Atlanta Master Chorale | April 2023

presents HIGH LONESOME BLUEGRASS MASS

FEATURING THE CHUCK NATION BAND

ERIC NELSON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

JONATHAN EASTER, PIANO, ORGAN

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2023 | 8PM

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 | 8PM

Emerson Concert Hall

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Atlanta, Georgia

WELCOME to CHERRY LOGAN

EMERSON CONCERT HALL

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The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts is a place where teaching, learning, and performance merge to create a vital arts presence for the entire community. The concert hall was funded by and is named after Atlanta scientist Cherry Logan Emerson who earned a BA and MA from Emory in the 1930s. It houses a 14-ton Werner Wortsman Memorial Organ built by top North American builder Daniel Jaeckel, which was installed in 2005.

ACCESSIBILITY: We welcome all guests with special needs. The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts is committed to providing performances and facilities accessible to all. Please direct all accommodation requests to the Schwartz Center Box Office at least 24 hours in advance of the event at 404.727.5050 or by email at BoxOffice@Emory.edu.

PROGRAM

Bound for the Promised Land (2007) ........................................Arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1974)

Justin Bowen, Piano

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal (1967) .........................................Arr. Alice Parker (b. 1925)

Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (1948) ........... Arr. Stuart Churchill (1907–2000)

Down in the River to Pray (2022)................................................................ Arr. Eric Nelson (b. 1959)

Shenandoah (1975) ................................................................... Arr. James Erb (1926–2014)

Choral Variations on Simple Gifts (1945, 2017) ..................... Aaron Copland (1900–1990) Arr. David Conte (b. 1955)

Unclouded Day (1885, 2012) ................................................ Rev. J.K. Alwood (1828–1909) Arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970)

THE CHUCK NATION BAND

If You’re Ever in Oklahoma (1972) .....................................................J.J. Cale (1938–2013)

Bucket to the South (1977) Gail Davies (b. 1948)

Orange Blossom Special (1938) ................................................ Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981)

Chuck Nation, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals

Susan Nation, Bass, Vocals

Libby Nation, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals

Jody Hughes, Banjo

Come Away to the Skies: A High, Lonesome Mass (2011) ................. Wes Ramsay (b. 1955) & Tim Sharp (b. 1955)

Ross Wilcox, Baritone

Amelia Gregory, Alto

Mark Lamback, Baritone

SCAN ME!

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BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND

American Folk Hymn, Arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)

© 2007 Oxford University Press, Inc.

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand And cast a wishful eye, To Canaan’s fair and happy land Where my possessions lie. There generous fruits that never fail On trees immortal grow; There rocks and hills and brooks and vales With milk and honey flow.

I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land. O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land.

O the transporting rapturous scene That rises to my sight, Sweet fields arrayed in living green And rivers of delight, When shall I reach that happy place And be forever blessed?

When shall I see my Father’s face And in His bosom rest?

I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land. O who will come and go with me?

HARK, I HEAR THE HARPS ETERNAL

Traditional Hymn, Arr. Alice Parker (b. 1925)

© 1967 Lawson-Gould Music Publishers, Inc.

Hark, I hear the harps eternal Ringing on the farther shore, As I near those swollen waters, With their deep and solemn roar.

CHORUS

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the Lamb, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Glory to the great I AM.

And my soul though stained with sorrow, Fading as the light of day, Passes swiftly o’er those waters To the city far away.

CHORUS

Souls have crossed before me, saintly, To that land of perfect rest; And I hear them singing faintly In the mansions of the blest.

CHORUS

BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR

Appalachian Folk Song, Arr. Stuart Churchill (1907–2000)

© 1948 Shawnee Press, Inc.

Black is the color of my true love’s hair. Her lips are something wondrous fair: The purest eyes and the daintiest hands. I love the grass on where she stands.

I love my lover and well she knows. I love the grass on where she goes, If she on earth no more I’d see, My life would quickly fade away.

Black is the color of my true love’s hair.

DOWN IN THE RIVER TO PRAY

Traditional Folk Song, Arr. Eric Nelson (b. 1959)

© 2022

CHORUS

As I went down in the river to pray, studying about that good old way, and who shall wear the starry crown, good Lord, show me the way.

O sisters let’s go down, let’s go down, come on down.

O sisters let’s go down, down in the river to pray.

CHORUS

O brothers let’s go down, let’s go down, come on down.

O sisters let’s go down, down in the river to pray.

Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river Lord, cross over to campground.

O don’t you want to go to that gospel feast, that promised land where all is peace?

O deep river Lord, I want to cross over into campground.

CHORUS

SHENANDOAH

American Folksong, Arr. James Erb (1926–2014)

© 1975 Lawson-Gould Music Publishers, Inc.

O Shenando’, I long to see you, And hear your rolling river,

O Shenando’, I long to see you, ’Way, we’re bound away, Across the wide Missouri.

I long to see your smiling valley, And hear your rolling river, I long to see your smiling valley, ’Way, we’re bound away, Across the wide Missouri.

’Tis seven long years since last I see you, And hear your rolling river, ’Tis seven long years since last I see you, ’Way, we’re bound away, Across the wide Missouri.

O Shenando’, I long to see you, And hear your rolling river,

O Shenando’, I long to see you, ’Way, we’re bound away, Across the wide Missouri.

CHORAL VARIATIONS ON SIMPLE GIFTS

Aaron Copland (1900–1990), Arr. David Conte (b. 1955)

© 1945, 2017 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Copyright Renewed Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Publisher and Licensee

’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free, ’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right ’twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gained, To bow and to bend we shant be ashamed.

To turn, turn will be our delight, ’til by turning, turning we come ’round right.

UNCLOUDED DAY, NO. I FROM HEAVENLY

HOME: THREE AMERICAN SONGS

Words/Music by Rev. J.K. Alwood (1828–1909), Arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970)

© 2012 Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., an Imagem Company

Originally published in 1885

O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies, They tell me of a home far away

And they tell me of a home

Where no storm clouds rise:

O they tell me of an unclouded day.

CHORUS

O the land of cloudless days

O the land of an unclouded sky

O they tell me of a home

Where no storm clouds rise:

O they tell me of an unclouded day.

O they tell me of a home

Where my friends have gone, They tell me of a land far away, Where the tree of life in eternal bloom

Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day.

CHORUS

They tell me of a King in his beauty there, They tell me that mine eyes shall behold

Where He sits on a throne

That is bright as the sun

In the city that is made of gold!

IF YOU’RE EVER IN OKLAHOMA

J.J. Cale (1938–2013)

© 1972 BMG Platinum Songs

BUCKET TO THE SOUTH

Gail Davies (b. 1948)

© 1977 Sony Music (BMI)

ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL

Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981)

© 1938 Universal Music

COME AWAY TO THE SKIES: A HIGH, LONESOME MASS

Created, composed, and arranged by Wes Ramsay (b. 1955) and Tim Sharp (b. 1955)

© 2011, 2018 by August Press and Goliard Music Press (ASCAP)

Introit—Come Away to the Skies

Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Come away to the skies my beloved arise and rejoice in the day thou wast born; On this festival day, come exulting away, and with singing to Zion return.

We have laid up our love and our treasures above tho’ our bodies continue below. The redeemed of the Lord shall remember his word, And with singing to paradise go.

Come away.

Kyrie Eleison—Do Lord Remember Me

Traditional Folk Hymn

Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)

Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me!

Christe eleison (Christ, have mercy)

Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me!

Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)

Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me! Look away beyond the blue.

Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Look away beyond the blue.

Lord have mercy, look away, oh look away Lord!

I got a home in glory land, I got a home outshines the sun; Look away beyond the blue!

Gloria in Excelsis—Brethren We Have Met

to Worship

Traditional Mass Text, George Atkins (1819), Holy Manna

Gloria in excelsis Deo. (Glory to God in the highest.) And on earth peace, to all people of goodwill.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we adore thee, we glorify thee. We give thanks to thee for thy great glory.

Et in terra pax (And in earth peace)

hominibus bonae voluntatis (to men of good will)

Laudamus te (We praise thee)

Benedicimus te (We bless thee)

Adoramus te (We worship thee)

Glorificamus te (We glorify thee)

Gratias agimus tibi (We give thanks to thee)

propter magnam gloriam tuam (for thy great glory)

Brethren we have met to worship and adore the Lord our God. Will you pray with all your power while we try to preach the word? All is vain unless the Spirit of the Holy One comes down; Brethren pray and holy manna will be showered all around.

Domine Deus, (O Lord God,) rex caelestis. (heavenly king.)

Deus Pater omnipotens. (God the Father Almighty.)

Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. (O Lord, the only begotten son Jesus Christ.)

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei (Lord God, Lamb of God)

Domine Deus, Filius Patris, (Lord God, Son of the Father,)

miserere nobis. (have mercy on us.)

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (For thou only art holy)

Dominus, Altissimus, Jesu Christe, (Lord, most high, Jesus Christ,) Cum Sancto Spiritu (with the Holy Spirit) in Gloria Dei Patris. (in the glory of God the Father.) Amen.

High Lonesome Credo

Traditional Mass Text (paraphrased)

CHORUS

We believe in God the Father. We believe in Christ the Son; We believe in the Holy Ghost One in three and three in one.

We believe that God created all that is, seen and unseen, all is his; We believe in Christ, God’s only son, God of God, light of light, from heaven come.

CHORUS

Born of blessed Mary Christ became a man, Suffered under Pilate, died and rose again; Sent the Holy Spirit to the Bride of Christ, Spoke by the prophets, gives his church life.

CHORUS

We believe one Holy Church and one baptism for our sins, The dead will rise to the life eternal, The redeemed will live with him.

CHORUS

Sanctus—Hail the Blessed Morn

Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Traditional Mass Text, Brightest and Best (trad.)

Hail the blessed morn!

See the great mediator down from the regions of glory descend!

Shepherds come worship the babe in the manger. Lo, for his guard the bright angels attend! Holy, holy, holy Lord.

Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Low at his feet we are in humble prostration, lose all our sorrow and trouble and strife. There we receive his divine consolation, Flowing afresh from the fountain of life.

Blessed is he that comes in the Lord’s name; Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei—What Wondrous Love

Traditional Mass Text, Traditional Folk Hymn Text (1811), Wondrous Love

Oh, Lamb of God, What wondrous love is this, oh my soul?

What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul?

Oh, Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.

When I was singing down beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside his crown.

To God and to the Lamb I will sing, To God and to the Lamb who is the great I Am; While millions join the theme, I will sing.

Oh, Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us. Grant us thy peace.

2022-2023 CHORISTERS

SOPRANOS

Amy Arnold

Casey Bagby

Claire Berger

Hayley Conroy

Samantha Frischling

Meg Granum Gurtcheff

Lisa Hayes

Perry Houck

Audriana Johnson

Amy Kuhn

Elizabeth Lamback

Katie Leverett

Caitlin Norton

Megan Schuitema

Sylvia Ware

ALTOS

Natalie Boehnlein

Holly Botella

Emily Boyle

Calissa Dauterman

Katie Dial

Jesse Gilbert

Stephanie Gilbert

Jean Goffaux

Amelia Gregory

Ava Maalouf

Ivy Overcash

Joy Putney

Meredith Starks

Kathryn Stone

June Webb

TENORS

Huston Collings

Michael Devine

Jon Easter

Ameya Gangal

Mark King

Ryan Koter

Bronson Lee

Paul McClung

Andrew McLeod

Garrett Pace

Sam Potts

James Ranson

Kirk Rich

Denny Shin

James Rashaad Turner

BASSES

Nick Almand

David Bonaker

Justin Bowen

Stven Carlberg

Jeffrey Clanton

Jared Duncan

Richard Holz

James Jones

Mark Lamback

Joseph Legaspi

Joseph Ripley

Wade Thomas

Stephen Van Dorn

Spence Whitehead

Ross Wilcox

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE has touched people’s hearts and spirits with the transformative power of choral music for more than 35 years. Renowned for our transcendent choral sound, we infuse each performance with emotional depth and a rare expressiveness as part of our mission to “inspire and enrich the lives of our community through choral artistry.” The Chorale’s exquisite blend of pitch, rhythm, text, and voice reaches beyond the stage, drawing listeners into a shared space where music touches spirit.

Our awards include the prestigious 2013 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America and the 2014 Prudential Leadership Award for Exceptional Nonprofit Boards presented by BoardSource. We are also the recipient of a 2018-2019 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies and 2018 recipient of a Leadership DeKalb Community Outreach Project.

Atlanta Master Chorale has performed at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, and at conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Choristers Guild, and American Guild of Organists (AGO). We were also proud to be one of fewer than 30 choirs selected nationwide to perform at ACDA’s National Conference in Minneapolis, March 2017.

Our exciting repertoire has been called “the musical language of the deeper soul” and includes treasures drawn from a broad spectrum of choral music. The Chorale performs concerts in the Atlanta area and throughout the Southeast featuring music from nearly every period and genre including newly commissioned works. Our choral series, published by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Group, captures new repertoire premiered by the ensemble, helping to add vibrant original music to the choral field. With our dedicated board, staff, and a roster of skilled volunteer choristers, Atlanta Master Chorale is proud to be a part of the Atlanta arts community.

AMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephanie Watkins, Board Chair

Charles Beaudrot, Counsel to the Board

Sydney Cleland

Jamie Clements

Cindy Evans

Sam Hagan

Tommy Herrington

Leonard Jenkins

Raymond Payne

Stan Segal

Mary Slaughter

Kathryn Stone, Secretary

Julie Thompson, Treasurer

Lorraine Tully

James Verrecchia, Executive Director

Eric Nelson, Artistic Director

ADVISORY BOARD

Cheryl Bachelder

Ray Chenault

Rodger Herndon

Dr. James T. Laney

Marianna Magee

STAFF

Toni Myers

Sandy Purdie

H. Hamilton Smith

William & Carol Yadlosky

Ellen & John Yates

Eric Nelson, Artistic Director

Jonathan Easter, Pianist/Organist

James Verrecchia, Executive Director

Amy Kuhn, Administrative Manager

ERIC NELSON is artistic director of Atlanta

Master Chorale and professor of choral studies at Emory University. Dr. Nelson’s choirs have performed throughout the world, including London, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Seoul, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Sydney Opera House. He has conducted choirs at eight American Choral Directors Association conferences, including Atlanta Master Chorale’s performance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis for the National Conference in March 2017 and the Emory Concert Choir’s performance at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall for the National Conference in 2011.

Dr. Nelson’s ensembles are characterized by their variety of repertoire and for their ability to fuse technical precision with warmth of musical expression. He appears regularly as clinician, lecturer, and guest conductor for honor choirs, conventions, symposiums, workshops, and all-state festivals.

Dr. Nelson’s choral compositions and arrangements are sung regularly by ensembles throughout the United States. He is the editor of the Atlanta Master Chorale Choral Series, published by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Group. His compositions are also published by Colla Voce and Ausburg Fortress. He holds degrees in voice and conducting from Houghton College, Westminster Choir College, and Indiana University.

JONATHAN EASTER, Piano, Organ | Known for his musicality and expressivity across multiple instruments, Easter is increasingly sought after as a collaborative organist and pianist. As a collaborative artist, Easter has performed at ACDA and AGO conventions at the regional and national levels. He also performs regularly with the Atlanta Master Chorale and Emory University’s Concert Choir as their accompanist and assistant conductor. As an organist, Easter has performed solo and collaborative recitals at Peachtree Road UMC; Jacoby Symphony Hall in Jacksonville, Florida; the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Augustine, Florida; and Spivey Hall. He can be heard on multiple CDs with the Atlanta Master Chorale, University of North Florida Chamber Singers, and an upcoming CD with trumpet players from around the country. In addition to his work with choral ensembles, he has worked on multiple occasions with solo artists including world-famous mezzo-soprano, Jamie Barton.

Easter currently serves as director of fine arts and organist at Saint Mark UMC in Atlanta, a predominantly LGBTQ congregation in the heart of Midtown.

THE CHUCK NATION BAND, from Gainesville, GA, made their Carnegie Hall debut performance in New York City in 2015. They have performed in concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. They were 2016 Georgia Music Awards nominees for Artist of the Year.

Chuck is a member of the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame, a two-time Georgia State Fiddle Champion, Georgia State Mandolin Champion, and a Louisiana State Fiddle Champion. The band has been called “the South’s best Bluegrass band.”

The band has toured internationally to Ireland, Japan, China, and Argentina. They performed in Inner Mongolia as representatives for the USA at the International Folk Festival. Since their inception in 2010 they have played over 750 shows.

Close harmony singing and superb instrumental playing are hallmarks of their distinctive sound. Their repertoire includes originals, traditional, gospel, and instrumentals.

They have performed the High Lonesome Bluegrass Mass in concert over 75 times, often with its composer/arranger Dr. Tim Sharp, and have recorded three CD projects: On A High High Mountain, Thinking About Home, and Beneath The Tennessee Moon.

For those who would like to know more about upcoming concerts, please visit our website www.ChuckNationBand.com or follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/OfficialChuckNationBand

SEASON DONORS

LEGACY CIRCLE

($5,000+)

Anonymous

A & J Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation

Caterpillar Foundation

Sydney and Craig Cleland

Collings Family Giving Fund

Barbara and Donald Defoe

Patty Dontje

Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation

Mrs. Cleo Mansour

Susan and James McCabe

Ellen and John Yates

ACCOMPANIST CIRCLE

($2,500 – $4,999)

Anne Marie Alexander

Carol and Michael Bohannon

Coca-Cola Foundation

Sandy and Tom Gay

Marti and Sam Hagan

Susan and Eric Nelson

Georgia and Stan Segal

Mary Slaughter

Jane and Alan Stevenson

Stephanie Watkins

Carol and Bill Yadlosky

COMPOSER CIRCLE

($1,000 – $2,499)

Sally Angevine

Mark D. Barilla

Charles Beaudrot, Jr.

Lua Blankenship and Dennis Kemp

Emily and T.J. Boyle

Ted Campbell

Ray and Beth Chenault

Jamie Clements

Cindy and Gary Frischling

Toni and Hardy Gregory

Doug Hand

Peggy and Rodger Herndon

Tammy and Tommy Herrington

Marianna and Alan Magee

Helen Motamen and Deepak Shenoy

Mary Margaret Oliver

William Larry Owens and Travis Clark Simmons

Toni and Ray Payne

Elise T. Phillips

Dave and Betsy Polstra

Edith and Alexander Purdie

Mary Reilly

Sally Rhoden

Beth and Mark Roberson

Jacqueline Sandy

Kathryn Stone

Anne and Don Teddlie

Laura and Jimmy Trimble

James L. Waits

Donna and Bill Woolf

SOLOIST CIRCLE

($500 – $999)

Anonymous

Karen and Tommy Beman

Jeanné Brown

Carolyn Conner

Sharon Cregier

Marge and Gray Crouse

Faith and Victor Dupuis

Lawrence Easter

Janet and Donald Filip

Philip Garrett

Susan and Donald Garrett

Sally Frost George

Sharon L. and Duncan M. Harle

Carol C. Head and Allen Jackson Head

Joanne and Richard Holz

Eric Klem

Katheryn Klimko

Amy and Chris Kuhn

Edward Laity

Betty Lou Land

Betty Lemmons

MassMutual Advisors Association

Ross Potts

John Sartain and Michael Nifong

Virginia Schenck

Hamilton and Mason Smith

Richard Stumm

Becky and Sunny Sundquist

Julie Thompson

Belva White

Jerry and Tolly Williamson

Anna M. Wright, MD

CHORISTER CIRCLE

($250 – $499)

Jon Bauer

Ruth and Jimmy Brown

Jan Buchanan

Suzanne and Randy Clegg

Teresa and Thomas Coffey

Janet Fath and Richard Henneman

Christine and Lawrence Fuller

Margaret and Thomas Gose

Betty J. and Travis E. Halford

Nancy Hamilton

Sarah and Harvey Hill

Elizabeth Izard

Sally and George Lee

Jerry Lloyd

Donna and Jack McCoy

Arina Meeuwsen

Dorie Moore

Anne Morgan and Jim Kelley

Anne Olson

Debra and Scott Pyron

Sharon and Dan Rankin

Kay Schwenk

Gayle and Carl Shaw

Jan and Greg Smith

Nancy and Jim Verrecchia

Betty Watkins

Ann White Morton

Drs. Jana and Brian Williams

A CAPPELLA CIRCLE

(up to $249)

Anonymous

Janet Abraham

Karen Adams and Jeff Pickett

Melissa Alexander

Pauline and Ben Allison

Barbara and Paul Arne

Ash Arnett

Claire Berger and Branislav Marinkovic

Frank Berkowitz

Diana Blair

Elaine Bradley

Sherry Britton

Heidy Brusitus

Brook Buckelew

Judith Burge

KC Burgess Yakemovic

Anthony Cammarata

Anne Carson Wray

Kathleen and Bernie Cleveland

Delia Coleman

Susan and Jose Couvillion

Donna Dalton

Lindsay Davis

Ellen Diss

Sue and Eric Doane

Adelia Ann Dozier

Laura and Richard Dyer

Peggy Easter

Elizabeth and Robert Edge

BJ Erb and Bruce Crabtree

James Farmer

Samantha Frischling

Paul Frysh

Mary Galpin

Patricia Godbee

Jane Gole

Margaret and Thomas Gose

James Green

Meg Gurtcheff

John Haberlen

Susan and Tom Hagood

Amanda Hall

Faye and Tom Hammett

Barbara Hammond

Betty and Richard Hammonds

Leila Hartley and James Costlow

Patty and Ken Hepburn

Raymond Herman

Edith Howington

Celia Hughes

Ann and Rod Hunter

Benita Johnson

Beth and Ronald Johnson

Carol and J. Timothy Johnson

Oren Johnson

Margery Kellar

The Kindly Share Fund of Thrivent

Charitable Impact & Investing

Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM

Joan Lankford

June Lester

Lynn Linck

Marsha and Neal Little

Janet Locke

Alison Main

Kay and David Mainor

Dolores M. Malvitz

Craig and Becky McClung Giving Fund

Linda McCord

Linda McPherson

Laura Meadows

Julene K. Miller

Louise Miller

M. Lew Miller

Sandra and Simon Miller

Carol Morgan

Lisa and Joel Morris

Katharine Nodine

Alexandra Oglesby

Susan and Rhus Palumbo

Hilda and Pat Patrick

Helen and John Patton

Jacob Paul

Sheila Phillips

Angelika Pohl and Stven Carlberg

Mary and Stephen Pond

Janette Pratt

Teresa and Peter Psyhogios

Cheryl Ranson

Louise Reaves

Maria Rispoli

Jeffrey St Amand

Don Saliers

Sue Sandell

Miriam and Aston Sanson

Jessica Schultz

Nancy Shober

Silicon Valley Bank

Sonja Skobel

Sunny Smith

Martha Sterne

Elizabeth and Wayne Stewart

Karen Stitt

Caryn and Terry Stofko

Gayle and Robert Suggs

Cheryl Sullivan

Plamen Tasev

Laurie Taylor

Sally and Todd Tucker

Janice and Claude Turner

Joanne and Jim Van Duys

Angela Verrecchia

Bill and Susan Willson

Charlie Wilson

Carolyn and Max Yost

Jeanne Young and Richard Young

David Yurko

Charles Zapf

MONTHLY SUSTAINING DONORS

Jonathan Bauer

Carol and Michael Bohannon

Sherry Britton

Jamie Clements

Kathleen and Bernie Cleveland

Lawrence Easter

Philip Garrett

Doug Hand

Amy and Chris Kuhn

Susan and Eric Nelson

Kathryn Stone

DEDICATIONS & MEMORIALS

Janet Abraham in honor of Jeffrey Clanton

Pauline and Ben Allison in memory of Cleo Mansour

Barbara and Paul Arne in honor of Ellen and John Yates

Claire Berger and Branislav Marinkovic in loving memory of our son Yovan

Jeanné Brown in honor of Molly Brown

Judith Burge in memory of Sylvia Mansour

Ted Campbell in memory of Patricia Campbell

Carolyn Conner in memory of Patricia Craft

Sharon Cregier in memory of Reg and Juanita Ellis

James Farmer in honor of and with thanks to James Verrecchia

Christine and Ben Fuller in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson

Susan and Donald Garrett in honor of James R. Turner

Sally Frost George in honor of Eric Nelson and in memory of Johann S. Bach

Patricia Godbee in honor of Laura and Brian Dyer

Susan and Tom Hagood in honor of Cheryl Sullivan

Keith Hand in honor of Doug Hand

Elizabeth Izard in memory of Eleanor Pettit

Benita Johnson in honor of Stephanie Watkins

Amy and Chris Kuhn in memory of Pat Campbell

Joan Lankford in memory of Doug Lankford

Betty Lemmons in memory of Cleo Mansour

Janet Locke in honor of Eric and Susan Nelson

Kay and David Mainor in memory of Mildred Mainor

Craig and Becky McClung Giving Fund in honor of Drs. Nancy and Paul McClung

Louise Miller in memory of Cleo Mansour

Dorie Moore in honor of Sally Rhoden

Anne Morgan and Jim Kelley in honor of Eric Nelson and in memory of Mac and Helen Morgan

Katharine Nodine in memory of Sylvia Cleo Mansour

Anne Olson in memory of Mary Ellen and Ray DuVarney

Betsy and Dave Polstra in honor of Bill and Carol Yadlosky

Mary Reilly in honor of James and Berta Laney

Sally Rhoden in honor of Dorie Moore

Maria Rispoli in memory of the deceased members of the Verrecchia family

Martha Sterne in appreciation of James Verrecchia

Janice and Claude Turner in honor of Emily Boyle

Betty Watkins in honor of Stephanie Watkins

Ann White Morton in memory of Cleo Mansour

Ellen and John Yates in memory of Louise and Paul Cobb and Rosalyn Cobb and in honor of Paul Yates

We welcome the opportunity to honor individuals. Please consider a gift to honor a family member or friend. Dedications and memorials will remain in concert programs for one year from the donation date.

Barbara and Paul Arne

Frank Berkowitz

Sydney and Craig Cleland

Sharon Cregier

Donna and Steven Dauterman

Ellen Diss

Philip Garrett

Sally Frost George

James Green

Marti and Sam Hagan

Joanne and Richard Holz

Edward Laity

Toni and Ray Payne

Don Saliers

Gayle and Carl Shaw

Charles Zapf

Full details on the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund including how to donate are listed later in this program.

Donor lists reflect gifts from February 20, 2022 – April 15, 2023. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If you find an error, please accept our apology and notify us at INFO@ATLANTAMASTERCHORALE.ORG

OUR LATEST ALBUM!

Atlanta Master Chorale’s latest CD “Sing On” is available at the merchandise table in the lobby after the concerts. The music on this CD is a reminder of how much we need the beauty that can only come from voices joined together in song. CDs and digital downloads also may be purchased on our website at www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org/shop

“Sing On” and other Atlanta Master Chorale recordings are available on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other digital and streaming services.

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE CHORAL SERIES

Our Atlanta Master Chorale Choral Series, published by MorningStar/ECS Publishing Group, captures new repertoire premiered by the ensemble, helping to add vibrant original music to the choral field. The series features original works and arrangements composed by Eric Nelson, Atlanta Master Chorale’s artistic director, in addition to pieces commissioned by Atlanta Master Chorale from composers Ivo Antognini, Joel Thompson, and Stacey Gibbs. Pieces included in the series are chosen for their technical and expressive qualities. We hope all who sing them will find those places “where music touches spirit.”

Contact info@AtlantaMasterChorale.org for more details including ordering information.

In 2020, Atlanta Master Chorale established the Eric Nelson Artistic Fund (ENAF) to honor Eric Nelson’s incredible talents and twenty-year leadership as our artistic director. The ENAF supports the chorale through underwriting commissioned choral works by new or established composers and covering related costs, subsidizing chorale travel to conferences and conventions, and defraying costs to bring high-caliber guest artists to perform or record with the chorale.

ENAF donations may be made online (choose ENAF from the drop-down menu), by mail (indicate ENAF in the memo section of your check), or at the merchandise table in the lobby.

AtlantaMasterChorale.org/donate

Atlanta Master Chorale

P.O. Box 133201 Atlanta, GA 30333

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE needs YOU!

We sing for you, and we sing because of you. Without your generous support, we would be unable to continue our musical programming that touches so many.

We rely on the generosity of individual donors in our community, like you, who understand and value the extraordinary quality of our music.

BRIDGE CATERING

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE would like to thank Bridge Catering for their generosity and support this season.

Your gifts help us reach thousands of people throughout the year as we inspire and enrich the lives of the people in our community and beyond.

To give online, scan the QR code or visit www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org/Give. You may also mail a donation to: Atlanta Master Chorale P.O. Box 133201 Atlanta, GA 30333

Bridge Catering, owned and operated by Chef Keith Hand, prepares delicious and affordable dishes for wedding receptions, corporate events and lunches, parties, cocktail receptions, church functions, and more. We will develop a unique menu for your event that will fulfill your culinary desires while staying within your budget. Learn more at BridgeCatering.com or call 404.233.1582.

If your company would like to sponsor a concert or a season or if you have goods or services to donate, please contact Jim Verrecchia, Executive Director, for more information: ExecutiveDirector@AtlantaMasterChorale.org | 404.853.9309

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE is grateful for the participation and support of many friends during this season’s performances. We acknowledge and thank the following organizations and individuals for their generous support and service to the Chorale this season:

INDIVIDUALS

Nick Almand, Video/Photography/Design

Casey Bagby, Membership, Wardrobe, and Audition Panel

Samantha Frischling, Logistics

Marti Hagan, Editing

Sam Hagan, Audition Panel

Branislav Marinkovic, Merchandise Sales

Susan Nelson, Volunteer

Julie Thompson, Accounting/Finance and Merchandise Sales

BUSINESS PARTNERS

ArtsATL

Atlanta ShowGuide

Encore

Gordon Boice, Graphic Design Bridge Catering

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

Alvin Moore, Decorating

SCHWARTZ CENTER for PERFORMING ARTS

Terry Adams, Box Office Coordinator

Rachael Brightwell, Managing Director

Lisa Baron, Communications Specialist

Kathryn Colegrove, Associate Director for Programming and Outreach

Lewis Fuller, Associate Director for Production and Operations

Jennifer Kimball, Assistant Stage Manager

Jeff Lenhard, Operations Assistant

Alan Strange, Box Office Manager

Alexandria Sweatt, Marketing Assistant

Nicholas P. Surbey, Graphic Designer

Mark Teague, Stage Manager

Nina Vestal, House Manager

Matt Williamson, Multimedia Specialist

And the Schwartz Center Ushers and Box Office Staff

And to the many Chorale volunteers, board members, and committee members for contributing their time and talents.

See you next season!

THANK YOU!

Thank you to Schwartz Center for Performing Arts House Manager, Nina Vestal.

Atlanta Master Chorale congratulates Nina Vestal on her 25 years of dedicated service as House Manager at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.

Nina is retiring at the end of this season, and we are grateful for the care she has shown our patrons over the years.

We wish her all the best as she starts this new chapter of her life’s journey!