Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Chorale & Madrigals
Special Guests
Artist's Name
Hilary Apfelstadt
Artist's Name
Vance George
Artist's Name
Penelope Shumate
Artist's Name
Dillon McCartney
Artist's Name
Keith Harris
Participating Group Directors
Penelope Shumate
Vance George
Keith Harris
Dillon McCartney
American International School Choir
Kathy Heedles
Kathy Heedles has taught choral music to students at the American International School of Vienna since 1986. A native of Bennett, Iowa, she studied Music Education at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa and Choral Conducting at the University of Iowa. Kathy has taught music in Paullina and West Liberty, Iowa and the international school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Vienna, Austria.
An accomplished pianist and choral conductor, Kathy has worked with International Honor Choirs in Europe for the past twenty-five years. a recent sabbatical with the Vienna Boys Choir School. Kathy and her husband, Henry, also a teacher at AISV, have three children who are actively involved at AISV and enjoy their home in the Vienna Woods.
University of Toronto Women’s Chamber Choir
Hilary Apfelstadt
The University of Toronto Women’s Chamber Choir (Hilary Apfelstadt, founding conductor) began in 2011, in order to provide an opportunity for talented female singers to study challenging choral repertoire in an intimate and supportive setting. Most of the singers are music majors, and virtually all are undergraduate students. The ensemble rehearses twice a week for two hours at a time, and annually combines with the Men’s Chorus and MacMillan Singers to perform larger works. This year they will sing Bruckner’s Mass in e minor with members of the Wind Symphony.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Dianne Berkun
Dianne Berkun-Menaker
Under Mrs. Berkun-Menaker’s direction, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus (BYC) has become one of the country’s most sought after ensembles – known not only for its remarkable sound, but also for its ability to express a vast emotional and musical range. Ms. Berkun-Menaker has prepared choruses for performances with such major orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Mariinsky Orchestra, and for conductors Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Marin Alsop, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Robert Spano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Leon Botstein.
Brunswick Women’s Choir
Cathy Nixon
Formed in 1991, Brunswick Women's Choir is an integral part of the vibrant Australian music community. The choir's enduring vision was for a space where women could meet to create something powerful and beautiful. Under the direction of Cathy Nixon, the choir strives for music that brings about change –singing about peace and justice, love and anger, beauty and promise. A staple at many festivals, the choir has shared its music throughout Australia and New Zealand, frequently in collaboration with local musicians. Over 22 years the choir has toured, released five CDs, published a book and produced an audio history.
Masterworks Chorale of San Mateo
Bryan Baker
Masterworks Chorale is one of the oldest choruses in Northern California. Founded in 1964 by Galen Marshall and currently conducted by Dr. Bryan Baker, the mixed chorus presently consists of 85 members, and performs a wide variety of music from the Renaissance and Baroque to modern masterpieces. Masterworks is a community chorus in the best sense of the word; singers come from all over the Bay Area, and range in age from the 20s to the 80s. Masterworks Chorale has taken part in seven European tours. The group toured the People's Republic of China and gave concerts in New York that featured
performances at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall, where they performed the Verdi Requiem.
Cantores Celestes Women's Choir
Kelly Galbraith
Cantores Celestes Women's Choir is celebrating their 25th anniversary! It is an auditioned choir that was founded in 1989 by Founder and Artistic Director Kelly Galbraith. The members of Cantores Celestes have donated over ,000 to various charities. Cantores Celestes has appeared on CBC Radio One and Radio 2, as well as the CBC commercially-released video Clyde Gilmour, a Celebration in Words and Music. They have recorded music for three films and have released six CDs: Wassail!; Bright Shining as the Sun; Love's Pure Light; The Circle Never Ends; Wake Up in the Moonlight Singing; and Women of Light. Cantores Celestes was one of the invited choirs participating in Festival 500 in Newfoundland. The choir has toured Eastern Canada and throughout Western and Eastern Ontario. The choir performed the opening concert at Barrie's 2010 Colours of Music Festival as well as the 2012 Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. They are returning after popular demand for an encore performance in 2014 in Perth. They are thrilled to be part of the massed choir performance celebrating International Women's Day in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Centre March 10, 2014.
Collegium Cantorum
Helma Haller
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil, Collegium Cantorum has, under the leadership of Helma Haller, a
strong work ethic for interpretation of vocal music in a distinguished level both in Brazil and abroad. It's repertoire includes about 250 works performed over 210 events and 4 recorded CDs. Main international achievements (before DCINY Concert USA, 2014) were: Germany, 2005; Cinicinnati, USA 2012; Guanzhou, China 2012. Over the last 14 years Collegium Cantorum has been developing projects and proposals considered to be both original and sophisticated with it's main focus to continue acting as a permanent choral workshop. More: www.cantorum.com.br
Lust & La Femme Mystique: Carmina Burana And Music In Celebration Of International Women’s Day
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Participating Groups
Special Guests
Artist's Name
Hilary ApfelstadtArtist's Name
Vance GeorgeArtist's Name
Penelope ShumateArtist's Name
Dillon McCartneyArtist's Name
Keith HarrisParticipating Group Directors
An accomplished pianist and choral conductor, Kathy has worked with International Honor Choirs in Europe for the past twenty-five years. a recent sabbatical with the Vienna Boys Choir School. Kathy and her husband, Henry, also a teacher at AISV, have three children who are actively involved at AISV and enjoy their home in the Vienna Woods.
Under Mrs. Berkun-Menaker’s direction, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus (BYC) has become one of the country’s most sought after ensembles – known not only for its remarkable sound, but also for its ability to express a vast emotional and musical range. Ms. Berkun-Menaker has prepared choruses for performances with such major orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Mariinsky Orchestra, and for conductors Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Marin Alsop, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Robert Spano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Leon Botstein.