Enchanted Program Booklet

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Enchanted
APRIL 29+30, 2016
Enchanted
CONSPIRARE YOUTH CHOIRS
Nina Revering, Artistic Director
Maimy Fong, Kantorei Accompanist
Friday, April 29, 2016 7:30pm
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas
Austin Haller, Allegro Accompanist
Christina Tannert, CYC Assistant
Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:30pm
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas
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your voice is strong and amazing,
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and you are loved.
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PROGRAM
WELCOME
To our dear Conspirare supporters, families,
and friends, we are grateful for your listening
presence this evening. Tonight’s closing concert of our 11th season
marks the end of a chapter in the life of the
CYC. We say farewell to a beautiful group of
graduating seniors, leaders in the choirs who
have given heart and soul to our work together. We have been changed by their gifts, and we will
be changed without them.
Transitions can be a challenge, but the change and growth that comes
can be so good. Tonight will be the last time the CYC performs as
two ensembles, Kantorei and Allegro. Next year Conspirare will invite
a third choir to our family of singers, a group we will call Prelude — to
offer instruction to younger musicians in second and third grade. Enchantment: an emotion that very young children carry with them
and bit by bit, as they grow, our troubled world strips it away. Many
times in the last few months I have thought about the lyrics of tonight’s
music and what impact they might have on our young artists. Once
learned, music is not forgotten. Our art form is ephemeral in nature
but the fleeting moment lingers forever in the memory of the singer. The music of Broadway has entertained and enchanted audiences around the world for decades, and tonight we present to you several decades’ worth of this rich and lovely repertoire. Our selections
are all in one way or another connected to themes of enchantment —
the innocence, freshness, play, wonder of childhood, love, laughter,
expectation and hope.
My heart is filled with gratitude for the enormous generosity and
love that these singers have brought to our work together. Their
professionalism and artistry is always thrilling and inspiring to me.
I am honored to be a part of these young lives. My hope is that they will
carry this moment with them as they grow, and that this music will
bring enchantment to them and to you, tonight and always.
Nina Revering
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COMBINED CHOIRS
Something’s Coming/Tonight
from West Side Story……………………………..……Bernstein/Arr. Lojeski
You Must Love Me from Evita…………………………...……………Webber
Soloist: Abigail Storm
KANTOREI
Corner of the Sky from Pippin……..………………..……Shwartz/Arr. Chinn
Look to the Rainbow from Finian’s Rainbow….…………....…E.Y. Harburg
Soloists: Sam Hallam, Noah Linkin
Impossible from Cinderella…………………......………..………… Rodgers
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face from My Fair Lady…...……… Loewe
I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady….… Loewe/Arr. Wixson
I Know It’s Today from Shrek The Musical…….…….….……………Tesori
Soloists: Gracie Vogel, Aurelia Shaeffer, Abigail Stewart
ALLEGRO
You Can’t Stop the Beat from Hairspray……………..Shaiman/Arr. Emerson
All the Things You Are from Very Warm for May…………Kern/Arr. Hunter
Dites-Moi from South Pacific……………………………..……………Rodgers
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific..…………Rodgers/Arr. Wixson
What is this Feeling? from Wicked……….…………………………Schwartz
Defying Gravity from Wicked……….………….……………………Schwartz
Friday Soloist: Lauren Crocker
Saturday Soloist: Rachel Rowe
Alto’s Lament………………………..………………………………..…Goldrich
Friday Soloist: Claire Dugan
Saturday Soloist: Lily Wendt
COMBINED CHOIRS
You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel………....…………Rodgers/Arr. Huff
Children Will Listen from Into the Woods...……………Sondheim/Arr. Bryme
One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story….......…Bernstein/Arr. Wixson
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TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
Something’s Coming/TonightStephen Sondheim
Could be.
Who knows?
There’s something due any day;
I will know right away, soon as it shows.
It may come cannonballing down thru the sky,
gleam in its eye,
bright as a rose.
Who knows?
It’s only just out of reach,
down the block, on a beach, under a tree.
I got a feeling there’s a miracle due,
gonna come true,
comin’ to me!
Could it be?
Yes it could.
Something coming, something good, if I can wait.
Something coming, I don’t know what it is,
but it is gonna be great.
With a click,
with a shock.
Phone will jingle, door will knock.
Open the latch.
Something’s coming, don’t know when,
but it’s soon; catch the moon, one-handed catch.
Around the corner,
or whistling down the river.
Come on, come on, deliver to me.
Something’s coming, something’s coming.
Will it be?
Yes it will.
Maybe just by holding still
it’ll be there.
Come on, something, com on in.
Don’t be shy,
meet a guy, pull up a chair.
The air is humming,
and something great is coming.
Who knows?
It’s only just out of reach,
down the block, on a beach.
Maybe…
Tonight, tonight, it all began tonight,
I saw you and the world went away,
Tonight, tonight, there’s only you tonight,
what you are, what you do, what you say.
Today, today, all day I had the feeling
a miracle would happen.
I know now I was right.
For here you are,
and what was just a world is a star tonight.
Tonight, tonight, the world is full of light,
with suns and moons all over the place.
Tonight, tonight, the world is wild and bright,
going mad, shooting sparks into space.
Today, today, the world was just an address,
a place for me to live in,
no better than all right.
But here you are,
and what was just a world is a star tonight,
tonight, tonight.
You Must Love Me
Tim Rice
Where do we go from here?
This isn’t where we intended to be.
We had it all, you believed in me,
I believed in you.
Certainties disappear.
What do we do for our dream to survive?
How do we keep all our passions alive
As we used to do?
Deep in my heart I’m concealing
Things that I’m longing to say,
Scared to confess what I’m feeling,
Frightened you’ll slip away.
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But I won’t rest until I know I’ll have it all.
So don’t ask where I’m going
Just listen when I’m gone;
And far away you’ll hear me singing
Softly to the dawn.
You must love me,
You must love me.
Why are you at my side?
How can I be any use to you now?
Give me a chance and I’ll let you see how
Nothing has changed.
Rivers belong where they can ramble,
Eagles belong where they can fly;
I’ve got to be where my spirit can run free,
Got to find my corner of the sky.
Deep in my heart I’m concealing
Things that I’m longing to say,
Scared to confess what I’m feeling,
Frightened you’ll slip away.
You must love me,
You must love me.
Look to the RainbowE.Y. Harburg
You must love me.
Corner of the Sky
Stephen Shwartz
Everything has its season
Everything has its time
Show me a reason and I’ll soon show you a rhyme.
Cats fit on the windowsill,
Children fit in the snow.
Why do I feel I don’t fit in anywhere I go?
Rivers belong where they can ramble,
Eagles belong where they can fly;
I’ve got to be where my spirit can run free,
Got to find my corner of the sky.
Everyone has his daydreams,
Everyone has his goal
People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul.
Thunderclouds have their lightning,
Nightingales have their song
And don’t you see I want my life to be something more than long?
Rivers belong where they can ramble,
Eagles belong where they can fly;
I’ve got to be where my spirit can run free,
Got to find my corner of the sky.
So many men seem destined
To settle for something small,
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On the day I was born,
Said my father, said he,
I’ve an elegant legacy
Waitin’ for ye,
‘Tis a rhyme for your lips
And a song for your heart,
To sing it whenever
The world falls apart.
Look, look,
Look to the rainbow,
Follow it over the hill and stream.
Look, look,
Look to the rainbow,
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
‘Twas a sumptuous gift
To bequeath to a child,
Oh the lure of that song
Kept her feet runnin’ wild.
For you never grow old
And you never stand still,
With whippoorwills singin’
Beyond the next hill.
Look, look,
Look to the rainbow,
Follow it over the hill and stream.
Look, look,
Look to the rainbow,
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
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I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
So I bundled me heart
And I roamed the world free,
To the East with the lark
To the West with the sea;
And I searched all the earth
And I scanned all the skies,
But I found it at last,
In my own true love’s eyes.
I’ve grown accustomed to her face.
She almost makes the day begin.
I’ve grown accustomed to the tune,
She whistles night and noon,
Her smiles, her frowns, her ups and downs,
Are second to nature to me now;
Like breathing out and breathing in
I was serenely independent and content before we met;
Surely I could always be that way again and yet,
I’ve grown accustomed to her looks;
Accustomed to her voice; accustomed to her face.
Look, look,
Look to the rainbow,
Follow it over the hill and stream.
Look, look,
Look to the rainbow,
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
Follow the fellow,
Follow the fellow,
Follow the fellow
who follows a dream.
Impossible
Alan Jay Lerner
Oscar Hammerstein II
Impossible, for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage.
Impossible, for a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage,
And four grey mice will never be four white horses!
Such folderol and fiddledy dee of course, is impossible!
But the world is full of zanies and fools
Who don’t believe in sensible rules
And won’t believe what sensible people say.
And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes keep building up impossible hopes,
Impossible things are happening every day.
Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible!
It’s possible, for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage.
It’s possible, for a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage,
And four grey mice are easily turned to horses!
Such folderol and fiddledy dee of course, is quite possible!
For the world is full of zanies and fools
Who don’t believe in sensible rules
And won’t believe what sensible people say.
And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes keep building up impossible hopes,
Impossible things are happening every day.
It’s possible, it’s possible, it’s possible, it’s possible, it’s possible, it’s possible,
it’s possible!
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I’ve grown accustomed to her face.
She almost makes the day begin.
I’ve gotten used to her say:
“Good morning” every day,
Her joys, her woes, her highs, her lows
Are second nature to me now;
Like breathing out and breathing in
I’m very grateful she’s a woman and so easy to forget;
Rather like a habit one can always break and yet,
I’ve grown accustomed to the trace
of something in the air
Accustomed to her face.
I Could Have Danced All Night
Bed! Bed! I couldn’t go to bed,
My head’s too light to try to set it down.
Sleep! Sleep! I couldn’t sleep tonight,
Not for all the jewels in the crown.
I could have danced all night!
I could have danced all night!
And still have begged for more.
I could have spread my wings
And done a thousand things
I’ve never done before.
I’ll never know what made it so exciting,
Why all at once my heart took flight.
I only know when he began to dance with me,
I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
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Alan Jay Lerner
I could have danced all night!
I could have danced all night!
And still have begged for more.
I could have spread my wings
And done a thousand things
I’ve never done before.
I’ll never know what made it so exciting,
Why all at once my heart took flight.
I only know when he began to dance with me,
I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
I Know It’s TodayDavid Lindsay-Abaire
There’s a princess
in a tower.
Oh my gosh, that’s just like me!
Poor Rapunzel
needs a haircut,
but the witch won’t set her free.
She passes time by singing.
Like someone else I know.
As years go by, she sits and waits.
As years go by? Uh oh...
A torturous existence.
I don’t remember this part!
She wishes she were dead?
Skip ahead skip ahead!
But in the end Rapunzel finds a millionaire.
The prince is good at climbing and braiding golden hair!
So I know, he’ll appear
‘cause there are rules and there are strictures.
I believe the storybooks I read by candlelight.
My white knight, and his steed
will look just like these pictures!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee.
Day number 23.
I know its today,
I know its today.
There’s a princess
in a coma.
Glad it’s her instead of me.
Pretty maiden
in a glass box.
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How I wonder does she pee?
Blah blah blah, poison apple
Boring, boring evil queen.
Filler, filler, been there, read that!
Seven shorties on the scene.
Skip ahead, skip ahead…
But in the end the princess wakes up with a start.
The prince is good at kissing
and melting Snow White’s heart!
So I know, he’ll appear
and his armor will be blinding,
as shining as his perfect teeth and manly hose.
He’ll propose on one knee
and our prenup will be binding.
About time we set the wedding date.
Day number 958.
I know it’s today.
He’ll show up today.
There’s a princess
any princess
take your pick, they’re all like me.
Not exactly, I’m still waiting;
they’re out living happily.
Ever after better get here
I want love in seconds flat.
No one needs these middle bits
Whoops, did I do that?
Cut the villains, cut the vamping,
cut this fairytale.
Cut the peril and the pitfalls,
cut the puppet and the whale.
Cut the monsters, cut the curses,
keep the intro, cut the verses
and the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting,
the waiting!
But I know, he’ll appear,
though I seem a bit bipolar.
And I’m a vandal now as well.
Hope he won’t mind.
I’m a find. I’m a catch.
And a very gifted bowler.
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‘Cause the world keeps spinnin’ round and round
and my heart’s keepin’ time to the speed of the sound.
I was lost ‘til I heard the drums, then I found my way
‘cause you can’t stop the beat!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
Day number…
Are you there God?
It’s me Fiona…
It’s me Fiona!
Now I know, he’ll appear,
‘cause there are rules and there are strictures.
I believe the storybooks I read by candlelight.
My white knight, my knight and his steed
will look just like these pictures.
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
Day number 23
Day number 958
Day number 8423
I know its today, oooo …
I Know it’s today.
I know it’s today!
You Can’t Stop the Beat
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
You can’t stop an avalanche as it races down the hill.
You can try to stop the seasons, girl, but you know you never will.
And you can try to stop my dancing feet, but I just cannot stand still.
‘Cause the world keeps spinnin’ round and round
and my heart’s keepin’ time to the speed of the sound.
I was lost ‘til I heard the drums, then I found my way
‘cause you can’t stop the beat!
Ever since this old world began,
a woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man.
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today,
‘cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky.
You can wonder, if you wanna, but I never ask why.
And if you try to hold me down, I’m gonna spit in your eye and say
that you can’t stop the beat!
You can’t stop today as it comes speeding ‘round the track.
Child, yesterday is history and it’s never comin’ back.
‘Cause tomorrow is a brand new day, and it don’t know white from black.
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Ever since this old world began,
a woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man.
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today,
‘cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky.
You can wonder, if you wanna, but I never ask why.
And if you try to hold me down, I’m gonna spit in your eye and say
that you can’t stop the beat!
Aah, aah,
ever since we first saw the light,
a man and woman like to shake it on a Saturday night.
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it with all of my might today.
‘Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above.
They can try to stop the paradise we’re dreaming of.
But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay,
‘Cause you can’t stop the beat!
You can’t stop the beat!
All the Things You Are
Oscar Hammerstein II
Time and again I’ve longed for adventure,
something to make my heart beat the faster.
What did I long for? I never really knew.
Finding your love, I’ve found my adventure,
touching your hand, my heart beats the faster
all that I want in all of this world is you.
You are the promised breath of springtime
that makes the lonely winter seem long.
You are the breathless hush of evening
that trembles on the brink of a lovely song.
You are the angel glow that lights a star.
The dearest things I’ve known are what you are, you are.
Some day my happy arms will hold you,
and some day I’ll know that moment divine
when all the things you are, are mine.
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You are the angel glow that lights a star.
The dearest things I know are what you are.
Some day my happy arms will hold you
and some day I’ll know that moment divine
when all the things you are, are mine,
when all the things you are, are mine!
Dites-Moi
Oscar Hammerstein II
Dites-moi pourquoi la vie est belle. Tell me why life is beautiful.
Dites-moi pourquoi la vie est gai? Tell me why life is gay?
Dites-moi pourquoi chère mad’moiselle, Tell me why, dear Miss,
estceque parceque gois m’aimes? is it because you love me?
Tell me why the sky is filled with music.
Tell me why we fly on clouds above?
Can it be that we can fly to music,
just because, just because, we’re in love?
Some Enchanted Evening
Oscar Hammerstein II
Some enchanted evening
you may see a stranger,
you may see a stranger
across a crowded room.
And somehow you know,
you know even then
that somewhere you’ll see her
again and again.
when you find your true love,
when you feel her call you
across a crowded room,
then fly to her side
and make her your own,
or all through your life you
may dream all alone.
Once you have found her,
never let her go.
Once you have found her,
never let her go!
What is this Feeling?Stephen Schwartz
What is this feeling, so sudden and new?
I felt the moment I laid eyes on you.
My pulse is rushing.
My head is reeling.
My face is flushing.
What is this feeling?
Fervid as a flame, does it have a name? Yes!
Loathing! Unadulterated loathing!
For your face, your voice, your clothing!
Let’s just say- I loathe it all!
Every little trait however small,
makes my very flesh begin to crawl
with simple utter loathing!
There’s a strange exhilaration.
In such total detestation. It’s so pure, so strong!
Though I do admit, it came on fast,
still I do believe that it can last.
And I will be loathing, loathing you my whole life long.
Some enchanted evening
someone may be laughing,
you may hear her laughing
across a crowded room.
And night after night,
as strange as it seems
the sound of her laughter
will sing in your dreams.
Defying GravityStephen Schwartz
Something has changed within me
something is not the same.
I’m through with playing by the rules
of someone else’s game.
Too late for second-guessing,
too late to go back to sleep.
It’s time to trust my instincts,
close my eyes, and leap.
It’s time to try
Who can explain it?
Who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons,
wise men never try.
Some enchanted evening
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Alto’s LamentMarcy Heisler
defying gravity.
I think I’ll try
defying gravity,
and you can’t pull me down.
I’ve had much good luck as a performer.
I’ve been cast in almost every show.
From Carousel to Hair,
on Broadway _ I was there,
but you’d never never know.
Perhaps you picked me out last year in Phantom
or underneath my dirt in Miserable.
But if you tried to pick me out from all the voices in the crowd,
I’m certain that you must have had a problem...
My plight is quite familiar
to those who tread the boards.
At the Nederlander, Schubert, and Rialto.
Although I’ve got a great high C
The reaction seems to be
“Wow. That’s great dear, but we need you singing alto.”
I’m through accepting limits
‘cause someone says they’re so.
Some things I cannot change,
but ‘til I try, I’ll never know.
Too long I’ve been afraid of
losing love, I guess I’ve lost.
Well, if that’s love,
it comes at much too high a cost.
I’d sooner try
defying gravity.
Kiss me goodbye;
I’m defying gravity,
and you can’t pull me down.
Unlimited.
My future is unlimited.
And I’ve just had a vision almost like a prophecy.
I know it sounds truly crazy, and true the vision’s hazy.
But I swear someday I’ll be up in the sky,
defying gravity.
Flying so high,
defying gravity.
They’ll never pull me down.
So if you care to find me,
look to the western sky.
As someone told me lately:
everyone deserves a chance to fly!
And if I’m flying solo,
at least I’m flying free.
To those who’d ground me,
take a message back from me.
Please, give me a chance to sing melody.
Give me a crack at the tune.
I’m filled with chagrin every time I begin
by the light of the silvery moon.
Just one little shot at the melody.
Give me a moment to shine.
I’m sick of can’t help
loving that man of mine.
Just look at Oklahoma for example.
That rousing title number of the show.
While everyone is singing Oklahoma
I get sky-y-y-y-y-y-y yo ho!
The hills are alive with the sound of music.
Three little maids from school are we,
pert as a school girl well can be,
filled to the brim with girlish glee,
three little maids from school.
Touch me, it’s so easy to leave me!
What mirror where?
Which? What? Where? Who? Who? Who?
Such a pretty me! Such a pretty me!
Tell them how I am defying gravity.
I’m flying high, defying gravity.
And soon I’ll match them in renown.
And nobody in all of Oz,
no Wizard that there is or was
is ever gonna bring me down.
Please, pull a few strings for the melody!
Don’t care if the solo is teeny.
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It would be Nirvana,
from Heaven such manna,
to sing something other than sweeny!
I’m down on my knees for a melody.
I’m begging with all of my might!
Just half a bar! And let this chorus girl be a star!
Tonight!
You’ll Never Walk Alone
Oscar Hammerstein II
When you walk through a storm,
hold your head up high
and don’t be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm
is a golden sky,
and the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
walk on through the rain,
though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart,
and you’ll never walk alone,
you’ll never walk alone, alone!
Walk on through the wind,
walk on through the rain,
though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart,
and you’ll never, no you’ll never walk alone.
You’ll never walk, you’ll never walk, you’ll never walk!
You’ll never walk alone.
Walk on, walk on!
Children Will ListenStephen Sondheim
How do you say to your child in the night,
“Nothing’s all black, but then nothing’s all white?”
How do you say, “It will all be alright”
When you know that it mightn’t be true?
What do you do?
What do you leave to your child when you’re dead?
Only whatever you put in it’s head.
Things which your mother and father had said,
Which were left to them too.
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Careful what you say.
Careful the things you say,
Children will listen,
Careful the things you do,
Children will see. And learn.
Children may not obey,
But children will listen.
Children will look to you
For which way to turn,
To learn what to be.
Careful before you say,
“Listen to me”.
Children will listen.
Careful the wish you make,
Wishes are children.
Careful the path they take,
Wishes come true, not free.
Careful the spell you cast,
Not just on children.
Sometimes the spell may last,
Past what you can see
And turn against you.
Careful the tale you tell,
That is the spell.
Children will listen.
One Hand, One HeartStephen Sondheim
Make of our hands one hand, make of our hearts one heart.
Make of our vows one last vow: only death will part us now.
Make of our lives one life. day after day, one life.
Now it begins, now we start; one hand, one heart.
Even death won’t part us now.
Make of our hands one hand, make of our hearts one heart.
Make of our vows one last vow: only death will part us now.
Make of our lives one life, day after day, one life.
Now it begins, now we start; one hand, one heart.
Even death won’t part us now.
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CONSPIRARE YOUTH CHOIRS
Conspirare Youth Choirs (CYC) were formed in 2005 as an educational
outreach program of Conspirare. Under the direction of Founding
Artistic Director, Nina Revering, the CYC seeks out and trains young
musicians who share a love and commitment for creating music at a
high level of excellence.
Conspirare Youth Choirs’ two ensembles, Kantorei and Allegro
(previously Conspirare Children’s Choir), accommodate young singers’
varying levels of choral skill and experience. Both provide a combination
of rigorous vocal training, music theory, and sight-singing instruction
in a nurturing environment that allows the young singer to explore the
depth and beauty of choral music.
The CYC have performed throughout the Austin community for high
profile events and organizations including the Round Rock Express,
Greenlights Nonprofit Summit, St. John’s College Choir of Cambridge,
Austin Lyric Opera, Austin Symphony, Austin Museum of Art, Austin
Children’s Shelter, Abraham Walk, and Austin City Limits. They
have also performed nationally in Hawaii and Washington D.C and
internationally in the Province of Québec. One of their most notable
accomplishments to date is receiving an invitation to perform at
the American Choral Directors Association Southwestern Division
Performance in Little Rock, Arkansas in March 2014.
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Nina Revering, Artistic Director
Austin Haller, Allegro Accompanist
Maimy Fong, Kantorei Accompanist
Christina Tannert, CYC Assistant
KANTOREI
Sanjana Alamela
Madeleine Andrien
Paige Bencken
Sapna Bhatt
Arden Bostwick
Jessica Cohen
Sarah Collins
Aryana Dubey
Eliza Fleming
Anna Fulton
Darby Garvis
Evelyn Griffin
Paxton Gunn
Sam Hallam
Kathryn Hallam
Evangeline Horton
Audrey Huber
Sejal Jain
Chloe Jones
Addie Knight
Noah Linkin
Michelle Lu
Jessie Lucas
Emma Mattie
Louisa McDaniel
Taylor McElhaney
Keely McNab
Emanuele Olivieri
Raquel Ordaz
Katelyn Perez
Portia Preston-Shaeffer
Julia Quilici
Katarina Reagan
James Rutherford
Mythili Shirhatti
Luca Snowhorn
MeiYin Steadman
Madeleine Stokes
Lucy Sugawa
Nicole Swartz
Iliana Tangarova
Maria Tobias
Tennyson Tole
Brazos Toles
Sky Toles
Sarah Traphagan
Anna Van Hoorn
Estella Zhao
ALLEGRO
Lucy Abramowitz
Grace Aggen
Tara Ahuja
Urvi Alamela
Elena Alcala
Chiara Alvisi
Amelia Azadi
Martha Beaty
Ashlyn Bishop
Lauren Crocker
Lauren Datres
Avery Davis
Miles Dintzner
Elizabeth Driggers
Claire Dugan
Ainsley Gamble
Ellen Gernert
Isabella Grossling
Olivia Hansen
Sarah Helmbrecht
Sofia Hsu
Eva Legge
Juliana Marshall
Hannah McChesney
Sesha McMinn
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Caleb Melville
Jonathon Miller
James Mixson
Isabel Moring
Emily Mulva
Raiya Myren
Elena Olivieri
Jacob Ordaz
Raina Parsons
Ella Pettichord
Lucy Pickens
Aurelia Preston-Schaeffer
Asha Rao
Libby Rayos
Rachel Rowe
Aditya Sankaran
Lavanya Sankaran
Shilpa Saxena
Molly Snodgrass
Sierra South
Sidharth Srinivasan
Anne Marie Stapper
Abigail Stewart
Abigail Storm
Claire Sullivan
Natalie Terrell
Maria Tangarova
Christy Vineis
Gracie Vogel
Anastasia Weger
Lily Wendt
Aniston White
Sydney White
Sarah Whorton
Alyssa Wixson
Aniston Zabawa
Angela Zhang
CYC STAFF
N I N A R E V E R I N G , Founding Artistic Director
Nina Revering’s choral music experience began
at an early age with chorister experience in the
Coro Infantil do Teatro Municipal of Brazil
under the direction of Elsa Lakschevitz and the
Toronto Children’s Chorus, directed by Jean
Ashworth-Bartle. Her musical training includes
Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, the
Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville
Kentucky, Boston University, The New England
Conservatory, and studies in baroque recorder
with John Tyson. Ms. Revering has performed
throughout the country as both a soloist and chorister. She has sung
under noted conductors Seiji Ozawa, John Williams, John Oliver,
Andrew Davis, and Sir David Willcocks. Ms. Revering has also been a
member of the Conspirare Chamber Choir since 1995 and was a soloist
in the Grammy®-nominated CDs Requiem and Threshold of Night,
both released under the Harmonia Mundi Label, and performed on the
Grammy® award-winning CD, The Sacred Spirit of Russia.
Ms. 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. She was a clinician for the 2012
Elementary Honor Choir of the Georgia Music Educators Association,
and she was recently invited to present workshops at the Dallas
Chapter Choristers Guild Festival. Ms. Revering has been invited to
direct the Children’s Opera Chorus for the Crested Butte Music Festival
this coming summer. In addition to her work with the CYC, Ms. Revering
has been teaching music in Eanes schools since 1996.
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M A I M Y F O N G , Kantorei Accompanist
Dr. Maimy Fong, pianist & vocal coach, has played
everywhere from Weill Hall at Carnegie, to Dell
Hall at the Long Center. She 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 El Paso Opera. She has been with CYC since its inception in
2005. In Austin, she maintains an active schedule as a freelance
pianist, teacher, and coach. In 2009, she helped co-found and is now
artistic director of the “Feed Your Soul” Music Series at Dell Children’s
Medical Center ([email protected]).
AU S T I N H A L L E R , Allegro Accompanist
Austin Haller can be seen as an organist, accompanist,
conductor, and vocal coach in Texas and beyond. He
serves as Organist and Associate Director of Music
at St. David’s Episcopal Church (in Austin), where he
plays for over 130 services and concerts annually and
conducts the St. David’s Singers, one of the parish’s
adult choirs. As a recitalist and accompanist, he has
performed throughout the United States; and he has
played with many local ensembles, including the Austin Symphony, Austin
Children’s Choir, Texas Choral Consort, and Amphion Youth Choir. Mr.
Haller serves as music director of regional theatre productions – favorite
shows include TexArts’ [title of show] (Austin Critics’ Table nomination for
Music Direction); Zilker Theatre Productions’ The Music Man & My Favorite Year; and Zach Theatre’s Present Laughter (B. Iden Payne nomination
for Music Direction). In addition, his jazz performances with singer Kara
Bliss and band have been described as “a touch of old school with a modern
insouciance” and are featured at a variety of Central Texas venues.
CHRISTINA TANNERT, CYC Assistant
Christina Tannert is a native of Austin with a
Master of Arts in Teaching Music degree from Trinity
University in San Antonio. She has sung with choirs
in Austin and San Antonio as well as Prague, Vienna,
Beijing, and Kunming. She is a contributing author
to the “Music Memory” curriculum materials that are
used in many elementary schools throughout the US.
Ms. Tannert is currently the music teacher at Doss
Elementary School in Austin ISD.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Conspirare Youth Choirs gratefully acknowledge the contributions and
generosity of the following individuals and organizations:
CYC Singers, Parents, and all the supporters of CYC, Craig Hella Johnson,
Paul Melroy, Camille Atkins, Wraven Godsoe, Tamara Blanken, Ann McNair,
Robert Harlan, Viera Busgova and the Stage Crew, Christy Butler, Meredith
Thomas, Kelly Brownlee, Meri Krueger, Alyssa Wixson, Kathy Leighton and
the Ambassadors: Michelle Fisher, Carol Walker, Kathryn Govier, Tenaya
Sunbury, Barbara Grajski, Deborah Meleski, Chris Cavner, Stephanie Foster,
Beverly McCune, Gay Bullard, Pat Black, Mary Gifford, Rod Howard, Virginia
Hyde, Tom & Vivian Ferchill, Susan Morgan, Michel Kennell, Diana Phillips,
Christy Salinas, David Corney, Caroline Frommholld, Melissa Huebsch, Henry
Leighton. The Conspirare Board of Directors, Rev. Bobbi Kaye Jones, Jan
Stovall and Tarrytown United Methodist Church, Thomas Pavlechko, Steve
Wager, Chris Baker / St. Martin’s Lutheran Church and Christopher Novosad
AUDITIONING FOR THE CYC
The Conspirare Youth Choirs are treble ensembles for boys and girls ages
8-18 who are passionate about singing. A musical background is preferred,
but not required. If your child is constantly singing at home, writing their
own music, playing an instrument, or singing in their school or community
choir and want an even deeper experience with choral music, then the CYC
may be a wonderful guide in their musical journey. If you have questions
about our program, please feel free to contact us at 512.476.5775. We are
interested in learning more about your child.
For more information and to schedule an audition, please submit
a request at conspirare.org/youth-choirs/join-us/audition/
Auditions for 2016/17 will be held May – August
Kantorei/Allegro Ensembles
Kantorei singers range from 4th grade through 8th grade
Allegro singers range from 8th grade through High School
NEW ENSEMBLE – Prelude – singers range from 2nd - 3rd grade
and do not require an audition, only a recommendation from your
school music teacher.
Rehearsal Schedule:
Kantorei, Monday, 5-7 p.m., Tarrytown United Methodist Church
Allegro, Monday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tarrytown United Methodist Church
Prelude, Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m., Tarrytown United Methodist Church
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WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CYC
WHY YOUR HELP MATTERS
Our work with our young singers can only continue with the support of
our CYC families and those who believe in what we do.
BECOME INSPIRED
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill
“Giving of any kind…taking an action…begins the process of change
and moves us to remember that we are part of a much greater universe.”
– Mbali Creazzo
BECOME AN ADVOCATE
S H I N I N G S TA R S C H O L A R S H I P (Donation of $850)
The Shining Star Scholarship Program assists young singers in financial
need with a full scholarship for tuition for one year in the CYC. Singers are
able to build a unique bond with the donor of their scholarship, and donors
are able to take pride in seeing their young singer grow and thrive in the CYC.
The CYC greatly thanks our Shining Star Scholarship patron
for 2015-2016: Glenda Goehrs in honor of Flo Ann Randle
DISCOVERY PROGRAM (Donation of $100 or greater)
This new program will build a connection with the CYC and our
greater Austin-area school choirs. By making connections with local
music teachers, voice teachers, and choir directors, we seek to identify
the top singer from their programs to join the CYC. A donation to the
Discovery Program allows the CYC to immediately offer these singers
a merit scholarship of $100 to join the CYC for one year. By giving to
this program, you are helping build a broader base of new and talented
singers who will benefit from instruction with the CYC.
F I N A N C I A L A I D P R O G R A M (Any amount)
Each year, the CYC is able to provide a limited amount of tuition
assistance for our CYC families in need. Your contribution to the
CYC towards our general financial aid program will help us be of
even greater help to our current singers and their families.
BECOME A DONOR
To assist the CYC with any of our specific programs or to make a general
contribution, please contact us at [email protected]. We will be happy to
assist you with making your tax-deductible donation in support of our
talented young artists.
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ABOUT CONSPIRARE
re-release of Requiem in 2009 won the Netherlands’ prestigious
2010 Edison Award for choral music, the Dutch equivalent of the
Grammy. Conspirare’s 2009 PBS television special “A Company
of Voices: Conspirare in Concert,” available on both DVD and CD,
received one Grammy nomination. The 2015 release Path of
Miracles was awarded the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik,
a most respected German CD award.
The Conspirare organization and ensembles have received
numerous honors and awards. Four ensembles have received
local awards from Austin Critics Table. In 2005 Conspirare
received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from
the national service organization Chorus America. In 2007, as
one of the select choral organizations to receive a grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts under its American Masterpieces
initiative, Conspirare presented a four-day festival with a
distinguished gathering of composers and conductors, three
world premieres, and a gala closing concert with a 600-voice choir.
Conspirare is an internationally recognized, professional choral
organization now in its twenty-third season. Led by founder and
Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare includes two
adult performing ensembles and an educational program. Our
flagship ensemble is a Grammy® award-winning chamber choir
of extraordinarily talented singers from around the country.
They perform an annual concert series in Austin and other Texas
communities, and also tour in the U.S. and abroad. Four other
ensembles complete the Conspirare family: Conspirare Symphonic
Choir, a large ensemble that performs works for chorus and
instruments, and Conspirare Youth Choirs, an educational program
for singers in 2nd – 12th grade who learn and perform in three
separate ensembles, Kantorei, Allegro and Prelude.
Conspirare’s 2014 album The Sacred Spirit of Russia, released
on the distinguished Harmonia Mundi label, won the 2015
Grammy for Best Choral Performance. The ensemble’s complete
discography to date includes twelve commercial albums and
seventeen self-produced live recordings of its popular holiday concerts.
Conspirare made their first commercial recording through the
green fuse in 2004. The second album, Requiem, was released in 2006
and received two Grammy nominations. In 2008 Threshold
of Night (Conspirare’s first recording for Harmonia Mundi) also
received two nominations. Harmonia Mundi’s international
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In July 2008 Conspirare represented the U.S. at the Eighth World
Symposium on Choral Music in Copenhagen, joining invited choirs
from nearly forty countries. The choir has performed at the
American Choral Directors Association annual convention and for
several regional ACDA conventions. Conspirare received the 2010
Dale Warland Singers Commission Award from Chorus America
to support the commission of a new work by Seattle composer Eric
Banks, premiered in May 2015. In February 2011 Conspirare gave
three invited performances in New York City under auspices of the
Weill Music Institute of Carnegie Hall, and in fall 2012 traveled to
France for six invited performances at the Polyfollia Festival and a
public concert in Paris. Conspirare became a Resident Company of
the Long Center for the Performing Arts in 2013.
Inspired by the power of music to change lives, Conspirare engages
audiences in extraordinary musical experiences through world-class
choral performances and recordings.
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CONSPIRARE BOARD & STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fran Collmann, Chair
Robert Harlan, Vice Chair
Larry Collmann, Treasurer
William C. Bednar, Secretary
Ken Beck
Mary Anne Connolly
Susanna Finnell
Nancy Lesch
David C. Smith
Marion Lear Swaybill
Joni Wallace
Patrick Willis
A DV I S O R Y B OA R D
Stephen Aechternacht
John Aielli
Sue Barnes
Mark Bierner
Ray Brimble
David Burger
David Claflin
Tom Driscoll
Virginia Dupuy
Maydelle Fason
Jolynn Free
Billy Gammon
Vance George
Helen Hays
Dan Herd
William B. Hilgers
Wayne Holtzman
Judith Jellison
Bob Murphy
Lynn Murphy
Cliff Redd
Gayle Glass Roche
Nancy Scanlan
Angela Smith
Bernadette Tasher
Louann Temple
Eva Womack
Midge Woolsey
ARTISTIC &
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
SUPPORTERS
Season Sustaining Underwriter
Craig Hella Johnson
Artistic Director
Tamara Blanken
Online Services Manager
Performance Sponsors
Kelly Brownlee
Annual Fund & Grants Manager
Christy Butler
Marketing Manager
Wravan Godsoe
Office Manager
Robert Harlan
Production Consultant
Ben R. King
Production Assistant
Meri Krueger
Artist Relations
Kathy Leighton
House Manager
Ann McNair
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Director of Program Fulfillment
& Artistic Operations
Nina Revering
Director, Conspirare Youth Choirs
Alice Kleberg Reynolds
Foundation
Russell Hill Rogers Fund
for the Arts
Foundation Supporters
Kodosky Foundation
Mattsson-McHale Foundation
Rachael & Ben Vaughan Foundation
Keating Family Foundation
Eva & Marvin Womack Foundation
Restaurant Partners
Public Agency Sponsors
Supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division
of the City of Austin Economic Development Department
Christina Tannert
Administrator, Conspirare Youth Choirs
Meredith Thomas
Director of Development
Media Sponsors
Lauren Vick
Production and Development Assistant
Luke Woolridge
Production Intern
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Shield-Ayres Foundation
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
In-Kind Sponsors
Sessi,
Chamberlain
& Stewart, LLP
Taylor,
It has been such a joy watching
you grow from a 4-year old
performing Little Mermaid to a
9-year old singing in Conspirare!
You were born a performer. Set
your sights high! We can’t wait
to see where it takes you.
Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Finley
INVEST IN YOUR KLRU TODAY AT KLRU.ORG
Congratulations Isabella
on all that you have achieved.
We loved hearing you sing
these past 7 years.
Bravissimi,
Elena & Emanuele!
Love,
Mammy, Papa,
Mom and Preston
We are very proud of you both!
Mom & Dad
You have the voice
of an angel! Thank you for bringing
so much happiness
to our lives. Love, mom and dad...
keep on making
your voice heard!
Sing
with CYC
Auditions for 2016/17
will be held May – August.
Submit a request at conspirare.org/youth-choirs/join-us/audition/
We’ve added a new
choir for 2nd-3rd graders!
We are so happy
the two of you
have had the opportunity
to grow so close
over these seven years
of singing with Conspirare.
Congratulations girls,
keep it up!
P R E LU D E
No auditions required, just
a recommendation from
your school music teacher.
Elena,
Dear Rachel,
We enjoy hearing your voice
blossom through your hard work.
Congratulations on four years
with CYC! We love hearing
you sing.
We are proud of you!
Mom and Pops
Love,
Mom, Dad and Jared
Congratulations
2015-16 Conspirare Youth Choir!
Julia,
We are all so proud of you.
Thank you for bringing this
music into our lives!
Love,
Mom, Dad and Greg
“If music be the food of love,
play on.”
–William Shakespeare
Congratulations to
our amazing little singer
on your Broadway CYC
concert tonight!
Mommy and Daddy
are so proud of you!
We love you Jessa!
Dear Audrey,
I’m so very proud of your
involvement and commitment
to the CYC! Keep sharing
your lovely voice!
Enjoy tonight!
Love,
Nana
Lauren,
Congratulations on a great
first year with Conspirare.
We are so proud of you!
It has been fun to watch
your passion for singing grow
over the years.
We love you!
Mom, Dad & Sophie
Thank You
For Sharing
The Joy of Music
With Us!
Sincerely,
The Tobias Family
P.S. Maria, we are very proud of you!
Stephen Paulus
A Lyrical Life
(1949-2014)
A tribute to America’s most beloved choral composer
May 11, 2016
FREDERICKSBURG , TX
May 12-13, 2016
AUSTIN, TX
details and tickets at conspirare.org
Alyssa,
We are so proud of your hard work
and pride in trying your best! Your
beautiful voice is a joy to us every day!
We love you always
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