Program Final - Camdenton R

Without music life would be a mistake.
Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t
~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
live it, it won’t come out of your horn. ~Charlie Parker
2008-09 Camdenton Chorale
I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours. But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love, belong to all of
us, in all times and in all places. Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality. ~H.A. Overstreet
Camdenton R-III School District
Oak Ridge Intermediate
January 30, 2009
January 30, 2009
Welcome to the Lake of the Ozarks and to the Camdenton R-III School
District. We consider it an honor and a privilege to have been selected as
one of two elementary choirs to perform for the 71st Annual In-Service
Workshop/Conference.
To the Music Educators of Missouri,
We are very proud of the Camdenton Chorale. The pride that we have and
the quality of performance that you will experience is the product of the
tireless efforts of Mrs. Andrea Mack and her commitment to high standards.
This group represents fifth and sixth grade students from Oak Ridge
Intermediate School. I commend the Chorale for all their early morning
practices in preparation for their major performances.
I applaud the Missouri Music Educators for their work to promote music
education statewide. Thank you for selecting the Camdenton Chorale for
this performance and best wishes for a productive conference. Sit back and
enjoy the Camdenton Chorale.
Respectfully,
Maurice Overlander, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Welcome to the Lake of the Ozarks! On behalf of the Camdenton R-III
School District and Oak Ridge Intermediate School we are honored to have
been asked to perform for the 71st Annual In-Service Workshop/Conference.
We are very proud of our District’s and students’ commitment to music
education.
Our Chorale is under the direction of Mrs. Andrea Mack. It is with her
enthusiasm and dedication to music and students that our school continues
to excel in music education and performance. Mrs. Mack is a talented
teacher and tireless worker who is committed to excellence in our district’s
musical endeavors.
May you enjoy Oak Ridge Intermediate’s Camdenton Chorale performance
today. It is with the continued support from the Music Educators of
Missouri that music remains an important part of a student’s education in the
state of Missouri. Thank you for inviting the Camdenton Chorale to
perform today. We eagerly anticipate that this audience will enjoy a
performance of your life.
Respectfully,
Terry M. Jacob
Oak Ridge Intermediate, Principal
Concert Selections
Gloria Tibi
Leonard Bernstein
Brittany Bolz, Devon Brown and Brooks Green, Bongos
Boosey & Hawkes, M-051-46344-2
A Girl’s Garden
Randall Thompson
ECS Publishing, No. 2540
Mary Had a Little Blues
Charles A. Collins
Bill Grace, Guest Conductor
Bill Mack, Sr., Trumpet
Boosey & Hawkes, OCTB6758
One Bright Candle
Natalie Sleeth
In Tribute…
Katie Chappell, Vocalist
Hinshaw Music Inc., HMC-856
Ave Maria
Giulio Caccini
Sarah Gregg, Flutist
Alfred Publishing, 20143
Niska Banja
Nick Page
Christine Buttram and Annette Green, Pianists
Boosey & Hawkes, M-051-46517-0
Go Where I Send Thee
Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory
earthsongs
Members of the Camdenton Chorale
Alisha Allen
Brock Andreasen
James Bail
Emily Baker
Katelyn Bartels
Amanda Baxter
Lauren Bays
Bailey Bilyeu
Katie Bird
Emilea Blair
Brittany Bolz
Shelby Boze
Julie Bridges
Shelby Briscoe
Devon Brown
Rachel Buttram
Bailey Cairns
Alli Carter
Katie Chappell
Nikki Dampier
Kelsei Davis
Josie Dinsdale
Polly Dinsdale
Skylar Edwards
Taylor Erickson
Danaelyn Flint
Katie Fowler
Hannah Froncek
BriAnna Galauskas
Ryne Myers
Megan Gericke
McKayla Oakley
Brooks Green
Jessica Ogden
Alysa Gremminger
Finessa Rassel
Mason Hadfield
Brooke Richardson
Zachary Hansen
Morgan Righter
McKayla Hines
Alyssa Ripley
Celeste Hompstead
Erin Robbins
Shelby Huey
Katie Sanders
Abbi Huggins
David Schlenfort
Haley Hulett
Lacey Schmidt
Abigail Jevarajah
Madison Selby
Nicole Johnisee
Noel Shoults
Hope Johns
Jenna Sims
Courtney Johnson
Elizabeth Sinner
Brandon Jones
Ashton Smith
Tiffani Jones
Elizabeth Smith
Abbie Kenniston
Nina Smith
Jared Kilpack
Jacob Smothers
McKenna Lawler
Caitlyn Tucker
Hanna Lowther
Brittany Ware-Garrison
Katherine Lucas
Sierra Weber
Jordan Major
Tessa Weber
Jessica Manes
Jessica Willoughby
Violet Marquart
Tori Wilson
Chaise McCollum
Sidney Winn
Taylor McCuen
Mackenzie McGuire Heidi Wolff-Stanton
Jordyn Woods
Rebecca Molt
Melissa Yocum
Lindsey Mough
Justin Murdock
Soprano 1
Soprano 2
Alto 1
Alto 2
Andrea Grace Mack is in her twentieth year of teaching, her
thirteenth in the Camdenton School District. She received the
Bachelor of Science in Music Education degree from SMSU,
now MSU, in 1988, along with a Diploma in Music in Cello
Performance, and her Master of Music degree in Cello
Performance from KU in 1994. Mrs. Mack has been
nominated for the Sallie-Mae Outstanding First Year Teacher
Award, twice nominated for the Camdenton Teacher of the
Year, and nominated for the Disney American Teacher Awards.
Mrs. Mack holds memberships in MENC, MMEA and MCDA.
Mrs. Mack is the proud daughter of Ann and MMEA Hall
of Fame Member Bill Grace, and is equally proud to be
daughter-in-law of Evelyn and MMEA Hall of Fame Member
Bill Mack. Mrs. Mack is enjoying her 18th year of marriage to
Bill Mack, Jr., and the Mack’s relish the title and joy of Mom
and Dad to their beautiful and quite precocious 4-year-old,
W. Garrison Mack. Mrs. Mack is an admitted photo-fanatic!
Music
is an
outburst
of the
soul.
~Frederick
Delius
You can’t possibly hear the last movement of
Beethoven’s Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant,
explaining his way out of a speeding ticket
Christine Buttram began her church music career at the age of 13 when
she served as organist for St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, Missouri.
Chris majored in voice and piano at Southeast Missouri State University in
Cape Girardeau and has been married to Rick Buttram for 22 years. They
have two children, Nate, a high school junior, who is a member of the
All-State Choir, and Rachel, a fifth grader, who is performing today with the
Camdenton Chorale. Chris continually volunteers with lake area schools and
musical groups from classical, to jazz, to musicals. Mrs. Buttram presently
serves the Camdenton School District as accompanist for the Camdenton
Chorale and Hawthorn Honor Choir, and for high school choir and band
soloists. She is also Director of Music Ministries at Community Christian
Church and works for Lake Presbyterian Church in Osage Beach.
You are the music
while the music lasts.
~T.S. Eliot
Annette Green is the wife of Stan Green (22 years strong). She is
also the mother of Mac, a Senior at Camdenton High School and
snare player in the marching band, Laura, a Camdenton High School
Freshman and member of the high school choir, and Brooks, an Oak
Ridge Intermediate 6th grader and member of the Camdenton Chorale.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southeastern Oklahoma
State University with a Bachelor of Art in Music Education with an
emphasis in piano performance and voice. Later, she graduated with
a Masters in Music Education from the University of Houston Texas
and is currently pursuing her certification in Kodaly studies from
University of Central Missouri. She teaches music K-2 at Dogwood
Elementary school and maintains a piano studio. Mrs. Green taught
the preschool music course Music Together for 5 years. Mrs. Green
would like to thank her grandparents and mother for encouraging her
to practice and driving her 30 miles to piano lessons!
He who hears music, feels his
solitude peopled at once. ~Robert
Browning
Bill Grace has been involved in choral music education for 50 years. He taught for 33 years in Missouri public
All deep things are song. It seems
somehow the very central essence
of us, song; as if all the rest were
but wrappages and hulls!
~Thomas Carlyle
schools before retiring in 1993. Mr. Grace was director of choirs at Oak Park High School in the North Kansas
City School District for 24 years after beginning his teaching career with a 9-year term at Grandview High School.
Mr. Grace’s choirs, small ensembles and soloists were consistently awarded the highest ratings at both MSHSAA
District and State Music Festivals. Mr. Grace’s vocal jazz ensemble, the Oak Street Singers, was also a
consistent division and sweepstakes winner in vocal jazz competitions.
Mr. Grace received both a BS in Ed and an MA from the University of Central Missouri with additional study at
the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has been honored by a resolution from the Missouri State Legislature
and was chosen as the recipient of the Luther Spayde Award as Missouri Choral Director of the Year. Mr. Grace
was named Missouri Music Educator of the Year in 1999 by the National High School Activities Association and
the 2000 Music Educator of the Year by the seven-state District 5, NHSAA. He was honored by alumni, students,
parents and patrons of the North Kansas City School District with the establishment of the Bill Grace Scholarship
Award at Oak Park High School. Mr. Grace was elected to the Missouri Music Educators Hall of Fame in 2006.
Bill and his wife, Ann, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary one month ago. Ann is a professional
accompanist and church organist. They have three children; two daughters, and a son, who have given Ann and
Bill one granddaughter and six grandsons. Both daughters are also in music education; Gretchen at Frontier
Trails Junior High in Olathe, KS and Andrea at three elementary schools in Camdenton, MO. They are both
married to musicians. Their son, Todd, is married to a nurse and he decided to go into sales and make money
instead of teaching.
Music is the shorthand of emotion. ~Leo Tolstoy
William G. (Bill) Mack director of Bands Emeritus, Missouri Western
State University, is a well-known music educator, conductor,
clinician, adjudicator and jazz trumpet player throughout the
Midwest. He has enjoyed 55 years membership and activity in
MENC and MMEA. A past MMEA President, he is a member
of the MMEA Hall of Fame, the MBA Hall of Fame, and the
Band World Legion of Honor. He holds BME and MA degrees
from the University of Central Missouri, and did additional work
at Texas University in Austin, and UMKC. His 35 years of
Missouri teaching experience included Fillmore, Gallatin,
Park Hill and MWSU, plus an interim year at Wichita State
University.
Bill and his wife Evelyn, married 54 years, currently reside
in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, where they both enjoy frequently
spoiling their grandson, Garrison Mack. Bill and his son, Bill
Jr., own and perform with Westside Jazz Band here at the
Lake of the Ozarks.
“One Bright Candle” Tribute
Acknowledgements
All Members of the 2007-2008 Camdenton Chorale—thank you “Seniors”,
for a wonderful audition CD!
Guest Clinicians and some insight into their approach to life and music:
Beth Burch, Marshfield, MO, “Faith is taking the first step even when
you don’t see the whole staircase.”
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bill Grace, Kansas City, MO, “God goofed when He gave us the Ten
Commandments. There should have been an eleventh and that would be,
“Thou shalt not take THYSELF too seriously.”
~Ralph Emory, American Humorist.
Ed Hanson, Columbia, MO, “To the uneducated, an A is just three
sticks.” ~A. A. Milne
Gretchen Harrison, Olathe, KS, “Good, better, best, never let it rest, until your
good is better and your better best. There’s always a better way, and there’s
always a best way!” ~American proverb.
Robin Tucker, of robintuckerphotography, for the photography and program design
“One Bright Candle” Tribute: Cheryl Grace, Bill Grace, Bobby Newquist,
Bryan Taylor and Randal Cowan,
and the Camdenton R-III Technology Department
Joi Dickemann, Heather Dissen, Kelly Lawler and countless more
Parent Volunteers for all of their help in preparation of our program.
My wonderful Chorale Parents, for all of your support of this opportunity
for your children.
Walmart Supercenter of Camdenton, for your assistance and support in
acquiring our new uniforms.
District Music Faculty: Alicia Baur, Paul Baur, Cheri Bonacker, Trent Clayton,
Amanda Fall, Mike Fenn, Annette Green, Stephen Greene and Judy Wingate
All secretaries from Oak Ridge, Hawthorn and Dogwood schools, as well as
Administration and Maintenance/Receiving!
Oak Ridge Intermediate, Hawthorn Elementary and Dogwood Elementary Faculty,
Staff and Administration
Camdenton R-III Administration
Special thanks to Oak Ridge Principal Terry Jacob, Assistant Superintendent
Tim Hadfield and Superintendent Dr. Maurice Overlander for the tremendous
support and willingness to provide such an amazing experience for our students,
community and convention
Written by Cheryl Grace, Recorded by Bill Grace: On June 25,
2000, our three-year-old son, Carter Grace, died suddenly due to
cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is often an unpredictable,
silent killer. The only treatment is to provide quick defibrillation
with the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator, or AED.
“Carter’s Gift From the Heart” now works to place AED’s in
public places and to educate other’s in their use. We hope
that because of Carter’s short life, other’s experiencing
sudden cardiac arrest may have a second chance.
Tribute gifts inspired by the performance of
“One Bright Candle” in memory of Carter Grace
may be mailed to:
Saint Luke’s Hospital Foundation, 4225 Baltimore Ave.,
Kansas City, MO 64111 or made online at saintlukesgiving.org.
“Such gifts are a meaningful way to honor or remember loved
ones and to help support vital life-saving treatment, research, and
patient support programs at Saint Luke’s Hospital.”
Written and Recorded by Bobby Newquist: On August 10,2008,
my wife Brandi Ruwwe Newquist passed from a five-year
battle with breast cancer. During her battle, she became involved
with the American Cancer Society, and through her leadership
role, helped to raise over 1.6 million dollars to help fight this
awful disease. We hope that Brandi’s, and so many others
courageous fights against any type of cancer, will continue to
inspire the funding to help fight for a cure.
Tribute gifts inspired by the performance of
“One Bright Candle” in memory of Brandi Ruwwe Newquist
may be mailed to:
American Cancer Society, 25020 W. Avenue Stanford,
Suite #170, Valencia, CA 91355.
“Nearly all of us have been touched by breast cancer in some
way…and we all have the power to fight it. Join the movement to
end breast cancer.“
Written by the director, Recorded by Bryan Taylor: “One Bright Candle” is performed
today in memory of Carter and Brandi and all others who made a difference in the world,
be they a 3-year-old or a forty-year-old. These two bright lights were extinguished before
their time, and yet…both of these treasured members of our family have inspired a desire
and a will to make a difference…both have helped to create opportunities for others to
live, dream and believe…and so can you…and so can I…when we try.
The Camdenton Chorale
The Camdenton Chorale was created by Mrs. Mack during the 1998-1999 school year, following the
creation of first a 3rd grade Honor Choir in 1996-1997, and then a 4th grade choir named the Choristers in
1997-1998. The Chorale combined the 4th grade ensemble with a 5th and 6th grade choir named the Take
Note Choir, and remained a three-grade ensemble through the 2006-2007 school year. In 2007-2008 the
Camdenton R-III School District restructured it’s elementary schools, and Hawthorn Elementary was
created, housing 3rd and 4th grade students, with Oak Ridge Intermediate housing all 5th and 6th graders
in the District. The Hawthorn Honor Choir was established in the 2007-2008 school year, and serves as
an invaluable feeder choir for the Camdenton Chorale.
The joy of music should never be interrupted by a
commercial. ~Leonard Bernstein
In 2000, the Chorale was honored to perform for the 62nd annual MMEA convention, and has been invited
to perform for the following professional organizations: Missouri Association of Elementary School
Principals, Missouri Music Educator’s Association Conference, Missouri Association of Reading Recovery
Educators, and through Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, was invited to
perform for the “Pathways to Student’s Success” Conference, with keynote speaker Art Linkletter. The
Chorale yearly performs at a St. Louis Cardinals game, and on May 9th the Chorale will be presenting a
shared concert with the Springfield Children’s Chorus, through invitation from the Lake Area Arts
Council.
We desire to entertain and inspire you today with our music. The Chorale rehearses twice
weekly, on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7:30 to 8:15. Today’s performance literature
includes edited compositions in unison, 2-part, 3-part and 4-part. The director often edits the
voicing to accommodate the vocal capabilities of 5th and 6th grade children, and yet challenge
them with vocal masterworks that allow growth as musicians and individuals. Should you wish
to program any of our selections with your ensemble, the voicings in the published octavos
may differ from our presentation. Thank you for attending our performance!
Sarah Gregg is a junior flutist from
Camdenton High School, the daughter of
Conni and Michael Gregg. She is in her
eighth year of playing the flute, and studies
privately with Camdenton Assistant Band
Director, Amanda Fall. She is interested in
pursuing a career in engineering, as well as
continuing her musical studies with the hope
of playing in a symphony. Says Sarah, “Music
is my passion, it is what I enjoy.”
Music is love in search of a word. ~Sidney Lanier
The pause is as important as the note. ~Truman Fisher
The Camdenton R-III School District
The Camdenton R-III School District consists of 334 square miles in Camden, Morgan and
Laclede counties, serving students from Camdenton, Decaturville, Greenview, Linn Creek,
Montreal, Osage Beach, Roach and Sunrise Beach. An estimated 24,000 residents live within the
district. The District is in the heart of the Lake of the Ozarks country and is one of the fastest
growing areas in the state. The District was formed in 1930 after the completion of Bagnell Dam.
Since that time, the District has helped thousands of students successfully meet the challenge of
working, learning, and living. For the past twelve years, the Camdenton R-III School District has
earned the rating of “Accredited with Distinction in Performance”, the highest rating awarded by
the Missouri Department of Education. The District consists of the Camdenton High School,
Horizons Laker Educational Center, Lake Career & Technical Center, Camdenton Middle School,
Oak Ridge Intermediate School, and the following elementary schools: Dogwood, Hawthorn,
Hurricane Deck and Osage Beach.
Quotes from Camdenton
Chorale “Seniors”
“Singing makes me happy and everyone in my
family happy, too. It means a lot to me to have a
voice, and a lot to be able to let it out. I love music
and Chorale.” ~ Morgan Righter
“I love to sing because it makes me feel good about
myself. It’s fun to go perform at something I have
talent in. Being in Chorale made my voice go
higher than it ever had before! ~ Danaelyn Flint
“I like to sing because it is fun and joyful. What it
means to make music with the Chorale is that we
are making magic.”
~ Taylor Erickson
“I sing, because I think it is inspiring. It can make
you sad, happy or even mad. I love singing with
the Chorale because we do such a variety of songs!
~ Caitlyn Tucker
“When I sing I can set my soul and voice free to express who I am inside.” ~ Zachary Hansen
“Music is my life. I sing because it’s fun. Whenever I feel a strong emotion I sing about it. That’s how I feel about
music—music rocks!!” ~ Julie Bridges
“I think music and singing are great, and I am very proud to be part of the Camdenton Chorale. When we start singing the songs in practice, it sends chills down my spine.
It feels great being a ‘senior!’” ~ Polly Dinsdale
“I enjoy singing because it’s something I’m good at and something I have a passion for. I sing because it makes me feel good. I can’t get enough of it! I love the rush of getting in
front of a crowd, and the clapping when we finish a performance. I really love the way my parents smile and say, ‘Good job, Kate!’” ~ Katie Chappell
“Music and singing are my favorite things in the whole wide world. If singing were illegal, I would be in jail! I don’t think I could live without being able to sing.
I sing all of the time, and that makes me a better singer.” ~ Hope Johns
“If you’re worried you can sing it out—there’s a song for everything!” ~ Rebecca Molt