April 28, 2015 MCCC Agora Chorale Program-A Walk on Broadway

A Walk On Broadway TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2015 7:30 PM

MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS

A Walk On Broadway The Monroe County Community College Agora Chorale IN THE MEYER THEATER AT THE LA-Z-BOY CENTER

TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2015 7:30 PM CATHERINE BRODIE CONDUCTOR FRITZ KAMINSKA MASTER OF CEREMONIES

ALYCE SANGSTER ACCOMPANIST VALINDA JONAS CHOREOGRAPHY

Program Another Opening, Another Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole Porter Kiss Me Kate

Rule Britannia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Arne Arthur Soloist - Jonathan Mohn

I Can’t Say No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodgers & Hammerstein Soloist – Carly Siegel

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodgers & Hammerstein Oklahoma

Younger Than Springtime. . . . . . . . . Rodgers & Hammerstein South Pacific Dancers - Brianna Morgan and Jason Basile

Wouldn’t It Be Loverly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lerner & Lowe My Fair Lady Soloist - Laura Hehl

Ten Minutes Ago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodgers & Hammerstein Cinderella Soloist - Brianna Morgan

Sincere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Wilson Men of Agora Choir

76 Trombones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Wilson The Music Man

Somewhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Bernstein Westside Story Soloist - Melanie Eccles

Who Will Buy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lionel Bart Oliver Trio - Laura Hehl, Ellen Wannemacher, Melanie Eccles

Program continued­­

INTERMISSION

Medley from Fiddler on the Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Bock Happiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clark Gessner You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Simple A Simple Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leonard Bernstein

The Mass Soloist – Kim Mohn Flute – Maribeth Mohn

Do You Hear The People Singing . . . . . . . . . . . . Claude Michel Les Miserables Schoenberg Phantom of the Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Lloyd Weber All I Ask of You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Lloyd Weber Phantom of the Opera Duet - Josh Bender and Cassandra Kiley

Why I Sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Shire Closer Than Ever Soloist - Catherine Brodie

For Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Schwartz Wicked Duet - Kevin Guy & Ashley Hubbard Agora Chorale Women

Someone Like You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Wildhorn Jekyll and Hyde Soloist -Sara Humphries

Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sir John Elton

Billy Elliott

Seize the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Menken Newsie

Monroe County Community College Agora Chorale 2014-15 DIRECTOR: CATHERINE BRODIE

Eric Ackerman Joseph Ayers Barbara Bacarella Joanna Bacarella Olivia Bacarella Joe Bellino Jr. Peggy Bellino Josh Bender Judith Bonini IHM Larisa Burks Elyse Coffman Kevin Eccles Melanie Eccles Luella Edwards Margery Falconer Grace Gallagher Sue Grassley Christian Guy Kevin Guy Laura A. Hehl Laurel Heyman Nicholas Howerton Ashley Hubbard Sara Humphries Caitlyn Jones Fred Kaminska Matthaei Kellie Cassondra Kiley

June Linton Judith French Lowell Spring Lyons Ginger Mason Brendan Mason Andrew Mohn Jonathan Mohn Kim Mohn Maribeth Mohn Brianna Morgan Kellyanne Morgan Mary Mullins Rachel Mullins Sharon Mullin Jo Ann Naida Cassie Perry Donna Prickel OSF Taylor St. Andre Ashley Scharr Carly Siegel Melissa Smith Mary Stehulak Devroe Songalewski Alexa Sulfaro Ellen Wannemacher Heidi Wenzel Debbie Wykes

Biography Catherine Brodie Catherine Brodie has a B.S. and an M.A in music education from Eastern Michigan University. She served as a graduate conductor for Emily Lowe and the EMU Madrigal Singers. She retired from Monroe public schools with 25 years of service in music education.

She is an active member of the Michigan School Vocal Music Association where she serves on the adjudication committee. She is the past treasurer for the American Choral Director’s Association Michigan. Catherine has directed several State Honor’s Choirs.

Her choirs have also been invited to sing on MSVMA and ACDAMI Conference programs. In 1997 Catherine was chosen by the Michigan Music Teachers Association as teacher of the year for her work in Elementary Music Education. She was also selected as teacher of the year in 2005 by the Michigan School Vocal Music Association. Catherine is past conductor of several choirs at Monroe High school who consistently received superior ratings. She also conducted Oakland Singers, Toledo Opera Children’s Chorus and the River Raisin Centre for the Arts Cantate. She is the current conductor for Monroe County Community College Agora Chorale as well as MCCC Prelude, a children’s chorale. She is a member of the John Tyner Chorale, and St. Paul’s Methodist Chancel Choir. She directs the St. Paul’s United Methodist bell choir. Catherine and her husband Bill have three sons; Matthew, Andrew and Brian and three grandsons: Liam, Aidan and Caleb

Alyce Sangster Alyce Sangster grew up in the small town of Shafter, California. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in music education. She subsequently taught music in Arizona, where she met and later married Walter Sangster, a band director from Ypsilanti. They presently live in Ypsilanti and have four children.

Mrs. Sangster teaches private piano lessons and particularly enjoys accompanying. She currently accompanies for Lincoln Schools and Carillon Women’s Chorale in addition to MCCC Agora Chorale.

MCCC Agora Chorale MCCC Agora Chorale has a long tradition in Monroe that goes back over 50 years to the start of the college. Past conductors include Bob Merkle, Sharon Metz, Elaine Rugila, and John Tyner. Under Mrs. Brodie’s baton the choir has been involved in the Bicentennial Concert in honor of the War of 1812. They have also performed in “Late Night Catechism” in the Meyer Theatre. Many of the Women of Agora Chorale also sang as the nun’s in a Monroe Community Players presentation of “The Sound of Music. The choir is a perfect blend of town and gown singers who range in age from 16 to 80.

Special Thanks To: Derek Arnold Jason Basile Valinda Jonas Monroe County Community Players Tom Ryder Devroe Songalewski

Art Work: Josh Bender Aidan Brodie Ashley Hubbard Melissa Smith

Come see the last show of the 2014-2015 season.

MCCC’s Prelude Children’s Chorus Monday, May 4 - 7 p.m.

La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater