Wellesley Choral Society Our 76th Season, 2023-2024 Edward Whalen, Music Director Hisako Hiratsuka, Accompanist Celebrating 30 years Over the Moon Cabaret Concert Songs of, for, about, and to the MOON Saturday, February03, 2024, 7:00 p.m. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church 207 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills, MA www.wellesleychoralsociety.org
2 THE WELLESLEY CHORAL SOCIETY DEPENDS IN PART ON THE GENEROSITY OF ITS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS. THE SOCIETY WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING DONORS AND TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN OF NOVEMBER, 2022 – JANUARY, 2024 Anonymous (x 6) Irene Axelrod Kate and Gordon Baty Timothy Brainerd John A. Carey Ellen Carita Patricia G. and Peter V. Cooper Irene Cramer and Mandy Waddell Rebecca Crane Christopher Crowley Francesca D'Arcangelo Sue D'Arcangelo Liz Dean Linda Derezinski Bruce and Harriet Dishman Wayne Everett Anastacia and Ted Feldman Bob Feldman John Finney Carolyn Gayle Green's Hardware & Paint, Inc. Emily Gronlund Celeste Harring Linda Heffner Timothy N. Hill and Janet L. Schwaner Hisako Hiratsuka Linda Hirsch Mr. Max E. Hobart Leslie M. Holmes Sara Lynn Johnson Chloe King Bob Litle Jettora Lundquist Barry and Roberta MacNutt Luma Marcaccio Deborah Lee Marion Lavonne McKeown Kate Meany Holly and Gary Mikula Gyongyi Molnar Ned and Donna Moore Nina Moss Nancy Nichols Bonny Nothern Lucy and Bob O'Mara Mary Anne Paradise Michele Petteruti Ellen Prottas Carolyn Pruyne Randolph Robinson Kathleen Rowe David Sheehan Lora Simon Benjamin Singer Carol and Danny Singer Skylark Vocal Ensemble Inc. Katie Small Susan Rose Smith Tom Smith Giancarlo and Rosetta Solari Alexia Sontag Ellen Straus Melanie Tamura Heather Turner Corrie Whalen, honoring Ted Whalen's 30 years as Music Director Ted Whalen Ted and Jo Ann Wong
Wellesley Choral Society Our 76th Season, 2023-2024 Music Director, Edward Whalen Accompanist, Hisako Hiratsuka Chorus Leadership Jettora Lundquist, President Rebecca Crane, Vice -President Nina Moss, Treasurer Lora Simon, Treasurer-in-Training Carolyn Gayle, Secretary, Concert Flyers Linda Derezinski, Immediate Past President Carol Singer, Concert Management Robert Feldman, Advertising Drive Francesca d’Arcangelo, Annual Fund Nancy Nichols, Annual Fund Anastacia Feldman, Grant Writer Gyöngyi Molnár, Music Librarian Paul Merry, Music Committee Chair Chris Crowley, Social Media Coordinator Sandra Kuhn, Program Booklets Holly Mikula, Publicity Corrie Whalen, Membership/Communications Lane Johnson, Treasurer Emeritus The Wellesley Choral Society is a member of the Greater Boston Choral Consortium, a cooperative association of diverse choral groups in Boston and the surrounding areas. Honorary Board Wil Breden John Finney Max Hobart Leslie Holmes Sara L. Johnson The Wellesley Choral Society is a nonprofit organization, open to all singers, dedicated to studying and performing the world’s great choral music, both sacred and secular. The Society was founded in 1947 after several choruses in the town of Wellesley joined forces for a holiday festival. Edward Whalen became the Society’s tenth music director in 1994. Each year the Society performs three concerts. WCS rehearses at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington St., Wellesley, MA, on Monday evenings from September to May. All singers of high school age and over are welcome! Wellesley Choral Society, P.O.Box 81060, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-0001 http://www.wellesleychoralsociety.org Please LIKE our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wellesleychoralsociety/
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5 Edward “Ted” Whalen was appointed Music Director of the Wellesley Choral Society in 1994. During his tenure with the ensemble, he has led the chorus in a wide scope of repertoire including Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Handel’s Coronation Anthems, Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass in c minor, Bloch’s Sacred Service, Rachmaninoff’s Sacred Vespers, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, requiems of Brahms, Fauré, and Duruflé, and Poulenc’s Gloria. In May of 2015 the chorus presented a program of Mr. Whalen’s own compositions including Dialogues, a piece written especially for the group. In Spring 2018, the ensemble premiered his composition Stars, written in honor of their 70th anniversary season, and for the Spring 2019 concert, held on Mother’s Day, the chorus premiered a special work entitled Love and Prayers in honor of Mr. Whalen’s mother, Janet Whalen. Ted is a graduate of New England Conservatory, University of Rhode Island, and studied at Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival. He has appeared as conductor with the Boston Aria Guild’s performances of Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, the Wakefield Festival Chorus, King’s Chapel, Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhode Island Gilbert and Sullivan Society, University of Rhode Island, and other ensembles. He has prepared choruses for performances at Monadnock Music Festival and conducted gala celebration performances for Boston Baroque. As a vocal soloist, Mr. Whalen has performed with such groups as the Boston Lyric Opera, The Des Moines Metro Opera, Lake George Opera Festival, and Boston Aria Guild. He made his Boston Symphony Hall debut singing the role of Dancairo in the critically acclaimed Chorus proMusica performance of Carmen. Mr. Whalen also sang with Boston Baroque (Banchetto Musicale) for 25 years, appearing on all of the ensemble’s Grammy-nominated recordings. Since 1995, Ted has been the director of Upper School Choruses at Milton Academy. Hisako Hiratsuka joined the Wellesley Choral Society in 1990 as a singer and became our accompanist in 1993. She is a graduate of the Tokyo University of Arts and Music. Her teachers include Yasuko Tani and Victor Rosenbaum. Ms. Hiratsuka is an active chamber music player and accompanist. In recent years she has performed in the Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Boston areas as well as in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Zushi, Chiba, and Kamakura, Japan. She also has accompanied flutists for music festivals in Ecuador and Columbia. Ms. Hiratsuka has been a featured soloist with the WCS, performing such works as Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and the two-piano arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, accompanied by her daughter. Prior to coming to the United States in 1989, Ms. Hiratsuka taught piano in Japan. She currently teaches piano and coaches chamber music groups at Tufts University.
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7 Wellesley Choral Society 76th Anniversary SOPRANO ALTO Francesca D’Arcangelo Linda Derezinski Anastacia Feldman Emily Gronlund Celeste Harring Robin Ingalls Luma Marcaccio Rebecca Mayer Kate Meany Holly Mikula Gyöngyi Molnar Emily Myers Nancy Nichols Carol Singer Katie Small Rosetta Solari Irene Axelrod Kate Baty Ellen Carita Rebecca Crane Amanda Daiuto Liz Dean Elinor Dulit Jenn Edwards Carolyn Gayle Linda Heffner Linda Hirsch Sarah Hyman Chloe King Anne Kott Jettora Lundquist Lavonne McKeown Bonny Nothern Lucy O’Mara Michele Petteruti Ellen Prottas Kathleen Rowe Alice Shabecoff Lora Simon Sara Smith Susan Rose Smith Alexia Sontag Melanie Tamura Mandy Waddell Corrie Whalen Marlene Williamson TENOR BARITONE/BASS Jason Chen Matthew Chernick Ted Feldman Gail Fisher Ellen Straus Bob Weaver Chris Crowley Robert Feldman Stephen Maack Paul Merry Ned Moore Robert O’Mara Tom Smith
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9 Auction Items for Tonight’s Silent Auction: Items Awarded During First Intermission: Wood-framed mirror Serving utensils “Take a Break” basket Japanese bowl set #1 Necklace #1 (Lucy O’Mara) Zoom Exercise gift certificate Pecan basket Hand-knit scarf Captain Marden’s gift card #1 Green’s Hardware gift card Amazon gift card Pair of etched flower vases Diane Hanna gift set Renee’s Kitchen gift card Items Awarded During Second Intermission: End-grain cutting board Hand-knit hat “Book Lovers” basket Volante Farms gift card Japanese bowl set #2 Necklace #2 (Lucy O’Mara) Dark Chocolate Basket Milk Chocolate Basket Captain Marden’s gift card #2 Smith and Wollensky gift card Pizza basket Sephora gift card Pallet-knife painting with maple frame
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11 Over the Moon Cabaret Concert Part One Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard, Arr. Whalen How High the Moon Lewis and Hamilton, Arr. Whalen Celeste, Harring, Luma Marcaccio, Carol Singer Francesca D’Arcangelo, Linda Derezinski Rebecca Crane, Lucy O’Mara, Corrie Whalen Ted Feldman, Ellen Straus Chris Crowley, Bob O’Mara, Bob Weaver Bob Feldman, Paul Merry Hijo de la Luna José Maria Cano Luma Marcaccio Song to the Moon from “Turandot” Giacomo Puccini Moonshadow Cat Stevens Audience Sing-Along I’ll Be Seeing You Fain and Kahal Corrie Whalen Moonlight in Vermont Suessdorf and Blackburn, Arr. Whalen INTERMISSION First Round Silent Auction prizes will be announced during this Intermission. Please be sure to also participate in the Second Round of our Silent Auction during this Intermission! Part Two continues on page 13
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13 Part Two The Moon and Me from “The Addams Family Andrew Lippa, Arr. Whalen Song to the Moon from “Rusalka” Antonin Dvořák Mary Sullivan Schroeder from “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Clark Gessner Linda Derezinski Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing from HMS Pinafore Gilbert and Sullivan, Ar. Whalen Matthew Chernick L’heure exquise Reynaldo Hahn Ted Whalen Moondance Van Morrison Audience Sing-Along Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller, Arr. Whalen INTERMISSION Second Round Silent Auction prizes will be announced during this Intermission! Part Three continues on page 15
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15 Part Three Paper Moon Arlen, Harburg, ad Rose, Arr. Whalen Shine on Harvest Moon Bayes and Norworth Jettora Lundquist, Paul Merry By the Light of the Silvery Moon Madden and Edwards Audience Sing-Along Blue Moon Rodgers and Hart, Arr. Whalen Francesca D’Arangelo, Celeste Harring, Carol Singer Jason Chen, Chris Crowley, Ted Feldman, Bob Weaver Clair de Lune Claude Debussy Hisako Hiratsuka Moon River from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mancini and Mercer, Arr. Whalen A musical collaboration 30 years in the making!
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21 WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT CONCERT? All singers of high school age and over are welcome! The Wellesley Choral Society is a no-audition chorus, open to all who love to sing. Come visit us during open rehearsals and see if we are the chorus for you! REHEARSALS for our Spring concert will start on Monday, February 05, with Open Rehearsals continuing on 2/12 and 2/19. We rehearse on Monday nights from 7:00 – 9:00 in the UU Wellesley Sanctuary (participation via Zoom is also available). ALL VOICE PARTS ARE WELCOME. Please contact Jettora Lundquist, President, for more information: ([email protected]) Wellesley Choral Society, P.O.Box 81060, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481- 0001 http://www.wellesleychoralsociety.org We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health's WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of cultural organizations across Massachusetts by expanding cultural access for low-income and working families.
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23 Music is an essential part of all our lives, and making music is an essential part of our community. The Wellesley Choral Society has been making music in Wellesley for 76 years! Devoted singers, skilled professionals, and inspired compositions, however, are not enough to bring this music to life. Member dues and concert ticket sales only account for just over half of the chorus’s operating expenses, so we therefore depend on financial support from individuals and organizations. To contribute to the Wellesley Choral Society, please send your checks made out to: Wellesley Choral Society c/o Nina Moss, Treasurer 104 Sherbourne Place Waltham, MA 02451 Thank you so much for supporting the Wellesley Choral Society!
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25 OUR 2023-2024 Season . . . . . . and OTHER CONCERTS that may be of interest to you!
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27 Draw on Sweet Night Sat, June 1, 2024 - 7 pm: Fir! Unitarian Church, Worcester Sun, June 2, 2024 - 4 pm: Trinity Parish of Newton Centre Enjoy a variety of composers meditating on the thoughts and emotions that arise between dusk and dawn, including Wilbye, Lasso, Aleotti, Palestrina, and more. We hope you join us for a glorious season of music! Sun, Nov 19, 2023 - 4 pm: All Saints Parish, Brookline Sun, Dec 3, 2023 - 4 pm: Fir! Unitarian Church, Worcester Join us as we explore the dazzling polyphony of the Iberian Peninsula, featuring works by Victoria, Morales, and Guerrero O Quam Gloriosum Music of the Late Spanish Renaissance Music for a French Cathedral Sun, Feb 25, 2024 - 3 pm: Chri! Church, Andover Sat, Mar 2, 2024 - 7 pm: Harvard Epworth Church, Cambridge Convivium will feature works by Dufay, Ockeghem and Josquin, including movements from Ockeghem’s Missa pro defunctis and Josquin’s beloved motet Déploration sur la mort d’Ockeghem. CONVIVIUM MUSICUM CHOIR FOR RENAISSANCE MUSIC Allegra Martin, music director For tick! s and se" on d! ails, v# it www.convivium.org
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32 Flowers for this evening’s concert generously provided by Posies of Wellesley