Chanticleer Playbill

IOWA STATE CENTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS

CHANTICLEER — AN ORCHESTRA OF VOICES — “Precise, pure and deeply felt singing.” — The New York Times

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 7:30 pm

CHANTICLEER — AN ORCHESTRA OF VOICES —

Love Story Casey Breves, Gregory Peebles, Kory Reid — soprano Cortez Mitchell, Alan Reinhardt, Adam Ward — alto Matthew Curtis, Brian Hinman, Ben Jones — tenor Eric Alatorre, Michael Axtell, Matthew Knickman — baritone and bass Jace Wittig, Interim Music Director

— Intermission —

I.

VI.

Veni, dilecte mi

Sebastián de Vivanco (1551-1622)

Sicut lilium inter spinas Nigra sum sed formosa

This Marriage

Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

A Village Wedding*

Sir John Tavener (b. 1944)

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

VI. II.

from The Lotus Lovers

Ubi caritas

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Épithalame

Daniel-Lesur (1908-2002)

Stephen Paulus (b. 1949)

Commissioned for Chanticleer by Mrs. Mary Rodgers and Mr. Henry Guettel A Rich Brocade

from Le Cantique des cantiques

Late Spring All Night

III.

Illusions

Tant que vivray

Claudin de Sermisy (1495-1562)

Toutes les nuits

Clément Janequin (c. 1485-1558)

Revoici venir du printemps

Claude Le Jeune (1529-1600)

IV. Drei Männerchöre*

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

VII. A Selection of Popular Songs To Be Announced

* These works have been recorded by Chanticleer, and are available at tonight’s performance or through our new digital storefront at www.chanticleer.org.

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Fröhlich im Maien

V. Not an End of Loving

Steven Sametz (b. 1954)

Where I Become You

Chanticleer is a non-profit organization, governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, administered by a professional staff with a full-time professional ensemble. The Board of Trustees thanks the following Foundations, Corporations and Government Agencies for their exceptional support: Borel Private Bank & Trust Company • Chevron • Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund • Carol Franc Buck Foundation • The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation • The Walter and Elise Haas Foundation • The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation • The E. Nakamichi Foundation • The Bernard Osher Foundation • USAI MidAtlantic Arts Foundation • Rabobank • The Bob Ross Foundation • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney • The National Endowment for the Arts • The Wallis Foundation • Wells Fargo

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CHANTICLEER — AN ORCHESTRA OF VOICES — Called “the world’s reigning male chorus,” by The New Yorker magazine, and named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America in 2008, Chanticleer will perform more than 100 concerts in 2011-12, the GRAMMY Award-winning ensemble’s 34th season. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for their “tonal luxuriance and crisply etched clarity,” Chanticleer will tour to 21 of the United States, appearing in a wide variety of venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. A summer trip to Europe encompassed prestigious festivals such as Edinburgh, La Chaise Dieu, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein and Rheingau in August. On a 10country tour in early 2012 the ensemble returned to Europe’s most renowned concert halls, including the Musikverein (Vienna), Bela Bartok Concert Hall (Budapest), and Concertgebouw (Amsterdam). Exciting events this season include Chanticleer’s performance on the soundtrack of the 10th anniversary release by Microsoft of its legendary video game HALO, the ensemble’s first live film score performance, and a return visit to six California missions with more newly discovered music of the period.

Chanticleer — based in San Francisco — is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz and from gospel to venturesome new music.

Chanticleer’s 30-concert 2011-12 Bay Area Season opened in September with Love Story — songs exploring man’s most profound and fascinating emotion — including a new composition by Stephen Paulus and a new Vince Peterson arrangement of “Somebody to Love” by Freddy Mercury. Chanticleer’s busy Christmas season included the release of “Our Favorite Carols” on CD and download, performances of its beloved A Chanticleer Christmas around the country and the Bay Area, and the program’s broadcast on over 225 National Public Radio stations. The season continued with “What Do You Think I Fought For,” a multi-media program of music about conflict, including Insert 4

Brent Michael David’s score for DW Griffith’s silent film “Leatherstocking.” The season-ending tour includes six of California’s beautiful and beloved missions.

Chanticleer’s recordings are distributed by Chanticleer, Rhino Records and iTunes among others, and are available on Chanticleer’s website, www.chanticleer.org. New this season is Our Favorite Carols — popular Christmas music from live performances as broadcast on American Public Media’s, Let it Snow. A collection of Christmas music released in 2007, it was on the Billboard charts for twelve weeks. Colors of Love won the GRAMMY® Award in 2000 for Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor) and the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award for Best Classical Album. The world-premiere recording of Sir John Tavener’s Lamentations and Praises was released in 2002 to critical acclaim and garnered two GRAMMY® awards for Classical Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor) and for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. A selection from this CD is featured in Terence Malik’s “The Tree of Life.”

The “Chanticleer Live in Concert” series now includes six releases of live recordings.

With the help of individual contributions and foundation and corporate support, the Ensemble involves over 5,000 young people annually in its extensive education program. The 2010-11 season saw the creation of the Louis A. Botto (LAB) Choir — an after-school honors program for high school and college students. The LAB Choir adds to an ongoing program of in-school clinics and workshops, Chanticleer Youth Choral Festivals™ in the Bay Area and around the country including the National Youth Choral Festival every four years, master classes for university students nationwide, and the Chanticleer in Sonoma summer workshop for adult choral singers. The Singing Life — a documentary about Chanticleer’s work with young people — was released in 2008. In 2010 Chanticleer’s education program was recognized by the Chorus America Education Outreach Award.

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Chanticleer’s long-standing commitment to commissioning and performing new works was honored in 2008 by the inaugural Dale Warland/Chorus America Commissioning Award and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming for the 2006-07 Season in which ten new works were premiered. Among the seventy composers commissioned in Chanticleer’s history are Mark Adamo, Mason Bates, Régis Campo, Chen Yi, David Conte, Shawn Crouch, Douglas J. Cuomo, Brent Michael Davids, Anthony Davis, Guido López-Gavilán, William Hawley, Jake Heggie, Jackson Hill, Kamran Ince, Jeeyoung Kim, Tania León, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Michael McGlynn, Peter Michaelides, John Musto, Tarik O’Regan, Roxanna Panufnik, Shulamit Ran, Bernard Rands, Steven Sametz, Carlos Sanchez-Guttierez, Jan Sandstrom, Paul Schoenfield, Steven Stucky, John Tavener, Augusta Read Thomas and Janike Vandervelde.

Named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Chanticleer was founded in 1978 by tenor Louis Botto, who sang in the ensemble until

1989 and served as Artistic Director until his death in 1997.

In 1999, Christine Bullin joined Chanticleer as President & General Director. Joseph Jennings joined the ensemble as a countertenor in 1983, and shortly thereafter assumed the title of Music Director which he held until his retirement in 2008. Mr. Jennings has arranged some of Chanticleer’s most popular repertoire, most notably spirituals, gospel music, and jazz standards. Tenor Matthew D. Oltman succeeded Jennings in 2008, and retired in 2011.

Chanticleer is the current recipient of major grants from The Carol Franc Buck Foundation, the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The E. Nakamichi Foundation, The Bernard Osher Foundation, The Bob Ross Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Rabo Bank, and U.S. Artists International. Chanticleer’s activities as a notfor-profit corporation are supported by its administrative staff and Board of Trustees.

— Chanticleer Staff — Christine Bullin, President & General Director Liv Nilssen, Director of Development Curt Hancock, Director of Operations and Touring Ben Johns, Director of Education & Merchandise Brian Bauman, Senior Accountant/Budget Manager Joe Ledbetter, Marketing/Development & IT Systems Manager Barbara Bock, Development and Marketing Associate Jace Wittig, Interim Music Director Matthew Curtis, Assistant Music Director Brian Hinman, Road Manager Adam Ward, Merchandise Manager Ben Jones, Matthew Knickman, Merchandise Associates Press Representation: Brenda Hughes Artist Management: Opus 3 Artists, Ltd. Label Manager: Lisa Nauful Pro Bono Consultant: Susan Overman Founder: Louis Botto (1951–1997) Music Director Emeritus: Joseph H. Jennings www.chanticleer.org

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BIOGRAPHIES ERIC ALATORRE, bass, joined Chanticleer in the last century. Really. Now the provider of much of the Chanticleer lore from former times, he is enjoying sharing the joy of singing with some of his colleagues who are, quite literally, a new generation of singers. He still enjoys being able to perform all over the country and the world, which gives him plenty of time to explore his other passion: food. A parttime hedonist and full-time wine enthusiast, he is always looking for another wonderful dining experience to share with friends and his fellow singers on the road.

His other passions include promoting Apple products to others, eating his way around the world, being married to his wonderful wife Dorothee, and enjoying watching his daughter Mia discover the joys of learning English, German and Spanish.

MICHAEL AXTELL, bass-baritone, is proudly singing in his second season with Chanticleer. He is a recent graduate of Lawrence University in Appleton, WI where he received a BM in Vocal Performance and a BA in Theatre. He studied voice under the tutelage of Karen Leigh-Post, whose guidance and support was instrumental in the healthy vocal navigation of the myriad of operas, musicals, and ensembles in which he performed. While in choir under Richard Bjella, he performed as a soloist at regional and national conventions of the American Choral Director’s Association. In 2009, he participated in the AIS Triple Threat Workshop in Germany whose faculty included Janet Tyler and Richard Lissemore among others. Apart from performing, Michael’s passions include cooking, eating, mixing drinks, drinking them, and the logical summation: throwing dinner parties. He sends his love and thanks to his family and to Kurt Killam for their belief and encouragement.

CASEY BREVES, soprano, is thrilled to be in his second season with Chanticleer. Originally from New York City, he graduated from Yale University in 2010. At Yale, he was a member of the Schola Cantorum (conducted by Masaaki Suzuki and Simon Carrington), the Duke’s Men, and the Centennial class of the Whiffenpoofs. He sang the title role in Monteverdi’s Orfeo at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, performed a recital of Mendelssohn Lieder at the Southport Summer Music Festival, and made his New York debut in The Fall of the House of Usher at the NYC Fringe Festival.

Favorite opera roles include Lindoro in L’italiana in Algeri, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, and Sam Kaplan in Street Scene. He has studied voice with Victoria Clark and Ian Howell.

MATTHEW CURTIS, Assistant Music Director & tenor, is excited to be in his third year with Chanticleer. A Wisconsin native, he recently received his bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education as a Liberace Scholar from Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He continued studying for a year in the graduate school at the University of Minnesota. Matthew recently performed with the internationally acclaimed Rose Ensemble in Saint Paul, MN and with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.

Mr. Curtis’ solo performances include lyric tenor roles such as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia and Steva in Jenûfa. He has received numerous awards with the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. In his spare time Matthew runs a business providing recorded multi-track learning MP3s for choral singers. Matthew lives with his wife Robynn in beautiful Marin County.

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BRIAN HINMAN, tenor, began singing choral music as a young boy in the suburbs of Chicago. He studied vocal performance at the University of Tennessee, and after leaving school, cultivated comfort on stage by performing in numerous theatrical productions; sang in a gospel choir, dabbled in bluegrass, rock and roll, and a little bit of soul and had visions of becoming a jazz singer. Before his journey with Chanticleer, he studied jazz and acting in New York City where he began to learn what it means to be an artist. In New York, he sang with an assortment of ensembles, and throughout his varied artistic pursuits, choral music remained a consistent outlet and continued to hold a special place in his heart. Brian is in his sixth season with Chanticleer as both singer and Road Manager.

BEN JONES, tenor, enjoyed a musical upbringing in Peoria,Illinois. Born into a family of string players, he began his training on the cello and the French horn at an early age. While earning a film degree at the University of Illinois, he studied voice, performed in opera productions and directed the acclaimed comedy octet, The Other Guys. His versatile voice can be heard on recordings under the Albany label and on national radio spots for Coors Light. As a soloist, he has shared the stage with Nathan Gunn, Rita Moreno, Helmuth Rilling, Val Diamond and Ian Hobson. In the years before joining Chanticleer, Jones performed regularly in San Francisco as a soloist with the St. Dominic’s Solemn Mass Choir, as a cast member of Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon and as the conductor of multiple bay area youth ensembles, including the San Jose Youth Symphony. He holds a Masters Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied voice with Cesar Ulloa and conducting with Michael Morgan.

MATTHEW KNICKMAN, baritone, is proud to be in his first season with Chanticleer.

Born in Korea, he started singing as a member of the St. Stephen’s Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Westminster Choir College of Rider University with a B.M. and M.M. in Voice Performance and Pedagogy. While at Westminster, he sang with the critically acclaimed Westminster Choir and Westminster Kantorei in multiple performances with the N.Y. Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic & New Jersey Symphony. Prior to joining Chanticleer, he also performed with various organizations such as Les Violons du Roy et La Chapelle de Québec, Early Music New York, Masterwork Chorus, Antioch Chamber Ensemble, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opera Theatre of Weston and Spoleto Festival U.S.A. He has been a soloist in numerous oratorios and Bach cantatas including the St. John and St. Matthew Passions with early music organizations such as Fuma Sacra, the Philadelphia Bach Festival and Carmel Bach Festival. In 2010, he was a Finalist in the Sixth Biennial Bach Vocal Competition for American Singers. When not singing, Matthew enjoys skydiving, comfort foods and is an exercise and nutritional science enthusiast.

CORTEZ MITCHELL, alto, is a native of Detroit, MI. He graduated from Morgan State University with a B.A. in music and a B.S. in mathematics and holds an M.M. in voice from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. As Minnesota Opera’s first resident artist countertenor he performed the role of Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and covered Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Les Contes de Hoffman. With Urban Opera he performed the role of 1st Witch in Purcell’s Dido and Aneas. He has been featured in solo performances of J. S. Bach’s Cantata #147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben with the Dayton Philharmonic, R. Nathaniels Dett’s Continued on next page Insert 8

The Ordering of Moses and Adolphus Hailstork’s Done Made My Vow with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaniov’s Vespers in St. Petersburg Russia, and Wynton Marsallis’s All Rise with the Lincoln Center Jazz Ensemble. Cortez has received awards from the National Opera Association, The Washington International Competition and the Houston Grand Opera Elleanor McCollum Competition. Mr. Mitchell is in his fifth season with Chanticleer.

GREGORY PEEBLES, soprano, is thrilled to be returning for his fourth season with Chanticleer. Originally from Hartselle, Alabama, he first performed for the public as a very young boy with his family singing gospel music. Eventually, he left the revival circuit for The University of Mississippi in Oxford. After graduating cum laude from “Ole Miss”, he found his way to Chicago, where he spent the better part of this century singing with musicians in such prestigious ensembles as Schola Antiqua, an ensemble in residence at the University of Chicago, as well as the choruses of Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. More recently, he completed his graduate degree in Vocal Performance at Chicago College of the Performing Arts, where he studied with Mark Crayton. In addition to his singing he is also a composer whose works have been performed in the US and Europe. In his spare time, he enjoys poetry and exploring San Francisco, the most recent addition to a list of beautiful cities he can call home.

KORY REID, soprano, was raised in Napa Valley and was fortunate to have been a part of the choral program at Napa High School under the direction of Travis Rogers.

While there he participated in one of Chanticleer’s educational residencies and is now thrilled to be singing with the ensemble. He studied music education at Pepperdine University and recently completed his Masters Degree in Choral and Sacred Music from the University of Southern California. Kory is a sought out countertenor soloist who has sung for Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, Los Robles Master Chorale, Catgut Trio, USC Chamber Singers, Pepperdine University Concert Choir and Collegium Musicum, and for many diverse choral recitals and church music programs in Southern California. He is a barbershop music enthusiast; he was a district finalist in the quartet contest and a past member of the Westminster Chorus and won the International Barbershop Chorus Contest in 2010. Kory has served as the Music Director for St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Newbury Park. In his spare time, he enjoys watching movies, drinking wine and eating Korean BBQ. ALAN REINHARDT, alto, is pleased to be in his sixth season with Chanticleer. He grew up in Long Island, N.Y. and prior to joining, sang with various ensembles in New York City including The Men and Boys Choir at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue, Early Music New York and choral performances with the N.Y. Philharmonic. In 2005, he sang the lead countertenor role in the premiere of the dance/opera A More Perfect Union in the State Theatre in Perm, Russia as part of the Sergei Diaghilev Festival. Alan holds degrees from SUNY Potsdam and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

ADAM WARD, alto, is originally from Tecumseh, Oklahoma and graduated high school in Windsor, Connecticut. Mr. Ward began singing countertenor while studying French horn performance with William Purvis at Yale University. There he was also a founding member of the Yale Schola Cantorum, conducted by Simon Carrington. Adam has since performed as soloist with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and was a member of the Choir of St. Mary the Virgin at the famed “Smoky Mary’s” in midtown Manhattan. As a horn player, Adam was a member of Continued on next page Insert 9

the Verbier Festival Orchestra, winner of the concerto competitions at Yale and Stony Brook, and was a top prize-winner at the Coleman, Fischoff and Yellow Springs National Chamber Music Competitions with the Intrada Winds. As a composer, his music has been performed at festivals including Banff, Verbier, Altenburg and OK Mozart. Adam holds a B.M. from Manhattan School of Music, MM from Yale School of Music and additional years of study at the Hartt School, Royal College of Music in London and Stony Brook University. Adam is currently in his sixth season with Chanticleer.

COMING SOON! We are excited to announce our 2012-2013 Performing Arts Series.

JACE WITTIG, Interim Music Director, is pleased to be in his sixth season with Chanticleer. An Indianapolis native, he began his musical training early with the Indianapolis Children's Choir, touring often in North America and Europe. He received his B.M. in Vocal Performance at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, studying voice with Dr. Craig Priebe and piano with Dr. Jim Helton. Before joining Chanticleer, he sang in Indianapolis with Cantabile and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and also worked as a studio singer at AireBorn Studios. His other interests include stumbling through old piano music and cooking for his loved ones.

He is glad to have the unending support of his friends and family and thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Chanticleer.

BEN JOHNS, Director of Education, finished his master's degree in Choral Conducting in 2009 at the University of California, Irvine and holds undergraduate degrees in Dance, Vocal Performance, and Chemistry. Mr. Johns earned merit-based graduate fellowships, teaching assistantships and scholarships from the Tom and Elizabeth Tierney, Ann and Gordon Getty, Mary and Philip Lyons, and Sunny Brown Scholarship Foundations. He also earned the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for his honor's thesis topic, “Exploring the Neurobiological Basis for the Effect of Movement on the Voice,” a topic he presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers conference at California State University, Sacramento in 2004. Ben sang in the Chanticleer ensemble for three years before moving to his current position as Chanticleer’s Director of Education. His education duties include, but are not limited to, directing Chanticleer’s LAB Choir and giving master classes to Bay Area high school and middle school choirs. Mr. Johns also teaches voice privately and continues to sing professionally as a soloist and choral artist around the country.

CHRISTINE BULLIN, Chanticleer’s President and General Director, oversees the organization’s artistic and operational activities. Prior to her current position with Chanticleer, Ms. Bullin served as the Director of the Opera Training Center for the Paris National Opera, directing a new training center for singers. During her tenure there, she managed all administrative, financial and artistic activities, and produced numerous operas and concerts. From 1982-1993, Ms. Bullin was the Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, where she created and revised existing musical training programs for young artists now revered throughout the operatic world.

She was responsible for a number of initiatives including a long-term exchange program with the Shanghai Conservatory; and Pacific Voices, a project which involved ten Pacific Rim countries. She was the Executive Producer for three video documentaries about the SF Opera Center, including the Rocky Mountain Emmywinning Scaling the Wall, which featured the historic visit of Western Opera Theater to China. In recognition of her work in San Francisco, she was the recipient of the Bernard Osher Cultural Award in 1991. Prior to joining the San Francisco Opera, she directed the touring company of the Opera Company of Boston.

Ms. Bullin is a frequent panelist and competition jury member for various groups including the National Endowment of the Arts and the California Arts Council, and was the Cultural Chair of the San Francisco — Shanghai Sister City Committee. A native of New Zealand, she holds degrees from Wellesley College and Simmons College, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia.

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Ken & Sue Johnson Marilyn R. Johnson Kent & Sara Johnson Bruce & Marie Johnson Margaret S. Johnson Carolyn Johnson Darron & Julie Jones Rich & Judy Jones Steven D. Jordening Cheryll & Tom Kierski Bette & Jim King Barbara Kiser Karen & Wayne Klaiber Jim & Joyce Kliebenstein Cathy Kling & Terry Alexander Marianne Klinsky Jerry & Margaret Knox Bianca Zaffarano & Nicholas Koszewski Richard & Nelle Kottman Dan & Sharon Krieger Asrun Yr Kristmundsdottir Richard Kruger Marilyn Kruse John & Diane Kubik Richard & Kim Langholz Harvey & Sally Lapan Randy & Beth Larabee Ruth G. Larson Michael Lazere & Lynn Anthony Rev. Selva Lehman Nels & Patricia Lersten Dorothy & Donald Lewis Alfredo & Amelia Lim-Yao Efstathia Lingren Mark & Angela Logsdon Marion & Robert Lorr John & Lorijo Lounsberry Lowell & Elma Lynch Carole Magilton Dick & Jackie Manatt Audrey & Steve Marley Gary D. Mason James Maxwell Edith A. McClure Richard & Donita McCoy John & Renee McPhee Laura McVay Clete & Joyce Mercier Todd & Barbara Meyer Terrence Meyer Kris & Al Jergens John B. Miller & Kathryn Madera Miller Patricia & Kemp Miller John Miranowski & Susana Goggi Larry & Sara Mitchell Marilyn & Steve Moehlmann

Leland & Virginia Molgaard John & Laurel Mors Karen Neff Thomas & Lynn Nehls Jim & Sara Nelson Don & Becky Nibe Michael & Ginger O'Keefe Olson & Kushkowski Family Ruth & LeRoy Ornberg Sue & Gary Osweiler David Otis Linda Papouchis Carol & Arlen Patrick Don & Jan Payer Barbara Peterson Doug & Suan Pfeil Richard & Carol Pletcher Arthur & Bernadene Pohm Emil & Mary Kay Polashek Jim & Marlys Potter Mabel Prescott Jane Punke Larry & Sharron Quisenberry Frank & Jolene Randall Jean Ranney Denise & Randy Rettleff Kathy Rhode Thomas & Doris Rice William Rich Robert & Harriet Ringgenberg Ryan & Jodi Risdal Charles B. Ritts & Kathleen L. Epstein-Ritts Joe & Jennifer Rivera William S. Robinson Jo & Bob Rod Teresa Rohret Dick & Karen Ross Malcolm Rougvie Barbara Royer Carolyn Cutrona & Daniel Russell Dorothy & Robert E. Rust Tom & Lorna Safley Charles & Priscilla Sage Dean & Judy Sampson Steve Sapp & Lisa Enloe Thomas J. & Patricia A. Sauer Candy & Steve Schainker Bradley Schetzsle Jane & Frank Schill Lester Schmerr, Jr. Suzette Schmidt Matt & Kim Schryver Richard & Jasmine Seagrave George Seifert Phyllis Seim Dennis & Joan Senne

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Dr. & Mrs. Sam Senti Hilary Seo & Paul Rounds Carole & Leverne Seversike Kenneth & Shirley Shaw Debra Shenk-Boudart Mark & Amy Slagell John & Sandra Slaughter Paul & Ann Smiley-Oyen Jim & Diane Smith Clifford Smith Richard & Frances Smith Gary Sorensen Galina & Philip Spike Dr. & Mrs. W. Robert Stephenson Bernard & Victoria Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. David Stephenson Curtis Struck & Megan Fairall Robert & Deanne Summerfelt Doris Roettger-Svoboda Calvin & Susan Swan Margaret & John Tait

M. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Thompson Ron & Meg Thompson Betty Toman Ted Tostlebe & Marilyn Hanson John & Marjorie Uitermarkt Ardy & Dean Ulrichson Beverly Van Fossen Stephen Van Houten Greg & Lana Voga Doug & Kim Walker Jim & Madeleine Walker Karen Walker Barb & Don Wandling Bobbie Warman Mary T. Watkins Fritz Wehrenberg & Jennie LeGates Marion & Harry Weiss Tom Wessels & Glenice Varley Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. White Bill & Toni Whitman Craig & Kyra Wilcox-Conley

Bill & Amanda Fales-Williams Carla Wood Richard & Patricia Wood Kent & Linda Woodworth Steven & Lorraine Woolery Sharon L. Youngquist Suzanne Zaffarano Bill & Jean Zmolek MATCHING GIFT HONOR ROLL Alliant Energy Foundation AXA Foundation Bank of the West General Electric GMG Foundation Merck Company Foundation Meredith Corporation Foundation Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Piper Jaffray State Farm Companies Foundation Wells Fargo & Co.

BEQUESTS These generous individuals have included the Performing Arts Series in their wills.

Wayne P. Davis Frankee and Jim Oleson The late James Watson To learn how you can support the arts while honoring a loved one, or to create a legacy gift, contact Patti Cotter, Sponsorship & Development Manager, at 515-294-1238 or pcotter@iastate.edu.

Ames International Orchestra Festival Association Board of Directors Karl Gwiasda Larry Hansen Esther Harmison Herb Harmison Jacob Harrison

Sandy Hoenig Willa Holger Arthur Klein - President Marilyn Johnson Jane Mathison

Mary Richards David Stephenson Joan White Maureen Wilt

Iowa State University Performing Arts Council A university committee comprised of Iowa State University faculty, staff, and students, as well as Ames community members, the Performing Arts Council advises the Iowa State Center on programming for the Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.

Michael Golemo, President, Faculty–Music Tanya Anderson, Ames–Community Janice Baker, Faculty–Dance Sara Compton, Iowa State Center Patti Cotter, Iowa State Center Jane Cox, Faculty–Theater William David, Faculty–Music Homer Gartz, Ames–Community Debra Gibson, Faculty–Journalism & Mass Communication Karl Gwiasda, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association

Sam Johnson, Student–Music Nancy Marion, Ames–Community Nick Miller, Student–Music Patricia Miller, Faculty–Lectures Program Mark North, Advisor, Iowa State Center Lee Plummer, Student–Music Alissa Stoehr, Student–Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Victoria Stafford, Student–Performing Arts Nolan Vallier, Student–Music Insert 15

SPONSORS — The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks its sponsors for their support of the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

University Park Inn & Suites

Proud Sponsor of Proud Sponsor of

Proud Sponsor of

Proud Sponsor of

BLAST!

My Fair Lady

Beauty and the Beast

Young Frankenstein and Danú

Get two tickets to any Performing Arts Series event when you book a specially-priced hotel package at participating Ames hotels. Visit www.visitames.com for details.

Sponsored by the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau

MEDIA PARTNERS — The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks its media partners for their support of the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

Proud Media Partners of Beauty and the Beast,

Proud Media Partner of

Magic School Bus Live! and My Fair Lady

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GRANTS — The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks the following organizations for their support of the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

Ames International Orchestra Festival Association (AIOFA) and Ames Commission on the Arts Proudly Supporting Iowa State Symphony (Youth Matinee Series Concert), Irish Chamber Orchestra and “Tschaikowski” — St. Petersburg State Orchestra

Iowa Arts Council Proudly Supporting Doubt and Macbeth This project supported in part by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Kiwanis International Proudly Supporting 2012 Youth Matinee Series and Magic School Bus Live!

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