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Performances 2009


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Plymouth State University
Chamber Singers
Southwest Tour - January 6-12

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DATE           TITLE                                                 PERFORMERS                         LOCATION            
Jan 6-12 A Palette To Paint Us As We Are Plymouth State University Chamber Singers; Dan Perkins, conductor.   Tour of schools, universities and churches in the Southwest United States. Utah & Arizona
Jan 11 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Choir of Camrose United Church; Darryl Dewalt, conductor. Camrose, Alberta, CANADA
Jan 15-17 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light High School Women's All-State Choir; Emily Ellsworth, conductor.  Conference of the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association (WCDA). Eau Claire, WI
Jan 22 A Garret of Old Playthings
Sleep Song
Oath Taking
I'll Tell You a Story, then
Harriet McCleary, soprano and Ruth Palmer, piano.  Thursday Musical.  Bloomington Arts Center. Bloomington, MN
Jan 30-31 A Palette To Paint Us As We Are Sine Nomine Singers; Robert Bartalot, conductor. Denver, CO
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Sine Nomine - January 30-31
Feb 6 Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) Chicago A Cappella.  "Abundance"  Wentz Concert Hall. Naperville, IL
Feb 7 Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) Chicago A Cappella.  "Abundance"  Pilgrim Congregational Church. Oak Park, IL
Feb 8 A Palette To Paint Us As We Are Plymouth State University Chamber Singers; Dan Perkins, conductor.  Smith Recital Hall, Plymouth State University. Plymouth, NH
Feb 13 Selections from
They Have Freckles Everywhere
Mirabeau B. Lamar High School Chorale Women; Gail Land, conductor.  Texas Music Educators Convention. San Antonio, TX
Feb 14 To Make a Prairie Fine Arts Chorale; Terri Teal, conductor. "The Birds and the Bees"  Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, Founders Hall. Kansas City, MO
Feb 15 To Make a Prairie Fine Arts Chorale; Terri Teal, conductor. "The Birds and the Bees"  Community of Christ Mission Road. Prairie Village, MO
Feb 15 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Choir of Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church; Beth Syverson, conductor. Costa Mesa, CA

Image: Lamar High School Chorus: Women
Mirabeau B Lamar High School Chorale Women
Texas Music Educators Convention
February 13

Image: Horlick High School Chorale
Horlick High School Chorale
March 16
Feb 20 Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) Chicago A Cappella.  "Abundance"  Gottlieb Concert Hall at the Merit School of Music. Chicago, IL
Feb 21 Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) Chicago A Cappella.  "Abundance"  Nichols Concert Hall. Evanston, IL
March 5-7 Caterpillars Crawl American Choral Directors Association National Convention.  Children's Choir Reading Session. Oklahoma City, OK
March 9 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light St Mary's College Women's Choir; Nancy Menk, conductor.  Joint concert with Fort Wayne Children's Choir.  First Wayne Street United Methodist Church. Fort Wayne, IN
March 11 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light St Mary's College Women's Choir; Nancy Menk, conductor.  Joint concert with Ann Arbor Youth Chorale and Huron High School Bel Canto.  Bethlehem United Church of Christ. Ann Arbor, MI
* March 12 The Journey (SATB)
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs (SATB a cappella) Winners of the Athena Festival Almquist Award
Murray State University Concert Choir; Bradley Almquist, conductor.  Featured works at the Athena Festival.  Lovett Auditorium. Murray, KY
March 12 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light St Mary's College Women's Choir; Nancy Menk, conductor.  Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Detroit, MI
March 13 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light St Mary's College Women's Choir; Nancy Menk, conductor.  Joint concert with University of Guelph and University of Toronto Women's Choirs.  Harcourt Memorial United Church. Guelph, Ontario CANADA
March 14 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light St Mary's College Women's Choir; Nancy Menk, conductor.  Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Toronto, Ontario CANADA
March 20 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light St Mary's College Women's Choir; Nancy Menk, conductor.  Spring Tour Homecoming Concert.  Church of our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary's College. Notre Dame, IN
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St. Mary's Women's Choir Spring Tour
Spring Tour & Homecoming Concert - March 9-20
March 21 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Chamber Choir of Young Naperville Singers; Angie Johnson, conductor.  25th Anniversary Gala.  Pavillion at Meson Sabika. Naperville, IL
March 28 For So the Children Come Concert Pro Femina Choir; Mattie Banzhaf, conductor.  Hartford Women Composers Festival. Hartford, CT
March 29 Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door
Where There Is Light In the Soul
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light
Choir of Universalist Unitarian Church of Farmington, MI; Diana Munch, conductor. Farmington Hills, MI
April 3-5 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Hurricane Singers of Amherst Regional High School; Anita Cooper, music director.  Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MIACC) Choral Festival. Algonquin Regional High School.


Hurricane Singers received a Gold Medal Superior Rating for their performance, which comes with an invitation to perform at Boston's Symphony Hall in May.  Congratulations, women!
Northborough, MA
April 5 One More Redeemer Unity Singers, Unity Church-Unitarian; Ruth Palmer, artistic director. St. Paul, MN
Apr 12 As We Sing of Hope and Joy Choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester; Joseph Mish, conductor Rochester, MN
Apr 12 One More Redeemer Choir of Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church; Lila Farrar, conductor Brookfield, MA
Apr 20 Cherish Your Doubt Combined Choirs from seven regional churches.  Southeastern Wisconsin UU Choralfest; Marriott Hotel of Waukesha. Waukesha, WI
* Apr 21 The Gospel Isn't Written In the Bible Alone Libby Turner, soprano and Elizabeth Alexander, piano.  Tuesday Salon at Studio Z St Paul, MN
Apr 28 If You Can Walk You Can Dance Crane School of Music Men's Ensemble, Peter Durow, conductor.  Hosmer Hall, State University of New York at Potsdam. Potsdam, NY
May 1 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light
Amherst College Women's Chorus; Mallorie Cherenin, conductor.  Buckley Recital Hall.  Arms Music Center. Amherst, MA
May 3 Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills Alumnae Chorus of San Francisco Girls Chorus, Susan McMane, conductor.  St. Mark's Lutheran Church. San Francisco, CA
* May 3 Go Out! Choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville; Jason Shelton, conductor. Nashville, TN
May 3 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Chamber Choir of Young Naperville Singers; Angie Johnson, conductor.  25th Anniversary Concert.  Wentz Hall. Naperville, IL
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25th Anniversary Gala and Concert - March 21 & May 3
May 3
2:30
Caterpillars Crawl Cantabile Choir of Angelica Cantanti Children's Chorus, Ann Schrooten, conductor.  St. Michael's Lutheran Church. Bloomington, MN
May 3
2:30
As We Sing of Hope and Joy Combined District Choir.  Closing Worship Service for the Pacific Central District Assembly of the Unitarian-Universalist Association. Fremont, CA
May 10 Immortal Love Choir of Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church; Barbara Park, music director.  Mother's Day Celebration Madison, WI
May 11 Trust the Seeds (SATB a cappella) William Horlick High School Chorale;  Ellen Christensen, conductor.  J.L. Mooney Theater. Racine, WI
May 17
3:00
Where There Is Light In the Soul (SATB) Mechanicsburg Ecumenical Choir, made up of 150 voices from 35 area churches.  22nd Annual Benefit Concert for New Hope Ministries, an agency that provides emergency aid to families and individuals in need.  St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Mechanicsburg, PA
May 28 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light Hurricane Singers of Amherst Regional High School; Anita Cooper, music director.  Gold Medal All Stars Concert.  Symphony Hall. Boston, MA
May 30 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SAB) All-City Elementary Youth Chorus; Barry Elmore, conductor.   Annual All-City Festival Concert.  Orchestra Hall. Chicago, IL
May 30-31
7:30
Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor. "Worlds Untraveled"  Grace Episcopal Church. Madison, NJ
May 31 Where There is Light In the Soul (SAB) Choir of Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair; Judith Rew, conductor. Montclair, NJ
June 7 Where There is Light In the Soul (SAB) Choir of Marquette Unitarian Universalist Church; Barbara Michaels, conductor. Marquette, MI
June 13 Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills Sine Nomine Chorus, Robert Bartalot, conductor.  "Bent: A Concert about Breaking the Rules!"  Park Hill Congregational UCC. Denver, CO
June 15 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor.  Church of the Ascension. Cleveland, OH
June 16 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford; Joel Ross, conductor.  First Christian Church. Hagerstown, PA
June 24 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor. European Tour Preview!  Church of Christ the King. Harding, NJ
June 28 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Classical Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor.  Inglesis San Gines. Madrid, SPAIN
June 29 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Classical Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor.  Toledo Cathedral. Madrid, SPAIN
July 1 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Classical Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor.  Casino Palacio de Figueroa. Salamanca, SPAIN
July 3 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Classical Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor.  San Jose Parish Church Coimbra, PORTUGAL
July 5 Where There is Light In the Soul (SATB) Harmonium Classical Choral Society; Ann Matlack, conductor. Lisbon, PORTUGAL
July 26-29 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (TBB)
Reading Session at the California Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA); Rodney Eichenberger, conductor.  Episcopal Conference Center of Oakland. (ECCO). Oakland, CA
* July 29 On the Edge of the Water Kristina Armetta, soprano and Elizabeth Alexander, piano.  Wednesday Noon Concert Series.  Portland's Historic Old Church. Portland, OR
* July 31 Go Out! Reading Session at National Conference of Unitarian Universalist Choral Musicians.  First Unitarian Church. Portland, OR

Image: Kristina Armetta
Kristina Armetta
Portland's Old Church
July 29

Image: Libby Turner
Libby Turner
St. Paul's Studio Z
April 21
Sept 2 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SAB)
Choral Reading session; Rebecca Reames, conductor.  Prince William County School. Prince William County, VA
Sept 13 Cherish Your Doubt (SATB)
Choir of Valley Unitarian Universalist Church; Kellie Walker, conductor.  Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. Chandler, AZ
Oct 1-2 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SAB)
Workshops with eight different choirs at Waunakee Elementary and Middle Schools. Waunakee, WI
Oct 4 Go Out!
Choir of First Unitarian Church; Mark Slegers, conductor; Marti Mendenhall, soprano solo. First Unitarian Church. Portland, OR
Oct 11 Cherish Your Doubt
Choir of First Parish in Milton; Emma Jean Moulton, conductor. Milton, MA
Oct 11
10:30 AM
Music of Elizabeth Alexander:
   Go Out!
   Night at the RedCat
Plymouth Congregational Church.
   Choir of Plymouth Congregational Church
   Elizabeth Alexander and Simon Alexander-Adams, piano duo
   Sonja Thompson, piano
Minneapolis, MN
Oct 19 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SAB)
Choir of Waunakee Elementary School; Kathy Bartling, conductor.  Waunakee Elementary School. Waunakee, WI
Oct 24 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SSA)
Riverside Singers; Nancy Grundahl, conductor.  Augsburg College Treblefest, Hoversten Chapel. Minneapolis, MN
Oct 25 Go Out!
Choir of Arlington Street Church; Mark Buckles, conductor. Boston, MA
Oct 25 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early
Choir of Jefferson Unitarian Church; Keith Arnold, conductor.  Jefferson Unitarian Church.  "...on a gray October day, it began snowing just before the choir sang..." -K.A. Golden, CO
Oct 25 Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs
Choir of First Unitarian Church of Houston; Jason Oly, conductor. Houston, TX
Oct 27 Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light
Visitation High School Choir; Rhonda Grundahl-Rexroth, conductor.  Visitation High School. Mendota Heights, MN
* Nov 1 We Remember Them
Commissioned by First Unitarian Universalist Church,
in memory of Helen Hodgson Welby
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble; Joseph Mish, conductor; Connie Schuelka, collaborative pianist.  First Unitarian Universalist Church Rochester, MN
* Nov 1 Y Comienzo a Bailar (And I Begin to Dance)
Commissioned by First Unitarian Universalist Church,
for El Dia de los Muertos
Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble; Joseph Mish, conductor; Connie Schuelka, collaborative pianist  First Unitarian Universalist Church Rochester, MN
Nov 8 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SSA)
The Treblemakers.  Jefferson Unitarian Church. Golden, CO
Nov 8 Bells in the High Tower
The Chalice Singers; Glen Thomas Rideout, conductor.  First Unitarian Universalist Church of Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 13 Where There Is Light In the Soul (TBB)
Cordus Mundi; Rick Rosen, conductor.  Gwynedd Mercy College. Gwenedd, PA
* Nov 14 Where There Is Light In the Soul (TBB)
Cordus Mundi; Rick Rosen, conductor.  St Paul's Lutheran Church. Doylestown, PA
Nov 15
9:15 & 11:00
Where There Is Light In the Soul (SSA)
The Treblemakers.  Jeffeson Unitarian Church. Golden, CO
Nov 15 Where There Is Light In the Soul (SATB)
Choir of Unitarian Church of Lincoln, Julie Enerson, conductor. Lincoln, NE
Nov 19 Cherish Your Doubt
Youth Choir of Community Church of Chapel Hill; Glen Mehrbach, conductor. Chapel Hill
Nov 22
4:00
Cherish Your Doubt (SSAA)
University of North Carolina Women's Glee Club; Sue Klausmeyer, conductor; Christin Campbell, soloist.  Hill Hall Auditorium. Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 22 We Lift Up Our Hearts
Chancel Choir of Unitarian Meeting House; Mattie Banzhaf, conductor. Hartford, CT
Nov 23 Praise Wet Snow Falling Early
Michigan Youth Ensembles Chamber Singers; Paul Rardin, conductor.  Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 30 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SATB)
Kellogg Singers; Iris Levine, conductor.  Recital Hall, California State Polytechnic University. Pasadena, CA
Dec 1 Climb
University Chorale; Giselle Wyers, conductor.  "Between the Now and Not Yet: Songs of Transition"  Meany Theater, University of Washington. Seattle, WA
Dec 6
2:00 & 4:00
Where There Is Light In the Soul (SSA)
Twin Cities Women's Choir; Mary Bussman, conductor.  "Illuminations"  Calvary Lutheran Church. Minneapolis, MN
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Cantabile Chamber Singers
"If You Can Walk You Can Dance" Concert
December 6
Dec 6 If You Can Walk You Can Dance (SATB)
Cantabile Chamber Singers; Rebecca Scott, conductor.  This song is the final piece on this concert, which is entitled - what else?: "If You Can Walk You Can Dance!"  Christ United Methodist Church. Piscataway, NJ
* Dec 12 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SSA)
SSA Arrangement Commissioned by Vox Femina Los Angeles
Vox Femina Los Angeles; Iris Levine, conductor.  First Congregational Church. Pasadena, CA
* Dec 12 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SATB)
Chapel Hill Community Chorus; Sue Klausmeyer, conductor.  Binkley Baptist Church. Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 13 For So the Children Come
Choir of Unitarian Meeting House; Mattie Banzhaf, conductor. Hartford, CT
* Dec 19 Jump!
Commissioned by Northfield Youth Choir
in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Northfield Arts Guild.
Northfield Youth Choirs; Elizabeth Shepley, conductor.  Northfield Arts Guild 50th Anniversary Beaux Arts Ball.  Great Hall, Carlton College. Northfield, MN
Dec 20 Children, Go Where I Send Thee (arr.)
Children's Choir of First Parish in Framingham; Patricia Ramey, conductor.  Intergenerational Christmas Service Framingham, MA
Dec 20 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
Brookfield Central High School Choir; Phillip Olson, conductor. Elm Grove, WI
* Dec 20 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (SATB)
Chapel Hill Community Chorus; Sue Klausmeyer, conductor.  Ackland Art Museum. Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 20 One More Redeemer
Choir of Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church; Mary Neumann, conductor. Melrose, MA
Dec 24 When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
Choir of Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester, MN; Joe Mish, conductor.  Christmas Eve Service Rochester, MN
Dec When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
Choir of Kollupitya Methodist Church Colombo, SRI LANKA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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