Program Book Insert - New Jersey Youth Chorus

Winter Concert

JANUARY 8, 2017 3:00 PM

NJYC Board of Trustees Liza Hecht President

Phil Evans Vice President

Jeff Schulte Treasurer

Michele Johnson Secretary

Nicole Blomfield Yana Kofman Dan Kornick Jami Thall Nancy Truettner Helen Zuanic Board Members

Trish Joyce Founder & Artistic Director

Krystiana Machtinger Administrator

Christy McElynn Outreach Coordinator

New Jersey Youth Chorus PO Box 697 Chatham NJ 07928 (973) 998-5670

njyouthchorus.org

A Message from the President Happy New Year! And welcome to the New Jersey Youth Chorus’ Winter Concert.

The beginning of the new year is often a time to reflect on where we have been and where we would like to go. As individuals that can be a hard task, especially if we didn't quite shed that extra 5 pounds, call mom as often as we hoped, and were less patient with our children than we resolved to be. But still, many of us continue to make resolutions and aim for improvement.

Fortunately, as members of the New Jersey Youth Chorus community, this time of reflection is much easier. Since the launching of Trish Joyce’s vision for a community-based children’s choir 25 years ago, the accomplishments of the New Jersey Youth Chorus have been very impressive. Some of these accomplishments you have only read about on our website or in our recent Annual Fund appeal, while others you have witnessed directly through your child’s participation. With the tireless efforts of our talented artistic staff and the dedication of our choristers, these accomplishments will continue for many years to come.

However, whether your child is in their first year with Primo Coro or in their last year with Coriste or Camerata, their experiences share common attributes. It is making music with people they care about, it is reaching for and attaining the level of musicianship that allows them to perform in world-renown venues and with world-renown artists, it is touching lives of those less fortunate, it is family.

Of course, none of this would be possible without our New Jersey Youth Chorus families. Thank you for entrusting your children to our program, and for your time and financial support.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2017,

Liza Hecht President, NJYC Board of Trustees “Throughout all eternity, music has no end, no end.” Patti Drennan

Help support the New Jersey Youth Chorus during its 25th Anniversary Season and beyond!

Your gift will help us continue to offer unparalleled experiences to our choristers, both this season and for many years to come.

Visit njyouthchorus.org to donate, or for more information.

Donations can also be mailed to: New Jersey Youth Chorus PO Box 697 Chatham, NJ 07928

NJYC would like to thank the following families for their support of the 25th Anniversary Campaign: Ahlawat Barrasso Briggs Camera Cirillo Collier Condolon Corson Dowling Ellis

Evans Feldman-Stowers Gelsi Gilbert Gilroy Goldman Hamilton-King Jain Johnson Kamath

Kapur Kornick Krempa-Slavin Maresca Meese Montalvo Nemetz Parameshwar Pena-Sarkis Peters

Postigo Quinn Ruggia Shafto Sher Szabo Tam Wilkinson-Shoenholz Wu

A special Thank You to our Family Leadership Circle Donors: Fanelle • Ceconi-Grispin • Martin • Moskowitz • Truettner-Fiocco

About the New Jersey Youth Chorus The New Jersey Youth Chorus, founded in 1992 by Trish Joyce, is an auditioned choral program for children in grades two through twelve, divided into five performing ensembles and a musicianship class: Primi Passi (grades 2 - 3), Primo Coro (grades 4 - 5), Sola Voce (girls, grades 6 – 8), Coro Vivo (boys with unchanged voices, grades 5 – 8), Coriste (girls, grades 8-12), and Camerata (boys, grades 7 – 12 for changing and changed voices). Almost two-hundred choristers come from almost 50 towns in 10 counties of New Jersey. The heart of its mission is to provide exceptional choral music education and performance experiences, fostering expression, artistry and growth.

The Chorus performs frequently with many professional ensembles, including the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Canadian Brass. They were a featured choir at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 American Choral Directors Association’s Eastern Division Conference, and the only children’s choir to be invited to sing at Chorus America’s 2009 National Conference. They often host visiting youth choirs, and music educator workshops are a regular part of the Chorus’ offerings. The Chorus has participated in numerous festivals in New Orleans, Disneyland, Hawaii, Canada and England, and has toured Italy, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. The choir's "Kids for Kids" initiative includes opportunities to perform and assist children’s organizations and charities, such as Casa of NJ, Neighborhood House, Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Relay for Life, and many more.

Past highlights include performing with Queen Latifah at Super Bowl XLVIII along with a separate performance on Super Bowl Boulevard, with 6-time Grammy Award winners The Chieftains in NYC, with the NJ Symphony in Home Alone, at the American Choral Director’s Association’s National Children’s and Youth Choirs Conductor’s Retreat, a recording of works by internationally known composer Z. Randall Stroope, festivals at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, a holiday performance with the New Jersey State Opera, Westminster Choir College’s Lessons and Carols in Princeton, the Kessler Foundation, a performance for Citibank in NYC, and the National Anthem for several sports teams including the Harlem Globetrotters, the NY Jets, the NY Yankees, the NY Mets, and the NJ Red Bulls. In addition, a CD entitled Stand Together; Music of Hope and Healing, was recorded and donated to area hospitals for patients who are battling cancer or other serious illnesses.

The Chorus’ 25th Anniversary Season includes: the National Anthem at the Jimmy V Basketball Classic at Madison Square Garden, the National Conferences of both the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the Organization of American Kodaly Educators, joint concerts with both the popular Celtic Tenors as well as the University of Delaware Chorale, a workshop for music education students at Westminister Choir College, and an Intermediate Choral Festival with clinician, Dr. Tom Shelton. NJYC will host a music educator workshops with Dr. Jerry Blackstone and a Young Men’s Festival with Dr. Mark A. Boyle, participate in the Keystone State Boychoir Festival in Philadelphia, and the MCP Children’s Choir Festival at the Kennedy Center, collaborate with Sister Cities Choir, co-host a music educator workshop with the Northern NJ School Music Association, perform at the Fellowship Senior Living Center and Goryeb Children’s Hospital, and tour Boston, as well as Budapest and Vienna. The Chorus will also host a 25th Anniversary Gala in April.

For more information on the New Jersey Youth Chorus, please visit our website at www.njyouthchorus.org, or call (973) 998-5670.

About NJYC’s Artistic Staff

PATRICIA JOYCE Founder and Artistic Director, Coriste Director

Patricia Joyce, Founder and Artistic Director of the New Jersey Youth Chorus, received her Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, in Music Education from Marywood College in Scranton, PA, and her Master of Music degree, With Distinction, in Music Education from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. She completed certification in Kodaly Methodology from the Kodaly Musical Training Institute, Hartford, Connecticut.

Trish began her teaching career in the Pennsylvania schools, and taught in the Bernardsville schools in NJ. She has served as an adjunct teacher in the Music Education Department of Westminster Choir College, and at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Trish has presented workshops, reading sessions, and adjudicated festivals for the NJ American Choral Directors Association and the NJ Music Educators Association. She has conducted the NJ All-State Women’s Choir, the Central NJ Junior High Honors Choir, the Central NJ Elementary Honors Choir, the NJ Junior High Women’s Honors Choir, and Children’s Choir Festivals in Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia.

She will conduct the Colorado Middle School All-State Choir this Spring.

Trish has served on the Board of the NJ Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association as President, Vice President, and as the Repertoire and Standards Chair for Children’s Choirs. She was the Co-Chair for the American Choral Directors Association’s National Children’s Choirs Conductors Retreat, held in NJ in January, 2016. She received Marywood University’s 2016 Award of Excellence in Creative and Performing Arts. In addition, she has served as Associate Organist and Choirmaster at St. Bernard’s Church in Bernardsville, NJ, Interim Director of Music at Christ Church in Summit, NJ, and continues freelance work at many other churches in northern and central NJ. Trish is a proud member of the American Choral Director’s Association, American OrffSchulwerk Association, and the Organization of American Kodaly Educators and the National Association for Music Education.

TARA POSTIGO Sola Voce Director Tara Postigo received her Bachelor of Music from The College of NJ and her Master of Arts in Music and Music Education from Teacher's College, Columbia University. At Teacher's College, Tara had the honor of working with Dino Anagnost, the conductor of NYC's Little Orchestra Society and Metropolitan Singers. While at TC, Tara performed with the Metropolitan Singers in many NYC locations including Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.

About NJYC’s Artistic Staff For the last ten years Tara has taught Choral, General and Instrumental Music as a Music Educator by the Washington Township School District in Long Valley, NJ. Tara was also the conductor of the 2008 North Jersey Junior High School Region Treble Choir. Tara is currently pursuing her Kodaly Levels at Westminster Choir College. She is a proud member of the American Choral Directors Association and has served on the local North Jersey School Music Association executive board as treasurer.

MATTHEW J. LAPINE Camerata Director Matthew LaPine is an active performer, educator, conductor, and composer in central New Jersey. He received his Bachelor of Music in Music Education, summa cum laude, from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. He also received his Master of Music in Choral Conducting and Music Education, with distinction, from Westminster.

Mr. LaPine is the Founder and Artistic Director of Rise Up Chorus, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to enrich lives through human interaction using music as our commonality. He is Choral Director at Bernards High School, where his choral ensembles have received national acclaim and have performed in various locations along the East Coast. He is Director of Education for Music in the Somerset Hills, a community organization whose mission is to provide musical experiences of the highest quality to those who live and work in the Somerset Hills and the surrounding communities. In addition to directing Camerata, Mr. LaPine has also previously directed the Coro Vivo ensemble of NJYC. He is Director of Early Childhood Music Camps at Westminster Conservatory of Music, and sings professionally for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen (NJ) where he is a soloist, section leader, and guest conductor with the Festival and Chamber Choirs.

Mr. LaPine’s ensembles have performed in such prestigious locations as Carnegie Hall, St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, LA, the Roper Performing Arts Center in Norfolk, VA, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., in Nashville, TN. He is also a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Educators, and the New Jersey Education Association.

About NJYC’s Artistic Staff GYASI J. BLANTON Coro Vivo Director Gyasi J. Blanton is an active musician, music director, music educator and composer/arranger.

He studied at the first Historically Black College/ University, The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained the Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Music Education, magna cum laude, as well as a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Vocal Performance, magna cum laude. He is currently pursuing the Master of Music Education in Choral Music Education at Florida State University. This is his first season with the NJYC. A tenor, Gyasi has performed a variety of noted roles including: Andy (Treemonisha), The Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Sancho (Man of La Mancha), The Caliph (Kismet), Toby (The Medium). As a composer and arranger, Blanton’s Invictus and Entreat Me Not to Leave You have been performed in recitals and master classes. Blanton also served as music director for the Bayonne High School’s productions of A Christmas Carol, Pippin, and Little Women.

As a music teacher in the Hackensack Public Schools, Blanton is a passionate choral conductor who loves working and developing young voices. Blanton is affiliated with Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society, the American Choral Director's Association, the National Association of Negro Musicians, the National Association for Music Educators , and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. JODIE ADESSA Primo Coro Director Jodie Adessa an enthusiastic performer educator who began her career as a musician working in opera and musical theatre. After graduating from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Music degree in voice and music education, Jodie began pounding the pavement in New York City. She has performed in regional theater, light opera, and Off-Broadway shows including “Vincent,” “A My Name is Alice,” “Nuncrackers,” “Pirates of Penzance,” and “Children of Children” and is a member of Actor’s Equity Association. In addition to operas and musicals, Jodie has also performed in regional plays such as “Kindertransport” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, has been seen in films such as “Last Rites,” “Hot Tomatoes,” and “The Chorus Girl”, and played Donna Leonte in a season finale episode of “Law and Order: SVU.” Jodie earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the College of New Jersey, is working towards her Kodaly Certification at Westminster Choir College, and is currently teaching vocal, instrumental, and general music at Copeland Middle School in Rockaway, New Jersey. Besides teaching in the classroom, Jodie teaches private vocal and piano lessons and continues to perform. She is an active member of National Association for Music Educators, North Jersey School Music Association, American Orff-Schulwerk Association, and serves on the board of the Northern NJ Orff-Schulwerk Association.

About NJYC’s Artistic Staff PHILLIP STEFFANI Principal Accompanist Phillip Steffani graduated magna cum laude from Westminster Choir College with a B.M. in Theory and Composition, with organ and voice concentrations.

Phillip has performed with the great orchestras of the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra and London Philharmonic. Before attending Westminster, Phillip studied piano with Peter Takacs at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He currently teaches Choral and General music at St. James School in Woodbridge, NJ and is the Organist and Choirmaster at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Spotswood, NJ. Phillip also teaches piano and theory privately. Phillip has been the recipient of Papermill Playhouse’s “Rising Star” award for best musical director. As a composer, Phillip receives commissions from numerous schools, churches, and other organizations. He serves as accompanist for several choral groups and has accompanied numerous choral festival and competitions. In addition to accompanying and teaching piano privately, Phillip is also a violinist and singer.

THOMAS DELESSIO Coro Vivo & Camerata Accompanist Thomas DeLessio has been Director of Liturgical Music for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen and the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi since February 2001. Under his direction are the Cathedral Choir, three Parish choirs for children in grades K-12, the Diocesan Festival Choir and the Diocesan Chamber Choir, of which he is the founding director. He coordinates and directs combined choirs for major Diocesan Liturgies, and has conducted choirs on pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome and the Basilica of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC. Mr. DeLessio is organist and pianist for nearly 400 liturgies each year. He is an occasional organ recitalist, has given two organ dedication recitals, and has performed “Symphony No. 3” (Organ) by Camille Saint-Saëns on three occasions with the Tim Keyes Consort and the Young Players Philharmonic.

Mr. DeLessio received his undergraduate degree in Music Education and Organ from Westminster Choir College, and his graduate degree in Liturgical Studies from LaSalle University. He maintains a private piano and organ studio in Whitehouse and is also accompanist for the Somerset Hills School District.

Concert Program PRIMO CORO White Bird, Silver Bird ……………………………..……….. Robert Nelson Al Shlosha D’Varim …………………………………..….… Allan E. Naplan Al Shlosha D'Varim is a lyrical setting of the popular maxim from Pirkei Avot, a text explaining laws of morality in the Jewish religion. The text translated means; The world is sustained by three things, by truth, by justice, and by peace.

Circle 'Round the Moon …………………………….…….. Mark Hierholzer from Reflections of Youth Charlotte-town …………………….…………………… American Folk Tune

Arr. Emily Crocker

CORO VIVO Cantate Domino …………………………….…………… Nancy Hill Cobb Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth. Alleluia!

Sing to the Lord, bless his name.

Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all people.

For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised.

The Drinking Gourd …………………………………. Traditional Spiritual

arr. by André J. Thomas Gaudeamus Hodie …………………………………………. Earlene Rentz Let us rejoice today!

Three Quotes by Mark Twain ………………………….. Andrea Ramsey This Little Light of Mine …………………………………………. Spiritual from Four Spirituals No. 3

arr. Robert A. Harris Sahayta …………………………………………………………. Ben Allaway Soloist: Rohan Atre, Jordan Sang, Rohan Panjwani, Sam Ellis Sahayta is a unique piece that uses words and phrases for unity, peace, and community from Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit, Spanish, English, Filipino, Swahili and other African tribal languages, in the spirit of love and brotherhood.

Concert Program SOLA VOCE Seasons …………………………………………………..………. Ola Gjeilo Woven as One …………………………………….…………. Mark Patterson Will You Teach Me? ……………………………………….Victor C. Johnson Amani ……………………………………………………..…….. Jim Papoulis Sing strongly for peace. Sing for peace throughout the world. With one voice, we all sing together.

One Voice ……………………………………………….……… Tom Shelton Soloist: Abby Gillespie Violinist: Georgia Post-Lipnik

INTERMISSION CAMERATA Betelehemu ………….…………………………………..… Wendell Whalum arr. Barrington Brooks Soloists: Gabriel Gever, Gregory Heimerl We are glad that we have a Father to trust.

We are glad that we have a Father to rely upon.

Where was Jesus born? Where was He born? Bethlehem, the city of wonder.

That is where the Father was born for sure. Praise, praise, praise be to Him. We thank thee, we thank Thee, we thank Thee for this day, Gracious Father.

Praise, praise, praise be to Thee, Merciful Father.

Tshotsholoza ……………………………………………….. arr. Jeffrey Ames Soloist: Daniel Hellreiger Go forward, go forward on those mountains; the train is coming from South Africa.

You are running away on those mountains; the train is coming from South Africa.

Tshotsholoza has long been the people's anthem of South Africa, a song of freedom and encouragement during their long struggle against apartheid and its legacy. It was sung by miners traveling by train to the diamond and gold mines, but its words became a metaphor for moving forward against racism and injustice.

Concert Program CAMERATA Colorado Trail …………………………………………… arr. Donald Moore Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening …………… Randall Thompson from Frostiana Joshua ……………………………………….…………… arr. Rollo Dilworth Loch Lomond …………………………………………… arr. Jonathan Quick Soloist: Daniel Celentano

CORISTE Festive Alleluia ………………………………………..…….… Lyn Williams Sa Tag Mit Hjerte ……………………………..…………. Michael Bojensen Soloist: Ariadna Stockert Så tag mit hjerte i dine hænder, men tag det varsomt og tag det blidt det røde hjerte, ah nu er det dit.

Det slår så roligt, det slår så dæmpet, for det har elsket og det har lidt, nu er det stille, ah nu er det dit.

Og det kan så res, og det kan segne, og det kan glemme, og glemme tit men glemmer aldrig, ah at det er dit.

Det var så stærkt og så stolt mit hjerte, det sov og drømte i lyst og leg, nu kan det knuses, ah men kun af dig.

So take my heart in your hands but take it carefully and take it gently the red heart, now it’s yours.

It beats so quietly, it beats so softly, it has loved and suffered, now it’s quiet, now it’s yours.

And it can hurt and it may perish, and it can forget and forget often but never forget that it is yours.

It was so strong and so proud, my heart; it slept & dreamed of pleasure and play.

Now it can be crushed only by you.

Poor Wayfaring Stranger ……………………………. American Folk Hymn Arr. Jonathan Rodgers Soloist: Emmalee LaFean

Concert Program CORISTE Tha Thin Tha ………………………………. Lisa Young and Ben Robertson Tha Thin Tha incorporates konnakol (and lingual scat sounds) as well as tala.

Konnakol is the musical art form from the Karnatic tradition of South India. This rhythmic vocal language is an integral part of the extensive training required to master percussion instruments, and the rhythmic complexities of the Karnatic tradition.

Rhythmic ideas are practiced and communicated while clapping the talam; different configurations of hand claps, finger counts and hand waves (turns). You will see and hear these in this piece today.

Flight Song …………………………………………………… Kim Arnesen This piece is the first collaboration between Kim André Arnesen and the Welsh poet Euan Tait. The imagery sings of each singer’s hidden song; their hidden, unfolding life stories, their deep longings. Music is compassion and the singers’ longing is to fly towards others’ suffering. The final message is that music making is the song of new life, fragile as the fall of a feather.

Testimony ………………………………………………. Genna Rae McNeil Soloists: Simran Sawhney, Ginny LaFean, Ariel Tresser, Elizabeth Stuart

GUEST ARTISTS: Meredyth Coleman - Oboe Crispian Fordham - Flute Christopher Joseph - Acoustic Guitar John Moroney - Electric Bass Vincent Novellino - Violin Carol Pena - Percussion Michael Winnicki - Percussion

Our Performers Primo Coro Naina Bhardwaj Amanda Birkitt Olivia Cui Ella Damratoski Addison Daniel Arwen Ellis Bridget Ewing Charlotte Grushkin

Megan Kim Lyndsey Kim Stella Kim Janhavee Kulkarni Chloe Lee Ilan Onigman Iris Piskula Ivory Piskula

Nanditha Ram Priyanjali Roychowdhury Anya Sawhney Alexa Swenson Alexa Woodard Brenda Wu

Sam Hollander Curtis Johnson William Knoll-Finn Maxwell Lenci Jake Model Thomas Moudry

Jake Nordberg Rohan Panjwani Avi Parameshwar Jordan Sang Nathan Shurts Connor Van Tine

Natalie Ho Samantha Howden Sana Jaffrey Tiffany Jia Ameya Kamath Elina Kapur Kayla Kim Ainsley King Sophia Klymchuk Makenna Lindert Grace Martin Lucy McCarthy Catelyn Mulvaney Nikita Narayanan Sarah Nerger Lila Onigman Sejal Patel Erin Peters Belinda Poh Georgia Post-Lipnick

Samantha Rozek Makena Ruggia Zia Sarkis Clara Schreibman Anushka Shah Ainsli Shah Maggie Sher Samantha Shimsky Abigail Simon Isabelle Smith Alexis Trainor Ishani Wadhwa Karmina Wall Iliana Weisberg Maddie Wolf Elodie Yecko Sadie Zeiner-Morrish Morgan Zuanic Michelle Zychowski

Coro Vivo Rohan Atre Ishaan Bal Zachary Cirillo Samuel Ellis Becket Foster Alexander Greene

Sola Voce Natalia Agnolet Natasha Ahlawat Alysa Ali Grace Bailey Mia Battistella Bela Battu Kylie Bill Alison Birkitt Allyson Burkitt Haniya Cheema Jordan Cheung Divya Chiplunkar Srija Chitti Leah Cohn Amanda Cudia Anna Dynda Lilly Fanelle Stella Gilbert Abby Gillespie Alexandra Grushkin

Our Performers Camerata Gustavo Amaral Kevin Arackan Daniel Aranda Nikhil Bhat Daniel Celentano Jack Fiocco Lennon Fitzgerald Dylan Gawron Justin Gawron

Gabriel Gever Gregory Heimerl Daniel Hellriegel Jack Hicks Justin Horowitz Ben Lee Sam Lee Joseph Mezza Jonathan Nemetz

Rory Quinn Gregor Rankine Alex Rishty Christopher Simon Colin Smith William Srere Eric Weng Ian Zane Trent Zane

Gayatri Gupta-Casale Richa Iyer Raashi Jain Nicole Johnson Claire Jones Diana Kerr Emily Kornick Virginia Lafean Emmalee Lafean Emily Lamb Serena Lee Aria Malhotra Claire McGovern Arsha Misra Komal Misra Ashley Molina Diaz Melanie Montalvo Brenna Moran Carly Moskowitz Kaitlyn Orr Alexis Pappas Kate Parker-Lentz Katherine Pheysey Camryn Puccio Lia Rampinelli

Malaika Ravindran Aashni Sawhney Simran Sawhney Madison Schulte Aashka Shah Jillian Sher Lara Shoenholz Zoe Shteyn Anna Skrobala Leah Slepoi Ariadna Stockert Audra Stowers Elizabeth Stuart Alex Szabo Priscilla Tam Ariel Tresser Danielle Tufariello Sarah Valenti Alison Verdesca Miah Vesotsky Hana von der Linden Emma Voorhees Katherine White Mary Kate Willmot Hanna Zakharenko

Coriste Anushka Agarwal Sophie Amalfitano Era Atre Katherine Barrasso Anna Beim Neha Bhardwaj Rhianna Bhatia Lara Blomfield Sarah Celentano Hanna Celentano Erin Collier Katelyn Collins Anastasia Condolon Julia Doyle Vanessa Dresner Elizabeth Drew Amoolya Durbha Katherine Evans Sophia Fanelle Lara Gajewski Cassidy Gilroy Anna Gomez Leah Green Casey Grispin Kelly Guiltinan

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We are so proud of you, Ainsley!

We love to hear you sing!

Love, Tierney, Maigue, Mom & Dad

We are so proud of you

To Madie-iz, Always know this "When your soul is singing in joy, than you know you are doing it right” - Abira Mukherjee Congratulations to you and your Coriste sisters on your "grand and graceful" singing!

Love you, Mom, Dad and Christian

NATALIA MARIE AGNOLET

Always Follow Your Heart!

May God’s Love Bless and Keep You. Mommy,Daddy, Juliana, Dante, Sophie & Luke XOXO XO XO XO

Congratulations,

Hana von der Linden winner of the

NJYC 25th Anniversary Logo Competition.

February 17 - March 5, 2017 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies, Shipwrecked! is a comedy about the very nature of artifice and storytelling.

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Anne Matlack, Artistic Director

2016-2017 Concert Season Winter Skies A luminous program featuring Frank Martin’s double choir Mass and music by Esenvalds, Dove, Sweelinck and Fairouz, Swiss and Dutch carols, and multicultural gems.

Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 3 p.m.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 121 South Street at Miller Road, Morristown

From Heaven Distilled a Clemency Durufle’s Requiem and works by O’Regan, Poulenc, Heath, Chesnokov and Nico Muhly, with strings, harp and organ Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3 p.m.

Chatham United Methodist Church, 460 Main Street, Chatham

I’ll Fly Away A Chamber Singers concert, from Monteverdi to Adele, D’India to Dinerstein, wonderful contemporary works by Bob Chilcott, Daniel Elder and Michael Bussewitz-Quarm

Sunday, April 29, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue at Kings Road, Madison

There Will Come Soft Rains Eclectic settings celebrating rain, from the Renaissance to today, including Elgar, Whitacre, Dilworth, and Toto and the 20th anniversary of the High School Composition Contest Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue at Kings Road, Madison

For more Harmonium Happenings, visit www.harmonium.org or call 973-538-6969.

Funding has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Interested in joining NJYC? NJYC will be holding mid-season auditions on Mondays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30 between 4 and 8 PM for the following ensembles: Camerata: Grades 7-12, Changing and Changed Male Voices Coro Vivo: Grades 5-8, Unchanged Male Voices Primo Coro: Grades 4-5, Girls and Boys Visit njyouthchorus.org for more information and to schedule your audition appointment!

Auditions for all ensembles for the 2017-18 Season will be held in the Spring.

Are you looking to expand your young child’s musical abilities?

NJYC has introduced a musicianship program, Primi Passi, for children in 2nd and 3rd grade. Sessions are 8 weeks long, and are offered in the fall and spring. This program does not require an audition.

To sign up for the Spring Sessions, beginning in March, please visit our website njyouthchorus.org.

Chatham United Methodist Church is proud to be the rehearsal home of the New Jersey Youth Chorus.

Thank you for your musical presence.

Chatham UMC’s music program includes music for young people: Youth Singers, Youth Ringers, Kids’ Bells, and Sunday School Singers and for adults: the Covenant Choir, the Wesley Ringers, and the Praise Band.

460 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928 www.chathamumc.com

25thAnniversary.Season.

Upcoming Calendar of Events . st January 21 : NJYC Presents: Building the Conductor’s Dream: Educators’ Workshop with Dr. Jerry Blackstone, New Providence, NJ January 28th: Coro Vivo performs in Keystone State Boychoir Festival Philadelphia, PA February 4th: NJYC Presents: Young Men’s Choir Festival with Dr. Mark A. Boyle Bernards High School, Bernardsville, NJ February 20th: Coro Vivo to perform the National Anthem for the Harlem Globetrotters Madison Square Garden, New York, NY March 24th: Coriste performs at the OAKE National Convention Philadelphia, PA April 10th: Sola Voce and Coro Vivo perform at the Kennedy Center Washington DC April 30th: New Jersey Youth Chorus 25th Anniversary Gala Hanover Manor, East Hanover, NJ May 21st: New Jersey Youth Chorus Spring Concert

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