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Popular choral works by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Britten featuring organ accompaniment by Crista Miller of the Co-Cathedral Houston will shine in both the Belin Chapel, Houston Baptist University and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Nassau Bay TX. The Bay Area Chorus Mixed Chorus’ performance will include the Festival Te Deum by Britten and the Women’s Chorus will include Psalm 13 by Brahms in German.

February 24, 2013, Sunday, 4:00 pm Belin Chapel at Houston Baptist University

7502 Fondren, Houston TX. The Bay Area Chorus (Mixed and Women’s Choruses) will be joined by guest choirs: SCHOLA CANTORUM, the most advanced choral group in the HBU School of Music, singing the Brahms’ Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer with four hand piano accompaniment under the direction of Dr. John Yarrington and Clements High School Varsity Choir, an inspiringly accomplished group from Fort Bend ISD singing Durufle’s Ubi Caritas and more under the direction of Mary Matysiak.

February 25, 2013, Monday, 7:00 pmGloria Dei Lutheran Church

18220 Upper Bay Road, Nassau Bay, TX. The Bay Area Chorus (Mixed and Women’s Choruses) will be joined by guest choirs: Gloria Dei Adult Choir from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church under the direction of Rick Tegeler and Bayside Intermediate Treble Choir under the direction of Marianne Morrison. Both of these choirs are including songs from Ireland and Scotland.

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PRAISE!Enjoy the Bay Area Chorus singing works by Brahms, Orban (Missa Brevis No. 6), Mendelssohn (Six Songs for Chorus), and Basler (Songs of Faith) to conclude their concert season.

Apr. 29, 2013 (Monday) 7:00 p.m.Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 18220 Upper Bay Road, Nassau Bay TX 77058

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Guest CHoir feBruAry 24, 2013

the Journey Home Robert H. Young

ubi Caritas Maurice Durufle, Op. 10, No. 1

All is well Wayne Kirkpatrick and Michael W. Smith

CleMents HiGH sCHool VArsity CHoirMary Matysiak, Director

John Richardson, Assistant Director

Guest CHoir feBruAry 25, 2013

Annie laurie (Scottish Folk Song) Arranged by Earlene Rentz

Medieval Gloria Vijay Singh

Ching A ring Chaw/Great Gittin’ up Mornin’ Arranged by Linda Spevacek-Avery

BAyside internediAte treBle CHorusesMarianne Morrison, DirectorJohn Marcum, Accompanist

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Veni domine Felix Mendelssohn, Op.39, no. 1

Veni, Domine was the first motet in the Three Motets for female choir and organ composed in 1830 by Felix Mendelssohn (Opus 39 No. 1). He was inspired by his experiences in Rome in 1830. Mendelssohn liked to watch the sunset from the top of the Spanish Steps, which offered a stunning view across the Tiber to the great dome of St. Peter’s (designed by Michelangelo) with the sun setting behind it. Standing there in front of the 15th-century church Trinità dei Monti, he could hear a chorus of cloistered French nuns singing the Office, as a kind of soundtrack to the glorious sunset. This experience suggested a set of motets for women’s voices. (Steven Ledbetter)

Small ensemble: Cris Bocanegra, Melissa Medina, Paula Boderek Janis Parish, Rachel Hamlin

Translation: Come, Lord, and do not delay! Forgive the wrongdoing of your people, and bring back the dispersed to your land. Raise up, Lord, your power to save us. Come, Lord, and do not delay!

laudate pueri Laudate pueri

Laudate pueri is the second motet in Three Motets inspired for women’s voices in 1830. Felix Mendelssohn actually wrote a replacement for this work: Laudate pueri Dominum (Opus 39, No. 2-2) on August 14, 1837 long after leaving Rome, expanding the accompaniment to include strings.

Translation: O praise the Lord, ye children, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from hence forth now and forever.

Psalm 13 Johannes Brahms/arranged by Gerhard Track

Psalm 13 was originally composed for female chorus and organ/piano in 1859 by Johannes Brahms. The libretto was taken from the Martin Luther (1483-1546) Bible. The original composition was expanded by Brahms several years later to include strings. The arranger, Track, made this version so the music would be accessable to three part female or male choirs using the same score. This vibrant music is well suited for female voices.

Translation: Lord, you are worthy to receive praise and honor and might, for you have created all things, and by your will they have their being and are created.

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Hear My Prayer Felix Mendelssohn

Cris Bocanegra, soprano

Hear My Prayer is a Christian Anthem for soprano solo, chorus and organ or orchestra composed by Felix Mendelssohn in Germany in 1844. The first performance took place in Crosby Hall, London, on 8 January 1845. The accompanist on that occasion was organist, composer and teacher Ann Mounsey (1811–1891). She later married the librettist of the work, William Bartholomew (1793–1867) who also collaborated with Mendelssohn over his oratorio Elijah. The passage "O for the Wings of a Dove" ("O könnt' ich fliegen") is particularly well known through the recording made in 1927 by boy soprano Ernest Lough. The text is derived from Psalm 55

festival te deum Benjamin Britten, Op.32

Melissa Medina, soprano

Festival Te Deum was composed in 1944 for the centenary Festival of St. Mark’s Church in Swindon – an Anglo-Catholic church with a strong choral tradition which continues to this day. This is Benjamin Britten’s second setting of the Te Deum and completely different from the C major one he wrote eleven years earlier. The structure of the piece is also

different from the earlier work. A lengthy first section in unison which, while carefully notated in a variety of time signatures so that it feels as if it has the freedom of Gregorian chant, is accompanied by static organ chords in a regular 3/4 metre. It is a really imaginative approach, and is actually very simple to perform. While the organ chords continue, the choir breaks up into simple imitative phrases at ‘The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee’ but soon returns to the unison lines of the opening. The central section (‘Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ’) has fanfare-like phrases from the choir interspersed by short dramatic outbursts from the organ which then subside into a rhythmic piano section with an important ostinato pedal part for the organ. These two ideas are then mixed together before the opening organ chords return and a treble/soprano soloist sings a lovely line. The choir joins and takes the canticle to its gentle conclusion with the soloist having the last word.

This setting is more straightforward than the earlier one. It does, however, have rhythmic issues which have to be mastered fully to do it justice. The choir, for instance, must not be pulled off course by the different time signature for the organ part in the opening and closing sections. It is all very straightforward in reality, it just looks complicated. Britten has thoughtfully annotated the vocal rhythm throughout the organ part for safety. The organist needs to be a confident musician. Where Britten may write eminently practically for the abilities of a parish church choir, he does not make similar allowances for the organist and the accompaniment is key to the success of a performance of this and many other such works. (Repertoire note by Paul Spicer)

Bay Area Chorus of Greater HoustonKeith Dixon, Artistic Director

Crista Miller, Guest Organist from Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

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Pricilla Ennis High School Vocal Music Scholarship ivy Cantu, South Houston High School

CollABorAtion CHoir feBruAry 24, 2013

Abendlied Josef G. Rheinberger Op 69 no.3

Rheinberger's Abendlied ("Evensong") takes its text from The Gospel according to St. Luke 24:29. The context, (Luke 24:13-35) is the encounter on the road to Emmaus between two of Jesus' disciples and the Risen Christ. Cleo'pas and his companion have yet to be convinced that Christ has risen and while in a state of despondency meet a "stranger" on the road to Emmaus. They fall into conversation with him and tell him of their disappointment in the man whom they had hoped and believed was the Messiah. Jesus' response is to cite scripture showing that the Messiah would inevitably suffer the fate he had suffered. All of this takes time and as night will soon be upon them they invite their new friend to stay with them and eat rather than face the dangers of travelling alone and at night. He accepts their invitation and as he breaks bread with them two things take place: (1) They suddenly realize who he is; and (2) He vanishes.

All of this is background to pointing out that Rheinberger has taken his text out of context and perhaps inevitably, the meaning has mutated from the original meaning — in which two of Jesus' disciples not realizing, who he was obeyed the laws of hospitality by pressing their "new acquaintance" to spend the evening with them rather than endanger himself, to something along the lines of "Sire, the night is darker now, And the wind blows stronger; Fails my heart, I know not how …". (He's neither the first 'nor the only composer to make this mistake – I suppose Henry Francis Lyte's hymn "Abide with Me" which is based upon the King James Version ("Abide with us; for it is toward evening,") is the best known example from the English speaking world).

Does any of this matter? (In a way not!) It may well have nothing to do with the original meaning of the scripture upon which it is based but musically it's very beautiful indeed, no surprise that it's Rheinberger's best known composition. It's based on a piece he wrote in 1855, or to put it another way when he was 16 and features a challenging shift from F major to A minor and a beautifully melodic line which highlights the entreaty of the disciples. (Mark Fomireland)

neue liesbeslieder waltzer Johannes Brahms Op. 65

The Neue Liebeslieder differs from the conventional Liebeslieder in the fact that the ensemble sections of the work are separated by two solo songs for the individual members of the quartet. Although this piece was originally written for a quartet, the Neue Liebeslieder is often performed by a larger chamber ensemble and soloists.

The better known and more liked portion of this fifteen song cycle are the seven quartets. Throughout these ensemble sections, Brahms uses innovative techniques to portray a central idea. For example, in the first song, measures 16-21, he depicts the rocky shores by the repeated cry of "zertrümmert", which, translated into English, means "wrecked". Brahms also enhances the text "Well auf Well" (wave after wave) with octave leaps in all four parts in measure 4 and 29. In song number 8, Brahms's use of the musical rest in the middle of the words mixed with the chorus singing dolce helps to create a gentle atmosphere.

The eight solo sections of the Neue Liebeslieder differ from the ensemble parts in that the soloists illustrate different characters who behave in certain ways when it comes to love. The soprano is a female who continuously has no luck when it comes to men; the alto is depicted as a female who has suddenly abandoned her lover; the tenor is portrayed as a male who is selfish and irresponsible when it comes to sexual relationships with women; and the bass is one who is hopelessly in love with his married lover.

The final song in this cycle moves away from the subject of lovers and puts the spotlight on the muses and thanks them for inspiring not only the author (Goethe), but also all of the artists in the world. With this change in subject comes the change in meter. Brahms moves away from the standard 3/4 meter and changes to 9/4. The music is also much more contrapuntal than the previous songs in this cycle. At the climax of this song in measure 16, the piano drops out and the choir sings a cappella and moves from the dominant key back to the tonic key of F. J. A. Fuller Maitland, in Groves Dictionary, wrote: One of the most beautiful of all the quartets not in waltz-rhythm, is the epilogue to the second set of ‘Neue Liebeslieder’, a true lyric for four voices, with a gentler style of accompaniment than is provided for the rest. (Maitland, 1904)

Soloists in order: Adrianna Nelson, soprano Keith Trimble, baritone Kortney Johnson, contralto Alyssa Orlando, soprano Jakora Frazier, soprano Corey Estelle, tenor Adrianna Nelson, soprano

Dr. Alina Klimaszewska and Dr. Yung-Chiu Wang,

Houston Baptist University Piano FacultyPiano Accompanists – Four Hands

Chindia Alexandru Pascanu

A favorite with concert and festival choirs since its publication in 1993, this delightful work is based on a Romanian folkdance. The text, comprised of various syllables throughout (Ra pa ra pa; ta ka ta ka; di ri di ri, etc.), creates a stunning choral effect that will give a very special, festive feeling to a performance!

sCHolA CAntoruMHouston Baptist UniversityJohn Yarrington, Conductor

CollABorAtion CHoir feBruAry 25, 2013

i want Jesus to walk with Me arranged by Alice Parker

This spiritual was first sung by people who were walking a hard path through life, and were crying out for help. To help us sing this song today we bring to mind the image of a chain-gang to paint the heaviness of the footsteps which brought forth the strong beat of the music. Only when the singers feel this in their own bodies can the song come to life. (A.Parker)

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Be thou My Vision, the song and the story Dallan Forgaill/arranged by John Rutter

St. Patrick (385-461 AD) was a man zealous for the things of God. As a missionary, he defied an Irish King's edict that restricted the lighting of candles on Easter Eve. King Logaire of Tara had decreed that no one was allowed to light any fires until a pagan spring festival was launched by the lighting of a fire on Slane Hill. Patrick chose to honor God in spite of the threat of death. King Logaire was so impressed with Patrick's brave devotion, he let him continue his missionary work unhindered.An 8th Century Monk, Dallan Forgaill penned the words to Be Thou My Vision, as a tribute to St. Patrick's wholehearted loyalty to God. The hymn was translated from Irish to English in 1905 by Mary E. Byrne. In 1912, Eleanor H. Hull arranged the song into the verse most commonly found in English hymnals today. The music to accompany the lyrics is an ancient irish folk tune called Slane. John Rutter originally wrote the arrangement we sing today for the Cambridge Singers.

GloriA dei lutHerAn CHurCH Adult CHoirRick Tegeler, Director of Traditional Worship

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HOLOCAUST CANTATA by McCullough, is the featured work of this all Jewish composers concert

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dr. John yarrington is Director of the School of Music and Chair of Choral Studies at the Houston Baptist University. Additionally, he is Director of the Chancel Choir at the First Presbyterian Church of Houston. Former churches include McFarlin United Methodist, Norman, Oklahoma; First United Methodist, Dallas, Texas; and the Pulaski Heights United Methodist, Little Rock, Arkansas. In Arkansas, he founded the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Chorus which he directed for five seasons, and was Interim Conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra for one season. He was also Artistic Director of the Arkansas Chamber Singers.

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, Yarrington completed the Master of Sacred Music degree at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, studying with Sergius Kagen, Madeleine Marshall, Abraham Kaplan and William Gephart. Continuing graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma under Dr. B.R. Henson and Dr. Dennis Shrock led to completion of the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree.

An active contributor to professional journals, his writings on choral techniques, organization and philosophy of church music are well known. His published choral compositions are with Augsburg-Fortress, Choristers Guild, Abingdon Press, MorningStar and G.I.A. Published books include Building the Youth Choir, Somebody’s Got My Robe, Somebody’s Got My Hymnal, Choir Crackups and Have We Had This Conversation.

Yarrington is active in the American Choral Directors Association and served as Southwest Division President. He has been featured conductor for numerous honor choruses and All-State events. His workshop schedule takes him throughout the United States and Canada. In the summer of 2011, Dr. Yarrington will be leading workshops for the Oklahoma ACDA, the Colorado ACDA, and the National Methodist Music Week at Lake Junaluska.

At HBU, his choirs have distinguished themselves for their artistry and range of literature. In a recent residency, composer, Morten Lauridsen said of the choral work: “this was among the finest, both on a college and professional level. Their sense of pitch, vocal color, and interpretation of the music is very high.”

Dr. Yarrington and his wife, Diane, have six children and five grandchildren.

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CleMents HiGH sCHool VArsity CHoirMary Matysiak, DirectorJohn Richardson, assistant

Mary Matysiak is in her twenty-second year of teaching. This is her seventh year as head choir director at Clements High School. During her time at Clements the Varsity Mixed has earned sweepstakes each year at UIL competition and numerous Best in Class recognitions at various festivals across Texas. In 2011 her Varsity Men’s choir won the prestigious National Mark of Excellence Award. The Clements High School Choir Program is a large program of over two hundred members with two full time directors. It is in the Fort Bend Independent School Di strict. This program consistently seats many students in the Texas All-State Choirs. In 2011 they had

sCHolA CAntoruM. The most advanced choral group in the School of Music. These singers have performed with Alice Parker, James Jordan, Dan Gawthrop, Dan Forrest and Morten Lauridsen. Some have been accepted to the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria for the past two years. Though carefully auditioned, not all of the singers are music majors. Three major concerts a year are given. Upcoming is the Schubert Mass in G with the Kerr High School Cambiata Orchestra, and the Benjamin Britten Choral Dances from Gloriana with dancers from the University of Oklahoma School of Dance and theatre.

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more all-state students than any other school in the state. In addition to being the head director at Clements Mrs. Matysiak is the vocal facilitator for the district. Mary is married to Larry Matysiak. Larry is the Director of Fine Arts in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. They have two grown children. Laura Yoakum is a middle school English teacher in Fort Bend ISD. John is a cinematographer in Los Angeles, California.

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GloriA dei lutHerAn CHurCHRick Tegeler, Director of Traditional Worship

rick tegeler is the director of traditional worship at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church where he directs the adult choir, youth choir, celebration orchestra and plans worship. Rick has a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Houston and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. Mr. Tegeler has taught choral music for 20 years in Iowa and Texas. He has taught music at all levels. He was the choir director for the award winning Des Moines Christian High School Choir from 1998 – 2004. He also taught music at Garfield Elementary School in the Pasadena Independent School District for 9 years. Rick and his wife Valerie have four children, nephew; Robert and daughters; Grace, Antonia and Anamarie. Grace was recently accepted in the 2013 Texas All-State chorus.

The Gloria Dei Choir has been singing for well over thirty years and has been directed by Mary Voigt, Rick Leslie, Sharon Warning-Jones, Richard Kremmer, and Rick Tegeler. The choir has sung with the Clear Lake Symphony for many-a Christmas Pops Concert in December throughout the years. The Gloria Dei choir has adopted an area family to minister to and also has an outreach ministry to the inmates at the Carol S. Young Medical facility in Texas City.

Gloria dei Choir MembersKen Adams, Jim Arbet, Bruce Baacke, Carol Baacke, Warren Baerenwald, Rosalie Bates, Bob Clemens, Jim Cooksey, Cathy Copeland, Jeffrey Dahlke, Debbie Dalby, Greg English, Karen English, Lou Garcia, Karen Gastler, Dave Glandorf, Robert Gomez, Mark Grantom, Patty Grantom, Larry Griswold, Carolyn Hartman, Pam Henjum, Eric Hoffman, Jill Hoose, Jim Horne, Britney Hudson, Lenore Kremmer, Richard Kremmer, Roger Morefield, Ed Motter, Larry Myers, Bob Pair, Shirley Pennington, Ray Pergason, Larry Peterson, Nida Papa Prouty, Rosetta Ramsey, George Reed, Melba Reed, Jan Reister, Doug Sander, Ralph Spence, Sharlotte Spence, Judy Staliwe, Donna Stoa, Kathie Stocker, Bob Voigt, Mary Voigt, Sue Wentworth, Kim Whisenant.

Mary Horne is our accompanist and has been playing for the Gloria Dei Choir for over 11 years.

BAyside interMediAte treBle CHorusesMarianne Morrison, Director

Bayside intermediate is part of CCISD’s state of the art Education Village complex, and has been in existence as a school for 3 years. In that time, the choral program has grown from 30 students to 115 students, and has received Superior and Excellent ratings at UIL competition, as well as Best in Class and Overall Outstanding Performance awards at the Lone Star Showcase of Music Competition. The Bayside Intermediate Choral Program is under the direction of Marianne Morrison. Mrs. Morrison graduated from Clear Brook High School in 1995, and graduated with a degree in Vocal Music Education from Louisiana State University in 1999. She has previously served as the musical worship leader for Bay Area Christian Church and Community Bible Study, and currently serves as a worship leader at Bay Area First Baptist Church. She has also been a featured performer with local performing groups such as United Players, Bay Area Repertory Theatre, and Bay Area Chorus. She is married to Chad and they have three beautiful children, Emma, Macy, and Caleb.

Bella Voce Chorus (Intermediate level Treble Chorus)Alexandra Anderson, Julissa Arteaga, Susana Baltierrez, Hope Bierman, Madison Crew, Toni Eads, Gabriella Guillot, Gregoria Hernandez, Brandi Hunter, Ayla Miftari, Lysabeth Nordin, Emily O’Dell, Chelsi Olvera, Haley Raley, Chloe Sharp, Justene Te, Aleksis Tobar, Charlotte Wachter, Leslie Westergard.

Bella Cantare Chorus (Advanced level Treble Chorus)Aavin Adkins, Maisey Breseman, Alaina Castillo, Kallie Dahl, Brianna Daphnis, Hattie Fahnestock, Hanna Hitchcock, Ashley Inman, Kirsten Kunard, Ariana Leatherby, Makenna Morehead, Juliana Niedermaier, Isabella Nunez, Alasia Perez, Sydni Rapson, Zoie Reiser, Karissa Rulander, Haley Schroeder, Taylor Scott, Maya Smith, Kaari Stephensen, Alyssa Valderrama, Asja White.

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As he begins his 18th year as Artistic Director, Keith Dixon holds the distinction of having the longest tenure in the 48-year history of the Bay Area Chorus. He has conducted the BAC in performances of major works by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Durufle, Faure, Vivaldi, Schubert and Bach. Tours with the BAC have included Ireland, Scotland, England and the Yucatan Peninsula.

An active clinician for workshops, festivals and honor choirs, Keith Dixon has served on the choral faculty of the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute of Quartz Mountain since 2006. Kingwood High School Choirs under his direction have appeared in honor choir concerts at four Texas Music Educators Association state conventions and at four American Classic Madrigal Festivals and he has prepared them for performances with such notable conductors as Moses Hogan, Robert Sund, Maria Guinand and Craig Jessop. His own choral singing participation has been with the Houston Symphony Chorus, Concert Chorale of Houston and the acclaimed Robert Shaw Festival Singers, with whom he recorded the Telarc releases Amazing Grace, Evocation of the Spirit and Appear and Inspire.

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2012-2013 PERFORMANCES

Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m. "Sing & Swing"

with BAYS Dessert & a Song

Friday, May 17, 7 p.m. "Spring Sing" Concert

Clear Lake Presbyterian Church

Music Camp Dates!July 8-12, 2013

BAYS REHEARSALS Tuesday Evenings

Webster Presbyterian Church201 West Nasa Road 1, Webster, TX 77598

18033 Upper Bay RoadNassau Bay

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Bay Area Women’s Chorus • Bay Area Mixed Chorus

Alex Schaaf, Chemical Engineer, LyondellBasell IndustriesDavid Schoen, Chemical Engineer, Dow Chemical CompanyMaria D. Schoen, Quality Manager, GEO Specialty ChemicalsNancy Semerak, School Bus Driver, formerSteven Semerak, Chemical Engineer, GEO Specialty ChemicalsJohn Tanner, Engineer, Lyondell Basell

Chad Thiessen, Regions Bank TellerBrad Thompson, Professor, Medicine, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, University of Houston UTMBDeborah Tidwell, Choir Director, ret.; Choral Specialist, AMC MusicAnne Yell, Registered Nurse, Mainland Center HospitalMerin Zachariah, Engineer, CelaneseRoshu Zachariah, Chemical Engineer, Celanese

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Bay Area Women’s Chorus • Bay Area Mixed Chorus

Aubri Alexander, StudentHeather Bailey, Math Teacher, McReynolds MS, Houston ISDCindy Bjorkman, Private Music TeacherBeth Blanchard, Director, Patient Access & Business Services, St. Luke’s Hospital at the VintageCris A. Bocanegra, Choral Director, Beverly Hills Int., Pasadena ISDPaula Boderek, First Grade Teacher, Sheldon Elementary, Sheldon ISDPaul Boeder, Engineer, BoeingKenneth Brittain, Central Dispatcher, Enterprise TransportationGayle Brown, Manager, Jacobs EngineeringJeanette Chase, Private Voice Teacher; Church, Choir Director (Retired Emerita) College Voice & Choir Instructor, Registered Nurse, ret.Lynette Christy, Office Manager, St. Luke’s Imaging ServicesGinger Coffin, Environmental Engineer, Lubrizol CorporationCarrie Cole, Psychotherapist/LPC, Center for Relationship WellnessCarol Colvin, Elementary Music Teacher GCCISDLiz Corley, Customer Service Manager, Univar USA Inc.Cynthia DePrang, Church Organist; First UMC, Pearland; Choral Director, ret.Roni Derry, Dental Hygienist Ret., Makeup ArtistKerrie Dishon, Lead Pension Analyst, Aon HewittDan Dickson, Vice President, Sales Del Papa DistributingLaresa Evans, Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA)Kelli Glenn, Dietitian, Stay at Home MomRachel Hamlin, Choral Director, Channelview HS, Channelview ISDPaul Harris, Music Instructor SJCC, Professional Woodwind Player Phyllis B. Harris, Church Musician, St. Pius V Catholic CommunityRobert Harris, Computer Engineer, Choral Director, ret.

Johnnie A. Henderson, Computer Programmer, United Space Alliance, ret.Matt Hogan, Director of Music Ministries, FUMC, AlvinWallace Honeywell, Chemical Engineering Professor, ret.Jillian Hughes, Private Voice Teacher, Shift Leader Half-Price BooksErin Rives Kerr, Chemical Engineer Lyondell Basell IndustriesMichael Kessler, Assist. Choral Director, Clear Brook HS, CCISDSeraphine Kolar, Educator, ret; Church Musician, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, HoustonJade Kuhn, Assistant Choral Director, Channelview HS, Channelview ISDJulie Kutac, PhD Candidate in Medical Humanities, UTMBMary W. Lins, Data Manager, Barrios TechnologyLaura Luett, Aerospace Tech-United Space Alliance (former)Marsha Mains, Portfolio Admin., InvescoDawn Malone, Choral Director, Keller MS, Pasadena ISDShin Matsumoto, JX Nippon Chemical Texas Inc.Bob McGill, Engineer, United Space Alliance, ret.Melissa Medina, Choral Director, Shaw MS, Pasadena ISDDavid Nickeson, Physician, Mainland Pulmonary AssociatesJeff Nill, Engineer, Jacobs TechnologyStefanie Norris, Purchasing Agent KB HomeJanis Parish, Piano Teacher, ret.Brian Parks, Music Retail Store ManagerAaron B. Patterson, Music Specialist, Garfield Elementary, Pasadena ISDMicki Pettit, Stay at Home MomRobert Phillips Jr., Choral Director, Clear Springs HS, CCISDJulianne Preddy, Project Engineer, Lockheed MartinKymberly Reeves, Choral Director, Clear Springs HS, CCISDAlyson Roberts, Licensed Master Social Worker, Contract ServicesIrene Ross, RN Case Manager, Methodist Hospital

Mission Statement The mission of the Bay Area Chorus is to enrich the Houston and Galveston Bay area through the powerfully expressive eloquence of choral music.

Goals

• To provide educational outreach for audiences, chorus members and the local student community through the presentation of varied styles of choral music, including both contemporary and classical.

• To provide the opportunity for singers in the community to participate in the preparation and performance of high quality choral music.

• To demonstrate the continuity between student and adult performance opportunities by inviting area youth to participate in concerts.

• To provide scholarships for the study of choral music.• To co-sponsor a summer music camp for children in

the community.

BAC 2012-2013 Officers and Board of

Directors:

OfficersJeanette Chase, President

Paul Boeder, First Vice PresidentKelli Glenn, Second Vice PresidentKerrie Dishon, Recording Secretary

Marsha Mains, Corresponding. SecretaryLiz Corley, Acting Treasurer and Immediate

Past President

Section leaders Carrie Cole • Melissa Medina Cynthia DePrang • Bob Harris

Board Members Mary Lins • Steve Semerak

Advisory Boards"Representatives on the BAC Board of Directors"Deborah Kidwell –- Educational Outreach/

Artistic Development Dan Patterson –Arts in the Community

StaffKeith Dixon, Artistic Director

Tom Parish, Business Manager/Bookkeeper

PRAISE!Enjoy the Bay Area Chorus singing worksby Brahms, Orban (Missa Brevis No. 6),

Mendelssohn (Six Songs for Chorus), andBasler (Songs of Faith) to conclude their

concert season.

Apr. 29 (Monday) 7:00 pm Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 18220

UpperBay Road, Nassau Bay TX 77058

For more information,email: info@bayareachorus.org

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made Carol Barwick a staunch supporter of this outstanding community chorus. After retiring from 30 years as a public school choral music teacher, she began working to make the dream of establishing a Bay Area children’s chorus a reality. With the support of the Bay Area Chorus, the Bay Area Youth Singers began rehearsals and performances in the spring of 2008. Carol serves as the volunteer executive director of this music education organization. Carol is also the founder and director of the Summer Music Camp for elementary and middle school students, co-sponsored by the Bay Area Youth Singers, Bay Area Chorus, and University Baptist Church. She maintains an independent piano studio and is a frequent accompanist in the Clear Lake area. Her second career as owner/president of B & B Steel Products (a small manufacturing company) began in 2005. Carol hopes that her experiences as a musician and businesswoman help her serve effectively on the advisory board of the Bay Area Chorus.

linda fletcher Linda Fletcher is the Director of Fine Arts for the

Pasadena Independent School District. She has devoted 35 years to music education, teaching elementary music and intermediate and high school choral music. Linda received her Bachelor of Music Education with vocal emphasis from Sam Houston State University. She earned the Master of Science in Education Administration degree from the University of Houston/Clear Lake. Linda is an advocate for the arts in education and in all aspects of life.

sam Harris Sam Harris is in his twenty-sixth year of public

education as Director of Academic Enrichment and Fine Arts for the Galena Park Independent School District. Prior to assuming this position in 2000 he spent fifteen years as the choral director at North Shore High School. Sam received his Bachelor of Music

degree and his Master of Music degree from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University), in San Marcos, Texas. Under his leadership the North Shore High School Choral program grew from thirty-five students to more than five hundred and twenty-five students winning multiple Sweepstakes each year at UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest as well as trophies at regional and nation music competitions. In 1994 the North Shore Chorale was named “Grand Champion of Texas” in the American Classic Music Festivals and performed as a state honor choir at the 1996 Texas Music Educator Association State Convention. Mr. Harris brought this same commitment to excellence to his tenure as Director of Fine Arts as he supervises a 120 member staff in music, art, theater and dance and a budget just shy of one million dollars for the Arts education of 22,000 students. Even though every school in GPISD is a Title I campus with a population that is 70 percent economically disadvantaged and 78 percent Hispanic, GPISD Fine Arts organizations consistently out perform their more affluent suburban peers at UIL competitions. “The Arts are for everyone, not just those with the economic means to achieve according to conventional wisdom.”

deborah kidwell Deborah Kidwell served public music education for

33 years. She holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Education degrees from the University of Houston. She taught all levels of orchestra in Goose Creek CISD(Baytown) and Clear Creek ISD, and served as the Director of Visual and Performing Arts for Clear Creek prior to her retirement in 2007. Her orchestras won outstanding awards at UIL contest and in festivals in Dallas, Galveston, New Orleans, San Antonio and San Francisco.

The Texas Art Education Association awarded Deborah their Educator of the Year for Administration/Supervision for 2007. Deborah is a past president of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association. She serves

Advisory BoardEducation Outreach & Artistic Development

sally schott Texas Music Educator’s Association Past President and State Vocal Chair, Sally Schott also served as President of the American Choral Directors Association Southwestern Division. Since retiring in 2004 after 39 years of teaching secondary choral music, she’s supervises UH and SHSU student teachers. She is an educational consultant for American Classic Music Festivals, the Houston Chamber Choir and several area school districts. She was a staff member for the Bay Area Chorus from 2004-2012. South Houston High School choirs under her direction performed for conferences presented at the state, regional and national level for TMEA, ACDA and the Music Educator’s National Conference.

A founding partner of Alliance Music Publications, Ms. Schott’s other publications include two state-adopted music textbooks, music sight reading books and DVD’s featuring conductors Paul Salamunovich, Weston Noble and Sandra Snow. Awards include Pasadena ISD High School Teacher of the Year, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Alumni Hall of Fame, the South Houston High School Honored Former Faculty Member, the TCDA Choral Excellence Award and the BAC Distinctive Service to the Arts Award. She is a member of Who’s Who in America.

tim Vaughn Tim Vaughn, currently the Fine Arts Director in Goose

Creek CISD, was a choral director in Texas public schools for 30 years. He spent the last 30 years of his teaching career at Ross S. Sterling High School where his choirs achieved 15 consecutive years of sweepstakes ratings at UIL contests. Mr. Vaughn’s choirs were chosen to perform at the Texas Music Educators’ Association convention in 2005 and 2008 along with the Texas Association of School Administrators convention in 2006.

An active member of TMEA, Mr. Vaughn has served as region choir organizer, region vocal chairman, auditions host, all-state section leader, area vocal chairman, and UIL vocal contest chairman and stays busy as a UIL adjudicator and clinician for choirs preparing for concert and sight reading contests. He has also served as an All-Region clinician for several regions across the state. Mr. Vaughn’s other honors include Goose Creek CISD Teacher of the Year 2005, Deer Park Hall of Honor in 2006 and Class Nobel Educator form the University of North Texas in 1979 and completed his master’s degree in Music Education at the University of Houston in 1988.

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as a UIL Orchestra judge throughout the state and has served as a Region Orchestra clinician and also a consultant for school districts. She is an active church musician as a violinist and handbell player and directs an adult recorder group at her home church. Deborah is married to James Kidwell, also a retired orchestra director, and they have three married children and seven grandchildren. Deborah believes that the Bay Area Chorus is a vital and important part of the Bay Area community and wishes to support and promote the chorus in any way she can.

James kidwell James Kidwell, retired in 2004 from an accomplished

career as a public school orchestra director/ teacher, grades 5-12. He taught a total of 35 years, 28 at Clear Lake High School and other CCISD schools. Since retiring, Mr. Kidwell has taught string education classes at the University of Houston Moores School of Music and currently is a part-time employee of Lisle Violin Shop. James is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University (BA, Ed) and Texas Tech University (MME), and has also taught in Lubbock ISD, and Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD, where he also served as String Supervisor. He was Fine Arts Department Head at CLHS, and conducted the orchestra for many of the Senior Musicals. In 2000, James was the Space Center Rotary nominee from CLHS for the CCISD Secondary Teacher of the year, and was named runner-up. Among the many awards his CLHS orchestras received was being named the 1990-91 TMEA High School Full Honor Orchestra. Mr. Kidwell always encouraged his students to strive to be the best they could be as individuals, musicians, and ensemble members.

James was on the founding Steering Committee (Advisory Board) of the Clear Lake Symphony, and also Associate Conductor for several years. Mr. Kidwell has been Orchestra Vice-President of Texas Music Educator’s Association, as well as Orchestra Chair for three TMEA Regions. James is a former board member and President of the Texas Orchestra Director’s Association, and received that organization’s Orchestra Director of the Year Award in 2008. He is an active adjudicator for UIL

and festival competition and is a frequent clinician for orchestras throughout the Houston area.

Mr. Kidwell is active in the music program at Webster Presbyterian Church, playing in string ensembles, the recorder consort, and small hand bell ensemble. He has been the director of the adult hand bell choir for the last 19 years, and has served as a Church Elder. James and his wife Deborah have three children and seven grandchildren.

dean MuthsDean Muths has been the Director of Visual and

Performing Arts for the Clear Creek Independent School District for the past 5 years. He has lived in the Clear Lake area since 1964 and is a product of Clear Creek ISD having graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1975. He received his Bachelor’s in Music Education from Sam Houston State University, his Master’s in Music Education from University of Houston Central Campus and his Master’s degree in Mid-Management from University of Houston/Clear Lake. Mr. Muths began his teaching career as a band director at Clear Lake Intermediate in 1980. In 1991, he became assistant principal at Space Center Intermediate before returning to Clear Lake Intermediate as principal in 2002. In his present position since 2007, he oversees all choir, band, orchestra, theatre, art and dance programs for CCISD.

Gary Vincent navy Gary Vincent Navy is a graduate of College of the

Mainland and earned a B.M. from ETSU. He debuted with Houston Grand Opera in Jonathan Wade, is a member of Houston Ebony Opera Guild, The New Galveston Heritage Chorale and Barbara Tucker’s A Chosen Few. He is a guest cantor/soloist in churches/synagogues throughout the area. Also involved in Community Theater Productions, Mr. Navy, a former music educator, has performed with Opera in the Heights, the Bay Area Chorus, the Houston Masterworks Chorus and the Galveston Symphony. Gary is the Coordinator of Liturgy and Music at Shrine of the True Cross Catholic Church in Dickinson.

ralph Parr Ralph Parr is a lifelong resident of the Bay Area and he and his wife Claudia are long time patrons of the arts here. After 40+ years of service to the Clear Creek ISD, serving as a teacher, administrator and board member, Ralph retired from the District officially in 2009. Now he enjoys reading and traveling and visiting Ralph Parr Elementary School in League City where he reads to the children from his own easy chair in the Library. He was an organizing member and first president of the Clear Creek Country Theatre where he often directed and acted. A strong advocate of choral music, Ralph was a instrumental in the movement that made CCISD a leader in the state for dynamic and award winning high school choirs. Claudia Parr and the Parr’s son, Richard, are leading residential realtors in the Clear Creek area. The Parrs enjoy frequent visits to New York City to attend plays and musicals. This year Ralph Parr was honored to be selected as one of the 50 most influential citizens of the entire area by the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce.

dan Patterson A retired computer professional, Dan Patterson now volunteers in the Literacy Lab at Falcon Pass Elementary and likes working there very much. He moved to Clear Lake from Philadelphia in 1999 and loves living in Houston. He has had a life-long interest in music, particular in opera and vocal music, and is an ardent supporter of the Arts. His life in recent years has centered around helping to raise his beloved great-great-nieces Taylor and Vicky, who are both very musical.

Pat swartley Pat Swartley is a long time supporter of the Clear Lake Symphony and the Bay Area Chorus. She has assisted the Clear Lake Symphony with PR and fund raising for over 25 years and now brings that experience to BAC as a member of the Advisory Board. A former band director, Pat has played and taught clarinet most of her adult life and is presently teaching clarinet for CCISD.

A. Jan taylor A. Jan Taylor, a Houston native, received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Houston and the Master of Arts degree from Prairie View A&M University. She is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Houston. Her 1996 appointment as Director of Choral Activities at Prairie View A & M University followed a successful teaching career as piano instructor and choral director in the Houston Independent School District.

As a conductor, Mrs. Taylor has been associated with the Singing Boys of Houston Preparatory Choir and the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and is founding director of Intermezzo, a professional vocal ensemble. She has served as adjudicator and choral clinician for numerous choral festivals, and as a church choir director and accompanist. Mrs. Taylor served as Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony Chorus from 2003 until 2006.

rick tegeler Richard G. Tegeler is the director of traditional worship at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church where he directs the adult choir, youth choirs and celebration orchestra. He has a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Houston and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. Mr. Tegeler has taught choral music for 20 years in Iowa and Texas. He has taught music at all levels; preschool through adults. He was the choir director for the award winning Des Moines Christian High School Choir from 1998 – 2004. He also taught music at Garfield Elementary School in the Pasadena Independent School District for 9 years. He and his wife Valerie owned and operated The Music and Movement Center, an early childhood music studio in Des Moines, Iowa. Rick has sung with The Des Moines Metro Opera as well as OPERA IOWA. Mr. Tegeler is a member of the Texas Choral Directors Association and Choristers Guild. Rick and his wife Valerie have four children.

Priscilla ennis Priscilla Ennis came to the Bay Area when her husband Bob came to work on the Space Shuttle. Ennis received her BA degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Her career in real estate has spanned more than 35 years. In recent years she has consistently been the top producing agent with Re/Max Space Center. A church choir member for 33 years, Ennis has been involved with Clear Lake Pan Hellenic and the Clear Lake Symphony League. She loves music and is very happy supporting the BAC, in fact, Ennis has donated $1000 each year toward a BAC scholarship for a deserving high school senior planning to study music.

elizabeth dennard ed.d, lPC Beth Dennard, is the director and principal counselor of Bright Futures Consulting. She founded Bright Futures Consulting (BFC) in 1999 and her company offers personalized career counseling, expert college planning and coaching for life direction. Beth and her associates help people truly know themselves, make a plan and succeed. BFC offers individualized guidance during life transitions, specifically: high school to college, college to graduate school and school to the workplace. BFC emphasizes finding the right next step with a focus on funding strategies. At Bright Futures Consulting we believe that each person is uniquely gifted for a life of purpose, which inspired the Bay Area Chorus Music Education Scholarship. Dr. Dennard sponsored this scholarship for a high school student who plans to major in Music Education. Music makes life enjoyable and the world a better place and we have music educators to thank for teaching and inspiring students to pursue music.

dr. david r. Gordon Dr. Gordon has been practicing dentistry in the Clear Lake area since 1990. While Dr. Gordon performs a wide array of dental procedures, his focus is primarily on cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry.

Dr. Gordon received dual bachelor degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans and, after conducting research in cell biology at Baylor College of Medicine here in Houston, went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery from The University of Texas Health Science Center Dental Branch in San Antonio, where he conducted research on an assortment of biomaterials used in dentistry today. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association and the Greater Houston Dental Society. He is also a member and past president of Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity.

Bette Johnson A former Mayor Pro-Tem for the city of Nassau Bay, Bette Johnson served on Council for eight years. She also ran on the Nassau Bay ambulance for 25 years, serving as medical chief for seven of those years.

She received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Houston Clear Lake before Bette starting teaching at McWhirter Professional Development Lab School in Webster. She was a Master Reading Teacher when she retired after 23 years in CCISD. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Nassau Bay is where Bette spends most of her time volunteering since retiring.

Bette sang in her High School Choral Group. It is where she met her husband Don when they performed in the musical, Brigadoon, together. That is reason that Bay Area Chorus is so dear to her heart.

Advisory BoardArts in the Community

susan Venier Susan Venier brings Deztinktiv INTERIORS to custom decorate your home with the simple elegance you desire. Having been an eighteen-year franchise owner with Interiors by Decorating Den, Susan has stepped forward with a business face lift to continue serving her clients with her decorating talent and years of experience. Susan enjoys designing homes that reflect a client’s lifestyle. She comes to you in the comfort of your home or business with the latest in decorating products. Susan’s appreciation for the arts extends from her accomplishments as a flutist which won her a scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. However, her passion for combining color, design, and texture won out. Forgoing the music scholarship Susan pursued her Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design.

Brian worrell Music has always been a huge part of Brian Worrell’s life. He sings in addition to playing trumpet, guitar, classical guitar, and piano — he says he doesn’t play any of them well. His love for music has been passed to his two children, ages six and three, who love to sing and dance around the house while banging anything that remotely resembles an instrument. Brian’s other hobbies include playing pickelball, kayaking, and traveling. He and his wife recently began a mission to visit all of the National Parks as well as all seven continents. He is hoping to live past 100 in order to fit all of it in. Brian became a fan and supporter of BAC after watching several of his friends perform in the chorus. In addition, Brian works as a REALTOR with Prudential Gary Greene and also helped to redesign the BAC website.

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Bay Area Chorus

Directors1965-2012

Estred Schwantes

1965

Paul Ofield

1965 - 1967

Robert Herring

1965

Robert Bennett

1965

Dr. Wayne Bedford

1968 - 1969

Ray Witt1969 - 1970

Milton Pullen1970 - 1975

Dr. Ray Moore1975 - 1988

Rob Seible1988 - 1995

Keith Dixon1995 - present

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The Bay Area Choruswould like to thank our sponsors for showing their support by

placing an ad in our concert program.

Please patronize these establishments and thank them for supporting the arts.(See advertisement listing in the back of this program)

Other Ways

to Support

randalls When you use your Randall’s Remarkable Card, you can help the Bay Area Chorus. Visit bayareachorus.org or your Randall’s Courtesy Booth and ask for a Good Neigh-bor Program application. Complete the form and enter BAC charity #2318. Then, every time you shop at Randall’s, a portion of your purchase will benefit the chorus.

kroger You can support the Bay Area Chorus when shopping at Kroger by setting up a Neighbor to Neighbor Account with Bay Area Chorus as the recipient. To set up your BAC account, go to bayareachorus.org to download and print our Kroger donation letter. Take this letter to your Kroger cashier. They will scan your KrogerPlus Card and the BAC barcode included on the letter. You only have to present this letter to the cashier once. After that, each time you shop and present your KrogerPlus card at checkout, Kroger will donate a portion of their earnings to Bay Area Chorus.

Business Partners $2500 or moreUnderwriters $2000 or moreSponsors $1500 or moreCo-Sponsors $1000 or moreBenefactors $500 or morePatrons $300 or moreAssociates $150 or moreFriends $50 or more

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Bay Area Chorus 48th Season Contributors

Business Partners Jeanette Chase Houston Arts Alliance underwriters sponsors Co-sponsors Beth Dennard Priscilla Ennis Benefactors Dan Patterson Dave Nickeson Patrons Patricia Swartley

Associates Paul Boeder

friends Larry & Irene Ross Calvin & Seraphine Kolar Steve and Nancy Semerak

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17th AnnualBay Area Chorus Cruise Raffle

Grand Prize – Caribbean Cruise7 day cruise for 2 aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Magic, September 1, 2013 sailing from Galveston to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel

2nd Prize – Galleria WeekendSpend a weekend night at Westin Galleria Houston or Westin Oaks Galleria and enjoy a day of shopping with a $100 Galleria gift card

4th Prize – Fabulous New YouGet in shape with a 3 month membership to JourneyFit, and set a new course for your life with a personal coaching session with 3rd Quarter coaching. This prize also includes skin care and tanning products.

For additional informationemail info@bayareachorus.org

Call the BAC hotline 281-326-1286Booking Agent: World Travel International-Almeda

Winner’s Tax ImplicationsThe winner must complete an IRS W-9 tax form. All income taxes associated with this cruise will be the responsibility of the winner.

Cruise Details: Alternate Sailing Dates/Additional ChargesConfirmed Cruise Date September 1, 2013. Alternate dates possible at additional cost. Inclusions: Cruise and port charges, inside cabin. Not included: Date changes, cabin upgrades, gratuities, fuel surcharges, trip insurance, alcohol/soft drinks, shore excursions, and spa services. No refunds. Changes not allowed once booked. Valid US passport required. Minimum of 1 guest 25 years or older.

Prize DrawingThe prize drawing will be held immediately following our Monday, April 29th concert. Winners need not be present to win.

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300

Tickets

Will Be

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Ticket Price $25.00 eachTickets may be purchased from Bay Area Chorus members or at the ticket table prior to BAC concerts. We will accept cash or checks made payable to Bay Area Chorus.

Prizes were provided through the generosity of The Sugarland Skeeters, Houston Aeros, The Clutch City Foundation, JSC Federal Credit Union, Journey Fit, 3rd Quarter Coaching, Dolce Tanning, and Westin Galleria Houston

3rd Prize – Family Fun PackFour tickets to cheer the Sugarland Skeeters at the fabulous Constellation Field, two all-day fun passes at Putt-Putt Fun House, 2 Aeros Tickets, and an autographed Houston Rockets poster.