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SEASON 12: STRONGER TOGETHER | WINTER 2013 CONCERT

About the Quarryland Men’s Chorus

Quarryland Men’s Chorus provides a positive performance-based community for gay and bisexual men and their allies in South Central Indiana. We foster talent, fellowship, pride, and understanding through excellence in vocal music.

The Chorus presents two full concerts annually, and has performed and volunteered throughout the community for events such as church services, PRIDE Film Festival, Spencer Pride, Indy Pride, 4th Street Festival, Mini University, the AIDS Quilt Opening Ceremony, and The Laramie Project, thus fulfilling its purposes of reaching the general public and serving as cultural ambassadors to and for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. As a result, the Chorus received the 2009-2010 community-member award from the Indiana University Commission on Multicultural Understanding.

Founded in Summer 2002, the Chorus offers men the opportunity to make music together. Singing membership is open to men who desire to sing, regardless of their musical background, and our membership typically ranges from trained musicians to beginners. The group strives for a fun and supportive environment while performing music that provides an appropriate challenge to all involved.

The Chorus continually seeks new performers, as well as non-singing members and volunteers, to assist the organization. Membership is open to all individuals who support and affirm the mission and purpose of the chorus. We welcome singers of various ability levels who desire to expand their musical knowledge and abilities. Rehearsals are held 7:30 pm on Tuesday evenings at First United Church, generally from August through May. We encourage newcomers to attend any time.

Non-singing membership is open to anyone who wants to assist the Chorus in the pursuit of its mission and purpose. We can always use assistance with activities such as choreography, composition, costuming, stage craft, program planning, recruiting, publicity, ticket sales, fundraising, audience development, and board leadership. We appreciate the support and involvement of individuals who may have other talents to contribute, or who may simply enjoy our company.

If you have talents to share with the chorus, or seek to develop new talents in a fun and supportive environment, speak to one of us today. Contact president@quarryland.org or visit www.quarryland.org for additional chorus information.

Quarryland Men’s Chorus is a member of GALA Choruses, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization serving the field of choral music. The mission of GALA Choruses is to provide leadership and inspiration to the Lesbian and Gay movement through excellence in the choral arts. Visit www.galachoruses.org for more information.

BARRY MAGEEArtistic Director

MITCH SERSLEVAssistant Artistic Director

WENDY ELLIOT PAM FREEMAN

EMILY COUPERConcert Manager

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Singing Members

First TenorsANDY ERNE — J.R. JOHNSON — ROBERT PING — CHRIS PRESTIA

Second Tenors

JONATHAN CROCKETT — THOMAS DECARLO — REX HINKLE — MATT PURCELL

BaritonesCHRIS ALFORD — ETHAN CRIPPS — JIM JOHNSON — TRAVIS LAMPKE

ERIC METZLER — BRIAN MORIN — EDWIN RIVERA

Basses DOUG BAUDER — BARRY CHUNG — TIM KING — WILL MRUZEK

KENN O’DROBINAK — JEROME SIBULO — RICARDO SIERRA

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Guest Brass Quintet

SHANNON WALSH, Trumpet — GRANT SMILEY, Trumpet — CAMERON WRAY, HornAARON ZALKIND, Trombone — BEN HOOD, Tuba

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ChoreographersMATT PURCELL — MITCH SERSLEV — TOM SLATER

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Guest SoloistRABBI BRIAN BESSER

Quarryland Men’s ChorusWelcomeFROM QUARRYLAND’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Family and friends are the most important part of any holiday. Singers, volunteers, and donors are all important in our family. We do this all for you, the Quarryland community, which attends our concerts season after season and joins us in our larger mission of creating a supportive environment for the GLBT community. Our voices are Stronger Together.

Across our community we celebrate many different holidays throughout the year. As I survey that landscape several themes standout for me--none more authentic than Peace, Hope, Joy. So don’t be too surprised to hear more than your “traditional holiday” program (by which most people generally mean Christmas). Rather we invite you to reflect on how your experiences have shaped your definition of these words and, equally as important, what you do and can do in your daily life to bring as your gift to the world Peace, Hope, Joy.

We hope you enjoy and are enriched by the music on today’s concert. Rather than placing the pieces in some themed order, they are woven together to create a larger experience and understanding that these concepts are not isolated ideals but rather intersecting. The concert includes several selections that come from both sacred and secular Christmas traditions such as “Hodie Christus Natus Est” and “We Need a Little Christmas.” While many of us grew up singing “Let there be Peace on Earth,” we’ve also included beautiful arrangements of “Dona nobis pacem” and “Oseh Shalom.” “Thankful,” a song made popular by Josh Groban, reminds us that sometimes we forget to take a step back and see the joys that surround us everyday. There is also some pure joy in “Boogie Woogie Hanukkah” and a mash-up of Joy to the World. Finally, we are reminded that peace, hope, and joy have fuller meaning because we’ve also experience pain, sorry, and failure. “All this Joy” and “Umi Sono Ai” help us to explore this relationship.

I wish you peace: moments of peace from everyday hassles; peace of mind knowing that your presence and action has and can make a difference in the world; and peace from those who see you as the object for their hate and pain.

I wish you hope: the eternal hope that tomorrow will be better and hold new promises for you and the world; hope that someday each of us will be equally valued and supported in our needs.

I wish you joy: that is unmovable; joy that springs from the love we share with another; joy in seeing visions of peace and hope fulfilled.

Accompanist Pianist

Program Order

Hodie Christus Natus Est ...................................................................................................... Gordon H. Lamb

Thankful ............................. Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Richard Page; arr. Rollo DilworthWill Mruzek, soloist

Dona nobis pacem .................................................................................................................. Joseph Gregorio This Holiday ........................................................................................................................................ Steve Milloy

It Takes a Village ............................................................................................................................ . Joan SzymkoChris Prestia, soloist

Let There Be Peace on Earth ............................................... Sy Miller and Jill Jackson; arr. Jay Alhouse

Boogie Woogie Hanukkah ................................................................................................. Eric Lane BarnesDancers: Ethan Cripps, Jonathan Crockett, Jim Johnson, Travis Lampke, Rob Ping-Slater,

Matt Purcell, Chris Prestia — Choreography by Tom Ping-Slater

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Oseh Shalom ....................................................................................................................................... Paul LeavittRabbi Brian Besser, soloist

BRASS QUINTET*Shannon Walsh, Trumpet — Grant Smily, Trumpet — Cameron Wray, Horn

Aaron Zalkind, Trombone — Ben Hood, Tuba

All This Joy ........................................................................ John Denver; arr. Joe Nadeau and Lamar Sims

The Great Peace March ........................................................................... Holly Near; arr. Dennis ColemanJerome Sibulo, Thomas DeCarlo, Matt Purcell, soloists

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day .......................................................................... arr. Howard Helvey

Umi Sono Ai .............................................................................................. Kousaku Dan; arr. Rachel StensonBrian Morin, Kenn O’Drobinak, soloists

We Need a Little Christmas ...................................................................... Jerry Herman; arr. Mark Hayes

Joy to the World ................................. Hoyt Axton; arrangement Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff; arr. Kathleen McGuire

Mitch Serslev, soloist

* Special thanks to our financial sponsors Rex Hinkle; Peter Burkholder and Doug McKinney; Barry and Gywen Magee; and Mitch Serslev

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We also extend a special “thank you” to BLU Boy Chocolate Café and Cakery for catering this concert and to First United Church for providing rehearsal and performance space

JANE ROGANPresident of the Board of Directors

MARLIN HOWARDTreasurer of the Board of Directors

ERIC METZLERSecretary of the Board of Directors

WILL MRUZEKWebsite Coordinator

BRIAN GALMChorus Librarian

JIM JOHNSONChorus Historian & Musetta CMS Coordinator

JEROME SIBULOChorus Manager

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Committee Chairs

Finance — REX HINKLEFundraising — ERIC METZLER

Membership & Recruitment — ROBERT PINGMarketing & Audience Development — SHAWN CONNER

Board Development — JANE ROGANSocial — JEROME SIBULO

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Other Non-Performing Members

ORNEAL BROWN — SHAWN CONNER — MICHAEL DENUNZIO — ELLEN EPSTEINMARLIN HOWARD — SCOTT JACKMAN — TIM JESSEN — DERICK LOGAN — JANE ROGAN

KATHY SIDELI — BRANDON TAYLOR — DONOVAN WALLING — JEFF WISNER

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Volunteers

CAROLE ALFORD — RICK BARBER — DANIEL CASE — DORINDA DOHNERDAVID FLETCHER — BRIAN GALM — LEBRAUN HAMPTON — JAMES KELLAR

JERRI KOBY — JEANNE LEIMKUHLER — GYWEN MAGEE — MEREDITH MCGRIFFBRYAN RIVES — JERRY ROBERTS — LAURA SERRANO-SILVA — DAVID SHAW

TOM SLATER — SAM TROXAL — JACOB WOODEN

teens returned home, the music spread around the country. Since then, it has been performed at concerts, celebrations and ceremonies around the country and the world. Please join us in asking for peace this holiday season by singing along!

Boogie Woogie Hanukkah Not only does this piece capture the joy of the holiday spirit, but it embodies the playful spirit of Quarryland. Composer Eric Lane Barnes is the author of the critically acclaimed Fairy Tales and has written many scores and scripts for Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre. Boogie Woogie Hanukkah is one of many of his songs that Quarryland has performed over the years.

Oseh Shalom was commissioned by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC for their 2003 winter concert. Requested to be written in Hebrew and on the cusp of the Iraq war, composer Paul Leavitt took text from Job 25:2 to create this powerful prayer for peace.

All This Joy This popular song by Jon Denver is a reminder that life will always contain both joy and promise as well as sorrow and pain. The piece was arranged by Heartland Men’s Chorus’s Artistic Director Joe Nadeau (currently with the Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus) and accompanist Lamar Sims.

The Great Peace March illustrates an unwavering belief that our steady march toward our hopes and dreams cannot be stopped. It is a great reflection of songwriter Holly Near’s decades-long activism for women’s rights and the LGBTQ community. The song was arranged by Dennis Coleman, who has been the artistic director of the Seattle Men’s Chorus for 32 years. It was last performed by Quarryland in its 2005 concert “Parade of American Music.”

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day is a traditional English carol that celebrates the coming of Jesus Christ. The lyrics are from the perspective of Jesus himself, depicting his life as a dance. This version was arranged by composer and pianist Howard Helvey.

Umi Sono Ai Written by the famous Japanese musician and film star Kousaku Dan, Umi Sono Ai, “The Ocean’s Love” is symbolic of the adventure of life – both the hardships and the opportunities that one faces. In Japan, this song is recognized as a symbol of the country’s spirit and the hope of a life fulfilled.

We Need a Little Christmas comes from the Broadway musical Mame by Jerry Herman, who also wrote the music for Holly, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles. In his 1996 memoir Showtune, Herman sought to “tell the story of a gay man in America who was comfortable with that persuasion.” The song’s quick pace and bright tune reflect a desire to get wrapped up in the holiday spirit.

Joy to the World is a mash-up of the traditional carol and the piece of the same name by Hoyt Axton and made famous by Three Dog Night in 1970. The arrangement of the traditional carol was done by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff for Carey’s 2006 album “Merry Christmas.”

Program Notes

By Thomas DeCarlo

Winter, by its very nature, is a cold and dark time of year. To make it through these dreary months, we must fill our lives with peace, hope and joy – be it a cup of hot chocolate, a gift for a loved one, or a gathering of friends and family. This is the time of year that we reflect upon what is most meaningful to us, cherish what we have, and dream of what can be.

Many in the Quarryland community know just how important it can be to find peace, hope, and joy at times when we feel we have none. Tonight, let our music lift your spirits and carry you through these wintery days.

Hodie Christus Natus Est is a Gregorian antiphon to the Magnificat, sung at the second vespers of Christmas. It tells of the birth of Christ and the celebration of both angels and mankind. The music was written by composer, conductor, and music professor Gordon H. Lamb.

Thankful It is easy to become overwhelmed by the political and social struggles that we face in this modern day. Thankful begs us to remember the things that we already have, and from that strength, to hope for a brighter future. The song was popularized by Josh Groban and arranged for chorus by professor and conductor Rollo Dilworth.

Dona Nobis Pacem To tremendous effect, the sole lyric, dona nobis pacem, “grant us peace,” is repeated over and over throughout the piece. As the song evolves, listen to how those same words can ask, beg, demand and plead for peace. Composer and conductor Joseph Gregorio submitted Dona Nobis Pacem to the 2001 international competition “Waging Peace through Singing.” The song was one of more than seven-hundred entries in the competition and it won Top Honors in the category of Men’s Chorus.

This Holiday is a direct call to forget our differences and to embrace the holiday spirit through peace and joy. Composer Steve Milloy is a versatile performer, conductor, teacher, composer and arranger. Before moving to Cincinnati, Milloy was the accompanist and composer-in-residence for the Indianapolis Men’s Chorus.

It Takes a Village Drawing from the West African saying, “it takes a whole village to raise a child,” composer Joan Szymko designed this song to illustrate the coming together of a community. Listen to the song’s evolution between unison, harmony, and moments of clashing rhythms. Arranged for TTBB at Quarryland’s request, we will be among the first men’s choruses to perform this piece.

Let There Be Peace on Earth Written in 1955 by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson, this call for peace was first sung at a summer workshop for teenagers in California. As those

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Men of any singing ability are welcome to sing with Quarryland.

Join us for our Open House on January 28 starting at 7:30 pm. Auditions for new singers will be held on February 4 from 7:00-9:30 pm.

Open rehearsals are held every Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 pm.

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