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Choral uild
2014-2015
39th Season
Jay BeVille
artistic director & conductor
Voices blend with music
to thrill us with cultural expressions,
storytelling and classical favorites.
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Their distinctive “voices” are transferred to paper and transcribed by
singers into resplendent sound. The task is sometimes daunting, and the
responsibility great to reimagine —yet accurately portray — the composer’s creativity. This season offers a compendium of styles as well as inspirations, from the Biblical, to the poetic, to the populist. The Williamsburg
Choral Guild, under the direction of Artistic Director and Conductor Jay
BeVille, delights in this task.
But no artistic endeavor is accomplished in isolation. We are joined this
season by Warhill High School Women’s Choir, our own Williamsburg
Youth Chorale, a chamber orchestra, a woodwind quintet and talented
soloists. Perhaps, however, the most important aspect is the support offered us through you, our audience and patrons. We realize that there are
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are limited. Your choice to attend our concerts and events rewards and
further sustains our goal of providing what you love to hear—splendidly
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Greetings from the Artistic Director
Welcome to the 39th season of beautiful and exciting choral music
presented by the Williamsburg Choral Guild. We have scheduled a wide
array of choral music that extends to multiple genres and styles—and
across the globe. Many choral ensembles specialize in one or two styles or
periods of music. Guild members have always enjoyed performing works
that range from magnificent classical oratorios to folk music and beloved
opera choruses to Broadway Shows tunes. This season’s programming will
once again prove our versatility as we present the best choral literature,
enhanced by outstanding soloists, professional musical ensembles and
collaboration with other choral groups. Each concert of our 2014-2015
season—Songs of Praise, Voices of Advent; Voices Divine & Sublime
and The Whole World Sings!—is designed to delight your ears and expand your musical horizons. Whether it is re-discovered music of a past
time or newly written and composed music, I trust you will be enthralled
as we journey on this road together.
I would like to acknowledge our many patrons, donors, sponsors and
advertisers for their continued support of the Williamsburg Choral Guild.
Also, I extend a special note of appreciation to you, our audience members, for your loyalty and participation, which have enabled us to bring
these wonderful programs to life—for 39 years and counting! Thank you
for making our music part of your life. Sit back and enjoy a wonderful
season of concerts!
Jay BeVille
Artistic Director and Conductor
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Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 4:00 p.m.
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
215 Richmond Road, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Choral Guild
Jay BeVille, Artistic Director and Conductor
Garry Sloan, Assistant Conductor
presents
The Whole World Sings
Folk songs from around the world
featuring
Jane Alcorn, piano
Caroline Little, fiddle and violin
Michael Goldberg, clarinet
Paul Bakeman, percussion
Williamsburg Youth Chorale
Ann Porter and Genrose Lashinger, Co-directors
Elaine Howell, Accompanist
Warhill High School Singers
Lisa Stone, Director
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PROGRAM AND NOTES
Folk tunes and songs can be found in all corners of the globe. They
cover a wide range of emotion and style incorporating a huge array of
stories. They may not always be happy, but the music is always pushing us
forward, moving the story-teller, and listener, toward light and resolution.
– North America –
Sally Goodin’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Mountain Frolic Tune
Adapted and arranged by Ken Berg
“Sally Goodin’ ” is referred to as a Southern Mountain Frolic Song in
Allen Lomax’s Folk Songs of North America. The tune hails from English
roots and was sung in the backwoods of America in the early years of
our nation, without accompaniment. Over the years it has grown to be a
favorite of fiddle players.
Had a piece of pie and I had a piece of
puddin‘,
I gave it all away just to see my Sally
Goodin’.
I had a piece of pie and I had a piece of
puddin‘,
I gave it all away just to see my Sally
Goodin’.
Refrain:
Well, I looked down the road,
I seen my Sally comin’,
And I thought to my soul
My heart would break from runnin’!
Sally, Oh my Sally! O Sally O! Sally
Goodin’!
Love a ‘tater pie and I love an apple
puddin’,
I love a little gal that they call Sally
Goodin’.
I dropped that ‘tater pie and I left that
apple puddin’,
I went across the mountain to see my
Sally Goodin’.
Sally is my doozy and Sally is my daisy,
When I can’t see my Sally I think I’m
goin’ crazy.
I’m goin up the mountain and marry
little Sally,
We’ll raise corn along the hillside and
some cattle in the valley.
– Asia –
Sakura, Sakura. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional Japanese Folk Song
Arranged by Christopher Matthews
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This popular Japanese folk song depicts the spring and the season
of cherry blossoms. It was used a piece for beginning koto (a traditional
stringed instrument) students and was widely popular from the latter part
of the 19th century and into the early 20th century.
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Sakura, sakura,
Noyama mo sato mo
Mi-watasu kagiri,
Kasumi ka kumo ka?
Asahi ni niou.
Sakura sakura,
Hana zakari.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
In fields and villages
As far as you can see.
Is it a mist, or clouds?
Fragrant in the morning sun.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
Flowers in full bloom.
Sakura, sakura,
Yayoi no sora wa,
Mi-watasu kagiri,
Kasumi ka kumo ka?
Nioi zo izuru.
Izaya, izaya,
Mini yukan!
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
Across the spring sky,
As far as you can see.
Is it a mist, or clouds?
Fragrant in the air.
Come now, come now,
Let’s look, at last!
Arirang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Korean Folk Song
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“Arirang” is one of the most recognized folk songs from Korea. The
text tells of two lovers traveling through mystical hills and passes, looking for a better life. One lover abandons the other, and a sad fate befalls
the separated pair. There are different versions from different areas; but
what we are singing is regarded as the ancient and standard text. The
word “Arirang” is a symbolic reference to the imaginary rendezvous of
lovers and what can part them. There are a number of mountain passes in
Korea called “Arirang Pass,” the most notable being Arirang Gogae, east
of Seoul.
Arirang, Arirang. Arariyo...
Arirang gogœro neomeoganda.
Nareul beorigo gashineun nimeun
Shimnido motgaseo balbyeongnanda.
Arirang, Arirang. Arariyo...
Arirang gogœro neomeoganda.
Cheongcheonghaneuren byeoldo manko
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Arirang, Arirang. Arariyo...
Arirang gogœro neomeoganda.
Jeogi jeo sani Baekdusaniraji
Dongji sheotdaredo konman pinda
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...
Crossing over Arirang Pass.
My darling has abandoned me
Won’t make it ten miles before falling
ill.
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...
Crossing over Arirang Pass.
Just as there are many stars in the clear
sky,
There are also many dreams in our
heart.
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...
Crossing over Arirang Pass.
Over there is Baekdu Mountain,
Where, during winter, flowers bloom.
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Arirang, Arirang. Arariyo...
Arirang gogœro neomeoganda.
Nareul beorigo gashineun nimeun
Shimnido motgaseo.
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...
Crossing over Arirang Pass.
My darling has abandoned me
Won’t make it ten miles before falling
ill.
Loosin Yelav. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional Armenian Folk Song
Arranged by Paul Carey
This colorful song was made famous by soprano Dawn Upshaw. The
text tells of the rising moon through this hauntingly beautiful melody.
Loosin yelav ensareetz
saree partzaer gadareetz
shegleeg megleeg yeresov
paervetrz kedneen loosnidzov.
The moon has risen over the hill,
over its summit,
its red, rosy face
brilliantly illuminating the earth.
Jan a loosin Jan ko loosin
Jan ko gaelor sheg yereseen.
O dear moon, with your dear light
and your dear round and rosy face.
Xavarn arten tchaekatzav
oo el kedneen tchegatzov
oosni loosov halatzvadz
Before darkness reigned
covering the earth;
but now the light of the moon has
chased it away
into the dark clouds.
moot amberi metch maenadz.
– Australia –
Click Go the Shears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Australian Folk Song
Arranged by Norman Luboff
“Click Go the Shears,” as set by Norman Luboff, is a variation on an
Australian folk tune in the form of a sheep herder’s work song. Its raucous melodic line and text are widely reminiscent of cowboy songs from
the western United States.
Refrain:
Click go the shears boys, click, click,
click,
Wide is the blow, and his hands are
moving quick,
Oh you pull out a sheep and he lands
you a kick,
And still you hear the shears a-going
click, click, click.
Twenty thousand acres sounds like a lot,
It ain’t when you’re grazin’ all the sheep
we’ve got.
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There’s plenty o’ food and water, so they
never kick,
They’re happy ‘till they hear the shears
go click, click, click. (Refrain)
You take off the belly wool and finickle
out the crotch,
Then go up the neck for the rules they
are such,
You clean round the horns and the first
shoulder down,
A long blow up the back and then you
turn around. (Refrain)
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And when the shearin’s over and we’ve
all got our check,
We’ll roll up our blueys and we’re off
on the track,
The first town we come to, well, there
we’ll have a spree,
And ev’ry one that comes along’ll join
in with me. (Refrain)
– Europe –
Funiculi, Funicula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luigi Denza
Garry Sloan, tenor, with WCG
Composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza with lyrics by Peppino Turco,
“Funiculi Funicula” might as well be an Italian folk song because of its
wide popularity. It was written to commemorate the first funicular cable
car on Mount Vesuvius. It has been used by various composers, such
Richard Strauss in his tone poem “Aus Italien.”
Chopin and Beethoven
Thursday, November 13 | Crosswalk Community Church
Thrill to Sara Buechner’s pianistic virtuosity on Chopin’s poetic Piano
Concerto No. 1, as JoAnn Falletta conducts.
Handel’s MESSIAH
Thursday, December 4 | Crosswalk Community Church
The greatest story ever told, the most majestic music ever conceived,
don’t miss THE Messiah of the season!
Mendelssohn’s Scottish
Thursday, January 22 | Crosswalk Community Church
JoAnn Falletta conducts the ever popular “Scottish Symphony,”
and Tamas Kocsis is guest violinist on Bruch’s rich and seductive
Violin Concerto No. 1.
Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante
Thursday, March 12 | PBK Hall
Four stars of the VSO stage join forces to perform
Haydn’s charming Sinfonia Concertante.
Hazel Dean Davis
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Stasera, Nina mia, io son montato te lo
dirò?
Colà dove dispetti un cor ingrato più far
non può. cola cocente è il foco,
ma se fuggi ti lascia star e non ti corre
appresso, e non ti struggi a riguardar.
Tonight, my Nina, have I climbed the
mountain to tell you?
In my heart that you ungratefully tease
is a blazing fire,
which you encourage to chase you, but
do not yearn to acknowledge.
(Coro)
Lesti, lesti, via, montiam su la
(Chorus)
Quickly, quickly, let us climb the
mountain.
Funiculi, funicula, funiculi, funicula!
To the top we’ll go, funiculi, funicula!
Funiculì, funiculà, funiculì, funiculà,
Via, montiam su la, funiculì, funiculà!
– South America –
A-Zing-A-Za. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazilian Folk Song
Arranged by Mary Goetze
WYC – Genrose Lashinger, conductor
This Brazilian folk song is full of good humor, and its melodic and
rhythmic texture captures the true flavor of the culture.
Maria from old Bahia, though we
never can a gree-a;
Don’t matter at all to me-a, as long as
you sing song with a zing-a za!
O le, O la! A zing-a-za!
Maria from Pernambucco, I’ll follow
wherever you go;
I’ll stick to you like glue-o, as long as
you sing a song.
I long for Rio d’ Janeiro, I long for Rio
d’ Janeiro,
I long for Rio d’ Janeiro, Rio, it is for
mi-o!
Maria from Rio d’ Janiero with cabbage leaves in your hair-o;
Don’t worry ‘bout what you wear-o,
as long as you sing a song with a
zing-a-za!
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Maria from ole Sao Paul-o who cares if
you shriek and growl-o
Or yodel or yell or yowl-o, as long as
you sing a song.
Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David L. Brunner
“Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia” is a recent composition. While not
distinctly Venezulan, its melodies and rhythms capture the vitality and
charm of the region.
Ya me voy de corazón,
Ya me voy con un tambor.
Yo le canto todo el dia con cariño y
alegria.
Ya me voy con un tambor, con cariño y
emoción.
So I am moving with my heart,
So I am leaving with a drum,
I sing to you all day long with affection
and joy
So I am leaving with a drum with affection and emotion.
Na Bahia Tem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazilian Folk Song
“Na Bahia Tem” (In Bahia Town), with its syncopated rhythms and
tuneful melody, is representative of folk music from Brazil. The story
describes a variety of foods and dishes, and other natural resources, of
Bahia, one of the largest and most economically prosperous states in
Northern Brazil.
Hey brunet woman,
there are one vintém (old Brazilian currency, similar in value to one cent) coconuts in Bahia (Northeastern Brazilian state).
There is a handsome brunet man in Bahia
I want to marry him!
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Ah, my mãe menininha do Gantois (leader of an Afro-Brazilian spiritual group)!
What is there on the baiana’s (native woman from Bahia) tray?
There is vatapá, carurú (Brazilian typical dishes, prepared with fish and spices),
umbú, cajú (acid fruits from tropical trees, very common in Bahia)
and one vintém coconuts.
INTERMISSION
– Africa –
Tshosholoza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional South African
Adapted and Arranged by Jeffery L. Ames
Garry Sloan, tenor
“Tshosholoza” is a Ndebele folk song that originated in Zimbabwe,
but was popularized in South Africa and sung by Ndebele all-male migrant workers who were working in the South African mines; it’s in a “call
and response” style. The song is so popular in South African culture that
it is often referred to as that country’s second national anthem.
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Tshosholoza kulezo ntaba
Stimela siphume South Africa.
Go forward from those mountains
on this train from South Africa.
Wen‘ uyabaleka kulezo ntaba
You are running away from those
mountains
on this train from South Africa.
Stimela siphume South Africa.
– Europe –
Kiss Me Softly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Mayernik
Haley Griffith, soprano
“Kiss Me Softly,” with its heartfelt and poignant sentiment and lamenting, folk-like melody, is written in the style of music from Russia or
Eastern Europe. It describes a separation between two lovers, family or
friends, whether by time, distance or death.
Kiss me softly, nevermore farewell.
Little Birch Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russian Folk Song
Arranged by Sue E. Bohlin
WYC – Ann Porter, conductor
The Russian folk melody “Little Birch Tree” was made famous by
Tchaikovsky in the fourth movement of his Symphony No. 4. In Sue Bohlin’s treatment it is an exciting canon accompanied by the piano playing
the part of the dancing leaves of the birch tree.
See the lovely birch in the meadow,
Curly leaves all dancing when the wind
blows.
Loo-lee-loo, when the wind blows,
Loo-lee-loo, when the wind blows.
Oh, my little tree, I need branches,
For the silver flutes I need branches.
Loo-lee-loo, three branches.
From another birch I will make now,
I will make a tingling balalaika.
Loo-lee-loo, balalaika.
When I play my new balalaika,
I will think of you, my lovely birch
tree.
Loo-lee-loo, lovely birch tree.
– North America –
Song of the Mira. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allister MacGillivray
Arranged by Stuart Calvert
Written by Canadian singer and songwriter Allister MacGillivray,
“Song of the Mira” is one of his most popular compositions. It is written
in a beautiful fluid folk music style. It has been a favorite of choruses and
performers across a wide range of genres.
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Out on the Mira on warm afternoons
Old men go fishin’ with black line and
spoons.
And if they catch nothin’ they never
complain.
I wish I was with them again.
As boys in the boats call to girls on the
shore,
Teasin’ the ones that they dearly adore,
And into the evening the courting
begins,
I wish I was with them again.
Chorus:
Can you imagine a piece of the universe more fit for princes and kings?
I’ll trade you ten of your cities for
Marion Bridge and the pleasure it
brings.
Out on the Mira on soft summer
nights
Bonfires blaze to the children’s delight;
They dance round the flames singin’
songs with their friends.
I wish I was with them again.
And over the ashes the stories are told
Of witches and werewolves and Oak
Island gold.
Stars on the river face sparkle and spin.
I wish I was with them again.
(Chorus)
Out on the Mira the people are kind.
They’ll treat you to home-brew and
help you unwind.
And if you come broken they’ll see
that you mend.
I wish I was with them again.
Now I’ll conclude with a wish you go
well.
Sweet be your dreams, and your happiness swell.
I’ll leave you here, for my journey
begins.
I’m going to be with them again.
Yellow Bird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Luboff
Arranged by Dan Davison
“Yellow Bird” became well known during the 1950’s through Norman
Luboff ’s recordings and publications of choral music. The combination of
solo clarinet, calypso rhythm and a clever text create such a strong tropical flavor.
Refrain:
Yellow bird,
Up high in banana tree.
Yellow bird
You sit all alone like me.
Did your lady friend
Leave the nest again?
That is very sad
Make me feel so bad.
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You can fly away
In the sky away,
You more lucky than me.
I also have a pretty gal.
She not with me today.
They all the same,
The pretty gal,
Make them the nest,
Then they fly away.
(Refrain)
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Better fly away
In the sky away.
Picker coming soon,
Pick from night to noon.
Black and yellow you,
Like banana too,
They might pick you someday.
Shenandoah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arranged by James Erb
Shenandoah is perhaps one of the most recognizable folk tunes of
North America. Like true folk music it is difficult to determine its origins.
Shenandoah is no exception however it probably did not originate later
than the Civil War. It achieved wide popularity on both land and sea. The
arrangement by James Erb, written for his University of Richmond choir
on the occasion of their 1971 European tour grew into a classic and has
been performed far and wide.
Oh Shenando’, I long to see you,
And hear your rolling river,
Oh Shenando’, I long to see you,
‘Way, we’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
I long to see your smiling valley,
And hear your rolling river,
I long to see your smiling valley,
‘Way, we’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
‘Tis sev’n long years since last I see
you,
And hear your rolling river,
‘Tis sev’n long years since last I see
you,
‘Way, we’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
Seattle Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Chatman
Seattle Red, written in a contemporary folk-style setting, takes us
through Red’s quest to find the perfect woman in the logging camps of the
northwest. Its raucous style captures the rugged character of the region.
Now, this is the tale of Seattle Red,
Who had auburn hair on top of his
head.
He could curse and swear, and rave
and tear;
Laugh to beat Hell; yet crab like a bear.
You could hear him holler for twenty
miles,
It echoed long in the timber wilds.
We could always tell his high-pitched
yell,
It sounded like a noise out o’ Hell.
But women! Bah! were nertz to him,
Unless they were blond and trim of
limb.
I heard him say on Yesler Way,
He picked up a dame by the name of
Fay.
Said Red to the dame, now don’t you
think,
That you and me should have a drink?
She nodded her head, in approval said,
“A drink it’ll be with Seattle Red.”
O what a woman of cultured poise,
Clung to that muscle-bound man of
noise.
In a sequin gown she showed him
round,
From the gyppo flops so well renown.
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At last Red’s dough was “gone with the
wind,”
Like virtue’s gone when a maid has
sinned,
The fancy dame with the fancy name,
She left with grace just like she came.
Cindy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Folk Song
Arranged by Mack Wilberg
The folk tune Cindy probably originated in North Carolina. Variations of the tune appeared in the early twentieth century in print. There
are many versions of texts and it would make sense that anyone singing
the tune would simply add verses. In this arrangement by Mack Wilberg
for double chorus and piano four hands we see just that, a combination of
several of the verses to create a thrilling setting.
I wish I was an apple
A-hangin‘ on a tree.
And ev’ry time my Cindy passed,
She‘d take a bite of me.
Now Cindy hugged and kissed him,
She wrung her hands and cried,
She swore he was the purtiest thing
That ever lived or died.
I wish I had a nickel,
I wish I had a dime.
I wish I had a pretty girl,
To love me all the time.
She told him that she loved him,
She called him sugar plum,
She throwed her arms around him,
He thought his time had come.
I wish I had a needle,
As fine as I could sew,
I‘d sew that girl to my coattail
And down the road I‘d go.
Now Cindy went to the preachin‘,
She swung around and round,
She got so full of glory,
She knocked the preacher down.
You ought to see my Cindy,
She lives away down south,
An’ she‘s so sweet the honey bees
All swarm around her mouth.
My Cindy in the springtime,
My Cindy in the fall,
If I can’t have my Cindy,
I’ll have no girl at all.
(Refrain)
Get along home, little Cindy,
I’ll marry you sometime.
When Cindy got religion,
She thought her time had come,
She walked right up to the preacher,
And chawed her chewing gum.
The first time I saw Cindy,
She was standing in the door,
Her shoes and stockings in her hand,
Her feet all o’er the floor.
She took me to her parlor,
She cooled me with her fan,
She swore that I’ze the purtiest thing
In shape of mortal man.
Now Cindy got religion,
She’d had it once before,
But when she heard my banjo
She‘s the first one on the floor.
(Refrain)
Get along home, little Cindy,
I’ll marry you some day.
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Artistic Director and Conductor
Jay BeVille holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Virginia Commonwealth
University and a Master of Music in vocal performance from Boston University. He studied
under L. Wayne Batty, Wilma Thompson and
John Bullock as well as coaching with Genevieve McGiffert. Mr. BeVille has been a soloist
in the Richmond area for many years. He appeared as a soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra under the baton of George Manahan and has performed with other well-known
conductors, such as Thomas Dunn and Dale
Warland. His opera and oratorio credits include La Traviata, Le Nozze di
Figaro, Die Fledermaus, Tartuffe, The Consul, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Elijah, Judas Maccabaeus, Messiah and many others.
His teaching career spans thirty-seven years, and he recently retired
from Hanover County Public Schools where he last served as Performing
Arts Specialist for the school division. Since 2002 BeVille has led the Williamsburg Choral Guild as artistic director and conductor in over thirty
performances of full-length masterworks and numerous other choral
selections representing a wide array of the choral literature. In September
2009 Mr. BeVille prepared the Children’s Chorus in Carl Orff ’s Carmina
Burana for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra’s season premier, performed at the newly renovated Carpenter Theater at Richmond CenterStage. In 2011 he oversaw the creation of the Williamsburg Youth Chorale, a treble ensemble comprising students from grades 3 through high
school, which regularly performs with the Williamsburg Women’s Chorus
and Williamsburg Choral Guild.
Assistant Conductor
Garry Sloan, tenor and assistant conductor,
is an accomplished singer, teacher and conductor. A regional finalist of the Metropolitan
Opera National Council Auditions, his singing
has been described by Opera News as “warmly
liquescent and elegantly phrased.” His operatic
appearances include Rodolpho in La Bohème,
Ferrando in Cosí Fan Tutte, Nemorino in L’Élisir
d’Amore, Belmonte in The Abduction from the
Seraglio, Beppe in Pagliacci, and Tybalt in Romeo
et Juliette. He has also performed a wide range of oratorio works and has
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appeared as a soloist with numerous civic and collegiate choruses.
He received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Missouri and
has completed studies for a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Oklahoma. He currently lives in Williamsburg with his wife and
two children and serves as a soloist for Bruton Parish Church.
Williamsburg Youth Chorale Co-Directors
Ann S. Porter, is in her eighth year as director of the Williamsburg Women’s Chorus. With a
Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Mrs. Porter
spent her career in public education, teaching
music and preparing students for choral festivals
and national competitions. In addition to teaching,
her experience includes piano and vocal coaching,
working in church ministry and directing community choirs and musical theater productions.
She recently worked with Jamestown High School students as vocal coach
and rehearsal pianist for this year’s musical, Lucky Stiff. She enjoys directing the Choristers at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church and singing in the
Pelham Choir.
Genrose Lashinger, is a retired elementary
music teacher at Matthew Whaley School in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she taught for thirtyfour years. In 1992 she was named Outstanding
Music Educator of Virginia by the Virginia Music
Educators Association. Mrs. Lashinger has been
the assistant choirmaster at Bruton Parish church
as well as soprano soloist and section leader
and lecturer in music at the College of William
and Mary. She was the founding director of The
Rainbow Connection, a select children’s choral group who served as the
goodwill ambassadors for the Williamsburg-James City County Schools.
In retirement Genrose directs the Joyful Noise Choir at Bruton Parish
Church and the Colony Chorus at Patriot’s Colony Retirement Communnity and sings with the Williamsburg Women’s Chorus. She is an active
James City County-Williamsburg Master Gardener serving as volunteer
manager for Mattey’s Garden at Matthew Whaley School.
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Soloist
Soprano Haley Griffith is a junior at Warhill High School, where she
is extremely active in choir and theatre. She is a member of the WHS
Honors Choir, Festival Choir, and “Treblemakers” women’s choir. She
has been selected as a Soprano I for District Choir since 2011 and was
selected as a delegate for All-Virginia SSAA Chorus this year. Haley’s recent musical theatre lead roles have included Laurey in Oklahoma!, Miss
Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Sarah in Guys and Dolls. Haley
currently studies classical voice with Phaedra McNorton.
Warhill High School students joining in
“Yo Le Canto,” Na Bahia Tem,” “Tshotsholoza” and “Cindy”
Sopranos: Cassidy Naumann, Katelynn Hicks, Sabrina Christoffersen,
Jamie Gilbert, Haley Griffith, Melissa Otero.
Altos: Maddie Duncan, Tavia Clarke, Markisha Jones, Hannah Sullivan,
Mary Kate Hogge, Diana Mytulynska.
Tenors/Basses: Jeremiah Lawson, Caleb Moore, Jay Hogan, William
Daniels, Cameron Garrett, Daniel Jenkins, Tarlon Stewart.
Pianists
A native of Nova Scotia, pianist Jane Alcorn attended the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and later completed an Artist and Licentiate Diploma in Piano Performance at the Faculty of Music, University
of Toronto. During the twenty-four years that she and husband Michael
lived in Connecticut, Jane taught piano privately and enjoyed experience as an accompanist and chamber player. In those years she served as
both Registrar of the Young Musicians Festival of Fairfield County and as
Coordinator for practical and theoretical examinations sponsored by the
Royal Conservatory of Music. She joined the Williamsburg Choral Guild
as Staff Accompanist in the Fall of 2011.
Elaine Howell, pianist for the Williamsburg Youth Chorale, holds
a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from Ithaca College,
and has taught piano and been a church organist for many years. Since
moving to Williamsburg in 2010, she has joined the Williamsburg United
Methodist Church and its choir, as well as become a member of the Williamsburg Choral Guild and the Williamsburg Women's Chorus. She has
been accompanist for the WYC since 2013.
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The Williamsburg Youth Chorale
Ann Porter and Genrose Lashinger, Co-directors
Elaine Howell, Accompanist
TJ Riggs
Christian Bangerter
Ariana Guillory
Ben Helbert
Amber Schell
Henry Bangerter
Isabella Schmidt
Christian BenYishay-Sapalio Margaret Henderson
Dede Kahraman
Ashlyn Stallings
Savannah BenYishay-Sapalio
Laura Koestel
Peyton Stallings
Lauryn Boone
Chloe Martin
Reagan Stallings
Lucia Buck
Alienor Stanley
Charlotte Burgess
Jack Martin
Sophie Thacker-Gwaltney
Eleanor Clark
Addie Miller
Kimberly Mollenkamp
Leah Thomas
Madison Damian
Josiah Weber
Andalyn Nielson
Kaelie Driessen
Faith Witherby
Grace Polizos
Stephen Fitton
Kali Witherby
Kelsey Resnick
Abigail Galli
Mia Zere
Kendall Resnick
Michael Gibson
Handel and Haydn
Join members of the
Williamsburg Choral Guild to
experience open-reading
sessions of two choral
masterworks directed by
outstanding conductors, with
guest soloists and piano
accompaniment.
The audience is the chorus!
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10
Handel, Four Coronation Anthems
Dr. Robert Taylor, Director of Choral Activities, College of Charleston
Wei-Li Suen, accompanist
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 17
Haydn, The Creation
Dr. Erin Freeman, Director of the Richmond Symphony Chorus and
Director of Choral Activities Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Candler White, accompanist
All tickets $10. Bring your own score, or borrow one at the door.
Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, 3051 Ironbound Road
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2014-2015 CONTRIBUTORS
The Williamsburg Choral Guild acknowledges with gratitude the generous
support of its donors for gifts received from May. 1, 2014 to Apr. 20, 2015.
Angel ($2000+)
Don & Linda Baker
Allen & Molly Cooke
Lynn Detmer
Howell Creative Group
John & Bobbi Huesman
Michael McGiffert
The Virginia Gazette
Mary Ruth
Beth & Wally Scherer
Hal & Nancy Sherman
George & Cynthia
Steinhauer
Chorale ($100 - $249)
John E. & Helen K. Allen
Patty Ballentine
Maestro ($1000 - $1999) Tom & Ina Berkey
Kathryn Blue
Dave & Ildi Andrews
Ann M. Boehm
Nancy Chant-Lambiase
Philip & Susan Brooks
Chesapeake Bank
Chris & Susan Buck
The Daily Press
Bob & MJ Carboni
Kevin & Joan Peterson
David & Elaine Reubush Beth & Carlton Casey
Lucille Cassidy
Lynn & Barry Trott
Heide & Paul Cieurzo
Oratorio ($500 - $999) Charlotte Cone
Maia Conrad
Sam & Jackie Bowlin
Sheila Conrad
Marti Coffield
Elaine & Ted Cummings
Jim Detmer
Gillian Dawson
Patricia Haldeman
Jane deSolms
Juliet Pao
Jack & Edith Edwards
Norbert & MaryEllen
Barbara & Charles Ewing
Smith
Paul & Bonita Stockmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert E.
Fritts
WBQK (Bach fm 107.9)
Norman & Barbara Fuss
Cantata ($250 - $499) Jean-Anne Teal
Greenshields
Carl & Delores Bagby
Kyle Hause
Jay & Sheilah BeVille
Christina N. Helwig
Sarah Ford Bland
Bill & Donna Herman
Nanci Bond
Lee & Barbara Hirsh
Susan Britcher
Kim Kiely Photography
Barry & Sandy Brown
William Lee & Mary Ann Mimi & Wolf Koenig
Robert Lockwood
Bynum
Eileen M. Lowery
Joan & William Clarke
Anna B. Martin
Anonymous
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Bob & Hope Moore
Anne & Paul Harder
Mohan & Mary Peter
Don & Ruthe Harris
Jim Prosser
Keith & Mary Henry
Jane Roithmayr
Kay & John Kane
Francis & Marie Knuettel Sigma Alpha Iota
Hampton Roads
Barbara H. Morris
Alumnae
Jane M. Randall
James & Carol Scheid
Dick & Dorothy Reeves
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Gordon & Patricia Sisk
Gary & Martha Smith
Charles W. Smith
Julianne Stanton
Vernon & Geraine
Stocker
Larry & Sally Sturm
Marjorie & Paul Tongue
Dr. Robert A. Whitehead
Janis & Doug Wood
Duet ($50 - $99)
Meredith Ann Alba
Michael & Jane Alcorn
Margaret & Robert Birney
Antoinette Brennan &
William Chronis
Ingrid & Ed Brown
Charles R. Bubeck
Peter & Marcia Budnikas
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Marilyn Clark
Elizabeth Stanford
Coleman
Steve Corkran
Ted & Zandra Cornell
Charles & Mary Crone
Bart & Jean DeLuca
Mary Drew
Robert & Lucille Evans
Jeff Fleishman
Katharine C. Fournier
Susan C. Fournier
M.J. Freeman
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Jack & Muriel Greenhalgh
Ann & Mal Hunt
Ronald & Dianne Kienlen
Robert Kirchner
Kathy & Fritz Klausner
Donna LeClair
Ronald & Helen Martin
Joyce & John McKnight
Elizabeth & Lester
Minneman
Fred & Janelle Nice
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Cheryl O‘Brien, M.D.
Ned & Gail Frey
Rose Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Gurev
Nadi Ilardi
Emily & Glenn Irwin
Kathleen Iverson
Nelson Jantzen
Richard Johnson
Doris Kraushaar
Aria ($1 - $49)
Douglas & Nina Blackwell Mark Lerman & Kay
Jenkins
Robert & Lois Bloom
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth
Mary B. Buchanan
Lewis
Jean Cogle
Dave Pulk
Katherine Roberts
Thomas Ruch
Jeff & Jenny Seiler
Warren & Chris Spence
Vance & Susan Stallings
Ed & Linda von Gehren
Special Donations
Fund-A-Need
For the Millie Andrews
Young Artist Program Tom & Ina Berkey
Barry & Sandy Brown
Lynn & Barry Trott
Charles R. Bubeck
David N. Vogan
Peter & Marcia Budnikas
In memory of Genevieve Nancy Chant-Lambiase
Marti Coffield
McGiffert
Maia Conrad
Michael McGiffert
Allen & Molly Cooke
In memory of Millie Steve Corkran
Ted & Zandra Cornell
Andrews Young
Elaine & Ted Cummings
Kay & John Kane
Jim Detmer
Mary Drew
In memory of Phyllis M.J. Freeman
Varner
Norman & Barbara Fuss
Hal & Nancy Sherman
Clifford & Elizabeth
Lewis
Dr. Adam S. Potkay & Dr.
Monica B. Potkay
Rosanne M. Reddin
Susan & Gary Ripple
William Spaller
Charles Troha
David N. Vogan
Ms. Kay A. Wason
Donald & Kathleen
Welker
Dave Wenaas
Tom Wilson
Patricia Haldeman
Don & Ruthe Harris
Kyle Hause
Robert Kirchner
Anna B. Martin
Fred & Janelle Nice
Juliet Pao
Kevin & Joan Peterson
Jane M. Randall
Jane Roithmayr
Mary Ruth
Beth & Wally Scherer
Jeff & Jenny Seiler
Gordon & Patricia Sisk
Warren & Chris Spence
Vance & Susan Stallings
George & Cynthia Steinhauer
Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is correct and complete. If your
name has been misspelled or omitted, please accept our apologies and inform us
by calling (757) 220-1808 or emailing [email protected], so that
we may correct the error.
Millie Andrews Young Artists Scholarship
Each year we accept talented young musicians as members of the
Williamsburg Choral Guild. Those who need financial assistance to
continue in their choral journey with us can qualify as recipients of
the Millie Andrews Young Artists Scholarship. This scholarship honors the life and musical journey of Millie Andrews Young, our accompanist and avid supporter for several years. All contributions to this
fund are much appreciated and are restricted for this purpose. Thank
you for supporting the art of choral singing.
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Join the Guild’s F-A-N
(Fund-A-Need) Club!
Athletics have Boosters. Civic organizations have Auxiliaries.
And now for our patrons, subscribers and friends—drum roll,
please—the Choral Guild has a F-A-N Club.
Go Guild; Go Guild; Go, Go, Go!
For a donation of $50 or more (and we love
“more”), you can become a F-A-N and will
receive a special pin. And while you’re proudly
wearing your pin, you will also be supporting a
child’s membership in the Youth Chorale, an orchestra member’s
service (a rehearsal or performance) at one of
our concerts next season, or one of the soloists
hired for our November 2015 and March 2016
programs. You may elect to “buy” a chair: “This
violin made possible by [your name, or in honor
of, or in memory of a special person].” For our F-A-Ns, there are
many opportunities to show your spirit.
Your responses to our Raves-For-Faves have
provided us with marvelous selections for the
Guild’s 40th season, and we are truly excited
about your choices. Now we ask you to help us
pay for the programming you chose and we love to perform. Join
our F-A-N Club by donating online at www.
williamsburgchoralguild.org (we accept PAYPAL
and credit cards) or sending a check payable to
the Williamsburg Choral Guild at P.O. Box 1864,
Williamsburg, VA 23187.
You will receive your pin and our grateful thanks for becoming a
F-A-N.
Nancy A. Chant, President 28
The Williamsburg Choral Guild
Jay BeVille, Artistic Director and Conductor
Rebecca Davy, Accompanist
Soprano
Linda T. Baker
Barbara Fuss
Corinne Brandt
Marjorie Gottschalk-Trone
Sandy Brown
Patricia Haldeman
Marti Coffield
Amy Harris
Maia Conrad
Karen R. Hayes
*Mary Magoon DeLara
Mim Hettler
Mary Drew
Nancy Hodges
Jocelyn Renee Edwards
Sandra Holliday
Susan Campbell Fournier
Barbara Huesman
Karen Friedman
Amanda D. Knowlton
Lynette M. Nice
Janele Nice
Kathleen Packard
Juliet Pao
Cheryl Pearce
Lyn Rau Pence
Leanne Powner
Jane M. Randall
Jane Roithmayr
Laura Truslow
Sue A. Waldeck
Alto
Georgianna S. Avioli
*Patty Ballentine
Ina Berkey
Megan Blank
Gail Cash
Nancy Chant-Lambiase
Molly Cooke
Elaine Cummings
Edith R. Edwards
Joanne Elliott
John Allen
Carl I. Bagby
Tom Ballou
Rodney J. Cash
Timothy M. Costelloe
Dr. Gary Hammer
Marty Barstow
*Barry Brown
Charles R. Bubeck
Carlton D. Casey
Allen Cooke
Steve Corkran
Norman Fuss
* Section leader
Ruth Fraser
M J Freeman
Vicki Hamilton Hall
Ruth Harris
Elaine M. Howell
Angela Hoyle
Katherine Johnson
Louise Leas
Mary Lynch
Tenor
Byron Harrod
*John Huesman, Jr.
Anthony Lambiase
Jim Prosser
Patrick Raymond
Bass
Bob Harman
H. Keith Henry
Lynn Howell
Joe Kaplenk
James Noran
Ted Pierce
Russell Prince
Wally Scherer
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Anna B. Martin
Susan Noran
Hannah S. Ostroff
Deborah Rathke
Diane M. Raymond
Mary E. Ruth
Beth Scherer
Lisa Jacobsen Stone
Rylee Worstell
Danya Zimbauer
Vernon T. Ross
Charles W. Smith
Joel D. Snyder, III
Warren Spence
Jerry Trone
Michael Wells
Johnathan Shackleford, Jr.
Gary Smith
Joseph Spruill
George Steinhauer
Ed Truslow
Wallace Wason
David Welch
The Williamsburg Choral Guild
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Nancy Chant-Lambiase - President
Tim Costelloe - 1st Vice President
Mary Ruth - 2nd Vice President
Jane Roithmayr - Secretary
Elaine Reubush - Treasurer
Directors
Maia Conrad - Grants
Mary Drew - House
Bob Harman - Ad sales
Susan Fournier - Box office
Tish Haldeman - Membership
Warren Spence - Marketing and publicity
Jay BeVille, Member ex officio
Acknowledgments
The Guild gratefully acknowledges grants from the Williamsburg Area
Arts Commission, the Williamsburg Community Foundation, the York
County Arts Commission, Newport News Arts Commission, Junior
Woman’s Club of Williamsburg, the Virginia Commission for the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Arts. We are in­debted to the Williamsburg City Council and the James City County Board of Supervisors for their support of the arts in greater Williamsburg. The Guild also
thanks the King of Glory Lutheran Church for providing rehearsal space.
Special Thanks
We are grateful for the assistance and participation of the following
individuals, organizations and businesses:
• Jane Alcorn - Rehearsal pianist, and assistance with music
preparation
• Elaine Howell - Accompanist for the Youth Chorale
• Linda T. Baker - Publications editor
• Gary Smith - Program designer
• Kathryn Blue - Box office assistant
• Jim Hall and Barry Brown - Engineering and sound
• Marj Gottschalk-Trone - Guild music librarian
• Mary Lynch - Annual auction chair
• Printwell, Inc. - Program printer
• Lyn Pence - Presentation bouquets for soloists
• All the dedicated volunteer concert ushers and Guild stage crew
Williamsburg Choral Guild
P.O. Box 1864 - Williamsburg, VA 23187
Tel: (757) 220-1808
Web: www.williamsburgchoralguild.org
Email: [email protected]
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