The Girl Choir of South Florida 3347 NW 55th St Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 954-533-9227 / info@girlchoir.org

OurMissionTheGirlChoirofSouthFloridapresentsthecompellingsoundofyoungwomen’svoicesinoutstandingperformancesthrougha

qualitymusiceducationprogram.

Do you know a girl who loves to sing? Then she’ll love singing with the Girl Choir!

Save the date for one of our open auditions Saturday, May 26, 2012 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, June 9, 2012 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

3347 NW 55th St, Fort Lauderdale, Florida All girls ages 6 through 13 are welcome to audition.

No preparation or prior experience is necessary. For more information about auditions, visit us online at girlchoir.org/audition

Celestial Light Friday,May18,8pmAllSaintsEpiscopalChurchFortLauderdale,FL

Featuring the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in a program that includes music not included in tonight’s performance.

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The Girl Choir of South Florida

SunSun MoonMoon StarsStars

Sunday, May 6, 2012 | 4:00 pm Amaturo Theater Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Primes Choir EstherAlbuquerqueAmirahAlexandreGaelleAlexandreArielaAnselmoBrookeBaskinNatalieBezyReaganConnollyRachelCookeCaylaCopelandDeborahCusnirEstherRoseCusnir

RaevinDockeryJuliaEarnestAnagraceFagotGraceFerrelliMirandaFitzpatrickAnnabelleFlambertLouisaGammillLiannaGegersonBrielleGeraghtyNoelleGeraghtySamanthaHarrison

HannaHiranoAmyahHollomanNiveaJensenSnehaJosSakaeKingShelceyLatortueSarahLeighNaissaMichelLilyMilgramAlahnaMonplaisirJuliaMoreira

MelanyNaranjoTessPanceraIsabelaPardoValentinaPiedrahitaMirabelleRileyMayaSalahKiraSandersSarahSanseverinoMadisonSeniorMeganSeniorVanyahServalis

SophiaSheehanEmilySheetsSydneySmithAshleyTaylorGiuliaTobackEmmaYoungBertudeZamor

Apprentice Choir NiaAndersonRachelBarnettGwendolynBraccialargheKarissaBradyNolaBrowneSofıaCastanedaBriannaChavezTatianaClarkeCleoCollado

AbbyGillKailaGumbsValeriaHansenCarinaJonesSadieKopelmanMorganeLabbeZoeLarsonJadaLebertClaireLefortTiahnaLilivois

KaylahLouinyBrittMageeAlexisMaldonadoNatalieMedinaSarahMellingerMichaelaMillerSaraMoonGabriellaMorrisAdinaMujicaMayaNadu

AnaMarıaNunezMariaOrtegaChayannePollardElaReyes-RomanCiaraRodriguez-HoranKaylaSanseverinoLeslieSaraviaVenishaServalisEmmaSheehanAliaSmith

So iaStortiMindyTaftLaVonThomasMeganTirrellYevgeniaTomlinsonChenelleVassellKellyWoodson

Concert Choir IsabellaAlvarezChristaAndersonSylviaAycockRachaelBanachLauraBlankHelenBudowskyGillianCannataroJaVondaCarterEriniChongAlexandraColaizzi

MarianaColmenaresMarciaCuellar-GarciaBrookeD'AvignonSophieGarrettPaigeGieseOliviaGoehrigAmandaGoldbergShannonHarperChristinaHernandezElizaHurst

LeahJohnSeyraJosephSadieKleinJanaLebertFranchescaLinaresAliseLofgrenJessicaLomanCassidyLongDaelaLyewsang-HolnessValerieMartinez

ElizabethMathewTownsMcClainNaijaMurphyCaitlinPayneCristinaPichardoKaylaRaperRebeccaRobertsLillyRogersMaddieRogersKaliRosendo

BryndahlynSilverstromJyothyThomasAshleyVogtKellyWalshRaynaWhyeJennaWorkman

Chamber Singers IsabellaAlvarezSylviaAycockLauraBlankAlexandraColaizzi

MarianaColmenaresBrookeD'AvignonPaigeGieseOliviaGoehrigAmandaGoldbergChristinaHernandezElizaHurstAliseLofgren

JessicaLomanKaylaRaperMaddieRogersBryndahlynSilverstromJyothyThomasKellyWalsh

Instrumentalists Flute:EmmaMellingerOboe:LisaGelfand Clarinet:DavidWelchGuitar:MindyLofgren Percussion:JohnathonJadvaniTrapSet:BradleyPeterson 5

Concert Choir ACelticBlessingofLight EleanorDaley(b.1955)textAnonymous,adaptedbyEleanorDaley

CommissionedbyTheGirlChoirofSouthFloridaalongwithaconsortiumofyouthandchildren’schorusesthroughaprojectsponsoredbyChorusAmerica.

Combined Choirs HereComestheSunSponsoredbyTheCusnirandTheMilgramFamilies

GeorgeHarrison(1943-2001)arr.AlanBillingsley

Allofourchoirmothers,theorygraders,andvolunteers—Youmakeourprogrampossible!

MaryManteiga,ProgramCoverArtwork

Special Thanks To

FundingforthisorganizationisprovidedinpartbytheBrowardCountyBoardofCountyCommissionersasrecommendedbytheBrowardCulturalCouncil.

Aquarius/LettheSunshineInFromthemusicalHair

GaltMacDermot(b.1928)textJamesRadoandGeromeRagniarr.GregGilpin

WhatiftimestoodstillWouldwehavepeaceWhatiftherewasnotimeWouldtherebelifeTimecirclesandsurroundsusItdetermineswhatwecandoIt’sasettinginastoryIt’sthede initionofnightordaySummerwinterspringfallTimeiseverything

But…WhatiftimestoodstillWouldwehavepeaceWhatiftherewasnotimeWouldtherebelifeCaitlinPayne

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LaLuna(SongtotheMoon)

SponsoredbyMarkandEmmaMellinger

Z.RandallStroope(b.1953)textfreelyparaphrasedandinspiredbyJarosolvKvapilaportionofthetextwrittenbyZ.RandallStroopeNochedeLluvia(RainyNight)

SidRobinovitch(b.1942)textJuanadeIbarbourouWait,donotsleepListentowhatthewindissayingAndtowhatthewatersaystappingWithlittle ingersuponthewindowpanesAllmyheartislisteningToheartheenchantedsisterWhohassleptinthesky,Whohasseenthesun,Andnowcomesdown,buoyantandgay.

Letuslistentotherhythmoftherain.CradleonmyheartYoursilentforehead.Iwillfeelthewarmthofyourhearbeat.Howgaythewavingwheatwillbe!Howeagerlythegrasswillthrive!WhatdiamondswillclusternowInthedeepbranchesofthepines!Wait,donotsleep.TonightThetwoofusareaworld,Insideandwarm,Awayfromthewindandrain.

YouAretheNewDaySponsoredbyThePetersonFamilyinhonorofBradleyPetersonalongwiththeGCSFGraduatingClassof2012

JohnDavid(b.1946)arr.PhilipLawsonTheStormIsPassingOver CharlesAlbertTindley(1851-1933)arr.BarbaraW.Baker

Nuitd’étoilles(StarryNight) ClaudeDebussy(1862-1918)textTheodoreFaullindeBanvillearr.AlanRainesAserenemelancholyUnfurlsinthepitofmyheartAndIhearthesoulofmybelovedTremblinginthedreamlikewood.

IseeagaininourfountainYoureyes,blueliketheskies;Thisrose,it’syourbreathAndthesestarsareyoureyes.Starrynight,underyourveilsUnderyourbreezeandyourperfume,Asadlyrethatsighs,Idreamofloveslapsed.

Scânteisolare(SolarFlares)

JonathanR.Pieslak(b.1974)textSabinaPauţaPieslakThewarmwindcarriedthespring,Thedoeonceagainleapsthroughthevalleys.Shedrinksfromthepure,crystalriverthatpoursitselfSmoothlyintothesea;Springtimeisfullyborn.Theseaisrising,waveswithfoam,Migratorybirdsaregathering,Asirensingssweetlytothem,“ladalo…”

Sunandstars,manytinyones,Agameoflightonthemountainpeak,Thesnowhasmeltedeasily,It lowsclearlytowardsthespring.

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The Girl Choir of South Florida

Sun, Moon, Stars Wallis Peterson, Artistic Director

Gretchen Fasulo, Associate Director Gayle Giese and Susan Dodd, Accompanists

Lucia Deus, Choreographer

IDancetotheStarsandtheMoonNo.3fromNightSongs

CaryRatcliff(b.1953)textbasedon“SongsoftheNight”byLeslieD.Perkins

StarsIShallFindJessicaLoman,conductor JessicaLoman(b.1993)textSaraTeasdaleSongsoftheLights1. SongsoftheStars(Algonquin)2. TheSower(Navajo)3. TheSunIsaLuminousShield(Navajo)4. DaybreakSong(Navajo)

ImantRaminsh(b.1943)textAlgonquinIndian,translatedbyNellieBarnesandNavajoIndian,translatedbyEdaLouWalton

Combined Choirs

DanceintotheDay MarkPatterson

Concert Choir

Catchafallingstar BobChilcott(b.1955)textJohnDonne(1572-1631)

RadiantSisteroftheDay DavidL.BrunnertextPercyByssheShelleyChildwiththeStarryCrayonGraceFerelli,solo EleanorDaley(b.1955)textDinushiMunasighe

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Primes Choir and Apprentice Choir

ThePathtotheMoon EricH.Thiman(1900-1975)textMadelineC.Thomas

TheSunsetinMyMind DaveandJeanPerry

InscriptionofHope Z.RandallStroope(b.1953)quotingaRussianfolktunetextfromaninscriptiononacellarwallinCologne,GermanyTheHolocaustisastunningreminderofthetragicresultsofprejudiceandhatetowardotherpeople.Butitisalsoare-minderthathopeheld irmwilleventuallyreignvictoriousoverthegreatestofodds.ThefollowingwordswereinscribedonthewallofacellarinCologne,Germany,whereJewswerehidingfromtheNazisduringWorldWarII.Hopewasalltheyhadtoholdonto;hopewastheironlybridgetoabrightertomorrow.

BedinSummer LarryAllanSmith(b.1955)textfromAChild’sGardenofVersesbyRobertLouisStevensonTheRainbowNo.2fromThreeTwo-PartSongs

BenjaminBritten(1913-1976)textfromSongsofChildhoodbyWalterdelaMare

Primes Choir

CastleonaCloudFromthemusicalLesMisérables

arr.LindaSpevacek(b.1945)musicandtextbyClaude-MichelSchonbergSwingin’onaStarFromthe ilmGoingMyWay

arr.GregGilpin(b.1964)musicJimmyVanHeusen,textJohnnyBurke

Intermission MusicinthedownstairslobbyperformedbySadieKlein,SylviaAycock,LauraBlank,AlexColaizzi,OliviaGoehrig

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Apprentice Choir YonderComeDay arr.JudithCookTucker(b.1960)GeorgiaSeaIslandsspiritual

TheRainbow DavidN.Childs(b.1969)textChristinaRossettiKangDingFlowerSongSponsoredbyMarkandEmmaMellinger

VictorC.Johnson(b.1977)ChinesefolksongLooktotheSky arr.LindaSpevacek(b.1945)basedupontwoIrishfolksongsInterplanetJanetFromthetelevisionseriesSchoolhouseRock!

LynnAhrens(b.1948)

TheSunSaysHisPrayersFromWhatGrandpaToldtheChildren

FranciscoJ.Núñez(b.1965)textVachelLindsay

Chamber Singers

YouAreMadeJessicaLoman,conductor JessicaLoman(b.1993)textSerbianproverbMariaLö berg(b.1968)basedonachantbyHildegardofBingen(1098-1179)Ochoruscansluxstellarum

(Oglisteningstarlight)No.1fromHildegardMotets

TheMendingSong DanielKallman(b.1956)textfromWhiskersandRhymesbyArnoldLobel

Oglisteningstarlight,Oresplendent,special igureoftheroyalnuptials,Ogleaminggem:youaredressedasanoblepersonagewhohasnotaintedwrinkle.Youarealsoacompanionofangelsandacitizenoftheholyplaces.Flee, leethecaveoftheancientdestroyerandcome,comingintothepalaceoftheking.

Wynken,Blynken,andNodRebeccaRobertsandNolaBrowne,motheranddaughter JoanSzymko(b.1957)textEugeneField