MYSO-Music Celebration

Milwaukee Youth Music Celebration Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:00 PM Elmbrook Auditorium featuring

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Senior Symphony Margery Deutsch, Conductor Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor

Milwaukee Youth Chorale Milwaukee Children’s Choir Jason Clark, Director

Jubilate Milwaukee Children’s Choir Carol Storck, Director and MCC Artistic Director

and guest choirs Hartford Union High School Concert Choir Ernest Brusubardis III, Director Heritage Chorale of Milwaukee Ella J. Washington, Founder and Conductor

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PROGR A M Symphonic Dances, Op. 45.......................................................................Sergei Rachmaninoff

I. Non allegro MYSO Senior Symphony Shelby Keith Dixon, Conductor

Scheherazade, Op. 35.........................................................................Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

III. The Young Prince and The Young Princess IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman.

Margery Deutsch, Conductor

Intermission Sunshine and Music from “Three Anonymous Blessings”........................................... James Quitman Mulholland MCC Jubilate Carol Storck, Conductor Amanda Carnahan, Accompanist

I Will Sing Alleluia.....................................................................................................Kirke Mechem Heritage Chorale of Milwaukee Ella J. Washington, Conductor Elyse Brotzman, flute; Laurin Friedland, temple blocks; and Nathan Simons, triangle

Ezekiel Saw the Wheel ................................................................................... William L. Dawson Hartford Union High School Concert Choir Ernest Brusubardis III, Conductor

Zion’s Walls...............................................................................................................Aaron Copland MCC Milwaukee Youth Chorale Jason Clark, Conductor Maria Koester, Accompanist

Selections from “Frostiana”........................................................................ Randall Thompson

The Road Not Taken Choose Something Like a Star Jason Clark, Conductor MYSO Senior Symphony, MCC Milwaukee Youth Chorale, Heritage Chorale of Milwaukee, Hartford Union High School Concert Choir

Hymn to the Fallen from “Saving Private Ryan” ............................................. John Williams Margery Deutsch, Conductor MYSO Senior Symphony, MCC Milwaukee Youth Chorale, Heritage Chorale of Milwaukee, Hartford Union High School Concert Choir

Dry Your Tears, Afrika from “Amistad”................................................................. John Williams Margery Deutsch, Conductor MYSO Senior Symphony, MCC Milwaukee Youth Chorale, MCC Jubilate, Heritage Chorale of Milwaukee, Hartford Union High School Concert Choir

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PROGR A M NOTES Sergei Rachmaninoff b. April 1, 1873; Novgorod d. March 28, 1943; Beverly Hills, CA Symphonic Dances, Opus 45, Mvt. I In the full maturity of a long and successful career as a composer, pianist and conductor, Rachmaninoff was a bit surprised to feel the creative impulse stirring within him during a period of relaxation in the summer of 1940. He later remarked, “I don’t know how it happened, it must have been my last spark.” This work, his Symphonic Dances, did in fact prove to be his last composition; written in Huntington, Long Island, it was his only work that was completely composed in America. His earliest version of the work was for two pianos, dated August 10, 1940. In September and October, he completed the orchestration and dedicated it to his longtime associates, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, who premiered it on January 4, 1941.

Originally, the three sections of the Symphonic Dances bore the headings “Morning,” “Noon” and “Evening,” as a programmatic allusion to the three stages of life. Trying to dissuade any notion of choreographic intent on his part, Rachmaninoff ultimately attempted to stress the symphonic character of the work by discarding these titles and allowing the tempo indications to suffice.

Marked Non allegro, the three-part first dance reveals a rhythmic vitality modified by pervasive Slavic melancholy. Its middle section is a warmly colored Lento; a return of the opening materials gradually works toward a more brightly colored major mode. Perhaps trying to suggest an American atmosphere, Rachmaninoff employed an alto saxophone in this movement; it is known that he conferred on the saxophone’s use with the Broadway orchestrator and composer Robert Russell Bennett.

Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2011 Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov b. March 18, 1844; Tikhvin d. June 21, 1908; St. Petersburg Scheherazade, Opus 35, Mvts. III and IV On the shores of a beautiful Russian lake, during the summer of 1888, Rimsky-Korsakov wove together a symphonic suite based upon tales from the “Thousand and One Nights.”

He originally intended to write a more formal work, a programmatic symphony in which each of the movements would tell an individual story. In the process of working out his materials, Rimsky-Korsakov decided to adopt a more flexible form while keeping the evocative original title, Scheherazade.

The source of this work, sometimes known as the “Arabian Nights’ Entertainments,” is a collection of ancient Persian-Indian-Arabian stories that found publication in Arabic during the mid-15th-century. From this extensive work, Rimsky-Korsakov found himself particularly drawn to the stories of Sinbad...perhaps because the composer himself spent a number of his earlier years in the Russian Navy. Enrolled at the age of twelve in the Corps of Naval Cadets at St. Petersburg, Rimsky-Korsakov became interested in music and was ultimately urged to begin composing by his mentor, Balakirev. The budding young musician completed a three-year world cruise before returning to Russia and the beginning of his career as a composer.

Throughout the present work there are two recurring themes; the first, a powerful brass passage, suggests the stern Sultan; the second, usually heard as a violin solo, suggests the lovely and clever Scheherazade. Each of the movements refers to a different episode, yet none of them tells an exact story. Rather, they allow the listener to make up the story in his or her own mind. For example, a romantic tale is suggested in the third movement, entitled The Young Prince and the Young Princess.

Opening with a reminiscence of the Sultan and Scheherazade, the final movement continues with the fierce intensity of the Festival at Bagdad. Amid this tumult, The Sea makes its presence known as Sinbad’s ship tosses in a violent storm just outside the harbor; ultimately, The Ship Milwaukee Children’s Choir and Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra 3

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Goes to Pieces Against a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior. At the height of the turmoil, trombones sound the Sultan’s theme and the storm subsides. (Perhaps it should be assumed that poetic license has surmounted actual geography, since Baghdad is situated on the Tigris River, well upstream from the Persian Gulf.) A happy ending is achieved as the solo violin answers the Sultan’s theme and the two melodies blend into tranquility.

Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2011 James Quitman Mulholland b. 1935 Sunshine and Music from “Three Anonymous Blessings” James Quitman Mulholland’s Sunshine and Music from “Three Anonymous Blessings” was commissioned by British European Specialty Tours for the International Children’s Choir 1999 Festival, Henry Leck, conductor. Mulholland’s compositions have been chosen as required repertoire on over forty states’ high school choral lists and, in addition, have been performed at the last four national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. Many of his compositions have become standard repertoire for children’s choirs throughout the country, as well as most collegiate and professional ensembles. Sunshine and Music begins with a lovely melody sung in unison, followed by illustrious, dissonant harmonies written in two and three parts for treble choir. The voices are supported by an exquisite piano accompaniment. The text is just as sweet, comparing laughter to sunshine and music, and the profound effect it has on one’s heart and soul.

Program Notes by Carol Storck Kirke Mechem b. August 16, 1925 I Will Sing Alleluia I Will Sing Alleluia is for mixed chorus with piano, flute, triangle and temple blocks. The text is adapted from Psalms 92 and 104.

Program Notes by Ella J. Washington William L. Dawson b. April 26, 1899; Anniston, AL d. May 2, 1990; Montgomery, AL Ezekiel Saw the Wheel Ezekiel Saw the Wheel is a classic African-American spiritual. Arranged by William L. Dawson, this SATB setting depicts the ancient bible story of God descending from the heavens on a chariot to take Ezekiel up to his eternal home. The African-American spiritual genre relates bible stories to the oppression and suffering of slavery, giving hope to slaves of freedom in this life and the next.

In Ezekiel Saw the Wheel Dawson uses his mastery to create a texture that enables the performer and listener to see the wheels of the chariot,“way up in the middle of the air.”

Program Notes by Ernest Brusubardis, III Aaron Copland b. November 14, 1900; New York City d. December 2, 1990; New York City’ Zion’s Walls Zion’s Walls by Aaron Copland was originally set in 1952 as a solo for baritone and orchestra or piano as part of the set Old American Songs, volume 2. The original melody of this revivalist song is credited to John G. McCurry, who compiled the collection of songs entitled the Social Harp. Copland later reset the piece in his opera The Tender Land, which he composed between 1952 and 1954 for the NBC Television Opera Workshop. Unfortunately, the piece was eventually rejected by the television producers and not premiered until April 1, 1954 at the New York City Opera.

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Randall Thompson b. April 21, 1899; New York City d. July 9, 1984; Boston The Road Not Taken and Choose Something Like A Star from “Frostiana” Primarily celebrated for his choral music, Randall Thompson was a thoroughly American composer who also created a significant body of orchestral and chamber works. His expression was characterized by David Ewen as “American music rather than music by an American, thoroughly indigenous in its lyricism, the energy of its rhythmic drive, its occasional salty humor and sardonic moods or its equally occasional exploitation of popular music.” A graduate of Harvard University, Thompson won many prizes and commissions, have been performed by America’s leading ensembles and was a member of the music faculties of Wellesley College, the University of California-Berkeley, the Curtis Institute, University of Virginia, Princeton University and Harvard University.

The genesis of Frostiana, a set of “Seven Country Songs for Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Voices” on the poetry of Robert Frost (1874-1963), was concisely stated in the score’s preface: “Commissioned in 1958 for the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts, Frostiana was composed between June 15 and July 7, 1959 in Gstaad, Switzerland. The work was first performed as part of the Bicentennial Commemoration at an Inter-Faith Convocation in the Amherst Regional High School Auditorium on October 18, 1959. It was sung by the Bicentennial Chorus, comprised of choir-singers of all denominations in the Township. Professor J. Heywood Alexander accompanied, the composer conducted, and the poet was present.”

Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2011

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

Choose Something Like a Star O Star (the fairest one in sight), We grant your loftiness the right To some obscurity of cloud— It will not do to say of night, Since dark is what brings our your light.

Some mystery becomes the proud.

But to be wholly taciturn In your reserve is not allowed.

Say something to us we can learn By heart and when alone repeat.

Say something! And it says, ‘I burn.’

But say with what degree of heat.

Talk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade.

Use language we can comprehend.

Tell us what elements you blend.

It gives us strangely little aid, But does tell something in the end.

And steadfast as Keats’ Eremite, Not even stooping from its sphere, It asks a little of us here.

It asks of us a certain height, So when at times the mob is swayed To carry praise or blame too far, We may choose something like a star To stay our minds on and be staid.

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John T. Williams b. February 8, 1932; Flushing, NY Hymn to the Fallen One of the foremost contemporary composers of symphonic film scores is the redoubtable John Williams, a man who simultaneously produces concert works and exciting movie music.

Drawing upon heroic elements within the modern Romantic tradition, Williams combines contemporary techniques with time-honored musical gestures as he creates his particularly effective film scores. This impressive and ever-growing list has included the Superman series, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Star Wars series, his evocative music for the extraterrestrial visitation of Close Encounters of the Third Kind as well as scores for The Patriot and Saving Private Ryan.

Hymn to the Fallen, for wordless chorus and orchestra, occurs only at the end of the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, under its closing credits. Director Steven Spielberg comments:“It’s a piece of music and a testament to John Williams’ sensitivity and brilliance that, in my opinion, will stand the test of time and honor forever the fallen of this war and possibly all wars.”

Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2011 John T. Williams b. February 8, 1932; Flushing, NY Dry Your Tears, Afrika from “Amistad” The 1997 film, Amistad, bears the name of a slave ship that had a mutiny in 1839 while voyaging toward the northeastern coast of America. Much of the movie is concerned with the courtroom trial of the free man who led the revolt. Central to this Spielberg film is John Williams’ song Dry Your Tears, Afrika, a setting of a poem by the Ivory Coast writer and administrator Bernard Dadié (b. 1916). Originally written in 1956, in French, the poem translates in part: “We have drunk of ill fortune and of glory And our senses are now opened To the splendor of your beauty To the smell of your forests To the charm of your waters To the clearness of your skies To the caress of your sun And to the charm of your foliage pearled by the dew.”

The chorus sings the text in Mende, a West African language spoken mostly in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2011

Auditions for Milwaukee Children’s Choir’s 2011-2012 season May 7 & 14, 2011 for singers of all school ages.

Email membership@milwaukeechildrenschoir.org or call 414-221-7040 for an appointment.

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BIOGR APHIES Margery Deutsch, Music Director, MYSO Senior Symphony Ms. Deutsch has been the conductor and music director of MYSO’s Senior Symphony since 1987. She has served as Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at UW-Milwaukee since 1984 and received the UWM Undergraduate Teaching Award in 1990. Prior to arriving in Milwaukee she was the Music Director of the Shreveport (LA) Symphony. She has worked with many professional orchestras including the Women’s Philharmonic (CA), Charleston Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, and Dayton Philharmonic and has guest conducted numerous choirs in the Milwaukee area. She has been a frequent guest conductor for the MSO’s Youth Concert Series and is in demand for all-state and district orchestra festivals throughout the country. Under her direction, the Senior Symphony toured China in 2007, and most recently, British Columbia in 2009; past tours include concerts in Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Canada (Quebec), Scotland, Carnegie Hall and the National Youth Orchestra Festival in Sarasota, Florida. She has studied at Aspen, Tanglewood, and the prestigious Academia Chigiana in Siena, Italy and has worked with Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Colin Davis, Thomas Briccetti, Sergiu Comissiona, Samuel Baron and Jan DeGaetani. She holds an MM in orchestral conducting, an MA in musicology and a BA in flute and vocal performance.

She has served four terms on the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras’ Youth Orchestra Division.

Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor, MYSO Senior Symphony Mr. Dixon is the retired Director of Orchestras/ Chairman of Fine Arts at Homestead High School in Mequon. Before going to the Mequon-Thiensville School District in 1975, he served as Choral Director at Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Illinois.

For six years, he was Assistant Professor of Music at Alverno College in Milwaukee.

There he taught the History and Litera-

ture of Music and was Musical Director of Theatre Alverno. Mr. Dixon has extensive background in brasses, keyboard and strings. He has served as Music Director of Milwaukee Players at the Pabst Theatre, conductor with the Sullivan Chamber Ensemble Orchestra, Musical Assistant with Milwaukee’s Music Under the Stars, Assistant Conductor of the Northwestern University Chapel Choir, and Interim Music Director of the Elgin (IL) Youth Symphony Orchestras.

He holds both the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in the History and Literature of Music from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He has taught on the music education faculty of Concordia University-Wisconsin and has served on the boards of directors of the Milwaukee Civic Music Association and Gathering on the Green. Mr Dixon has been a MYSO conductor since 1984.

Jason Clark, Director, Milwaukee Youth Chorale Since Mr. Clark made his Carnegie Hall début in 1990 (Carmina Burana, Brooklyn Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta conducting), he has had an active performance career. Mr. Clark returned to the stage of Carnegie Hall to perform Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem (Helmuth Rilling conducting), and served on the performing and administrative staff of the Berkshire Choral Festival (Santa Fe, NM, and Sheffield, MA), where he was the recipient of the Charles Dodsley Walker Award in 1997.

Mr. Clark has taught in Shorewood schools since 1997, and currently serves as the school district’s Director of Choral Activities. Prior to that he taught K-12 vocal music in Glidden, Iowa, where he received the Exemplary Music Program Award in 1995. Mr. Clark works closely with the Wisconsin School Music Association, for which he developed the 2003 class “A” madrigal list and served a three-year term as tenor coach for the Middle Level Honors Choir. His Shorewood choirs have been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall (John Rutter conducting), sang the National Anthem at the 2002 Olympic Torch Ceremony in Milwaukee, performed with the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee as part

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B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) of their 2004 Young Choral Artists Festival, were featured artists on the Milwaukee Choristers 75th Anniversary Concert, sang at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s inaugural honors choir festival, and were featured guests on the Knox College choir tour at the Basilica of St. Josephat. Mr. Clark’s choirs have represented Wisconsin at the “American Musical Salute to Liberation” in Paris and Normandy, France and as part of the 50th Anniversary of Hawaii’s Statehood in 2009.

An Iowa native, Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal and instrumental music education from Coe College and a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. In addition to his work in Shorewood schools, Mr. Clark keeps a busy performance schedule as Founder and Artistic Director of the Shorewood Choral Arts Society, and as a freelance tenor soloist and private voice instructor. Mr. Clark is married and has two children.

Carol Storck, Artistic Director, Milwaukee Children’s Choir, and Director, Jubilate Ms. Storck is the director of Jubilate, MCC’s most advanced treble choir. She is responsible for MCC’s artistic leadership and supervises all education and performance operations. As Director of Jubilate, she prepares the choir to sing for a variety of performances each season, including collaborations with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet and Present Music. Ms. Storck also created and oversees MCC’s Harmony Choir program, which reaches more than 200 children attending school in the City of Milwaukee.

Ms. Storck succeeded founder Emily Holt Crocker as Artistic Director in July 2009. She originally worked for Milwaukee Children’s Choir from 2000-2002, then returned to the organization in the summer of 2008. From that time until her appointment as artistic director, Ms. Storck was a Prelude Director and also coordinated the organization’s Prelude program.

Ms. Storck holds a Bachelor of Music degree in choral and general music education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She

received a Master of Music degree with a Kodály emphasis from Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, WI, and is Kodály certified.

She serves on the board of the Association of Wisconsin Area Kodály Educators, where she assists with planning workshops for Wisconsin area music teachers and choral festivals for children. She is also an active member of the American Choral Directors Association. Ms. Storck’s experience directing youth choirs ranges from grades 1-12. She taught at St. Francis Borgia School in Cedarburg, where she directed the Upper School Concert Choir (grades 6-8), updated the music curriculum for grades K5-8, prepared students to sing for church and community performances, honors choirs and solo and ensemble festivals, and was the accompanist for a variety of performances and school masses. She was also co-director of the St. Francis Borgia Parish Youth Choir. She has taught in the Grafton School District (grades 6-8 choral and general music), and in the West Bend School District (grades K5-5 general music).

Ms. Storck taught voice class for the junior and senior sessions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Music Clinic.

She is an experienced early childhood educator and taught early childhood music classes in Cedarburg and Manitowoc through Silver Lake College’s Music for Tots program. In 2010, she was honored with the Civic Music Association Award for Excellence in Youth Music Instruction.

Hartford Union High School Concert Choir, Ernest Brusubardis III, Director This 48-voice ensemble is the most advanced of four curricular choirs at Hartford Union High School. The Concert Choir is comprised of sophomores, juniors, and seniors that are selected by audition from a total choral enrollment of 180 singers in a school population of 1,500 students. The choir rehearses daily for 48 minutes and gives 5 to 7 major concerts per year. The HUHS Concert Choir takes a major performance tour to New York City every three years and has sung for masses at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Trinity Church as well as concert performances in St. John the Divine, St. Mark’s and St. Mary’s. The choir has been honored with performances at the Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Conven-

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B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) tion in 2006 and 2001, and the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association State Convention in 2010 and 2003. The group recently represented Wisconsin at the Festival of States in Washington D.C. honoring Abraham Lincoln in April of 2009. In addition to curricular responsibilities, two Madrigal Ensembles and a Vocal Jazz Ensemble are selected from the choir by audition. Hartford, Wisconsin is a community of approximately 12,000 people located 45 minutes north-west of Milwaukee.

One of the largest geographical school districts in the state, Hartford Union High School has 16 feeder school districts and serves seven rural communities. The Concert Choir is so happy to share its love of performing with MYSO and MCC in the Milwaukee Youth Music Celebration.

Heritage Chorale of Milwaukee, Ella J. Washington, Founder and Conductor The Heritage Chorale performs a wide spectrum of choral literature from traditional and contemporary classical works, the rich legacy of music by African American

composers, and works from its pops repertoire. During its twenty-eight-year history, the Chorale has performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Florentine Opera Company, and on numerous occasions with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

It has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall and was selected to represent the State of Wisconsin during a Major State Day celebratory service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Its European performance venues include Germany, Czech Republic and Austria.

The Chorale’s local collaborations have included the Concord Chamber Orchestra, Milwaukee Children’s Choir, Milwaukee Choristers and the UW-Parkside Choirs. Its Living African American Composer Series has featured music by Milwaukee native Judith M. Baity and guest conductors Robert Leigh Morris and Rollo Dilworth. Most recently, Robert A. Harris, Professor of Conducting and Director of Choral Organizations at Northwestern University was featured as Guest Conductor at its 2011 holiday performance of Handel’s Messiah.

Join the MCC or MYSO Ride team!

Call 414-221-7040 (MCC) or 414-267-2950 (MYSO).

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MYSO SENIOR SYMPHONY PERSONNEL FIRST VIOLINS Cassandra Chiao, Co-Concertmaster Valerie Sanders, Co-Concertmaster Kristian Brusubardis, Co-Concertmaster Isaac Young, Associate Concertmaster Anna Belle Hoots Brandon Kreuder Holly Spangenberg Thomas Bewell Ellen Sonnenberg Nina Fricano Samantha Kahl Renee Pyne Tabby Rhee Kaila Banaszak Mark Halstrom Michael Lin Philip Ledgerwood Sean Oh Amelia Bemis Fatima Gomez Rachel May Rebekah Ruetz Aimee Chan Carmalisa Reichhart Jenna Greene Dante Giacobassi Moriah Norris Bryan Eder Ryan Krofta SECOND VIOLINS Olivia Grassmann, Principal Anne Marie Steeves, Assistant Principal Bridget Windau Alonso Ibarra Alexander Peterson Chang Ge Austin Budiono Katherine Willden John Yank Tamar Lascelle Chih-Wei Wu Phillip Wang Seungjoo Lee Philip Warnecke Owen Liu Jay Olson Angela Beltrame Aaron Darr Wentong Zhang Leah Plachinski Brian Miller Huifan Xiao Anna Penkert

Elliott Rashed Avery Moore Alexandra Lindstrom Zachary Stellflue Rachel Stone Rachel Roets VIOLAS Sarah Emran, Co-Principal Rachel Mooers, Co-Principal Keith Dodd, Assistant Principal Forresta Perkins Martin Hintz Irene Blazek Samuel Soik Melissa Shi Alex Siy Jessica Behling Minhi Kang Ann Thomas Alex Schroeder Yoana Kanastab Clair Sprenger Melodie Heins Emma Richards CELLOS Elliot Yang, Co-Principal Andrew Maslowski, Co-Principal Sara Shi Nikhil Ramnarayan Kartik Papatla Viktor Brusubardis Christian Morzinski Xavier Durawa Natalie Melk Seth Banaszak Alexandra Poli Regina Kim Meghan McVann Andrea Nealon Alexandra Greene John Dieser Joseph Dillon Tieg Gielow DOUBLE BASSES James Kroner, Principal Sai Vangala, Assistant Principal Laura LeBrun Isaiah Simons John Rupsch Adam Stresing Alexis Messnick Erica Kennedy

HARPS Chloe Tula Jennifer DeRoche PIANO Isaac Young Bethany Brinton FLUTES Elyse Brotzman Mary Connolly Victoria Edmonds Kirsten Hall Jenifer Minor PICCOLOS Elyse Brotzman Kirsten Hall OBOES Haley Adams Camille Galles Youngjin Ki Chelsea Kiehl ENGLISH HORNS Haley Adams Camille Galles CLARINETS Rachel Berg Maddie Jones Daniel Lee Ana Nelson Nathan Wells BASS CLARINET Maddie Jones ALTO SAXOPHONE Ana Nelson BASSOONS Megan Braunschweig Christine Ellis Katie Henry Alex Saxton CONTRA BASSOON Christine Ellis HORNS Sammie Apple Bethany Brinton Sarah Bubik Ryan Cooney Jessica Cribbs Kurt Heins John Hougard Deanna Josten

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M Y S O S E N I O R S Y M P H O N Y P E R S O N N E L ( c o n t .)

TROMBONES Thomas Bagin Jordan Griffin Ryan Krofta Kara Metzger Danny Schwalbach

Nick Kallinger Sarah Kruske Katherine Seybold TRUMPETS Michael Bagin Jason Griffin Nick Mihalyi Morgen Moraine Gerrit Van Ruiswyk Tom Wester

BASS TROMBONE Sam Patchett TUBAS David Knapp James Volz

TIMPANI AND PERCUSSION Melissa Behling Nicholas Farrar-Foley Laurin Friedland Taylor Katanick Nathan Simons Dillon Treacy In Senior Symphony, section leadership assignments rotate within each concert cycle.

M I LWAU K E E YO UTH C H O R A LE , M I LWAU K E E C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O I R Stephanie Allen Sarah Bell Jordan D. Bugenhagen Camille Crossot Nicholas Derus Krista Dethloff Deme Hellwig Allison Koehler Katherine Koester

Billy Krager Eleanor Kuban Wenie Lado Conor Leigh Jordan Llanas Evan McVann Hannah Peronto Melissa Piggott

Lauren Schuller Rehanna Skonecki Cameron Smith J. Ross Spadaro Jessica Surprenant Madeline Voelker Bethany Zamora

J U B I L AT E , M I LWAU K E E C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O I R Alicia Beiler Atira Boyce Markobi Carr Larissa Clopton Jennifer Dahlquist Ryan DeLoge Jayron Dright Charlene Dykstra Hannah Fichtner Ariana Garcia Emily G. Hays Elaina Hintze John N. Klein Megan Klos

Christy Kopf Conlan Ledwith Jessica Llanas Emilie Lozier Maya Beatrice Martin Hilary Merline Janay Newman Jessie Nitz Arianna Olson Julie P. Pruske Alexia Scheibach Eric Schumacher Angelica Sekula

Mimi Smith Lauren L. Smrz Maya Sojkowski Rachel Soliday Allison Steinberg John Swanson Katelynn Vande Leest Mary Grace Wagner Anna Weinkauf Olivia Weinkauf Tess Weinkauf Kristyn Wiencek Austin Winter

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HARTFORD UNION HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR Keith Andereck Jacob Aumann Joanne Barry Dan Bartelt Emily Berger Patrick Betts Josh Biermann Jessie Blodgett Jacqueline Boelkow Becca Breitlow Lloyd Brown Rose Buhle Nathan Carlson Makensie Christel Clark Cumbee Hailey Dickerson

Dan Doyle Kelsey Durante Jessica Dwyer Alivia Fenney Lucas Fritche Beatrice Gerfin Erin Guthrie Paul Hermann Hans Hermann Anna Hirsch Jotham Hoffman Davey Holzer Joanna House Emily Jaszewski Liz Johnson Kelly Krill

Ashley Lange Nick Larsen Megan Lehl Analise Lindborg Joel Martin Grace Meinberg Moriah Michalak Kelsey Miller Bryan Moran Tyler Sandblom Nate Shipley Erin Sullivan Julia Thimm Hailee Von Haden Max Wannow

T H E H E R I TAG E C H O R A L E O F M I LWAU K E E Delvis Malone Leonard E. Martin Shirley McCarty Desiree Rosas Kofi Short Muriel Smith-Gross Paul Tjaden

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UPCOMING MYSO EVENTS Sunday, March 20, 2011 Davidson Chamber Ensemble Recitals 1, 3, 5, 7 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee MYSO presents the fruits of its extensive Chamber Ensemble Program, which exists thanks to the generosity and vision of Arthur Davidson and the late Francesca “Peter” Davidson in establishing the Davidson Ensembles Fund. MYSO’s intermediate-level Flute Chorale will perform on the 1 PM recital.

Wednesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 17, 2011 Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee Auditions for 2011-2012. Interested families should call 414-267-2950 for more information or to make an audition appointment.

Sunday, April 17, 2011 Honor Recital, 2 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee Some of the crème de la crème of southeastern Wisconsin’s youth music scene take the stage.

This recital will feature solo performances by the runner-up and honorable mentions from MYSO’s 2011 Senior Symphony Concerto Competition plus several advanced ensembles.

Sunday, May 8, 2011 Spring Concert I, 6 PM, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 North Water Street, Milwaukee MYSO presents season closing performances by the Junior Symphony Orchestra (MYSO’s Sinfonia orchestra plus selected Junior Wind Ensemble members), Junior Wind Ensemble and the internationally acclaimed Senior Symphony.

Saturday, May 14, 2011 MYSO Percussion Series Concert, 5 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee This FREE concert will feature MYSO’s Calypso steel band, and two advanced Percussion Ensembles comprised of the accomplished players from the Senior Symphony and Philharmonia percussion sections.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 MYSO Jazz Finale; location and schedule TBA Performance features all MYSO Jazz Combos, including the Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble and Latin Son. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Spring Concert II, 7 PM, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, Waukesha Performance features MYSO’s intermediate-level Flute Chorale, two of its string training orchestras and the highly acclaimed Chamber Orchestra.

Sunday, May 22, 2011 Spring Concert III, 2 PM, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, Waukesha Performance features MYSO’s advanced Chamber Flute Ensemble, two of its string training orchestras and Philharmonia a full symphony orchestra.

Thursday, June 2, 2011 Progressions Spring Honors Concert, 5:30 PM, location TBA The students of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Progressions Program, a high-impact string training program for early elementary students from City of Milwaukee schools, will present their final performance of 2010-11. This is a FREE event.

Watch our website, www.myso.org, for additional performance listings and changes!

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UPCOMING MCC PERFOR M ANCES Roots & Wings Choral Festival – “Let’s Dance!”

All MCC Choirs, the Amidons and guest school choirs 3:30 p.m. Saturday April 2, 2011 Milwaukee Lutheran High School 9700 West Grantosa Drive, Milwaukee, WI Everyone is on their feet dancing and singing with MCC and Peter and Mary Alice Amidon as we explore the joy of folk dance and the power of music.

Through the Eyes of a Child All Choirs, with guest composer Paul Caldwell 3 p.m. Sunday May 22, 2011 Elmbrook Church auditorium 777 South Barker Road, Brookfield Our singers explore both the whimsical side of life and the thoughtful observance of the world, all through the eyes of a child.

Guest Artist Appearances: Milwaukee Choristers Post Meridian (April 15-16) – Milwaukee Youth Chorale MSO ACE concert (May 25, 2011) – Cantabile M I LWAU K E E Y O U T H S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A Celebrating 55 years of excellence in arts education, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) has grown from a single orchestra of 30 in 1956 to become, by several measures, the largest and most extensive youth orchestra program in the country.

Serving more than 900 talented young musicians from as many as fourteen counties in Southeastern Wisconsin, this award-winning program offers the highest level of training in ensemble musicianship to motivated young people from diverse backgrounds across southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Students with varied levels of instrumental skills benefit from the broad range of MYSO experiences, all created to foster talent, build character and enhance lives by nurturing an enduring love of music.

In 2005, MYSO moved into the acclaimed Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, a collaborative initiative of MYSO and First Stage Children’s Theater. Home, also, to dance and vocal music training programs, this 56,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility in Milwaukee’s historic Schlitz Park is quickly becoming a national model for arts education, with a mission of using the arts to enhance all children’s lives. Several innovative MYSO offerings, prompted and made possible by the move, have received notable awards and recognition—locally, regionally and nationally—particularly for MYSO’s ambitious efforts in outreach and community partnerships. Building on the rich past of its first half-century, MYSO combines many respected, established programs with exciting new ventures. Founded with assistance from the Junior League and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, MYSO’s offerings have expanded from a single orchestra to include:

Songbirds Now enrolling children in grades K4-K5!

Songbirds is MCC’s new Kodaly-inspired and non-performance based program for little ones!

• 30 minute classes • singing games

• age-appropriate songs • fun teaching toys

Songbirds develop language, small and large motor skills, and social skills and prepare to enter MCC’s Prelude Choir. Email membership@milwaukeechildrenschoir.org or call 414-221-7040 for an appointment.

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M I LWAU K E E Y O U T H S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A ( c o n t . ) Senior Symphony—MYSO’s flagship ensemble is a full symphony orchestra made up of very advanced players, generally in the upper grades of high school. It has long been recognized as one of the nation’s top youth music ensembles,hailed for artistic excellence both nationally and internationally.

Philharmonia—This full symphony orchestra provides musicians with experience in preparing a great variety of shorter works from the romantic to post-modern periods; comprised generally of younger high school musicians.

Chamber Orchestra—A subset of the Senior Symphony, this is a very advanced group organized to play standard chamber orchestra repertoire—music not generally played by the large symphony orchestras.

Sinfonia/Junior Symphony Orchestra—A large, intermediate-level string orchestra whose members are generally in middle school and early high school.

In the spring, selected wind players from the Junior Wind Ensemble augment this group to form the Junior Symphony Orchestra, playing full orchestra literature.

Junior Wind Ensemble—An intermediate-level wind ensemble comprised of woodwind, brass and percussion players in grades 6-9.

String Orchestra—A string training program, which rehearses as four smaller groups at regional sites around the area (Central, North, South and West). These groups combine to perform as two large orchestras.

Chamber Flute Ensemble—An advanced, multi-part flute choir that works on cutting edge, advanced flute ensemble repertoire and more sophisticated arrangements of orchestral repertoire.

Flute Chorale—A multi-part flute choir that plays standard flute ensemble repertoire and arrangements of orchestral repertoire. Members are generally in middle school or early high school.

Progressions—an intensive, introductory string training program consisting of lessons and orchestra experience; directed toward City of Milwaukee populations which have previously been under-represented in MYSO. MYSO Jazz Studies—consisting of classes and small combo opportunities for middle and high school students, with a special focus on City of Milwaukee students.

Calypso—a steel band, originally formed in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools.

White Rock Elementary initiative—a beginning string instrument training program at White Rock Elementary School, a predominantly Latino public school in downtown Waukesha MYSO’s extensive schedule of rehearsals, performances, outreach initiatives and enrichment opportunities also includes: a large chamber music program, music theory and composition classes,“side-by-side” rehearsals, combining less experienced players with those who are more advanced, free master classes, workshops, competitions, recitals and much more.

MYSO has partnered with numerous other organizations to better serve both students and community. Examples of these collaborations, in addition to the facility initiative with First Stage Children’s Theater, include side-by-side reading workshops with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, an annual concert with the Milwaukee Children’s Choir, Jazz Collab, a joint venture with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, a “new music” composition initiative with Present Music, a talent development partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs, ongoing programs in cooperation with Milwaukee Public Schools and periodic artistic initiatives with such groups as Danceworks, Master Singers and Milwaukee Choristers MYSO’s talented music faculty members blend creativity and pedagogical expertise with their great breadth of musical knowledge. They come from all corners of the musical world and include UWM faculty, Milwaukee Symphony players, seasoned and recognized school Milwaukee Children’s Choir and Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra 15

M I LWAU K E E Y O U T H S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A ( c o n t . ) educators and other noted area musicians. MYSO’s experienced, capable administrative staff has been remarkably stable while at the same time doubling the organization’s enrollment over the past fifteen years and successfully completing the fundraising for—and building of—a major new community facility. The entire MYSO family is united by its dedication not only to training future performers and music educators but especially to developing in many thousands of adults a much deeper appreciation of the arts in general—and fine music in particular—and to using the arts to enhance lives.

While participation in most MYSO ensembles is tuition-based, we have a longstanding commitment to making our programs available to all qualified musicians; scholarship assistance is available upon application, and no student need be denied an opportunity to participate because of financial need. MYSO has been a member of the United Performing Arts Fund since UPAF’s founding in 1969. We are grateful to UPAF and to the thousands of other generous donors who make our programs possible!

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra 325 West Walnut St. Milwaukee, WI 53212 Website: www.myso.org Email: general@myso.org Phone: 414-267-2950 Fax: 414-267-2960

M Y S O S TA F F EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Frances S. Richman ¯ DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC EDUCATION/ RESIDENT CONDUCTOR, Carter Simmons ¯ DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM, Amber L. Oosterwaal ¯ COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, Michelle S. Hoffman ¯ PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Elizabeth Olson ¯ SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR/ COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANT, Sarah Christie ¯ ADMINISTRATIVE/PARENT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, Elinor Jacobson ¯ CONTROLLER, Kim Jankowiak ¯ ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN, Megan Shepard ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, SENIOR SYMPHONY, Margery Deutsch ¯ ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, SENIOR SYMPHONY, Shelby Keith Dixon ¯ MUSIC DIRECTORS, PHILHARMONIA, Ronald Melby, Carter Simmons ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, SINFONIA, Steven Rindt ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, Thomas L. Dvorak ¯ ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS, JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, Nicholas Carlson, David Shaw ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, FLUTE CHORALE, CHAMBER FLUTE ENSEMBLE, Lenee Stevens ¯ MUSIC DIRECTORS, STRING ORCHESTRA, Denice Haney, Lynn Trinkl, Lyda Osinga ¯ DIRECTOR OF THEORY INSTRUCTION, James Burmeister ¯ MUSIC LIBRARIAN/STAGE AND EQUIPMENT MANAGER, David Rieder ¯ COACH, SINFONIA, Lyda Osinga ¯ COACHES, STRING ORCHESTRAS, Matthew DeYoung, Ashley Dobner, Melissa Jastrow, Erin Kennedy, Jared Snyder, Kevin Stewart and Brittany Szaj ¯ JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Barry Oosterwaal ¯ INSTRUCTORS, JAZZ STUDIES, Ethan Bender, Neil Davis, Jason Goldsmith, Dean Lea, Chris Mell, Jeno Somlai and Doug Syme ¯ CALYPSO DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR, Tim Rush ¯ CALYPSO CO-DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR, Charles B. Short ¯ PROGRESSIONS ADMINISTRATOR and INSTRUCTOR, Stephane Collopy ¯ PROGRESSIONS ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR, Mary Pat Michels ¯ PROGRESSIONS INSTRUCTORS, John Babbitt, Ravenna Helson, Jennifer Kozoroz, Robert Murphy ¯ PROGRESSIONS INTERNS, Kristian Brusubardis, Viktor Brusubardis, Heather Dirk, Bryan Eder, Nina Fricano, Monika Greco, Alexandra Greene, Jenna Greene, Hannah Greene, Mark Halstrom, Rachel Halstrom, Dailen Harris, Elizabeth Hayes, Yoana Kanastab, Minhi Kang, Jared Kiel, Bailey Kittle, Michael Lin, Alexandra Lindstrom, Alexis Messnick, Rachel Mooers, Carlos Orozco, Stephanie Petersen, Laura Plechaty, Alexandra Poli, Renee Pyne, Emma Richards, Rebekah Ruetz, Clair Sprenger, Emma Stodder, Isaac Young and Emily Zadny.

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MYSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Susan Graham Wernecke President Elect: Cristina D. Hernandez Vice Presidents: Patricia Ellis Michael Fischer Michael Van Handel Secretary: Daniel Bruskiewitz Assistant Secretary: Bunny Raasch-Hooten Treasurer: Michael Linley Assistant Treasurer: Craig Peotter Directors: Joyce Altman Barry Applewhite

Robert Chou Mary Connelly David De Bruin Terése Einhorn Thomas Ellis Lawrence Hammond Michael Halfenger Margarete Harvey Amy Jensen Danielle Machata Jennifer Mattes William Mortimore Jamshed Patel Rip Prétat Patrick Rath Matthew Sauer Gregory Schmidt Susa Siy Wesley Van Linda Anne Zizzo Paul E. Kritzer, ex officio, Advisors of Note Angela Johnston, ex officio, Advisors of Note Liza Perry, First Stage liaison

MYSO DONORS MYSO gratefully acknowledges every gift in support of our efforts to bring the joy and other benefits of top quality music experiences into the lives of young people.

Our success in achieving our mission of fostering talent, developing character and building tomorrow’s audiences depends heavily on the exceptional generosity of individuals, corporations, foundations and state, county and city government.

Our deepest thanks to all donors to Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra. These pages recognize gifts of $100 or more that were received between July 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011 to our 2010-11 Annual Campaign, to specific MYSO programs, or to general operating support . We are tremendously grateful for these important gifts which allow our organization to serve an ever-increasing number of young people.

Our apologies for any omissions or errors. We encourage you to call Amber Oosterwaal at 414-2672954 with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO! Appassionato “passionate” $100,000+ Greater Milwaukee Foundation Burke Foundation Fund United Performing Arts Fund Maestoso “majestic” $20,000-$99,999 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation The Hearst Foundations, Inc. Milwaukee Public Schools Partnership for the Arts

Northwestern Mutual Foundation Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts Con Fuoco “with fire” $10,000-$19,999 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund Ladish Co. Foundation Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Steigleder Charitable Trust

Vivace “lively” $5,000-$9,999 C. T. Anonymous Philanthropic Fund Greater Milwaukee Foundation Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic & Musical Programming Advisory Council (CAMPAC) Andrew and Carlene Ziegler

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MYSO DONORS Animato “animated” $2,500-$4,999 Margarete and David Harvey Arthur J. and Nancy Laskin Service Club of Milwaukee Rubin Sharpe Uihlein Charitable Foundation Cantabile “lyrical” $1,000-$2,499 Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc. Paul and Melody Halstrom Jayne Jordan Kuehl Family Foundation Mainman Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. McCarty Craig and Mary Robyn Peotter Betty Potokar Steve and Fran Richman Stuelke Charitable Trust Mike and Judy Van Handel Con Espressione “with expression” $500-$999 American Transmission Company Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arzbaecher Badger Meter Inc. Wayne and Pat Bjogaard Mike Fischer and Elaine Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorsuch Ravenna Helson and Randy Lipchik Cristina D. Hernandez Amy Jensen Christopher Kidd & Associates Mike and Deb Linley Jennifer Mattes William and Camille Mortimore Ogden Real Estate Tony Petullo Dr. and Mrs. David Severance SJK Geriatric and Palliative Care Wei Shi Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner Wesley Van Linda and Margie Mika William Wernecke Jr. and Susan Graham Wernecke Grazioso “gracious” $250-$499 Above and Beyond Carpet Cleaning Advanced United Basement Repair Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Aldred Greg Brotzman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bubik Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Calvache

Children’s Dental Clinic Howell Dental Group Mr. and Mrs. Chris Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Alan Clapp Daniel Family Erv’s Mug Mr. and Mrs. Donald Feuling Fresh and Safe, Inc. Michael B. Friedland Drs. Karin Hague and David Friedland Sherie Griffin Mr. Paul and Dr. Kathy Hartke Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hodkiewicz Sue and Bob Hougard Paul and Ellie Jacobson Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. Charles and Heather Kahn The Kalupa Family Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keller John and Beth Kuehn Robert Lefond and Catherine Amlie-Lefond Drs. KumKum and Shaibail Mazumdar Mr. and Mrs. Mark Meie Melk Music George L. N. Meyer Family Foundation John and Lyda Osinga Jamshed and Deborah Patel Poli Family Tom and Mary Retzlaff Janice Reynolds John S. Rhee Road Runner Transportation Scholmann Family Greg and Susan Schmidt Paul Schmitt and Shaun Sullivan-Schmitt Palaniandy Sekaran Dr. and Mrs. Severance Craig and Loree Simuncak Don and Bonnie Simuncak Third Way Software, Inc. Turco Family Gregg Ulatowski Steven and Janice Vowels Rhonda Matthews Ware Theodore Wilinski Mr. and Mrs. Marc Willden Wisconsin National Music Sales Amabile “friendly” $100-$249 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Abramovich Ms. Susan Amore Mr. Steve Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Apple Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Arendt Mr. and Mrs. Evan Armstrong Aurora Borealis Group Mr. and Mrs. Jurica Bajic Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banaszak Ms. Elaine Bartlett

Margery Becker Mary Ellen and Allen Becker Mrs. Donald Beltrame Ms. Ann Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. David Berger Mr. and Mrs. James Borland Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borgeois Henry and Elizabeth Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Robert B Bradley Drs. Douglas and Nicole Braun Mrs. Karen Braunschweig Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Breitbarth Mark and Mary Brewer Mr. and Mrs. James Brinkman Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bruske Ernest Brusubardis and Margaret Crowley Dr. and Mrs. Buenker Mrs. Sylvia Burant Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Burczyk James Butchart Ms. Erma Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cao Mr. Derek Cao Rhonda Cardella Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Casterline Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chase Ms. Hsin-Lin Chiao Ms. Sarah Christie Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chung David and Stephanie Clark Clearwing Productions Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Clouser Mr. and Mrs. Thayer Coburn Christopher Colby Maelynn Colinco, M.D. Ms. Kathleen Conran Jay and Susan Cooney Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cribbs John and Kay Crichton Frederick and Amy Croen James Crowley and Eun-Joo Kwak Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cullinan The Brian Daley Family The Darr Family Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Day D. L. Dean Lynn and Eric Delzer Gwynne Kennedy and John DiClemente Shelby Keith and Janet Dixon Randy and Joan Drury Eileen and Howard Dubner Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eder Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edmonds Ms. Marjorie Edwards Eugene and Jean Eisman Patricia Ellis Allan Erickson and Robin Petzold Evans Family Featherstone Family Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Feider Anne & Dean Fitzgerald

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M Y S O D O N O R S ( c o n t. ) The Rhoda and Henry Frank Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fricano Mrs. Anita Friedland Mr. Frederick Fuller and Mrs. Anne Szcygiel Ed and Sandra Gade Gerald and Michele Gagner Ms. Lisa Gandre Rasma Gills Mrs. Laura Gillespie The Girard Family Neil and Dana Glasstein Mr. and Mrs. Earl Goldsworthy Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grassman Alan and Amy Groth Mrs. Aiping Gu Jerome and Kay Hady Mrs. Natalie L. Hague Ms. Mary Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hartay Margarete and David Harvey Mathea Harvey Maija Hees Mrs. Karen Heins Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Henson Mr. and Mrs. John Herbert Ms. Maxine Hickman Chris and Susan Hill Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Hitchcock Ms. Lee Ann Hively Mr. and Mrs. David Hjortnaes Ms. Joanne Hlobil Mr. Anthony Hodnett Michelle Hoffman Ms. Patty Holahan Dr. and Mrs. Hoots Stephen Hou Mrs. Karen Hougard Jianxun Hu Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hubbell Mr. Thomas Huggett Mr. and Mrs. William Hutt Mr. and Mrs. Davy Hwang Ms. Millison Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jacquart Leslie Jacus Jasinski Family Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnson Johnson Direct Jonco Industries Inc. Joe & Kelly Jones The Joxel Group LLC Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jost The Lions of Judah Karate-Do Mr. Robert Kaden Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kallinger John and Mary Kames Daniel and Nancy Kasun Ms. Elaine Katanik Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kiel Mr. William Knox Stephanie Knuteson Ms. Sarah Knutsen

Mrs. Sandy Kofman Mr. and Mes. Thomas Korkos Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kozarzycki Mrs. Sylvia Kosidowski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Krecklow Fran and Paul Kritzer Mr. Gokhan Kula Milton and Carol Kuyers Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Albert Langenegger Jenny and Tom Larson Dr. and Mrs. David Lautz Sheila Jhansale and Lyle Lawnicki Ms. Peggy LeBrun Mr. Kenneth Kyung Keun Lee Mr. and Mrs. Eunkyu Lee Lewis and Elaine Lehman Lickteig Chiropractic The Linn Family Ms. Susan Linton Bruce and Lynn Little Mrs. Marion Livingstone Ms. Shirley Louthan Andy and Monica Lukas Mr. and Mrs. James Luther S. Mani Ms. Mary Kay Mantey Marano Family Jack L. Marcus Inc. Mr. Thomas G. Mark Mrs. Dorothy Martin Karen and Randy Mathewson Carl and Shirley Mautz Brian and April McCarty Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDougall Atul Mehta Tim Meyer Mrs. Carol Midtbo The Mihalyi Family Jeanne and Michael Mike Mr. and Mrs. William Miller Mr. Richard Miller Ms. Kathleen A. Miller Mrs. Kathleen Miller Marjorie Mitchell Dr. Serafin Montalbo Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Moran Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Morris Jeffrey A. Morzinski Mr. and Mrs. James Moyer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Muchin John and Margy Murphy Dr. Michelle Mynlieff Dr. Vikram and Rupika Nangia National Karate Eric and Lisa Nelson New Life Tile and Stone Ms. Molly Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Joe Niedzialkowski Ms. Cheryl Norman North Shore Suzuki Strings Mr. and Mrs. James O’Loughlin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Loughlin Rev. Patrick J. O’Loughlin Charlene and Chris Olsen Dr. Steven Olsen Ms. Penny Olson Open Hearth Joe Otto and Rosemary A. Stuart Vinod Palathinkara Papatla Family Phoebe and Stuart Parsons The Patchett Family Mrs. Helen Peng Mr. and Mrs. Luigi Pessarelli Mr. Matthew Pfaffl Mary Pollock The Maud Powell Society Mr. Rip Pretat Edward and Bea Pronley PTP Manufacturing R&R Insurance Ms. Katherine Radewahn and Ms. Judy Wickman Harold and Lorraine Radewahn Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rath Nirmal Raja Saloni Rao Red Knight Youth Football Assoc.

David Reesman D.D.S. Mrs. Karen Reichert Mr. and Mrs. David Reider Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reinholz The Reit Family Mr. Earl Resler Restivo Survivors Trust Mrs. Christine Restivo-Pritzl Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Reyes RF Technologies Joshua and Hillary Richman Kelvin and Sharonda Robinson Mrs. Carol Rokni Mr. and Mrs. David Ross H. Saiiss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schulz Ms. Lilo Schwartz The Schwister Family Mr. and Mrs. Zeljko Serceki Richard and Julie Seybold Mrs. Karen Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sherba Zhouhong Shi and Ling Sun Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Short Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Shortfall Mr. and Mrs. Charmaine Singleton Dr. and Mrs. Lucio Siy Ms. Meredith M. Skelton Tom and Candy Smolik Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sonnenberg Manu Sood Mr. Ivan Spangenberg Mr. Lou Tyes Spearmon Sprenger Family

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M Y S O D O N O R S ( c o n t. ) Stahl Family Mr. and Mrs. L. William Staudenmaier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steen Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Steinert Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee Ms. Lucy Storch Perry W. Sukowatey DDS, Ltd. Sukowatey Family Drs. Suson Jack Sutte and Audra Zarlenga Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Taft James and Gretchen Taft Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tarmann Susan and Jeff Teerink Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Tellez Jeff and Lynn Trinkl Debra and Richard Tula Mr. and Mrs. Jospeh Unrein Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Van Riuzwyk Mr. and Mrs. Venkata Sai Vangala Patrick VanRyzin Dr. Jaya Varadarajan Kris Vaughn Joanna and Wayne Vohnoutka Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Waite Mr. and Mrs. John Wang Yvette Washington Lewis Wasserman and Jean Kies Mr. and Mrs. Howard Watchke Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wauck Mr. Brian Wells Kelly and Bill Wesolowski Ms. Melanie White Steven and Lan White Jim & Libby Wigdale Mr. and Mrs. Dee Willden Dave and Kate Wilson Mrs. Mary Ann Windsor James and Sharon Wolf Tzong-Jin Wu Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Young Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zamora James and Jennifer Zeman Mr. and Mrs. Keith Zeznanski Hongsheng and Jessica Zhu Matching Gifts American Transmission Co. Foundation Aptar Foundation AT&T Matching Gifts Aurora Health Care Baird Foundation, Inc. GE Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation

Northwestern Mutual Foundation QuadGraphics Rockwell Automation Charitable Foundation SPX Corporation Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation In-Kind Gifts Sandy Custer Korinthea Klein Melk Music Mary Pollock Memorial Gifts Albert A. Nemcek M.D. Ms. Marilyn A. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Minor Mrs. Shirley Nemcek Ms. Sally Schwartz Gertrude Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Alan Baumann Chenequa Country Club Mr. and Mrs. William Davidson Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ferry Mr. & Mrs. Dean Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Dale Guenther Bobby Keeler Ms. Kathleen McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morton Mr. Clifford Asmuth Peter Fargo Memorial Donations made in Peter Fargo’s name are directed to Fran’s Fund.

ABE- Adult Basic Education Mr. and Mrs. Al Baumgart Ms. Lisa Bentley Ms. Melita Biese Ms. Joan Braun Mr. Paul Brown Ms. Gail Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter Calott Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cook Mrs. Lilian Dick Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donovan John and Susan Dragisic Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eddleman Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Emanuele ExamOne Ms. Erica Friedman Mr. and Mrs. James Gold Lore Hauck Marly Hemp Mr. Jack Hill Inkster Sports Kathy Mills Chang, Inc. Ms. Mary Beth Kilian

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kosmoski Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kristo Ms. Patricia Logan Ms. Dolores Manti Ms. Francesca Manti Mr. and Mrs. Robert Manti Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mettelman Ms. Judith Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morkin Ms. Rebecca Mount Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy Murphy & Prachthauser, S.C. Sandra Murray Mr. and Mrs. Willard Neary Richard Pietsch Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Scherer Mr. and Mrs. Koji Seguchi Dr. Konrad Soergel Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stachowiak Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Kent Tess-Mattner The Park at Elm Grove Brooks Thomas Ms. Dorothy Wilcox Mr. Paul Wolanksy Mr. Anthony Ziebert Donna Mattner Mr. & Mrs. James Connelly Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dizack Fran and Steve Richman Dean Potokar Memorial Donations made in Dean Potakar’s name are directed to the Dean Potokar Fund.

Ms. Betty Potokar Margaret Susan Norquist Romo Ms. Marilyn Eckles Ms. Kathleen Hart Frances Henkel Mr. and Mrs. David Janssen Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jersild Ms. Betty Lolkes Mr. and Mrs. William Sieger Ms. Catherine Stegall Ms. Judith Vargo Carrie Rondeau Memorial Donations made in Carrie Rondeau’s name are directed to the Carrie Rondeau Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Ms. Patricia Anders Mrs. Kay Black Mr. & Mrs. John M. Blazek Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rondeau Mr. & Mrs. John Wang

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M I LWAU K E E C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O I R I N C .

Milwaukee Children’s Choir is Southeastern Wisconsin’s premiere professional children’s choir. We provide children with exceptional choral music instruction and performance experiences they can get nowhere else in the area. We are also the “go to” choir for other performing arts groups when their performances call for the voices of children.

Under the direction of Artistic Director Carol Storck, MCC offers programs for children ages 4 through 18. All classes and rehearsals are educational, child centered, and age appropriate. We believe in educating the whole child, and we work with the human voice to teach not only music but also important life skills such as poise, self-confidence, focus, problem solving, and teamwork. Experts agree that singing in a choir has a remarkably positive impact on children. Choir parents agree with the experts. Many of our choristers simply say how much fun it is to be a part of the choir!

Members of MCC’s artistic team are talented music educators and performers known for their musicianship, their passion for quality music education, their leadership in the field of music and the joy they get from music and teaching children. Several key concepts are integrated into MCC curriculum: singing as the basis for music education, folk music for beginning singers, using solfege, performing high quality music, developing the complete musician, and using sequenced curriculum. As staff prepare for rehearsals, careful attention is paid to each of these concepts.

MCC teaches through performance. We will present five performances during the 2010-2011 season, using some or all choir divisions at each concert. During the 2010-2011 season we feature two very special guest artists: Peter and Mary Alice Amidon will have hundreds of children folk dancing in April 2011, and in May composer Paul Caldwell will conduct Beneath the African Sky and Song of Silent Voices by Caldwell and Ivory.

Milwaukee Children’s Choir is a member of the United Performing Arts Fund. Our relationship with the area’s finest performing arts organizations leads to once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunities for our singers. During the 2010-2011 season MCC choirs will perform with Present Music, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Choristers and others.

MCC is dedicated to the community it serves. While participation in most MCC programming is tuition-based, tuition is set arbitrarily low in order to prevent it from becoming a barrier to participation. Tuition aid is available to qualified children, and no child has ever been turned away from membership because of money.

In addition, MCC’s Harmony Program furthers MCC’s mission by bringing months of high quality choral music instruction to 200 elementary school children who live in the City of Milwaukee and attend Milwaukee schools. The children’s education includes at least one performance experience, including participation in MCC’s all day Saturday Roots & Wings Festival April 2, 2011. We estimate that roughly 80% of the children we reach do not receive choral (or any music) programming in their regular classroom curriculum. Major funding for our Harmony Program comes from grants from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Herzfeld Foundation, and the MPS Arts Partnership.

Milwaukee Children’s Choir represents the best Southeastern Wisconsin has to offer.

The children we serve represent 55 zip codes, 38 communities and seven counties.

They represent grades K4-12 and more than 140 schools. No doubt about it: We are Milwaukee’s children’s choir!

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M I LWAU K E E C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O I R I N C . ( c o n t . ) Carol Storck, Artistic Director • Emily Holt Crocker, Founder • Paula Bell, Executive Director Board Officers and Directors David Dorgan, President Patrick Murphy, Vice President Jayme Tschanz, Treasurer Heidi Boyd, Secretary Priya Barnes Beth Berger Christine Burgener Robert Fichtner Nancy Gazzana Kathryn Kaminsky Kelley Karakis Emily Koczela Paul Lucey Verona Morgan Robert Sholl

Emily Fazio: Caroling Crew, Songbirds, Harmony Choir, Prelude Choir and Cantabile Jenny Gettel: Vocal Coach Amy Kilpatrick: Cantabile, Vocal Coach Maria Koester: Accompanist Annemarie Travia: Prelude Choir (coordinator), Songbirds Theresa Witt: Cantabile (coordinator) Trish Zamora: Cantabile, Harmony Choir

Artistic Staff Carol Storck: Artistic Director, Jubilate Walt Boyer: Vocal Coach Amanda Carnahan: Accompanist Jason Clark: Milwaukee Youth Chorale Kristin Dillahunt: Prelude Choir, Songbirds Elizabeth Egger: Senior Choir Assistant, Vocal Coach

Milwaukee Children’s Choir Inc. 158 N. Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone (414) 221-7040 Fax (414) 221-7041 membership@milwaukeechildrenschoir.org www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.org www.Facebook.com/Milwaukee ChildrensChoir

Administrative Staff Paula Bell, Executive Director Dan Klemencic, Development and Marketing Manager Lorinda Liongson, Office and Volunteer Manager

MCC DONORS Thank you, donors! Without support from our donors, MCC programming would not be possible. We would like to thank the following individuals, companies, foundations and governmental entities for making what we do possible. The list below reflects gifts received by Milwaukee Children’s Choir between July 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011. $20,000 and over United Performing Arts Fund $10,000 to $19,999 Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Gertrude Ann Meixner Fund Northwestern Mutual Foundation Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts $5,000 to $9,999 CAMPAC (Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council) David and Andrea Dorgan Milwaukee Arts Board Milwaukee Public Schools Partnership for the Arts Jamshed and Deborah Patel Rockwell Automation

$1,000 to $4,999 Paul and Karylmary Lucey Robert and Mary Peterson Robert and Ellen Venable Woman’s Club of Wisconsin $500 to $999 Beth Berger Tom and Nancy Gazzana Constance Godfrey Edward Hammond and Marcia Brooks Dr. and Mrs. David G. Jansson Stephen and Kelley Karakis Brian and Laura Putnam $100 to $499 Tom Bagwell and Michelle Hiebert Mark and Paula Bell Richard and Kay Bibler Heidi Boyd Christine Burgener Creatonomy Inc. (Priya Barnes) Frank and Pauline Fichtner William Gollmar and Suzanne Marchant

Michael and Katherine Grebe Doug and Jean Hagerman Dr. Carol Hasenyager and Brian Cooley James and Marjorie Henderson Kelben Foundation (Mary Kellner) Donald and Jo Anne Krause Irene Krueger Jim and Marianne LeTart Dr. Leslie Martin and Dr. Sabina Diehr Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Lee Erickson) Richardine Mishler Craig and Sandy Modahl Verona Morgan Plank Road Publishing (Paul and Teresa Jennings) Stephen and Susan Ragatz Lois Smith Christian and Barbara Steinmetz Thane and Carol Storck Michael Walton

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Dieringer Research Group, Inc. Shirin Patel Up to $99 DV Productions (David Gary Powers and Janet L. Sam and Kay Belich Vartanian) Kreilein Bob and Sandy Cristan Dover Street Elementary Rose Purpero Spang Phil and Pat Crump School Margaret Purser Kristin Dillahunt Entech Roger Ruggeri and Andrea Dal and Jackie Drummer Golda Meir School Wagoner David and Stefanie Dugan In-Progress Consulting, Inc. Fr. Don Schmidt Donna Jordahl Mequon United Methodist Bob Smith and Sarah Paul and Amy Kilpatrick Church McEneay Elynor L. Kimmel Milwaukee Youth Arts Center Gregory Smrz and Lorinda John and Peggy LaSalle Mount Carmel Lutheran Liongson Jane Lukic and Chris Kegel Church Mary Anne Zupan Aims McGuinness and Steinway Piano Gallery of Jasmine Alinder Milwaukee In Kind Gifts Emily Sue Medford Trowbridge Street School Applecrest Preparatory Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Leadership Academy (Michael Wright) Creatonomy Inc. Melissa Nelsen Our apologies for any omissions or errors. We encourage you to contact Paula Bell at 414-221-7040 with questions or corrections—or to learn how you can make a much appreciated gift to MCC! All donors will be listed in upcoming program books.

Milwaukee Children’s Choir had its third annual Sing-a-Thon February 5, 2011. We thank the many individuals who sponsored children’s marathon efforts that day: Grandmas and Grandpas Aunts Uncles Cousins Moms and Dads Anonymous David Acevedo Diana Acevedo Mary Alinder Pop Pop Alinder Zachary Alinder Anthony Allen Jim Allen Molly Allen Janice Anderson Mike Anderson Susan Apps Cameron Arnold Karen Arnold Patricia Arnold David Ashpole Kay Augustine Mary Bachus Alisa Bailey Janet Bandkowski Greg and Tiffany Barta Morris Bayi Mary Beibar Elizabeth Beiler Judith Beiler Chloe Bell Darwin Bell Mark and Paula Bell Evelyn Benjamin Twila Bergeron Amy and Noah Bern Scott Bierman Mrs. Bird Laura Birnbaum Sharon Bohlen Kerri Borchert Lisa Bostrack Dan Bourbonais Holly and Dan Bourbonais

Cliff Briles Sandy Brown Elena Cain Dawn Caldart Scott Campbell Jenny and Derek Chapell Brian Chic Elaine Cichon Sean and Tera Clark Sarah Cohen Jane Coleman Kathy Corbell Kirsten Corbell Marvin Dally Mrs. Decker Matt and Bridget DeLoge Matthew DeLoge Kevin and Vicki Derus Myrna Dickinson Sabina Diehr Joan and Mike Doble Frank Dominguez Jessica Dominguez Dorgan Family David and Stefanie Dugan Shane Dunlap Irene Eaton Martha Ebent Tina Eghbali Cindy Ehlers Amy Ehrlich Mrs. Engel Susan Ewing Penny, Bob and Hannah Fichtner Kari Foote Tracy Foote Lilith Fowler Melissa Freeman Bill and Sandy French Amy and Tom Fritz Quinn Fumrly Gabe Kristina Garcia

Christina Garni Julie Gengler Penny Gerds Ashley Giese Robert Giles Steve Giles Celeste Giunta Jeanne Godfrey Haja Goggans Charlotte Gomez Paul Gorecki Paula Gotthardt Suzanne Graber Kellie Gray Christine Gu Kristen Gwidt Doug Haag Ray Handley Jeremy Hanna Julie Hanna Stanley Hanna Beth and Kirk Hansen Erik and Sofia Hansen Cardona Laurie Hansen Cardona Julie Hanson Sadiqua Harper Marilyn Harrower Mandy Hatje John Hayes Chris Hays Matthias Hedinger Susie Heinzelman Ann Held Catherine and George Hershey Mariann Hintze Julie Hockridge Jean Hoffman Richard Hoffman Katherine Holley Kathy Holley Denice Hurlebaus Kim Hurlebaus Kris Hurlebaus

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M C C D O N O R S ( c o n t. ) Suzana Jankovic Greg Jans Franscesca Johnson Lee Johnson Doris and Vendah Jones Jennifer Jordan Rosalee Kallay Travis and Andrea Kallay Steve and Kelley Karakis Jane Karis Therese Kasemodel Tony and Laurel Kashinn Jim and Barb Kasprzak Danis Kelly James Kenny Mary Keziah Sarah Kirchner Mary Jo Klein Debby Kleinow Bobbi Koehler Cathy Koetting Ginni Kohler Mary Jo Kopf Mary Krager Mary Kremer Hannah Langsdorf Teri Larsen Susan Lauerman Carolynn Leaman David and Clare Leaman Rhonda Lebron Kathleen Ledwith James Leigh JoAnne Lessing Erica Lewandowski Brad Lichtenstein Lorena Liongson Lori Loessin Lydia Loessin Lozier Family Luke and Vashti Lozier Nancy Luetzow Jim Lupo Quiang Ma Cythnia and Alex MacKinnon Marian and Jon MacLeod Kyle and Anne MacLeod Anne Maedke Sarah Manophath Esther Jean Martin Leslie Martin Zora Martin Andra Maybon Patricia McCarthy Megan McDonald Sarah McEneany Michelle McGee Susie McGuinness McNarney Family Patty McNichols John Merline

Milwaukee Symphony Chorus Darlene Mingo Bev Modahl Craig Modahl Harold Montgomery Bruce and Cherie Morgan Aisha Motlani Margaret Moutvic John Newborn Eloise Newsome Rebecca North Tom and Pat O’Connor Jennifer O’Hear Grandma and Grandpa O’Kray Joshua Olson Pam Olson Patricia Olson Constance Palmer Marian Pare Debbie Patel Lee Perry Jim Peterson Patty Peterson Dale Pforr Christine Powell Ken and Suzanne Presberg Mary Presberg Maryann Presberg Jennifer Presley Cindy Proeber Jeff Propp Barry Pufahl Brian and Laura Putman Nancy Quinn Karyn Radtke Meg and Markos Ramirez Joel Rast Francisca Renta Ricci Albey and Susan Rivas Anne Roemke Ami Rosengren Janeen Roska Jennifer Roy Michael Salinas Mary Sandy Tricia Savitt James Schacht Edward and Luanne Schiff Jeff Schmidelen Dawn Schmidt Anne-Marie Schmitt Angela Schmitz Pam Schmitz Paul Schmitz Jacquelynn Schroeder Deb and Andy Schuebel Elizabeth Schuller Renee Schultz Patricia Seguim-Arnold William Seidler

Laneisha Shelton Lori Shenkenberg Glenn Sheridan Vicky Shinners Lisa Silverman Don Sipe Meredith Skelton Stacy and Dave Skonecki Greg Smrz Stacey Spiering Catherine Startt Jennifer Startt Carol and Thane Storck Nathan Stuber Michael Surprenant Asher Sutter Diana Swanson Keith and Amy Swenson Fred and Janelle Tauzell Jan Tesch Stephanie Thompson Lydia Topolovec Anne Tung Colleen Tutton Sue Valenti William Van Dyke Lisa Van Hyle Cindy Vande Leest Jennifer Vierk George Voigt Robert and Debra Wagner Mary Walker Pam Webster (Evans) Kathy and Ken Wegner Weinkauf Family Aaron Weiss Barb and Dick Weiss Tonieh Welland Jim and Betty Welsh Jasmine White Darlyne Whyte Andy Wiegma Ann Williamsen Cynthia Winke Scott Winter Jen Wolf Diana Wright Jennifer Wright Cory Wycklendt Bekki Yang Linda Yang Mai Yang Mylee Yang Teena Yang Leah Zaffiro Bill Zieche Cara Zwieschowski Carol Zwieschowski

Milwaukee Children’s Choir wishes to thank:

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