1939-40 thru 76th Season 75 seasons of service in the arts ...
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Annual Report
Ongoing Annual Events: MasterWork performance collaborations with orchestra and other arts institutions, including youth ensembles • Local & Outreach Christmas Concerts • Holiday events including Fanfare for the 4th multimedia patriotic 4th of July events • Valentine Dinner Show, Dancing & Silent Auction
2009 6/09—Return of Daniel Spurlock as Music Director2009 Filming for perpetual INTERNATIONAL Broadcast on EWTN, largest global religious media network
2006 Collaborative concerts of Brahms: A German Requiem with Jewish Comm Ctr Orchestra and YPAS Concert Choir Release of Love Song CD entitled If Music Be the Food of Love
2005 Inauguration of Fanfare for the 4th historical multimedia presentation
2003 Appointment of S. Timothy Glasscock as Artistic Director Release of double disk Christmas CD entitled The Art of Christmas
2002 A “9/11” Memorial Musical Tribute
2000 “60th” Anniversary feature concert - Mozart Requiem + with members of The Louisville Orchestra
1999 “60th” Anniversary season opening performance of the Fauré Requiem with The Louisville Orchestra
1998 Release of Sacred CD entitled Voices To Heaven
1997 Iroquois Amphitheater Diamond Jubilee Season Opener and Kickoff Concerts
1996 ReleaseoffirstCDentitled Christmas from the Heart
1995 First annual “Unforgettable” Valentine Dinner Concert
1994 Host Chorus for the Mahler Symphony of A 1000 The Louisville Orchestra-Daniel Spurlock, Chorus Master
1993 Lonesome Pine Special Celebration of Irish Folk Music Concert with Mick Moloney
1992 My Old Kentucky Home, sung in Russian, to 300 million former Soviet citizens, during a KY Derby telecast Host Chorus for the Kentucky Bicentennial Concert
1991 Appointment of Daniel Spurlock as Music Director
1989 Designation of Richard Spalding as Conductor Emeritus
1988 First Super Pops with The Louisville Orchestra/Induction into Chorus America, as a professional chorus
1987 Name change to The Louisville Chorus/Mahler Resurrection Symphony with The Louisville Orchestra
1985 European Sister Cities Concert Tour to Germany and France/Carmina Burana with the Louisville Ballet
1984 OfficialBrown&Williamsonsponsored“LightUpLouisville”Entertainmentforthenext10years
1972 Name change to The Choral Club of Louisville. Chorus becomes non-denominational.
1970 Verdi Requiem with The Louisville Orchestra
1967 Appointment of Richard Spalding as Music Director
1958 Appointment of Joseph Herde as Music Director
1957 SelectedtorecordfortheNaitonalSacredHeartProgramandtheHouroftheCrucified
1942 Recruitment of Catholic women. Began concerts at the Iroquois Amphitheater with proceeds to the US.O
1940 First performance in Columbia Auditorium (Knights of Columbus - now Spalding Auditorium)
1939 Founding of the Holy Name Band and Choral Club (all male Catholics) by Father Joseph Emrich
Highlights 1939-40 thru 2014-1575 seasons of service in the arts, adding to the quality of life in our culture.
76th Season
2014-201576th
Season
Daniel Spurlock Music Director
Financial StatisticsChorus Roster
Daniel Spurlock, Music DirectorTherese Davis, Pianist
SopranoLynn K. Carrie
Beverly Drake
Liz Durham
Sarah Francisco
Madeline Hicks
Tish Kimbel
Lisa Lanning
Marilynn McCormick
Ruth Newman
Mary Rose Pinotti
Emily Rogers
Gail Ronayne
Rachael Rhule
Marjorie Taggart
Lois Walker
Marva Watkins
Darlene Welch
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2014-2015 Operating Revenues$59,200
2014-2015 Operating Expenses$59,425
Unearned Income**Concerts 31%
Earned Income*
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AltoVictoria Ball
Lina Barrett
Betty Bennett
Alicia Davis
Lee Ann Dickerson
Betty Gabhart
Joan Gilezan
Kate Grindon
Debra Guess
Donna Love
Linda Maultsby
Rebecca Oliver
Pat Pernicano
Patricia Perry
Marilee Pruitt
Stephanie Quinn
Colleen White
TenorBrad Cleary
Paul Culbertson
Charles A. Davis
Kevin Gilman
Ryan Ludwig
Bradley Mann
John E. Trueblood
BassPaige Gahhart
Stuart Hale
Jon Jacoby
Alan Luger
Robert McDowell
Lee Overpeck
Paul Peterson
Michael Sands
Season P/L: (225)
Ending Net Assets: (109,685)
CD Sales Rel 683 07% Commissioned Perf 5700 57%Traditional Series Tickets 3429 34%Other 238 02% $10,050
Corporate/Bus 6,824 14% Foundations 2,780 5.5%Fund Raising Concert Events 23,394 47.5%Gifts Individual 11,203 23%KY Arts Council 1,726 3.5%Other 3,223 6.5% $49,150
Administrative 9,124 15% Program Artistic 26,404 44% Program Concert Marketing 8,045 14% Program General 9,864 17% Fund Raising 2,792 05% Other 3,195 05%
Board of directors
Robert McDowell, President Alan Luger, Vice-President Vinita Talegaonkar, Treasurer Belinda Cotter, SecretaryChuckNix Marjorie Taggart
friends of the chorus
Terri&ChuckNix and Gale Vandivier, Co-Volunteer Coordinators Judy Britt Marilou Eastman Theresa Glaspie Vivien Jacoby Susan Lish David Maultsby Linda Overpeck Amy Pierce Rose Marie Waters Debbie Willis
Music director Daniel Spurlock
executive director
Therese Davis
Pianist
Therese Davis
conductor eMeritus
Richard Spalding
Mission, Status, Board, Staff, Contributors Friends of The Chorus foundation
Cralle Foundation
sPonsor
Mary Anne Kaelin
Kentucky Arts Council
Target
Patron Victoria BallLina BarrettBenefityCommunityImpact FundBetty BennettLynn K. CarrieBelinda CotterPaul & Nita CulbertsonCharles A. DavisLee Ann DickersonBeverly DrakeLiz DurhamSarah FranciscoBetty GabhartPaige GabhartGE FoundationKevin GilmanKate GrindonDebra GuessStuart HaleMadeline HicksE.W. & Ruth HoelscherEJon & Vivien JacobyTish KimbelLisa LanningDonna Love
Ryan LudwigAlan LugerBradley MannLinda MaultsbyMarilynn McCormickRobert McDowellRuth NewmanLee OverpeckDrs. Kevin & Pat PernicanoPatricia PerryPfizerFoundationMarilee PruittRachael RhuleGail RonayneMichael SandsMarjorie TaggartJohn E. TruebloodLois WalkerMarva WatkinsDarlene WelchColleen White
Louisville Chorus also thanks the FundfortheArtsforexecutingthe Power2Give program and for innovatively providing matching sponsors.
Gifts in KindActors Theatre of LouisvilleTimothy L. Baker, OrganistBeargrass Christian ChurchBeckenhorst Press, Inc.Boyd Bacon, ComposerCave Country CanoesChildren’s Museum of EvansvilleColla Voce Music Publishing
Come Back InnDerby City LithographingDerby Dinner PlayhouseEvansville Mesker Park ZooFalk AudioEdwin FissingerEternal Word Television NetworkFrazier History MuseumFriends of The ChorusFrisch’s Big Boy RestaurantFritz’s Salon for MenThe Fun FarmLisa Spurlock Gilmore, HarpistJackGriffin,ViolinThomas Hale, ComposerHighlandTax&AccountingHoliday World and Splashing’ SafariImmaculate Conception Catholic ChurchIndianapolis SpeedwayJon JacobyKentucky Derby MuseumKentucky KingdomKentucky Science CenterKings Island Robert Lau, ComposerLost River and Cave Boat ToursLouisville BatsLouisville Chorus SingersLouisville Philharmonia—The Musicians’ OrchestraPaul Manz, ComposerMarengo CavernsDonald McCullough, ArrangerMorning Star Music PublishersMuhammad Ali CenterSacred Voice Music PublishingSt. Boniface Catholic ChurchSt Brigid Catholic ChurchSt. Mary’s CenterLaura Sullivan, OrganistTNT ProductionsWLCR AM 1040 —Holy Family RadioAnne YeiserZ Salon & Spa
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76th Season
The Mission of The Louisville Chorus:
T o e n r i c h t h e s p i r i t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e
l i v e s o f i t s c i t i z e n r y b y o f f e r i n g a w i d e v a r i e t y o f
m u s i c a l p e r f o r m a n c e s i n r e g i o n a l l y d i v e r s e v e n u e s .
S p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n i s g i v e n t o b r o a d e n i n g t h e a p p e a l
o f t h e c h o r a l a r t s f o r m f o r n e w a n d e x i s t i n g a u d i e n c e s .
Accolades222
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Louisville Chorus, the longest-thriving most frequently performing choral arts agency in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and neighboring states.
A professional chorus of auditioned singers, Louisville Chorus thrills audiences with a wide repertoire ranging from choral masterworks with orchestra to pops, family-oriented, Broadway, and celebrations of Christmas, Val-entine’s Day, 4th of July, and more.
Under the skilled baton of Daniel Spurlock, they sang the most gorgeous pianissimos and the most chilling fortissimos! Evening of pure magic. . . emotional, inspirational, and fun . . .—theartslouisville.com
Fetching choral elegance . . . Vigor and clearly delineated dynamics . . . sumptuous well-blended sound that easily filled the spacious sanctuary . . . balanced evenly from section to section and reflecting appreciation for whatever idiom came to the foreground . . . crystal clear articulation, exquisite balance, subtlety of timbre, and a detailed approach to dynamics . . . real attention to shifting styles . . . All selections emerged with consider-able interpretive sympathy. . . . most distinctive reading of a core work (Mozart: Requiem . . . same sensation as The Chorus sang Dvorak’s Mass in D Major, Op. 86 . . . fresh, vigorous, and deeply affecting . . . responded with unflagging enery and tonal detail . . . Daniel Spurlock had prepared them well and it showed again and again. . . . He and his colleagues have every right to be proud.—Courier-Journal
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