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Requiems For The Brave

Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center

Acts

Mark Hayes, Composer/Conductor
Hayes: Requiem (World Premiere)

Participating Groups

Christ the King Chancel Choir

Members of The Arion Male Voice Choir and the Newcombe Singers, Victoria , British Columbia, Canada: Coro Galiano, Galiano Island, BC, Canada: and EKOOS Vocal Ensemble, Sooke

First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Arlington, Texas

First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head Island

Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble

First United Methodist Church of Hurst Chancel Choir

Dubai Chamber Choir

Memorial Drive UMC Chancel Choir

West Torrance High School Aristocracy

Manchester United Methodist Festival Chorus

Worship Choir, First Baptist Church

Ozarks Technical Community College Concert Choir

St. Louis Symphony IN UNISON Chorus

UCC Sanctuary Choir of Norwell

Special Guests

Artist's Name

Mark Hayes

Participating Group Directors

Mark Hayes

Members of The Arion Male Voice Choir and the Newcombe Singers, Victoria , British Columbia, Canada: Coro Galiano, Galiano Island, BC, Canada: and EKOOS Vocal Ensemble, Sooke
Peter Dent

Christ the King Chancel Choir
Bernard Turgeon

Numbering over 6000 members, Christ the King Catholic Church, Little Rock, AR is the third largest Roman Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Little Rock (which encompasses the entire state of Arkansas.) Widely known for its musical excellence, the CTK Chancel Choir and its Schola, Cantors and Chamber Orchestra are responsible for the musical leadership of over 350 liturgies, holiday and Holy Day services, weddings, funerals and special Diocesan celebrations annually. The Choir, utilizing a variety of musical styles and genres, speaks the Word of God to the faithful people of Arkansas through its music.

 

 

First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Arlington, Texas
Diane Hale

The First United Methodist Church of Arlington Chancel Choir is a fifty-six voice choir which leads worship each Sunday morning for its 5,000 member church in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan area. Under the direction of Diane Hale, the FUMC of Arlington Chancel Choir presents major works with orchestra each year during Holy Week and during Advent in December. Chancel Choir members performed the Rutter Requiem at Carnegie Hall, with Maestro John Rutter conducting, in 2011. Mrs. Hale is assisted by Assistant Director, John Williams, Organist, Kathleen Smith, and Music and Worship Assistants, Arthur Busby and Alissa Davis.

 

Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble
Tim McMillin

Dubai Chamber Choir
Debra Dixon

Memorial Drive UMC Chancel Choir
Ann Ables
Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1958 and has grown to a congregation of over 7400 members. Music has always been an important part of the church; and the 100-plus member Chancel Choir, which rehearses every Wednesday, presents anthems each Sunday throughout the year.
The choir also performs special concerts, and in recent years have presented the "Requiems" of Mozart, Faure, Rutter, Durufle and Brahms, Handel's "Messiah," Mendelssohn's "Elijah," Dave Brubeck's "La Fiesta de la Posada," Honegger's "King David," Conrad Susa's "Carols & Lullabies of the Southwest," and Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass."
 

West Torrance High School Aristocracy
Kathleen Jensen
Kathleen Jensen has taught choir at West H.S. in Torrance, CA for 27 years. The advanced choir (Aristocracy) has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and TV's "Good Day L.A." Kathleen teaches three choirs, Music Theory AP, and Piano/Guitar. She also directs a community choir, L.A. Vocal Core.
 
Kathleen holds a B.A.-Music Education (Trinity College, D.C.) and a M.A.-Humanities (CSU-Dominguez Hills). Her awards include: Outstanding Young Educator (City of Torrance), Teacher of the Year (West H.S.), Arnold Plank Teacher of the Year (Rotary Club) and Excellence in the Arts Award (City of Torrance).

Manchester United Methodist Festival Chorus
Kevin McBeth
The Festival Choir of Manchester United Methodist Church is made up of adult members from the church, including their 160-member Chancel Choir. Located in suburban St. Louis, the 3,300-member church hosts an annual concert series, featuring the finest in choral literature. Recent major works performed with orchestra include THE CREATION (Haydn), MAGNIFICAT (Rutter), THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST (Dubois), MESSIAH (Handel), HEILIGMESSE (Haydn), REQUIEM (Mozart), CHRISTMAS CANTATA (Pinkham) and GLORIA (Vivaldi). The Festival Choir has appeared five times at Carnegie Hall, serving as the featured choir in a solo performance in January of 2000. The Festival Choir has also appeared in a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Performing credits also include the Missouri United Methodist Church Annual Conference, the Missouri Choral Directors Association's Summer Convention, and two Southwest Division American Choral Directors Association Conventions. Past performances include concerts with Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban and Andy Williams.

Worship Choir, First Baptist Church
Paul Hill

Ozarks Technical Community College Concert Choir
Kathryn Cole

St. Louis Symphony IN UNISON Chorus
Kevin McBeth

UCC Sanctuary Choir of Norwell
Karen Harvey