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The William Baker Choral Foundation in the Midwest, through the Kenneth C. Babcock Memorial Music Performance Fund, presents
The 17th Annual Summer Concert The REQUIEM of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music of America in the Time of Mozart
Summer Singers of Kansas City & Chamber Orchestra Dr. William O. Baker, Music Director & Conductor Christine Freeman, Associate Music Director & Senior Vocal Coach Jamea Sale, Choral Associate Dr. Wayne Smith, Organist Jennifer Berroth, Student Intern
Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano Kristee Haney, alto David Adams, tenor Joshua Lawlor, baritone
Saturday Evening, 22 August 2015 Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral Kansas City, Missouri
www.FestivalSingers.org
The 17th Summer Singers of Kansas City
William O. Baker, DMA
WBCF Founder & Music Director
Lynn Swanson, MME
WBCF Executive Associate Music Director
Dorothy Goodson, MBA, CPA
Development Associate
Christine Freeman, MME
Associate Music Director/Senior Vocal Coach
Scott C. Smith
Choral Associate & Administrator, Atlanta
Jamea Sale, MME
Choral Assistant, Kansas City
Amy Thropp
Director, Zimria Festivale Atlanta
Charles Nelson
Director, Northwest Georgia Summer Singers
Thomas Sheets
Assistant Conductor,
Lynn Swanson Festival Singers
Chris Barnard
Administrator, Kansas City
R. Douglas Helvering, DMA
Contributing Editor, Amber Waves Music
Jennifer Berroth & Albert Clark
Student Interns
Leanne Elmer Herrmann
Steven McDonald, DMA
Ivy Belk Pirl
Rosanne St. Clair
O. Wayne Smith, DMA
Steve Thropp
Staff Accompanists
The William Baker Choral Foundation, Inc.
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Scott Alexander Stephanie Henry-Thomas Karen Murray
Joe Alsman Megan Heppner Eric Newlin
*Laura Baker Gary Hobin Leslie Newlin
Nikki Banister Kevin Hodson Avree Norman
*Chris Barnard Stephen Hodson Cindy Obenhaus
Ruth Beedle Susie Hodson Amy Orr
Jane Belanus *Jill Holtkamp Ed Orr
Terrance Belanus Lynn Horsley *Melissa Overton
*Jennifer Berroth Kathryn Huey Sydney Pendleton
*Elyse Biethman *Jim Jandt Pamela Pendergast
Pegeen Blank *Gary Jarrett Debbie Peterson
Marty Boos Susan Johannsen Ruth Ann Phares
Rebecca Boos Ruth Johnson Kimberly Pletcher
*Joyce Braddock Rebecca Jordan Lauren Pope
Carole Bredeson Linda Jurkiewicz Doug Puckett
Mary Burnett Mary Kenney Lois Reitz
Debra Burnes John Keogh Carole Runnenberger
Bill Cannon *Amanda Kimbrough Chris Rupprecht
Robin Annette Chapman *Ross Kimbrough *Jamea Sale
Cynthia Clark-Campbell Erin Kriss Shad Sanders
Tom Coulter Kristina Kriss John Schaefer
*Jill Davis Sara Kurtz Dan Schleicher
Jonathan Davis Mary Lehoczky *Cindy Sheets
Kelly Deare Fred Leif Melissa Simpson
Kent Dickinson Marjorie Leser Gary Smedile
Laura Dickinson Susan Lieberman Pam Smedile
Tanya Dixon Katherine Lorand Gary Smith
Donna Douthit Elizabeth Lumpkin *George Smith
Julianna Drees Judy Martin Jennifer Stallbaummer-Rouyer
Donna Feeback Lezlie Martin Joseph Steffen
Barbara Fegley Judy Maynard Joyce Stiefel
Rev. Richard Frahm III Nancy McDowell Dorothy Taylor
*Christine Freeman John McGinnis Rick Thomas
Susan Gauthier Susan McGinnis Tara Thomas
Sam Gershman Richard McKelvey Tim Thomas
Hannah Greb Kimberly McMillan Andrea Vandeven
Laura Gust Patricia Mina Phyllis Vasquez
Jill Hall Kristine Mina Carolyn Wallis
*Karen Hall Kristine Mitchell Kate Walsh
Mallory Harrington Barbara Moberg Joyce Whittier
Emerson Hartzler Carole Mosher Anne Wickliffe
LeeAnne Hays Elizabeth Mulkey Torie Wilmoth
Kathy Hellwege Jane Muenks *Pam Winn
*Member of the 2014-2015 William Baker Festival Singers
The Board of TrusteesDavid Barker, Belton, Missouri, Chair
Mary Puetz, Sioux Center, Iowa, Vice ChairAnn Stoskopf, Marietta, Georgia, Treasurer/CFO
David Chastain, Acworth, GeorgiaJoseph Ferst, Marietta, Georgia
Harley Granville, Ph.D., Smyrna, GeorgiaRoss Kimbrough, Overland Park, Kansas
John Schaefer, Kansas City, MissouriGreg Wegst, Mission, Kansas
Trustees EmeritusWilliam W. Dreyfoos, Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Michael S. McGarry, Atlanta, GeorgiaRoss Malme, Atlanta, Georgia
Brad Piroutek, Spring Hill, KansasScott Smith, Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. William O. Baker, Founder of the Choral Foundation
William O. Baker has earned a reputation as an entrepreneurial conductor and creator of choral organizations. He founded the DeKalb Choral Guild in 1978 at the age of 19. By the age of 21 he had conducted Brahms’ German Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Schubert’s Mass in G, and Handel’s Messiah with professional orchestras, launching a career of ambitious artistic leadership that now has extended nearly forty years. In the last few years he has conducted the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor of Bach, and the Sacred Service of Ernest Bloch, at the time of the performances the only Kansas City-based conductor to lead the works in over a quarter-century. Baker created the Atlanta-based William Baker Festival Singers, originally called “Gwinnett” Festival Singers, in 1985, and established the William Baker Choral
Foundation in 1990. In 1998 the conductor moved his home to the Kansas City area and created the Kansas City ensemble of the Festival Singers. The Choral Foundation has created over a dozen ensembles based in three states, involving hundreds of singers in the course of any year. His choirs have performed for numerous conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, and the American Guild of Organists, in addition to the 1982 World’s Fair and music festivals in the United States and Great Britain, most notably annual appearances before capacity audiences at Charleston’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival since 1989. He has led the Festival Singers in the production of 23 nationally released recordings, and in television and radio appearances across the nation, including The First Art, The Sounds of Majesty and National Public Radio’s Performance Today. No stranger to the orchestral podium, William Baker created the Mountain Park Wind Symphony in 1994 and the Kansas City Wind Symphony in 1998. Recent orchestral performances have included Vivaldi: The Seasons, Sibelius: Finlandia, Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Bizet: Suite L’Arlesienne, Haydn: Symphony No. 59 “Fire,” Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 and Symphony No. 9. Choral collaborations have included projects with members of the Kansas City Symphony, the Kazanetti Chamber Orchestra, the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He is Founder & Music Director of the Atlanta-based Orchestra of the American Heartland. Dr. Baker served as Minister of Music for a number of significant Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Methodist congregations across the South and the Midwest. Major appointments have included the historic Grace United Methodist Church in Midtown Atlanta and The Village Church in suburban Kansas City, the nation’s second largest Presbyterian congregation. Presently, he serves as director of The Cathedral Chorale, the choir for Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City’s 8:00 AM Eucharist. He is the author of Hearts & Hands & Voices: Weekly Reflections on Music and the Church, published by Amber Waves Music. An Atlanta native, Dr. Baker studied voice and choral conducting at Mercer University and the University of Georgia before culminating his formal education at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting. The Baker family makes their home in northeastern Kansas. Dr. Baker commutes regularly to serve conducting responsibilities in Georgia, Kansas and Missouri. His accomplishments have been recognized in his native state through proclamations by two Georgia Governors, Joe Frank Harris and Sonny Purdue, by United States Congressman Phil Gingrey, and by a 2015 proclamation by the State of Georgia House of Representatives. In 2012 he was honored for his lifetime contributions to the cultural life of his hometown by the Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta. In 2015 he was named Conductor Emeritus of The DeKalb Choral Guild.
THE SUMMER SINGERS OF KANSAS CITY
The Summer Singers of Kansas City is a non-auditioned chorus of 125-150 voices that begins rehearsals in June of each year to prepare for performances in late August. Members have included professional musicians as well as singers participating in a choral ensemble for the very first time in their lives. Choristers come from as far as Hiawatha, Topeka, Garden City and Emporia to be a part of the Summer Singers experience.
Created in 1999, the Summer Singers of Kansas City is now completing its 17th season. Previous summer concerts have featured ambitious works including Haydn: The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Handel: Coronation Anthems & Dettingen
Te Deum, Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Mass in C and Choral Fantasy, Mendelssohn: Elijah, and Mozart: Requiem and Great Mass in
C minor. The 2016 18th Summer Singers of Kansas City will join with professional orchestra and soloists to perform Haydn’s Mass in Time of War and the cantata Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Registration opens March 1, 2016. Rehearsals begin June 7. Membership is open to all adults and mature youth regardless of choral experience or background. Please contact the William Baker Choral Foundation in Kansas City for membership information. 913.403.9223 or Mail@FestivalSingers.org.
CHRISTINE FREEMAN, Associate Music Director & Senior Vocal Coach
Christine Freeman was appointed Associate Music Director of Kansas City ensembles and Senior Vocal Coach for the William Baker Choral Foundation in August 2011. She is a native of Topeka, Kansas. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education, emphasis Voice, and a Master of Music in Choral Pedagogy from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. She was appointed to membership in The William Baker Festival Singers in 2006, and served as Student Intern for the Choral Foundation in the 2007-2008 season, where she conducted Foundation ensembles in Kansas City, Atlanta, and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston. She has conducted the Festival Singers and the Summer Singers of Kansas City, along with members of the Kansas City Symphony, in performances of Vivaldi Beatus Vir, Haydn Te Deum, and Mozart Regina Coeli. She appears as conductor on two Festival Singers recordings: A Festival for Christmas and Promised Land.
Ms. Freeman has been a clinician for honor choirs in Kansas and Missouri. In addition to her work with the Choral Foundation, Mrs. Freeman is a Music Educator and is beginning her second year in the Blue Valley School District instructing middle school choral music. She previously taught elementary and middle school music for eight years in the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas. Mrs. Freeman was recently nominated by her colleagues, and named runner-up, for the Kansas Choral Directors Association “Outstanding Young Choral Director Award.” She is currently the Repertoire and Standards Chair for Children’s Choirs with KCDA and has organized the Statewide Treble Honor Choir from 2012-2014. With her husband Daniel Freeman, a member of the Festival Singers, she makes her home in Overland Park, Kansas.
Leaving a Legacy of Immortal Music Through the Choral Foundation Have you considered remembering the work of the William Baker Choral Foundation in your will, estate plan or through a donor advised fund? At the Choral Foundation we are working to build an organization that will connect people with music of timeless beauty and worth for many generations to come. Your gift to our work through your estate will help us bring the life-changing joys of participation in the performance of great music to thousands of men, women, youth and children yet unborn. Your gift may be designated to support the work of the Choral Foundation in a specific community, or through a particular ensemble, or a special project. Please advise your will preparer, estate planner, or attorney of your desire to support the work of the William Baker Choral Foundation through a legacy gift. Our office staff will gladly provide the necessary information to insure that your gift is received and properly applied. Please call 913.403.9223 for more details, or email us at Mail@FestivalSingers.org.
JAMEA SALE, Choral Assistant
Jamea Sale, Choral Assistant, is a native of Colby, Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan in 1987 with a Bachelor of Music in Voice and Instrumental Music Education, and in 2012 she completed the Master of Music in Vocal/Choral Pedagogy at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. She met rigorous requirements for membership to the International Voice Care Network at St. John’s University in 2010. Other memberships include ACDA, NAfME, NATS, and Olathe Music Teachers Association. Jamea has been a member and soloist with the William Baker Festival Singers and the Summer Singers of Kansas City since 2002, and served as Student Intern for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 concert seasons. She was appointed as Choral Assistant in Kansas City in August 2012.
With a certification in Preschool Musikgarten Education, Jamea led experiential music programs for parents and toddlers for five years. She served as Assistant Choral Director and Vocal Coach at St. James Academy High School in Lenexa, Kansas, for 3 years and has taught Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade music in the Olathe School District. Presently she serves as the Vocal Coach and Choral Assistant for Allegro con Brio & Allegro con Moto. In her Olathe, KS studio, Ms. Sale’s clients include students of voice & saxophone, and singers recovering from hoarseness, tension, limited range, or other health problems that affect the singing voice.
JENNIFER BERROTH, Student Intern Jennifer Berroth, will be a second year member of the William Baker Festival Singers in 2015-2016. She is a candidate for the Master of Music Education in Choral Pedagogy at the University of Kansas, and has been appointed Student Ontern for the 2015-2016 season. Her work began this summer with the Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit and the Summer Singers of Kansas City. It will continue through the end of the 18th season of the Festival Singers. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Music Education (Voice) from Washburn University in Topeka, and is beginning her fifth year as Music Teacher for the St. Michael’s and All Angels Catholic School.
Over thirty students at the Master & Doctoral level have participated in the Choral Foundation’s Student Intern & Choral Scholars program. For additional information about upcoming opportunities call 913-403-9223.
O. WAYNE SMITH, DMA, Organist & Accompanist
Dr. O. Wayne Smith was appointed Staff Organist and Accompanist for the Choral Foundation in August 2005 after having been a frequent guest artist with the William Baker Festival Singers. He serves as organist and pianist at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Smith was previously Music Director and Organist at Faith Lutheran Church, Prairie Village, Kansas, for twenty years. He is also a staff organist for the Community of Christ Auditorium and Temple in Independence. Dr. Smith’s formal music study concentrated on piano performance and includes a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland. Piano performances have included a solo recital for former First Lady Mrs. Gerald Ford, a recital for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and recitals for various Washington diplomatic occasions. Solo orchestral appearances include the Dallas Symphony, the Tulsa Philharmonic, the Independence Symphony and the Graceland College-
Community Orchestra. Keeping an active performance schedule, he has performed as both soloist and accompanist on many concert series throughout the Kansas City area. Dr. Smith has taught piano for Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, and was co-founder and teacher for the Music/Arts Institute in Independence, Missouri. He currently teaches privately in Overland Park and Independence.
The 17th Annual Summer ConcertSaturday Evening, 22 August 2015, 7:00 PM, Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri
Introit
NORTHFIELDJeremiah INGALLS, 1764-1838
The Choral Public Domain Library
How long, dear Savior, O how long,
Shall this bright hour delay?
Fly swifter ‘round ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day!
Lo, what a glorious sight appears
To our believing eyes;
The earth and seas are passed away,
And these old rolling skies!
From the Third Heaven where God resides,
That holy, happy place,
The new Jerusalem comes down,
Adorned with shining grace.-Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Welcome
I
O PRAISE THE LORD OF HEAVENWilliam BILLINGS, 1746-1800
The Choral Public Domain Library
O praise the Lord of Heaven,
Praise Him in the height, Praise Him in the depth.
Praise Him all ye angels, Praise Jehovah!
Praise Him sun and moon and blazing comets,
Let them praise the Name of the Lord,
For He spake the Word and all were made,
He commanded and they were created!
Admire, adore!
Ye dragons whose contagious breath,
People the dark abodes of death,
Change your dire hissing into heavenly song,
And praise your Maker with your forked tongue.
Fire, hail and snow; wind and storms;
Beast and cattle, creeping insectsf flying fowl;
Kings and princes, men and angels, praise the Lord!
Jew and Gentile, male and female, bond and free,
Earth and heaven, land and water, praise the Lord!
Young men and maids, old men and babes, praise the Lord!
Join creation, preservation and redemption, join in one.
No exemption, nor dissention, one invention and intention,
Reigns through the whole to praise the Lord!
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
-Psalm 148 in paraphrase
WHEN JESUS WEPTWilliam BILLINGS, 1746-1800
The Choral Public Domain Library
When Jesus wept a falling tear
In mercy flowed beyond all bound.
When Jesus groaned a trembling fear
Seized all the guilty world around
CHESTERWilliam BILLINGS, 1746-1800
The Choral Public Domain Library
Let tyrants shake their iron rod.
And slavery clank her galling chains,
We’ll fear them not, we trust in God,
New England’s God forever reigns.
The foe comes on with haughty stride,
Our troops advance with martial noise,
Their veterans flee before our youth,
And geerals yield to beardless boys.
Howe and Burgoyne and Clinton, too,
With Prescott and Cornwallis joined,
Together plot our overthrow
In one infernal league combined.
What grateful offering shall we bring,
What shall we render to the Lord?
Loud hallelujahs let us sing,
And praise His name on every chord!
II
BROAD IS THE ROADDaniel READ, 1757-1836
Lawson Gould Music 910
Broad is the road that leads to death
And thousands walk together there,
But wisdom shows a narrow path
With here and there a traveler.
“Deny thyself and take thy cross,”
Is the Redeemer’s great command:
Nature must count her gold but dross
If she would gain this heavenly land.
Lord, let not all my hope be vain;
Create my heart entirely new,
Which hypocrites could ne’er attain,
Which false apostates never knew.
-Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
AMANDAJustin MORGAN, 1747-1798
The Choral Public Domain Library
Death, like and overflowing stream,
Bears us away, our life’s a dream.
An empty tale, a morning flower,
Cut down and withered in an hour.
GO CONGREGATION GO
SURELY HE HATH BORNE OUR
GRIEFSJohn ANTES, 1740-1811
Boosey & Hawkes 5303
Go, congregation, go and see,
See Thy Savior in Gethsemane.
There is a scene which with amaze
Must strike thy gaze:
Thy Maker prays!-Christian Gregor, 1723-1801
Surely He hath borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows.
He was wounded for our transgressions.
He was bruised for our iniquities.
The chastisement of our peace lay upon Him,
And with His stripes we are healed.
-Isaiah 53:4-5
Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soloist
III
AVE VERUM CORPUSWolfgang Amadeus MOZART, 1756-1791
The Choral Public Domain Library
Sung in Latin
Hail True Body, born of the Virgin Mary.
Truly suffering, was sacrificed on the cross for mankind,
From Whose pierced side flowed blood,
Be for us a foretaste in the final judgement.
O sweet, O merciful, O Jesus, Son of Mary.
Have mercy on me. Amen.
Conducted by Student Intern Jennifer Berroth
IV
REQUIEM, K626Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, 1756-1791
The Choral Public Domain Library
Completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr, 1766-1803
First Performance as completed,
Wednesday, 2 January 1793, Jahn-Saal, Vienna
Most Recent Choral Foundation Performance,
The Summer Singers of Atlanta & Chamber Orchestra,
Sunday, 3 August 2014, Atlanta, Georgia
Sung in Latin
INTROIT ET KYRIE
Grant them eternal rest,
O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Given by Tom Coulter in memory of Susan Coulter
To Thee, O God, are praises sung in Zion,
and unto Thee shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.
Unto Thee all flesh shall come.
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.
SEQUENZ
Dies Irae: The day of wrath, that day shall
Dissolve the world in ashes as witnessed David and the Sibyl.
What trembling there shall be when the Judge shall come!
Tuba mirum: The trumpet, scattering a
Wondrous sound through the tombs of all lands,
shall bring all souls unto Thee.
Death and Nature shall be astounded when the creature
Shall rise again to answer to the Judge.
A book shall be brought forth in which
Shall be contained all by which the world shall be judged.
When the Judge shall sit, all that is hidden will be made known,
And nothing shall remain unavenged.
What shall I say in my misery? Who will be my advocate?
Rex tremedae: King of Majesty
Who freely redeemed the world, save me, O Source of Mercy!
Recordare: Remember, merciful Jesus, that I am the cause of
Thy journey, lest I am lost on that day. Seeking me has made
Thee weary; Thou didst redeem me by suffering the cross.
Let not such labor be vain.
O just Judge of vengeance,
Give me the gift of remission before the day of reckoning.
I groan as one guilty; my face blushes at my sin.
Spare me, Thy supplicant, O God.
Thou who absolved Mary and, with compassion,
Heard the prayer of the thief, Thou hast given me hope also.
My prayers are not worthy, but Thou showest Thy mercy lest
I burn in everlasting fire.
Give me place among Thy sheep and
Set me apart from the goats. Set me on Thy right hand.
Confutatis: When the damned are confounded and
Condemned to the flames, call me with the blessed.
I pray, kneeling in supplication, my heart contrite as ashes,
Take me into Thy care.
Lacrymosa: Lamentable is that day on which the guilty
Shall rise from the ashes to be judged.
Spare me, O God, for the sake of Thy merciful Son,
Jesus; and give me peace. Amen.
DOMINE JESU CHRISTE
O Lord, Jesus Christ, King of glory,
Deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the
Torment of hell and from the bottomless pit;
Deliver them from the mouth of the lion,
Lest Tartarus swallow them; lest they fall into darkness.
But let St. Michael, the standard-bearer,
Bring them forth into holy light;
Which Thou promised to Abraham and to his posterity.
HOSTIAS
To Thee, O Lord, we render our offerings of praise and prayer.
Receive them for the souls we commemorate this day,
As Thou promised to Abraham and to his posterity.
SANCTUS ET BENEDICTUS
Holy, holy, holy Lord. God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest.Given by Barbara Fegley in memory of her father Albert Zani
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
AGNUS DEI
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world,
Grant them rest.Given by Pamela Pendergast in memory of W. Keith Elliott
COMMUNIO
Let everlasting light shine upon them,
O Lord, with Thy saints, for only Thou art merciful.
Grant to the departed eternal rest, O Lord,
And may perpetual light shine upon them.
Chamber Orchestra
Violin I
Alex Shum
Violin II
Anne-Marie Brown
Viola
Kent Brauninger
Violoncello
Lawrence Figg
Bass
Kenneth Mitchell
Clarinet
Elena Lence Talley
Debbie Allen
Bassoons
Ann Bilderback
Michael Scott
Trumpet
Keith Benjamin
Jennifer Fox
Trombones
Michael Davidson
Tyler Vahldick
Andy Newbegin
Timpani
Mark Lowry
Organ
Wayne Smith
The appearance of Concertmaster Alex Shum in today’s concert is made possible
by a grant from Anthony & Julianna Drees
Coloratura Soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson is a vibrant singer with versatility and a flare for both comedy and
drama on the operatic stage. She has performed leading operatic roles with the Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Company of
Philadelphia, Opera Omaha, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the Saarländisches Staatstheatre in
Saarbrücken, Germany. Shortly after Sarah’s move to Kansas City in 2006, she received rave reviews for singing her first
Ophelia in Thomas’ Hamlet with the Kansas City Lyric Opera. In 2007, Sarah earned distinction from Symphony
magazine as an Emerging Artist. She has sung with Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, North
Shore Choral Society, Southern Illinois Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, the KC
Chamber Orchestra, the New Ear Ensemble, and the Kansas City Symphony. Sarah is also a three-time Emmy winner for her film work
with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Sarah received her Master’s Degree at UMKC Conservatory in 1999. She is a member of
the Lyric Arts Trio, and teaches voice in Overland Park, Lee’s Summit and William Jewell College. A favorite of Choral Foundation
audiences, she has appeared in numerous performances with the Summer Singers of Kansas City and the William Baker Festival Singers.
The appearance of Sarah Tannehill Anderson in today’s concert is made possible by a grant from “Sarah’s Students” in her honor.
Kristee Haney, Mezzo-Soprano, is a rising artist in opera, concert and recital engagements. She is known for her rich
sound, dynamic stage presence, and dramatic role interpretation, performing with Music Academy of the West, Lyric
Opera of Kansas City, Mobile Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Rimrock Opera, Wichita Grand Opera, Kansas City Puccini
Festival, Kansas Concert Opera, Light Opera Oklahoma, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, Orpheus Chamber Singers,
Armonia Early Music Ensemble, Boston Early Music Festival, and the Spoleto Festival USA. Active as an oratorio
soloist, highlights have included Vivaldi: Gloria, Mendelssohn: Elijah, Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Handel: Messiah and Dixit
Dominus, Bach: Magnificat, St. John Passion and Mass in B minor. After the performance of the Mass in B minor, with the
William Baker Festival Singers, Ms. Haney was hailed as the “..stand out soloist …whose seemingly effortless agility in scaling Bach’s
vocal demands was exceptional.” She is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance at the University of
Kansas where she studies with Joyce Castle. Ms. Haney is an adjunct professor of voice at William Jewell College.
The appearance of Kristee Haney in today’s concert is made possible a grant from Tom Coulter.
Tenor David Adams has performed in a variety of settings throughout the United States and Europe. His work in
opera has been described in Opera News as ‘light and flexible, yet fiery and expressive’. Specializing in the music of
Handel, Mozart, and Rossini, roles to his credit include the title character in Acis and Galatea, and Jupiter in Semele,
both by Handel. In the works of Mozart, Mr. Adams has sung Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Tamino in Die Zauberflote,
Belmonte in Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte, and the title roles in La Clemenza di Tito and
Idomeneo. American companies where Mr. Adams has been engaged include The Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera,
Opera Orchestra of New York, The Caramoor Festival (with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s), New York City Opera, Fort
Worth Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Opera Memphis, Mississippi Opera, The Kansas City Symphony, The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra,
Shreveport Opera, Syracuse Opera, Opera Birmingham, Houston’s Orchestra X, Augusta Opera, Opera Southwest, and Pittsburgh
Opera. On the concert stage, Mr. Adams has performed many of the major works of Bach, including the Evangelist in the St. Matthew
Passion (having also performed numerous concerts singing the tenor solo selections), Tenor soloist in St. John’s Passion, Magnificat, and
the B Minor Mass. Other oratorio credits include performances as soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Saint Paul,
Haydn’s Creation, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Handel’s Messiah, Esther, and Saul, and the Verdi Requiem. Mr. Adams’ variety of concert
performance opportunities include soloist work in Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and various halls throughout the
country and in Europe. Mr. Adams may be heard as the Celebrant in Rachmaninov’s Liturgy of Saint John of Chrysostum on a critically
acclaimed recording of the work by the Kansas City Chorale for Nimbus Records. Recently Mr. Adams’ work with the Kansas City
Chorale, in conjunction with the Phoenix Bach Choir, has garnered many accolades.
For Baritone Joshua Lawlor, a Kansas City native. musicianship and an instinctive musicality have established a particularly frequent place on the oratorio and recital stages. He has sung with many of the city's most respected concert organizations, and consistently delivers stirring solo performances as our flourishing arts community explores fresh repertoire, both ancient and modern. Some of his favorite performances with William Baker choirs include Brahms' German Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah, and Ernst Bloch’s stirring setting of the Jewish service Avodath Hakodesh. Strong musical skill has also allowed for the breadth of modern music in Mr. Lawlor's repertoire. He has premiered roles in new works including six operas and a number of song-cycles. His young studio of voice students continues to gain attention for fine singing and strong preparation; those wishing to pursue a career in music have gained entrance to some of the
country's most prestigious conservatories.
The appearance of Joshua Lawlor in today’s concert is made possible by a grant from Choral Foundation
Music Director William O. Baker and Executive Associate Music Director Lynn Swanson in memory of Kenneth Babcock.
JAMEA SALE, MMEPrivate Instruction in Voice
Master of Music Education in Choral Pedagogy University of Kansas
Faculty of the Institute for Healthy SingingSpecialist is Science-Based Vocal Singing
Instruction
jameaful@gmail.com 913-9693-5639
It’s Never Too Late to give yourself PIANO LESSONS!
THE WILLIAM BAKER FESTIVAL SINGERS
Dr. William O. Baker, Music Director & ConductorChristine Freeman, Associate Music Director & Vocal Coach
Jamea Sale, Choral Assistant Dr. O. Wayne Smith, Organist
Jennifer Berroth, Student Intern
AUDITIONSThe William Baker Festival Singers has
delighted audiences from Chicago to Atlanta and from
New York to Texas since coming to Kansas City in 1998.
The Festival Singers’ signature programming includes
short-form sacred a cappella classics and spirituals in addition to
Johann Sebastian Bach’s ST. MATTHEW PASSION with
distinguished soloists and members of the Kansas City Symphony.
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