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Friday , June 13 — 7:00 pmStage One Stage Three

Your Emcee — Don Kendrick Your Emcee — Jeff Nelson

Capella Antiqua — Director: Robert M. Johnson, Accompanist: Joseph Silmaro

Sacramento Valley Chorus — Director: Lynne Erickson

Valley Choral Society — Director: Paul Allen, Accompanist: Cynthia Cates

Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus — Director: Steven A. Johnson, Accompanist: Kay Hight

Vox Musica — Director: Daniel Paulson

Vox Musica — Director: Daniel Paulson

Sacramento Capitolaires — Director: Ray Rhymer

Capella Antiqua Homines — Director: Robert M. Johnson

Don Kendrick is the founding Conductor of the 180-voice Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra (1996) that presents several concerts each season in the Sacramento Community Center Theater. He is also Director of Choral Activities

at California State University where he also directs the Graduate Degree Program in Choral Conducting that he initiated in 1986. Dr. Kendrick co-founded the Sacramento Children’s Chorus with Lynn Stevens in 1993 and he is also the founder of Schola Cantorum (1992) and Vox Nova (2004) at Sacred Heart Church in Sacramento.

Dr. Jeffrey Nelson’s background includes a four-year tour of Europe with the US Army as vocalist, instrumentalist and choreographer with the 7th Army Soldiers Chorus based in Heidelberg, Germany. He studied and worked with Fred Sautter and James DePriest (Oregon Symphony) and Dr. Bruce Browne (Portland Symphonic Choir)

while studying Brass Performance and Conducting at Portland State University. He has also studied with Anthony Plog (LA Philharmonic) and was a studio freelance trumpet and vocal artist in Los Angeles. He currently conducts the Cantare Chorale, Gold Rush Men’s Chorus and has been a guest conductor in Washington, D.C., Geneva, Switzerland, and Toronto, Canada with the VA National Medical Musical Group based in Washington, D.C. He teaches private music instruction in trumpet, voice and guitar in Placerville, CA.

Drei Quartette, Op. 31 — Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 1. Wechsellied zum Tanze (Goethe) 2. Neckereien (Wenzig), 3. Der Gang Zum Liebchen (Wenzig)An die Heimat, Op. 64, #1 — Johannes Brahms, Text: SternauO Schöne Nacht, Op. 92, #1 — Johannes Brahms, Text: Daumer

Once Upon a Time — Lee Adams & Charles Strouse (arr. June Dale)Red Red Robin — Harry Woods, Arranger: Greg VolkCan You Feel the Love Tonight? — Elton John & Tim Rice (arr: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.)Fireworks Medley — Arranger: Joey Minshall Firework—Mikkel Eriksen and Kety Perry I Gotta a Feeling — Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Will Adams, Stacy Ferguson, David Guetta Just the Way You Are — Peter Hernandez, Ari Levine Philip Lawrence, Khalil Walton, Khari CainThe Climb — Jessi Alexander & John Mabe, Arranger: Carole Prietto

Ave Maria — Josquin de Pres (1450-1521)Magnificat Quarti Toni — Francisco Lopéz Capillas (1608?-1673)Ave Maria — Archedelt/DiestchAve Maria D839, Op. 52 #6 — Franz Schubert (1797-1828)Ave Maria — Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881O Sanctissima — Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing — American Folk Hymn (arr: Mac Wilberg)Shenandoah — American Folksong (arr: Mac Wilberg)Credo, from Coronation Mass in C Major, K 317 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Soloists: Cherie Crosby Shoemaker, Tami Larson, Darron Flagg, James GentryOh Danny Boy —Traditional (arr: Barlow Bradford)When the Saints Go Marching In — Spiritual (arr: Paul Allen)

Dreams of Innocence — Woke Me, Filled Me, Daniel Paulson (b 1977) Soloists: Jessica Dacpano & Valerie SimonsonAfter Love — John Muehleisen (b 1955) I. Spring Night II. Oh Day of Fire and Sun III. Nor I for You IV. Joy

Yesterday —John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Mac Huff) Performed by Eddie Blogdon, Don ReGester, Jason Petit, Sean SavidgeMedley : Come Together, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Across the Universe Nowhere Man, Yellow Submarine — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison) Soloist: Patrick VanEleanor Rigby — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison)Hey Jude — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison) Soloists: Kay Height and Riley LakosWe Can Work It Out — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison)Imagine — John Lennon (arr: Kevin Robinson), Soloist: Jason Pettit

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Imagination — Words by Johnny Burke, Music byJimmy Van Heusen (arr: Lou Perry)Whispering — John Schonberger and Richard Coburn (arr: Jim Kahlke)I’m Always Chasing Rainbows — Words and Music: Chopin, Joseph McCarthy and Henry Carroll (arr: Earl Moon)Over the Rainbow — Words: by E.R. Harburg, Music by Harold Arlen (arr: Jay Giallombardo)Cabaret — John Kander (arr: Barbershop Harmony Society)

Once Upon a Time — Lee Adams & Charles Strouse (arr. June Dale)Red Red Robin — Harry Woods, Arranger: Greg VolkCan You Feel the Love Tonight? — Elton John & Tim Rice (arr: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.)Fireworks Medley — Arranger: Joey Minshall Firework—Mikkel Eriksen and Kety Perry I Gotta a Feeling — Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Will Adams, Stacy Ferguson, David Guetta Just the Way You Are — Peter Hernandez, Ari Levine Philip Lawrence, Khalil Walton, Khari CainThe Climb — Jessi Alexander & John Mabe, Arranger: Carole Prietto

Valley Choral Society — Director: Paul Allen, Accompanist: Cynthia CatesCome Thou Fount of Every Blessing — American Folk Hymn (arr: Mac Wilberg)Shenandoah — American Folksong (arr: Mac Wilberg)Credo, from Coronation Mass in C Major, K 317 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Soloists: Cherie Crosby Shoemaker, Tami Larson, Darron Flagg, James GentryOh Danny Boy —Traditional (arr: Barlow Bradford)When the Saints Go Marching In — Spiritual (arr: Paul Allen)

Dreams of Innocence — Woke Me, Filled Me, Daniel Paulson (b 1977) Soloists: Jessica Dacpano & Valerie SimonsonAfter Love — John Muehleisen (b 1955) I. Spring Night II. Oh Day of Fire and Sun III. Nor I for You IV. Joy



Saturday , June 14 — 2:00 pmStage One Stage Three

Your Emcee — David Williams Your Emcee — Catherine Fagiolo

Grass Valley Male Voice Choir — Director: Eleanor Kinitzer, Accompanist: Karen Driscoll

Amador Choraliers — Directors: Irv Gidding, Karen Reed, JR Keith, & Darlene Williams Accompanists: Karen Reed, Kathy Whitney, Guitar: Irv Gidding

Sacramento Women’s Chorus — Director: Robin Richie, Accompanist: Kamilyn Davis

Voices of California — Director: Gabe Caretto

Samantics — Director, Pianist, Arranger: Sam Schieber

Renaissance Choir of Sacramento — Director: Lee T. Lovallo

West Sacramento Community Singers — Director: Dr. Charles Vail

Cantare Chorale — Director: Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Accompanist: Wendy Payton French Horn: Amanda Morzov

David Williams is the Dean of Visual & Performing Arts at Folsom Lake College. He is also the Dean of Planning & Research, where he oversees the Office of Institutional Research and guides the college’s annual planning processes.

For most of his career he was a professor of theatre history, critical theory, and film studies at American River College and Texas Tech University. He is a theatre director and has published in both theatre and film. He received his PhD in Theatre History from UC Davis and also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre.

Catherine Fagiolo is founding artistic director of the Choral Studio and previously of Three Rivers Chorale. A member of the voice faculty of American River College, she is also founder of the independent Studio Classico for piano and voice in Fair Oaks. She has held teaching positions at Folsom Lake College and the University of Oklahoma. Currently she is piano instructor for St. Mark’s Lutheran School and Northridge Music Center in the Sacramento area and leads the Voices NOW™ workshops for emerging

singers. She has served as cantor and choral associate for Dr. Donald Kendrick at Sacred Heart Church in Sacramento, singing locally and internationally with Sacred Heart’s Schola Cantorum. She is also accompanist for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s newest choral venture, the Hart Choral Initiative. She holds holds degrees from Brown University and the University of Oklahoma.

Harmony — David Wright (arr: David Wright)Basin Street Blues — Spencer Williams (arr: David Wright)With a Little Help From My Friends — John Lennon & Paul McCartney (arr: Rich Hasty) Soloists: Rich Brunner & Gabe CarettoRoute 66 — Bobby Troup (arr: Ruby Rhea)Recipe For Makin’ Love — Harry Connick, Jr. (arr: Dennis Driscoll & Tom Metzger)You’ll Never Walk Alone — Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II (arr: Jim Clancy)When I Lift Up My Head — Dottie Rambo (arr: David Wright)

Spellbound Concerto — Music by Miklos Rozsa, Words by Mack DavidGreen Years — Music by John Addison; Words by Jay Livingston & Ray EvansFlaggin’ the Train to Tuscaloosa — Music by Raymond Scott, Words by Mack DavidHitchcock Blondes Medley: Lisa — Music by Franz Waxmanm, words by Harold Rome Marnie — Music by Bernard Herrmann, words and adaptation by Peter Jason and Gloria Shayne Madeleine — Music by Bernard Herrmann and Jeff Alexander, words by Larry OrensteinSuite from THE BIRDS (1963) — Score supervised by Bernard Herrmann, adapted by Samantics

The Storm Clouds — Music by Arthur Benjamin, text by Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis Soloist: Lisa Singh

Seasons of Love — Jonathan Larson (arr: Roger Emerson) Soloist: Clare GyorkeThe Composers Are All on Facebook — Mark Burrows1000 Grandmothers — Holly Near (arr: J. David Moore)Here’s Where I Stand — Music by Michael Gore, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (arr: Greg Gilpin), Soloist: Amy Browne

Morte Criste — Emrys Jones & Isaac WattsSummertime — George & Ira Gershwin, DuBose & Dorothy Heyward (arr. Mark Hayes)Shall We Gather at the River? — Robert Lowry (arr. Darrell Crawford)We Rise Again — Leon Dubinsky ( arr. Stephen Smith) Soloist: John DarlingtonWhat Would I Do Without My Music? — Harry Middlebrooks & Bruce Belland (arr. Alwyn Humphreys)

Yellow Submarine — John Lennon & Paul McCartney (arr: Mark Brymer)Stand By Me — Ben E. King, Mike Stoller & Jerry Leiber (arr: Roger Emerson)Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend — Leo Robin and Jule Styne (arr: Mark Hayes)I Knew I Loved You — Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Ennio Morricone (arr: Greg Gilpin)Greased Lightning — Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs (arr: Mac Huff)And All That Jazz — Words by Fred Ebb, Music by John Kander (arr: Kirby Shaw)

Ave Maria — Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591)Ave Maris Stella — Jean Titelouze (ca. 1562/3-1633)Sanctus and Benedictus from the Missa Dixit Maria — Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Magnificat Octavi toni — Ludwig Senfl (ca. 1486-1543)

Sentimental Journey — Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer (arr: Charles Vail)The Glory of Love — Billy Hill (arr: Jay Althouse)The Lion Sleeps Tonight — Goerge David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore (arr: Charles Vail)Java Jive — Milton Drake and Ben Oakland (arr: Kirby Shaw)Summertime, Summertime — Ton Jameson & Sherm Feller (arr: Kirby Shaw)Sway — Pablo Beltran Ruiz, (Norman Gimbel, trans., arr: Kirby Shaw)The Longest Time — Billy Joel (arr: Kirby Shaw)God Bless America — Irving Berlin (arr: Joseph M. Martin and Charles Vail)

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The Star Spangled Banner — arr: Bill PearsonGod Bless America — Irving Berlin (arr: Roy Ringwald)Festival Piece on “Sine Nomine” — W. How/R.V. Williams (arr: D. Elrich)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot — Spiritual (arr: Alice Parker/Robert Shaw)In Remembrance — Traditional, Jeffery L. Ames, French Horn: Amanda Morzov Gaelic Blessing — Old Gaelic Rune, John Rutter

Sacramento Capitolaires — Director: Ray Rhymer

Imagination — Words by Johnny Burke, Music byJimmy Van Heusen (arr: Lou Perry)Whispering — John Schonberger and Richard Coburn (arr: Jim Kahlke)I’m Always Chasing Rainbows — Words and Music: Chopin, Joseph McCarthy and Henry Carroll (arr: Earl Moon)Over the Rainbow — Words: by E.R. Harburg, Music by Harold Arlen (arr: Jay Giallombardo)Cabaret — John Kander (arr: Barbershop Harmony Society)




Saturday , June 14 — 7:00 pmStage One Stage Three

Your Emcee — Fred Weber

Sierra Master Chorale — Director: Ken Hardin

Sierra Gold Chorus — Director: Ron Black

Renaissance Choir of Sacramento — Director: Lee T. Lovallo

Vocal Art Ensemble — Director: Tracia Barbieri

Fred Weber is a Sacramento native, who has been active in the musical arts since he began piano lessons at the age of 5. A product of public education, he attended local schools, and earned his degrees from CSU, Sacramento. Primarily, he has been a public school teacher, and has taught elementary through university classes.

He recently retired (after 38 years of teaching) as director of choral studies at Sierra College, where he was named Teacher of the Year. Weber is a highly sought after vocal festival adjudicator, conductor, and accompanist. He still serves two area churches as organist and pianist, and several Folsom area schools as their choir accompanist. He is considered one of the pioneers in vocal jazz in our area, having started the Folsom High jazz choir in 1973.

West Sacramento Community Singers — Director: Dr. Charles VailSentimental Journey — Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer (arr: Charles Vail)The Glory of Love — Billy Hill (arr: Jay Althouse)The Lion Sleeps Tonight — Goerge David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore (arr: Charles Vail)Java Jive — Milton Drake and Ben Oakland (arr: Kirby Shaw)Summertime, Summertime — Ton Jameson & Sherm Feller (arr: Kirby Shaw)Sway — Pablo Beltran Ruiz, (Norman Gimbel, trans., arr: Kirby Shaw)The Longest Time — Billy Joel (arr: Kirby Shaw)God Bless America — Irving Berlin (arr: Joseph M. Martin and Charles Vail)

Ave Maria — Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591)Ave Maris Stella — Jean Titelouze (ca. 1562/3-1633)Sanctus and Benedictus from the Missa Dixit Maria — Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Magnificat Octavi toni — Ludwig Senfl (ca. 1486-1543)


Autumn — Joshua Shank (b. 1980)Here’s a Bottle — Andrew Hudson (b. 1990) – A Singer with Vocal Art EnsembleBeata Es, Virgo Maria — Mikolaj Zielenski (1560-1620) Sing We and Chant It — Thomas Morley (c. 1557-1602) Sing Joyfully — William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)Hamba Lulu — Traditional Zulu (arr: arr. Brewer)



Samantics — Director, Pianist, Arranger: Sam SchieberSpellbound Concerto — Music by Miklos Rozsa, Words by Mack DavidGreen Years — Music by John Addison; Words by Jay Livingston & Ray EvansFlaggin’ the Train to Tuscaloosa — Music by Raymond Scott, Words by Mack DavidHitchcock Blondes Medley: Lisa — Music by Franz Waxmanm, words by Harold Rome Marnie — Music by Bernard Herrmann, words and adaptation by Peter Jason and Gloria Shayne Madeleine — Music by Bernard Herrmann and Jeff Alexander, words by Larry OrensteinSuite from THE BIRDS (1963) — Sccore supervised by Bernard Herrmann, adapted by Samantics

The Storm Clouds — Music by Arthur Benjamin, text by Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis Soloist: Lisa Singh

Vocal Art Ensemble — Director: Tracia BarbieriAutumn — Joshua Shank (b. 1980)Here’s a Bottle — Andrew Hudson (b. 1990) – A Singer with Vocal Art EnsembleBeata Es, Virgo Maria — Mikolaj Zielenski (1560-1620) Sing We and Chant It — Thomas Morley (c. 1557-1602) Sing Joyfully — William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)Hamba Lulu — Traditional Zulu (arr. Brewer)

Prelude, from Northern Lights — Ola GjeiloDa Nobis Pacem — Felix MendelssohnPavane — Gabriel FaureZadok the Priest — G. F. Handel

Let’s Sing Again — Lyrics: Gus Kahn, Music: Jimmy McHugh (arr: David Wright)Witchcraft — Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh, Music: Cy Coleman (arr: Dave Briner)Good Time Barbershop and Variety Show — Lyrics: Nancy Bergman and Karen Kimball, Music and Arranger: Nancy BergmanSunshine Of Your Smile — Lyrics: Leonard Cooke, Music: Lillian Ray (arr: Tom Gentry)Hey, Daddy — Bobby Troup, (arr: Nancy Bergman), Recorded by the Andrews SistersGod Bless The USA — Lee Greenwood (arr: Brian Beck)As Long As I’m Singin’ — Bobby Darin (arr: Tom Gentry)


Cantare Chorale — Director: Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Accompanist: Wendy Payton French Horn: Amanda Morzov

The Star Spangled Banner — arr: Bill PearsonGod Bless America — Irving Berlin (arr: Roy Ringwald)Festival Piece on “Sine Nomine” — W. How/R.V. Williams (arr: D. Elrich)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot — Spiritual (arr: Alice Parker/Robert Shaw)In Remembrance — Traditional, Jeffery L. Ames, French Horn: Amanda Morzov Gaelic Blessing — Old Gaelic Rune, John Rutter

Voices of California — Director: Gabe CarettoHarmony — David Wright (arr: David Wright)Basin Street Blues — Spencer Williams (arr: David Wright)With a Little Help From My Friends — John Lennon & Paul McCartney (arr: Rich Hasty) Soloists: Rich Brunner & Gabe CarettoRoute 66 — Bobby Troup (arr: Ruby Rhea)Recipe For Makin’ Love — Harry Connick, Jr. (arr: Dennis Driscoll & Tom Metzger)You’ll Never Walk Alone — Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II (arr: Jim Clancy)When I Lift Up My Head — Dottie Rambo (arr: David Wright)

Your Emcee — David WilliamsDavid Williams is the Dean of Visual & Performing Arts at Folsom Lake College. He is also the Dean of Planning & Research, where he oversees the Office of Institutional Research and guides the college’s annual planning processes.

For most of his career he was a professor of theatre history, critical theory, and film studies at American River College and Texas Tech University. He is a theatre director and has published in both theatre and film. He received his PhD in Theatre History from UC Davis and also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre.


Sunday , June 15 — 2:00 pmStage One Stage Three

Your Emcee — Dick Frantzreb

Davis Chorale — Director: Alison Skinner, Artistic Director, Ellen Schinnerer Deffner, Accompanist, Rachel Kessler, Director Emerita

Woodland Chamber Singers — Director: Lenore Turner-Heinson, Accompanist: Lori Jarvey

Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace (RSVP) — Director: Jennifer Reason

Dick Frantzreb is the Editor of the Sacramento Choral Calendar and the Placer Performance Calendar, online publications dedicated to dissemination of

information about the performing arts in the greater Sacramento area. Over the past three years, he has written and published over 100 reviews of choral concerts, musicals, plays and other events. Dick is the Executive Director of SacSings! and President of the Sacramento Valley Choral Coalition. A lifelong singer, Dick retired from a career in editing and publishing 10 years ago, and now the promotion of local performing arts is his great passion.

Geistliches Leid — Johannes BrahmsEleglisher Gesang — Ludwig von BeethovenAcross the Vast Eternal Sky — Ola GjeiloBones be Good from Dreams and Dances — Gwyneth Walker

Non nobis domine — Rosephanye PowellIn This Ancient House — Traditional Japanese Poem, Music by Ruth Morris Gray Steady My Trembulin’ Soul — Words by John Parker (arr: Mark Hayes) Tenor Soloist: Michael FrasierMedley: Blue Skies — Words and Music by Irving Berlin (arr: Steve Zegree) If I Ruled the World — Words by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Cyril Ornadel Can’t Help Singing — Words by E.Y. Harburg, Music by Jerome Kern

Singin' in the Rain — Brown/Freed (arr: A. Arabian), Soloist: Karen PercySmile — Turner, Parsons and Chaplin (arr: Keir MacMillan), Soloist: Jodi SerranoBaby — Bobby McFerrin, Soloist: David Saul LeeLight of a Clear Blue Morning — Dolly Parton (arr: Craig Hella Johnson), Soloist: Monica CrumleyPrayer of the Children — Kurt Bestor (arr: Andrea S. Klouse), Soloist: Greta Crumley



Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus — Director: Steven A. Johnson, Accompanist: Kay HightYesterday —John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Mac Huff) Performed by Eddie Blogdon, Don ReGester, Jason Petit, Sean SavidgeMedley : Come Together, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Across the Universe Nowhere Man, Yellow Submarine — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison) Soloist: Patrick VanEleanor Rigby — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison)Hey Jude — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison) Soloists: Kay Height and Riley LakosWe Can Work It Out — John Lennon, Paul McCartney (arr: Kevin Robison)Imagine — John Lennon (arr: Kevin Robinson), Soloist: Jason Pettit



Vox Musica — Director: Daniel PaulsonDreams of Innocence — Woke Me, Filled Me, Daniel Paulson (b 1977) Soloists: Jessica Dacpano & Valerie SimonsonAfter Love — John Muehleisen (b 1955) I. Spring Night II. Oh Day of Fire and Sun III. Nor I for You IV. Joy

Once Upon a Time — Lee Adams & Charles Strouse (arr. June Dale)Red Red Robin — Harry Woods, Arranger: Greg VolkCan You Feel the Love Tonight? — Elton John & Tim Rice (arr: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.)Fireworks Medley — Arranger: Joey Minshall, Firework—Mikkel Eriksen and Kety Perry I Gotta a Feeling — Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Will Adams, Stacy Ferguson, David Guetta Just the Way You Are — Peter Hernandez, Ari Levine Philip Lawrence, Khalil Walton, Khari CainThe Climb — Jessi Alexander & John Mabe, Arranger: Carole Prietto


Grass Valley Male Voice Choir — Director: Eleanor Kinitzer, Accompanist: Karen Driscoll

Over the Rainbow-- Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg (arr: Mark Hayes) 1560-1620) Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair-- American Folk Song (arr: Ruth Elaine Schram)Come in From the Firefly Darkness-- Amy F. BernonSoftly, as I Leave You-- Giorgio Calabrese, Tony DeVito & Hal Shaper (arr: Alan Simmons) Take Me Home--Rod Edwards & Roger Hand

Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace (RSVP) — Director: Jennifer Reason

Singin' in the Rain — Brown/Freed (arr: A. Arabian), Soloist: Karen PercySmile — Turner, Parsons and Chaplin (arr: Keir MacMillan), Soloist: Jodi SerranoBaby — Bobby McFerrin, Soloist: David Saul LeeLight of a Clear Blue Morning — Dolly Parton (arr: Craig Hella Johnson), Soloist: Monica CrumleyPrayer of the Children — Kurt Bestor (arr: Andrea S. Klouse), Soloist: Greta Crumley

Your Emcee — Fred WeberFred Weber is a Sacramento native, who has been active in the musical arts since he began piano lessons at the age of 5. A product of public education, he attended local schools, and earned his degrees from CSU, Sacramento. Primarily, he has been a public school teacher, and has taught elementary through university classes.

He recently retired (after 38 years of teaching) as director of choral studies at Sierra College, where he was named Teacher of the Year. Weber is a highly sought after vocal festival adjudicator, conductor, and accompanist. He still serves two area churches as organist and pianist, and several Folsom area schools as their choir accompanist. He is considered one of the pioneers in vocal jazz in our area, having started the Folsom High jazz choir in 1973.


Our deepest thanks to the many who have worked with us to bring you SacSings!

…our dedicated team of volunteers:Festival Planning Committee:

Clark AbrahamsonCynthia CatesDick Frantzreb

David LoofbourrowMorris Schlesinger

Maxine VermaDavid Williams

Executive Director: Dick Frantzreb

Managing Producer: David Loofbourrow

Asst. Producer, Stage One: Joel Rowland

Asst. Producer, Stage Three: Sharon Schlesinger

Graphic Design: Paul Graham

Program Design: Cynthia Cates, Keith Slater

Program Ad Coordinator: Maxine Verma

Publicity Coordinator: Clark Abrahamson

Lobby Managers: Maxine Verma, Ginger Frantzreb

Participating chorus directors and managers

50+ back stage volunteers

…the helpful staff of Harris Center andFolsom Lake College:

Executive Director, Harris Center – David Pier

Event Services, Harris Center – Holly Larson

Technical Director, Harris Center – Sam Coquerille

Asst. Technical Director, Harris Center:Eduardo Garza

Communications & Marketing Supervisor :Brian Kameoka

Ticket Office Supervisor, Harris Center: Lisa Burrage

College Operations Supervisor: Colleen Johnson

…the talented and supportive vendors:Videographer - BIGbratMedi : Tom Pettit

Photographer: Sandra Harris

Web design and hosting - TechnoVivo:David Loofbourrow

Printing: LA Printing

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The Amador Choraliers began in 1963 and has been entertaining the Foothill communities ever since. The group memorizes all their music and entertains their audiences with occasional props and choreography. Rehearsals are from mid-January to May for the spring concert series and early September to December for the Christmas concert series. Each concert series has three concerts, two in the evening and one matinee. The concerts appeal to a wide audience as they include many genres of music, such as blues, jazz, gospel, country, classical, Big Band era, rock and roll, and folk. They also may include music from Broadway, the movies and television. Though it is a mixed chorus, concerts also include the Women’s Chorus, Men’s Chorus, small ensembles, solos, duets, etc.

Amador Choraliers

The Cantare Chorale of the Sierra Foothills passionately understands how the power of music can bring people of all ages and cultures together. For over 20 years, its members have volunteered to sing for enjoyment and for their love of the arts. By performing quality choral music in a wide variety of musical styles, they lift hearts and bring smiles to the faces of audience members of all ages. Cantare Chorale, based in El Dorado County, gives spring and winter concerts, performs annually at the State Capi-tol in the rotunda, at the Memorial Day ceremony in Cameron Park, the Placerville Festival of Lights and a host of other venues including bookings and charity events.

Recently called “a small group with a big sound” by a music reviewer, Cantare Chorale consists of performers from diverse musical and personal backgrounds including administrators, businesspeople, clergy members, educators, engineers, homemakers, designers, professional musicians and talented amateurs who love to sing. New members are welcomed to join the group each season.

Cantare Chorale

Director: Dr. Jeffrey Nelson www.contarechoral.com530-677-6964

www.amadorchoraliers.orgemail: [email protected]: Irv Gidding, Karen Reed, JR Keith, and Darlene Williams

Amador Choraliers rotates director duties among four singers. Irv Giddin is a retired public school music and band teacher. In addition to his duties with Amador Choraliers, he also plays bass and trumpet with the Amador Community Band. JR Keith hails from Texas where he sang in church choirs, led worship, and directed a middle school choir. He lent his voice to southern gospel quartets, jazz choirs, the Turtle Creek Chorale and Dallas Symphony chorus. He sings with the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus as well as the Amador Choraliers. Karen Reed, a retired public school teacher, church choir director for 25 years, church pianist and piano teacher, is also one of Choraliers’ accompanists. Darlene Williams has sung with the Choraliers since she was a teenager, and developed her keen director’s abilities “on the job”.

Dr. Jeffrey Nelson’s background includes a four-year tour of Europe with the US Army as vocalist, instrumentalist and choreographer with the 7th Army Soldiers Chorus based in Heidelberg, Germany. He studied and worked with Fred Sautter and James DePriest (Oregon Symphony) and Dr. Bruce Browne (Portland Symphonic Choir) while studying Brass Performance and Conducting at Portland State University. He has also studied with Anthony Plog (LA Philharmonic) and was a studio freelance trumpet and vocal artist in Los Angeles before moving with his wife Jen-nifer to northern California. He currently conducts the Cantare Chorale, Gold Rush Men’s Chorus and has been a guest conductor in Washington, D.C., Geneva, Switzerland, and Toronto, Canada with the VA National Medical Musical Group based in Washington, D.C. He also teaches private music instruction in trumpet, voice and guitar in Placerville, CA.


Artists-in-residence at Sacramento’s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacra-ment, Capella Antiqua is dedicated to presenting choral music from all eras. The genesis of Capella Antiqua was need; a deep need to study and sing music of the highest artistic and historical significance, a need to sing fun music, and a need to share this with the wider com-munity. In the spring of 2011, a varied group of singers (undergrads to retirees), came together and committed themselves to a new musical endeavor whose watchwords were to be “fun” and “historically in-formed”. Capella Antiqua is the result. Its first two seasons presented a

diverse series of programs, from the Italian Renaissance, to the Philippine Baroque, to Romantic Era Germany. The group is all about singing great music, whether well known or not, with the highest level of artistry.

Capella Antiqua

The Davis Chorale is an auditioned choral en-semble of 30 to 40 singers from Davis and the sur-rounding areas. The Chorale was founded in 1978 as a community chorus to provide an opportunity for adults to sing oratorio, sacred, and secular works. Since then, the Chorale has performed in numerous special events, along with its regular performances in the fall, winter and spring under the direction of Founding Director Rachel Kessler and its assistant conductors. Artistic Director Alison Skinner assumed the baton in 2010. The Chorale has performed with other instrumental and vocal groups, such as the Ca-mellia Symphony, Sacramento Youth Symphony and the UC Davis Symphony and Chorus. The Davis Chorale performs many themed concerts in a variety of venues. The Chorale’s varied repertoire ranges from a cappella works from the Renaissance through orchestral works with chorus by modern composers. These can range from a requiem in the Da-

vis Community Church, to interfaith vespers services open to the community, to concerts with orchestra at the Sacramento Community Center.

Davis Chorale

Director: Alison Skinnerwww.davischorale.org

email: [email protected]

Robert M. Johnson, alto and artistic director, is a native of Fairbanks, Alaska. He graduated from the University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music with a B.Mu. in music education, and holds M.Mu. and D.M.A. degrees in choral music from Arizona State University. Dr. Johnson has held university faculty positions as far afield as South Korea and Puerto Rico, as well as teaching positions in California. He has lectured and performed actively, includ-ing the Carmel Bach Festival and the Oregon Bach Festival. His researches into Colonial Mexican music have been performed by choirs throughout the United States, and have made their way onto a two CD set entitled “A Choir of Angels.” He is also the chief scribe and editor of all the music presented by Capella Antiqua.

Alison Skinner, Artistic Director, has been directing the Davis Chorale since 2010. Before returning to her hometown of Davis, Skinner lived in Philadelphia, where she was the Artistic Director of the Rain-

bow Chorale of Delaware for the 2007-2008 season. In addition, she taught high school music at Germantown Friends School. In the 2006-2007 season, she was the assistant conductor of Philadelphia’s Choral Arts Society, directed by Matt Glandorf. Skinner graduated with honors from University of California Santa Cruz, with an emphasis in vocal performance. She holds the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Temple University, where she was a student of Alan Harler. Along with conducting the Davis Chorale, Skinner maintains a private vocal studio.

Director: Robert M. Johnson www.capella-antiqua.orgemail: [email protected]


The Grass Valley Male Voice Choir is a group of 45 men in the Sierra foothills who gather to make music in the spirit of the Cornish men who came to Grass Valley in the Gold Rush days to work in the mines. Today’s choir sings many types of music — Broadway, Americana, holi-day, and folk music — but they still keep traditional Cornish songs in their repertoire.

The miners founded a carol choir that was active in Grass Valley for over 90 years. It died out, but was re-formed in 1990 by Eleanor Kenitzer. The Male Voice Choir is an offshoot of that group. It is a beloved part of the Nevada County musical scene. The rich, deep sound of the Male Voice Choir is unique and thrilling. They have toured and sung in Cornwall, have participated in annual Cornish reunions in America, and have hosted a visiting Cornish choir. They also partner with area churches and nonprofits, and share their receipts with them as a way of strengthening their bonds

with the community. The small ensemble from the choir performing on Sunday will present a differ-ent program from the choir’s repertoire of popular and folk music.

The Renaissance Choir Sacramento was formed in the summer of 2011 to offer singers a medium for reading, rehearsing and performing sacred choral music from the 15th and 16th centuries — motets and masses by renowned composers such as Josquin, Palestrina, Dufay, and Byrd. The choir’s aim is to enjoy singing quality music well in a cheerful

but dedicated volunteer context. The high-lights of the choir’s 2013-14 repertoire are Palestrina’s Missa Iste Confessor and Hassler’s Missa Dixit Maria.

Renaissance Choir Sacramento

Choir founder and director Eleanor Kenitzer got the directing bug at 16 when she first got to direct a church choir, and was hired for her first choir directing job at 21. Forty-some years and many choirs later, her enthusiasm hasn’t diminished. Eleanor began the Male Voice Choir in 1997 after having re-formed a Cornish Carol Choir (SATB) in 1990. She says, “l fell in love with the male

voice choir sound on my first trip to Cornwall, and it still gives me goose bumps.” Assistant Director Darrell Crawford has had a career as a music teacher, conductor, and composer, and was Music

Supervisor for Modesto City Schools for 20 years. He has composed and arranged numerous pieces for the Male Voice Choir.

After earning a Ph.D. in music from the University at Buffalo, Lee Lovallo taught at California State College, Bakersfield where he founded the early music ensemble Principia Musica. In addition to serv-

ing as lead faculty for music at National University, Sacramento, Dr. Lovallo is active in the Western Early Keyboard As-sociation and owns a pipe organ design and maintenance business specializing in historical style organ building and service of tracker pipe organs. For four years Dr. Lovallo led the Orlando Gibbons Festival and Choir in Sacramento, has directed choristers and choirs at numerous churches affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music, and is presently the music director at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Antelope. He was the director of the Jacques Buus Symposium in 2010, and during the summer of 2012 Dr. Lovallo was a participant in the Tallis Scholars summer program at Seattle University.

Director: Eleanor Kinitzerwww.GVMaleVoiceChoir.org


Director: Lee Lovallo www.renaissancechoirsacramento.comemail: [email protected]

Grass ValleyMale Voice Choir


Sacramento Capitolaires

Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace (RSVP)

Founded in 2000, RSVP’s mission is bringing people together through the arts and giving back to the community. RSVP ( Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace) nurtures the commu-nity with its highly-praised, dynamic concerts while providing concrete, financial contributions that go on making a difference long after the applause. All members of RSVP donate their time so that all proceeds from concerts can go to local organizations in

need. RSVP is a 16-voice group of versatile, skilled singers, performing everything from classical cho-ral literature and madrigals to contemporary music, freedom songs, folk tunes, and jazz. Each cre-ative and artistic concert is tailor-made to suit the audience and the organization being supported.

The Sacramento Capitolaires Chorus and Quar-tets have been a proud Sacramento institution since 1946. Its tagline is “Where Singing Happens”! An apt description, since its members experience a multi-generation, multi-genre spectrum of Men’s Barber-shop-style a cappella ensemble singing (chorus, quartets, octets), music theory and voice improve-ment sessions, and, of course, a liberal dose of informal singing and social interaction. The group’s aim is to sing well, sing often, delight audiences and

members, and most of all, have fun!

Jennifer Reason, Interim Artistic Director of RSVP, is also a long-time singer with the group. Ms. Reason has extensive experience in the choral field and is also on staff with the Sacramento Children’s Chorus and the Centerpoint Community Choir, with whom she will be making her inter-national conducting debut in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Previously she was a founding member

of the Sacramento-based vocal jazz ensemble C-Sus, which in 2006 was awarded the Downbeat Award for Best Col-legiate Vocal Jazz Ensemble in the US and Canada. In addition to her vocal endeavors, Ms. Reason is also a professional pianist and performanced across the US, Canada, and Europe. Her contemporary chamber ensemble Citywater is cur-rently Ensemble-in-Residence at California State University, Sacramento.

Ray first joined the Barbershop Harmony Society (aka SPEBSQSA) in 1949 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Following the completion of high school, three years in the US Marine Corps, marriage and college, he returned to Barbershop in the Simi Valley Chapter in 1963. In a few short years he started directing chapters, including Simi Valley, Oxnard, Conejo Valley, Sacramento and most recently 15 years with

Placerville. He served in the Contest & Judging Program for over 25 years as a Certified Judge in Sound and later in the Singing Category. He judged numerous Society contests, including at the International level, and taught in many So-ciety schools nationwide. He sang in a number of quartets, and is a several time Far Western District Senior and Super Senior Champion. Administratively, he served as the Far Western District VP for Music and Performance and as the Vice President for Young Men In Harmony. A Barbershop Harmony Society member for over 50 years, he has served as the Editor of Westunes, a Far Western District publication, since 2002. He is a Certified Chorus Director in the Barbershop Harmony Society, and is a member of the Far Western District Hall of Fame.

Director: Jennifer Reason www.rsvpchoir.orgemail: [email protected]

Director: Ray Rhymerwww.capitolaires.org



The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus was founded in 1984 as a singing group that aimed to foster a sense of community and provide support for gays and lesbians in the Sacramento area. Over the past 29 years, through musical performance and outreach programs, the chorus has grown to become an integral part of the Sacramento music community, as well as a voice for the gay and lesbian community in the greater Sacramento area. With that voice, SGMC has confronted intolerance and bigotry by providing a positive experience of the gay community. The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus strives to create a fun environment for gay men who enjoy making music together. The chorus has grown to 70 members and is

focused on both musical excellence and dynamic choralography.

Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus

Sacramento Valley ChorusThe award winning, high energy Sacramento Valley Chorus,

a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is a women’s singing group specializing in four-part harmony, a cappella singing in the barbershop style. We offer a wide variety of music and styles, from jazz, blues and ballads to Broadway Show tunes, complete with dazzling costumes and exciting choreography.

Membership in this 94-voice group includes women from all walks of life who live in the greater Sacramento area. Its mem-bers are teachers, nurses, homemakers, managers, accountants,

lawyers and students. Women of all ages and ethnicity are welcome. The organization includes activities for its young women as well.

Steven A. Johnson, MA, is a graduate of CSU Sacramento where he studied piano performance and choral conducting with Dr. Frank Wasko and Dr. Donald Kendrick. Steven is currently Director of

Worship and Music at St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Sacramento where he plans, plays and conducts a vari-ety of ensembles and liturgical worship services. In 2011 he wrote a musical setting for baptism, a setting of the Lord’s Prayer and a complete mass setting that is receiving accolades from liturgical churches across the country.

Lynne Erickson started in Sweet Adelines over 30 years ago, in Anchorage, Alaska, at the age of 16. Over the years she has been a member of the Anchorage Cheechako Chapter, Camellia City

Chorus Chapter (in Sacramento), and most recently, Sacramento Valley Chorus. She began assistant directing while in Camellia City Chorus and continued after moving to Sacramento Valley Chorus. In April of 2007, Lynne became the director of Sacramento Valley Chorus. Under her guidance and the strong support of her musical leaders and every member on the risers, the chorus has prospered and grown musically and in membership. In 2013 Lynne achieved recognition as a Master Director.

Director: Steven A. Johnson www.sacgaymenschorus.orgemail: [email protected]

Director: Lynne Erickson www.sacramentovalleychorus.comemail: [email protected]


Sacramento Women’s Chorus

The Sacramento Women’s Chorus is a non-profit group of diverse women who are building friendships and community through their love of music, dedication to musical excellence, and commitment to performing music which reflects the lives of all women. The chorus performs on behalf of all women, the environment, peace, social justice, tolerance, LGBTI equality, and the celebration of diversity. The chorus welcomes adult women of all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, physical abilities and stages of life. If you are an adult woman in the Sacramento area who loves to sing and are looking for a place to share in the joy of music, Sacramento Women’s Chorus might be

the chorus for you!

Director: Robin Richie www.sacramentowomenschorus.comemail: [email protected]

SamanticsSamantics is a non-profit singing

group that exists to build public appreciation for the widest possible range of vocal music through performance and education. Founded in 2009, the 30-person chorus hails from Sacramento, Natomas, Davis, Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun, Benicia, Vallejo and Glen Ellen, and performs throughout the greater Sacramento Valley and Bay Area.

For each concert, Samantics strives to provide an entertaining mixture of music ranging from classical to Vaudeville, ensuring that a Samantics concert is like no other.

Robin Richie has taught singing and music performance for many years in schools and choruses. She teaches voice technique, selects a wide variety of music, and challenges each member to improve and become her own best singer. As a performer, she has performed with Sacramento Stage Companies

and top placing Sweet Adeline Quartets. She currently teaches music in the Rocklin School District.

Sam Schieber teaches voice, accompanies singers, dabbles in composing, and has music-directed shows throughout the region. He spends far too much time hunting for strange sheet music, which often finds its way into Samantics programs. Sam is a mem-

ber of NATS, NARAS and The Dramatists Guild.

Director:Sam Schieberwww.samanticschoir.com



Sierra Gold Chorus

Sierra Gold Chorus, the Auburn Chapter of Sweet Adelines under the direction of Ron Black, recently competed at the Pacific Shores, Region 12 Contest in Reno, NV. Not only did they score the Most Improved Chorus, they also received the Third Place medal in their division, plus a trophy for the chorus with the largest increase in membership for the current year. The Sierra Gold Chorus was formed in 1993 by a group of women who loved to sing and wanted to perform in the community. The chorus affiliated with Sweet Adelines International in 1994, and sings a cappella in four-part harmony, barbershop style. While based in Auburn, chorus members come from Nevada County, So. Placer County, El Dorado County, Sacra-mento, and as far away as Reno! Sierra Gold Chorus invites women who love to sing to Monday night rehearsals for fun and a great time ringing those chords! The Chorus performs regularly throughout the community, entertaining at civic

events, county fairs, holiday parties, and fundraisers, including their Annual Christmas Show, which will be December 13 this year.

Director: Ron Black

Sierra Master Chorale

Ron Black comes to Sweet Adelines with a rich history in the Barbershop Harmony Society. He has been an active coach in Sweet Adelines for both choruses and quartets. He was the vocal coach for Channelaires for 15 years (which resulted in their climb to International ninth place in 2004) and for the San Diego Chorus, resulting in their gold medal performance in 2002. He has coached quartets

such as International Medallist, Main Event, and International Finalist, Shimmer. As a past Singing Category Specialist and a former Contest & Judging Committee chairman, Ron currently judges in the Music Category.

www.sierragoldchorus.orgemail: [email protected]

Established in 2008, the Sierra Master Chorale is a dedicated group of auditioned singers performing choral music of wide variety and with high quality to ensure that both the listening audience and the performers share a sense of great enjoy-ment and pride. Conducted by Music Director Ken Hardin, the 70-voice chorus is establishing a reputation of providing “not only beautiful music, but a thrilling perfor-

mance” to very enthusi-astic audiences.

Ken Hardin, pianist/conductor/artistic director, spans the genres of jazz, Broadway, and classi-cal with strong, diverse experience and education in conducting, performing and teaching. Hardin studied conducting under composer, conductor, pianist and arranger Jay Blackton (music director and conductor for Rodgers and Hammerstein). Hardin also studied conducting and piano-stylings

with the noted composer and arranger Johnny Green. He directed, composed, and accompanied musicals and played for auditions throughout Los Angeles and while on the faculty of CSU Northridge. He was sought out as a pianist for honor choirs by choral conductors such as Paul Salumonovich and Roger Wagner. Hardin moved to Nevada County in 1984 and has been an integral part of the arts community ever since. He is currently artistic director for InConcert Sierra and choral director and conductor for Sierra Master Chorale.

Director: Ken Hardin www.sierramasterchorale.orgemail: [email protected]


Valley Choral SocietyThe Valley Choral Society is comprised of

singers from throughout the greater Sacramento, California valley and foothill area. The mission of the Valley Choral Society is to break down barriers and create a common bond by perform-ing music that elevates the human soul and brings God’s light to the community. The choir’s fall concert series traditionally features Part I of Handel’s Messiah and beautifully arranged Christmas carols. A mixture of contemporary and classical work is featured during the spring concert series. In addition to the annual fall and spring concert series, the Valley Choral Society has performed with the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra, the Sacramento Camellia Symphony Orchestra, and Sacramento Youth Symphony. It has taken part in the Sacramento Interfaith Service Bureau’s annual Dorothy Booker Memorial Musicale, participated in the annual Wasatch Chorale Festival hosted by the Utah Valley Choral Society of Provo, Utah, and has joined area choirs in Sacramento’s annual A Call for Unity concert, among other appearances. The Valley Choral Society is an artistic partner with Galena Street East, an organization dedicated to serv-

ing the community through entertainment presented by professionally trained young performers and to provide uplifting programs that educate and inspire.

Vocal Art Ensemble

Director: Tracia Barbieri

The Vocal Art Ensemble brings together experienced musicians pursuing artistic expression through finesse of the human voice. Appealing to both the discerning musician and the casual music lover, performances feature a cappella choral pieces and intimate instrumentals or mesmerizing dance. VAE aims to present exquisite evenings of music. Themed perfor-mances celebrate the elegant beauty of Renaissance motets, tonal color of modern works, and exotic flavor of music from other cultures. Concerts typically take place in December and

May throughout Yolo County, California and include performances in Davis, Woodland, Sacramento, Dixon, and Vacaville.

www.vae.trug.comemail: [email protected]

Paul Allen, has a rich musical background. He has served as associate conductor of the Ft. Lauder-dale Philharmonic and musical director for the Ft. Lauderdale Philharmonic Chorus in Florida; organist and choirmaster at the First Methodist Church in Miami, and director of the South Florida Mormon

Chorale. In Sacramento, he has served as the Director of Music at Trinity and St. Mark’s Methodist Churches. He holds a degree in Music and Choral Conducting from Cambridge University and is an accomplished tenor. He has worked as the Musical Director for dozens of theatrical productions, including Les Miserables, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific, and The Pirates of Penzance. Locally, his music directing credits include produc-tions for Music Circus and Sacramento State University.

Tracia Barbieri aims to unlock the musical expressiveness and polish in her singers, taking a hobby-ist venue and finessing a professional-level commitment and skill. She maintains a private piano les-

son and composition studio, where she has shared her musical knowledge with adults and children alike for the past two decades. Running VAE rehearsals out of her living room, Tracia shows that a community can make quality music through dedication and love.

Director: Paul Allen www.valleychoral.orgemail: [email protected]


Voices of CaliforniaThe Voices of California (VoCal)

is a male singing organization that strives to provide outstanding musical entertainment for itsaudiences, providing an atmos-sphere wherein each member is able to achieve his full potential as a performer. The group has reasonably high standards for performance membership in the chorus and provides programs for continuing training

of members in all aspects of musical performance through the use of both internal and external coaching.

Vox Musica

Gabe Caretto was first introduced to barbershop harmony in 1986 by his high school music teacher, and has been actively performing in both choruses and quartets ever since. A classically-trained musician, Gabe received a bachelor’s degree in music from Southern Oregon State College

and a master’s degree in music education from the University of Oregon. Over the past 25 years, Gabe has served in a variety of leadership roles for the Barbershop Harmony Society, including serving on the faculty of Harmony University. He is a sought-after coach for choruses, quartets, and youth workshops and festivals throughout the northwest and California. Gabe is one of the founding members of Voices of California, and has served as its Music Director since its inception in January 2010.

Vox Musica was founded in 2006 in a niche of un-tapped potential in Sacramento’s budding classical music scene. This women’s vocal ensemble combines outstanding vocal artistry with innovative programming. Vox Musica is committed to excellence in performance of diverse and challenging choral literature for women’s voices and is dedicated to promoting new works, includ-ing many premiers and commissioned works. In a recent review, Edward Ortiz, Arts Editor for The Sacramento Bee, hailed Vox Musica as a “welcome addition to the music scene,” praising the group’s “stunning clarity,” “intense color,” and “delicate touch.” Through collaborations with compos-ers, conductors, choirs and musicians from around the world, Vox Musica’s concerts have included collected works

from the 18th century Venetian Ospedali, eastern music from India, Persia, and Georgia, a concert of music for Taiko Drums and Women’s Voices, and a concert project featuring electronic music.

Daniel Paulson, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from Sacramento State University, and a Masters of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from California State University, Los Angeles. He has assisted as conductor for the California State University Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus,

and Chamber Choir; he has conducted the Dixon Community Choir, the Orchestra of St. Cecilia, and All Hollows Cho-rus; and has served as assistant chorus master and section principle for the Choir of St. Cecilia. He created a children’s chorus program for the Gold River Discovery Center and conducted his choirs at American Choral Directors Associa-tion’s Chorus Festivals.

Director: Gabe Caretto www.voicesofcalifornia.orgemail: [email protected]

www.voxmusica.netemail: [email protected]

Director: Daniel Paulson


West Sacramento Community Singers

West Sacramento Community Singers have several objectives. One is to create an enjoyable and creative outlet for adult singers of all vocal abilities. Another objective is to promote music appreciation in the community through perfor-mances that reflect a variety of musical genres. A long-term objective is to support budding musi-cians by offering financial support to music pro-grams in local school districts and by establishing a music scholarship fund. A continuing goal is to

visit senior homes, hospitals and other shut-in situations as part of our regular performance schedule.

Woodland Chamber Singers

Dr. Charles Vail (DMA) studied theater and voice at the University of Iowa and the Mozarteum Conservatory of Music in Salzburg, Austria. He performed a wide range of music for over 25 years in

professional theaters across Europe. Since returning to the USA, he has taught voice through the Los Rios Community College District, as well as through his own private studio. While his professional focus is on classical repertoire, he is well-versed in all genres of vocal music.

The Woodland Chamber Singers is a community-based, non-profit chorus dedicated to promoting cho-ral singing in Yolo County. Heralding 60-70 voices plus instrumentalists from Woodland, Davis, Sacramento, Dixon,Winters, and the surrounding areas, the Wood-land Chamber Singers brings together a wide range of voices, ages, and skill levels from the community. In the spring of 2014, the group was one of four choirs ap-pearing in the 2014 New York Choral Festival, perform-ing at St Paul’s of the Apostle church and at Carnegie Hall, where they received a standing ovation.

WCS presents two performances a year that aim to be entertaining, educational, and memorable. The popular Christmas concerts have become a holiday tradition, showcasing a variety of familiar and inventive holiday favorites, and the spring concerts feature an array of works to bring joy to the audience. In an effort to offer musical variety, knowledge, and vocal skill to the WCS choral experience, singers are provided the opportunity to perform as soloists, in small ensembles, and in women’s and men’s ensembles.

The Woodland Chamber Singers is a non-auditioned SATB chorus that has been providing the gift of music to local communities for over 35 years. It is the mission of WCS to build bridges between the youth of Yolo County and its adult community through the vocal arts.

Lenore Turner-Heinson, Artistic Director for The Woodland Chamber received her Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theatre from the University of California at Davis. Her career spans over 40 years

in the performing arts including a deep dedication to choral music education and private voice and piano instruction. She is also recognized for her work as musical director for the Yolo Stage Company, a young people’s musical theater summer workshop, and Instructor of Music and Theater for the Yocha Dehe Wintun Academy.

www.woodlandsingers.orgEmail: [email protected]

Director: Dr. Charles Vail www.westsacsingers.blogspot.comemail: [email protected]

Director: Lenore Turner-Heinsom

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In Recognition of AccomplishmentsUrsula Sanborn-Overby

u BA - CSUS, 2008 u MS - Saint Louis University, 2011 u

u PhD - Saint Louis University, 2014 u

u Assistant Professor - SUNY Oneonta, 2014 u

Alexis Sanbornu BA - UC Santa Barbara, 2008 u MS - JET Programme, 2009 u

u MA - Harvard University, 2013 u

u Executive Assistant - Asia Society, 2013 u

Congratulations on Work Well Done!

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