LIVE AUCTION

Each year, The Collegiate Chorale’s Benefit Auction has presented spectacular offerings. This year again, we offer you an artfully composed array of irresistible packages, each positively stuffed with goodies, and bound to appeal to bidding syndicates or solo bidders. Your enthusiastic, generous, and repeated bids will ensure our continued, unrivaled artistic achievements and our highly respected educational programs. So don’t leave empty handed! #1 – I’M LIKING THE VIKING

#2 – BE A STARCATCHER!

#3 – THE MAESTRO AND THE MEZZO

#4 – ENLIGHTENMENT IN DUMBO

#5 – MATILDA AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

#6 – HIGH ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE

#7 – OVER THERE

#8 – EDUCATION AUCTION: THE STAR-MAKER PACKAGE

Auction Item #1 – I’M LIKING THE VIKING

Artists of our Song of Norway production offer you invaluable items to bring the

excitement of the evening back home. This Viking Value includes accessories

elegantly conceived by acclaimed designer Han Feng; a Song of Norway poster

autographed and personalized by the cast members; and 2 tickets to a 2013-

2014 performance of the spectacular Tom Gold Dance company. What’s not to

like?

This package includes:

Items designed by Han Feng and worn by

performers in Song of Norway: red organza circle

and square wraps and white butterfly wrap worn

by Judy Kaye and two scarves (blue and green)

worn by Jason Danieley and Santino Fontana

The Carnegie Hall poster of Song of Norway

signed by all the performing artists

A pair of tickets for a Tom Gold Dance

performance from its 2013-14 New York season

DONORS: The Collegiate Chorale, Tom Gold Dance, the artists of

Song of Norway

VALUE: $2,000

OPENING BID: $500

Auction Item #2 – BE A STARCATCHER!

Travel to Neverland in the Tony Award-winning prequel to Peter Pan with your

children or grandchildren, your nephew or niece, or your spouse or childhood

friend, and enjoy premium seating to a performance of Peter and the

Starcatcher. Peter Pan will follow you to Wonderland for tea and scones at

Alice’s Tea Cup. Roger Rees, director of Peter and the Starcatcher, will

accompany you for a time full of magic and unique behind-the-scenes insight.

Reach for the stars and raise your bids: you may NEVER have an opportunity like

this again!

This package includes:

4 tickets for Peter and the Starcatcher

at New World Stages

Backstage tour to meet the artists after

the show

Tea and scones at Alice’s Tea Cup with

Roger Rees and Jason Ralph, who is

playing Peter Pan

Personalized voice mail message by

Roger Rees

DONORS: Roger Rees, Jason Ralph, and the producers of

Peter and the Starcatcher

DATES: Any Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday performance between

May 13 and June 30, 2013

VALUE: Theater tickets and tea: $700 and the priceless company of

Roger Rees and Jason Ralph

OPENING BID: $1,000

Auction Item #3 – THE MAESTRO AND THE MEZZO

They’re back by popular demand! He cooks inventively and she sings beautifully

at your private dinner party for 8. Wine and dine at your home with Maestro

(and master chef) James Bagwell and his wife and co-chef, mezzo soprano

Teresa Buchholz. After dinner, James (on piano) and Teresa will serenade you

and your guests. The wine will come from the exceptional cellar of Michael

Lynch and Susan Baker. The bidding will be fierce, but this evening is yours – if

you bid sumptuously.

This package includes:

Dinner for 8 designed and prepared on site by James Bagwell and

Teresa Buchholz

Private musical performance with James Bagwell and Teresa Buchholz

Wine from the Lynch-Baker cellar

VALUE: Priceless

DATES: At a mutually convenient time for winning bidder and donors

DONORS: James Bagwell and Teresa Buchholz

Michael Lynch and Susan Baker

OPENING BID: $1,500

James Bagwell Teresa Buchholz

Auction Item #4 – ENLIGHTENMENT IN DUMBO

Curious about contemporary art? Want to know more? See the light in Dumbo,

New York City’s thriving epicenter for contemporary art. Go there with the

knowledgeable, dynamic and witty Cristin Tierney,

gallery owner and art advisor. A private visit for a

group of ten people to 6 art studios at which each

artist will discuss his/her work and artistic process.

Throughout the tour and over lunch, Cristin will act

as your guide and give you the inside scoop on the

art world and the art market today. Enlightened

bidding will secure this golden opportunity to

survey Dumbo’s art scene, ask questions, get

answers and gain insights in the company of one

who knows her stuff. Cristin Tierney

This package includes:

A guided tour for up to 10 people with art advisor and gallery owner

Cristin Tierney

Pick-up and drop-off by a private mini-bus at a Manhattan location

of your choice

Private visit to 6 art studios and conversations with the artists

Lunch at a hip local restaurant

VALUE: $3,000

DATES: On a mutually convenient Monday in May, June, early July,

September, October or November

DONORS: Cristin Tierney and Christie C. Salomon

OPENING BID: $2,000

Auction Item #5 – MATILDA AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Reviewed as “hilarious, moving, glorious,” “easily the standout musical of the

decade” on the West End, this Matilda production of the Royal Shakespeare

Company has conquered Broadway. You can obtain premium seating and meet

the artists when you win this fabulous package. To crown the evening, Roger

Rees, Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company (and of The Collegiate

Chorale), will whisk you over to Joe Allen’s Restaurant for dinner after the

performance. So don’t miss out, stand up and bid!

This package includes:

4 house seats for the new sold-out musical Matilda on Broadway

Dinner and conversation with Roger Rees at Joe Allen Restaurant

A souvenir program of the production, a Matilda recording with the

London cast, and a special reprint of the Matilda book

VALUE: Theater Tickets and Dinner: $1,500 plus the priceless company

of Roger Rees

DATES: At a mutually convenient time for winning bidder and Mr. Rees

DONORS: The Royal Shakespeare Company, Roger Rees,

Joe Allen Restaurant

OPENING BID: $2,000

Auction item #6 – HIGH ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE

Fly to the Swiss Alps for the 2014 Verbier Festival when The Collegiate Chorale

will be featured in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust under Charles Dutoit, among

other works. Attend post-concert receptions with world-renowned artists and

join patron dinners. Take in breathtaking views of the magnificent Alpine

scenery, hike amid the wildflowers, yodel like a native, experience marmot

sightings, and feast on fondue. And when you are back in New York, you can

review and relive your experience over a dinner at the Swiss-owned French

restaurant Le Périgord.

This package includes:

2 round trip business class tickets on

Swiss International Air Lines

Concert Tickets to The Chorale’s

performances at the 2014 Verbier Festival

Dinners with Chorale patrons

Access to post-concert Verbier patron receptions with

international artists

A set of 14 CDs celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Verbier Festival

Dinner for 2 at Le Périgord in New York

VALUE: $18,000

DATES: July 2014 during the Collegiate Chorale Verbier patron tour OR

travel to Switzerland at any other time of the year

DONORS: Swiss International Air Lines, The Collegiate Chorale

OPENING BID: $6,000

Auction item #7 – OVER THERE

A package tailor-made for Yanks hankering for London Swank! Settle in at

Albany, “Next door to Burlington House, home of the Royal Academy of Arts and

other learned societies, a stone’s throw from the enticements of Soho, the

grandeur of St. James’s, and the comforts of Mayfair, to say nothing of the canny

tailoring of Savile Row.” Described on April 11, 2013 by The New York Times

Magazine as “London’s best address,” Albany will be your palace for 3 nights.

The historic building has known such celebrities as Lord Byron, and the

esteemed art historian John Richardson, who described it as “sheer heaven.”

Enjoy the sights and shopping all day long, and continue on to a performance at

Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, or a show on the West End, depending on your

seasonal preference. Arise Yanks – don’t be outflanked. Bid on this; and thanks!

This package includes:

Three nights in a luxurious apartment

in the heart of London (master

bedroom and single guest bedroom)

2 tickets for a performance at Covent

Garden, Glyndebourne or a West End

Show

Patron access to Glyndebourne

Privileged access to the Royal Academy Albany living room in the 1980s designed by the

Colefax and Fowler co-founder John Fowler

NON-TRANSFERABLE: Note that this item is to be redeemed by the winning

bidder and is not transferable to a third party

VALUE: $5,000

DATES: A mutually convenient time for winner and donors in 2013-14

DONORS: Anonymous, The Collegiate Chorale

OPENING BID: $2,500

Auction item #8 – EDUCATION AUCTION: THE STAR-MAKER PACKAGE

From start to finish this is truly a night full of stars. We conclude this evening with an appeal to YOU to help The Chorale encourage and train young stars. Even if you’ve lost out on dinner with a diva, or missed the train to Neverland, you’ll still have a chance to be a STAR CATCHER tonight. You can help us catch and nurture young stars through your generous support of our education programs. For example, you can help us:

Send Side-by-Side students to perform at the Verbier Festival where The Chorale is invited for its sixth appearance this summer under the baton of Maestros Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, and Christian Zacharias

Provide coaching and diction sessions for young stars in the making

Underwrite masterclasses with renowned artists like Martina Arroyo

Encourage future Star Watchers by underwriting concert tickets for students at area schools Side-by-Side Students at the 2009 Verbier Festival

Tonight, your farsighted bidding support of our education programs could earn you and 5 friends dinner with a very special guest artist who will be revealed at the benefit. (Perhaps one of the stars heard on stage in our Song of Norway?!) The opportunity to host this dinner goes to the bidder with the highest successful bid total for the Education Package. As your final bidding act, please enthusiastically raise your paddle to support The Chorale’s education programs!

Opera star Martina Arroyo with Side-by-Side students

SIDE-BY-SIDE STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

I joined the Side-by-Side program that the Collegiate Chorale offers through the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, and this program pretty much changed my life. I was able to perform with other amazing singers, incredible soloists and sing all around New York City. For the first time this year I was able to travel to Verbier, Switzerland and I cannot thank you enough for this opportunity that helps me become the best

singer I can be. You are the reason I don’t give up my dream. - Jose

These two years have been filled with both great musicianship development and performances that will forever stay in my heart. Because of your generous scholarship I was able to travel to the Verbier Festival and share extraordinary musical moments with the other passionate performers there. If it wasn't for your generosity, and The Chorale’s help and enthusiasm, this trip wouldn't have been

possible. – Elizabeth

Prior to the tour, I was considering dropping my music studies. As I sat on stage in the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University […], I was on the verge of tears. I was halfway across the world, about to perform. It was a sudden moment of clarity for me […] and the push I needed to pursue a minor in music, as well as a major in

International Relations, once I enroll in college next fall. – Shana

Thank you for what has been the opportunity of a lifetime. This is the type of thing

that makes me realize how much I want to be an artist. - Vincent COMMITED TO EDUCATION The Collegiate Chorale is not only committed to providing New York City with performances of the highest artistic quality, but we are dedicated to bringing the gift of music to young people through our extensive education program. The Chorale provides hundreds of New York City high school students with the opportunity to attend our concerts free of charge – supplying these students with preparatory materials to enhance their concert experience. Since 2003, The Chorale has provided professional level coaching and performance opportunities to musically-advanced high school students through the Side-by-Side program. Students rehearse and perform side-by-side with Chorale members in both domestic and international venues. Many have expressed the belief that these experiences have helped to launch them on their musical career path.

THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE AT THE 2013 VERBIER FESTIVAL

The Collegiate Chorale and up to 20 Side-by-Side students will perform at the 2013 Verbier in the following performances:

July 19, 2013

Auerbach, In Praise of Peace Beethoven, Symphony No. 9

Charles Dutoit, Conductor

July 22, 2013 Beethoven, Choral Fantasy Op. 80

Charles Dutoit, Conductor

July 23, 2013 Schubert, Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major

Christian Zacharias, Conductor

July 25, 2013 Verdi’s Otello (Act I) and Wagner’s Die Walküre (Act III)

Anna Netrebko and Bryn Terfel Valery Gergiev, Conductor