VanMan Male Choral Summit 2017

Erick Lichte

Chor Leoni/men’s choir

Artistic Director

van/man male choral summit 2017 April 21 & 22 Chan Centre for the Performing Arts FEATURING

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Erick Lichte

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VAN/MAN MALE CHORAL SUMMIT Friday, April 21, 2017 Saturday, April 22, 2017 Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Erick Lichte, Artistic Director; Ellen Ay-Laung Wang, organist; Ken Cormier, pianist Chor Leoni’s MYVoice choirs Carrie Taylor, James Carter, Jonathan Krueger, Frank Lee, Les Nerling, MYVoice conductors Ingrid Verseveld, Fibby Pan, Scott Knight, pianists Chor Leoni PROMYS Honour Choir British Columbia Boys Choir Edette Gagne, Artistic Director Marcus Petrunia, pianist Vancouver Men’s Chorus Willi Zwozdesky, Artistic Director; Stephen Smith, pianist Karlakórinn Heimir (ICELAND) Stefán Gíslason, Conductor; Dr. Thomas Higgerson, pianist and special guests

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William Fred Scott, Music Director info@chorleoni.org | www.chorleoni.org

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Artistic Director

The RBC Foundation has been a key supporter of Chor Leoni’s MYVoice program since its start in 2011.

Chor Leoni is grateful to

Through RBC’s leading generosity, MYVoice has allowed young men to gain confidence, try singing in an all-male ensemble, and find their voice — all at no financial cost to the participants.

Emerging Artists Project

the RBC Foundation’s

for their crucial support of this exciting endeavour.

Thank you!

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hor Leoni believes in the transformative power of male choral singing, and the VanMan Male Choral Summit is a powerful expression of that belief, connecting

as it does our MYVoice educational outreach program to the rich culture of male sing-

ing that thrives locally. Creating a culture of male singing builds bonds and bridges that can find their way into the rest of our community. I hope that this Summit can be one small step toward making our world a better place through singing.

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CHANTICLEER My Secret Heart | April 21 | 8pm Cortez Mitchell, Gerrod Pagenkopf, Kory Reid, Alan Reinhardt, Logan Shields, Adam Ward – soprano and alto Chris Albanese, Brian Hinman, Andrew Van Allsburg – tenor Eric Alatorre, Matthew Knickman, Marques Jerrell Ruff – baritone and bass William Fred Scott, Music Director I. “I am the Rose of Sharon” Poetry from the Song of Songs Veni, dilecte mi* Sebastián de Vivanco (1551 - 1622) Nigra sum Jehan L’Héritier ( 1480 - 1551) Osculetur me Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594) Ego flos campi (a 3) Jacobus Clemens non Papa ( 1510 - 1556) Surge, propera amica mea Francisco Guerrero (1528 - 1599) II. Poetry by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 – 1585) Bonjour mon coeur Philippe de Monte (1521 - 1603) Ce ris plus doux Anthoine de Bertrand (. 1540 - 1581) Le premier jour du mois de May, Madame de Monte

III. Poetry by Edith Södergran (1892 - 1923) “Hommage à Edith” Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963) Commissioned by Chanticleer, 2016 with the support of the Osher Pro Suecia Foundation

Go, lovely rose Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway!

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair*

This Marriage INTERMISSION

IV. Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) Stephen Foster (1826 - 1864) arr. John Musto Foster, arr. Gene Puerling Solo: Brian Hinman Whitacre

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V. My Blood is Blazing With Desire Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857) Behold, darkness has fallen Sergey Taneyev (1856 - 1915) Vocalise Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)

arr. Elger Niels

Solo: Cortez Mitchell

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VI. Love Songs*

Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964)

II. “Look out upon the stars, my love…”

III. “Love is a beautiful dream.”

V. “Alas, the love of women! It is known to be a lovely and a fearful thing.”

VI. “For stony limits cannot hold love out.”

VII. “All mankind love a lover.”

Commissioned for Chanticleer, 1997

by Cathy Nicho (for her husband, Raul), Dianne Nolting (for her husband, George Wolter), Bert Dieringer (for his wife, Janna Blanchard), Peter Henschel (for his wife, Kathy), Ron Barrington (for his wife, Christine), Marshall Rutter (for his wife, Terry Knowles), and an anonymous commissioner.

VII. I’ll Follow My Secret Heart Noël Coward (1899 - 1973)

arr. Adam Ward

Solo: Andrew Van Allsburg It was a lover and his lass John Rutter (b. 1945) Les Chemins de l’Amour Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

arr. Evan Price La Vie en Rose Édith Piaf (1915 - 1963), arr. Price

Solo: Kory Reid Love Walked In* George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

arr. Puerling Frankie and Johnny Trad. American Song

arr. Robert De Cormier Somebody to Love* Freddie Mercury (1946 - 1991)

arr. Vince Peterson Program subject to change * These works have been recorded by Chanticleer, and are available at tonight’s performance or through our digital storefront at www.chanticleer.org

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Chanticleer Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker magazine, the GRAMMY® award winning ensemble Chanticleer embarks upon its 39th season in 2016-17.

Chanticleer performs over 100 concerts in the U.S. and around the world annually. The Boston Globe said of Chanticleer “(Their singing) is breathtaking in its accuracy of intonation, purity of blend, variety of color and swagger of style.” Chanticleer – based in San Francisco – is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music.

Under the direction of Music Director William Fred Scott, Chanticleer will perform this season in 52 cities in 22 of the United States, with 26 performances in the San Francisco Bay Area, its home. A winter tour of Europe will feature returns to a number of Europe’s great concert halls such as Vienna’s Musikverein, Prague’s Rudolfinum, Budapest’s Lizst Academy, and Dublin’s National Theater, as well as a debut in Berlin’s Konzerthaus.

Other cities included in the tour are Paris, St. Petersburg, Pécs, Veszprém, Szeged, Somborn, Siegen, Friedrichshafen and Dachau.

The 16-17 season in the Bay Area features a return collaboration with Nadja SalernoSonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra in a program called Americans in Paris. My Secret Heart, which includes a new commission by Finnish composer Jaako Mantyjärvi, opened the Bay Area season in September and A Chanticleer Christmas had its usual 23 performances across the United States as well as the Bay Area, and was broadcast by American Public Media, and a new program of sacred music, Psalm, featuring Pulitzer prize winner John Harbison’s first work for the ensemble, will premiere in June.

With the help of individual contributions, foundation and corporate support, the Ensemble involves over 5,000 young people each year. The Louis A. Botto (LAB) Choir—an after school honors program for high school and college students—is now in its fifth year, adding to the ongoing program of in-school clinics and workshops, Chanticleer

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Youth Choral Festivals™ in the Bay Area and around the country, master classes for university students nationwide, and the biannual Chanticleer in Sonoma summer workshop for adult choral singers. The Singing Life—a documentary about Chanticleer’s work with young people—was released in 2008. In 2010, Chanticleer’s education program was recognized by the Chorus America Education Outreach Award.

Since Chanticleer began releasing recordings in 1981, the group has sold well over a million and won two GRAMMY® awards. Chanticleer’s recordings are distributed by Chanticleer, Naxos, Rhino Records, Arkiv, and iTunes among others, and are available on Chanticleer’s website, www.chanticleer.org.

Chanticleer’s long-standing commitment to commissioning and performing new works was honored in 2008 by the inaugural Dale Warland/Chorus America Commissioning Award and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming. Among the over eighty composers commissioned in Chanticleer’s history are Mark Adamo, Mason Bates, Régis Campo, Chen Yi, David Conte, Shawn Crouch, Douglas J. Cuomo, Brent Michael Davids, Anthony Davis, Gabriela Lena Frank, Guido López-Gavilán, Stacy Garrop, John Harbison, William Hawley, Jake Heggie, Jackson Hill, Kamran Ince, Jeeyoung Kim, Tania León, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Michael McGlynn, Peter Michaelides, John Musto, Tarik O’Regan, Roxanna Panufnik, Stephen Paulus, Shulamit Ran, Bernard Rands, Steven Sametz, Carlos Sanchez-Guttierez, Jan Sandström, Paul Schoenfield, Steven Stucky, John Tavener, Augusta Read Thomas and Janike Vandervelde.

In 2014 Chorus America conferred the inaugural Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award on Chanticleer’s Music Director Emeritus Joseph H. Jennings to acknowledge his contribution to the African American choral tradition during this 25 year (l983-2009) tenure as a singer and music director with Chanticleer. The hundred plus arrangements of African American gospel, spiritual and jazz made by Jennings for Chanticleer have been given thousands of performances worldwide live and on broadcast, and recorded for Warner Classics and Chanticleer Records. Jennings retired from Chanticleer in 2009; his gospel and spiritual arrangements continue to be a signature part of Chanticleer’s repertoire.

Named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s , Chanticleer was founded in 1978 by tenor Louis A. Botto, who sang in the Ensemble until 1989 and served as Artistic Director until his death in 1997. Chanticleer was named Ensemble of the Year by in 2008, and installed in the American Classical Music Hall of Fame the same year.

Chanticleer—a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation—is the recipient of major grants from the Amphion Foundation, the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Dunard Fund/USA, The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Bernard Osher Foundation, the Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, The Bob Ross Foundation, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, and The National Endowment for the Arts.

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MYVoice at the Chan | April 22 | 4pm VanMan Mass Choir Heyr, himna smiður

Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson

British Columbia Boys Choir Klee Wyck

Brian Tate

Four Strong Winds

Ian Tyson

When You Are Here

, arr. Larry Nickel

Joshua Yang

- composer in residence

Burnaby MYVoice Choir Star of the County Down

arr. Douglas Wagner

Dere’s No Hiding Place Down Here

arr. Stacey Gibbs

North Vancouver MYVoice Choir Inscription of Hope Bonny Portmore

Z. Randall Stroupe

arr. Philip Lapatha

Ühte laula tahaks laulda (I’d Like to Sing a Song)

Veljo Tormis

Surrey MYVoice Choir Vive La Compagnie!

L’Amour de Moy

arr. John Leavitt

arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw

Vancouver MYVoice Choir Think on Me - Mary Queen of Scots arr. by James Q. Mulholland; adapted by Les Nerling

Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie African-American; arr. by Kirby Shaw; adapted by Les Nerling

VanMan Mass Choir

Cameron Wilson, violin; Lawrence Mollerup, bass Flight Song Kim André Arnesen TTBB version commissioned by Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, Erick Lichte, conductor, and dedicated to the men of the 2017 VanMan Male Choral Summit Bile Them Cabbage Down We Rise Again

Dubinsky

Male choir world premiere |

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arr. Mack Wilberg /Macmillan

, arr. Stephen Smith

World Premiere performance |

Canadian Composer

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Chor Leoni MYVoice 2017

Carrie Taylor, Burnaby MYVoice conductor

Jonathan Krueger, Surrey MYVoice conductor

Frank Lee, North Vancouver MYVoice conductor

Les Nerling, Vancouver MYVoice conductor

Members of MYVoice: Taha Adam, Yves Ador, Nick Alexander, Jack Arthur, Connor Baillargeon, Evan Jerie Ballesteros, Garry Brar, Victor Burke, Isaiah Burry, Edrei Cantil, Carlos Cao, Colin Carino, Marc Angelo Castro, Nolan Chan, Ryan Chao, Allen Chen, Evan Cheung, Nigel Chi, Sam Choi, Nathan Chua, Jake Coey, Luke Conkin, Connor Coutu, Loic Cruz-Iqbal, Mark Daudlin, Ian Dawson, Dylan Decolongon, Emile Deedes-Vincke, Marcus Degenstein, Dominic Theodore dela Cruz, Jaryle Delos Trinos, Teague Deranleau, Renz Dizon, Ian Dow, Anthoney Downey, David Joshua Dreyer, Mark Dyer, Daniel Edel, Jamie Edel, Ethan Eng, Jordan England, Kalib Furlong, Luke Gair, Adam Gale, James Gill, Noah Gray, Adam Guraliuk, Brandon Ha, Max Hall, Joel Hamersley, Mika Han, Liam Harrison, Jeremy He, Gian Hermosura, Tyler Hicks, Edward Hilario, Lorenzo Hilario, Khim Hipol, Lachlan Holbrook, Ben Hutchings, Minku Hwang, Gaston Ibarra, Kelk Jeffery, Tyler Jones, Martin Joo, Rajan Kalia, Cloud Kanou, Jacob Keeler, Alexander Keng, Jack Kennedy, Yasin Khokhar, Ikjae (Justin) Kim, Kenneth Kramer, Kilian Kuhlbrodt, Owen Kwok, Chenuka Lakwijaya, Dylan Lawry, Anthony Lazos, Jared Legovini, Tobin Lemke, Kevin Li, Hilton Lin, Dylan Lindsey, Zhilun Liu, Jeffrey Liu, Ethan Lo, Jeremy Lohnes, Jackie Lu, Josef Lubbers, Richie Mac, Chris Madill, Andrej Marjanovic, Justin Martin, David Matthews, Tristan McConnell, Kevin McDonough, Fraser McKay, Christian Meldrum, Darius Miguel, Kelvin Mo, Sepehr Mohajeri, Jan-Erik Mollerup, Dirk MoraMoolman, Ryan Moreau, Jeetesh Narayan, Robert Neufeld, John Ng, Philip Ng, Francis Nguyen, Brendon Nguyen, John Nguyen, Neil Nutley, Alex Olyaiy, Nicholas Owen, Logan Phare-Millard, Matthew Poon, Phanndateevint Prak, Charles Qian, Nathan Rajkumar, Ethan Rajkumar, Nathan Rajkumar, Avery Rasmussen, Kalyan Rath, Ethan Reid, Dizon Richard, Liam Roberts, Isaac Rodgers, Solomon Rodgers, Zakaria Rook, Joshua Russell, Keigo Sakuma, Prince Sandhu, Allan Santa Ana, Markus Sarandi, Hal Saunders, Adrien Segur, Nicholas Selig, Lukas Siu, Jacob Spieker, Tyler Stover, Ingrid Su, Tony Sucic, Michael Sun, Michael Sutherland, Ayoob Tahar, Omar Tahar, Takumi Takahashi, Albert Tram, Eric Tran, Kevin Tran, Heero Van, Flex Velasco, Chase Vincent, Allen Vo, Marston Wagstaff, Shane Wall, Kyne Wang, Benjamin Waters, Duncan Watson, Andrew Webster, Shea Wilson, Alexander Wodzicki, Caton Wong, Casey Wong, Tony Xun, Chin Yan, Andrew Yu, Jack Zhou, Jeffrey Zhou

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VanMan Festival Singers Peter Bayley, Jim Beckner, Michael Blaakeman, Donald Blake, Pete Chamberlain, Geoffrey Crampton, Jim Crook, Tony Davies, Dale Dickau, Graham Dudfield, Ron Fielden, Alan Fielding, Robert Forbes, Glenn Gustafson, Dennis Hartman, Peter Hewitt, Daryl Hillen, William Houle, Kelvin Jones, Douglas Leatherdale, Jeffrey Liu, Kevin Louden, Bruce Lysack, Kevin Marquette, Boris Milidrag, Peter Molnar, Jim Morrison, Paul Paton, Dave Ramey, Terry Randall, Barry Rector, Cam Regehr, Thom Rypien, Alan Sanderson, Peter Scales, Sanford Smith, Kerry Strayton, Tom Stubens, Robert Udell, Christopher Wilson, Daniel Xu These individual registrants are members of the following choirs: A Cappella Plus, Burstin’ With Broadway, Capilano Singers, Celebration Singers, Delta Community Choir, Devon Community Singers, EnChor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Chorus, Linden Singers, Richard Eaton Singers, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Shuswap Men’s Chorus, St. Archangel Michael Church Choir, Thunderbird Chorus, Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir, Victoria Choral Society, Windsor Secondary School Senior Chamber Choir Thank you to the British Columbia Choral Federation for their support of the VanMan Festival Singers.

British Columbia Boys Choir Founded in 1968, the British Columbia Boys Choir has developed a long tradition of teaching boys to sing and perform at home and around the globe. Over its 48-year history, the BCBC has trained over 1000 boys who have represented Canada on 36 international tours, performing a demanding repertoire spanning centuries, from Gregorian chant to contemporary works. members: Graham Armstrong, Cameron Bodnar, Avery Chan, Ian Ching, Gabriel Galvis Rangel, Eytan Grubner, Declan Hobbs, Kiernan Koebel-Pearce, Quinlan KoebelPearce, Ty Koch, Myles Lin, Jason Liu, Shawn Lopez, Brandon Pringle, Reas Schmaling, Jason Sorbo, Paul Wang, Cody Wu, Joshua Yang, Alex Qing Zeng, David Zhang

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Karlakórinn Heimir (Heimir Men’s Choir, Iceland)

Heimir Male Choir and Guests Monday April 24 | 7:30pm St. Andrew’S-weSley UnIted CHUrCH 1022 nelSon St At BUrrArd, VAnCoUVer

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with soloists thora einarsdottir (soprano) and oskar Petursson (tenor).

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VanMan Male Choral Summit | April 22 | 7:30pm VanMan Mass Choirs Heyr, himna smiður

Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson

Karlakórinn Heimir Yfir voru aettarlandi Hirðingjasveinn Brimlending

Sigfus Einarsson, Steingrimur Thorsteinsson

Jón Björnsson, David Stefansson

Askell Jonsson, Davíð Stefansson

Greetings from Iceland Stefán R. Gíslason, Kolbeinn Konradsson duet: soprano Þóra Einarsdóttir, tenor Óskar Pétursson

Ave Maria Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, Indriði Einarsson,

solo: Þóra Einarsdóttir

Chor Leoni MYVoice Choirs (Selections to be announced from the stage) Burnaby MYVoice Choir North Vancouver MYVoice Choir Surrey MYVoice Choir Vancouver MYVoice Choir Vancouver Men’s Chorus Anthem

Leonard Cohen, arr. Willi Zwozdesky

The Right Day

Words by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness, the XIV Dalai Lama; Music by Eric Banks

Commissioned by Yogi Omar for the Vancouver Men’s Chorus Before the Snow (from Silence, Frost, and Beauty)

Words by Bliss Carman; Music by Mark Sirett

Commissioned by the Vancouver Men’s Chorus

100 Degrees

Words and music by Kylie Minogue, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard, & Steve Anderson; arr. Absalon Figueroa. Choreography by Mok Escueta.

INTERMISSION

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Veljo Tormis

Twelve O’Clock Chant

words Leonard Cohen/ music riks Ešenvalds

O Kristus valgus oled sa GUNNAR IDENSTAM

Chanticleer (Selections to be announced from the stage)

Chanticleer & PROMYS Honour Choir Down by the Salley Gardens Good News

Old Irish Air, arr. H.G.M. & William Fred Scott

Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan

VanMan Mass Choir Flight Song Kim André Arnesen

TTBB version commissioned by Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, Erick Lichte, conductor,

and dedicated to the men of the 2017 VanMan Male Choral Summit Bile Them Cabbage Down We Rise Again

Dubinsky

Male choir world premiere |

Why Rod & Quinn Chose Monthly GivinG

arr. Mack Wilberg /Macmillan

, arr. Stephen Smith

World Premiere performance |

Canadian Composer |

recorded by chor leoni

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PROMYS Honour Choir The PROMYS HONOUR CHOIR brings together the top choral singers of their schools into an intensive workshop setting. Performing with Chanticleer are: Kilian Benson, Victor Burke, Isaiah Burry, Renz Dizon, John Guimpol, Martin Joo, Ryan Moreau, Benjamin Waters

Karlakórinn Heimir (Iceland) Heimir Men’s Choir The Men‘s Choir Heimir was formed on December 28th 1927. Most of its founders came from a small choir called The Farmers Choir and had been singing together since 1916. Heimir Men’s Choir performs on various occasions every year, and has released many albums that have sold very well. The choir has been very productive in the last few years and is has remained popular in Iceland. Heimir Men’s Choir has not limited itself to Iceland. The choir has travelled to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Egypt, Canada, USA, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Germany, Russia and Italy to promote their singing.

MEMBERS: Árni Páll Gíslason, Baldur Haraldsson, Birgir Björnsson, Birgir Þórðarson, Guðmundur Þór Guðmundsson, Jón Sigurðsson, Jónas Svavarsson, Kolbeinn Konráðsson, Magnús Sverrisson, Sveinn Árnason, Vigfús Þorsteinsson, Ágúst Jónsson, Einar Valur Valgarðsson, Eyþór Fannar Sveinsson, Gísli Árnason, Gunnar Freyr Þórarinsson, Halldór Einarsson, Hákon Stefánsson, Kristján Kristjánsson, Sigurbjörn Árnason, Sigurður Hansen, Skúli Halldórsson, Sæþór Már Hinriksson, Valgeir Steinn Kárason, Þórarinn Sverrisson, Björn Magnússon, Einar Halldórsson, Hörður Snævar Knútsson, Ingimundur Guðjónsson, Jón Sigurðsson, Kristján Stefánsson, Pálmi Sighvatsson, Sigurjón Ingimarsson, Sindri Rögnvaldsson, Sverrir Valgarðsson, Sverrir Þór Þórarinsson, Valgeir Sigfús Þorvaldsson, Atli Gunnar Arnórsson, Ásgeir Eiríksson, Böðvar Finnbogason, Gísli Laufeyjarson Höskuldsson, Gunnar Sandholt, Hinrik Már Jónsson, Jón St. Gíslason, Jón Gunnlaugsson, Lúðvík Bjarnason, Ólafur Sigurgeirsson, Pétur Björnsson, V. Rúnar Pétursson, Þórólfur Pétursson

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Vancouver Men’s Chorus Since its founding in 1981, the Vancouver Men’s Chorus (VMC) has established itself among the nation’s premiere men’s choruses and Vancouver’s leading gay community organizations. Under the continuing direction of its conductor Willi Zwozdesky, the Chorus has achieved prominence through extensive concert touring, radio broadcasts, six commercial CD recordings, and a decades-long tradition of home season concerts.

MEMBERS: Ed Deeks, Mok Escueta, Jamie Foster, Loney Forde, Todd Lund, Robert Minifie, Yogi Omar, Gerry Ryan, Humphrey Tam, Vivian Tan, Wah Kee Ting, Mikey Van Nen, Chris Wanjoff, Gareth Wee, Tyler Bouchard, Fabyo Brenner Araujo, David Browning, Hugh Byrnes, Eric Bussières, Michael Cliffe, Len Cousineau, Guy Cribdon, James Curtis, Geoffrey Dice, Phill Esau, Daryl Dyck, Aaron Essex, Bob Frampton, Steven Holdack, David Keen, Chris Lam, Michael Lapp, Harro Lauprecht, Roger Leishman, Bernard Lee, Justin Lin, Soon Loo, Jarret McKee, Bob Millar, Matthew Parker, Ian Poole, Cameron Power, Jason Roth, Hayato Sakamoto, Jay Skaluba, James Strand, Clayton Timko, Matthew Tuer, Dan Worsley, Joe Bahlman, Paul Barton, Alan Baycroft, Frank Breakwell, Alex Burns, Dan Cachola, Mark Cahoon, Jay Catterson, Brian Chau, Pierre Chauvot, Denny Choboter, David Evans, Dale Frankin, Alain Gagnon, Scott Gates, Leigh Gayman, Basil Girgrah, Patrick Hape, DJ Hrubizna, Jeffrey Hsu, Rob Innes, Hugh Jansen, Raymond Lee, Nicholas Lisicin-Wilson, Kelly Loden, Andrew Knapman, Scott Macleay, Phil Marnik, Nikolay Malyarov, Danny Pierson, Paul Preston, Shane Quigley, Randy Romero, Mike Ryan, Murray Schellenberg, Chris Sheridan, Ray Strang, Daniel Watson, Nic Cotton, Bruce Forster, Malcolm Francis, Nicholas Gede-Lange, John Gobeil, Erik Gustafson, Joshua Hamlin, Aidan Hanly, Adam Higgs, Phil Hughes, Daniel Kiermaier, John Liesch, Trevor McLain, Rory Penny, Brian Porter, Jaime Ramos, George Schwab, Paul Stacey, Pat Stephenson, Mark Sutherland, Jon Tastad, Manuel Villanueva, Jeremy Yang, Jonas Yoe

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Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Known internationally and loved locally, Chor Leoni Men’s Choir is recognized as one of the world’s vanguard male vocal ensembles. With stylistic grace and an adventurous spirit, Vancouver’s Singing Lions have enriched and transformed people’s lives through singing for over twenty years. Aspiring to the highest professional standards, Chor Leoni performs annually to over 10,000 patrons and is one of the most active amateur choirs in North America.

The ensemble has been honoured with many awards at the national and international level including five 1st place awards in the CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs. In July 2012, Chor Leoni won a dozen awards at the 51st Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale “Seghizzi” (Italy), including 1st place trophies in the 19th and 20th Century categories, two Audience Favourite awards, and second place in the competition’s overall Grand Prix.

MEMBERS: Corey Hollett, Ken Hollett, Shaun Jackman, Bob Keyes, Derek Kief, Mark MacDonald, Cliff Reinhardt, Gareth Simpson, Hyo Shim, Peter Spira, William Ting, Jordan Back, Byron Hanson, Kyle Harland, Bruce Hoffman, Reid Howard, Jim Knight, Rod Locke, Marc Petrunia, Ben Scoten, James Vanderheide, John Wyness, Joseph Anthony, James Carter, Ken Cassidy, Nate Chan, Ian Farthing, Mike Fletcher, Doug Graeb, Conor Graham, Phil Jack, Mike Jackman, Peter Joosten, Paul Larocque, Douglas Leung, Greg Martin, Rob McAllister, Greg Mohr, Daniel Sheinin, Ted Steiner, Douglas Au-Lange, Rick Bennett, Paul Birch, Lucas Brown, Stash Bylicki, Ryan Cho, Garth Edwards, James Emery, Ed Friesen, Michael Hall, Barry Honda, Eric Kristensen, David Love, Chris Moore, Bob Rankin, Larry Smeets, Michael Soderling, Nick Van der Velden Honorary Lifetime Members: Christopher Gaze, o.b.c., m.s.m.; Martha Lou Henley, c.m.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: James Emery Vice-Chair: Ted Chiasson Treasurer: Marni Johnson Secretary: Rod Locke Members at Large: Rick Bennett, James Carter, Mike Cavaletto, Leanne Denis, Fred Lee, Peter Joosten, Masato Oki, Patricia Penner 18

STAFF Artistic Director: Erick Lichte General Manager: Stash Bylicki Production Manager: David Carpenter Manager of Marketing & Patron Relations: Bruce Hoffman Digital Media Producer: Phil Jack Archivist: Eric Kristensen Accompanist: Ken Cormier

FOUNDER Diane Loomer, c.m.

HONORARY PATRONS Judith Forst, o.c., o.b.c.

Martha Lou Henley, c.m.

Brett Polegato Wayne Riddell, c.m.

Robert Sund Bramwell Tovey, o.c., o.m.

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ERICK LICHTE Erick Lichte has carved out a distinct niche in the vocal music world and concert life in North America.

The Washington Post has hailed the “audacity” of his programming, the Chicago Tribune has noted the “meticulous preparation” of his choirs and Fanfare Magazine declared that he created and helmed “the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States.”

As a founding member, singer and Artistic Director of the male vocal ensemble Cantus, Lichte created and sustained one of only two full-time vocal ensembles in the United States. From 2000-2009, Lichte’s programming and artistic direction were heard in over sixty concerts a year and he has collaborated with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, the Boston Pops, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, and the Minnesota Orchestra.

His work with Cantus garnered the 2009 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the highest honour from the professional choral organization Chorus America.

As a choral conductor, Lichte has served as conductor for many professional, educational, and amateur choral ensembles. In January of 2013, he began his tenure as Artistic Director of Chor Leoni Men’s Choir. Lichte is an active clinician and guest conductor, and is especially passionate in his work to get young men singing. Lichte is a published composer and arranger, especially known for his writing in All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 which has been taken on seven North American tours.

Ken Cormier, pianist

Ellen Ay-Laung Wang, organist

May 28 5:30pm doors | 7pm show The Blackbird Public House 905 Dunsmuir St (at Howe), Vancouver

Chor Leoni Idol

Hilarious entertainment as the lions battle for karaoke supremacy.

General Admission $25 | chorleoni.org

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Chor Leoni names its giving levels after the stars of the constellation Leo, the Lion. Thank you to all of our benefactors and friends. Your generosity helps us shine!

This list acknowledges donations received from March 21st, 2016 to March 21st, 2017. If you detect any errors or omissions, please call the choir office at 604.263.7061.

DONORS REGULUS ($10,000+) Alix Brown RBC Foundation Mary and Peeter Wesik ADHAFERA ($5,000 - $9,999) BlueShore Financial Bob & Judy Hager Family Fund Gabryel Harrison James* & Leslie Carter Marni Johnson & Gordon Roberts Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation NOVA ($2,000 - $4,999) Douglas Lambert, Barb & Lawrence Sauder, Colleen & David Torrison, Eric & Beverley Watt, Erick* & Ashley Lichte, Joyce Campkin, Margaret Mason, Pete Chamberlain, Rick* & Lorraine Bennett, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Foundation, Stephanie Carlson, Valerie & Richard Dunsterville DENEBOLA ($500 - $1,999) BC Choral Federation, Bill & Heather Ireland, Bob & Sue Adams, Bob & Deborah Keyes*, Carol & Richard Henriquez, Cecilia Warren, Charles and Lucile Flavelle Family Fund, Chris & Suzanne Finch, Christopher Foundation, Colin Gibson, Count Enrico & Countess Aline Dobrzensky, Darlene Howard, David Love* & Jim Harcott, Derek Page, Diane Ravelli, Doug Graeb*, Ellen Giesbrecht & Les Nerling, Evelyn Froese, Garth Edwards*, Glenn Knowles, John & Glenna Geddes, Global Civic Policy Society, James Emery* & Rob McAllister*, Jeff Mooney & Suzanne Bolton, Joan Henderson, John Esdaile, Jordan Back*, Kathleen Hallam, Larry Clausen & Myron Story, Lesley Stowe, Liam* Kearns, Liz Chaston, Bob* & Margaret Rankin, Marion Shaw, Mary Lou Miles, Mary-Anne Stowe, Muriel Richards, Nader Mirhady, Nancy McLeod, Nina Cassils, Patricia Hudson, Patricia Penner, Ryan McKinley, Shirley Hebenton, Ted & Dorothy Chiasson, Vincent Carey & Ed Friesen*

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ZOSMA ($200 - $499)

Barbara Sutherland, Barry Honda* & Valerie Weeks, Bill & Patricia Sexsmith, Bill & Jeannie Denault, Bob Andrew, Brenda Benham, Bronwen Thompson, Bruce Hoffman* & Dean Brown, Carlson Family Fund, Cassandra Florio, Colin MacKenzie, Conor Graham*, Daniel Sheinin*, David Smith, Dennis & Holly Back, Derek Kief*, Diane Norton, Dianne Bentz, Don & Heather Risk, Douglas Leung*, Elizabeth Dean, Ermes Pez, Fred Lee, Gary & Louise Kenwood, Gillian Elmitt, Gina Nichols, Grant & Fran Riddell, Greg Lypowy, Greg Martin*, Greg Mohr*, Gwen Wick, Hyo Shim*, Ian Farthing*, James Hummelen, James & Ruth Jackson, Jean Hurst, Jean Oland, Jennifer Hungerford, Jennifer Jupp, Jill Lyall, Jim Knight*, Joan Anderson, Joan Apel, Joan McLeod, Joel & Marousa Dumaresq, John Christian, John & Sue Wyness*, Jon Kennedy, Joseph Anthony*, Judy Hager, Katherine Jackman, Katherine Paton & Jeff Beckman, Ken Cormier*, Ken & Rosalind Hollett*, Kevin Chiang*, Kevin Mazzone, Laura & Paul Baker, Leslie Langlois, Leslie-Anne Rogers, Lois Milsom, Lutheran Manor Society, Lynn & Russel Lichte, Lynne Platt, Marion Loney, Mark MacDonald*, Mary Thomas, Michael Soderling*, Mike Fletcher*, Mike* & Agnes Jackman, Norma Goldie, Nuala Harries, Pablo Angulo, Patricia Bice, Patti Janssen, Paul Birch*, Paul Larocque*, Peter Joosten*, Peter Mercer & Ginger Shaw, Peter Spira* & Valerie Duma, Reid Howard*, Richard Anderson, Roderick Locke*, Salsa Labs Inc, Shanni Eckford, Stash Bylicki*, Sylvia Hart, Tabitha Toy, Ted Steiner*, Tom Kidd*, Vern Milani, William S Leggat, William Ting*, William Worrall RASALAS ($75- $199)

Andrew & Nuala Harries, Anne Mathisen, Anne Porter, Ben Scoten*, Burke & Hanneke Corbet, Carolyn Robertson, Catherine Rickey & Ross Ramsey, Cathy Tuckwell, Charles Budd, Choji Hayashi*, Chris Moore*, Christine Nicolas, Clare Saadien, Cliff Reinhardt*, Corey Hollett*, Cynthia Loveman, Donnae Bell, Doug McRae, Douglas Au-Lange*, Eilish McKendy, Elaine Stevens, Eric Kristensen* & Geoff Reid, Frances Smith, Gerald Lyseng, Heather Pynn, Helen Smith, Isabeau Iqbal, Jamesie Bower, Jane Mitchell, Judith Coffin, Karen Frazer, Kyle Harland*, Lesley McGibbon, Linda King, Linda Sinclair, Louise Hutchinson, Lucas A Brown*, Margaret Kidd, Margaret McNeil, Marilyn Bullock, Martha Hazevoet, Michael Cavaletto*, Michael Hall*, Michael Lee, Mike & Val Seager, Moyra Dobson, Naz Pahani, Noel Hollett*, Peter and Elfriede Rohloff, Phil Jack*, Phyllis Kenney, Rnold Smith, Rob Mayhew, Rob Thomson, Ron Bergeron, Russell Cripps*, Shaun Jackman*, Sue Anderlini, Susan Sutherland, William Heese * Indicates current members of Chor Leoni.

Sustaining Donors giving by recurring monthly donation

Brenda Benham, Roderick Locke* & Quinn Crosina, Patricia Penner, Helen Smith

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ArtiStic director

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