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S. Livingston Mather

Vocal Competition November 3, 2018

Judson Manor

Sponsored by

The Singers’ Club of Cleveland

The S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust

The Albert Rees Davis Endowment Fund

Special Guest, Sherrill Milnes

We are thrilled to welcome Sherrill Milnes to the events surround-

ing this weekend’s Mather Competition. Mr. Milnes is universally

acclaimed as the foremost operatic baritone of his generation. He

sang over 650 performances at the Met, where he was honored

with sixteen new productions, seven opening nights, and ten na-

tional telecasts. Mr. Milnes continues to give master classes, judge

competitions, and mentor new generations of singers. With his

wife, Maria Zouves, he co-founded and runs the Sherrill Milnes

VOICE Programs: VOICExperience Foundation and the Savannah

VOICE Festival provide training for aspiring young artists while

fostering new audiences for the arts.

Today, he will meet with the singers after the competition, Tomor-

row, Sunday November 4, he will lead a master class for the schol-

arship winners at The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Audito-

rium from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The master class is free and open

to the public, so be sure to come.

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The Singers’ Club of Cleveland thanks the following organiza-

tions and individuals for their help in making this event a suc-

cess:

The Cleveland Foundation, supporting the post-competition

master class with Mr. Milnes.

The S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust, supporting the S.

Livingston Mather Scholarship.

The Albert Rees Davis Endowment Fund, supporting the

George L. Hackett, Jere H. Brophy and Albert Rees Davis

Scholarships.

Judson Manor, for their support and encouragement, and

their hospitality to judges, volunteers, and contestants.

Our contestants and their accompanists, many of whom have

traveled long distances to compete, and who have invested

their time and energy preparing for the competition.

Our judges, who have generously given their time and energy

make the competition a success:

The Singers’ Club of Cleveland volunteers, who dedicate

their time to follow up with our institutional contacts, wel-

come our contestants, provide lodging, and help in many oth-

er ways as needed.

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2017 Singers’ Club Scholars

S. Livingston Mather Scholar

Matt Soibelman, Bass

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

George L. Hackett Scholar

Daewon Seo, Baritone

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Oberlin, OH

Jere H. Brophy Scholar

Daniel Fridley, Bass-baritone

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Albert Rees Davis Scholar

Camron Gray, Tenor

University of Michigan School of Music,

Theatre, and Dance

Ann Arbor, MI

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Spencer Lawrence Boyd, Tenor

Performance time: 1:00 PM

Hometown: Canal Fulton, OH

School: Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music,

Bloomington, IN

Degree program (Anticipated Graduation):

Doctor of Music (2022)

Accompanist: Ben Malkevitch

Works in performance order:

1. Una furtiva lagrima, L’elisir d’amore (Gaetano Donizetti)

2. Ah! lève toi soleil (Sung in the original key of B Major),

Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod)

3. Tell Me o Blue, Blue Sky (Vittorio Giannini)


John Watson, Baritone


Hometown: Kent, OH

School: New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA


Master of Music (2018)

Accompanist: Adam Whiting


1. Hai gia vinta la causa!... Vedrò mentr'io sospiro, Le nozze

di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

2. Silent Noon, House of Life (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

3. Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen, Die tote Stadt (Erich Korn-

gold)


Ian Murrell, Baritone


Hometown: Vandalia, IL


Bloomington, IN



Accompanist: Yohan Kwon


1. Avant de quitter ces lieux, Faust (Charles Gounod)

2. Verborgenheit, Mörike Lieder (Hugo Wolf)

3. If Ever I Would Leave You, Camelot ( Alan Jay Lerner)


Seungyun Kim, Bass-baritone


Hometown: Cheong-ju, South Korea

School: New England Conservatory, Boston, MA


Graduate Diploma (2019)



1. Se voul ballare, Le Nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart)

2. The Roadside Fire, Songs of Travel (Ralph Vaughan

Williams)

3. O du mein holder Abendstern, Tannheuser (Richard

Wagner)


Matthew Giallongo, Baritone


Hometown: Beverly, MA

School: College Conservatory of Music - University of

Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH


DMA - Vocal Performance (2020)

Accompanist: Adam Whiting


1. Two Happy Lovers, Three Love Songs (Libby Larsen)

2. A Glimpse, Evidence of Things Not Seen (Ned Rorem)

3. Cruda funesta smania, Luccia di Lammermoor (Gaetano

Donizetti)


Thomas Drew, Tenor


Hometown: Cleethorpes, UK

School: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX


Performance Diploma (2019)

Accompanist: Alicja Basinska


1. La donna è mobile, Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi)

2. This heart that flutters near my heart (Ben Moore)

3. Tombe degli avi miei, Lucia di lammermoor (Gaetano

Donizetti)


2:30-2:45

Break


Jack Nadler, Baritone


Hometown: Wilmette, IL

School: University of Michigan School of Music, Theater &

Dance, Ann Arbor, MI


Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (2022)



1. L'ultima Canzone, (Francesco Paolo Tosti)

2. Arm, arm ye brave, Judas Maccabeus (George Friedrich

Handel)

3. Widmung, Myrthen op. 25, no.1 (Robert Schumann)


Daewon Seo, Baritone


Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

School: Oberlin College Conservatory, Oberlin, OH


Artistic Diploma (2018)

Accompanist: Emilija Rožukaitė


1. Harfenspieler I, Goethe-Lieder (Hugo Wolf)

2. O Captain! My Captain! Four Walt Whitman Songs (Kurt

Weill)

3. Ah, per sempre io ti perdei, I Puritani (Vincenzo Bellini)


Jin Yu, Baritone


Hometown: Harbin, China

School: The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK


Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice (2023)

Accompanist: Jiana Peng


1. Nemico della patria, Andrea Chénier (Umberto Giordano)

2. The Infinite Shining Heavens, Songs of Travel (Ralph

Vaughan Williams)

3. Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, Così fan tutte (Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart)


Michael Powell, Tenor


Hometown: Evanston, IL


Bloomington, IN


Performer's Diploma (2020)


Works in performance order: 1. Ich baue ganz, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart)

2. From far, from eve and morning, On Wenlock Edge (Ralph

Vaugnan Williams)

3. Che gelida manina, La Boheme (Giacomo Puccini)

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Ethan Edmund Burck, Tenor


Hometown: Aurora, IL

School: Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music,

Berea, OH


Bachelor of Music (2019)

Accompanist: Jason Aquila


1. Here I Stand, The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky)

2. Chanson Triste (Henri DuParc)

3. Avete torto... Firenze è come un albero fiorito, Gianni

Schicchi (Giacomo Puccini)


4:00-4:15

Break


Nathaniel Wilkens, Baritone


Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

School: Miami University College of Creative Arts, Oxford, OH


Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (2021)



1. Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, Op. 65 No. 1 (Franz

Schubert)

2. When the Air Sings of Summer, The Old Maid and the

Thief (Gian Carlo Menotti)

3. Vaghissima Sembianza, 36 Arie di Stile Antico (Stefano

Donaudy)


Caleb Ferguson, Tenor


Hometown: Hartwell, GA

School: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV


Master of Music in Vocal Peforrmance (2020)



1. Lonely House, Street Scene (Kurt Weill)

2. Im Rhein im heiligen Strome, Dichterliebe (Robert

Schumann)

3. Spirto Gentil, La Favorita (Gaetano Donizetti)


George Milosh, Tenor


Hometown: Aliquippa, PA

School: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV


Master of Music in Vocal Peforrmance (2019)



1. Mein! Die schöne Müllerin (Franz Schubert)

2. Je crois entendre encore, Les pêcheurs de perles (Georges

Bizet)

3. Here I Stand, The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky)


Andrew Lipian, Countertenor


Hometown: Elyria, OH

School: University of Michigan School of Music, Theater &

Dance, Ann Arbor, MI



Accompanist: Nick Roehler


1. Fammi Combattere, Orlando (George F. Handel)

2. Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun, Let Us Garlands Bring,

Op. 8 (Gerald Finzi)

3. Ombra Cara, Radamisto (George F. Handel)


Daniel Fridley, Bass


Hometown: Corvallis, OR

School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH


Doctor of Musical Arts in Historical Performance Practice

(2021)

Accompanist: Evan Solomon


1. Si la rigueur, La Juive (Fromental Halévy)

2. Sweet Chance, Songs of the Countryside (`Michael Head)

3. La calunnia, Il barbiere di Siviglia (Gioachino Rossini)

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The Singers’ Club and Our Scholarships


The Singers’ Club of Cleveland, a male chorus established in

1891, gave its first public performance on May 19, 1892, and is

currently celebrating its 125th

anniversary season. Today, The

Singers’ Club balances tradition and innovation. Our repertoire

is unique and challenging, and our membership diverse. We

draw singers from many northeast Ohio communities and oc-

cupations. We have awarded scholarships for many years, and

take pride in those whom we support. Awards recipients are of-

ten featured soloists in The Singers’ Club concerts.

S. Livingston Mather Scholarship

S. Livingston (Liv) Mather was a dedicated Singers’ Club

member for many years and a devoted friend until his death in

1960. The Club is grateful to the Trustees of the S. Livingston

Mather Charitable Trust, for their long support the Mather

Scholarship. The Mather Scholar will receive $2,000.

George L. Hackett Scholarship

George Hackett was a Singers’ Club member for fifty years,

serving the Club in many capacities including President. He

was named an Honorary Member in 1993. In 2000, his sister

and brother-in-law, Jean and Robert Arnold, established the

George L. Hackett Scholarship. Many others have since con-

tributed to the scholarship fund as a memorial to this fine gen-

tleman. The Hackett Scholar receives $1,400.

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The Singers’ Club and Our Scholarships

Jere H. Brophy Scholarship

Jere Brophy was an internationally known materials scientist

and a senior executive of several materials companies who had

a lifelong love for instrumental and vocal music. He avidly

supported the Mather Competition, giving freely of his energy

and resources. The Brophy Scholarship was instituted in De-

cember 2014 by his wife Elaine to honor his memory and his

love and commitment to The Singers’ Club and the Mather

Competition. The Brophy Scholar is awarded $1,400.

Albert Rees Davis Scholarships Albert Rees Davis conducted The Singers’ Club from 1906 to

1919. Liv Mather was instrumental in the creation of the Albert

Rees Davis Endowment Fund after his death. The fund has

given sustaining support to The Singers’ Club of Cleveland ev-

er since, and currently funds the annual Albert Rees Davis

scholarships. Each ARD Scholar will receive $1,250.

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Judges

James Binion

James Binion holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse Col-

lege in Atlanta and an M.M. degree in Voice and Choral Conducting

from Cleveland State University. He is Outreach Director for The

Opera Cleveland and Voice Instructor at The Music Settlement. He

has performed numerous leading baritone roles with Opera Circle,

and has appeared in Cleveland, Atlanta, & Paris in productions of

Porgy & Bess, Aida, UnBallo in Maschera, and La Bohème.

Daniel Hathaway

Daniel Hathaway studied historical musicology at Harvard College

(A.B. 67) and Princeton University, and earned an M.Div. degree

from the Episcopal Divinity School. He founded Music & Perform-

ing Arts at Trinity, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, the Brownbag Con-

cert Series, and the Medieval Feasts. He has conducted orchestras

and presented organ recitals around the world. In 2008 he founded

ClevelandClassical.com, a non-profit web-based publication dedicat-

ed to promoting live classical music in Northeast Ohio. He team-

teaches music criticism at Oberlin College and Conservatory, and

writes for several national music publications.

Natalie Mallis

Singers’ Club Artistic Director Natalie Mallis holds degrees from

Bowling Green and Kent State Universities, and is a doctoral candi-

date in choral conducting at the University of North Texas in Den-

ton. She has served as Director of Choral Activities at Kent State

Stark, Artistic Director of the Denton Community Chorus, Associate

Conductor of the North Texas A Cappella Choir, and Associate Con-

ductor of the North Texas University Singers, and has taught on cho-

ral music faculties at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and

Millikin University.

A soprano, Natalie is an active guest conductor, choral clinician, and

professional choral singer. She has performed and recorded with the

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24-voice San Antonio Chamber Choir, and has appeared at the Bos-

ton Early Music Festival with the University of North Texas Colle-

gium Singers. She currently sings with the newly formed Cleveland

Chamber Choir.

Mary Schiller

Mary Schiller received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Univer-

sity of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Master and Doctor of Mu-

sical Arts degrees from The Ohio State University. She has appeared

in and sung leading roles in more than 30 operas, and performed in

oratorio and recital in the U.S. and Europe. She is a frequent adjudi-

cator at major voice competitions and is a sought-after master-class

clinician. She has served on the faculties of several prestigious

schools in the US and Europe, and maintains a private voice studio in

New York City. Her students have performed with major opera com-

panies, participated in top festival and workshop settings, and won

numerous prestigious awards.

Joanne Uniatowski

Joanne Uniatowski, Associate professor in Voice at Baldwin Wallace

Conservatory of Music, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from

The Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master of Music degree from the

University of Alabama, a Bachelor of Music degree from the Univer-

sity of Akron, and a language diploma from Jagiellonian University

in Krakow, Poland. She is well-known in northeastern Ohio for her

work in opera, as a soloist with numerous area orchestras and choral

groups (including The Singers’ Club of Cleveland), and as a can-

tor/soloist at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. She was execu-

tive director of the Art Song Festival at Baldwin Wallace University,

and is a sought-after clinician for masterclasses both in voice and in

Roman-Catholic liturgical cantoring. Her voice students have been

heard on Broadway, network television, national tours, and in major

graduate programs.

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Notes


Brothers in Song

Ecce quam bonum

Ecce quam bonum

Quamque jucundum

Habitare fratres In unum!

(Behold how good and how pleasant it is

when brethren dwell in unity! Ps. 133:1 KJV)

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