell Hill Rogers Fund
for the Arts
Rick & Jill Salwen
Still Water Foundation
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Platinum Baton Circle
CenTex Beverage
David & Catherine Clark
Thomas Driscoll &
Nancy Quinn
Mary Nell Frucella
Robert & Trish Karli
Keating Family Foundation
Cynthia Keever
Wendi & Brian Kushner
KMFA – 89.5 FM
KUT – 90.5 FM
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Perkins-Prothro Foundation
Susan & Forest Rees
Louise Reeser
Shoehorn Design
The Rachael &
Ben F. Vaughan Foundation
Ben & Daphne Vaughan
Golden Baton Circle
Anonymous (1)
Cindy & Chic Bain
William C. Bednar &
Flo Ann Randle
Clark, Thomas & Winters
Jeri DeAngelis
Patrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan In honor of Robert Harlan
The Fetzer Institute
Cindy Keever
Louise Morse
Stu Phillips
Linda Ramsey
Sara & Scott Reichardt
Donna & Christy Salinas
William Schleuse
Honorable Bea Ann Smith
Texas Commission on the Arts
Silver Baton Circle
Anonymous (2)
Eva Andries
Margaret & Robert Ayres
Robert & Pat Brueck
Amelia Bullock & Bill
Krumpack
Dan Bullock & Annette Carlozzi
David Burger
Richard Campbell
Janet Carlson Campbell
Pablo Cardenas
Janis & David Claflin
David & Catherine Clark
Jerry Craft
Crutch & Danna Crutchfield
Rena & Richard D’Souza
Bryan Dunkin
Robert & Virginia Dupuy
Melissa Eddy &
Tracy Schiemenz
Rev. Dr. Ann Fields
Balie J. & Beverly Griffith
Tom Grimes & Karen Kibler
Carolyn Harris-Hynson
Richard Hartgrove &
Gary Cooper
Helen & Bob Hays
Jane Hilfer
Timothy Koock
Wendi & Brian Kushner
John & Katie Lavendoski
Jodi Lazar & Michael Nussbaum
Eric Leibrock
Lee Manford
Joyce Mayer
Kevin & Debe McKeand
Janet Miller
Hope Morgan
Bob & Lynn Murphy
Anne Nagelkirk & Jason Orr
William Nemir
Carlisle Pearson
E. Stuart Phillips
Ann Praderus & Tony Vance
Nancy Scanlan
Gene Alice & Max Sherman
Angela & Charles Smith
David C. Smith
Dian & Harlan Stai
Mary Stephenson
James Stolpa
Syzygy Marketing
Bernadette Tasher
Kerry Tate & Susan Rieff
tiki2.com, Christopher Novosad
Anne & William Wagner
WaxmanCavnerLawson
Eva & Marvin Womack
Lucia & Paul Woodruff
Circle of Friends
Sponsors
Susan Barnes
Klaus Bichteler & Mary Parse
Karen & Mike Blizzard
Jeff & Ann Bomer
Jack Brannon & Brian Miller
John & Trina Braun
Dan Bullock
Chez Zee
Kathy & David Clem
Gwen & Dean Collmann
Natasha & David Collmann
Robert Dailey
Nell & Al Dale
Rena & Richard D’Souza
Pam Elrod
Greg Edens & Dorothy
Drummer
In honor of the
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
Cassandra Ewer
Sam & Maydelle Fason
Gwen & Bruce Flory
R. John & Susan Fox
Gregory & JoLynn Free
Cheryl Fuller
Walter & Ann Herbst
Van & Jeanne Hoisington
Robert E. Hollingsworth
Nancy & Bobby R. Inman
Diane Ireson
Jane Jackson
Eric Leibrock
In memory of Helen Lea
Mark Levy
Kati Lewis
Sheila Lummis
Micro-Bac International
Linda Monk
Tom & Mary Sue Koontz
Nelson
Karen Ann Norris
Richard E. Orton
Honorable Robert Pitman
The Prodicus Group
Milbrey & Bev Raney
Jerome Ravel
Dick & Lynn Rew
Sally & Andy Ritch
Jack & Susan Robertson
Michal Rosenberger
Larry Sager
Pieter & Frances Schenkkan
Nan Seiden
Gene Alice & Max Sherman
Kay Sherrill
Mary Smith & Walter Stewart
Anna Sorensen
Patty Speier &
Charles Woodruff
Brenda & Larry Smith
LaFern & Virgil Swift
Lois VanLaningham
Catherine & David Wildermuth
James Winkle
Patrons
Anonymous
Sandi Aitken
Bob & Marcia Bailey
Ken & Joyce Beck
Mark Biemer &
Cassandra James
Linda Ball & Forrest Preece
Patrick & Cindy Behling
Ola Bell
Leah Billingsley
Pat Black
Nancy Bowman
Evelyn Boyer
Pierre & Nancy Bulhon
Toni & Paul Burns
Judy Cardinale
Rita Carlson
David & Kathy Clem
Frances & Robert Kushing
Paula & Stuart Damore
Peggy Daniel
Nancy & Jimmy Davis
Nina Di Leo
In memory of Dottie Welton
Will Dibrell & Beverly Bajema
Susan Nash Fekety
Steve Gilbert
Homer & Glenda Goehrs
John Griffin & Lynn Knaupp
Paul Guttrey
Janet Harman
Leroy & Karen Haverlah
Anne & Jim Hester
Joan & Wayne Holtzman
Carr Hornbuckle & Jack Leifer
H. David & Jan Hughes
In honor of the
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
IBM
Judith Jellison & Robert Duke
Morris & Marge Johnson
Steve Kahle
In honor of Glenda Goehrs
Janie Keys & Ivan Milman
Joan & Tom Kobayashi
Cynthia & Greg Kozmetsky
Nicole Lamartine
Jill & Roger Lane
Bill & Lou Ann Lasher
May Latson
Josh Lauer
Nora Lieberman
W. Jackson & Carolyn Long
Sue & Mike Maine
Arthur & Patricia McCormick In honor of the
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
Vance McMahan
Margaret Menicucci &
Michael Whellan
Glenn Miller
Ann Moody
Laura Moore
Rebecca A. Muniz
Douglas Nelson
Patty Olwell
Brian & Lynn Powell
Flo Ann Randle
Lari & Tom Rogge
Brian Sands
HQ83 In memory of
Rick Reynolds
Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann
Russell E. Schulz
Suzanne & John Shore
James Shultz MD
Brenda Smith
Margo Smith
Jim Sotiros
Janice & John Spence
Mary Stumberg
Meredith Thomas &
Walter Stroup
Thomas Graphics
Erich Vollmer
Connie & Robert Webb
Frankie Westbrook
Sustainers
Claudia & Stephen
Aechternacht
Shannon Armstrong
Ann Bahan
Brick & Laura Balvanz
Janette Barlow
Steven Beebe
Bridgette Beinecke
Anne Bertholf
Amy Blair
Bette & Whitney Bodman
Pam Boerst
Billye Jean Brown
Jo & George Brown
Tracy Bruno
Amy Bumpus
Judy Bush
James Campbell
Chris & J. Dennis Cavner
Patricia Cherico
Thomas Collins
Maria Corbett
Becky & Cory Cox
Marie Crane & Bill Kelly
Lisa & Eric Craven
Cina M. Crisara
James & Glenda Crout
Karel Dahmen
Paula D’Arcy
Richard J. Davis
Faith DeBow
Dell
Robin & Karl Dent
Derrick Dodge
Dianne Donovan &
Mitch Watkins
Robert M. Draper
Sharon Duboise
James Dunn
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Barbara Durham
James Elrod
Janet Faulkner
Merle & Ginna Franke
Joetta & Gregg Freeby
Dana Friis-Hansen &
Mark Holzbach
Caroline Frommhold
Anneliese & Robert Geis
Sue George
Marlene & William Glade
David & Kay Goff
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon
& Moody
Andrew Gray
Gary Greenblum
Stephen & Stefanie Griffith
Sam & Suzanne Haddad
Sally Hamilton
Lewis Hoffacker
Betty Holmes
Jeffrey Hudson &
Robert Blodgett
Melissa Huebsch
B.J. & Constance Ihlenfeldt
Cassandra James &
Mark Bierner In memory of Karen Kuykendall
Robert Jensen
Todd Jermstad
Ellen Jockusch
Phil Overbaugh &
Craig Hella Johnson
Elizabeth Judd
Stan & Biruta Kearl
Marguerite Kelly
Ellen King
Cecilia Kittley
Ann & Bill Kleinebecker
Elinor Kliewer
Jacqueline Lain
Eva & Chris Laskaris
Elaine Doherty Leach
Catherine & David Light
Chien-Chun & Hui-Lan Lu
Cynthia Lux
Jerome Malek
Marsha McCary
David McClellan
Sandra McKenzie
Connie McMillan
Ricky McSwain
Vicki L. Moffatt
John &
Elizabeth Hansing Moon
Nancy Moore
Janice & Chip Morris
Andy Mozisek
Judith Munyon
Bob & Lynn Murphy
Rosie & John Nieman
Nona Niland
Margaret H. &
Philip J. Overbaugh
Jim Parrish
Pete & Elizabeth Paul
Thom Pavlechko
Dean Perkins & Debbie Peden
Jeff Pettit
Alex & Karen Pope
Mary Pozorski
Cheryl & Gary Pyle
Cliff Redd
Nina & Dean Revering
Hamilton & Joanne Richards
Cheryl Ridall
Gayle & Mike Roche
In memory of Dottie Welton
Gayle & Mike Roche
In memory of Miriam Kaye
Gayle & Mike Roche
In memory of Helen Lea
Leilani Rose
Beverly Ross
Arthur & Donna Rutherford
Safeway, Inc.
Nona & Andrew Sansom
Dennis Schafffer
Rhonda Schleicher
Thomas & Claudia Schurr
David Schwarz
Joan & Lindsay Sharpe
Marilyn Sharratt
Katharine B. & Gregory Shields
Amy & Norman Shipherd
Ted Smith
Dan Spence
D. C. (Don) & Nancy Spencer
Robyn Sperling
Cindy & Bryan Sperry
Barbara & Bruce Stevenson
Virginia Stotts
Keith Stucky
Joe & Rose Sullivan
Mollie Tower
Nancy Townsend
Marie Van Roekel
Cynthia Vanderberg
Fred Viehweg
Debra & Alan Waldrop
Carol Walker
Ben Wear
Kendra Welton
Alex & Veda White
Marianne & Stewart Wilkinson
Jean Rogers Winchell
Barbara Yarbrough
Hilary & Stan Young
Conspirare also thanks all donors
of gifts under $100 and regrets
that space does not permit the
listing of each name. Your support
is equally appreciated.
We strive to publish an accurate
donor list. If an error or omission
is noticed, please let us know.
The 2009
Carillon Gala
Angels*
Cindy & Chic Bain
Joyce & Ken Beck
Jack Brannon & Brian Miller
Chip Buerger
Amelia Bullock &
Bill Krumpack
Cynthia & Joe Cain
Kathy & David Clem
Jane Cohen & Larry Sager
Fran & Larry Collmann
Gwen & Dean Collmann
Marie Crane & Bill Kelly
Jeri DeAngelis
Bill Dickson
Bryan Dunkin
Jenelle Edwards
Helen & Bob Hays
Cindy Keever
Joan & Tom Kobayashi
Wendi & Brian Kushner
Eric Leibrock & Ellen Justice
Ann Moody
Nancy Quinn &
Thomas Driscoll
Sandra & Smith Ray
Pam & Scott Reichardt
Gayle & Mike Roche
Donna & Christy Salinas
Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann
Carolyn & Marc Seriff
Gene Alice & Max Sherman
Bea Ann Smith
Peter Tingberg
Francis Vestal
Catherine & David Wildermuth
Ann Hume Wilson &
Evan Wilson
Eva & Marvin Womack
Sheila Youngblood
Cherubs*
Sarah & Ernest Butler
Trish & Bob Karli
Karen & Paul Leeke
E. Stuart Phillips
Linda Ball & Forrest Preece
Cliff Redd
Brenda & Larry Smith
*as of November 23, 2009
thank you
Aha Communications
Andrew Yates Photography
Austin American Statesman –
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
Austin Chronicle – Robert Faires,
Michael Kellerman
Austin Lyric Opera
Bruce Biermann
Blanton Museum of Art
Cherie Burt
Anne & Sam Byars*
Ann Byrd
Capital Music Center
Chris Cavner
Chez Zee
Clark, Thomas & Winters
Fran & Larry Collmann*
Vicki Dunlevy-Kenady
Michelle Fisher
Dick & Janet Funderburk
KT Gardner
Mary Gifford
Kathryn Govier
Jeanne Henry
Heritage Title, The Carillon
Sara Jo Hilgers
Will Hornaday, Shoehorn Design
KGSR-FM – Max Appling, Gary Weaver,
Bryan Beck
KMFA-FM – Joan Kobayashi,
Dianne Donovan, Jeffrey Blair
KUT-FM – John Aielli
Nora Klier
David Kurio Design
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church – Jerome Malek
Long Center for the Performing Arts
Joy Lucke
Ed & Eileen Lundy
Marquee Rentals
Aloysius & Leslie Martinich*
Marty McAllister
Nancy Michalewicz
Patty Monical
Bill Nemir*
Christopher Novosad, Tiki2.com
Philip Overbaugh
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Austin –
Jean Fuller
South Texas Money Management –
Jeanie Wyatt, Josie Coiner
Mary Smith
Mary Stephenson & David Minter*
Sterling Events at the Long Center
Bernadette Tasher *
TesCom, Inc.
Texas Choral Consort
Texas Performing Arts at UT-Austin
Veryan & Greg Thompson
Twin Liquors – David Jabour
Victoria Bach Festival
Carol Walker
2009 Carillon Gala Committee
Catherine Wildermuth, Chair
Jeri DeAngelis
Diane Ingram
Gail Kodosky
Wendi Kushner
Elizabeth Neeld
Eva Womack
* Special thanks to Artist
Hospitality Volunteers
conspirare honors the
memory of john gregory patron, donor, and friend.
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Conspir are
Performing Note
Conspirare has the privilege of performing in a variety of beautiful venues.
We seek out acoustical and aesthetic environments that can best enhance
choral performances and we are deeply grateful to our hosts. While our
performing venues may represent specific traditions and the texts of some
of our repertoire may also be representative of specific traditions, it is in no
way intended to be exclusive of any individual whose experience or set of
beliefs is not represented.
Conspirare respects and celebrates the great diversity of religious, artistic,
and human experiences represented among our singers and audience
members. Our shared musical experiences are intended to bring us together
as we all seek to be inspired by the power of great choral music. The audience
creates the space in which the music is held.
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Concert tickets are a great holiday gift.
Give Conspirare to friends, family, and yourself!
A New Year’s
Conspirare Classic
January 8, 9, & 10, 2010
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin
Celebrate the new decade with magnificent music!
Richard Strauss: Deutsche Motette
J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herr ein neues Lied
Max Reger: Selections from Acht Geistliche Gesaenge
Samuel Barber: Sure on this shining night
Robert Schumann: An die Sterne and Zigeunerleben
Selections from arrangements of the Comedian Harmonists
Tickets & information at
(512) 476-5775 or www.conspirare.org