A Colorado Christmas and Jackie Evancho Sings Holiday Hits & More | Program Notes

HOLIDAY • 2015-2016 A COLORADO CHRISTMAS COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDRES LOPERA, conductor COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, DUAIN WOLFE, director MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, director AMANDA RADDATZ, soprano This weekend of concerts is gratefully dedicated to Arrow Electronics Saturday’s 2:30 pm concert is gratefully dedicated to Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Saturday’s 6:00 pm concert is gratefully dedicated to Coors Distributing Company Sunday’s concert is gratefully dedicated to Libby Anschutz and Ballard Spahr, LLP

Friday, December 11, 2015 at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 1:00 pm Boettcher Concert Hall

Traditional/arr. Lancaster

O Come, All Ye Faithful

HANDEL

Recitative and Chorus: Glory to God from Messiah

Ola Gjeilo

Gloria

French Carol/arr. Wilberg Traditional/arr. Kelly

Angels We Have Heard on High God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Gary Fry

Snow at Christmas

Traditional/arr. Fry

I Wonder as I Wander

Lancaster

Fantasy on American Folk Carols — INTERMISSION —

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Gary Fry

PDQ Bach

A Merry Olde Christmas

Herman/Kuzma

Need a Little Christmas

Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John

Traditional/arr. Kelly Ding Dong Merrily on High

arr Fry Snow Place Like Home Anderson Lancaster Shaw/Ferrell Shaw arr. Fry

Sleigh Ride

Christmas in Colorado

Mrs. Claus Santa Claus Boogie We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Special appearance by Brad and Susie Bolton as Mr. and Mrs. Claus

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES ANDRES LOPERA, conductor Colombian Conductor Andres Lopera is one of the leading Latin-American artists in the United States with nearly a decade of engagements in both North and South America. A passionate conductor who believes in the transformational power of music, Lopera has directed the Oregon Symphony, Toledo Symphony, New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra just in the past three seasons. He has also appeared with professional and youth orchestras throughout Central and South America, including Honduras, where he led the Youth Orchestra of the Americas in a musical camp for both young and professional musicians. In 2012, Lopera was appointed as Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, for which he oversaw 12 different orchestral ensembles with more than 450 students. Also an accomplished trombonist, Lopera’s musical development started with the Red de Bandas de Antioquia and Red de Escuelas de Musica de Medellin, both El Sistema like programs developed in Colombia. Lopera earned a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from New England Conservatory of Music and in Trombone Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to these programs, he was awarded a double degree in Conducting and Trombone from the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia. His principal teachers are Hugh Wolff and David Loebel, with additional studies with Ludovic Morlot, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop.

CAROL FRIEDMAN

DUAIN WOLFE, director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

This year marks Wolfe’s 31st season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus.

The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 21st season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings including Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording.

Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 13 years.

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Mary Louise Burke is in her 22nd season as Associate Chorus Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. In addition to assisting Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, she also prepares the chorus for various Colorado Symphony pops concerts and special chorus projects. She is also Associate Director of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, conducting the Concert Choir and acting as vocal coach for the Chorale. With an expertise in vocal technique, Burke frequently does seminars in vocal and choral techniques for area church and community choirs. She is the Assistant Music Minister at Montview Presbyterian Church and has taught classes in “Find Your Authentic Voice” at the University of Denver. She has a Doctorate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.

DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director, Colorado Children’s Chorale Deborah DeSantis has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Colorado Children’s Chorale since 1983. She regularly conducts performances throughout metropolitan Denver and has led numerous tours, nationally and internationally. Her passion for artistic excellence and music education has been a driving force in the development of the Chorale’s School Partnership program, which she established in 1994. In addition to designing and directing community performance residencies for the Chorale, she frequently serves as guest clinician and conductor for school and community children’s choral programs throughout the nation. Debbie has conducted seminars and workshops for Chorus America, the American Choral Director’s Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, the Choristers’ Guild and the Suzuki Institute. She has served as co-chair of Chorus America’s Children/Youth Choir Constituency.

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES AMANDA RADDATZ, soprano Amanda Raddatz has garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences alike in concert, oratorio, and opera performances. Ms. Raddatz has sung performances with Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, Black Hills Symphony, Boulder Symphony, and Jefferson Symphony. She has been the featured soprano in the Messiah, Carmina Burana, Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Mahler’s 4th Symphony, Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne, and Bach’s Magnificat.

Ms. Raddatz began her professional opera career as an apprentice with Utah Opera, Nashville Opera, and Cincinnati Opera. Since that time, she has added many performances to her growing list of credits. These include Musetta in La Boheme, Violetta in La Traviata, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutti, the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Pamina and First Lady in Die Zauberflӧte, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Abigail Williams in the Crucible, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Clorinda in La Cenerentola, and Rose in Street Scene. A first place winner in the Birmingham Opera competition and High Plains Opera Singing Competition, she was also a finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition and a three-time Regional finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS 2015/16 Colorado Symphony season marks the 32nd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus.

Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 180 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts.

The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the worldrenowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano and David Zinman.

The Colorado Symphony Chorus is featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the chorus on a three-country, two-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl and Prague. The Chorus will return to Europe in 2016 for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich.

The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable all-volunteer ensemble. For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.

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COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Staff Conductor; Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate Manager Brian Dukeshier, Joshua Sawicki, Danni Snyder, Accompanists Soprano I Jamie Brown Lauren Cage Lindsay R. Campbell Denelda Causey LeEtta H. Choi Kaylin E. Daniels Sarah Dirksen Laura Dukeshier Kate A. Emerich Jenifer D. Gile Lori C. Gill Susan Graber Jennifer Harpel Elizabeth Hedrick Lynnae C. Hinkley Angela M. Hupp Erika Jensen Shelley E. Joy Mary E. Kirschner Krista Kuhn Marina Kushnir Cathy Look Anne Maupin Stephanie Medema Wendy L. Moraskie Barbara A. Porter Lori A. Ropa Kelly G. Ross Roberta A. Sladovnik Stephanie A. Solich Kelly Sowell Nicole J. Stegink Judy Tate Courtney Williams Cara Young Soprano II Jude Blum Alex S. Bowen Margot L. Brauchli Athanasia Christus Ruth A. Coberly Gretchen Colbert Kerry H. Cote Claudia Dakkouri Esther J. Gross Lisa D. Kraft Ilene L. Nova Christine M. Nyholm

Jeannette R. O’Nan Donneve S. Rae Rebecca E. Rattray Shirley J. Rider Nancy C. Saddler Camille S. Smith Lynne M. Snyer Stacey L. Travis Susan K. Von Roedern Marcia L. Walker Sherry L. Weinstein Kirsten Wells Sandy Woodrow Alto I Priscilla P. Adams Lois F. Brady Emily M. Branam Kimberly Brown Amy Buesing Allison Carlisle Clair T. Clauson Jayne M. Conrad Jane A. Costain Sheri L. Daniel Aubri K. Dunkin Dana Edwards Kirsten D. Franz Sharon R. Gayley Gabriella D. Groom Pat Guittar Emily Haller Melissa J. Holst Kaia M. Hoopes Carol E. Horle Annie Kolstad Deanna Kraft Susan McWaters Leah Meromy Ginny Passoth Mary B. Thayer Pat Virtue Sara Wise Heather Wood Judith Wyatt Alto II Kay A. Boothe Cass Chatfield Martha E. Cox

Barbara Deck Joyce Dominguez Carol A. Eslick Daniela Golden Hansi Hoskins Olivia Isaac Brandy H. Jackson Ellen D. Janasko Janice Kibler Carole A. London Joanna Maltzahn Barbara Marchbank Kelly T. McNulty Beverly D. Mendicello Jane B. Moore Cassandra Murray Leslie M. Nittoli Deborah R. Norris Kali Paguirigan Pamela R. Scooros Lisa Townsend Ginny Trierweiler Tenor I Andrew K. Banks James DeMarco Dustin Dougan Brian Dukeshier Joel C. Gewecke Frank Gordon, Jr. Forrest Guittar, Jr. David K. Hodel Richard A. Moraskie Garvis J. Muesing Timothy W. Nicholas William J. O’Donnell William G. Reiley Ryan Waller Kenneth A. Zimmerman Tenor II Gary E. Babcock Mac Bradley Dusty R. Davies Stephen C. Dixon Roger Fuehrer John H. Gale Kenneth E. Kolm Taylor S. Martin Brandt J. Mason

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Stephen J. Meswarb Tom A. Milligan Ronald L. Ruth Jerry E. Sims Jeffrey P. Wolf Daniel L. Wyatt Bass I John G. Adams Travis D. Branam Grant H. Carlton George Cowen Robert E. Drickey Benjamin Eickhoff Matthew Gray Douglas D. Hesse Donald Hume Thomas J. Jirak Nalin J. Mehta Kenneth Quarles Trevor B. Rutkowski Benjamin A. Smith David R. Struthers Duane White Benjamin Williams Brian W. Wood Bass II Bob Friedlander John A. Gallagher Dan Gibbons Chris Grossman Eric W. Israelson Terry L. Jackson Roy A. Kent Mike A. Kraft Robert F. Millar, Jr. Kenneth Moncrieff Greg A. Morrison Eugene J. Nuccio John R. Phillips Russell R. Skillings Wil W. Swanson Chad J. Thofson Tom G. Virtue

COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE For more than forty years the Colorado Children’s Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences throughout the world. With a diverse repertoire ranging from fully staged opera and musical theater to standard choral compositions in classical, folk and popular traditions, the Chorale performs with an innovative stage presentation and a unique theatrical spirit.

In recognition of its artistic excellence, the Chorale was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the prestigious El Pomar Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah DeSantis and Executive Director Meg Steitz, the Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 500 members between the ages of 7 and 14 from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds representing more than 180 schools in the Denver metro area and beyond. Since its founding in 1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations, appeared with world-renowned artists, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in television and radio broadcasts.

The Performance Program includes a series of self-produced concerts, numerous performances with other Colorado arts organizations, and touring around the world. The Chorale presents annual performances of Christmas with the Children’s Chorale and Spring with the Children’s Chorale at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, A Classical Afternoon at Montview Presbyterian Church and Performing Small Miracles at Colorado Heights Theater.

Spring Fling Sing! is presented in venues across the metro area. This season also includes The Music Man in Concert, A Colorado Christmas, Sierra Boggess in Concert and Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony, Carmina Burana with Bravo! Vail, and Ballad of Baby Doe and Tosca with Central City Opera. Tour Choir will present a series of concerts across Kansas and Colorado this spring and, in July, Festival Singers will travel alongside the Colorado Symphony Chorus where they will be joined by local orchestras in extraordinary and historic concert venues in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich.

In addition to the Performance Program, the Chorale offers an extensive mission-supporting Education Program. School Partnerships provide weekly choral music and performance training in targeted schools, offering instruction to students and support for teachers with professional conductors, accompanists, choreographers and other resources as needed. School concerts and workshops serve elementary and middle school students, giving school children the opportunity to experience a professional concert by their peers. Community Choirs, including the dual-language Aplausos de Colorado Children’s Chorale, 303 Choir, NE Denver JAMS, Northside Music Project and El Sistema Colorado, provide children the opportunity to rehearse and perform in their own community with no audition necessary. The Chorale Education Program was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant and received an Education Outreach Award from Chorus America.

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COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE Deborah DeSantis, Artistic Director; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Director; Emily Crile, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Danielle Snyder, Accompanist; Susie and Brad Bolton, Leslie Zirker, Choreographers CONCERT CHOIR Nick Angelini West Arleth Nathan Ashworth Kelton Ayars Ksenia Balabanova Louise Barnacle Ashley Blondo Catherine Borowsky Emily Bustamante Alicia Chavez Chase Chavez Gabriella Chernoff Logan Day-Richter Jack Diamant Caroline Donnelly Margaux Dufrene Reagan Dukeshier Adrienne Essel Molly Frohne Diego Gonzales Haylee Gonzales Madeline Greenberg Brianna Gress Ella Hall Emma Harmon Sophia Haynes Ana Henderson Cody Herman Samantha Hodson Christina Hoener Alyssa Hooten Mary Hopkins Megan Jaco Reed Jacobs Beckett Jansen Emily Johnson Zena Johnson Zoe Johnson Camryn Kaleugher Michael Lee Kastner Kuyla Kim Kuyper Kim Claire Koenig Campbell Kreider Julia Kung Quincy LaMontagne Evelyn Lee Vivianne Lee

Keira Leuthauser Kathryn Lowrey Claire Mann Sophia Marks Luke McAdams Ava McClure Collin McClure Aeddon McPherson Belle Metcalf Olivia Mobus Genesis Montano Linna Mora-Calderon Lila Mouchantat Mellany Mulcahy Marisa Mulryan Carl North Nick Orndoff William Perrone Jack Peterson Charlie Prokop Ben Ragan Alyssa Railey Morgan Rooks Anna Russell Jaydie Ryu Jaylyn Ryu Keeley Scanlan Greta Schmitz Margot Schmitz Cole Schuetz Mary Seaman Talia Shier Chloe Slane Audra Snyder Teddy Sopkin Lily Suchomel Juliana Talbert Henry Trask Bridget Trujillo Max Trujillo-Acevedo Annisa Tunnell Cheranne Wang Josie Wilger Abigail Wilson James Winter-Deciga Owen Wolfinger Ben York Emily Zhou

TOUR CHOIR Austin Aanerud Stefan Bardossas Makenna Batcho Madeleine Borodach Grant Bradow Caitlin Bridge Karina Brusletto Kris Burger Cooper Causey MaeMae Chen Kendall Clark Isabella Conklin David Downs Andrew Dupper Conrad Eck Brianna Erickson Vinny Falk Tallulah Fuhs Maya Galpern Hannah Garcia Bridget Gorder Kyle Green Audrey Hampton Reed Haymons Elizabeth Hetzel Katy Hollis Noah Hutabarat Iain Ireland Martin Jernigan Sarah Kinnison Kalleiopye Klein Zack Kramer Charlotte LeDuke John Lim Devin Mack Ajaya Macon Lukas Makikalli Blake Mann Brett Mason Makenna Maupin Allyson May Trey Mays Abbie McAdams Trey McKeever Caleb Meyerhoff Asia Mondragon Dwayne Montoya

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Abby Mullaney Livi Myers Ben Myers Adrian Nagle Ava Nelson Nick Passaro Grace Pouliot Eli Pouliot Michael Redmond Rachel Regalado Genevieve Reyland-Slawson Jaxon Riley-Combs Lauren Simasko Clara Sjoberg Brennan Skeffington Harrison Sodia Tanner Spreeuw Kieran Strohfus Carter Strunk Marina Stylianou Margot Swetich Abe Timme Charley Trask Marinda Vacanti Natalie Vacanti Morgan Ward William Warren

A COLORADO CHRISTMAS AUDIENCE SING-ALONGS O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

o SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME WHITE CHRISTMAS I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write, May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.

LET IT SNOW! Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Well, it doesn’t show signs of stopping, but I’ve brought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose, And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows, All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names, They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say: “Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee: “Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history!” continued on next page

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A COLORADO CHRISTMAS AUDIENCE SING-ALONGS WINTER WONDERLAND Sleigh bells ring; are you listening?

In the lane, snow is glistening; A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird, Here to stay is a new bird; He sings a love song as we go along, walking in a winter wonderland.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal.

Frosty the Snowman is a fairytale, they say; He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day.

There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found, For when they placed it on his head, he began to dance around!

Oh, Frosty the Snowman, was alive as he could be, And the children say he could laugh and play just the same as you and me.

Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump, look at Frosty go, Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump, over the hills of snow!

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HOLIDAY • 2015-2016 JACKIE EVANCHO SINGS HOLIDAY HITS & MORE COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor JACKIE EVANCHO, vocalist

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7:30 pm Boettcher Concert Hall

Selections to be Announced from Stage

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon begins his appointment as Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/16 season.

In 2013 he was appointed the inaugural Assistant Conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, a title he holds until the end of 2015.

This role provided him with the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch in addition to numerous other engagements. In April of 2015 Christopher made his debut at the Sydney Opera House conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Australian singer/ songwriter Josh Pyke. In 2016 he will be making his debut with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Christopher is a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program through which he has worked with orchestras in Australia and New Zealand under the guidance of Christopher Seaman and the orchestras’ Principal Conductors. In 2014 Christopher was invited to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Christopher has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

JACKIE EVANCHO, vocalist It was Jackie Evancho’s love of the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera that stirred the passion within her to begin singing and posting videos to YouTube. Not long after gaining a degree of notoriety for those videos Jackie decided to submit her rendition of “Panis Angelicus” to a special YouTube episode during the 5th season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” variety show. The response was overwhelming and earned her the opportunity to perform in front of the judges on live television. Jackie’s first performance on “America’s Got Talent” left audiences and judges astonished that such a perfect, beautiful, soprano voice could come from a 10 year-old girl. During her next appearance in the competition, judges asked Jackie to improvise a tune which she performed flawlessly. It wasn’t just her musical gift and her age that floored the “America’s Got Talent” audience, but Jackie’s presence, poise and charm that truly made them take notice. One of the show’s judges, Piers Morgan, explained, “You’ve got the whole package.” Jackie’s debut EP, O Holy Night, was released in November 2010 and became the year’s #1 best-selling debut recording with sales exceeding 1 million copies and earned her a platinum certification. In June 2011, Jackie released her first studio album, Dream With Me. After parting ways with Columbia Records Jackie found a home with Sony Masterworks and released her third studio album in July of 2014 and like her other albums before, Awakening too debuted at #1 on Billboard’s classical charts. And the journey continues……

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