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Performances 2006


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Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, Illinois   June 9-27

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DATE           TITLE                                                 PERFORMERS                         LOCATION            
Jan 4 Folks, I'm Telling You Earlham College Madrigal Singers; Dan Graves, conductor. East Coast Tour State College, PA
Jan 5 Folks, I'm Telling You Earlham College Madrigal Singers; Dan Graves, conductor Washington, DC
Jan 6 Folks, I'm Telling You Earlham College Madrigal Singers; Dan Graves, conductor Westtown, PA
Jan 7 Folks, I'm Telling You Earlham College Madrigal Singers; Dan Graves, conductor New York, NY
Jan 8 Folks, I'm Telling You Earlham College Madrigal Singers; Dan Graves, conductor Cambridge, MA
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Earlham College Madrigal Singers   January 4-8
Jan 14 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Indiana All State Choir; Paul Rardin, conductor Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21-22 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Women in Harmony; Catherine Beller-McKenna, conductor; Deana Ingraham Gurney, pianist Portland, ME
Jan 22 Trust the Seeds (chamber) Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington; C. Paul Heins, conductor. Marriage Reaffirmation Ceremony involving more than 60 diverse couples. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington Arlington, VA
Jan 28-29 Cherish Your Doubt Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington; C. Paul Heins, conductor Washington, DC
Jan 28 Cherish Your Doubt Canfield Village Middle School Cardinal Chorale; Stephanie Summer, conductor.  Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA) Conference. Cleveland, OH
Feb 2 As You Close Your Eyes Abbie Betinis, alto; Elizabeth Alexander, piano. Child dedication ceremony at Unity Church-Unitarian. St. Paul, MN
Feb 5 Bells In the High Tower Choir of Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva; Cynthia Spiegel, conductor Geneva, IL
Feb 5 Trust the Seeds (chamber) Choir of Unitarian Universalist Church; Tim Anderson, conductor Rockford, IL
Feb 12 Folks, I'm Telling You Choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church; Jason Shelton, conductor. Worship service on the theme of "Good Sex" Nashville, TN
Feb 15-18 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB)
Reading Sessions: ACDA Central Division Regional Conference Chicago, IL
Feb 15 Life Is Not a Garden Choir of Unitarian Universalist Church; Jeffery Ames, conductor Silver Spring, MD
Feb 26 Cherish Your Doubt ChoralFest combined choir; Twila Bergeron, conductor. Southeast Wisconsin Unitarian Universalist Council Mequon, WI
Mar 3-4 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Connecticut Middle School Honors Choir at the Connecticut Music Educators Conference; Sal Cicciarella, conductor East Hartford, CT
Mar 8-11 Finally On My Way To Yes College/University Reading Session: ACDA Conference Southwest Division; Alan McClung, conductor St. Louis, MO
Mar 12 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Cantorei Singers of the Amadeus Chorale; Darla Bair, conductor Rochester, NY

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Suede   March 12

Image: Ann Silsbee
Ann Silsbee, poet & composer
1930-2003
Mar 12 Sleep Song
Sponsored by New York Women Composers
Penney Kimbell, soprano; Sarah Meneely-Kyder, piano. Memorial Concert for poet, composer and friend Ann Silsbee. Ithaca, NY
Mar 12 Cherish Your Doubt Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington with special guest Suede; C. Paul Heins, conductor.  Annual LGCW Benefit Auction Washington, DC
Mar 25 I'll Tell You a Story, then... Ruth MacKenzie, alto; Elizabeth Alexander, pianist. Fundraiser for Global Connections program St. Paul, MN
Mar 26 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Senior Division All-State Choir; Paul Rardin, conductor.  VMA Center for the Arts. Providence, RI
Mar 29 Sleep Song
Sponsored by New York Women Composers
Penney Kimbell, soprano; Sarah Meneely-Kyder, piano. Memorial Concert for poet, composer and friend Ann Silsbee. Renee Weiler Concert Hall New York, NY
Apr 13 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early Drew Collins, conductor. Doctoral Lecture-Recital at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, OH
Apr 16 Trust the Seeds Choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church; Joe Mish, conductor Rochester, MN
Apr 23 Cherish Your Doubt Unitarian Universalist West Choir; Rubin Piirainen, conductor. Central Midwest District Assembly Madison, WI
Apr 29 If You Can Walk You Can Dance AMIS (Assoc. of Music in International Schools) Honor Choir Festival Middle School Choir; Darlene P. Elkins, conductor Munich, GERMANY
Image: Frauenkirche of Dresden
Frauenkirche of Dresden
Host of 2006 International Children's Choral Festival   May 13
May 13 Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song Coro Giovanile; Joan Yakkey, conductor; Riccardo Foti, pianist. International Children's Choir Festival, celebrating the 800th Anniversary of Dresden, and the reconstruction and reopening of the Frauenkirche, damaged in the Second World War. Dresden, GERMANY
May 14 Life Is Not a Garden Choir of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church; Kit Johnson, conductor. Sermon on the Anthem, by Rev. Carolyn Patierno New London, CT
May 18 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Minnetonkoa Middle School West choir; Jennifer Evenson, conductor Minnetonka, MN
May 19 I'll Tell You a Story, then... Ruth MacKenzie, alto; Elizabeth Alexander, piano. Celebration of Worship and the Arts, at United Theological Seminary New Brighton, MN
May 21 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Kantorei; Joel Ross, conductor Rockford, IL
May 30 Finally On My Way To Yes University of Washington Chamber Singers; Geoffrey Boers, conductor Seattle, WA
June 4 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of First Unitarian Church. Home Congregation of Richard Weston-Jones, son of Robert Weston, who wrote the poem, "Cherish Your Doubts." Lynchburg, VA
June 4-5 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus; Ian Riddell, conductor Madison, WI
June 9 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus; Ian Riddell, conductor. Madison Pride Festival Madison, WI
June 9-11 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Kantorei; Joel Ross, conductor. Land of Lakes International Boychoir Festival Elk River, MN
June 20 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL; Joel Ross, conductor. Salao Nobre do Centro Cultural da Justica Federal (Noble Hall of the cultural Center of Federal Justice) Kantorei Brazilian Tour Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
June 20 I'll Tell You a Story, then...
Sponsored by American Composers Forum
Ruth MacKenzie, alto; Elizabeth Alexander, piano. SoundCheck Concert  Southern Theatre Minneapolis, MN

Image: Ruth MacKenzie
Ruth MacKenzie   June 20

Image: J. David Moore
J. David Moore   July 1
June 22 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL; Joel Ross, conductor. Igreja de Senhora dos Remedios (Church of Our Lady of the Remedies) Kantorei Brazilian Tour Parati, BRAZIL
June 24 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL; Joel Ross, conductor. Catedral de Petropolis (Cathedral of St. Peter) Kantorei Brazilian Tour Petropolis, BRAZIL
Jul 1 Simon's Lullaby
As You Close Your Eyes
J. David Moore, tenor; Elizabeth Alexander, pianist. Nativity Episcopal Church Burnsville, MN
July 23 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB)
Fern Jennings, conductor. Chesapeake Bay Choral Workshop Alexandria, VA
Aug 2 WORKSHOP: Playing with Words, the Seeds of Song: A Composition Workshop for Novices and Masters Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network National Conference St. Paul, MN
Aug 4 Where There Is Light In the Soul Reading Session: Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network National Conference St. Paul, MN
* Aug 4 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Angela Newhouse, Abbie Betinis, J. David Moore and Stephen Harper  UUMN National Conference St. Paul, MN
Aug 4 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB)
Rodney Eichenberger, conductor. Haystack Choral Workshop, Portland State University Portland, OR
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Rodney Eichenberger   August 4
Aug 15-16 Dragon Dance
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
Reading Session: Long & McQuade Vancouver, CANADA
* Aug 20 Oath Taking Carol Harris, soprano; Elizabeth Alexander, piano. Unity Church-Unitarian St. Paul, MN
Sept 3 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB) Reading Session: GALA Choruses Annual Conference; Patrick Coyle, conductor Miami, FL
Sept 17 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill; Glenn Mehrbach, conductor Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 1 Where There Is Light in the Soul Choir of Mayflower Community Congregational Church; Nancy Grundahl, conductor. World Communion Sunday Minneapolis, MN
Oct 6 Sleep Song Kris Park, soprano; Bill Cowdery, piano. Women's Works Ithaca, NY
Oct 7 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation (Chamber ensemble of One Voice Mixed Chorus) St. Paul, MN
Oct 8 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill; Glenn Mehrbach, conductor Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 15 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of Emerson Unitarian-Universalist Church; Galina Barskaya, conductor Canoga Park, CA
Oct 15 SERMON: When I Get to Be a Composer Dakota Unitarian Universalist Church Burnsville, MN
Oct 22 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of Unity Church-Unitarian; Ruth Palmer, conductor St. Paul, MN
Oct 22 Where There Is Light In the Soul Choir of Eliot Chapel; Leon Burke, conductor St. Louis, MO
Oct 22 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville; Ruth Lewis, conductor Gainesville, FL
Oct 29 "Ghost Story" movement of
Things That Go Bump In the Night
St. Paul Conservatory Children's Choir; J. David Moore, conductor St. Paul, MN
Oct 29 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early University of Southern Indiana Chamber Choir; Daniel Craig, conductor Evansville, IN
Nov 9 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. Apollo High School & Minnesota State University at Moorhead. Reclaiming Faith in the Spirit of Justice (Regional Tour) Saint Cloud & Moorhead, MN
Nov 10 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. University of Minnesota at Crookston & Knox United Church Crookston & Winnipeg, MN
Nov 11 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN
Nov 12 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill; Glenn Mehrbach, conductor Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 19 Before the Bread Camerata Singers; Floyd Farmer, conductor Muskegon, MI
Nov 19 We Lift Up Our Hearts Choir of Unitarian Society of Hartford; Mattie Banzhaf, conductor Hartford, CT
Nov 21 Folks, I'm Telling You University of Michigan University Choir; Paul Rardin, conductor; David Zobel, pianist Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 21 Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills University of North Carolina Women's Glee Club; Sue Klausmeyer, conductor Durham, NC
Nov 24 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SSA) Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen; Elisabeth Ziegler, conductor Vienna, AUSTRIA
Nov 26 We Lift Up Our Hearts Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill; Glenn Mehrbach, conductor Chapel Hill, NC
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Chicago A Cappella   December 1-10
* Dec 1 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
New "Encore Arrangement" created especially for Chicago A Cappella
Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL
Dec 2 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Pilgrim Congregational Church Oak Park, IL
* Dec 2 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
Arranged for Vancouver Men's Chorus by Willi Zwozdesky and Elizabeth Alexander
Vancouver Men's Chorus; Willi Zwozdesky, artistic director. ArtSpring Theatre "Making Spirits Bright" Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, CANADA
Dec 2-3 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early American University Singers; Daniel Abraham, artistic director. "On Freedom, Truth and Democracy"  Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Hall, American University. Washington, DC
* Dec 3 I'hare!
Commissioned by Eno River UU Fellowship in honor of its New Minister
Choir and Orchestra of Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; Kevin Badanes, conductor Durham, NC
Dec 3 Where There is Light In the Soul (SAB) Du Page Chorale; Lee R. Kesselman, conductor. College of Du Page. Glen Ellyn, IL
Dec 3 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Community United Methodist Church Naperville, IL
Dec 9-11 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Vancouver Men's Chorus; Willi Zwozdesky, artistic director. St. Paul's Anglican Church "Making Spirits Bright" Vancouver, BC
CANADA
Dec 10 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago Evanston, IL
* Dec 10 One More Redeemer Unity Singers of Unity Church-Unitarian, Ruth Palmer, conductor. St. Paul, MN
Dec 16-17 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Cincinnati Men's Chorus; Patrick Coyle, conductor Cincinnati, OH


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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