Maestro and Friends Second Annual Cabaret Dinner
Join Music Director Grant Gershon and
some very talented members of the Los
Angeles Master Chorale for an evening
of great food, fine wine and saury
cabaret. Take a sip and eryCDJ the sights
that surroundyou as waiters serve an
exquisite three -course dinner. Hear
y our very own Maestro displCDJ his talent
at the piano as he tickles the ivories in
appreciation ofyour support for the
Master Chorale. Getting closer to the
musicyou love has never been this much
fun!
Tuesday, june 7 at 6:30 pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall
For donors of Ssooo or more
For more information, contact Patrick
Brown at 213-972-3122 or by email at [emailprotected].
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ALL EARS ARE ON HER VOICE by Victoria Looseleaf
0 ne moment she's vocalizing in Patsy
Cline country mode, another her
golden pipes are negotiating the minimalist
terrain of a Steve Reich world premiere. And
her Bach is like nobody's business. These are
the silky sounds of alto Alice Kirwan Murray,
now in her fifth season with the Los Angeles
Master Chorale. Literally the "voice" of the
chorus, Murray is heard on KMZT (105.1 FM)
as host of a program featuring the Chorale's
concerts previously recorded live at Walt
Disney Concert Hall.
"My duties," explains 46-year-old Kirwan
Murray, "are to supply background information
on the pieces and/or the performers on the
program, including instrumentalists, com
posers, conductors and vocal soloists and to
comment from the singer's point of view. I
pre-tape and work with a script that also shares
my ideas. It's not uptight or stuffy and all the
feedback has been positive."
Much like Kirwan Murray herself. Born in
Connecticut, the performer earned a bache
lor's degree in music education from
Indiana's St Mary-of-the-Woods College
before moving to Chicago. Honing her skills
there for 18 years, Murray sang in the award·
winning cowboy jazz band, Western Swing;
played the lead in Always .. . Patsy Cline, where she met her husband, guitarist/actor
Michael Murray; and sang with the formida
ble Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Though life was good in the Windy City, the
couple decided to head west, arriving in Los
Angeles in 1998. Recalls Murray: "When I
came here, everybody told me the Master
Chorale was the organization to get hooked
up with. I just thought it was another sym
phony chorus and I'd been there, done that
When I realized that the hot singers in this
town are all in the Chorale, I knew that's
where I wanted to be."
In fact, Kirwan Murray, who also sings with
the Los Angeles Chamber Singers & Capella
and the Carmel Bach Festival, says she didn't
make the cut on her first audition with then
maestro Paul Salamunovich. "He told me
everything he liked about my voice, but said
he had only one spot"
But midway in the 1999-2000 season, Kirwan
Murray was accepted and has been thrilled
to be part of an organization she says is both
eye· and ear-opening. Indeed, under Grant
Gershon's directorship, Kirwan Murray says
it's never dull.
"Grant is a challenging guy who also likes to
be challenged. Each season we'll sing the
earliest early music through the most con ·
temporary scores. Partly because of his pas·
sion for new music and pushing the
envelope, it feels like there's a greater
responsibility on each singer."
"Grant wants us each to bring our own gift to
the experience," adds Murray. "You can't sit
back; you have to participate actively. I'm also
constantly impressed with my colleagues as
human beings, as well as musicians- we've
become great friends."
Currently studying the fiddle (her mother's
Southern roots include songcatchers and
banjo players), Kirwan Murray can't help but
quip: "It ain't your granddad's chorus, that's
for sure."
As both a musician and "the voice of the Los
Angeles Master Chorale," Alice Kirwan
Murray is someone who deserves our full
listening attention.
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LUCKMAN jAZZ ORCHESTRA
T he Luckman Jazz Orchestra, conducted
by James Newton, is a professional per
forming ensemble of the Harriet and Charles
Luckman Fine Arts Complex at California State
University, Los Angeles. A rarity in these chal
lenging economic times for big bands, the LJO
is a 17-piece orchestra featuring an all-star ros
ter of top LA jazz musicians. Described by Don
Heckman of the Los Angeles Times as "one of
the country's finest musical organizations," it
has been featured on radio stations K-Mozart
and K-JAZZ, and has quickly developed an
impressive international reputation in its four
years of existence.
Founded in 2001 by Luckman Executive
Director Clifford Harper, the mission of the
Luckman Jazz Orchestra is to extend and
preserve the art form of orchestral jazz. The
orchestra celebrates the wealth and diversity
of jazz composition, exploring both well-known
and under-exposed works in the idiom. Not
afraid to take risks, it approaches existing
masterpieces with research, fresh vision and
cutting-edge innovation, and presents new
works that push the boundaries. The repertoire
has expanded to include increased exposure
for West Coast jazz icons such as Charles
Mingus and Eric Dolphy, as well as works by
Wayne Shorter, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington,
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Mary Lou Williams and
James Newton.
Since its inception, the Luckman Jazz
Orchestra has received funding from the NEA,
the American Express Company, the City of Los
Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and
California State University, Los Angeles. The
orchestra recorded a limited edition, self-titled
CD in June 2003, and has performed with the
Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Faithful
Central Bible Church Heritage Chorale, the Los
Angeles Symphonic Camerata, and in the 2002
Festival of Sacred Music with an interdenomi
national choir of Los Angeles congregations.
For the past two years, the LJO has been hon
ored to participate in the City of Los Angeles
Cultural Affairs Department International
Cultural Exchange Program with concerts and
residencies in Brazil and Berlin. On the horizon
are plans for a second CD, tour dates in Europe
and a series of concerts at the Luckman Fine
Arts Complex in 2oos- 2oo6.
LOS ANGELES MASTER C HORALE
Board of Directors
Mark Foster, Chairman
W. Scott Sanford, President
Edward j. McAniff, Chairman of
the Executive Committee
Everett F. Meiners, Secretary
Philip A. Swan, Treasurer
Directors
jeffrey Briggs
Samuel Coleman
Ann Graham Ehringer, PhD
Capri L. Haga
Robert Hanisee
Victoria Hobbs
Mrs. Peter Kuyper
Marguerite Marsh, PhD
Albert j. McNeil
Marian Niles
Donald j. Nores
Cheryl Petersen
Susan Erburu Reardon
Elizabeth Redmond
Eric A.S. Richards Penelope C. Roeder, PhD
Marshall A. Rutter
David N. Schultz
Richard Spelke
Elayne Techentin lan White-Thomson
Kenneth S. Williams
Honorary Directors
Mrs. Dolores Hope
Morten j. Lauridsen
Clifford Miller
Anne Shaw Price
Harrison Price
Charles I. Schneider Mrs. Rosemary Willson
Ex-Officio Members
Grant Gershon,
Music Director
Terry Knowles, Executive Director
Marnie Mosiman,
Chorale Representative Burman Timberlake,
Chorale Representative
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Music Director Grant Gershon
FOUR YEARS OF EXQUISITE MUSIC - MAKING
Grant Gershon and the
Los Angeles Master Chorale
GRANT GERSHON, conductor
Born: November 10, 1960, in Norwalk, California
At the Chorale: Music Director, now in his fourth season;
expanded the choir's repertoire considerably by conduct·
ing a number of world premieres: Messages and Brief Eternity by Bobby McFerrin and Roger Treece, Broken Charms by Donald Crockett, Rezos (Prayers) by Tania Leon,
Mother's Lament by Sharon Farber, You Are (Variations) by
Steve Reich, and the US premiere of Two Songs to Poems of Ann jiiderlund by Esa·Pekka Salonen.
Press: "Gershon has found a richness of tone and a ~
~ strength of phrasing that could launch the Chorale onto a
l new tier of musical importance."- LA Weekly
" ... an invigorating, inventive and enormously gifted
young conductor"- Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
"Visionary"- Oai/y Breeze
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for creating "a dark, rich
sound awash with resonant sparkling amplitude."
Programming has been applauded for being "as warmly
spi ritual as it is ambitious."
Other appearances: St Paul Chamber Orchestra,
Houston Grand Opera, jui ll iard Opera Theatre, the
Finnish chamber orchestra Avanti!, and music festivals
in Edinburgh, Vienna, Helsinki, Ravinia, Rome, Madrid
and Aspen
Previous assignments: Los Angeles Philharmonic assis
tant conductor, 1994- 1997
On disc: Two Gram my® Award-nominated recordings:
Sweeney Todd (New York Philharmonic Special Edit ions)
and Ligeti's Grand Macabre (Sony Classical), Glass-Salonen with the Los Angeles Master Chorale (RCM)
LOS ANGELES MASTER
CHORALE
Founded: in 1964 as one of three
original companies at the Music
Center; now in its 41st season
Music Directors: Grant Gershon,
since 2001; Paul Sa lamunovich,
1991- 2001; john Currie, 1986- 1991;
Roger Wagner, 1964- 1986
Awards: ASCAP/Chorus America
Award for Adventurous
Programming (19921 1993 and
2002 I 2003 concert seasons)
Press: "the most exciting cho·
rus in the country under Grant
Gershon"- Los Angeles Times
"singing and direction are fi rst
rate"- Billboard
"sonically exhilarating"
Gramophone
On disc: with Music Director
Grant Gershon featuring Esa·
Pekka Salonen's Two Songs to Poems of Ann jiiderlund and
Philip Glass' ltaipu
Recordings with Music Director
Emeritus Paul Salamunovich
include Grammy®-nominated
Lauridsen- Lux Aeterna, Christmas, a recording of Dominick Argento's
Te Deum, and Maurice Durufle's
Messe "cum jubi/o"
Motion picture soundtracks with
Paul Salamunovich include A. I.
Artificia/lnte/ligence, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Sum of All Fears, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Waterworld
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recharge: to restore anew
K-Mozart 105-1 FM is the Official Radio
Station of the Los Angeles Master
Chorale. Tonight's concert will be broad·
cast on Sunday, june 5 at 8 pm.
latecomers will be seated at the first conven-
ient pause in the performance. Use of tape
recorders, telephones, pagers, and cameras: is
prohibited in the auditorium. Programs and
artists subject to change. Patrons may not
be paged during a performance.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon I Music Director The Rena Waltz Pierson Music Directorship, a gift of the
Pierson and Lovelace Fami lies to honor Lillian Lovelace's mother
recharge Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 7 pm I Walt Disney Concert Hall
Grant Gershon, conductor I james Newton, conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale I Luckman jazz Orchestra
Cedric Berry, bass
Darius de Haas, tenor
Carmen Lundy, alto
Nolan Shaheed, trumpet
MUSIC OF MARY Lou WILLIAMS
The Lord Says t I Mr. Berry
Sanctus (Holy. Holy. Hoty)t I Mr. Berry, Mr. de Haas
Our Father t I Ms. Lundy
Tell Him Not to Talk Too Long Arranged by Carmen Lundy, text by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Act of Contrition t I Ms. Lundy
It's Always Spring I Ms. Lundy
St Martin de Porres
Praise the Lordt
tFrom Mary Lou's Mass
Except where noted, all arrangements by Lanny Hartley
I NTERMISSION
MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON
The Majesty of God I Mr. de Haas
Will You Be There/Ain't But The One I Mr. Berry
The Lord's Prayer
The Shepherd Who Watches Over His Nightflock I Mr. Shaheed
My Love I Mr. de Haas
Father Forgive
It's Freedom
Transcribed by David Berger
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE 5
I n the church of American jazz,
worshipping at the altar of a
Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, or
Benny Goodman, for example, is a
given. Add to that pantheon the
name Mary Lou Will iams, pianist,
composer, and arranger who died
in 1981 at the age of 71 - and who,
for much of her life was unsung
and a treasure trove awaits. Not
only did Williams break ground as
a black woman, but hers was a
sumptuous voice so unique that
Ellington deemed her "perpetually
contemporary." Indeed, Williams'
provocative body of work, specifi ·
cally her wedding of jazz with reli
gion, did not so much as speak to
the heart and soul of mankind,
but crooned with an uncanny
modernism still resonating today.
Mary Lou Williams, Mary Lou Williams Collection, Institute of]a;xStudies, Rutgers Universi!J
Born in 1910 in Atlanta, Mary
Elfrieda Scruggs, a piano prodigy
with perfect pitch, was raised in
Pittsburgh. Making her profes
sional debut at age 12 as Mary Lou
Burley (her stepfather's name),
the "little piano girl" began tick
ling the ivories in the big band
Buzz and Harris Revue. In 1925,
Williams joined a group led by
saxophonist John Williams, whom
she subsequently married, before
the couple trekked to Oklahoma,
SIZZLE, SouL
AND SPIRITUALITY by Victoria Looseleaf
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hooking up with Andy Kirk's band, where Williams was
principal arranger for 11 years. By the late 1930s she was
also arranging for jazz greats that included Ellington, Louis
Armstrong, and Goodman, for whom she wrote the boo
gie-woogie smash, Roll 'Em.
LOS ANGE LE S MASTER CHOR A LE
In a word, Williams sizzled, though this heat came at a
price. After leaving Kirk, where she was granted permanent
bandmember status only after Kirk's keyboardist proved
flaky, she headed to New York in 1942, forming a group
with her second husband, trumpeter Shorty Baker. Despite
a musical brand of fertile harmonic inventions (Ellington
recorded her Trumpet No End, in 1946), and he~ embrace of
bebop (Waltz Boogie, an early stab at adapting jazz to non
duple meters was recorded with her woman's band, Girl
Stars), Williams' career was fraught with frustrations. The
first of many large compositions, her 1945 Zodiac Suite
received a mediocre reception; she was also underpaid and
under recognized for her prodigious composing-arranging
skills. Yearning to be taken more seriously, the boogie
woogie queen, who hung out with younger New York jazz
royalty such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker, even
tually relocated to Europe.
The profondi!J of this ~brid work, a spiritual stew
with blues- based fonk, swing, gospel, and even rock
influences, reflects the tumult of the era.
In 1954, two years into her sojourn, Williams walked off a
Paris stage, abandoning jazz for religion. Converting to
Catholicism, she obsessed to the point where she prayed
by name for 1,ooo people daily. But jazz, embedded in her
DNA, inevitably called, prompting Williams' return to
musicmaking in 1957, where a wealth of sacred composi
tions poured forth. Included were 1964's StMartin de
Porres (Black Christ of the Andes), and three complete
masses, notably Music for Peace or Mary Lou's Mass. Papally
commissioned and recorded in 1970 on her label, Mary
Records, the 15-part opus was recently reissued and pro
duced by Father Peter O'Brien, who met Williams in 1964
and later became her manager and executor of the Mary
Lou Williams Foundation. The profundity of this hybrid
work, a spiritual stew with blues-based funk, swing, gospel,
and even rock influences, reflects the tumult of the era. Its
musical message of brotherhood is still blowing minds
today (think rapper Kanye West's Gram my® Award-winning
song, jesus Walks). In The Lord Says, Williams lets rip with a
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
rousing cal l-and-response setting evocative of the
Renaissance, but with a silky solo reminiscent of an Alicia
Keys riff. Surprise dominates the Sanctus, as a rubato intro
duction precedes a saucy bossa nova beat, its dotted
rhythms thrumming with the aural soul of early Moby. Our
Father offers a running bass line that underscores the choir
before the voices make mighty with a high F, and in Act of
Contrition, a solo bass clarinet accompanies the words, "0,
my God, I detest all the sins of my life." Listen for a
Coltranesque modality oozing through Praise the
Lord/Come Holy Spirit (from Psalms 148 and 150), a swing
ing call-to-arms enhanced by an African drum.
With St Martin de Porres, a six-and-a-half minute choral
hymn that celebrates the Peruvian holy man of interracial
justice, Williams vamps with jazz harmonies and seductive
rhythms made more potent by a brief beautiful piano
interlude. The lighter, It Is Always Spring (written by Len
Thomas and arranged by Mary Lou Williams), born from
Williams' interest in pygmies and their ability to move
between the head and chest voice, defies categorization as
it charms, while poetry reigns in the a capella, Tell Him Not
To Talk Too Long. A response to the assassination of Martin
Luther King, jr. this resolute yet melancholic jazz spiritual
offers a humming section that morphs into a plea for clo
sure, instructions on death, hauntingly delivered.
Williams' own death from cancer followed a productive
decade of recordings, concerts, and teaching at Duke
University. A rare gift to the world, Williams lives on in
the music that continues to spread joy to all who perform,
hear and share what might best be summed up as notes
from God.
Special thanks to the Mary Lou Wrl/iams Foundation and
Cecilia Music Publishing Co.
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DUKE ELLINGTON
Born: Apri l 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974
Education: Armstrong Manual Training School, commercial art
Performance venues: Exclusive Club, Connie's Inn, Hollywood
Club, Ciro's, Plantation Club, Cotton Club, plus clubs world -wide
Collaborations with: Miles Davis, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie,
Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Billy Strayhorn,
The Mills Brothers, Billie Holliday, Bing Crosby, Mae West
Songs include: East St Louis Toodle-Do, Black «2 Tan Fantasy, jubilee Stomp, Dreamy Blues/Mood Indigo, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Sophisticated Lady, In a Sentimental Mood, Diga Diga Doo, Prelude to a Kiss, Take the "A" Train, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Harlem, Satin Doll, Midnight Indigo
Major works include: Black, Brown, and Beige; Newport jazz Festival Suite; A Drum Is a Woman; Royal Ancestry (Portrait of Ella
Fitzgerald); Shakepearean Suite; Toot Suite; jump for joy; Anatomy of a Murder; The Ellington Suites; Nutcracker Suite; Paris Blues; The Far East Suite; The Sacred Concert; __ .And His Mother Called Him Bill; The River Suite; New Orleans Suite; Queenie Pie
Awards: Thirteen Gram my Awards; Keys to the City of Los
Angeles; Honorary Doctorate, Yale University; Honorary
Doctorate, Harvard University; elected member of Royal Music
Academy of Stockholm; French Legion of Honor; President's
Gold Medal; Presidential Medal of Freedom
Memorials: Duke Ellington Memorial, Central Park; the Duke
Ellington School for the Arts, Washington, DC; the Duke Ellington
Bridge, Washington, DC; 1986 US postage stamp
Quote: "I like any and all of my associations with music-writing,
playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective,
and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we
agree, I am lucky." - Duke Ellington
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
Born: May 8, 1910
Died: May 28, 1981
Performances with: Hits and Bits (Vaudeville tour), Keith
Orpheum Circuit, Williams Syncopators, The Twelve Clouds of joy
Collaborations with: john Williams, Andy Kirk, Earl Hines,
Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny
Goodman, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dizzy
Gillespie
Recordings include: Mary Lou Williams-Marian McPartland's Piano jazz, Live at the Keystone Korner, jazz in Paris, I Made You Love Paris, The London Sessions, Ladies ofjazz, At Rick's Cafe American, Nite Life/ From the Past, First Lady of Piano 1952-1971,
Mary Lou Williams «2 Orchestra and Meade Lux Lewis, My Mamma Pinned a Rose on Me, Embraced, Live at the Cookery, Free Spirits, Zoning, Mary Lou's Mass, Mary Lou Williams presents Black Christ of the Andes, Zodiac Suite
Memorials: Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture at Duke
University
Quote: "I'm the only living musician that has played all the eras.
Other musicians lived through the eras and they never changed
their styles."-Mary Lou Williams
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CEDRIC BERRY, bass
Performances with: Los Angeles Opera, Pacific
Symphony, the Arizona Symphony, the Bakersfield
Symphony, the Fresno Philharmonic, the Santa Fe
Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New
West Symphony and the Pacific Repertory Opera
Opera roles: Title role in Gianni Schicchi, Falstaff in
Merry Wives, Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, Shaunard in La Boheme, jake in Porgy and Bess
Education: Music diploma, Interlochen Arts
Academy; Bachelor's and Master's degrees, USC
Awards: First place, 1998 Metropolitan Opera,
Western Region Competition
CARMEN LUNDY, alto
Performances and recordings with: Akron
Symphony Orchestra, the Va llejo Symphony
Orchestra, Walter Bishop Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Ray
Baretto, Don Pullen, Kenny Barron, john Hicks,
Ernie Watts, Mulgrew Miller, Billy Childs, Teri Lynn
Carrington, jimmy Scott, Kip Hanrahan, Courtney
Pine, Marian McPartland, Regina Carter, the late
Kenny Kirkland
CDs: Something To Believe In, This is Carmen Lundy, Old Devil Moon, Self Portrait, Moment To Moment, Night And Day, Good Morning Kiss
Acting performances: They Were All Gardenias (off-off Broadway), Sophisticated Ladies (Broadway),
Shangri-La Plaza (CBS-TV)
Education: Bachelor's degree Studio Music and
jazz, University of Miami
High praise: "Her elegant sense of swing, sass and
sophistication fit well within the sumptuous
arrangements."- Downbeat Magazine
DARIUS DE HAAS, tenor
Broadway performances: Rent, Carousel, Marie Christine, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm
Off-Broadway performances: Running Man, The Bubbty Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Saturn Returns
Regional and national tours: Onty Heaven; The Bacchae; Children of Eden; Once On This Island; Cty. The Beloved Country; I Was Looking at the Ceiling and then I Saw the Sky; The Blue Demon; Ain't Misbehavin '
Concert performances: Carnegie Hall, Lincoln
Center (American Songbook), the Guggenheim,
Dreamgirls: The 2oth Anniversary Benefit Concert,
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Award: Obie Award for Running Man
High praise: "De Haas is blessed with a gorgeous
voice and a keen theatrical sophistication."- jazz
Times
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
JAMES NEWTON
Musical Director: Luckman jazz
· Orchestra
Professor: Music, Cal State L.A.
Awards, fellowships and grants:
Cal State L.A. Distinguished
Alumnus Award, Guggenheim
Fellowship, Rockefeller Fellowship,
Montreaux Grande Prix du
Disque, Downbeat's International
Critics jazz Album of the Year,
Downbeat's International Critic's
Poll Top Flutist for 23 consecutive
years
Performances with: Mingus
Dynasty, New York
Philharmonic, David Murray,
Vladimir Spivakov and the
Moscow Virtuosi, Los Angeles
Master Chorale, Anthony
Davis, Southwest Chamber
Music, Bobby Hutcherson, San
Francisco Ballet, jon jang,
Kenny Burrell, Herbie
Hanco*ck, Los Angeles
Philharmonic New Music
Group
Commissions include: In the Moment, in the Twinkling of an Eye; Wheel-Like Beryl Stone; Cross Roads; When Sorrow Turns to joy, (co-composed by jon
jan g); The Suffering Servant; The Songs of Freedom; Gumbo Ya Ya; Suite for Frida Kahlo; Mandela Returns to Azania; Across the River jordan
Artist in residence:
Landesmusik Academie; Musica
Oggi; jacob's Pillow; Le Centre
Culture! Franco-Nigerien de
Niamey; Tri-Communities College;
Ban lieu Bleues jazz Festival; Walker
Arts Center; Carver Cultural Center
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Los Angeles Master Chorale Soprano Saundra Hall Hill Christian Marcoe
Tania Batson Kyra Humphrey Sean McDermott
Marian Bodnar Leslie Inman Kevin StClair
Vicky Brown Gloria Kim George Sterne
Claire Fedaruk Sheila Murphy Cayhan Taylor
Rachelle Fox Alice Murray
Nike St Clair Bass Marie Hodgson
Karen Hogle Nancy Sulahian Crispin Barrymore
Gina Howell Kimberly Switzer joseph Bazyouros
Hyunjoo Kim Tracy Van Fleet Paul Bent
Emily Lin Diana Zaslove Aaron Cain
Deborah Mayhan Michael Freed Tenor Gregory Geiger Susan Mills
Marnie Mosiman Randy Bills Dylan Gentile
Holly Shaw Price Scott Blois Scott Graff
Diane Thomas Andy Brown Stephen Grimm
Pablo Cora Paul Hinshaw
Alto Paul Gibson Lew Landau
Nicole Baker jody Golightly Bob Lewis
Leanna Brand Shawn Kirchner jim Raycraft
Sarona Farrell Bong Won Kye Burman Timberlake
Amy Fogerson Charles Lane
Stacy Frederick Dominic MacAIIer
The singers of the Los Angeles Master Chorale are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists, Leanna Brand, AGMA Delegate.
Walt Disney Concert Hall House Staff
Greg Flusty, House Manager
Paul Geller, Stage Manager
james j. Valentine, Master Carpenter
john Phillips, Property Master
Terry Klein, Master Electrician
Kevin F. Wapner, Master Audio/Video
The stage crew is represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, Local33.
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Luckman Jazz Orchestra james Newton I Conductor
SAXES
Charles Owens I alto/soprano sax, flute, clarinet
Bennie Maupin I tenor/soprano sax, bass clarinet
Fred jackson, jr. l tenor sax, flute, clarinet
Dereck McLyn I alto sax, flute, clarinet
jack Nimitz I baritone sax
TRUMPETS
Bijon Watson I trumpet
Salvator Cracchiolo I trumpet
james Ford Ill I trumpet
Nolan Shaheed I trumpet
TROMBONES
TUBA
George McMullen, Jr. I trombone
Isaac Smith I trombone
jacques Voyemant I trombone
William Roper I tuba
RHYTHM
Lanny Hartley I piano
Reggie Hamilton I bass
Ndugu Chancier I drums
Alberto Salas I percussion
SAVE THE DATE!
~aturdf!Y, November 1~, ~005,
the Los Angeles Master Chorale will honor two of its
own! Founders Donald]. Nores and Marshall A.
Rutter will be the feted Guests of Honor at the
Chorale's Benefit Ball to be held in downtown Los
Angeles. Guests will enji!JI dinner, dancing, an auc
tion and a magical performance ~the LA Master
Chorale. This signature event held biannualJy is
sponsored~ Mellon Financial and will be the onJy
benefit event during the os/o6 season. Be sure to
mark your calendars, gather your friends and make
plans to attend this fabulous evening to support
YOUR Chorale. For information and reservations,
please call213 - 972- 3114.
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2004/2005 Circle of Friends The Los Angeles Master Chorale gratefully acknowledges the following
individuals, businesses, foundations, and government entities that support
the artistic vision of Music Director Grant Gershon through generous
annual gifts, grants, and sponsorship. We applaud the vision of these won
derful donors who understand that the artistic growth of this magnificent
Chorale is dependent upon the community of donors- our Circle of
Friends. Thank you!
*Those individuals who have signed multl·year pledges are indicated with an asterisk. Thank you!
Angel Circle $1oo,ooo to $5oo,ooo Lillian and jon Lovelace* Carolyn and Charles D. Miller*
Benefactor Circle $1o,ooo to $99o999 Brent Enright* Lois and Robert F. Erburu Denise and Robert Hanisee* joyce and Kent Kresa Sheila Muller joyce and Donald Nares* Bette Redmond* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ronus Martha Ellen Scott Mr. and Mrs. M. Daniel Shaw* Frank J. Sherwood Philip A. Swan and Patricia A. Maclaren Elayne and Tom Techentin
Maestro Circle $5ooo to $9999 Anonymous Gregory J. and Nancy McAniff Annick* Michael Breitner and Michael Reisig* Debbie and jeff Briggs* Cynthia and Sam Coleman* Kathleen and Terry Dooley* Ann Graham Ehringer* Robert G. Finnerty and Richard Cullen* Claudia and Mark Foster* Moira Byrne Foster Foundation Betty Freeman Thomas F. Grose Bruce and Capri Haga Dr. and Mrs. Bryan E. Henderson*
Roger Wagner Society
Carol and Warner Henry Victoria and Frank D. Hobbs Mona and Frank Mapel* Drs. Robert and Marguerite Marsh jane and Edward j. McAniff* Mr. and Mrs. David Mcintyre* Mrs. Edward McLaughlin* Eleanor Pott* Marshall Rutter and Terry Knowles Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Sanford David N. Schultz Susan and john Sweetland Marylyn and Nell Warren Barbara and ian White· Thomson
Golden Baton Circle $250o to $4999 Regina Clark Edward and Alicia G. Clark Pat and Wayne DePry Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Christine and Peter Kuyper Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg Albert and Helen McNeil Everett and Carole Meiners Marian and john Niles Cecilia and Dudley Rauch Susan Erburu Reardon and George
Reardon* Eric Richards Penelope C. Roeder, PhD Charles I. Schneider Nancy and Dick Spelke* Michele and Russell Spoto, MD jann and Kenneth Williams
Impresario Circle $1ooo to $2499 Anonymous (2) Dr. and Mrs. james P. Beasom Ill Susan Bienkowski Theodore and Kathy Calleton Wayne and j udith Carter Marjorie Chronister Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon Mrs. Brian Dockweiler Crahan Don and Megan Davis Teresa and Robert A. De Stefano Gary and joyce Faber Vacharee and Gordon Fell George Fenimore Michael Fitzgerald Kiki and David Gindler Cecelia and Mike Grace David E. Horne Mireya and Larry jones Cherie and Roderick jones Dr. Stephen Kanter jack Koj imoto Marjorie and Roger Lindbeck Susan and Bob Long Connie and Terry Lynch Alice and Brandon MacAIIer Donna and Warry MacEiroy Weta and Allen Mathies Robin Meadow and Susan North john D. Millard, Symantec Corporation Olivia and Anthony Neece Dr. Anne G. Oliphant* Carole K. Broede and Eric Olson M. Helen Pashgian Anne and Harrison Price* Elizabeth and Hugh Ralston Sandra and Richard Rogers Phyllis Rothrock* Frederick J. Ruopp Anne Russell Sullivan, AR Realty•
Susan and Tom Somerset Helen and jerry Stathatos Francine and Dal Alan Swain Sally and Philip V. Swan Madge van Adelsberg Allison and Peter Vlehl Lynne and Peter Young
The Roger Wagner Society- named after the founding music director- honors special friends who support the
Chorale with endowment or planned gifts. These extraordinary gifts support the Chorale today and help to ensure
its bright future. Please join us to recognize and thank these visionary members of the Roger Wagner Society.
Michael Brietner and Michael
Reisig
Colburn Foundation
William Davis,
in honor ofTed McAniff
Ann Graham Ehringer
Moira Byrne Foster Foundation
Claudia and Mark Foster
Denise and Robert Hanisee
Geraldine Healy*
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Associates
Marguerite and Robert Marsh
jane and Edward j. McAniff
Nancy and Robert M iller
Raymond R. Neevel*
joyce and Donald J. No res
Anne Shaw and Harrison Price
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
Elizabeth and Hugh Ralston
Elizabeth Redmond
Penelope C. Roeder, PhD
Phyllis and Larry* Rothrock
Marshall Rutter and Terry Knowles
Barbara* and Charles Schneider
Dona* and David Schultz
Nancy and Ralph Shapiro,
in honor of Peter Mullin
Pat and Bill Gershon Dr. and Mrs. Carl Greifinger Harriet and AI Koch Andrew Malloy and Debra Gastler Dr. joseph V. Matthews Beatrice H. Nemlaha Benjamin Pick Melody Scott Robert Teragawa
Patron Circle $300t0$599 Anonymous Sandra and Ira Abramowitz Ralph and Monika Arnold john and Catherine Bartoo Jo Anna Bashforth Mr. and Mrs. B.D. Bennett jennifer and Chris Bertolet Baker Bloodworth Marla Borowski Linda and Skip Bowling Marilyn and David Breeding Bryce and Mikel Breitenstein james Bullock Randal Dold Karen Dupree Diane and Ray Frauenholz Denise Hamelin Carol and james Hart Mary Hoffman Robin and Craig justice Alice Kakuda Warren Lortie Kathleen L. McCarthy jane and Lawrence McNeil Ray and Nancy Mullio George C. Oliphint Lynn Pierce Holly and AI Ristuccia Ken Sanson Rosemary Schroeder Marilyn G. Smith William Sollfrey Mrs. Nicholas Steinhoff jesse Telles Diane Thomas joan and Frank Thompson Seymour Waterman Geoffrey S. Yarema
Nancy and Richard Spelke
George Sterne and Nicole Baker
Francine and Dal Alan Swain
Patricia A. Maclaren
and Philip A. Swan
Laney and Tom Techentin
*deceased
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Friend Circle $1ooto$299 Anonymous (2) Fernando Almanza, jr. Michael and Diane Mieri Thomas and Christina Altmayer Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Andersen janet Anwyl Diana Attias Henry Berber Adele Bloom Mandy and Steven Brigham Georgia and Gerald F. Brommer Diana Burman Patricia and Donn Cam bern jon and Nancy Collins Walter and Molly Coulson Hilary Crahan Areta Crowell Frederica Culick Rosa Cumare Lee DeBord Catherine Dellacamera Craig and Mary Deutsche Hazel H. Dunbar Amy and Steve Duncan Ann Dunn and Andy Turpin Dr. Matthew Easley Kathleen Elowitt Drs. Eleanor and Harold Fanselau Gerald Faris jeanne Flores Margaret F. Francis john R. Freeman Alan and Kathie Freeman Barbara and james Fritsche! Donald and Kay Fujiwara Stella and jaime Garcia Thomas Gault Dr. james E. Gernert Mary Gisbrecht Betty Gondek Gail Green, in honor of jacqueline jurlansz Dorothy and Carson Hawk Marion F. Haynes Angelina Hodgson Thelma Huebsch Mr. and Mrs. jason Hwang Frank Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. jerry johnston Allan and Dorothy jonas Richard Kaltenbrun Gloria and Paul Kilian LaVonne D. Lawson, Attorney at Law Carol and Robert Leisy Dr. Louise Lepley Leeba Lessin john G. Lorimer Mr. & Mrs. Marshall E. Lumsden Dr. Shoko Malkan Tulin Mangir Peggy Mansour Emily and Andrew Maverick Karen and james McBride Kathleen Anne McCallum Cella B. McClish jan Meshkoff, PhD Paul Miki
Michael and Nan Miller, in memory of Kari Windingstad White
Daniell. Miyake Susann M. Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moran Richard Morrow Anne and jon Murakami judith Nollar jarlath and Diane L. Oley Anne and David Oreck Eloise Osborne Otto Paris Britt Nicole Peterson E. Gary and R. Marina Raines Kenneth Roehrs llean and Steven Rogers Bruce and Carol Ross Cindy and Robert Rothschild Regina and Tri Sadono Rich and Carol Schieber Carrie Deeb and Emile F. Skaff Aiko Sonoda Arthur H. Streeter john Tanaka Susan and Tony Thompson Deb and Dennis Tisdale Suzanne Trepp E.j. von Schoff Barbara E. Wagner Patricia S. Waldeck Elisabeth Wa ldo Mrs. Thomas Walsh Robert M. Weekley Nan Werden Dianne and Sherman Wintrob Robert Woiwod judy Wolman Rose Mary and William Yetter Ed Yuh Ellen Zimet
MATCHING GIFTS American Express Foundation Aon Foundation Bank of America Foundation The Boeing Company The Capital Group Companies Charitable
Foundation Citicorp Foundation Patricia Duque, Byrne Foundation j. Paul Getty Trust William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Sempra Energy Safeco The Times Mirror Foundation
These concerts are made possible, in part, through grants from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Departmen~ the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
GA.~ ~·~~
FOUNDATION, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Platinum Circle $100,000+ The Ahmanson Foundation Colburn Foundation james Irvine Foundation Mellon Financial Corporation The Music Center Fund for the
Performing Arts The Ra lph M. Parsons Foundation
Gold Circle $5o,ooo to $99,999 The Music Center Foundation Weingart Foundation
Silver Circle $2o,ooo to $49,999 The Annenberg Foundation The Capital Group Companies Charitable
Foundation City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs
Department The Dana Foundation The Fletcher jones Foundation jacobs Engineering Foundation Los Angeles County Arts Commission Dan Murphy Foundation Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts The Rose Hills Foundation UBS
Bronze Circle $1ooo to $1!1.999 American Express Company Charter Oak Foundation Edmund D. Edelman Foundation Employees Community Fund of Boeing Georges and Germaine Fusenot
Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Thornton S. Glide jr. and Katrina Glide
Foundation The Harold McAlister Charitable
Foundation B.C. McCabe Foundation Metropolitan Associates Uuella Morey Murphey Foundation Napa Domaine Winery National Endowment for the Arts The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris
Foundation Panasonlc Foundation Patina Ann Peppers Foundation Roth Family Foundation Lon V. Smith Foundation john and Beverly Stauffer Foundation Flora L. Thornton Foundation The Times Mirror Foundation j.B. and Emily Van Nuys Charities Wallis Foundation
This listing reflects donors who have made
annual contributions through Aprii1B,
2005. To report a change in your listing,
please call 213·972-3122.
NATION A l.
ENDOW M EN T
fOil THE .... TS
LA Master Chorale
Administration
Artistic Staff Grant Gershon, Music Director
Paul Sa lamunovich, Music
Director Emeritus
Nancy Sulahian, Director,
Chamber Singers
Lisa Edwards, Pianist/Musical
Assistant
Marnie Mosiman, Artistic Director
for Voices Within
Administrative Staff Terry Knowles, Executive Director
Marjorie Lindbeck, General Manager
Kathie Freeman, Artistic Personnel
and Production Manager
Ann Dunn, Director of Marketing
Andrew Brown, Community
Programs Manager
Patrick Brown, Resource
Development Associate, Individual
Gifts
Regina Sadono, Resource
Development Associate,
Institutional Gifts
D'aun Miles, Administrative Services
Manager
Consultants Ad Lib Communications, Libby
Huebner, publicist
Green and Green, accountants
ENERGI Creative Partners
NetTech, computer services
Patron Technology, e-news
Shugoll Research
Smash Event, Gerry Huffman
VisuaiMorph, David Mesfin, art
direction for marketing materials
and Performances Magazine
Walt Disney Concert Hall Philip A. Smith, Organ Conservator
Page Messerly, Box Office Treasurer
Elias Sant os, Customer Specialist
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Los Angeles, California 90012
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L.A. COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Through the Board of Supervisors, the County of Los Angeles plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of the Music Center. We applaud the five Supervisors Gloria Molina (chair), Michael Antonovicb, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Don Knabe and Zev Yaroslavsky; and David Janssen, CAO L.A. County.
PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
We continue our bustling spring season this May with engaging dialogues with David Gergen and Daniel Libeskind, the final two speakers in our inaugural Music Center Speaker Series at Walt Disney Concert Hall. David Gergen, a political advisor to four presidents and the current managing editor of U.S. News and World Rep011, will speak on May 2, and Daniel Libeskind, an international figure in architectural practice and urban design and the lead architect for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, will speak on May 31.
This month the Music Center Education Division hosts two exciting annual events: the Showcase of Artists on May 2 and the 26th Very Special Arts Festival on May 18. A joint partnership between the Education Divi ion, L.A. Unified School District and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, th Very Special Arts Festival is a free, public outdoor event on the Music Center Plaza celebrating the artistic achievements of young people with disabilities. We salute principal sponsor of the festival, Robinsons•May, as well as Helen and Peter Bing, and the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.
The annual Showcase of Artists offers parents, educators and members of the public the opportunity to preview performances and workshops available from the Education Division. More than 100 internationally-acclaimed artists are featured at this free event which will take place at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Next month, we conclude the Dance at the Music Center season with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, June 2-5, and the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, June 23-26. We hope you'll attend the performances of these extraordinary dance companies. For more information, please visit www.musiccenter.org or call (213) 972-0711.
Enjoy the show and we look forward to seeing you at the Music Center again very soon.
Sincerely,
~~ Stephen D. Rountree President Music Center
2004-2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Richa rd M. Ferry Joanne D. Hale John P. Puerner John B. Emerson Stuart M. Ketchum Ted Harbert Lawrence]. Ramer
Cbairman oftbe Board Walter M. Mirisch Phyllis Hennigan Fredric M. Roberts
Stephen D. Rountree Claire L. Rothman Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Penelope C. Roede r Charles I. Schneider Amb. Glen A. Holden Richard K. Roeder President & CEO Charles Starr, Jr. John F. Hotchkis Barry A. Sanders
Kent Kresa Paul M. Watson Maria D. Hummer David Saperstein Vice-Cbairman Harry H. Wetzel Ghada Irani Philip R. Schimmel
Maria D. Hummer Jane Jelenko Frank ]. Sherwood
Jfice-Cbairmmz & Secretm)' BOARD OF DIRECTORS Anne Johnson Hasan Raza Shir.1zi Robert]. Abernethy Stephen A. Kanter, M.D. Robert Silverstein
William Simon Leticia Aguilar Bruce E. Kamtz William Simon Treasurer James F. Albaugh Irving]. Karp Florence L. Sloan
William Meyerchak Wallis Annenberg Gerald L. Katell Joni]. Smith Assistalll Treasurer & CFO Roy L. Ash Carolbeth Korn Marc I. Stern
Stephen G. Contopulos Robert G. Badal Amb. Lester B. Korn Curtis S. Tamkin Judith Beckmen Joyce Kresa Cynthia A. Telles
General Cowzsel Brad D. Brian Kent Kresa James A. Thomas Diahann Carroll Sherry Lansing Franklin E. Ulf
HONORARY DIRECTORS Edward M. Carson Michael A. Lawson Thomas R. Weinberger Peter Chernin David C. Lizarraga Liane Weintraub
Andrea L. Van de K.1mp Eunice David Ginny Mancini James A. Wiatt Cbairmau Emezitus Lois Erburu Edward]. McAniff Robert E. Willett
Caroline Ahmanson Peter C. Erichsen Carolyn L. Miller Kenneth S. Williams Leonore Annenberg John C. Erickson Philip M. Neal Alyce de Roulet Peter K. Barker Joy Fein Bradley]. Oltmanns Williamson Eli Broad Brindell Gottlieb Geo ff H. Palmer Rosalind W. Wyman Ronald W. Burkle Peggy Parker Grauman Kurt C. Peterson Rosalind Zane Lloyd E. Cotsen Bernard A. Greenberg A. Ro bert Pisano David]. Zuercher
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