ABOUT THE CHOIR
KANTOREI ("singers") formed in 1997 under Richard Larson’s leadership and has expanded into an auditioned, 52-voice ensemble. Its members come from schools with strong choral music programs, such as Augustana, Brigham Young, Concordia, Luther, St. Olaf, University of Denver, Wartburg and University of Northern Colorado. Kantorei established itself as one of the nation’s premier choral ensembles after performing as an auditioned choir for the 2003 national American Choral Director’s Association conference at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and the Vatican in June 2007. More recently, Kantorei has been featured in several regional and national conferences, including the 2008 National Performing Arts Convention and 2010 Southwestern Regional ACDA convention, both held in Denver. In March 2011, Kantorei returned to the national ACDA conference, with performances at Roosevelt University and Symphony Hall in Chicago. Kantorei completed its second European tour in 2012, traveling to Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
MEET OUR GROUP SOPRANO
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TENOR
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Theresa Derr Juli Dowell Kim Dunninger Beryl Fanslow Wendi Sue Grover Heather Gunnerson Erin Hackel Stacie Hanson Sara Michael ‡ Brenda Rolling Alicia Rigsby Pearl Rutherford
Emily Alexander Jan Ankele Lizabeth Barnett Lyn Berry-Helmlinger ∆ Jordan Bickel Hillary Foster Shannon Lemmon-Elrod Melissa Menter Erin Meyerhoff Jennifer Moore Annie Sullins Michelle Tombre Andrea Ware ‡ Lindsey Whitaker
Kai Berry-Helmlinger Michael Bizzaro Keith Ferguson Kevin Gunnerson Keith Harrison Justin Kerr Brad Larson ‡ Alex Menter ‡ Jonathan Von Stroh David Weaver Ryan Wright
Michael Boender Garth Criswell Tony Domenick Andy Halladay Stephen Hooper Brad Jackson ‡ Karl Johnson Michael Lewis John Ludwig ‡ Larry Meerdink John Schaak Mark Wagstrom Matt Weissenbuehler
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‡ board member ∆ executive director
Alicia Rigsby ALICIA RIGSBY came to Colorado in 1997 after completing her Master of Music degree in piano performance and music theory at Indiana University, Bloomington. Ms. Rigsby was one of the original members of Kantorei, both as a singer and accompanist, but has taken time with her family since 2004. Ms. Rigsby has performed with the Estes Trio, the Aspen Music Festival and the Boulder Chamber Orchestra. She has been teaching music at the Children’s Music Academy, based in Littleton, for 15 years. She is passionate about music as an art form, a teaching tool and an expressionistic medium, and enjoys having all of those musical opportunities in her life. In her free time, she likes to hike, camp, ski and cycle with her husband and two daughters.
*Kantorei is a 501(c)(3) organization and any donations to the group are deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor for more information. *Please make donations, purchase CDs, purchase tickets and sign up for Kantorei’s mailing list in the lobby during intermission or after the concert. *We record our concerts and frequently use live recordings for our CDs. Please keep extraneous noise to a minimum during the performance. If we have misspelled your name, incorrectly listed your giving level, or omitted your name inadvertently from this list, please don’t hesitate to inform us and we will make the correction. Additionally, if you have donated to Kantorei and have not received an official thank you letter for your tax records, please let us know so that we can get one to you as soon as possible.
Augustana Ar ts Concer t Series is grateful for suppor t from the Citizens of the Scientif ic and Cultural Facilities District; the Colorado Creative Industries , a state agency and the National Endowment for the Ar ts , a federal agency; the Anschut z Foundation, the Augustana Foundation; The Bonf ils-Stanton Foundation; and several other communit y and media par tners .
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