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Soothe your soul and enliven your holiday spirit! December 5, 2021 | 2 PM First United Methodist Church December 11, 2021 | 2 PM & 5 PM 1838 SW Jefferson Street December 12, 2021 | 2PM Portland, OR 97201 Video-on-Demand Concert Available December 19 - 31 ORSingers.org
Oregon Repertory Singers performs world-class music accessible to all.
Our professional-caliber adult choir of over 100 members was recently lauded
as “the city’s finest large choir.” Our education and performance-based youth
choir program serving children ages 5-18 is one-of-a-kind in the Portland area.
We are committed to world-class performances, exceptional education, and
nurturing the singers, listeners, and supporters of this generation and the next.
Board of Directors
Doug Rank, President +*
Nora McLaughlin, Vice President *
Keith Simovic, Treasurer
David Muller, Secretary *
Christopher Bailey *
Emily Cohen
Tina Bull *
Naja Di Pilla +
Richard Frye *
Jeri Haskins *
Carla Kelley *
Kirk Masterson *
Matt Navarre *
David Peterson *
Vijendran Sathyaraj *
Administrative Staff
Lauren Bryan, Executive Director +
Genevieve Stevens-Johnson, Operations Coordinator +
Pierre-Alain Chevalier, Marketing & Administrative Assistant
Oregon Repertory Singers Artistic Staff
Dr. Ethan Sperry, Artistic Director
Lisa Riffel, Assistant Conductor & Choir Manager *
Naomi LaViolette, Accompanist
Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choirs
Artistic Staff
Aubrey Patterson, Artistic Director
Stacey Philipps, Composer-in-Residence
Annie Kubitschek, Associate Director
*Singer with Oregon Repertory Singers Adult Choir
+Parent of Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir singer
PO Box 445 FOLLOW ORS
Gladstone, OR 97027
ORSingers.org | 503-230-0652
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Welcome to the 48 th Annual
Glory of Christmas concert
We are thrilled to be celebrating and kicking off the holiday season with you.
Whether you are joining us from First United Methodist Church or the comfort of
your home via our video-on-demand concert, we are glad you’re here. Whether
you are a choral enthusiast who never misses a concert or this is your first time
hearing ORS, we extend you a warm welcome. For many, the Glory of Christmas
represents a holiday tradition for your family and we’re honored to be included
in your cherished memories. In this socially distanced and complex world, our
connections are key. We remain committed to being a reason to gather, connect
and share the joy of music. We are so excited to be able to provide a meaningful
choral experience that meets you where you are this holiday season.
As we carefully navigate our way through the continuous impacts of COVID-19,
I am acutely aware of the opportunities, as well as challenges facing nonprofits,
specifically performing arts. Our primary focus continues to be the safety of our
singers, staff, patrons, and volunteers, along with upholding our reputation for
the artistic excellence of our music, and the development and education of our
singers. Our organization, programs, and performances may continue to look
different for a while, but ORS has, and will continue to, find ways to execute our
mission responsibly and beautifully. We are here to stay and we have you, our
great supporters, to thank for that!
Oregon Repertory Singers relies on the support of loyal friends like you who love
and nurture choral arts at every age, and keep us singing season after season.
Please consider supporting Oregon Repertory Singers with a tax-deductible
gift this holiday season to ensure our programs can expand, adapt, and grow.
Thank you for generously supporting Oregon Repertory Singers and keeping us
strong in 2022.
This holiday season, I hope our music brings people together. I hope our music
reminds us all to lead with love and gratitude, offers healing and joy, and provides
our community with an opportunity to be unified across all lines of difference.
Enjoy the Glory of Christmas!
Lauren Bryan
Executive Director
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 1
Glory of Christmas
CONCERT PROGRAM
Dr. Ethan Sperry, Artistic Director & Conductor
Lisa Riffel, Assistant Conductor
Naomi LaViolette, Accompanist
This concert has been digitally recorded and will be available
video-on-demand December 19 - 31. Tickets available at
https://orsingers.streamallytix.com/
Patrons who purchase tickets for the Glory of Christmas in-person
concert will receive a complimentary reservation for the Glory of
Christmas Video-on-Demand digital concert as well.
The concert today will be 60 minutes in length with no intermission.
Fantasia on Christmas Carols.................................. Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872–1958)
Guest Artists: Jimmy Wilcox, baritone; Hamilton Cheifetz, cello; Jonas Nordwall, organ
The Cherry-Tree Carol..................................................................Traditional
c. 15th Century
arr. Stacey Philipps
b. 1967
Soloists: Rich Vanderwal & Rachel Hermansen
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence................................................Traditional
c. 4th Century
arr. Naomi LaViolette
b. 1976
The Holly and the Ivy...................................................................Traditional
c. 9th Century
arr. Stacey Philipps
Night of Silence................................................................. Naomi LaViolette
Lyrics by Amy Hawkins/LaViolette
Come Ye Thankful People Come...........................................George J. Elvey
(1816–1893)
Lyrics by Henry Alford
arr. Mack Wilberg
b. 1955
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Stars....................................................................................Eriks Ešenvalds
b. 1977
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COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
ORS is dedicated to creating a safe environment as we return to
in-person rehearsals, performances, and events.
Proof of full vaccination and masks are required of all singers, patrons,
volunteers, vendors, and staff to attend today’s concert.
Concerts will be 60 minutes in length with no intermission.
Seating at First United Methodist Church is limited to 50% occupancy
to allow for social distancing.
Singers in ORS have rehearsed safely at Portland State University;
fully vaccinated and masked.
GLORY OF CHRISTMAS IS GENEROUSLY
SUPPORTED BY OUR 2021-2022
MUSIC LITERATURE SPONSORS
Margo Bachhuber Dean & Patricia Werth
Chris Bailey & Robert Lusk Howard Werth & Marion Levitan
Mark Solon & Don Tankersley Melissa & Matthew Canaday
Jeri & Sandy Haskins Jeff Ring
Barbara & Duane McDougall Shankar Viswanathan
Bruce Gulliver & Deb Habel Brigid Flanigan
Music Literature Supporters are those who gave a one-time gift of $2,500 or more at the
2021 Over the Rainbow Gala.
Oregon Repertory Singers | The Promise of Living 3
Program Notes
Welcome back! We are so excited to be able to perform our annual Glory
of Christmas concert for you in person again! In my 11 years as the Artistic
Director of the Oregon Repertory Singers, it has been one of my greatest joys
to focus on some of the best known music that is appropriate for the holiday
season. In past years, we have featured the classics by Bruckner and Britten
alongside modern masterworks by Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen and Ola
Gjeilo. This year we are going to focus on an always-beloved genre that
sometimes gets neglected in our more classical programs: the Christmas carol.
We begin with possibly the greatest medley of old British carols, collected and
arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1912. I especially wanted to program
this piece so we could feature organist Jonas Nordwall, who is celebrating his
50th year as the organist at our musical home, Portland’s First United Methodist
Church. He is one of Portland’s true musical treasures, and we are so lucky to
have had him as a regular guest artist at our concerts for decades now. We also
get to feature my friend and colleague, cellist Hamilton Cheifetz, another gem
of Portland’s classical music scene.
Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols begins quite literally at the
beginning, with The Truth from Above, which is the “back-story” of Christmas—
Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden, which is why humanity
needed a Messiah to begin with. It continues with The Somerset Carol and
Sussex Carol in the choral parts: both are cheerful carols ringing in the season
and even taking us all the way to New Year’s Eve. My favorite part of the Fantasia,
however, is listening to the organ part quote several other more famous carols
that never make it into the vocal lines. See how many you can catch!
After Vaughan Williams, we bring you four carols by our favorite local composers,
Naomi LaViolette and Stacey Philipps. We “premiered” Stacey’s arrangements of
The Cherry Tree Carol and The Holly and the Ivy last year as virtual arrangements.
We are all so excited to sing them together as a choir, instead of alone in our
basements with our laptops. Naomi arranged her two carols especially for this
concert, and they underscore her versatility as a composer: Let All Mortal Flesh
dates back to the Middle Ages, while she wrote the lyrics and music for Night of
Silence just last year. We are so blessed to have such talented composers and
arrangers as part of our organization.
We conclude this year’s Glory of Christmas with Mack Wilberg’s arrangement of
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Come Ye Thankful People Come and Eriks Ešenvalds’ composition of Stars for
choir and tuned wine glasses. Wilberg’s arrangement is truly bombastic—it was
written for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and, as you might imagine, it makes
full use of the power of the organ. We hope our 80 singers can produce the same
power and majesty as their 300. Stars is a long-time favorite, and its intimacy
contrasts beautifully with the Wilberg to send you off to your other holiday
celebrations full of beauty and joy.
Happy Holidays! We so hope to be able to continue making live music in 2022.
Ethan Sperry, Artistic Director & Conductor
4 Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of ChristmasProgram Lyrics
Fantasia on Christmas Carols: Many happy Christmases
Ralph Vaughan Williams He live to see again!
God bless our generation
This is the Truth
Who live both far and near;
This is the truth sent from above,
O we wish you the comfort and tidings
The truth of God, the God of love;
of joy!
Therefore don’t turn me from your door,
But hearken all, both rich and poor. Sussex Carol
The first thing, which I do relate, On Christmas night all Christians sing
That God at first did man create to hear the news the angels bring;
The next thing, which to you I tell, news of great joy, news of great mirth,
Woman was made with him to dwell. news of our merciful King’s birth.
Then after this, ‘twas God’s own choice When sin departs before His grace,
To place them both in Paradise, then life and health come in its place;
There to remain from evil free angels and men with joy may sing,
Except they ate of such a tree. all for to see the newborn King.
And they did eat, which was a sin, From out of darkness we have light,
And thus their ruin did begin; which made the angels sing this night;
Ruined themselves, both you and me, “Glory to God and peace to men,
And all of their posterity. now and forevermore. Amen.”
Thus we were heirs to endless woes, The Cherry-Tree Carol:
Till God the Lord did interpose Traditional
For so a promise soon did run
That He’d redeem us by His Son. When Joseph was an old man,
An old man was he,
The Somerset Carol He wedded Mary
Come all you worthy gentlemen In the land of Galilee.
That may be standing by.
Christ our blessed Saviour O Joseph and Mary walked through an
Was born on Christmas day. orchard green
The blessed virgin Mary Where berries and saw cherries fair to
Unto the Lord did say, be seen
O we wish you the comfort and tidings Oh, then bespoke Mary so meek and
of joy! so mild
Christ our blessed Saviour “Pluck me one cherry Joseph for I am
Now in the manger lay; with child”
He’s lying in the manger, Oh, then bespoke Joseph with words
While the oxen fed on hay. most unkind
The blessed Virgin Mary “Let him pluck thee a cherry that
Unto the Lord did pray. brought thee with child”
O we wish you the comfort and tidings
Oh, then bespoke the babe within his
of joy!
mother’s womb
God bless the ruler of this house, “Bow down your tall tree and give my
And long on may he reign; mother some”
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 5Program Lyrics (CONT.)
Then bowed down highest tree unto The playing of the merry organ,
mother’s hand Sweet singing in the choir.
Then she cried “See, Joseph, I have The holly bears a prickle,
cherries at command” As sharp as any thorn,
Then Mary plucked a cherry as red as And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
the blood On Christmas Day in the morn
She went home with her heavy load Refrain:
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence: The rising of the sun,
Traditional And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ,
Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
Sweet singing in the choir.
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly-minded, The holly bears a bark,
For with blessing in His hand, As bitter as any gall,
Christ our God to earth descendeth, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
Our full homage to demand. For to redeem us all
King of kings, yet born of Mary, Refrain:
As of old on earth He stood, The rising of the sun,
Lord of lords, in human vesture, And the running of the deer
In the body and the blood; The playing of the merry organ,
He will give to all the faithful Sweet singing in the choir.
His own self for heav’nly food. The holly and the ivy,
Rank on rank the host of heaven When they are both full grown,
Spreads its vanguard on the way, Of all trees that are in the wood,
As the Light of light descendeth The holly bears the crown
From the realms of endless day, Refrain:
That the pow’rs of hell may vanish The rising of the sun,
As the darkness clears away. And the running of the deer
At His feet the six-winged seraph, The playing of the merry organ,
Cherubim with sleepless eye, Sweet singing in the choir.
Veil their faces to the presence,
Night of Silence: Naomi LaViolette/
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Amy Hawkins
“Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Lord Most High!” The season swells with Noel
Lights are shining, yuletide dawning
The Holly and the Ivy: Traditional
Here I am alone
The holly and the ivy, Looking past gold and glass
When they are both full grown, A future lost, cold as the frost
Of all trees that are in the wood, Oh where is home?
The holly bears the crown
Carols ring, choirs sing
Refrain: Candles burning, memories swirling
The rising of the sun, All around me
And the running of the deer Here I stand with open hands
6 Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of ChristmasI’m drawing near and I hear Even so, Lord, quickly come,
Echoes of joy Bring Thy final harvest home;
Gather Thou Thy people in,
In this night of silence
Free from sorrow, free from sin,
My broken past is left behind
There, forever purified,
Dreams are born from ashes
In Thy garner to abide;
So beautiful as they rise
Come, with all Thine angels come,
Tears flow, walking through the snow Raise the glorious harvest home.
I can’t see the path before me
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But hope still burns Stars: Eriks Ešenvalds
A velvet sky, arching high Alone in the night
Warmed by starlight, all is bright On a dark hill
And love returns With pines around me
In this night of silence Spicy and still
The light of heaven shines
Peace, be still, I’m not alone And a heaven full of stars
I’m filled by grace divine Over my head
White and topaz
Come Ye Thankful People Come: And misty red;
George J. Elvey/Henry Alford Myriads with beating
Come, ye thankful people, come, Hearts of fire
Raise the song of harvest home; The aeons
All is safely gathered in, Cannot vex or tire;
Ere the winter storms begin; Up the dome of heaven
God our Maker doth provide Like a great hill
For our wants to be supplied; I watch them marching
Come to God’s own temple, come, Stately and still
Raise the song of harvest home.
And I know that I
All the world is God’s own field, Am honored to be
Fruit unto His praise to yield; Witness
Wheat and tares together sown, Of so much majesty
Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear:
Lord of harvest, grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take His harvest home;
From His field shall in that day
All offenses purge away;
Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast;
But the fruitful ears to store
In His garner evermore.
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 7Adult Choir
Oregon Repertory Singers is a premier choral arts nonprofit organization
founded in 1974. The Oregon Repertory Singers Adult Choir, established in
1974, involves over 100 singing members who are committed to presenting
world-class music experiences accessible to all, through programming of music
from the newest generation of great composers alongside celebrated choral
masterworks. The adult choir performs three major concerts each season and
recently was awarded The American Prize in Choral Performance, Community
Chorus Division, for its album release of “Shadows on the Stars” (2018-2019).
Dr. Morten Lauridsen, internationally acclaimed composer said, “This is the
finest amateur large chorus I’ve heard anywhere in the world.” (2018)
SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS
Melissa Albert Sarah Allan Luigi Boccia Chris Bailey
Andrea Bachhuber Sherry Alves David Frackelton Dennis
Anne Barragar Mary Bradbury Alex Garcia Baumgardner
Suzanne Paula Creamer Peter Gunn Curtis Brooks
Barthelmess Alison Ellsworth Peter Haub John Dabritz
Debbie Benke Linda Galante Gareth Hauser Stuart Farmer
Woods Beth Jen Gosnell Nathan Klammer Richard Frye
Aliyih Bristol Abigail Graves Tom LaBarge Joel Godbey
Amy Brittan Jeri Haskins David Peterson Jacob Lundgren
Melissa Canaday Lauren Haskins Mark Pipes Dylan Moe
Rachel Consenz Rachel Hermansen Douglas Rank David Muller
Jeannine M. Fredericka (Kris) Vernon Reitz Matt Navarre
Dahl Fogel Hoeveler Mark Solon Thomas Proctor
Celine Goodbody Darlyn Jablonski Thomas Swafford Ken Ray
Tiffany Carla Kelley Jamie Troy Ed Reeves
Haole-Valenzuela Jill Maughan Jereme Wilkie Gary Ritter
Sarah Hotz Nora McLaughlin Tim Siess
Andrea Kelly Joanna Meline Steven Sletten
Celia McDougal Hannah Moorman Adam Tracy
Danielle McFadden Lisa Riffel Rich Vanderwal
Marguerite McKean Ava Rose Jimmy Wilcox
Megan McNeal Lydia Ross Roy Wilkinson
Eva Patil Janet Schaeffer
Julie Quastler Elise Schaff Laubach
Melissa Reed Kinnari Shah
Darcy Schray Hannah Verbruggen
Lauren Storz Liz Winship
April Vanderwal
8 Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of ChristmasGuest Artists
Jonas Nordwall | Organist
Jonas Nordwall, Portland, Oregon native, has enjoyed the
most diversified career of any organist being a renown theatre
organist, concert organist, church organist, organ builder,
product marketer and music educator. He has performed in
North America, Japan, Europe, and China and has performed
ten concert tours in Australia. Nordwall is the only American organist to play a public
recital on the famous Sydney Town Hall concert organ to an audience over 2000
that was also broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Company. In 1999, he was
an adjudicator and guest recitalist for the Swiss International Organ Competition in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Appointed in 1971, Nordwall is the organist for Portland’s First United Methodist
Church and assumed the Director of Music position in 1990. There he oversees one of
the finest music ministries in the United States. He has played for General Conferences
of the United Methodist Church, the American Choral Directors Association conventions,
and regional conventions for the American Guild of Organists.
In addition to his performing career, Nordwall has been a major influence in the
latter 20th century design and manufacturing of both pipe and electronic organs.
He was with the Rodgers Organ Company for over 30 years and presently is an artist
for the Allen Organ Company.
Hamilton Cheifetz | Cellist
Hamilton Cheifetz has been described in Fanfare Magazine
as “unquestionably a magnificent player” for his solo recordings,
and The Oregonian wrote “Cheifetz should be declared one of
Oregon’s natural resources.” He has performed at the White
House and was the winner of the Piatigorsky Prize at Tangle-
wood, and he performed duos with his teacher Janos Starker which were broadcast
on NPR. His concerts have included the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
in New York and a solo recital in the Sydney Opera House. He was presented in
recitals and master classes in China in 2010 and 2012, Mexico in 2014 and Korea
in 2016. He recently appeared as guest artist with the Takacs Quartet and performed
at Chamber Music Northwest for many years as well as the Oregon Bach Festival.
A founding member of the Florestan Trio, Cheifetz toured Japan three times with that
ensemble. He is professor of cello at Portland State University.
Jimmy Wilcox | Baritone
Jimmy Wilcox, born and raised in Portland, studied Vocal
Performance at Northwestern University. After college, he
immediately moved back home to be with his family, the
mountains, and the ocean. Jimmy is in his 4th season with ORS
and couldn’t be happier singing with this incredibly talented group
of people. He can be found singing in a duo with Dru Rutledge; their hit holiday show
“Queer Eye for the Magi” will be live at the Alberta Rose Theater on December 29th.
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 9Artistic Staff
Dr. Ethan Sperry | Artistic Director & Conductor
Hailed by The Oregonian for providing “the finest choral concerts in Portland in
recent memory,” Dr. Ethan Sperry has been the Artistic Director and Conductor
of Oregon Repertory Singers since 2011. Dr. Sperry began studying conducting
at the age of eight, cello at the age of twelve, and singing at the age of eighteen.
He has earned a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Harvard College and
Masters and Doctoral degrees in Choral Conducting from the University of
Southern California. Ensembles under his direction have toured to Bermuda,
Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Puerto Rico, Russia, and Taiwan, and have performed
at major venues in the United States including The Hollywood Bowl, The Kennedy
Center, The Washington National Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York
City, The Nassau Coliseum, Cincinnati’s Music Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and
the United Nations. He recently led the Portland State Chamber Choir to victory
as the first American choir ever to win the prestigious Seghizzi International
Competition for Choral Singing in Italy, and led Oregon Repertory Singers to place
second in the folk music category at the 2014 International Musical Eisteddfod
in Wales, the oldest choral competition in the world. A prolific arranger
of World Music for choirs, Dr. Sperry is the editor of the Global Rhythms series
for Earthsongs Music, one of the best-selling choral series in the country.
Dr. Sperry is also a frequent collaborator with film composer AR Rahman and
has appeared as a guest conductor for him numerous times including at
Bollywood Night at the Hollywood Bowl and the 2008 Filmfare Awards, the
Indian equivalent of the Oscars. He also serves as a consultant for the KM
Music Conservatory in Chennai, the first classical music school in India, which
opened in 2009. Dr. Sperry was the 2016 Distinguished Artist at the Civitella
Ranieri in Italy. He is also Director of Choral Activities at Portland State University,
where he conducts the world-renowned Chamber Choir and University Choir and
leads undergraduate and graduate programs in conducting.
10 Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of ChristmasLisa Riffel | Assistant Conductor
Lisa Riffel has been singing in the Oregon
Repertory Singers for eight years since moving
to Portland from the Los Angeles area. In that
time she graduated with a Masters of Music in
Choral Conducting at Portland State University
and is now in her sixth year of teaching choral
music at Lincoln High School. Under her
leadership the Lincoln choir program has
toured both nationally and internationally
and consistently receives high scores at local
festivals and adjudications. In addition to
singing with ORS, Lisa also sings professionally with the Trinity Episcopal
Chamber Singers and other choral ensembles in town. As artistic director Ethan
Sperry has said, “Sight singing is her superpower.” Lisa and her husband Andy
reside in NE Portland and together they enjoy singing and exploring the beautiful
Pacific Northwest. They are expecting their first child in January of next year!
Naomi LaViolette | Accompanist
Oregon Repertory Singers’ piano accompanist
since 2004, Portland-born Naomi LaViolette
earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in classical piano performance from the
University of Puget Sound and Portland State
University, respectively. She has performed on
piano with numerous ensembles, including
Portland Piano International, Choral Cross-ties,
Tacoma Civic Chorus, Classical Revolution
PDX, Portland Jazz Festival, Gorge Music
Festival, The Vancouver Symphony and the
Fleur-de-Lis piano trio. A creative songwriter,
arranger and recording artist, Naomi released
her first solo record in March 2012, a holiday single Noel in December 2012
(subsequently arranged for and widely performed by choirs, including ORS),
and an EP titled You’ve Got Me in October 2013. She has performed her
jazz-, folk- and pop-infused numbers at venues such as Jimmy Mak’s, Alberta
Rose Theater and Doug Fir Lounge.
In October 2017, Naomi released her newest full-length album Written for
You, featuring songs written as commissions and gifts. Her work as a pianist,
vocalist, arranger and composer with Steven Goodwin and the Saving His Music
project has received prominent coverage in national and local news, including
CBS Sunday Morning, The Week, The Oregonian, and The Saturday Evening
Post. Their record, The Nature Of Love, spent three weeks on the Billboard
New Age chart in January 2018.
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 11Youth Choir
JOIN OUR CARING COMMUNITY OF K-12 SINGERS
Session 2
8-Week Winter Session
January 10 - March 14, 2022
Singers at all levels will work with the new artistic director,
Aubrey Patterson as well as Composer-in-Residence, Stacey Philipps to
write several new compositions that represent the voices of today!
ENROLL TODAY!
Financial Aid Available
All rehearsals take place on Mondays at St. Philip Neri
(2408 SE 16th Avenue). Class schedules and tuition
available at ORSingers.org. All singers must be fully
vaccinated. Masks required.
12 Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of ChristmasSupport Your Singers
Invest in what makes your heart sing! Loyal friends like you make it possible
for Oregon Repertory Singers to provide extraordinary and meaningful
concert experiences, and valuable music education opportunities for our
singers, supporters, and community.
This season, adapting our programming for both our adult and youth choir
programs into a hybrid model has brought upon us great opportunity and
expanded access. However, expenses of rehearsals and performances are
combined with digital delivery and new COVID safety procedures, and that
comes at a cost. This new model of operation emphasizes the challenge arts
organizations like ours are faced with: doing more with less.
Our adult and youth choir programs will survive because of your generous
giving, program enrollment, concert patronage and enthusiastic support—a
trifecta for success!
Your donation will support our ability to continue to evolve and provide vibrant
programs as we face new challenges.
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Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 13Thank You
2021-2022 SEASON PARTNERS
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Ed Reeves & Melissa Healy, Stoel Rives LLP
Amer Isse, Sound Technician
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Special thanks to the Pittock Mansion for providing their beautiful
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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
Andy Asher Suellen Lacey
Sheri Barrows LouAnn Lindberg
Kathleen Barnebey Lavina Marx
Cliff Fairley Richard Murphy
Mary Anne Fairley Judge Needham
Sherril Gelmon Marilee Needham
Ann Helm Michael Powers
Bryan Huitt Theresa Raichel
Ann Kirby Robyn Smith
Hannah Klammer Becky Warren
14 Oregon Repertory Singers | The
GloryPromise
of Christmas
of LivingThank You
TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
$10,000+ Andreas Gute Cindy Davidson & Jeffrey Davidson
Duane & Barbara McDougall+ Christine & James Hein In honor of Sarah Helen
The Miller Foundation Fredericka & James Hoeveler* Sfeir Davidson
Doug Rank & Jen Gosnell*+^ Michael Hotz+ Abby & Marvin Dawson
Darlyn Jablonski* Daniel Froelich
Craig & Leah Johanson Lisa Genereux In Honor of
$5,000 - $9,999 Al & Nancy Jubitz In honor of Jeri Haskins
Melissa & Matthew Canaday*+
Amy Brittan Charles & Andrea Hanson
In memory of Karen Rose
Ramona Kearns Rachel Hermansen &
David Frackelton*+
Nathan & Hannah Klammer* Dennis Axmacher*
Bruce Gulliver & Deb Habel*
Margaret Lindia John Herr
Jeri & Sandy Haskins*+
Rev. Arvin & Susan Luchs Stephen Herzog
Ed Reeves & Bill Fish*+
Jacob Lundgren* Bryan Huitt*+
Mark Solon & Don Tankersley*+
Megan McNeal & Kayci Emry*+ Beth & Jerry Hulsman
Jane Urban
Matt Navarre*+ In honor of Dale Justice+
Rita Navarre Andrea Fuchs &
$2,000 - $4,999 David Peterson & Nik Murrow*+ Malcolm Kelly*+^
Chris Bailey & Robert Lusk*+ Ken Ray* Tom LaBarge*+
Paige Baker & Helle Merilo* Patricia J Reser Elise Schaff Laubach*+
Suzanne Barthelmess & Lydia Ross*+ Barbara Coombs Lee
Rex Sustello*+ Randy Schekman Wendell Martin
Jan & John Brittan+ Lisa & Lee Sickler+ Celia McDougal &
Tina Bull & Richard Poppino*+ Steven & Patricia Sipowicz Joshua Kauffman*
John Dabritz & Donann Warren* Merri Souther Wyatt James McGrath, Jr &
Cliff Davidson & Andy Sfeir*+ In appreciation of Ethan Martha Sandstead^
Melissa & Michael Goodwin+ Sperry & Jan Schaeffer Bob & Catherine Merrill
Susan Hall In honor of Jeri Ethan Sperry & Siri Hoogen Dylan Moe*
Haskins & Lauren Haskins Michael & Judy Stoner Naomi & John Morton
Kristin & Sven Holcomb Lauren & Colin Storz* Greg Prosser*
Carla Kelley & Andy Asher*+ Jamie Troy & Barry Pack* Susan & Richard Ray+
Kirk Masterson & The US Charitable Gift Trust Gary Ritter*
Meghan Moran*+ In memory of Karen Rose Vijendran & Asha Sathyaraj*^
Nora McLaughlin*+ In honor of Rich & April Vanderwal*+^ David & Patricia Schaeffer
Vickie Hanawalt, Kathleen Roy Wilkinson* Richard & Susan Schubert
Fisher & Jeri Haskins The Woods Family* In memory Brenda Ray & Dana Gray Scott
David Muller*+ of Karen Rose In honor of Donna Jean Ray
Stacey Philipps & Ben Hickman* Tim Siess & Kimberly Hadfield*
Jeff Ring $500 - $999 Steven Smith & Dennis Johnson
Richard Rose+ In memory of Jeff Allen & Martha Bennett^ Tom Swafford & Scott Sarver*+
Karen Rose Ronald Atwood & Kysa Vassily+ In Honor of
Jan Schaeffer & Tuck Wilson*+ Rebecca Youngstrom Lydia Ross
The Shamrock Trust Andrea Bachhuber & Rob Sokol* Warren Bull & Judith Widen
Keith & Kristin Simovic+ In honor of Tom Bachhuber Jimmy Wilcox*+
Ted Smart & Lee Anne Doolittle+ Brian Beiriger & Ida York
Shankar Viswanathan In honor of Ethan Sperry $200 - $499
Dean & Patricia Werth Debbie & Thomas Benke*+ Kay Abramowitz
Howard Werth & Marion Levitan Richard Bills & Jerry Ota+ Dinah Adkins & Tom Towslee
Luigi Boccia* Sarah & John Allan*+
$1,000 - $1,999 Anna Brannen Sherry Alves & Mark Pipes*
Hannah Antico Maureen Bray Amanda Austin
Julia & Robert Ball Aliyih & Robert Bristol* Stephen Bachelder
Anne Barragar*+ In memory of Nancy Batchelor Robin Bacon-Shone
Melody & Tracy Boyce Amy Brittan*+ Paul Barber
David & Joni Edison+ Lauren & Josh Bryan*+^ Dennis Baumgardner*
Alison Ellsworth*+^ Pat Bryan Mary Carr & James Boehnlein
Diana Farmer John Burch In honor of Katie Boehnlein
Stuart Farmer*+ In honor of Cheryl Canning* In honor of Michael Booker & Jeffrey Welty
Connie & Lee Farmer Vera Higdon Mary Bradbury*
Richard Frye & Julianne Bowman* Janis Cicerchi The Bristol Family
Linda & Robert Galante*+ Paula Creamer* Rudd Canaday
Michelle Giguere Jeanine Dahl Fogel+ Richard Cook
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 15Samuel & Janel Denton Bonnie Reagan In honor of Emily Cohen
Naja Di Pilla & Ben Emery^ Kris Hoeveler Christine Colasurdo
Marina Doss^ Melissa Reed Patrick Conway
Ann Dudley Vernon Reitz* Deborah Coonan
Erica Erland & Mel Buckner* Amy Robinson & Jon Fischer^ Charlotte & Dave Corkran
Mary Fellows & John Russell Mel Downie & Roger Robinson Jeanne Creamer
Kari Fisher In honor of Ethan Sperry Beth & John Culp
Kathleen Fisher Terence Rokop+ Linda Czopek
Susie Fisher & Bruce Hostetler Ava Rose* Frederick Dear In honor of
Terri & Howard Fuhrman+ Manoj Sathyaraj Nora McLaughlin
In honor of Stuart Farmer Leah Schlegel Buffon Decker
Allison & David Fuller+ Darcy Schray In honor of Diane Dickey
Jordan Gaither Lyle Henderson Darwin & Sandy Dittmar
Sherril B Gelmon In honor of Jane Kepner & Gil Seeley Allen Dobbins
Gen & Atticus Stevens-Johnson Kinnari Shah* Norma Dody
Roberta & Cary Gluesenkamp+ Marilyn & Myron Sizer Angus & Kim Duncan
Joel Godbey & Kelly Morrow* Kim & Cash Skondin Barbara Edison
Celine Goodbody & Steven Sletten* Robert Edison
Benjamin Snider* Adele Smith Kay Elliott^
Carrie Gotkowitz In honor of the Jacqueline Solon Amy Ellsworth
birth of Paige & Brooke Storz Lewis Sprunger & Elaine Durst Gina Fehr
and the Storz Family Christoph & Ellen Stauder Lawson Fite & Katherine Sha*
Daniel & Mary Graves In honor of Nora McLaughlin Katherine FitzGibbon &
Ian Gulliver Genevieve Stevens-Johnson & Dan Rasay In memory of
Peter Gunn & Matt Johnson+^ Dinah Dodds
Lee-Anne Flandreau* Karyn Thrapp Susan & Mark Flandreau
Michael Hamilton Carol Talbeck & Gale Townsley Janina Fuller
Vickie Hanawalt Hao Tran Alexander Garcia*
Tiffany & Cole Haole-Valenzuela*+ Linda Tubbs Joyce Gardner & James
Paul D Hardin Jenny Tucker Steinberger In honor of
Ulrich Hardt & Karen Johnson Hannah Verbruggen* Celia McDougal
Steve Switzer & Lee Harker Scott Weaver & Curvin Carbough Maia Gay
Craig & Rusma Haskins Jereme Wilkie* Aron & Mary Geelan
Lauren Haskins* Elizabeth Willis+ Katherine & John Goff+
Peter & Donna Haub* Kathleen Wilson Margaret Gunn In memory of
Theressa Hollis^ In honor of Carol Witherell Guy Tarnstrom
Andrea Bachhuber Kathleen Worley In honor of Susan Gustafson
Pamela Jacklin & Leonard Girard Nora McLaughlin Jonathan Haas In honor of
Ray & Nansie Jubitz In honor of Paula Creamer
Amy Brittan $100 - $199 Evelyn Hamann
Sharon Kirkpatrick+ In memory Laurel Alyn-Forest+ Joan & Tim Hamilton
of Kris Van Auken Barbara Amen Tammy & David Hansen+
Emily Kirstein*+ Jerry Anderson & Betty Howell Donna Haole Valenzuela &
Mark Koenigsberg+ In memory of Karen Rose Isidro Valenzuela
Glenna & Roy Kruger Raymond Anderson Virginia Hawley
John Kyle William Apt & Grant Molsberry Martha & Bob Hickey
Amelia Lamb*+ John & Jeanne Atkins Robert & Jill Hrdlicka
Esther Lindbloom+ Pat Averill In honor of Darcy Schray Lee Hunt In honor of
Gilda Lorensen In honor of Alexandria Baker In honor of Jen Danielle McFadden
David Frackelton Gosnell and the Spontaneous Marita Ingalsbe In memory of
Jill & Bruce Maughan* Hub Group Christine Colasurdo
Marilyn & Richard McCormick Sheri Barrows Amer Isse
Marguerite McKean*+ Jeanne Barthelmess Carol Jolly
Samuel McKean Julie Bauder Jeffrey Klein
Thomas Moe Patricia Beck Nancy Koroloff
Hannah Moorman* Lisa Behm Robert C Krajewski
Jil Morby+ Mary Bodie & Thomas Beaver Mary LaBarge
Fred Neal & Mark Haack+ Sophie Braccini Margaret Lalk In honor of
Paul Neese*+ Sarah Buckmaster^ Carla Kelley
Margaret Norton Dorris Bull Dennis Larkin
Anita & Greg Osman Elizabeth Buskirk Kelly Lenox
Eva Patil & Matt Noble*+ Susan Campbell Beth Lewis In honor of Gary Ritter
Jonathan Pearce Patricia & Thomas Campbell- Samantha Li In honor of
Anita Pohlschneider Schmitt Melissa Canaday
Thomas Proctor*+ Nancy Catlin Gordon Lindbloom & Frances Page
Juliana Quastler & Adele Christensen In memory of Connie Lovejoy
John McDonald* Karen Rose Mary Lou Mansfield In honor of
Theresa Raichel Mark Clift David Muller
16 Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of ChristmasGeorge Mardikes Kathleen Quastler Jenifer & Mark Trumbo
Portia Masterson Barbara Rank+ Robert Tufts
Kim Mattox David Redmond Ellen Ullrick
Micol & Beverly Maughan+ Katharine Regan Gail Van Vranken
Danielle McFadden & Otto & Laverne Reitz Elizabeth Vanderwal
Florian Deisenhofer* Fillard Rhyne & Kestrel Spring^ Paul Vanderwal In honor of
Joan McLaughlin In honor of Lisa & Andy Riffel* Frau Dodds
Nora McLaughlin Anna & Anthony Rikli Janie Waddell
Marti Mendenhall In honor of all Judith RingensonCape Merrill & Shauna Watts
the ORS Singers Nancy & Geoff Ringstad Sue & Dennis West
Sharifa Merchant Helene Steese Rippey Bill Wickner
Brant Moore Nancy Roberts In memory of Heidi Wilcox
Bob & Mary Moran Kris Van Auken C P Wise+
Leslie Morehead+ In honor of Millie & Fred Robinson Kathryn Wolff
Sarah Hotz & family Deborah Rudell Geneva & Darrell Wright
Mary Morley Maureen Ryder Lindsay Wright In honor of
Lauren Newhouse In honor of Linda & Tom Samek Bruce Gulliver and Deb Habel
Tom Bachhuber Vidhya Sathyaraj Gregory & Terri Wygle
Stephanie & Charles Noble Lea Schneider Janice & David Yaden
Jocelyn O’Brien Donna Schreiner+ Shannon & Garrett Yoshiwara^
Karyn O’Bryant Jana Schroeder Glenn Young In honor of
Linda Ochenrider In memory of Bill Scott Amy Brittan
Ruth & Paul Ochenrider Kristen M Seitz+ In honor of
Wendy Beth Oliver Mary Seitz
Deborah & George Olsen Nancy Seton We thank our many
In honor of Kris & Paula Marilyn Sewell
Gareth & Sarah Page^ In honor Megan & Tyler Snow donors of amounts
of the ORS community Victoria Sparks from $1 - $99 for
Irene & Shivanand Patil Anne Stacey In honor of
Brenda Penner Cary Stacey your support.
Julie & David Peyton Judith Sugg & Anupam Narayan Donors acknowledged
Lois & Charles Phelps Patte Sullivan
Frank & Nancy Philipps In honor Stephen Summers In honor of December 1, 2020 -
of Stacey Philipps Stanley Irwin December 1, 2021.
Gigi & Orlando Polk Andrea & Joe Thoits
Julia Pomerenk In honor of Elise Thompson
Nora McLaughlin Alison & Mark Toledo In memory *= Current adult singer
Elsa Porter of Kris Van Auken += Current GEM donor
Imre Quastler Carol Trenga-Schein ^= Youth Choir parent
Video-on-Demand
December 19 – 31
Patrons who purchase tickets for
the Glory of Christmas in-person
concert will receive a complimentary
reservation for the Glory of Christmas
Video-on-Demand digital concert
as well.
Oregon Repertory Singers | Glory of Christmas 17February 23, 2022 More details
Pre Show at 6:00 pm | Gala Start 6:30 pm coming soon!
PO BOX 445 FOLLOW ORS
Gladstone, OR 97027
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