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Friday, December 10 ............. 7:30 pmSt. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin

Saturday, December 11 ........ 7:30 pmSt. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin

Nina Revering & Rick Gabrillo, CYC Artistic Directors

Maimy Fong, Accompanist

Megan Meisenbach, Flute

Galen Wixson, Cello

Jacquelyn Venter, Harp

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1033 La Posada DriveSuite 130Austin, Texas 78752512.476.5775

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From The DirectorsWelcome to the 6th Holiday Concert of the Conspirare Youth Choirs!

It has always been a blessed gift to be entrusted with the young artists who have

come under our charge. With past singers who are now fully entrenched in

their college lives to our newest members just ending their elementary school

years, both Nina and I feel so grateful to share our passion for music with each

new generation of choristers.

Our wonderful Kantorei singers are bursting with energy and have come such

a long from their first rehearsals of learning to sing together as a new ensemble.

We’ve shared so many musical touch points this semesters—the influence

of dance in Baroque music, using syllabic stress to better imitate speech, or

musical text painting such as a melody that evokes the image of rocking a baby

to sleep. But my most favorite experience with Kantorei this semester is seeing

the exploration of our youngest members in the idea that singing, at its core, is

about transforming emotion into a musical language. Through the expression

on their faces and body language coupled with the beautiful words and

melodic voices, these singers are learning about how powerful (and fun!) it is to

make connections with your audiences—one of the greatest goals of any choir.

We hope you enjoy our musical journey tonight, and we thank you again for

your support of the Conspirare Youth Choirs during this joyous holiday season!

Rick Gabrillo

Conspirare Youth Choirs Co-Director

Director of Conspirare Kantorei

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In 1942 Benjamin Britten wrote the beloved A Ceremony of Carols while

crossing the North Atlantic. He had been in America for a very successful

3 years, and was returning to his British homeland during the most brutal

wartime months. Britten was an outspoken pacifist.

He had been commissioned to write a harp concerto and brought along harp

manuals for the long journey. One of the stops along the way was in Halifax, Nova

Scotia. While disembarked, Britten picked up a book of Medieval poems, which he

used as texts for the work which became an 11-movement work for three-part boys

chorus and harp. No harp concerto was composed during the voyage.

Donald Teeter, a Boston music critic writes “That a work of such knowing

innocence as the Ceremony of Carols could result from that dangerous sea

voyage is one of those wondrous mysteries, the sort of contradiction that

confounds those who are determined to find logic — a predictable cause-and-

effect consistency — in the artistic process.”

The singers of the CCC have wrapped their souls around this music. They

have worked remarkably with this intensely difficult repertoire and I am so

pleased with their level of musicianship! This was a piece I performed as a child

and I feel I have been waiting my whole life to be able to teach it.

Thank you for your presence tonight, and may your holiday be filled with joy

and peace.

Nina Revering

Conspirare Youth Choirs Co-Director

Director of Conspirare Children’s Choir

ProgramCombined ChoirsCuncti Simus arr. SotoSoloists: Friday: Molly Wear & Asha Rao Saturday: Chiara Alvisi & Samantha Bruno

Conspirare KantoreiRick Gabrillo, ConductorEt Exsultavit from Magnificat Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741), arr. GalvanBereite dich, Zion from Weihnachtsoratorium J.S. Bach (1685-1750), arr. BurkhardtHuron Indian Carol 16th century French carol, arr. JonesPetit Enfánt Linda Miller Shaw and Dana ThompsonHashivenu Israeli Folk Song, arr. RaoAfrican Praise Noel Liberian Folk Song, arr. Miller Conspirare Children’s ChoirNina Revering, ConductorCeremony of Carols Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)Please hold your applause until the completion of this set Soloists: That young child: Kim Newcomb Balulalow: Kay McAnally In freezing winter night: Deanna Melder & Natalya Ponomoreva Spring Carol: Cara Campos & Irene Smith Jacquelyn Venter, harp

1.  “Procession” 2. “Wolcum Yole!” 3. “There is no Rose” 4a. “That yonge child” 4b. “Balulalow” 5. “As dew in Aprille” 6. “This little Babe” 7. “Interlude” (harp solo) 8. “In Freezing Winter Night” 9. “Spring Carol” 10. “Deo Gracias” 11. “Recession”

Nativity Carol John Rutter (b. 1945) Combined ChoirsWassail Song from Two Songs of Winter Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

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Texts & TranslationsCuncti Simus (Anonymous from Llibre Vernell)Cuncti simus concimentes: Ave MariaLet us all sing: Hail Mary!

Virgo sola existente, En affuit angelusThe Virgin was alone, when the angel appearedGabriel est appellatus, atque missus celitus,He was called Gabriel, And was sent from heaven.Clara facie que dixit: Ave MariaWith radiant face he declared, Hail Mary.

Clara facie que dixit audite KarissimiWith radiant face he declared, Listen dear ones.En concipies Maria. Ave Maria.You shall conceive, Mary. Hail Mary!En concipies, Maria audite KarissimiYou shall conceive, Mary. Listen dear ones.Pariesque filium: Ave Maria.And you will bear a son: Hail Mary!Vocabis eum Jesum Christum, Ave Maria.You shall call him Jesus Christ. Hail Mary!

Et Exsultavit (Song of Mary)Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meoand my spirit has exulted in God my saviour.Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae;because he has regarded the lowly state of his handmaiden;ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicentfor look! from now on they will say that I am blessed Omnes generationes.every generation.Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius.because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Bereite Dich, Zion Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben, Make yourself ready, Zion,with tender desires Den Schönsten, den Liebsten bald bei dir zu sehn! to see with you soon him who is most beautiful, most dear!

Petit EnfántPetit enfánt, dans les bras de ta mére.Tiny child, in the arms of the motherPetit enfánt, protege de tout mal

Tiny child, safe from any harmSi cher et si beau, petit enfánt,So precious and so fair, tiny childPetit enfánt, né dans un tel amourTiny child, born into such love,Petit enfánt, du Dieu d’en haut,Tiny Child, sent from God above Si tendre et nouveau, petit enfánt.So tender and new, tiny child.

Hashivenu Hashivenu, adonai elecha,Cause us to return Lord, to YouVenushuvaAnd we shall returnChadesh yameinu kekedemRenew our days of old

Huron Indian Carol (Father Jean de Brébeuf, ca. 1642)‘Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fled The mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel choirs instead; Before their light the stars grew dim and wondering hunters heard the hymn, Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, in excelsis gloria. Within a lodge of broken bark the tender babe was found; A ragged robe of rabbit skin enwrapped his beauty round The chiefs from far before him knelt with gifts of fox and beaver pelt. Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, in excelsis gloria. O children of the forest free, O seed of Manitou The holy Child of earth and heaven is born this day for you. Come kneel before the radiant boy who brings you beauty peace and joy. Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, in excelsis gloria.

Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten)

1. Hodie Christus natus est: Today Christ is born:hodie Salvator apparuit: today the Saviour appears:hodie in terra canunt angeli:today on earth the angels sing:lætantur archangelithe archangels announce:hodie exsultant justi dicentes:today be exultant and say together:Gloria in excelsis Deo. Alleluia!Glory to God in the highest. Alleluia !

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2. Wolcum, Wolcum, Wolcum be thou hevenè king,Wolcum Yole! Wolcum, born in one morning,Wolcum for whom we sall sing!Wolcum be ye, Stevene and Jon,Wolcum, Innocentes every one,Wolcum, Thomas marter one,Wolcum be ye, good Newe Yere,Wolcum, Twelfthe Day both in fere,Wolcum, seintes lefe and dere,Wolcum Yole, Wolcum Yole, Wolcum!Candelmesse, Quene of bliss,Wolcum bothe to more and lesse.Wolcum, Wolcum, Wolcum be ye that are here,Wolcum Yole, Wolcum alle and make good cheer,Wolcum alle another yere, Wolcum Yole, Wolcum!

3. There is no rose of such vertu as is the rose that bare Jesu.Alleluia, alleluia.For in this rose conteinèd was heaven and earth in litel space,Res miranda, res miranda.By that rose we may well see there be one God in persons three,Pares forma, pares forma,The aungels sungen the shepherds to:Gloria in excelsis DeoGaudeamus, gaudeamus.Leave we all this werldly mirth, and follow we this joyful birth.Transeamus, transeamus, transeamus.Alleluia, res miranda, pares forma, gaudeamus,Transeamus, transeamus, transeamus.

4a. That yongë child when it gan weep with song she lulled him asleep:That was so sweet a melody it passèd alle minstrelsy.The nightingalë sang also: Her song is hoarse and nought thereto:Whoso attendeth to her song and leaveth the first then doth he wrong.4b. O my deare hert, young Jesu sweit, Prepare thy creddil in my spreit,And I sall rock thee to my hert, And never mair from thee depart.But I sall praise thee evermoir With sanges sweit unto thy gloir;The knees of my hert sall I bow, And sing that richt Balulalow.

5. I syng of a mayden that is makeles, Kyng of alle kynges to here sone che ches. He cam also stylle ther his moder was As dewe in Aprylle that fallyt on the gras. He cam also stylle to his moderes bowrAs dew in Aprille that fallyt on the flour. He cam also stylle ther his moder lay As dew in Aprille that fallyt on the spray. Moder and maydyn was never non but che—Wel may swych a lady Godes moder be!

I sing of a maiden That is matchless,King of all kings For her son she chose.He came as still Where his mother wasAs dew in April That falls on the grass.He came as still To his mother’s bowerAs dew in April That falls on the flower.He came as still Where his mother layAs dew in April That falls on the spray.Mother and maiden There was never, ever one but she;Well may such a lady God’s mother be.

6. This little Babe so few days old, is come to rifle Satan’s fold;All hell doth at his presence quake, though he himself for cold do shake;For in this weak unarmed wise the gates of hell he will surprise.With tears he fights and wins the field, His naked breast stands for a shield;His battering shot are babish cries, His arrows looks of weeping eyes,His martial ensigns Cold and Need, and feeble Flesh his warrior’s steed.His camp is pitched in a stall, His bulwark but a broken wall;The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes; of shepherds he his muster makes;And thus, as sure his foe to wound, the angels’ trumps alarum sound.My soul, with Christ join thou in fight; stick to the tents that he hath pight.Within his crib is surest ward; this little Babe will be thy guard.If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy, then flit not from this heavenly Boy.

8. Behold, a silly tender babe, in freezing winter night,In homely manger trembling lies. Alas, a piteous sight!The inns are full; no man will yield This little pilgrim bed.But forced he is with silly beasts in crib to shroud his head.This stable is a Prince’s court, this crib his chair of State;The beasts are parcel of his pomp, the wooden dish his plate.The persons in that poor attire His royal liveries wear;The Prince himself is come from heaven; This pomp is prized there.With joy approach, 0 Christian wight, Do homage to thy King,And highly praise his humble pomp, wich he from Heaven doth bring.

9. Pleasure it is to hear iwis, the Birdes sing,The deer in the dale, the sheep in the vale, the corn springing.God’s purveyance for sustenance, It is for man, it is for man.Then we always to give him praise, And thank him then.

10. Adam lay ybounden, Bounden in a bond;Four thousand winter, Thought he not too long.And all was for an apple, An apple that he took.As clerkes finden, Written in their book.Ne had the apple taken been, The apple taken been,Ne had never our ladie, Abeen heav’ne queen.Blessed be the time That apple taken was,Therefore we moun singen. Deo gracias!

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11. Hodie Christus natus est:Today Christ is born:hodie Salvator apparuit:today the Saviour appears:hodie in terra canunt angeli:today on earth the angels sing:laetantur archangeli:the archangels announce:hodie exsultant justi dicentes:today be exultant and say together : Gloria in excelsis Deo.Glory to God in the highest.Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.Halleluia! Halleluia! Halleluia!

Wassail Song Wassail, Wassail, all over the town,Our bread it is white and ale it is brown;Our bowl it is made of the green maple tree;In the Wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee.

Here’s a health to the ox and to his right eye,Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie,A good Christmas pie as e’er I did see.In the Wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee.

Here’s a health to the ox and to his right horn,Pray God send our master a good crop of corn,A good crop of corn as e’er I did see,In the Wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee.

Here’s a health to the ox and to his long tail,Pray God send our master a good cask of ale,A good cask of ale as e’er I did see,In the Wassail bowl we’ll drink unto thee.

Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best;Then I pray that your soul in heaven may rest;But if you do bring us a bowl of the small,May the Devil take butler, bowl and all!

Then here’s to the maid in the lily white smock,Who tripp’d to the door and slipp’d back the lock;Who tripp’d to the door and pull’d back the pin,For to let these jolly Wassailers walk in.

KantoreiRick Gabrillo, ConductorGrace BassettCarly BoerstSamantha BrunoColman ButlerShaye CantuAnna CareyElizabeth ChenDustin CoronadoKatie CruzAvery DavisElizabeth DriggersSam DubinSaylor FielderMatthew FlinchbaughTucker FolsomIsabella GrosslingFlora HeSarah HollisSofia HsuIngrid KinneyElisabeth KleinEva LynchJuliana MarshallGabriel MartinLauren MasseyKate McClellanSarah McDonaldHannah Mitchel-GevirtzAldo OrdonezCarter ParsonsRaina ParsonsAmanda PharesLucy PickensAsha Rao

Lucas ReveringBailey RiderJill SchreiberTaylor SimsGemma SmithAnne Marie StapperLucy TiblierOmar WebbLily WendtNora Windham-WaiteAngela Zhang

Conspirare Children’s ChoirNina Revering, ConductorKatherine AlbinChiara AlvisiMaria AlvisiLexi AndersonMary BarnettStephanie BradleyKali BrambleScott BurnsCara CamposMarielle CatolosStephen ChaoMcKenna CoswayElena CoxClare EdgarRachel EidenschinkValeria ElizondoClaire FreebyReilly HavranekMiles HolmesElisabeth LeDoux

Sophie LevySophie LillisMikaela ManionOlivia MartensKay McAnallyJulia McDonaldSesha McMinnMax McWitzDeanna MelderSarah NehringKimberly NewcombCarolyn NuelleJanetta ParkerElla PettichordGracen PizzitolaNatasha PonomarevaMiles RaganGabrielle SanchezIrene SmithLibby SmithAlex StapperElizabeth StapperMaria TangarovaNicolette TapiaElena VillalonPierce WaldropMolly WearAlyssa Wixson

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Nina Revering’s choral music experience began at an early age. While growing up in Brazil, she performed in the Coro Infantil do Teatro Municipal under the direction of Elsa Lakschevitz. After moving to Canada, she joined the Toronto Children’s Chorus, directed by Jean Ashworth-Bartle, and performed with noted directors Andrew Davis and Sir David Willcocks. Ms. Revering’s musical training included six years of study in Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music in baroque recorder as well as piano. Ms. Revering’s educational background includes work at the Youth Performing Arts School, and Boston University. She studied baroque

recorder with John Tyson of the New England Conservatory and performed with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus under conductors Seiji Ozawa, John Williams, and John Oliver.

Nina Revering has performed widely as a soloist and chorister throughout the region and around the country. Soloist at St. Mary’s Cathedral from 1994-1997, she was also Victoria Bach Festival’s New Young Artist in 1994. Ms. Revering has been a member of Conspirare since 1995 and was a soloist in the Grammy-nominated Requiem CD, as well as the Threshold of Night CD, recently released under the Harmonia Mundi label.

Ms. Revering taught music in Eanes schools from 1996-2003 and recently returned to the elementary music classroom. A frequent clinician, guest conductor, and vocal adjudicator around the state of Texas, Nina Revering was one of eight conductors selected for participation in the International Symposium for Children’s Choir Directors held in Toronto, Canada in May 2005. Nina Revering will be co-presenting a workshop with Rick Gabrillo on children’s choirs at the 2010 Eastern Division American Choral Directors Association Convention in Philadelphia. Professional affiliations include ACDA and TMEA.

In addition to his work with the Conspirare Youth Choirs, Rick Gabrillo is currently the Assistant Conductor for Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare and the Choir Director of the Traditional Choir at St. Louis Catholic Church in Austin.

Active in the choral music education field throughout Texas, he is in frequent demand as an adjudicator and clinician for regions across the state. Mr. Gabrillo was selected to be a co-presenter of a workshop on music literacy at the 2009 Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, and he and Nina Revering

will be co-presenting a workshop on children’s choirs at the 2010 Eastern Division

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American Choral Directors Association Convention in Philadelphia. He has also been selected to be a Conducting Fellow for the Chorus America Conducting Masterclass in January, 2010 with the Houston Chamber Choir.

After attending the New England Conservatory of Music and Boston University, Mr. Gabrillo completed his undergraduate and masters degrees in choral music education and choral conducting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1996 and 1999 under Craig Hella Johnson.

He was the choral director at Clint Small Middle School in Austin from 1999-2005. During his time at Clint Small Middle School, Mr. Gabrillo was selected as the 2003 2004 CSMS Teacher of the Year, and he was a finalist for the 2004 Austin ISD Middle School Teacher of the Year. From 2002 to 2005, he served as the Region 18 Middle School Vocal Coordinator and UIL Contest Chair, which served the greater Austin area. In 2005, the Clint Small Middle School Concert Choir was selected to perform for the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio.

Mr. Gabrillo is a member of TMEA, ACDA, and TCDA.

Dr. Maimy Fong, pianist & vocal coach, earned a Bachelor’s degree in piano with a concentration in vocal accompanying from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She also completed Master’s and Doctoral degrees in piano performance at the University of Texas at Austin School of Music. She has worked for the Des Moines Metro Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, and was the first pianist-coach in El Paso Opera’s Artist-in-Residence Program. In Austin, she maintains an active schedule of playing chamber music, instrumental and voice recitals, teaching, and coaching. Dr. Fong had been an accompanist for CYC since its inception. She also

expanded her role this year as the CYC Opera Coordinator.

Auditioning for the Conspirare

Youth ChoirsThe Conspirare Youth Choirs are auditioned treble ensembles for boys and girls ages 9-17 who love to sing. A musical background is preferred, but not required. To schedule an audition, please visit our website at www.conspirare.org/CYC to submit an online audition request form. Additional information regarding audition materials and expectations can also be found on our website. If you do not have internet access, you can also contact the CYC at 512.476.5775 to schedule an audition.

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Shining Star Scholarship ProgramThe Scholarship Program: The Conspirare Youth Choirs is fully committed to finding and training young musicians with a deep focus and love for choral singing, regardless of the obstacles that may prevent their participation. In 2006-2007, the CYC created the Shining Star Scholarship Program to support singers in the CYC. With generous donations, the CYC is currently supporting full tuition and uniform costs for three singers.

During the spring, singers who are interested in being considered for this scholarship will complete an application and participate in an audition with the Conspirare Youth Choirs. Following the audition, a scholarship committee will review the applications and audition results and select the singers who best meet the criteria of the scholarship fund based upon skill, teacher recommendations, prior musical experience, and financial need.

Support a Shining Star: Currently, we are seeking donations of $750, which will provide tuition fees, transportation costs, uniform costs, music, and rehearsal supplies for one singer for the entire 2010-2011 season (August 2010 to May 2011). We hope you will consider “adopting” a singer through the Shining Star Scholarship Program. Your tax-deductible $750 contribution to Conspirare will be a life-changing gift for one young singer who would not have this opportunity without your generosity. If a full donation of $750 is not possible for your family at the present time, we are always pleased to accept any donation amount you make to this fund.

Other Ways to Support a Shining Star: It may also be possible that a scholarship recipient may need transportation assistance. If you are passionately committed to the goal of this scholarship fund but cannot financially contribute at the present time, we invite you to become a volunteer driver for this program. As a volunteer driver, you would be responsible for the transportation of the singer from their home or school to each Conspirare Youth Choirs rehearsal and performance. Volunteer drivers are vital to the success of this program. You will ensure that our scholarship recipients have consistent attendance, thereby receiving the highest possible musical training and vocal instruction.

We hope you will consider joining these generous families and organizations who have already contributed to the Shining Star Scholarship Program: Anne, Manny, and Brennan Martinez; Lois VanLaningham in Memory of Todd VanLaningham; Anonymous (2)

To contribute or volunteer for the Shining Star Scholarship Program or for more information, please contact Rick Gabrillo at 512.476.5775 or conspirareyouthchoirs@gmail.com.

AcknowledgementsThe Conspirare Youth Choirs gratefully acknowledges the contributions and generosity of the following individuals and organizations:

Craig Hella JohnsonFran Collmann and Conspirare Board of DirectorsAnn Hume WilsonKatie Apple, David Hammond, Tamara Blanken, Cynthia Densmore, Melissa Eddy, Wraven Godsoe, Meri Krueger, and Nicki Turman Robert HarlanLois VanlaninghamJames Brown and Jane Bassett, First Presbyterian ChurchThom Pavlechko & Yolanda AlvarezSteve Wager & St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchWill Hornaday and Hornaday DesignChristopher NovosadJeff Marrow and Michael SmithHolly DawsonAll the parent uniform volunteersAny other CYC parent who has helped out throughout the semesterSingers, Parents, Volunteer Ushers, and Family Supporters of the CYC

Conspirare Performing NoteConspirare has the privilege of performing in a variety of beautiful venues. We seek out acoustical and aesthetic environments that can best enhance choral performances and we are deeply grateful to our hosts. While our performing venues may represent specific traditions and the texts of some of our repertoire may also be representative of specific traditions, it is in no way intended to be exclusive of any individual whose experience or set of beliefs is not represented.

Conspirare respects and celebrates the great diversity of religious, artistic, and human experiences represented among our singers and audience members. Our shared musical experiences are intended to bring us together as we all seek to be inspired by the power of great choral music. The audience creates the space in which the music is held.

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Board of DirectorsFran Collmann, ChairRobert J. Karli, Vice ChairCatherine Wildermuth, TreasurerMary Stephenson, SecretaryWilliam C. BednarJack BrannonDavid ClarkLarry CollmannJeri DeAngelisPatrick L. DeLauneTom DriscollAnn FieldsRobert HarlanLou Ann LasherKaren LeekeEric LeibrockHope MorganLouise MorseE. Stuart PhillipsHon. Bea Ann SmithMarion Lear SwaybillSheila Youngblood

Advisory BoardStephen AechternachtJohn AielliSue BarnesMark BiernerRay BrimbleDavid BurgerDavid ClaflinVirginia DupuyMaydelle FasonJoLynn FreeBilly GammonVance GeorgeHelen HaysDan HerdWilliam B. HilgersWayne Holtzman Cassandra JamesJudith JellisonBob MurphyLynn MurphyGayle Glass RocheNancy ScanlanRussell SchulzAngela SmithLouann TempleEva Womack

Artistic & Administrative Staff

Craig Hella JohnsonArtistic Director

Ann Hume WilsonExecutive Director

Katie AppleDirector of Special ProjectsExecutive Assistant to the Artistic Director

Tamara BlankenTicketing & Online Services Manager

Cynthia DensmoreFinance Manager

Melissa J. EddyCommunications & Grants Manager

Rick GabrilloAssociate Conductor, Production ManagerDirector, Conspirare Youth Choirs

Wravan GodsoeOperations/Ticketing Assistant

David HammondOperations Manager

Robert HarlanProduction Coordinator

Debbie KenkelAccounting Assistant

Meri KruegerArtist Relations

Nina ReveringDirector, Conspirare Youth Choirs

Nicki TurmanHouse Manager

Robin TurmanCYC Administrative Assistant

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Conspirare is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin

through the Cultural Arts Division, the Texas Commission on the Arts,

and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that

a great nation deserves great art.

Supporters

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Business & Foundation Supporters

Public Funding Agencies

Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

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Maestro CircleCity of Austin Cultural Arts DivisionFran & Larry CollmannThe Kodosky FoundationThe Mattsson-McHale FoundationThe Meadows FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsSouth Texas Money Management

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Golden Baton CircleWilliam C. Bednar & Flo Ann RandleJack Brannon & Brian MillerRay & Karen Brimble

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Silver Baton CircleEva King AndriesAnonymous (2)Shannon ArmstrongKen & Joyce BeckAmelia Bullock & Bill KrumpackDan Bullock & Annette CarlozziJerry CraftRobert F. DaileyPatrick DeLaune & Sadaf KhanRena & Richard D’SouzaMelissa Eddy & Tracy SchiemenzLot EnseyRev. Dr. Ann FieldsFischer & Weiser Specialty FoodsSteve GilbertRichard Hartgrove & Gary CooperJohn HoganHornaday Design Joan & Tom KobayashiTimothy KoockSheila LummisMilton D. Miller IIPaul MowryBob & Lynne MurphyJerele & Elizabeth NeeldWilliam NemirChristopher Novosad, tiki2.comCarlisle PearsonForest & Susan ReesChristy & Donna SalinasRick & Jill SalwenNancy Scanlan

DonorsGifts to Conspirare provide financial support for concerts, recordings, educational programs, and outreach activities. The following roster of donors includes cash and in-kind gifts received from individuals, family and private foundations, businesses, and government agencies between July 1, 2009 and November 16, 2010. We express our gratitude to each and every one of our donors.

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Peter Schram & Harry UllmannDavid SmithJames StolpaMarion Lear SwaybillTargetBernadette TasherCindy Taylor & Chic BainWilliam & Anne WagnerMark WeiserEva & Marvin WomackLucia & Paul WoodruffTricia Yost

SponsorsJulie ArendRobert & Patricia AyresBob & Marcia BaileyAnne BertholfKlaus Bichteler & Mary ParseAnn & Jeff BomerRobert & Pat BrueckDavid BurgerPaul & Toni BurnsRichard CampbellMike ChesserVirginia & Robert DupuyGenelle Edwards & Peter TingbergMaydelle & Sam FasonSusan FinkelsteinSusanna & Richard FinnellR. John & Susan Fox Cheryl FullerGlenda GoehrsSusan GregersonBalie J. & Beverly GriffithGerre & Judith HancockHarlan Motors CorporationJeanne & Van HoisingtonEric HungateMay LatsonMark & Lauren LevyKathryn LewisCarolyn & W. Jackson LongManuel & Anne MartinezTrish MerrillIvan Milman & Janie KeysSuzanne Mitchell & Richard ZansitisLinda MonkRobert Patterson & Diana SellersForrest Preece, Jr. & Linda BallCaren ProthroK.C. Ptomey & Carol TateJerome & Joanne RavelLouis RenaudDick & Lynn RewJonathan & Kari RiemerAndy & Sally RitchRikky Rivers & Jim Schultz Jack & Susan RobertsonMichal RosenbergerLarry SagerJames ShultzBrenda Smith

Anna SorensenDian StaiHarlan StaiVirgil & LaFern SwiftSyzygy MarketingSusanne Tetzlaff & Eric TiblierLois VanlaninghamAnn Hume Wilson & Evan WilsonJames Winkle

PatronsLinda Aaker & Bob ArmstrongStan & Debbi AdamsSandi AitkenDavid AndrewMargaret & Robert AyresCindy & Pat BehlingBecky Beaver & John DuncanMike & Ginger BlairKaren BlizzardNancy BowmanDuane BoydMary BrayGeorge BrownJames CampbellChris & J. Dennis CavnerJo Anne ChristianMarie Crane & Bill KellyRobert & Frances CushingNell DaleStuart & Paula DamoreWill Dibrell & Beverly BajemaDoor Number 3Barbara DurhamRobert A. & Susan Epstein In honor of Wendi & Brian KushnerRoy & Mary Margaret FarabeeSusan Nash FeketyGwen & Bruce FloryRhiannon GammillBarbara Gibbs & John DriggersDolly Gray-Bussard In honor of Wendi & Brian KushnerStephen & Stefanie GriffithCarolyn Harris-HynsonLynette HeckmannWalter & Ann HerbstCarr Hornbuckle & Jack LeiferMelissa HuebschH. David & Jan Hughes In honor of The Hon. Bea Ann SmithBobby R. & Nancy InmanDiane Ireson & Rowland CookJudith Jellison & Robert DukeMorris & Marge JohnsonTom Grimes & Karen KiblerBill & Ann KleinebeckerGreg & Cynthia KozmetskyJodi Lazar & Michael NussbaumAlbert Lin In honor of The Hon. Bea Ann SmithThomas & Alaire LowryLee Manford

Mary Matus & Carol Taxis In memory of Dave BowmanDebe & Kevin McKeandBonnie MillsJanis Monger & Tom MasonAnn MoodyDouglas NelsonLip & Cinnie NorvellRichard OrtonBrian & Lynn PowellAnne Praderas & Tony VanceFlo Ann RandleBev & Milbrey RaneySmith & Sandra RayNina & Dean ReveringDonna & Arthur RutherfordRussell E. SchulzMarilyn SharrattKay SherrillKatharine B. & Gregory ShieldsJohn & Suzanne ShoreCarole & Charles SikesPaul StoneMary StumbergConnee & Kent SullivanKerry TateMartha TerryMeredith Thomas & Walter StroupDon TrappJoy TurmanErich Vollmer In honor of Wendi & Brian KushnerAlan & Debra WaldropMary Smith & Walter StewartRobert & Connie WebbBill Wood & Elsa Vorwerk

SustainersStephen & Claudia AechternachtGinny AgnewErika BaconJanette BarlowRoss & Kristin BassingerMim Luetje & Garrett BeauvaisPat & Margene BeckhamSteven BeebeOla BellLeah BillingsleyPat BlackWendy BloomJohn BriggsBillye Jean BrownBette-Jo BuhlerBarbara J. Burnett In memory of Jake FosterSarah & Ernest ButlerAnn ByrdRita & Merrill CarlsonGene & Rosalie ChilesNancy C. & Jack A CollinsJanie CookRalph Coonrad

Cheryl CoswayEric & Lisa CravenCina M. CrisaraKarel DahmenMela Sarajane Dailey & Peter BayRichard J. DavisJeffrey & Nina Di LeoJerry & Shar DiercksPaul DlabalSharon DuboiseSandy Dunn & Paul HarfordDan DworinMary FarabeeJohn & Barbara FibigerCarol FlemingClaire FlynnJerry FolsomCaroline FrommholdRobert & Anneliese GeisDimitrios & Adrien GeorgakopoulosSue GeorgeMary GiffordEliza GilkysonWilliam & Marlene GladeKathryn GovierJo & James Green In honor of David HammondGus & Greta GutmanRonda HallMary HatchetteLeroy & Karen HaverlahJanie & Jimmy Bisese HayesLewis HoffackerRobert E. HollingsworthWayne H. Holtzman & Joan K. HoltzmanLauren HughesB.J. & Constance IhlenfeldtJ Carlos / M Serrato FoundationTodd Jermstad In honor of Robert KarliSteve KahleLisa KastlemanStan & Biruta KearlJulie KeimMarguerite & Hugh KellyElinor KliewerJessica & J.J. LagowskiNora LiebermanCatherine & David LightEmily LittleVirginia LivesayKathryn & Don LougheedJohn & Suzanne LoweHui-Lan & Chien-Chun LuCynthia LuxJerome MalekDell MarcouxJennifer MartensTom MasonAmanda MastersonBradley & Elizabeth MaximPeter Flagg Maxson & John C. R. Taylor III

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Jim MaxwellMarsha McCaryJerrald & Barbara McCollum In honor of David FarwigConnie McMillanJanis McSwainDavid MeadGlenn A. MillerBetty Shelton MillsBecky MitschkeLinda MonkElizabeth Hansing Moon & John MoonHolly MooreNancy MooreChip & Janice MorrisRebecca A. MunizJudith & William MunyonFred MyersAnne Nagelkirk & Jason OrrNeil & Maria Nehring In honor of Sarah NehringTom & Mary Sue Koontz Nelson In honor of Nina here you gDiLeoAdrian NewcombJim & Joyce ParrishCathie ParsleyTerry Parsons SmithPete & Elizabeth PaulAnn Phipps & Michael CannattiJim & Nicole PizzitolaKaren & Alex PopeMary PozorskiGary & Cheryl PyleKatherine RaceEdwin Ramos & Elaine SalazarGail RandallRandall’sAmy RandolphRose Ann Reeser In honor of Louise ReeserSara ReichardtHamilton & Joanne RichardsJeffrey Hudson & Robert BlodgettGayle & Mike Roche In memory of Helen LeaGerhild B. Rogers In honor of Glenda GoehrsBeverly RossDeborah RuppMary SangerNora & Andrew SansomDennis SchafferRhonda SchleicherDavid SchwarzMitzi ScottNan SeidenLindsay & Joan SharpeLinward & Beverly ShiversTerry ShookKirk SmithMargo SmithJohn & Bess SommerJim Sotiros

Patty Speier & Charles WoodruffJohn SpenceDon & Nancy SpencerBryan & Cindy SperryMichael & Carol StehlingBarbara & Bruce StevensonVirginia StottsKeith StuckyKate & J SulesterRose & Joe SullivanWilliam & Mary Ellen SullivanGeorge & Nancy SuttonJack SwanzyGayle & Thomas TolerAgatha TorkuNancy TownsendNicki & Scott Turman In memory of Norma TurmanMarie Van RoekelCynthia & Mark VanderbergVictoria Bach FestivalFred & Shirley ViehwegJeannette G. WalkerTed WardlawBen WearKendra WeltonFrankie WestbrookAlex & Veda WhiteJay Wilkey & Glaucia Vasconcelos WilkeyStewart & Marianne WilkinsonJean Rogers WinchellHilary YoungJoyce Zehr & Marvin BurkeDavid Zersen

Conspirare also thanks all donors of gifts under $100 and regrets that space does not permit the listing of each name. Your support is equally appreciated.

We strive to publish an accurate donor list. If an error or omission is noticed, please let us know.

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Gabriel,Congratulations on ACDA and another wonderful year in Conspirare. We are all so proud of you!

Love,Aunt Theresa, Gma, Mom, Molly, and Savannah

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Bravo to the Conspirare Youth Choirs!The physicians and Staff of the South Austin Medical Clinic

Mark Levy, MD Eric Weidman, MDAmy Easterling, MD Manuel Martin, MDTodd Canon, MD Joe Malleske, MDIan Alward, MD Glenn Graves, MDDD Smith MD

Welcoming patients of all ages

512-892-6600www.southaustinmed.com

Eric S. Tiblier, MD, FACCBoard Certified in Cardiovascular Disease

Midtown Medical Office

901 West 38th Street, Suite 400 - Austin, TX 78705Ph: 512.206.2988 Fx: 512.206.2983

www.austincardiac.com

Specializing in Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Wellness and Prevention

Dr. Tiblier and his staff saluteConspirare Youth Choirs!

We loveyou Carly!

Mom & Dad

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Isabella,You bless us each time

you sing in that “choir of angels” that comes floating down

from heaven.

We love you,Mammy & Papa

Sweet Sarah,Sing so all the angels

in Heaven can hear you.I love you,

Mom

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Sing it, Sophie!

Love, Mom, Pop, Aaron and animals

Sophie Rae: You Go, Girl!

Love you, Eric and GJ

Sophie, you make my heart sing!

Love you much,Grandma Charlotte

We love to hear you sing, Anna!

Love, Mom, Dad, Miles and Maggie

Lezioni d’Italiano

Carlos Capra - 512-498-9681Private instruction in Italian language

ccapra@lezioniditaliano.com

www.lezioniditaliano.com

One-on-one lessons, group lessons, Italian diction for singers,

conversation lessons for travelers

“I highly recommend Carlos as an Italian teacher/coach. He’s a gifted teacher who’s personable and

patient, no matter what your skill level is.” - Maimy Fong, pianist and vocal coach

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