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A NOTE FROM WCU PRES IDENT, M ARY STEPHANI
Dear Friends,
We’ve come to the end of our 40th Anniversary Year, and we thank you all for joining us on the ride to our 41st Season and beyond! It has been of year of extraordinary music, unbelievable weather, emotional upheaval and significant organizational development. We treasure you and each other, and look forward to sharing our talents and blessings through the rich musical programming Ernie has in store next Season! Plan to be on hand in 2014-2015 for each of our “The World Sings!” concerts.
We will happily greet you and thank you at the 40th Anniversary Celebration Reception which follows tonight’s program. Your encouragement, support, and financial assistance sustain us, and provides the Choral Union with the foundation to bring beautiful choral works to the Greater Waukesha Community!
My thanks to the Board of Directors, our great Staff, and the entire WCU Membership for their contributions this Season. Sing On!
Mary Stephani, Waukesha Choral Union President
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Waukesha Choral Union has been musically active in the community for over 60 years. WCU was featured in WISN-TV’s Season to Celebrate broadcast during Christmas of 2011. Originally a combination of Carroll College students and community singers, WCU took its present form as an auditioned choir in 1978. Recent collaborative partners include the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Choristers, Carroll University Choirs, and the choirs of Waukesha South High School, Muskego High School, and Hartford Union High School.
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The Waukesha Choral Union will challenge, enrich, and engage its singing members, audiences, and community through the pursuit of excellence and a variety of programming. The WCU mission includes expansion of the effectiveness of its educational efforts throughout Waukesha County through collaboration.
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WAUKESHA CHOR AL UNION 2013 /14 LEADERSHIP TEA M
OFFICERSMary Stephani .................................................................................................................................PresidentPhyllis Cramer .......................................................................................................................President-ElectBarbara Miller ................................................................................................................................... TreasurerSusan Wallenslager ........................................................................................................................SecretaryTom Custis .........................................................................................................Immediate Past President
DIRECTORS AT LARGEColleen Reske Mitch Grulke‡ Mary Carvalho Tom Smith Katie Truax‡ ‡ Denotes community member
COMMITTEE CHAIRSRick Romano .................................................................................................................Marketing DirectorColleen Reske ............................................................................................................................ MembershipJohn Clausz ........................................................................................................ Ad Sales & DevelopmentJim LaBelle ......................................................................................................... Fashionable Tidings Gala
ADMINISTRATIONErnest Brusubardis III .................................................................................Artistic Director; Ex - OfficioAmanda McFall .........................................................................................................................Accompanist
Waukesha Choral Union offers significant opportunities for leader involvement and development! Board of Director and Committee participation is fun, challenging, and rewarding. Speak with any member about being part of the future of Waukesha Choral Union!
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FROM AND ABOUT THE COMPOSER AND HIS WORK
“I think people naturally and instinctively want to experience transcendence, resolution and the feeling of redemption, joy and peace that the resolving of discord can yield.” -Composer Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yaylo)
Kira Zeeman Rugen, DMA, described Sunrise: Symphonic Mass for Choir and String Orchestra in her research paper entitled ABOUT OLA GJEILO’s SUNRISE MASS:
“ …. (It) was commissioned in 2007 by the combined Majorstua and Nova chamber choirs. The world première took place on November 2, 2008 in Oslo, and included a 24 piece string orchestra, conducted by Tore Erik Mohn.
When approached for this commission by Mr. Mohn, Ola Gjeilo already had a strong desire to compose a Mass. In the case of the Sunrise, from the initial point of conception, the forces at his disposal were the greatest source of inspiration. One of his preferred sonorities is the combination of choir and orchestra, and with that palate in mind, the inspiration for Sunrise came easily.’ In her summary Rugen declares: “ … Gjeilo’s Mass certainly creates a beautiful journey that from beginning to end suggests sadness, pain, chaos, drama and conflict. “
In the paper Maestro Gjeilo concludes:
“The music of the Sunrise Mass goes from dark and dreamlike, to more emotional and dramatic, and eventually warm and grounded. It’s important to me that there is a positive evolution in artistic expressions, to move everything forward. That it has the capacity to help bring us deeper into ourselves rather than the other way. I really do think that’s the main point of art. I don’t know if I in any way am one of them, but I think true artists have the ability to share something very important; to express a deeper connection with something sacred; soul, or God, or nature, or whatever we perceive it as, through art. And I always believed that gift should be used to uplift and remind ourselves of who we really are and what’s truly important in our lives, whatever that may be.”
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ABOUT THE ARTISTIC D IRECTOR
Ernest Brusubardis III, Artistic Director of the Waukesha Choral Union, is a graduate of UW Milwaukee with the Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Music and the Master’s Degree in Music Education with an emphasis on choral conducting. His other choral directorships include the
advanced ensembles of Hartford Union High School and the Brusubardis-Dzimente Latvian Choir, a podium he
shares with his father. His expertise in this latter pursuit has earned him the chief conductorship of Latvian Song Festivals in the United States, Canada, and Latvia.
As a music theater enthusiast, he conducts the orchestra for the annual productions at Hartford Union High School and boasts a record as music director for community theater productions throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, including Menomonee Falls Patio Players, On the Wall and Off the Wall theaters, Archangel Productions, and shows at the UW Milwaukee and West Bend extensions.
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Artistic Director - Ernest Brusubardis IIICollaborative Pianist - Amanda McFall
WCU String Orchestra
This Little Light Of Mine arr. Robert Harris (1938)
Ģērbies, saule, sudrabota arr. Anita Kupriss with ensemble (1958)
Noriet saule vakara arr. Jānis Norvilis (1906-1996)
Northern Lights Ola Gjeilo (1978)
Sure On This Shining Night Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Psalm 43: Richte mich, Gott Felix Mendelssohn - Bartholdy (1809-1947)
He, Watching Over Isreal Felix Mendelssohn - Bartholdy
INTERMISSION
Sunrise Mass Ola Gjeilo1. The Spheres2. Sunrise3. The City4. Identity & The Ground
WAUKESHA CHOR AL UNION - SUNR ISE CONCERT
SOPRANOKaren BieszkIndra BrusubardisChris BudishCallie Fernandez del CastilloPhyllis CramerPatricia Hummel *Barbara MillerAllison NastoffJennifer Nienhaus Rena PettSally SchwarzGlynnis ShircelCarol SlaybaughMary StephaniWendy StippichKathi StoiberEileen Zimmerman
ALTOSharon BlossMary CarvalhoMaureen HairBeth HeflinColleen ReskeMichele Rinka Judy RosynekSusan TillSue WallenslagerAnne Wandler *
TENORJohn Clausz *Alex HummelPaul McCoyJon Rinka
BASSRichard BishopRich BlauveltNorm GoeschkoCharlie HummelBryan PreviteTom Smith *Greg Youngs
Ernest Brusubardis III, Artistic Director Amanda McFall, Accompanist
* DENOTES SECTION LEADER
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CONTR IBUTORS
The Waukesha Choral Union is deeply grateful to these donors for their meaningful financial support. Their commitment to live, local music will help the WCU remain affordable and accessible to the communities we serve.
DONATE TO THE WAUKESHA CHOR AL UNION
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ESTATE PLANNINGWon’t you consider remembering WCU in your Will? There is no better time to
say “thank you” for the joyful choral music you have loved for 40+ years! Making your final gift to WCU would help to ensure continued quality performances in your community for years to come. Email [email protected] to discuss
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Waukesha Choral Union is a tax-exempt 501.C.3 non-profit organization. Your donation may be tax deductible, consult your financial advisor.
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Keeping the Waukesha Choral Union singing takes money as well as time, effort and audiences. Show your support by coming to our performances, singing with us, liking us on Facebook, making a donation, or advertising in our print programs. We are a 501(c)(3) organization and your donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
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This is an enthusiastic, collegial group of members who value camaraderie. Most of all, WCU is all about pursuing the art of singing and sharing that art with music lovers. Find out how to connect. Go to www.waukeshachoralunion.com and click on Sing With Us. To immediately schedule an audition, or for more information, please email [email protected] or call 262-893-6309
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Waukesha Choral Union is proud to announce our 2014-15 season:
The World Sings!*****
Our concert lineup includes:
One World, Many Voices – October 18, 2014
Joy To The World - December 5 & 7, 2014
Messiah (Fred and JoAnn Portz Community Concert) – March 22, 2015
The World’s A Stage – May 2, 2015
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All concerts are performed locally in some of the most beautiful church and college
settings across Waukesha County.
Find out more: visit www.choralunion.org
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COME LEND US YOUR VOICE
Come lend your voice to a premier choral group!This is your invitation to be part of something really special – a chorus that has given audience members wonderful experiences for the past four decades. The Waukesha Choral Union seeks new members who enjoy singing. Whether you are a soprano, tenor or any other voice type, WCU would love to have you audition.
This is an enthusiastic, collegial group of members who value camaraderie. Most of all, WCU is all about pursuing the art of singing and
sharing that art with music lovers. Find out how to connect. Go to www.waukeshachoralunion.com and click on Sing With Us. To immediately schedule an audition, or for more information, please email [email protected] or call 262-893-6309.
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