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Performances 2007


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Vox Femina of Los Angeles
"Cherish Your Doubt"
June 23-24 - Los Angeles, CA

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DATE           TITLE                                                 PERFORMERS                         LOCATION            
Jan 1 As We Sing of Hope and Joy Choir of Marquette Unitarian Universalist Church. Marquette, MI
Jan 7 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (SSA) Choir of First Unitarian Church of Nashville; Jason Shelton, conductor. Nashville, TN
Jan 7 Trust the Seeds Choir of White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church; Thaxter Cunio, conductor. Mahtomedi, MN
Jan 11-13 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB) Florida Music Educators Association Conference; Keven Fenton, conductor. Tampa, FL
Jan 13 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; Andrea Newall, conductor.  Dedication Ceremony for the church's new building.  Congratulations, Summit UUs!! San Diego, CA

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Twin Cities Women's Choir
"If You Can Walk You Can Dance"
Feb 3 - Saint Paul, MN

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OVation
"Where There Is Light In the Soul
January 20-28 - Minnesota Outreach Tour
Jan 20 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation (Chamber Singers of One Voice Mixed Chorus). Mayflower United Church of Christ. Reclaiming Faith in the Spirit of Justice Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. Temple Israel. Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SATB) Choir of St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral; Edward Barbieri, conductor St. Petersburg, FL
Jan 27-28 Cherish Your Doubt The Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, D.C.; C. Paul Heins, conductor; bassist Max Murray; guest vocalist Suede. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church. Washington D.C.
Jan 27 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. Spirit of Hope Methodist Church. Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. Saint Paul United Church of Christ Saint Paul, MN
Feb 3 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SSA) Twin Cities Women's Choir; Mary Bussman, conductor. Central Presbyterian Church. 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert Saint Paul, MN
Feb 4 Life Is Not a Garden (SATB) Combined choirs of Paint Branch, Silver Spring and Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Churches; Dixon Redditt, conductor. Adelphi, MD
Feb 10 Glen Song Virginia Music Educators Association District XII Choir Festival; Paul Rardin, conductor Vienna, VA
Feb 11 Life Is Not a Garden (SATB) Choir of First Unitarian Church of Nashville; Jason Shelton, conductor Nashville, TN
Feb 18 Cherish Your Doubt Southeast Michigan Unitarian Universalist Choral Festival; Sarah Albright, conductor. Ann Arbor, MI

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MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir
"Life Is Not a Garden"
February 23 - Wyoming, OH

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SingersMarin: Les Etoiles
"Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light"
March 3 - San Raphael, CA
Feb 21 WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION: Choral Music's Place in a Gritty World For Wyoming High School Chorus, in preparation for their performance of Life Is Not a Garden. Wyoming High School. Wyoming, OH
* Feb 23 Life Is Not a Garden
New SSAA arrangement!
Funded in part by a Jerome Foundation Performance Outreach Grant
MUSE, together with Wyoming High School Chorus; Catherine Roma, conductor. Wyoming High School Auditorium. Wyoming, OH
Feb 25 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens; Amber Fetner, conductor. Athens, GA
* Feb 25 We Need Each Other Choir of Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; Kevin Badanes, conductor. Durham, NC
Mar 3 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (SSA) SingersMarin; Jan Pederson Schiff, conductor. Marin Youth Center. San Raphael, CA
Mar 3 Trust the Seeds (chamber version) Maryland Choral Society; Jason Gottshall, conductor. Bethany Christian Church. Fort Washington, MD
Mar 4 Cherish Your Doubt (SATB) Choir of Unitarian Fellowship of Gainesville; Ruth Lewis, conductor Gainesville, FL
March 4 I'll Tell You a Story, then... Vocalist Ruth MacKenzie, with pianist Dan Chouinard. St Joan of Arc Church. Minneapolis, MN
March 6 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse; Kevin Tarsa, conductor. Grand Traverse, MI
Mar 7 & 9 A Palette To Paint Us As We Are (SATB) ACDA National Conference Reading Sessions, High School and Community Choirs.  Readings will be led by Jerry Rich, whose father Gerald wrote this song's lyric, and who conducted the premiere of this song with the Potomac High School Choir. Miami, FL
* Mar 10 & 11 The Journey
Commissioned by Cincinnati Men's Chorus
Cincinnati Men's Chorus; Patrick Coyle, conductor. Gallagher Student Center Theatre, Xavier University. The Women We Love: An homage to such movers and shakers as Rosa Parks, Judy Shepard, Harriet Tubman, and Tina Turner.  Elizabeth's new work celebrates the life and spirit of Coretta Scott King. Cincinnati, OH

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Cascadian Chorale
"Finally On My Way To Yes"
March 10 -11 - Seattle, WA

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Minnesota Center Chorale - "I'hare"
May 6
Mar 11 Finally On My Way To Yes Cascadian Chorale; Philip Tschopp, conductor. Trinity Parish Church. Venus Rising: A Musical Celebration of Women Seattle, WA
Mar 11 We Lift Up Our Hearts Camerata Singers; Floyd Farmer, conductor. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Muskegon, MI
March 18 Where There Is Light In the Soul Choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church; Joe Mish, conductor. Rochester, MN
Mar 22-24 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB)
Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Organization of Kodaly Educators National Conference. Chicago, IL
Mar 23 Cherish Your Doubt (SATB)
Faith Is the Bird (SSA)
Choir of Unitarian Fellowship of Gainesville; Ruth Lewis, conductor. International Festival of Women Composers Gainesville, FL
Mar 25 We Lift Up Our Hearts Camerata Singers; Floyd Farmer, conductor. St. Mark's Episcopal Church Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 25 Trust the Seeds Choir of Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockford; Tim Anderson,conductor. Rockford, IL
April 8 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of First Unitarian Church of Baltimore; Jim Houston, conductor. Baltimore, MD
April 8 Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song South Dakota Elementary Honors Choir;Ann Schrooten, conductor. South Dakota State University. Brookings, SD
April 15 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early Denison Chamber Singers; Bonnie Borshay Sneed, conductor. First Baptist Church. Granville, OH
* April 29 Where There Is Light In the Soul
New SATB Arrangement! Commissioned by Kantorei
Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Masonic Auditorium. Freeport, IL
April 29 Life Is Not a Garden Koloszvar Ensemble of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston; Dema Solberg, conductor. Houston, TX
April 29 Finally On My Way To Yes Cascadian Chorale; Philip Tschopp, conductor. Bellevue Christian Reformed Church. Venus Rising: A Musical Celebration of Women Bellevue, WA
May 4 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SAB) TransVoices; Dorothy Williams, conductor. Mayflower Congregational Church Minneapolis, MN
May 5 Finally On My Way To Yes Fine Arts Chorale of Kansas City; Terri Teal, conductor. Grace and Holy Trinity Church  Voyages and Journeys Kansas City, MO
May 5-6 Where There Is Light In the Soul Choir of First Unitarian Society of Madison; Dan Broner, conductor. Madison, WI
May 6 Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song Angelica Cantanti; Ann L. Schrooten, conductor Bloomington, MN
May 6 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (SSA) Bel Canto Children's Choir; Joy Hirokawa, conductor. Carnegie Music Hall. Pittsburgh, PA

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Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
"I'hare!"
May 6 - Saint Cloud, MN
May 6 I'hare! Minnesota Center Chorale and Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota; J. Michele Edwards, conductor St. Cloud, MN
May 6 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SATB)
Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Stillman Valley, IL
May 6 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SATB)
Choir of First Unitarian Society; Dan Broner, conductor. Madison, WI
May 11 & 12 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Minnesota Oratorio Society and Mounds Park Academy Chorus. First Lutheran Church. Columbia Heights, MN
May 13 Faith Is the Bird (SSA) Choir of Unitarian Fellowship of Gainesville; Ruth Lewis, conductor International Festival of Women Composer Gainesville, FL
May 15-16 RESIDENCY/WORKSHOP, in connection with the premiere of They Have Freckles Everywhere Two full and busy days of listening, singing, and hands-on composing, with 1st-6th graders in the Many Rivers Program at Hall Elementary School. Portland, ME
May 18 WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION: The Creation of They Have Freckles Everywhere: Bringing Together a Composer, a Curriculum and a Community. Maine Music Educators Association Conference. University of Maine. Orono, ME
May 19 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (SSA) SingersMarin; Jan Pederson Schiff, conductor. Marin Youth Center. San Raphael, CA
* May 19-20 They Have Freckles Everywhere
Commissioned by Women In Harmony
Women in Harmony; Catherine Beller-McKenna, conductor Portland, ME
May 20 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SATB)
Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Rockford, IL
May 20 Cherish Your Doubt (SATB) Choirs of Eliot Unitarian Chapel; Leon Burke III, conductor. Kirkwood, MO
May 20 We Lift Up Our Hearts Children's and Adult Choirs of Unity Unitarian Church; Ruth Palmer, conductor. St Paul, MN
May 20 Life Is Not a Garden (SATB) Choir of Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Churches; Dixon Redditt, conductor. Camp Springs, MD
May 23 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SATB)
Chamber Singers of United Church of Chapel Hill, Milo Fryling, conductor. Carol Woods Assembly Hall Chapel Hill, NC
June Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (SSA) Bel Canto Children's Chorus; Joy Hirokawa, conductor European Tour Leipzig, GERMANY
June 2 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB) Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus; Ian W. Riddell and Ken Forney, conductors. Mills Concert Hall. 10th Anniversary Concert! Madison, WI
* June 2 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (TBB)
New TBB arrangement!
Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus; Ian W. Riddell and Ken Forney, conductors. Mills Concert Hall. Madison, WI
* June 2 Tomorrow, God Willing Commissioned by Perfect Harmony, with matching funds from Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus; Ian W. Riddell and Ken Forney, conductors. Mills Concert Hall. Madison, WI
June 2 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Choir of Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn; Frances Fitch, conductor; Nami Hamada, piano; Mark Wolinski, percussion; John Benson and Julia Balestracci, soloists. Swampscott, MA

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Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus
Premiere of "Tomorrow, God Willing"
June 2 - Madison, WI

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Bel Canto Children's Chorus
"Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light"
May 6 - Pittsburgh, PA
* June 7-16 Where There Is Light In the Soul
New SATB Arrangement! Commissioned by Kantorei
Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Midwest Concert Tour St. Louis, MO;
Kansas City, MO;
Des Moines, IA;
Fond du Lac, WI
June 7 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Lincoln Presidential Museum. Midwest Concert Tour, June 7-15 Springfield, IL
June 7 Finally On My Way To Yes Linn-Benton Community College Concert and Chamber Choirs; Susan Peck, conductor. Russell Trip Performance Center. Albany, OR
June 8 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. St Louis Abbey Church. St. Louis, MO
June 11 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Calvary Lutheran Church. Kansas City, MO
June 12 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Joint concert with Kansas City Boys Choir. Community Christian Church. Kansas City, MO
June 14 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Joint concert with Heartland Youth Choir. Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University. Des Moines, IA
June 15 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB) Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor. Joint concert with Fond du Lac Children's Chorus. Immanuel-Trinity Lutheran Church. Fond du Lac, WI

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Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford
"If You Can Walk You Can Dance"
Midwest Choir Tour June 7-16
* June 23-24 Cherish Your Doubt (SSA)
New SSAA Arrangement! Commissioned by Vox Femina
Vox Femina with guest vocalist Suede; Iris Levine, conductor. Zipper Concert Hall.Hot Women, Cool Jazz Los Angeles, CA
June 24 Cherish Your Doubt (SATB) National General Assembly of Unitarian Universalist Association. GA Choir; Leon Burke, conductor; Marti Mendenhall, soloist;Dana Decker, bass; Ken Ollis, drums. Oregon Convention Center. Portland, OR
July 17 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Glen Ellyn Children's Choir; Emily Ellsworth, conductor. State Theatre. South African Tour Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
July 21 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Glen Ellyn Children's Choir; Emily Ellsworth, conductor. St. Mark's Cathedral. South African Tour George, SOUTH AFRICA
July 22 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Glen Ellyn Children's Choir; Emily Ellsworth, conductor. Bergsig Dutch Reformed Church. South African Tour George, SOUTH AFRICA
July 25 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Glen Ellyn Children's Choir; Emily Ellsworth, conductor. Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium. South African Tour Capetown, SOUTH AFRICA
July 31-August 5 One More Redeemer Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network National Conference Reading Session Clearwater, FL
Sept 9 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin; Philip Hildreth, conductor. San Rafael, CA
Sept 16 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church; Thaxter Cunio, conductor; Juanita Gilbert, soprano solo. Mahtomedi, MN

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Bellevue Park State School Chorus
"And the Moon is Listening"
October - Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA
October "And the Moon Is Listening" from
Things That Go Bump In the Night
Bellevue Park State School Chorus; Rebecca Muino, conductor.  First Place Winners at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod!  Congratulations! Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA
Oct 8 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill; Glenn Mehrbach, conductor. Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 20 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light
Dragon Dance
Massachusetts Conference of Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE). Emily Ellsworth, clinician. Boston, MA
Oct 28 Cherish Your Doubt Choir of Second Unitarian Church of Chicago; Blake Adams, conductor; Brett Rowe, pianist; Karen Mooney, soloist. Chicago, IL
Oct 28 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door Choir of Home Moravian Church; Lynda Alexander, conductor. Winston-Salem, NC

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Emily Ellsworth presents "Dragon Dance"
Oct 20 - Massachusetts Conference of OAKE, Boston, MA

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Bill Mathis & the choir of Hennepin Methodist Church
"When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled"
Dec 24 - Minneapolis, MN
Nov 8 A Garret of Old Playthings
Sleep Song
Oath Taking
I'll Tell You a Story, then
Harriet McCleary, soprano; Pam Sohriakoff, piano. Three Composers: A Celebration of Art Song by David Moore, Edie Hill and Elizabeth Alexander. Hennepin Methodist Music Series. Minneapolis, MN
Nov 9 PRESENTATION on One Voice and GALA Choruses One Voice Mixed Chorus Fundraising Breakfast Minneapolis, MN
Nov 9 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation (Chamber Singers of One Voice Mixed Chorus). Plymouth United Church of Christ. Outreach Tour Des Moines, IA
Nov 9 Cherish Your Doubt
Ohio University Singers; Peter Jarjisian, conductor; Denise Huff, soprano. First United Methodist Church. Athens, OH

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Ohio University Singers - "Cherish Your Doubt"
November 9 - Athens, OH
Nov 10 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. Englert Theatre. Outreach Tour Iowa City, IA
Nov 11 Where There Is Light In the Soul OVation. St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Outreach Tour Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 13 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Stetson Chorale and Men's Chorale; Andrew Larson, conductor; Tammy Miller, piano; Angelo Sanchez, percussion.  Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University. Deland, FL
Nov 16 Where There Is Light In the Soul Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble of First Unitarian Church of Rochester; Joe Mish, conductor. Interfaith Hospitality Network Concert. Bethel Lutheran Church. Rochester, MN
Nov 18 Before the Bread Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble of First Unitarian Church of Rochester; Joe Mish, conductor. Rochester, MN
Nov 30
Dec 1-2
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Concordia University Choir; David Mennicke, conductor. Graeber Memorial Chapel, Concordia University. St Paul, MN
Dec 1 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB) San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus; Katherine McGuire, artistic director. Thomas Downey High School. Modesto, CA
Dec 2 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Music Institute of Chircago. Evanston, IL
Dec 2 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Choir of Second Unitarian Church of Chicago; Blake Adams, conductor. Chicago, IL
Dec 2 One More Redeemer Chalice Choir of First Unitarian Church of Toledo; Gladys Rudolph, conductor. Worship service with guest speaker Bishop John Spong. Toledo, OH
Dec 7 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Fourth Presbyterian Church. Chicago, IL
Dec 7 For So the Children Come New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus; Steven Russell, artistic director. Unitarian Universalist Church. Titusville, NJ

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San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
"When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled"
December 1, 8, 13 & 15 - Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Modesto & San Franciso, CA
Dec 8 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB) San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus; Katherine McGuire, artistic director. Center for Spiritual Living. Santa Rosa, CA
Dec 8 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Pilgrim Congregational Church. Oak Park, IL
Dec 8 For So the Children Come New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus; Steven Russell, artistic director. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Plainfield, NJ
Dec 9 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Chicago A Cappella; Jonathan Miller, artistic director. Community United Methodist Church. Naperville, IL
Dec 13 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB) San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus; Katherine McGuire, artistic director. The Castro Theatre. San Francisco, CA
Dec 15 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB) San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus; Katherine McGuire, artistic director. First Congregational Church. Santa Cruz, CA
Dec 23 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB) Choir of Home Moravian Church; Lynda Alexander, conductor. Winston Salem, NC
Dec 23 One More Redeemer Choir of Shawnee Unitarian Universalist Church; David Simmons, conductor. Overland Park, KS
Dec 24 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Choir of Hennepin Methodist Church; Bill Mathis, conductor. 7:00 & 11:00 Christmas Eve Services Minneapolis, MN
Dec 24 One More Redeemer
Choir of Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church; Sarah Dan Jones, conductor. Atlanta, GA
Dec 24 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled Choir of New England Congregational Church; Ina Heup, conductor. Christmas Eve Service Aurora, IL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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