A Walk Through The Winter Holidays TUESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2014 7:30 PM
MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS
A Walk Through The Winter Holidays The Monroe County Community College Agora Chorale IN THE MEYER THEATER AT THE LA-Z-BOY CENTER
TUESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2014 7:30 PM CATHERINE BRODIE CONDUCTOR ALYCE SANGSTER ACCOMPANIST
Program A Celtic Thanksgiving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Martin Gaudete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piae Cantiones Arr. C. Brodie Duet - Jessica Lee & Brianna Morgan
Good King Wenceslas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arr. David Wilcocks Solos – Matthaei Kelly, Joanna Bacarella, Christian Guy, Laura Hehl, Andrew Mohn
Pleni Sunt Coeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc-Antoine Charpentier Arr. P. Liebergen Tympani - Jonathan Mohn
Shout for Joy/ Mary had a Baby. . . . Spiritual Arr. Greg Gilpin Percussion - Jonathan Mohn & Nicholas Howerton
There is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas Bass - Michael Mohn
Mary Did You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy Greene Arr. Jack Schrader Solos - Sarah Humphries & Kevin Guy
Velvet Shoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Wagner Inside Out Dancers - Studio of Kellie Lajiness
Babethandaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zulu/ Arr. C. Brodie Percussion - Jonathan & Michael Mohn
Program continued
MCCC Agora Chorale Members O Holy Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adolphe Adam Solo - Cassondra Kiley
Carol of the Bells . . . . . . . . . . M Leontovich/ Arr. E. Lancaster Piano Solo – Brianna Morgan
Blow, Blow thou Winter Wind. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roger Quilter
Solo – Jonathan Mohn
Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Berlin Duet - Joanna & Olivia Bacarella
My Grown Up Christmas List . . . . . . . . D. Foster/L. T. Jenner Solo - Sarah Humphries
MCCC Agora Chorale A Renaissance Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arr. Kirby Shaw Violin - Maribeth Mohn Soprano Recorder - Michael Mohn Bells - Devroe Songalewski & Nick Howerton Soprano Solo - Ellen Wannemacher
Monroe County Community College Agora Chorale 2014-15 DIRECTOR: CATHERINE BRODIE
Eric Ackerman Judith Bonini IHM Barbara Bacarella Joanna Bacarella Olivia Bacarella Joe Bellino Jr. Peggy Bellino Elyse Coffman Melanie Eccles Luella Edwards Sue Grassley Gretchen Greening Christian Guy Kevin Guy Laura A. Hehl Laurel Heyman Nicholas Howerton Sara Humphries Caitlyn Jones Fred Kaminska Matthaei Kellie Cassondra Kiley Jessica Lee June Linton Thanks to: Tom Ryder Kari Jenkins
Judith French Lowell Spring Lyons Brendan Mason Andrew Mohn Jonathan Mohn Kim Mohn Maribeth Mohn Mike Mohn Brianna Morgan Kellyanne Morgan Rachel Mullins Sharon Mullin Jo Ann Naida Donna Prickel OSF John E. Raymond Kathryne Robert Jarrett Russeau Taylor St. Andre Ashley Schaar Carly Siegel Melissa B. Smith Devroe Songalewski Alexa Sulfaro Ellen Wannemacher
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.
Events October 20
January 24
FALL FLOURISH Band and Chorale Concert
Classic Albums River Raisin Live – Pink Ragtime Revue Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” April 11 and 12
November 22
February 6
The Highwaymen The Marshall Live: A Musical Tucker Band Tribute
March 27
Antiques in April April 18 and 19 And Away We Go!
December 6 Davina and The Vagabonds December 8 MCCC’s Prelude Children’s Chorus December 9 Agora Chorale Concert December 15 MOVIE MAGIC Symphony Band Concert
February 22
Inside Out Dance Ensemble Band and Chorale ‘Collage’ Concert April 27 February 28 28th Annual Black History Month Blues Series Concert
PRESENTS TH E
2014 / 2015
Season
Symphony Band Concert April 28 Agora Chorale Concert
March 7 Gilbert Gottfried
May 4
March 17
MCCC’s Prelude Children’s Chorus
Click Clack Moo
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