ANNIVERSARY10CELEBRATION EVENT

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DASHON BURTONwith the Williamsport Area High School Orchestra & Choir

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014

7:30 PMCOMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

A benefit concert celebrating the WASD Education Foundation’s 10-year anniversary featuring WAHS alum and Grammy award winning, bass-baritone singer

• PROGRAM •

Sing We and Chant It

In Remembrance

Amani

Beati Quotum Via

Justorum Animae

The Seal Lullaby

Comin’ Thro’ the Rye

WAHS Sinfonietta

Suite for Sinfonietta I. A-Roving II. O Waly Waly III. Dashing Away

WASD Education Foundation 10-Year Celebration Event

by Thomas Morely

by Eleanor Daley

by Audrey Snyder

by Charles Villiers Stanford

by Charles Villiers Stanford

by Eric Whitacre

Traditional Folk Song

conducted by Matt Radspinner

by John Rutter

Remarks and presentation by Trey Phillips, President of the WASD Education Foundation, and special remarks by Dashon Burton

Behold, I Tell You a Mystery / The Trumpet Shall Sound

Mirages I. Cygne sur l’eau IV. Danseuse

I’ve Been in the Storm Too Long

Crucifixion

My Lord What a Morning

Ride On, King Jesus

• Ten-Minute Intermission •

Freshmen-Sophomore Chorale, conducted by Kristy Ingersoll

Junior-Senior Choir, conducted by Kent Weaver

by G.F. Handel

by G. Faure

by H.T. Burleigh

by Roland Hayes

by H.T. Burleigh

by H.T. Burleigh

Dashon Burton solo, accompanied by pianist Amanda Gunderson

• DASHON BURTON •Praised for his “nobility and rich tone,” (The New York Times) and his “enormous, thrilling voice seemingly capable ... [of] raising the dead;” (Wall Street Journal), bass-baritone Dashon Burton is a Williamsport Area High School graduate from the Class of 2000.

Mr. Burton began his professional studies at Case Western Reserve University and graduated from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Immediately upon graduation, he was invited to join Cantus, a professional men’s classical vocal ensemble based in Minneapolis and known for its concerts and collaborations with renowned organizations and artists such as the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota

Orchestra, the Boston Pops, James Sewell Ballet and Bobby McFerrin.

After his tenure with Cantus ended in 2009, Burton entered Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music, where he studied vocal literature including Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah under tenor James Taylor. He received his Master of Music degree in 2011.

In addition to his work in early music, Mr. Burton is an avid performer of new music and has premiered works by Edie Hill and William Brittelle. He is a founding member of Roomful of Teeth (under the direction of Brad Wells), a vocal ensemble devoted to new compositions using the fullest possible range of vocal techniques. Burton tours internationally with Roomful of Teeth, which was the recipient of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small ensemble performance.

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WASD Education Foundation“A Decade of Growth” The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) began a decade ago when it was created by then-district Business Manager Charles Peterson and Superintendent Patricia Lowery. It was then the district joined the movement in establishing an independent organization led by a volunteer board to help foster the growth and programs of the district by raising private funds. Local Education Foundations have gained momentum as a powerful vehicle to drive supplemental funding for public education across the country. In Pennsylvania, more than 200 education foundations exist. Over the last decade, WASDEF has grown in its mission in supporting students and faculty across by promoting, sponsoring and encouraging educational activities. It has generated more than $1.8 million in assets. In 2010, it hired its first executive director, and since then the foundation has been able to allocate more than $100,000 annually toward projects, programs and initiatives in the classroom through the use of EITC funding and private donations. It has joined and partnered with the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania Education Foundations and the National School Foundations Association to leverage further growth and visibility.

Board of Directors

Trey Phillips, PresidentDeborah Grove, VP

Paula Warrender, SecretaryJeffrey Richards, Treasurer

Don AdamsCarol Bresticker

Stephanie CalderBill Emery

Christine KavanaghEdward Lyon

Trisha Gibbons MartyTimothy Mahoney

Craig NiklausLynne PiotrowskiPhilip Sprunger

Spencer SweetingPhilip ThomasMichael Wiley

Robert Williams

Executive Director:Gregory L. Hayes, Jr.