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Sing for the Cure – Still I Rise!

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

Please note: Tickets will be on sale 60 days before the concert.

Acts

Tim Seelig, Guest Conductor

Sing for the Cure

Rosephanye Powell, Composer/Conductor

Still I Rise: The Music of Rosephanye Powell 

Also Featuring:

Denise Lee, Narrator

Traci Elaine Lee, Soloist

Participating Groups

Chorus of the Rio Grande Valley

Northwest Women's Chorale, Port Angeles, WA

Center for Creative Arts Women's Ensemble

Special Guests

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Tim Seelig

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Rosephanye Powell

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Denise Lee

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Traci Elaine Lee

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Participating Group Directors

Chorus of the Rio Grande Valley
Joel LaMar Cruz
Founded in 2021 by Joel LaMar Cruz, the Chorus of the Rio Grande Valley is a dynamic volunteer ensemble based in South Texas, dedicated to musical excellence, collaboration, and community engagement. Drawing members from nearly 200 communities, the Chorus reflects the Valley’s rich cultural diversity. Each season, it presents four signature concerts—Spotlight On, Comfort & Joy, Masterworks, and Celebrate!—showcasing a wide range of repertoire. Performing in landmark venues and collaborating with regional artists, the Chorus promotes unity, inspiration, and joy through music, fulfilling its mission to nurture local talent and enrich the cultural life of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.
Joel LaMar Cruz is a South Texas-based conductor, educator, and performing artist with nearly 30 years of experience in theater and choral music. His award-winning ensembles have earned top honors at the State and National levels. A published advocate for contemporary choral repertoire, he has performed with acclaimed ensembles and founded both the Chorus of the Rio Grande Valley and the Children's Chorus of the Rio Grande Valley. Cruz holds degrees from UT–Pan American and Winthrop University and is an active member of TTAO, TMAA, TMEA, TCDA, and ACDA. His honors include the Bell Award, Apple Award, and Texas Master Teacher designation.

Northwest Women's Chorale, Port Angeles, WA
Joy A. Lingerfelt, Director
The Northwest Women's Chorale has been singing harmony into the hearts and lives of others since its founding in 2006. Our ensemble’s strength is our blending, but our unison is incredibly strong, exacting and powerful. The choral repertoire varies widely across sacred and secular works, both a cappella and with piano accompaniment.
Joy A. Lingerfelt is the founding director of NorthWest Women’s Chorale, starting the group in 2006. With advanced Music degrees from Southern Illinois University and Pacific Lutheran University, she is also a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. While living in Tennessee, she directed the Bartlett Community Chorus and Cumberland Presbyterian Choral Society, and toured with the Rhodes Mastersingers in Memphis. Ms. Lingerfelt served as chorus master in establishing the Port Angeles Symphony Chorus. A member of the American Choral Director’s Association, Ms. Lingerfelt is always on the lookout for innovative, well-crafted music that resonates both with the soul and the intellect. That, along with a distinct passion for exploring distant lands.

Center for Creative Arts Women's Ensemble
Neshawn Calloway
Center for Creative Arts Women's Ensemble is an auditioned goup of talented treble voices. This group participates regularly in local and state festivals where they consistently score superior ratings. The students in this emsemble are also participants in regional and state honor choirs.
Neshawn Calloway is in her 25th year as Vocal Music Director at Center for Creative Arts (CCA) where she conducts six vocal ensembles. Her vocal ensembles consistently score superior ratings at regional, state and national festivals and her students consistently place in regional and state honor choirs. In 2020 and 2025 Neshawn was recognized by the CMA (Country Music Association) Foundation as a music teacher of excellence. As a performer she sings with a neo-soul band as well performing in various venues and churches throughout the Chattanooga area. Neshawn and her students have travelled and performed for audiences in Germany as well as various festivals in the US.

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