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Friday, January 8, 8:00 pm

Saturday, January 9, 8:00 pm

Sunday, January 10, 2:30 pm

St.Martin’sLutheranChurch,Austin

CraigHellaJohnson,Artistic Director & Conductor

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FromAcht Geistliche Gesänge, Opus138 .........................................MaxReger

DerMenschlebtundbesteheteinekleineZeit (Manlivesandexistsonlyashorttime)

Morgengesang(MorningSong)UnserliebenFrauenTraum(Ourblessedlady’sdream)DasAgnusDei(TheLambofGod)WirglaubenaneinenGott(WebelieveinoneGod)

SingetdemHerrneinneuesLied .....................................................J.S.Bach

SureonThisShiningNight.................................................... SamuelBarber

Zigeunerleben..................................................................RobertSchumannAndieSterne(Vier doppelchorige Gesänge) ......................... RobertSchumann

Intermission

DeutscheMotette..................................................................RichardStrauss

MyLittleGreenCactus...................................... Arr.HarryFrommermann

LiebesliederWaltzes(selections),Opus52........................ JohannesBrahms

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Selections from Acht Geistliche Gesänge Op. 138

Der Mensch lebt und bestehetDerMenschlebtundbestehetA man can live and flourishNureinekleineZeit;For but a little time;UndalleWeltvergehetAnd all the world must perishMitihrerHerrlichkeit.With all its pomp and fame.EsistnurEinerewigundanallenEnden,One only is eternal and beyond all motion,UndwirinSeinenHänden.And we are his possession.-MatthiasClaudius(1746-1815)-EnglishtranslationbyJeanLunn

MorgengesangDuhöchstesLicht,ewigerSchein,Thou highest light, day without end,duGottundtreuerHerremein,Thou God and my most faithful lord,vondirderGnadenGlanzausgahtFrom thee the light of grace goes forthundleuchtetschöngleichfrühundspät.And brightly shines for all the earth.

DasistderHerreJesusChrist,This is our Saviour Jesus Christ,derjadiegöttlichWahrheitist,For he is God’s own truth most blest,Dermitsein’rLehrhellscheintundleucht’,And his gospel ’s light glows sublimebiserdieHerzenzusichzeucht.Until he draws all hearts to him.

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EristderganzenWelteLicht,He is the light of all the world,stelltjedemvorseinAngesichtIn whom men clearly may beholddenhellen,schönen,lichtenTag,The bright and beauteous light of dayandemerseligwerdenmag.That brings them blessing and all joy.-JohannesZwick(1496-1542)-EnglishtranslationbyJeanLunn

Unser lieben Frauen TraumUndunserliebenFrauen,And to our blessed ladydertraumet,traumetihreinTraum:There came a dream, a dream one day:wieunterihremHerzengewachsenwär,That there beneath her bosom lived and grew,gewaschseneinBaum.And grew a great tree.

UndwiederBaumeinSchattengäbAnd as the tree gave shadows, wohlüberalle,alleLand:Even over ev’ry, ev’ry land,HerrJesusChristderHeiland,alsoister,Lord Jesus Christ, the savior, just so has he,istergenannt.has he been named.

HerrJesusChristderHeiland,istLord Jesus Christ, the savior, He isUnserHeilundTrost,Our help indeed,mitseinerbitternMarterAnd by his bitter passionhaterunsallerlöst.He has redeemed the World.-Anonymous-EnglishtranslationbyJeanLunn

Das Agnus DeiOLammgottes,unschuldigLamb of God, most spotless,AmStammdesKreuzesgeschlachtet,Slain on the cross that so pained thee,Allzeitfundengeduldig,Still patient and still guiltless,Wiewohlduwarestverachtet:Even though all men scorned thee:AllSündhastdugetragen,Thou bearest our transgressionSonstmüßtenwirverzagen.And bringest us salvation.Erbarmdichunser,oJesu.Now show us mercy, O Jesu.

Wir glauben an einen GottWirglaubenaneinenGott,Our faith is in one true God,SchöpferHimmelsundderErden;Maker of the earth and heaven.mitWortenließerwerdenBy him all things were given;AlleDingezuseinemGebot.All was made by his word and command.

VonderZartenwardergeboren,A pure virgin conceived and bore him,Maria,derreinen,auserkoren,Blest Mary, the pure one, chosen for him,UnszuTrostundallerChristenheit.For our help and for all Christians’ joy.

Fürunswollteerleiden,For our sake was his off ’ringObwirmöchtenvermeidenschwerePein,And he saved us from suff ’ring bitter painDenTodderEwigkeit.And death eternally.

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Singet dem Herrn ein neues LiedSingetdemHerrneinneuesLied,Sing ye the Lord a new refrain,DieGemeinederHeiligensollenihnloben.The assembly of saints shall tell his praises.Israelfreuesichdes,derihngemachthat.Israel joyful be in him who hath made him.

DieKinderZionsei’nfröhlichüberihremKönige,Let Zion’s children rejoice in him who is their mighty king;SiesollenlobenseinenNamenimReihen;Let them be praising his name’s honor in dances;MitPaukenundmitHarfensollensieihmspielenwith timbrels and with psalt’ries unto him be playing

WiesicheinVatererbarmet,As doth a father mercy show,Gott,nimmdichfernerunseran.God, take still further now our part.ÜberseinejungeKinderlein,To his own little children dear,SotutderHerrunsallen,So doth the Lord to all men,Sowirihnkindlichfürchtenrein.If as pure children we him fear.ErkenntdasarmGemächte,He sees our feeble powers,Gottweiß,wirsindnurStaub;God knows we are but dust;DennohnedichistnichtsgetanFor, lacking thee, naught shall we gainMitallenunsernSachen.Of all these our endeavors.GleichwiedasGrasvomRechen,Just as new-mown grass,EinBlumundfallendLaub.Or bud and falling leaf,DerWindnurdrüberwehet,If wind but o’er it bloweth,

Soistesnichtmehrda,It is no longer there,DrumseiduunserSchirmundLicht,So be thou our true shield and light,UndtrügtunsunsreHoffnungnicht,And if our hope betray us not,Sowirstdu’sfernermachen.Thou wilt thus henceforth help us.AlsoderMenschvergehet,E’en so is man’s life passing,SeinEnd,dasistihmnah.His end to him is near.Wohldem,dersichnursteifundfestBlest he whose hope both strong and firmAufdichunddeineHuldverlässt.On thee and on thy grace doth rest. LobetdenHerrninseinenTaten,Praise ye the Lord in all his doings,LobetihninseinergroßenHerrlichkeit!praise ye him in all his might and majesty!Alles,wasOdemhat,lobedenHerrn,Halleluja!All things which breath do draw, praise ye the Lord, hallelujah!

Sure on This Shining NightSureonthisshiningnightOfstarmadeshadowsround,KindnessmustwatchformeThissidetheground.Thelateyearliesdownthenorth.Allishealed,allishealth.Highsummerholdstheearth.Heartsallwhole.SureonthisshiningnightIweepforwonderwand’ringfaraloneOfshadowsonthestars.-JamesAgee

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ZigeunerlebenImSchattendesWaldes,imBuchengezweig,From deep in the forest, concealed by the trees,Daregt’ssichundrascheltundflüstertzugleich.A stirring and rustling is borne on the breeze.EsflackerndieFlammen,esgaukeltderScheinA glimmer of torches, a flicker of light,umbunteGestalten,umLaubundGestein.as patches of color take shape in the night.DaistderZigeunerbeweglicheSchaarThe wandering gypsies, so wild, free of careMitblitzendenAug’undmitwallendemHaar,With eyes flashing brightly, with dark flowing hair;GesäugtandesNilesgeheiligterFluth,Some nursed at the bank of the Nile’s sacred flow,GebräuntvonHispanienssüdlicherGluth.Some burnt by the fire of warm Spain’s southern glow. Um’sloderndeFeuer,inschwellendemGrün,’Round campfires a-blazing with branches all piled,DalagerndieMännerverwildertundkühn,The men making camp look untamed, brutal, wild.DakauerndieWeiberundrüstendasMahl,There crouch all the women preparing the mealUndfüllengeschäftigdenaltenPokal.And filling the goblets with wine as they kneel.

UndSagenundLiederertönenimRund,Then songs and old legends they sing in the night,wieSpaniensGärtensoblühendundbunt,Of gay Spanish gardens so blooming and bright,UndmagischeSprüchefürNothundGefahrAnd magical ancestral legends are told,VerkündetdieAltederhorchendenSchaar.Passed on to the young once again by the old.SchwarzäugigeMädchenbeginnendenTanz.A raven haired maiden begins now to dance,DasprühendieFackelnimrötlichenGlanz.

And bright as a torch, burns her passionate glance.EslocktdieGitarre,dieCymbelklingt.A strumming guitar and the cymbals ring,WiewildundwilderderReigensichschlingt!As wild and wilder they all dance and sing.Dannruh’nsieermüdetvomnächtlichenReih’n.To rest then, all weary from nocturnal play.EsrauschendieBucheninSchlummersieein.To rest, deep in slumber, to dream as they may.UnddieausderglücklichenHeimathverbannt,Since they from their beautiful homeland are banned,SieschauenimTraumedasglücklicheLand.It’s only in dreams they may visit their land.DochwienunimOstenderMorgenerwacht,But as in the east now the darkness takes flight,VerlöschendieschönenGebildederNacht,So vanish the gypsies, dark forms of the night.EsscharretdasMaulthierbeiTagesbeginn,The shuffling of hooves at the breaking of dawn,Fortzieh’ndieGestalten,wersagtdirwohin?They’ve vanished, who knows where they’ve gone?

An die SterneSterneindesHimmelsFerne!You stars in heaven’s distant realm!diemitStrahlenbessrerWeltwhich with rays of better worldsihrdieErdendämmrunghellt;illuminate Earth’s dusk;schau’nnichtGeisteraugenaren’t your ghost eyesvoneucherdenwärts,looking down to earthdaßsieFriedenhauchento breathe peaceinsumwölkteHerz?into the clouded heart?

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SterneindesHimmelsFerne!You stars in heaven’s distant realm!träumtsichauchinjenemRaumdoes in your far spaceeinesLebensflücht’gerTraum?some life dream, too, fleeting? HebtEntzücken,Wonne,Do Rapture, Bliss,Trauer,Wehmut,Schmerz,Grief, Woe, or PainjenseitsunsrerSonnein space beyond our sun,aucheinfühlendHerz?too, lift a feeling heart?

SterneindesHimmelsFerne!You stars in heaven’s distant realm!WinktihrnichtschonHimmelsruh’Is not your promise heav’nly restmirauseurenFernenzu?to me from your ethereal realms?WirdnichteinstdemMüdenWon’t sometime meltaufdengoldnenAu’nin the golden fieldsungetrübterFriedenunclouded peaceindieSeeletau’n?into the tired human’s soul?

SterneindesHimmelsFerne,You stars in heaven’s distant realm,bismeinGeistdenFittichhebt’til spirit lifts me on its wingundzueuremFriedenschwebt,and floats me to your peace,hang’aneuchmeinSehnenI hang on you my yearninghoffend,glaubevoll!my hope and all my faith!

O,ihrholden,schönen,O, you lovely, beautiful starskönntihrtäuschenwohl?might you be deceiving me?-FriedrichRückert-EnglishtranslationbyKlausBichteler

Deutsche MotetteDieSchöpfungistzurRuh’gegangen,owachinmir!All of creation has gone to sleep, awaken me!EswillderSchlafauchmichumfangen,owachinmir!It wants to surround me in its slumber, awaken me!DuAuge,dasamHimmelwach’tmitSternenblick,You, eye of heaven, that watches with starry gaze,WennmirdieAugenzugegangen,owachinmir!Whenever my eyes begin to fade, awaken me!DuLicht,imÄtherhöherstrahlendalsSonn’undMond;You, light of the upper air, more radiant than the sun and moon;WennSonn’undMondistaufgegangen,owachinmir!Whenever these orbs of heaven wane, awaken me!

WennsichderSinneTorgeschlossenderAußenwelt,Whenever the gates of reason are closed to the outside world,SolaßdieSeel’insichnichtbangen,owachinmir!Then let my soul not tremble in fear, awaken me!LaßnichtdieMachtderFinsternisse,dasGrau’nderNachtLet not the sway of darkness and the dread of nightSiegübersinn’reLichterlangen,owachinmir!Triumph over the light within me, awaken me!OlaßimfeuchtenHauchderNächte,imSchattenduftO let not the moist evening breeze, nor the shadowy hazeNichtsprossensündigesVerlangen,owachinmir!Bring sinful desires forth within me, awaken me!

LaßausdemDuftvonEdenszweigeninmeinemTraum,Let me breathe the scent of Eden’s branches in my dream,DieFruchtdesLebensniederhangen,owachinmir!And see the fruit of life suspended below, awaken me!Ozeigemir,michzuerquickenimTraumdasWerk

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O show me, so I may rest in my dream, that the taskBeendet,dasichangefangen,owachinmir!That I once began is now fulfilled, awaken me!IndeinemSchoßewillichschlummern,bisneumichwecktIn your bosom I wish to slumber, until I awake anewDieMorgenrötedeinerWangen,owachinmir!In the dawn of your rosy cheeks, awaken me!-PoembyFriedrichRückert(1788-1866)-TranslatedbyEricBanks

Mein kleiner grüner KaktusBlumenimGarten,sozwanzigArten,Flowers in the garden, about twenty kinds,vonRosenTulpenundNarzissen,of roses, tulips, and narcissus leistensichheutediefeinenLeute.afford themselves the upper class. Daswillichallesgarnichtwissen.But I don’t care about all this.

MeinkleinergrünerKaktusstehtdraußenamBalkon,My little green cactus sits on the balcony, Hollari,hollari,hollaro!Hollari, hollari, hollaro! Wasbrauch’ichroteRosen,wasbrauch’ichrotenMohn,Why would I need red roses, or need red peonies.Hollari,hollari,hollaro!UndwenneinBösewichtwasungezog’nesspricht,And if a spoilsport says any uncouth things, Dannhol’ichmeinenKaktusunddersticht,sticht,sticht.Then I will get my cactus and it stings, stings, stings.

MeinkleinergrünerKaktusstehtdraußenamBalkon,Hollari,hollari,hollaro!

Manfind’tgewöhnlichdieFrauenähnlichOne finds quite often that women resemble denBlumendiesiegernehaben.the flowers that they like.

Dochichsagtäglich:Dasistnichtmöglich,But I say daily: this cannot be, wassoll’ndieLeut’sonstvonmirsagen.Else what would people say about me?

MeinkleinergrünerKaktusstehtdraußenamBalkon,Hollari,hollari,hollaro!

Wasbrauch’ichroteRosen,wasbrauch’ichrotenMohn,Why would I need red roses, or need red peonies.Hollari,hollari,hollaro!UndwenneinBösewichtwasungezog’nesspricht,And if a spoilsport then says any uncouth things, Dannhol’ichmeinenKaktusunddersticht,sticht,sticht.Then I will get my cactus and it stings, stings, stings.

Heuteumviereklopft’sandieTüre,Today at four, a knock on the door, nanu,BesuchsofrühamTage?What ho, a visit so early? EswarHerrKrausevomNachbarhause,It was Mr. Krause from the neighboring house. Ersagt:“Verzeih’nSiewennichfrage,He says: “Excuse me if I query,Siehab’ndoch’nenKaktusdadraußenamBalkon,Methinks you have a cactus sitting on your balcony, Hollari,hollari,hollaro!Derfielsoebenrunter,washaltenSiedavon?It just fell down on me, what you you think of that?Hollari,hollari,hollaro!ErfielmiraufsGesichtobs’glaubenodernicht,It fell right on my face, whether you believe it or not, jetztweißich,daßIhrkleinergrünerKaktussticht.and now I know, your mean little green cactus stings. Bewahr’nSieIhrenKaktusgefälligstanderswo,So from now on, stash your cactus elsewhere!” Hollari,hollari,hollaro!-LouisPoterat,A.Chevrier,AndréLeroy,HansHerda-EnglishtranslationbyKlausBichteler

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Selections from Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 521.Rede,Mädchen,allzuliebes,Speak, maiden, whom I love all too much,dasmirindieBrust,diekühle,who hurled into my once aloof heart,hatgeschleudertmitdemBlickewith only one glance,diesewildenGlutgefühle!these wild, ardent feelings!

WillstdunichtdeinHerzerweichen,Will you not soften your heart?willstdu,eineÜberfromme,Do you wish to be chasterastenohnetrauteWonne,and remain without sweet bliss,oderwillstdu,daßichkomme?or do you want me to come to you?

RastenohnetrauteWonne,To remain without sweet bliss -nichtsobitterwillichbüßen.I would never make such a bitter penance.Kommenur,duschwarzesAuge.So come, dark-eyes,Komme,wenndieSternegrüßen.Come when the stars greet you.

2.AmGesteinerauschtdieFlut,Against the stones the stream rushes,heftigangetrieben;powerfully driven:werdanichtzuseufzenweiß,those who do not know to sigh there,lerntesuntermLieben.Will learn it when they fall in love.

4.WiedesAbendsschöneRöteLike the evening’s lovely red,möchticharmeDirneglühn,would I, a poor maiden, like to glow,Einem,Einemzugefallen,to please one, one boy -sonderEndeWonnesprühn. and then to radiate bliss forever.

6.Einkleiner,hübscherVogelA small, pretty birdnahmdenFlugtook flightzumGartenhin,into the garden -dagabesObstgenug.there was fruit enough there.Wennicheinhübscher,If I were a pretty,kleinerVogelwär,small bird,ichsäumtenicht,I would not tarry -ichtätesowieder.I would do just as he did.

Leimruten-ArglistMalicious lime-twigslauertandemOrt;lurked in that place;derarmeVogelthe poor birdkonntenichtmehrfort.could not escape.Wennicheinhübscher,If I were a pretty,kleinerVogelwär,

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small bird,ichsäumtedoch,I would have hesitated,ichtätenichtwieder.I would not have done that.

DerVogelkamThe bird cameineineschöneHand,into a pretty girl ’s hand,datatesihm,and she did not harm him,demGlücklichen,nichtand.the lucky thing.Wennicheinhübscher,If I were a pretty,kleinerVogelwär,small bird,ichsäumtenicht,I would not linger -ichtätedochwieder.I would do just as he did.

8.WennsolinddeinAugemirWhen your eyes look at meundsolieblichschauet,so gently and lovingly,jedeletzeTrübefliehtyou chase away every last anxietywelchemichumgrauet.that troubles my life.

DieserLiebeschöneGlut,The lovely glow of this love -laßsienichtverstieben!do not let it disappear!Nimmerwird,wieich,sotreuNo one else will ever love you

dicheinandrerlieben.as faithfully as I.

10.OwiesanftdieQuellesichO how gently the streamdurchdieWiesewindet!winds through the meadow!Owieschön,wennLiebesichO how lovely it is when LovezuderLiebefindet!finds Love!

11.Nein,esistnichtauszukommenNo, there’s just no getting alongmitdenLeuten;with people;Alleswissensiesogiftigthey always make such poisonousauszudeuten.interpretations of everything.

Binichheiter,hegensollichIf I’m merry, they say I cherishloseTriebe;loose urges;binichstill,soheißts,ichwareif I’m quiet, they sayirrausLiebe.I am crazed with love.

16.EindunkelerSchachtistLiebe,Love is a dark shaft,eingarzugefährlicherBronnen;a very dangerous well;dafielichhinein,ichArmer,and I, poor man, fell in.

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arTiSTic perSonnelCraig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director & Conductor

Rick Gabrillo, Assistant Conductor

company of Voices

SopranoJeannieLovettBarrickNancyCurtisMelissaGivensCynthiaGonzalesJulieKeimNicoleLamartineAbigailH.LennoxGitanjaliMathurKathleneRitchSonjaTengbladJaneeneWilliamsaltoWendyBloomDoreaCookCinaCrisaraWravanGodsoeEmilyLodineElizabethPetillotLindaRamseyKeelyRhodesDebraScrogginsJenniferWhatley

TenorDanielBuchananJ.D.BurnettDannCoakwellPaulD’ArcyAndrewGrayRobbieLaBancaKellyNeillTracyJacobShirkToddTeskeMattTreslerDanaWilson

BassCameronBeauchampRonaldDownsCharlesEvansDavidFarwigRickGabrilloPaulGuttryRobertHarlanGlennMillerJohnProftJonathanRiemerPaulTipton

celloBarbaraGeorgeShawnSanders

BassDavidDawson

piano, HarpsichordFaithDeBow

kannwederhörennochsehn,I can neither hear nor see,nurdenkenanmeineWonnen,I can only think about my bliss,nurstöhneninmeinenWehn.I can only moan in my woe.

18.EsbebetdasGesträuche,The bushes are trembling;gestreifthatesimFlugethey were brushed by aeinVögelein.little bird in flight.IngleicherArterbebetIn the same way,dieSeelemir,erschüttertmy soul trembles, vonLiebe,LustundLeide,overcome by love, pleasure and sorrow,gedenktsiedein.as it thinks of you.-TextfromPolydorabyvonDaumer-EnglishtranslationbyEmilyEzust

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aBouT conSpir areThe word “conspirare” derives from the Latin “con” and “spirare”

translated as “to breathe together.”

Conspirarewasfoundedin1991astheNewTexasFestivaltopresentasummerclassicalmusicfestivalinAustin,Texas.Sincethen,theorganizationhasgrownrapidlytobecomeaninternationallyrecognized,professionalchoralorganizationthatcombinesoutstandingvocalartistrywithinnovativeprogramming.LedbyfounderandartisticdirectorCraigHellaJohnson,Conspirareiscomprisedoftwoperformingensemblesandaneducationalprogram.Achamberchoir(“Conspirare”)ofextraordinarilytalentedsingersfromaroundthecountryispresentedinanannualconcertseriesinAustin,otherTexascommunities,andlocationsintheU.S.andabroad.TheConspirareSymphonicChoirofbothprofessionalandvolunteersingersperformsatleastonelargechoral/orchestralworkannually.TheConspirareYouthChoirsisaneducationandperformanceprogramforsingersages8-16,wholearnandperformintwoseparateensembles,KantoreiandtheConspirareChildren’sChoir.

Conspirareproduceditsfirstcommercialrecording,through the green fuse, in2004ontheClarionRecordslabel.AsecondCD,Requiem,alsoonClarion,wasreleasedin2006andreceivedtwoGrammy®nominations

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(BestChoralPerformanceandBestEngineeredAlbum,Classical).Athirdrecording,Threshold of Night,wasreleasedworldwideonSeptember9,2008ontheHarmoniaMundilabel,Conspirare’sfirsttitleforthedistinguishedrecordingcompany. Threshold of Night receivedtwoGrammynominations,BestChoralPerformanceandBestClassicalAlbum.InOctober2008,incooperationwithAustin’spublictelevisionstationKLRU,ConspirarefilmedaPBStelevisionspecial,“ACompanyofVoices:ConspirareinConcert,”thatwasbroadcastnationallyinMarch2009andisavailableonbothCDandDVD.“ACompanyofVoices”recentlyreceivedaGrammynominationforBestClassicalCrossoverAlbum.

ConspirarehasperformedatNewYork’sCarnegieHallandLincolnCenter.In2005,theorganizationreceivedthe“MargaretHillisAwardforChoralExcellence,”presentedbyChorusAmerica.AsoneoftheselectchorusesinthecountrytoreceiveagrantfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsforitsAmericanMasterpiecesinitiative,Conspirarepresented“CrossingtheDivide:ExploringInfluenceandFindingOurVoice.”Thefour-dayfestivalinJanuary2007featuredadistinguishedgatheringofcomposersandconductors,performancesofthreeworldpremieres,andagalaclosingconcertwithachoirof600singers.InJuly2008ConspirarerepresentedtheUnitedStatesattheEighthWorldSymposiumonChoralMusicinCopenhagen,joininginvitedchoirsfromnearlyfortycountries.

TheConspirareensembles’2009-2010seasonconsistsof25performancesofeightdifferentprograms,inAustin,Wimberley,Fredericksburg,SanAntonioandVictoria.InFebruary2010ConspirarewillbeaspecialguestchoirattheannualconventionoftheAmericanChoralDirectorsAssociation/EasternDivisioninPhiladelphia.

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aBouT craig Hella JoHnSon

RenownedasoneofthemostinfluentialvoicesinchoralconductingintheUnitedStates,CraigHellaJohnsonbringsadepthofknowledge,artisticsensitivity,andimaginationtohisprograms.AsfounderandartisticdirectorofConspirare,Johnsonhasassembledsomeofthefinestsingersinthecountrytoformaworld-class,award-winningorganizationcommittedtocreatingdynamicchoralart.InadditiontohisworkwithConspirare,JohnsonalsoservesasCreativeDirectorandConductoroftheVictoriaBachFestival,anannualeventthatdrawsmusiciansandcriticalpraisefromaroundthecountry.OfJohnson’sperformanceofBeethoven’sMissa Solemnis,MikeGreenbergoftheSanAntonioExpress-Newswrote:“Throughalltheamazingebbsandflowsofdynamics,theradiantbalances,theseamlessconnectionofepisodes,thetheatricallyastutetemporelations,theunifiedstructuralarc,themusicshoneforthwithorganicnaturalness.Nothingsoundedfussedover.Everythingjustsoundedright.”

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JohnsonservedasDirectorofChoralActivitiesattheUniversityofTexasinAustin(1990-2001)whereheledthegraduateprograminconducting.HewasartisticdirectorofSanFrancisco-basedChanticleer(1998-1999)andhasservedasguestconductorwiththeAustinSymphony,SanAntonioSymphony,SantaFeSymphony,Chicago’sMusicoftheBaroque,andtheBerkshireChoralFestival.InSeptember2009JohnsontravelledtoTaiwantoconducttheTaipeiMaleChoir.Praisedbyaudiencesandcritics,Johnson’sprogramsarehailedasthought-provokingmusicaljourneys.OneuniqueaspectofJohnson’sprogrammingishissignature“collage”style:through-composedprogramsthatmarrymusicandpoetrytoseamlesslyblendsacredandsecular,classicalandcontemporary,classicalandpopular.In2006hewasengagedtocreateaspecialpeace-themedcollageprogramfortheNorthCentralACDAconvention.HewasalsoengagedbytheSt.OlafChoirtocreateandconductacollageprogramduringafive-weekresidencywiththechoirinspring2007.Acomposerandarranger,JohnsonisaneditorwithG.SchirmerPublishing.Heisworkingonachoralseriesfeaturingspeciallyselectedcomposersaswellassomeofhisoriginalcompositionsandarrangements.HisworksarealsopublishedbyAllianceMusicPublications.Alsoanaccomplishedvocalistandpianist,hereleasedhisfirstsoloCD,“ThornsontheRose,”in2008ontheBookerMusiclabel.Johnson’sdistinctivestyleandcommitmenttothechoralarthaveledhimtobehonoredwithseveralawards,including2008inductionintotheAustinArtsHallofFameandthe2009LouisBottoAwardforInnovativeActionandEntrepreneurialZeal,givenbyChorusAmerica.

AnativeofMinnesota,JohnsonstudiedatSt.OlafCollege,theJuilliardSchool,andtheUniversityofIllinoisandearnedhisdoctorateatYaleUniversity.AstherecipientofaNationalArtsFellowship,JohnsonstudiedwithHelmuthRillingattheInternationalBachAcademyinStuttgart,Germany.

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Board oF direcTorSFranCollmann, ChairRobertJ.Karli, Vice ChairBernadetteTasher, TreasurerRobertHarlan, SecretaryJackBrannonDavidClarkLarryCollmannJeriDeAngelisPatrickL.DeLauneTomDriscollAnnFieldsKatieCurran-LavendoskiHopeMorganLouiseMorseE.StuartPhillipsHon.BeaAnnSmithMaryStephenson

adViSory BoardStephenAechternachtJohnAielliSueBarnesMarkBiernerRayBrimbleDavidBurgerDavidClaflinVirginiaDupuyMaydelleFasonJoLynnFreeBillyGammonVanceGeorgeHelenHaysDanHerdWilliamB.HilgersWayneHoltzmanCassandraJamesJudithJellisonBobMurphyLynnMurphyGayleGlassRocheNancyScanlanRussellSchulzAngelaSmithLouannTempleEvaWomack

arTiSTic & adminiSTraTiVe STaFFCraigHellaJohnsonArtistic Director

AnnHumeWilsonExecutive Director

KatieAppleExecutive Assistant to the Artistic Director

TamaraBlankenTicketing & Online Services Manager

CynthiaDensmoreFinance Manager

MelissaJ.EddyCommunications & Grants Manager

RickGabrilloProduction ManagerDirector, Conspirare Youth Choirs

WravanGodsoeOperations/Ticketing Assistant

RobertHarlanProduction Coordinator

MeriKruegerArtist Relations

NiamhMarnellOperations Manager

NinaReveringDirector, Conspirare Youth Choirs

NickiTurmanHouse Manager

conSpir are audio & Video recordingS

“ACompanyofVoices:ConspirareinConcert”– available on CD and DVDPBSshow,nationallybroadcastinMarch2009Most recent Grammy nomination

“ThornsontheRose”– Craig Hella Johnson’s first solo CD

“ThresholdofNight”–Two 2009 Grammy nominationsConspiraresingsthemusicofTarikO’Regan

“Requiem”–Now reissued on the Harmonia Mundi LabelTwo2007Grammynominations

“throughthegreenfuse”–Afavoritecollectionfeaturingseveralspirituals

“AngelBe”(2CDs)–AcollectionoffavoriteliverecordingsbyCynthiaClawsonandCraigHellaJohnson,includingfourpreviouslyunreleasedselections

“CrossingtheDivide:ExploringInfluenceandFindingOurVoice”(2CDs)–RecordedduringtheNEAsponsoredAmericanMasterpiecesFestivalinJanuary2007

ChristmasattheCarillon “LayMeLow”(2008)

“LoveAgain”(2007)“LoveCallsYou”(2006)“IStillLoveYou”(2CDs-2005)“Always”(2CDs-2004)“Nearer”(2003)“WhereDoesMorningLie?”(2002)“BacktotheGarden”(2001)“Home”(2000)

AmericanChoralDirectorsAssociationNationalConvention(NewYork,2003)ConcertCDConcertDVD

AmericanChoralDirectorsAssociation-NorthCentralDivisionConvention(Omaha,2006)“PeaceConcert”CD(2CDs)ClosingConcertCDClosingConcertDVD

“HiddenMusic”(2006-mono)

To order, please call (512) 476-5775; hear samples at www.conspirare.org.

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Conspirare is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin

through the Cultural Arts Division, the Texas Commission on the Arts,

and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that

a great nation deserves great art.

2009-2010 eigHTeenTH SeaSon

Rush Hour Big Sing IIWheretheaudienceisthechoir!Freeadmission.

Thursday,March25,5:30p.m.,St.Martin’sLutheranChurch

The Mystic and the Storyteller: Both Sides NowFromamystical,stunninglybeautifulrequiemtoacontemporarysettingofachildren’sfable,Conspirareexploreslife’smysteriesinmusic.FeaturingDavidLang’sbeguilingLittle Match Girl Passion,winnerofthe2008PulitzerPrizeinmusic.

Thursday,May6,7:30p.m.atSt.Mary’sCatholicChurch,FredericksburgFriday,May7&Saturday,May8,8:00p.m.,andSunday,May9,2:30p.m.,atSt.Martin’sLutheranChurch.

Conspirare Youth Choirs: Invitation to the VoyageThewordsofFrenchpoetCharlesBaudelaireandthemusicofRomanticcomposerHenriDuparcmeetinthebelovedFrenchartsong“L’invitation au Voyage,”inspirationandframeworkforthisuniquespringconcert.AlsofeaturingmusicbyDavidChilds,ImantRaminsh,andEleanorDaley.

Friday,May14,&Saturday,May15,7:00p.m.atSt.Martin’sLutheranChurch

Dynamic ConvergenceTheConspirareSymphonicChoirandorganistsJudithandGerreHancockperformthebelovedDurufléRequiemandCantos Sagrados,apowerful,dramatic workbybrilliantScottishcomposerJamesMacMillan.

Saturday,June5,8:00p.m.atUniversityPresbyterianChurch,Austin.Sunday,June6,6:00p.m.atCorpusChristiCathedral,CorpusChristi

Return to the Oracle: A Shining Masterpiece( J.S. Bach – Mass in B minor)Bach’scrowningachievementdeliversaprofoundlisteningexperienceeverytimeyouhearit.Conspirareandaperiod-instrumentorchestrafromtheVictoriaBachFestivalperformtheiconicworkwith soloistsfromtheensemble.

Saturday,June12,8:00p.m.,OurSaviour’sLutheranChurch,VictoriaSunday,June13,7:00p.m.atTheLongCenterforthePerformingArts

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Mail to Conspirare, 1033 La Posada Drive, Suite 130, Austin, TX 78752. Conspirare is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Thank you for your generous support of Conspirare.

leadership circleMaestro Circle ....................................$25,000+Impresario Circle ...............$15,000 — $24,999Benefactor Circle ...............$10,000 — $14,999Platinum Baton Circle ...........$5,000 — $9,999Golden Baton Circle ..............$2,500 — $4,999Silver Baton Circle .................$1,000 — $2,499

circle of FriendsSponsors.......................................$500 — $999Patrons .........................................$250 — $499Sustainers .....................................$100 — $249Donors ...............................................Up to $99

SupporT conSpirareConspirare invites you to join our family of donors by supporting the 2009-10 season. Your contribution supports our gift of music through performances of the highest artistic quality and through educational and outreach programs, including the Conspirare Youth Choirs.

leadership circle Maestro CircleCity of Austin Cultural Arts DivisionFran & Larry CollmannThe Kodosky FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsSouth Texas Money Management

Impresario CircleWilliam R. DicksonRobert & Lara HarlanGayle Glass RocheCarolyn & Marc SeriffTescom, Inc.Texas Commission on the Arts

Benefactor CircleAustin Community FoundationRay & Karen BrimbleKen & Joyce Beck Family FundJoe & Cynthia CainGE FoundationHelen & Bob HaysRobert & Trish KarliCarolyn J. KeatingJeff & Gail KodoskyCaren ProthroRussell Hill Rogers

Fund for the ArtsRick & Jill SalwenStill Water Foundation

Platinum Baton CircleCenTex BeverageDavid & Catherine ClarkThomas Driscoll & Nancy QuinnMary Nell FrucellaKeating Family FoundationCynthia KeeverWendi & Brian KushnerKGSR – 93.3 FMKMFA – 89.5 FMKUT – 90.5 FMMid Atlantic Arts FoundationPerkins-Prothro FoundationSusan & Forest ReesLouise ReeserShoehorn DesignThe Rachael & Ben F. Vaughan

FoundationBen & Daphne Vaughan

Golden Baton CircleAnonymousCindy & Chic BainWilliam C. Bednar &

Flo Ann RandleClark, Thomas & WintersJeri DeAngelisPatrick DeLaune & Sadaf Khan

In honor of Robert HarlanThe Fetzer InstituteLouise MorseE. Stuart PhillipsLinda RamseySara & Scott ReichardtDonna & Christy SalinasWilliam SchleuseHonorable Bea Ann SmithTexas Commission on the Arts

Silver Baton CircleAnonymous (2)Eva AndriesMargaret & Robert AyresRobert & Pat BrueckAmelia Bullock &

Bill KrumpackDan Bullock & Annette CarlozziDavid BurgerRichard CampbellJanet Carlson CampbellPablo CardenasJanis & David ClaflinJerry CraftCrutch & Danna CrutchfieldRena & Richard D’SouzaBryan DunkinRobert & Virginia DupuyMelissa Eddy &

Tracy SchiemenzJenelle EdwardsRev. Dr. Ann FieldsBalie J. & Beverly GriffithTom Grimes & Karen KiblerCarolyn Harris-HynsonRichard Hartgrove &

Gary CooperJane HilferJoan & Tom KobayashiTimothy KoockJohn & Katie LavendoskiJodi Lazar & Michael NussbaumEric Leibrock

Lee ManfordJoyce MayerKevin & Debe McKeandJanet MillerHope MorganBob & Lynn MurphyAnne Nagelkirk & Jason OrrWilliam NemirChristopher Novosad, tiki2.comCarlisle PearsonAnn Praderus & Tony VanceNancy ScanlanGene Alice & Max ShermanAngela & Charles SmithDavid C. SmithDian & Harlan StaiMary StephensonJames StolpaSyzygy MarketingBernadette TasherKerry Tate & Susan RieffAnne & William WagnerWaxmanCavnerLawsonCatherine & David WildermuthEva & Marvin WomackLucia & Paul WoodruffSheila Youngblood circle of FriendsSponsorsSusan BarnesKen & Joyce BeckKlaus Bichteler & Mary ParseKaren & Mike BlizzardJeff & Ann BomerJack Brannon & Brian MillerJohn & Trina BraunChez ZeeKathy & David ClemGwen & Dean CollmannNatasha & David CollmannMarie Crane & Bill KellyRobert DaileyNell & Al DalePaula & Stewart DamorePam ElrodGreg Edens & Dorothy

Drummer In honor of the Hon. Bea Ann Smith

Cassandra EwerSam & Maydelle Fason

donorSGifts to Conspirare provide financial support for concerts, recordings, educational programs, and outreach activities. The following roster of donors includes cash and in-kind gifts received from individuals, family and private foundations, businesses, and government agencies between July 1, 2008 and December 21, 2009. We ex-press our gratitude to each and every one of our donors.

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Gwen & Bruce FloryR. John & Susan FoxGregory & JoLynn FreeCheryl FullerWalter & Ann HerbstVan & Jeanne HoisingtonRobert E. HollingsworthNancy & Bobby R. InmanDiane IresonJane JacksonEric Leibrock

In memory of Helen LeaMark LevyKati LewisSheila LummisMicro-Bac InternationalLinda MonkTom & Mary Sue Koontz NelsonKaren Ann NorrisRichard E. OrtonHonorable Robert PitmanThe Prodicus GroupMilbrey & Bev RaneyJerome RavelDick & Lynn RewSally & Andy RitchJack & Susan RobertsonMichal RosenbergerLarry Sager & Jane CohenPieter & Frances SchenkkanNan SeidenKay SherrillMary Smith & Walter StewartAnna SorensenPatty Speier & Charles WoodruffBrenda & Larry SmithLaFern & Virgil SwiftLois VanLaninghamEvan & Ann Hume WilsonJames Winkle

PatronsAnonymousSandi AitkenBob & Marcia BaileyMark Biemer & Cassandra JamesLinda Ball & Forrest PreecePatrick & Cindy BehlingOla BellLeah BillingsleyPat BlackNancy BowmanEvelyn BoyerChip BuergerPierre & Nancy BulhonToni & Paul BurnsJudy CardinaleRita CarlsonPeggy DanielNancy & Jimmy DavisNina Di Leo

In memory of Dottie WeltonWill Dibrell & Beverly BajemaSusan Nash Fekety

Steve GilbertHomer & Glenda GoehrsJohn Griffin & Lynn KnauppPaul GuttreyJanet HarmanLeroy & Karen HaverlahAnne & Jim HesterJoan & Wayne HoltzmanCarr Hornbuckle & Jack LeiferH. David & Jan Hughes

In honor of the Hon. Bea Ann Smith

IBMJudith Jellison & Robert DukeMorris & Marge JohnsonSteve Kahle

In honor of Glenda GoehrsJanie Keys & Ivan MilmanMartha KopraCynthia & Greg KozmetskyFrances & Robert KushingNicole LamartineJill & Roger LaneBill & Lou Ann LasherMay LatsonJosh LauerNora LiebermanW. Jackson & Carolyn LongSue & Mike MaineArthur & Patricia McCormick

In honor of the Hon. Bea Ann Smith

Vance McMahanMargaret Menicucci & Michael

WhellanGlenn MillerAnn MoodyLaura MooreRebecca A. MunizDouglas NelsonPatty OlwellBrian & Lynn PowellFlo Ann RandleSandra & Smith RayLari & Tom RoggeBrian Sands HQ83

In memory of Rick ReynoldsPeter Schram & Harry UllmannRussell E. SchulzSuzanne & John ShoreJames Shultz MDBrenda SmithMargo SmithJim SotirosJanice & John SpenceMary StumbergMeredith Thomas & Walter StroupThomas GraphicsErich VollmerAlan & Debra WaldropConnie & Robert WebbFrankie Westbrook

SustainersClaudia & Stephen

AechternachtShannon ArmstrongAnn BahanBrick & Laura BalvanzJanette BarlowSteven BeebeBridgette BeineckeAnne BertholfAmy BlairBette & Whitney BodmanPam BoerstBillye Jean BrownJo & George BrownTracy BrunoAmy BumpusSarah & Ernest ButlerJudy BushJames CampbellChris & J. Dennis CavnerPatricia ChericoThomas Collins Maria CorbettCheryl CoswayBecky & Cory CoxLisa & Eric CravenCina M. CrisaraJames & Glenda CroutKarel DahmenPaula D’ArcyRichard J. DavisFaith DeBowDellRobin & Karl DentDerrick DodgeDianne Donovan &

Mitch WatkinsRobert M. DraperSharon DuboiseJames DunnBarbara DurhamJames ElrodJanet FaulknerJerry FolsonMerle & Ginna FrankeJoetta & Gregg FreebyDana Friis-Hansen &

Mark HolzbachCaroline FrommholdAnneliese & Robert GeisSue GeorgeMary GiffordMarlene & William GladeDavid & Kay GoffGraves, Dougherty,

Hearon & MoodyAndrew GrayGary GreenblumStephen & Stefanie GriffithSam & Suzanne HaddadSally HamiltonLewis HoffackerBetty Holmes

Jeffrey Hudson & Robert Blodgett

Melissa HuebschB.J. & Constance IhlenfeldtCassandra James & Mark Bierner

In memory of Karen KuykendallRobert JensenTodd JermstadEllen JockuschCraig Hella Johnson &

Phil Overbaugh Elizabeth JuddStan & Biruta KearlMarguerite KellyEllen KingCecilia KittleyAnn & Bill KleinebeckerElinor KliewerJacqueline LainEva & Chris LaskarisElaine Doherty LeachKaren & Paul LeekeCatherine & David LightChien-Chun & Hui-Lan LuCynthia LuxJerome MalekMarsha McCaryDavid McClellanSandra McKenzieConnie McMillanRicky McSwainVicki L. MoffattJohn & Elizabeth Hansing MoonNancy MooreJanice & Chip MorrisAndy MozisekJudith MunyonRosie & John NiemanAdrian NewcombNona NilandMargaret H. &

Philip J. OverbaughJim ParrishPete & Elizabeth PaulThom PavlechkoDebbie Peden & Dean Perkins Jeff PettitAlex & Karen PopeMary PozorskiCheryl & Gary PyleCliff ReddNina & Dean ReveringHamilton & Joanne RichardsCheryl RidallGayle & Mike Roche

In memory of Dottie WeltonGayle & Mike Roche

In memory of Miriam KayeGayle & Mike Roche

In memory of Helen LeaLeilani RoseBeverly RossArthur & Donna RutherfordSafeway, Inc.

Nona & Andrew SansomDennis SchaffferRhonda SchleicherThomas & Claudia SchurrDavid SchwarzJoan & Lindsay SharpeMarilyn SharrattKatharine B. & Gregory ShieldsAmy & Norman ShipherdTerry ShookTed SmithDan SpenceD. C. (Don) & Nancy SpencerRobyn SperlingCindy & Bryan SperryBarbara & Bruce StevensonVirginia StottsKeith StuckyJoe & Rose SullivanMollie TowerNancy TownsendMarie Van RoekelCynthia VanderbergFred ViehwegDebra & Alan WaldropCarol WalkerBen WearKendra WeltonAlex & Veda WhiteMarianne & Stewart WilkinsonJean Rogers WinchellBarbara YarbroughHilary & Stan YoungDavid Zersen Conspirare also thanks all donors of gifts under $100 and regrets that space does not permit the listing of each name. Your support is equally appreciated.

We strive to publish an accurate donor list. If an error or omission is noticed, please let us know.

The 2009

carillon galaAngelsCindy & Chic BainJoyce & Ken BeckJack Brannon & Brian MillerChip BuergerAmelia Bullock &

Bill KrumpackCynthia & Joe CainCatherine & David ClarkKathy & David ClemJane Cohen & Larry SagerFran & Larry CollmannGwen & Dean CollmannMarie Crane & Bill KellyPaula & Stewart DamoreJeri DeAngelis

Bill DicksonThomas Driscoll &

Nancy QuinnBryan DunkinJenelle EdwardsHelen & Bob HaysCindy KeeverJoan & Tom KobayashiWendi & Brian KushnerEric Leibrock & Ellen JusticeAnn MoodySandra & Smith RayPam & Scott ReichardtGayle & Mike RocheDonna & Christy SalinasNancy ScanlanPeter Schram & Harry UllmannCarolyn & Marc SeriffGene Alice & Max ShermanSuzanne & John ShoreBea Ann SmithPeter TingbergFrancis VestalCatherine & David WildermuthAnn Hume Wilson &

Evan WilsonEva & Marvin WomackSheila Youngblood

CherubsLinda Ball & Forrest PreeceSarah & Ernest ButlerNathasha & David CollmannTrish & Bob KarliKaren & Paul LeekeVance McMahonE. Stuart PhillipsCliff ReddBrenda & Larry Smith

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THank you

AndrewYatesPhotographyAustinAmericanStatesman–JeanneClairevanRyzinAustinChronicle–RobertFaires,MichaelKellermanAustinLyricOperaBruceBiermannBlantonMuseumofArtLindaBuehlmann*Ann&KyleBurnett*CherieBurtAnne&SamByars*AnnByrd*ChrisCavnerChezZeeCatherine&DavidClark*Clark,Thomas&WintersFran&LarryCollmann*Carol&SandyDochen*Anne&RayEllisonMarionElrod*VickiDunlevy-Kenady*MichelleFisherJoLynn&GregFree*Dick&JanetFunderburkMaryGiffordGlenda&HomerGoehrs*KathrynGovierJeanneHenrySaraJoHilgersWillHornaday,ShoehornDesignKGSR-FM –MaxAppling,GaryWeaverKMFA-FM –JoanKobayashi,DianneDonovan,JeffreyBlairKUT-FM –JohnAielliNoraKlierLouAnn&BillLasher*DaveLevinthalMichaelLongPhotographyJoyLuckeEd&EileenLundy*MartyMcAllisterJohn&KayMcKayNancyMichalewiczPattyMonicalBillNemir*ChristopherNovosad,Tiki2.com

PhilipOverbaughDarlaPeekDianaPhillipsSt.Martin’sLutheranChurch–ThomPavlechkoSt.Matthew’sEpiscopalChurch,Austin–JeanFullerBeaAnnSmith*CarolCunninghamSon*SouthTexasMoneyManagement –JeanieWyatt,JosieCoinerMaryStephenson&DavidMinter*TarrytownUnitedMethodistChurchBernadetteTasher*TesCom,Inc.TexasChoralConsortTexasPerformingArtsatUT-AustinVeryan&GregThompsonVictoriaBachFestivalCarolWalker

* Special thanks to Artist Hospitality Volunteers

2009 Carillon Gala CommitteeCatherineWildermuth,ChairJeriDeAngelisDianeIngramGailKodoskyWendiKushnerElizabethNeeldEvaWomack

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conSpir are perForming noTeConspirarehastheprivilegeofperforminginavarietyofbeautifulvenues.Weseekoutacousticalandaestheticenvironmentsthatcanbestenhancechoralperformancesandwearedeeplygratefultoourhosts.Whileourperformingvenuesmayrepresentspecifictraditionsandthetextsofsomeofourrepertoiremayalsoberepresentativeofspecifictraditions,itisinnowayintendedtobeexclusiveofanyindividualwhoseexperienceorsetofbeliefsisnotrepresented.

Conspirarerespectsandcelebratesthegreatdiversityofreligious,artistic,andhumanexperiencesrepresentedamongoursingersandaudiencemembers.Oursharedmusicalexperiencesareintendedtobringustogetherasweallseektobeinspiredbythepowerofgreatchoralmusic.Theaudiencecreatesthespaceinwhichthemusicisheld.

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