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Christmas a t t h e C a r i l l o n

2009-2010eighteenth season

with special guest artist patrice pike

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Thursday, December 3, 7:30 pmOur Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Victoria

Friday, December 4, 8:00 pmLaurel Heights United Methodist Church, San Antonio

Saturday, December 5, & Sunday, December 6, 2:30 & 8:00 pmThe Carillon, Austin

Monday, December 7, 8:00 pmLong Center for the Performing Arts, Austin

Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & ConductorPatrice Pike, Special Guest Artist

Christmas a t t h e C a r i l l o n

The Long Center performance is sponsored by the generous support of

The San Antonio performance is sponsored by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

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progr aMConspirare dedicates our performances with love and gratitude to our cherished friend and supporter Cassandra James.

WHERE TO START(come) Veni, Emmanuel ......................................................................French Processional ChantCome Darkness, Come Light ..............................................Mary Chapin Carpenter,

arr. Craig Hella Johnson

I LOST(my way) I Lost a Sock ............................................................................David LangSlave Song .................................................................................Sade AduRorate Caeli .............................................................................. Jacob Handl

DARKNESS, DARKNESS(emptiness with light) Darkness, Darkness ................................................................. Jesse Colin Young Higher Ground ........................................................................Stevie WonderIs a Light Shinin’ in the Heavens? ......................................Arr. Robert L.MorrisSoñaba ........................................................................................Stephen PaulusHere Comes the Light ...........................................................Patrice PikeChanged .................................................................................... James MacMillanAnd the Glory of the Lord (Messiah) ...............................G. F Handel *******

LIGHTHOUSE(taste and see) Gaudete .....................................................................................Michael McGlynnLighthouse/O Morning Star ...............................................Antje Duvekot/

harm. J. S. BachDawn ..........................................................................................Eric BarnumI Need You ................................................................................Mark Batson/Alicia CookEveryone Suddenly Burst Out Singing .............................Paul Siskind

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ALL TOGETHER(sing we) Angels We Have Heard on High ........................................French CarolHark the Herald Angels Sing ..............................................Felix MendelssohnTomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day .............................. John RutterCarol of the Bells ....................................................................Ukranian Carol Lullaby, Sweetest Child .........................................................Polish CarolO Holy Night ...........................................................................Adolphe AdamWishes and Candles ...............................................................Stephen PaulusThe First Noel ..........................................................................English CarolDown to the River to Pray ....................................................Traditional Silent Night ..............................................................................Franz Gruber

ETERNAL DANCE(I am) Christmas Time is Here ........................................................Vince Guaraldi,

arr. Cynthia GonzalesMunus ........................................................................................Steven SametzI Won’t Give Up (excerpt) ....................................................Patrice PikeI Could Have Danced All Night /Dance With Me .......Lerner, Loewe/

arr. Craig Hella Johnson

Please refrain from applause except where indicated by *******

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TEXTS WHERE TO START(come)

Veni … Veni … Veni…

(Veni, veni Emmanuel;Captivum solve Israel,Qui gemit in exilio,Privatus Dei Filio.)

Come darkness, come lightCome new star shining brightCome love to this world tonightAllelujah

Come broken, come wholeCome wounded in your soulCome any way that you knowAllelujah

Come doubting, come sureCome fearful to this doorCome see what love is forAllelujah

Come running, come walking slowCome weary on your broken roadCome see him, shed your heavy loadAllelujah

Come darkness, come light…..

- Mary Chapin Carpenter I LOST(my way)

I lost a sockI lost a sockI lost an umbrellaI lost a sockI lost a toothI lost my teeth

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I lost a legI lost my dogI lost an earringI lost my fatherI lost my voiceI lost my ticketI lost the keysI lost the mapI lost my wits I lost my wayI lost my tongue

I lost my heartI lost faithI lost weightI lost my hairI lost my handI lost my eyeI lost my houseI lost my tongueI lost my nameI lost my bookI lost my glassesI lost my ringI lost the storeI lost the farmI lost a sockI lost the eggs

(O come thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by your advent here; Love stir within the womb of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight….)

I lost my cowI lost my memoryI lost my teethI lost my colorI lost my hairI lost my sightI lost my wayI lost my balanceI lost my motherI lost my shoeI lost the businessI lost my carpet

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I lost my languageI lost my godI lost my pantsI lost my tan

- Deborah Artman

Slave SongI see them gathered, see them on the shoreI turned to look once moreAnd he who knows me notTakes me to the belly of darkness

Tears will run swiftAnd tears will come that fall like rainI pray that it’s swift thoughTears will fall as cold as pain

I pray to the almighty Let me not to him doAs he has unto meTeach my beloved childrenWho have been enslavedTo reach for the light continually

So many times I prayedSo many times I’ve prayed for youPrayed for you

Wisdom is the flameWisdom is the brave warrior

(O Sapientia, veni, ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.)Who will carry us into the sunI pray that it’s swift though Tears will come that fall like rain

(Tears will come and fall like rain…)

- Sade Adu

Rorate CaeliRorate caeli desuperPour out dew from above, you heavens,Et nubespluant justum.And let the clouds rain down the Just One. Aperiatur terra et terra Salvatorem.Let the earth open and bring forth a Savior

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DARKNESS, DARKNESS(emptiness with light)

Light and life….

Light and life to all he brings….

(risen with healing in his wings)

Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleepIn the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep …

People keep on learnin’Soldiers keep on warrin’World keep on turnin’Cause it won’t be too long

Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning, For the things I cannot seeKeep my mind from constant turning, To the things I cannot be…

Powers keep on lyin’While your people keep on dyin’World keep on turnin’Cause it won’t be too long

Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome, Is the day that brings me hereI have felt the edge of sadness, I have known the depths of fear

(God rest you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay… healing grace from Love itself is born upon this day…

to save us in our darkest hours as we have gone astray… tidings of comfort and joy.)

Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with this endless nightTake away the pain of knowing, fill the emptiness with light - Jesse Colin Young

- O come, Desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind….

Higher GroundPeople keep on learnin’Soldiers keep on warrin’

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World keep on turnin’Cause it won’t be too long

Powers keep on lyin’While your people keep on dyin’World keep on turnin’Cause it won’t be too long

I’m so darn glad he let me try it againCause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sinI’m so glad that I know more than I knew thenGonna keep on tryin’Till I reach the highest ground

(Hosanna …hosanna in the highest Gloria in excelsis deo!)

Teachers keep on teachin’Preachers keep on preachin’ Hosanna…World keep on turnin’Cause it won’t be too longOh no

Lovers keep on lovin’Believers keep on believin’ Gloria…Sleepers just stop sleepin’Cause it won’t be too longOh no

I’m so glad that he let me try it againCause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sinI’m so glad that I know more than I knew thenGonna keep on tryin’Till I reach my highest ground...Till I reach my highest groundNo one’s gonna bring me downOh no

- Stevie Wonder Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?

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Is a light shinin’ in the heavens?Please shine for me.

I come this nightI come to fightI bring no weaponI bring the light On my kneesThe light pass byThought my soul was gonna riseTo rise and fly

Is a light shinin’…

God made the stars to show their lightAnd the moon to glow by nightGod made the sun to shine by dayFrom heaven’s gate it shows the way

Oh my good Lord, is a light shinin’ in the heavens?

- African American Folk Song

It came a flowret bright. Amidst the cold of winterWhen half-spent was the night.

SoñabaI dreamt that my heart was happybut by my faith, Motherdreams are just dreams

- 16th century Spanish, anonymous

(...this is to mother you, to comfort you, to get you through through when your nights are lonely through when you dreams are only blue

this is to mother you…)

Here Comes the LightI’m moving through the waterI’m bringing out what’s bestThe birds are singing peacefulI’m forgetting all the rest

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I give myself forgivenessFor all the times I would not stop the pain

On my way to a brighter dayHope will not delayWe will make our wayHere comes the light

Here comes the morningHere comes the lightHere comes the morningLight up

I’m opening my back doorI’ll change the barren landI’m watering my gardenI’m governing the manI’ll take apart the piecesMaking them into a useful thing

On my way to a brighter dayHope will not delayWe will make our wayHere comes the light

Here comes the morningHere comes the lightHere comes the morningLight up

What do you think you’re made ofThe stars are in your eyesWhere do you think we’ve come fromI’m beckoning the brightness, shine, shine, shine

On my way to a brighter dayHope will not delayWe will make our wayHere comes the light

Here comes the morningHere comes the lightHere comes the morningLight up

- Patrice Pike

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ChangedThe man bent over his guitar,a shearsman of sorts. The day was green.

They said, “You have a blue guitar,you do not play things as they are.”

The man replied, “Things as they areare changed upon the blue guitar.”

And they said then, “But play. You must,a tune beyond us, yet ourselves,

A tune upon the blue guitarof things exactly as they are.”

- Wallace Stevens

(changed from glory into glory, ‘til in heaven we take our place, ‘til we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.)

(love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down;)

And the Glory of the LordAnd the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

- Isaiah 40:5

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LIGHTHOUSE(taste and see)

Gaudete Gaudete, Gaudete!Rejoice, Rejoice!Christus et natusChrist is bornEx maria virgine,Of the virgin Mary,Gaudete!Rejoice!

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Tempus ad est gratiae,It is now the time of graceHoc quod optabamus;That we have desired;Carmina laetitiae,Let us sing songs of joy,Devote redamus.Let us give devotion.

Deus homo factus est,God was made man,Natura mirante;And nature marvels;Mundus renovatus estThe world was renewedA Christo regnante.By Christ who is King.

Ezechiellis portaThe closed gate of EzechielClausa pertransitur;Has been passed through;Unde lux est ortaFrom where the light risesSalus invenitur.Salvation is found.

Ergo nostra cantio,Therefore let our assembly now sing,Psallat iam in lustro;Sing the Psalms to purify us;Benedicat Domino:Let it praise the Lord:Salus Regi nostro.Greetings to our King

(Will there really be a Morning?)

LighthouseYouYou’re not the first to askProbably not the lastAnd I don’t expect you to understand

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WhyI stayed upon that rockAfter the birds had goneAnd all of the waves turned to sand

But I am a lighthouseIn the desert and I stand aloneI dream of an oceanThat was here a long time agoAnd I remember his cool watersAnd I glow

These daysThe sunlight has bleached my faceMoonlight has made it plainThat nobody needs me to call them home

But I swearThere was a time when IWould shine for him through the nightHe was the only oceanThat I have knownI am a lighthouseIn a desert and I stand aloneI dream of an oceanThat was here a long time agoAnd I remember his cool watersAnd I still glow

My lantern bears a crackAnd I know he won’t be backBut I will leave the light on forever

Cause I am a lighthouseIn a desert and I stand aloneI dream of an oceanThat was here a long time agoAnd I remember his cool waters…I remember his cool waters…I remember his cool waters…And I still glow.

- Antje Duvekot

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Come heavenly brightness, light divine, And deep within my heart now shine There make yourself an altar! Fill me with joy and strength to be

Your member joined eternally In love that cannot falter.

Longing for you does possess me; Turn and bless me, here in sadness Eye and heart long for your gladness.

DawnFrom the door’s soft opening And the day’s first sigh,Filling the room,

I see before meA life of doors,One opening on another;Doors upon doors,And sighs upon sighs,Rising in a tide of mornings.

Rising, until that final sigh,And the last morning,And the last holy breath,Whispering “this, this, this...”

- Robert Bode

(Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.As the hart yearns after the water brooks, so yearns my soul after thee, O God.)

I Need YouThe sand loves when the waves comeThe sky can’t wait for the light of the sunSo how could you look me in my eyeAnd not see what I feel insideTell me how could you doubt the fact that II love youI love you

Don’t you ever think like that?Don’t you ever never do that?There will never be two things ... that go together betterThan you and me

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North needs south east needs westNo needs yes yes yesUp needs down life needs deathNo needs yes yes yes

I need youI need youI need youYou...I need you

So how could you look me in my eyeAnd not see what I feel insideTell me how could you doubt the fact that II love youI love you

Don’t you ever think like that?Don’t you ever never do that?There will never be two things that go together betterThan you and me

North needs south east needs westNo needs yes yes yesUp needs down life needs deathNo needs yes yes yes

I need youOh baby I need youEveryday… I need youYou ... I need you

Like the desert needs the rainLike joy needs pain

- Mark Batson/Alicia Cook

Everyone Suddenly Burst Out SingingEveryone suddenly burst out singing;And I was filled with such delightAs prisoned birds must find in freedom,Winging wildly across the whiteOrchards and dark-green fields; on – on – on – and out of sight.

Everyone’s voice was suddenly lifted;And beauty came like the setting sun:

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My heart was shaken with tears; and horrorDrifted away … O, but EveryoneWas a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.

- Siegfried Sassoon

AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND SING BOLDFACE TEXT:

Gloria… in excelsis Deo!Gloria… in excelsis Deo!

ALL TOGETHER(sing we) Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains.

RefrainGloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo! 

Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song?

Refrain

Hark the herald angels sing“Glory to the newborn King!Peace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciled”Joyful, all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith the angelic host proclaim:“Christ is born in Bethlehem”Hark! The herald angels sing“Glory to the newborn King!”

Hail the bearer of God’s peace!Hail the Sun of righteousness,Light and life to all he brings, Ris’n with healing in his wings.Mildly lay his glory by,

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Born that we no more may die.Born to raise us all from earth,Born to give us second birthHark the herald angels sing,“Glory to the new born king!”

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Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day;I would my true love did so chanceTo see the legend of my play,To call my true love to my dance;

Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love,This have I done for my true love

Then was I born of a virgin pure,Of her I took fleshly substanceThus was I knit to man’s natureTo call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh! my love…

In a manger laid, and wrapped I wasSo very poor, this was my chanceBetwixt an ox and a silly poor assTo call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh! my love…

- English Traditional Carol

Carol of the BellsHark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away

Christmas is here,bringing good cheer, to young and old,meek and the bold,

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Oh how they pound, raising the sound, o’er hill and dale, telling their tale,

Gaily they ring while people sing songs of good cheer, Christmas is here,

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas, Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas, On, on they send, on without end, their joyful tone to every home Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong

- Peter Wilhousky

Lullaby, Sweetest Child Sleep little Jesus, my diadem fairestSleep holy child Thou of all pearls the rarest

Lullaby, Jesus Child,Sweet be thy sleeping.

Mary is tenderly watch O’er thee keeping.

- Transl. Ella Hjertaas Roe

Oh Holy NightO holy night! the stars are brightly shining,It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth.Long lay the world in sin and error pining,‘Til He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! O, hear the angels’ voices!O night divine, O night when Christ was born;O night divine, O night, O night Divine.

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Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,Here come the wise men from Orient land.The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger,Behold your King! before Him lowly bend!Behold your King, behold your King.

- Transl. John Sullivan Dwight

Wishes and CandlesWe have a wish for each candle we lightMaking the holidays shiny and bright,A wish for the children, the young and the old, To never go hungry, to never be cold.

Wishes and candles and love and laughter,Mem’ries we’ll treasure forever after.Families are gathered with presents to share.The best gift of all is that everyone’s there.

A wish for the people who walk all alone,A roof overhead and a bed of their own.A candle for those in the need of a friend,A hand and a smile by the holiday’s end.

Wishes and candles they warm the season,Hope for a world filled with peace and reason.Think of the love that is waiting for you,When all of our holiday wishes come true.

- Marily and Alan Bergman

(AUDIENCE REMAIN SEATED AND SING BOLD-FACE TEXT)

The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields where they layIn fields where they lay a keeping their sheepOn a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, NoelBorn is the King of Israel.

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Down to the River to PrayAs I went down to the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the starry crown?Good Lord show me the way!

O sisters let’s go downLet’s go down, come on downO sisters let’s go downDown to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the robe & crown?Good Lord show me the way

O brothers let’s go downLet’s go down, come on downCome on brothers, let’s go downDown to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the starry crown?Good Lord show me the way

(AUDIENCE PLEASE SING BOLDFACE TEXT)

O mothers let’s go downCome on down, don’t you wanna go down?Come on mothers, let’s go downDown to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the robe and crown?Good Lord show me the way

O fathers let’s go downLet’s go down, come on downO fathers let’s go downDown to the river to pray

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As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the starry crown?Good Lord show me the way

O sinners, let’s go downLet’s go down, come on downO sinners, let’s go downDown in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the robe and crown?Good Lord show me the way

- Traditional

Silent night, holy night!All is calm, all is bright.Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.Holy infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace.

ETERNAL DANCE(I am)

Christmas Time is HereHappiness and cheerFun for all that children callTheir favorite time of the year

Snowflakes in the airCarols everywhereOlden times and ancient rhymesOf love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the airBeauty everywhereYuletide by the firesideAnd joyful memories there

Christmas time is hereWe’ll be drawing nearOh, that we could always seeSuch spirit through the year

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Oh, that we could always seeSuch spirit through the year...

- Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson

MunusDelitasque poli semperqueLet us seek the delightsmanentia regna quaramusand ever-enduring realms of heaventoto pectore, mente, manu.with whole heart, mind and hand.

Poli nunquam disiungit amicum;The blessed hall of heaven never separatessemper habet, quod amat,friends; a heart warmed by love alwayspectus amore calens.has what it loves.

Aspice laetifico grantanter cordeLook with joy and gladdening heart,precamur, parvula quaeI pray, at these little offerings whichmagnus munera misit amor.great love sends you.

- Alcuin (ca. 770), transl. Stehling

I Won’t Give upOpen my eyes in the morningAnd see I’m alive againLights go out and you never knowIf you wake up In another dimensionIt’s trueThere a chance you’ll dance in another worldIn a momentBut I want this time with youWhile I’m right here

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I dream of an oceanThat was here a long time agoAnd I remember his cool watersAnd I glow…)

I am a lighthouse… I am a lighthouse… I…am….

I Could Have Danced All Night/Dance in the Mouth of God

On Christmas night we hear the angels singing…

I could have danced all night…And still have begged for more

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright

I could have spread my wings and done a thousand thingsI’ve never done before

Gloria…..

I’ll never know what made it so excitingWhy all at once my heart took flight

(Dance with me, dance with me darling, into the mouth of God. You’re not here now but I can see you. I can feel you turning. Dancing in the mouth of God...)

(Sway with me, sway with me darling. Here by his sharp sharp teeth. Lights are reflecting, night comes a calling. Floating like a leaf... singing in the shadows, Love isn’t a lie, like water isn’t fire. Dancing in the mouth of God)

I only know when he began to dance with meI could have danced, danced, danced…

All night…Dance then wherever you may be…Dance.

- Alan Jay Lerner

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arTiSTic pErSonnElCraig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & ConductorRick Gabrillo, Assistant Conductor

company of Voices

SopranoCynthia GonzalesAbigail H. LennoxGitanjali MathurStefanie MooreJennifer PavlovichKathlene RitchSonja Tengblad altoWendy BloomDorea CookPamela ElrodStella HastingsLinda RamseyKeely Rhodes TenorCole BlumePaul D’ArcyCarr HornbuckleJos MiltonJonathon Subia

BassCameron BeauchampDavid FarwigRick GabrilloRobert HarlanEd Snouffer

Thomas Burritt, percussion

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aBouT paTricE pikE

Patrice Pike is a multi-dimensional artist who has dedicated her life to mastering authentic live performance and sincere studio recordings. Since her early roots playing guitar, percussion, and singing lead in the band Sister Seven to her current melding of rock, pop, and soul, she has brought together people from all different walks of life in her process. Patrice attended the arts magnet high school in Dallas, Texas, studying classical, jazz, and spiritual music. Her collaboration with Grammy®-nominated Conspirare this holiday season brings Patrice back to these roots. Through the years she also has shared stages with Sarah Mclachlan, Natalie Merchant, Soul Asylum, Cake, Stone Temple Pilots, the Neville Brothers, Ray Charles, and many more. As one of the youngest artists to be inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame via the Austin Music Awards for 2006-2007, Patrice garnered many other awards including Musician of the Year, Best Rock Artist, Song of the

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Year, and Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been seen around the world when she performed for two months on prime time CBS television on the show “Rockstar: Supernova,” where she was deemed an unusual breath of fresh air. Also an accomplished recording artist, Patrice has been featured on twelve CDs with several different bands and as a solo performer. After her work with Conspirare in December 2009, she will go into the studio to finish her newest recording for release in 2010. In October 2008 Patrice was involved in a most unusual project, when she was one of a select few people invited to include digital samples of her DNA for Richard Garriott to launch into perpetual orbit during his trip to the international space station. Other participants included were Stephen Hawking and various people from different walks of life and diverse professional and artistic backgrounds. Ms. Pike is also known for creating the Grace Foundation of Texas, providing health and wellness services and education scholarships for young adult survivors of childhood homelessness. The Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas. Learn more about its work at www.gracetexas.org. Visit Patrice on the web at www.patricepike.com.

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aBouT conSpir arEThe word “conspirare” derives from the Latin “con” and “spirare”

translated as “to breathe together.”

Conspirare was founded in 1991 as the New Texas Festival to present a summer classical music festival in Austin, Texas. Since then, the organization has grown rapidly to become an internationally recognized, professional choral organization that combines outstanding vocal artistry with innovative programming. Led by founder and artistic director Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare is comprised of two performing ensembles and an educational program. A chamber choir (“Conspirare”) of extraordinarily talented singers from around the country is presented in an annual concert series in Austin, other Texas communities, and locations in the U.S. and abroad. The Conspirare Symphonic Choir of both professional and volunteer singers performs at least one large choral/orchestral work annually. The Conspirare Youth Choirs is an education and performance program for singers ages 8-16, who learn and perform in two separate ensembles, Kantorei and the Conspirare Children’s Choir.

Conspirare produced its first commercial recording, through the green fuse, in 2004 on the Clarion Records label. A second CD, Requiem, also on Clarion, was released in 2006 and received two Grammy® nominations (Best Choral

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Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical). A third recording, Threshold of Night, was released worldwide on September 9, 2008 on the Harmonia Mundi label, Conspirare’s first title for the distinguished recording company. Threshold of Night received two Grammy nominations, Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Album. In October 2008, in cooperation with Austin’s public television station KLRU, Conspirare filmed a PBS television special, “A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert,” that was broadcast nationally in March 2009 and is available on both CD and DVD.

Conspirare has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. In 2005, the organization received the “Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence,” presented by Chorus America. As one of the select choruses in the country to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for its American Masterpieces initiative, Conspirare presented “Crossing the Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice.” The four-day festival in January 2007 featured a distinguished gathering of composers and conductors, performances of three world premieres, and a gala closing concert with a choir of 600 singers. In July 2008 Conspirare represented the United States at the Eighth World Symposium on Choral Music in Copenhagen, joining invited choirs from nearly forty countries.

The Conspirare ensembles’ 2009-2010 season consists of 25 performances of eight different programs, in Austin, Wimberley, Fredericksburg, San Antonio and Victoria. In February 2010 Conspirare will be a special guest choir at the annual convention of the American Choral Directors Association/Eastern Division in Philadelphia.

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aBouT craig HElla JoHnSon

Renowned as one of the most influential voices in choral conducting in the United States, Craig Hella Johnson brings a depth of knowledge, artistic sensitivity, and imagination to his programs. As founder and artistic director of Conspirare, Johnson has assembled some of the finest singers in the country to form a world-class, award-winning organization committed to creating dynamic choral art. In addition to his work with Conspirare, Johnson also serves as Creative Director and Conductor of the Victoria Bach Festival, an annual event that draws musicians and critical praise from around the country. Of Johnson’s performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Mike Greenberg of the San Antonio Express-News wrote: “Through all the amazing ebbs and flows of dynamics, the radiant balances, the seamless connection of episodes, the theatrically astute tempo relations, the unified structural arc, the music shone forth with organic naturalness. Nothing sounded fussed over. Everything just sounded right.”

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Johnson served as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas in Austin (1990-2001) where he led the graduate program in conducting. He was artistic director of San Francisco-based Chanticleer (1998-1999) and has served as guest conductor with the Austin Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Santa Fe Symphony, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque, and the Berkshire Choral Festival. In September 2009 Johnson travelled to Taiwan to conduct the Taipei Male Choir. Praised by audiences and critics, Johnson’s programs are hailed as thought-provoking musical journeys. One unique aspect of Johnson’s programming is his signature “collage” style: through-composed programs that marry music and poetry to seamlessly blend sacred and secular, classical and contemporary, classical and popular. In 2006 he was engaged to create a special peace-themed collage program for the North Central ACDA convention. He was also engaged by the St. Olaf Choir to create and conduct a collage program during a five-week residency with the choir in spring 2007. A composer and arranger, Johnson is an editor with G. Schirmer Publishing. He is working on a choral series featuring specially selected composers as well as some of his original compositions and arrangements. His works are also published by Alliance Music Publications. Also an accomplished vocalist and pianist, he released his first solo CD, “Thorns on the Rose,” in 2008 on the Booker Music label. Johnson’s distinctive style and commitment to the choral art have led him to be honored with several awards, including 2008 induction into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame and the 2009 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal, given by Chorus America.

A native of Minnesota, Johnson studied at St. Olaf College, the Juilliard School, and the University of Illinois and earned his doctorate at Yale University. As the recipient of a National Arts Fellowship, Johnson studied with Helmuth Rilling at the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart, Germany.

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BoarD oF DirEcTorSFran Collmann, ChairRobert J. Karli, Vice ChairBernadette Tasher, TreasurerRobert Harlan, SecretaryJack BrannonDavid ClarkLarry CollmannJeri DeAngelisPatrick L. DeLauneTom DriscollAnn FieldsKatie Curran-LavendoskiHope MorganLouise MorseE. Stuart PhillipsHon. Bea Ann SmithMary Stephenson

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

arTiSTic & aDMiniSTraTiVE STaFFCraig Hella JohnsonArtistic Director

Ann Hume WilsonExecutive Director

Katie AppleExecutive Assistant to the Artistic Director

Tamara BlankenTicketing & Online Services Manager

Cynthia DensmoreFinance Manager

Melissa J. EddyCommunications & Grants Manager

Rick GabrilloProduction ManagerDirector, Conspirare Youth Choirs

Wravan GodsoeOperations/Ticketing Assistant

Robert HarlanProduction Coordinator

Meri KruegerArtist Relations

Niamh MarnellOperations Manager

Nina ReveringDirector, Conspirare Youth Choirs

Nicki TurmanHouse Manager

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conSpir arE auDio & ViDEo rEcorDingS“A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert” – available on CD and DVDPBS show, nationally broadcast in March 2009

“Thorns on the Rose” – Craig Hella Johnson’s first solo CD

“Threshold of Night” – Two 2009 Grammy nominationsConspirare sings the music of Tarik O’Regan

“Requiem”– Now reissued on the Harmonia Mundi LabelTwo 2007 Grammy nominations

“through the green fuse” – A favorite collection featuring several spirituals

“Angel Be” (2 CDs) – A collection of favorite live recordings by Cynthia Clawson and Craig Hella Johnson, including four previously unreleased selections

“Crossing the Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice” (2 CDs) – Recorded during the NEA sponsored American Masterpieces Festival in January 2007

Christmas at the Carillon “Lay Me Low” (2008)

“Love Again” (2007)“Love Calls You” (2006)“I Still Love You” (2 CDs - 2005)“Always” (2 CDs - 2004)“Nearer” (2003) “Where Does Morning Lie?” (2002) “Back to the Garden” (2001) “Home” (2000)

American Choral Directors Association National Convention (New York, 2003) Concert CDConcert DVD

American Choral Directors Association-North Central Division Convention (Omaha, 2006) “Peace Concert” CD (2 CDs)Closing Concert CDClosing Concert DVD

“Hidden Music” (2006 - mono)

To order, please call (512) 476-5775; hear samples at www.conspirare.org.

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2009-2010 EigHTEEnTH SEaSonA New Year’s Conspirare ClassicConspirare ushers in the new decade with a splash of virtuosity. Be amazed as they perform Deutsche Motette by Richard Strauss — a Romantic a cappella monument — plus works by Bach, Barber, and more.

Friday, January 8 & Saturday, January 9, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, January 10, 2:30 p.m.St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin.

Rush Hour Big Sing IIThursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m., St. Martin’s Lutheran Church

The Mystic and the Storyteller: Both Sides NowFrom a mystical, stunningly beautiful requiem to a contemporary setting of a children’s fable, Conspirare explores life’s mysteries in music. Featuring David Lang’s beguiling Little Match Girl Passion, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in music.

Thursday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fredericksburg Friday, May 7 & Saturday, May 8, 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 9, 2:30 p.m., at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church.

Conspirare Youth Choirs: Invitation to the VoyageThe words of French poet Charles Baudelaire and the music of Romantic composer Henri Duparc meet in the beloved French art song “L’invitation au Voyage,” inspiration and framework for this unique spring concert. Also featuring music by David Childs, Imant Raminsh, and Eleanor Daley.

Friday, May 14, & Saturday, May 15, 7:00 p.m. at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church

Dynamic ConvergenceThe Conspirare Symphonic Choir and organists Judith and Gerre Hancock perform the beloved Duruflé Requiem and Cantos Sagrados, a powerful, dramatic work by brilliant Scottish composer James MacMillan.

Saturday, June 5, 8:00 p.m. at University Presbyterian Church, Austin.Sunday, June 6, 6:00 p.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi

Return to the Oracle: A Shining Masterpiece( J.S. Bach – Mass in B minor)Bach’s crowning achievement delivers a profound listening experience every time you hear it. Conspirare and a period-instrument orchestra from the Victoria Bach Festival perform the iconic work with soloists from the ensemble.

Saturday, June 12, 8:00 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, VictoriaSunday, June 13, 7:00 p.m. at The Long Center for the Performing Arts

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Mail to Conspirare, 1033 La Posada Drive, Suite 130, Austin, TX 78752. Conspirare is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Thank you for your generous support of Conspirare.

leadership circleMaestro Circle ....................................$25,000+Impresario Circle ...............$15,000 — $24,999Benefactor Circle ...............$10,000 — $14,999Platinum Baton Circle ...........$5,000 — $9,999Golden Baton Circle ..............$2,500 — $4,999Silver Baton Circle .................$1,000 — $2,499

circle of FriendsSponsors.......................................$500 — $999Patrons .........................................$250 — $499Sustainers .....................................$100 — $249Donors ...............................................Up to $99

SupporT conSpirarEConspirare invites you to join our family of donors by supporting the 2009-10 season. Your contribution supports our gift of music through performances of the highest artistic quality and through educational and outreach programs, including the Conspirare Youth Choirs.

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Maestro CircleCity of Austin Cultural Arts DivisionFran & Larry CollmannThe Kodosky FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsSouth Texas Money Management

Impresario CircleWilliam R. DicksonRobert & Lara HarlanGayle Glass RocheCarolyn & Marc SeriffTescom, Inc.Texas Commission on the Arts

Benefactor CircleAnonymousAustin Community FoundationRay & Karen BrimbleKen & Joyce Beck Family FundJoe & Cynthia CainGE FoundationHelen & Bob HaysRobert & Trish KarliCarolyn J. KeatingJeff & Gail KodoskyCaren ProthroRussell Hill Rogers Fund for the ArtsRick & Jill SalwenStill Water Foundation

Platinum Baton CircleCenTex BeverageDavid & Catherine ClarkThomas Driscoll & Nancy QuinnMary Nell FrucellaRobert & Trish KarliKeating Family FoundationCynthia KeeverWendi & Brian KushnerKMFA – 89.5 FMKUT – 90.5 FMMid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Perkins-Prothro FoundationSusan & Forest ReesLouise ReeserShoehorn DesignThe Rachael & Ben F. Vaughan FoundationBen & Daphne Vaughan

Golden Baton CircleAnonymous (1)Cindy & Chic BainWilliam C. Bednar & Flo Ann RandleClark, Thomas & WintersJeri DeAngelisPatrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan In honor of Robert HarlanThe Fetzer InstituteCindy KeeverLouise MorseStu PhillipsLinda RamseySara & Scott ReichardtDonna & Christy SalinasWilliam SchleuseHonorable Bea Ann SmithTexas Commission on the Arts

Silver Baton CircleAnonymous (2)Eva AndriesMargaret & Robert AyresRobert & Pat BrueckAmelia Bullock & Bill KrumpackDan Bullock & Annette CarlozziDavid BurgerRichard CampbellJanet Carlson CampbellPablo CardenasJanis & David ClaflinDavid & Catherine ClarkJerry CraftCrutch & Danna CrutchfieldRena & Richard D’SouzaBryan DunkinRobert & Virginia DupuyMelissa Eddy &

Tracy SchiemenzRev. Dr. Ann FieldsBalie J. & Beverly GriffithTom Grimes & Karen KiblerCarolyn Harris-HynsonRichard Hartgrove & Gary CooperHelen & Bob HaysJane HilferTimothy KoockWendi & Brian KushnerJohn & Katie LavendoskiJodi Lazar & Michael NussbaumEric LeibrockLee ManfordJoyce MayerKevin & Debe McKeandJanet MillerHope MorganBob & Lynn MurphyAnne Nagelkirk & Jason OrrWilliam NemirCarlisle PearsonE. Stuart PhillipsAnn Praderus & Tony VanceNancy ScanlanGene Alice & Max ShermanAngela & Charles SmithDavid C. SmithDian & Harlan StaiMary StephensonJames StolpaSyzygy MarketingBernadette TasherKerry Tate & Susan Riefftiki2.com, Christopher NovosadAnne & William WagnerWaxmanCavnerLawsonEva & Marvin WomackLucia & Paul Woodruff

circle of FriendsSponsorsSusan BarnesKlaus Bichteler & Mary ParseKaren & Mike BlizzardJeff & Ann BomerJack Brannon & Brian Miller

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, 2008 and November 15, 2009. We express our gratitude to each and every one of our donors.

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John & Trina BraunDan BullockChez ZeeKathy & David ClemGwen & Dean CollmannNatasha & David CollmannRobert DaileyNell & Al DaleRena & Richard D’SouzaPam ElrodGreg Edens & Dorothy Drummer In honor of the Hon. Bea Ann SmithCassandra EwerSam & Maydelle FasonGwen & Bruce FloryR. John & Susan FoxGregory & JoLynn FreeCheryl FullerWalter & Ann HerbstVan & Jeanne HoisingtonRobert E. HollingsworthNancy & Bobby R. InmanDiane IresonJane JacksonEric Leibrock In memory of Helen LeaMark LevyKati LewisSheila LummisMicro-Bac InternationalLinda MonkTom & Mary Sue Koontz NelsonKaren Ann NorrisRichard E. OrtonHonorable Robert PitmanThe Prodicus GroupMilbrey & Bev RaneyJerome RavelDick & Lynn RewSally & Andy RitchJack & Susan RobertsonMichal RosenbergerLarry SagerPieter & Frances SchenkkanNan SeidenGene Alice & Max ShermanKay SherrillMary Smith & Walter StewartAnna SorensenPatty Speier & Charles WoodruffBrenda & Larry SmithLaFern & Virgil SwiftLois VanLaninghamCatherine & David WildermuthJames Winkle

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Bob & Marcia BaileyKen & Joyce BeckMark Biemer & Cassandra JamesLinda Ball & Forrest PreecePatrick & Cindy BehlingOla BellLeah BillingsleyPat BlackNancy BowmanEvelyn BoyerPierre & Nancy BulhonToni & Paul BurnsJudy CardinaleRita CarlsonDavid & Kathy ClemFrances & Robert KushingPaula & Stuart DamorePeggy DanielNancy & Jimmy DavisNina Di Leo In memory of Dottie WeltonWill Dibrell & Beverly BajemaSusan Nash FeketySteve GilbertHomer & Glenda GoehrsJohn Griffin & Lynn KnauppPaul GuttreyJanet HarmanLeroy & Karen HaverlahAnne & Jim HesterJoan & Wayne HoltzmanCarr Hornbuckle & Jack LeiferH. David & Jan Hughes In honor of the Hon. Bea Ann SmithIBMJudith Jellison & Robert DukeMorris & Marge JohnsonSteve Kahle In honor of Glenda GoehrsJanie Keys & Ivan MilmanJoan & Tom KobayashiCynthia & Greg KozmetskyNicole LamartineJill & Roger LaneBill & Lou Ann LasherMay LatsonJosh LauerNora LiebermanW. Jackson & Carolyn LongSue & Mike MaineArthur & Patricia McCormick In honor of the Hon. Bea Ann SmithVance McMahanMargaret Menicucci & Michael WhellanGlenn MillerAnn MoodyLaura MooreRebecca A. MunizDouglas Nelson

Patty OlwellBrian & Lynn PowellFlo Ann RandleLari & Tom RoggeBrian Sands HQ83 In memory of Rick ReynoldsPeter Schram & Harry UllmannRussell E. SchulzSuzanne & John ShoreJames Shultz MDBrenda SmithMargo SmithJim SotirosJanice & John SpenceMary StumbergMeredith Thomas & Walter StroupThomas GraphicsErich VollmerConnie & Robert WebbFrankie Westbrook SustainersClaudia & Stephen AechternachtShannon ArmstrongAnn BahanBrick & Laura BalvanzJanette BarlowSteven BeebeBridgette BeineckeAnne BertholfAmy BlairBette & Whitney BodmanPam BoerstBillye Jean BrownJo & George BrownTracy BrunoAmy BumpusJudy BushJames CampbellChris & J. Dennis CavnerPatricia ChericoThomas Collins Maria CorbettBecky & Cory CoxMarie Crane & Bill KellyLisa & Eric CravenCina M. CrisaraJames & Glenda CroutKarel DahmenPaula D’ArcyRichard J. DavisFaith DeBowDellRobin & Karl DentDerrick DodgeDianne Donovan & Mitch WatkinsRobert M. DraperSharon DuboiseJames Dunn

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Barbara DurhamJames ElrodJanet FaulknerMerle & Ginna FrankeJoetta & Gregg FreebyDana Friis-Hansen & Mark HolzbachCaroline FrommholdAnneliese & Robert GeisSue GeorgeMarlene & William GladeDavid & Kay GoffGraves, Dougherty, Hearon & MoodyAndrew GrayGary GreenblumStephen & Stefanie GriffithSam & Suzanne HaddadSally HamiltonLewis HoffackerBetty HolmesJeffrey Hudson & Robert BlodgettMelissa HuebschB.J. & Constance IhlenfeldtCassandra James & Mark Bierner In memory of Karen KuykendallRobert JensenTodd JermstadEllen JockuschPhil Overbaugh & Craig Hella JohnsonElizabeth JuddStan & Biruta KearlMarguerite KellyEllen KingCecilia KittleyAnn & Bill KleinebeckerElinor KliewerJacqueline LainEva & Chris LaskarisElaine Doherty LeachCatherine & David LightChien-Chun & Hui-Lan LuCynthia LuxJerome MalekMarsha McCaryDavid McClellanSandra McKenzieConnie McMillanRicky McSwainVicki L. MoffattJohn & Elizabeth Hansing MoonNancy MooreJanice & Chip MorrisAndy MozisekJudith MunyonBob & Lynn MurphyRosie & John NiemanNona Niland

Margaret H. & Philip J. OverbaughJim ParrishPete & Elizabeth PaulThom PavlechkoDean Perkins & Debbie PedenJeff PettitAlex & Karen PopeMary PozorskiCheryl & Gary PyleCliff ReddNina & Dean ReveringHamilton & Joanne RichardsCheryl RidallGayle & Mike Roche In memory of Dottie WeltonGayle & Mike Roche In memory of Miriam KayeGayle & Mike Roche In memory of Helen LeaLeilani RoseBeverly RossArthur & Donna RutherfordSafeway, Inc.Nona & Andrew SansomDennis SchaffferRhonda SchleicherThomas & Claudia SchurrDavid SchwarzJoan & Lindsay SharpeMarilyn SharrattKatharine B. & Gregory ShieldsAmy & Norman ShipherdTed SmithDan SpenceD. C. (Don) & Nancy SpencerRobyn SperlingCindy & Bryan SperryBarbara & Bruce StevensonVirginia StottsKeith StuckyJoe & Rose SullivanMollie TowerNancy TownsendMarie Van RoekelCynthia VanderbergFred ViehwegDebra & Alan WaldropCarol WalkerBen WearKendra WeltonAlex & Veda WhiteMarianne & Stewart WilkinsonJean Rogers WinchellBarbara YarbroughHilary & Stan Young 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. The 2009 carillon galaAngels*Cindy & Chic BainJoyce & Ken BeckJack Brannon & Brian MillerChip BuergerAmelia Bullock & Bill KrumpackCynthia & Joe CainKathy & David ClemJane Cohen & Larry SagerFran & Larry CollmannGwen & Dean CollmannMarie Crane & Bill KellyJeri DeAngelisBill DicksonBryan DunkinJenelle EdwardsHelen & Bob HaysCindy KeeverJoan & Tom KobayashiWendi & Brian KushnerEric Leibrock & Ellen JusticeAnn MoodyNancy Quinn & Thomas DriscollSandra & Smith RayPam & Scott ReichardtGayle & Mike RocheDonna & Christy SalinasPeter Schram & Harry UllmannCarolyn & Marc SeriffGene Alice & Max ShermanBea Ann SmithPeter TingbergFrancis VestalCatherine & David WildermuthAnn Hume Wilson & Evan WilsonEva & Marvin WomackSheila Youngblood

Cherubs*Sarah & Ernest ButlerTrish & Bob KarliKaren & Paul LeekeE. Stuart PhillipsLinda Ball & Forrest PreeceCliff ReddBrenda & Larry Smith *as of November 23, 2009

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THank youAha CommunicationsAndrew Yates PhotographyAustin American Statesman – Jeanne Claire van RyzinAustin Chronicle – Robert Faires, Michael KellermanAustin Lyric OperaBruce BiermannBlanton Museum of ArtCherie BurtAnne & Sam Byars*Ann ByrdCapital Music CenterChris CavnerChez ZeeClark, Thomas & WintersFran & Larry Collmann*Vicki Dunlevy-KenadyMichelle FisherDick & Janet FunderburkKT GardnerMary GiffordKathryn GovierJeanne HenryHeritage Title, The CarillonSara Jo HilgersWill Hornaday, Shoehorn DesignKGSR-FM – Max Appling, Gary Weaver, Bryan BeckKMFA-FM – Joan Kobayashi, Dianne Donovan, Jeffrey BlairKUT-FM – John AielliNora KlierDavid Kurio DesignLaurel Heights United Methodist Church – Jerome MalekLong Center for the Performing ArtsJoy LuckeEd & Eileen LundyMarquee RentalsAloysius & Leslie Martinich*Marty McAllister

Nancy MichalewiczPatty MonicalBill Nemir*Christopher Novosad, Tiki2.comPhilip OverbaughSt. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Austin – Jean FullerSouth Texas Money Management – Jeanie Wyatt, Josie CoinerMary SmithMary Stephenson & David Minter*Sterling Events at the Long CenterBernadette Tasher *TesCom, Inc.Texas Choral ConsortTexas Performing Arts at UT-AustinVeryan & Greg ThompsonTwin Liquors – David JabourVictoria Bach FestivalCarol Walker 2009 Carillon Gala CommitteeCatherine Wildermuth, ChairJeri DeAngelisDiane IngramGail KodoskyWendi KushnerElizabeth NeeldEva Womack * Special thanks to Artist Hospitality Volunteers

Conspirare honors the memory of john gregory -

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conSpir arE 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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Celebrate the new decade with magnificent music!Richard Strauss: Deutsche MotetteJ.S. Bach: Singet dem Herr ein neues LiedMax Reger: Selections from Acht Geistliche GesaengeSamuel Barber: Sure on this shining nightRobert Schumann: An die Sterne and ZigeunerlebenSelections from arrangements of the Comedian Harmonists

Tickets & information at(512) 476-5775 or www.conspirare.org

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January 8, 9, & 10, 2010St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin