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Performances 2010


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Ruth MacKenzie
New Work to be premiered Fall 2010

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DATE           TITLE                                                 PERFORMERS                         LOCATION            
Jan 10
9:00
When the Song of the Angels is Stilled (TTBB)
Plymouth IV Mens Quartet. Plymouth Congregational Church. Minneapolis, MN
Jan 17 When the Song of the Angels is Stilled (SATB)
Choir of College Street Congregational Church; Yona Yellin, conductor. Burlington, VT
Jan 17 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SATB)
Choir of The Church of the Messiah; Rick Rosen, conductor. Gwynedd, PA
Jan 31
10:30
When the Song of the Angels is Stilled (SATB)
Choir of Plymouth Congregational Church; Philip Brunelle, conductor. Minneapolis, MN
Feb 9-13 If You Can Walk You Can Dance
Princeton Pro Musica, Frances Slade, conductor.  Eastern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 9-13 We Lift Up Our Hearts
Reading Session at the Eastern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 10 One More Redeemer
MidSouth Unitarian Universalist Music Festival; Sarah Dan Jones, conductor.  Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church. Atlanta, GA
Feb 14 Folks, I'm Telling You
VocalEssence; Philip Brunelle, conductor.  Annual "Witness" Concert  Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. St. Paul, MN

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Affinity Chamber Players
"My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson"
March 6 - Seattle, WA

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VocalEssence
"Folks, I'm Telling You"
February 14 - St. Paul, MN
Feb 24-27 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SSAA)
Reading Session at the Southwest Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Denver, CO
Feb 24-27 Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs
Reading Session at the Central Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27-28 Trust the Seeds
4th Annual Florida District Choral Festival of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Ann Hossler, conductor. Vero Beach, FL
March 6 My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson
Affinity Chamber Players.  Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center. Seattle, WA
March 5-7 Immortal Love
Reading Session at the North Central Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Minneapolis, MN
March 6 Tomorrow, God Willing
Cordus Mundi; Rick Rosen, conductor.  St. Paul's Lutheran Church. 3rd Annual Festival of Voices. Doylestown, PA
* March 6
8:00
Why I Sing!
Commissioned by Endicott Singers and Harmonelle
Endicott Singers and Harmonelle; Becca Kenneally conductor.  Rose Performance Hall, Endicott College. Beverly, MA
March 6
7:30
Tomorrow, God Willing
Cordus Mundi; Rick Rosen, conductor.  Third Annual Festival of Voices  St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Doylestown, PA
March 11 Excerpts from They Have Freckles Everywhere
Olive Branch High School Choir; Joelle M. Norris, conductor.  Southern Division Conference of American Choral Directors Association. Memphis, TN
March 13 Go Out!
Arizona/Nevada Unitarian Universalist Choir Fest; Kellie Walker conductor.  Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. Chandler, AZ
March 14 Go Out!
Choir of Unitarian Universalist Community Church; Alison Wilski, conductor. Hillsboro, OR
March 20 Climb
University Chorale; Giselle Wyers, conductor.  Balkan Tour.  Niguliste Church. Tallinn, ESTONIA
March 21 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door
Choirs of Southfield, Birmingham, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grosse Point and Paint Creek, MI, and Farmingham, Ontario.  Regional Unitarian Universalist Choir Festival.  Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church. Southfield, MI
March 21 Climb
University Chorale; Giselle Wyers, conductor.  Balkan Tour.  Tartu University Hall. Tartu, ESTONIA
* March 27
7:30
GO OUT!  Concert of Original Music:
The Gospel Isn't Written In the Bible Alone - SECOND PERFORMANCE
Die Gedanken Sind Frei - PREMIERE
One More Redeemer
Into the Silent Darkness: Alleluia - PREMIERE
Impermanent Things - CONCERT PREMIERE
Y Comienzo a Bailar - SECOND PERFORMANCE
We Remember Them - SECOND PERFORMANCE
Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door
Cherish Your Doubt
Where There Is Light In the Soul
Go Out!
A sublime and rockin' celebration of liberal religious worship, in all its diverse, historical, human glory.  This evening's concert reveres the mystery of creation, honors the natural world, remembers our ancestors, blesses our children, and celebrates such universal sacraments as praise, forgiveness, redemption, and freedom of belief.


Performed by Elizabeth Alexander and Friends, including gospel singer Libby Turner Opanga, violist Evan Vicic, Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble, Unity Choir, Unity Singers, and conductors Ruth Palmer and Joe Mish.  Unity Church-Unitarian.
St. Paul, MN

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Unity Singers
"Into the Silent Darkness"
March 27 - Saint Paul, MN

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Northfield Youth Choir
"Jump!"
May 2 - Northfield, MN
Apr 11 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SAB) Choir of Camrose United Church. Camrose, Alberta
CANADA
Apr 16 On the Edge of the Water Kathy Lee soprano; Elizabeth Alexander piano. Unity Cafe, at Unity Church-Unitarian. Saint Paul, MN
Apr 17 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SSA) Riverside Singers; Nancy Grundahl, conductor.  Hoversten Chapel, Augsburg College. Minneapolis, MN
Apr 18 Go Out! Congregational Choir of the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Phoenix; Connie Jahrmarkt, conductor. Phoenix, AZ
Apr 27 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SAB) The Family of Darryl Dewalt.  Camrose Music Festival (non-competitive Family Music Category) Camrose, Alberta
CANADA
* May 1-2 Jump!
Commissioned by Northfield Youth Choir,
in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Northfield Arts Guild
Northfield Youth Choir; Elizabeth Shepley, conductor.  Second performance. Northfield, MN
May 16 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door
Choir of Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church; David Simmons, conductor. Overland Park, KS
May 16 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light
Choir of First Unitarian Church of Victoria; Kristina Stevens, conductor. Victoria,  BC CANADA
May 23
9:00 & 11:00
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs
Choir of First Unitarian Society; Dan Ratelle, conductor.  First Unitarian Society.  Flower Communion Sunday. Madison, WI
May 23 Die Gedanken Sind Frei
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble; Joseph Mish, conductor.  First Unitarian Universalist Church. Rochester, MN
May 23 Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs
Choir of First Unitarian Society; Dan Broner, conductor. Madison, WI
May 24
7:30
Climb
University Chorale; Giselle Wyers, conductor.  Meany Theater, University of Washington. Seattle, WA
* May 28 Reasons
Commissioned by ACDA Women's Chorus Commissioning Consortium
Cantala Women's Chorus; Phillip Swan, conductor.  Lawrence University. Appleton, WI

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Phillip Swan & Cantala
"Reasons"
May 28 - Appleton, WI

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Marian Dolan & The Choir Project
"Reasons"
November 14 - Naples, FL
June 5
8:00
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SSA)
Voices Rising; Leora Zimmer, conductor.  "Shall We Dance?"  First Church in Boston. Boston, MA
June 6
2:30
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SSA)
Voices Rising; Leora Zimmer, conductor.  "Shall We Dance?"  Harvard Epworth United Church of Christ. Cambridge, MA
June 6
2:00
On the Edge of the Water Linda Jo Reinhard,  Christ United Methodist Church. Beaverton, OR
July 1-4 Where There Is Light In the Soul
200 resonant voices at the Sister Singers Network 2010 Women's Choral Festival!  Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
June 13
10:00 AM
Go Out!
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble, First Unitarian Universalist Church; Joe Mish, conductor.  Coming of Age Celebration. Rochester, MN
June 20 Cherish Your Doubt
Choir of Buxmont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; John Hook, conductor. Warrington, PA
June 26 Fractals
Christin Schillinger, bassoon.  International Double Reed Society Conference, Oklahoma University. Norman, OK
July 15 GO OUT!  A Concert of Original Morks, including:
The Gospel Isn't Written In the Bible Alone
No One Gets a Program
Go Out!
Other works, new and old, TBA
A scaled down performance of St. Paul's March 27 performance of "GO OUT!"  National Conference of the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network.  First Unitarian Society. Madison, WI
June 27-28 For So the Children Come
We Remember Them
Reading session at the NJ summer conferences of ACDA; Stephen Russell, conductor.  St. Johns Lutheran Church. Summit, NJ
* Oct 22 Reasons
Commissioned by ACDA Women's Chorus Commissioning Consortium
Miami University Choraliers; William Bausano, conductor.  Miami University of Ohio. Oxford, OH
* Nov 12-14 Reasons
Commissioned by ACDA Women's Chorus Commissioning Consortium
The Choral Project; Marian Dolan, conductor.  Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church. Naples, FL
* Nov 24 NEW WORK
Commissioned by Trinity Lutheran and Watertown Free Evangelical Churches, as part of American Composers Forum Faith Partners Residency.
Combined choirs of Trinity Lutheran, Watertown Free Evangelical and Immaculate Conception Churches.  Watertown Free Evangelical Church.  Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Service. Watertown, MN

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South Bend Chamber Singers
"NEW COMMISSIONED WORK"
December 19 - South Bend, IN

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Trinity Lutheran Church & Watertown Free Evangelical Church
"NEW COMMISSIONED WORK"
November 24 - Watertown, MN
* Dec 19 NEW COMMISSIONED WORK
Commissioned by South Bend Chamber Singers.
South Bend Chamber Singers; Nancy Menk, conductor.  The Church of Loretto, St. Mary's College. Notre Dame, IN
* Fall TBA NEW COMMISSIONED WORK: Nature Creature
Commissioned by Ruth MacKenzie, with funds from Jerome Foundation Composer Commissioning Program.
Nature Creature, an extended set of songs on our place in the natural world. Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN
Fall TBA Shelter This Candle Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy, conductor.  Performance funded in part by an Encore Grant from American Composers Forum. Phoenix, AZ

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Phoenix Chorale
"Shelter This Candle"
Fall 2010
Fall TBA Shelter This Candle
Kansas City Chorale; Charles Bruffy, conductor.  Performance funded in part by an Encore Grant from American Composers Forum. Kansas City, MO
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Kansas City Chorale - "Shelter This Candle" - Fall 2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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