Northside Young Singers 2009/2010 Concert Schedule

The Northside Young Singers 2009/2010 concert schedule is now available.  Click here to access it.

Cobb Festival Singers 2009/2010 Concert Schedule Announced

The Cobb Festival Singers 2009/2010 concert schedule has been announced.  Click here to see it.

Amber Waves Publishing Company

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Music Staff and Trustees

Music Staff

William O. Baker, DMA, Music Director & Conductor, WBaker@FestivalSingers.org

Melissa Ann Shallberg, Executive Associate Music Director, Senior Vocal Coach, MShallberg@FestivalSingers.org

Don Brainerd, Associate Music Director/Atlanta Vocal Coach, Director Northside Festival Singers, DBrainerd@FestivalSingers.org

Lynn Swanson Fowler, Director of Northside Young Singers, Cobb Festival, Singers, Cobb Summer Singers, LFowler@FestivalSingers.org

Christine Freeman, Director of Kansas City Youth Chamber Singers, CFreeman@FestivalSingers.org

Matt White, Director of Columbus Chamber Singers

Scott Smith, Choral Associate and Administrator, SSmith@FestivalSingers.org

O. Wayne Smith, DMA, Staff Accompanist

Leanne Herrmann, Staff Accompanist

Sue Goddard, AAGO, Staff Accompanist

Ivy Belk Pirl, Staff Accompanist for The Northside Young Singers

Administrative Staff

Michael S. McGarry Ph.D., Director of Choral Initiatives

Board of Trustees

Michael S. McGarry, Ph.D, Chair of the Board	Atlanta, Georgia
Manu Singh, MD, Vice Chairperson	Leewood, Kansas
Dorothy Goodson, CPA, Treasurer	Atlanta, Georgia
Yolanda Phillips, Executive Secretary	Powder Springs, Georgia
William Dreyfoos, Trustee at Large	Atlanta, Georgia
Kathryn Huey, Trustee at Large	Lawrence, Kansas
Mary Puetz, Trustee at Large	Sioux Center, Iowa
Jim Schrock, Trustee at Large	Garden City, Missouri

Trustees Emeritus

Scott Smith	Atlanta, Georgia
Ross Malme	Dunwoody, Georgia
Brad Piroutek	Spring Hill, Kansas

WBFS – Kansas City – Repertoire List

THE WILLIAM BAKER FESTIVAL SINGERS
KANSAS CITY
2009-2010 A Cappella Repertoire
Twelfth Master Season
 
Introit:
AND I SAW A NEW HEAVEN
R. Douglas HELVERING
 
Introit:
FAIRE IS THE HEAVEN
William HARRIS
 
I
THREE MOTETS OF WILLIAM BYRD
Haec Dies (Latin)
Sing Joyfully
Ave Verum Corpus (Latin)
 
II
JEFFERSON: “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”
Sacred Harp
 
TEACH ME THE MEASURE
American/Alice Parker
 
YOM SEH LEH YISRAEL (Hebrew)
Hebrew/Dudley Cohen
 
III
SEEK YE THE LORD (SSAA)
Knut Nystedt
 
HOW GREAT ARE THY WONDERS
Georg Schumann
 
O GLADSOME LIGHT
Alexander Gretchaninov
 
IV O VOS OMNES (Latin)
Pablo Casals
 
KYRIELEIS
John Leavitt
 
GIVE ME JESUS
Spiritual/Larry Fleming
 
V
MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD (Russian)
Pavel Chesnokov
 
CREDIDI (I Believe in God) (Spanish)
Juan de Lienas
 
VI
DANIEL, DANIEL SERVANT OF THE LORD
Spiritual/Undine Smith Moore
 
DEEP RIVER
Spiritual/Alice Parker
 
EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL
Spiritual/William Dawson
 
VII
SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT
Spiritual/Alice Parker
 
WADE IN THE WATER
Spiritual/R. Douglas Helvering
 
MY SOUL’S BEEN ANCHORED
Spiritual/Moses Hogan
 
RIGHT NOW
Andre Crouch
 
Encore
AMAZING GRACE
American/Janis M. Lane
 
Major Works Concert
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri
 
With Distinguished Soloists & The Orchestra of the Americn Heartland
 
ALL MOZART CELEBRATION
 
MISSA BREVIS IN D, K.194
REGINA COELI, K. 276
SYMPHONY NO. 41 IN C MAJOR, K. 551

WBFS – Atlanta – Repertoire List

The William Baker Festival Singers
Atlanta
A Cappella Repertoire Program
2009-2010 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Master Season
 
Introit
WITH A VOICE OF SINGING
Kenneth JENNINGS
 
I
DEO DICAMUS GRATIAS
Gottfried August HOMILIUS
 
EXULTATE DEO
Hans Leo HASSLER
 
CANTATE DOMINO
Jan Pierteszoon SWELINCK
 
II
THE MORNING TRUMPET
Southern Hymn/Michael Richardson
 
POOR WAYFARIN STRANGER
Southern Hymn/Michael Richardson
 
PROMISED LAND
Southern Hymn/Michael Richardson
 
III
CELESTIAL SPRING
F. Melius CHRISTIANSEN
 
WAKE AWAKE FOR NIGHT IS FLYING
F. Melius CHRISTIANSEN
 
IV
SERENADE TO MUSIC
R. Douglas HELVERING
 
COME TO ME MY LOVE
Norman DELLO JOIO
 
V
SONG FOR ATHENE
John TAVERNER
 
O CRUX
Knut NYSTEDT
 
VI
JOHN SAW THE NUMBER
Spiritual/Alice Parker
 
I’M GOIN HOME
Spiritual/Undine Smith Moore
 
GO DOWN MOSES/FREEDOM IS COMING
Spiritual/Alice Parker
 
VII
SWEET HOME
Spiritual/Wendall Whalum
 
RIDE THE CHARIOT
Spiritual/William Henry Smith
 
HEALER IN THE HOUSE
Randy Phillips
 
Encore
AMAZING GRACE
American/Janis M. Lane
 
MAJOR WORKS
 
EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM
Johannes BRAHMS
Sunday, 11 October 2009
With The Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in Duluth, Georgia
 
THE PASSION OF OUR LORD ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN
Johann Sebastian BACH
Saturday, 1 May 2010
With Distinguished Soloists and Professional Orchestra
Spivey Hall at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia
 
CHRISTMAS ATLANTA REPERTOIRE TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
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Kansas City Concert Schedule

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Atlanta Concert Schedule

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Welcome to the Choral Foundation!

On behalf of our Board of Trustees, our Music Staff and the over 500 men, women and children who participate in our choral ensembles, I thank you for your interest in music of timeless beauty and worth and for taking the time to visit with us.  It is my hope that we at the Choral Foundation will have the privilege of serving you for many years to come.

The Choral Foundation has grown dramatically in recent months.  We now sponsor four Festival Singers choruses in the greater Atlanta and Kansas City metro areas, including the new Cobb Festival Singers based in Marietta, Georgia under the direction of Lynn Swanson Fowler. Our Summer Singers of Atlanta, created in 1990, was joined by the Summer Singers of Kansas City in 1999, and now the Cobb Summer Singers.

Our Northside Young Singers choirs for children began rehearsals and performances last September and grew to two ensembles this past January.  We are looking to the creation of our newest Kansas City ensemble this coming season for senior high youth who wish to explore and perform masterworks for chorus and orchestra.  The new chorus, under the direction of Christine Freeman, will be called the Kansas City Youth Chamber Singers.

The Columbus Chamber Singers under the direction of Courtney Supple will be a new choral ensemble for senior high youth that will be based in the Midland area of greater Columbus Georgia. Auditions are on going and rehearsals will begin in September 2009.

I hope you will take a close look at the Choral Foundation’s first Summer Music Camp, scheduled for July 20-24 in Marietta, Georgia.  The camp will provide graded singing choirs and handbell ensembles for children and youth from rising second graders to rising high school seniors.  Private instruction will also be available in singing, piano, conducting and musicianship.

In addition to our numerous performing ensembles, the Choral Foundation serves America’s choral community through Amber Waves Music Publishing, a creative company that supports emerging composers, arrangers and authors.  Our Student Intern program provides hands-on practical experience in conducting and choral leadership.  Students who have participated in our internship program now serve as music leaders from Georgia to California.

Our organization has come a long way since February 26, 1985, when the first rehearsal was held of a group we called the Gwinnett Festival Singers.  In those years thousands of singers have given hundreds of concerts and offered dozens of recordings and broadcasts.  It has been and remains our vision to enrich lives and change destinies with every note of music that we offer.

It is my hope that the music of the Choral Foundation will be a blessing to you.  As new dreams come true for our musical family each and every day, it will be our purpose to grow in our service to our communities and to music lovers just like you.

Please enjoy your visit.

Soli Deo Gloria,

William O. Baker, DMA

Founder & Music Director